| Race details | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Date | 11 November 2018[1] | |
| Official name | IMSA Michelin SportsCar Encore | |
| Location | Sebring, Florida, United States | |
| Course | Permanent circuit 6.02 km (3.74 mi) | |
| Distance | Main Race 4 Hours[2] | |
| LMP3 | ||
| Pole | ||
| Drivers |  Matthew Bell Kay Van Berlo James McGuire Jr.
|
K2R Motorsports |
| Time | 1:57.102 | |
| Podium | ||
| First |  Roman De Angelis Kyle Kirkwood |
ANSA Motorsports |
| Second | Matthew Bell Kay Van Berlo James McGuire Jr. |
K2R Motorsports |
| Third | David Grant Keith Grant Katherine Legge |
Polestar Motor Racing Inc. |
| GS | ||
| Pole | ||
| Drivers | Kyle Marcelli Dean Martin Nate Stacy
|
KohR Motorsports |
| Time | 2:11.352 | |
| Podium | ||
| First | Kyle Marcelli Dean Martin Nate Stacy |
KohR Motorsports |
| Second | Jason Bell Andy Lally James Sofronas |
GMG Racing |
| Third | DJ Randall Rod Randall Kenny Wilden |
KohR Motorsports |
| TCR | ||
| Pole | ||
| Drivers | Marco Cirone Remo Ruscitti
|
Mark Motors Racing |
| Time | 2:14.426 | |
| Podium | ||
| First | Marco Cirone Remo Ruscitti |
Mark Motors Racing |
| Second | Michael Johnson Stephen Simpson |
JDC-Miller Motorsports |
| Third | Luke Rumburg Tanner Rumburg |
Rumcastle, LLC |
The 2018 IMSA Michelin SportsCar Encore was the inaugural edition of the non-championship sports car race held at Sebring International Raceway on 9 November 2018. The race was contested with LMP3 cars, GT4-spec cars and TCR-touring car. The event was organized by the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA).[3]
The race was won by Roman De Angelis and Kyle Kirkwood, driving a Ligier JS P3 entered by ANSA Motorsports. Kirkwood and teammate Dakota Dickerson signed up at the last minute, given the opportunity by Onroak Automotive North America as a reward for respectively winning the F3 Americas Championship and Formula 4 United States Championship. The event marked Kirkwood's sports car debut.[4]
- ^ "2018 Michelin IMSA SportsCar Encore". imsa.com. Archived from the original on 2 January 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
- ^ "Official Race Results" (PDF). International Motor Sports Association. 2018-11-13. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-12-09. Retrieved 2018-12-09.
- ^ Kilshaw, Jake (6 October 2017). "IMSA Confirms Sebring Encore Race for November 2018". sportscar365.com. Archived from the original on 10 April 2021. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
- ^ SCCA (8 November 2018). "Kirkwood, Dickerson set for Ligier sports car debut at Sportscar Encore". racer.com. Archived from the original on 15 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.