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JMF Wins Sonoma GT World Challenge America Opener in Three-Hour Era Debut

The new single three-hour format magnified the cost of pit errors.

Overview

  • JMF Motorsports, which started from pole Sunday at Sonoma Raceway, edged AF Corse by 0.922 seconds after dueling strategies shaped the final stint.
  • GMG Racing’s Tom Sargent and Kyle Washington won Pro-Am and placed third overall, with Sargent setting the race’s fastest lap as he closed on the leaders late.
  • Pit penalties reshaped the order, including a 30-second hold for the No. 28 RS1 Porsche for refueling with the engine on and two pit infractions that hobbled JMF’s No. 27 Mercedes.
  • An early lap-6 clash between Slade Stewart and Derek DeBoer triggered the race’s only full-course caution and left Stewart’s Riley BMW as the lone retirement.
  • Porsche strength defined Pro-Am as the brand swept the top six in class, and the series now moves to Circuit of the Americas on April 26 for round two.