Drivers Klaus Graf and Lucas Luhr persevered
through “a roller coaster weekend” to claim
victory for Michelin at the Grand Prix of
Mosport in Bowmanville, Canada, the fourth stop
of the American Le Mans Series season.
Running with E85 racing fuel, the pair also
clinched top honors in the Michelin Green X
Challenge, an environmentally conscious “race
within a race” coinciding with the main
event.
Graf and Luhr set the fastest time in Thursday
testing and led the Friday morning official
practice only to damage the right side and rear
of the team’s Aston Martin Lola in a Friday
spin. The team rebounded to earn the pole in
qualifying on Saturday and dominated the early
stages of Sunday’s two-hour 45 minute race as
Luhr built a lead of more than 50 seconds in the
first half hour of competition.
The team failed to pit immediately when the pits
opened for stops during the first full course
caution period and that 50-second lead instantly
became a 29-second deficit.
“We were on a roller coaster, one minute up,
then suddenly down, and we had to push really
hard to get through traffic,” says Graf, the
defending race champion.
“Lucas did a great job getting the lead back. He
was actually past the pit lane entrance when
they opened the pits. We both had some great
fights along the way. Michelin was a big part of
bringing us home in front, again,” he
reports.
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Chris Dyson and Guy Smith finished second in
their Mazda, while teammates Humaid al Masaood
and Steven Kane finished third.
“The competition is very good and we are pleased
to see our Michelin technical partner teams back
on top of the podium,” says motorsports manager
Silvia Mammone. “Our Michelin tire developers,
designers, engineers and support teams all work
very hard to have the right tires to help our
teams perform at the highest levels.”
For more information, visit www.michelinman.com.
