The LMP1 and LMP2 prototypes may look like UFOs, but the GTE cars are the ones we all know and love. This is where Ferrari and Porsche and Aston Martin and Ford duke it out for endurance supremacy. The results are less predictable, and the liveries are stunning.
Here’s a look at all the GTE cars that ran at COTA, during this final Lone Star Le Mans.
AF Corse brought two Ferrari 488 GTE entries, and the # 51 managed to hold off the Porsche Factory Team’s #92 Porsche 911 GT3 RSR for the win at COTA., © Rip Shaub – All Rights Reserved The winner gets a second look. Alessandro Pier Guidi and James Calado had a fight on their hands against their sister car, the #92 Porsche and the #95 Aston Martin. Despite puncturing a tire with 11 minutes left, they managed to hang on for the win., © Rip Shaub – All Rights Reserved Porsche’s GTE program hasn’t been as successful as their LMP1 teams, but the #92 came in second at COTA for its best finish of the season., © Rip Shaub – All Rights Reserved The other AF Corse 488 GTE, distinguished by it’s yellow mirrors, heads deep into stadium section at COTA. They would finish 30 seconds behind their sister car., © Rip Shaub – All Rights Reserved Nicki Thiim turned the fastest GTE lap of the day, but the #95 Aston Martin Racing Factory Team Vantage V8 GTE still fell a few seconds short of the podium., © Rip Shaub – All Rights Reserved The AMR #97 Vantage won GTE in Le Mans but they would have to settle for 6th at COTA. , © Rip Shaub – All Rights Reserved The #91 Porsche GT3RSR had 2 more pits than most of the field, and managed to finish the race a lap down in 6th place., © Rip Shaub – All Rights Reserved Ford Performance had high hopes of securing a victory on American soil, but they had a rough day. Priaulx and Tincknell piloted the #67 to 7th out of 8 in LMGTE Pro., © Rip Shaub – All Rights Reserved Mücke and Pla rounded out the Pro field in the #66 Ford GT. Despite the poor showing, Ford was able to remain on top of Aston Martin for the overall manufacturer standings., © Rip Shaub – All Rights Reserved AMR’s #98 GTE Amateur entry secured its second victory of the season on Saturday. , © Rip Shaub – All Rights Reserved Clearwater Racing’s Ferrari 488 GTE landed on the podium, taking second in GTE Am., © Rip Shaub – All Rights Reserved The Spirit Of Race 488 GTE rounded out the top 3 in the Amateur class. , © Rip Shaub – All Rights Reserved The Dempsey – Proton Porsche 911 GT3 RSR (991) had issues and finished the race 11 laps down from the Amateur class winners., © Rip Shaub – All Rights Reserved The Gulf Racing UK 911 GT3 RSR (991) had mechanical issues that couldn’t be resolved. It retired just after the 2/3 point in the race, and was the only GTE car not to finish., © Rip Shaub – All Rights Reserved
