Sebastien Bourdais set an IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship track record on the repaved WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, giving Cadillac Racing its fourth consecutive Grand Touring Prototype pole position to open the 2024 season.
Bourdais turned a 1-minute, 12.455-second lap in the No. 01 Cadillac V-Series.R on the 11-turn, 2.238-mile road course in Monterey, California. Pipo Derani, who had won the past three poles this year, qualified second (1:12.5557) in the No. 31 Whelen Action Express Cadillac.
After winning the Grand Prix of Long Beach, Bourdais and Renger van der Zande are trying to defend last year’s win at Laguna Seca.
STARTING GRID: Click here for the IMSA Laguna Seca lineup l By car number
“I think we’ve been so close all year long,” Bourdais said after his seventh career pole. “The guys have done a really good job.
“The car was great. I’m really happy for everybody. As fun as it is to put these things on pole it doesn’t really mean a whole lot. I’ve got a great teammate in Renger, and I’ve got no doubts that if we keep our nose clean, we’ll be up top.”
Sunday’s two-hour, 40-minute Motul Course de Monterey will be broadcast on NBC and Peacock at 3 p.m. ET.
IMSA LAGUNA SECA QUALIFYING ROUNDUP
Starting lineup
Starting lineup by car number
Results
Results by class
Fastest lap by driver
Fastest lap by driver after qualifying
Fastest lap by driver and class after qualifying
Best sector times
Fastest lap sequence
PRACTICE RESULTS: Session I l Session II
