DETROIT – The IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship heads to Detroit’s Belle Isle street circuit this weekend with the ESM team looking to bounce back.
After taking victory at the 12 Hours of Sebring and scoring the runner-up position at Long Beach, the Nissan-powered ESM team battled to complete a ninth and 10th place finish for their two cars at the last round at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course.
Last year in Detroit, a late-race fuel stop took the No. 22 ESM machine out of contention for a podium. This weekend will the first chance for ESM’s Pipo Derani to try the Belle Isle circuit – the Brazilian joining the team on a full-time basis at Watkins Glen last year.
“Detroit will be the last track on the IMSA calendar that I haven’t race at before,” said Derani. “I have always liked street circuits and the extra challenges they bring to the game. We’ll be looking forward and working hard to come back to the front of the grid after an up and down beginning to our season.”
The Detroit race is scheduled for Saturday, June 2 starting at 12:40 pm local time.
We’re one week away from the next round in @IMSA. Will we see you next week at @detroitgp? pic.twitter.com/PCcr4y3sTQ
— Tequila Patrón ESM (@PatronESM) May 25, 2018
NISMO Calendar
June 2-3
Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup, Circuit Paul Ricard, France
Le Mans Test Day, Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans, France
IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, Belle Isle, Detroit, MI, USA
Nissan Micra Cup, Calabogie Motorsports Park, OT, Canada
June 9-10
British GT Chanpionship, Silverstone, England
June 16-17
24 Hours of Le Mans, Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans, France
Virgin Australia Supercars Championship, Hidden Valley, Darwin, NY, Australia
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