Nissan: Nissan-powered ESM squad ready for six-hour battle at Watkins Glen

Watkins Glen, New York — The IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship returns to endurance mode this weekend at Watkins Glen International, where the Nissan-powered ESM team will compete in the Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen.

The 3.4-mile circuit in upstate New York is the former home of the U.S. Formula 1 Grand Prix, which was last held there in 1980.

The six-hour Watkins Glen race, together with the Rolex 24 at Daytona, 12 Hours of Sebring and Petit Le Mans, makes up the North American Endurance Cup.

The ESM team will expand to a three driver line-up for Watkins Glen. Pipo Derani joins Scott Sharp and Ryan Dalziel in the No. 2 Nissan-powered Onroak prototype, while Bruno Senna will team with Johannes van Overbeek and Ed Brown in the No. 22 car. Brown, the ESM team boss, will retire as a driver from prototype racing after this event. 

“Watkins Glen is the polar opposite to Detroit, being a fast and smooth race track where we feel our DPi chassis and Nissan engine will work much better,” Dalziel explained.

Added Dalziel: “This program has been moving forward massively behind the scenes since January and we know that first win is not far away. I’m looking forward to having Pipo back with us, and hopefully bringing some luck with him. The Watkins Glen six-hour is such a fantastic race and the one endurance race I’ve never managed to win, so I’m looking to check that box off on Sunday.”

Action kicks off at Watkins Glen on Friday with the first practice session. Qualifying is scheduled for 12:55 p.m. (EST) on Saturday with Sunday’s six-hour battle getting the green flag at 10:10 a.m.

 

 

July 1-2
IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, Watkins Glen, New York

July 8-9
IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, Ontario, Canada
Virgin Australia Supercars Championship, Townsville, Queensland, Australia

July 15-16
FIA World Endurance Championship, Nurburgring, Germany
Micra Cup, Circuit Mont-Tremblant, Quebec, Canada

 

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