IMSA Officers have concluded their post-race assessment of the late-race collision from final weekend’s six-hour endurance spherical at Highway America, issuing penalties to Porsche Penske Motorsport and driver Kevin Estre for his or her function within the incident with Jack Aitken within the #31 Whelen Cadillac.
Following a complete assessment of the incident that occurred in the course of the Motul SportsCar Endurance Grand Prix on Sunday, Aug. 2, race officers penalized the #6 Porsche 963 and its driver beneath the 2026 IMSA Sporting Laws:
Publish-Race Time Penalty: The No. 6 Porsche Penske Motorsport entry receives a time penalty equal to a five-minute stop-and-hold penalty for incident duty beneath Article 57.3.5.
Driver Probation: Driver Kevin Estre has been positioned on probation for 2 races for unjustifiable danger beneath Articles 30.2.4 and 57.3.3. IMSA explicitly famous that additional penalties whereas on probation may result in driver suspension.
Late-Race Chaos at Flip 1
The controversy erupted in the course of the closing minutes of the Endurance Cup spherical on the 4.048-mile, 14-turn circuit. With simply over 10 minutes remaining, Estre within the #6 Porsche 963 and Aitken within the #31 Whelen Cadillac V-Collection.R had been locked in a fierce duel for second place behind race chief Filipe Albuquerque.
Because the GTP subject accelerated down the entrance straight towards Flip 1 on the race’s remaining restart, the 2 frontrunners leaned into one another battling for positioning. The contact despatched each high-profile machines sliding at pace into the outer limitations, immediately ending their days and triggering a race-ending full-course warning.
#6 Porsche Penske Motorsport Porsche 963: Laurens Vanthoor, Kevin Estre
Photograph by: Brandon Badraoui / Lumen by way of Getty Photographs
End result and Championship Implications
The complete-course yellow cleared the trail for Albuquerque and co-driver Ricky Taylor within the #10 Wayne Taylor Racing Cadillac to cruise to victory beneath warning.
Estre and Aitken had been labeled in eighth and ninth place within the GTP class. The five-minute post-race time penalty additional cements a pricey outing for the #6 Porsche crew because the collection enters the ultimate stretch of the 2026 season.
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