Monterey, California. PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports won the 2020 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship title in the LMP2 category at the Hyundai Monterey Sports Car Championship at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, and Patrick Kelly clinched the LMP2 Driver Championship.The No. 52 PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports ORECA LMP2 was the only LMP2 entry racing at Laguna Seca, with drivers Simon Trummer and Patrick Kelly. Although there was no competition during the event, the team took the opportunity to test in preparation for the Season finale. The goal is to get the driver endurance championship for Simon Trummer, which he currently leads. The next event in the schedule for the IMSA WeatherTech Championship, is the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring, November 11 – 14.
Bobby Oergel – Team Principal “As a team we are so happy to be able and have the driver for Pat, the team endurance and season long championships all decided going into the last race of the year, especially with it being as tough of a race as Sebring 12hr. Now we have our sights set to get the driver endurance championship for Simon which he currently leads. I personally can’t thank the whole crew and all our drivers in our program this year enough, in the current climate and conditions of how we are all having to live these days it’s amazing to have these accomplishments together like this.”
Ray Mathiasen – Team Principal “What a great weekend for the first event we were able to attend since the Daytona race. With the unfortunate lack of competition in LMP2 it did give us the opportunity to get some valuable testing time for the future. Also, our P1 finish did allow us to wrap up both the team and driver championships for 2020 at our ‘home track’. We’re so proud of what Bobby and team were able to accomplish this year while persevering through a very difficult season. Congratulations to Pat Kelly for his awesome performance in winning the driver championship and to Simon Trummer who just missed out by one race. Also a big thank you to the other drivers who helped us win the championship: Scott, Spencer Gabi and Nick.”
Patrick Kelly – Driver of the #52 PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 “Winning the Championship is a lifelong highlight for me. Winning was much more than a team effort – it was a group of friends doing their best at what they love most. That part is really the best. I kind of think of the Championship as a bit of a cherry on top of that!”
Simon Trummer – Driver of the #52 PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 “It was a great weekend. We were alone, but we showed great pace and did important work prior to Sebring. Congrats Pat and team on the titles, now we focus on Sebring.” Follow us: Contact
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