Thanks to the strong performances of Pfaff Motorsports in the current 2022 season, Porsche is about to win the manufacturers' championship in the GTD Pro class. The Canadian team has achieved such a good starting position with five victories this season, among other things, that the Porsche 911 GT3 R with starting number 9 only has to start the race on Road Atlanta to earn enough points to win the titles in the manufacturers', drivers' and teams' championships to reach. In the GTD class, in which amateurs and professionals share a car, Wright Motorsports, currently third-placed, has good prospects for the season finale called "Petit Le Mans" in the US state of Georgia.
The "Petit Le Mans" lasts ten hours and has been an integral part of the North American sports car scene since 1988. The event, which is extremely popular with spectators, is taking place for the 25th time on the 4.088-kilometer Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta. The natural track around 80 kilometers north-east of the metropolis of Atlanta in the US state of Georgia comprises twelve corners – including the famous “Esses”, an extremely fast section with numerous changes of direction. The weather often plays a decisive role on the traditional circuit near the town of Braselton: heat and sunshine can alternate with torrential rain in autumn.
In the GTD Pro category, which replaced the previous GTLM class at the start of the season, Pfaff Motorsports competes with the 367 kW (500 hp) Porsche 911 GT3 R. The two regular drivers Matt Campbell from Australia and Mathieu Jaminet from France will share the wheel with their Brazilian works driver colleague Felipe Nasr. The trio was able to win a class win at the 24 Hours of Daytona in January. Pfaff Motorsports had won the championship in the GTD category in the 2021 season and is now facing their second consecutive triumph.
