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The fifth season of the International Motor Sports Association Ultra 94 Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Canada presented by Michelin kicked
off 2015 on May 15-17 at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park. In 2015, there were five race weekends with two forty-five-minute rounds at every series event.
Following Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, teams would remain in Ontario for a doubleheader at Toronto’s Exhibition Place.
Rounds four and five would be conducted in early July at Calabogie Motorsport Park.
The next stop would be the series only visit to Quebec, where drivers would compete on the temporary circuit at Trois-Rivieres.
The championship weekend would take place where the season started, Canadian Tire Motorsport Park.
The series uses the Porsche 911 GT3 Cup car. This particular model was developed by Porsche for the one-make series that takes place throughout the world. The 911 GT3 Cup racing version is based on the production 911 GT3 RS road car. The cars are powered by a motor similar to those used in the 911 GT3 RS model. The engine is a four-liter flat six-cylinder that produces 450-horsepower at 8,500-rpm. The series has two classes:
The series also offers a Masters division for drivers 45-years of age or older. The first two rounds of the 2015 Ultra 94 Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Canada presented by Michelin were held at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park on the Victoria Day long weekend. Drivers would compete in two forty-five-minute races around the ten-turn 2.459-mile road course. |
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The first lap through Moss Corner for round one of the 2015 Ultra 94 Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Canada presented by Michelin. Leading the field of thirteen starters is the pole-sitter, Chris Green, in the No. 9 Pfaff Motorsports Porsche GT3 Cup. Chasing Green is the second-fastest qualifier, Marco Cirone, driving the No. 88 Mark Motors Racing sponsor Porsche and Daniel Morad, who was gridded fourth for the contest. |
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It was a clean sweep for Chris Green; he won both ends of the double-header. Green’s archrival for the title and last year’s champion, Scott Hargrove, didn’t participate in the opening weekend. In both races, the driver of the No. 9 Pfaff Motorsports sponsored Porsche qualified on the pole. He led rounds one and two flag-to-flag but was kept honest by his fellow Platinum competitor, Marco Cirone. |
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The two-time reigning Platinum Masters champion, Marco Cirone, drove the No. 88 Mark Motors Porsche GT3 Cup. He started in the second position, both days. In round one, the leader and eventual winner, Chris Green, opened a gap until a late-race caution bunched the field. Cirone was unable to capitalize on the restart and finished second. In the finale, he earned another runner-up result – finishing behind Green. |
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In Friday’s abbreviated qualifying session, Jerimy Daniel captured the Gold Cup pole-position driving the No. 75 TRC Porsche GT3 Cup. Daniel’s time placed him seventh overall for the weekend’s first race. Daniel was the first Gold Cup competitor to cross the finish line, but his Porsche failed the post-race technical inspection. He and Martin Harvey were penalized one-lap. Daniel did not start round two. |
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Bruno Chapinotti was unable to start round one due to damage suffered to the No. 12 SpeedStar Motorsports Porsche GT3 Cup in Friday’s practice session. The Porsche was repaired for Sunday’s contest and Chapinotti was required to start at the rear of the field. The Gold Cup competitor advanced through the field and with ten minutes remaining in the contest, he passed the class leader, Orey Fidani, for the victory. |
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In round one, series rookie Orey Firdani inherited the Gold Cup victory after Jerimy Daniel and Martin Harvey were penalized for a technical infraction. Firdani, driving the No. 13 Pfaff Motorsports Porsche GT3 Cup, qualified eleventh overall and finished tenth in race one of the weekend. In Sunday’s contest, he led the class when a late-race pass by Bruno Chapinotti resulted in a runner-up finish. |
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Daniel Morad finished third in both the opening rounds at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park. The weekend also marked Morad’s return to racing after a five-year hiatus. Just two weeks before the event, a deal came through to drive the No. 22 Alegra Motorsports Porsche GT3 Cup. Morad was a successful open-wheel racer before moving to Europe to compete in the A1GP championship, a step on the ladder to Formula One. |
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The round two Platinum Cup podium for the 2015 Ultra 94 Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Canada presented by Michelin at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park. Standing in the center is the winner who swept the weekend, Chris Green. The runner-up, Marco Cirone, is standing on the left side of the rostrum. The final position on the podium is occupied by the third-place finisher, Daniel Morad. |
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| FINISH | CLASS | DRIVER | CAR / SPONSOR | LAPS | RETIREMENTS |
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| 1 | Platinum | Chris Green | Porsche 991 GT3 Cup / Pfaff Motorsport | 32 | - |
| 2 | Platinum | Marco Cirone | Porsche 991 GT3 Cup / Mark Motors Racing | 32 | - |
| 3 | Platinum | Daniel Morad | Porsche 991 GT3 Cup / Alegra Motorsports | 32 | - |
| 4 | Platinum | Tim Sanderson | Porsche 991 GT3 Cup / Alegra Motorsports | 32 | - |
| 5 | Platinum | Harry Steenbakkers | Porsche 991 GT3 Cup / Mark Motors Racing | 32 | - |
| 6 | Platinum | Etienne Borgeat | Porsche 991 GT3 Cup / GT Racing | 32 | - |
| 7 | Platinum | Antony Validzic | Porsche 991 GT3 Cup / RS Motorsport | 32 | - |
| 8 | Gold | Orey Fidani | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup / Pfaff Motorsport | 31 | - |
| 9 | Gold | Michael De Quesada | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup / Alegra Motorsports | 31 | - |
| 10 | Gold | Jerimy Daniel | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup / TRC/Fix Auto | 31 | - |
| 11 | Gold | Martin Harvey | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup / Wingho Motorsport Racing | 30 | - |
| 12 | Platinum | Keith Bass | Porsche 991 GT3 Cup / SB Racing | 29 | - |
| 13 | Platinum | Carlos De Quesada | Porsche 991 GT3 Cup / Alegra Motorsports | 26 | Did Not Finish |
| - | Gold | Bruno Chapinotti | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup / SpeedStar Motorsports | 0 | Did Not Start |
| FINISH | CLASS | DRIVER | CAR / SPONSOR | LAPS | RETIREMENTS |
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| 1 | Platinum | Chris Green | Porsche 991 GT3 Cup / Pfaff Motorsport | 32 | - |
| 2 | Platinum | Marco Cirone | Porsche 991 GT3 Cup / Mark Motors Racing | 32 | - |
| 3 | Platinum | Daniel Morad | Porsche 991 GT3 Cup / Alegra Motorsports | 32 | - |
| 4 | Platinum | Harry Steenbakkers | Porsche 991 GT3 Cup / Mark Motors Racing | 32 | - |
| 5 | Platinum | Tim Sanderson | Porsche 991 GT3 Cup / Alegra Motorsports | 32 | - |
| 6 | Platinum | Carlos De Quesada | Porsche 991 GT3 Cup / Alegra Motorsports | 32 | - |
| 7 | Platinum | Antony Validzic | Porsche 991 GT3 Cup / RS Motorsport | 32 | - |
| 8 | Gold | Bruno Chapinotti | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup / SpeedStar Motorsports | 32 | - |
| 9 | Gold | Orey Fidani | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup / Pfaff Motorsport | 31 | - |
| 10 | Platinum | Keith Bass | Porsche 991 GT3 Cup / SB Racing | 31 | - |
| 11 | Platinum | Etienne Borgeat | Porsche 991 GT3 Cup / GT Racing | 29 | - |
| 12 | Gold | Michael De Quesada | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup / Alegra Motorsports | 6 | Did Not Finish |
| 13 | Gold | Martin Harvey | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup / Wingho Motorsport Racing | 2 | Did Not Finish |
| - | Gold | Jerimy Daniel | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup / TRC/Fix Auto | 0 | Did Not Start |
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