Entering a 3rd car for the first time this season, Allstar racing returned to the podium for the first time since the season opener at Daytona. The #27 car of Robin Frijns, Petter Solberg and James Hinchcliffe took a hard fought 3rd place, narrowly holding off the #18 Porsche Sport Pezzarinho car.
Robin Frijns (#27): "Wow, what a race! Can't believe we're up here on the podium in our first race of the season. Props to the team, we weren't quite there on pace but they still found a way to get us up front. This is the perfect way to lead into the LeMans 24 hours!"
It was contrasting fortunes for the two full season crews, with the #25 coming home 6th and the #26 crashing early on.
Nick Tandy (#25): "Not the result we were looking for, as a team we just didn't have the pace of the Audi's or the Porsche's. Still disappointing for us though as the #27 is up there on the podium, so there was definitely more in the car. We'll look at the data and hopefully come back stronger at LeMans. We had pole at Daytona, and they've got similar characteristics. Hopefully that helps us get back up the front.
Noriko Minoru (#26): "... Not sure what to say about that. Not what we needed, the guys are going to have to work hard to build a new chassis for the test. I just... yeah, I don't know what to say. 4 retirements from 7 races, you can't win a championship like that.
