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ZRS Sonoma Race 1

Sonoma Raceway · March 14, 2026 · 7 hours

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The Verdict

P8You finished P8 of 9 in ZP2, 38 Laps behind the class winner. A mechanical issue was the primary gap (16:54).

P8 of 9
Class Position
38 Laps
Gap to Class P1
vs #4
190
Laps Completed
1:44.434
Best Lap
Max Opalski
5th fastest on-track pace in ZP2 (median 1:46.423). On pace alone, a P5 finish.
Lost 1h 4m across 1 mechanical stop
Pit crew averaged 1:48.292 — 8.0s faster than class average

Where the Gap Came From

Why you're behind #98 (P7 in ZP2) — red = time lost, green = time gained

Excluding mechanical issues, you held a net +49.4s advantage in clean racing.

Biggest time loss
Mechanical (4 laps) at +1014.0s

Time Opportunities

Ranked by total impact — fix the biggest ones first

1
PACE
Brandon Kidd's best-10 pace was +1.6s/lap off pace setter across 47 laps
+77.3s
2
CONSISTENCY
Sebastion Rist's consistency gap (avg minus best-10) was 1.2s over 61 laps
+74.0s
3
PACE
Sebastion Rist's best-10 pace was +1.2s/lap off pace setter across 61 laps
+72.3s
4
CONSISTENCY
Brandon Kidd's consistency gap (avg minus best-10) was 1.2s over 47 laps
+57.2s
5
CONSISTENCY
Max Opalski's consistency gap (avg minus best-10) was 0.9s over 62 laps
+53.4s
6
WARM UP
Brandon Kidd averaged 3 warm-up laps at +2.4s each across 1 stint
+7.3s
7
WARM UP
Max Opalski averaged 2 warm-up laps at +1.1s each across 1 stint
+2.2s

Actions for Next Race

1
Close pace gap for Brandon Kidd
Best-10 pace was +1.6s off pace setter over 47 laps. Focus on sectors with the largest delta.
Est. savings: 77.3s over race distance
2
Improve consistency for Sebastion Rist
Consistency gap of 1.2s/lap over 61 laps. Partially explained by warm-up and degradation — focus on mid-stint variation.
Est. savings: 74.0s over race distance
3
Close pace gap for Sebastion Rist
Best-10 pace was +1.2s off pace setter over 61 laps. Focus on sectors with the largest delta.
Est. savings: 72.3s over race distance
4
Improve consistency for Brandon Kidd
Consistency gap of 1.2s/lap over 47 laps. Partially explained by warm-up and degradation — focus on mid-stint variation.
Est. savings: 57.2s over race distance
5
Improve consistency for Max Opalski
Consistency gap of 0.9s/lap over 62 laps. Partially explained by warm-up and degradation — focus on mid-stint variation.
Est. savings: 53.4s over race distance
Driver Spotlight

Best stint pace: Max Opalski. Most consistent: Max Opalski.

Max Opalski(pace setter)
62 laps across 1 stint
Best-10 Avg
1:44.602
vs Class Best
+0.8s
Consistency
0.9s(+0.0s vs class)
Warm-up
2 laps+1.1s/lap
Biggest opportunity
Warm-up: 2 laps x +1.1s = 2.2s per stint (2.2s total)
61 laps across 1 stint
Best-10 Avg
1:45.787
vs Class Best
+2.0s
Consistency
1.2s(+0.4s vs class)
Warm-up
1 laps+0.2s/lap
Biggest opportunity
Pace: +1.2s/lap x 61 laps = 72.3s total
47 laps across 1 stint
Best-10 Avg
1:46.246
vs Class Best
+2.4s
Consistency
1.2s(+0.4s vs class)
Warm-up
3 laps+2.4s/lap
Biggest opportunity
Pace: +1.6s/lap x 47 laps = 77.3s total
Show full driver comparison table
DriverLapsBest-10 AvgGap to BestConsistencyWarm-upDegradationOpportunity
Max Opalski(pace setter)621:44.602--0.862s2 laps----
Sebastion Rist611:45.787+1.185s1.214s1 laps--72.3s
Brandon Kidd471:46.246+1.644s1.218s3 laps--77.3s

Extreme laps (caution, unusually slow laps) and pit laps excluded from all calculations.

Stint Breakdown
Stint #DriverLapsAvg LapDegradation
1Max Opalski621:45.464--
4Sebastion Rist611:47.001--
6Brandon Kidd471:47.464--
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Pit Strategy
Your Stops
7
Class Median
6
Stop Delta
+1
Caution Converted
2 of 4
Caution Windows
Cau #11:17:05Pitted
Cau #22:07:07Pitted
Cau #32:46:17Did not pit — lap 20 of 33-lap stint
Cau #46:00:37Did not pit — lap 4 of 34-lap stint
Show stop-by-stop detail (7 stops: 5 green, 2 under caution)
Stop #ElapsedFlagDurationDriver Change
#12:08:34Green1:23.843Max Opalski
#24:43:13Caution2:28.644Max Opalski
#3--Caution1:56.812Max Opalski → Sebastion Rist
#44:48:54Green1:34.522Sebastion Rist
#5--Green1:50.932Sebastion Rist → Brandon Kidd
#66:59:19Green3:07.589Brandon Kidd
#7--Green1:04.572Brandon Kidd
Caution Impact (4 periods) — net -185.0s
PeriodLapsBiggest WinnerBiggest Loser
Cau #14244#57 (-109.0s)#3 (+20.5s)
Cau #26869#59 (+137.0s)
Cau #38889
Cau #4195196#80 (-121.7s)#3 (+0.7s)
Final Classification
P#TeamClassLapsGapBest
14Round 3 RacingZP2228-1:44.648
257Stratus RacingZP2228+1:37.4611:43.383
359Stratus RacingZP22253 Laps1:44.355
477Nimbus MotorsportsZP22244 Laps1:44.844
53Round 3 RacingZP22199 Laps1:45.900
95Round 3 RacingZP220127 Laps1:45.338
1198Random Vandals RacingZP219929 Laps1:44.735
1280Automatic RacingZP219038 Laps1:44.434
1397Random Vandals RacingZP217553 Laps1:44.671