ZRS Sonoma Race 1

Sonoma Raceway · March 14, 2026 · 7 hours

The Verdict

P5You finished P5 of 9 in ZP2, 9 Laps behind the class winner. On-track pace was the primary gap (7:21).

P5 of 9

Class Position

9 Laps

Gap to Class P1

219

Laps Completed

1:45.900

Best Lap

•8th fastest on-track pace in ZP2 (median 1:48.798). On pace alone, a P8 finish.

•Driver incidents: Neil Desai — 2 incidents (+187.1s), Jon McClintock — 1 incident (+27.3s)

Where the Gap Came From

On-track pace (184 laps):+441.3s

Driver errors (3 laps):+232.5s

Pit lane — team ops (11 laps):-262.4s

Pit in/out pace (10 laps):-1.2s

Code 60 (11 laps):+30.3s

Why you're behind #77 (P4 in ZP2) — red = time lost, green = time gained

Biggest time loss

On-track pace (184 laps) at +441.3s

Time Opportunities

Ranked by total impact — fix the biggest ones first

INCIDENTS

Neil Desai had 2 incidents costing +93.6s avg (worst: +104.8s)

+187.1s

PACE

Neil Desai's best-10 pace was +3.1s/lap off pace setter across 60 laps

+185.4s

CONSISTENCY

Neil Desai's consistency gap (avg minus best-10) was 2.5s over 60 laps

+150.0s

CONSISTENCY

Christian Guirguis's consistency gap (avg minus best-10) was 1.7s over 74 laps

+126.5s

CONSISTENCY

Jon McClintock's consistency gap (avg minus best-10) was 1.3s over 67 laps

+84.7s

PACE

Jon McClintock's best-10 pace was +0.8s/lap off pace setter across 67 laps

+55.2s

INCIDENTS

Jon McClintock had 1 incident costing +27.3s avg (worst: +27.3s)

+27.3s

WARM UP

Neil Desai averaged 2.5 warm-up laps at +3.0s each across 2 stints

+14.8s

WARM UP

Christian Guirguis averaged 1.5 warm-up laps at +1.4s each across 2 stints

+4.1s

WARM UP

Jon McClintock averaged 1.5 warm-up laps at +0.4s each across 2 stints

+1.3s

Driver Spotlight

Best stint pace: Christian Guirguis. Most consistent: Jon McClintock.

Christian Guirguis(pace setter)

74 laps across 2 stints

Best-10 Avg

1:46.415

vs Class Best

+2.6s

Consistency

1.7s(+0.8s vs class)

Warm-up

1.5 laps+1.4s/lap

Biggest opportunity

Consistency: 1.7s gap vs class best 0.9s — costs 62.7s per stint

Jon McClintock

67 laps across 2 stints

Best-10 Avg

1:47.239

vs Class Best

+3.4s

Consistency

1.3s(+0.4s vs class)

Warm-up

1.5 laps+0.4s/lap

Biggest opportunity

Pace: +0.8s/lap x 67 laps = 55.2s total

Neil Desai

60 laps across 2 stints

Best-10 Avg

1:49.505

vs Class Best

+5.7s

Consistency

2.5s(+1.6s vs class)

Warm-up

2.5 laps+3.0s/lap

Biggest opportunity

Pace: +3.1s/lap x 60 laps = 185.4s total

Show full driver comparison table

Driver	Laps	Best-10 Avg	Gap to Best	Consistency	Warm-up	Degradation	Opportunity
Christian Guirguis(pace setter)	74	1:46.415	--	1.710s	1.5 laps	--	--
Jon McClintock	67	1:47.239	+0.825s	1.264s	1.5 laps	+8ms/lap	55.2s
Neil Desai	60	1:49.505	+3.090s	2.500s	2.5 laps	--	185.4s

Extreme laps (Code 60, unusually slow laps) and pit laps excluded from all calculations.

Stint Breakdown

Stint #	Driver	Laps	Avg Lap	Degradation
1	Christian Guirguis	36	1:47.939	--
2	Neil Desai	23	1:52.665	--
3	Jon McClintock	38	1:48.295	+8ms/lap
4	Neil Desai	37	1:51.594	--
5	Christian Guirguis	38	1:48.300	--
6	Jon McClintock	29	1:48.776	--

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Pit Strategy

Your Stops

Class Median

Stop Delta

-1

C60 Converted

0 of 4

Code 60 Windows

C60 #11:17:05Did not pit — lap 3 of 27-lap stint

C60 #22:07:07Did not pit — lap 27 of 27-lap stint

C60 #32:46:17Did not pit — lap 18 of 40-lap stint

C60 #46:00:37Did not pit — lap 0 of 32-lap stint

Show stop-by-stop detail (5 stops: 5 green, 0 under Code 60)

Stop #	Elapsed	Flag	Duration	Driver Change
#1	1:08:17	Green	1:55.293	Christian Guirguis → Neil Desai
#2	2:10:09	Green	2:22.906	Neil Desai → Jon McClintock
#3	3:27:31	Green	1:45.548	Jon McClintock → Neil Desai
#4	4:43:14	Green	2:00.862	Neil Desai → Christian Guirguis
#5	5:57:16	Green	1:38.236	Christian Guirguis → Jon McClintock

Code 60 Impact (4 periods) — net +21.2s

Period	Laps	Biggest Winner	Biggest Loser
C60 #1	42–44	#57 (-109.0s)	#3 (+20.5s)
C60 #2	68–69		#59 (+137.0s)
C60 #3	88–89
C60 #4	195–196	#80 (-121.7s)	#3 (+0.7s)

Positions & Gaps →Full Pit Analysis →Code 60 Impact →

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Actions for Next Race

Eliminate driver errors for Neil Desai

2 incidents costing +94s avg. Review onboard footage to identify root cause — often easier to prevent than to find equivalent pace gains.

Est. savings: 187.1s over race distance

Close pace gap for Neil Desai

Best-10 pace was +3.1s off pace setter over 60 laps. Focus on sectors with the largest delta.

Est. savings: 185.4s over race distance

Improve consistency for Neil Desai

Consistency gap of 2.5s/lap over 60 laps. Partially explained by warm-up and degradation — focus on mid-stint variation.

Est. savings: 150.0s over race distance

Improve consistency for Christian Guirguis

Consistency gap of 1.7s/lap over 74 laps. Partially explained by warm-up and degradation — focus on mid-stint variation.

Est. savings: 126.5s over race distance

Improve consistency for Jon McClintock

Consistency gap of 1.3s/lap over 67 laps. Partially explained by warm-up and degradation — focus on mid-stint variation.

Est. savings: 84.7s over race distance

Final Classification

P	#	Team	Class	Laps	Gap	Best
1	4	Round 3 Racing	ZP2	228	-	1:44.648
2	57	Stratus Racing	ZP2	228	+1:37.461	1:43.383
3	59	Stratus Racing	ZP2	225	3 Laps	1:44.355
4	77	Nimbus Motorsports	ZP2	224	4 Laps	1:44.844
5	3	Round 3 Racing	ZP2	219	9 Laps	1:45.900
9	5	Round 3 Racing	ZP2	201	27 Laps	1:45.338
11	98	Random Vandals Racing	ZP2	199	29 Laps	1:44.735
12	80	Automatic Racing	ZP2	190	38 Laps	1:44.434
13	97	Random Vandals Racing	ZP2	175	53 Laps	1:44.671