ZRS Sonoma Race 1

Sonoma Raceway · March 14, 2026 · 7 hours

The Verdict

P3You finished P3 of 3 in ZR3, 55 Laps behind the class winner. A mechanical issue was the primary gap (57:35).

P3 of 3

Class Position

55 Laps

Gap to Class P1

173

Laps Completed

1:52.232

Best Lap

•3rd fastest on-track pace in ZR3 (median 1:56.759)

•Lost 59m 49s across 1 mechanical stop

•Driver incidents: Carlos Max Ocaranza — 1 incident (+14.5s), Michael Browning — 1 incident (+5.3s)

•Pit crew averaged 2:52.005 — 39.0s faster than class average

Where the Gap Came From

On-track pace (143 laps):-273.6s

Driver errors (1 lap):+18.8s

Pit lane — team ops (10 laps):-10.9s

Pit in/out pace (9 laps):+13.1s

Mechanical (2 laps):+3455.5s

Code 60 (8 laps):-23.9s

Why you're behind #85 (P2 in ZR3) — red = time lost, green = time gained

Excluding mechanical issues, you held a net +4m 36s advantage in clean racing.

Biggest time loss

Mechanical (2 laps) at +3455.5s

Time Opportunities

Ranked by total impact — fix the biggest ones first

PACE

Alex Pollard's best-10 pace was +3.2s/lap off pace setter across 68 laps

+215.9s

PACE

Michael Browning's best-10 pace was +20.8s/lap off pace setter across 10 laps

+207.8s

PACE

Carlos Max Ocaranza's best-10 pace was +9.0s/lap off pace setter across 22 laps

+198.5s

CONSISTENCY

Alex Pollard's consistency gap (avg minus best-10) was 1.7s over 68 laps

+112.8s

CONSISTENCY

Carlos Max Ocaranza's consistency gap (avg minus best-10) was 4.2s over 22 laps

+92.9s

CONSISTENCY

Ren Messinger's consistency gap (avg minus best-10) was 1.0s over 57 laps

+57.5s

INCIDENTS

Carlos Max Ocaranza had 1 incident costing +14.5s avg (worst: +14.5s)

+14.5s

DEGRADATION

3 stints showed significant late-stint fade (avg +3.4s)

+10.1s

INCIDENTS

Michael Browning had 1 incident costing +5.3s avg (worst: +5.3s)

+5.3s

WARM UP

Carlos Max Ocaranza averaged 2 warm-up laps at +1.5s each across 1 stint

+3.0s

Driver Spotlight

Best stint pace: Ren Messinger. Most consistent: Michael Browning.

Ren Messinger(pace setter)

57 laps across 1 stint

Best-10 Avg

1:52.676

vs Class Best

-1.4s

Consistency

1.0s(+0.4s vs class)

Warm-up

1 laps+0.7s/lap

Biggest opportunity

Consistency: 1.0s gap vs class best 0.6s — costs 22.9s per stint

Alex Pollard

68 laps across 1 stint

Best-10 Avg

1:55.852

vs Class Best

+1.8s

Consistency

1.7s(+1.1s vs class)

Warm-up

1 laps

Biggest opportunity

Pace: +3.2s/lap x 68 laps = 215.9s total

Carlos Max Ocaranza

22 laps across 1 stint

Best-10 Avg

2:01.701

vs Class Best

+7.7s

Consistency

4.2s(+3.6s vs class)

Warm-up

2 laps+1.5s/lap

Biggest opportunity

Pace: +9.0s/lap x 22 laps = 198.5s total

Michael Browning

10 laps across 1 stint

Best-10 Avg

2:13.451

vs Class Best

+19.4s

Consistency

0.0s(+-0.6s vs class)

Warm-up

2 laps

Biggest opportunity

Pace: +20.8s/lap x 10 laps = 207.8s total

Show full driver comparison table

Driver	Laps	Best-10 Avg	Gap to Best	Consistency	Warm-up	Degradation	Opportunity
Ren Messinger(pace setter)	57	1:52.676	--	1.009s	1 laps	+4ms/lap	--
Alex Pollard	68	1:55.852	+3.175s	1.658s	1 laps	+30ms/lap	215.9s
Carlos Max Ocaranza	22	2:01.701	+9.025s	4.222s	2 laps	+507ms/lap	198.5s
Michael Browning	10	2:13.451	+20.775s	0.000s	2 laps	--	207.8s

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

Stint Breakdown

Stint #	Driver	Laps	Avg Lap	Degradation
1	Ren Messinger	57	1:53.686	+4ms/lap
3	Alex Pollard	68	1:57.510	+30ms/lap
5	Michael Browning	10	2:13.451	--
7	Carlos Max Ocaranza	22	2:05.923	+507ms/lap

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Pit Strategy

Your Stops

Class Median

Stop Delta

C60 Converted

1 of 4

Code 60 Windows

C60 #11:17:05Did not pit — lap 2 of 26-lap stint

C60 #22:07:07Pitted

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

C60 #46:00:37Did not pit

Show stop-by-stop detail (6 stops: 5 green, 1 under Code 60)

Stop #	Elapsed	Flag	Duration	Driver Change
#1	2:08:35	Green	2:37.453	Ren Messinger
#2	5:56:28	C60	2:26.090	Ren Messinger → Alex Pollard
#3	5:12:42	Green	2:45.625	Alex Pollard
#4	--	Green	2:52.740	Alex Pollard → Michael Browning
#5	--	Green	3:36.274	Michael Browning
#6	--	Green	2:27.933	Michael Browning → Carlos Max Ocaranza

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

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Actions for Next Race

Close pace gap for Alex Pollard

Best-10 pace was +3.2s off pace setter over 68 laps. Focus on sectors with the largest delta.

Est. savings: 215.9s over race distance

Close pace gap for Michael Browning

Best-10 pace was +20.8s off pace setter over 10 laps. Focus on sectors with the largest delta.

Est. savings: 207.8s over race distance

Close pace gap for Carlos Max Ocaranza

Best-10 pace was +9.0s off pace setter over 22 laps. Focus on sectors with the largest delta.

Est. savings: 198.5s over race distance

Improve consistency for Alex Pollard

Consistency gap of 1.7s/lap over 68 laps. Partially explained by warm-up and degradation — focus on mid-stint variation.

Est. savings: 112.8s over race distance

Improve consistency for Carlos Max Ocaranza

Consistency gap of 4.2s/lap over 22 laps. Partially explained by warm-up and degradation — focus on mid-stint variation.

Est. savings: 92.9s over race distance

Final Classification

P	#	Team	Class	Laps	Gap	Best
8	555	Bruce Innovations	ZR3	203	25 Laps	1:54.069
10	85	AOA Racing	ZR3	199	29 Laps	1:56.386
14	14	AOA Racing	ZR3	173	55 Laps	1:52.232