ZRS Sonoma Race 2

Sonoma Raceway · March 14, 2026 · 7 hours

The Verdict

P3You finished P3 of 9 in ZP2, 3 Laps behind the class winner. A mechanical issue was the primary gap (5:49).

P3 of 9

Class Position

3 Laps

Gap to Class P1

211

Laps Completed

1:44.953

Best Lap

•2nd fastest on-track pace in ZP2 (median 1:46.628). On pace alone, a P2 finish.

•Lost 17m 13s across 1 mechanical stop

•Lost 1 lap to race control penalty

•Pit crew averaged 1:36.020 — 9.8s faster than class average

Where the Gap Came From

On-track pace (176 laps):-156.0s

Pit lane — team ops (11 laps):-90.4s

Pit in/out pace (5 laps):-16.0s

Mechanical (4 laps):+348.7s

Code 60 (15 laps):+141.2s

Race control penalties (1 lap):+107.1s

Why you're behind #97 (P2 in ZP2) — red = time lost, green = time gained

Excluding mechanical issues, you held a net +14.1s advantage in clean racing.

Biggest time loss

Mechanical (4 laps) at +348.7s

Time Opportunities

Ranked by total impact — fix the biggest ones first

CONSISTENCY

Max Opalski's consistency gap (avg minus best-10) was 1.9s over 71 laps

+137.2s

CONSISTENCY

Sebastion Rist's consistency gap (avg minus best-10) was 0.9s over 64 laps

+54.7s

CONSISTENCY

Brandon Kidd's consistency gap (avg minus best-10) was 0.9s over 59 laps

+53.0s

PACE

Brandon Kidd's best-10 pace was +0.8s/lap off pace setter across 59 laps

+46.9s

PACE

Sebastion Rist's best-10 pace was +0.6s/lap off pace setter across 64 laps

+37.4s

Driver Spotlight

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

Max Opalski(pace setter)

71 laps across 2 stints

Best-10 Avg

1:45.170

vs Class Best

+0.1s

Consistency

1.9s(+1.1s vs class)

Warm-up

1 laps

Biggest opportunity

Consistency: 1.9s gap vs class best 0.8s — costs 79.8s per stint

Sebastion Rist

64 laps across 1 stint

Best-10 Avg

1:45.754

vs Class Best

+0.7s

Consistency

0.9s(+0.0s vs class)

Warm-up

1 laps+0.4s/lap

Biggest opportunity

Pace: +0.6s/lap x 64 laps = 37.4s total

Brandon Kidd

59 laps across 1 stint

Best-10 Avg

1:45.965

vs Class Best

+0.9s

Consistency

0.9s(+0.1s vs class)

Warm-up

1 laps+0.2s/lap

Biggest opportunity

Pace: +0.8s/lap x 59 laps = 46.9s total

Show full driver comparison table

Driver	Laps	Best-10 Avg	Gap to Best	Consistency	Warm-up	Degradation	Opportunity
Max Opalski(pace setter)	71	1:45.170	--	1.933s	1 laps	--	--
Sebastion Rist	64	1:45.754	+0.584s	0.855s	1 laps	--	37.4s
Brandon Kidd	59	1:45.965	+0.795s	0.898s	1 laps	--	46.9s

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

Stint Breakdown

Stint #	Driver	Laps	Avg Lap	Degradation
1	Max Opalski	31	1:45.669	--
2	Max Opalski	37	1:48.110	+9ms/lap
3	Sebastion Rist	64	1:46.608	--
5	Brandon Kidd	59	1:46.863	--

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Pit Strategy

Your Stops

Class Median

Stop Delta

C60 Converted

3 of 6

Code 60 Windows

C60 #10:45:22Pitted

C60 #21:16:45Did not pit — lap 11 of 11-lap stint

C60 #33:38:54Did not pit — lap 0 of 13-lap stint

C60 #44:06:10Pitted

C60 #54:33:00Did not pit — lap 12 of 17-lap stint

C60 #64:44:50Pitted

Show stop-by-stop detail (6 stops: 3 green, 3 under Code 60)

Stop #	Elapsed	Flag	Duration	Driver Change
#1	1:17:22	C60	1:18.805	Max Opalski
#2	5:53:35	Green	1:30.903	Sebastion Rist
#3	4:47:37	Green	1:44.664	Sebastion Rist → Brandon Kidd
#4	--	C60	1:09.667	Brandon Kidd
#5	--	C60	1:14.575	Brandon Kidd
#6	--	Green	1:32.492	Brandon Kidd → Max Opalski

Code 60 Impact (6 periods) — net +94.0s

Period	Laps	Biggest Winner	Biggest Loser
C60 #1	25–28	#57 (-15.7s)	#98 (+6118.1s)
C60 #2	39–40
C60 #3	109–111		#98 (+101.9s)
C60 #4	122–124		#97 (+111.1s)
C60 #5	135–136	#80 (-2.2s)	#3 (+12.5s)
C60 #6	140–141	#3 (-15.2s)	#77 (+93.8s)

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

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Actions for Next Race

Improve consistency for Max Opalski

Consistency gap of 1.9s/lap over 71 laps. Partially explained by warm-up and degradation — focus on mid-stint variation.

Est. savings: 137.2s over race distance

Improve consistency for Sebastion Rist

Consistency gap of 0.9s/lap over 64 laps. Partially explained by warm-up and degradation — focus on mid-stint variation.

Est. savings: 54.7s over race distance

Improve consistency for Brandon Kidd

Consistency gap of 0.9s/lap over 59 laps. Partially explained by warm-up and degradation — focus on mid-stint variation.

Est. savings: 53.0s over race distance

Close pace gap for Brandon Kidd

Best-10 pace was +0.8s off pace setter over 59 laps. Focus on sectors with the largest delta.

Est. savings: 46.9s over race distance

Close pace gap for Sebastion Rist

Best-10 pace was +0.6s off pace setter over 64 laps. Focus on sectors with the largest delta.

Est. savings: 37.4s over race distance

Final Classification

P	#	Team	Class	Laps	Gap	Best
1	59	Stratus Racing	ZP2	214	-	1:44.422
2	97	Random Vandals Racing	ZP2	214	+1:48.616	1:45.147
3	80	Automatic Racing	ZP2	211	3 Laps	1:44.953
5	3	Round 3 Racing	ZP2	207	7 Laps	1:46.805
6	4	Round 3 Racing	ZP2	197	17 Laps	1:45.106
10	77	Nimbus Motorsports	ZP2	165	49 Laps	1:45.960
13	5	Round 3 Racing	ZP2	123	91 Laps	1:46.175
14	57	Stratus Racing	ZP2	114	100 Laps	1:45.324
15	98	Random Vandals Racing	ZP2	83	131 Laps	1:46.024