Laurin Heinrich’s championship prospects shifted dramatically on Sunday after he navigated a chaotic Motul SportsCar Endurance Grand Prix at Road America to secure an unlikely second-place finish, trimming his IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship GTP title deficit to 108 points.
Sharing the #5 JDC-Miller Motorsports Porsche 963 with co-drivers Kaylen Frederick and Tijmen van der Helm, the Porsche factory driver capitalized on late-race drama to claim his fifth podium of the season. The result delivered a major points swing after championship leader Jack Aitken crashed out late in the six-hour Michelin Endurance Cup round following a collision with Kevin Estre’s Penske Porsche while battling for second place with less than 11 minutes remaining.