Vanthoor, driving the KCMG Porsche 911 GT3R, was locked in battle with Jaminet's identical Pfaff Motorsport example during the final two hours of the IMSA SportsCar Championship season-opener, the pair rarely running more than half a second apart .
Having led on the penultimate lap after depriving Jaminet of the lead, Vanthoor was then repassed by the Frenchman on the final tour and attempted to regain the lead as they approached the newly-renamed Le Mans Chicane.
