Robichon earns first career victory at CTMP

Robichon, from Ottawa, steered clear of a first-lap incident between front-row starters Scott Hargrove and Daniel Morad and drove away to victory in the No. 78 Mark Motors/Bestline Auto Tech Porsche in Round 2 of the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA)-sanctioned Single-Make Series.

“I was still pushing the whole race to make sure there was nobody that could catch me from behind,” Robichon said. “The race is never won until it’s over, so the whole race I was checking everything and making sure. It’s not necessarily the way I want to win the first one, but a win is a win, and I’ll take it.”

Michael de Quesada, from Tampa, Florida, earned his first career Platinum Cup podium finish by placing second in the No. 16 Porsche Centre Oakville/Alegra Porsche 911 GT3 Cup car, 20.825 seconds behind Robichon.

Three-time reigning Platinum Masters champion Marco Cirone, from Toronto, raced to his first overall podium spot of the young season in the No. 88 Mark Motors/Bestline Auto Tech Porsche.

Etienne Borgeat, from Montreal, placed fourth in the No. 2 Porsche Lauzon/GT Racing entry. Tim Sanderson, from Pickering, Ontario, rounded out the top five in the No. 07 Porsche Centre Oakville/Alegra Porsche.

Bruno Chapinotti, from Bowmanville, Ontario, earned his first Gold Cup victory of the season in the No. 03 Downtown Porsche/DFC Motorsport Porsche. Andrew Danyliw, from Toronto, completed a weekend sweep in the Silver Cup class with a victory in his SCB Racing Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport car.

Rounds three and four will be held June 10-12 at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal. This will be the first-ever combined event with the Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge USA by Yokohama, and the two series will run simultaneously on track.