The SBMRL has raced numerous times on American soil, but never in Monterey, California.
Built in 1957 around a dried out lake bed, Laguna Seca means dry lagoon in Spanish. The track plays host to a wide variety of racing classes, including various 4 wheeled and 2 wheeled ones. It has never hosted a Formula 1 race, having been deemed too remote for the desired crowds.
Running counter-clockwise, the circuit has a long run to the first corner, a sharp left-handed hairpin known as the Andretti Hairpin. A pair of short right handers take the track around a man-made pond, each separated by relatively short straights.
The second sector starts out similar tot he first but with the corners a bit more spread apart. An easy left hander followed by a sharper one lead into one of the longer straights. That straight is then followed by the corner that Monterey is most known for, the Corkscrew. The Corkscrew is a blind left-right chicane like bend that features a significant elevation drop. Drivers who get it right will feel their stomach in their throats as they dip down and hope they have their line right.
The final sector features a trio of corners, left-right-left, all separated by moderately short straights before spitting the field back onto the pit straight. Avoiding the pits can be advantageous due to the long straight, but whether or not the field can run a clean enough lap to not need fresh tires will remain to be seen.
Starting Grid
Mario’s difficult race in Monaco sees him “rewarded” with pole position. The Scandinavian Blitz pair follows, with Regency Motors making up the back of the grid.
- Mario (SM)
- Rask Sjofar (SB)
- The Stig (SB)
- Luigi (SM)
- Launch Bornado (FR)
- Delilah Whipplefilter (FR)
- Whiplash (RM)
- Jaap Snellrijder (RM)
Pit selection in order of team standings is as follows:
- Regency Motors
- Force Ravenswood
- Scandinavian Blitz
- Switch Motorsport
No driver has Laguna Seca as their home race.