# Filipe Albuquerque IMSA championship campaign

> Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/filipe-albuquerque-imsa-championship-campaign
> Updated: 2026-10-04T00:00:00.000Z. Sources: 3. Developments: 2.

Filipe Albuquerque and teammate Ricky Taylor competed in the final stages of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship driving the Cadillac V-Series.R for Wayne Taylor Racing.

At the Indianapolis race, the duo finished sixth in the main category, trailing the winning BMW by 38.085 seconds. Albuquerque attributed the result to a lack of competitive pace and a strategic timing issue during a yellow flag period.

In the season finale at Road Atlanta, the Petit Le Mans, Albuquerque finished fourth alongside teammates Ricky Taylor and Will Stevens, narrowly missing a podium finish by 636 thousandths of a second. The race was marked by rain, 16 neutralization periods, and a 27-minute lightning interruption. While Albuquerque and Ricky Taylor finished 11th in the GTP category championship standings, Cadillac secured the manufacturer's championship and Cadillac Whelen won the team championship.

## Timeline

### 2026-10-04: Filipe Albuquerque finishes fourth at Petit Le Mans

Filipe Albuquerque finished fourth at the Petit Le Mans IMSA race at Road Atlanta, narrowly missing the podium in a rain-affected event. Cadillac secured the manufacturer's championship.

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/filipe-albuquerque-finishes-fourth-at-petit-le-mans

### 2026-09-21: Filipe Albuquerque finishes sixth at IMSA Indianapolis

Filipe Albuquerque and Ricky Taylor finished sixth in the IMSA race at Indianapolis driving a Cadillac for Wayne Taylor Racing, citing strategic timing issues during yellow flags.

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/filipe-albuquerque-finishes-sixth-at-imsa-indianapolis

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