Doran team deems Maserati debut a success

The debut of the Doran Racing Maserati MC 12 was a big success, as Didier Theys and Fredy Lienhard finished right behind the two factory Corvettes in the Generac 500 American Le Mans Series race Saturday at Road America.

Their efforts were rewarded with a GT1 podium finish in their first race with the marque and this particular car’s first race ever, as well as a trophy given to the top privateers. The Corvettes were 12th and 13th overall but the new blue Maserati sponsored by Lista, Making Workspace Work and Lista Office was right behind them in 14th position at the checkered. One lap separated the two Corvettes and the Maserati completed two less laps than the second-place finisher in GT1, but it more than held its own.

Indeed, the car’s best lap was Theys’ 2:02.908 to the Corvette’s 2:02.031 and 2:02.197. The team ran between 14th and 19th overall the whole time.