Sharing United’s #23 Oreca 07 with di Resta and Jarvis, WEC rookie Pierson established a new series record by taking honours in the LMP2 class having only celebrated his 16th birthday last month.
Pierson impressed by completing a triple-stint in the opening half of the race after taking over from starting driver di Resta (standing in for Alex Lynn, unavailable due to his Chip Ganassi Racing IMSA commitments).
Di Resta said he and his team-mates “had to work quite hard” to recover from a difficult qualifying session that left the #23 United car third on the grid in LMP2 behind the pole-sitting AF Corse Oreca and the sister #22 entry that led the early part of the race.
“It took us about five stints to get where we wanted to be and in the lead,” continued the Scot.
“We managed to stay in front. It’s been a long week, but Josh did an amazing job, very well driven. We challenged him with a triple stint.
“For United it just gets the motivation going as they head into the next one.
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