FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
DATE: June 22, 2022
PRE-RACE QUALIFYING SESSIONS ON PIKES PEAK NEARLY COMPLETE
2021 KING OF THE MOUNTAIN ROBIN SHUTE TOP QUALIFIER IN UNLIMITED DIVISION
3-TIME KING OF THE MOUNTAIN DAVID DONNER SETS EXHIBITION DIVISION QUALIFYING RECORD
Colorado Springs, CO – Drivers in the 100th Running of the iconic Broadmoor Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, brought to you by Gran Turismo, took to the mountain for day two of early morning practice sessions and ran on all three sections of the course with the Unlimited and Exhibition divisions taking their qualifying runs on the lower section.
A new qualifying record was set in the Exhibition division by David Donner, (Colorado Springs, CO) in a 2022 Porsche 911 Turbo S with a time of 4:02.939, besting Randy Pobst’s record of 4:10.342 in the Tesla Model S Plaid just last year. Donner was King of the Mountain three times, first in 1991, again in 2002 and a third time in 2005.
Defending King of the Mountain, Robin Shute (Lomita, CA) topped the Unlimited division with a time of 3:24.519 in his 2018 Wolf TSC-FS. Two other Wolf’s joined Shute in the division this year, Dan Novembre, qualifying third, and Pikes Peak rookie, Henry Hill.
Check out the full list of qualifying and practice times below!
The final day of qualifying takes place on Thursday, June 23 when the Open Wheel and Pikes Peak Open drivers line up to Race to the Clouds.
The 2022 Race Day Run Order is as follows:
- The Exhibition Division competitors will run slowest to fastest based upon qualifying times.
- The Porsche Pikes Peak Trophy by Yokohama Division will run slowest to fastest based upon qualifying times.
- The remaining competitors will run fastest to slowest based upon qualifying times (regardless of division). These cars will not run in any specific division order.
Qualification times will be determined by the competitor’s best time on the Lower Section during Official Qualifying held Tuesday, June 21 – Thursday, June 24. The final Run Order will be based upon qualification times.*
*The Race Director and/or Director of Competition reserves the right to adjust the Run Order.
ABOUT THE PIKES PEAK INTERNATIONAL HILL CLIMB
First staged in 1916, the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb is the second oldest race in America. The invitation-only event, often referred to as The Race to the Clouds is held annually on the last Sunday of June on Pikes Peak – America’s Mountain, near Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA. The famous 12.42-mile (20 km) course consists of 156 turns, boasts an elevation gain of 4,725 feet (1,440 m), and reaches a finish line at 14,115 feet (4,302 m) above sea level. The PPIHC’s automobile categories feature a wide variety of vehicles representing multiple forms of motorsport; everything from production-based Time Attack challengers to purpose-built Open Wheel racers and state-of-the-art Unlimited vehicles take on America’s Mountain pursuing victory. The 100th Running of this iconic motorsport event will take place on June 26, 2022.
Contact:
Lisa Haight
Event Coordinator / Media / Historian
lisa@ppihc.org
(719) 685-4400
