The 17th Annual Petit Le Mans presented by Mazda was the 2014 edition of the Petit Le Mans automotive endurance race, held on October 3, 2014, at the Road Atlanta circuit in Braselton, Georgia, United States.Road Atlanta Petit Le Mans. https://www.roadatlanta.com/petit-le-mans-road-atlanta This marked the first Petit Le Mans run under the newly merged Tudor United Sportscar Championship. As part of the new series, Daytona Prototype endurance-style cars were eligible to participate for the first time.
The race was won by Wayne Taylor Racing in 10 hours (400 laps). A record number of 13 cautions was set for the event.IMSA Official Race Report. http://www.imsa.com/sites/default/files/race_result_files/TUDOR%20Championship%20Road%20Atlanta%20Race%20Official.pdf
Background
Preview
International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) president Scott Atherton confirmed that the race was part of the 2014 United SportsCar Championship schedule in September 2013. It was the first year that the race was part of the series calendar, and the seventeenth annual running of the race. The race was the last of 2014's thirteen scheduled IMSA automobile endurance races, and the last of four North American Endurance Cup (NAEC) events. It was held at the 12-turn, Road Atlanta in Braselton, Georgia on October 3, 2014.
Qualifying
Qualifying results Pole positions in each class are indicated in bold and with . +ClassEntryDriverTime1P5 Action Express Racing Christian Fittipaldi1:14.508—12P10 Wayne Taylor Racing Ricky Taylor1:14.797 +0.28923P90 Spirit of Daytona Racing Richard Westbrook1:14.920 +0.41234P01 Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates Scott Pruett1:15.224 +0.71645P0 DeltaWing Racing Cars Katherine Legge1:15.317 +0.80956P60 Michael Shank Racing with Curb/Agajanian Oswaldo Negri1:15.346 +0.83867P31 Marsh Racing Eric Curran1:16.052 +1.54478PC08 RSR Racing Jack Hawksworth1:16.210 +1.70289PC09 RSR Racing Bruno Junqueira1:16.471 +1.963910PC25 8Star Motorsports Tom Kimber-Smith1:16.599 +2.0911011PC54 CORE Autosport Colin Braun1:16.612 +2.1041112PC52 PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports Gunnar Jeannette1:16.848 +2.3401213PC87 BAR1 Motorsports Martin Plowman1:17.082 +2.5741314PC85 JDC-Miller MotorSports Stephen Simpson1:17.203 +2.6951415PC88 BAR1 Motorsports Johnny Mowlem1:17.367 +2.8591516PC38 Performance Tech Motorsports David Ostella1:17.533 +3.0251617GTLM911 Porsche North America Nick Tandy1:18.350 +3.8421718PC7 Starworks Motorsport Ryan Eversley1:18.412 +3.9041819GTLM62 Risi Competizione Giancarlo Fisichella1:18.687 +4.1791920GTLM17 Team Falken Tire Bryan Sellers1:18.707 +4.1992021GTLM93 SRT Motorsports Jonathan Bomarito1:18.804 +4.2962122GTLM912 Porsche North America Michael Christensen1:18.848 +4.3402223GTLM3 Corvette Racing Antonio García1:18.979 +4.4712324P70 Speedsource Tom Long1:19.074 +4.5662425GTLM56 BMW Team RLL Dirk Müller1:19.143 +4.6352526GTLM91 SRT Motorsports Marc Goossens1:19.146 +4.6382627GTLM4 Porsche North America Tommy Milner1:19.256 +4.7482728GTLM57 Krohn Racing Andrea Bertolini1:19.621 +5.1132829GTLM55 BMW Team RLL Bill Auberlen1:20.467 +5.9592930PC8 Starworks Motorsport Renger van der Zande1:20.665 +6.1573031GTD007 TRG-AMR James Davison1:22.254 +7.7463132GTD58 Snow Racing Jan Heylen1:22.395 +7.8873233GTD73 Park Place Motorsports Kévin Estre1:22.471 +7.9633334GTD33 Riley Motorsports Jeroen Bleekemolen1:22.579 +8.0713435GTD94 Turner Motorsport Dane Cameron1:22.682 +8.1743536GTD23 Team Seattle/Alex Job Racing Mario Farnbacher1:22.776 +8.2683637GTD27 Dempsey Racing Andrew Davis1:23.121 +8.6133738GTD22 Alex Job Racing Leh Keen1:23.237 +8.7293839GTD44 Magnus Racing Andy Lally1:23.251 +8.7433040GTD49 Spirit of Race Marco Cioci1:23.339 +8.8314041GTD81 GB Autosport Damien Faulkner1:23.409 +8.9014142GTD555 AIM Autosport Townsend Bell1:23.588 +9.0804243GTD48 Paul Miller Racing Matthew Bell1:23.592 +9.0844344GTD45 Flying Lizard Motorsports Spencer Pumpelly1:23.595 +9.0874445GTD63 Scuderia Corsa Alessandro Balzan1:23.685 +9.1774546GTD51 Spirit of Race Michele Rugolo1:23.700 +9.1924647GTD19 Mühlner Motorsports America Mark Kvamme1:25.135 +10.6274748GTD35 Flying Lizard Motorsports Seth Neiman1:26.910 +12.4024849P07 Speedsource Tristan Nunez4:25.488 +3:11.0804950P9 Action Express Racing Brian Frisselle4:51.014 +3:36.5065051P42 OAK Racing Alex BrundleNo time—5152GTD18 Mühlner Motorsports AmericaNoneNo Time Established5253GTD30 NGT MotorsportNoneNo Time Established5354GTD71 Park Place MotorsportsNoneNo Time Established54Sources:
The No. 42 OAK Racing entry had its two fastest laps deleted as penalty for causing a red flag during its qualifying session. The No. 9 Action Express Racing entry had its two fastest laps deleted as penalty for causing a red flag during its qualifying session. The No. 07 Speedsource entry had its two fastest laps deleted as penalty for causing a red flag during its qualifying session.
Race
Race result
Class winners in bold.
+Final race classificationClassTeamDriversChassisTire Engine 1 P1 10 Wayne Taylor Racing Ricky Taylor Jordan Taylor Max Angelelli Dallara Corvette DP 400Chevrolet LS9 5.5 L V8 2 P2 5 Action Express Racing João Barbosa Christian Fittipaldi Sébastien Bourdais Coyote Corvette DP 400Chevrolet LS9 5.5 L V8 3 P3 31 Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates Scott Pruett Memo Rojas Scott Dixon Riley MkXXVI 399Ford EcoBoost 3.5 L Turbo V6 4 P4 0 DeltaWing Racing Cars Andy Meyrick Katherine Legge Gabby Chaves DeltaWing DWC13 395Élan 1.9 L Turbo I4 5 PC1 8 Starworks Motorsport Renger van der Zande Mirco Schultis Alex Popow Oreca FLM09 395Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 6 PC2 54 CORE Autosport Jon Bennett Colin Braun James Gue Oreca FLM09 395Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 7 PC3 52 PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports Gunnar Jeannette Frankie Montecalvo Oreca FLM09 395Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 8 PC4 08 RSR Racing Jack Hawksworth Chris Cumming Rusty Mitchell Oreca FLM09 394Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 9 GTLM1 17 Team Falken Tire Bryan Sellers Wolf Henzler Marco Holzer Porsche 911 RSR 391Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 10 GTLM2 912 Porsche North America Patrick Long Michael Christensen Earl Bamber Porsche 911 RSR 391Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 11 GTLM3 91 SRT Motorsports Kuno Wittmer Marc Goossens Ryan Hunter-Reay SRT Viper GTS-R 391SRT 8.0 L V10 12 GTLM4 4 Corvette Racing Tommy Milner Oliver Gavin Ryan Briscoe Chevrolet Corvette C7.R 391Chevrolet LT5.5 5.5 L V8 13 GTLM5 911 Porsche North America Nick Tandy Jörg Bergmeister Patrick Pilet Porsche 911 RSR 390Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 14 GTLM6 93 SRT Motorsports Jonathan Bomarito Dominik Farnbacher Rob Bell SRT Viper GTS-R 389SRT 8.0 L V10 15 P5 31 Marsh Racing Eric Curran Boris Said Max Papis Coyote Corvette DP 388Chevrolet LS9 5.5 L V8 16 GTLM7 56 BMW Team RLL John Edwards Dirk Müller Dirk Werner BMW Z4 GTE 388BMW 4.4 L V8 17 GTLM8 3 Corvette Racing Jan Magnussen Antonio García Ryan Briscoe Chevrolet Corvette C7.R 388Chevrolet LT5.5 5.5 L V8 18 PC5 7 Starworks Motorsport Martin Fuentes John Martin Adam Merzon Oreca FLM09 385Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 19 PC6 85 JDC-Miller MotorSports Chris Miller Stephen Simpson Mikhail Goikhberg Oreca FLM09 384Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 20 PC7 25 8Star Motorsports Sean Rayhall Tom Kimber-Smith Eric Lux Oreca FLM09 383Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 21 GTLM9 57 Krohn Racing Tracy Krohn Niclas Jönsson Andrea Bertolini Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 383Ferrari 4.5 L V8 22 P6 60 Michael Shank Racing with Curb/Agajanian John Pew Oswaldo Negri Jr. Riley MkXXVI 383Ford EcoBoost 3.5 L Turbo V6 23 P7 90 Spirit of Daytona Racing Michael Valiante Richard Westbrook Mike Rockenfeller Coyote Corvette DP 381Chevrolet LS9 5.5 L V8 24 GTD1 48 Paul Miller Racing Bryce Miller Matthew Bell Christopher Haase Audi R8 LMS 376Audi 5.2 L V10 25 GTD2 58 Snow Racing Jan Heylen Madison Snow Patrick Dempsey Porsche 911 GT America 376Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 26 GTD3 44 Magnus Racing Andy Lally John Potter Marco Seefried Porsche 911 GT America 376Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 27 GTD4 94 Turner Motorsport Dane Cameron Markus Palttala Christoffer Nygaard BMW Z4 GT3 376BMW 4.4 L V8 28 GTD5 23 Team Seattle/Alex Job Racing Ian James Mario Farnbacher Alex Riberas Porsche 911 GT America 375Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 29 GTD6 51 Spirit of Race Pasin Lathouras Matt Griffin Michele Rugolo Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 375Ferrari 4.5 L V8 30 PC8 87 BAR1 Motorsports Martin Plowman Marc Drumwright Tomy Drissi Oreca FLM09 375Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 31 GTD7 555 AIM Autosport Bill Sweedler Townsend Bell Conrad Grunewald Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 375Ferrari 4.5 L V8 32 GTD8 22 Alex Job Racing Cooper MacNeil Leh Keen Craig Stanton Porsche 911 GT America 375Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 33 GTD9 63 Scuderia Corsa Jeff Westphal Alessandro Balzan Brandon Davis Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 373Ferrari 4.5 L V8 34 GTD10 007 TRG-AMR James Davison Christina Nielsen David Block Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 373Aston Martin 6.0 L V12 35 GTD11 81 GB Autosport Ben Barker Damien Faulkner Philipp Eng Porsche 911 GT America 367Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 36 GTD12 35 Flying Lizard Motorsports Seth Neiman Dion von Moltke Alessandro Latif Audi R8 LMS 366Audi 5.2 L V10 37 GTD13 71 Park Place Motorsports Kévin Estre Patrick Lindsey Norbert Siedler Porsche 911 GT America 346Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 38DNF PC9 09 RSR Racing Duncan Ende Bruno Junqueira David Heinemeier Hansson Oreca FLM09 283Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 39 GTD14 45 Flying Lizard Motorsports Nelson Canache Jr. Spencer Pumpelly Andrew Palmer Audi R8 LMS 266Audi 5.2 L V10 40DNF P8 70 SpeedSource Sylvain Tremblay Tom Long Ben Devlin Mazda Prototype 255Mazda Skyactiv-D 2.2 L Turbo I4(Diesel) 41 GTD15 19 Mühlner Motorsports America Mark Kvamme Daniel Lloyd Larry Pegram Porsche 911 GT America 255Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 42DNF P9 42 OAK Racing Gustavo Yacamán Alex Brundle Ho-Pin Tung Ligier JS P2 187Honda HR28TT 2.8 L Turbo V6 43DNF GTD16 49 Spirit of Race Piergiuseppe Perazzini Marco Cioci Eddie Cheever III Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 181Ferrari 4.5 L V8 44DNF PC10 38 Performance Tech Motorsports David Ostella James French Jerome Mee Oreca FLM09 171Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 45DNF GTD17 33 Riley Motorsports Jeroen Bleekemolen Sebastiaan Bleekemolen Ben Keating SRT Viper GT3-R 166SRT 8.0 L V10 46DNF P10 9 Action Express Racing Brian Frisselle Burt Frisselle Jon Fogarty Coyote Corvette DP 134Chevrolet LS9 5.5 L V8 47DNF PC11 88 BAR1 Motorsports Tom Papadopoulos Johnny Mowlem David Cheng Oreca FLM09 108Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 48DNF GTLM10 55 BMW Team RLL Bill Auberlen Joey Hand Andy Priaulx BMW Z4 GTE 99BMW 4.4 L V8 49DNF GTD18 27 Dempsey Racing Patrick Dempsey Joe Foster Andrew Davis Porsche 911 GT America 99Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 50DNF GTLM11 62 Risi Competizione Giancarlo Fisichella Pierre Kaffer Olivier Beretta Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 95Ferrari 4.5 L V8 51DNF P11 07 SpeedSource Tristan Nunez Joel Miller Tristan Vautier Mazda Prototype 47Mazda Skyactiv-D 2.2 L Turbo I4(Diesel)Sources:+ Tyre manufacturers Key Symbol Tyre manufacturer Continental Michelin Falken Tire
Race Statistics
References