The 2015 Continental Tire Monterey Grand Prix was a sports car race sanctioned by the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) held on the Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in Monterey, California, on May 3, 2015. The event served as the fourth round of the 2015 United SportsCar Championship.

Background

Preview

International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) president Scott Atherton confirmed the race was part of the schedule for the 2015 IMSA Tudor United SportsCar Championship (IMSA TUSC) in August 2014. It was the second consecutive year the event was held as part of the Tudor United SportsCar Championship. The 2015 Continental Tire Monterey Grand Prix was the fourth of twelve scheduled sports car races of 2015 by IMSA, and it was the second round not held as part of the North American Endurance Cup. The event was held at the eleven-turn Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in Monterey County, California on May 3, 2015. The event went to a single race format after utilizing a split race format the previous year due to the field size.

Qualifying

Qualifying results Pole positions in each class are indicated in bold and by . P stands for Prototype, PC (Prototype Challenge), GTLM (Grand Touring Le Mans) and GTD (Grand Touring Daytona). ClassTeamDriverTime1P10 Wayne Taylor Racing Jordan Taylor1:18.718_12P01 Chip Ganassi Racing Scott Pruett1:18.940 +0.22223P90 VisitFlorida.com Racing Michael Valiante1:19.448 +0.73034P60 Michael Shank Racing with Curb/Agajanian John Pew1:19.651 +0.93345P5 Action Express Racing Christian Fittipaldi1:19.894 +1.17656P0 DeltaWing Racing Cars with Claro/TracFone Katherine Legge1:20.504 +1.78667P31 Action Express Racing Eric Curran1:20.622 +1.90478P70 SpeedSource Tristan Nunez1:20.957 +2.23989P07 SpeedSource Tom Long1:21.138 +2.420910GTLM25 BMW Team RLL Dirk Werner1:22.362+3.6441011PC11 RSR Racing Chris Cumming1:22.362+3.8471112PC52 PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports Mike Guasch1:22.565 +3.8511213GTLM24 BMW Team RLL Lucas Luhr1:22.610 +3.8921314GTLM62 Risi Competizione Pierre Kaffer1:22.610 +3.8921415PC38 Performance Tech Motorsports James French1:22.689 +3.9711516GTLM911 Porsche North America Patrick Pilet1:22.708 +3.9901617GTLM4 Corvette Racing Tommy Milner1:22.711 +3.9931718GTLM912 Porsche North America Michael Christensen1:22.788 +4.0701819GTLM3 Corvette Racing Antonio García1:22.815 +4.0971920PC54 CORE Autosport Jon Bennett1:23.165 +4.4472021GTLM17 Team Falken Tire Wolf Henzler1:23.274 +4.5562122PC8 Starworks Motorsport Mirco Schultis1:23.466 +4.7482223PC85 JDC-Miller MotorSports Misha Goikhberg1:23.615 +4.8972324PC16 BAR1 Motorsports Todd Slusher1:24.539 +5.8212425GTD73 Park Place Motorsports Patrick Lindsey1:27.040 +8.3222526GTD93 Riley Motorsports Marc Miller1:28.021 +9.3032627GTD48 Paul Miller Racing Dion von Moltke1:28.031 +9.3132728GTD33 Riley Motorsports Ben Keating1:28.267 +9.5492829GTD44 Magnus Racing John Potter1:28.319 +9.6012930GTD007 TRG-AMR North America Christina Nielsen1:28.849 +10.1313031GTD23 Team Seattle / Alex Job Racing Ian James1:28.885 +10.1673132GTD45 Flying Lizard Motorsports Patrick Byrne1:28.946 +10.2283233GTD22 Alex Job Racing Cooper MacNeil1:28.966 +10.2483334GTD63 Scuderia Corsa Bill Sweedler1:29.207 +10.4893435GTD97 Turner Motorsport Michael Marsal1:29.254 +10.53635Source:

Race

Race results Class winners are denoted in bold and . P stands for Prototype, PC (Prototype Challenge), GTLM (Grand Touring Le Mans) and GTD (Grand Touring Daytona). +Final race classificationClassTeamDriversChassisTireTime/RetiredEngine1P90 VisitFlorida.com Racing Richard Westbrook Michael ValianteCorvette Daytona Prototype1122:40:46.127Chevrolet 5.5 L V82P10 Wayne Taylor Racing Jordan Taylor Ricky TaylorCorvette Daytona Prototype112 +1.351Chevrolet 5.5 L V83P60 Michael Shank Racing with Curb/Agajanian John Pew Oswaldo Negri Jr.Ligier JS P2112 +29.655Honda HR28TT 2.8 L V6 Turbo4P5 Action Express Racing João Barbosa Christian FittipaldiCorvette Daytona Prototype112 +1:14.104Chevrolet 5.5 L V85P31 Action Express Racing Eric Curran Dane CameronCorvette Daytona Prototype112 +1:14.752Chevrolet 5.5 L V86PC11 RSR Racing Chris Cumming Bruno JunqueiraOreca FLM09110 +2 lapsChevrolet 6.2 L V87P70 SpeedSource Jonathan Bomarito Tristan NunezMazda Prototype110 +2 LapsMazda Skyactiv-D 2.2 L Turbo I4 (Diesel)8PC54 CORE Autosport Jon Bennett Colin BraunOreca FLM09110 +2 LapsChevrolet 6.2 L V89GTLM24 BMW Team RLL John Edwards Lucas LuhrBMW Z4 GTE108 +4 LapsBMW 4.4 L V810PC38 Performance Tech Motorsports James French Mike HedlundOreca FLM09108 +4 LapsChevrolet 6.2 L V811GTLM25 BMW Team RLL Bill Auberlen Dirk WernerBMW Z4 GTE108 +4 LapsBMW 4.4 L V812GTLM911 Porsche North America Michael Christensen Patrick PiletPorsche 911 RSR108 +4 LapsPorsche 4.0 L Flat-613GTLM62 Risi Competizione Pierre Kaffer Giancarlo FisichellaFerrari 458 Italia GT2108 +4 LapsFerrari 4.5 L V814GTLM912 Porsche North America Jörg Bergmeister Michael ChristensenPorsche 911 RSR108 +4 LapsPorsche 4.0 L Flat-615GTLM4 Corvette Racing Oliver Gavin Tommy MilnerChevrolet Corvette C7.R108 +4 LapsChevrolet LT5.5 5.5 L V816PC85 JDC-Miller MotorSports Misha Goikhberg Zach VeachOreca FLM09108 +4 LapsChevrolet 6.2 L V817GTLM3 Corvette Racing Antonio García Jan MagnussenChevrolet Corvette C7.R108 +4 LapsChevrolet LT5.5 5.5 L V818GTLM17 Team Falken Tire Bryan Sellers Wolf HenzlerPorsche 911 RSR108 +4 LapsPorsche 4.0 L Flat-619PC16 BAR1 Motorsports John Falb Todd SlusherOreca FLM09106 +6 LapsChevrolet 6.2 L V820PC8 Starworks Motorsport Mirco Schultis Renger van der ZandeOreca FLM09104 +8 LapsChevrolet 6.2 L V821GTD73 Park Place Motorsports Patrick Lindsey Spencer PumpellyPorsche 911 GT America103 +9 LapsPorsche 4.0 L Flat-622GTD48 Paul Miller Racing Christopher Haase Dion von MoltkeAudi R8 LMS ultra103 +9 LapsAudi 5.2 L V1023P01 Chip Ganassi Racing Joey Hand Scott PruettFord EcoBoost Riley DP103 +9 LapsFord EcoBoost 3.5 L V6 Turbo24GTD23 Team Seattle / Alex Job Racing Mario Farnbacher Ian JamesPorsche 911 GT America103 +9 LapsPorsche 4.0 L Flat-625GTD63 Scuderia Corsa Bill Sweedler Townsend BellFerrari 458 Italia GT3103 +9 LapsFerrari 4.5 L V826GTD007 TRG-AMR North America James Davison Christina NielsenAston Martin V12 Vantage GT3102 +10 LapsAston Martin 6.0 L V1227GTD44 Magnus Racing John Potter Andy LallyPorsche 911 GT America102 +10 LapsPorsche 4.0 L Flat-628GTD22 Alex Job Racing Leh Keen Cooper MacNeilPorsche 911 GT America102 +10 LapsPorsche 4.0 L Flat-629GTD93 Riley Motorsports Marc Miller Jeff MosingDodge Viper GT3-R102 +10 LapsDodge 8.3 L V1030GTD45 Flying Lizard Motorsports Patrick Byrne Guy CosmoAudi R8 LMS ultra100 +12 LapsAudi 5.2 L V1031 DNFGTD97 Turner Motorsport Michael Marsal Markus PalttalaBMW Z4 GT398 CrashBMW 4.4 L V832GTD33 Riley Motorsports Jeroen Bleekemolen Ben KeatingDodge Viper GT3-R97 +15 LapsDodge 8.3 L V1033 DNFPC52 PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports Mike Guasch Tom Kimber-SmithOreca FLM0996 ElectricalChevrolet 6.2 L V834 DNFP0 DeltaWing Racing Cars with Claro/TracFone Memo Rojas Katherine LeggeDeltaWing DWC1338 BrakeÉlan (Mazda) 1.9 L I4 Turbo35 DNFP07 SpeedSource Tom Long Joel MillerMazda Prototype18 EngineMazda Skyactiv-D 2.2 L Turbo I4 (Diesel)Sources:+ Tyre manufacturers Key Symbol Tyre manufacturer Continental Michelin Falken Tire

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