The 2015 Chevrolet Sports Car Classic was a sports car race sanctioned by the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA). The race was held at The Raceway on Belle Isle in Detroit, Michigan on May 30, 2015. The race was the fifth 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, and the sixth annual running of the race, counting the period between 2007 and 2013 when it was a round of the Rolex Sports Car Series and the American Le Mans Series respectively. The 2015 Chevrolet Sports Car Classic was the fourth of twelve scheduled sports car races of 2015 by IMSA, the shortest in terms of time, and was the third round not held on the held as part of the North American Endurance Cup. The event was held at the fourteen-turn Belle Isle Park on May 30, 2015. The PC category would participate in the event for the first time.
Entry list Twenty-three cars were officially entered for the Chevrolet Sports Car Classic, with the bulk of the entries in the Prototype (P) and Grand Touring Daytona (GTD) categories. Action Express Racing (AER) fielded two Chevrolet Corvette DP cars while VisitFlorida Racing (VFR) and Wayne Taylor Racing (WTR) fielded one. Chip Ganassi Racing (CGR) entered one Ford-powered Riley MkXXVI. Mazda Motorsports had one Lola B12/80, and Michael Shank Racing (MSR) entered one Ligier JS P2 chassis with Honda HR28TT twin-turbocharged 2.8-liter V6 engine. The DeltaWing skipped to undergo further testing. The Prototype Challenge (PC) class was composed of six Oreca FLM09 cars. CORE Autosport, JDC-Miller MotorSports, Performance Tech PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports, RSR Racing, and Starworks Motorsport entered one car each. In the list of GTD entrants, ten GT-specification vehicles were represented by six different manufacturers. With the absence of the Grand Touring Le Mans (GTLM) class from the field, only three racing classes were represented in Belle Isle.
Qualifying
Qualifying results Pole positions in each class are indicated in bold and by . P stands for Prototype, PC (Prototype Challenge), and GTD (Grand Touring Daytona). ClassTeamDriverTime1P5 Action Express Racing Christian Fittipaldi1:24.746_12P10 Wayne Taylor Racing Ricky Taylor1:24.796 +0.05023P90 VisitFlorida.com Racing Michael Valiante1:25.156 +0.41034P01 Chip Ganassi Racing Scott Pruett1:25.987 +1.24145P31 Action Express Racing Eric Curran1:26.009 +1.26356P60 Michael Shank Racing with Curb/Agajanian John Pew1:26.889 +2.14367PC38 Performance Tech Motorsports James French1:29.317 +4.57178PC11 RSR Racing Chris Cumming1:29.321 +4.57589PC8 Starworks Motorsport Mirco Schultis1:30.687 +5.941910PC52 PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports Mike Guasch1:30.780 +6.0341011PC54 CORE Autosport Jon Bennett1:31.180 +6.4341112P07 SpeedSource Tom Long1:31.308 +6.5621213PC85 JDC-Miller MotorSports Misha Goikhberg1:31.741 +6.9951314GTD48 Paul Miller Racing Dion von Moltke1:33.546+8.8001415GTD33 Riley Motorsports Ben Keating1:34.261 +9.5151516GTD007 TRG-AMR North America Christina Nielsen1:34.338 +9.5921617GTD73 Park Place Motorsports Patrick Lindsey1:34.656 +9.9101718GTD23 Team Seattle / Alex Job Racing Ian James1:34.821 +10.0751819GTD58 Wright Motorsports Madison Snow1:35.031 +10.2671920GTD63 Scuderia Corsa Bill Sweedler1:35.632 +10.8862021GTD44 Magnus Racing John Potter1:35.801 +11.0552122GTD22 Alex Job Racing Cooper MacNeil1:37.080 +12.3342223GTD97 Turner Motorsport Michael Marsal1:37.218 +12.47223Source:
Race
Race results Class winners are denoted in bold and . P stands for Prototype, PC (Prototype Challenge), and GTD (Grand Touring Daytona). +Final race classificationClassTeamDriversChassisTireTime/RetiredEngine1P31 Action Express Racing Eric Curran Dane CameronCorvette Daytona Prototype591:40:49.112Chevrolet 5.5 L V82P60 Michael Shank Racing with Curb/Agajanian John Pew Oswaldo Negri Jr.Ligier JS P259 +18.631Honda HR28TT 2.8 L V6 Turbo3P5 Action Express Racing João Barbosa Christian FittipaldiCorvette Daytona Prototype59 +19.207Chevrolet 5.5 L V84P01 Chip Ganassi Racing Joey Hand Scott PruettFord EcoBoost Riley DP59 +20.391Ford EcoBoost 3.5 L V6 Turbo5P90 VisitFlorida.com Racing Richard Westbrook Michael ValianteCorvette Daytona Prototype59 +21.513Chevrolet 5.5 L V86PC8 Starworks Motorsport Mirco Schultis Renger van der ZandeOreca FLM0959 +45.524Chevrolet 6.2 L V87P10 Wayne Taylor Racing Jordan Taylor Ricky TaylorCorvette Daytona Prototype59 +46.080Chevrolet 5.5 L V88P07 SpeedSource Tom Long Joel MillerMazda Prototype59 +46.593Mazda Skyactiv-D 2.2 L Turbo I4 (Diesel)9PC85 JDC-Miller MotorSports Misha Goikhberg Stephen SimpsonOreca FLM0959 +1:01.774Chevrolet 6.2 L V810PC38 Performance Tech Motorsports James French James VanceOreca FLM0959 +1:17.299Chevrolet 6.2 L V811GTD23 Team Seattle / Alex Job Racing Mario Farnbacher Ian JamesPorsche 911 GT America57 +2 LapsPorsche 4.0 L Flat-612GTD007 TRG-AMR North America James Davison Christina NielsenAston Martin V12 Vantage GT357 +2 LapsAston Martin 6.0 L V1213GTD48 Paul Miller Racing Christopher Haase Dion von MoltkeAudi R8 LMS ultra57 +2 LapsAudi 5.2 L V1014GTD22 Alex Job Racing Leh Keen Cooper MacNeilPorsche 911 GT America57 +2 LapsPorsche 4.0 L Flat-615GTD73 Park Place Motorsports Patrick Lindsey Spencer PumpellyPorsche 911 GT America57 +2 LapsPorsche 4.0 L Flat-616GTD97 Turner Motorsport Michael Marsal Markus PalttalaBMW Z4 GT357 +2 LapsBMW 4.4 L V817GTD44 Magnus Racing John Potter Andy LallyPorsche 911 GT America56 +3 LapsPorsche 4.0 L Flat-618 DNFGTD58 Wright Motorsports Jan Heylen Madison SnowPorsche 911 GT America54 AccidentPorsche 4.0 L Flat-619PC54 CORE Autosport Jon Bennett Colin BraunOreca FLM0954 +5 LapsChevrolet 6.2 L V820GTD63 Scuderia Corsa Bill Sweedler Townsend BellFerrari 458 Italia GT346 +13 LapsFerrari 4.5 L V821 DNFPC11 RSR Racing Chris Cumming Bruno JunqueiraOreca FLM0938 AccidentChevrolet 6.2 L V822 DNFPC52 PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports Mike Guasch Tom Kimber-SmithOreca FLM0932 AccidentChevrolet 6.2 L V823 DNFGTD33 Riley Motorsports Jeroen Bleekemolen Ben KeatingDodge Viper GT3-R22 AccidentDodge 8.3 L V10Sources:+ Tyre manufacturers Key Symbol Tyre manufacturer Continental
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