The 2014 Continental Tire Monterey Grand Prix were a pair of sports car races sanctioned by the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) held on the Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in Monterey, California on May 4, 2014. The events served as the fourth of thirteen scheduled rounds of the 2014 United SportsCar Championship. Both races were contested over two hours. The race marked the first time that the course had been used for IMSA racing and the first time that the venue had featured a doubleheader weekend with two races.

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 the event was held as part of the Tudor United SportsCar Championship. The 2014 Continental Tire Monterey Grand Prix was the fourth of thirteen scheduled sports car races of 2014 by IMSA, and it was the second round not held as part of the North American Endurance Cup. The events were held at the eleven-turn Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in Monterey County, California on May 4, 2014. Due to the field size, IMSA would use a doubleheader race format where the Prototype Challenge and GTD classes would participate in the first event while the Prototype and GTLM classes would participate in the second event.

Before the race, João Barbosa and Christian Fittipaldi led the Prototype Drivers' Championship with 98 points, 5 points clear of Scott Pruett and Memo Rojas in second, and Jordan Taylor and Ricky Taylor with 91 points. With 101 points, PC was led by Jon Bennett, Colin Braun, and James Gue with an twelve-point advantage over Tom Kimber-Smith and Michael Marsal. In GTLM, the Drivers' Championship was led by Bill Auberlen and Andy Priaulx with 90 points; the duo held an two-point gap over Nick Tandy and Richard Lietz. Bill Sweedler and Townsend Bell led the GTD Drivers' Championship, ahead of Marco Seefried with 67 points followed by Maurizio Mediani with 62 points. Ford, BMW, and Ferrari were leading their respective Manufacturers' Championships, while Action Express Racing, CORE Autosport, BMW Team RLL, and AIM Autosport each led their own Teams' Championships.

Entry list Fifty-five cars were officially entered for the Continental Tire Monterey Grand Prix, with the bulk of entries in the Prototype (P) and Grand Touring Daytona (GTD) classes. Since the majority of the remaining rounds of the 2014 United SportsCar Championship were sprint races, PC and GTD teams entered their regular driver pairings for the first time this season. 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) and Michael Shank Racing (MSR) entered one Ford-powered Riley MkXXVI. Mazda Motorsports had two Lola B12/80 while Extreme Speed Motorsports (ESM) entered two HPD ARX-03b cars and OAK Racing entered one Morgan LMP2 chassis with Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 engine. The DeltaWing car after skipping the previous round at Long Beach. The Prototype Challenge (PC) class was composed of ten Oreca FLM09 cars: two from Starworks Motorsport and RSR Racing. BAR1 Motorsports, CORE Autosport, JDC-Miller MotorSports, Performance Tech, PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports, and 8Star Motorsports entered one car each. GTLM was represented by eleven entries from five different brands. Pierre Kaffer joined Giancarlo Fisichella in the Risi Competizione Ferrari. In the list of GTD entrants, twenty-one GT-specification vehicles were represented by six different manufacturers. Although it was listed as an entrant, the No. 009 TGR Aston Martin withdrew from the event.

Practice There were two practice sessions preceding the start of the races on Sunday: both on Saturday.The first one-hour session was on Saturday morning while the second one-hour session ran on Saturday afternoon.

Qualifying Saturday afternoon's 80-minute four-group qualifying session gave 15-minute sessions to all categories. Cars in GTD were sent out first before those grouped in GTLM, PC, and Prototype had three separate identically timed sessions. Regulations stipulated teams to nominate one qualifying driver, with the fastest laps determining each classes starting order.

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). +ClassTeamDriverTime1P2 Extreme Speed Motorsports Johannes van Overbeek1:18.561—1 (2)2P90 Spirit of Daytona Racing Richard Westbrook1:18.788 +0.2272 (2)3P1 Extreme Speed Motorsports Ryan Dalziel1:18.970 +0.4093 (2)4P42 OAK Racing Gustavo Yacamán1:19.076 +0.5154 (2)5P5 Action Express Racing Christian Fittipaldi1:19.175 +0.6145 (2)6P10 Wayne Taylor Racing Ricky Taylor1:19.504 +0.9436 (2)7PC09 RSR Racing Bruno Junqueira1:19.723+1.1621 (1)8P01 Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates Memo Rojas1:19.962 +1.4017 (2)9P60 Michael Shank Racing with Curb/Agajanian Oswaldo Negri Jr.1:10.107 +1.5468 (2)10PC8 Starworks Motorsport Renger van der Zande1:20.117 +1.5562 (1)11P0 DeltaWing Racing Cars Katherine Legge1:20.327 +1.7669 (2)12PC25 8Star Motorsports Sean Rayhall1:20.421 +1.8603 (1)13PC54 CORE Autosport Colin Braun1:20.453 +1.8924 (1)14PC08 RSR Racing Alex Tagliani1:20.568 +2.0075 (1)15PC38 Performance Tech David Ostella1:20.836 +2.2756 (1)16PC52 PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports Gunnar Jeannette1:20.933 +2.3727 (1)17PC85 JDC-Miller MotorSports Stephen Simpson1:21.261 +2.7008 (1)18P31 Marsh Racing Boris Said1:21.393 +2.83210 (2)19P07 Speedsource Tristan Nunez1:22.010 +3.44911 (2)20GTLM3 Corvette Racing Antonio García1:22.373+3.81212 (2)21GTLM56 BMW Team RLL John Edwards1:22.578 +4.01713 (2)22GTLM911 Porsche North America Nick Tandy1:22.678 +4.11714 (2)23GTLM4 Corvette Racing Oliver Gavin1:22.768 +4.20715 (2)24GTLM55 BMW Team RLL Andy Priaulx1:22.810 +4.24916 (2)25GTLM91 SRT Motorsports Dominik Farnbacher1:23.076 +4.51517 (2)26GTLM62 Risi Competizione Giancarlo Fisichella1:23.142 +4.58123 (2)27GTLM912 Porsche North America Patrick Long1:23.263 +4.70218 (2)28GTLM93 SRT Motorsports Jonathan Bomarito1:23.341 +4.78019 (2)29GTLM17 Team Falken Tire Wolf Henzler1:23.660 +5.09920 (2)30P70 Speedsource Sylvain Tremblay1:26.302 +7.74121 (2)31GTD45 Flying Lizard Motorsports Spencer Pumpelly1:26.695+8.1349 (1)32GTD22 Alex Job Racing Leh Keen1:26.962 +8.40110 (1)33GTD48 Paul Miller Racing Christopher Haase1:27.101 +8.54011 (1)34GTD64 Scuderia Corsa Kyle Marcelli1:27.121 +8.56012 (1)35GTD35 Flying Lizard Motorsports Dion von Moltke1:27.121 +8.56013 (1)36GTD33 Riley Motorsports Jeroen Bleekemolen1:27.327 +8.76614 (1)37GTD58 Snow Racing Jan Heylen1:27.371 +8.81015 (1)38GTD30 NGT Motorsport Kuba Giermaziak1:27.416 +8.85516 (1)39GTD44 Magnus Racing Andy Lally1:27.448 +8.88717 (1)40GTD94 Turner Motorsport Dane Cameron1:27.471 +8.91018 (1)41GTD23 Team Seattle/Alex Job Racing Mario Farnbacher1:27.549 +8.98819 (1)42GTD81 GB Autosport Damien Faulkner1:27.750 +9.18920 (1)43GTD63 Scuderia Corsa Alessandro Balzan1:27.867 +9.30621 (1)44GTD73 Park Place Motorsports Kévin Estre1:27.963 +9.40222 (1)45GTD555 AIM Autosport Townsend Bell1:28.234 +9.67323 (1)46GTD71 Park Place Motorsports Craig Stanton1:28.238 +9.67724 (1)47GTD27 Dempsey Racing Andrew Davis1:28.480 +9.91925 (1)48GTD007 TRG-AMR North America James Davison1:29.051 +10.49026 (1)49GTD18 Mühlner Motorsports America Nico Verdonck1:29.581 +11.02027 (1)50GTD46 Fall-Line Motorsports Charles Putman1:29.634 +11.07328 (1)51GTD19 Mühlner Motorsports America Mark Kvamme1:30.205 +11.64429 (1)52GTD51 Spirit of Race Jack Gerber1:34.022 +15.46130 (1)53PC7 Starworks MotorsportNo Time Established31 (1)54PC88 BAR1 MotorsportsNo Time Established32 (1)55GTLM57 Krohn Racing Tracy KrohnNo Time Established22 (2)Sources: Key Meaning (1) Race One (2) Race Two

Races

Race 1

Race results Class winners are denoted in bold and . PC stands for Prototype Challenge and GTD (Grand Touring Daytona). ClassTeamDriversChassisTireEngine1PC8 Starworks Motorsport Mirco Schultis Renger van der ZandeOreca FLM0982Chevrolet 6.2 L V82PC25 8Star Motorsports Luis Díaz Sean RayhallOreca FLM0982Chevrolet 6.2 L V83PC09 RSR Racing Duncan Ende Bruno JunqueiraOreca FLM0982Chevrolet 6.2 L V84PC52 PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports Gunnar Jeannette Frankie MontecalvoOreca FLM0982Chevrolet 6.2 L V85PC08 RSR Racing Chris Cumming Alex TaglianiOreca FLM0982Chevrolet 6.2 L V86PC85 JDC-Miller MotorSports Chris Miller Stephen SimpsonOreca FLM0981Chevrolet 6.2 L V87PC54 CORE Autosport Jon Bennett Colin BraunOreca FLM0978Chevrolet 6.2 L V88GTD94 Turner Motorsport Dane Cameron Markus PalttalaBMW Z4 GT378BMW 4.4 L V89GTD48 Paul Miller Racing Christopher Haase Bryce MillerAudi R8 LMS ultra78Audi 5.2 L V1010GTD44 Magnus Racing Andy Lally John PotterPorsche 911 GT America78Porsche 4.0L Flat-611GTD22 Alex Job Racing Leh Keen Cooper MacNeilPorsche 911 GT America78Porsche 4.0L Flat-612GTD35 Flying Lizard Motorsports Dion von Moltke Seth NeimanAudi R8 LMS ultra78Audi 5.2 L V1013 DNFGTD45 Flying Lizard Motorsports Nelson Canache Jr. Spencer PumpellyAudi R8 LMS ultra77Audi 5.2 L V1014GTD63 Scuderia Corsa Alessandro Balzan Jeff WestphalFerrari 458 Italia GT377Ferrari 4.5L V815GTD23 Team Seattle/Alex Job Racing Mario Farnbacher Ian JamesPorsche 911 GT America77Porsche 4.0L Flat-616GTD73 Park Place Motorsports Kévin Estre Patrick LindseyPorsche 911 GT America77Porsche 4.0L Flat-617GTD64 Scuderia Corsa Stefan Johansson Kyle MarcelliFerrari 458 Italia GT377Ferrari 4.5L V818GTD58 Snow Racing Jan Heylen Madison SnowPorsche 911 GT America77Porsche 4.0L Flat-619GTD30 NGT Motorsport Henrique Cisneros Kuba GiermaziakPorsche 911 GT America77Porsche 4.0L Flat-620GTD007 TRG-AMR North America Al Carter James DavisonAston Martin V12 Vantage GT377Aston Martin 6.0 L V1221GTD555 AIM Autosport Townsend Bell Bill SweedlerFerrari 458 Italia GT377Ferrari 4.5L V822GTD71 Park Place Motorsports Craig Stanton Jim NormanPorsche 911 GT America76Porsche 4.0L Flat-623GTD33 Riley Motorsports Jeroen Bleekemolen Ben KeatingSRT Viper GT3-R76SRT 8.0 L V1024GTD81 GB Autosport Bob Faieta Damien FaulknerPorsche 911 GT America76Porsche 4.0L Flat-625GTD18 Mühlner Motorsports America Matt Bell David Calvert-JonesPorsche 911 GT America76Porsche 4.0L Flat-626GTD51 Spirit of Race Eddie Cheever III Jack GerberFerrari 458 Italia GT375Ferrari 4.5L V827GTD27 Dempsey Racing Andrew Davis Patrick DempseyPorsche 911 GT America75Porsche 4.0L Flat-628GTD19 Mühlner Motorsports America Mark Kvamme Dillon MachavernPorsche 911 GT America69Porsche 4.0L Flat-629 DNFPC38 Performance Tech David Ostella Charlie ShearsOreca FLM0960Chevrolet 6.2 L V830 DNFPC7 Starworks Motorsport Sam Bird Martin FuentesOreca FLM0930Chevrolet 6.2 L V831 DNFGTD46 Fall-Line Motorsports Charles Espenlaub Charles PutmanAudi R8 LMS ultra21Audi 5.2 L V1032 DNSPC88 BAR1 Motorsports Doug Bielefeld Ryan EversleyOreca FLM09 --Chevrolet 6.2 L V8Sources:+Tyre manufacturerKeySymbolTyre manufacturerContinental

Race 2

Race results Class winners are denoted in bold and . P stands for Prototype, and GTLM (Grand Touring Le Mans). ClassTeamDriversChassisTireEngine1P2 Extreme Speed Motorsports Ed Brown Johannes van OverbeekHPD ARX-03b87Honda HR28TT 2.8 L Turbo V62P10 Wayne Taylor Racing Jordan Taylor Ricky TaylorChevrolet Corvette DP87Chevrolet LS9 5.5 L V83P01 Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates Scott Pruett Memo RojasRiley MkXXVI87Ford EcoBoost 3.5 L Turbo V64P5 Action Express Racing João Barbosa Christian FittipaldiChevrolet Corvette DP87Chevrolet LS9 5.5 L V85P90 Spirit of Daytona Racing Michael Valiante Richard WestbrookChevrolet Corvette DP87Chevrolet LS9 5.5 L V86P31 Marsh Racing Eric Curran Boris SaidChevrolet Corvette DP86Chevrolet LS9 5.5 L V87P70 Speedsource Tom Long Sylvain TremblayMazda Prototype85Mazda Skyactiv-D 2.2 L Turbo I4