2024 Chevrolet Grand Prix

The 2024 Chevrolet Grand Prix was a sports car race held at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park in Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada, on July 14, 2024. It was the seventh round of the 2024 IMSA SportsCar Championship.

The layout of Canadian Tire Motorsports Park, where the race was held.

Background

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Preview

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Canadian Tire Motorsports Park, where the race was held.

International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) president John Doonan confirmed the race was part of the 2024 IMSA SportsCar Championship (IMSA SCC) in August 2023.[1] It was the ninth time the IMSA SCC hosted a race at Mosport. The 2024 Chevrolet Grand Prix was the seventh of eleven scheduled sports car races of 2024 by IMSA.[2] The race was held at the ten-turn 2.459 mi (3.957 km) Canadian Tire Motorsports Park on July 14, 2024.[2]

Standings before the race

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The LMP2 Drivers' Championship was led by Josh Burdon, Felipe Fraga, and Gar Robinson after their second-place finish in Watkins Glen. They held a six-point lead over second-placed Ryan Dalziel, Dwight Merriman, Connor Zilisch, with Nick Boulle, Tom Dillmann, and Jakub Śmiechowski in third, 40 points behind Burdon, Fraga, and Robinson.[3] The GTD Pro Drivers' Championship was topped by Laurin Heinrich and Sebastian Priaulx with 1632 points, 49 ahead of Ben Barnicoat and Jack Hawksworth in second. Ross Gunn sat in third, 60 points behind Heinrich and Priaulx.[3] The GTD Drivers' Championship was led by Philip Ellis and Russell Ward with 1745 points after their fourth win of the season in Watkins Glen, 305 points ahead of Robby Foley and Patrick Gallagher in second.[3] The Manufacturers' Championships were led by Porsche and Mercedes-AMG, respectively, and the Teams Championships' were led by Riley, AO Racing, and Winward Racing, respectively.[3]

Entry list

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The entry list was revealed on July 3, 2024, and featured 35 entries: 12 entries in LMP2, 9 entries in GTD Pro, and 14 entries in GTD. The LMP2 class saw some changes: Filipe Albuquerque, Renger van der Zande, Scott Huffaker, Stuart Wilshire, Pipo Derani, and Louis Delétraz all participated in the headline LMP2 class during the event. In GTD Pro, Ross Gunn was once again partnered by Mario Farnbacher in the No. 23 Heart of Racing Team Aston Martin.[4] In GTD, Spencer Pumpelly re-joined the No. 27 Heart of Racing Aston Martin. Furthermore, the No. 43 Andretti Motorsports Porsche and No. 120 Wright Motorsports Porsche were absent during the event.[5]

No. Entrant Car Driver 1 Driver 2
LMP2 (Le Mans Prototype 2) (12 entries)
04   CrowdStrike Racing by APR Oreca 07-Gibson   Colin Braun   George Kurtz
2   United Autosports USA Oreca 07-Gibson   Ben Hanley   Ben Keating
8   Tower Motorsports Oreca 07-Gibson   John Farano   Renger van der Zande
11   TDS Racing Oreca 07-Gibson   Scott Huffaker   Steven Thomas
18   Era Motorsport Oreca 07-Gibson   Ryan Dalziel   Stuart Wiltshire
20   MDK by High Class Racing Oreca 07-Gibson   Dennis Andersen   Seth Lucas
22   United Autosports USA Oreca 07-Gibson   Filipe Albuquerque   Dan Goldburg
33   Sean Creech Motorsport Ligier JS P217-Gibson   João Barbosa   Lance Willsey
52   Inter Europol by PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports Oreca 07-Gibson   Nick Boulle   Tom Dillmann
74   Riley Oreca 07-Gibson   Felipe Fraga   Gar Robinson
88   Richard Mille AF Corse Oreca 07-Gibson   Luis Pérez Companc   Pipo Derani
99   AO Racing Oreca 07-Gibson   Louis Delétraz   P. J. Hyett
GTD Pro (GT Daytona Pro) (9 entries)
1   Paul Miller Racing BMW M4 GT3   Bryan Sellers   Madison Snow
3   Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R   Antonio García   Alexander Sims
4   Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R   Nicky Catsburg   Tommy Milner
9   Pfaff Motorsports McLaren 720S GT3 Evo   Oliver Jarvis   Marvin Kirchhöfer
14   Vasser Sullivan Lexus RC F GT3   Ben Barnicoat   Jack Hawksworth
23   Heart of Racing Team Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo   Mario Farnbacher   Ross Gunn
64   Ford Multimatic Motorsports Ford Mustang GT3   Mike Rockenfeller   Harry Tincknell
65   Ford Multimatic Motorsports Ford Mustang GT3   Joey Hand   Dirk Müller
77   AO Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)   Laurin Heinrich   Sebastian Priaulx
GTD (GT Daytona) (13 entries)
12   Vasser Sullivan Lexus RC F GT3   Frankie Montecalvo   Parker Thompson
13   AWA Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R   Matt Bell   Orey Fidani
27   Heart of Racing Team Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo   Roman De Angelis   Spencer Pumpelly
32   Korthoff/Preston Motorsports Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo   Mikaël Grenier   Mike Skeen
34   Conquest Racing Ferrari 296 GT3   Albert Costa   Manny Franco
45   Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2   Danny Formal   Kyle Marcelli
55   Proton Competition Ford Mustang GT3   Giammarco Levorato   Corey Lewis
57   Winward Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo   Philip Ellis   Russell Ward
66   Gradient Racing Acura NSX GT3 Evo22   Stevan McAleer   Sheena Monk
70   Inception Racing McLaren 720S GT3 Evo   Brendan Iribe   Frederik Schandorff
78   Forte Racing Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2   Misha Goikhberg   Loris Spinelli
86   MDK Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)   Anders Fjordbach   Kerong Li
96   Turner Motorsport BMW M4 GT3   Robby Foley   Patrick Gallagher
Source:[4][5]

Qualifying

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Saturday's afternoon qualifying session was broken into two sessions, with one session for the LMP2, GTD Pro and GTD classes, which lasted 15 minutes each.[6] The rules dictated that all teams nominated a driver to qualify their cars, with the Pro-Am LMP2 class requiring a Bronze rated driver to qualify the car. The competitors' fastest lap times determined the starting order. IMSA then arranged the grid to put LMP2s ahead of the GTD Pro, and GTD cars.[7]

Qualifying results

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Pole positions in each class are indicated in bold and with ‡.

Pos. Class No. Entry Driver Time Gap Grid
1 LMP2 99   AO Racing   P. J. Hyett 1:09.582 1‡
2 LMP2 22   United Autosports USA   Dan Goldburg 1:09.672 +0.090 2
3 LMP2 74   Riley   Gar Robinson 1:09.690 +0.108 3
4 LMP2 52   Inter Europol by PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports   Nick Boulle 1:09.756 +0.174 4
5 LMP2 11   TDS Racing   Steven Thomas 1:09.824 +0.242 5
6 LMP2 04   CrowdStrike Racing by APR   George Kurtz 1:10.017 +0.435 6
7 LMP2 2   United Autosports USA   Ben Keating 1:11.392 +1.810 7
8 LMP2 8   Tower Motorsports   John Farano 1:12.020 +2.438 8
9 LMP2 33   Sean Creech Motorsport   Lance Willsey 1:13.891 +4.309 9
10 LMP2 18   Era Motorsport   Stuart Wiltshire 1:13.919 +4.337 10
11 LMP2 88   Richard Mille AF Corse   Luis Pérez Companc 1:14.1951 +4.613 11
12 GTD Pro 3   Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports   Alexander Sims 1:14.373 +4.791 13‡
13 GTD Pro 14   Vasser Sullivan   Jack Hawksworth 1:14.640 +4.791 14
14 GTD 12   Vasser Sullivan   Frankie Montecalvo 1:15.060 +5.478 15‡
15 GTD Pro 4   Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports   Tommy Milner 1:15.105 +5.523 16
16 GTD Pro 64   Ford Multimatic Motorsports   Harry Tincknell 1:15.177 +5.595 17
17 GTD Pro 1   Paul Miller Racing   Madison Snow 1:15.193 +5.611 18
18 GTD Pro 23   Heart of Racing Team   Mario Farnbacher 1:13.318 +5.736 19
19 GTD Pro 9   Pfaff Motorsports   Marvin Kirchhöfer 1:15.390 +5.808 20
20 GTD 27   Heart of Racing Team   Spencer Pumpelly 1:15.392 +5.810 21
21 GTD Pro 77   AO Racing   Sebastian Priaulx 1:15.519 +5.937 22
22 GTD 96   Turner Motorsport   Patrick Gallagher 1:15.560 +5.978 23
23 GTD 32   Korthoff/Preston Motorsports   Mikaël Grenier 1:15.605 +6.023 24
24 GTD 70   Inception Racing   Brendan Iribe 1:15.693 +6.111 25
25 GTD 57   Winward Racing   Russell Ward 1:15.742 +6.160 26
26 GTD 45   Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti   Kyle Marcelli 1:15.807 +6.225 27
27 GTD Pro 65   Ford Multimatic Motorsports   Joey Hand 1:16.000 +6.418 28
28 GTD 78   Forte Racing   Misha Goikhberg 1:16.314 +6.732 29
29 GTD 66   Gradient Racing   Sheena Monk 1:16.372 +6.790 30
30 GTD 55   Proton Competition   Giammarco Levorato 1:16.614 +7.032 31
31 GTD 13   AWA   Orey Fidani 1:16.821 +7.239 32
32 GTD 86   MDK Motorsports   Kerong Li 1:18.122 +8.540 33
33 LMP2 20   MDK by High Class Racing   Dennis Andersen No Time Established2 12
34 GTD 34   Conquest Racing No Time Established3 34
Sources:[8][9]
  • 1 The No. 88 Richard Mille AF Corse entry had its two fastest laps deleted as penalty for causing a red flag during its qualifying session.
  • 2 The No. 20 MDK by High Class Racing entry had its two fastest laps deleted as penalty for causing a red flag during its qualifying session.
  • 3 The No. 34 Conquest Racing entry had its two fastest laps deleted as penalty for causing a red flag during its qualifying session.

Race

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Post-race

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The final results kept Fraga and Robinson atop the LMP2 Drivers' Championship with 1308 points, 12 ahead of race winners Boulle and Dillmann.[10] The final results of GTD Pro meant Heinrich and Priaulx extended their advantage to 98 points as Gunn advanced to second. Sims and García jumped from sixth to fourth while Sellers and Snow dropped to fifth.[10] Ellis and Ward's second-place finish allowed them to extend their advantage to 340 points over fourth-place finishers Foley and Gallagher in the GTD Drivers' Championship.[10] Porsche and Mercedes-AMG continued to top their respective Manufactures' Championships while Riley, AO Racing, and Winward Racing kept their respective advantages in their of Teams' Championships with four rounds remaining.[10]

Class winners are in bold and ‡.

Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Laps Time/Retired
Engine
1 LMP2 52   Inter Europol by PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports   Nick Boulle
  Tom Dillmann
Oreca 07 117 2:40:34.358‡
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
2 LMP2 74   Riley   Felipe Fraga
  Gar Robinson
Oreca 07 117 +0.658
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
3 LMP2 11   TDS Racing   Scott Huffaker
  Steven Thomas
Oreca 07 117 +4.776
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
4 LMP2 2   United Autosports USA   Ben Hanley
  Ben Keating
Oreca 07 117 +5.079
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
5 LMP2 22   United Autosports USA   Filipe Albuquerque
  Dan Goldburg
Oreca 07 117 +11.740
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
6 LMP2 8   Tower Motorsports   John Farano
  Renger van der Zande
Oreca 07 117 +13.540
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
7 LMP2 04   CrowdStrike Racing by APR   Colin Braun
  George Kurtz
Oreca 07 117 +13.641
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
8 LMP2 99   AO Racing   Louis Delétraz
  P. J. Hyett
Oreca 07 117 +13.773
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
9 LMP2 88   Richard Mille AF Corse   Luis Pérez Companc
  Pipo Derani
Oreca 07 116 +1 Lap
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
10 LMP2 33   Sean Creech Motorsport   João Barbosa
  Lance Willsey
Ligier JS P217 115 +2 Laps
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
11 LMP2 18   Era Motorsport   Ryan Dalziel
  Stuart Wiltshire
Oreca 07 113 +4 Laps
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
12 GTD Pro 3   Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports   Antonio García
  Alexander Sims
Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R 113 +4 Laps‡
Chevrolet LT6 5.5 L V8
13 GTD Pro 4   Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports   Nicky Catsburg
  Tommy Milner
Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R 113 +4 Laps
Chevrolet LT6 5.5 L V8
14 GTD Pro 77   AO Racing   Laurin Heinrich
  Sebastian Priaulx
Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 113 +4 Laps
Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6
15 GTD Pro 64   Ford Multimatic Motorsports   Mike Rockenfeller
  Harry Tincknell
Ford Mustang GT3 113 +4 Laps
Ford Coyote 5.4 L V8
16 GTD Pro 23   Heart of Racing Team   Mario Farnbacher
  Ross Gunn
Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo 112 +5 Laps
Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V8
17 GTD Pro 9   Pfaff Motorsports   Oliver Jarvis
  Marvin Kirchhöfer
McLaren 720S GT3 Evo 112 +5 Laps
McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8
18 GTD Pro 65   Ford Multimatic Motorsports   Joey Hand
  Dirk Müller
Ford Mustang GT3 112 +5 Laps
Ford Coyote 5.4 L V8
19 GTD 27   Heart of Racing Team   Roman De Angelis
  Spencer Pumpelly
Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo 112 +5 Laps‡
Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V8
20 GTD 57   Winward Racing   Philip Ellis
  Russell Ward
Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 112 +5 Laps
Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8
21 GTD 70   Inception Racing   Brendan Iribe
  Frederik Schandorff
McLaren 720S GT3 Evo 112 +5 Laps
McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8
22 GTD 96   Turner Motorsport   Robby Foley
  Patrick Gallagher
BMW M4 GT3 112 +5 Laps
BMW P58 3.0 L Turbo I6
23 GTD 12   Vasser Sullivan   Frankie Montecalvo
  Parker Thompson
Lexus RC F GT3 111 +6 Laps
Toyota 2UR-GSE 5.0 L V8
24 GTD 45   Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti   Danny Formal
  Kyle Marcelli
Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 111 +6 Laps
Lamborghini DGF 5.2 L V10
25 GTD 66   Gradient Racing   Stevan McAleer
  Sheena Monk
Acura NSX GT3 Evo22 111 +6 Laps
Acura JNC1 3.5 L Turbo V6
26 GTD 32   Korthoff/Preston Motorsports   Mikaël Grenier
  Mike Skeen
Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 111 +6 Laps
Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8
27 GTD Pro 1   Paul Miller Racing   Bryan Sellers
  Madison Snow
BMW M4 GT3 111 +6 Laps
BMW P58 3.0 L Turbo I6
28 GTD 78   Forte Racing   Misha Goikhberg
  Loris Spinelli
Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 111 +6 Laps
Lamborghini DGF 5.2 L V10
29 GTD 86   MDK Motorsports   Anders Fjordbach
  Kerong Li
Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 111 +6 Laps
Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6
30 GTD 34   Conquest Racing   Albert Costa
  Manny Franco
Ferrari 296 GT3 111 +6 Laps
Ferrari F163 3.0 L Turbo V6
31 GTD 55   Proton Competition   Giammarco Levorato
  Corey Lewis
Ford Mustang GT3 110 +7 Laps
Ford Coyote 5.4 L V8
32
DNF
GTD Pro 14   Vasser Sullivan   Ben Barnicoat
  Jack Hawksworth
Lexus RC F GT3 88 Retired
Toyota 2UR-GSE 5.0 L V8
33
DNF
GTD 13   AWA   Matt Bell
  Orey Fidani
Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R 27 Retired
Chevrolet LT6 5.5 L V8
34
DNF
LMP2 20   MDK by High Class Racing   Dennis Andersen
  Seth Lucas
Oreca 07 15 Retired
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
Source:[11]


Standings after the race

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  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for all sets of standings.
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for all sets of standings.
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for all sets of standings.

References

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  1. ^ Bradley, Charles (August 4, 2023). "IMSA reveals 2024 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship calendar". Motorsport.com. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "2024 IMSA Schedules Revealed at Road America". imsa.com. August 4, 2023. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d "00_Championship Points - Official.pdf" (PDF). imsa.results.alkamelcloud.com. Alkamel Systems. June 28, 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 4, 2024. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
  4. ^ a b Dagys, John (July 3, 2024). "35 Entries for LMP2 Headline Race at CTMP". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
  5. ^ a b "2024 IWSC CTMP PreEvent EntryList.pdf" (PDF). imsa.com. IMSA. July 3, 2024. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
  6. ^ "2024 IMSA Official Schedule and SR CTMP 070324 V1" (PDF). imsa.results.alkamelcloud.com. July 3, 2024. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
  7. ^ "2024 IMSA Sporting Regulations and Series Supplementary Regulations" (PDF). Retrieved July 14, 2024.
  8. ^ "03_Results_Qualifying.PDF" (PDF). imsa.results.alkamelcloud.com. Alkamel Systems. July 13, 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 18, 2024. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
  9. ^ "01_Grid_Race_Official.PDF" (PDF). imsa.results.alkamelcloud.com. Alkamel Systems. July 14, 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 15, 2024. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
  10. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "00_Championship Points - Official.pdf" (PDF). imsa.results.alkamelcloud.com. Alkamel Systems. July 17, 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 19, 2024. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
  11. ^ "03_Results_Race_Official.PDF" (PDF). imsa.results.alkamelcloud.com. Alkamel Systems. July 17, 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 19, 2024. Retrieved July 19, 2024.


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