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.

Background

Preview

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

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

Main article: 2024 IMSA SportsCar Championship § Entries

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

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

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

Post-race

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

  • 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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