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2024 Chevrolet Grand Prix

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

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

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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 United States CrowdStrike Racing by APR Oreca 07-Gibson United States Colin Braun United States George Kurtz
2 United States United Autosports USA Oreca 07-Gibson United Kingdom Ben Hanley United States Ben Keating
8 United States Tower Motorsports Oreca 07-Gibson Canada John Farano Netherlands Renger van der Zande
11 France TDS Racing Oreca 07-Gibson United States Scott Huffaker United States Steven Thomas
18 United States Era Motorsport Oreca 07-Gibson United Kingdom Ryan Dalziel United Kingdom Stuart Wiltshire
20 Denmark MDK by High Class Racing Oreca 07-Gibson Denmark Dennis Andersen United States Seth Lucas
22 United States United Autosports USA Oreca 07-Gibson Portugal Filipe Albuquerque United States Dan Goldburg
33 United States Sean Creech Motorsport Ligier JS P217-Gibson Portugal João Barbosa United States Lance Willsey
52 Poland Inter Europol by PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports Oreca 07-Gibson United States Nick Boulle France Tom Dillmann
74 United States Riley Oreca 07-Gibson Brazil Felipe Fraga United States Gar Robinson
88 Italy Richard Mille AF Corse Oreca 07-Gibson Argentina Luis Pérez Companc Brazil Pipo Derani
99 United States AO Racing Oreca 07-Gibson Switzerland Louis Delétraz United States P. J. Hyett
GTD Pro (GT Daytona Pro) (9 entries)
1 United States Paul Miller Racing BMW M4 GT3 United States Bryan Sellers United States Madison Snow
3 United States Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R Spain Antonio García United Kingdom Alexander Sims
4 United States Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R Netherlands Nicky Catsburg United States Tommy Milner
9 Canada Pfaff Motorsports McLaren 720S GT3 Evo United Kingdom Oliver Jarvis Germany Marvin Kirchhöfer
14 United States Vasser Sullivan Lexus RC F GT3 United Kingdom Ben Barnicoat United Kingdom Jack Hawksworth
23 United States Heart of Racing Team Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo Germany Mario Farnbacher United Kingdom Ross Gunn
64 Canada Ford Multimatic Motorsports Ford Mustang GT3 Germany Mike Rockenfeller United Kingdom Harry Tincknell
65 Canada Ford Multimatic Motorsports Ford Mustang GT3 United States Joey Hand Germany Dirk Müller
77 United States AO Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Germany Laurin Heinrich United Kingdom Sebastian Priaulx
GTD (GT Daytona) (13 entries)
12 United States Vasser Sullivan Lexus RC F GT3 United States Frankie Montecalvo Canada Parker Thompson
13 Canada AWA Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R United Kingdom Matt Bell Canada Orey Fidani
27 United States Heart of Racing Team Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo Canada Roman De Angelis United States Spencer Pumpelly
32 United States Korthoff/Preston Motorsports Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Canada Mikaël Grenier United States Mike Skeen
34 United States Conquest Racing Ferrari 296 GT3 Spain Albert Costa United States Manny Franco
45 United States Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 Costa Rica Danny Formal Canada Kyle Marcelli
55 Germany Proton Competition Ford Mustang GT3 Italy Giammarco Levorato United States Corey Lewis
57 United States Winward Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Switzerland Philip Ellis United States Russell Ward
66 United States Gradient Racing Acura NSX GT3 Evo22 United Kingdom Stevan McAleer United States Sheena Monk
70 United Kingdom Inception Racing McLaren 720S GT3 Evo United States Brendan Iribe Denmark Frederik Schandorff
78 United States Forte Racing Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 Canada Misha Goikhberg Italy Loris Spinelli
86 United States MDK Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Denmark Anders Fjordbach China Kerong Li
96 United States Turner Motorsport BMW M4 GT3 United States Robby Foley United States 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 United States AO Racing United States P. J. Hyett 1:09.582 1‡
2 LMP2 22 United States United Autosports USA United States Dan Goldburg 1:09.672 +0.090 2
3 LMP2 74 United States Riley United States Gar Robinson 1:09.690 +0.108 3
4 LMP2 52 Poland Inter Europol by PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports United States Nick Boulle 1:09.756 +0.174 4
5 LMP2 11 France TDS Racing United States Steven Thomas 1:09.824 +0.242 5
6 LMP2 04 United States CrowdStrike Racing by APR United States George Kurtz 1:10.017 +0.435 6
7 LMP2 2 United States United Autosports USA United States Ben Keating 1:11.392 +1.810 7
8 LMP2 8 United States Tower Motorsports Canada John Farano 1:12.020 +2.438 8
9 LMP2 33 United States Sean Creech Motorsport United States Lance Willsey 1:13.891 +4.309 9
10 LMP2 18 United States Era Motorsport United Kingdom Stuart Wiltshire 1:13.919 +4.337 10
11 LMP2 88 Italy Richard Mille AF Corse Argentina Luis Pérez Companc 1:14.1951 +4.613 11
12 GTD Pro 3 United States Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports United Kingdom Alexander Sims 1:14.373 +4.791 13‡
13 GTD Pro 14 United States Vasser Sullivan United Kingdom Jack Hawksworth 1:14.640 +4.791 14
14 GTD 12 United States Vasser Sullivan United States Frankie Montecalvo 1:15.060 +5.478 15‡
15 GTD Pro 4 United States Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports United States Tommy Milner 1:15.105 +5.523 16
16 GTD Pro 64 Canada Ford Multimatic Motorsports United Kingdom Harry Tincknell 1:15.177 +5.595 17
17 GTD Pro 1 United States Paul Miller Racing United States Madison Snow 1:15.193 +5.611 18
18 GTD Pro 23 United States Heart of Racing Team Germany Mario Farnbacher 1:13.318 +5.736 19
19 GTD Pro 9 Canada Pfaff Motorsports Germany Marvin Kirchhöfer 1:15.390 +5.808 20
20 GTD 27 United States Heart of Racing Team United States Spencer Pumpelly 1:15.392 +5.810 21
21 GTD Pro 77 United States AO Racing United Kingdom Sebastian Priaulx 1:15.519 +5.937 22
22 GTD 96 United States Turner Motorsport United States Patrick Gallagher 1:15.560 +5.978 23
23 GTD 32 United States Korthoff/Preston Motorsports Canada Mikaël Grenier 1:15.605 +6.023 24
24 GTD 70 United Kingdom Inception Racing United States Brendan Iribe 1:15.693 +6.111 25
25 GTD 57 United States Winward Racing United States Russell Ward 1:15.742 +6.160 26
26 GTD 45 United States Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti Canada Kyle Marcelli 1:15.807 +6.225 27
27 GTD Pro 65 Canada Ford Multimatic Motorsports United States Joey Hand 1:16.000 +6.418 28
28 GTD 78 United States Forte Racing Canada Misha Goikhberg 1:16.314 +6.732 29
29 GTD 66 United States Gradient Racing United States Sheena Monk 1:16.372 +6.790 30
30 GTD 55 Germany Proton Competition Italy Giammarco Levorato 1:16.614 +7.032 31
31 GTD 13 Canada AWA Canada Orey Fidani 1:16.821 +7.239 32
32 GTD 86 United States MDK Motorsports China Kerong Li 1:18.122 +8.540 33
33 LMP2 20 Denmark MDK by High Class Racing Denmark Dennis Andersen No Time Established2 12
34 GTD 34 United States 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 Poland Inter Europol by PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports United States Nick Boulle
France Tom Dillmann
Oreca 07 117 2:40:34.358‡
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
2 LMP2 74 United States Riley Brazil Felipe Fraga
United States Gar Robinson
Oreca 07 117 +0.658
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
3 LMP2 11 France TDS Racing United States Scott Huffaker
United States Steven Thomas
Oreca 07 117 +4.776
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
4 LMP2 2 United States United Autosports USA United Kingdom Ben Hanley
United States Ben Keating
Oreca 07 117 +5.079
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
5 LMP2 22 United States United Autosports USA Portugal Filipe Albuquerque
United States Dan Goldburg
Oreca 07 117 +11.740
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
6 LMP2 8 United States Tower Motorsports Canada John Farano
Netherlands Renger van der Zande
Oreca 07 117 +13.540
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
7 LMP2 04 United States CrowdStrike Racing by APR United States Colin Braun
United States George Kurtz
Oreca 07 117 +13.641
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
8 LMP2 99 United States AO Racing Switzerland Louis Delétraz
United States P. J. Hyett
Oreca 07 117 +13.773
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
9 LMP2 88 Italy Richard Mille AF Corse Argentina Luis Pérez Companc
Brazil Pipo Derani
Oreca 07 116 +1 Lap
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
10 LMP2 33 United States Sean Creech Motorsport Portugal João Barbosa
United States Lance Willsey
Ligier JS P217 115 +2 Laps
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
11 LMP2 18 United States Era Motorsport United Kingdom Ryan Dalziel
United Kingdom Stuart Wiltshire
Oreca 07 113 +4 Laps
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
12 GTD Pro 3 United States Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports Spain Antonio García
United Kingdom Alexander Sims
Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R 113 +4 Laps‡
Chevrolet LT6 5.5 L V8
13 GTD Pro 4 United States Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports Netherlands Nicky Catsburg
United States Tommy Milner
Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R 113 +4 Laps
Chevrolet LT6 5.5 L V8
14 GTD Pro 77 United States AO Racing Germany Laurin Heinrich
United Kingdom Sebastian Priaulx
Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 113 +4 Laps
Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6
15 GTD Pro 64 Canada Ford Multimatic Motorsports Germany Mike Rockenfeller
United Kingdom Harry Tincknell
Ford Mustang GT3 113 +4 Laps
Ford Coyote 5.4 L V8
16 GTD Pro 23 United States Heart of Racing Team Germany Mario Farnbacher
United Kingdom Ross Gunn
Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo 112 +5 Laps
Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V8
17 GTD Pro 9 Canada Pfaff Motorsports United Kingdom Oliver Jarvis
Germany Marvin Kirchhöfer
McLaren 720S GT3 Evo 112 +5 Laps
McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8
18 GTD Pro 65 Canada Ford Multimatic Motorsports United States Joey Hand
Germany Dirk Müller
Ford Mustang GT3 112 +5 Laps
Ford Coyote 5.4 L V8
19 GTD 27 United States Heart of Racing Team Canada Roman De Angelis
United States Spencer Pumpelly
Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo 112 +5 Laps‡
Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V8
20 GTD 57 United States Winward Racing Switzerland Philip Ellis
United States Russell Ward
Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 112 +5 Laps
Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8
21 GTD 70 United Kingdom Inception Racing United States Brendan Iribe
Denmark Frederik Schandorff
McLaren 720S GT3 Evo 112 +5 Laps
McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8
22 GTD 96 United States Turner Motorsport United States Robby Foley
United States Patrick Gallagher
BMW M4 GT3 112 +5 Laps
BMW P58 3.0 L Turbo I6
23 GTD 12 United States Vasser Sullivan United States Frankie Montecalvo
Canada Parker Thompson
Lexus RC F GT3 111 +6 Laps
Toyota 2UR-GSE 5.0 L V8
24 GTD 45 United States Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti Costa Rica Danny Formal
Canada Kyle Marcelli
Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 111 +6 Laps
Lamborghini DGF 5.2 L V10
25 GTD 66 United States Gradient Racing United Kingdom Stevan McAleer
United States Sheena Monk
Acura NSX GT3 Evo22 111 +6 Laps
Acura JNC1 3.5 L Turbo V6
26 GTD 32 United States Korthoff/Preston Motorsports Canada Mikaël Grenier
United States Mike Skeen
Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 111 +6 Laps
Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8
27 GTD Pro 1 United States Paul Miller Racing United States Bryan Sellers
United States Madison Snow
BMW M4 GT3 111 +6 Laps
BMW P58 3.0 L Turbo I6
28 GTD 78 United States Forte Racing Canada Misha Goikhberg
Italy Loris Spinelli
Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 111 +6 Laps
Lamborghini DGF 5.2 L V10
29 GTD 86 United States MDK Motorsports Denmark Anders Fjordbach
China Kerong Li
Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 111 +6 Laps
Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6
30 GTD 34 United States Conquest Racing Spain Albert Costa
United States Manny Franco
Ferrari 296 GT3 111 +6 Laps
Ferrari F163 3.0 L Turbo V6
31 GTD 55 Germany Proton Competition Italy Giammarco Levorato
United States Corey Lewis
Ford Mustang GT3 110 +7 Laps
Ford Coyote 5.4 L V8
32
DNF
GTD Pro 14 United States Vasser Sullivan United Kingdom Ben Barnicoat
United Kingdom Jack Hawksworth
Lexus RC F GT3 88 Retired
Toyota 2UR-GSE 5.0 L V8
33
DNF
GTD 13 Canada AWA United Kingdom Matt Bell
Canada Orey Fidani
Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R 27 Retired
Chevrolet LT6 5.5 L V8
34
DNF
LMP2 20 Denmark MDK by High Class Racing Denmark Dennis Andersen
United States 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.
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  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.
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  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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