2022 Chevrolet Grand Prix
The 2022 Chevrolet Grand Prix was a sports car race held at the Canadian Tire Motorsports Park in Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada on July 3, 2022. It was the eighth round of the 2022 IMSA SportsCar Championship and the fifth round of the 2022 WeatherTech Sprint Cup.[1] The 01 Cadillac Racing entry piloted by Sébastien Bourdais and Renger van der Zande took the overall victory.[2] The No. 54 CORE Autosport Ligier JS P320 driven by Jon Bennett and Colin Braun won in the LMP3 class.[3] In the GTD Pro class, the No. 9 Pfaff Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 R driven by Mathieu Jaminet and Matt Campbell claimed victory, while in GTD the No. 27 Heart of Racing Team Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 driven by Roman De Angelis and Maxime Martin claimed victory.[4]
Background
The race marked IMSA's return to Canadian Tire Motorsports Park after the previous 2 years editions were cancelled as a result of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Canada.[5] Competitors were required to be vaccinated prior to traveling.[6]
On June 28, 2022, IMSA issued the latest technical bulletin outlining Balance of Performance for the event.[7] In the GTD classes, the Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3, BMW M4 GT3, and Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 received a 20 kilogram weight increase while the Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo received a 20 kilogram weight break. No changes were made in DPi.
Entries
A total of 24 cars took part in the event, split across four classes. 6 were entered in DPi, 6 in LMP3, 6 in GT Daytona Pro, and 6 in GTD.[8][9] The only changed from the previous round in DPi was the absence of Ally Cadillac Racing. Risi Competizione's absence saw 6 cars competing in GTD Pro. Kamui Kobayashi substituted for Jack Hawsworth in the Vasser Sullivan Racing #14.[10] Scott Andrews substituted for Felipe Fraga in the Riley Motorsports entry due to a clash with the DTM round at the Norisring. In GTD, CarBahn with Peregrine Racing were forced to skip after their primary car was destroyed in a crash at Watkins Glen.[11] Wright Motorsports, Team Korthoff Motorsports, and Inception Racing elected to forego the round due to its championship point output only counting for the WeatherTech Sprint Cup.[12]
Qualifying
Qualifying results
Pole positions in each class are indicated in bold and by ‡.
| Pos. | Class | PIC | No. | Team | Driver | Time | Gap | Grid |
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| 1 | DPi | 1 | 60 | Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian | Tom Blomqvist | 1:04.394 | - | 1‡ |
| 2 | DPi | 2 | 10 | WTR - Konica Minolta Acura | Ricky Taylor | 1:04.462 | +0.068 | 2 |
| 3 | DPi | 3 | 5 | JDC-Miller MotorSports | Tristan Vautier | 1:04.895 | +0.501 | 3 |
| 4 | DPi | 4 | 02 | Cadillac Racing | Alex Lynn | 1:05.082 | +0.688 | 4 |
| 5 | DPi | 5 | 31 | Whelen Engineering Racing | Olivier Pla | 1:05.126 | +0.732 | 5 |
| 6 | DPi | 6 | 01 | Cadillac Racing | Sébastien Bourdais | 1:05.266 | +0.872 | 6 |
| 7 | LMP3 | 1 | 36 | Andretti Autosport | Jarett Andretti | 1:13.102 | +8.708 | 7‡ |
| 8 | LMP3 | 2 | 74 | Riley Motorsports | Gar Robinson | 1:13.174 | +8.870 | 8 |
| 9 | LMP3 | 3 | 30 | Jr III Motorsports | Ari Balogh | 1:13.815 | +9.421 | 9 |
| 10 | LMP3 | 4 | 54 | CORE Autosport | Jon Bennett | 1:14.056 | +9.662 | 10 |
| 11 | LMP3 | 5 | 13 | AWA | Orey Fidani | 1::14.832 | +10.438 | 11 |
| 12 | LMP3 | 6 | 33 | Sean Creech Motorsport | Lance Willsey | 1:15.121 | +10.727 | 12 |
| 13 | GTD Pro | 1 | 9 | Pfaff Motorsports | Mathieu Jaminet | 1:15.468 | +11.074 | 13‡ |
| 14 | GTD | 1 | 12 | Vasser Sullivan Racing | Frankie Montecalvo | 1:15.633 | +11.239 | 14‡ |
| 15 | GTD Pro | 2 | 23 | Heart of Racing Team | Alex Riberas | 1:15.890 | +11.496 | 15 |
| 16 | GTD Pro | 3 | 25 | BMW Team RLL | John Edwards | 1:15.899 | +11.505 | 16 |
| 17 | GTD Pro | 4 | 3 | Corvette Racing | Jordan Taylor | 1:15.955 | +11.561 | 17 |
| 18 | GTD | 2 | 27 | Heart of Racing Team | Roman De Angelis | 1:15.975 | +11.581 | 18 |
| 19 | GTD | 3 | 1 | Paul Miller Racing | Madison Snow | 1:16.004 | +11.610 | 19 |
| 20 | GTD | 4 | 57 | Winward Racing | Russell Ward | 1:16.039 | +11.645 | 20 |
| 21 | GTD Pro | 5 | 14 | Vasser Sullivan Racing | Ben Barnicoat | 1:16.071 | +11.677 | 21 |
| 22 | GTD | 5 | 96 | Turner Motorsport | Robby Foley | 1:16.156 | +11.762 | 22 |
| 23 | GTD | 6 | 51 | RWR Eurasia Motorsport | Aidan Read | 1:16.250 | +11.856 | 23 |
| 24 | GTD Pro | 6 | 79 | WeatherTech Racing | Cooper MacNeil | 1:17.071 | +12.677 | 24 |
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Results
Race
Class winners are denoted in bold and ‡.
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Standings after the race
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for all sets of standings.
- ‡: Points count towards WeatherTech Sprint Cup championship only.
References
- "2022 Chevrolet Grand Prix". IMSA.com. IMSA. Archived from the original on June 30, 2022. Retrieved July 2, 2022.
- Ryan, Nate. "IMSA CTMP results: No. 01 Cadillac triumphs for Ganassi; No. 60 Acura takes points lead". IMSA.com. IMSA. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
- "Victory in Canada for CORE Autosport". COREAutosport.com. IMSA. July 4, 2022. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
- James, Richard (July 3, 2022). "Pfaff, Heart of Racing take GTD PRO, GTD honors at CTMP". Racer.com. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
- Dagys, John (April 14, 2022). "IMSA Confirms CTMP Return on July 1-3". sportscar365.com. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
- Dagys, John (May 16, 2022). "IMSA Reaffirms CTMP Event Despite Vaccine Mandate". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
- Dagys, John (June 28, 2022). "IMSA Adds Weight to Aston Martin, BMW, Ferrari". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
- Allaway, Phil (June 30, 2022). "Entry List: Chevrolet Grand Prix". frontstretch.com. Archived from the original on June 30, 2022. Retrieved July 2, 2022.
- Ryan, Nate (June 30, 2022). "IMSA SportsCar Championship at CTMP: How to watch, start times, schedules, streaming". NBCSports.com. Archived from the original on July 2, 2022. Retrieved July 2, 2022.
- Dagys, John (June 29, 2022). "Kobayashi to Sub for Hawksworth at CTMP". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
- Dagys, John (June 29, 2022). "CarBahn to Miss CTMP After Watkins Glen Crash". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
- Dagys, John (June 27, 2022). "Wright Porsche Among Several Cars Set to Miss CTMP". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
- "00_Championship Points - Official.pdf" (PDF). results.imsa.com. Retrieved July 3, 2023.