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2022 Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix (IMSA)

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Not to be confused with 2022 Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix.

The 2022 Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix (formally known as the Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix presented by Lear) was a sports car race held at The Raceway on Belle Isle in Detroit, Michigan on June 4, 2022. It was the sixth round of the 2022 IMSA SportsCar Championship and the fourth round of the 2022 WeatherTech Sprint Cup. Chip Ganassi Racing's No. 01 piloted by Sebastien Bourdais and Renger van der Zande earned the victory in DPi,[1] while the VasserSullivan No. 17 Lexus RC F GT3 driven by Ben Barnicoat and Kyle Kirkwood won in the GTD class.[2]

Background

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The Raceway on Belle Isle, where the race was held.

International Motor Sports Association's (IMSA) president John Doonan confirmed the race was part of the schedule for the 2022 IMSA SportsCar Championship (IMSA SCC) in August 2021.[3] It was the eighth year the event was held as part of the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, and the twelfth annual running of the race, counting the period between 2007 and 2013 when it was a round of the Rolex Sports Car Series and the American Le Mans Series respectively. The 2022 Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix was the sixth of twelve scheduled sports car races of 2022 by IMSA , and it was the fourth of eight rounds held as part of the WeatherTech Sprint Cup.[4] The race was held at the fourteen-turn 2.350 mi (3.782 km) Belle Isle Park in Detroit, Michigan on June 4, 2022.[5]

On May 26, 2022, IMSA released the latest technical bulletin outlining Balance of Performance for the DPi and GTD classes. In DPi, the Cadillac DPi-V.R received a 15 kilogram weight increase. In GTD, the BMW M4 GT3 received a 10 kilogram weight increase.[6]

Before the race, Filipe Albuquerque and Ricky Taylor led the DPi Drivers' Championship with 1707 points, 32 clear of Tom Blomqvist and Oliver Jarvis followed by Alex Lynn and Earl Bamber in third with 1603 points.[7] With 1237 points, Stevan McAleer led the GTD Drivers' Championship, 12 points ahead of Ryan Hardwick and Jan Heylen in second followed by Bill Auberlen and Robby Foley in third with 1161 points.[8] Acura and Mercedes-AMG were leading their respective Manufactures' Championships while Wayne Taylor Racing and Gilbert Korthoff Motorsports each led their own Teams' Championships.[8]

Entries

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Further information: 2022 IMSA SportsCar Championship § Entries

A total of 16 cars took part in the event, split across two classes. 6 were entered in DPi and 10 in GTD.[9] In DPi, Oliver Pla replaced Tristan Nunez in the Whelen Engineering Racing entry.[10] In GTD, Inception Racing were absent due to a clash with the GT World Challenge Europe at Circuit Paul Ricard.[11] Ben Barnicoat subbed for Jack Hawksworth, who was injured, in the Vasser Sullivan Racing No. 17.[12] Ross Gunn subbed for Maxime Martin in the Heart of Racing team No. 27.[13]

Practice

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There were two practice sessions preceding the start of the race on Saturday, both on Friday. The first session lasted 90 minutes on Friday morning while the second session lasted for 120 minutes on Friday afternoon.[14]

Qualifying

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Friday’s afternoon qualifying was broken into two sessions, with one session for the DPi and GTD classes, which lasted for 15 minutes each, and a ten minute interval between the sessions.[14] The rules dictated that all teams nominated a driver to qualify their cars, with the Pro-Am (GTD) class requiring a Bronze/Silver Rated Driver to qualify the car. The competitors' fastest lap times determined the starting order. IMSA then arranged the grid to put DPis ahead of the GTD cars.[15]

Qualifying results

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

Pos. Class PIC No. Team Driver Time Gap Grid
1 DPi 1 01 United States Cadillac Racing France Sébastien Bourdais 1:18.818 - 1‡
2 DPi 2 60 United States Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian United Kingdom Tom Blomqvist 1:18.928 +0.110 2
3 DPi 3 10 United States WTR - Konica Minolta Acura United States Ricky Taylor 1:18.945 +0.127 3
4 DPi 4 02 United States Cadillac Racing United Kingdom Alex Lynn 1:19.334 +0.516 4
5 DPi 5 31 United States Whelen Engineering Racing France Olivier Pla 1:20.298 +1.480 5
6 DPi 6 5 United States JDC-Miller MotorSports France Tristan Vautier 1:20.331 +1.513 6
7 GTD 1 17 United States Vasser Sullivan Racing United States Kyle Kirkwood 1:29.096 +10.278 7‡
8 GTD 2 27 United States Heart of Racing Team Canada Roman De Angelis 1:29.214 +10.396 8
9 GTD 3 1 United States Paul Miller Racing United States Madison Snow 1:29.286 +10.468 9
10 GTD 4 12 United States Vasser Sullivan Racing United States Frankie Montecalvo 1:29.299 +10.481 10
11 GTD 5 51 Philippines RWR Eurasia Motorsport Australia Aidan Read 1:29.544 +10.726 11
12 GTD 6 39 United States CarBahn with Peregrine Racing United States Robert Megennis 1:29.781 +10.963 12
13 GTD 7 57 United States Winward Racing United States Russell Ward 1:29.810 +10.992 13
14 GTD 8 32 United States Team Korthoff Motorsports United Kingdom Stevan McAleer 1:29.858 +11.040 14
15 GTD 9 96 United States Turner Motorsport United States Robby Foley 1:30.201 +11.383 161
16 GTD 10 16 United States Wright Motorsports United States Ryan Hardwick 1:30.903 +12.085 15
Sources:[16][17]
  • 1 The No. 96 Turner Motorsport entry was moved to the back of the GTD field as per Article 40.1.4 of the Sporting regulations (Change of starting tires).[15]

Race

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Post-Race

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Blomqvist and Jarvis retook the DPi Drivers' Championship lead with 2027 points while Albuquerque and Taylor dropped to second with 2017 points. Bourdais and van der Zande advanced from sixth to fourth.[8] The final results of GTD meant McAleer increased his gap to Hardwick and Heylen to 34 points. Montecalvo advanced from fifth to fourth while De Angelis jumped from ninth to fifth.[8] Cadillac and BMW assumed the lead of their respective Manufacturers' Championships while Gilbert Korthoff Motorsports continued to top the GTD Teams' Championship. Meyer Shank Racing took the lead of the DPi Teams' Championship with six rounds remaining.[8]

Race Results

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Class winners are denoted in bold and ‡.

Pos Class PIC No. Team Drivers Chassis Laps Time/Retired
Engine
1 DPi 1 01 United States Cadillac Racing France Sebastien Bourdais
Netherlands Renger van der Zande 		Cadillac DPi-V.R 73 1:40:45.972‡
Cadillac 5.5 L V8
2 DPi 2 60 United States Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian United Kingdom Tom Blomqvist
United Kingdom Oliver Jarvis 		Acura ARX-05 73 +0.398
Acura AR35TT 3.5 L Turbo V6
3 DPi 3 02 United States Chip Ganassi Racing United Kingdom Alex Lynn
New Zealand Earl Bamber 		Cadillac DPi-V.R 73 +0.783
Cadillac 5.5 L V8
4 DPi 4 10 United States WTR - Konica Minolta Acura United States Ricky Taylor
Portugal Filipe Albuquerque 		Acura ARX-05 73 +15.942
Acura AR35TT 3.5 L Turbo V6
5 DPi 5 5 United States JDC-Miller MotorSports France Tristan Vautier
United Kingdom Richard Westbrook 		Cadillac DPi-V.R 73 +44.888
Cadillac 5.5 L V8
6 DPi 6 31 United States Whelen Engineering Racing France Olivier Pla
Brazil Pipo Derani 		Cadillac DPi-V.R 73 +1.663[N 1]
Cadillac 5.5 L V8
7 GTD 1 17 United States VasserSullivan United States Kyle Kirkwood
United Kingdom Ben Barnicoat 		Lexus RC F GT3 67 +6 Laps‡
Toyota 2UR 5.0 L V8
8 GTD 2 27 United States Heart of Racing Team Canada Roman De Angelis
United Kingdom Ross Gunn 		Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 67 +6 Laps
Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8
9 GTD 3 1 United States Paul Miller Racing United States Madison Snow
United States Bryan Sellers 		BMW M4 GT3 67 +6 Laps
BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Twin Turbo I6
10 GTD 4 12 United States VasserSullivan United States Frankie Montecalvo
United States Aaron Telitz 		Lexus RC F GT3 67 +6 Laps
Toyota 2UR 5.0 L V8
11 GTD 5 32 United States Team Korthoff Motorsports United Kingdom Stevan McAleer
United States Mike Skeen 		Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 67 +6 laps
Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8
12 GTD 6 39 United States CarBahn With Peregrine Racing United States Robert Megennis
United States Jeff Westphal 		Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 67 +6 Laps
Lamborghini 5.2 L V10
13 GTD 7 16 United States Wright Motorsports United States Ryan Hardwick
Belgium Jan Heylen 		Porsche 911 GT3 R 66 +7 Laps
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
14 GTD 8 96 United States Turner Motorsport United States Robby Foley
United States Bill Auberlen 		BMW M4 GT3 65 +8 Laps
BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Twin Turbo I6
15

DNF

GTD 9 51 Philippines RWR Eurasia Motorsport Australia Aidan Read
United States Ryan Eversley 		Acura NSX GT3 Evo22 62 Fuel Pressure
Acura 3.5 L Turbo V6
16

DNF

GTD 10 57 United States Winward Racing United States Russell Ward
United Kingdom Philip Ellis 		Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 17 Accident
Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8
Sources:[19][20]

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.

Notes

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  1. ^ The No. 31 Cadillac DPi-V.R was moved to the back of the DPi class after post-race technical inspection showed that the car was below the minimum weight required.[18]

References

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  1. ^ Oreovicz, John (June 4, 2022). "No. 01 Cadillac Jumps Back Into DPi Title Talk With Detroit Win". IMSA. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
  2. ^ Phillips, David (June 4, 2022). "No. 17 Lexus Leapfrogs in Pits En Route to Detroit GTD Victory". IMSA. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
  3. ^ Pruett, Marshall (August 6, 2021). "IMSA's 2022 schedule signals a return to normalcy". racer.com. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
  4. ^ Allaway, Phil (August 6, 2021). "IMSA Reveals 2022 Schedules, Changes". frontstretch.com. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
  5. ^ Beaver, Dan (August 7, 2021). "IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Series announces 2022 schedule". nbcsports.com. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
  6. ^ Dagys, John (May 26, 2022). "Cadillac Handed Third Consecutive Weight Adjustment". sportscar365.com. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
  7. ^ "00_Championship Points - Official.pdf" (PDF). results.imsa.com. Retrieved October 27, 2023.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r "00_Championship Points - Official.pdf" (PDF). results.imsa.com. Retrieved October 27, 2023.
  9. ^ Euwema, Davey (May 25, 2022). "Second GTD Lexus Returns at Detroit". sportscar365.com. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
  10. ^ Dagys, John (May 31, 2022). "Pla Replaces Nunez at Action Express for Remainder of Season". sportscar365.com. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
  11. ^ Lloyd, Daniel (April 6, 2022). "Inception to Miss Detroit But Enter All Other GTD Races". sportscar365.com. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
  12. ^ Dagys, John (May 30, 2022). "Barnicoat to Replace Injured Hawksworth at Belle Isle". sportscar365.com. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
  13. ^ Dagys, John (June 2, 2022). "De Angelis: Having Gunn in One-Off GTD Return A "Huge Benefit"". sportscar365.com. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
  14. ^ a b "2022 IMSA Official Schedule and SR Detroit 052522 V1" (PDF). results.imsa.com/noticeBoard.php. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
  15. ^ a b "2022 IMSA SPORTING REGULATIONS and SERIES SUPPLEMENTARY REGULATIONS" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2023-12-22. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
  16. ^ "03_Results_Qualifying.PDF" (PDF). results.imsa.com. Retrieved October 27, 2023.
  17. ^ "01_Grid_Race_Official.PDF" (PDF). results.imsa.com. Retrieved October 27, 2023.
  18. ^ "TP 22-18.pdf" (PDF). imsa.results.alkamelcloud.com. June 4, 2022. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
  19. ^ "03_Results_Race_Official.PDF" (PDF). results.imsa.com. Retrieved October 27, 2023.
  20. ^ "2022 Chevrolet Sports Car Classic". racing-reference.info. Retrieved October 27, 2023.
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