2015 Petit Le Mans

Sportscar endurance race in Georgia, US February 2025 thumb|269x269px|The Track map of Road Atlanta The 18th Annual petit Le Mans presented by Mazda was the 2015 version of the Petit Le Mans automotive endurance race, was held on October 1–3, 2015 at the Road Atlanta circuit in Braselton, Georgia. This was the second Petit Le Mans in the United SportsCar Championship. The race was won overall by Richard Lietz, Patrick Pilet, and Nick Tandy in the #911 Porsche North America Porsche 911 RSR. Originally scheduled to run for 10 hours, the race was concluded after 8 hours (199 laps) were completed due to heavy rain, darkness, visibility, and hydroplaning.DiZinno Tony 3 October 2015 Barfield, Drivers Discuss Decision to End Petit Le Mans Early https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/barfield-drivers-discuss-decision-to-end-petit-le-mans-early/ 5 March 2023 sportscar365.com This marked the first time in the event's history that a GT car won overall.DiZinno Tony 3 October 2015 Tandy, Pilet Score Historic Overall Win in Rain-Shortened Petit Le Mans https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/tandy-pilet-score-historic-overall-win-in-rain-shortened-petit-le-mans/ 5 March 2023 sportscar365.comDagys John 3 October 2015 Action Express Wins Prototype Class, Championship at Petit Le Mans https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/action-express-wins-prototype-class-race-championship/ 5 March 2023 sportscar365.com Background left|thumb|Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta, where the race was held. Preview International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) president Scott Atherton confirmed the race was part of the schedule for the 2015 IMSA Tudor United SportsCar Championship (IMSA TUSC) in August 2014.Dagys John 10 August 2014 2015 TUSC, CTSC Schedules Released https://sportscar365.com/imsa/impc/2015-tusc-ctsc-schedules-released/ 25 October 2024 Sportscar365.com John Dagys Media, LLC It was the second consecutive year the event was held as part of the Tudor United SportsCar Championship, and the 19th Petit Le Mans. The 2015 Petit Le Mans was the twelfth of twelve scheduled sports car races of 2015 by IMSA, and was the fourth round of the Patron North American Endurance Cup.Pruett Marshall August 10, 2014 IMSA: 2015 TUDOR Championship schedule revealed http://www.racer.com/imsa/item/107323-imsa-2015-tudor-championship-schedule-revealed dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150323093836/http://www.racer.com/imsa/item/107323-imsa-2015-tudor-championship-schedule-revealed March 23, 2015 25 October 2024 Racer.com The race was held at the twelve-turn, 2.540 mi km on Road Atlanta in Braselton, Georgia on October 3, 2015. Entry list The official entry list consisted of 37 cars, including 9 in prototype, 8 in prototype challenge, 8 in GTLM and 12 in GTD.DiZinno Tony 23 September 2015 37 Cars on Petit Le Mans Entry List https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/37-cars-on-petit-le-mans-entry-list/ 5 March 2023 sportscar365.com Practice There were four practice sessions preceding the start of the race on Saturday, three on Thursday and one on Friday. The first two one-hour sessions were on Thursday morning and afternoon. The third held later that evening ran for 90 minutes; the fourth on Friday morning lasted an hour.Dagys John September 30, 2015 Continental Tire Keys to the Race: Petit Le Mans https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/continental-tire-keys-to-the-race-petit-le-mans/ July 12, 2023 sportscar365.com John Dagys Media, LLC Practice 1 The first practice session took place at 11:10 am ET on Thursday and ended with Oswaldo Negri Jr. topping the charts for Michael Shank Racing with Curb/Agajanian, with a lap time of 1:15.163. October 2, 2015 TUSCC: Petit Le Mans, Road Atlanta, Thursday Free Practice https://www.dailysportscar.com/2015/10/02/tusc-petit-le-mans-at-road-atlanta-thursday-free-practice.html July 12, 2023 dailysportscar.com Pos. PositionClassNo. Car numberTeamDriverTimeGap Gap in seconds1P60Michael Shank Racing with Curb/AgajanianOswaldo Negri Jr.1:15.163_2P01Chip Ganassi RacingScott Pruett1:15.627 +0.4643P0DeltaWing Racing Cars with Claro/TracFoneKatherine Legge1:15.757 +0.594Source:October 2, 2015 ResultsQuery https://www.dailysportscar.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/TUSCC-2015-PLM-Free-1.pdf July 12, 2023 dailysportscar.com Practice 2 The second practice session took place at 3:35 pm ET on Thursday and ended with Joey Hand topping the charts for Chip Ganassi Racing, with a lap time of 1:16.937.DiZinno Tony October 1, 2015 Hand Quickest in Wet Practice 2 at Road Atlanta https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/hand-quickest-in-soggy-second-practice-at-road-atlanta/ July 12, 2023 sportscar365.com John Dagys Media Pos. PositionClassNo. Car numberTeamTimeGap Gap in seconds1P01Chip Ganassi Racing1:16.937_2P0DeltaWing Racing Cars with Claro/TracFone1:17.155 +0.2183P31Action Express Racing1:17.352 +0.415Source:October 2, 2015 ResultsQuery https://www.dailysportscar.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/TUSCC-2015-PLM-Free-2.pdf July 12, 2023 dailysportscar.com Night Practice The night practice session took place at 7:30 pm ET on Thursday and ended with Jordan Taylor topping the charts for Wayne Taylor Racing, with a lap time of 1:29.369.DiZinno Tony October 1, 2015 Pew Crash Puts Shank's Petit Le Mans Participation in Doubt https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/pew-crash-puts-shanks-petit-le-mans-participation-in-doubt/ July 12, 2023 sportscar365.com Pos. PositionClassNo. Car numberTeamTimeGap Gap in seconds1P10Wayne Taylor Racing1:29.369_2P5Action Express Racing1:29.436 +0.0673P01Chip Ganassi Racing1:29.421 +2.052Source:October 2, 2015 ResultsQuery https://www.dailysportscar.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/TUSCC-2015-PLM-Free-3.pdf July 12, 2023 dailysportscar.com Final Practice The fourth and final practice session took place at 10:05 am ET on Friday and ended with João Barbosa topping the charts for Action Express Racing, with a lap time of 1:23.262.Dagys John October 2, 2015 Barbosa Quickest in Mixed-Condition Practice 4 https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/barbosa-quickest-in-mixed-condition-practice-4/ July 12, 2023 sportscar365.com Pos. PositionClassNo. Car numberTeamDriverTimeGap Gap in seconds1P5Action Express RacingJoão Barbosa1:23.262_2P01Chip Ganassi RacingScott Pruett1:23.626 +0.3943GTLM911Porsche North AmericaNick Tandy1:24.015 +0.783Source:October 2, 2015 ResultsQuery https://www.dailysportscar.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/TUSCC-2015-PLM-Free-4.pdf July 12, 2023 dailysportscar.com Qualifying Richard Westbrook secured overall pole for the event.Pruett Marshell 2 October 2015 IMSA: Petit Le Mans poles set at rainy Road Atlanta https://racer.com/2015/10/02/imsa-petit-le-mans-poles-set-at-rainy-road-atlanta/ 7 March 2023 racer.com Qualifying results Pole positions in each class are indicated in bold and by . Pos. PositionClassNo. Car numberTeamDriverTimeGap Gap in secondsGrid Final grid position1P90VisitFlorida.com RacingRichard Westbrook1:27.860_12P5Action Express RacingChristian Fittipaldi1:28.920 +1.06023P01Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix SabatesJoey Hand1:29.627 +1.76734GTLM912Porsche North AmericaEarl Bamber1:30.304ref1 1 +2.444365GTLM911Porsche North AmericaNick Tandy1:30.398 +2.538356P10Wayne Taylor RacingRicky Taylor1:30.621 +2.76147P31Action Express RacingDane Cameron1:30.884 +3.02458GTLM4Corvette RacingOliver Gavin1:31.685 +3.825179GTLM24BMW Team RLLLucas Luhr1:31.763 +3.9031810LMPC52PR1/Mathiasen MotorsportsTom Kimber-Smith1:32.378 +4.518611LMPC16BAR1 MotorsportsJohnny Mowlem1:32.924 +5.064712GTLM62Risi CompetizioneGiancarlo Fisichella1:32.989 +5.1291913GTLM25BMW Team RLLBill Auberlen1:33.680 +5.8202014GTLM3Corvette RacingAntonio García1:33.773 +5.9132115PC88Starworks MotorsportAlex Popow1:33.903 +6.0431616PC11RSR RacingChris Cumming1:35.825 +7.965817PC85JDC-Miller MotorSportsChris Miller1:36.838 +10.260918PC8Starworks MotorsportMirco Schultis1:38.120 +10.2601019GTD93Riley MotorsportsCameron Lawrence1:38.295 +10.4352220GTD73Park Place MotorsportsSpencer Pumpelly1:38.886 +11.0262321GTD22Alex Job RacingLeh Keen1:38.899 +11.0392422P0Claro/TracFone DeltaWing RacingKatherine Legge1:39.618 +11.7581123GTD45Flying Lizard MotorsportsGuy Cosmo1:41.604 +13.7442524GTD33Riley MotorsportsBen Keating1:41.698 +13.8382625GTD63Scuderia CorsaJeff Segal1:41.750 +13.8902726GTD64Scuderia CorsaDaniel Serra1:42.627 +14.7672827PC54CORE AutosportAnthony Lazzaro1:42.775 +14.9151228GTD007TRG-AMRChristina Nielsen1:42.911 +15.0512929GTD48Paul Miller RacingDion von Moltke1:43.620 +15.7603030GTD23Team Seattle/Alex Job RacingMario Farnbacher1:44.320 +16.4603131GTD44Magnus RacingJohn Potter1:47.000 +19.1403232GTLM17Team Falken TireBryan SellersNo time _3433P07Mazda MotorsportsNoneNo time _1434PC38Performance Tech MotorsportsNoneNo time _3735P60Michael Shank Racing with Curb-AgajanianNoneNo time _1336P70Mazda MotorsportsNoneNo time _1537GTD97Turner MotorsportNoneNo time _33Source: Road_Atlanta_Qualifying.pdf http://imsatiming.com/Results/2015/TUDOR%20Championship/12-Road%20Atlanta/TUDOR%20Championship%20Road%20Atlanta%20Qualifying.pdf dead https://web.archive.org/web/20211020080833/http://imsatiming.com/Results/2015/TUDOR%20Championship/12-Road%20Atlanta/TUDOR%20Championship%20Road%20Atlanta%20Qualifying.pdf 2021-10-20 7 March 2023 imsatiming.com3 October 2015 Corrected Grid Official http://imsatiming.com/Results/2015/TUDOR%20Championship/12-Road%20Atlanta/TUDOR%20Championship%20Road%20Atlanta%20Grid%20Official%20Corrected.pdf dead https://web.archive.org/web/20180306142255/http://imsatiming.com/Results/2015/TUDOR%20Championship/12-Road%20Atlanta/TUDOR%20Championship%20Road%20Atlanta%20Grid%20Official%20Corrected.pdf 6 March 2018 25 October 2024 imsatiming.com ref1 1 The No. 912 Porsche North America entry had its fastest lap deleted as penalty for causing a red flag during its qualifying session. Results thumb|right|The overall race winner, the No. 911 Porsche 911 RSR. Class winners denoted in bold and with . +Final race classificationPos PositionClassNo. Car numberTeamDriversChassisTireLaps Laps completedTime/RetiredEngine 1 GTLM 911 Porsche North America AUT Richard LietzFRA Patrick PiletGBR Nick Tandy Porsche 911 RSR Michelin 199 7:51:12.894 Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 2 GTLM 24 BMW Team RLL USA John EdwardsDEU Jens KlingmannDEU Lucas Luhr BMW Z4 GTE Michelin 199 +5.475 BMW 4.4 L V8 3 P 5 Action Express Racing POR João BarbosaFRA Sébastien BourdaisBRA Christian Fittipaldi Chevrolet Corvette DP Continental 199 +8.524 Chevrolet LS6 5.0 L V8 4 P 01 Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates NZL Scott DixonUSA Joey HandUSA Scott Pruett Riley XXVI Continental 199 +8.773 Ford EcoBoost 3.5 L Turbo V6 5 P 31 Action Express Racing USA Dane CameronUSA Eric CurranITA Max Papis Chevrolet Corvette DP Continental 199 +9.908 Chevrolet LS6 5.0 L V8 6 GTLM 4 Corvette Racing AUS Ryan BriscoeGBR Oliver GavinUSA Tommy Milner Chevrolet Corvette C7.R Michelin 199 +11.764 Chevrolet LT5.5 5.5 L V8 7 P 10 Wayne Taylor Racing ITA Max AngelelliUSA Jordan TaylorUSA Ricky Taylor Chevrolet Corvette DP Continental 199 +13.378 Chevrolet LS6 5.0 L V8 8 GTLM 25 BMW Team RLL USA Bill AuberlenBRA Augusto FarfusDEU Dirk Werner BMW Z4 GTE Michelin 199 +14.446 BMW 4.4 L V8 9 GTLM 62 Risi Competizione ITA Giancarlo FisichellaDEU Pierre KafferFIN Toni Vilander Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 Michelin 199 +20.840 Ferrari F142 4.5 L V8 10 GTLM 3 Corvette Racing AUS Ryan BriscoeESP Antonio GarcíaDEN Jan Magnussen Chevrolet Corvette C7.R Michelin 198 +1 Lap Chevrolet LT5.5 5.5 L V8 11 GTLM 17 Team Falken Tire DEU Wolf HenzlerUSA Patrick LongUSA Bryan Sellers Porsche 911 RSR Falken 197 +2 Laps Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 12 P 90 VisitFlorida.com Racing DEU Mike RockenfellerCAN Michael ValianteGBR Richard Westbrook Chevrolet Corvette DP Continental 197 +2 Laps Chevrolet LS6 5.0 L V8 13 GTLM 912 Porsche North America NZL Earl BamberDEU Jörg BergmeisterFRA Frédéric Makowiecki Porsche 911 RSR Michelin 196 +3 Laps Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 14 PC 52 PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports USA Mike GuaschGBR Tom Kimber-SmithUSA Andrew Palmer Oreca FLM09 Continental 194 +5 Laps Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 15 PC 8 Starworks Motorsport USA Mike HedlundVEN Alex PopowDEU Mirco SchultisNLD Renger van der Zande Oreca FLM09 Continental 194 +5 Laps Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 16 PC 16 BAR1 Motorsports USA Tomy DrissiUSA Marc DrumwrightGBR Johnny MowlemUSA Don Yount Oreca FLM09 Continental 193 +6 Laps Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 17 GTD 73 Park Place Motorsports USA Patrick LindseyUSA Spencer PumpellyUSA Madison Snow Porsche 911 GT America Continental 192 +7 Laps Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 18 GTD 44 Magnus Racing USA Andy LallyUSA John PotterDEU Robert Renauer Porsche 911 GT America Continental 192 +7 Laps Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 19 GTD 93 Riley Motorsports USA Al CarterBEL Marc GoossensUSA Cameron Lawrence Dodge Viper SRT GT3-R Continental 192 +7 Laps Dodge 8.0 L V10 20 GTD 63 Scuderia Corsa USA Townsend BellUSA Jeff SegalUSA Bill Sweedler Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 Continental 192 +7 Laps Ferrari F142 4.5 L V8 21 GTD 45 Flying Lizard Motorsports USA Guy CosmoUSA Colin ThompsonUSA Robert Thorne Audi R8 LMS Continental 192 +7 Laps Audi 5.2 L V10 22 GTD 64 Scuderia Corsa ITA Matteo CressoniBRA Daniel SerraUSA Jeff Westphal Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 Continental 192 +7 Laps Ferrari F142 4.5 L V8 23 GTD 23 Team Seattle/Alex Job Racing DEU Mario FarnbacherGBR Ian JamesESP Alex Riberas Porsche 911 GT America Continental 192 +7 Laps Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 24 GTD 22 Alex Job Racing USA Andrew DavisUSA Leh KeenUSA Cooper MacNeil Porsche 911 GT America Continental 192 +7 Laps Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 25 GTD 007 TRG-AMR USA Brandon DavisDEN Christina NielsenCAN Kuno Wittmer Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 Continental 191 +8 Laps Aston Martin 6.0 L V12 26 GTD 48 Paul Miller Racing DEU Christopher HaaseUSA Bryce MillerRSA Dion von Moltke Audi R8 LMS Continental 191 +8 Laps Audi 5.2 L V10 27 GTD 97 Turner Motorsport USA Billy JohnsonUSA Michael MarsalFIN Markus PalttalaGBR Andy Priaulx BMW Z4 GT3 Continental 189 +10 Laps BMW 4.4 L V8 28 GTD 33 Riley Motorsports NLD Jeroen BleekemolenNLD Sebastiaan BleekemolenUSA Ben Keating Dodge Viper SRT GT3-R Continental 185 +14 Laps Dodge 8.0 L V10 29 PC 54 CORE Autosport USA Jon BennettUSA Colin BraunUSA Anthony Lazzaro Oreca FLM09 Continental 174 +25 Laps Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 30 P 07 Mazda Motorsports USA Joel MillerUSA Tom Long Mazda Prototype Continental 167 Did not finish Mazda SkyActiv-D 2.2 L Turbo I4 (Diesel) 31 P 70 Mazda Motorsports USA Jonathan BomaritoUSA Tristan NunezCAN Sylvain Tremblay Mazda Prototype Continental 158 Did not finish Mazda SkyActiv-D 2.2 L Turbo I4 (Diesel) 32 PC 85 JDC-Miller MotorSports CAN Misha GoikhbergUSA Chris MillerUSA Rusty Mitchell Oreca FLM09 Continental 145 Did not finish Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 33 P 0 Claro/TracFone DeltaWing Racing GBR Katherine LeggeGBR Andy MeyrickMEX Memo Rojas DeltaWing DWC13 Continental 133 Did not finish Élan 1.4 L Turbo I4 34 PC 11 RSR Racing CAN Chris CummingBRA Bruno JunqueiraUSA Gustavo Menezes Oreca FLM09 Continental 105 Did not finish Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 35 P 60 Michael Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian USA Matt McMurryBRA Oswaldo NegriUSA John Pew Ligier JS P2 Continental 100 Did not finish Honda HR28TT 2.8 L Twin-turbo V6 36 PC 88 Starworks Motorsport USA John FalbVEN Alex PopowUSA Sean Rayhall Oreca FLM09 Continental 79 Did not finish Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 DNS PC 38 Performance Tech Motorsports USA Conor DalyUSA James FrenchUSA Jerome Mee Oreca FLM09 Continental – Did not start Chevrolet 6.2 L V8Source:Road_Atlanta-2015-10-03.html https://www.racingsportscars.com/results/Road_Atlanta-2015-10-03.html 5 March 2023 racingsportscars.comUnofficial Race Report http://imsatiming.com/Results/2015/TUDOR%20Championship/12-Road%20Atlanta/TUDOR%20Championship%20Road%20Atlanta%20Race%20Unofficial.pdf dead 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