2014 Lone Star Le Mans

Sports Car race February 2025 thumb|Map of the Circuit of the Americas - Grand Prix Circuit The 2014 Lone Star Le Mans was a sports car race sanctioned by the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) held at Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, on September 20, 2014. The race served as the twelfth of thirteen scheduled rounds of the 2014 United SportsCar Championship. Background Preview left|thumb|Circuit of the Americas (pictured in 2015), where the race was held. International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) president Scott Atherton confirmed that the race was part of the 2014 United SportsCar Championship schedule in October 2013.Dagys John 20 September 2013 2014 USCC Schedule Released https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/2014-uscc-schedule-released/ 18 November 2024 Sportscar365.com John Dagys Media, LLC It was the first year the event was held as part of the Tudor United SportsCar Championship. The 2014 Lone Star Le Mans was the twelfth of thirteen scheduled sports car races of 2014 by IMSA, and it was the ninth round not held as part of the North American Endurance Cup.Dagys John 11 October 2013 Kansas Added to 2014 Schedule https://sportscar365.com/imsa/tusc/kansas-added-to-2014-schedule/ 12 November 2024 Sportscar365.com John Dagys Media, LLC The race was held at the twenty-turn 3.426 mi km on Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, on September 20, 2014. Before the race, João Barbosa and Christian Fittipaldi led the Prototype Drivers' Championship with 285 points, 16 points clear of Jordan Taylor and Ricky Taylor in second.2014 TUDOR Championship Official Points REVISED.pdf https://www.imsa.com/sites/default/files/race_result_files/2014%20TUDOR%20Championship%20Official%20Points%20REVISED.pdf dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150518103152/http://www.imsa.com/sites/default/files/race_result_files/2014%20TUDOR%20Championship%20Official%20Points%20REVISED.pdf 18 May 2015 20 November 2024 With 255 points, PC was led by Jon Bennett and Colin Braun with a forty point advantage over Renger van der Zande. In GTLM, the Drivers' Championship was led by Antonio García with 270 points, 6 points clear of Kuno Wittmer and Jonathan Bomarito. Dane Cameron led the GTD Drivers' Championship with 244 points, ahead of Bill Sweedler and Townsend Bell on countback. Chevrolet, Porsche, and Ferrari were leading their respective Manufacturers' Championships, while Action Express Racing, CORE Autosport, Corvette Racing, and Turner Motorsport were their respective Teams' Championships. Entry list Fifty-two cars were officially entered for the Lone Star Le Mans, with most of the entries being in the Grand Touring Le Mans (GTLM) and Grand Touring Daytona (GTD) classes.DiZinno Tony 10 September 2014 51 Entries for TUSC at COTA https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/51-on-cota-tusc-entry-list/ 26 November 2024 Sportscar365.com John Dagys Media, LLC Action Express Racing (AER), Marsh Racing, VisitFlorida Racing (VFR) and Wayne Taylor Racing (WTR) entered one Chevrolet Corvette DP. Chip Ganassi Racing (CGR) and Michael Shank Racing (MSR) entered one Ford-powered Riley MkXXVI. Speedsource had two Lola B12/80 while Extreme Speed Motorsports (ESM) entered one HPD ARX-03b car and OAK Racing entered one Ligier JS P2 chassis with Honda HR28TT 2.8 L Turbo V6 engine. The Prototype Challenge (PC) class was composed of eleven Oreca FLM09 cars: two from BAR1 Motorsports, Starworks Motorsport and RSR Racing. CORE Autosport, JDC-Miller MotorSports, Performance Tech, PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports, and 8Star Motorsports entered one car each.United SportsCar Championship Austin 2014 - Entry List https://www.racingsportscars.com/entry/Austin-2014-09-20a.html 26 November 2024 Racingsportscars.com GTLM was represented by eleven entries from five different brands. Porsche North America entered three 911 RSRs.DiZinno Tony 10 September 2014 Porsche To Enter Third Factory 911 RSR for COTA TUSC Round https://sportscar365.com/imsa/tusc/porsche-to-enter-third-factory-911-rsr-for-cota-tudor-round/ 26 November 2024 Sportscar365.com John Dagys Media, LLC In the list of GTD entrants, twenty GT-specification vehicles were represented by six different manufacturers.16 September 2014 TUSCC: Circuit of the Americas, Entry List https://www.dailysportscar.com/2014/09/16/tuscc-circuit-of-the-americas-entry-list.html 20 November 2024 Dailysportscar.com Practice There were two practice sessions preceding the start of the races on Saturday, both on Friday. The first one-hour session ran on Friday morning while the second one-hour session ran on Friday afternoon.14_IMSA_COTA_GUIDE_SGv2.pdf https://spotterguides.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/14_IMSA_COTA_GUIDE_SGv2.pdf 26 November 2024 Spotterguides.com Qualifying Friday afternoon's 80-minute four-group qualifying session gave 15-minute sessions to all categories. Cars in GTD were sent out first before those grouped in GTLM, PC, and Prototype had three separate identically timed sessions. Regulations stipulated teams to nominate one qualifying driver, with the fastest laps determining each classes starting order. IMSA would arranged the grid to put all Prototypes ahead of the PC, GTLM, and GTD cars. Qualifying results Pole positions in each class are indicated in bold and by . P stands for Prototype, PC (Prototype Challenge), GTLM (Grand Touring Le Mans) and GTD (Grand Touring Daytona). +Pos. PositionClassNo. Car numberTeamDriverTimeGap Gap in secondsGrid Final grid position1P42FRA OAK RacingGBR Alex Brundle1:57.809_12P10USA Wayne Taylor RacingUSA Ricky Taylor1:58.643 +0.83423P01USA Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix SabatesMEX Memo Rojas1:58.928 +1.119934P5USA Action Express RacingBRA Christian Fittipaldi1:59.072 +1.26345P2USA Extreme Speed MotorsportsUSA Johannes van Overbeek1:59.074 +1.26556P90USA Spirit of Daytona RacingGBR Richard Westbrook1:59.498 +1.68967P60USA Michael Shank Racing with Curb/AgajanianBRA Oswaldo Negri2:00.042 +2.23378PC25USA 8Star MotorsportsUSA Sean Rayhall2:00.528 +2.71989P31USA Marsh RacingUSA Eric Curran2:00.972 +3.163910PC54USA CORE AutosportUSA Colin Braun2:01.085 +3.2761011PC09USA RSR RacingBRA Bruno Junqueira2:01.260 +3.4511112PC7USA Starworks MotorsportAUS John Martin2:01.321 +3.5121213PC8USA Starworks MotorsportNLD Renger van der Zande2:01.734 +3.9251314PC52USA PR1/Mathiasen MotorsportsUSA Gunnar Jeannette2:01.982 +4.1731415PC87USA BAR1 MotorsportsGBR Martin Plowman2:02.596 +4.7871516P07USA SpeedsourceUSA Tristan Nunez2:02.960 +5.1511617GTLM910USA CORE AutosportFRA Patrick Pilet2:03.302 +5.49350Ref1 118GTLM93USA SRT MotorsportsUSA Jonathan Bomarito2:03.539 +5.7301719GTLM911USA Porsche North AmericaGBR Nick Tandy2:03.649 +5.8401820P70USA SpeedsourceCAN Sylvain Tremblay2:03.719 +5.9101921GTLM912USA Porsche North AmericaUSA Patrick Long2:03.900 +6.0912022GTLM91USA SRT MotorsportsBEL Marc Goossens2:04.003 +6.1942123GTLM56USA BMW Team RLLUSA John Edwards2:04.253 +6.4442224PC85USA JDC-Miller MotorSportsZAF Stephen Simpson2:04.380 +6.5712325GTLM55USA BMW Team RLLGBR Andy Priaulx2:04.495 +6.6862426PC88USA BAR1 MotorsportsGBR Johnny Mowlem2:04.726 +6.9172527GTLM3USA Corvette RacingDNK Jan Magnussen2:04.847 +7.0382628GTLM17USA Team Falken TireDEU Wolf Henzler2:04.936 +7.1272729GTLM4USA Corvette RacingGBR Oliver Gavin2:05.093 +7.2842830GTLM62USA Risi CompetizioneDEU Pierre Kaffer2:05.348 +7.5392931GTD007USA TRG-AMR North AmericaAUS James Davison2:08.502 +10.6933032GTD33USA Riley MotorsportsNLD Jeroen Bleekemolen2:08.814 +11.0053133GTD300USA Turner MotorsportUSA Dane Cameron2:08.826 +11.0173234GTD71USA Park Place MotorsportsUSA Mike Skeen2:08.984 +11.1753335GTD30USA NGT MotorsportPOL Kuba Giermaziak2:09.007 +11.1983436GTD81USA GB AutosportIRL Damien Faulkner2:09.040 +11.2313537GTD44USA Magnus RacingUSA Andy Lally2:09.113 +11.3043638GTD58USA Snow RacingBEL Jan Heylen2:09.130 +11.3213739GTD27USA Dempsey RacingUSA Andrew Davis2:09.291 +11.4823840GTD45USA Flying Lizard MotorsportsUSA Spencer Pumpelly2:09.337 +11.5283941GTD73USA Park Place MotorsportsAUT Norbert Siedler2:09.504 +11.6954042GTD23USA Team Seattle/Alex Job RacingDEU Mario Farnbacher2:09.537 +11.7284143GTD35USA Flying Lizard MotorsportsZAF Dion von Moltke2:09.664 +11.8554244GTD48USA Paul Miller RacingDEU Christopher Haase2:09.772 +11.9634345GTD555CAN AIM AutosportUSA Townsend Bell2:09.914 +12.1054446GTD22USA Alex Job RacingUSA Leh Keen2:10.140 +12.3315147GTD63USA Scuderia CorsaITA Alessandro Balzan2:10.184 +12.3754548GTD18BEL Mühlner Motorsports AmericaARE Khaled Al Qubaisi2:13.725 +15.9164649PC08USA RSR RacingNo Time Established4750PC38USA Performance TechCAN David OstellaNo Time EstablishedRef2 24851GTD19BEL Mühlner Motorsports AmericaNo Time Established4952GTD46USA Fall-Line MotorsportsDid not participate52Sources:19 September 2014 Qualifying http://imsatiming.com/Results/2014/TUDOR%20Championship/13-COTA/TUDOR%20Championship%20COTA%20Qualifying.pdf dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150213211528/http://imsatiming.com/Results/2014/TUDOR%20Championship/13-COTA/TUDOR%20Championship%20COTA%20Qualifying.pdf 13 February 2015 26 November 2024 IMSAUnited SportsCar Championship Austin 2014 - Grid Positions https://www.racingsportscars.com/grid/Austin-2014-09-20a.html 26 November 2024 Racingsportscars.com Ref1 1 The No. 910 CORE Autosport Porsche initially qualified on pole position for the GTLM class. However, the car was missing a camera pod. By IMSA rules, the entry was moved to the rear of the GTLM field on the starting grid.DiZinno Tony 19 September 2014 Bomarito Inherits COTA GTLM Pole https://sportscar365.com/imsa/tusc/pilet-powers-to-cota-gtlm-pole/ 26 November 2024 Sportscar365.com John Dagys Media, LLC Ref2 2 The No. 38 Performance Tech entry had its fastest lap deleted as penalty for causing a red flag during its qualifying session. Race Race results Class winners are denoted in bold and . P stands for Prototype, PC (Prototype Challenge), GTLM (Grand Touring Le Mans) and GTD (Grand Touring Daytona). thumb|right|The race-winning No. 01 Riley MkXXVI of Chip Ganasi Racing with Felix Sabates. Pos PositionClassNo. Car numberTeamDriversChassisTireLaps Laps completedTime/RetiredEngine1P01USA Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix SabatesUSA Scott PruettMEX Memo RojasRiley MkXXVIContinental772:45:54.946Ford EcoBoost 3.5 L Turbo V62P42FRA OAK RacingCOL Gustavo YacamánGBR Alex BrundleLigier JS P2Continental77 +2.336Honda HR28TT 2.8 L Turbo V63P5USA Action Express RacingPRT João BarbosaBRA Christian FittipaldiChevrolet Corvette DPContinental77 +11.016Chevrolet LS9 5.5 L V84P2USA Extreme Speed MotorsportsUSA Ed BrownUSA Johannes van OverbeekHPD ARX-03bContinental77 +35.811Honda HR28TT 2.8 L Turbo V65P60USA Michael Shank Racing with Curb/AgajanianUSA John PewBRA Oswaldo NegriRiley MkXXVIContinental77 +48.448Ford EcoBoost 3.5 L Turbo V66P90USA Spirit of Daytona RacingCAN Michael ValianteGBR Richard WestbrookChevrolet Corvette DPContinental77 +1:08.558Chevrolet LS9 5.5 L V87P10USA Wayne Taylor RacingUSA Jordan TaylorUSA Ricky TaylorChevrolet Corvette DPContinental77 +1:39.993Chevrolet LS9 5.5 L V88PC25USA 8Star MotorsportsMEX Luis DíazUSA Sean RayhallOreca FLM09Continental76 +1 lapChevrolet 6.2 L V89PC54USA CORE AutosportUSA Jon BennettUSA Colin BraunOreca FLM09Continental76 +1 lapChevrolet 6.2 L V810P31USA Marsh RacingUSA Eric CurranUSA Boris SaidChevrolet Corvette DPContinental76 +1 lapChevrolet LS9 5.5 L V811PC8USA Starworks MotorsportDEU Mirco SchultisNLD Renger van der ZandeOreca FLM09Continental76 +1 lapChevrolet 6.2 L V812GTLM93USA SRT MotorsportsUSA Jonathan BomaritoCAN Kuno WittmerSRT Viper GTS-RMichelin76 +1 lapSRT 8.0 L V1013GTLM91USA SRT MotorsportsBEL Marc GoossensDEU Dominik FarnbacherSRT Viper GTS-RMichelin76 +1 lapSRT 8.0 L V1014GTLM912USA Porsche North AmericaUSA Patrick LongDEN Michael ChristensenPorsche 911 RSRMichelin76 +1 lapPorsche 4.0 L Flat-615GTLM62USA Risi CompetizioneITA Giancarlo FisichellaDEU Pierre KafferFerrari 458 Italia GT2Michelin75 +2 LapsFerrari 4.5 L V816GTLM910USA CORE AutosportFRA Frédéric MakowieckiFRA Patrick PiletPorsche 911 RSRMichelin75 +2 LapsPorsche 4.0 L Flat-617GTLM55USA BMW Team RLLUSA Bill AuberlenGBR Andy PriaulxBMW Z4 GTEMichelin75 +2 LapsBMW 4.4 L V818PC52USA PR1/Mathiasen MotorsportsUSA Gunnar JeannetteUSA Frankie MontecalvoOreca FLM09Continental75 +2 LapsChevrolet 6.2 L V819GTLM56USA BMW Team RLLUSA John EdwardsDEU Dirk MüllerBMW Z4 GTEMichelin75 +2 LapsBMW 4.4 L V820GTLM17USA Team Falken TireDEU Wolf HenzlerUSA Bryan SellersPorsche 911 RSRFalken75 +2 LapsPorsche 4.0 L Flat-621GTLM3USA Corvette RacingESP Antonio GarcíaDNK Jan MagnussenChevrolet Corvette C7.RMichelin75 +2 LapsChevrolet LT5.5 5.5 L V822GTLM4USA Corvette RacingGBR Oliver GavinUSA Tommy MilnerChevrolet Corvette C7.RMichelin75 +2 LapsChevrolet LT5.5 5.5 L V823PC08USA RSR RacingCAN Chris CummingGBR Jack HawksworthOreca FLM09Continental75 +2 LapsChevrolet 6.2 L V824PC87USA BAR1 MotorsportsUSA Marc DrumwrightGBR Martin PlowmanOreca FLM09Continental74 +3 LapsChevrolet 6.2 L V825PC85USA JDC-Miller MotorSportsUSA Chris MillerZAF Stephen SimpsonOreca FLM09Continental74 +3 LapsChevrolet 6.2 L V826PC88USA BAR1 MotorsportsGBR Johnny MowlemUSA Tom PapadopoulosOreca FLM09Continental74 +3 LapsChevrolet 6.2 L V827P07USA SpeedsourceUSA Joel MillerUSA Tristan NunezMazda PrototypeContinental73 +4 LapsMazda Skyactiv-D 2.2 L Turbo I4 (Diesel)28GTD33USA Riley MotorsportsUSA Ben KeatingNLD Jeroen BleekemolenSRT Viper GT3-RContinental73 +4 LapsSRT 8.0 L V1029GTD44USA Magnus RacingUSA Andy LallyUSA John PotterPorsche 911 GT AmericaContinental72 +5 LapsPorsche 4.0L Flat-630GTD300USA Turner MotorsportUSA Dane CameronFIN Markus PalttalaAudi R8 LMS ultraContinental72 +5 LapsAudi 5.2 L V1031GTD58USA Snow RacingBEL Jan HeylenUSA Madison SnowPorsche 911 GT AmericaContinental72 +5 LapsPorsche 4.0L Flat-632GTD22USA Alex Job RacingUSA Leh KeenUSA Cooper MacNeilPorsche 911 GT AmericaContinental72 +5 LapsPorsche 4.0L Flat-633GTD48USA Paul Miller RacingDEU Christopher HaaseUSA Bryce MillerAudi R8 LMS ultraContinental72 +5 LapsAudi 5.2 L V1034GTD45USA Flying Lizard MotorsportsVEN Nelson Canache Jr.USA Spencer PumpellyAudi R8 LMS ultraContinental72 +5 LapsAudi 5.2 L V1035GTD555CAN AIM AutosportUSA Townsend BellUSA Bill SweedlerFerrari 458 Italia GT3Continental72 +5 LapsFerrari 4.5L V836GTD81USA GB AutosportGBR Ben BarkerIRL Damien FaulknerPorsche 911 GT AmericaContinental72 +5 LapsPorsche 4.0L Flat-637GTD73USA Park Place MotorsportsUSA Patrick LindseyAUT Norbert SiedlerPorsche 911 GT AmericaContinental72 +5 LapsPorsche 4.0L Flat-638GTD63USA Scuderia CorsaITA Alessandro BalzanUSA Jeff WestphalFerrari 458 Italia GT3Continental72 +5 LapsFerrari 4.5L V839GTD30USA NGT MotorsportPOL Kuba GiermaziakVEN Henrique CisnerosPorsche 911 GT AmericaContinental71 +6 LapsPorsche 4.0L Flat-640GTD35USA Flying Lizard MotorsportsZAF Dion von MoltkeUSA Spencer PumpellyUSA Seth NeimanAudi R8 LMS ultraContinental70 +7 LapsAudi 5.2 L V1041GTD27USA Dempsey RacingUSA Andrew DavisUSA Patrick DempseyPorsche 911 GT AmericaContinental70 +7 LapsPorsche 4.0L Flat-642 DNFPC7USA Starworks MotorsportAUS John MartinMEX Martin FuentesVEN Alex PopowOreca FLM09Continental63Did Not FinishChevrolet 6.2 L V843GTD19BEL Mühlner Motorsports AmericaUSA Mark KleninUSA Alec UdellPorsche 911 GT AmericaContinental69 +8 LapsPorsche 4.0L Flat-644GTD18BEL Mühlner Motorsports AmericaARE Khaled Al QubaisiUSA Larry PegramPorsche 911 GT AmericaContinental67 +10 LapsPorsche 4.0L Flat-645 DNFGTLM911USA Porsche North AmericaGBR Nick TandyDEU Jörg BergmeisterPorsche 911 RSRMichelin66Did Not FinishPorsche 4.0 L Flat-646 DNFGTD71USA Park Place MotorsportsUSA Mike SkeenUSA Mike VessPorsche 911 GT AmericaContinental62Did Not FinishPorsche 4.0L Flat-647 DNFGTD23USA Team Seattle/Alex Job RacingDEU Mario FarnbacherGBR Ian JamesPorsche 911 GT AmericaContinental58Did Not FinishPorsche 4.0L Flat-648 DNFGTD007USA TRG-AMR North AmericaUSA Al CarterAUS James DavisonAston Martin V12 Vantage GT3Continental46Did Not FinishAston Martin 6.0 L V1249 DNFPC38USA Performance TechCAN David OstellaUSA James FrenchOreca FLM09Continental36Did Not FinishChevrolet 6.2 L V850 DNFP70USA SpeedsourceUSA Tom LongCAN Sylvain TremblayMazda PrototypeContinental16Did Not FinishMazda Skyactiv-D 2.2 L Turbo I4 (Diesel)51 DNFPC09USA RSR RacingUSA Duncan EndeBRA Bruno JunqueiraOreca FLM09Continental8Did Not FinishChevrolet 6.2 L V852 DNSGTD46USA Fall-Line MotorsportsUSA Charles EspenlaubUSA Charles PutmanAudi R8 LMS ultraContinental --Did Not StartAudi 5.2 L V10Sources:20 September 2014 Unofficial Race Report http://imsatiming.com/Results/2014/TUDOR%20Championship/13-COTA/TUDOR%20Championship%20COTA%20Race%20Unofficial.pdf dead https://web.archive.org/web/20211020064453/http://imsatiming.com/Results/2014/TUDOR%20Championship/13-COTA/TUDOR%20Championship%20COTA%20Race%20Unofficial.pdf 20 October 2021 20 November 2024 IMSA2014 Lone Star Le Mans https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/2014_Lone_Star_Le_Mans/TU/ 26 November 2024 Racing-Reference NASCAR Digital Media, LLC+ Tyre manufacturers Key Symbol Tyre manufacturerContinental ContinentalMichelinMichelinFalkenFalken Tire References 2014 United SportsCar Championship Oak Tree Grand Prix Petit Le Mans Lone Star Le Mans Lone Star Le Mans Category:Motorsport competitions in Texas Category:Sports in Austin, Texas