2015 Northeast Grand Prix

Sports Car race February 2025 right|thumb|240x240px|Track map of Lime Rock Park The 2015 Northeast Grand Prix was a sports car race sanctioned by the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA). The race was held at Lime Rock Park in Lakeville, Connecticut on July 25, 2015. The race was the eighth round of the 2015 United SportsCar Championship. Background Preview left|thumb|Lime Rock Park, where the race was held. 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/ 28 October 2024 Sportscar365.com John Dagys Media, LLC It was the first year the event was held as part of the United SportsCar Championship and the twenty-fourth annual running of the race. The 2015 Northeast Grand Prix was the eighth of twelve scheduled sports car races of 2015 by IMSA, and was the fifth round not held as part of the 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 28 October 2024 Racer.com The race was held at the seven-turn 1.530 mi km on Lime Rock Park in Lakeville, Connecticut on July 25, 2015. Entry list Seven-teen cars were officially entered for the Northeast Grand Prix, with most of the entries being in the Grand Touring Daytona (GTD) category. The Prototype Challenge (PC) class was composed of seven Oreca FLM09 cars. BAR1 Motorsports, CORE Autosport, JDC-Miller MotorSports, Performance Tech PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports, RSR Racing, and Starworks Motorsport entered one car each.2015 TUDOR Championship Lime Rock Pre-Provisional Entry List.xlsx https://www.imsa.com/sites/default/files/races/entry_lists/2015_TUDORChampionship_LimeRock_PreEvent_EntryList.pdf dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150807023618/https://www.imsa.com/sites/default/files/races/entry_lists/2015_TUDORChampionship_LimeRock_PreEvent_EntryList.pdf 7 August 2015 28 October 2024 IMSA In the list of GTD entrants, ten GT-specification vehicles were represented by six different manufacturers. Compass360 Racing made their season debut.1 May 2015 Compass360 Announces Audi R8 GTD Program https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/compass360-announces-audi-r8-gtd-program/ 28 October 2024 Sportscar365.com John Dagys Media, LLC Although it was listed as an entrant, Wright Motorsports No. 58 car withdrew from the event.DiZinno Tony 23 July 2015 Lime Rock Thursday Notebook https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/lime-rock-thursday-notebook/ 28 October 2024 Sportscar365.com John Dagys Media, LLC With the absence of the Prototype (P) and Grand Touring Le Mans (GTLM) categories from the field, only two racing classes were represented at Lime Rock Park. Qualifying Qualifying results Pole positions in each class are indicated in bold and by . PC stands for (Prototype Challenge) and GTD (Grand Touring Daytona). Pos. PositionClassNo. Car numberTeamTimeGap Gap in secondsGrid Final grid position1PC85USA JDC-Miller MotorSports49.055_12PC38USA Performance Tech Motorsports49.697 +0.64223PC11USA RSR Racing49.966 +0.91134PC54USA CORE Autosport50.111 +1.05645PC52USA PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports50.504 +1.44956PC8USA Starworks Motorsport50.821 +1.76667PC16USA BAR1 Motorsports50.953 +1.89878GTD48USA Paul Miller Racing54.004+4.94989GTD33USA Riley Motorsports54.013 +4.958910GTD73USA Park Place Motorsports54.251 +5.1961011GTD23USA Team Seattle / Alex Job Racing54.532 +5.4771112GTD007USA TRG-AMR North America54.547 +5.4921213GTD63USA Scuderia Corsa54.761 +5.7061314GTD44USA Magnus Racing54.770 +5.7151415GTD22USA Alex Job Racing55.151 +6.0961516GTD76CAN Compass360 Racing56.775 +7.7201617GTD97USA Turner MotorsportNo Time Established17Source:24 July 2015 Qualifying http://imsatiming.com/Results/2015/TUDOR%20Championship/08-Lime%20Rock/TUDOR%20Lime%20Rock%20Qualifying.pdf dead https://web.archive.org/web/20211020055822/http://imsatiming.com/Results/2015/TUDOR%20Championship/08-Lime%20Rock/TUDOR%20Lime%20Rock%20Qualifying.pdf 20 October 2021 28 October 2024 IMSA Race Race results Class winners are denoted in bold and . PC stands for (Prototype Challenge) and GTD (Grand Touring Daytona). +Final race classificationPos PositionClassNo. Car numberTeamDriversChassisTireLaps Laps completedTime/RetiredEngine1PC52USA PR1/Mathiasen MotorsportsUSA Mike GuaschGBR Tom Kimber-SmithOreca FLM09Continental1732:40:00.809Chevrolet 6.2 L V82PC11USA RSR RacingCAN Chris CummingBRA Bruno JunqueiraOreca FLM09Continental173 +8.304Chevrolet 6.2 L V83PC8USA Starworks MotorsportGER Mirco SchultisNLD Renger van der ZandeOreca FLM09Continental172 +1 lapChevrolet 6.2 L V84PC54USA CORE AutosportUSA Jon BennettUSA Colin BraunOreca FLM09Continental172 +1 lapChevrolet 6.2 L V85PC16USA BAR1 MotorsportsUSA Todd Slusher USA Sean RayhallOreca FLM09Continental169 +4 LapsChevrolet 6.2 L V86PC85USA JDC-Miller MotorSportsCAN Misha GoikhbergRSA Stephen SimpsonOreca FLM09Continental165 +8 LapsChevrolet 6.2 L V87GTD97USA Turner MotorsportUSA Dane CameronUSA Michael MarsalBMW Z4 GT3Continental162 +11 LapsBMW 4.4 L V88GTD33USA Riley MotorsportsNLD Jeroen BleekemolenUSA Ben KeatingDodge Viper GT3-RContinental162 +11 LapsDodge 8.3 L V109GTD007USA TRG-AMR North AmericaDEN Christina NielsenCAN Kuno WittmerAston Martin V12 Vantage GT3Continental162 +11 LapsAston Martin 6.0 L V1210GTD23USA Team Seattle / Alex Job RacingGER Mario FarnbacherGBR Ian JamesPorsche 911 GT AmericaContinental161 +12 LapsPorsche 4.0 L Flat-611GTD44USA Magnus RacingUSA John PotterUSA Andy LallyPorsche 911 GT AmericaContinental161 +12 LapsPorsche 4.0 L Flat-612GTD73USA Park Place MotorsportsUSA Patrick LindseyUSA Spencer PumpellyPorsche 911 GT AmericaContinental161 +12 LapsPorsche 4.0 L Flat-613GTD22USA Alex Job RacingUSA Leh KeenUSA Cooper MacNeilPorsche 911 GT AmericaContinental160 +13 LapsPorsche 4.0 L Flat-614GTD76CAN Compass360 RacingBRA Pierre KleinubingUSA Ray MasonAudi R8 LMS ultraContinental159 +14 LapsAudi 5.2 L V1015GTD63USA Scuderia CorsaUSA Bill SweedlerUSA Townsend BellFerrari 458 Italia GT3Continental149 +24 LapsFerrari 4.5 L V816 DNFPC38USA Performance Tech MotorsportsUSA Conor DalyUSA James FrenchOreca FLM09Continental91 AccidentChevrolet 6.2 L V817 DNFGTD48USA Paul Miller RacingGER Christopher HaaseZAF Dion von MoltkeAudi R8 LMS ultraContinental85 AccidentAudi 5.2 L V10Sources:25 July 2015 Unofficial Race Report http://imsatiming.com/Results/2015/TUDOR%20Championship/08-Lime%20Rock/TUDOR%20Lime%20Rock%20Race%20Unofficial.pdf dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160409030053/http://imsatiming.com/Results/2015/TUDOR%20Championship/08-Lime%20Rock/TUDOR%20Lime%20Rock%20Race%20Unofficial.pdf 9 April 2016 28 October 20242015 Northeast Grand Prix https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/2015_Northeast_Grand_Prix/TU/ 28 October 2024 Racing-Reference NASCAR Digital Media, LLC+ Tyre manufacturers Key Symbol Tyre manufacturerContinental Continental References 30em External links United SportsCar Championship SportsCar Grand Prix 2015 Continental Tire Road Race Showcase Category:2015 United SportsCar Championship season United SportsCar Championship Northeast Grand Prix Category:Northeast Grand Prix Northeast Grand Prix