2014 Oak Tree Grand Prix

Sports Car races February 2025 right|thumb|230x230px|Track map of VIR The 2014 Oak Tree Grand Prix were a pair of sports car race sanctioned by the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) held at Virginia International Raceway in Alton, Virginia on August 24, 2014. The events served as the eleventh of thirteen scheduled rounds of the 2014 United SportsCar Championship. Background Preview left|thumb|Virginia International Raceway, 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 Oak Tree Grand Prix was the eleventh of thirteen scheduled sports car races of 2014 by IMSA, and it was the eighth round not held as part of the North American Endurance Cup. The events were held at the seventeen-turn 3.270 mi km on Virginia International Raceway in Alton, Virginia on August 24, 2014. Due to the field size, IMSA would use a doubleheader race format where the Prototype Challenge and Cooper Tires Prototype Lites would participate in the first event in a two-segment race format while the GTLM and GTD classes would participate in the second event.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 Before the race, Jon Bennett and Colin Braun led the Prototype Challenge Drivers' Championship with 224 points, 35 points clear of Renger van der Zande in second. With 245 points, GTLM was led by Antonio García and Jan Magnussen with an eight-point advantage over Kuno Wittmer and Jonathan Bomarito.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 In GTD, the Drivers' Championship was led by Bill Sweedler and Townsend Bell with 220 points; the duo held a three-point gap over Leh Keen and Cooper MacNeil. Chevrolet and Ferrari were leading their respective Manufacturers' Championships, while CORE Autosport, Corvette Racing, and AIM Autosport were their respective Teams' Championships. Entry list Thirty-six cars were officially entered for the Oak Tree Grand Prix, with most of the entries being in the Grand Touring Le Mans (GTLM) and Grand Touring Daytona (GTD) classes.Dagys John 13 August 2014 39 Entries for Oak Tree Grand Prix https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/39-entries-for-oak-tree-grand-prix/ 20 November 2024 Sportscar365.com John Dagys Media, LLC The Prototype Challenge (PC) class was composed of nine Oreca FLM09 cars: two from 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 Virginia - Prototype Challenge 2014 Entry List https://www.racingsportscars.com/entry/Virginia-2014-08-24a.html 20 November 2024 Racingsportscars.com Despite being listed an entry, the No. 88 BAR1 Motorsports car withdrew from the event.Dagys John 22 August 2014 VIR Friday Notebook https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/vir-friday-notebook/ 20 November 2024 Sportscar365.com John Dagys Media, LLC GTLM was represented by ten entries from five different brands. In the list of GTD entrants, seventeen GT-specification vehicles were represented by six different manufacturers.19 August 2014 TUSCC: VIR, Entry List https://www.dailysportscar.com/2014/08/19/tuscc-vir-entry-list.html 20 November 2024 Dailysportscar.comUnited SportsCar Championship Virginia - Grand Touring 2014 Entry List https://www.racingsportscars.com/entry/Virginia-2014-08-24.html 20 November 2024 Racingsportscars.com Practice There were five practice sessions preceding the start of the races on Friday, four on Friday and one on Saturday. The first session on Friday morning lasted 60 minutes while the second on Friday afternoon ran for 30 minutes. The third scheduled for later that afternoon ran for 45 minutes while the fourth session scheduled later that afternoon lasted an hour. The fifth session on Saturday morning lasted 90 minutes.14_IMSA_VIR_GUIDE_SG_v2.pdf https://www.spotterguides.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/14_IMSA_VIR_GUIDE_SG_v2.pdf 20 November 2024 Spotterguides.com Qualifying The first session of the week occurred on Saturday morning in the first of two sessions to set the starting order for the first race with the fastest lap times set by each team's quickest driver. Cars in Cooper Tires Prototype Lites were sent out first before those grouped in PC had one separate identically timed 15 minute session. The second session occurred on Saturday afternoon to set the starting order for the second race. Cars in GTD were sent out first before those grouped in GTLM in a separate identically 15 minute timed session. Regulations stipulated teams to nominate one qualifying driver, with the fastest laps determining each classes starting order. IMSA would arrange the grid to put all GTLM vehicles ahead of GTD cars. Qualifying results Pole positions in each class are indicated in bold and by . PC stands for Prototype Challenge, GTLM (Grand Touring Le Mans) and GTD (Grand Touring Daytona). +Pos. PositionClassNo. Car numberTeamDriverTimeGap Gap in secondsGrid Final grid position1PC25USA 8Star MotorsportsUSA Sean Rayhall1:41.447_1 (1)2PC52USA PR1/Mathiasen MotorsportsUSA Frankie Montecalvo1:42.552 +1.1052 (1)3PC09USA RSR RacingUSA Duncan Ende1:42.610 +1.1633 (1)4PC08USA RSR RacingCAN Chris Cumming1:42.620 +1.1734 (1)5PC54USA CORE AutosportUSA Jon Bennett1:43.033 +1.5865 (1)6PC85USA JDC-Miller MotorSportsUSA Chris Miller1:43.617 +2.1706 (1)7PC38USA Performance TechUSA James French1:43.651 +2.2047 (1)8GTLM62USA Risi CompetizioneDEU Pierre Kaffer1:43.797+2.3501 (2)9GTLM55USA BMW Team RLLUSA Bill Auberlen1:44.053 +2.6062 (2)10GTLM91USA SRT MotorsportsBEL Marc Goossens1:44.072 +2.6253 (2)11GTLM56USA BMW Team RLLDEU Dirk Müller1:44.076 +2.6294 (2)12GTLM93USA SRT MotorsportsUSA Jonathan Bomarito1:44.096 +2.6495 (2)13GTLM3USA Corvette RacingESP Antonio García1:44.105 +2.6586 (2)14GTLM17USA Team Falken TireUSA Bryan Sellers1:44.322 +2.8757 (2)15GTLM912USA Porsche North AmericaDEN Michael Christensen1:44.422 +2.9758 (2)16GTLM4USA Corvette RacingUSA Tommy Milner1:44.812 +3.3659 (2)17PC8USA Starworks MotorsportDEU Mirco Schultis1:44.736 +3.2898 (1)18PC7USA Starworks MotorsportMEX Martin Fuentes1:45.247 +3.8009 (1)19GTD007USA TRG-AMR North AmericaAUS James Davison1:47.660 +6.21310 (2)20GTD22USA Alex Job RacingUSA Leh Keen1:47.957 +6.51011 (2)21GTD94USA Turner MotorsportUSA Dane Cameron1:48.043 +6.59612 (2)22GTD45USA Flying Lizard MotorsportsUSA Spencer Pumpelly1:48.173 +6.72613 (2)23GTD58USA Snow RacingBEL Jan Heylen1:48.388 +6.94114 (2)24GTD23USA Team Seattle/Alex Job RacingDEU Mario Farnbacher1:48.405 +6.95815 (2)25GTD44USA Magnus RacingUSA Andy Lally1:48.596 +7.14916 (2)26GTD46USA Fall-Line MotorsportsUSA Charles Espenlaub1:48.653 +7.20617 (2)27GTD63USA Scuderia CorsaITA Alessandro Balzan1:48.692 +7.24518 (2)28GTD81USA GB AutosportIRL Damien Faulkner1:48.725 +7.27819 (2)29GTD35USA Flying Lizard MotorsportsZAF Dion von Moltke1:48.739 +7.29220 (2)30GTD73USA Park Place MotorsportsFRA Kévin Estre1:48.771 +7.32421 (2)31GTD48USA Paul Miller RacingDEU Christopher Haase1:48.931 +7.48422 (2)32GTD555CAN AIM AutosportUSA Townsend Bell1:48.988 +7.54123 (2)33GTD33USA Riley MotorsportsUSA Tony Ave1:49.197 +7.75024 (2)34GTD18BEL Mühlner Motorsports AmericaUSA Mark Kvamme1:55.663 +14.21625 (2)35GTD27USA Dempsey RacingNoneNo Time Established26 (2)36GTLM911USA Porsche North AmericaNoneNo Time Established27 (2)Sources:23 August 2014 Qualifying (PC) https://www.imsa.com/sites/default/files/race_result_files/TUDOR%20Championship_PC%20VIR%20Qualifying.pdf dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140904100312/https://www.imsa.com/sites/default/files/race_result_files/TUDOR%20Championship_PC%20VIR%20Qualifying.pdf 4 September 2014 20 November 2024 IMSA23 August 2014 Qualifying (GTLM and GTD) https://www.imsa.com/sites/default/files/race_result_files/TUDOR%20Championship_GTLM-GTD%20VIR%20Qualifying.pdf dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140904100403/https://www.imsa.com/sites/default/files/race_result_files/TUDOR%20Championship_GTLM-GTD%20VIR%20Qualifying.pdf 4 September 2014 20 November 2024 IMSAUnited SportsCar Championship Virginia - Prototype Challenge 2014 Grid Race 1 Positions https://www.racingsportscars.com/grid/Road_America-2014-08-10.html 20 November 2024 Racingsportscars.comUnited SportsCar Championship Virginia - Grand Touring 2014 Grid Positions https://www.racingsportscars.com/grid/Virginia-2014-08-24.html 20 November 2024 Racingsportscars.com Key Meaning (1) Race One (2) Race Two Races Race 1 Race results Class winners are denoted in bold and . PC stands for Prototype Challenge). Pos PositionClassNo. Car numberTeamDriversChassisTireLaps Laps completedTime/RetiredEngine1PC25USA 8Star MotorsportsMEX Luis DíazUSA Sean RayhallOreca FLM09Continental4718:09:02.126Chevrolet 6.2 L V82PC54USA CORE AutosportUSA Jon BennettUSA Colin BraunOreca FLM09Continental47 +1.220Chevrolet 6.2 L V83PC8USA Starworks MotorsportDEU Mirco SchultisNLD Renger van der ZandeOreca FLM09Continental47 +2.829Chevrolet 6.2 L V84PC7USA Starworks MotorsportCAN Kyle MarcelliMEX Martin FuentesOreca FLM09Continental47 +3.749Chevrolet 6.2 L V85PC38USA Performance TechCAN David OstellaUSA James FrenchOreca FLM09Continental47 +5.634Chevrolet 6.2 L V86PC52USA PR1/Mathiasen MotorsportsUSA Gunnar JeannetteUSA Frankie MontecalvoOreca FLM09Continental47 +7.580Chevrolet 6.2 L V87PC85USA JDC-Miller MotorSportsUSA Chris MillerOreca FLM09Continental47 +8.466Chevrolet 6.2 L V88 DNFPC09USA RSR RacingUSA Duncan EndeBRA Bruno JunqueiraOreca FLM09Continental44Did Not FinishChevrolet 6.2 L V89 DNFPC08USA RSR RacingCAN Chris CummingCAN Alex TaglianiOreca FLM09Continental36AccidentChevrolet 6.2 L V8Sources:24 August 2014 Unofficial Race Report (PC) https://www.imsa.com/sites/default/files/race_result_files/TUDOR%20Championship_PC%20VIR%20Race%20Unofficial.pdf dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140912211808/https://www.imsa.com/sites/default/files/race_result_files/TUDOR%20Championship_PC%20VIR%20Race%20Unofficial.pdf 12 September 2014 20 November 2024 IMSA2014 Oak Tree Grand Prix (PC) https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/2014_Oak_Tree_Grand_Prix_PC/TU/ 20 November 2024 Racing-Reference NASCAR Digital Media, LLC+ Tyre manufacturers Key Symbol Tyre manufacturerContinental Continental Race 2 Race results Class winners are denoted in bold and . GTLM stands for Grand Touring Le Mans and GTD (Grand Touring Daytona). Pos PositionClassNo. Car numberTeamDriversChassisTireLaps Laps completedEngine1GTLM62USA Risi CompetizioneITA Giancarlo FisichellaDEU Pierre KafferFerrari 458 Italia GT2Michelin82Ferrari 4.5 L V82GTLM17USA Team Falken TireDEU Wolf HenzlerUSA Bryan SellersPorsche 911 RSRFalken82Porsche 4.0 L Flat-63GTLM56USA BMW Team RLLUSA John EdwardsDEU Dirk MüllerBMW Z4 GTEMichelin82BMW 4.4 L V84GTLM55USA BMW Team RLLUSA Bill AuberlenGBR Andy PriaulxBMW Z4 GTEMichelin82BMW 4.4 L V85GTLM93USA SRT MotorsportsUSA Jonathan BomaritoCAN Kuno WittmerDEU Dominik FarnbacherSRT Viper GTS-RMichelin82SRT 8.0 L V106GTLM91USA SRT MotorsportsBEL Marc GoossensDEU Dominik FarnbacherSRT Viper GTS-RMichelin82SRT 8.0 L V107GTLM3USA Corvette RacingESP Antonio GarcíaDNK Jan MagnussenUSA Jordan TaylorChevrolet Corvette C7.RMichelin82Chevrolet LT5.5 5.5 L V88GTD94USA Turner MotorsportUSA Dane CameronFIN Markus PalttalaBMW Z4 GT3Continental82BMW 4.4 L V89GTD63USA Scuderia CorsaITA Alessandro BalzanUSA Jeff WestphalFerrari 458 Italia GT3Continental82Ferrari 4.5L V810GTD27USA Dempsey RacingUSA Andrew DavisUSA Patrick DempseyPorsche 911 GT AmericaContinental82Porsche 4.0L Flat-611GTD48USA Paul Miller RacingDEU Christopher HaaseUSA Bryce MillerAudi R8 LMS ultraContinental82Audi 5.2 L V1012GTD22USA Alex Job RacingUSA Leh KeenUSA Cooper MacNeilPorsche 911 GT AmericaContinental82Porsche 4.0L Flat-613GTD44USA Magnus RacingUSA Andy LallyUSA John PotterPorsche 911 GT AmericaContinental82Porsche 4.0L Flat-614GTD35USA Flying Lizard MotorsportsZAF Dion von MoltkeUSA Spencer PumpellyAudi R8 LMS ultraContinental82Audi 5.2 L V1015GTD555CAN AIM AutosportUSA Townsend BellUSA Bill SweedlerFerrari 458 Italia GT3Continental82Ferrari 4.5L V816GTD58USA Snow RacingBEL Jan HeylenUSA Madison SnowPorsche 911 GT AmericaContinental82Porsche 4.0L Flat-617GTD81USA GB AutosportUSA Michael LewisIRL Damien FaulknerPorsche 911 GT AmericaContinental82Porsche 4.0L Flat-618GTD46USA Fall-Line MotorsportsUSA Charles EspenlaubUSA Charles PutmanGBR Marino FranchittiAudi R8 LMS ultraContinental82Audi 5.2 L V1019GTLM912USA Porsche North AmericaUSA Patrick LongDEN Michael ChristensenPorsche 911 RSRMichelin81Porsche 4.0 L Flat-620GTD007USA TRG-AMR North AmericaUSA Al CarterAUS James DavisonAston Martin V12 Vantage GT3Continental81Aston Martin 6.0 L V1221GTD33USA Riley MotorsportsUSA Ben KeatingUSA Tony AveSRT Viper GT3-RContinental80SRT 8.0 L V1022GTD18BEL Mühlner Motorsports AmericaUSA Mark KvammeUSA Corey LewisPorsche 911 GT AmericaContinental79Porsche 4.0L Flat-623GTLM4USA Corvette RacingGBR Oliver GavinUSA Tommy MilnerChevrolet Corvette C7.RMichelin78Chevrolet LT5.5 5.5 L V824GTD23USA Team Seattle/Alex Job RacingDEU Mario FarnbacherGBR Ian JamesPorsche 911 GT AmericaContinental73Porsche 4.0L Flat-625 DNFGTLM911USA Porsche North AmericaGBR Nick TandyAUT Richard LietzDEN Michael ChristensenPorsche 911 RSRMichelin72Porsche 4.0 L Flat-626 DNFGTD45USA Flying Lizard MotorsportsVEN Nelson Canache Jr.USA Spencer PumpellyAudi R8 LMS ultraContinental71Audi 5.2 L V1027 DNFGTD73USA Park Place MotorsportsUSA Patrick LindseyFRA Kévin EstrePorsche 911 GT AmericaContinental43Porsche 4.0L Flat-6Sources:25 August 2014 Official Race Report (GTLM & GTD) http://www.imsa.com/sites/default/files/race_result_files/TUDOR%20Championship_GTLM-GTD%20VIR%20Race%20Official.pdf dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150912223813/http://www.imsa.com/sites/default/files/race_result_files/TUDOR%20Championship_GTLM-GTD%20VIR%20Race%20Official.pdf 12 September 2015 20 November 2024 IMSA2014 Oak Tree Grand Prix (GTD, GTLM) https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/2014_Oak_Tree_Grand_Prix_GTD_GTLM/TU/ 19 November 2024 Racing-Reference NASCAR Digital Media, LLC+ Tyre manufacturers Key Symbol Tyre manufacturerContinental ContinentalMichelinMichelinFalkenFalken Tire References 2014 United SportsCar Championship Continental Tire Road Race Showcase Lone Star Le Mans Category:VIR 240 Oak Tree Grand Prix Oak Tree Grand Prix Category:August 2014 sports events in the United States