2015 Chevrolet Sports Car Classic

Sports Car race January 2025 right|thumb|250x250px|The layout of The Raceway on Belle Isle The 2015 Chevrolet Sports Car Classic was a sports car race sanctioned by the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA). The race was held at The Raceway on Belle Isle in Detroit, Michigan on May 30, 2015. The race was the fifth round of the 2015 United SportsCar Championship. Background Preview left|thumb|The Raceway on Belle Isle, 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/ 18 October 2024 Sportscar365.com John Dagys Media, LLCPruett Marshall 10 August 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 23 March 2015 18 October 2024 Racer It was the second consecutive year the event was held as part of the Tudor United SportsCar Championship, and the sixth 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 2015 Chevrolet Sports Car Classic was the fourth of twelve scheduled sports car races of 2015 by IMSA, the shortest in terms of time, and was the third round not held on the held as part of the North American Endurance Cup. The event was held at the fourteen-turn 2.350 mi km on Belle Isle Park on May 30, 2015. The PC category would participate in the event for the first time.31 October 2014 Detroit In, VIR Out for PC Teams in 2015 https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/detroit-in-vir-out-for-pc-teams/ 18 October 2024 Sportscar365.com John Dagys Media, LLC Entry list Twenty-three cars were officially entered for the Chevrolet Sports Car Classic, with the bulk of the entries in the Prototype (P) and Grand Touring Daytona (GTD) categories.DiZinno Tony 21 May 2015 25 Cars on Detroit Entry List https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/25-cars-on-detroit-entry-list/ 18 October 2024 Sportscar365.com John Dagys Media, LLC Action Express Racing (AER) fielded two Chevrolet Corvette DP cars while VisitFlorida Racing (VFR) and Wayne Taylor Racing (WTR) fielded one. Chip Ganassi Racing (CGR) entered one Ford-powered Riley MkXXVI. Mazda Motorsports had one Lola B12/80, and Michael Shank Racing (MSR) entered one Ligier JS P2 chassis with Honda HR28TT twin-turbocharged 2.8-liter V6 engine.Dagys John 28 May 2015 SpeedSource Scales Back to Single Mazda Prototype for Detroit https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/speedsource-scales-back-to-single-mazda-prototype-for-detroit/ 18 October 2024 Sportscar365.com John Dagys Media, LLC28 May 2015 IMSA: Hometown heroes: Chevrolet and Ford in the Motor City https://racer.com/2015/05/28/hometown-heroes-chevrolet-and-ford-in-the-motor-city/ 18 October 2024 Racer The DeltaWing skipped to undergo further testing.Dizinno Tony 18 May 2015 DeltaWing to Forego Detroit, Focus on Further Testing https://sportscar365.com/imsa/tusc/deltawing-to-forego-detroit-focus-on-further-testing/ 18 October 2024 John Dagys Media, LLC The Prototype Challenge (PC) class was composed of six Oreca FLM09 cars. CORE Autosport, JDC-Miller MotorSports, Performance Tech PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports, RSR Racing, and Starworks Motorsport entered one car each. In the list of GTD entrants, ten GT-specification vehicles were represented by six different manufacturers. With the absence of the Grand Touring Le Mans (GTLM) class from the field, only three racing classes were represented in Belle Isle. Qualifying Qualifying results Pole positions in each class are indicated in bold and by . P stands for Prototype, PC (Prototype Challenge), and GTD (Grand Touring Daytona). Pos. PositionClassNo. Car numberTeamDriverTimeGap Gap in secondsGrid Final grid position1P5USA Action Express RacingBRA Christian Fittipaldi1:24.746_12P10USA Wayne Taylor RacingUSA Ricky Taylor1:24.796 +0.05023P90USA VisitFlorida.com RacingCAN Michael Valiante1:25.156 +0.41034P01USA Chip Ganassi RacingUSA Scott Pruett1:25.987 +1.24145P31USA Action Express RacingUSA Eric Curran1:26.009 +1.26356P60USA Michael Shank Racing with Curb/AgajanianUSA John Pew1:26.889 +2.14367PC38USA Performance Tech MotorsportsUSA James French1:29.317 +4.57178PC11USA RSR RacingCAN Chris Cumming1:29.321 +4.57589PC8USA Starworks MotorsportGER Mirco Schultis1:30.687 +5.941910PC52USA PR1/Mathiasen MotorsportsUSA Mike Guasch1:30.780 +6.0341011PC54USA CORE AutosportUSA Jon Bennett1:31.180 +6.4341112P07USA SpeedSourceUSA Tom Long1:31.308 +6.5621213PC85USA JDC-Miller MotorSportsCAN Misha Goikhberg1:31.741 +6.9951314GTD48USA Paul Miller RacingZAF Dion von Moltke1:33.546+8.8001415GTD33USA Riley MotorsportsUSA Ben Keating1:34.261 +9.5151516GTD007USA TRG-AMR North AmericaDEN Christina Nielsen1:34.338 +9.5921617GTD73USA Park Place MotorsportsUSA Patrick Lindsey1:34.656 +9.9101718GTD23USA Team Seattle / Alex Job RacingGBR Ian James1:34.821 +10.0751819GTD58USA Wright MotorsportsUSA Madison Snow1:35.031 +10.2671920GTD63USA Scuderia CorsaUSA Bill Sweedler1:35.632 +10.8862021GTD44USA Magnus RacingUSA John Potter1:35.801 +11.0552122GTD22USA Alex Job RacingUSA Cooper MacNeil1:37.080 +12.3342223GTD97USA Turner MotorsportUSA Michael Marsal1:37.218 +12.47223Source:29 May 2015 Qualifying https://www.dailysportscar.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/TUSCC-2015-Detroit-Qualifying.pdf 18 October 2024 Dailysportscar.com Race Race results Class winners are denoted in bold and . P stands for Prototype, PC (Prototype Challenge), and GTD (Grand Touring Daytona). +Final race classificationPos PositionClassNo. Car numberTeamDriversChassisTireLaps Laps completedTime/RetiredEngine1P31USA Action Express RacingUSA Eric CurranUSA Dane CameronCorvette Daytona PrototypeContinental591:40:49.112Chevrolet 5.5 L V82P60USA Michael Shank Racing with Curb/AgajanianUSA John PewBRA Oswaldo Negri Jr.Ligier JS P2Continental59 +18.631Honda HR28TT 2.8 L V6 Turbo3P5USA Action Express RacingPOR João BarbosaBRA Christian FittipaldiCorvette Daytona PrototypeContinental59 +19.207Chevrolet 5.5 L V84P01USA Chip Ganassi RacingUSA Joey HandUSA Scott PruettFord EcoBoost Riley DPContinental59 +20.391Ford EcoBoost 3.5 L V6 Turbo5P90USA VisitFlorida.com RacingGBR Richard WestbrookCAN Michael ValianteCorvette Daytona PrototypeContinental59 +21.513Chevrolet 5.5 L V86PC8USA Starworks MotorsportGER Mirco SchultisNLD Renger van der ZandeOreca FLM09Continental59 +45.524Chevrolet 6.2 L V87P10USA Wayne Taylor RacingUSA Jordan TaylorUSA Ricky TaylorCorvette Daytona PrototypeContinental59 +46.080Chevrolet 5.5 L V88P07USA SpeedSourceUSA Tom LongUSA Joel MillerMazda PrototypeContinental59 +46.593Mazda Skyactiv-D 2.2 L Turbo I4 (Diesel)9PC85USA JDC-Miller MotorSportsCAN Misha GoikhbergRSA Stephen SimpsonOreca FLM09Continental59 +1:01.774Chevrolet 6.2 L V810PC38USA Performance Tech MotorsportsUSA James FrenchCAN James VanceOreca FLM09Continental59 +1:17.299Chevrolet 6.2 L V811GTD23USA Team Seattle / Alex Job RacingGER Mario FarnbacherGBR Ian JamesPorsche 911 GT AmericaContinental57 +2 LapsPorsche 4.0 L Flat-612GTD007USA TRG-AMR North AmericaAUS James DavisonDEN Christina NielsenAston Martin V12 Vantage GT3Continental57 +2 LapsAston Martin 6.0 L V1213GTD48USA Paul Miller RacingGER Christopher HaaseZAF Dion von MoltkeAudi R8 LMS ultraContinental57 +2 LapsAudi 5.2 L V1014GTD22USA Alex Job RacingUSA Leh KeenUSA Cooper MacNeilPorsche 911 GT AmericaContinental57 +2 LapsPorsche 4.0 L Flat-615GTD73USA Park Place MotorsportsUSA Patrick LindseyUSA Spencer PumpellyPorsche 911 GT AmericaContinental57 +2 LapsPorsche 4.0 L Flat-616GTD97USA Turner MotorsportUSA Michael MarsalFIN Markus PalttalaBMW Z4 GT3Continental57 +2 LapsBMW 4.4 L V817GTD44USA Magnus RacingUSA John PotterUSA Andy LallyPorsche 911 GT AmericaContinental56 +3 LapsPorsche 4.0 L Flat-618 DNFGTD58USA Wright MotorsportsBEL Jan HeylenUSA Madison SnowPorsche 911 GT AmericaContinental54 AccidentPorsche 4.0 L Flat-619PC54USA CORE AutosportUSA Jon BennettUSA Colin BraunOreca FLM09Continental54 +5 LapsChevrolet 6.2 L V820GTD63USA Scuderia CorsaUSA Bill SweedlerUSA Townsend BellFerrari 458 Italia GT3Continental46 +13 LapsFerrari 4.5 L V821 DNFPC11USA RSR RacingCAN Chris CummingBRA Bruno JunqueiraOreca FLM09Continental38 AccidentChevrolet 6.2 L V822 DNFPC52USA PR1/Mathiasen MotorsportsUSA Mike GuaschGBR Tom Kimber-SmithOreca FLM09Continental32 AccidentChevrolet 6.2 L V823 DNFGTD33USA Riley MotorsportsNLD Jeroen BleekemolenUSA Ben KeatingDodge Viper GT3-RContinental22 AccidentDodge 8.3 L V10Sources:30 May 2015 Unofficial Race Report http://imsatiming.com/Results/2015/TUDOR%20Championship/05-Detroit/TUDOR%20Championship%20Detroit%20Race%20Unofficial.pdf dead https://web.archive.org/web/20181201180944/http://imsatiming.com/Results/2015/TUDOR%20Championship/05-Detroit/TUDOR%20Championship%20Detroit%20Race%20Unofficial.pdf 1 December 2018 18 October 20242015 Chevrolet Sports Car Classic https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/2015_Chevrolet_Sports_Car_Classic/TU/ 18 October 2024 Racing-Reference NASCAR Digital Media, LLC+ Tyre manufacturers Key Symbol Tyre manufacturerContinental Continental References 30em External links United SportsCar Championship Monterey Grand Prix 2015 6 Hours of The Glen Category:2015 United SportsCar Championship season United SportsCar Championship Chevrolet Sports Car Classic Chevrolet Sports Car Classic Category:Detroit Sports Car Classic