2015 Oak Tree Grand Prix

Sports Car race February 2025 right|thumb|230x230px|Track map of VIR The 2015 Oak Tree Grand Prix was a sports car race sanctioned by the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA). The Race was held at Virginia International Raceway in Alton, Virginia on August 23, 2015. The race was the tenth round of the 2015 United SportsCar Championship. Background left|thumb|Virginia International Raceway, 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/ 5 November 2024 Sportscar365.com John Dagys Media, LLC It was the second consecutive year the event was held as part of the United SportsCar Championship. The 2015 Oak Tree Grand Prix was the tenth of twelve scheduled sports car races of 2015 by IMSA, and was the seventh 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 5 November 2024 Racer The race was held at the seventeen-turn 3.270 mi km on Virginia International Raceway in Alton, Virginia on August 23, 2015. The PC category was dropped from the event.31 October 2014 Detroit In, VIR Out for PC Teams in 2015 https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/detroit-in-vir-out-for-pc-teams/ 5 November 2024 Sportscar365.com John Dagys Media, LLC Entry list Eighteen cars were officially entered for the Oak Tree Grand Prix, with most of the entries being in the Grand Touring Daytona (GTD) category. GTLM was represented by eight entries from four different brands. In the list of GTD entrants, ten GT-specification vehicles were represented by six different manufacturers.DiZinno Tony 12 August 2015 No Major Changes on VIR TUSC, CTSC Entry Lists https://sportscar365.com/imsa/impc/no-major-changes-on-vir-tusc-ctsc-entry-lists/ 5 November 2024 Sportscar365.com John Dagys Media, LLC With the absence of the Prototype (P) and Prototype Challenge (PC) classes from the field, only two racing classes were represented in Virginia International Raceway. Qualifying Saturday afternoon's 40-minute two-group qualifying session gave 15-minute sessions to all categories. Cars in GTD were sent out first before those grouped in GTLM had a separate identically timed session. Regulations stipulated teams to nominate one qualifying driver, with the fastest laps determining each class starting order. IMSA would arrange the grid to put all GTLMs ahead of the GTD cars.Dagys John 20 August 2015 Continental Tire Keys to the Race: VIR https://sportscar365.com/imsa/impc/continental-tire-keys-to-the-race-vir/ 5 November 2024 Sportscar365.com John Dagys Media, LLC Qualifying results Pole positions in each class are indicated in bold and by . GTLM stands for Grand Touring Le Mans and GTD (Grand Touring Daytona). +Pos. PositionClassNo. Car numberTeamDriverTimeGap Gap in secondsGrid Final grid position1GTLM911USA Porsche North AmericaGBR Nick Tandy1:42.532_12GTLM912USA Porsche North AmericaDEU Jörg Bergmeister1:42.629 +0.09723GTLM62USA Risi CompetizioneDEU Pierre Kaffer1:43.122 +0.59034GTLM24USA BMW Team RLLDEU Lucas Luhr1:43.324 +0.79245GTLM25USA BMW Team RLLUSA Bill Auberlen1:43.356 +0.82456GTLM3USA Corvette RacingDEN Jan Magnussen1:43.568 +1.03667GTLM4USA Corvette RacingGBR Oliver Gavin1:43.797 +1.26578GTLM17USA Team Falken TireUSA Bryan Sellers1:44.134 +1.60289GTD48USA Paul Miller RacingZAF Dion von Moltke1:49.255+6.723910GTD73USA Park Place MotorsportsUSA Patrick Lindsey1:49.265 +6.7331011GTD63USA Scuderia CorsaUSA Bill Sweedler1:49.512 +6.9801112GTD33USA Riley MotorsportsUSA Ben Keating1:49.837 +7.3051213GTD007USA TRG-AMR North AmericaDEN Christina Nielsen1:50.080 +7.5481314GTD23USA Team Seattle / Alex Job RacingGBR Ian James1:50.253 +7.7211415GTD44USA Magnus RacingUSA John Potter1:50.497 +7.9651516GTD22USA Alex Job RacingUSA Cooper MacNeil1:50.882 +8.3501617GTD97USA Turner MotorsportUSA Michael Marsal1:51.330 +8.7981718GTD76CAN Compass360 RacingUSA Ray Mason1:53.078 +10.54618Sources:22 August 2015 Qualifying http://imsatiming.com/Results/2015/TUDOR%20Championship/10-VIR/TUDOR%20Championship%20VIR%20Qualifying.pdf dead https://web.archive.org/web/20211020072824/http://imsatiming.com/Results/2015/TUDOR%20Championship/10-VIR/TUDOR%20Championship%20VIR%20Qualifying.pdf 20 October 2021 5 November 2024 IMSAUnited SportsCar Championship Virginia 2015 Grid Positions https://www.racingsportscars.com/grid/Virginia-2015-08-23.html 5 November 2024 Racing Sports Cars Race Race results Class winners are denoted in bold and . GTLM stands for Grand Touring Le Mans and GTD (Grand Touring Daytona). +Final race classificationPos PositionClassNo. Car numberTeamDriversChassisTireLaps Laps completedTime/RetiredEngine1GTLM911USA Porsche North AmericaFRA Patrick PiletGBR Nick TandyPorsche 911 RSRMichelin922:40:57.210Porsche 4.0 L Flat-62GTLM912USA Porsche North AmericaNZL Earl BamberDEU Jörg BergmeisterPorsche 911 RSRMichelin92 +27.267Porsche 4.0 L Flat-63GTLM62USA Risi CompetizioneDEU Pierre KafferITA Giancarlo FisichellaFerrari 458 Italia GT2Michelin92 +27.842Ferrari 4.5 L V84GTLM24USA BMW Team RLLUSA John EdwardsDEU Lucas LuhrBMW Z4 GTEMichelin92 +1:01.282BMW 4.4 L V85GTLM25USA BMW Team RLLUSA Bill AuberlenDEU Dirk WernerBMW Z4 GTEMichelin92 +1:16.723BMW 4.4 L V86GTLM3USA Corvette RacingESP Antonio GarcíaDEN Jan MagnussenChevrolet Corvette C7.RMichelin92 +1:22.358Chevrolet LT5.5 5.5 L V87GTLM17USA Team Falken TireUSA Bryan SellersDEU Wolf HenzlerPorsche 911 RSRFalken91 +1 lapPorsche 4.0 L Flat-68GTLM4USA Corvette RacingGBR Oliver GavinUSA Tommy MilnerChevrolet Corvette C7.RMichelin91 +1 lapChevrolet LT5.5 5.5 L V89GTD63USA Scuderia CorsaUSA Bill SweedlerUSA Townsend BellFerrari 458 Italia GT3Continental88 +4 LapsFerrari 4.5 L V810GTD007USA TRG-AMR North AmericaDEN Christina NielsenCAN Kuno WittmerAston Martin V12 Vantage GT3Continental87 +5 LapsAston Martin 6.0 L V1211GTD23USA Team Seattle / Alex Job RacingGER Mario FarnbacherGBR Ian JamesPorsche 911 GT AmericaContinental87 +5 LapsPorsche 4.0 L Flat-612GTD97USA Turner MotorsportUSA Michael MarsalFIN Markus PalttalaBMW Z4 GT3Continental87 +5 LapsBMW 4.4 L V813GTD48USA Paul Miller RacingGER Christopher HaaseZAF Dion von MoltkeAudi R8 LMS ultraContinental87 +5 LapsAudi 5.2 L V1014GTD22USA Alex Job RacingUSA Leh KeenUSA Cooper MacNeilPorsche 911 GT AmericaContinental87 +5 LapsPorsche 4.0 L Flat-615GTD33USA Riley MotorsportsNLD Jeroen BleekemolenUSA Ben KeatingDodge Viper GT3-RContinental87 +5 LapsDodge 8.3 L V1016GTD76CAN Compass360 RacingBRA Pierre Kleinubing USA Ray MasonAudi R8 LMS ultraContinental83 +9 LapsAudi 5.2 L V1017 DNFGTD44USA Magnus RacingUSA John PotterUSA Andy LallyPorsche 911 GT AmericaContinental51 VibrationPorsche 4.0 L Flat-618 DNFGTD73USA Park Place MotorsportsUSA Patrick LindseyUSA Spencer PumpellyPorsche 911 GT AmericaContinental34 CoolingPorsche 4.0 L Flat-6Sources:23 August 2015 Unofficial Race Report http://imsatiming.com/Results/2015/TUDOR%20Championship/10-VIR/TUDOR%20Championship%20VIR%20Race%20Unofficial.pdf dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160410235303/http://imsatiming.com/Results/2015/TUDOR%20Championship/10-VIR/TUDOR%20Championship%20VIR%20Race%20Unofficial.pdf 10 April 2016 5 November 2024 IMSA2015 Oak Tree at VIR https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/2015_Oak_Tree_Grand_Prix_at_VIR/TU/ 5 November 2024 Racing-Reference NASCAR Digital Media, LLC+ Tyre manufacturers Key Symbol Tyre manufacturerContinental ContinentalMichelin MichelinFalken Falken Tire References 30em External links United SportsCar Championship Continental Tire Road Race Showcase 2015 Lone Star Le Mans Category:2015 United SportsCar Championship season United SportsCar Championship Category:August 2015 sports events in the United States Oak Tree Grand Prix Category:VIR 240