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2024 Chevrolet Detroit Sports Car Classic

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The layout of the Detroit street circuit, where the race was held.

The 2024 Chevrolet Detroit Sports Car Classic was a sports car race held at the Detroit street circuit in Detroit, Michigan, on June 1, 2024. It was the fifth round of the 2024 IMSA SportsCar Championship.

Background

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Preview

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International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) president John Doonan confirmed the race was part of the 2024 IMSA SportsCar Championship (IMSA SCC) in August 2023.[1] It was the ninth time the IMSA SCC hosted a race in Detroit, and the first time the race was hosted at the Detroit street circuit. The 2024 Detroit Grand Prix was the fifth of eleven scheduled sports car races of 2024 by IMSA.[2] The race was held at the ten-turn 1.645 mi (2.647 km) Detroit street circuit on June 1, 2024.[2]

Standings before the race

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Prior to the race, the GTP Drivers' Championship was led by Dane Cameron and Felipe Nasr with 1357 points, 50 ahead of second-placed Jack Aitken and Pipo Derani. Sébastien Bourdais and Renger van der Zande sat 88 points behind Cameron and Nasr in third place.[3] Laurin Heinrich and Sebastian Priaulx were on top in the GTD Pro Drivers' Championship with 981 points, 56 ahead of Ben Barnicoat and Jack Hawksworth in second. Bryan Sellers and Madison Snow sat a further 37 points behind in third place.[3] Cadillac and Porsche were leading their respective Manufacturers' Championships, whilst Porsche Penske Motorsport and AO Racing were leading their Teams' Championships.[3]

Entry list

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The entry list was revealed on May 22, 2024, and featured 21 entries: 10 entries in GTP, and 11 entries in GTD Pro. The GTP entry list stayed the same as it was in Laguna Seca, whilst GTD Pro saw the addition of two additional entries: the No. 15 Vasser Sullivan Lexus, and the No. 35 Conquest Racing Ferrari.[4] The No. 15 Lexus was piloted by Frankie Montecalvo and Parker Thompson, whilst the No. 35 Ferrari was driven by Albert Costa and Daniel Serra.[5] Furthermore, Alex Riberas returned in the No. 23 Heart of Racing Team Aston Martin, after being replaced by Mario Farnbacher in the previous round.[6]

No. Entrant Car Driver 1 Driver 2
GTP (Grand Touring Prototype) (10 entries)
01 United States Cadillac Racing Cadillac V-Series.R France Sébastien Bourdais Netherlands Renger van der Zande
5 Germany Proton Competition Mustang Sampling Porsche 963 Italy Gianmaria Bruni Netherlands Bent Viscaal
6 Germany Porsche Penske Motorsport Porsche 963 France Mathieu Jaminet United Kingdom Nick Tandy
7 Germany Porsche Penske Motorsport Porsche 963 United States Dane Cameron Brazil Felipe Nasr
10 United States Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti Acura ARX-06 Portugal Filipe Albuquerque United States Ricky Taylor
24 United States BMW M Team RLL BMW M Hybrid V8 Austria Philipp Eng Finland Jesse Krohn
25 United States BMW M Team RLL BMW M Hybrid V8 United States Connor De Phillippi United Kingdom Nick Yelloly
31 United States Whelen Cadillac Racing Cadillac V-Series.R United Kingdom Jack Aitken Brazil Pipo Derani
40 United States Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti Acura ARX-06 Switzerland Louis Delétraz United States Jordan Taylor
85 United States JDC–Miller MotorSports Porsche 963 Netherlands Tijmen van der Helm United Kingdom Richard Westbrook
GTD Pro (GT Daytona Pro) (11 entries)
1 United States Paul Miller Racing BMW M4 GT3 United States Bryan Sellers United States Madison Snow
3 United States Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R Spain Antonio García United Kingdom Alexander Sims
4 United States Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R Netherlands Nicky Catsburg United States Tommy Milner
9 Canada Pfaff Motorsports McLaren 720S GT3 Evo United Kingdom Oliver Jarvis Germany Marvin Kirchhöfer
14 United States Vasser Sullivan Lexus RC F GT3 United Kingdom Ben Barnicoat United Kingdom Jack Hawksworth
15 United States Vasser Sullivan Lexus RC F GT3 United States Frankie Montecalvo Canada Parker Thompson
23 United States Heart of Racing Team Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo United Kingdom Ross Gunn Spain Alex Riberas
35 United States Conquest Racing Ferrari 296 GT3 Spain Albert Costa Brazil Daniel Serra
64 Canada Ford Multimatic Motorsports Ford Mustang GT3 Germany Mike Rockenfeller United Kingdom Harry Tincknell
65 Canada Ford Multimatic Motorsports Ford Mustang GT3 United States Joey Hand Germany Dirk Müller
77 United States AO Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Germany Laurin Heinrich United Kingdom Sebastian Priaulx
Source:[4][6]

Practice

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There were two practice sessions preceding the start of the race on Saturday, one on Friday morning and one on Friday afternoon. The first session lasted 90 minutes on Friday morning while the second session on Friday afternoon lasted 2 hours.[7]

Qualifying

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Nick Tandy (pictured in 2014) clinched Porsche Penske Motorsport's first pole position of the season.

Friday’s afternoon qualifying was broken into two sessions, with one session for the GTP and GTD Pro classes, which lasted 15 minutes each.[7] The rules dictated that all teams nominated a driver to qualify their cars. The competitors' fastest lap times determined the starting order. IMSA then arranged the grid to put GTPs ahead of the GTD Pro cars.[8]

Qualifying results

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Pole positions in each class are indicated in bold and with ‡.

Pos. Class No. Entry Driver Time Gap Grid
1 GTP 6 Germany Porsche Penske Motorsport United Kingdom Nick Tandy 1:05.390 1‡
2 GTP 7 Germany Porsche Penske Motorsport United States Dane Cameron 1:05.514 +0.124 2
3 GTP 01 United States Cadillac Racing France Sébastien Bourdais 1:05.762 +0.372 3
4 GTP 10 United States Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti Portugal Filipe Albuquerque 1:05.767 +0.377 4
5 GTP 40 United States Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti United States Jordan Taylor 1:05.901 +0.511 5
6 GTP 24 United States BMW M Team RLL Austria Philipp Eng 1:06.001 +0.611 6
7 GTP 5 Germany Proton Competition Mustang Sampling Netherlands Bent Viscaal 1:06.326 +0.936 7
8 GTP 25 United States BMW M Team RLL United Kingdom Nick Yelloly 1:06.425 +1.035 8
9 GTP 85 United States JDC–Miller MotorSports Netherlands Tijmen van der Helm 1:06.657 +1.267 9
10 GTP 31 United States Whelen Cadillac Racing Brazil Pipo Derani 1:06.8611 +1.471 10
11 GTD Pro 3 United States Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports Spain Antonio García 1:09.092 +3.702 11‡
12 GTD Pro 4 United States Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports United States Tommy Milner 1:09.428 +4.038 12
13 GTD Pro 14 United States Vasser Sullivan United Kingdom Jack Hawksworth 1:09.626 +4.236 13
14 GTD Pro 77 United States AO Racing United Kingdom Sebastian Priaulx 1:09.705 +4.315 14
15 GTD Pro 35 United States Conquest Racing Brazil Daniel Serra 1:09.799 +4.409 15
16 GTD Pro 23 United States Heart of Racing Team United Kingdom Ross Gunn 1:09.891 +4.501 16
17 GTD Pro 64 Canada Ford Multimatic Motorsports United Kingdom Harry Tincknell 1:09.997 +4.607 17
18 GTD Pro 9 Canada Pfaff Motorsports United Kingdom Oliver Jarvis 1:10.025 +4.635 18
19 GTD Pro 65 Canada Ford Multimatic Motorsports United States Joey Hand 1:10.401 +5.011 19
20 GTD Pro 15 United States Vasser Sullivan United States Frankie Montecalvo 1:10.466 +5.076 20
21 GTD Pro 1 United States Paul Miller Racing United States Madison Snow 1:11.249 +5.859 21
Sources:[9][10]
  • 1 The No. 31 Whelen Cadillac Racing entry had its two fastest laps deleted as penalty for causing a red flag during its qualifying session.

Race

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Post-race

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The final results kept Cameron and Nasr atop the GTP Drivers' Championship with 1669 points, 70 ahead of third-place finishers Bourdais and van der Zande, who in turn were 13 points in front of Jaminet and Tandy.[11] Heinrich and Priaulx's victory allowed them to extend their advantage to 84 points over second-place finishers Barnicoat and Hawksworth in the GTD Pro Drivers' Championship.[11] Porsche topped their respective Manufactures' Championships while Porsche Penske Motorsport and AO Racing kept their respective advantages in their of Teams' Championships with six rounds remaining.[11]

Race results

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Class winners are in bold and ‡.

Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Laps Time/Retired
Engine
1 GTP 10 United States Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti Portugal Filipe Albuquerque
United States Ricky Taylor
Acura ARX-06 75 1:40:02.133‡
Acura AR24e 2.4 L twin-turbo V6
2 GTP 6 Germany Porsche Penske Motorsport France Mathieu Jaminet
United Kingdom Nick Tandy
Porsche 963 75 +1.132
Porsche 9RD 4.6 L twin-turbo V8
3 GTP 01 United States Cadillac Racing France Sébastien Bourdais
Netherlands Renger van der Zande
Cadillac V-Series.R 75 +4.198
Cadillac LMC55R 5.5 L V8
4 GTP 7 Germany Porsche Penske Motorsport United States Dane Cameron
Brazil Felipe Nasr
Porsche 963 75 +5.142
Porsche 9RD 4.6 L twin-turbo V8
5 GTP 40 United States Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti Switzerland Louis Delétraz
United States Jordan Taylor
Acura ARX-06 75 +10.120
Acura AR24e 2.4 L twin-turbo V6
6 GTP 31 United States Whelen Cadillac Racing United Kingdom Jack Aitken
Brazil Pipo Derani
Cadillac V-Series.R 75 +10.359
Cadillac LMC55R 5.5 L V8
7 GTP 24 United States BMW M Team RLL Austria Philipp Eng
Finland Jesse Krohn
BMW M Hybrid V8 75 +10.793
BMW P66/3 4.0 L twin-turbo V8
8 GTP 85 United States JDC–Miller MotorSports Netherlands Tijmen van der Helm
United Kingdom Richard Westbrook
Porsche 963 74 +1 Lap
Porsche 9RD 4.6 L twin-turbo V8
9 GTD Pro 77 United States AO Racing Germany Laurin Heinrich
United Kingdom Sebastian Priaulx
Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 74 +1 Lap‡
Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6
10 GTD Pro 14 United States Vasser Sullivan United Kingdom Ben Barnicoat
United Kingdom Jack Hawksworth
Lexus RC F GT3 74 +1 Lap
Toyota 2UR-GSE 5.0 L V8
11 GTD Pro 23 United States Heart of Racing Team United Kingdom Ross Gunn
Spain Alex Riberas
Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo 74 +1 Lap
Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V8
12 GTD Pro 15 United States Vasser Sullivan United States Frankie Montecalvo
Canada Parker Thompson
Lexus RC F GT3 74 +1 Lap
Toyota 2UR-GSE 5.0 L V8
13 GTD Pro 1 United States Paul Miller Racing United States Bryan Sellers
United States Madison Snow
BMW M4 GT3 74 +1 Lap
BMW P58 3.0 L Turbo I6
14 GTD Pro 65 Canada Ford Multimatic Motorsports United States Joey Hand
Germany Dirk Müller
Ford Mustang GT3 73 +2 Laps
Ford Coyote 5.4 L V8
15
DNF
GTD Pro 35 United States Conquest Racing Spain Albert Costa
Brazil Daniel Serra
Ferrari 296 GT3 72 Did not finish
Ferrari F163 3.0 L Turbo V6
16
DNF
GTD Pro 9 Canada Pfaff Motorsports United Kingdom Oliver Jarvis
Germany Marvin Kirchhöfer
McLaren 720S GT3 Evo 71 Did not finish
McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8
17 GTD Pro 4 United States Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports Netherlands Nicky Catsburg
United States Tommy Milner
Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R 69 +6 Laps
Chevrolet LT6 5.5 L V8
18
DNF
GTP 5 Germany Proton Competition Mustang Sampling Italy Gianmaria Bruni
Netherlands Bent Viscaal
Porsche 963 65 Did not finish
Porsche 9RD 4.6 L twin-turbo V8
19 GTD Pro 3 United States Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports Spain Antonio García
United Kingdom Alexander Sims
Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R 59 +16 Laps
Chevrolet LT6 5.5 L V8
20 GTD Pro 64 Canada Ford Multimatic Motorsports Germany Mike Rockenfeller
United Kingdom Harry Tincknell
Ford Mustang GT3 51 +24 Laps
Ford Coyote 5.4 L V8
21
DNF
GTP 25 United States BMW M Team RLL United States Connor De Phillippi
United Kingdom Nick Yelloly
BMW M Hybrid V8 33 Suspension
BMW P66/3 4.0 L twin-turbo V8
Source:[12]

Standings after the race

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  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for all sets of standings.
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for all sets of standings.
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for all sets of standings.

References

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  1. ^ Bradley, Charles (August 4, 2023). "IMSA reveals 2024 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship calendar". Motorsport.com. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "2024 IMSA Schedules Revealed at Road America". imsa.com. August 4, 2023. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
  3. ^ a b c "00_Championship Points - Official.pdf" (PDF). results.imsa.com. Alkamel Systems. May 15, 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 22, 2024. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
  4. ^ a b Dagys, John (May 22, 2024). "Second Vasser Sullivan Lexus, Conquest Ferrari for Detroit". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
  5. ^ Rehman, Mohammed (May 22, 2024). "21 entries set for IMSA Detroit GP sprint". Motorsport Week. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
  6. ^ a b O'Connell, RJ (May 22, 2024). "21 Cars For IMSA Detroit Sports Car Classic". Dailysportscar. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
  7. ^ a b "2024 IMSA Official Schedule and SR Detroit 053024 REV V1" (PDF). results.imsa.com. May 30, 2024. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
  8. ^ "2024 IMSA SPORTING REGULATIONS and SERIES SUPPLEMENTARY REGULATIONS" (PDF). Retrieved May 31, 2024.
  9. ^ "03_Results_Qualifying.PDF" (PDF). results.imsa.com. Alkamel Systems. May 31, 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 1, 2024. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
  10. ^ "01_Grid_Race_Official.PDF" (PDF). results.imsa.com. Alkamel Systems. June 1, 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 1, 2024. Retrieved June 17, 2024.
  11. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "00_Championship Points - Official.pdf" (PDF). results.imsa.com. Alkamel Systems. June 5, 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 6, 2024. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
  12. ^ "03_Results_Race_Official.PDF" (PDF). results.imsa.com. Alkamel Systems. June 5, 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 5, 2024. Retrieved June 6, 2024.


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