2021 Northeast Grand Prix

The 2021 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 17th, 2021. This race was the seventh round of the 2021 IMSA SportsCar Championship, and the fourth round of the 2021 WeatherTech Sprint Cup.

Initially scheduled to run for two hours and 40 minutes, severe weather in the area caused just under 90 minutes of the event to be completed. Antonio García and Jordan Taylor scored overall victory for Corvette Racing; their fourth class victory of the season.^[1]

Background[]

The race marked IMSA's return to Lime Rock Park following the 2020 edition's cancellation due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[2] As in previous years, the event was also the first GT-only round of the IMSA SportsCar Championship season, in which only the GTLM and GTD classes were scheduled to compete.

On July 8, 2021, IMSA released the latest technical bulletin outlining Balance of Performance for the event.^[3] In GTLM, after a 1-2 finish at the WeatherTech 240, the Corvette received a 10 kilogram weight increase. The Porsche, meanwhile, received a 20 kilogram weight break. No changes were made in GTD.

Entries[]

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A total of 16 cars took part in the event, split across two classes. 3 cars were entered in GTLM, and 13 in GTD. 17 cars were featured on the pre-event entry list, and the final tally of 16 was reached following Alegra Motorsports' withdrawal due to sponsorship issues.^[4]

GTLM saw an identical entry list from the previous round at Watkins Glen, comprising the pair of Corvette Racing entries and the lone Porsche from WeatherTech Racing. In GTD, Gilbert Korthoff Motorsports didn't return after completing their planned single outing at Watkins Glen, while Pfaff Motorsports, Wright Motorsports, and Magnus Racing returned after skipping the most recent round, which only paid points towards the WeatherTech Sprint Cup.

Qualifying[]

Qualifying results[]

Pole positions in each class are indicated in bold and by .

Pos.	Class	No.	Team	Driver	Time	Gap	Grid
1	GTLM	3	Corvette Racing	Jordan Taylor	49.958	_	1
2	GTLM	4	Corvette Racing	Tommy Milner	50.100	+0.142	2
3	GTLM	79	WeatherTech Racing	Cooper MacNeil	50.833	+0.875	3
4	GTD	23	Heart of Racing Team	Roman De Angelis	51.729	+1.771	4
5	GTD	14	Vasser-Sullivan Racing	Aaron Telitz	51.774	+1.816	5
6	GTD	39	CarBahn Motorsports with Peregrine Racing	Richard Heistand	51.784	+1.826	6
7	GTD	12	Vasser-Sullivan Racing	Frankie Montecalvo	51.937	+1.979	7
8	GTD	1	Paul Miller Racing	Madison Snow	51.989	+2.031	8
9	GTD	9	Pfaff Motorsports	Zacharie Robichon	52.023	+2.065	9
10	GTD	96	Turner Motorsport	Robby Foley	52.053	+2.095	10
11	GTD	16	Wright Motorsports	Trent Hindman	52.142	+2.184	11
12	GTD	66	Gradient Racing	Till Bechtolsheimer	52.271	+2.313	12
13	GTD	76	Compass Racing	Jeff Kingsley	52.278	+2.320	13
14	GTD	19	GRT Grasser Racing Team	Misha Goikhberg	52.400	+2.442	14
15	GTD	88	Team Hardpoint EBM	Rob Ferriol	53.333	+3.375	15
16	GTD	44	Magnus Racing with Archangel Motorsports	John Potter	53.396	+3.438	16
Sources:^[5]^[6]

Results[]

Class winners are denoted in bold and .

Pos	Class	No.	Team	Drivers	Chassis	Laps	Time/Retired
Pos	Class	No.	Team	Drivers	Engine	Laps	Time/Retired
1	GTLM	3	Corvette Racing	Antonio García Jordan Taylor	Chevrolet Corvette C8.R	100	1:28:29.019
1	GTLM	3	Corvette Racing	Antonio García Jordan Taylor	Chevrolet 5.5L V8	100	1:28:29.019
2	GTLM	4	Corvette Racing	Tommy Milner Nick Tandy	Chevrolet Corvette C8.R	100	+18.134
2	GTLM	4	Corvette Racing	Tommy Milner Nick Tandy	Chevrolet 5.5L V8	100	+18.134
3	GTLM	79	WeatherTech Racing	Cooper MacNeil Mathieu Jaminet	Porsche 911 RSR-19	100	+27.793
3	GTLM	79	WeatherTech Racing	Cooper MacNeil Mathieu Jaminet	Porsche 4.2L Flat-6	100	+27.793
4	GTD	23	Heart of Racing Team	Roman De Angelis Ross Gunn	Aston Martin Vantage GT3	98	+2 Laps
4	GTD	23	Heart of Racing Team	Roman De Angelis Ross Gunn	Mercedes-Benz M177 4.0 L Turbo V8	98	+2 Laps
5	GTD	1	Paul Miller Racing	Bryan Sellers Madison Snow	Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo	98	+2 Laps
5	GTD	1	Paul Miller Racing	Bryan Sellers Madison Snow	Lamborghini 5.2L V10	98	+2 Laps
6	GTD	14	Vasser-Sullivan Racing	Aaron Telitz Jack Hawksworth	Lexus RC F GT3	98	+2 Laps
6	GTD	14	Vasser-Sullivan Racing	Aaron Telitz Jack Hawksworth	Lexus 5.0L V8	98	+2 Laps
7	GTD	9	Pfaff Motorsports	Zacharie Robichon Laurens Vanthoor	Porsche 911 GT3 R	98	+2 Laps
7	GTD	9	Pfaff Motorsports	Zacharie Robichon Laurens Vanthoor	Porsche 4.0L Flat-6	98	+2 Laps
8	GTD	96	Turner Motorsport	Bill Auberlen Robby Foley	BMW M6 GT3	98	+2 Laps
8	GTD	96	Turner Motorsport	Bill Auberlen Robby Foley	BMW 4.4L Turbo V8	98	+2 Laps
9	GTD	39	CarBahn Motorsports with Peregrine Racing	Richard Heistand Jeff Westphal	Audi R8 LMS Evo	97	+3 Laps
9	GTD	39	CarBahn Motorsports with Peregrine Racing	Richard Heistand Jeff Westphal	Audi 5.2L V10	97	+3 Laps
10	GTD	19	GRT Grasser Racing Team	Misha Goikhberg Franck Perera	Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo	97	+3 Laps
10	GTD	19	GRT Grasser Racing Team	Misha Goikhberg Franck Perera	Lamborghini 5.2L V10	97	+3 Laps
11	GTD	16	Wright Motorsports	Trent Hindman Patrick Long	Porsche 911 GT3 R	97	+3 Laps
11	GTD	16	Wright Motorsports	Trent Hindman Patrick Long	Porsche 4.0L Flat-6	97	+3 Laps
12	GTD	76	Compass Racing	Jeff Kingsley Mario Farnbacher	Acura NSX GT3 Evo	97	+3 Laps
12	GTD	76	Compass Racing	Jeff Kingsley Mario Farnbacher	Acura 3.5L Turbo V6	97	+3 Laps
13	GTD	12	Vasser-Sullivan Racing	Frankie Montecalvo Zach Veach	Lexus RC F GT3	97	+3 Laps
13	GTD	12	Vasser-Sullivan Racing	Frankie Montecalvo Zach Veach	Lexus 5.0L V8	97	+3 Laps
14	GTD	66	Gradient Racing	Till Bechtolsheimer Marc Miller	Acura NSX GT3 Evo	97	+3 Laps
14	GTD	66	Gradient Racing	Till Bechtolsheimer Marc Miller	Acura 3.5L Turbo V6	97	+3 Laps
15	GTD	88	Team Hardpoint EBM	Rob Ferriol Katherine Legge	Porsche 911 GT3 R	96	+4 Laps
15	GTD	88	Team Hardpoint EBM	Rob Ferriol Katherine Legge	Porsche 4.0L Flat-6	96	+4 Laps
16	GTD	44	Magnus Racing with Archangel Motorsports	John Potter Andy Lally	Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo	95	+5 Laps
16	GTD	44	Magnus Racing with Archangel Motorsports	John Potter Andy Lally	Lamborghini 5.2L V10	95	+5 Laps
Source:^[7]

References[]

↑ Dagys, John (July 17, 2021). "Garcia, Taylor Win Weather-Shortened Northeast Grand Prix". John Dagys Media. https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/garcia-taylor-win-weather-shortened-northeast-grand-prix/. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
↑ "Entry List Notebook – Northeast Grand Prix". July 7, 2021. https://www.imsa.com/news/2021/07/07/entry-list-notebook-northeast-grand-prix/. Retrieved August 2, 2021. "Welcome Back to Lime Rock: One of the oldest natural terrain road courses in the United States, Lime Rock Park was built in 1956. It has hosted IMSA events for most of the past two decades, but last year’s race was canceled due to the pandemic."
↑ "TB-IWSC-21-26-Lime-Rock-BoP-Tables-07082021.pdf". imsa.com. July 8, 2021. https://www.imsa.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/32/2021/07/08/TB-IWSC-21-26-Lime-Rock-BoP-Tables-07082021.pdf. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
↑ Dagys, John (July 16, 2021). "Alegra Mercedes-AMG GT3 Withdrawn from Lime Rock Park". John Dagys Media. https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/alegra-withdraws-from-lime-rock-park/. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
↑ "03_Results_Qualifying - GTD Points-GTLM Position and Points.PDF". http://results.imsa.com/Results/21_2021/14_Lime%20Rock%20Park/01_IMSA%20WeatherTech%20SportsCar%20Championship/202107161740_Qualifying%20-%20GTD%20Points-GTLM%20Position%20and%20Points/03_Results_Qualifying%20-%20GTD%20Points-GTLM%20Position%20and%20Points.PDF.
↑ "03_Results_Qualifying - GTD Position.PDF". http://results.imsa.com/Results/21_2021/14_Lime%20Rock%20Park/01_IMSA%20WeatherTech%20SportsCar%20Championship/202107161715_Qualifying%20-%20GTD%20Position/03_Results_Qualifying%20-%20GTD%20Position.PDF.
↑ "03_Results_Race_Official.PDF". July 2021. http://results.imsa.com/Results/21_2021/14_Lime%20Rock%20Park/01_IMSA%20WeatherTech%20SportsCar%20Championship/202107171510_Race/03_Results_Race_Official.PDF. Retrieved August 2, 2021.

External links[]

IMSA SportsCar Championship
Previous race: 2021 WeatherTech 240	2021 season	Next race: Road Race Showcase at Road America

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[1] Dagys, John (July 17, 2021). "Garcia, Taylor Win Weather-Shortened Northeast Grand Prix". John Dagys Media. https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/garcia-taylor-win-weather-shortened-northeast-grand-prix/. Retrieved August 2, 2021.

[2] "Entry List Notebook – Northeast Grand Prix". July 7, 2021. https://www.imsa.com/news/2021/07/07/entry-list-notebook-northeast-grand-prix/. Retrieved August 2, 2021. "Welcome Back to Lime Rock: One of the oldest natural terrain road courses in the United States, Lime Rock Park was built in 1956. It has hosted IMSA events for most of the past two decades, but last year’s race was canceled due to the pandemic."

[3] "TB-IWSC-21-26-Lime-Rock-BoP-Tables-07082021.pdf". imsa.com. July 8, 2021. https://www.imsa.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/32/2021/07/08/TB-IWSC-21-26-Lime-Rock-BoP-Tables-07082021.pdf. Retrieved August 2, 2021.

[4] Dagys, John (July 16, 2021). "Alegra Mercedes-AMG GT3 Withdrawn from Lime Rock Park". John Dagys Media. https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/alegra-withdraws-from-lime-rock-park/. Retrieved August 2, 2021.

[5] "03_Results_Qualifying - GTD Points-GTLM Position and Points.PDF". http://results.imsa.com/Results/21_2021/14_Lime%20Rock%20Park/01_IMSA%20WeatherTech%20SportsCar%20Championship/202107161740_Qualifying%20-%20GTD%20Points-GTLM%20Position%20and%20Points/03_Results_Qualifying%20-%20GTD%20Points-GTLM%20Position%20and%20Points.PDF.

[6] "03_Results_Qualifying - GTD Position.PDF". http://results.imsa.com/Results/21_2021/14_Lime%20Rock%20Park/01_IMSA%20WeatherTech%20SportsCar%20Championship/202107161715_Qualifying%20-%20GTD%20Position/03_Results_Qualifying%20-%20GTD%20Position.PDF.

[7] "03_Results_Race_Official.PDF". July 2021. http://results.imsa.com/Results/21_2021/14_Lime%20Rock%20Park/01_IMSA%20WeatherTech%20SportsCar%20Championship/202107171510_Race/03_Results_Race_Official.PDF. Retrieved August 2, 2021.

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