The layout of The Raceway on Belle Isle
- Not to be confused with 2022 Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix.
The 2022 Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix (formally known as the Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix presented by Lear) was a sports car race held at The Raceway on Belle Isle in Detroit, Michigan on June 4, 2022. It was the sixth round of the 2022 IMSA SportsCar Championship and the fourth round of the 2022 WeatherTech Sprint Cup. Chip Ganassi Racing's No. 01 piloted by Sebastien Bourdais and Renger van der Zande earned the victory in DPi,[1] while the VasserSullivan No. 17 Lexus RC F GT3 driven by Ben Barnicoat and Kyle Kirkwood won in the GTD class.[2]
Background[]
On May 26, 2022, IMSA released the latest technical bulletin outlining Balance of Performance for the DPi and GTD classes. In DPi, the Cadillac DPi-V.R received a 15 kilogram weight increase. In GTD, the BMW M4 GT3 received a 10 kilogram weight increase.[3]
Entries[]
Further information: 2022 IMSA SportsCar Championship § Entries
A total of 16 cars took part in the event, split across two classes. 6 were entered in DPi and 10 in GTD.[4] In DPi, Oliver Pla replaced Tristan Nunez in the Whelen Engineering Racing entry.[5] In GTD, Inception Racing were absent due to a clash with the GT World Challenge Europe at Circuit Paul Ricard.[6] Ben Barnicoat subbed for Jack Hawksworth, who was injured, in the Vasser Sullivan Racing #17.[7] Ross Gunn subbed for Maxime Martin in the Heart of Racing team #27.[8]
Qualifying[]
Qualifying results[]
Pole positions in each class are indicated in bold and by 
.
| Pos. | Class | PIC | No. | Team | Driver | Time | Gap | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DPi | 1 | 01 | Cadillac Racing | Sébastien Bourdais | 1:18.818 | - | 1
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| 2 | DPi | 2 | 60 | Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian | Tom Blomqvist | 1:18.928 | +0.110 | 2 |
| 3 | DPi | 3 | 10 | WTR - Konica Minolta Acura | Ricky Taylor | 1:18.945 | +0.127 | 3 |
| 4 | DPi | 4 | 02 | Cadillac Racing | Alex Lynn | 1:19.334 | +0.516 | 4 |
| 5 | DPi | 5 | 31 | Whelen Engineering Racing | Olivier Pla | 1:20.298 | +1.480 | 5 |
| 6 | DPi | 6 | 5 | JDC-Miller MotorSports | Tristan Vautier | 1:20.331 | +1.513 | 6 |
| 7 | GTD | 1 | 17 | VasserSullivan | Kyle Kirkwood | 1:29.096 | +10.278 | 7
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| 8 | GTD | 2 | 27 | Heart of Racing Team | Roman De Angelis | 1:29.214 | +10.396 | 8 |
| 9 | GTD | 3 | 1 | Paul Miller Racing | Madison Snow | 1:29.286 | +10.468 | 9 |
| 10 | GTD | 4 | 12 | VasserSullivan | Frankie Montecalvo | 1:29.299 | +10.481 | 10 |
| 11 | GTD | 5 | 51 | RWR Eurasia Motorsport | Aidan Read | 1:29.544 | +10.726 | 11 |
| 12 | GTD | 6 | 39 | CarBahn with Peregrine Racing | Robert Megennis | 1:29.781 | +10.963 | 12 |
| 13 | GTD | 7 | 57 | Winward Racing | Russell Ward | 1:29.810 | +10.992 | 13 |
| 14 | GTD | 8 | 32 | Team Korthoff Motorsports | Stevan McAleer | 1:29.858 | +11.040 | 14 |
| 15 | GTD | 9 | 96 | Turner Motorsport | Robby Foley | 1:30.201 | +11.383 | 15 |
| 16 | GTD | 10 | 16 | Wright Motorsports | Ryan Hardwick | 1:30.903 | +12.085 | 16 |
| QUALIFYING RESULTS STARTING GRID | ||||||||
- ↑ Oreovicz, John (June 4, 2022). "No. 01 Cadillac Jumps Back Into DPi Title Talk With Detroit Win". https://www.imsa.com/news/2022/06/04/no-01-cadillac-jumps-back-into-dpi-title-talk-with-detroit-win/.
- ↑ Phillips, David (June 4, 2022). "No. 17 Lexus Leapfrogs in Pits En Route to Detroit GTD Victory". https://www.imsa.com/news/2022/06/04/no-17-lexus-leapfrogs-in-pits-en-route-to-detroit-gtd-victory/.
- ↑ Dagys, John (May 26, 2022). "Cadillac Handed Third Consecutive Weight Adjustment". https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/cadillac-handed-third-consecutive-weight-adjustment/.
- ↑ Euwema, Davey (May 25, 2022). "Second GTD Lexus Returns at Detroit". https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/second-gtd-class-lexus-returns-at-belle-isle/.
- ↑ Dagys, John (May 31, 2022). "Pla Replaces Nunez at Action Express for Remainder of Season". https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/pla-replaces-nunez-in-action-express-cadillac-for-rest-of-season/.
- ↑ Lloyd, Daniel (April 6, 2022). "Inception to Miss Detroit But Enter All Other GTD Races". https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/inception-to-miss-detroit-but-enter-all-other-gtd-races/.
- ↑ Dagys, John (May 30, 2022). "Barnicoat to Replace Injured Hawksworth at Belle Isle". https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/barnicoat-to-replace-injured-hawksworth-at-belle-isle/.
- ↑ Dagys, John (June 2, 2022). "De Angelis: Having Gunn in One-Off GTD Return A “Huge Benefit”". https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/de-angelis-having-gunn-in-one-off-gtd-return-a-huge-benefit/.
Results[]
Race[]
Class winners are denoted in bold and .
| Pos | Class | PIC | No. | Team | Drivers | Chassis | Laps | Time/Retired |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engine | ||||||||
| 1 | DPi | 1 | 01 |  Cadillac Racing
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 Sebastien Bourdais Renger van der Zande
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Cadillac DPi-V.R | 73 | 1:40:45.972 |
| Cadillac 5.5 L V8 | ||||||||
| 2 | DPi | 2 | 60 | Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian
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 Tom Blomqvist Oliver Jarvis
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Acura ARX-05 | 73 | +0.398 |
| Acura AR35TT 3.5 L Turbo V6 | ||||||||
| 3 | DPi | 3 | 02 | Chip Ganassi Racing
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Alex Lynn Earl Bamber
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Cadillac DPi-V.R | 73 | +0.783 |
| Cadillac 5.5 L V8 | ||||||||
| 4 | DPi | 4 | 31 | Whelen Engineering Racing
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Olivier Pla Pipo Derani
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Cadillac DPi-V.R | 73 | +1.663 |
| Cadillac 5.5 L V8 | ||||||||
| 5 | DPi | 5 | 10 | WTR - Konica Minolta Acura
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Ricky Taylor Filipe Albuquerque
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Acura ARX-05 | 73 | +15.942 |
| Acura AR35TT 3.5 L Turbo V6 | ||||||||
| 6 | DPi | 6 | 5 | JDC-Miller MotorSports
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Tristan Vautier Richard Westbrook
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Cadillac DPi-V.R | 73 | +44.888 |
| Cadillac 5.5 L V8 | ||||||||
| 7 | GTD | 1 | 17 | VasserSullivan
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Kyle Kirkwood Ben Barnicoat
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Lexus RC F GT3 | 67 | +6 Laps |
| Toyota 2UR 5.0& L V8 | ||||||||
| 8 | GTD | 2 | 27 | Heart of Racing Team
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 Roman De Angelis Ross Gunn
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Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 | 67 | +6 Laps |
| Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 | ||||||||
| 9 | GTD | 3 | 1 | Paul Miller Racing
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Madison Snow Bryan Sellers
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BMW M4 GT3 | 67 | +6 Laps |
| BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Twin Turbo I6 | ||||||||
| 10 | GTD | 4 | 12 | VasserSullivan
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Frankie Montecalvo Aaron Telitz
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Lexus RC F GT3 | 67 | +6 Laps |
| Toyota 2UR 5.0 L V8 | ||||||||
| 11 | GTD | 5 | 32 | Team Korthoff Motorsports
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Stevan McAleer Mike Skeen
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Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 67 | +6 laps |
| Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 | ||||||||
| 12 | GTD | 6 | 39 | CarBahn With Peregrine Racing
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Robert Megennis Jeff Westphal
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Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo | 67 | +6 Laps |
| Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 | ||||||||
| 13 | GTD | 7 | 16 | Wright Motorsports
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Ryan Hardwick Jan Heylen
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Porsche 911 GT3 R | 66 | +7 Laps |
| Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | ||||||||
| 14 | GTD | 8 | 96 | Turner Motorsport
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Robby Foley Bill Auberlen
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BMW M4 GT3 | 65 | +8 Laps |
| BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Twin Turbo I6 | ||||||||
| 15 | GTD | 9 | 51 |  RWR Eurasia Motorsport
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 Aidan Read Ryan Eversley
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Acura NSX GT3 Evo22 | 62 | Fuel Pressure |
| Acura 3.5 L Turbo V6 | ||||||||
| 16 | GTD | 10 | 57 | Winward Racing
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Russell Ward Philip Ellis
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Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 17 | Accident |
| Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 | ||||||||
| PROVISIONAL RESULTS | ||||||||
References[]
External links[]
| IMSA SportsCar Championship | ||
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| Previous race: 2022 Lexus Grand Prix at Mid-Ohio |
2022 season | Next race: 2022 Sahlen's Six Hours of The Glen |
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