Track map of VIR
The 2022 GT Challenge at VIR (known as the 2022 Michelin GT Challenge at VIR for sponsorship reasons) 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 28, 2022. The race was the eleventh round of the 2022 IMSA SportsCar Championship, and the eight round of the WeatherTech Sprint Cup.
Background[]
As in previous years, it would be the second of two GT-only rounds of the IMSA SportsCar Championship, in which only the GTD Pro and GTD classes competed.[1] After the previous years edition was moved to October, the race returned to its traditional date of August.[2][3]
The #9 Pfaff Motorsports entry entered the event as defending GTD-class winners, while the GTD Pro class would compete at Virginia International Raceway for the first time in class history.
Entries[]
Further information: 2022 IMSA SportsCar Championship § Entries
A total of 18 cars took part in the event split across two classes. 5 cars were entered in GTD Pro and 13 in GTD.[4] In GTD, Magnus Racing and Team Hardpoint made their first appearances since the Watkins Glen round. Jules Gounon joined Cooper MacNeil in the WeatherTech Racing entry. No changes happened in GTD Pro.
Practice[]
Practice 1[]
The first practice session took place at 3:50 pm ET on Friday and ended with Connor De Phillippi topping the charts for BMW M Team RLL, with a lap time of 1:45.196.[5]
| Pos. | Class | No. | Team | Driver | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GTD Pro | 25 | BMW M Team RLL | Connor De Phillippi | 1:45.196 | _ |
| 2 | GTD | 32 | Team Korthoff Motorsports | Mike Skeen | 1:45.348 | +0.152 |
| 3 | GTD | 16 | Wright Motorsports | Jan Heylen | 1:45.390 | +0.194 |
| Source:[6] | ||||||
Practice 2[]
The second and final practice session took place at 10:40 am ET on Saturday and ended with Jack Hawksworth topping the charts for Vasser Sullivan Racing, with a lap time of 1:43.984.[7]
| Pos. | Class | No. | Team | Driver | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GTD Pro | 14 | Vasser Sullivan Racing | Jack Hawksworth | 1:43.984 | _ |
| 2 | GTD | 51 | Rick Ware Racing | Aidan Read | 1:44.518 | +0.534 |
| 3 | GTD | 96 | Turner Motorsport | Bill Auberlen | 1:44.610 | +0.626 |
| Source:[8] | ||||||
Qualifying[]
Ross Gun took overall pole for Heart of Racing Team, while Russell Ward and Winward Racing scored pole in GTD.[9]
Qualifying results[]
Pole positions in each class are indicated in bold and by 
.
| Pos. | Class | No. | Team | Driver | Time | Gap | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GTD Pro | 23 | Heart of Racing Team | Ross Gunn | 1:43.953 | _ | 1
|
| 2 | GTD Pro | 3 | Corvette Racing | Antonio García | 1:44.667 | +0.714 | 2 |
| 3 | GTD Pro | 9 | Pfaff Motorsports | Matt Campbell | 1:44.719 | +0.766 | 3 |
| 4 | GTD Pro | 25 | BMW M Team RLL | Connor De Phillippi | 1:44.791 | +0.838 | 4 |
| 5 | GTD Pro | 14 | Vasser Sullivan Racing | Jack Hawksworth | 1:44.890 | +0.937 | 5 |
| 6 | GTD | 57 | Winward Racing | Russell Ward | 1:45.010 | +1.057 | 6
|
| 7 | GTD | 51 | Rick Ware Racing | Aidan Read | 1:45.077 | +1.124 | 7 |
| 8 | GTD | 1 | Paul Miller Racing | Madison Snow | 1:45.081 | +1.128 | 8 |
| 9 | GTD | 39 | CarBahn with Peregrine Racing | Robert Megennis | 1:45.155 | +1.202 | 9 |
| 10 | GTD | 32 | Team Korthoff Motorsports | Mike Skeen | 1:45.328 | +1.375 | 10 |
| 11 | GTD | 27 | Heart of Racing Team | Roman De Angelis | 1:45.402 | +1.449 | 11 |
| 12 | GTD | 96 | Turner Motorsport | Robby Foley | 1:45.490 | +1.537 | 12 |
| 13 | GTD | 12 | Vasser Sullivan Racing | Frankie Montecalvo | 1:45.830 | +1.877 | 13 |
| 14 | GTD | 42 | NTE Sport/SSR | Jaden Conwright | 1:45.965 | +2.012 | 14 |
| 15 | GTD | 79 | WeatherTech Racing | Cooper MacNeil | 1:46.648 | +2.695 | 15 |
| 16 | GTD | 16 | Wright Motorsports | Ryan Hardwick | 1:46.763 | +2.810 | 16 |
| 17 | GTD | 99 | Team Hardpoint | Rob Ferriol | 1:47.266 | +3.313 | 17 |
| 18 | GTD | 44 | Magnus Racing | John Potter | 1:47.905 | +3.952 | 18 |
| Sources:[10][11] | |||||||
Results[]
Class winners are denoted in bold and .
| Pos | Class | No. | Team | Drivers | Chassis | Laps | Time/Retired |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engine | |||||||
| 1 | GTD
Pro |
9 |  Pfaff Motorsports
|
 Matt Campbell Mathieu Jaminet
|
Porsche 911 GT3 R | 86 | 2:40:37.906
|
| Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 2 | GTD
Pro |
3 |  Corvette Racing
|
 Antonio García Jordan Taylor
|
Chevrolet Corvette C8.R GTD | 86 | +0.823 |
| Chevrolet 5.5L V8 | |||||||
| 3 | GTD | 57 | Winward Racing
|
 Philip Ellis Russell Ward
|
Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 86 | +4.463
|
| Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 | |||||||
| 4 | GTD | 27 | Heart of Racing Team
|
Roman De Angelis Maxime Martin
|
Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 | 86 | +10.799 |
| Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 | |||||||
| 5 | GTD | 1 | Paul Miller Racing
|
Bryan Sellers Madison Snow
|
BMW M4 GT3 | 86 | +12.960 |
| BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Twin Turbo I6 | |||||||
| 6 | GTD | 12 | Vasser Sullivan Racing
|
Frankie Montecalvo Aaron Telitz
|
Lexus RC F GT3 | 86 | +14.475 |
| Toyota 2UR 5.0 L V8 | |||||||
| 7 | GTD | 16 | Wright Motorsports
|
Ryan Hardwick Jan Heylen
|
Porsche 911 GT3 R | 86 | +15.136 |
| Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 8 | GTD | 79 | WeatherTech Racing
|
Cooper MacNeil Jules Gounon
|
Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 86 | +15.545 |
| Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 | |||||||
| 9 | GTD
Pro |
14 | Vasser Sullivan Racing
|
Ben Barnicoat Jack Hawksworth
|
Lexus RC F GT3 | 86 | +18.029 |
| Toyota 2UR 5.0 L V8 | |||||||
| 10 | GTD | 96 | Turner Motorsport
|
Bill Auberlen Robby Foley
|
BMW M4 GT3 | 86 | +25.791 |
| BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Twin Turbo I6 | |||||||
| 11 | GTD
Pro |
23 | Heart of Racing Team
|
Ross Gunn Alex Riberas
|
Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 | 86 | +43.249 |
| Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 | |||||||
| 12 | GTD | 32 | Team Korthoff Motorsports
|
Stevan McAleer Mike Skeen
|
Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 86 | +46.179 |
| Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 | |||||||
| 13 | GTD
Pro |
25 | BMW M Team RLL
|
John Edwards Connor De Phillippi
|
BMW M4 GT3 | 86 | +54.079 |
| BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Twin Turbo I6 | |||||||
| 14 | GTD | 51 | Rick Ware Racing
|
Ryan Eversley Aidan Read
|
Acura NSX GT3 Evo22 | 86 | +1:10.978 |
| Acura 3.5 L Turbo V6 | |||||||
| 15 | GTD | 99 | Team Hardpoint
|
Rob Ferriol Katherine Legge
|
Porsche 911 GT3 R | 86 | +1:11.397 |
| Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 16 | GTD | 39 | CarBahn with Peregrine Racing
|
Robert Megennis Jeff Westphal
|
Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo | 86 | +1:38.629 |
| Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 | |||||||
| 17 | GTD | 44 | Magnus Racing
|
John Potter Andy Lally
|
Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 | 85 | +1 Lap |
| Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 | |||||||
| 18 | GTD | 42 | NTE Sport/SSR
|
 Marco Holzer Jaden Conwright
|
Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo | 1 | Did Not Finish |
| Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 | |||||||
| Source:[12] | |||||||
References[]
- ↑ Ryan, Nate (August 28, 2022). "IMSA SportsCar Championship at VIR: How to watch, TV, start times, streaming, entry list". NBC. https://motorsports.nbcsports.com/2022/08/28/imsa-sportscar-championship-vir-how-to-watch-start-times-schedules-streaming-tv/.
- ↑ Dagys, John (August 6, 2021). "CTMP to Return in Largely Unchanged 2022 Schedule". https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/ctmp-to-return-in-largely-unchanged-2022-schedule/.
- ↑ Allaway, Phil (August 6, 2021). "IMSA Reveals 2022 Schedules, Changes". https://frontstretch.com/2021/08/06/imsa-reveals-2022-schedules-changes/.
- ↑ Lloyd, Daniel (August 17, 2022). "18 Entries for VIR as Magnus, Hardpoint Commit". https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/magnus-hardpoint-return-to-gtd-field-for-vir/.
- ↑ Lopez, David (August 26, 2022). "VIR IMSA: BMW and Mercedes lead first practice". https://us.motorsport.com/imsa/news/vir-imsa-bmw-and-mercedes-lead-first-practice/10358576/. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
- ↑ "03_Results_Practice 201.PDF". August 26, 2022. http://results.imsa.com/Results/22_2022/17_VIRginia%20International%20Raceway/01_IMSA%20WeatherTech%20SportsCar%20Championship/202208261550_Practice%201/03_Results_Practice%201.PDF.
- ↑ Dagys, John (August 27, 2022). "Hawksworth Quickest in Second Practice at VIR". John Dagys Media. https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/hawksworth-quickest-in-second-practice-at-vir/. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
- ↑ "03_Results_Practice 202.PDF". August 27, 2022. http://results.imsa.com/Results/22_2022/17_VIRginia%20International%20Raceway/01_IMSA%20WeatherTech%20SportsCar%20Championship/202208271040_Practice%202/03_Results_Practice%202.PDF.
- ↑ "Gunn Scores Pole At VIR For Heart Of Racing". August 28, 2022. https://www.dailysportscar.com/2022/08/28/gunn-scores-pole-at-vir-for-heart-of-racing.html.
- ↑ "03_Results_Qualifying.PDF". http://results.imsa.com/Results/22_2022/17_VIRginia%20International%20Raceway/01_IMSA%20WeatherTech%20SportsCar%20Championship/202208271515_Qualifying/03_Results_Qualifying.PDF.
- ↑ "01_Grid_Race_Official.PDF". http://results.imsa.com/Results/22_2022/17_VIRginia%20International%20Raceway/01_IMSA%20WeatherTech%20SportsCar%20Championship/202208281410_Race/01_Grid_Race_Official.PDF.
- ↑ "03_Results_Race_Unofficial.PDF". http://results.imsa.com/Results/22_2022/17_VIRginia%20International%20Raceway/01_IMSA%20WeatherTech%20SportsCar%20Championship/202208281410_Race/03_Results_Race_Unofficial.PDF. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
External links[]
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