2022 Lexus Grand Prix at Mid-Ohio

The 2022 Lexus Grand Prix of Mid-Ohio was a sports car race held at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course near Lexington, Ohio on May 15, 2022. It was the fifth round of the 2022 IMSA SportsCar Championship and the third round of the 2022 WeatherTech Sprint Cup. Wayne Taylor Racing's #10 car piloted by Ricky Taylor and Filipe Albuquerque collected their second victory of the season.^[1]

Background[]

On May 5, 2022, IMSA released the latest technical bulletin outlining Balance of Performance for the event. In DPi, the Cadillac DPi-V.R received a 10 kilogram weight break. In GTD, The Porsche 911 GT3 R received a 10 kilogram weight increase.^[2]

Entries[]

Further information: 2022 IMSA SportsCar Championship § Entries

A total of 31 cars took part in the event, split across four classes. 6 were entered in DPi, 6 in LMP2, 8 in LMP3, and 11 in GTD.^[3] In LMP2, Will Stevens subbed for Louis Deletraz in the Tower Motorsport entry due to a clash with the European Le Mans Series round at Imola.^[4] In LMP3, MLT Motorsports made its debut in the IMSA SportsCar Championship. In GTD, Team Hardpoint was absent while Vasser Sullivan Racing added a second entry featuring Jack Hawksworth and Richard Heistand. NTE Sport withdrew from the event due to a lack of funding.^[5] Jordan Pepper joined Brendan Iribe in the Inception Racing entry.

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	Sebastien Bourdais	1:10.439	-	1
2	DPi	2	60	WTR - Konica Minolta Acura	Filipe Albuquerque	1:10.661	+0.222	2
3	DPi	3	60	Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian	Oliver Jarvis	1:10.791	+0.352	3
4	DPi	4	02	Cadillac Racing	Alex Lynn	1:10.995	+0.556	4
5	DPi	5	31	Whelen Engineering Racing	Tristan Nunez	1:11.053	+0.614	5
6	DPi	6	5	JDC-Miller MotorSports	Tristan Vautier	1:11.083	+0.644	6
7	LMP2	1	52	PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports	Patrick Kelly	1:14.340	+3.901	7
8	LMP2	2	11	PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports	Steven Thomas	1:15.276	+4.837	8
9	LMP2	3	81	DragonSpeed - 10 Star	Henrik Hedman	1:15.332	+4.893	9
10	LMP2	4	18	Era Motorsport	Dwight Merriman	1:16.077	+5.638	10
11	LMP2	5	8	Tower Motorsport	John Farano	1:16.313	+5.874	11
12	LMP2	6	20	High Class Racing	Dennis Andersen	1:16.515	+6.076	12
13	LMP3	1	36	Andretti Autosport	Jarett Andretti	1:17.104	+6.665	13
14	LMP3	2	58	MLT Motorsports	Josh Sarchet	1:17.441	+7.002	14
15	LMP3	3	38	Performance Tech Motorsports	Daniel Goldburg	1:17.788	+7.349	15
16	LMP3	4	74	Riley Motorsports	Gar Robinson	1:17.892	+7.453	16
17	LMP3	5	54	CORE Autosport	Jon Bennett	1:18.448	+8.009	17
18	LMP3	6	30	Jr III Motorsports	Ari Balogh	1:19.279	+8.840	18
19	LMP3	7	13	AWA	Orey Fidani	1:19.819	+9.380	19
20	LMP3	8	33	Sean Creech Motorsport	Lance Willsey	1:19.924	+9.485	20
21	GTD	1	1	Paul Miller Racing	Madison Snow	1:20.525	+10.086	21
22	GTD	2	32	Team Korthoff Motorsports	Stevan McAleer	1:20.725	+10.286	22
23	GTD	3	27	Heart of Racing Team	Roman De Angelis	1:20.822	+10.383	23
24	GTD	4	96	Turner Motorsport	Robby Foley	1:21.012	+10.573	24
25	GTD	5	57	Winward Racing	Russell Ward	1:21.016	+10.577	25
26	GTD	6	12	Vasser Sullivan Racing	Frankie Montecalvo	1:21.120	+10.681	26
27	GTD	7	17	Vasser Sullivan Racing	Richard Heistand	1:21.410	+10.971	27
28	GTD	8	39	CarBahn with Peregrine Racing	Robert Megennis	1:21.450	+11.011	28
29	GTD	9	51	RWR Eurasia Motorsport	Aidan Read	1:21.469	+11.030	29
30	GTD	10	70	Inception Racing	Brendan Iribe	1:22.044	+11.605	30
31	GTD	11	16	Wright Motorsports	Ryan Hardwick	1:22.652	+12.213	31
QUALIFYING RESULTS STARTING GRID

↑ Ryan, Nate (May 15, 2022). "IMSA Mid-Ohio results: Wayne Taylor Racing wins again; Montoya triumphs in LMP2". https://motorsports.nbcsports.com/2022/05/15/imsa-mid-ohio-results-2022-wayne-taylor-juan-pablo-montoya-ricky-taylor-filipe-albuqerque-sebastien-bourdais-renger-van-der-zande/.
↑ Dagys, John (May 5, 2022). "Cadillac Returns to Pre-Laguna Minimum Weight". https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/cadillac-regains-pre-laguna-minimum-weight/.
↑ Dagys, John (May 4, 2022). "Vasser Sullivan Adds Second GTD Class Lexus for Mid-Ohio". https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/vasser-sullivan-adds-second-gtd-lexus-for-mid-ohio/.
↑ Dagys, John (May 13, 2022). "Stevens Drafted into Tower Motorsport Lineup for Mid-Ohio". https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/stevens-drafted-into-tower-motorsport-lineup-for-mid-ohio/.
↑ Dagys, John (May 10, 2022). "NTE Sport Lamborghini Withdraws From Mid-Ohio". https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/nte-sport-lamborghini-withdraws-from-mid-ohio/.

Race[]

Results[]

Class winners are denoted in bold and .

Pos	Class	PIC	No.	Team	Drivers	Chassis	Laps	Time/Retired
Pos	Class	PIC	No.	Team	Drivers	Engine	Laps	Time/Retired
1	DPi	1	10	WTR - Konica Minolta Acura	Filipe Albuquerque Ricky Taylor	Acura ARX-05	121	2:40:20.108
1	DPi	1	10	WTR - Konica Minolta Acura	Filipe Albuquerque Ricky Taylor	Acura AR35TT 3.5 L Turbo V6	121	2:40:20.108
2	DPi	2	60	Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian	Oliver Jarvis Tom Blomqvist	Acura ARX-05	121	+2.098
2	DPi	2	60	Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian	Oliver Jarvis Tom Blomqvist	Acura AR35TT 3.5 L Turbo V6	121	+2.098
3	DPi	3	31	Whelen Engineering Racing	Tristan Nunez Pipo Derani	Cadillac DPi-V.R	121	+16.910
3	DPi	3	31	Whelen Engineering Racing	Tristan Nunez Pipo Derani	Cadillac 5.5 L V8	121	+16.910
4	DPi	4	02	Cadillac Racing	Alex Lynn Earl Bamber	Cadillac DPi-V.R	121	+36.916
4	DPi	4	02	Cadillac Racing	Alex Lynn Earl Bamber	Cadillac 5.5 L V8	121	+36.916
5	DPi	5	01	Cadillac Racing	Sebastien Bourdais Renger van der Zande	Cadillac DPi-V.R	121	+37.104
5	DPi	5	01	Cadillac Racing	Sebastien Bourdais Renger van der Zande	Cadillac 5.5 L V8	121	+37.104
6	DPi	6	5	JDC-Miller MotorSports	Tristan Vautier Richard Westbrook	Cadillac DPi-V.R	121	+1:02.301
6	DPi	6	5	JDC-Miller MotorSports	Tristan Vautier Richard Westbrook	Cadillac 5.5 L V8	121	+1:02.301
7	LMP2	1	81	DragonSpeed - 10 Star	Henrik Hedman Juan Pablo Montoya	Oreca 07	118	+3 Laps
7	LMP2	1	81	DragonSpeed - 10 Star	Henrik Hedman Juan Pablo Montoya	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	118	+3 Laps
8	LMP2	2	11	PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports	Steven Thomas Jonathan Bomarito	Oreca 07	118	+3 Laps
8	LMP2	2	11	PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports	Steven Thomas Jonathan Bomarito	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	118	+3 Laps
9	LMP2	3	20	High Class Racing	Dennis Andersen Anders Fjordbach	Oreca 07	118	+3 Laps
9	LMP2	3	20	High Class Racing	Dennis Andersen Anders Fjordbach	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	118	+3 Laps
10	LMP2	4	8	Tower Motorsport	John Farano Will Stevens	Oreca 07	117	+4 Laps
10	LMP2	4	8	Tower Motorsport	John Farano Will Stevens	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	117	+4 Laps
11	LMP2	5	18	Era Motorsport	Dwight Merriman Ryan Dalziel	Oreca 07	117	+4 Laps
11	LMP2	5	18	Era Motorsport	Dwight Merriman Ryan Dalziel	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	117	+4 Laps
12	LMP2	6	52	PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports	Patrick Kelly Josh Pierson	Oreca 07	117	+4 Laps
12	LMP2	6	52	PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports	Patrick Kelly Josh Pierson	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	117	+4 Laps
13	LMP3	1	54	CORE Autosport	Jon Bennett Colin Braun	Ligier JS P320	114	+7 Laps
13	LMP3	1	54	CORE Autosport	Jon Bennett Colin Braun	Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8	114	+7 Laps
14	LMP3	2	30	Jr III Motorsports	Ari Balogh Garett Grist	Ligier JS P320	113	+8 Laps
14	LMP3	2	30	Jr III Motorsports	Ari Balogh Garett Grist	Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8	113	+8 Laps
15	LMP3	3	36	Andretti Autosport	Jarett Andretti Gabby Chaves	Ligier JS P320	113	+8 Laps
15	LMP3	3	36	Andretti Autosport	Jarett Andretti Gabby Chaves	Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8	113	+8 Laps
16	LMP3	4	74	Riley Motorsports	Gar Robinson Felipe Fraga	Ligier JS P320	113	+8 Laps
16	LMP3	4	74	Riley Motorsports	Gar Robinson Felipe Fraga	Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8	113	+8 Laps
17	LMP3	5	58	MLT Motorsports	Josh Sarchet Dakota Dickerson	Ligier JS P320	113	+8 Laps
17	LMP3	5	58	MLT Motorsports	Josh Sarchet Dakota Dickerson	Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8	113	+8 Laps
18	LMP3	6	33	Sean Creech Motorsport	Lance Willsey João Barbosa	Ligier JS P320	112	+9 Laps
18	LMP3	6	33	Sean Creech Motorsport	Lance Willsey João Barbosa	Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8	112	+9 Laps
19	GTD	1	96	Turner Motorsport	Robby Foley Bill Auberlen	BMW M4 GT3	110	+11 Laps
19	GTD	1	96	Turner Motorsport	Robby Foley Bill Auberlen	BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Twin Turbo I6	110	+11 Laps
20	GTD	2	1	Paul Miller Racing	Madison Snow Bryan Sellers	BMW M4 GT3	110	+11 Laps
20	GTD	2	1	Paul Miller Racing	Madison Snow Bryan Sellers	BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Twin Turbo I6	110	+11 Laps
21	GTD	3	12	Vasser Sullivan Racing	Frankie Montecalvo Aaron Telitz	Lexus RC F GT3	110	+11 Laps
21	GTD	3	12	Vasser Sullivan Racing	Frankie Montecalvo Aaron Telitz	Toyota 2UR 5.0 L V8	110	+11 Laps
22	GTD	4	39	CarBahn With Peregrine Racing	Robert Megennis Jeff Westphal	Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo	110	+11 Laps
22	GTD	4	39	CarBahn With Peregrine Racing	Robert Megennis Jeff Westphal	Lamborghini 5.2 L V10	110	+11 Laps
23	GTD	5	57	Winward Racing	Russell Ward Philip Ellis	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	110	+11 laps
23	GTD	5	57	Winward Racing	Russell Ward Philip Ellis	Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8	110	+11 laps
24	GTD	6	32	Team Korthoff Motorsports	Stevan McAleer Mike Skeen	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	110	+11 laps
24	GTD	6	32	Team Korthoff Motorsports	Stevan McAleer Mike Skeen	Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8	110	+11 laps
25	GTD	7	17	Vasser Sullivan Racing	Richard Heistand Jack Hawksworth	Lexus RC F GT3	110	+11 Laps
25	GTD	7	17	Vasser Sullivan Racing	Richard Heistand Jack Hawksworth	Toyota 2UR 5.0 L V8	110	+11 Laps
26	GTD	8	27	Heart of Racing Team	Roman De Angelis Maxime Martin	Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3	110	+11 Laps
26	GTD	8	27	Heart of Racing Team	Roman De Angelis Maxime Martin	Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8	110	+11 Laps
27	GTD	9	16	Wright Motorsports	Ryan Hardwick Jan Heylen	Porsche 911 GT3 R	110	+11 Laps
27	GTD	9	16	Wright Motorsports	Ryan Hardwick Jan Heylen	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	110	+11 Laps
28	GTD	10	51	RWR with Eurasia Motorsport	Aidan Read Ryan Eversley	Acura NSX GT3 Evo22	109	+12 Laps
28	GTD	10	51	RWR with Eurasia Motorsport	Aidan Read Ryan Eversley	Acura 3.5 L Turbo V6	109	+12 Laps
29	GTD	11	70	Inception Racing	Brendan Iribe Jordan Pepper	McLaren 720S GT3	110	+11 laps (Post race penalty)
29	GTD	11	70	Inception Racing	Brendan Iribe Jordan Pepper	McLaren M840T 4.0L Turbo V8	110	+11 laps (Post race penalty)
30	LMP3	7	38	Performance Tech Motorsports	Dan Goldburg Rasmus Lindh	Ligier JS P320	106	+15 Laps
30	LMP3	7	38	Performance Tech Motorsports	Dan Goldburg Rasmus Lindh	Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8	106	+15 Laps
31	LMP3	8	13	AWA	Orey Fidani Kuno Wittmer	Ligier JS P320	100	+21 Laps
31	LMP3	8	13	AWA	Orey Fidani Kuno Wittmer	Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8	100	+21 Laps
OFFICIAL RESULTS

References[]

External links[]

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[1] Ryan, Nate (May 15, 2022). "IMSA Mid-Ohio results: Wayne Taylor Racing wins again; Montoya triumphs in LMP2". https://motorsports.nbcsports.com/2022/05/15/imsa-mid-ohio-results-2022-wayne-taylor-juan-pablo-montoya-ricky-taylor-filipe-albuqerque-sebastien-bourdais-renger-van-der-zande/.

[2] Dagys, John (May 5, 2022). "Cadillac Returns to Pre-Laguna Minimum Weight". https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/cadillac-regains-pre-laguna-minimum-weight/.

[3] Dagys, John (May 4, 2022). "Vasser Sullivan Adds Second GTD Class Lexus for Mid-Ohio". https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/vasser-sullivan-adds-second-gtd-lexus-for-mid-ohio/.

[4] Dagys, John (May 13, 2022). "Stevens Drafted into Tower Motorsport Lineup for Mid-Ohio". https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/stevens-drafted-into-tower-motorsport-lineup-for-mid-ohio/.

[5] Dagys, John (May 10, 2022). "NTE Sport Lamborghini Withdraws From Mid-Ohio". https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/nte-sport-lamborghini-withdraws-from-mid-ohio/.

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