The 2022 Northeast Grand Prix (known as the 2022 FCP Euro Northeast Grand Prix for sponsorship reasons) 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 16th, 2022. This race was the ninth round of the 2022 IMSA SportsCar Championship, and the sixth round of the 2022 WeatherTech Sprint Cup.
The race was won by the #9 GTD Pro entry of Pfaff Motorsports, driven by Matt Campbell and Mathieu Jaminet.[1][2] The GTD class victory was taken by the #1 BMW M4 GT3 of Paul Miller Racing, piloted by Bryan Sellers and Madison Snow.[3] The race for the GTD class victory came down to the last corner, with the leading #57 Mercedes-AMG GT3 of Winward Racing falling victim to a fuel pump failure and fading to fifth in class.[4]
Background[]
The event marked 50 years since the first IMSA-sanctioned event held at the circuit, which took place as part of the 1972 IMSA GT Championship. As a result, 1972 overall winner Bob Bailey served as the grand marshal for the 2022 edition of the event.[5] As in previous years, it would be the first of two GT-only rounds of the IMSA SportsCar Championship, in which only the GTD Pro and GTD classes competed.[6] In June, Connecticut-based auto parts retailer FCP Euro was announced as the race's title sponsor.[7] FCP Euro also fielded an entry in the Michelin Pilot Challenge event that weekend, which served as the sole IMSA-sanctioned support race.[8] The race, officially labeled the Lime Rock Park 120, was won by the #71 Rebel Rock Racing entry of Frank DePew and Robin Liddell.[9]
On July 6, 2022, IMSA released the latest technical bulletin outlining Balance of Performance for the event.[10] The lone change was a two liter fuel capacity increase for the Lexus RC F GT3.
The #23 Heart of Racing Team entry entered the event as defending GTD-class winners, while the GTD Pro class would compete at Lime Rock for the first time in class history.[6]
Entries[]
Template:Invoke:Hatnote A total of 15 cars took part in the event, split across two classes. 5 cars were entered in GTD Pro, and 10 in GTD.[11]
GTD Pro saw a reduced entry total after the #79 WeatherTech Racing entry of Cooper MacNeil and returning co-driver Jules Gounon moved to the GTD class, having competed in the Pro class for the first six events of the season.[12] MacNeil, an FIA Silver-rated driver, had been eligible to compete in the Pro-Am GTD class for the entire season, and cited the change as an effort to support Mercedes-AMG's push for the GTD manufacturer's championship as well as for undisclosed internal reasons.[5] Jack Hawksworth, who drove the #14 GTD Pro entry for Vasser Sullivan Racing, returned after missing the previous two rounds due to injuries suffered in a motocross accident.[13]
In GTD, several teams returned after forgoing the international round at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, which only paid points towards the WeatherTech Sprint Cup. Wright Motorsports and Team Korthoff Motorsports returned, as did CarBahn with Peregrine Racing, who had sourced a replacement Lamborghini Huracán GT3 chassis after damaging their primary car during the 6 Hours of Watkins Glen in June. The Inception Racing McLaren did not return after skipping the race at Mosport, as the team continued to juggle a dual North American and European campaign.[14]
Practice[]
Practice 1[]
The first practice session took place at 11:25 AM ET and ended with John Edwards topping the charts for BMW M Team RLL, with a lap time of 51.735.[15]
Pos. | Class | No. | Team | Driver | Time | Gap |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | GTD Pro | 25 | BMW M Team RLL | John Edwards | 51.735 | _ |
2 | GTD | 39 | CarBahn with Peregrine Racing | Robert Megennis | 51.814 | +0.079 |
3 | GTD Pro | 14 | Vasser Sullivan Racing | Jack Hawksworth | 51.820 | +0.085 |
Source:[16] |
Practice 2[]
The second practice session took place at 3:05 PM ET and ended with Matt Campbell topping the charts for Pfaff Motorsports, with a lap time of 51.050.[17]
Pos. | Class | No. | Team | Driver | Time | Gap |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | GTD Pro | 9 | Pfaff Motorsports | Matt Campbell | 51.050 | _ |
2 | GTD Pro | 3 | Corvette Racing | Jordan Taylor | 51.101 | +0.051 |
3 | GTD Pro | 14 | Vasser Sullivan Racing | Jack Hawksworth | 51.263 | +0.213 |
Source:[18] |
Warm-Up[]
The morning warm-up took place at 9:05 AM ET and ended with Jules Gounon topping the charts for WeatherTech Racing, with a lap time of 51.342.[19]
Pos. | Class | No. | Team | Driver | Time | Gap |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | GTD | 79 | WeatherTech Racing | Jules Gounon | 51.342 | _ |
2 | GTD | 16 | Wright Motorsports | Jan Heylen | 51.783 | +0.441 |
3 | GTD Pro | 3 | Corvette Racing | Antonio García | 51.877 | +0.535 |
Source:[20] |
Qualifying[]
Matt Campbell took overall pole for Pfaff Motorsports, while Frankie Montecalvo and Vasser Sullivan Racing scored pole in GTD.[21]
Qualifying results[]
Pole positions in each class are indicated in bold and by .
Pos. | Class | No. | Team | Driver | Time | Gap | Grid |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | GTD Pro | 9 | Pfaff Motorsports | Matt Campbell | 51.079 | _ | 1 |
2 | GTD Pro | 14 | Vasser Sullivan Racing | Jack Hawksworth | 51.097 | +0.018 | 2 |
3 | GTD Pro | 25 | BMW M Team RLL | Connor De Phillippi | 51.227 | +0.148 | 15[lower-alpha 1] |
4 | GTD Pro | 23 | Heart of Racing Team | Ross Gunn | 51.281 | +0.202 | 3 |
5 | GTD Pro | 3 | Corvette Racing | Jordan Taylor | 51.302 | +0.202 | 4 |
6 | GTD | 12 | Vasser Sullivan Racing | Frankie Montecalvo | 51.459 | +0.380 | 5 |
7 | GTD | 39 | CarBahn with Peregrine Racing | Robert Megennis | 51.465 | +0.386 | 6 |
8 | GTD | 27 | Heart of Racing Team | Roman De Angelis | 51.477 | +0.398 | 7 |
9 | GTD | 96 | Turner Motorsport | Robby Foley | 51.490 | +0.411 | 8 |
10 | GTD | 32 | Team Korthoff Motorsports | Stevan McAleer | 51.516 | +0.437 | 9 |
11 | GTD | 57 | Winward Racing | Russell Ward | 51.517 | +0.438 | 10 |
12 | GTD | 1 | Paul Miller Racing | Madison Snow | 51.651 | +0.572 | 11 |
13 | GTD | 51 | Rick Ware Racing | Aidan Read | 51.741 | +0.662 | 12 |
14 | GTD | 79 | WeatherTech Racing | Cooper MacNeil | 52.213 | +1.134 | 13 |
15 | GTD | 16 | Wright Motorsports | Ryan Hardwick | 52.312 | +1.233 | 14 |
QUALIFYING RESULTS STARTING GRID |
- ↑ "Lime Rock Results: Campbell, Jaminet, Pfaff Motorsports Extend IMSA GTD Pro Points Lead". July 17, 2022. https://www.autoweek.com/racing/more-racing/a40633793/lime-rock-results-campbell-jaminet-pfaff-motorsports-extend-imsa-gtd-pro-points-lead/. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
- ↑ Dagys, John (July 16, 2022). "Jaminet: Pfaff Victory Came Down to Fuel Management". John Dagys Media. https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/jaminet-pfaff-victory-came-down-to-fuel-management/. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
- ↑ "Paul Miller Racing BMW M4 GT3 Wins In GTD At Lime Rock Park". July 18, 2022. https://www.bimmerfile.com/2022/07/18/paul-miller-racing-bmw-m4-gt3-wins-in-gtd-at-lime-rock-park/. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
- ↑ "Fuel Pump Failure at Lime Rock Latest Near-Miss for Winward". John Dagys Media. July 22, 2022. https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/fuel-pump-failure-at-lime-rock-latest-misfortune-for-winward/. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Dagys, John (July 15, 2022). "Lime Rock Friday Notebook". John Dagys Media. https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/lime-rock-friday-notebook-6/. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Ryan, Nate (July 15, 2022). "IMSA SportsCar Championship at Lime Rock: How to watch, start times, streaming". NBC. https://motorsports.nbcsports.com/2022/07/15/imsa-sportscar-championship-lime-rock-how-to-watch-start-times-schedules-streaming-tv/?partner=Yahoo. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
- ↑ "FCP Euro named title partner for IMSA Northeast Grand Prix at Lime Rock Park". June 13, 2022. https://racer.com/2022/06/13/fcp-euro-named-title-partner-for-imsa-northeast-grand-prix-at-lime-rock-park/. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
- ↑ "2022 FCP Euro Northeast Grand Prix - IMSA". https://www.imsa.com/events/2022-northeast-grand-prix/. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
- ↑ "Liddell, DePew Claim Breakthrough Win at Lime Rock". John Dagys Media. July 16, 2022. https://sportscar365.com/imsa/impc/liddell-depew-claim-breakthrough-win-at-lime-rock/. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
- ↑ "TB-IWSC-22-26-Lime-Rock-BoP-07062022.pdf". imsa.com. July 6, 2022. https://www.imsa.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/32/2022/07/06/TB-IWSC-22-26-Lime-Rock-BoP-07062022.pdf. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
- ↑ Allaway, Phil (July 13, 2022). "Entry List: FCP Euro Northeast Grand Prix". https://www.frontstretch.com/2022/07/13/entry-list-fcp-euro-northeast-grand-prix/. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
- ↑ Dagys, John (July 12, 2022). "WeatherTech Racing Switches to GTD for Remainder of Season". John Dagys Media. https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/weathertech-racing-moves-to-gtd-for-remainder-of-season/. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
- ↑ "Hawksworth to Return to Vasser Sullivan Lexus at Lime Rock". John Dagys Media. July 13, 2022. https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/hawksworth-to-return-to-no-14-vasser-sullivan-lexus-at-lime-rock/. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
- ↑ Dagys, John (July 6, 2022). "15 Entries for Lime Rock Park". John Dagys Media. https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/15-entries-for-lime-rock-park/. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
- ↑ Dagys, John (July 15, 2022). "Edwards Paces Opening Practice at Lime Rock". John Dagys Media. https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/edwards-paces-opening-practice-at-lime-rock/. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
- ↑ "03_Results_Practice 1.PDF". http://results.imsa.com/Results/22_2022/15_Lime%20Rock%20Park/01_IMSA%20WeatherTech%20SportsCar%20Championship/202207151125_Practice%201/03_Results_Practice%201.PDF.
- ↑ Allaway, Phil (July 15, 2022). "Matt Campbell Quickest in FCP Euro Northeast Grand Prix Practice". https://www.frontstretch.com/2022/07/15/matt-campbell-quickest-in-fcp-euro-northeast-grand-prix-practice/. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
- ↑ "03_Results_Practice 2.PDF". http://results.imsa.com/Results/22_2022/15_Lime%20Rock%20Park/01_IMSA%20WeatherTech%20SportsCar%20Championship/202207151505_Practice%202/03_Results_Practice%202.PDF.
- ↑ Dagys, John (July 16, 2022). "Gounon Paces Lime Rock Warmup". John Dagys Media. https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/gounon-paces-lime-rock-warmup/. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
- ↑ "03_Results_Warm Up.PDF". http://results.imsa.com/Results/22_2022/15_Lime%20Rock%20Park/01_IMSA%20WeatherTech%20SportsCar%20Championship/202207160905_Warm%20Up/03_Results_Warm%20Up.PDF.
- ↑ Goodwin, Graham (July 16, 2022). "Pfaff Take Pole At Lime Rock". https://www.dailysportscar.com/2022/07/16/pfaff-take-pole-at-lime-rock.html. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
- ↑ "TP 22-25.pdf". July 15, 2022. http://results.imsa.com/Results_NoticeBoard/22_2022/14%20Lime%20Rock%20Park/18_Penalties/TP%2022-25.pdf.
Results[]
Race[]
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 | 174 | 2:40:43.134 |
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | |||||||
2 | GTD Pro |
23 | Heart of Racing Team | Ross Gunn Alex Riberas |
Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 | 174 | +1.883 |
Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 | |||||||
3 | GTD Pro |
14 | Vasser Sullivan Racing | Ben Barnicoat Jack Hawksworth |
Lexus RC F GT3 | 174 | +4.078 |
Toyota 2UR 5.0 L V8 | |||||||
4 | GTD | 1 | Paul Miller Racing | Bryan Sellers Madison Snow |
BMW M4 GT3 | 174 | +8.842 |
BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Twin Turbo I6 | |||||||
5 | GTD | 27 | Heart of Racing Team | Roman De Angelis Maxime Martin |
Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 | 174 | +9.473 |
Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 | |||||||
6 | GTD | 39 | CarBahn with Peregrine Racing | Robert Megennis Jeff Westphal |
Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo | 174 | +9.532 |
Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 | |||||||
7 | GTD | 32 | Team Korthoff Motorsports | Stevan McAleer Mike Skeen |
Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 174 | +9.641 |
Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 | |||||||
8 | GTD | 57 | Winward Racing | Philip Ellis Russell Ward |
Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 174 | +17.960 |
Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 | |||||||
9 | GTD | 16 | Wright Motorsports | Ryan Hardwick Jan Heylen |
Porsche 911 GT3 R | 174 | +22.317 |
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | |||||||
10[lower-alpha 2] | GTD | 79 | WeatherTech Racing | Jules Gounon Cooper MacNeil |
Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 174 | +33.800 |
Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 | |||||||
11 | GTD | 12 | Vasser Sullivan Racing | Frankie Montecalvo Aaron Telitz |
Lexus RC F GT3 | 174 | +40.276 |
Toyota 2UR 5.0 L V8 | |||||||
12 | GTD Pro |
3 | Corvette Racing | Antonio García Jordan Taylor |
Chevrolet Corvette C8.R GTD | 169 | +5 Laps |
Chevrolet 5.5 L V8 | |||||||
13 | GTD | 51 | Rick Ware Racing | Ryan Eversley Aidan Read |
Acura NSX GT3 Evo22 | 150 | Accident |
Acura 3.5 L Turbo V6 | |||||||
14 | GTD Pro |
25 | BMW M Team RLL | John Edwards Connor De Phillippi |
BMW M4 GT3 | 77 | Mechanical |
BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Twin Turbo I6 | |||||||
15 | GTD | 96 | Turner Motorsport | Bill Auberlen Robby Foley |
BMW M4 GT3 | 33 | Mechanical |
BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Twin Turbo I6 | |||||||
OFFICIAL RESULTS |
References[]
External links[]
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