# 2015 Petit Le Mans

The 18th Annual petit Le Mans presented by Mazda was the 2015 version of the Petit Le Mans automotive endurance race, was held on October 1–3, 2015 at the Road Atlanta circuit in Braselton, Georgia. This was the second Petit Le Mans in the United SportsCar Championship. The race was won overall by Richard Lietz, Patrick Pilet, and Nick Tandy in the #911 Porsche North America Porsche 911 RSR. Originally scheduled to run for 10 hours, the race was concluded after 8 hours (199 laps) were completed due to heavy rain, darkness, visibility, and hydroplaning. This marked the first time in the event's history that a GT car won overall.

## Background
### Preview

International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) president Scott Atherton confirmed the race was part of the schedule for the 2015 IMSA Tudor United SportsCar Championship (IMSA TUSC) in August 2014. It was the second consecutive year the event was held as part of the Tudor United SportsCar Championship, and the 19th Petit Le Mans. The 2015 Petit Le Mans was the twelfth of twelve scheduled sports car races of 2015 by IMSA, and was the fourth round of the Patron North American Endurance Cup. The race was held at the twelve-turn, 2.540-mile (4.088 km) Road Atlanta in Braselton, Georgia on October 3, 2015.

### Entry list

The official entry list consisted of 37 cars, including 9 in prototype, 8 in prototype challenge, 8 in GTLM and 12 in GTD.

## Practice

There were four practice sessions preceding the start of the race on Saturday, three on Thursday and one on Friday. The first two one-hour sessions were on Thursday morning and afternoon. The third held later that evening ran for 90 minutes; the fourth on Friday morning lasted an hour.

### Practice 1

The first practice session took place at 11:10 am ET on Thursday and ended with Oswaldo Negri Jr. topping the charts for Michael Shank Racing with Curb/Agajanian, with a lap time of 1:15.163.
| Pos. | Class | No. | Team | Driver | Time | Gap |
| 1 | P | 60 | Michael Shank Racing with Curb/Agajanian | Oswaldo Negri Jr. | 1:15.163 | _ |
| 2 | P | 01 | Chip Ganassi Racing | Scott Pruett | 1:15.627 | +0.464 |
| 3 | P | 0 | DeltaWing Racing Cars with Claro/TracFone | Katherine Legge | 1:15.757 | +0.594 |
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### Practice 2

The second practice session took place at 3:35 pm ET on Thursday and ended with Joey Hand topping the charts for Chip Ganassi Racing, with a lap time of 1:16.937.
| Pos. | Class | No. | Team | Time | Gap |
| 1 | P | 01 | Chip Ganassi Racing | 1:16.937 | _ |
| 2 | P | 0 | DeltaWing Racing Cars with Claro/TracFone | 1:17.155 | +0.218 |
| 3 | P | 31 | Action Express Racing | 1:17.352 | +0.415 |
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### Night Practice

The night practice session took place at 7:30 pm ET on Thursday and ended with Jordan Taylor topping the charts for Wayne Taylor Racing, with a lap time of 1:29.369.
| Pos. | Class | No. | Team | Time | Gap |
| 1 | P | 10 | Wayne Taylor Racing | 1:29.369 | _ |
| 2 | P | 5 | Action Express Racing | 1:29.436 | +0.067 |
| 3 | P | 01 | Chip Ganassi Racing | 1:29.421 | +2.052 |
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### Final Practice

The fourth and final practice session took place at 10:05 am ET on Friday and ended with João Barbosa topping the charts for Action Express Racing, with a lap time of 1:23.262.
| Pos. | Class | No. | Team | Driver | Time | Gap |
| 1 | P | 5 | Action Express Racing | João Barbosa | 1:23.262 | _ |
| 2 | P | 01 | Chip Ganassi Racing | Scott Pruett | 1:23.626 | +0.394 |
| 3 | GTLM | 911 | Porsche North America | Nick Tandy | 1:24.015 | +0.783 |
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## Qualifying

Richard Westbrook secured overall pole for the event.

### Qualifying results

Pole positions in each class are indicated in bold and by ‡.
| Pos. | Class | No. | Team | Driver | Time | Gap | Grid |
| 1 | P | 90 | VisitFlorida.com Racing | Richard Westbrook | 1:27.860 | _ | 1‡ |
| 2 | P | 5 | Action Express Racing | Christian Fittipaldi | 1:28.920 | +1.060 | 2 |
| 3 | P | 01 | Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates | Joey Hand | 1:29.627 | +1.767 | 3 |
| 4 | GTLM | 912 | Porsche North America | Earl Bamber | 1:30.304 | +2.444 | 36 |
| 5 | GTLM | 911 | Porsche North America | Nick Tandy | 1:30.398 | +2.538 | 35 |
| 6 | P | 10 | Wayne Taylor Racing | Ricky Taylor | 1:30.621 | +2.761 | 4 |
| 7 | P | 31 | Action Express Racing | Dane Cameron | 1:30.884 | +3.024 | 5 |
| 8 | GTLM | 4 | Corvette Racing | Oliver Gavin | 1:31.685 | +3.825 | 17‡ |
| 9 | GTLM | 24 | BMW Team RLL | Lucas Luhr | 1:31.763 | +3.903 | 18 |
| 10 | LMPC | 52 | PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports | Tom Kimber-Smith | 1:32.378 | +4.518 | 6‡ |
| 11 | LMPC | 16 | BAR1 Motorsports | Johnny Mowlem | 1:32.924 | +5.064 | 7 |
| 12 | GTLM | 62 | Risi Competizione | Giancarlo Fisichella | 1:32.989 | +5.129 | 19 |
| 13 | GTLM | 25 | BMW Team RLL | Bill Auberlen | 1:33.680 | +5.820 | 20 |
| 14 | GTLM | 3 | Corvette Racing | Antonio García | 1:33.773 | +5.913 | 21 |
| 15 | PC | 88 | Starworks Motorsport | Alex Popow | 1:33.903 | +6.043 | 16 |
| 16 | PC | 11 | RSR Racing | Chris Cumming | 1:35.825 | +7.965 | 8 |
| 17 | PC | 85 | JDC-Miller MotorSports | Chris Miller | 1:36.838 | +10.260 | 9 |
| 18 | PC | 8 | Starworks Motorsport | Mirco Schultis | 1:38.120 | +10.260 | 10 |
| 19 | GTD | 93 | Riley Motorsports | Cameron Lawrence | 1:38.295 | +10.435 | 22‡ |
| 20 | GTD | 73 | Park Place Motorsports | Spencer Pumpelly | 1:38.886 | +11.026 | 23 |
| 21 | GTD | 22 | Alex Job Racing | Leh Keen | 1:38.899 | +11.039 | 24 |
| 22 | P | 0 | Claro/TracFone DeltaWing Racing | Katherine Legge | 1:39.618 | +11.758 | 11 |
| 23 | GTD | 45 | Flying Lizard Motorsports | Guy Cosmo | 1:41.604 | +13.744 | 25 |
| 24 | GTD | 33 | Riley Motorsports | Ben Keating | 1:41.698 | +13.838 | 26 |
| 25 | GTD | 63 | Scuderia Corsa | Jeff Segal | 1:41.750 | +13.890 | 27 |
| 26 | GTD | 64 | Scuderia Corsa | Daniel Serra | 1:42.627 | +14.767 | 28 |
| 27 | PC | 54 | CORE Autosport | Anthony Lazzaro | 1:42.775 | +14.915 | 12 |
| 28 | GTD | 007 | TRG-AMR | Christina Nielsen | 1:42.911 | +15.051 | 29 |
| 29 | GTD | 48 | Paul Miller Racing | Dion von Moltke | 1:43.620 | +15.760 | 30 |
| 30 | GTD | 23 | Team Seattle/Alex Job Racing | Mario Farnbacher | 1:44.320 | +16.460 | 31 |
| 31 | GTD | 44 | Magnus Racing | John Potter | 1:47.000 | +19.140 | 32 |
| 32 | GTLM | 17 | Team Falken Tire | Bryan Sellers | No time | _ | 34 |
| 33 | P | 07 | Mazda Motorsports | None | No time | _ | 14 |
| 34 | PC | 38 | Performance Tech Motorsports | None | No time | _ | 37 |
| 35 | P | 60 | Michael Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian | None | No time | _ | 13 |
| 36 | P | 70 | Mazda Motorsports | None | No time | _ | 15 |
| 37 | GTD | 97 | Turner Motorsport | None | No time | _ | 33 |
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* The No. 912 Porsche North America entry had its fastest lap deleted as penalty for causing a red flag during its qualifying session.

## Results

Class winners denoted in bold and with ‡.
Final race classification :
| Pos | Class | No. | Team | Drivers | Chassis | Tire | Laps | Time/Retired |
| Pos | Class | No. | Team | Drivers | Engine | Tire | Laps | Time/Retired |
| 1 | GTLM | 911 | Porsche North America | Richard Lietz Patrick Pilet Nick Tandy | Porsche 911 RSR | M | 199 | 7:51:12.894‡ |
| 1 | GTLM | 911 | Porsche North America | Richard Lietz Patrick Pilet Nick Tandy | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | M | 199 | 7:51:12.894‡ |
| 2 | GTLM | 24 | BMW Team RLL | John Edwards Jens Klingmann Lucas Luhr | BMW Z4 GTE | M | 199 | +5.475 |
| 2 | GTLM | 24 | BMW Team RLL | John Edwards Jens Klingmann Lucas Luhr | BMW 4.4 L V8 | M | 199 | +5.475 |
| 3 | P | 5 | Action Express Racing | João Barbosa Sébastien Bourdais Christian Fittipaldi | Chevrolet Corvette DP | C | 199 | +8.524‡ |
| 3 | P | 5 | Action Express Racing | João Barbosa Sébastien Bourdais Christian Fittipaldi | Chevrolet LS6 5.0 L V8 | C | 199 | +8.524‡ |
| 4 | P | 01 | Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates | Scott Dixon Joey Hand Scott Pruett | Riley XXVI | C | 199 | +8.773 |
| 4 | P | 01 | Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates | Scott Dixon Joey Hand Scott Pruett | Ford EcoBoost 3.5 L Turbo V6 | C | 199 | +8.773 |
| 5 | P | 31 | Action Express Racing | Dane Cameron Eric Curran Max Papis | Chevrolet Corvette DP | C | 199 | +9.908 |
| 5 | P | 31 | Action Express Racing | Dane Cameron Eric Curran Max Papis | Chevrolet LS6 5.0 L V8 | C | 199 | +9.908 |
| 6 | GTLM | 4 | Corvette Racing | Ryan Briscoe Oliver Gavin Tommy Milner | Chevrolet Corvette C7.R | M | 199 | +11.764 |
| 6 | GTLM | 4 | Corvette Racing | Ryan Briscoe Oliver Gavin Tommy Milner | Chevrolet LT5.5 5.5 L V8 | M | 199 | +11.764 |
| 7 | P | 10 | Wayne Taylor Racing | Max Angelelli Jordan Taylor Ricky Taylor | Chevrolet Corvette DP | C | 199 | +13.378 |
| 7 | P | 10 | Wayne Taylor Racing | Max Angelelli Jordan Taylor Ricky Taylor | Chevrolet LS6 5.0 L V8 | C | 199 | +13.378 |
| 8 | GTLM | 25 | BMW Team RLL | Bill Auberlen Augusto Farfus Dirk Werner | BMW Z4 GTE | M | 199 | +14.446 |
| 8 | GTLM | 25 | BMW Team RLL | Bill Auberlen Augusto Farfus Dirk Werner | BMW 4.4 L V8 | M | 199 | +14.446 |
| 9 | GTLM | 62 | Risi Competizione | Giancarlo Fisichella Pierre Kaffer Toni Vilander | Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 | M | 199 | +20.840 |
| 9 | GTLM | 62 | Risi Competizione | Giancarlo Fisichella Pierre Kaffer Toni Vilander | Ferrari F142 4.5 L V8 | M | 199 | +20.840 |
| 10 | GTLM | 3 | Corvette Racing | Ryan Briscoe Antonio García Jan Magnussen | Chevrolet Corvette C7.R | M | 198 | +1 Lap |
| 10 | GTLM | 3 | Corvette Racing | Ryan Briscoe Antonio García Jan Magnussen | Chevrolet LT5.5 5.5 L V8 | M | 198 | +1 Lap |
| 11 | GTLM | 17 | Team Falken Tire | Wolf Henzler Patrick Long Bryan Sellers | Porsche 911 RSR | F | 197 | +2 Laps |
| 11 | GTLM | 17 | Team Falken Tire | Wolf Henzler Patrick Long Bryan Sellers | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | F | 197 | +2 Laps |
| 12 | P | 90 | VisitFlorida.com Racing | Mike Rockenfeller Michael Valiante Richard Westbrook | Chevrolet Corvette DP | C | 197 | +2 Laps |
| 12 | P | 90 | VisitFlorida.com Racing | Mike Rockenfeller Michael Valiante Richard Westbrook | Chevrolet LS6 5.0 L V8 | C | 197 | +2 Laps |
| 13 | GTLM | 912 | Porsche North America | Earl Bamber Jörg Bergmeister Frédéric Makowiecki | Porsche 911 RSR | M | 196 | +3 Laps |
| 13 | GTLM | 912 | Porsche North America | Earl Bamber Jörg Bergmeister Frédéric Makowiecki | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | M | 196 | +3 Laps |
| 14 | PC | 52 | PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports | Mike Guasch Tom Kimber-Smith Andrew Palmer | Oreca FLM09 | C | 194 | +5 Laps‡ |
| 14 | PC | 52 | PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports | Mike Guasch Tom Kimber-Smith Andrew Palmer | Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 | C | 194 | +5 Laps‡ |
| 15 | PC | 8 | Starworks Motorsport | Mike Hedlund Alex Popow Mirco Schultis Renger van der Zande | Oreca FLM09 | C | 194 | +5 Laps |
| 15 | PC | 8 | Starworks Motorsport | Mike Hedlund Alex Popow Mirco Schultis Renger van der Zande | Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 | C | 194 | +5 Laps |
| 16 | PC | 16 | BAR1 Motorsports | Tomy Drissi Marc Drumwright Johnny Mowlem Don Yount | Oreca FLM09 | C | 193 | +6 Laps |
| 16 | PC | 16 | BAR1 Motorsports | Tomy Drissi Marc Drumwright Johnny Mowlem Don Yount | Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 | C | 193 | +6 Laps |
| 17 | GTD | 73 | Park Place Motorsports | Patrick Lindsey Spencer Pumpelly Madison Snow | Porsche 911 GT America | C | 192 | +7 Laps‡ |
| 17 | GTD | 73 | Park Place Motorsports | Patrick Lindsey Spencer Pumpelly Madison Snow | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | C | 192 | +7 Laps‡ |
| 18 | GTD | 44 | Magnus Racing | Andy Lally John Potter Robert Renauer | Porsche 911 GT America | C | 192 | +7 Laps |
| 18 | GTD | 44 | Magnus Racing | Andy Lally John Potter Robert Renauer | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | C | 192 | +7 Laps |
| 19 | GTD | 93 | Riley Motorsports | Al Carter Marc Goossens Cameron Lawrence | Dodge Viper SRT GT3-R | C | 192 | +7 Laps |
| 19 | GTD | 93 | Riley Motorsports | Al Carter Marc Goossens Cameron Lawrence | Dodge 8.0 L V10 | C | 192 | +7 Laps |
| 20 | GTD | 63 | Scuderia Corsa | Townsend Bell Jeff Segal Bill Sweedler | Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | C | 192 | +7 Laps |
| 20 | GTD | 63 | Scuderia Corsa | Townsend Bell Jeff Segal Bill Sweedler | Ferrari F142 4.5 L V8 | C | 192 | +7 Laps |
| 21 | GTD | 45 | Flying Lizard Motorsports | Guy Cosmo Colin Thompson Robert Thorne | Audi R8 LMS | C | 192 | +7 Laps |
| 21 | GTD | 45 | Flying Lizard Motorsports | Guy Cosmo Colin Thompson Robert Thorne | Audi 5.2 L V10 | C | 192 | +7 Laps |
| 22 | GTD | 64 | Scuderia Corsa | Matteo Cressoni Daniel Serra Jeff Westphal | Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | C | 192 | +7 Laps |
| 22 | GTD | 64 | Scuderia Corsa | Matteo Cressoni Daniel Serra Jeff Westphal | Ferrari F142 4.5 L V8 | C | 192 | +7 Laps |
| 23 | GTD | 23 | Team Seattle/Alex Job Racing | Mario Farnbacher Ian James Alex Riberas | Porsche 911 GT America | C | 192 | +7 Laps |
| 23 | GTD | 23 | Team Seattle/Alex Job Racing | Mario Farnbacher Ian James Alex Riberas | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | C | 192 | +7 Laps |
| 24 | GTD | 22 | Alex Job Racing | Andrew Davis Leh Keen Cooper MacNeil | Porsche 911 GT America | C | 192 | +7 Laps |
| 24 | GTD | 22 | Alex Job Racing | Andrew Davis Leh Keen Cooper MacNeil | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | C | 192 | +7 Laps |
| 25 | GTD | 007 | TRG-AMR | Brandon Davis Christina Nielsen Kuno Wittmer | Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 | C | 191 | +8 Laps |
| 25 | GTD | 007 | TRG-AMR | Brandon Davis Christina Nielsen Kuno Wittmer | Aston Martin 6.0 L V12 | C | 191 | +8 Laps |
| 26 | GTD | 48 | Paul Miller Racing | Christopher Haase Bryce Miller Dion von Moltke | Audi R8 LMS | C | 191 | +8 Laps |
| 26 | GTD | 48 | Paul Miller Racing | Christopher Haase Bryce Miller Dion von Moltke | Audi 5.2 L V10 | C | 191 | +8 Laps |
| 27 | GTD | 97 | Turner Motorsport | Billy Johnson Michael Marsal Markus Palttala Andy Priaulx | BMW Z4 GT3 | C | 189 | +10 Laps |
| 27 | GTD | 97 | Turner Motorsport | Billy Johnson Michael Marsal Markus Palttala Andy Priaulx | BMW 4.4 L V8 | C | 189 | +10 Laps |
| 28 | GTD | 33 | Riley Motorsports | Jeroen Bleekemolen Sebastiaan Bleekemolen Ben Keating | Dodge Viper SRT GT3-R | C | 185 | +14 Laps |
| 28 | GTD | 33 | Riley Motorsports | Jeroen Bleekemolen Sebastiaan Bleekemolen Ben Keating | Dodge 8.0 L V10 | C | 185 | +14 Laps |
| 29 | PC | 54 | CORE Autosport | Jon Bennett Colin Braun Anthony Lazzaro | Oreca FLM09 | C | 174 | +25 Laps |
| 29 | PC | 54 | CORE Autosport | Jon Bennett Colin Braun Anthony Lazzaro | Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 | C | 174 | +25 Laps |
| 30 | P | 07 | Mazda Motorsports | Joel Miller Tom Long | Mazda Prototype | C | 167 | Did not finish |
| 30 | P | 07 | Mazda Motorsports | Joel Miller Tom Long | Mazda SkyActiv-D 2.2 L Turbo I4 (Diesel) | C | 167 | Did not finish |
| 31 | P | 70 | Mazda Motorsports | Jonathan Bomarito Tristan Nunez Sylvain Tremblay | Mazda Prototype | C | 158 | Did not finish |
| 31 | P | 70 | Mazda Motorsports | Jonathan Bomarito Tristan Nunez Sylvain Tremblay | Mazda SkyActiv-D 2.2 L Turbo I4 (Diesel) | C | 158 | Did not finish |
| 32 | PC | 85 | JDC-Miller MotorSports | Misha Goikhberg Chris Miller Rusty Mitchell | Oreca FLM09 | C | 145 | Did not finish |
| 32 | PC | 85 | JDC-Miller MotorSports | Misha Goikhberg Chris Miller Rusty Mitchell | Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 | C | 145 | Did not finish |
| 33 | P | 0 | Claro/TracFone DeltaWing Racing | Katherine Legge Andy Meyrick Memo Rojas | DeltaWing DWC13 | C | 133 | Did not finish |
| 33 | P | 0 | Claro/TracFone DeltaWing Racing | Katherine Legge Andy Meyrick Memo Rojas | Élan 1.4 L Turbo I4 | C | 133 | Did not finish |
| 34 | PC | 11 | RSR Racing | Chris Cumming Bruno Junqueira Gustavo Menezes | Oreca FLM09 | C | 105 | Did not finish |
| 34 | PC | 11 | RSR Racing | Chris Cumming Bruno Junqueira Gustavo Menezes | Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 | C | 105 | Did not finish |
| 35 | P | 60 | Michael Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian | Matt McMurry Oswaldo Negri John Pew | Ligier JS P2 | C | 100 | Did not finish |
| 35 | P | 60 | Michael Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian | Matt McMurry Oswaldo Negri John Pew | Honda HR28TT 2.8 L Twin-turbo V6 | C | 100 | Did not finish |
| 36 | PC | 88 | Starworks Motorsport | John Falb Alex Popow Sean Rayhall | Oreca FLM09 | C | 79 | Did not finish |
| 36 | PC | 88 | Starworks Motorsport | John Falb Alex Popow Sean Rayhall | Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 | C | 79 | Did not finish |
| DNS | PC | 38 | Performance Tech Motorsports | Conor Daly James French Jerome Mee | Oreca FLM09 | C | – | Did not start |
| DNS | PC | 38 | Performance Tech Motorsports | Conor Daly James French Jerome Mee | Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 | C | – | Did not start |
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Tyre manufacturers :
| Key ||
| Symbol | Tyre manufacturer |
| C | Continental |
| M | Michelin |
| F | Falken Tire |