# 2014 SportsCar Grand Prix

The 2014 Mobil 1 SportsCar Grand Prix presented by Hawk Performance was a sports car racing event held at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park near Bowmanville, Ontario on July 13, 2014. The race was the eighth round of the inaugural Tudor United SportsCar Championship, replacing the former American Le Mans Series that previously held the Grand Prix since 1999. The race marked the 29th IMSA sanctioned sports car race held at the facility. Daytona Prototypes were introduced to the race for the first time as part of the development of the United SportsCar Championship.
The race was won by OAK Racing's Morgan LMP2 - Nissan driven by Olivier Pla and Gustavo Yacamán, ahead of the Spirit of Daytona Racing's Corvette DP and Wayne Taylor Racing's Corvette DP. The GTLM class winners were Corvette Racing in their fourth straight victory of the season, with drivers Jan Magnussen and Antonio García. Riley Motorsports also earned the first ever win for the SRT Viper GT3-R in GTD with Jeroen Bleekemolen and Ben Keating.

## Background
### Preview

International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) president Scott Atherton confirmed that the race was part of the 2014 United SportsCar Championship schedule in September 2013. It was the first year that the race was part of the series calendar, and the thirty-third annual running of the race. The race was the eighth of 2014's thirteen scheduled IMSA automobile endurance races, and it was the fifth round not held as part of the North American Endurance Cup. The race was held at the ten-turn 2.459 mi (3.957 km) Canadian Tire Motorsports Park in Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada on July 13, 2014.

## Qualifying
### Qualifying results

Pole positions in each class are indicated in bold and with ‡.
| Pos. | Class | No. | Entry | Driver | Time | Gap | Grid |
| 1 | P | 42 | OAK Racing | Gustavo Yacamán | 1:09.167 | — | 1‡ |
| 2 | P | 1 | Extreme Speed Motorsports | Ryan Dalziel | 1:09.456 | +0.289 | 2 |
| 3 | P | 90 | Spirit of Daytona Racing | Richard Westbrook | 1:09.642 | +0.475 | 3 |
| 4 | P | 2 | Extreme Speed Motorsports | Johannes van Overbeek | 1:10.136 | +0.969 | 4 |
| 5 | P | 5 | Action Express Racing | Christian Fittipaldi | 1:10.298 | +1.131 | 5 |
| 6 | P | 10 | Wayne Taylor Racing | Ricky Taylor | 1:10.336 | +1.169 | 6 |
| 7 | P | 01 | Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates | Memo Rojas | 1:10.433 | +1.266 | 7 |
| 8 | P | 60 | Michael Shank Racing with Curb/Agajanian | Oswaldo Negri | 1:11.339 | +2.172 | 8 |
| 9 | P | 07 | Speedsource | Tristan Nunez | 1:12.829 | +3.662 | 9 |
| 10 | P | 70 | Speedsource | Tom Long | 1:14.700 | +5.533 | 10 |
| 11 | GTLM | 93 | SRT Motorsports | Kuno Wittmer | 1:15.206 | +6.039 | 11‡ |
| 12 | GTLM | 3 | Corvette Racing | Antonio García | 1:15.278 | +6.111 | 12 |
| 13 | GTLM | 17 | Team Falken Tire | Wolf Henzler | 1:15.368 | +6.201 | 13 |
| 14 | GTLM | 4 | Corvette Racing | Oliver Gavin | 1:15.470 | +6.303 | 14 |
| 15 | GTLM | 56 | BMW Team RLL | Dirk Müller | 1:15.497 | +6.330 | 15 |
| 16 | GTLM | 911 | Porsche North America | Nick Tandy | 1:15.724 | +6.557 | 16 |
| 17 | GTLM | 91 | SRT Motorsports | Dominik Farnbacher | 1:15.728 | +6.561 | 17 |
| 18 | GTLM | 912 | Porsche North America | Patrick Long | 1:15.942 | +6.775 | 18 |
| 19 | GTLM | 62 | Risi Competizione | Pierre Kaffer | 1:16.340 | +7.173 | 19 |
| 20 | GTLM | 55 | BMW Team RLL | Andy Priaulx | 1:16.395 | +7.228 | 20 |
| 21 | GTD | 33 | Riley Motorsports | Jeroen Bleekemolen | 1:19.004 | +9.837 | 21‡ |
| 22 | GTD | 45 | Flying Lizard Motorsports | Spencer Pumpelly | 1:19.159 | +9.992 | 22 |
| 23 | GTD | 94 | Turner Motorsport | Dane Cameron | 1:19.175 | +10.008 | 23 |
| 24 | GTD | 23 | Team Seattle/Alex Job Racing | Mario Farnbacher | 1:19.213 | +10.046 | 24 |
| 25 | GTD | 35 | Flying Lizard Motorsports | Dion von Moltke | 1:19.223 | +10.056 | 25 |
| 26 | GTD | 58 | Snow Racing | Jan Heylen | 1:19.249 | +10.082 | 26 |
| 27 | GTD | 22 | Alex Job Racing | Leh Keen | 1:19.356 | +10.189 | 27 |
| 28 | GTD | 007 | TRG-AMR | James Davison | 1:19.358 | +10.191 | 28 |
| 29 | GTD | 73 | Park Place Motorsports | Kévin Estre | 1:19.532 | +10.365 | 29 |
| 30 | GTD | 48 | Paul Miller Racing | Christopher Haase | 1:19.555 | +10.388 | 30 |
| 31 | GTD | 555 | AIM Autosport | Townsend Bell | 1:19.684 | +10.517 | 31 |
| 32 | GTD | 44 | Magnus Racing | Andy Lally | 1:19.763 | +10.596 | 32 |
| 33 | GTD | 63 | Scuderia Corsa | Alessandro Balzan | 1:19.793 | +10.626 | 33 |
| 34 | GTD | 27 | Dempsey Racing | Andrew Davis | 1:19.806 | +10.639 | 34 |
| 35 | GTD | 81 | GB Autosport | Damien Faulkner | 1:20.062 | +10.895 | 35 |
| 36 | GTD | 18 | Mühlner Motorsports America | Mark Thomas | 1:20.809 | +11.642 | 36 |
| 37 | GTD | 46 | Fall-Line Motorsports | Charles Espenlaub | 1:21.050 | +11.883 | 37 |
| 38 | P | 0 | DeltaWing Racing Cars | None | No Time Established | No Time Established | 38 |
| 39 | P | 31 | Marsh Racing | None | No Time Established | No Time Established | 39 |
| 40 | GTD | 19 | Mühlner Motorsports America | None | No Time Established | No Time Established | 40 |
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## Race
### Race result

Final race classification :
| Pos | Class | No. | Team | Drivers | Chassis | Tire | Laps |
| Pos | Class | No. | Team | Drivers | Engine | Tire | Laps |
| 1 | P | 42 | OAK Racing | Olivier Pla Gustavo Yacamán | Morgan LMP2 | C | 133 |
| 1 | P | 42 | OAK Racing | Olivier Pla Gustavo Yacamán | Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | C | 133 |
| 2 | P | 90 | Spirit of Daytona Racing | Michael Valiante Richard Westbrook | Coyote Corvette DP | C | 133 |
| 2 | P | 90 | Spirit of Daytona Racing | Michael Valiante Richard Westbrook | Chevrolet LS9 5.5 L V8 | C | 133 |
| 3 | P | 10 | Wayne Taylor Racing | Ricky Taylor Jordan Taylor | Dallara Corvette DP | C | 133 |
| 3 | P | 10 | Wayne Taylor Racing | Ricky Taylor Jordan Taylor | Chevrolet LS9 5.5 L V8 | C | 133 |
| 4 | P | 5 | Action Express Racing | João Barbosa Christian Fittipaldi | Coyote Corvette DP | C | 133 |
| 4 | P | 5 | Action Express Racing | João Barbosa Christian Fittipaldi | Chevrolet LS9 5.5 L V8 | C | 133 |
| 5 | P | 60 | Michael Shank Racing with Curb/Agajanian | John Pew Oswaldo Negri | Riley MkXXVI | C | 131 |
| 5 | P | 60 | Michael Shank Racing with Curb/Agajanian | John Pew Oswaldo Negri | Ford EcoBoost 3.5 L Turbo V6 | C | 131 |
| 6 | GTLM | 3 | Corvette Racing | Jan Magnussen Antonio García | Chevrolet Corvette C7.R | M | 127 |
| 6 | GTLM | 3 | Corvette Racing | Jan Magnussen Antonio García | Chevrolet LT5.5 5.5 L V8 | M | 127 |
| 7 | GTLM | 93 | SRT Motorsports | Jonathan Bomarito Kuno Wittmer | SRT Viper GTS-R | M | 127 |
| 7 | GTLM | 93 | SRT Motorsports | Jonathan Bomarito Kuno Wittmer | SRT 8.0 L V10 | M | 127 |
| 8 | P | 07 | SpeedSource | Tristan Nunez Joel Miller | Mazda Prototype | C | 127 |
| 8 | P | 07 | SpeedSource | Tristan Nunez Joel Miller | Mazda Skyactiv-D 2.2 L Turbo I4 (Diesel) | C | 127 |
| 9 | GTLM | 91 | SRT Motorsports | Dominik Farnbacher Marc Goossens | SRT Viper GTS-R | M | 127 |
| 9 | GTLM | 91 | SRT Motorsports | Dominik Farnbacher Marc Goossens | SRT 8.0 L V10 | M | 127 |
| 10 | GTLM | 56 | BMW Team RLL | John Edwards Dirk Müller | BMW Z4 GTE | M | 126 |
| 10 | GTLM | 56 | BMW Team RLL | John Edwards Dirk Müller | BMW 4.4 L V8 | M | 126 |
| 11 | GTLM | 911 | Porsche North America | Nick Tandy Richard Lietz | Porsche 911 RSR | M | 126 |
| 11 | GTLM | 911 | Porsche North America | Nick Tandy Richard Lietz | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | M | 126 |
| 12 | GTLM | 55 | BMW Team RLL | Bill Auberlen Andy Priaulx | BMW Z4 GTE | M | 126 |
| 12 | GTLM | 55 | BMW Team RLL | Bill Auberlen Andy Priaulx | BMW 4.4 L V8 | M | 126 |
| 13 | GTLM | 4 | Corvette Racing | Tommy Milner Oliver Gavin | Chevrolet Corvette C7.R | M | 126 |
| 13 | GTLM | 4 | Corvette Racing | Tommy Milner Oliver Gavin | Chevrolet LT5.5 5.5 L V8 | M | 126 |
| 14 | GTLM | 17 | Team Falken Tire | Bryan Sellers Wolf Henzler | Porsche 911 RSR | F | 126 |
| 14 | GTLM | 17 | Team Falken Tire | Bryan Sellers Wolf Henzler | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | F | 126 |
| 15 | GTLM | 912 | Porsche North America | Patrick Long Michael Christensen | Porsche 911 RSR | M | 126 |
| 15 | GTLM | 912 | Porsche North America | Patrick Long Michael Christensen | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | M | 126 |
| 16 | GTLM | 62 | Risi Competizione | Giancarlo Fisichella Pierre Kaffer | Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 | M | 125 |
| 16 | GTLM | 62 | Risi Competizione | Giancarlo Fisichella Pierre Kaffer | Ferrari 4.5 L V8 | M | 125 |
| 17 | GTD | 33 | Riley Motorsports | Jeroen Bleekemolen Ben Keating | SRT Viper GT3-R | C | 121 |
| 17 | GTD | 33 | Riley Motorsports | Jeroen Bleekemolen Ben Keating | SRT 8.0 L V10 | C | 121 |
| 18 | GTD | 73 | Park Place Motorsports | Kévin Estre Patrick Lindsey | Porsche 911 GT America | C | 121 |
| 18 | GTD | 73 | Park Place Motorsports | Kévin Estre Patrick Lindsey | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | C | 121 |
| 19 | GTD | 94 | Turner Motorsport | Dane Cameron Markus Palttala | BMW Z4 GT3 | C | 120 |
| 19 | GTD | 94 | Turner Motorsport | Dane Cameron Markus Palttala | BMW 4.4 L V8 | C | 120 |
| 20 | GTD | 81 | GB Autosport | Ben Barker Damien Faulkner | Porsche 911 GT America | C | 120 |
| 20 | GTD | 81 | GB Autosport | Ben Barker Damien Faulkner | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | C | 120 |
| 21 | GTD | 22 | Alex Job Racing | Cooper MacNeil Leh Keen | Porsche 911 GT America | C | 120 |
| 21 | GTD | 22 | Alex Job Racing | Cooper MacNeil Leh Keen | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | C | 120 |
| 22 | GTD | 23 | Team Seattle/Alex Job Racing | Ian James Mario Farnbacher | Porsche 911 GT America | C | 120 |
| 22 | GTD | 23 | Team Seattle/Alex Job Racing | Ian James Mario Farnbacher | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | C | 120 |
| 23 | GTD | 58 | Snow Racing | Jan Heylen Madison Snow | Porsche 911 GT America | C | 120 |
| 23 | GTD | 58 | Snow Racing | Jan Heylen Madison Snow | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | C | 120 |
| 24 | GTD | 48 | Paul Miller Racing | Bryce Miller Christopher Haase | Audi R8 LMS | C | 119 |
| 24 | GTD | 48 | Paul Miller Racing | Bryce Miller Christopher Haase | Audi 5.2 L V10 | C | 119 |
| 25 | GTD | 44 | Magnus Racing | Andy Lally John Potter | Porsche 911 GT America | C | 119 |
| 25 | GTD | 44 | Magnus Racing | Andy Lally John Potter | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | C | 119 |
| 26 | GTD | 45 | Flying Lizard Motorsports | Spencer Pumpelly Dion von Moltke Nelson Canache, Jr. | Audi R8 LMS | C | 119 |
| 26 | GTD | 45 | Flying Lizard Motorsports | Spencer Pumpelly Dion von Moltke Nelson Canache, Jr. | Audi 5.2 L V10 | C | 119 |
| 27 | GTD | 27 | Dempsey Racing | Patrick Dempsey Andrew Davis | Porsche 911 GT America | C | 119 |
| 27 | GTD | 27 | Dempsey Racing | Patrick Dempsey Andrew Davis | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | C | 119 |
| 28 | GTD | 007 | TRG-AMR | James Davison Al Carter | Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 | C | 118 |
| 28 | GTD | 007 | TRG-AMR | James Davison Al Carter | Aston Martin 6.0 L V12 | C | 118 |
| 29 | GTD | 555 | AIM Autosport | Bill Sweedler Townsend Bell | Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | C | 118 |
| 29 | GTD | 555 | AIM Autosport | Bill Sweedler Townsend Bell | Ferrari 4.5 L V8 | C | 118 |
| 30 | GTD | 35 | Flying Lizard Motorsports | Seth Neiman Dion von Moltke Spencer Pumpelly | Audi R8 LMS | C | 118 |
| 30 | GTD | 35 | Flying Lizard Motorsports | Seth Neiman Dion von Moltke Spencer Pumpelly | Audi 5.2 L V10 | C | 118 |
| 31 | GTD | 18 | Mühlner Motorsports America | Mark Thomas Chris Green | Porsche 911 GT America | C | 117 |
| 31 | GTD | 18 | Mühlner Motorsports America | Mark Thomas Chris Green | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | C | 117 |
| 32 | GTD | 46 | Fall-Line Motorsports | Charles Espenlaub Charlie Putnam | Audi R8 LMS | C | 117 |
| 32 | GTD | 46 | Fall-Line Motorsports | Charles Espenlaub Charlie Putnam | Audi 5.2 L V10 | C | 117 |
| 33 DNF | P | 2 | Extreme Speed Motorsports | Ed Brown Johannes van Overbeek | HPD ARX-03b | C | 92 |
| 33 DNF | P | 2 | Extreme Speed Motorsports | Ed Brown Johannes van Overbeek | Honda HR28TT 2.8 L Turbo V6 | C | 92 |
| 34 DNF | P | 1 | Extreme Speed Motorsports | Scott Sharp Ryan Dalziel | HPD ARX-03b | C | 86 |
| 34 DNF | P | 1 | Extreme Speed Motorsports | Scott Sharp Ryan Dalziel | Honda HR28TT 2.8 L Turbo V6 | C | 86 |
| 35 DNF | P | 01 | Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates | Scott Pruett Memo Rojas | Riley MkXXVI | C | 46 |
| 35 DNF | P | 01 | Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates | Scott Pruett Memo Rojas | Ford EcoBoost 3.5 L Turbo V6 | C | 46 |
| 36 DNF | GTD | 63 | Scuderia Corsa | Jeff Westphal Alessandro Balzan | Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | C | 44 |
| 36 DNF | GTD | 63 | Scuderia Corsa | Jeff Westphal Alessandro Balzan | Ferrari 4.5 L V8 | C | 44 |
| 37 DNF | P | 70 | SpeedSource | Sylvain Tremblay Tom Long | Mazda Prototype | C | 23 |
| 37 DNF | P | 70 | SpeedSource | Sylvain Tremblay Tom Long | Mazda Skyactiv-D 2.2 L Turbo I4 (Diesel) | C | 23 |
| 38 DNS | P | 0 | DeltaWing Racing Cars | Andy Meyrick Katherine Legge | DeltaWing DWC13 | C | – |
| 38 DNS | P | 0 | DeltaWing Racing Cars | Andy Meyrick Katherine Legge | Élan 1.9 L Turbo I4 | C | – |
| 39 DNS | P | 31 | Marsh Racing | Eric Curran Boris Said | Coyote Corvette DP | C | – |
| 39 DNS | P | 31 | Marsh Racing | Eric Curran Boris Said | Chevrolet LS9 5.5 L V8 | C | – |
| OFFICIAL RACE REPORT Archived 2014-10-16 at the Wayback Machine ||||||||
Tyre manufacturers :
| Key ||
| Symbol | Tyre manufacturer |
| C | Continental |
| M | Michelin |
| F | Falken Tire |