# 2015 Northeast Grand Prix

The 2015 Northeast Grand Prix 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 25, 2015. The race was the eighth round of the 2015 United SportsCar Championship.

## 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 first year the event was held as part of the United SportsCar Championship and the twenty-fourth annual running of the race. The 2015 Northeast Grand Prix was the eighth of twelve scheduled sports car races of 2015 by IMSA, and was the fifth round not held as part of the North American Endurance Cup. The race was held at the seven-turn 1.530 mi (2.462 km) Lime Rock Park in Lakeville, Connecticut on July 25, 2015.

### Entry list

Seven-teen cars were officially entered for the Northeast Grand Prix, with most of the entries being in the Grand Touring Daytona (GTD) category. The Prototype Challenge (PC) class was composed of seven Oreca FLM09 cars. BAR1 Motorsports, CORE Autosport, JDC-Miller MotorSports, Performance Tech PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports, RSR Racing, and Starworks Motorsport entered one car each. In the list of GTD entrants, ten GT-specification vehicles were represented by six different manufacturers. Compass360 Racing made their season debut. Although it was listed as an entrant, Wright Motorsports No. 58 car withdrew from the event. With the absence of the Prototype (P) and Grand Touring Le Mans (GTLM) categories from the field, only two racing classes were represented at Lime Rock Park.

## Qualifying
### Qualifying results

Pole positions in each class are indicated in bold and by ‡. PC stands for (Prototype Challenge) and GTD (Grand Touring Daytona).
| Pos. | Class | No. | Team | Time | Gap | Grid |
| 1 | PC | 85 | JDC-Miller MotorSports | 49.055 | _ | 1‡ |
| 2 | PC | 38 | Performance Tech Motorsports | 49.697 | +0.642 | 2 |
| 3 | PC | 11 | RSR Racing | 49.966 | +0.911 | 3 |
| 4 | PC | 54 | CORE Autosport | 50.111 | +1.056 | 4 |
| 5 | PC | 52 | PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports | 50.504 | +1.449 | 5 |
| 6 | PC | 8 | Starworks Motorsport | 50.821 | +1.766 | 6 |
| 7 | PC | 16 | BAR1 Motorsports | 50.953 | +1.898 | 7 |
| 8 | GTD | 48 | Paul Miller Racing | 54.004 | +4.949 | 8‡ |
| 9 | GTD | 33 | Riley Motorsports | 54.013 | +4.958 | 9 |
| 10 | GTD | 73 | Park Place Motorsports | 54.251 | +5.196 | 10 |
| 11 | GTD | 23 | Team Seattle / Alex Job Racing | 54.532 | +5.477 | 11 |
| 12 | GTD | 007 | TRG-AMR North America | 54.547 | +5.492 | 12 |
| 13 | GTD | 63 | Scuderia Corsa | 54.761 | +5.706 | 13 |
| 14 | GTD | 44 | Magnus Racing | 54.770 | +5.715 | 14 |
| 15 | GTD | 22 | Alex Job Racing | 55.151 | +6.096 | 15 |
| 16 | GTD | 76 | Compass360 Racing | 56.775 | +7.720 | 16 |
| 17 | GTD | 97 | Turner Motorsport | No Time Established | No Time Established | 17 |
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## Race
### Race Results

Class winners are denoted in bold and ‡. PC stands for (Prototype Challenge) and GTD (Grand Touring Daytona).
Final race classification :
| Pos | Class | No. | Team | Drivers | Chassis | Tire | Laps | Time/Retired |
| Pos | Class | No. | Team | Drivers | Engine | Tire | Laps | Time/Retired |
| 1 | PC | 52 | PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports | Mike Guasch Tom Kimber-Smith | Oreca FLM09 | C | 173 | 2:40:00.809‡ |
| 1 | PC | 52 | PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports | Mike Guasch Tom Kimber-Smith | Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 | C | 173 | 2:40:00.809‡ |
| 2 | PC | 11 | RSR Racing | Chris Cumming Bruno Junqueira | Oreca FLM09 | C | 173 | +8.304 |
| 2 | PC | 11 | RSR Racing | Chris Cumming Bruno Junqueira | Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 | C | 173 | +8.304 |
| 3 | PC | 8 | Starworks Motorsport | Mirco Schultis Renger van der Zande | Oreca FLM09 | C | 172 | +1 lap |
| 3 | PC | 8 | Starworks Motorsport | Mirco Schultis Renger van der Zande | Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 | C | 172 | +1 lap |
| 4 | PC | 54 | CORE Autosport | Jon Bennett Colin Braun | Oreca FLM09 | C | 172 | +1 lap |
| 4 | PC | 54 | CORE Autosport | Jon Bennett Colin Braun | Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 | C | 172 | +1 lap |
| 5 | PC | 16 | BAR1 Motorsports | Todd Slusher Sean Rayhall | Oreca FLM09 | C | 169 | +4 Laps |
| 5 | PC | 16 | BAR1 Motorsports | Todd Slusher Sean Rayhall | Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 | C | 169 | +4 Laps |
| 6 | PC | 85 | JDC-Miller MotorSports | Misha Goikhberg Stephen Simpson | Oreca FLM09 | C | 165 | +8 Laps |
| 6 | PC | 85 | JDC-Miller MotorSports | Misha Goikhberg Stephen Simpson | Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 | C | 165 | +8 Laps |
| 7 | GTD | 97 | Turner Motorsport | Dane Cameron Michael Marsal | BMW Z4 GT3 | C | 162 | +11 Laps‡ |
| 7 | GTD | 97 | Turner Motorsport | Dane Cameron Michael Marsal | BMW 4.4 L V8 | C | 162 | +11 Laps‡ |
| 8 | GTD | 33 | Riley Motorsports | Jeroen Bleekemolen Ben Keating | Dodge Viper GT3-R | C | 162 | +11 Laps |
| 8 | GTD | 33 | Riley Motorsports | Jeroen Bleekemolen Ben Keating | Dodge 8.3 L V10 | C | 162 | +11 Laps |
| 9 | GTD | 007 | TRG-AMR North America | Christina Nielsen Kuno Wittmer | Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 | C | 162 | +11 Laps |
| 9 | GTD | 007 | TRG-AMR North America | Christina Nielsen Kuno Wittmer | Aston Martin 6.0 L V12 | C | 162 | +11 Laps |
| 10 | GTD | 23 | Team Seattle / Alex Job Racing | Mario Farnbacher Ian James | Porsche 911 GT America | C | 161 | +12 Laps |
| 10 | GTD | 23 | Team Seattle / Alex Job Racing | Mario Farnbacher Ian James | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | C | 161 | +12 Laps |
| 11 | GTD | 44 | Magnus Racing | John Potter Andy Lally | Porsche 911 GT America | C | 161 | +12 Laps |
| 11 | GTD | 44 | Magnus Racing | John Potter Andy Lally | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | C | 161 | +12 Laps |
| 12 | GTD | 73 | Park Place Motorsports | Patrick Lindsey Spencer Pumpelly | Porsche 911 GT America | C | 161 | +12 Laps |
| 12 | GTD | 73 | Park Place Motorsports | Patrick Lindsey Spencer Pumpelly | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | C | 161 | +12 Laps |
| 13 | GTD | 22 | Alex Job Racing | Leh Keen Cooper MacNeil | Porsche 911 GT America | C | 160 | +13 Laps |
| 13 | GTD | 22 | Alex Job Racing | Leh Keen Cooper MacNeil | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | C | 160 | +13 Laps |
| 14 | GTD | 76 | Compass360 Racing | Pierre Kleinubing Ray Mason | Audi R8 LMS ultra | C | 159 | +14 Laps |
| 14 | GTD | 76 | Compass360 Racing | Pierre Kleinubing Ray Mason | Audi 5.2 L V10 | C | 159 | +14 Laps |
| 15 | GTD | 63 | Scuderia Corsa | Bill Sweedler Townsend Bell | Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | C | 149 | +24 Laps |
| 15 | GTD | 63 | Scuderia Corsa | Bill Sweedler Townsend Bell | Ferrari 4.5 L V8 | C | 149 | +24 Laps |
| 16 DNF | PC | 38 | Performance Tech Motorsports | Conor Daly James French | Oreca FLM09 | C | 91 | Accident |
| 16 DNF | PC | 38 | Performance Tech Motorsports | Conor Daly James French | Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 | C | 91 | Accident |
| 17 DNF | GTD | 48 | Paul Miller Racing | Christopher Haase Dion von Moltke | Audi R8 LMS ultra | C | 85 | Accident |
| 17 DNF | GTD | 48 | Paul Miller Racing | Christopher Haase Dion von Moltke | Audi 5.2 L V10 | C | 85 | Accident |
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Tyre manufacturers :
| Key ||
| Symbol | Tyre manufacturer |
| C | Continental |