# 2015 SportsCar Grand Prix

The 2015 Mobil 1 SportsCar Grand Prix presented by Hawk Performance was a professional sports car racing event held at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park near Bowmanville, Ontario on July 12, 2015. The race was the seventh round of the 2015 United SportsCar Championship season and the event marked the 30th IMSA sanctioned sports car race held at the facility.

## Background

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. The 2015 SportsCar Grand Prix was the seventh of twelve scheduled sports car races of 2015 by IMSA, and was the fourth round not held on the 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 12, 2015. For 2015, the Tudor Championship race featured the Prototype (P) and GT Le Mans (GTLM) classes alongside the Prototype Challenge (PC) class which replaced the GT Daytona (GTD) class which competed at the 2014 edition of the Grand Prix. The weekend also included races for the Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge, Cooper Tires Prototype Lites, Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge USA, and the Mazda MX-5 Cup.

## Entries

A total of 23 cars took part in the event split across 3 classes. 8 cars were entered in P, 7 in PC, and in 8 GTLM. In P, SpeedSource elected to run one entry for the third consecutive race. In PC, Mirco Schultis returned to the Starworks Motorsport entry. Matt McMurry joined Mikhail Goikhberg in the JDC-Miller MotorSports entry.

## Practice

There were three practice sessions preceding the start of the race on Saturday, two on Friday and one on Saturday. The first two one-hour sessions were on Friday morning and afternoon. The third on Saturday morning lasted an hour.

### Practice 1

The first practice session took place at 11:20 am ET on Friday and ended with Ricky Taylor topping the charts for Wayne Taylor Racing, with a lap time of 1:10.451.
| Pos. | Class | No. | Team | Driver | Time | Gap |
| 1 | P | 10 | Wayne Taylor Racing | Ricky Taylor | 1:10.451 | _ |
| 2 | P | 60 | Michael Shank Racing with Curb/Agajanian | Oswaldo Negri Jr. | 1:10.616 | +0.165 |
| 3 | P | 31 | Action Express Racing | Dane Cameron | 1:10.660 | +0.209 |
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### Practice 2

The second practice session took place at 4:00 pm ET on Friday and ended with Oswaldo Negri Jr. topping the charts for Michael Shank Racing with Curb/Agajanian, with a lap time of 1:09.216.
| Pos. | Class | No. | Team | Driver | Time | Gap |
| 1 | P | 60 | Michael Shank Racing with Curb/Agajanian | Oswaldo Negri Jr. | 1:09.216 | _ |
| 2 | P | 10 | Wayne Taylor Racing | Ricky Taylor | 1:09.879 | +0.663 |
| 3 | P | 31 | Action Express Racing | Dane Cameron | 1:10.174 | +0.958 |
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### Practice 3

The third and final practice session took place at 10:00 am ET on Saturday and ended with Oswaldo Negri Jr. topping the charts for Michael Shank Racing with Curb/Agajanian, with a lap time of 1:09.168.
| Pos. | Class | No. | Team | Driver | Time | Gap |
| 1 | P | 60 | Michael Shank Racing with Curb/Agajanian | Oswaldo Negri Jr. | 1:09.168 | _ |
| 2 | P | 31 | Action Express Racing | Dane Cameron | 1:09.645 | +0.477 |
| 3 | P | 5 | Action Express Racing | Christian Fittipaldi | 1:09.709 | +0.119 |
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## Qualifying

Qualifying was broken into three sessions. The first session of qualifying was for the GTLM class. Nick Tandy qualified on pole in GTLM driving the No. 911 Porsche North America entry.
The second session of qualifying was for the PC class. James French qualified on pole driving the No. 38 Performance Tech Motorsports entry.
The final session of qualifying was for the P class. Ricky Taylor qualified on pole driving the No. 10 car for Wayne Taylor Racing.

### Qualifying results

Pole positions in each class are indicated in bold and by ‡.
| Pos. | Class | No. | Team | Driver | Time | Gap | Grid |
| 1 | P | 10 | Wayne Taylor Racing | Ricky Taylor | 1:09.705 | _ | 1‡ |
| 2 | P | 5 | Action Express Racing | Christian Fittipaldi | 1:09.864 | +0.159 | 2 |
| 3 | P | 01 | Chip Ganassi Racing | Scott Pruett | 1:10.138 | +0.433 | 3 |
| 4 | P | 90 | VisitFlorida.com Racing | Michael Valiante | 1:10.399 | +0.694 | 4 |
| 5 | P | 31 | Action Express Racing | Eric Curran | 1:10.508 | +0.803 | 5 |
| 6 | P | 60 | Michael Shank Racing with Curb/Agajanian | John Pew | 1:10.725 | +1.020 | 6 |
| 7 | P | 0 | DeltaWing Racing Cars with Claro/TracFone | Katherine Legge | 1:11.276 | +1.571 | 7 |
| 8 | P | 07 | SpeedSource | Tom Long | 1:12.629 | +2.924 | 8 |
| 9 | PC | 38 | Performance Tech Motorsports | James French | 1:12.667 | +2.962 | 9‡ |
| 10 | PC | 11 | RSR Racing | Chris Cumming | 1:12.699 | +2.994 | 10 |
| 11 | PC | 54 | CORE Autosport | Jon Bennett | 1:13.007 | +3.302 | 11 |
| 12 | PC | 52 | PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports | Mike Guasch | 1:13.022 | +3.317 | 12 |
| 13 | PC | 85 | JDC-Miller MotorSports | Mikhail Goikhberg | 1:13.169 | +3.464 | 13 |
| 14 | PC | 16 | BAR1 Motorsports | John Falb | 1:13.220 | +3.515 | 14 |
| 15 | PC | 8 | Starworks Motorsport | Mirco Schultis | 1:14.458 | +4.753 | 15 |
| 16 | GTLM | 911 | Porsche North America | Nick Tandy | 1:14.829 | +5.124 | 16‡ |
| 17 | GTLM | 25 | BMW Team RLL | Dirk Werner | 1:14.857 | +5.152 | 17 |
| 18 | GTLM | 24 | BMW Team RLL | Lucas Luhr | 1:14.984 | +5.279 | 18 |
| 19 | GTLM | 62 | Risi Competizione | Pierre Kaffer | 1:15.298 | +5.593 | 19 |
| 20 | GTLM | 3 | Corvette Racing | Jan Magnussen | 1:15.325 | +5.620 | 20 |
| 21 | GTLM | 912 | Porsche North America | Jörg Bergmeister | 1:15.386 | +5.681 | 21 |
| 22 | GTLM | 4 | Corvette Racing | Oliver Gavin | 1:15.463 | +5.758 | 22 |
| 23 | GTLM | 17 | Team Falken Tire | Bryan Sellers | 1:15.544 | +5.839 | 23 |
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## Report
### Race summary

The race was won overall by Jordan Taylor and Ricky Taylor, driving a Corvette Daytona Prototype for Wayne Taylor Racing. They finished just ahead of a similar car driven by Action Express Racing pairing Dane Cameron and Eric Curran, while the podium was completed by the Ligier JS P2 of Michael Shank Racing, driven by Oswaldo Negri Jr. and John Pew. In eighth place overall, CORE Autosport won the Prototype Challenge class with drivers Jon Bennett and Colin Braun, while the GT Le Mans honors were taken by Porsche North America – run by CORE Autosport – in twelfth place overall, with a Porsche 911 RSR driven by Patrick Pilet and Nick Tandy.

### Race results

Final race classification :
| Pos | Class | No. | Team | Drivers | Chassis | Tire | Laps |
| Pos | Class | No. | Team | Drivers | Engine | Tire | Laps |
| 1 | P | 10 | Wayne Taylor Racing | Ricky Taylor Jordan Taylor | Chevrolet Corvette DP | C | 128 |
| 1 | P | 10 | Wayne Taylor Racing | Ricky Taylor Jordan Taylor | Chevrolet LS9 5.5 L V8 | C | 128 |
| 2 | P | 31 | Action Express Racing | Eric Curran Dane Cameron | Coyote Chevrolet Corvette DP | C | 128 |
| 2 | P | 31 | Action Express Racing | Eric Curran Dane Cameron | Chevrolet LS9 5.5 L V8 | C | 128 |
| 3 | P | 60 | Michael Shank Racing with Curb/Agajanian | John Pew Oswaldo Negri Jr. | Ligier JS P2 | C | 128 |
| 3 | P | 60 | Michael Shank Racing with Curb/Agajanian | John Pew Oswaldo Negri Jr. | Honda HR28TT 2.8 L Turbo V6 | C | 128 |
| 4 | P | 90 | VisitFlorida.com Racing | Richard Westbrook Michael Valiante | Chevrolet Corvette DP | C | 128 |
| 4 | P | 90 | VisitFlorida.com Racing | Richard Westbrook Michael Valiante | Chevrolet LS9 5.5 L V8 | C | 128 |
| 5 | P | 5 | Action Express Racing | João Barbosa Christian Fittipaldi | Chevrolet Corvette DP | C | 128 |
| 5 | P | 5 | Action Express Racing | João Barbosa Christian Fittipaldi | Chevrolet LS9 5.5 L V8 | C | 128 |
| 6 | P | 01 | Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates | Joey Hand Scott Pruett | Riley MkXXVI | C | 127 |
| 6 | P | 01 | Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates | Joey Hand Scott Pruett | Ford EcoBoost 3.5 L Turbo V6 | C | 127 |
| 7 | P | 07 | SpeedSource | Tom Long Joel Miller | Mazda Prototype | C | 126 |
| 7 | P | 07 | SpeedSource | Tom Long Joel Miller | Mazda Skyactiv-D 2.2 L Turbo I4 (Diesel) | C | 126 |
| 8 | PC | 54 | CORE Autosport | Jon Bennett Colin Braun | Oreca FLM09 | C | 125 |
| 8 | PC | 54 | CORE Autosport | Jon Bennett Colin Braun | Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 | C | 125 |
| 9 | P | 0 | DeltaWing Racing Cars with Claro/TracFone | Memo Rojas Katherine Legge | DeltaWing DWC13 | C | 125 |
| 9 | P | 0 | DeltaWing Racing Cars with Claro/TracFone | Memo Rojas Katherine Legge | Élan 1.9 L Turbo I4 | C | 125 |
| 10 | PC | 16 | BAR1 Motorsports | John Falb Sean Rayhall | Oreca FLM09 | C | 124 |
| 10 | PC | 16 | BAR1 Motorsports | John Falb Sean Rayhall | Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 | C | 124 |
| 11 | PC | 85 | JDC-Miller MotorSports | Mikhail Goikhberg Matt McMurry | Oreca FLM09 | C | 123 |
| 11 | PC | 85 | JDC-Miller MotorSports | Mikhail Goikhberg Matt McMurry | Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 | C | 123 |
| 12 | GTLM | 911 | Porsche North America | Nick Tandy Patrick Pilet | Porsche 911 RSR | M | 122 |
| 12 | GTLM | 911 | Porsche North America | Nick Tandy Patrick Pilet | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | M | 122 |
| 13 | GTLM | 24 | BMW Team RLL | John Edwards Lucas Luhr | BMW Z4 GTE | M | 122 |
| 13 | GTLM | 24 | BMW Team RLL | John Edwards Lucas Luhr | BMW 4.4 L V8 | M | 122 |
| 14 | GTLM | 3 | Corvette Racing | Jan Magnussen Antonio García | Chevrolet Corvette C7.R | M | 122 |
| 14 | GTLM | 3 | Corvette Racing | Jan Magnussen Antonio García | Chevrolet LT5.5 5.5 L V8 | M | 122 |
| 15 | GTLM | 25 | BMW Team RLL | Bill Auberlen Dirk Werner | BMW Z4 GTE | M | 122 |
| 15 | GTLM | 25 | BMW Team RLL | Bill Auberlen Dirk Werner | BMW 4.4 L V8 | M | 122 |
| 16 | PC | 11 | RSR Racing | Bruno Junqueira Chris Cumming | Oreca FLM09 | C | 122 |
| 16 | PC | 11 | RSR Racing | Bruno Junqueira Chris Cumming | Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 | C | 122 |
| 17 | GTLM | 4 | Corvette Racing | Oliver Gavin Tommy Milner | Chevrolet Corvette C7.R | M | 122 |
| 17 | GTLM | 4 | Corvette Racing | Oliver Gavin Tommy Milner | Chevrolet LT5.5 5.5 L V8 | M | 122 |
| 18 | GTLM | 62 | Risi Competizione | Pierre Kaffer Giancarlo Fisichella | Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 | M | 122 |
| 18 | GTLM | 62 | Risi Competizione | Pierre Kaffer Giancarlo Fisichella | Ferrari 4.5 L V8 | M | 122 |
| 19 | GTLM | 912 | Porsche North America | Jörg Bergmeister Earl Bamber | Porsche 911 RSR | M | 121 |
| 19 | GTLM | 912 | Porsche North America | Jörg Bergmeister Earl Bamber | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | M | 121 |
| 20 DNF | PC | 52 | PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports | Mike Guasch Tom Kimber-Smith | Oreca FLM09 | C | 104 |
| 20 DNF | PC | 52 | PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports | Mike Guasch Tom Kimber-Smith | Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 | C | 104 |
| 21 DNF | GTLM | 17 | Team Falken Tire | Bryan Sellers Wolf Henzler | Porsche 911 RSR | F | 103 |
| 21 DNF | GTLM | 17 | Team Falken Tire | Bryan Sellers Wolf Henzler | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | F | 103 |
| 22 DNF | PC | 8 | Starworks Motorsport | Renger van der Zande Mirco Schultis | Oreca FLM09 | C | 101 |
| 22 DNF | PC | 8 | Starworks Motorsport | Renger van der Zande Mirco Schultis | Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 | C | 101 |
| 23 DNF | PC | 38 | Performance Tech Motorsports | James French Conor Daly | Oreca FLM09 | C | 86 |
| 23 DNF | PC | 38 | Performance Tech Motorsports | James French Conor Daly | Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 | C | 86 |
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Tyre manufacturers :
| Key ||
| Symbol | Tyre manufacturer |
| C | Continental |
| M | Michelin |
| F | Falken Tire |

## Media
### Television

The race was broadcast live by Fox Sports on Fox Sports 1 in the United States and on Fox Sports Racing in Canada, Puerto Rico and the Caribbean. The event was televised internationally by Motors TV in Europe and Network Ten in Australia.
United SportsCar Championship on Fox Sports :
| Booth Announcers | Booth Announcers | Pit reporters |
| Announcer | Bob Varsha | Brian Till Jamie Howe |
| Color | Calvin Fish Justin Bell | Brian Till Jamie Howe |

### Radio

The race was broadcast by IMSA Radio with announcers John Hindhaugh and Jeremy Shaw calling the race on IMSA.tv and radiolemans.com, which was simulcast on Sirius channel 117 satellite radio and on 90.7 FM at the track.
IMSA Radio :
| Booth Announcers | Booth Announcers | Pit reporters |
| Announcer | John Hindhaugh | Shea Adam Greg Creamer |
| Color | Jeremy Shaw | Shea Adam Greg Creamer |

## Support race results

| CTSC | CTSC | | Prototype Lites | GT3 Cup USA | MX-5 Cup |
| GS | Jade Buford Austin Cindric | Race 1 | Kenton Koch | Elliott Skeer | Chad McCumbee |
| ST | Spencer Pumpelly Luis Rodriguez Jr. | Race 2 | Clark Toppe | Elliott Skeer | Patrick Gallagher |