# 2014 Oak Tree Grand Prix

The 2014 Oak Tree Grand Prix were a pair of sports car race sanctioned by the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) held at Virginia International Raceway in Alton, Virginia on August 24, 2014. The events served as the eleventh of thirteen scheduled rounds of the 2014 United SportsCar Championship.

## Background
### Preview

International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) president Scott Atherton confirmed that the race was part of the 2014 United SportsCar Championship schedule in October 2013. It was the first year the event was held as part of the Tudor United SportsCar Championship. The 2014 Oak Tree Grand Prix was the eleventh of thirteen scheduled sports car races of 2014 by IMSA, and it was the eighth round not held as part of the North American Endurance Cup. The events were held at the seventeen-turn 3.270 mi (5.263 km) Virginia International Raceway in Alton, Virginia on August 24, 2014. Due to the field size, IMSA would use a doubleheader race format where the Prototype Challenge and Cooper Tires Prototype Lites would participate in the first event in a two-segment race format while the GTLM and GTD classes would participate in the second event.
Before the race, Jon Bennett and Colin Braun led the Prototype Challenge Drivers' Championship with 224 points, 35 points clear of Renger van der Zande in second. With 245 points, GTLM was led by Antonio García and Jan Magnussen with an eight-point advantage over Kuno Wittmer and Jonathan Bomarito. In GTD, the Drivers' Championship was led by Bill Sweedler and Townsend Bell with 220 points; the duo held a three-point gap over Leh Keen and Cooper MacNeil. Chevrolet and Ferrari were leading their respective Manufacturers' Championships, while CORE Autosport, Corvette Racing, and AIM Autosport were their respective Teams' Championships.

### Entry list

Thirty-six cars were officially entered for the Oak Tree Grand Prix, with most of the entries being in the Grand Touring Le Mans (GTLM) and Grand Touring Daytona (GTD) classes. The Prototype Challenge (PC) class was composed of nine Oreca FLM09 cars: two from Starworks Motorsport and RSR Racing. CORE Autosport, JDC-Miller MotorSports, Performance Tech, PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports, and 8Star Motorsports entered one car each. Despite being listed an entry, the No. 88 BAR1 Motorsports car withdrew from the event. GTLM was represented by ten entries from five different brands. In the list of GTD entrants, seventeen GT-specification vehicles were represented by six different manufacturers.

## Practice

There were five practice sessions preceding the start of the races on Friday, four on Friday and one on Saturday. The first session on Friday morning lasted 60 minutes while the second on Friday afternoon ran for 30 minutes. The third scheduled for later that afternoon ran for 45 minutes while the fourth session scheduled later that afternoon lasted an hour. The fifth session on Saturday morning lasted 90 minutes.

## Qualifying

The first session of the week occurred on Saturday morning in the first of two sessions to set the starting order for the first race with the fastest lap times set by each team's quickest driver. Cars in Cooper Tires Prototype Lites were sent out first before those grouped in PC had one separate identically timed 15 minute session.
The second session occurred on Saturday afternoon to set the starting order for the second race. Cars in GTD were sent out first before those grouped in GTLM in a separate identically 15 minute timed session. Regulations stipulated teams to nominate one qualifying driver, with the fastest laps determining each classes starting order. IMSA would arrange the grid to put all GTLM vehicles ahead of GTD cars.

### Qualifying results

Pole positions in each class are indicated in bold and by ‡. PC stands for Prototype Challenge, GTLM (Grand Touring Le Mans) and GTD (Grand Touring Daytona).
| Pos. | Class | No. | Team | Driver | Time | Gap | Grid |
| 1 | PC | 25 | 8Star Motorsports | Sean Rayhall | 1:41.447 | _ | 1 (1)‡ |
| 2 | PC | 52 | PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports | Frankie Montecalvo | 1:42.552 | +1.105 | 2 (1) |
| 3 | PC | 09 | RSR Racing | Duncan Ende | 1:42.610 | +1.163 | 3 (1) |
| 4 | PC | 08 | RSR Racing | Chris Cumming | 1:42.620 | +1.173 | 4 (1) |
| 5 | PC | 54 | CORE Autosport | Jon Bennett | 1:43.033 | +1.586 | 5 (1) |
| 6 | PC | 85 | JDC-Miller MotorSports | Chris Miller | 1:43.617 | +2.170 | 6 (1) |
| 7 | PC | 38 | Performance Tech | James French | 1:43.651 | +2.204 | 7 (1) |
| 8 | GTLM | 62 | Risi Competizione | Pierre Kaffer | 1:43.797 | +2.350 | 1 (2)‡ |
| 9 | GTLM | 55 | BMW Team RLL | Bill Auberlen | 1:44.053 | +2.606 | 2 (2) |
| 10 | GTLM | 91 | SRT Motorsports | Marc Goossens | 1:44.072 | +2.625 | 3 (2) |
| 11 | GTLM | 56 | BMW Team RLL | Dirk Müller | 1:44.076 | +2.629 | 4 (2) |
| 12 | GTLM | 93 | SRT Motorsports | Jonathan Bomarito | 1:44.096 | +2.649 | 5 (2) |
| 13 | GTLM | 3 | Corvette Racing | Antonio García | 1:44.105 | +2.658 | 6 (2) |
| 14 | GTLM | 17 | Team Falken Tire | Bryan Sellers | 1:44.322 | +2.875 | 7 (2) |
| 15 | GTLM | 912 | Porsche North America | Michael Christensen | 1:44.422 | +2.975 | 8 (2) |
| 16 | GTLM | 4 | Corvette Racing | Tommy Milner | 1:44.812 | +3.365 | 9 (2) |
| 17 | PC | 8 | Starworks Motorsport | Mirco Schultis | 1:44.736 | +3.289 | 8 (1) |
| 18 | PC | 7 | Starworks Motorsport | Martin Fuentes | 1:45.247 | +3.800 | 9 (1) |
| 19 | GTD | 007 | TRG-AMR North America | James Davison | 1:47.660 | +6.213 | 10 (2)‡ |
| 20 | GTD | 22 | Alex Job Racing | Leh Keen | 1:47.957 | +6.510 | 11 (2) |
| 21 | GTD | 94 | Turner Motorsport | Dane Cameron | 1:48.043 | +6.596 | 12 (2) |
| 22 | GTD | 45 | Flying Lizard Motorsports | Spencer Pumpelly | 1:48.173 | +6.726 | 13 (2) |
| 23 | GTD | 58 | Snow Racing | Jan Heylen | 1:48.388 | +6.941 | 14 (2) |
| 24 | GTD | 23 | Team Seattle/Alex Job Racing | Mario Farnbacher | 1:48.405 | +6.958 | 15 (2) |
| 25 | GTD | 44 | Magnus Racing | Andy Lally | 1:48.596 | +7.149 | 16 (2) |
| 26 | GTD | 46 | Fall-Line Motorsports | Charles Espenlaub | 1:48.653 | +7.206 | 17 (2) |
| 27 | GTD | 63 | Scuderia Corsa | Alessandro Balzan | 1:48.692 | +7.245 | 18 (2) |
| 28 | GTD | 81 | GB Autosport | Damien Faulkner | 1:48.725 | +7.278 | 19 (2) |
| 29 | GTD | 35 | Flying Lizard Motorsports | Dion von Moltke | 1:48.739 | +7.292 | 20 (2) |
| 30 | GTD | 73 | Park Place Motorsports | Kévin Estre | 1:48.771 | +7.324 | 21 (2) |
| 31 | GTD | 48 | Paul Miller Racing | Christopher Haase | 1:48.931 | +7.484 | 22 (2) |
| 32 | GTD | 555 | AIM Autosport | Townsend Bell | 1:48.988 | +7.541 | 23 (2) |
| 33 | GTD | 33 | Riley Motorsports | Tony Ave | 1:49.197 | +7.750 | 24 (2) |
| 34 | GTD | 18 | Mühlner Motorsports America | Mark Kvamme | 1:55.663 | +14.216 | 25 (2) |
| 35 | GTD | 27 | Dempsey Racing | None | No Time Established | No Time Established | 26 (2) |
| 36 | GTLM | 911 | Porsche North America | None | No Time Established | No Time Established | 27 (2) |
| Sources: ||||||||
| Key | Meaning |
| (1) | Race One |
| (2) | Race Two |

## Races
### Race results

Class winners are denoted in bold and ‡. PC stands for Prototype Challenge).
| Pos | Class | No. | Team | Drivers | Chassis | Tire | Laps | Time/Retired |
| Pos | Class | No. | Team | Drivers | Engine | Tire | Laps | Time/Retired |
| 1 | PC | 25 | 8Star Motorsports | Luis Díaz Sean Rayhall | Oreca FLM09 | C | 47 | 18:09:02.126‡ |
| 1 | PC | 25 | 8Star Motorsports | Luis Díaz Sean Rayhall | Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 | C | 47 | 18:09:02.126‡ |
| 2 | PC | 54 | CORE Autosport | Jon Bennett Colin Braun | Oreca FLM09 | C | 47 | +1.220 |
| 2 | PC | 54 | CORE Autosport | Jon Bennett Colin Braun | Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 | C | 47 | +1.220 |
| 3 | PC | 8 | Starworks Motorsport | Mirco Schultis Renger van der Zande | Oreca FLM09 | C | 47 | +2.829 |
| 3 | PC | 8 | Starworks Motorsport | Mirco Schultis Renger van der Zande | Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 | C | 47 | +2.829 |
| 4 | PC | 7 | Starworks Motorsport | Kyle Marcelli Martin Fuentes | Oreca FLM09 | C | 47 | +3.749 |
| 4 | PC | 7 | Starworks Motorsport | Kyle Marcelli Martin Fuentes | Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 | C | 47 | +3.749 |
| 5 | PC | 38 | Performance Tech | David Ostella James French | Oreca FLM09 | C | 47 | +5.634 |
| 5 | PC | 38 | Performance Tech | David Ostella James French | Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 | C | 47 | +5.634 |
| 6 | PC | 52 | PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports | Gunnar Jeannette Frankie Montecalvo | Oreca FLM09 | C | 47 | +7.580 |
| 6 | PC | 52 | PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports | Gunnar Jeannette Frankie Montecalvo | Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 | C | 47 | +7.580 |
| 7 | PC | 85 | JDC-Miller MotorSports | Chris Miller | Oreca FLM09 | C | 47 | +8.466 |
| 7 | PC | 85 | JDC-Miller MotorSports | Chris Miller | Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 | C | 47 | +8.466 |
| 8 DNF | PC | 09 | RSR Racing | Duncan Ende Bruno Junqueira | Oreca FLM09 | C | 44 | Did Not Finish |
| 8 DNF | PC | 09 | RSR Racing | Duncan Ende Bruno Junqueira | Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 | C | 44 | Did Not Finish |
| 9 DNF | PC | 08 | RSR Racing | Chris Cumming Alex Tagliani | Oreca FLM09 | C | 36 | Accident |
| 9 DNF | PC | 08 | RSR Racing | Chris Cumming Alex Tagliani | Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 | C | 36 | Accident |
| Sources: |||||||||
Tyre manufacturers :
| Key ||
| Symbol | Tyre manufacturer |
| C | Continental |

### Race results

Class winners are denoted in bold and ‡. GTLM stands for Grand Touring Le Mans and GTD (Grand Touring Daytona).
| Pos | Class | No. | Team | Drivers | Chassis | Tire | Laps |
| Pos | Class | No. | Team | Drivers | Engine | Tire | Laps |
| 1 | GTLM | 62 | Risi Competizione | Giancarlo Fisichella Pierre Kaffer | Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 | M | 82‡ |
| 1 | GTLM | 62 | Risi Competizione | Giancarlo Fisichella Pierre Kaffer | Ferrari 4.5 L V8 | M | 82‡ |
| 2 | GTLM | 17 | Team Falken Tire | Wolf Henzler Bryan Sellers | Porsche 911 RSR | F | 82 |
| 2 | GTLM | 17 | Team Falken Tire | Wolf Henzler Bryan Sellers | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | F | 82 |
| 3 | GTLM | 56 | BMW Team RLL | John Edwards Dirk Müller | BMW Z4 GTE | M | 82 |
| 3 | GTLM | 56 | BMW Team RLL | John Edwards Dirk Müller | BMW 4.4 L V8 | M | 82 |
| 4 | GTLM | 55 | BMW Team RLL | Bill Auberlen Andy Priaulx | BMW Z4 GTE | M | 82 |
| 4 | GTLM | 55 | BMW Team RLL | Bill Auberlen Andy Priaulx | BMW 4.4 L V8 | M | 82 |
| 5 | GTLM | 93 | SRT Motorsports | Jonathan Bomarito Kuno Wittmer Dominik Farnbacher | SRT Viper GTS-R | M | 82 |
| 5 | GTLM | 93 | SRT Motorsports | Jonathan Bomarito Kuno Wittmer Dominik Farnbacher | SRT 8.0 L V10 | M | 82 |
| 6 | GTLM | 91 | SRT Motorsports | Marc Goossens Dominik Farnbacher | SRT Viper GTS-R | M | 82 |
| 6 | GTLM | 91 | SRT Motorsports | Marc Goossens Dominik Farnbacher | SRT 8.0 L V10 | M | 82 |
| 7 | GTLM | 3 | Corvette Racing | Antonio García Jan Magnussen Jordan Taylor | Chevrolet Corvette C7.R | M | 82 |
| 7 | GTLM | 3 | Corvette Racing | Antonio García Jan Magnussen Jordan Taylor | Chevrolet LT5.5 5.5 L V8 | M | 82 |
| 8 | GTD | 94 | Turner Motorsport | Dane Cameron Markus Palttala | BMW Z4 GT3 | C | 82‡ |
| 8 | GTD | 94 | Turner Motorsport | Dane Cameron Markus Palttala | BMW 4.4 L V8 | C | 82‡ |
| 9 | GTD | 63 | Scuderia Corsa | Alessandro Balzan Jeff Westphal | Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | C | 82 |
| 9 | GTD | 63 | Scuderia Corsa | Alessandro Balzan Jeff Westphal | Ferrari 4.5L V8 | C | 82 |
| 10 | GTD | 27 | Dempsey Racing | Andrew Davis Patrick Dempsey | Porsche 911 GT America | C | 82 |
| 10 | GTD | 27 | Dempsey Racing | Andrew Davis Patrick Dempsey | Porsche 4.0L Flat-6 | C | 82 |
| 11 | GTD | 48 | Paul Miller Racing | Christopher Haase Bryce Miller | Audi R8 LMS ultra | C | 82 |
| 11 | GTD | 48 | Paul Miller Racing | Christopher Haase Bryce Miller | Audi 5.2 L V10 | C | 82 |
| 12 | GTD | 22 | Alex Job Racing | Leh Keen Cooper MacNeil | Porsche 911 GT America | C | 82 |
| 12 | GTD | 22 | Alex Job Racing | Leh Keen Cooper MacNeil | Porsche 4.0L Flat-6 | C | 82 |
| 13 | GTD | 44 | Magnus Racing | Andy Lally John Potter | Porsche 911 GT America | C | 82 |
| 13 | GTD | 44 | Magnus Racing | Andy Lally John Potter | Porsche 4.0L Flat-6 | C | 82 |
| 14 | GTD | 35 | Flying Lizard Motorsports | Dion von Moltke Spencer Pumpelly | Audi R8 LMS ultra | C | 82 |
| 14 | GTD | 35 | Flying Lizard Motorsports | Dion von Moltke Spencer Pumpelly | Audi 5.2 L V10 | C | 82 |
| 15 | GTD | 555 | AIM Autosport | Townsend Bell Bill Sweedler | Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | C | 82 |
| 15 | GTD | 555 | AIM Autosport | Townsend Bell Bill Sweedler | Ferrari 4.5L V8 | C | 82 |
| 16 | GTD | 58 | Snow Racing | Jan Heylen Madison Snow | Porsche 911 GT America | C | 82 |
| 16 | GTD | 58 | Snow Racing | Jan Heylen Madison Snow | Porsche 4.0L Flat-6 | C | 82 |
| 17 | GTD | 81 | GB Autosport | Michael Lewis Damien Faulkner | Porsche 911 GT America | C | 82 |
| 17 | GTD | 81 | GB Autosport | Michael Lewis Damien Faulkner | Porsche 4.0L Flat-6 | C | 82 |
| 18 | GTD | 46 | Fall-Line Motorsports | Charles Espenlaub Charles Putman Marino Franchitti | Audi R8 LMS ultra | C | 82 |
| 18 | GTD | 46 | Fall-Line Motorsports | Charles Espenlaub Charles Putman Marino Franchitti | Audi 5.2 L V10 | C | 82 |
| 19 | GTLM | 912 | Porsche North America | Patrick Long Michael Christensen | Porsche 911 RSR | M | 81 |
| 19 | GTLM | 912 | Porsche North America | Patrick Long Michael Christensen | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | M | 81 |
| 20 | GTD | 007 | TRG-AMR North America | Al Carter James Davison | Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 | C | 81 |
| 20 | GTD | 007 | TRG-AMR North America | Al Carter James Davison | Aston Martin 6.0 L V12 | C | 81 |
| 21 | GTD | 33 | Riley Motorsports | Ben Keating Tony Ave | SRT Viper GT3-R | C | 80 |
| 21 | GTD | 33 | Riley Motorsports | Ben Keating Tony Ave | SRT 8.0 L V10 | C | 80 |
| 22 | GTD | 18 | Mühlner Motorsports America | Mark Kvamme Corey Lewis | Porsche 911 GT America | C | 79 |
| 22 | GTD | 18 | Mühlner Motorsports America | Mark Kvamme Corey Lewis | Porsche 4.0L Flat-6 | C | 79 |
| 23 | GTLM | 4 | Corvette Racing | Oliver Gavin Tommy Milner | Chevrolet Corvette C7.R | M | 78 |
| 23 | GTLM | 4 | Corvette Racing | Oliver Gavin Tommy Milner | Chevrolet LT5.5 5.5 L V8 | M | 78 |
| 24 | GTD | 23 | Team Seattle/Alex Job Racing | Mario Farnbacher Ian James | Porsche 911 GT America | C | 73 |
| 24 | GTD | 23 | Team Seattle/Alex Job Racing | Mario Farnbacher Ian James | Porsche 4.0L Flat-6 | C | 73 |
| 25 DNF | GTLM | 911 | Porsche North America | Nick Tandy Richard Lietz Michael Christensen | Porsche 911 RSR | M | 72 |
| 25 DNF | GTLM | 911 | Porsche North America | Nick Tandy Richard Lietz Michael Christensen | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | M | 72 |
| 26 DNF | GTD | 45 | Flying Lizard Motorsports | Nelson Canache Jr. Spencer Pumpelly | Audi R8 LMS ultra | C | 71 |
| 26 DNF | GTD | 45 | Flying Lizard Motorsports | Nelson Canache Jr. Spencer Pumpelly | Audi 5.2 L V10 | C | 71 |
| 27 DNF | GTD | 73 | Park Place Motorsports | Patrick Lindsey Kévin Estre | Porsche 911 GT America | C | 43 |
| 27 DNF | GTD | 73 | Park Place Motorsports | Patrick Lindsey Kévin Estre | Porsche 4.0L Flat-6 | C | 43 |
| Sources: ||||||||
Tyre manufacturers :
| Key ||
| Symbol | Tyre manufacturer |
| C | Continental |
| M | Michelin |
| F | Falken Tire |