2022 Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix (IMSA)
The 2022 Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix (formally known as the Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix presented by Lear) was a sports car race held at The Raceway on Belle Isle in Detroit, Michigan on June 4, 2022. It was the sixth round of the 2022 IMSA SportsCar Championship and the fourth round of the 2022 WeatherTech Sprint Cup. Chip Ganassi Racing's No. 01 piloted by Sebastien Bourdais and Renger van der Zande earned the victory in DPi,[1] while the VasserSullivan No. 17 Lexus RC F GT3 driven by Ben Barnicoat and Kyle Kirkwood won in the GTD class.[2]
Background
On May 26, 2022, IMSA released the latest technical bulletin outlining Balance of Performance for the DPi and GTD classes. In DPi, the Cadillac DPi-V.R received a 15 kilogram weight increase. In GTD, the BMW M4 GT3 received a 10 kilogram weight increase.[3]
Entries
A total of 16 cars took part in the event, split across two classes. 6 were entered in DPi and 10 in GTD.[4] In DPi, Oliver Pla replaced Tristan Nunez in the Whelen Engineering Racing entry.[5] In GTD, Inception Racing were absent due to a clash with the GT World Challenge Europe at Circuit Paul Ricard.[6] Ben Barnicoat subbed for Jack Hawksworth, who was injured, in the Vasser Sullivan Racing #17.[7] Ross Gunn subbed for Maxime Martin in the Heart of Racing team #27.[8]
Qualifying
Qualifying results
Pole positions in each class are indicated in bold and by ‡.
| Pos. | Class | PIC | No. | Team | Driver | Time | Gap | Grid |
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| 1 | DPi | 1 | 01 | Cadillac Racing | Sébastien Bourdais | 1:18.818 | - | 1‡ |
| 2 | DPi | 2 | 60 | Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian | Tom Blomqvist | 1:18.928 | +0.110 | 2 |
| 3 | DPi | 3 | 10 | WTR - Konica Minolta Acura | Ricky Taylor | 1:18.945 | +0.127 | 3 |
| 4 | DPi | 4 | 02 | Cadillac Racing | Alex Lynn | 1:19.334 | +0.516 | 4 |
| 5 | DPi | 5 | 31 | Whelen Engineering Racing | Olivier Pla | 1:20.298 | +1.480 | 5 |
| 6 | DPi | 6 | 5 | JDC-Miller MotorSports | Tristan Vautier | 1:20.331 | +1.513 | 6 |
| 7 | GTD | 1 | 17 | VasserSullivan | Kyle Kirkwood | 1:29.096 | +10.278 | 7‡ |
| 8 | GTD | 2 | 27 | Heart of Racing Team | Roman De Angelis | 1:29.214 | +10.396 | 8 |
| 9 | GTD | 3 | 1 | Paul Miller Racing | Madison Snow | 1:29.286 | +10.468 | 9 |
| 10 | GTD | 4 | 12 | VasserSullivan | Frankie Montecalvo | 1:29.299 | +10.481 | 10 |
| 11 | GTD | 5 | 51 | RWR Eurasia Motorsport | Aidan Read | 1:29.544 | +10.726 | 11 |
| 12 | GTD | 6 | 39 | CarBahn with Peregrine Racing | Robert Megennis | 1:29.781 | +10.963 | 12 |
| 13 | GTD | 7 | 57 | Winward Racing | Russell Ward | 1:29.810 | +10.992 | 13 |
| 14 | GTD | 8 | 32 | Team Korthoff Motorsports | Stevan McAleer | 1:29.858 | +11.040 | 14 |
| 15 | GTD | 9 | 96 | Turner Motorsport | Robby Foley | 1:30.201 | +11.383 | 15 |
| 16 | GTD | 10 | 16 | Wright Motorsports | Ryan Hardwick | 1:30.903 | +12.085 | 16 |
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Results
Race
Class winners are denoted in bold and ‡.
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Standings after the race
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References
- Oreovicz, John (June 4, 2022). "No. 01 Cadillac Jumps Back Into DPi Title Talk With Detroit Win". IMSA. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
- Phillips, David (June 4, 2022). "No. 17 Lexus Leapfrogs in Pits En Route to Detroit GTD Victory". IMSA. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
- Dagys, John (May 26, 2022). "Cadillac Handed Third Consecutive Weight Adjustment". sportscar365.com. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
- Euwema, Davey (May 25, 2022). "Second GTD Lexus Returns at Detroit". sportscar365.com. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
- Dagys, John (May 31, 2022). "Pla Replaces Nunez at Action Express for Remainder of Season". sportscar365.com. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
- Lloyd, Daniel (April 6, 2022). "Inception to Miss Detroit But Enter All Other GTD Races". sportscar365.com. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
- Dagys, John (May 30, 2022). "Barnicoat to Replace Injured Hawksworth at Belle Isle". sportscar365.com. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
- Dagys, John (June 2, 2022). "De Angelis: Having Gunn in One-Off GTD Return A "Huge Benefit"". sportscar365.com. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
- "00_Championship Points - Official.pdf" (PDF). results.imsa.com. Retrieved July 2, 2023.