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[[File:Road Atlanta track map.svg|thumb|269x269px|The Track map of Road Atlanta]]
'''The 18th Annual petit Le Mans presented by Mazda''' was the 2015 version of the [[Petit Le Mans]] automotive endurance race, was held on October 1st-3rd 2015 at the Road Atlanta circuit in [[Braselton, Georgia]]. This was the second Petit Le Mans in the [[WeatherTech SportsCar Championship|Tudor United Sportscar Championship]]. The race was rain shorted for the first time with only eight hours of racing instead of the maximum 10 hours. The race was won by Porsche North America Racing in 8 hours (199 laps). This marked the first time since the [[2003 24 Hours of Daytona]] that a prototype did not score the overall victory.
'''The 18th Annual petit Le Mans presented by Mazda''' was the 2015 version of the [[Petit Le Mans]] automotive endurance race, was held on October 1–3 2015 at the Road Atlanta circuit in [[Braselton, Georgia]]. This was the second Petit Le Mans in the [[IMSA SportsCar Championship|United SportsCar Championship]]. The race was rain shorted for the second time with only eight hours of racing instead of the maximum 10 hours. The race was won overall by [[Richard Lietz]], [[Patrick Pilet]], and [[Nick Tandy]] in the #911 [[CORE Autosport|Porsche North America]] [[Porsche 911 RSR]]. Originally scheduled to run for 10 hours, the race was concluded after 8 hours (199 laps) were completed due to heavy rain, darkness, visibility, and hydroplaning.<ref>{{Cite web |last=DiZinno |first=Tony |date=3 October 2015 |title=Barfield, Drivers Discuss Decision to End Petit Le Mans Early |url=https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/barfield-drivers-discuss-decision-to-end-petit-le-mans-early/ |access-date=5 March 2023 |website=sportscar365.com}}</ref> This marked the first time in the event's history that a GT car won overall.<ref>{{Cite web |last=DiZinno |first=Tony |date=3 October 2015 |title=Tandy, Pilet Score Historic Overall Win in Rain-Shortened Petit Le Mans |url=https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/tandy-pilet-score-historic-overall-win-in-rain-shortened-petit-le-mans/ |access-date=5 March 2023 |website=sportscar365.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Dagys |first=John |date=3 October 2015 |title=Action Express Wins Prototype Class, Championship at Petit Le Mans |url=https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/action-express-wins-prototype-class-race-championship/ |access-date=5 March 2023 |website=sportscar365.com}}</ref>


==Entry list==
==Entry list==
The official entry list consisted of 37 cars, including 9 in prototype, 8 in prototype challenge, 8 in GTLM and 12 in GTD.
The official entry list consisted of 37 cars, including 9 in prototype, 8 in prototype challenge, 8 in GTLM and 12 in GTD.<ref>{{Cite web |last=DiZinno |first=Tony |date=23 September 2015 |title=37 Cars on Petit Le Mans Entry List |url=https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/37-cars-on-petit-le-mans-entry-list/ |access-date=5 March 2023 |website=sportscar365.com}}</ref>


== Practice ==
There were four practice sessions preceding the start of the race on Saturday, 3 on Thursday and one on Friday.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Dagys |first=John |date=September 30, 2015 |title=Continental Tire Keys to the Race: Petit Le Mans |url=https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/continental-tire-keys-to-the-race-petit-le-mans/ |access-date=July 12, 2023 |website=sportscar365.com}}</ref>

=== Practice 1 ===
The first practice session took place at 11:10 am [[Eastern Time Zone|ET]] on Thursday and ended with [[Oswaldo Negri Jr.]] topping the charts for [[Michael Shank Racing]] with [[Curb/Agajanian Motorsports|Curb/Agajanian]], with a lap time of 1:15.163.<ref>{{cite web |last= |first= |date=October 2, 2015 |title=TUSCC: Petit Le Mans, Road Atlanta, Thursday Free Practice |url=https://www.dailysportscar.com/2015/10/02/tusc-petit-le-mans-at-road-atlanta-thursday-free-practice.html |accessdate=July 12, 2023 |work=dailysportscar.com}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
! scope="col" |{{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}
! scope="col" |Class
! scope="col" |{{Tooltip|No.|Car number}}
! scope="col" |Team
! scope="col" |Driver
! scope="col" |Time
! scope="col" |{{Tooltip|Gap|Gap in seconds}}
|-
! scope="row" |1
|P
|60
|[[Michael Shank Racing]] with [[Curb/Agajanian Motorsports|Curb/Agajanian]]
|[[Oswaldo Negri Jr.]]
|1:15.163
|_
|-
! scope="row" |2
|P
|01
|[[Chip Ganassi Racing]]
|[[Scott Pruett]]
|1:15.627
| +0.464
|-
! scope="row" |3
|P
|0
|[[DeltaWing|DeltaWing Racing Cars]] with [[Claro Americas|Claro]]/[[TracFone Wireless|TracFone]]
|[[Katherine Legge]]
|1:15.757
| +0.594
|-
! colspan="7" |Source:<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 2, 2015 |title=ResultsQuery |url=http://www.dailysportscar.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/TUSCC-2015-PLM-Free-1.pdf |access-date=July 12, 2023 |website=dailysportscar.com}}</ref>
|-
|}

=== Practice 2 ===
The second practice session took place at 3:35 pm [[Eastern Time Zone|ET]] on Thursday and ended with [[Joey Hand]] topping the charts for [[Chip Ganassi Racing]], with a lap time of 1:16.937.<ref>{{cite web |last=DiZinno |first=Tony |date=October 1, 2015 |title=Hand Quickest in Wet Practice 2 at Road Atlanta |url=https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/hand-quickest-in-soggy-second-practice-at-road-atlanta/ |accessdate=July 12, 2023 |work=sportscar365.com |publisher=John Dagys Media}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
! scope="col" |{{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}
! scope="col" |Class
! scope="col" |{{Tooltip|No.|Car number}}
! scope="col" |Team
! scope="col" |Time
! scope="col" |{{Tooltip|Gap|Gap in seconds}}
|-
! scope="row" |1
|P
|01
|[[Chip Ganassi Racing]]
|1:16.937
|_
|-
! scope="row" |2
|P
|0
|[[DeltaWing|DeltaWing Racing Cars]] with [[Claro Americas|Claro]]/[[TracFone Wireless|TracFone]]
|1:17.155
| +0.218
|-
! scope="row" |3
|P
|31
|[[Action Express Racing]]
|1:17.352
| +0.415
|-
! colspan="6" |Source:<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 2, 2015 |title=ResultsQuery |url=http://www.dailysportscar.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/TUSCC-2015-PLM-Free-2.pdf |access-date=July 12, 2023 |website=dailysportscar.com}}</ref>
|-
|}

=== Night Practice ===
The night practice session took place at 7:30 pm [[Eastern Time Zone|ET]] on Thursday and ended with [[Jordan Taylor (racing driver)|Jordan Taylor]] topping the charts for [[Wayne Taylor Racing]], with a lap time of 1:29.369.<ref>{{cite web |last=DiZinno |first=Tony |date=October 1, 2015 |title=Pew Crash Puts Shank's Petit Le Mans Participation in Doubt |url=https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/pew-crash-puts-shanks-petit-le-mans-participation-in-doubt/ |accessdate=July 12, 2023 |work=sportscar365.com}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
! scope="col" |{{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}
! scope="col" |Class
! scope="col" |{{Tooltip|No.|Car number}}
! scope="col" |Team
! scope="col" |Time
! scope="col" |{{Tooltip|Gap|Gap in seconds}}
|-
! scope="row" |1
|P
|10
|[[Wayne Taylor Racing]]
|1:29.369
|_
|-
! scope="row" |2
|P
|5
|[[Action Express Racing]]
|1:29.436
| +0.067
|-
! scope="row" |3
|P
|01
|[[Chip Ganassi Racing]]
|1:29.421
| +2.052
|-
! colspan="6" |Source:<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 2, 2015 |title=ResultsQuery |url=http://www.dailysportscar.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/TUSCC-2015-PLM-Free-3.pdf |access-date=July 12, 2023 |website=dailysportscar.com}}</ref>
|-
|}

=== Final Practice ===
The fourth and final practice session took place at 10:05 am [[Eastern Time Zone|ET]] on Friday and ended with [[João Barbosa]] topping the charts for [[Action Express Racing]], with a lap time of 1:23.262.<ref>{{cite web |last=Dagys |first=John |date=October 2, 2015 |title=Barbosa Quickest in Mixed-Condition Practice 4 |url=https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/barbosa-quickest-in-mixed-condition-practice-4/ |accessdate=July 12, 2023 |work=sportscar365.com}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
! scope="col" |{{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}
! scope="col" |Class
! scope="col" |{{Tooltip|No.|Car number}}
! scope="col" |Team
! scope="col" |Driver
! scope="col" |Time
! scope="col" |{{Tooltip|Gap|Gap in seconds}}
|-
! scope="row" |1
|P
|5
|[[Action Express Racing]]
|[[João Barbosa]]
|1:23.262
|_
|-
! scope="row" |2
|P
|01
|[[Chip Ganassi Racing]]
|[[Scott Pruett]]
|1:23.626
| +0.394
|-
! scope="row" |3
|GTLM
|911
|[[CORE Autosport|Porsche North America]]
|[[Nick Tandy]]
|1:24.015
| +0.783
|-
! colspan="7" |Source:<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 2, 2015 |title=ResultsQuery |url=http://www.dailysportscar.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/TUSCC-2015-PLM-Free-4.pdf |access-date=July 12, 2023 |website=dailysportscar.com}}</ref>
|-
|}

== Qualifying ==
[[Richard Westbrook]] secured overall pole for the event. <ref>{{Cite web |last=Pruett |first=Marshell |date=2 October 2015 |title=IMSA: Petit Le Mans poles set at rainy Road Atlanta |url=https://racer.com/2015/10/02/imsa-petit-le-mans-poles-set-at-rainy-road-atlanta/ |access-date=7 March 2023 |website=racer.com}}</ref>

=== Qualifying results ===
[[Pole position|Pole positions]] in each class are indicated in '''bold''' and by {{Double-dagger}}.
{| class="wikitable"
! scope="col" |{{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}
! scope="col" |Class
! scope="col" |{{Tooltip|No.|Car number}}
! scope="col" |Team
! scope="col" |Driver
! scope="col" |Time
! scope="col" |{{Tooltip|Gap|Gap in seconds}}
! scope="col" |{{Tooltip|Grid|Final grid position}}
|-
! scope="row" |1
|'''P'''
|'''90'''
|[[Spirit of Daytona Racing|'''VisitFlorida.com Racing''']]
|'''[[Richard Westbrook]]'''
|'''1:27.860'''
|'''_'''
!'''1'''{{Double-dagger}}
|-
! scope="row" |2
|P
|5
|[[Action Express Racing]]
|[[Christian Fittipaldi]]
|1:28.920
| +1.060
!2
|-
! scope="row" |3
|P
|01
|[[Chip Ganassi Racing|Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates]]
|[[Joey Hand]]
|1:29.627
| +1.767
!3
|-
! scope="row" |4
|'''GTLM'''
|'''912'''
|[[CORE Autosport|'''Porsche North America''']]
|'''[[Earl Bamber]]'''
|'''1:30.304'''{{Ref|ref1|1}}
| '''+2.444'''
!4{{Double-dagger}}
|-
! scope="row" |5
|GTLM
|911
|[[CORE Autosport|Porsche North America]]
|[[Nick Tandy]]
|1:30.398
| +2.538
!5
|-
! scope="row" |6
|P
|10
|[[Wayne Taylor Racing]]
|[[Ricky Taylor]]
|1:30.621
| +2.761
!6
|-
! scope="row" |7
|P
|31
|[[Action Express Racing]]
|[[Dane Cameron]]
|1:30.884
| +3.024
!7
|-
! scope="row" |8
|GTLM
|4
|[[Corvette Racing]]
|[[Oliver Gavin]]
|1:31.685
| +3.825
!8
|-
! scope="row" |9
|GTLM
|24
|[[Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing|BMW Team RLL]]
|[[Lucas Luhr]]
|1:31.763
| +3.903
!9
|-
! scope="row" |10
|'''LMPC'''
|'''52'''
|'''PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports'''
|'''[[Tom Kimber-Smith]]'''
|'''1:32.378'''
| '''+4.518'''
!10{{Double-dagger}}
|-
! scope="row" |11
|LMPC
|16
|BAR1 Motorsports
|[[Johnny Mowlem]]
|1:32.924
| +5.064
!'''11'''
|-
! scope="row" |12
|GTLM
|62
|[[Risi Competizione]]
|[[Giancarlo Fisichella]]
|1:32.989
| +5.129
!12
|-
! scope="row" |13
|GTLM
|25
|[[Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing|BMW Team RLL]]
|[[Bill Auberlen]]
|1:33.680
| +5.820
!'''13'''
|-
! scope="row" |14
|GTLM
|3
|[[Corvette Racing]]
|[[Antonio García (racing driver)|Antonio García]]
|1:33.773
| +5.913
!14
|-
! scope="row" |15
|PC
|88
|[[Starworks Motorsport]]
|[[Alex Popow]]
|1:33.903
| +6.043
!15
|-
! scope="row" |16
|PC
|11
|[[Rocketsports Racing|RSR Racing]]
|Chris Cumming
|1:35.825
| +7.965
!16
|-
! scope="row" |17
|PC
|85
|[[JDC MotorSports|JDC-Miller MotorSports]]
|[[Chris Miller (racing driver)|Chris Miller]]
|1:36.838
| +10.260
!17
|-
! scope="row" |18
|PC
|8
|[[Starworks Motorsport]]
|Mirco Schultis
|1:38.120
| +10.260
!18
|-
! scope="row" |19
|'''GTD'''
|'''93'''
|[[Riley Technologies|'''Riley Motorsports''']]
|[[Cameron Lawrence (racing driver)|'''Cameron Lawrence''']]
|'''1:38.295'''
| '''+10.435'''
!19{{Double-dagger}}
|-
! scope="row" |20
|GTD
|73
|Park Place Motorsports
|[[Spencer Pumpelly]]
|1:38.886
| +11.026
!20
|-
! scope="row" |21
|GTD
|22
|[[Alex Job Racing]]
|[[Leh Keen]]
|1:38.899
| +11.039
!21
|-
! scope="row" |22
|P
|0
|Claro/TracFone [[DeltaWing|DeltaWing Racing]]
|[[Katherine Legge]]
|1:39.618
| +11.758
!'''22'''
|-
! scope="row" |23
|GTD
|45
|[[Flying Lizard Motorsports]]
|[[Guy Cosmo]]
|1:41.604
| +13.744
!23
|-
! scope="row" |24
|GTD
|33
|[[Riley Technologies|Riley Motorsports]]
|[[Ben Keating]]
|1:41.698
| +13.838
!24
|-
! scope="row" |25
|GTD
|63
|[[Scuderia Corsa]]
|[[Jeff Segal]]
|1:41.750
| +13.890
!25
|-
! scope="row" |26
|GTD
|64
|[[Scuderia Corsa]]
|[[Daniel Serra]]
|1:42.627
| +14.767
!26
|-
! scope="row" |27
|PC
|54
|[[CORE Autosport]]
|[[Jon Bennett (racing driver)|Anthony Lazzaro]]
|1:42.775
| +14.915
!27
|-
! scope="row" |28
|GTD
|007
|[[The Racer's Group|TRG-AMR]]
|[[Christina Nielsen]]
|1:42.911
| +15.051
!28
|-
! scope="row" |29
|GTD
|48
|[[Paul Miller Racing]]
|[[Dion von Moltke]]
|1:43.620
| +15.760
!29
|-
! scope="row" |30
|GTD
|23
|[[Team Seattle]]/[[Alex Job Racing]]
|[[Mario Farnbacher]]
|1:44.320
| +16.460
!30
|-
! scope="row" |31
|GTD
|44
|[[Magnus Racing]]
|[[John Potter (racing driver)|John Potter]]
|1:47.000
| +19.140
!31
|-
! scope="row" |32
|GTLM
|17
|[[Walker Racing|Team Falken Tire]]
|[[Bryan Sellers]]
|''No time''
| _
!32
|-
! scope="row" |33
|P
|07
|Mazda Motorsports
|''None''
|''No time''
| _
!33
|-
! scope="row" |34
|PC
|38
|Performance Tech Motorsports
|''None''
|''No time''
| _
!34
|-
! scope="row" |35
|P
|60
|[[Meyer Shank Racing|Michael Shank Racing]] with [[Curb Agajanian Performance Group|Curb-Agajanian]]
|''None''
|''No time''
| _
!35
|-
! scope="row" |36
|P
|70
|Mazda Motorsports
|''None''
|''No time''
| _
!36
|-
! scope="row" |37
|GTD
|97
|[[Turner Motorsport]]
|''None''
|''No time''
| _
!37
|-
! colspan="8" |Source:<ref>{{Cite web |date= |title=Road_Atlanta_Qualifying.pdf |url=http://imsatiming.com/Results/2015/TUDOR%20Championship/12-Road%20Atlanta/TUDOR%20Championship%20Road%20Atlanta%20Qualifying.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211020080833/http://imsatiming.com/Results/2015/TUDOR%20Championship/12-Road%20Atlanta/TUDOR%20Championship%20Road%20Atlanta%20Qualifying.pdf |archive-date=2021-10-20 |accessdate=7 March 2023 |website=imsatiming.com}}</ref>
|-
|}

* {{ref|ref1|1}} The No. 912 Porsche North America entry had its fastest lap deleted as penalty for causing a red flag during its qualifying session.

== Results ==
Class winners denoted in '''bold''' and with {{double-dagger}}.

{|
|-valign="top"
|
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|+Final race classification
!rowspan=2|{{Abbr|Pos|Position}}
!rowspan=2|Class
!rowspan=2 class="unsortable"|{{Abbr|No.|Car number}}
!rowspan=2 class="unsortable"|Team
!rowspan=2 class="unsortable"|Drivers
!scope="col" class="unsortable"|Chassis
!rowspan=2|Tire
!rowspan=2 class="unsortable"|{{Abbr|Laps|Laps completed}}
!rowspan=2 class="unsortable"|Time/Retired
|-
!Engine
|- style="font-weight:bold"
! rowspan=2| 1
| rowspan=2| GTLM
| rowspan=2| 911
| rowspan=2| [[CORE Autosport|Porsche North America]]
| rowspan=2| {{flagicon|AUT}} [[Richard Lietz]]<br>{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Patrick Pilet]]<br>{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Nick Tandy]]
| [[Porsche 911 GT3#991 GT3 Cup (2013–2017)|Porsche 911 RSR]]
| rowspan="2"| {{Michelin}}
| rowspan=2| 199
| rowspan=2| 7:51:12.894{{double-dagger}}
|- style="font-weight:bold"
| [[Porsche]] 4.0 L [[Flat-six engine|Flat-6]]
|-
! rowspan=2| 2
| rowspan=2| GTLM
| rowspan=2| 24
| rowspan=2| [[Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing|BMW Team RLL]]
| rowspan=2| {{flagicon|USA}} [[John Edwards (racing driver)|John Edwards]]<br>{{flagicon|DEU}} [[Jens Klingmann]]<br>{{flagicon|DEU}} [[Lucas Luhr]]
| [[BMW Z4 GTE]]
| rowspan="2"| {{Michelin}}
| rowspan=2| 199
| rowspan=2| +5.475
|-
| [[BMW]] 4.4 L [[V8 engine|V8]]
|- style="font-weight:bold"
! rowspan=2| 3
| rowspan=2| P
| rowspan=2| 5
| rowspan=2| [[Action Express Racing]]
| rowspan=2| {{flagicon|POR}} [[João Barbosa]]<br>{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Sébastien Bourdais]]<br>{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Christian Fittipaldi]]
| [[Corvette Daytona Prototype|Chevrolet Corvette DP]]
| rowspan="2"| {{Continental}}
| rowspan=2| 199
| rowspan=2| +8.524{{double-dagger}}
|- style="font-weight:bold"
| [[Chevrolet]] [[LS based GM small-block engine|LS6]] 5.0 L [[V8 engine|V8]]
|-
! rowspan=2| 4
| rowspan=2| P
| rowspan=2| 01
| rowspan=2| [[Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates]]
| rowspan=2| {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Scott Dixon]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Joey Hand]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Scott Pruett]]
| [[Riley Technologies|Riley XXVI]]
| rowspan="2"| {{Continental}}
| rowspan=2| 199
| rowspan=2| +8.773
|-
| [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] [[Ford EcoBoost engine|EcoBoost]] 3.5 L [[Turbocharger|Turbo]] [[V6 engine|V6]]
|-
! rowspan=2| 5
| rowspan=2| P
| rowspan=2| 31
| rowspan=2| [[Action Express Racing]]
| rowspan=2| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Dane Cameron]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Eric Curran]]<br>{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Max Papis]]
| [[Corvette Daytona Prototype|Chevrolet Corvette DP]]
| rowspan="2"| {{Continental}}
| rowspan=2| 199
| rowspan=2| +9.908
|-
| [[Chevrolet]] [[LS based GM small-block engine|LS6]] 5.0 L [[V8 engine|V8]]
|-
! rowspan=2| 6
| rowspan=2| GTLM
| rowspan=2| 4
| rowspan=2| [[Corvette Racing]]
| rowspan=2| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Ryan Briscoe]]<br>{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Oliver Gavin]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Tommy Milner]]
| [[Chevrolet Corvette C7.R]]
| rowspan="2"| {{Michelin}}
| rowspan=2| 199
| rowspan=2| +11.764
|-
| [[Chevrolet]] LT5.5 5.5 L [[V8 engine|V8]]
|-
! rowspan=2| 7
| rowspan=2| P
| rowspan=2| 10
| rowspan=2| [[Wayne Taylor Racing]]
| rowspan=2| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Max Angelelli]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jordan Taylor (racing driver)|Jordan Taylor]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Ricky Taylor]]
| [[Corvette Daytona Prototype|Chevrolet Corvette DP]]
| rowspan="2"| {{Continental}}
| rowspan=2| 199
| rowspan=2| +13.378
|-
| [[Chevrolet]] [[LS based GM small-block engine|LS6]] 5.0 L [[V8 engine|V8]]
|-
! rowspan=2| 8
| rowspan=2| GTLM
| rowspan=2| 25
| rowspan=2| [[Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing|BMW Team RLL]]
| rowspan=2| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Bill Auberlen]]<br>{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Augusto Farfus]]<br>{{flagicon|DEU}} [[Dirk Werner]]
| [[BMW Z4 GTE]]
| rowspan="2"| {{Michelin}}
| rowspan=2| 199
| rowspan=2| +14.446
|-
| [[BMW]] 4.4 L [[V8 engine|V8]]
|-
! rowspan=2| 9
| rowspan=2| GTLM
| rowspan=2| 62
| rowspan=2| [[Risi Competizione]]
| rowspan=2| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Giancarlo Fisichella]]<br>{{flagicon|DEU}} [[Pierre Kaffer]]<br>{{flagicon|FIN}} [[Toni Vilander]]
| [[Ferrari 458|Ferrari 458 Italia GT2]]
| rowspan="2"| {{Michelin}}
| rowspan=2| 199
| rowspan=2| +20.840
|-
| [[Ferrari]] F142 4.5 L [[V8 engine|V8]]
|-
! rowspan=2| 10
| rowspan=2| GTLM
| rowspan=2| 3
| rowspan=2| [[Corvette Racing]]
| rowspan=2| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Ryan Briscoe]]<br>{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Antonio García (racing driver)|Antonio García]]<br>{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Jan Magnussen]]
| [[Chevrolet Corvette C7.R]]
| rowspan="2"| {{Michelin}}
| rowspan=2| 198
| rowspan=2| +1 Lap
|-
| [[Chevrolet]] LT5.5 5.5 L [[V8 engine|V8]]
|-
! rowspan=2| 11
| rowspan=2| GTLM
| rowspan=2| 17
| rowspan=2| [[Walker Racing|Team Falken Tire]]
| rowspan=2| {{flagicon|DEU}} [[Wolf Henzler]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Patrick Long]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Bryan Sellers]]
| [[Porsche 911 GT3#991 GT3 Cup (2013–2017)|Porsche 911 RSR]]
| rowspan="2"| {{Falken}}
| rowspan=2| 197
| rowspan=2| +2 Laps
|-
| [[Porsche]] 4.0 L [[Flat-six engine|Flat-6]]
|-
! rowspan=2| 12
| rowspan=2| P
| rowspan=2| 90
| rowspan=2| [[Spirit of Daytona Racing|VisitFlorida.com Racing]]
| rowspan=2| {{flagicon|DEU}} [[Mike Rockenfeller]]<br>{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Michael Valiante]]<br>{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Richard Westbrook]]
| [[Corvette Daytona Prototype|Chevrolet Corvette DP]]
| rowspan="2"| {{Continental}}
| rowspan=2| 197
| rowspan=2| +2 Laps
|-
| [[Chevrolet]] [[LS based GM small-block engine|LS6]] 5.0 L [[V8 engine|V8]]
|-
! rowspan=2| 13
| rowspan=2| GTLM
| rowspan=2| 912
| rowspan=2| [[CORE Autosport|Porsche North America]]
| rowspan=2| {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Earl Bamber]]<br>{{flagicon|DEU}} [[Jörg Bergmeister]]<br>{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Frédéric Makowiecki]]
| [[Porsche 911 GT3#991 GT3 Cup (2013–2017)|Porsche 911 RSR]]
| rowspan="2"| {{Michelin}}
| rowspan=2| 196
| rowspan=2| +3 Laps
|-
| [[Porsche]] 4.0 L [[Flat-six engine|Flat-6]]
|- style="font-weight:bold"
! rowspan=2| 14
| rowspan=2| PC
| rowspan=2| 52
| rowspan=2| [[PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports]]
| rowspan=2| {{flagicon|USA}} Mike Guasch<br>{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Tom Kimber-Smith]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Andrew Palmer (racing driver)|Andrew Palmer]]
| [[Le Mans Prototype Challenge|Oreca FLM09]]
| rowspan="2"| {{Continental}}
| rowspan=2| 194
| rowspan=2| +5 Laps{{double-dagger}}
|- style="font-weight:bold"
| [[Chevrolet]] 6.2 L [[V8 engine|V8]]
|-
! rowspan=2| 15
| rowspan=2| PC
| rowspan=2| 8
| rowspan=2| [[Starworks Motorsport]]
| rowspan=2| {{flagicon|USA}} Mike Hedlund<br>{{flagicon|VEN}} [[Alex Popow]]<br>{{flagicon|DEU}} Mirco Schultis<br>{{flagicon|NLD}} [[Renger van der Zande]]
| [[Le Mans Prototype Challenge|Oreca FLM09]]
| rowspan="2"| {{Continental}}
| rowspan=2| 194
| rowspan=2| +5 Laps
|-
| [[Chevrolet]] 6.2 L [[V8 engine|V8]]
|-
! rowspan=2| 16
| rowspan=2| PC
| rowspan=2| 16
| rowspan=2| BAR1 Motorsports
| rowspan=2| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tomy Drissi]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} Marc Drumwright<br>{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Johnny Mowlem]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} Don Yount
| [[Le Mans Prototype Challenge|Oreca FLM09]]
| rowspan="2"| {{Continental}}
| rowspan=2| 193
| rowspan=2| +6 Laps
|-
| [[Chevrolet]] 6.2 L [[V8 engine|V8]]
|- style="font-weight:bold"
! rowspan=2| 17
| rowspan=2| GTD
| rowspan=2| 73
| rowspan=2| Park Place Motorsports
| rowspan=2| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Patrick Lindsey]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Spencer Pumpelly]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Madison Snow]]
| [[Porsche 911 GT3|Porsche 911 GT America]]
| rowspan="2"| {{Continental}}
| rowspan=2| 192
| rowspan=2| +7 Laps{{double-dagger}}
|- style="font-weight:bold"
| [[Porsche]] 4.0 L [[Flat-six engine|Flat-6]]
|-
! rowspan=2| 18
| rowspan=2| GTD
| rowspan=2| 44
| rowspan=2| [[Magnus Racing]]
| rowspan=2| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Andy Lally]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[John Potter (racing driver)|John Potter]]<br>{{flagicon|DEU}} Robert Renauer
| [[Porsche 911 GT3|Porsche 911 GT America]]
| rowspan="2"| {{Continental}}
| rowspan=2| 192
| rowspan=2| +7 Laps
|-
| [[Porsche]] 4.0 L [[Flat-six engine|Flat-6]]
|-
! rowspan=2| 19
| rowspan=2| GTD
| rowspan=2| 93
| rowspan=2| [[Riley Technologies|Riley Motorsports]]
| rowspan=2| {{flagicon|USA}} Al Carter<br>{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Marc Goossens]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Cameron Lawrence (racing driver)|Cameron Lawrence]]
| [[Dodge Viper|Dodge Viper SRT GT3-R]]
| rowspan="2"| {{Continental}}
| rowspan=2| 192
| rowspan=2| +7 Laps
|-
| [[Dodge]] 8.0 L [[V10 engine|V10]]
|-
! rowspan=2| 20
| rowspan=2| GTD
| rowspan=2| 63
| rowspan=2| [[Scuderia Corsa]]
| rowspan=2| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Townsend Bell]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jeff Segal]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} Bill Sweedler
| [[Ferrari 458|Ferrari 458 Italia GT3]]
| rowspan="2"| {{Continental}}
| rowspan=2| 192
| rowspan=2| +7 Laps
|-
| [[Ferrari]] F142 4.5 L [[V8 engine|V8]]
|-
! rowspan=2| 21
| rowspan=2| GTD
| rowspan=2| 45
| rowspan=2| [[Flying Lizard Motorsports]]
| rowspan=2| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Guy Cosmo]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Colin Thompson (racing driver)|Colin Thompson]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} Robert Thorne
| [[Audi R8 LMS]]
| rowspan="2"| {{Continental}}
| rowspan=2| 192
| rowspan=2| +7 Laps
|-
| [[Audi]] 5.2 L [[V10 engine|V10]]
|-
! rowspan=2| 22
| rowspan=2| GTD
| rowspan=2| 64
| rowspan=2| [[Scuderia Corsa]]
| rowspan=2| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Matteo Cressoni]]<br>{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Daniel Serra]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} Jeff Westphal
| [[Ferrari 458|Ferrari 458 Italia GT3]]
| rowspan="2"| {{Continental}}
| rowspan=2| 192
| rowspan=2| +7 Laps
|-
| [[Ferrari]] F142 4.5 L [[V8 engine|V8]]
|-
! rowspan=2| 23
| rowspan=2| GTD
| rowspan=2| 23
| rowspan=2| [[Team Seattle]]/[[Alex Job Racing]]
| rowspan=2| {{flagicon|DEU}} [[Mario Farnbacher]]<br>{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Ian James (racing driver)|Ian James]]<br>{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Alex Riberas]]
| [[Porsche 911 GT3|Porsche 911 GT America]]
| rowspan="2"| {{Continental}}
| rowspan=2| 192
| rowspan=2| +7 Laps
|-
| [[Porsche]] 4.0 L [[Flat-six engine|Flat-6]]
|-
! rowspan=2| 24
| rowspan=2| GTD
| rowspan=2| 22
| rowspan=2| [[Alex Job Racing]]
| rowspan=2| {{flagicon|USA}} Andrew Davis<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Leh Keen]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Cooper MacNeil]]
| [[Porsche 911 GT3|Porsche 911 GT America]]
| rowspan="2"| {{Continental}}
| rowspan=2| 192
| rowspan=2| +7 Laps
|-
| [[Porsche]] 4.0 L [[Flat-six engine|Flat-6]]
|-
! rowspan=2| 25
| rowspan=2| GTD
| rowspan=2| 007
| rowspan=2| [[The Racer's Group|TRG-AMR]]
| rowspan=2| {{flagicon|USA}} Brandon Davis<br>{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Christina Nielsen]]<br>{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Kuno Wittmer]]
| [[Aston Martin Vantage (2005)|Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3]]
| rowspan="2"| {{Continental}}
| rowspan=2| 191
| rowspan=2| +8 Laps
|-
| [[Aston Martin]] 6.0 L [[V12 engine|V12]]
|-
! rowspan=2| 26
| rowspan=2| GTD
| rowspan=2| 48
| rowspan=2| [[Paul Miller Racing]]
| rowspan=2| {{flagicon|DEU}} [[Christopher Haase]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Bryce Miller (racing driver)|Bryce Miller]]<br>{{flagicon|RSA}} [[Dion von Moltke]]
| [[Audi R8 LMS]]
| rowspan="2"| {{Continental}}
| rowspan=2| 191
| rowspan=2| +8 Laps
|-
| [[Audi]] 5.2 L [[V10 engine|V10]]
|-
! rowspan=2| 27
| rowspan=2| GTD
| rowspan=2| 97
| rowspan=2| [[Turner Motorsport]]
| rowspan=2| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Billy Johnson (racing driver)|Billy Johnson]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} Michael Marsal<br>{{flagicon|FIN}} [[Markus Palttala]]<br>{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Andy Priaulx]]
| [[BMW Z4 (E89)|BMW Z4 GT3]]
| rowspan="2"| {{Continental}}
| rowspan=2| 189
| rowspan=2| +10 Laps
|-
| [[BMW]] 4.4 L [[V8 engine|V8]]
|-
! rowspan=2| 28
| rowspan=2| GTD
| rowspan=2| 33
| rowspan=2| [[Riley Technologies|Riley Motorsports]]
| rowspan=2| {{flagicon|NLD}} [[Jeroen Bleekemolen]]<br>{{flagicon|NLD}} [[Sebastiaan Bleekemolen]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Ben Keating]]
| [[Dodge Viper|Dodge Viper SRT GT3-R]]
| rowspan="2"| {{Continental}}
| rowspan=2| 185
| rowspan=2| +14 Laps
|-
| [[Dodge]] 8.0 L [[V10 engine|V10]]
|-
! rowspan=2| 29
| rowspan=2| PC
| rowspan=2| 54
| rowspan=2| [[CORE Autosport]]
| rowspan=2| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jon Bennett (racing driver)|Jon Bennett]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Colin Braun]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Anthony Lazzaro (racing driver)|Anthony Lazzaro]]
| [[Le Mans Prototype Challenge|Oreca FLM09]]
| rowspan="2"| {{Continental}}
| rowspan=2| 174
| rowspan=2| +25 Laps
|-
| [[Chevrolet]] 6.2 L [[V8 engine|V8]]
|-
! rowspan=2| 30
| rowspan=2| P
| rowspan=2| 07
| rowspan=2| Mazda Motorsports
| rowspan=2| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Joel Miller (racing driver)|Joel Miller]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Tom Long (racing driver)|Tom Long]]
| [[Lola B08/80|Mazda Prototype]]
| rowspan="2"| {{Continental}}
| rowspan=2| 167
| rowspan=2| Did not finish
|-
| [[Mazda]] [[SkyActiv]]-D 2.2 L [[Turbocharger|Turbo]] [[Straight-four engine|I4]] ([[Diesel engine|Diesel]])
|-
! rowspan=2| 31
| rowspan=2| P
| rowspan=2| 70
| rowspan=2| Mazda Motorsports
| rowspan=2| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jonathan Bomarito]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Tristan Nunez]]<br>{{flagicon|CAN}} Sylvain Tremblay
| [[Lola B08/80|Mazda Prototype]]
| rowspan="2"| {{Continental}}
| rowspan=2| 158
| rowspan=2| Did not finish
|-
| [[Mazda]] [[SkyActiv]]-D 2.2 L [[Turbocharger|Turbo]] [[Straight-four engine|I4]] ([[Diesel engine|Diesel]])
|-
! rowspan=2| 32
| rowspan=2| PC
| rowspan=2| 85
| rowspan=2| [[JDC MotorSports|JDC-Miller MotorSports]]
| rowspan=2| {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Misha Goikhberg]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Chris Miller (racing driver)|Chris Miller]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Rusty Mitchell]]
| [[Le Mans Prototype Challenge|Oreca FLM09]]
| rowspan="2"| {{Continental}}
| rowspan=2| 145
| rowspan=2| Did not finish
|-
| [[Chevrolet]] 6.2 L [[V8 engine|V8]]
|-
! rowspan=2| 33
| rowspan=2| P
| rowspan=2| 0
| rowspan=2| Claro/TracFone [[DeltaWing|DeltaWing Racing]]
| rowspan=2| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Katherine Legge]]<br>{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Andy Meyrick]]<br>{{flagicon|MEX}} [[Memo Rojas]]
| [[DeltaWing|DeltaWing DWC13]]
| rowspan="2"| {{Continental}}
| rowspan=2| 133
| rowspan=2| Did not finish
|-
| [[Élan Motorsport Technologies|Élan]] 1.4 L [[Turbocharger|Turbo]] [[Straight-four engine|I4]]
|-
! rowspan=2| 34
| rowspan=2| PC
| rowspan=2| 11
| rowspan=2| [[Rocketsports Racing|RSR Racing]]
| rowspan=2| {{flagicon|CAN}} Chris Cumming<br>{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Bruno Junqueira]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Gustavo Menezes]]
| [[Le Mans Prototype Challenge|Oreca FLM09]]
| rowspan="2"| {{Continental}}
| rowspan=2| 105
| rowspan=2| Did not finish
|-
| [[Chevrolet]] 6.2 L [[V8 engine|V8]]
|-
! rowspan=2| 35
| rowspan=2| P
| rowspan=2| 60
| rowspan=2| [[Michael Shank Racing]] with [[Curb Agajanian Performance Group|Curb-Agajanian]]
| rowspan=2| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Matt McMurry]]<br>{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Oswaldo Negri Jr.|Oswaldo Negri]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[John Pew]]
| [[Ligier JS P2]]
| rowspan="2"| {{Continental}}
| rowspan=2| 100
| rowspan=2| Did not finish
|-
| [[Honda]] HR28TT 2.8 L [[Twin-turbo]] [[V6 engine|V6]]
|-
! rowspan=2| 36
| rowspan=2| PC
| rowspan=2| 88
| rowspan=2| [[Starworks Motorsport]]
| rowspan=2| {{flagicon|USA}} John Falb<br>{{flagicon|VEN}} [[Alex Popow]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Sean Rayhall]]
| [[Le Mans Prototype Challenge|Oreca FLM09]]
| rowspan="2"| {{Continental}}
| rowspan=2| 79
| rowspan=2| Did not finish
|-
| [[Chevrolet]] 6.2 L [[V8 engine|V8]]
|-
! rowspan=2| DNS
| rowspan=2| PC
| rowspan=2| 38
| rowspan=2| Performance Tech Motorsports
| rowspan=2| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Conor Daly]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[James French (racing driver)|James French]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} Jerome Mee
| [[Le Mans Prototype Challenge|Oreca FLM09]]
| rowspan="2"| {{Continental}}
| rowspan=2| –
| rowspan=2| Did not start
|-
| [[Chevrolet]] 6.2 L [[V8 engine|V8]]
|-
! colspan="8" align="center" |Source:<ref>{{Cite web |title=Road_Atlanta-2015-10-03.html |url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/results/Road_Atlanta-2015-10-03.html |access-date=5 March 2023 |website=racingsportscars.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Unofficial Race Report |url=http://imsatiming.com/Results/2015/TUDOR%20Championship/12-Road%20Atlanta/TUDOR%20Championship%20Road%20Atlanta%20Race%20Unofficial.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160222050412/http://imsatiming.com/Results/2015/TUDOR%20Championship/12-Road%20Atlanta/TUDOR%20Championship%20Road%20Atlanta%20Race%20Unofficial.pdf |archive-date=2016-02-22 |access-date=5 March 2023}}</ref>
|-
|}
|
{| style="margin-right:0; font-size:90%" class="wikitable"
|+ Tyre manufacturers
! scope="col" colspan=2 | Key
|-
! scope="col"| Symbol !! scope="col" | Tyre manufacturer
|-
|{{Continental}} || [[Continental AG|Continental]]
|-
|{{Michelin}} || [[Michelin]]
|-
|{{Falken}} || [[Falken Tire]]
|}
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

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| Previous = [[2014 Petit Le Mans|2014]]
| Current year = 2015
| Next = [[2016 Petit Le Mans|2016]]
}}

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| Sportscar_Series = United SportsCar Championship
| Previous_race_in_season = [[2015 Lone Star Le Mans|Lone Star Le Mans]]
| Next_race_in_season =None
}}
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Latest revision as of 06:54, 16 December 2023

The Track map of Road Atlanta

The 18th Annual petit Le Mans presented by Mazda was the 2015 version of the Petit Le Mans automotive endurance race, was held on October 1–3 2015 at the Road Atlanta circuit in Braselton, Georgia. This was the second Petit Le Mans in the United SportsCar Championship. The race was rain shorted for the second time with only eight hours of racing instead of the maximum 10 hours. The race was won overall by Richard Lietz, Patrick Pilet, and Nick Tandy in the #911 Porsche North America Porsche 911 RSR. Originally scheduled to run for 10 hours, the race was concluded after 8 hours (199 laps) were completed due to heavy rain, darkness, visibility, and hydroplaning.[1] This marked the first time in the event's history that a GT car won overall.[2][3]

Entry list

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The official entry list consisted of 37 cars, including 9 in prototype, 8 in prototype challenge, 8 in GTLM and 12 in GTD.[4]

Practice

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There were four practice sessions preceding the start of the race on Saturday, 3 on Thursday and one on Friday.[5]

Practice 1

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The first practice session took place at 11:10 am ET on Thursday and ended with Oswaldo Negri Jr. topping the charts for Michael Shank Racing with Curb/Agajanian, with a lap time of 1:15.163.[6]

Pos. Class No. Team Driver Zeit Gap
1 P 60 Michael Shank Racing with Curb/Agajanian Oswaldo Negri Jr. 1:15.163 _
2 P 01 Chip Ganassi Racing Scott Pruett 1:15.627 +0.464
3 P 0 DeltaWing Racing Cars with Claro/TracFone Katherine Legge 1:15.757 +0.594
Source:[7]

Practice 2

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The second practice session took place at 3:35 pm ET on Thursday and ended with Joey Hand topping the charts for Chip Ganassi Racing, with a lap time of 1:16.937.[8]

Pos. Class No. Team Zeit Gap
1 P 01 Chip Ganassi Racing 1:16.937 _
2 P 0 DeltaWing Racing Cars with Claro/TracFone 1:17.155 +0.218
3 P 31 Action Express Racing 1:17.352 +0.415
Source:[9]

Night Practice

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The night practice session took place at 7:30 pm ET on Thursday and ended with Jordan Taylor topping the charts for Wayne Taylor Racing, with a lap time of 1:29.369.[10]

Pos. Class No. Team Zeit Gap
1 P 10 Wayne Taylor Racing 1:29.369 _
2 P 5 Action Express Racing 1:29.436 +0.067
3 P 01 Chip Ganassi Racing 1:29.421 +2.052
Source:[11]

Final Practice

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The fourth and final practice session took place at 10:05 am ET on Friday and ended with João Barbosa topping the charts for Action Express Racing, with a lap time of 1:23.262.[12]

Pos. Class No. Team Driver Zeit Gap
1 P 5 Action Express Racing João Barbosa 1:23.262 _
2 P 01 Chip Ganassi Racing Scott Pruett 1:23.626 +0.394
3 GTLM 911 Porsche North America Nick Tandy 1:24.015 +0.783
Source:[13]

Qualifying

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Richard Westbrook secured overall pole for the event. [14]

Qualifying results

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Pole positions in each class are indicated in bold and by ‡.

Pos. Class No. Team Driver Zeit Gap Grid
1 P 90 VisitFlorida.com Racing Richard Westbrook 1:27.860 _ 1‡
2 P 5 Action Express Racing Christian Fittipaldi 1:28.920 +1.060 2
3 P 01 Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates Joey Hand 1:29.627 +1.767 3
4 GTLM 912 Porsche North America Earl Bamber 1:30.3041 +2.444 4‡
5 GTLM 911 Porsche North America Nick Tandy 1:30.398 +2.538 5
6 P 10 Wayne Taylor Racing Ricky Taylor 1:30.621 +2.761 6
7 P 31 Action Express Racing Dane Cameron 1:30.884 +3.024 7
8 GTLM 4 Corvette Racing Oliver Gavin 1:31.685 +3.825 8
9 GTLM 24 BMW Team RLL Lucas Luhr 1:31.763 +3.903 9
10 LMPC 52 PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports Tom Kimber-Smith 1:32.378 +4.518 10‡
11 LMPC 16 BAR1 Motorsports Johnny Mowlem 1:32.924 +5.064 11
12 GTLM 62 Risi Competizione Giancarlo Fisichella 1:32.989 +5.129 12
13 GTLM 25 BMW Team RLL Bill Auberlen 1:33.680 +5.820 13
14 GTLM 3 Corvette Racing Antonio García 1:33.773 +5.913 14
15 PC 88 Starworks Motorsport Alex Popow 1:33.903 +6.043 15
16 PC 11 RSR Racing Chris Cumming 1:35.825 +7.965 16
17 PC 85 JDC-Miller MotorSports Chris Miller 1:36.838 +10.260 17
18 PC 8 Starworks Motorsport Mirco Schultis 1:38.120 +10.260 18
19 GTD 93 Riley Motorsports Cameron Lawrence 1:38.295 +10.435 19‡
20 GTD 73 Park Place Motorsports Spencer Pumpelly 1:38.886 +11.026 20
21 GTD 22 Alex Job Racing Leh Keen 1:38.899 +11.039 21
22 P 0 Claro/TracFone DeltaWing Racing Katherine Legge 1:39.618 +11.758 22
23 GTD 45 Flying Lizard Motorsports Guy Cosmo 1:41.604 +13.744 23
24 GTD 33 Riley Motorsports Ben Keating 1:41.698 +13.838 24
25 GTD 63 Scuderia Corsa Jeff Segal 1:41.750 +13.890 25
26 GTD 64 Scuderia Corsa Daniel Serra 1:42.627 +14.767 26
27 PC 54 CORE Autosport Anthony Lazzaro 1:42.775 +14.915 27
28 GTD 007 TRG-AMR Christina Nielsen 1:42.911 +15.051 28
29 GTD 48 Paul Miller Racing Dion von Moltke 1:43.620 +15.760 29
30 GTD 23 Team Seattle/Alex Job Racing Mario Farnbacher 1:44.320 +16.460 30
31 GTD 44 Magnus Racing John Potter 1:47.000 +19.140 31
32 GTLM 17 Team Falken Tire Bryan Sellers No time _ 32
33 P 07 Mazda Motorsports None No time _ 33
34 PC 38 Performance Tech Motorsports None No time _ 34
35 P 60 Michael Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian None No time _ 35
36 P 70 Mazda Motorsports None No time _ 36
37 GTD 97 Turner Motorsport None No time _ 37
Source:[15]
  • 1 The No. 912 Porsche North America entry had its fastest lap deleted as penalty for causing a red flag during its qualifying session.

Results

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Class winners denoted in bold and with ‡.

Final race classification
Pos Class No. Team Drivers Chassis Tire Laps Time/Retired
Engine
1 GTLM 911 Porsche North America Österreich Richard Lietz
Frankreich Patrick Pilet
Vereinigtes Königreich Nick Tandy 		Porsche 911 RSR M 199 7:51:12.894‡
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
2 GTLM 24 BMW Team RLL Vereinigte Staaten John Edwards
Deutschland Jens Klingmann
Deutschland Lucas Luhr 		BMW Z4 GTE M 199 +5.475
BMW 4.4 L V8
3 P 5 Action Express Racing Portugal João Barbosa
Frankreich Sébastien Bourdais
Brasilien Christian Fittipaldi 		Chevrolet Corvette DP C 199 +8.524‡
Chevrolet LS6 5.0 L V8
4 P 01 Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates Neuseeland Scott Dixon
Vereinigte Staaten Joey Hand
Vereinigte Staaten Scott Pruett 		Riley XXVI C 199 +8.773
Ford EcoBoost 3.5 L Turbo V6
5 P 31 Action Express Racing Vereinigte Staaten Dane Cameron
Vereinigte Staaten Eric Curran
Italien Max Papis 		Chevrolet Corvette DP C 199 +9.908
Chevrolet LS6 5.0 L V8
6 GTLM 4 Corvette Racing Australien Ryan Briscoe
Vereinigtes Königreich Oliver Gavin
Vereinigte Staaten Tommy Milner 		Chevrolet Corvette C7.R M 199 +11.764
Chevrolet LT5.5 5.5 L V8
7 P 10 Wayne Taylor Racing Italien Max Angelelli
Vereinigte Staaten Jordan Taylor
Vereinigte Staaten Ricky Taylor 		Chevrolet Corvette DP C 199 +13.378
Chevrolet LS6 5.0 L V8
8 GTLM 25 BMW Team RLL Vereinigte Staaten Bill Auberlen
Brasilien Augusto Farfus
Deutschland Dirk Werner 		BMW Z4 GTE M 199 +14.446
BMW 4.4 L V8
9 GTLM 62 Risi Competizione Italien Giancarlo Fisichella
Deutschland Pierre Kaffer
Finnland Toni Vilander 		Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 M 199 +20.840
Ferrari F142 4.5 L V8
10 GTLM 3 Corvette Racing Australien Ryan Briscoe
Spanien Antonio García
Dänemark Jan Magnussen 		Chevrolet Corvette C7.R M 198 +1 Lap
Chevrolet LT5.5 5.5 L V8
11 GTLM 17 Team Falken Tire Deutschland Wolf Henzler
Vereinigte Staaten Patrick Long
Vereinigte Staaten Bryan Sellers 		Porsche 911 RSR F 197 +2 Laps
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
12 P 90 VisitFlorida.com Racing Deutschland Mike Rockenfeller
Kanada Michael Valiante
Vereinigtes Königreich Richard Westbrook 		Chevrolet Corvette DP C 197 +2 Laps
Chevrolet LS6 5.0 L V8
13 GTLM 912 Porsche North America Neuseeland Earl Bamber
Deutschland Jörg Bergmeister
Frankreich Frédéric Makowiecki 		Porsche 911 RSR M 196 +3 Laps
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
14 PC 52 PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports Vereinigte Staaten Mike Guasch
Vereinigtes Königreich Tom Kimber-Smith
Vereinigte Staaten Andrew Palmer 		Oreca FLM09 C 194 +5 Laps‡
Chevrolet 6.2 L V8
15 PC 8 Starworks Motorsport Vereinigte Staaten Mike Hedlund
Venezuela Alex Popow
Deutschland Mirco Schultis
Niederlande Renger van der Zande 		Oreca FLM09 C 194 +5 Laps
Chevrolet 6.2 L V8
16 PC 16 BAR1 Motorsports Vereinigte Staaten Tomy Drissi
Vereinigte Staaten Marc Drumwright
Vereinigtes Königreich Johnny Mowlem
Vereinigte Staaten Don Yount 		Oreca FLM09 C 193 +6 Laps
Chevrolet 6.2 L V8
17 GTD 73 Park Place Motorsports Vereinigte Staaten Patrick Lindsey
Vereinigte Staaten Spencer Pumpelly
Vereinigte Staaten Madison Snow 		Porsche 911 GT America C 192 +7 Laps‡
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
18 GTD 44 Magnus Racing Vereinigte Staaten Andy Lally
Vereinigte Staaten John Potter
Deutschland Robert Renauer 		Porsche 911 GT America C 192 +7 Laps
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
19 GTD 93 Riley Motorsports Vereinigte Staaten Al Carter
Belgien Marc Goossens
Vereinigte Staaten Cameron Lawrence 		Dodge Viper SRT GT3-R C 192 +7 Laps
Dodge 8.0 L V10
20 GTD 63 Scuderia Corsa Vereinigte Staaten Townsend Bell
Vereinigte Staaten Jeff Segal
Vereinigte Staaten Bill Sweedler 		Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 C 192 +7 Laps
Ferrari F142 4.5 L V8
21 GTD 45 Flying Lizard Motorsports Vereinigte Staaten Guy Cosmo
Vereinigte Staaten Colin Thompson
Vereinigte Staaten Robert Thorne 		Audi R8 LMS C 192 +7 Laps
Audi 5.2 L V10
22 GTD 64 Scuderia Corsa Italien Matteo Cressoni
Brasilien Daniel Serra
Vereinigte Staaten Jeff Westphal 		Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 C 192 +7 Laps
Ferrari F142 4.5 L V8
23 GTD 23 Team Seattle/Alex Job Racing Deutschland Mario Farnbacher
Vereinigtes Königreich Ian James
Spanien Alex Riberas 		Porsche 911 GT America C 192 +7 Laps
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
24 GTD 22 Alex Job Racing Vereinigte Staaten Andrew Davis
Vereinigte Staaten Leh Keen
Vereinigte Staaten Cooper MacNeil 		Porsche 911 GT America C 192 +7 Laps
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
25 GTD 007 TRG-AMR Vereinigte Staaten Brandon Davis
Dänemark Christina Nielsen
Kanada Kuno Wittmer 		Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 C 191 +8 Laps
Aston Martin 6.0 L V12
26 GTD 48 Paul Miller Racing Deutschland Christopher Haase
Vereinigte Staaten Bryce Miller
Südafrika Dion von Moltke 		Audi R8 LMS C 191 +8 Laps
Audi 5.2 L V10
27 GTD 97 Turner Motorsport Vereinigte Staaten Billy Johnson
Vereinigte Staaten Michael Marsal
Finnland Markus Palttala
Vereinigtes Königreich Andy Priaulx 		BMW Z4 GT3 C 189 +10 Laps
BMW 4.4 L V8
28 GTD 33 Riley Motorsports Niederlande Jeroen Bleekemolen
Niederlande Sebastiaan Bleekemolen
Vereinigte Staaten Ben Keating 		Dodge Viper SRT GT3-R C 185 +14 Laps
Dodge 8.0 L V10
29 PC 54 CORE Autosport Vereinigte Staaten Jon Bennett
Vereinigte Staaten Colin Braun
Vereinigte Staaten Anthony Lazzaro 		Oreca FLM09 C 174 +25 Laps
Chevrolet 6.2 L V8
30 P 07 Mazda Motorsports Vereinigte Staaten Joel Miller
Vereinigte Staaten Tom Long 		Mazda Prototype C 167 Did not finish
Mazda SkyActiv-D 2.2 L Turbo I4 (Diesel)
31 P 70 Mazda Motorsports Vereinigte Staaten Jonathan Bomarito
Vereinigte Staaten Tristan Nunez
Kanada Sylvain Tremblay 		Mazda Prototype C 158 Did not finish
Mazda SkyActiv-D 2.2 L Turbo I4 (Diesel)
32 PC 85 JDC-Miller MotorSports Kanada Misha Goikhberg
Vereinigte Staaten Chris Miller
Vereinigte Staaten Rusty Mitchell 		Oreca FLM09 C 145 Did not finish
Chevrolet 6.2 L V8
33 P 0 Claro/TracFone DeltaWing Racing Vereinigtes Königreich Katherine Legge
Vereinigtes Königreich Andy Meyrick
Mexiko Memo Rojas 		DeltaWing DWC13 C 133 Did not finish
Élan 1.4 L Turbo I4
34 PC 11 RSR Racing Kanada Chris Cumming
Brasilien Bruno Junqueira
Vereinigte Staaten Gustavo Menezes 		Oreca FLM09 C 105 Did not finish
Chevrolet 6.2 L V8
35 P 60 Michael Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian Vereinigte Staaten Matt McMurry
Brasilien Oswaldo Negri
Vereinigte Staaten John Pew 		Ligier JS P2 C 100 Did not finish
Honda HR28TT 2.8 L Twin-turbo V6
36 PC 88 Starworks Motorsport Vereinigte Staaten John Falb
Venezuela Alex Popow
Vereinigte Staaten Sean Rayhall 		Oreca FLM09 C 79 Did not finish
Chevrolet 6.2 L V8
DNS PC 38 Performance Tech Motorsports Vereinigte Staaten Conor Daly
Vereinigte Staaten James French
Vereinigte Staaten Jerome Mee 		Oreca FLM09 C - Did not start
Chevrolet 6.2 L V8
Source:[16][17]
Tyre manufacturers
Key
Symbol Tyre manufacturer
C Continental
M Michelin
F Falken Tire

References

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