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2022 Hyundai Monterey SportsCar Championship

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The layout of the WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca

The 2022 Hyundai Monterey SportsCar Championship was a sports car race held at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca near Monterey, California on May 1, 2022. It was the fourth round of the 2022 IMSA SportsCar Championship and the second round of the 2022 WeatherTech Sprint Cup. Wayne Taylor Racing's No. 10 car piloted by Ricky Taylor and Filipe Albuquerque collected their first victory of the season.[1]

Background

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WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, where the race was held.

International Motor Sports Association's (IMSA) president John Doonan confirmed the race was part of the schedule for the 2022 IMSA SportsCar Championship (IMSA SCC) in August 2021.[2] It was the ninth consecutive year the event was held as part of the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. The 2022 Hyundai Monterey SportsCar Championship was the fourth of twelve scheduled sports car races of 2022 by IMSA , and it was the second of eight rounds held as part of the WeatherTech Sprint Cup.[3] The race was held at the eleven-turn 2.238 mi (3.602 km) WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca on May 1, 2022.[4]

On April 21, 2022, IMSA released the latest technical bulletin outlining Balance of Performance for the event. In DPi, the Acura ARX-05 received a 10 kilogram weight break while the Cadillac DPi-V.R received a 10 kilogram weight increase. In GTD Pro and GTD, the Chevrolet Corvette C8.R GTD received a 20 kilogram weight increase. The BMW M4 GT3 received a 6 horsepower increase.[5]

Before the race, Alex Lynn and Earl Bamber led the DPi Drivers' Championship with 1005 points, 3 points clear of Tristan Vautier and Richard Westbrook in second followed by Tom Blomqvist and Oliver Jarvis in third with 973 points.[6] In LMP2, Ben Keating, Scott Huffaker, and Mikkel Jensen led the Drivers' Championship with a 37 point advantage over Frits van Eerd and Giedo van der Garde.[6] With 990 points, Antonio García and Jordan Taylor led the GTD Pro Drivers' Championship by 30 points over Matt Campbell and Mathieu Jaminet in second followed by Ben Barnicoat and Jack Hawksworth in third with 919 points.[6] With 672 points, Stevan McAleer and Mike Skeen led the GTD Drivers' Championship, 53 points ahead of Luís Pérez Companc, Simon Mann, and Toni Vilander in second followed by Ryan Hardwick, Jan Heylen, and Zacharie Robichon in third with 615 points.[6] Cadillac, Chevrolet, and Porsche were leading their respective Manufacturers' Championships, while Cadillac Racing, PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports, Corvette Racing, and Gilbert Korthoff Motorsports each led their own Teams' Championships.[6]

Entries

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A total of 32 cars took part in the event, split across four classes. 6 were entered in DPi, 6 in LMP2, 6 in GTD Pro, and 14 in GTD.[7] In LMP2, Patrick Kelly joined Josh Pierson in the PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports No. 52 entry.[8] In GTD, Gradient Racing and Crucial Motorsports skipped after competing at Long Beach. NTE Sport returned after being forced to withdraw at the previous race. Marco Holzer joined NTE Sport making his first start in the IMSA SportsCar Championship since 2015.[9] Dirk Müller subbed for Mike Skeen, who tested positive for COVID-19, in the Team Korthoff Motorsports No. 32.[10]

Practice

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There were two practice sessions preceding the start of the race on Sunday; one on Friday and one on Saturday. The first session on Friday afternoon ran for 90 minutes while the second session on Saturday morning lasted 105 minutes.[11]

Qualifying

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Saturday's afternoon qualifying was broken into two sessions, with one session for the DPi and LMP2, GTD Pro and GTD classes, which lasted for 15 minutes each, and a ten minute interval between the sessions.[11] The rules dictated that all teams nominated a driver to qualify their cars, with the Pro-Am (LMP2/GTD) classes requiring a Bronze/Silver Rated Driver to qualify the car. The competitors' fastest lap times determined the starting order. IMSA then arranged the grid to put DPis ahead of the LMP2, GTD Pro, and GTD cars.[12]

Qualifying results

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

Pos. Class PIC No. Team Driver Time Gap Grid
1 DPi 1 10 United States WTR - Konica Minolta Acura United States Ricky Taylor 1:13.924 - 1‡
2 DPi 2 60 United States Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian United Kingdom Oliver Jarvis 1:14.013 +0.089 2
3 DPi 3 02 United States Cadillac Racing United Kingdom Alex Lynn 1:14.072 +0.148 3
4 DPi 4 01 United States Cadillac Racing France Sébastien Bourdais 1:14.517 +0.593 4
5 DPi 5 5 United States JDC-Miller MotorSports France Tristan Vautier 1:14.877 +0.953 5
6 DPi 6 31 United States Whelen Engineering Racing United States Tristan Nunez 1:15.576 +1.652 6
7 LMP2 1 11 United States PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports United States Steven Thomas 1:17.571 +3.647 7‡
8 LMP2 2 52 United States PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports United States Patrick Kelly 1:17.628 +3.704 8
9 LMP2 3 81 United States DragonSpeed - 10 Star Sweden Henrik Hedman 1:18.267 +4.343 9
10 LMP2 4 20 Denmark High Class Racing Denmark Dennis Andersen 1:18.747 +4.823 10
11 LMP2 5 8 United States Tower Motorsport Canada John Farano 1:19.551 +5.627 11
12 LMP2 6 18 United States Era Motorsport United States Dwight Merriman 1:20.614 +6.690 12
13 GTD Pro 1 9 Canada Pfaff Motorsports France Mathieu Jaminet 1:23.142 +9.218 13‡
14 GTD Pro 2 79 United States WeatherTech Racing Spain Daniel Juncadella 1:23.164 +9.240 14
15 GTD Pro 3 23 United States Heart of Racing Team Spain Alex Riberas 1:23.368 +9.444 15
16 GTD 1 57 United States Winward Racing United States Russell Ward 1:23.567 +9.643 16‡
17 GTD Pro 4 25 United States BMW M Team RLL United States John Edwards 1:23.740 +9.816 17
18 GTD 2 42 United States NTE Sport/SSR United States Jaden Conwright 1:23.777 +9.853 18
19 GTD 3 96 United States Turner Motorsport United States Robby Foley 1:23.821 +9.897 19
20 GTD 4 27 United States Heart of Racing Team Canada Roman De Angelis 1:23.852 +9.928 20
21 GTD 5 39 United States CarBahn with Peregrine Racing United States Robert Megennis 1:23.881 +9.957 21
22 GTD Pro 5 14 United States Vasser Sullivan Racing United Kingdom Jack Hawksworth 1:23.953 +10.029 22
23 GTD 6 1 United States Paul Miller Racing United States Madison Snow 1:24.121 +10.197 23
24 GTD 7 51 Philippines RWR Eurasia Motorsport Australia Aidan Read 1:24.126 +10.202 24
25 GTD Pro 6 3 United States Corvette Racing United States Jordan Taylor 1:24.160 +10.236 25
26 GTD 8 32 United States Team Korthoff Motorsports United Kingdom Stevan McAleer 1:24.162 +10.238 26
27 GTD 9 12 United States Vasser Sullivan Racing United States Frankie Montecalvo 1:24.444 +10.520 321
28 GTD 10 28 United States Alegra Motorsports United States Michael de Quesada 1:24.471 +10.547 27
29 GTD 11 16 United States Wright Motorsports United States Ryan Hardwick 1:24.637 +10.713 28
30 GTD 12 70 United Kingdom Inception Racing with Optimum Motorsport United States Brendan Iribe 1:24.948 +11.024 29
31 GTD 13 99 United States Team Hardpoint United States Rob Ferriol 1:25.152 +11.228 30
32 GTD 14 34 United States GMG Racing United States Kyle Washington 1:27.310 +13.386 31

Source:[13][14]

  • 1 The No. 12 Vasser Sullivan Racing entry was moved to the back of the GTD field as per Article 40.1.4 of the Sporting regulations (Change of starting tires).[12]

Race

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Post-Race

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As a result of finishing in second place, Blomqvist and Jarvis took the lead of the DPi Drivers' Championship. Filipe Albuquerque and Ricky Taylor advanced from fourth to second while Bamber and Lynn dropped from first to fourth.[15] Dalziel and Merriman took the lead of the LMP2 Drivers' Championship with 675 points while Farano and Delétraz advanced from eighth to second.[15] Campbell and Jaminet retook the lead of the GTD Pro Drivers' Championship with 1345 points while Antonio García and Jordan Taylor dropped from first to second.[15] Hardwick and Heylen took the lead of the GTD Drivers' Championship with 985 points while McAleer dropped from first to second. Auberlen and Foley advanced from tenth to third while Megennis and Jeff Westphal jumped from seventeenth to fifth.[15] Acura and Porsche became the leaders of their respective Manufactures' Championships while PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports continued to top the LMP2 Teams' Championship. Meyer Shank Racing, Pfaff Motorsports, and Wright Motorsports became the leaders of their respective class Teams' Championships with eight rounds remaining.[15]

Race Results

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Class winners are denoted in bold and ‡.

Pos Class PIC No. Team Drivers Chassis Laps Time/Retired
Engine
1 DPi 1 10 United States WTR - Konica Minolta Acura United States Ricky Taylor
Portugal Filipe Albuquerque
Acura ARX-05 117 2:41:05.230 ‡
Acura AR35TT 3.5 L Turbo V6
2 DPi 2 60 United States Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian United Kingdom Oliver Jarvis
United Kingdom Tom Blomqvist
Acura ARX-05 117 +1.080
Acura AR35TT 3.5 L Turbo V6
3 DPi 3 31 United States Whelen Engineering Racing United States Tristan Nunez
Brazil Pipo Derani
Cadillac DPi-V.R 117 +26.744
Cadillac 5.5 L V8
4 DPi 4 5 United States JDC-Miller MotorSports France Tristan Vautier
United Kingdom Richard Westbrook
Cadillac DPi-V.R 117 +33.375
Cadillac 5.5 L V8
5 DPi 5 02 United States Cadillac Racing United Kingdom Alex Lynn
New Zealand Earl Bamber
Cadillac DPi-V.R 116 +1 lap
Cadillac 5.5 L V8
6 LMP2 1 8 United States Tower Motorsport Canada John Farano
Switzerland Louis Deletraz
Oreca 07 114 +3 laps‡
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
7 LMP2 2 18 United States Era Motorsport United States Dwight Merriman
United Kingdom Ryan Dalziel
Oreca 07 114 +3 Laps
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
8 LMP2 3 81 United States DragonSpeed - 10 Star Sweden Henrik Hedman
Colombia Juan Pablo Montoya
Oreca 07 113 +4 Laps
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
9 LMP2 4 52 United States PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports United States Josh Pierson
United States Patrick Kelly
Oreca 07 113 +4 Laps
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
10 LMP2 5 11 United States PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports United States Steven Thomas
United States Jonathan Bomarito
Oreca 07 113 +4 Laps
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
11 LMP2 6 20 Denmark High Class Racing Denmark Dennis Andersen
Denmark Anders Fjordbach
Oreca 07 113 +4 Laps
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
12 GTD Pro 1 9 Canada Pfaff Motorsports France Mathieu Jaminet
Australia Matt Campbell
Porsche 911 GT3 R 107 +10 Laps‡
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
13 GTD Pro 2 14 United States Vasser Sullivan Racing United Kingdom Jack Hawksworth
United Kingdom Ben Barnicoat
Lexus RC F GT3 107 +10 Laps
Toyota 2UR 5.0 L V8
14 GTD Pro 3 25 United States BMW M Team RLL United States John Edwards
United States Connor De Phillippi
BMW M4 GT3 107 +10 Laps
BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Twin Turbo I6
15 GTD Pro 4 3 United States Corvette Racing United States Jordan Taylor
Spain Antonio Garcia
Chevrolet Corvette C8.R GTD 107 +10 Laps
Chevrolet 5.5 L V8
16 GTD 1 16 United States Wright Motorsports United States Ryan Hardwick
Belgium Jan Heylen
Porsche 911 GT3 R 107 +10 Laps‡
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
17 GTD 2 39 United States CarBahn with Peregrine Racing United States Robert Megennis
United States Jeff Westphal
Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 107 +10 Laps
Lamborghini 5.2 L V10
18 GTD 3 96 United States Turner Motorsport United States Robby Foley
United States Bill Auberlen
BMW M4 GT3 107 +10 Laps
BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Twin Turbo I6
19 GTD Pro 5 23 United States Heart of Racing Team Spain Alex Riberas
United Kingdom Ross Gunn
Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 107 +10 Laps
Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8
20 GTD 4 1 United States Paul Miller Racing United States Madison Snow
United States Bryan Sellers
BMW M4 GT3 107 +10 Laps
BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Twin Turbo I6
21 GTD 5 32 United States Team Korthoff Motorsports United Kingdom Stevan McAleer
Germany Dirk Muller
Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 107 +10 laps
Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8
22 GTD 6 42 United States NTE Sport/SSR United States Jaden Conwright
Germany Marco Holzer
Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 107 +10 Laps
Lamborghini 5.2 L V10
23 GTD Pro 6 79 United States WeatherTech Racing Spain Daniel Juncadella
United States Cooper MacNeil
Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 107 +10 laps
Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8
24 GTD 7 27 United States Heart of Racing Team Canada Roman De Angelis
Belgium Maxime Martin
Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 107 +10 Laps
Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8
25 GTD 8 12 United States Vasser Sullivan Racing United States Frankie Montecalvo
United States Aaron Telitz
Lexus RC F GT3 107 +10 Laps
Toyota 2UR 5.0 L V8
26 GTD 9 28 United States Alegra Motorsports United States Michael de Quesada
Canada Daniel Morad
Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 106 +11 laps
Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8
27 GTD 10 99 United States Team Hardpoint United States Rob Ferriol
United Kingdom Katherine Legge
Porsche 911 GT3 R 106 +11 Laps
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
28 GTD 11 34 United States GMG Racing United States Kyle Washington
United States James Sofronas
Porsche 911 GT3 R 105 +12 Laps
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
29 GTD 12 51 Philippines RWR Eurasia Motorsport Australia Aidan Read
United States Ryan Eversley
Acura NSX GT3 Evo22 103 +14 Laps
Acura 3.5 L Turbo V6
30
DNF
GTD 13 70 United Kingdom Inception Racing United States Brendan Iribe
Denmark Frederik Schandorff
McLaren 720S GT3 45 Diffuser
McLaren M840T 4.0L Turbo V8
31
DNF
GTD 14 57 United Kingdom Winward Racing United States Russell Ward
United Kingdom Philip Ellis
Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 21 Accident
Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8
32
DNF
DPi 6 01 United States Cadillac Racing France Sebastien Bourdais
Netherlands Renger van der Zande
Cadillac DPi-V.R 10 Electrical
Cadillac 5.5 L V8
Sources:[16][17]

Standings after the race

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  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for all sets of standings.
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for all sets of standings.


  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for all sets of standings.


References

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