2015_United_SportsCar_Championship

2015 United SportsCar Championship

45th season of the racing series organized by IMSA

The 2015 United SportsCar Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the 2015 Tudor United SportsCar Championship) was the second season of the International Motor Sports Association's United SportsCar Championship and last to be held under that name. It was also the 45th overall season of the IMSA GT championship tracing its lineage to the 1971 IMSA season. It began January 24 with the 24 Hours of Daytona.^[1] and ended on October 3 at Petit Le Mans.

Championship standings

Points Systems

Championship points are awarded in each class at the finish of each event. Points are awarded based on finishing positions as shown in the chart below.^[35]

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Teams' Championships

Race is part of the North American Endurance Cup

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Rnd	Race	Length	Classes	Circuit	Location	Date
1	Rolex 24 at Daytona	24 hours	All	Daytona International Speedway	Daytona, Florida	January 24–25
2	Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring	12 hours	All	Sebring International Raceway	Sebring, Florida	March 21
3	Tequila Patrón Sports Car Showcase	1 hour 40 minutes	P, GTLM	Long Beach Street Circuit	Long Beach, California	April 18
4	Continental Tire Monterey Grand Prix	2 hours 40 minutes^[5]	All	Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca	Monterey, California	May 3
5	Chevrolet Sports Car Classic	1 hour 40 minutes	P, PC, GTD	The Raceway on Belle Isle	Detroit, Michigan	May 30
6	Sahlen's Six Hours of The Glen	6 hours	All	Watkins Glen International	Watkins Glen, New York	June 28
7	Mobil 1 SportsCar Grand Prix	2 hours 40 minutes^[6]	P, PC, GTLM	Canadian Tire Motorsport Park	Bowmanville, Ontario	July 12
8	Northeast Grand Prix	2 hours 40 minutes	PC, GTD	Lime Rock Park	Lakeville, Connecticut	July 25
9	Continental Tire Road Race Showcase	2 hours 40 minutes^[6]	All	Road America	Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin	August 9
10	Oak Tree Grand Prix	2 hours 40 minutes^[6]	GTLM, GTD	Virginia International Raceway	Alton, Virginia	August 23
11	Lone Star Le Mans	2 hours 40 minutes^[6]	All	Circuit of the Americas	Austin, Texas	September 19
12	Petit Le Mans powered by Mazda	10 hours^[7]^[8]^{[N 1]}	All	Road Atlanta	Braselton, Georgia	October 3

Team	Chassis	Engine	No.	Drivers	Rounds
DeltaWing Racing Cars with Claro/TracFone^[11]	DeltaWing DWC13	Élan (Mazda) 1.9 L I4 Turbo	0	Katherine Legge	1–4, 6–7, 9, 11–12
				Memo Rojas	1–4, 6–7, 9, 11–12
				Andy Meyrick	1–2, 12
				Gabby Chaves	1
Tequila Patrón ESM^[12]	HPD ARX-04b 1 HPD ARX-03b 2	Honda HR28TT 2.8 L V6 Turbo	1	Scott Sharp	1–2
				Ryan Dalziel	1–2
				David Heinemeier Hansson	1–2
			2	Ed Brown	1–2
				Jon Fogarty	1–2
				Johannes van Overbeek	1–2
Action Express Racing^[11]^[13]	Coyote Corvette DP	Chevrolet 5.5L V8	5	João Barbosa	All
				Christian Fittipaldi	All
				Sébastien Bourdais^[14]	1–2, 12
				Max Papis	6
			31	Dane Cameron	All
				Eric Curran	All
				Max Papis^[15]	1–2, 6, 12
				Phil Keen^[15]	1
Starworks Motorsport	Riley Mk XXVI DP	Dinan (BMW) 5.0 L V8	7	Rubens Barrichello	1
				Tor Graves	1
				Brendon Hartley	1
				Ryan Hunter-Reay	1
				Scott Mayer	1
Wayne Taylor Racing^[11]	Dallara Corvette DP	Chevrolet 5.5L V8	10	Jordan Taylor	All
				Ricky Taylor	All
				Max Angelelli	1–2, 6, 12
Fifty Plus Racing (Highway to Help)	Riley Mk XXVI DP	Dinan (BMW) 5.0 L V8	50	Byron DeFoor	1–2
				David Hinton	1–2
				Jim Pace	1–2
				Dorsey Schroeder	1–2
				Doug Smith	1
Krohn Racing	Ligier JS P2	Judd HK 3.6 L V8	57	Tracy Krohn	1–2
				Niclas Jönsson	1–2
				Olivier Pla	1–2
				Alex Brundle	1
Michael Shank Racing with Curb/Agajanian^[16]	Ligier JS P2^[16]	Honda HR28TT 2.8 L V6 Turbo	60	Oswaldo Negri Jr.	All
				John Pew	All
				Matt McMurry	1, 12
				A. J. Allmendinger	1
				Justin Wilson	2
RG Racing^[17]	Riley Mk XXVI DP	Dinan (BMW) 5.0 L V8	66	David Cheng	1
				Robert Gewirtz	1
				Mark Kvamme	1
				Shane Lewis	1
SpeedSource^[11]^[18]	Lola B12/80 Mazda	Mazda 2.2 L SKYACTIV-D (SH-VPTS) I4 Turbo (diesel)	70	Jonathan Bomarito	1–4, 11–12
				Tristan Nunez	1–4, 11–12
				Sylvain Tremblay	1–2, 12
				James Hinchcliffe	1
			07	Tom Long	All
				Joel Miller	All
				Ben Devlin	1–2, 6
				Sylvain Tremblay	1–2
VisitFlorida.com Racing	Coyote Corvette DP	Chevrolet 5.5L V8	90	Michael Valiante	All
				Richard Westbrook	All
				Mike Rockenfeller	1–2, 12
				Guy Cosmo	1
Chip Ganassi Racing^[11]^[19]	Ford EcoBoost Riley DP	Ford Ecoboost 3.5 L V6 Turbo	01	Joey Hand	All
				Scott Pruett	All
				Sage Karam^[20]	1
				Charlie Kimball^[20]	1
				Scott Dixon	2, 12
			02	Scott Dixon^[20]	1
				Tony Kanaan^[20]	1
				Kyle Larson^[20]	1
				Jamie McMurray^[20]	1

Team	No.	Drivers	Rounds
Starworks Motorsport^[21]	8	Renger van der Zande	All
		Mirco Schultis	1–2, 4–5, 7–9, 12
		Alex Popow	1–2, 6, 12
		Mike Hedlund	1, 6, 11–12
		Filipe Albuquerque	1
	88	Alex Popow	11–12
		Sean Rayhall	11–12
		John Falb	12
RSR Racing^[22]	11	Chris Cumming	All
		Bruno Junqueira	All
		Gustavo Menezes	1–2, 12
		Jack Hawksworth	1, 12
BAR1 Motorsports^[23]	16	Tomy Drissi	1–2, 12
		Martin Plowman	1–2, 6
		Johnny Mowlem	1, 12
		Brian Alder	1
		Tom Papadopoulos	1
		Marc Drumwright	2, 12
		David Cheng	2
		John Falb	4, 7, 11
		Todd Slusher	4, 8, 11
		Daniel Burkett	6, 9
		Matt McMurry	6, 9
		Sean Rayhall	7–8
		Don Yount	12
	61	Shelby Blackstock	1
		Ivo Breukers	1
		Marc Drumwright	1
		Martin Plowman	1
		Remo Ruscitti	1
		Ryan Lewis	11
		Don Yount	11
Performance Tech Motorsports^[11]	38	James French	All
		Jerome Mee	1–2, 6, 12
		James Vance	1, 5
		Sean Johnston	1
		Conor Daly	2, 6–9, 11–12
		Mike Hedlund	4
PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports	52	Mike Guasch	All
		Tom Kimber-Smith	All
		Andrew Palmer	1–2, 6, 12
		Andrew Novich	1
CORE Autosport^[11]	54	Jon Bennett	All
		Colin Braun	All
		James Gue	1–2, 6
		Mark Wilkins	1
		Anthony Lazzaro	12
JDC-Miller MotorSports	85	Mikhail Goikhberg	All
		Chris Miller	1–2, 6, 9, 12
		Rusty Mitchell	1–2, 6, 12
		Stephen Simpson	1, 5, 8
		Tristan Vautier	1
		Gerry Kraut	2
		Zach Veach	4
		Matt McMurry	7, 11

Team	Chassis	Engine	Tyres	No.	Drivers	Rounds
Corvette Racing	Chevrolet Corvette C7.R	Chevrolet 5.5 L V8	M	3	Antonio García	All
					Jan Magnussen	All
					Ryan Briscoe	1–2, 12
				4	Oliver Gavin	All
					Tommy Milner	All
					Simon Pagenaud	1–2
					Ryan Briscoe	12
Team Falken Tire^[24]	Porsche 911 RSR	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	F	17	Wolf Henzler	All
					Bryan Sellers	All
					Patrick Long	1–2, 12
BMW Team RLL^[25]	BMW Z4 GTE	BMW 4.4 L V8	M	24	John Edwards	All
					Lucas Luhr	All
					Jens Klingmann	1–2, 12
					Graham Rahal	1
				25	Bill Auberlen	All
					Dirk Werner	All
					Augusto Farfus	1–2, 12
					Bruno Spengler	1
AF Corse	Ferrari 458 Italia GT2	Ferrari F142 4.5 L V8	M	51	Gianmaria Bruni	1
					Emmanuel Collard	1
					François Perrodo	1
					Toni Vilander	1
Risi Competizione	Ferrari 458 Italia GT2	Ferrari F142 4.5 L V8	M	62	Giancarlo Fisichella	All
					Pierre Kaffer	All
					Olivier Beretta	1
					Davide Rigon	1
					Andrea Bertolini	2
					Toni Vilander	12
Aston Martin Racing^[26]	Aston Martin Vantage GTE	Aston Martin 4.5 L V8	M	98	Paul Dalla Lana	1–2
					Pedro Lamy	1–2
					Mathias Lauda	1–2
					Darren Turner	1–2
					Stefan Mücke	1
Porsche North America^[24]	Porsche 911 RSR	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	M	911	Patrick Pilet	All
					Nick Tandy	1–2, 6–7, 9–12
					Michael Christensen	1, 4
					Marc Lieb	1
					Earl Bamber	2, 6
					Richard Lietz	2, 12
					Frédéric Makowiecki	3
				912	Jörg Bergmeister	All
					Earl Bamber	1–2, 6–7, 9–12
					Frédéric Makowiecki	1–2, 12
					Michael Christensen	1, 4
					Nick Tandy	2, 6
					Richard Lietz	3

Rnd	Circuit	Prototype Winning Team	PC Winning Team	GTLM Winning Team	GTD Winning Team	Report
Rnd	Circuit	Prototype Winning Drivers	PC Winning Drivers	GTLM Winning Drivers	GTD Winning Drivers	Report
1	Daytona	No. 02 Chip Ganassi Racing	No. 52 PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports	No. 3 Corvette Racing	No. 93 Riley Motorsports	Report
1	Daytona	Scott Dixon Tony Kanaan Kyle Larson Jamie McMurray	Michael Guasch Tom Kimber-Smith Andrew Novich Andrew Palmer	Ryan Briscoe Antonio García Jan Magnussen	Al Carter Dominik Farnbacher Ben Keating Cameron Lawrence Kuno Wittmer	Report
2	Sebring	No. 5 Action Express Racing	No. 52 PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports	No. 3 Corvette Racing	No. 23 Team Seattle / Alex Job Racing	Report
2	Sebring	João Barbosa Sébastien Bourdais Christian Fittipaldi	Michael Guasch Tom Kimber-Smith Andrew Palmer	Ryan Briscoe Antonio García Jan Magnussen	Mario Farnbacher Ian James Alex Riberas	Report
3	Long Beach	No. 10 Wayne Taylor Racing	did not participate	No. 25 BMW Team RLL	did not participate	Report
3	Long Beach	Jordan Taylor Ricky Taylor	did not participate	Bill Auberlen Dirk Werner	did not participate	Report
4	Laguna Seca	No. 90 VisitFlorida.com Racing	No. 11 RSR Racing	No. 24 BMW Team RLL	No. 73 Park Place Motorsports	Report
4	Laguna Seca	Michael Valiante Richard Westbrook	Chris Cumming Bruno Junqueira	John Edwards Lucas Luhr	Patrick Lindsey Spencer Pumpelly	Report
5	Belle Isle	No. 31 Action Express Racing	No. 8 Starworks Motorsport	did not participate	No. 23 Team Seattle / Alex Job Racing	Report
5	Belle Isle	Dane Cameron Eric Curran	Mirco Schultis Renger van der Zande	did not participate	Mario Farnbacher Ian James	Report
6	Watkins Glen	No. 90 VisitFlorida.com Racing	No. 8 Starworks Motorsport	No. 17 Team Falken Racing	No. 93 Riley Motorsports	Report
6	Watkins Glen	Michael Valiante Richard Westbrook	Mike Hedlund Alex Popow Renger van der Zande	Wolf Henzler Bryan Sellers	Al Carter Marc Goossens Cameron Lawrence	Report
7	Mosport	No. 10 Wayne Taylor Racing	No. 54 CORE Autosport	No. 911 Porsche North America	did not participate	Report
7	Mosport	Jordan Taylor Ricky Taylor	Jon Bennett Colin Braun	Patrick Pilet Nick Tandy	did not participate	Report
8	Lime Rock	did not participate	No. 52 PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports	did not participate	No. 97 Turner Motorsport	Report
8	Lime Rock	did not participate	Michael Guasch Tom Kimber-Smith	did not participate	Dane Cameron Michael Marsal	Report
9	Road America	No. 31 Action Express Racing	No. 11 RSR Racing	No. 911 Porsche North America	No. 33 Riley Motorsports	Report
9	Road America	Dane Cameron Eric Curran	Chris Cumming Bruno Junqueira	Patrick Pilet Nick Tandy	Jeroen Bleekemolen Ben Keating	Report
10	Virginia	did not participate	did not participate	No. 911 Porsche North America	No. 63 Scuderia Corsa	Report
10	Virginia	did not participate	did not participate	Patrick Pilet Nick Tandy	Townsend Bell Bill Sweedler	Report
11	Austin	No. 01 Chip Ganassi Racing	No. 54 CORE Autosport	No. 25 BMW Team RLL	No. 33 Riley Motorsports	Report
11	Austin	Joey Hand Scott Pruett	Jon Bennett Colin Braun	Bill Auberlen Dirk Werner	Jeroen Bleekemolen Ben Keating	Report
12	Road Atlanta	No. 5 Action Express Racing	No. 52 PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports	No. 911 Porsche North America	No. 73 Park Place Motorsports	Report
12	Road Atlanta	João Barbosa Sébastien Bourdais Christian Fittipaldi	Michael Guasch Tom Kimber-Smith Andrew Palmer	Richard Lietz Patrick Pilet Nick Tandy	Patrick Lindsey Spencer Pumpelly Madison Snow	Report

2015_United_SportsCar_Championship

2015 United SportsCar Championship

Classes

Schedule

Race schedule

Calendar changes

Entries

Prototype

Prototype Challenge

GT Le Mans

GT Daytona

Results

Championship standings

Points Systems

Drivers Points

Team Points

Manufacturer Points

North American Endurance Cup

Drivers' Championships

Prototype

Prototype Challenge

GT Le Mans

GT Daytona

Teams' Championships

Prototype

Prototype Challenge

GT Le Mans

GT Daytona

Manufacturers' Championships

Prototype

GT Le Mans

GT Daytona

Tires' Championship

GT Le Mans

Notes

References

External links

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