The 2024 Chevrolet Detroit Sports Car Classic was a sports car race held at the Detroit street circuit in Detroit, Michigan, on June 1, 2024. It was the fifth round of the 2024 IMSA SportsCar Championship.
The 2024 Chevrolet Detroit Sports Car Classic was a sports car race held at the Detroit street circuit in Detroit, Michigan, on June 1, 2024. It was the fifth round of the 2024 IMSA SportsCar Championship.
International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) president John Doonan confirmed the race was part of the 2024 IMSA SportsCar Championship (IMSA SCC) in August 2023. [1] It was the ninth time the IMSA SCC hosted a race in Detroit, and the first time the race was hosted at the Detroit street circuit. The 2024 Detroit Grand Prix was the fifth of eleven scheduled sports car races of 2024 by IMSA. [2] The race was held at the ten-turn 1.645 mi (2.647 km) Detroit street circuit on June 1, 2024. [2]
Prior to the race, the GTP Drivers' Championship was led by Dane Cameron and Felipe Nasr with 1357 points, 50 ahead of second-placed Jack Aitken and Pipo Derani. Sébastien Bourdais and Renger van der Zande sat 88 points behind Cameron and Nasr in third place. [3] Laurin Heinrich and Sebastian Priaulx were on top in the GTD Pro Drivers' Championship with 981 points, 56 ahead of Ben Barnicoat and Jack Hawksworth in second. Bryan Sellers and Madison Snow sat a further 37 points behind in third place. [3] Cadillac and Porsche were leading their respective Manufacturers' Championships, whilst Porsche Penske Motorsport and AO Racing were leading their Teams' Championships. [3]
The entry list was revealed on May 22, 2024, and featured 21 entries: 10 entries in GTP, and 11 entries in GTD Pro. The GTP entry list stayed the same as it was in Laguna Seca, whilst GTD Pro saw the addition of two additional entries: the No. 15 Vasser Sullivan Lexus, and the No. 35 Conquest Racing Ferrari. [4] The No. 15 Lexus was piloted by Frankie Montecalvo and Parker Thompson, whilst the No. 35 Ferrari was driven by Albert Costa and Daniel Serra. [5] Furthermore, Alex Riberas returned in the No. 23 Heart of Racing Team Aston Martin, after being replaced by Mario Farnbacher in the previous round. [6]
There were two practice sessions preceding the start of the race on Saturday, one on Friday morning and one on Friday afternoon. The first session lasted 90 minutes on Friday morning while the second session on Friday afternoon lasted 2 hours. [7]
Friday’s afternoon qualifying was broken into two sessions, with one session for the GTP and GTD Pro classes, which lasted 15 minutes each. [7] The rules dictated that all teams nominated a driver to qualify their cars. The competitors' fastest lap times determined the starting order. IMSA then arranged the grid to put GTPs ahead of the GTD Pro cars. [8]
Pole positions in each class are indicated in bold and with ‡.
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The final results kept Cameron and Nasr atop the GTP Drivers' Championship with 1669 points, 70 ahead of third-place finishers Bourdais and van der Zande, who in turn were 13 points in front of Jaminet and Tandy. [11] Heinrich and Priaulx's victory allowed them to extend their advantage to 84 points over second-place finishers Barnicoat and Hawksworth in the GTD Pro Drivers' Championship. [11] Porsche topped their respective Manufactures' Championships while Porsche Penske Motorsport and AO Racing kept their respective advantages in their of Teams' Championships with six rounds remaining. [11]
Class winners are in bold and ‡.
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