2022 Lexus Grand Prix at Mid-Ohio
The 2022 Lexus Grand Prix of Mid-Ohio was a sports car race held at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course near Lexington, Ohio on May 15, 2022. It was the fifth round of the 2022 IMSA SportsCar Championship and the third round of the 2022 WeatherTech Sprint Cup. Wayne Taylor Racing's #10 car piloted by Ricky Taylor and Filipe Albuquerque collected their second victory of the season.[1]
Background
On May 5, 2022, IMSA released the latest technical bulletin outlining Balance of Performance for the event. In DPi, the Cadillac DPi-V.R received a 10 kilogram weight break. In GTD, The Porsche 911 GT3 R received a 10 kilogram weight increase.[2]
Entries
A total of 31 cars took part in the event, split across four classes. 6 were entered in DPi, 6 in LMP2, 8 in LMP3, and 11 in GTD.[3] In LMP2, Will Stevens subbed for Louis Deletraz in the Tower Motorsport entry due to a clash with the European Le Mans Series round at Imola.[4] In LMP3, MLT Motorsports made its debut in the IMSA SportsCar Championship. In GTD, Team Hardpoint was absent while Vasser Sullivan Racing added a second entry featuring Jack Hawksworth and Richard Heistand. NTE Sport withdrew from the event due to a lack of funding.[5] Jordan Pepper joined Brendan Iribe in the Inception Racing entry.
Qualifying
Qualifying results
Pole positions in each class are indicated in bold and by 
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| Pos. | Class | PIC | No. | Team | Driver | Time | Gap | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DPi | 1 | 01 | Cadillac Racing | Sebastien Bourdais | 1:10.439 | - | 1 |
| 2 | DPi | 2 | 60 | WTR - Konica Minolta Acura | Filipe Albuquerque | 1:10.661 | +0.222 | 2 |
| 3 | DPi | 3 | 60 | Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian | Oliver Jarvis | 1:10.791 | +0.352 | 3 |
| 4 | DPi | 4 | 02 | Cadillac Racing | Alex Lynn | 1:10.995 | +0.556 | 4 |
| 5 | DPi | 5 | 31 | Whelen Engineering Racing | Tristan Nunez | 1:11.053 | +0.614 | 5 |
| 6 | DPi | 6 | 5 | JDC-Miller MotorSports | Tristan Vautier | 1:11.083 | +0.644 | 6 |
| 7 | LMP2 | 1 | 52 | PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports | Patrick Kelly | 1:14.340 | +3.901 | 7 |
| 8 | LMP2 | 2 | 11 | PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports | Steven Thomas | 1:15.276 | +4.837 | 8 |
| 9 | LMP2 | 3 | 81 | DragonSpeed - 10 Star | Henrik Hedman | 1:15.332 | +4.893 | 9 |
| 10 | LMP2 | 4 | 18 | Era Motorsport | Dwight Merriman | 1:16.077 | +5.638 | 10 |
| 11 | LMP2 | 5 | 8 | Tower Motorsport | John Farano | 1:16.313 | +5.874 | 11 |
| 12 | LMP2 | 6 | 20 | High Class Racing | Dennis Andersen | 1:16.515 | +6.076 | 12 |
| 13 | LMP3 | 1 | 36 | Andretti Autosport | Jarett Andretti | 1:17.104 | +6.665 | 13 |
| 14 | LMP3 | 2 | 58 | MLT Motorsports | Josh Sarchet | 1:17.441 | +7.002 | 14 |
| 15 | LMP3 | 3 | 38 | Performance Tech Motorsports | Daniel Goldburg | 1:17.788 | +7.349 | 15 |
| 16 | LMP3 | 4 | 74 | Riley Motorsports | Gar Robinson | 1:17.892 | +7.453 | 16 |
| 17 | LMP3 | 5 | 54 | CORE Autosport | Jon Bennett | 1:18.448 | +8.009 | 17 |
| 18 | LMP3 | 6 | 30 | Jr III Motorsports | Ari Balogh | 1:19.279 | +8.840 | 18 |
| 19 | LMP3 | 7 | 13 | AWA | Orey Fidani | 1:19.819 | +9.380 | 19 |
| 20 | LMP3 | 8 | 33 | Sean Creech Motorsport | Lance Willsey | 1:19.924 | +9.485 | 20 |
| 21 | GTD | 1 | 1 | Paul Miller Racing | Madison Snow | 1:20.525 | +10.086 | 21 |
| 22 | GTD | 2 | 32 | Team Korthoff Motorsports | Stevan McAleer | 1:20.725 | +10.286 | 22 |
| 23 | GTD | 3 | 27 | Heart of Racing Team | Roman De Angelis | 1:20.822 | +10.383 | 23 |
| 24 | GTD | 4 | 96 | Turner Motorsport | Robby Foley | 1:21.012 | +10.573 | 24 |
| 25 | GTD | 5 | 57 | Winward Racing | Russell Ward | 1:21.016 | +10.577 | 25 |
| 26 | GTD | 6 | 12 | Vasser Sullivan Racing | Frankie Montecalvo | 1:21.120 | +10.681 | 26 |
| 27 | GTD | 7 | 17 | Vasser Sullivan Racing | Richard Heistand | 1:21.410 | +10.971 | 27 |
| 28 | GTD | 8 | 39 | CarBahn with Peregrine Racing | Robert Megennis | 1:21.450 | +11.011 | 28 |
| 29 | GTD | 9 | 51 | RWR Eurasia Motorsport | Aidan Read | 1:21.469 | +11.030 | 29 |
| 30 | GTD | 10 | 70 | Inception Racing | Brendan Iribe | 1:22.044 | +11.605 | 30 |
| 31 | GTD | 11 | 16 | Wright Motorsports | Ryan Hardwick | 1:22.652 | +12.213 | 31 |
Race
Results
Class winners are denoted in bold and .
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References
- Ryan, Nate (May 15, 2022). "IMSA Mid-Ohio results: Wayne Taylor Racing wins again; Montoya triumphs in LMP2". NBC Sports. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
- Dagys, John (May 5, 2022). "Cadillac Returns to Pre-Laguna Minimum Weight". sportscar365.com. Retrieved April 24, 2023.
- Dagys, John (May 4, 2022). "Vasser Sullivan Adds Second GTD Class Lexus for Mid-Ohio". sportscar365.com. Retrieved April 24, 2023.
- Dagys, John (May 13, 2022). "Stevens Drafted into Tower Motorsport Lineup for Mid-Ohio". sportscar365.com. Retrieved April 24, 2023.
- Dagys, John (May 10, 2022). "NTE Sport Lamborghini Withdraws From Mid-Ohio". sportscar365.com. Retrieved April 24, 2023.