Daytona Prototype field at Road America The 2011 Rolex Sports Car Series season was the twelfth season of Grand-Am 's premier series.The season began with the Rolex 24 at Daytona on January 29[ 1] Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course on September 17.
Continental Tire became the official tire partner and supplier for Grand-Am, replacing Pirelli after three seasons due to Pirelli 's departure to FIA Formula 1 World Championship , GP2 Asia Series and GP2 Series (now FIA Formula 2 Championship ) as well as increasing GP3 Series (now FIA Formula 3 Championship ) involvement as an official tire partner and supplier after FIA World Motor Sport Council meeting verdict event in Geneva , Switzerland on June 24, 2010.[ 2] [ 3] Grand-Am Cup Series , from KONI in 2010.
A notable change is the television coverage. In contrast to 2010, about half of the races were not televised live.
Schedule The official schedule was released October 18, 2010, and consisted of twelve rounds.[ 4]
Rnd Race Length/Duration Circuit Location Date 1 Rolex 24 At Daytona 24 hours Daytona International Speedway Daytona Beach, Florida January 27–30 2 Grand Prix of Miami 2 hours 45 minutes Homestead-Miami Speedway Homestead, Florida March 5 3 Porsche 250 2 hours 45 minutes Barber Motorsports Park Birmingham, Alabama April 9 4 Bosch Engineering 250 250 miles or 3 hours Virginia International Raceway Danville, Virginia May 14 5 Memorial Day Classic 2 hours 45 minutes Lime Rock Park Lime Rock, Connecticut May 30 6 Sahlen's Six Hours of The Glen 6 hours Watkins Glen International Watkins Glen, New York June 4 7 Rolex Sports Car Series 250 2 hours Road America Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin June 25 8 Continental Tire Sports Car Festival 2 hours 45 minutes Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca Monterey, California July 9 9 American Red Cross 250 2 hours 45 minutes New Jersey Motorsports Park Millville, New Jersey July 24 10 Canadian Tire 200 2 hours or 200 miles Watkins Glen short Watkins Glen, New York August 13 11 Montreal 200 2 hours 30 minutes or 200 miles Circuit Gilles Villeneuve Montreal , Quebec August 20 12 EMCO Gears Classic 3 hours Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Lexington, Ohio September 17
Teams and drivers Team No Drivers Chassis Class Rounds Chip Ganassi Racing Felix Sabates 01 Scott Pruett Riley Mk. XXBMW 5.0L V8 DP All Memo Rojas Joey Hand 1 Graham Rahal 02 Scott Dixon Riley Mk. XXBMW 5.0L V8 DP 1 Dario Franchitti Jamie McMurray Juan Pablo Montoya Starworks Motorsport 2 Alex Popow Riley Mk. XXFord 5.0L V8 Porsche 5.0L V8 DP 1–9, 11–12 Enzo Potolicchio 1–7, 9–10 Ryan Dalziel 8, 11 Romain Iannetta 1 E. J. Viso Colin Braun 6 8 Raphael Matos 9 10 Mark Wilkins 12 7 Riley Mk. XXFord 5.0L V8 DP 1 Jan Heylen Scott Mayer Ryan Dalziel 9 Raphael Matos Enzo Potolicchio 8 Ryan Dalziel Riley Mk. XXFord 5.0L V8 DP 1–3, 5–8, 10–12 1–8 Colin Braun 1, 6 Enzo Potolicchio 11–12 1 Tomáš Enge Alex Popow 10 Sports Car Driving Experience 3 Riley Mk. XXChevrolet 5.0L V8 DP 2 Shane Lewis Marsh Racing Joey Logano Chevrolet Corvette C6 Chevrolet 5.7L V8 GT 10 Boris Said 31 Eric Curran Chevrolet Corvette C6 Chevrolet 5.7L V8 GT 2–9, 12 Boris Said 2–6, 8–9, 11–12 John Heinricy 7 Owen Kelly 11 The Racer's Group 4 Porsche 997 GT3 CupPorsche 3.6L Flat-6 GT 1, 8 Ryan Eversley 1 Kenny Wallace Kevin Buckler 8 53 Porsche 997 GT3 CupPorsche 3.6L Flat-6 GT 1 54 Jeroen Bleekemolen Porsche 997 GT3 CupPorsche 3.6L Flat-6 GT 1 Bret Curtis Tim Pappas Patrick Pilet James Sofronas 66 Dominik Farnbacher Porsche 997 GT3 CupPorsche 3.6L Flat-6 GT 1 Tim George Jr. Ben Keating Lucas Luhr Duncan Ende 10 Andy Lally 67 Porsche 997 GT3 CupPorsche 3.6L Flat-6 GT 1–4, 6–8, 10 Spencer Pumpelly 1–4, 6–7, 10 Ryan Eversley 6, 8 Brendan Gaughan 1 Wolf Henzler Andy Lally Action Express Racing 5 David Donohue Riley Mk. XXPorsche 5.0L V8 DP All Darren Law 1, 6 Buddy Rice 1 9 João Barbosa Riley Mk. XXPorsche 5.0L V8 DP All Terry Borcheller 1–10, 12 Christian Fittipaldi 1 Max Papis Michael Shank Racing Curb/Agajanian 6 A. J. Allmendinger Riley Mk. XXPorsche 5.0L V8 DP 1 Michael McDowell Justin Wilson Michael Shank Racing 23 Mark Blundell Riley Mk. XXFord 5.0L V8 DP 1–2, 10, 12 Zak Brown 1, 10, 12 1 Michael Valiante 2 Matt Bell 8 James Davison 60 Oswaldo Negri Jr. Riley Mk. XXPorsche 5.0L V8 DP All John Pew Marc Goossens 1 Michael Valiante Banner Racing 07 Chevrolet Camaro GT.R Chevrolet 6.0L V8 GT All Oliver Gavin 1–8, 10 Mike Skeen 6, 8–9, 11 Eric Curran 1 Daniel Herrington 12 SunTrust Racing 10 Max Angelelli Dallara Corvette DP Chevrolet 5.5L V8 DP All Ricky Taylor Ryan Briscoe 1 Wayne Taylor TPN Racing / Blackforest 11 Ford Mustang Boss 302 Ford 5.0L V8 GT 1–2, 6 Scott Maxwell 1, 6 Ian James 2, 6 1 David Ragan 10 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Burtin Racing 17 Nicolas Armindo Porsche 997 GT3 CupPorsche 3.6L Flat-6 GT 1 Jack Baldwin Claudio Burtin Nick Tandy Mühlner Motorsports America 18 Porsche 997 GT3 CupPorsche 3.6L Flat-6 GT 1 Dion von Moltke Bullet Racing 22 Eric Lux Porsche 997 GT3 CupPorsche 3.6L Flat-6 GT 1 Darryl O'Young James Walker Brian Wong Racers Edge Motorsports 30 Mazda RX-8 Mazda 2.0L 3-Rotor GT 10–12 1, 6 3, 7 Eric Lux 3, 6 Tom Long 10–11 Jade Buford 1 Scott Rettich Jan Heylen 2 Daniel Herrington 4 6 PR1 Motorsports 32 David Cheng BMW M6 BMW 5.0L V8 GT 1 Yellow Dragon Motorsports 36 Mazda RX-8 Mazda 2.0L 3-Rotor GT 1 Justin Marks Dempsey Racing 40 Mazda RX-8 Mazda 2.0L 3-Rotor GT All Patrick Dempsey 1–6, 8–12 1, 6–8 Tom Long 1 41 Dane Cameron Mazda RX-8 Mazda 2.0L 3-Rotor GT All Ian James 1 Team Sahlen 42 Mazda RX-8 Mazda 2.0L 3-Rotor GT All 1–6 John Edwards 7–12 1 43 Mazda RX-8 Mazda 2.0L 3-Rotor GT 1–9, 11–12 1, 3–5, 7, 9–12 1–5, 8, 11–12 1, 6, 10 Memo Gidley 1 49 Mazda RX-8 Mazda 2.0L 3-Rotor GT 2–4, 6–8, 12 2–3, 6, 8, 12 7, 10, 12 3, 10 Magnus Racing 44 John Potter Porsche 997 GT3 CupPorsche 3.6L Flat-6 GT All Craig Stanton Richard Lietz 1 Marco Holzer Bryan Sellers 6 Flying Lizard Motorsports 45 Jörg Bergmeister Riley Mk. XXPorsche 5.0L V8 DP 1 Patrick Long Seth Neiman Johannes van Overbeek Rick Ware Racing 47 Jeffrey Earnhardt Porsche 997 GT3 CupPorsche 3.6L Flat-6 GT 1 Doug Harrington Paul Miller Racing 48 Robert Bell Porsche 997 GT3 CupPorsche 3.6L Flat-6 GT 1 Bryce Miller Bryan Sellers Tim Sugden Level 5 Motorsports 55 Christophe Bouchut Riley Mk. XXBMW 5.0L V8 DP 1 Luis Díaz Scott Tucker Mark Wilkins 95 Ryan Hunter-Reay Riley Mk. XXBMW 5.0L V8 DP 1 Raphael Matos Scott Tucker Richard Westbrook Bennett Racing 56 Ferrari F430 Challenge Ferrari 4.3L V8 GT 1 Jean-François Dumoulin Glynn Geddie Mike Skeen Stevenson Motorsports 57 Ronnie Bremer Chevrolet Camaro GT.RChevrolet 6.0L V8 GT 1 Robin Liddell Jan Magnussen Brumos Racing 59 Porsche 997 GT3 CupPorsche 3.6L Flat-6 GT All Leh Keen Hurley Haywood 1 Marc Lieb AIM Autosport 61 Riley Mk. XXBMW 5.0L V8 DP 2–4, 7, 10–11 Mark Wilkins Team Spencer Motorsports 63 Mazda RX-8 Mazda 2.0L 3-Rotor GT 1–2 Jim Downing 1 Chris Smith Racing 65 Shane Lewis Porsche 997 GT3 CupPorsche 3.6L Flat-6 GT 1 SpeedSource 69 Emil Assentato Mazda RX-8 Mazda 2.0L 3-Rotor GT All Jeff Segal 1 Anthony Lazzaro Guy Cosmo 6 70 Jonathan Bomarito Mazda RX-8 Mazda 2.0L 3-Rotor GT All John Edwards 1, 6 Adam Christodoulou 1 Grant Racing 72 Porsche 997 GT3 CupPorsche 3.8L Flat-6 GT 2, 12 Horton Autosport 73 Porsche 997 GT3 CupPorsche 3.6L Flat-6 GT 10 Patrick Lindsey Krohn Racing 76 Niclas Jönsson Lola B08/70 Ford 5.0L V8 DP 1 Tracy Krohn Nicolas Minassian Ricardo Zonta Doran Racing 77 Brian Frisselle Dallara Ford 5.0L V8 DP All 1–11 Matt Bell 1, 6 1 12 DragonSpeed 81 Ferrari F430 Challenge Ferrari 4.3L V8 GT 1 Mitchum Motorsports 86 Porsche 997 GT3 CupPorsche 3.8L Flat-6 GT All Cooper MacNeil Randy Pobst Autohaus Motorsports 88 Bill Lester Chevrolet Camaro GT.RChevrolet 6.0L V8 GT All Jordan Taylor Matthew Marsh 1 Johnny O'Connell Tommy Milner 6 Spirit of Daytona Racing 90 Coyote Chevrolet 5.0L V8 DP All Antonio García Sascha Maassen 1 Turner Motorsport 93 BMW M3 BMW 5.0L V8 GT 9–10, 12 9 Memo Gidley Joey Hand 10 12 94 Paul Dalla Lana BMW M3 BMW 5.0L V8 GT All Bill Auberlen 1–7, 10 Joey Hand 4, 6–7 Billy Johnson 9, 11–12 Matt Plumb 1 Boris Said Raphael Matos 8 Lawson Aschenbach 9 Alliance Autosport 97 Scott Rettich Porsche 997 GT3 CupPorsche 3.6L Flat-6 GT 10, 12 10 12 GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing 99 Jon Fogarty Riley Mk. XXChevrolet 5.0L V8 DP All Alex Gurney Jimmie Johnson 1
Changes Will Turner announced that he will field two BMW M3s in the Rolex Sports Car Series for 2011.[ 5]
Memo Gidley joined Team Sahlen for the 2011 season.[ 6]
Spirit of Daytona Racing announced on October 11, 2010, that they would be changing to a Chevrolet -powered prototype.[ 7] SunTrust Racing also announced on October 6 that they would return to the Chevrolet powerplant after two years of using a Ford powerplant.[ 8]
It was announced on October 13, 2010 that Brumos Racing would be fielding a Porsche 911 GT3 for 2011 in a return to the team's roots.The drivers will be Leh Keen and Andrew Davis.[ 9]
It was announced on October 13, 2010 that Blackforest Motorsports would be returning to the series, fielding a Ford Mustang .[ 10]
It was announced on October 27, 2010 that Toro Corse would be entering two Lamborghini Gallardos in the GT class.[ 11]
Results
Championship Standings [ 12]
Daytona Prototypes
Colour Result Gold Winner Silver Second place Bronze Third place Green Points classification Blue Non-points classification Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired, not classified (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Withdrew (WD) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not practice (DNP) Did not arrive (DNA) Excluded (EX)
Bold - Pole positionItalics - Fastest lap
Notes Drivers denoted by † did not complete sufficient laps in order to score points.
Grand Touring
Colour Result Gold Winner Silver Second place Bronze Third place Green Points classification Blue Non-points classification Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired, not classified (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Withdrew (WD) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not practice (DNP) Did not arrive (DNA) Excluded (EX)
Notes Drivers denoted by † did not complete sufficient laps in order to score points.
Engine
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