# 2014 Kansas Grand Prix

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Sports Car race

The **2014 Grand Prix of Kansas** was a [sports car race](/source/Sports_car_racing) sanctioned by the [International Motor Sports Association](/source/IMSA) (IMSA) held on the [Kansas Speedway](/source/Kansas_Speedway) in [Kansas City, Kansas](/source/Kansas_City%2C_Kansas) on June 7, 2014. The event served as the sixth of thirteen scheduled rounds of the [2014 United SportsCar Championship](/source/2014_United_SportsCar_Championship).

## Background

### Preview

[Kansas Speedway](/source/Kansas_Speedway), where the race was held.

[International Motor Sports Association](/source/IMSA) (IMSA) president Scott Atherton confirmed that the race was part of the [2014 United SportsCar Championship](/source/2014_United_SportsCar_Championship) schedule in October 2013.[1] It was the first year the event was held as part of the Tudor United SportsCar Championship. The 2014 Grand Prix of Kansas was the sixth of thirteen scheduled sports car races of 2014 by IMSA, and it was the third round not held as part of the North American Endurance Cup.[1] The event was held at the nineteen-turn 2.370 mi (3.814 km) [Kansas Speedway](/source/Kansas_Speedway) in [Kansas City, Kansas](/source/Kansas_City%2C_Kansas) on June 7, 2014.[1] The event was run in conjunction with the [Cooper Tires Prototype Lites](/source/IMSA_Prototype_Challenge) in a two-segment race format.[2][1]

Before the race, [Jon Bennett](/source/Jon_Bennett_(racing_driver)) and [Colin Braun](/source/Colin_Braun) led the Prototype Challenge Drivers' Championship with 97 points, 3 points clear of [Renger van der Zande](/source/Renger_van_der_Zande) in second, and Martin Fuentes with 80 points.[3] [CORE Autosport](/source/CORE_Autosport) were their respective Teams' Championships.[3]

### Entry list

Twenty-nine cars were officially entered for the Grand Prix of Kansas, with the bulk of entries in the Cooper Tires Prototype Lites series.[4] The [Prototype Challenge](/source/Le_Mans_Prototype_Challenge) (PC) class was composed of ten Oreca FLM09 cars: two from [Starworks Motorsport](/source/Starworks_Motorsport) and [RSR Racing](/source/RSR_Racing). BAR1 Motorsports, [CORE Autosport](/source/CORE_Autosport), [JDC-Miller MotorSports](/source/JDC%E2%80%93Miller_MotorSports), Performance Tech, [PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports](/source/PR1%2FMathiasen_Motorsports), and [8Star Motorsports](/source/8_Star_Motorsports) entered one car each.[5][4] With the absence of the Prototype (P), [Grand Touring Le Mans](/source/LM_GTE) (GTLM), and Grand Touring Daytona (GTD) categories from the field, only one racing class was represented in Kansas.[1]

## Practice

There were three practice sessions preceding the start of the race on Saturday: all on Friday.The first session was on Friday afternoon lasted 80 minutes while the second session on Friday afternoon lasted one-hour. The third session on Final evening lasted 45 minutes[5]

## Qualifying

Friday evening's 50-minute two-group qualifying session gave 15-minute sessions to all categories. Cars in [Cooper Tires Prototype Lites](/source/IMSA_Prototype_Challenge) were sent out first before those grouped in PC had one separate identically timed session. Regulations stipulated teams to nominate one qualifying driver, with the fastest laps determining each classes starting order.[5]

### Qualifying results

[Pole positions](/source/Pole_position) in each class are indicated in **bold** and by ‡. PC stands for [Prototype Challenge](/source/Le_Mans_Prototype_Challenge).

Pos. Class No. Team Time Gap Grid 1 PC 08 RSR Racing 1:11.839 _ 1‡ 2 PC 52 PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports 1:11.878 +0.039 2 3 PC 25 8Star Motorsports 1:11.989 +0.150 3 4 PC 09 RSR Racing 1:12.541 +0.702 4 5 PC 54 CORE Autosport 1:12.597 +0.758 5 6 PC 38 Performance Tech 1:12.766 +0.927 6 7 PC 85 JDC-Miller MotorSports 1:12.862 +1.023 7 8 PC 8 Starworks Motorsport 1:12.958 +1.119 8 9 PC 7 Starworks Motorsport 1:13.592 +1.753 9 10 PC 88 BAR1 Motorsports 1:13.737 +1.898 10 11 L1 27 Performance Tech Motorsport 1:16.183 +4.344 11‡ 12 L1 61 Comprent Motor Sports 1:16.308 +4.469 12 13 L1 16 Performance Tech Motorsport 1:16.393 +4.554 13 14 L1 9 Performance Tech Motorsport 1:16.482 +4.643 14 15 L1 12 ONE Motorsports 1:16.582 +4.743 15 16 L1 39 Performance Tech Motorsport 1:16.607 +4.768 16 17 L1 44 Ferrari of Houston Race Team 1:16.643 +4.804 17 18 L1 10 JDC Motorsports 1:16.737 +4.898 18 19 L1 77 ONE Motorsports 1:17.001 +5.162 19 20 L1 4 8Star Motorsports 1:17.109 +5.270 20 21 L1 2 8Star Motorsports 1:17.366 +5.527 21 22 L1 34 Performance Tech Motorsport 1:17.396 +5.557 22 23 L1 65 8Star Motorsports 1:17.995 +6.156 23 24 L1 42 Eurosport Racing 1:18.766 +6.927 24 25 L1 125 Performance Tech Motorsport 1:21.696 +9.857 25 26 L2 22 BAR1 Motorsports No Time Established 26‡ 27 L1 28 Yount Motorsports No Time Established 27 28 L1 62 ONE Motorsports No Time Established 28 29 L1 29 Extreme Speed Motorsports No Time Established 29 Sources:[6][7][8][9]

## Race

### Race results

Class winners are denoted in **bold** and ‡. PC stands for [Prototype Challenge](/source/Le_Mans_Prototype_Challenge).

Pos Class No. Team Drivers Chassis Tire Laps Engine 1 PC 54 CORE Autosport Jon Bennett Colin Braun Oreca FLM09 C 66‡ Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 2 PC 8 Starworks Motorsport Mirco Schultis Renger van der Zande Oreca FLM09 C 66 Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 3 PC 25 8Star Motorsports Luis Díaz Sean Rayhall Oreca FLM09 C 66 Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 4 PC 52 PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports Gunnar Jeannette Frankie Montecalvo Oreca FLM09 C 66 Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 5 PC 08 RSR Racing Chris Cumming Alex Tagliani Oreca FLM09 C 66 Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 6 PC 09 RSR Racing Duncan Ende Bruno Junqueira Oreca FLM09 C 66 Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 7 PC 7 Starworks Motorsport Martin Fuentes Ryan Dalziel Oreca FLM09 C 66 Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 8 PC 88 BAR1 Motorsports Doug Bielefeld Oreca FLM09 C 66 Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 9 PC 38 Performance Tech David Ostella Oreca FLM09 C 66 Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 10 PC 85 JDC-Miller MotorSports Chris Miller Stephen Simpson Oreca FLM09 C 65 Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 Sources:[10][11][12] Tyre manufacturers Key Symbol Tyre manufacturer C Continental

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:02_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:02_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-:02_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-:02_1-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-:02_1-4) Dagys, John (October 11, 2013). ["Kansas Added to 2014 Schedule"](https://sportscar365.com/imsa/tusc/kansas-added-to-2014-schedule/). *Sportscar365.com*. John Dagys Media, LLC. Retrieved November 12, 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Kansas_PC_2-0)** Dagys, John (May 16, 2014). ["Kansas PC Race Format Revealed"](http://sportscar365.com/imsa/tusc/kansas-pc-race-format-revealed/). *Sportscar365.com*. John Dagys Media, LLC. Retrieved November 12, 2024.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:03_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:03_3-1) ["2014 TUDOR Championship Official Points REVISED.pdf"](https://web.archive.org/web/20150518103152/http://www.imsa.com/sites/default/files/race_result_files/2014%20TUDOR%20Championship%20Official%20Points%20REVISED.pdf) (PDF). Archived from [the original](https://www.imsa.com/sites/default/files/race_result_files/2014%20TUDOR%20Championship%20Official%20Points%20REVISED.pdf) (PDF) on May 18, 2015. Retrieved November 11, 2024.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:1_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:1_4-1) ["Kansas \[PC\] 2014 - Entry List"](https://www.racingsportscars.com/entry/Kansas-2014-06-07.html). *Racingsportscars.com*. Retrieved November 12, 2024.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:0_5-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:0_5-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-:0_5-2) ["14_IMSA_KANSAS_SG_V1.pdf"](https://www.spotterguides.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/14_IMSA_KANSAS_SG_V1.pdf) (PDF). *Spotterguides.com*. Retrieved November 12, 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Tudor United SportsCar Championship Unofficial Qualifying"](https://web.archive.org/web/20211020063245/http://imsatiming.com/Results/2014/TUDOR%20Championship/06-Kansas/TUDOR%20Championship%20Kansas%20Qualifying%20Unofficial.pdf) (PDF). [IMSA](/source/IMSA). June 6, 2014. Archived from [the original](http://imsatiming.com/Results/2014/TUDOR%20Championship/06-Kansas/TUDOR%20Championship%20Kansas%20Qualifying%20Unofficial.pdf) (PDF) on October 20, 2021. Retrieved November 12, 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Cooper Tires Prototype Lites Powered by Mazda Qualifying Report - Round 3"](https://web.archive.org/web/20211020060719/http://imsatiming.com/Results/2014/Lites/02-Kansas/Lites%20Kansas%20Qualifying.pdf) (PDF). [IMSA](/source/IMSA). June 6, 2014. Archived from [the original](http://imsatiming.com/Results/2014/Lites/02-Kansas/Lites%20Kansas%20Qualifying.pdf) (PDF) on October 20, 2021. Retrieved November 12, 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Kansas \[PC\] 2014"](https://www.racingsportscars.com/grid/race1/Kansas-2014-06-07.html). *Racingsportscars.com*. Retrieved November 12, 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["Kansas \[PC\] 2014 Qualifying Results"](https://www.racingsportscars.com/results/qualifying/Kansas-2014-06-07.html). *Racingsportscars.com*. Retrieved November 12, 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["TUDOR United SportsCar Championship Unofficial Race Report"](https://web.archive.org/web/20211020064759/http://imsatiming.com/Results/2014/TUDOR%20Championship/06-Kansas/TUDOR%20Championship%20Kansas%20Race%20Unofficial.pdf) (PDF). [IMSA](/source/IMSA). June 7, 2014. Archived from [the original](http://imsatiming.com/Results/2014/TUDOR%20Championship/06-Kansas/TUDOR%20Championship%20Kansas%20Race%20Unofficial.pdf) (PDF) on October 20, 2021. Retrieved November 12, 2024.

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