The 2010
Grand Prix of Mosport
The Chevrolet Grand Prix is an annual International Motor Sports Association, IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship race held every July at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park in Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada. The race originated in 1975 and is curre ...
presented by
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was the penultimate round of the
2010 American Le Mans Series season
The 2010 American Le Mans Series season was the 40th overall season for the IMSA GT Championship, and the twelfth as the American Le Mans Series presented by Tequila Patrón. It was also the first season in which the ALMS used a revised structure ...
. It took place at
Mosport International Raceway
Canadian Tire Motorsport Park (formerly Mosport Park and Mosport International Raceway) is a multi- track motorsport venue located north of Bowmanville, in Ontario, Canada, east of Toronto. The facility features a , 10-turn road course; a ad ...
on August 29, 2010. The race marked the 100th ALMS race that David Brabham has competed in. As a result, the Patrón Highcroft team changed the car's number to No. 100 from No. 1 to mark the occasion.
Qualifying
Qualifying result
Pole position
In a motorsports race, the pole position is usually the best and "statistically the most advantageous" starting position on the track. The pole position is usually earned by the driver with the best qualifying times in the trials before the rac ...
winners in each class are marked in bold.
Race
The race was scheduled for two hours and 45 minutes; however, the race was stopped early after a major crash involving the #8 Drayson LMP and #48 Orbit GTC about two hours into the race. Following a lengthy red flag period, race officials decided to end the event early due to repairs to the track barriers projected to take nearly three hours. The race was resumed under caution for a single lap before the checkered flag was shown. For its part in the incident, the #8 Drayson entry was demoted to the last car on their lap, demoting them two places. (The two cars ahead of the Drayson entry were LMPC cars, so the LMP standings were unaffected.)
Race result
Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 70% of their class winner's distance are marked as Not Classified (NC).
References
External links
2010 Grand Prix of Mosport Race Broadcast (American Le Mans Series YouTube Channel)
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Grand Prix of Mosport
Mosport
Canadian Tire Motorsport Park (formerly Mosport Park and Mosport International Raceway) is a multi-track motorsport venue located north of Bowmanville, in Ontario, Canada, east of Toronto. The facility features a , 10-turn road course; a adva ...
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