However, with the changing course of the storm, high winds early in the weekend proved the only major effect on the event's 25th running. The race was initially feared to be threatened by Hurricane Ian, with serious concerns expressed early in the preceding week that the storm could threaten the race's running. The winners of the race's inaugural running, Eric van de Poele, Wayne Taylor and Emmanuel Collard, served as grand marshals for the 2022 event. The event marked the 25th anniversary of the first Petit Le Mans, held in 1998. Porsche would introduce a new GT3 offering based on the 992 model, while Ferrari would transition to an entry based on the Ferrari 296.

The Porsche 911 GT3 R and Ferrari 488 GT3 also entered their final IMSA events, ahead of the switch to new-generation GT3 machinery for both manufacturers and their respective customers in 2023. The championship battle in the class was still on, with just 19 points separating the Acura entries from Wayne Taylor Racing and Meyer Shank Racing entering the race weekend. Nissan, who exited following the 2019 season, and Mazda, who pulled their entry after 2021, did not take part. Wayne Taylor Racing competed from 2017 to 2020 with the Cadillac DPi-V.R, and from 2021 to 2022 with the Acura ARX-05 the only two manufacturers which took to the grid for the 2022 running of Petit Le Mans. Wayne Taylor, whose team scored the first DPi championship in 2017, described the class as one of the best in North American sports car racing history. First introduced in 2017, the class enjoyed six seasons of success before making way for the new-for-2023 GTP class.

The event was the last ever race for the DPi Class.Īs the final event of the 2022 season, the race marked the swansong for the DPi class.

The race was held at Road Atlanta in Braselton, Georgia. It was the 12th and final race in the 2022 IMSA SportsCar Championship, and the 4th race of the 2022 Michelin Endurance Cup. The 2022 Petit Le Mans (known as the 2022 MOTUL Petit Le Mans for sponsorship reasons) was the 25th running of the Petit Le Mans, and was held on October 1, 2022.

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