International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) president Scott Atherton confirmed that the race was part of the 2014 United SportsCar Championship schedule in September 2013.
The 2014 Continental Tire Monterey Grand Prix was the fourth of thirteen scheduled sports car races of 2014 by IMSA, and it was the second round not held as part of the North American Endurance Cup.
[1] The events were held at the eleven-turn 2.238 mi (3.602 km) Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in Monterey County, California on May 4, 2014.
[3] With 101 points, PC was led by Jon Bennett, Colin Braun, and James Gue with an twelve-point advantage over Tom Kimber-Smith and Michael Marsal.
[3] In GTLM, the Drivers' Championship was led by Bill Auberlen and Andy Priaulx with 90 points; the duo held an two-point gap over Nick Tandy and Richard Lietz.
Since the majority of the remaining rounds of the 2014 United SportsCar Championship were sprint races, PC and GTD teams entered their regular driver pairings for the first time this season.
[6] The Prototype Challenge (PC) class was composed of ten Oreca FLM09 cars: two from Starworks Motorsport and RSR Racing.