2023 Michelin Pilot Challenge
The 2023 Michelin Pilot Challenge is the twenty-fourth season of the IMSA SportsCar Challenge and the tenth season organized by the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA). The season began on January 26 at Daytona International Speedway and concludes on October 14 at Road Atlanta.
Classes
- Grand Sport (GS) (run to GT4 regulations)
- Touring Car (TCR)
Calendar
The provisional 2023 calendar was released on August 5, 2022, at IMSA's annual State of the Sport Address, featuring eleven rounds.[1]
Round | Race | Length | Classes | Circuit | Location | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | BMW M Endurance Challenge | 4 Hours | All | Daytona International Speedway | Daytona Beach, Florida | January 26–29 |
2 | Alan Jay Automotive Network 120 | 2 Hours | All | Sebring International Raceway | Sebring, Florida | March 15–18 |
3 | WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca 120 | 2 Hours | All | WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca | Monterey, California | May 12–14 |
4 | Chevrolet Detroit Sports Car Classic | 1 Hour 40 Minutes | GS | Detroit Street Circuit | Detroit, Michigan | June 2–3 |
5 | Watkins Glen International 120 | 2 Hours | All | Watkins Glen International | Watkins Glen, New York | June 23–25 |
6 | Canadian Tire Motorsport Park 120 | 2 Hours | All | Canadian Tire Motorsport Park | Bowmanville, Ontario | July 7–9 |
7 | Lime Rock Park 120 | 1 Hour 40 Minutes | TCR | Lime Rock Park | Lakeville, Connecticut | July 21–22 |
8 | Road America 120 | 2 Hours | All | Road America | Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin | August 4–6 |
9 | Virginia Is Racing for Lovers Grand Prix | 2 Hours | All | Virginia International Raceway | Alton, Virginia | August 25–27 |
10 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway 240 | 4 Hours | All | Indianapolis Motor Speedway | Speedway, Indiana | September 15–17 |
11 | Fox Factory 120 | 2 Hours | All | Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta | Braselton, Georgia | October 11–14 |
- Calendar Changes
- Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course was dropped from the calendar and was replaced by a four-hour event at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. An event at the new Detroit Street Circuit was also added to the schedule.
- The Detroit event will only feature GS-class entries, while the event at Lime Rock Park will only feature TCR entries, ensuring a 10-round schedule for both classes.[1]
Entry list
Grand Sport (GS)
Touring Car (TCR)
Race results
Bold indicates overall winner.
Round | Circuit | GS Winning Car | TCR Winning Car |
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GS Winning Drivers | TCR Winning Drivers | ||
1 | Daytona | #42 PF Racing | #61 Road Shagger Racing |
Harrison Burton Zane Smith |
Gavin Ernstone Jonathan Morley | ||
2 | Sebring | #96 Turner Motorsport | #5 KMW Motorsports with TMR Engineering |
Vin Barletta Robby Foley |
Roy Block Tim Lewis Jr. | ||
3 | Laguna Seca | #72 Murillo Racing | #98 Bryan Herta Autosport with Curb-Agajanian |
Kenny Murillo Christian Szymczak |
Mason Filippi Mark Wilkins | ||
4 | Detroit | #57 Winward Racing | did not participate |
Daniel Morad Bryce Ward | |||
5 | Watkins Glen | #96 Turner Motorsport | #5 KMW Motorsports with TMR Engineering |
Robby Foley Vin Barletta |
Roy Block Tim Lewis Jr. | ||
6 | Mosport | #50 TGR Hattori Motorsports | #17 Unitronic/JDC-Miller MotorSports |
Billy Johnson Parker Thompson |
Chris Miller Mikey Taylor | ||
7 | Lime Rock | did not participate | #98 Bryan Herta Autosport with Curb-Agajanian |
Mason Filippi Mark Wilkins | |||
8 | Road America | #71 Rebel Rock Racing | #5 KMW Motorsports with TMR Engineering |
Frank DePew Robin Liddell |
Roy Block Tim Lewis Jr. | ||
9 | Virginia | ||
10 | Indianapolis | ||
11 | Road Atlanta | ||
Championship standings
Points system
Championship points are awarded in each class at the finish of each event. Points are awarded based on finishing positions in the race as shown in the chart below.[42]
Position | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30+ |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Race | 350 | 320 | 300 | 280 | 260 | 250 | 240 | 230 | 220 | 210 | 200 | 190 | 180 | 170 | 160 | 150 | 140 | 130 | 120 | 110 | 100 | 90 | 80 | 70 | 60 | 50 | 40 | 30 | 20 | 10 |
GS Driver's Championship
|
Bold - Pole position Italics - Fastest lap |
†: Post-event penalty. Car moved to back of class.
TCR Driver's Championship
|
Bold - Pole position Italics - Fastest lap |
GS Bronze Drivers Cup
|
Bold - Pole position Italics - Fastest lap |
GS Team's Championship
|
Bold - Pole position Italics - Fastest lap |
†: Post-event penalty. Car moved to back of class.
TCR Team's Championship
|
Bold - Pole position Italics - Fastest lap |
GS Manufacturer's Championship
Pos. | Drivers | DAY |
SEB |
LGA |
DET |
WGL |
MOS |
ELK |
VIR |
IMS |
ATL |
Points |
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1 | Mercedes-AMG | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 2160 | |||
2 | BMW | 13 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 2090 | |||
3 | Porsche | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 2040 | |||
4 | Chevrolet | 32 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1960 | |||
5 | Ford | 1 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 1930 | |||
6 | Aston Martin | 5 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 1900 | |||
7 | Toyota | 31 | 13 | 19 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 1840 | |||
8 | McLaren | 6 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 17 | 21 | 1690 |
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- 2023 IMSA Sporting Regulations (and SSR) for the IMPC 05/03/23
Notes
- Moisey Uretsky is Russian, but he competes as a neutral competitor as Russian national emblems were banned by the FIA due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.