2019 IMSA Prototype Challenge

The 2019 IMSA Prototype Challenge is the fourteenth season of the IMSA Lites series and its successors and the third season as the IMSA Prototype Challenge. It began on 5 January at Daytona International Speedway, and concluded on 11 October at Road Atlanta. The IMSA Prototype Challenge series is for future IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship drivers and veteran drivers alike. Entering its 14th season, IMSA Prototype Challenge shifts to a single-class, endurance race format in 2019 with six races held on North America’s most premier road courses. The series will continue to feature the global-spec LMP3 prototypes. The endurance format pairs two-drivers per car in a six race season.

Series news

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  • NBC Sports Group took over from Fox Sports as the series' official broadcaster.[1]
  • Michelin became the new official tire supplier of the series, following the departure of Continental Tire at the end of 2018.
  • The Mazda Prototype Challenge (MPC) class was discontinued at the end of 2018.

Calendar

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Race schedule

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The 2019 schedule was released on 2 August 2018 and features six rounds.[2]

Rnd Circuit Location Date Duration
1   Daytona International Speedway Daytona Beach, Florida 5 January 3 hours
2   Sebring International Raceway Sebring, Florida 14 March 1 hour 45 mins
3   Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Lexington, Ohio 5 May 1 hour 45 mins
4   Canadian Tire Motorsport Park Bowmanville, Ontario 6 July 3 hours
5   Virginia International Raceway Alton, Virginia 24 August 1 hour 45 mins
6   Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta Braselton, Georgia 11 October 1 hour 45 mins

Calendar changes

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Entry List

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All teams use the Nissan VK50VE 5.0L V8 engines.

Team Car No. Drivers Rounds
  ANSA Motorsports Ligier JS P3 2   Jon Brownson All
  Michal Chlumecky 1, 3–6
  Dakota Dickerson 1
  Tim George 2
4   Leo Lamelas All
  Neil Alberico All
13   Benjamin Waddell 3
  Jordan Perroy 3
  Jr III Racing Ligier JS P3 3   Kris Wilson 5–6
  Performance Tech Motorsports[3] Ligier JS P3 7   Blake Mount[3] All
  Júlio Campos 1
  Max Hanratty 2–6
19   Dean Baker All
  Bradley Baker 1–2, 4
  Kyle Masson 1, 3–6
75   Cameron Cassels All
  James French All
  JDC Motorsports Norma M30 9   Scott Andrews 2–6
  Gerry Kraut 2–6
  Robillard Racing[4] Norma M30 10   Joe Robillard[4] 2–6
  Kenton Koch 1
  Stevan McAleer[4] 1, 4
43   Stevan McAleer[4] 2–3, 5–6
  Simraceway Motorsports Ligier JS P3 11   Maurice Smith 1–3, 5
  Nicolas Rondet 1–3, 5
12   Kevin Woods 2–3
  Tim Moser 2–3
  Alianza/Gilbert Motorsports[5]
  Gilbert/Korthoff MotorSports
Norma M30 23   Anthony Simone[5] 1–3
  Jason Bell[5] 1
  Mike Skeen 3, 5–6
  Conquest Racing[6] Ligier JS P3 25   Ross Chouest[6] 1–2, 5
  Aaron Povoledo[6] 1–2, 5
  Forty 7 Motorsports Ligier JS P3 25   Ross Chouest[6] 6
  Aaron Povoledo[6] 6
Norma M30 47   Austin McCusker All
  Rodrigo Pflucker All
55   Nikko Reger All
  Timo Reger 1–3
  Wyatt Schwab 4–6
74   Wyatt Schwab 1–2
  Benjamin Waddell 1
  Colin Thompson 2
  Garett Grist 5–6
  Rob Hodes 5–6
  K2R Motorsports Ligier JS P3 26   Matthew Bell 2
  James McGuire Jr. 2
51   Rob Hodes 1–4
  Garett Grist 1–4
64   Naveen Rao 1–5
  Alex Barron 1–3
  Matthew Bell 4–6
  Sean Creech Motorsports Ligier JS P3 30   Naj Husain 6
  Wayne Boyd 6
33   Lance Willsey All
  Nigel Greensall 1, 4
  Polestar Motor Racing Inc. Ligier JS P3 40   Keith Grant All
  David Grant All
  Kenton Koch 4
  PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports[7] Ligier JS P3 52   Scott Huffaker[7] 2–5
  Mike Guasch[7] 2
  Chris Archinaco 3–5
  MLT Motorsports Ligier JS P3 54   Dylan Murry 2–6
  David Murry 2
  Dakota Dickerson 3–4, 6
  Skylar Robinson 5
  Wulver Racing Ligier JS P3 60   Bruce Hamilton All
  Tonis Kasemets All
  Scott Maxwell 1
  Jade Buford 4
  ONE Motorsports Ligier JS P3 66   Will Lin 4
  Mikel Miller 4
  Benjamin Waddell 4
86   Dave House All
  Paul LaHaye All
  P1 Motorsports Ligier JS P3 70   Joel Janco All
  Jonathan Jorge All
Entry Lists:[8][9][10][11][12][13]

Results

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Race Results

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Rnd Circuit Pole Position Race Winners
1   Daytona   No. 51 K2R Motorsports   No. 4 ANSA Motorsports
  Garett Grist
  Rob Hodes
  Neil Alberico
  Leo Lamelas
2   Sebring   No. 47 Forty 7 Motorsports   No. 43 Robillard Racing
  Austin McCuscker
  Rodrigo Pflucker
  Stevan McAleer
3   Mid-Ohio   No. 23 Gilbert/Korthoff MotorSports   No. 54 MLT Motorsports
  Anthony Simone
  Mike Skeen
  Dylan Murry
  Dakota Dickerson
4   Mosport   No. 10 Robillard Racing   No. 47 Forty 7 Motorsports
  Stevan McAleer
  Joe Robillard
  Austin McCusker
  Rodrigo Pflucker
5   Virginia   No. 43 Robillard Racing   No. 43 Robillard Racing
  Stevan McAleer   Stevan McAleer
6   Road Atlanta   No. 43 Robillard Racing   No. 23 Gilbert/Korthoff MotorSports
  Stevan McAleer   Mike Skeen
Sources:[14][15][16]

Points system

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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 35 32 30 28 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

Drivers' Championship

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Overall

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Pos. Driver(s) DAY
 
SEB
 
MOH
 
MOS
 
VIR
 
ATL
 
Points
1   Austin McCusker
  Rodrigo Pflucker
2 2 4 1 8 6 175
2   Stevan McAleer 17 1 15 10 1 4 149
3   Neil Alberico
  Leo Lamelas
1 10 2 5 22 5 149
4   Bruce Hamilton
  Tonis Kasemets
3 17 3 11 10 7 139
5   Dylan Murry 5 1 4 4 18 130
6   Cameron Cassels
  James French
5 6 23 6 6 10 130
7   Blake Mount 14 4 9 17 7 9 127
8   David Grant
  Keith Grant
19 8 8 8 5 11 127
9   Dean Baker 7 20 12 13 3 21 112
10   Max Hanratty 4 9 17 7 9 110
11   Joel Janco
  Jonathan Jorge
8 11 16 16 14 15 106
12   Kyle Masson 7 12 13 3 21 101
13   Garett Grist
  Rob Hodes
12 19 17 7 15 20 96
14   Naveen Rao 6 7 7 18 23 94
15   Lance Willsey 11 12 21 19 16 14 93
16   Dakota Dickerson 18 1 4 18 89
17   Wyatt Schwab 13 9 12 20 12 89
18   Joe Robillard 13 13 10 17 13 89
19   Scott Andrews
  Gerry Kraut
21 5 3 21 19 88
20   Jon Brownson 18 23 19 9 13 16 88
21   Nikko Reger 10 25 22 12 20 12 85
22   Dave House
  Paul LaHaye
16 16 18 15 19 17 85
23   Mike Skeen 14 2 1 84
24   Matt Bell 3 18 23 2 83
25   Scott Huffaker 22 11 2 11 81
26   Michal Chlumecky 18 19 9 13 16 80
27   Alex Barron 6 7 7 73
28   Chris Archinaco 11 2 11 72
29   Nico Rondet
  Maurice Smith
4 24 10 18 69
30   Ross Chouest
  Aaron Povoledo
9 14 12 22 67
31   Benjamin Waddell 13 6 14 60
32   Bradley Baker 7 20 13 53
33   Anthony Simone 15 18 14 46
34   Kris Wilson 9 8 45
35   Kenton Koch 17 8 37
36   Timo Reger 10 25 22 36
37   Nigel Greensall 11 19 32
38   Scott Maxwell 3 30
39   James McGuire 3 30
40   Naj Husain
  Wayne Boyd
3 30
41   Skylar Robinson 4 28
42   Tim Moser
  Kevin Woods
15 20 27
43   David Murry 5 26
44   Jordan Perroy 6 25
45   Colin Thompson 9 22
46   Jade Buford 11 20
47   Júlio Campos 14 17
48   Will Lin
  Mikel Miller
14 17
49   Jason Bell 15 16
50   Mike Guasch 22 9
51   Tim George 23 8
Pos. Driver(s) DAY
 
SEB
 
MOH
 
MOS
 
VIR
 
ATL
 
Points
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold - Pole position
Italics - Fastest lap

Bronze Cup

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Pos. Driver(s) DAY
 
SEB
 
MOH
 
MOS
 
VIR
 
ATL
 
Points
1   Joel Janco
  Jonathan Jorge
1 1 2 3 3 4 190
2   Lance Willsey 2 2 6 4 4 3 175
3   Dave House
  Paul LaHaye
3 5 3 2 6 6 168
4   Jon Brownson 7 4 1 2 5 145
5   Joe Robillard 3 1 5 2 123
6   Michal Chlumecky 4 1 2 5 121
7   Kris Wilson 1 1 70
8   Nigel Greensall 2 4 32
9   Tim Moser
  Kevin Woods
4 5 54
10   Bradley Baker
  Dean Baker
6 25
11   Tim George 7 24
Pos. Driver(s) DAY
 
SEB
 
MOH
 
MOS
 
VIR
 
ATL
 
Points

Team's Championship

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Pos. Team DAY
 
SEB
 
MOH
 
MOS
 
VIR
 
ATL
 
Points
1 #47 Forty 7 Motorsports 2 2 4 1 8 6 175
2 #4 ANSA Motorsports 1 10 2 5 22 5 149
3 #60 Wulver Racing 3 17 3 11 10 7 139
4 #54 MLT Motorsports 5 1 6 4 18 130
5 #75 Performance Tech Motorsports 5 6 23 6 6 10 130
6 #7 Performance Tech Motorsports 14 4 9 17 7 9 127
7 #40 Polestar Motor Racing Inc. 19 8 8 8 5 11 127
8 #64 K2R Motorsports 6 7 7 18 23 2 126
9 #43 Robillard Racing 1 15 1 4 114
10 #23 Gilbert/Korthoff Motorsports 15 18 14 2 1 113
11 #19 Performance Tech Motorsports 7 20 12 13 3 21 112
12 #70 PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports 8 11 16 16 14 15 106
13 #10 Robillard Racing 17 13 13 10 17 13 103
14 #33 Sean Creech Motorsports 11 12 21 19 16 14 93
15 #9 JDC MotorSports 21 5 3 21 19 88
16 #2 ANSA Motorsports 18 23 19 9 13 16 88
17 #55 Forty 7 Motorsports 10 25 22 12 20 12 85
18 #86 ONE Motorsports 16 16 18 15 19 17 85
19 #52 PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports 22 11 2 11 81
20 #11 Simraceway Motorsports 4 24 10 18 69
21 #51 K2R Motorsports 12 19 17 7 69
22 #25 Forty 7 Motorsports 9 14 12 22 67
23 #74 Forty 7 Motorsports 13 9 15 20 67
24 #3 Jr III Racing 9 8 45
25 #26 K2R Motorsports 3 30
26 #30 Sean Creech Motorsports 3 30
27 #12 Simraceway Motorsports 15 20 27
28 #13 ANSA Motorsports 6 25
29 #66 ONE Motorsports 14 17
Pos. Team DAY
 
SEB
 
MOH
 
MOS
 
VIR
 
ATL
 
Points

References

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