2022 Porsche Carrera Cup North America

The 2022 Porsche Carrera Cup North America is the second season of the Porsche Carrera Cup North America. It is scheduled to begin on March 16 at Sebring International Raceway and end on October 1 at Road Atlanta.

Calendar edit

The preliminary calendar was released on August 6, 2021, at IMSA's annual State of the Sport Address, without disclosing the location of round 2.^[1] On October 19, 2021, IMSA announced that an event at the Grand Prix of Long Beach would fill the vacancy in the schedule.^[2] In April 2022, Indianapolis was announced as the replacement for round seven, which was initially scheduled to be held at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park.^[3]

Round	Circuit	Date
1	Sebring International Raceway, Sebring, Florida	March 16–19
2	Grand Prix of Long Beach, Long Beach, California	April 8–10
3	WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, Monterey, California	April 29 – May 1
4	Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen, New York	June 23–26
5	Grand Prix of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario	July 15–17
6	Road America, Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin	August 5–7
7	Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway, Indiana	September 2–4
8	Road Atlanta, Braselton, Georgia	September 28 – October 1

Series News edit

The previous generation 991-spec Porsche 911 GT3 Cup car would no longer be permitted to compete in 2022, meaning the grid would be entirely made up of 992-spec machinery.^[4]

Entry list edit

Team	No.	Driver	Rounds
Pro Class
Kelly-Moss Road and Race^[5]	2	Sean Varwig^[6]	1, 4, 6
	3	Kay van Berlo^[6]	All
	7	Michael McCarthy^[5]	All
	53	Riley Dickinson^[5]	All
MDK Motorsports^[6]	6	Trenton Estep^[6]	All
	43	Jeff Kingsley	5
	91	Matthew Graham	7
McCann Racing^[6]	8	Michael McCann^[6]	1–4, 6–8
JDX Racing^[7]	9	Parker Thompson^[7]	All
311RS Motorsport^[6]	11	Dimitri Dimakos^[6]	1–4, 6–8
	12	Leh Keen^[6]	1–4, 6–7
	12	Laurin Heinrich	8
Wright Motorsports^[6]	13	Varun Choksey^[6]	All
Wright Motorsports^[6]	88	Hutton McKenna^[6]	1–4, 6–8
Hendrick Performance Group^[8]	24	Jeff Gordon^[8]	7
Premier Racing^[6]	24	Adam Adelson^[6]	1–5, 8
Premier Racing^[6]	120	Adam Adelson^[6]	7
Topp Racing^[6]	58	TJ Fischer^[6]	1–4, 6–8
Topp Racing^[6]	77	Travis Wiley^[6]	All
ACI Motorsports^[6]	81	Grant Talkie^[6]	1–4, 7–8
Irish Mike's Racing^[6]	95	Conor Flynn^[6]	1–4, 6–7
Pro-Am Class
ACI Motorsports^[6]	16	Pedro Torres^[6]	1–4, 6, 8
	17	Curt Swearingin^[6]	1–4, 6–8
	18	Richard Edge^[6]	1–4, 6–8
Alegra Motorsports^[6]	22	Carlos de Quesada^[6]	1
Kelly-Moss Road and Race^[9]	23	P. J. Hyett^[10]	6–8
	65	Efrin Castro^[9]	All
	99	Alan Metni^[6]	All
JDX Racing^[7]	26	Peter Atwater^[7]	1
Goldcrest Motorsports^[6]	30	Dominique Lequeux^[6]	1–4, 6
Goldcrest Motorsports^[6]	55	Matt Halcome^[6]	1–4, 6–8
GMG Racing^[11]	32	Kyle Washington^[11]	2–3, 5, 7
Accelerating Performance^[6]	44	Moisey Uretsky^[6]	1, 4, 6, 8
NOLASPORT^[6]	47	Justin Oakes^[6]	1–4, 6–8
Topp Racing^[6]	56	Jeff Mosing^[6]	1–2, 7–8
BGB Motorsports^[6]	69	Thomas Collingwood^[6]	All
Mark Motors Racing^[6]	84	Marco Cirone^[6]	1, 3–8
Ansa Motorsports^[6]	89	Mike Zoi^[6]	1
Irish Mike's Racing^[6]	97	Craig Conway^[6]	1–4, 6–7
Am Class
JDX Racing^[7]	4	Robert Hanley^[7]	1–3
Kelly-Moss Road and Race^[6]	10	Vernon McClure^[6]	1–2, 6, 8
	19	Tom Balames^[6]	1, 4, 6
	92	Joseph Lombardo^[6]	1, 3–4, 7
Goldcrest Motorsports^[6]	21	Grady Willingham^[6]	1–4, 6–8
	28	Bob Mueller^[10]	6, 8
	29	Jeffrey Majkrzak^[6]	1–2, 6–8
	80	Joe Still^[6]	1
Octavio Tequila Racing	28	Bob Mueller	1
Topp Racing^[6]	42	Bill Smith^[6]	All
MDK Motorsports^[6]	43	Mark Kvamme^[6]	1–4, 6–8
Wright Motorsports^[6]	57	John Goetz^[6]	All

Results edit

Round	Circuit	Date	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Winning Driver	Winning Team	Winning Pro-Am	Winning Am
1	Sebring International Raceway, Sebring, Florida	March 17	Kay van Berlo	Kay van Berlo	Kay van Berlo	Kelly-Moss Road and Race	Alan Metni	Mark Kvamme
2	Sebring International Raceway, Sebring, Florida	March 17	Kay van Berlo	Riley Dickinson	Kay van Berlo	Kelly-Moss Road and Race	Efrin Castro	Mark Kvamme
3	Grand Prix of Long Beach, Long Beach, California	April 8–10	Kay van Berlo	Kay van Berlo	Kay van Berlo	Kelly-Moss Road and Race	Alan Metni	John Goetz
4	Grand Prix of Long Beach, Long Beach, California	April 8–10	Kay van Berlo	Kay van Berlo	Kay van Berlo	Kelly-Moss Road and Race	Justin Oakes	Mark Kvamme
5	WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, Monterey, California	April 29 – May 1	Trenton Estep	Trenton Estep	Parker Thompson	JDX Racing	Marco Cirone	Mark Kvamme
6	WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, Monterey, California	April 29 – May 1	Riley Dickinson	Kay van Berlo	Parker Thompson	JDX Racing	Efrin Castro	Robert Hanley
7	Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen, New York	June 23–26	Kay van Berlo	Kay van Berlo	Kay van Berlo	Kelly-Moss Road and Race	Alan Metni	Mark Kvamme
8	Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen, New York	June 23–26	Kay van Berlo	Kay van Berlo	Kay van Berlo	Kelly-Moss Road and Race	Efrin Castro	Bill Smith
9	Grand Prix of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario	July 15–17	Trenton Estep	Kay van Berlo	Trenton Estep	MDK Motorsports	Efrin Castro	Bill Smith
10	Grand Prix of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario	July 15–17	Trenton Estep	Trenton Estep	Trenton Estep	MDK Motorsports	Efrin Castro	Bill Smith
11	Road America, Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin	August 5–7	Parker Thompson	Parker Thompson	Parker Thompson	JDX Racing	Marco Cirone	Mark Kvamme
12	Road America, Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin	August 5–7	Parker Thompson	Sean Varwig	Trenton Estep	MDK Motorsports	Marco Cirone	Mark Kvamme
13	Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway, Indiana	September 2–4	Parker Thompson	Riley Dickinson	Parker Thompson	JDX Racing	Efrin Castro	Mark Kvamme
14	Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway, Indiana	September 2–4	Kay van Berlo	Riley Dickinson	Riley Dickinson	Kelly-Moss Road and Race	Efrin Castro	Mark Kvamme
15	Road Atlanta, Braselton, Georgia	September 28 – October 1	Laurin Heinrich	Laurin Heinrich	Parker Thompson	JDX Racing	Efrin Castro	John Goetz
16	Road Atlanta, Braselton, Georgia	September 28 – October 1	Laurin Heinrich	Laurin Heinrich	Laurin Heinrich	311RS Motorsport	Efrin Castro	Mark Kvamme

Championship standings edit

Points system edit

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.

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	11th	12th	13th	14th	15th	Pole	FL
Points	25	20	17	14	12	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1	2	1

Driver's Championship edit

Pos.	Driver	SEB		LBH		LGA		WGL		TOR		ELK		IMS		ATL		Points
Overall
1	Parker Thompson	2	3	2	4	1	1	3	4	6	2	1	2	1	32	1	3	306
2	Kay van Berlo	1	1	1	1	4	3	1	1	2	4	4	30	21	2	2	27	290
3	Riley Dickinson	3	2	6	29	3	2	2	2	3	3	7	10	2	1	5	2	264
4	Trenton Estep	4	4	31	2	2	4	4	3	1	1	2	1	4	33	3	29	247
5	TJ Fischer	43	8	3	3	6	8	10	14			6	4	10	4	12	8	125
6	Michael McCarthy	6	42	9	6	5	14	DNS	DNS			3	6	5	7	4	9	111
7	Varun Choksey	9	7	8	30	29	9	8	7	5	5	19	8	8	6	7	14	110
8	Leh Keen	5	6	7	5	30†	5	5	5			8	27	6	5			109
9	Dimitri Dimakos	8	5	5	31	14	6	11	8			5	7	24	14	14	4	99
10	Travis Wiley	11	10	24	7	9	7	32	DNS	4	14	20	3	7	24	8	7	96
11	Michael McCann	7	13	4	28	28	13	6	9			11	9	9	29	9	5	86
12	Grant Talkie	10	9	30	8	7	10	13	24					14	8	6	6	71
13	Alan Metni	13	14	11	13	11	31	7	11	11	9	10	29	15	10	11	12	67
14	Efrin Castro	39†	12	32	11	31	11	12	10	9	6	30	20	11	9	10	10	66
15	Sean Varwig	12	11					9	6			12	5					43
16	Adam Adelson	17	20	12	10	16	20	14	12	8	7			13	11	15	25	42
17	Matthew Graham													3	3			34
18	Marco Cirone	27	19			10	28	23	15	10	15	9	11	16	15	27	11	33
19	Curt Swearingin	21	22	14	15	12	12	22	21			18	12	12	12	16	13	27
20	Hutton McKenna	42	17	10	25	8	DNS	16	13			31	22	DNS	DNS	13	26	20
21	Jeff Kingsley									7	8							17
22	Justin Oakes	14	15	25	9	15	16	15	27			DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	12
23	Thomas Collingwood	24	30	21	26	23	24	27	28	12	10	27	28	23	25	23	20	10
24	Jeff Mosing	15	18	13	12									17	17	24	24	8
25	Bill Smith	30	31	19	19	20	27	21	16	14	11			32	23	20	19	7
26	Kyle Washington			26	22	22	23			13	12			28	30			7
27	P. J. Hyett											14	14	19	13	DNS	DNS	7
28	Matt Halcome	16	27	17	16	17	19	17	17			13	13	30	21	26	22	6
29	Pedro Torres	18	23	20	20	13	15	19	31†			15	18			DNS	DNS	5
30	John Goetz	32	28	16	23	19	22	25	20	15	13	21	19	26	20	17	17	4
31	Conor Flynn	22	25	15	14			18	18			22	17	18	18			3
32	Mark Kvamme	20	24	29	18	18	18	20	22			16	16	22	19	18	15	2
33	Moisey Uretsky	19	16					26	19			17	15			19	18	1
34	Bob Mueller	23	DNS									23	DNS			22	16	1
35	Dominique Lequeux	31	35	18	17	24	30	29	32			32	DNS					0
36	Robert Hanley	26	38	22	21	32	17											0
37	Richard Edge	25	36	23	24	21	21	28	23			26	21	27	26	29†	28	0
38	Vernon McClure	34	26	27	DNS							24	23			21	21	0
39	Peter Atwater	28	21															0
40	Joseph Lombardo	35	34			26	25	24	30					25	22			0
41	Grady Willingham	23	37	DNS	27	25	26	30	26			29	26	31	31	25	23	0
42	Jeffrey Majkrzak	41†	29	28								25	24	33	27	DNS	DNS	0
43	Craig Conway	38	41	DNS	DNS	27	29	31	25			28	25	29	28			0
44	Tom Balames	40	40					DNS	29			DNS	DNS					0
45	Carlos De Quesada	29	33															0
46	Mike Zoi	36	32															0
47	Joe Still	37	39															0
Guest drivers ineligible to score points
	Laurin Heinrich															28	1	0
Pro-Am Class
1	Alan Metni	13	14	11	13	11	31	7	11	11	9	10	29	15	10	11	12	289
2	Efrin Castro	39†	12	32	11	31	11	12	10	9	6	30	20	11	9	10	10	288
3	Marco Cirone	27	19			10	28	23	15	10	15	9	11	16	15	27	11	210
4	Curt Swearingin	21	22	14	15	12	12	22	21			18	12	12	12	16	13	200
5	Matt Halcome	16	27	17	16	17	19	17	17			13	13	30	21	26	22	160
6	Thomas Collingwood	24	30	21	26	23	24	27	28	12	10	27	28	23	25	23	20	138
7	Justin Oakes	14	15	25	9	15	16	15	27			DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	119
8	Jeff Mosing	15	18	13	12									17	17	24	24	106
9	Pedro Torres	18	23	20	20	13	15	19	31†			15	18			DNS	DNS	106
10	Richard Edge	25	36	23	24	21	21	28	23			26	21	27	26	29†	28	101
11	Moisey Uretsky	19	16					26	19			17	15			19	18	92
12	Kyle Washington			26	22	22	23			13	12			28	30			68
13	P. J. Hyett											14	14	19	13	DNS	DNS	52
14	Dominique Lequeux	31	35	18	17	24	30	29	32			32	DNS					51
15	Craig Conway	38	41	DNS	DNS	27	29	31	25			28	25	29	28			49
16	Peter Atwater	28	21															14
17	Carlos De Quesada	29	33															7
18	Mike Zoi	36	32															6
Am Class
1	Mark Kvamme	20	24	29	18	18	18	20	22			16	16	22	19	18	15	317
2	John Goetz	32	28	16	23	19	22	25	20	15	13	21	19	26	20	17	17	298
3	Bill Smith	30	31	19	19	20	27	21	16	14	11			32	23	20	19	245
4	Grady Willingham	23	37	DNS	27	25	26	30	26			29	26	31	31	25	23	149
5	Joseph Lombardo	35	34			26	25	24	30					25	22			108
6	Vernon McClure	34	26	27	DNS							24	23			21	21	100
7	Robert Hanley	26	38	22	21	32	17											94
8	Jeffrey Majkrzak	41†	29	28								25	24	33	27	DNS	DNS	79
9	Bob Mueller	23	DNS									23	DNS			22	16	69
10	Tom Balames	40	40					DNS	29			DNS	DNS					24
11	Joe Still	37	39															14
Pos.	Drivers	SEB		LBH		LGA		WGL		TOR		ELK		IMS		ATL		Points

Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	Second place
Bronze	Third place
Green	Points finish
Blue	Non-points finish
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Retired (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Red	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

†: Post-event penalty. Car moved to back of class.

References edit

^ Dagys, John (August 6, 2021). "IMSA Challenge, Single-Make Series Calendars Revealed". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved November 6, 2021.
^ "Long Beach Added to 2022 Schedule". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. October 19, 2021. Retrieved November 6, 2021.
^ Dagys, John (April 8, 2022). "Porsche Sports Car Together Fest Completes Calendar". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
^ "Road Atlanta Weekend Notebook". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. November 11, 2021. Retrieved November 11, 2021. Road Atlanta marks the last race for the Pro-Am 991 class, with the previous-generation Porsche 911 GT3 Cup machinery no longer eligible in 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c Dagys, John (January 11, 2022). "Dickinson Switches to Kelly-Moss". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac ^ad ^ae ^af ^ag ^ah ^ai ^aj ^ak ^al ^am ^an ^ao ^ap ^aq ^ar ^as ^at ^au ^av ^aw ^ax ^ay ^az ^ba ^bb ^bc ^bd ^be ^bf ^bg Pettit, Vince (March 15, 2022). "Record-breaking 43 cars set for Porsche Carrera Cup North America season opener". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Pettit, Vince (March 16, 2022). "JDX Racing re-signs Parker Thompson for Porsche Carrera Cup North America season". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
^ ^a ^b Goodwin, Graham (August 30, 2022). "Jeff Gordon Joins Indy Porsche Carrera Cup North America Grid". dailysportscar.com. Retrieved September 10, 2022.
^ ^a ^b Dagys, John (January 18, 2022). "Pro-Am Champ Castro Signs With Kelly-Moss". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "PCCNA Official Entry List.pdf" (PDF). results.imsa.com. August 3, 2022. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "2022_PCCNA_LongBeach_PreEvent_EntryList.pdf" (PDF). imsa.com. March 30, 2022. Retrieved April 3, 2022.

External links edit

Official website

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[1] Dagys, John (August 6, 2021). "IMSA Challenge, Single-Make Series Calendars Revealed". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved November 6, 2021.

[2] "Long Beach Added to 2022 Schedule". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. October 19, 2021. Retrieved November 6, 2021.

[3] Dagys, John (April 8, 2022). "Porsche Sports Car Together Fest Completes Calendar". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved April 8, 2022.

[4] "Road Atlanta Weekend Notebook". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. November 11, 2021. Retrieved November 11, 2021. Road Atlanta marks the last race for the Pro-Am 991 class, with the previous-generation Porsche 911 GT3 Cup machinery no longer eligible in 2022.

[Dickinson-5] Dagys, John (January 11, 2022). "Dickinson Switches to Kelly-Moss". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved January 11, 2022.

[43Entries-6] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac ^ad ^ae ^af ^ag ^ah ^ai ^aj ^ak ^al ^am ^an ^ao ^ap ^aq ^ar ^as ^at ^au ^av ^aw ^ax ^ay ^az ^ba ^bb ^bc ^bd ^be ^bf ^bg Pettit, Vince (March 15, 2022). "Record-breaking 43 cars set for Porsche Carrera Cup North America season opener". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. Retrieved March 17, 2022.

[Thompson-7] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Pettit, Vince (March 16, 2022). "JDX Racing re-signs Parker Thompson for Porsche Carrera Cup North America season". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. Retrieved March 17, 2022.

[Gordon-8] Goodwin, Graham (August 30, 2022). "Jeff Gordon Joins Indy Porsche Carrera Cup North America Grid". dailysportscar.com. Retrieved September 10, 2022.

[Castro-9] Dagys, John (January 18, 2022). "Pro-Am Champ Castro Signs With Kelly-Moss". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved January 18, 2022.

[35entries-10] "PCCNA Official Entry List.pdf" (PDF). results.imsa.com. August 3, 2022. Retrieved August 4, 2022.

[34entries-11] "2022_PCCNA_LongBeach_PreEvent_EntryList.pdf" (PDF). imsa.com. March 30, 2022. Retrieved April 3, 2022.

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