2018_Continental_Tire_SportsCar_Challenge
The 2018 Continental Tire SportsCar Championship is the nineteenth season of the Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge and the fifth season organized by the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA).
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Parent series:
WeatherTech SportsCar Championship
Support series:
IMSA Prototype Challenge
IMSA Michelin Encore
WeatherTech SportsCar Championship
Support series:
IMSA Prototype Challenge
IMSA Michelin Encore
The class structure adds the TCR category alongside the GS and ST cars. Eligible manufacturers include Alfa Romeo, Audi, Ford, Honda, Hyundai, Kia, SEAT, Subaru, and Volkswagen. Also, the GS category will only allow cars homologated to Group GT4 regulations.[1]
- Grand Sport (GS)
- Touring Car (TCR)
- Street Tuner (ST)
The schedule remains unchanged, aside from the Circuit of the Americas being switched for Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. Additionally, Watkins Glen International becomes a four-hour endurance race along with races at Daytona International Speedway and Laguna Seca. All other races are approximately two hours in length.[2]
More information Rnd, Race ...
| Rnd | Race | Circuit | Location | Date | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BMW Endurance Challenge at Daytona | Daytona International Speedway | Daytona Beach, Florida | January 26 | 4 Hours |
| 2 | Alan Jay Automotive Network 120 | Sebring International Raceway | Sebring, Florida | March 16 | 2 Hours |
| 3 | Mid-Ohio 120 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | Lexington, Ohio | May 5 | 2 Hours |
| 4 | Continental 240 at The Glen | Watkins Glen International | Watkins Glen, New York | June 30 | 4 Hours |
| 5 | Canadian Tire Motorsport Park 120 | Canadian Tire Motorsport Park | Bowmanville, Ontario | July 7 | 2 Hours |
| 6 | Lime Rock Park 120 | Lime Rock Park | Lakeville, Connecticut | July 21 | 2 Hours |
| 7 | Road America 120 | Road America | Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin | August 4 | 2 Hours |
| 8 | Biscuitville Grand Prix | Virginia International Raceway | Alton, Virginia | August 18 | 2 Hours |
| 9 | WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca 120 | WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca | Monterey, California | September 8 | 2 Hours |
| 10 | Fox Factory 120 | Road Atlanta | Braselton, Georgia | October 12 | 2 Hours |
| NC | Michelin Encore 1 | Sebring International Raceway | Sebring, Florida | November 9 | 4 Hours |
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1 Grand Sport and TCR will participate in this race with the WeatherTech Championship's GT Daytona class and LMP3 cars in IMSA Prototype Challenge as one single four-hour race. This race will preview the 2019 IMSA rules package and new tyre supplier Michelin.
Grand Sport
More information Team, Car ...
| Team | Car | No. | Drivers | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Automatic Racing[3] |
Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT4 | 09 | Ramin Abdolvahabi[3] |
1–2 | |||
| Rob Ecklin Jr.[3] |
1, 3–4, 7, 9 | ||||||
| Brandon Kidd |
1, 3–4, 9 | ||||||
| Conor Flynn |
2 | ||||||
| Peter Ludwig |
7 | ||||||
| 9 | Ramin Abdolvahabi |
4 | |||||
| Nick Longhi |
4 | ||||||
| Aurora Straus |
4 | ||||||
| Craig Lyons |
7 | ||||||
| Kris Wilson |
7 | ||||||
| 99 | Al Carter[3] |
1–4 | |||||
| Steven Phillips[3] |
1–3 | ||||||
| Aurora Straus[4] |
1 | ||||||
| Eric Lux |
4 | ||||||
| Rob Ecklin, Jr. |
6 | ||||||
| Kris Wilson |
6, 9–10 | ||||||
| Ramin Abdolvahabi |
7 | ||||||
| John Allen |
7 | ||||||
| Gary Ferrera |
9–10 | ||||||
 Winward Racing/HTP Motorsport[5] |
Mercedes-AMG GT4 | 3 | Craig Lyons[6] |
1–2 | |||
| Kris Wilson[6] |
1–2 | ||||||
| 33 |  Damien Faulkner[5] |
1–7, 9–10 | |||||
| Russell Ward[5] |
1–7, 9–10 | ||||||
| 57 | Bryce Ward[6] |
1–4, 6–7, 9–10 | |||||
 Indy Dontje[6] |
1–4, 6, 10 | ||||||
| Christian Hohenadel |
7, 9 | ||||||
| Team TGM[7] |
Mercedes-AMG GT4 | 4 | Guy Cosmo[8] |
All | |||
| Ted Giovanis[8] |
All | ||||||
| Owen Trinkler[8] |
1 | ||||||
| 46 | Hugh Plumb[8] |
All | |||||
| Owen Trinkler[8] |
All | ||||||
| Bodymotion Racing[9] |
Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR | 5 |  Stevan McAleer[9] |
1–6 | |||
| Joe Robillard[9] |
1–6 | ||||||
 Shining Star Motorsport by Atlantic Racing Team |
Mercedes-AMG GT4 | 6 | Phil Holtrust |
5 | |||
| Danny Kok |
5 | ||||||
| VOLT Racing[4] |
Ford Mustang GT4 | 7 | Alan Brynjolfsson[4] |
All | |||
| Trent Hindman[4] |
All | ||||||
| Multimatic Motorsports[10] |
Ford Mustang GT4 | 8 | Patrick Gallagher[11] |
All | |||
| Chad McCumbee[11] |
All | ||||||
| 15 | Scott Maxwell[10] |
1–9 | |||||
| Cole Custer[10] |
1, 10 | ||||||
| Ty Majeski[10] |
1, 4, 7–10 | ||||||
| Chase Briscoe[10] |
2–3, 5–6 | ||||||
| 22 | 1, 10 | ||||||
| Austin Cindric[10] |
1, 10 | ||||||
|
Audi R8 LMS GT4 | 13 | Daren Jorgensen[12] |
1 | |||
| Rick Parfitt Jr.[12] |
1 | ||||||
| Cameron Lawrence[12] |
1 | ||||||
| 14 | Andrew Davis[12] |
1 | |||||
| George Kurtz[12] |
1 | ||||||
| James Sofronas[12] |
1 | ||||||
| 50 | Ashley Freiberg[13] |
1 | |||||
 Gosia Rdest[13] |
1 | ||||||
| RS1[4] |
Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR | 18 | Daniel Morad[4] |
1 | |||
| Spencer Pumpelly[4] |
1 | ||||||
 Jan Heylen |
9 | ||||||
| Cavan O'Keefe |
9 | ||||||
| Jason Hart |
10 | ||||||
| Curt Swearingin |
10 | ||||||
| 28 | Dillon Machavern[4] |
All | |||||
| Spencer Pumpelly[4] |
All | ||||||
| Stephen Cameron Racing[4] |
Mercedes-AMG GT4 2 BMW M4 GT4 8 |
19 | Ari Balogh[4] |
All | |||
| Greg Liefooghe[4] |
All | ||||||
| BMW M4 GT4 | 88 | Henry Schmitt |
7–9 | ||||
| Chris Miller |
7 | ||||||
| Ari Balogh |
8–9 | ||||||
| Classic BMW[4] |
BMW M4 GT4 | 26 | Toby Grahovec |
2–5, 8 | |||
| Jayson Clunie |
2, 5, 8 | ||||||
| Ray Mason |
3 | ||||||
| Matt Travis |
4 | ||||||
| Jason Hart |
4 | ||||||
| 72 | 1–2, 8 | ||||||
| Mike Vess[4] |
1–2, 8 | ||||||
| Toby Grahovec[4] |
1 | ||||||
| BGB Motorsports[14] |
Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR | 38 | James Cox[4] |
1–4, 7, 10 | |||
| Dylan Murry[14] |
1–4, 7, 10 | ||||||
| David Murry[14] |
1 | ||||||
| Carbahn Motorsports[3] |
Audi R8 LMS GT4 | 39 | Jeff Westphal[4] |
All | |||
| Tyler McQuarrie[3] |
1–2, 4–10 | ||||||
| Mark Siegal[3] |
3 | ||||||
| PF Racing |
Ford Mustang GT4 | 40 | Jade Buford |
10 | |||
| James Pesek |
10 | ||||||
| Murillo Racing[4] |
Mercedes-AMG GT4 | 56 | Eric Foss[4] |
All | |||
| Jeff Mosing[4] |
All | ||||||
| 65 | Tim Probert [4] |
2–10 | |||||
| Brent Mosing[4] |
2–3, 7–10 | ||||||
| Justin Piscitell |
4–6 | ||||||
| KohR Motorsports[15] |
Ford Mustang GT4 | 59 | Joey Atterbury[4] |
1–3, 6–10 | |||
| Jack Roush Jr.[3] |
1–4, 6–10 | ||||||
| Jade Buford[3] |
1 | ||||||
| Andy Lally |
4 | ||||||
| 60 | Kyle Marcelli[15] |
All | |||||
| Nate Stacy[15] |
All | ||||||
| DXDT Racing[4] |
Mercedes-AMG GT4 | 63 | David Askew[4] |
1 | |||
| Aaron Povoledo[4] |
1 | ||||||
| Motorsport in Action[4] |
McLaren 570S GT4 | 69 | Corey Fergus[4] |
1–5, 7–10 | |||
| Jesse Lazare[4] |
1–5, 7–10 | ||||||
| Rebel Rock Racing |
Chevrolet Camaro GT4.R | 71 | Andrew Davis |
8–10 | |||
| Robin Liddell |
8–10 | ||||||
| Compass Racing[3] |
McLaren 570S GT4 | 76 | Matt Plumb[3] |
All | |||
| Paul Holton[3] |
1–8, 10 | ||||||
| Nico Rondet |
9 | ||||||
| Andrew Wojteczko Autosport[16] |
Ford Mustang GT4 | 80 | Martin Barkey[16] |
All | |||
| Brett Sandberg[16] |
All | ||||||
| BimmerWorld Racing[3] |
BMW M4 GT4 | 82 | James Clay[3] |
All | |||
| Tyler Cooke[3] |
All | ||||||
| Quest Racing[17] |
Mercedes-AMG GT4 | 92 | Mark Ramsey[17] |
All | |||
 Alexandre Prémat[17] |
1–8 | ||||||
| Roger Eagleton |
9–10 | ||||||
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Touring Car
More information Team, Car ...
| Team | Car | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| eEuroparts.com Racing[4] |
Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | 10 | Lee Carpentier[4] |
All |
 Kieron O'Rourke[4] |
All | |||
| 12 | Kenton Koch |
4, 6–10 | ||
| Tom O'Gorman |
4, 6–10 | |||
| RS Werkes Racing[4] |
Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | 11 | Don Istook[4] |
1–4, 6, 8 |
| JT Coupal[4] |
1 | |||
| Ethan Low |
2 | |||
 Mikey Taylor |
3–4, 6, 8, 10 | |||
| Tyler Stone |
10 | |||
| Rumcastle, LLC[4] |
Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | 31 | Luke Rumburg[4] |
1–4, 6, 8, 10 |
| Tanner Rumburg[4] |
1–4, 6, 8, 10 | |||
| Jon Miller[4] |
1 | |||
 Bryan Ortiz |
4 | |||
| 32 | Rob Ferriol |
8 | ||
| DJ Fitzpatrick |
8 | |||
| Mark Brummond |
10 | |||
| Pat Wilmot |
10 | |||
| Murillo Racing[4] |
Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | 53 | Matthew Fassnacht[4] |
1 |
| Justin Pisctell[4] |
1 | |||
| JDC-Miller MotorSports |
Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | 54 | Michael Johnson |
3–10 |
| Stephen Simpson |
3–10 | |||
| Roadshagger Racing |
Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | 61 | Gavin Ernstone |
6, 9 |
| Jonathan Morley |
6, 9 | |||
| Strom Motorsports |
Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | 67 | David Depillo |
6 |
| Brett Strom |
6 | |||
| Compass Racing[18] |
Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | 74 | Rodrigo Sales[19] |
All |
| Kuno Wittmer[19] |
All | |||
| 75 |  Roy Block[19] |
All | ||
 Pierre Kleinubing[19] |
All | |||
| 77 | Britt Casey Jr.[20] |
All | ||
| Tom Long[20] |
All | |||
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Street Tuner
More information Team, Car ...
| Team | Car | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bodymotion Racing[4] |
Porsche Cayman | 21 | Max Faulkner[4] |
All |
| Jason Rabe[4] |
All | |||
| MINI JCW Team[3] |
Mini JCW | 37 | Derek Jones[3] |
All |
| Nate Norenberg[3] |
All | |||
| 52 | Mark Pombo[4] |
All | ||
| Jared Salinsky[4] |
1–2 | |||
| Tyler Stone[4] |
1 | |||
| Colin Mullan |
3–9 | |||
| Luis Perocarpi |
10 | |||
| 73 | Mike LaMarra[3] |
All | ||
| Mat Pombo[3] |
All | |||
| Murillo Racing |
Porsche Cayman | 55 | Brent Mosing |
1 |
| Justin Piscitell |
1 | |||
| Tim Probert |
1 | |||
| Riley Racing |
Mazda MX-5 | 66 | AJ Riley |
4, 6 |
| Jameson Riley |
4, 6 | |||
| BimmerWorld Racing[3] |
BMW 328i (F30) | 81 | Nick Galante[3] |
All |
| Devin Jones[3] |
All | |||
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Notes
- Car No. 13 and 14 entered as GMG Racing and car No. 50 entered as Audi Sport Team USA / GMG Racing.
Bold indicates overall winner.
More information Rnd, Circuit ...
| Rnd | Circuit | GS Winning Car | TCR Winning Car | ST Winning Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GS Winning Drivers | TCR Winning Drivers | ST Winning Drivers | ||
| 1 | Daytona | No. 28 RS1 |
No. 77 Compass Racing |
No. 81 BimmerWorld Racing |
| Dillon Machavern Spencer Pumpelly |
Britt Casey Jr. Tom Long |
Nick Galante Devin Jones | ||
| 2 | Sebring | No. 60 KohR Motorsports |
No. 74 Compass Racing |
No. 52 MINI JCW Team |
| Kyle Marcelli Nate Stacy |
Rodrigo Sales Kuno Wittmer |
Mark Pombo Jared Salinsky | ||
| 3 | Mid-Ohio | No. 60 KohR Motorsports |
No. 74 Compass Racing |
No. 73 MINI JCW Team |
| Kyle Marcelli Nate Stacy |
Rodrigo Sales Kuno Wittmer |
Mike LaMarra Mat Pombo | ||
| 4 | Watkins Glen | No. 8 Multimatic Motorsports |
No. 77 Compass Racing |
No. 52 MINI JCW Team |
| Patrick Gallagher Chad McCumbee |
Britt Casey Jr. Tom Long |
Colin Mullan Mark Pombo | ||
| 5 | Mosport | No. 60 KohR Motorsports |
No. 77 Compass Racing |
No. 81 BimmerWorld Racing |
| Kyle Marcelli Nate Stacy |
Britt Casey Jr. Tom Long |
Nick Galante Devin Jones | ||
| 6 | Lime Rock | No. 46 Team TGM |
No. 54 JDC-Miller MotorSports |
No. 73 Mini JCW Team |
| Hugh Plumb Owen Trinkler |
Michael Johnson Stephen Simpson |
Mike LaMarra Mat Pombo | ||
| 7 | Road America | No. 7 VOLT Racing |
No. 74 Compass Racing |
No. 81 BimmerWorld Racing |
| Alan Brynjolfsson Trent Hindman |
Rodrigo Sales Kuno Wittmer |
Nick Galante Devin Jones | ||
| 8 | Virginia | No. 46 Team TGM |
No. 12 eEuroparts.com Racing |
No. 52 MINI JCW Team |
| Hugh Plumb Owen Trinkler |
Kenton Koch Tom O'Gorman |
Colin Mullan Mark Pombo | ||
| 9 | Laguna Seca | No. 46 Team TGM |
No. 77 Compass Racing |
No. 81 BimmerWorld Racing |
| Hugh Plumb Owen Trinkler |
Britt Casey Jr. Tom Long |
Nick Galante Devin Jones | ||
| 10 | Road Atlanta | No. 82 BimmerWorld Racing |
No. 12 eEuroparts.com Racing |
No. 73 MINI JCW Team |
| James Clay Tyler Cooke |
Kenton Koch Tom O'Gorman |
Mike LaMarra Mat Pombo |
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GS Team's Championship (top 10)
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