2024_IMSA_VP_Racing_SportsCar_Challenge
2024 IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge
Motor racing championship
The 2024 IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge season is an ongoing motor racing championship. It is the second season of the IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge after being established in 2023 as a replacement for the IMSA Prototype Challenge. The season will begin on January 20 at Daytona International Speedway and will conclude on October 19 at Road Atlanta. After IMSA's removal of the LMP3 class from the 2024 IMSA SportsCar Championship, this series is now the highest tier of racing for LMP3s in the United States.
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2024 IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge
Parent series:IMSA SportsCar Championship
Michelin Pilot Challenge
The provisional schedule was released on August 4, 2023, at IMSA's annual State of the Sport Address, featuring twelve rounds split across six race weekends. Five of the six events had confirmed dates.[1]
More information Round, Circuit ...
| Round | Circuit | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Florida |
January 19–21 |
| 2 | St. Petersburg Street Circuit, St. Petersburg, Florida |
March 8–10 |
| 3 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington, Ohio |
June 7–9 |
| 4 |  Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, Bowmanville, Ontario |
July 12–14 |
| 5 | Virginia International Raceway, Alton, Virginia |
August 23–25 |
| 6 | Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta, Braselton, Georgia, Georgia |
October 9–12 |
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LMP3
More information Manufacturer, Car ...
| Manufacturer | Car | Team | No. | Driver | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duqueine[2] | Duqueine D-08 | Fast MD Racing with Remstar[2] |
87 | Marco Kacic[2] |
1 |
| Jagger Jones |
2 | ||||
| Ligier | Ligier JS P320 | MLT Motorsports[3] |
6 | Steven Aghakhani[3] |
1–2 |
| Performance Tech Motorsports[2] |
7 | Alex Kirby[2] |
1–2 | ||
| 38 | Scott Locke[2] |
1 | |||
| Jonathan Woolridge |
2 | ||||
 Escuderia ABRO[2] |
23 | Miguel Villagomez[2] |
1–2 | ||
| Sean Creech Motorsport[2] |
33 | Lance Willsey[2] |
1 | ||
| Rick Ware Racing with Ave Motorsports[2] |
51 | Cody Ware[2] |
1–2 | ||
| Ave Motorsports[2] |
61 | George Staikos[2] |
1 | ||
| Ryan Phinny |
2 | ||||
 Mishumotors[2] |
70 | Mirco Schultis[2] |
1–2 | ||
| Forte Racing[2] |
77 | Brian Thienes[2] |
1–2 |
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GSX
More information Manufacturer, Car ...
| Manufacturer | Car | Team | No. | Driver | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aston Martin | Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 | Prosport Competition |
2 | Jason Bell |
2 |
| Archangel Motorsports[2] |
22 | Robbie McWilliams[2] |
1 | ||
| Todd Coleman |
2 | ||||
| Ruckus Racing[2] |
45 | Scott Blind[2] |
1–2 | ||
| van der Steur Racing[2] |
82 | Brady Behrman[2] |
1 | ||
| Jackson Lee |
2 | ||||
| Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 Evo | Rebel Rock Racing[4] |
72 | Frank DePew[4] |
1–2 | |
| BMW | BMW M4 GT4 Gen II | Team ACP by Random Vandals[5] |
9 | Nathan Martin[5] |
1 |
| Swish Motorsports[2] |
12 | Michael Dayton[2] |
1–2 | ||
| Stephen Cameron Racing[2] |
19 |  Sean Quinlan[2] |
1 | ||
| Gregory Liefooghe |
2 | ||||
| 43 | Gregory Liefooghe[2] |
1 | |||
| Sean Quinlan |
2 | ||||
| Auto Technic Racing[2] |
25 | Mark Brummond[2] |
1–2 | ||
| 26 | Christopher Tasca[2] |
1 | |||
| Split Decision Motorsports[2] |
88 | Patrick Wilmot[2] |
1–2 | ||
| Turner Motorsport[2] |
96 | Joe Dalton[2] |
1 | ||
| Vincent Barletta |
2 | ||||
| Ford | Ford Mustang GT4 (2024) | KohR Motorsports[2] |
59 | Luca Mars[2] |
1–2 |
| McLaren | McLaren Artura GT4 | Motorsport in Action[2] |
21 | Jesse Lazare[2] |
1–2 |
| Mercedes-AMG | Mercedes-AMG GT4 | Thaze Competition[2] |
37 | Marc Miller[2] |
1 |
| Eddie Killeen |
2 | ||||
| 78 | Jonathan Woolridge[2] |
1 | |||
| Porsche | Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport | KMW Motorsports with TMR Engineering[2] |
5 | Angus Rogers[2] |
1–2 |
| BGB Motorsports[2] |
17 | Will Wachs[2] |
1–2 | ||
| 808 | Jim Jonsin[2] |
1 | |||
| Thomas Collingwood |
2 | ||||
| Baby Bull Racing[2] |
44 |  Moisey Uretsky[2][N 1] |
1 | ||
| 55 | Michael Cooper[2] |
1 | |||
| Czabok-Simpson Motorsport[6] |
66 | Jackson Lee[6] |
1 | ||
| Toyota | Toyota GR Supra GT4 Evo | BSI Racing |
67 | Eric Thompson |
1 |
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Bold indicates overall winner.
More information Round, Circuit ...
| Round | Circuit | P3 Winner | GSX Winner | |
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| 1 | R1 | Daytona |
No. 6 MLT Motorsports |
No. 59 KohR Motorsports |
| Steven Aghakhani |
Luca Mars | |||
| R2 | No. 6 MLT Motorsports |
No. 59 KohR Motorsports | ||
| Steven Aghakhani |
Luca Mars | |||
| 2 | R1 | St. Petersburg |
No. 87 FastMD Racing with Remstar |
No. 21 Motorsport in Action |
| Jagger Jones |
Jesse Lazare | |||
| R2 | No. 87 FastMD Racing with Remstar |
No. 21 Motorsport in Action | ||
| Jagger Jones |
Jesse Lazare | |||
| 3 | R1 | Mid-Ohio |
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| R2 | ||||
| 4 | R1 | Mosport |
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| R2 | ||||
| 5 | R1 | VIR |
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| R2 | ||||
| 6 | R1 | Road Atlanta |
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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.[7]
More information Position, 30+ ...
| 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+ |
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| 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 |
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LMP3 Driver's Championship
More information Pos., Drivers ...
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GSX Driver's Championship
More information Pos., Drivers ...
| Pos. | Drivers | DAY |
STP |
MOH |
MOS |
VIR |
ATL |
Points | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luca Mars |
1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1280 | ||||||||
| 2 | Jesse Lazare |
13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1160 | ||||||||
| 3 | Jackson Lee |
7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1130 | ||||||||
| 4 | Gregory Liefooghe |
2 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 1080 | ||||||||
| 5 | Michael Dayton |
10 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 960 | ||||||||
| 6 | Patrick Wilmot |
5 | 5 | 17 | 5 | 920 | ||||||||
| 7 | Scott Blind |
12 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 890 | ||||||||
| 8 | Sean Quinlan |
9 | 12 | 5 | 16 | 820 | ||||||||
| 9 | Angus Rogers |
15 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 800 | ||||||||
| 10 | Mark Brummond |
8 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 780 | ||||||||
| 11 | Will Wachs |
17 | 17 | 11 | 12 | 670 | ||||||||
| 12 | Michael Cooper |
4 | 2 | 600 | ||||||||||
| 13 | Eric Thompson |
6 | 7 | 490 | ||||||||||
| 14 | Thomas Collingwood |
8 | 10 | 440 | ||||||||||
| 15 | Marc Miller |
3 | 19 | 420 | ||||||||||
| 16 | Jason Bell |
13 | 8 | 410 | ||||||||||
| 17 | Todd Coleman |
12 | 11 | 390 | ||||||||||
| 18 | Brady Behrman |
14 | 10 | 380 | ||||||||||
| 19 | Eddie Killeen |
10 | 14 | 380 | ||||||||||
| 20 | Jim Jonsin |
11 | 14 | 370 | ||||||||||
| 21 | Moisey Uretsky |
18 | 11 | 330 | ||||||||||
| 22 | Frank DePew |
DNS | DNS | 14 | 15 | 330 | ||||||||
| 23 | Joe Dalton |
16 | 15 | 310 | ||||||||||
| 24 | Vincent Barletta |
16 | 17 | 290 | ||||||||||
| 25 | Christopher Tasca |
20 | 16 | 260 | ||||||||||
| 26 | Robbie McWilliams |
19 | 20 | 230 | ||||||||||
| 27 | Nathan Martin |
DNS | DNS | 0 | ||||||||||
| 28 | Jonathan Woolridge |
DNS | DNS | 0 | ||||||||||
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LMP3 Bronze Drivers Cup
GSX Bronze Drivers Cup
More information Pos., Drivers ...
| Pos. | Drivers | DAY |
STP |
MOH |
MOS |
VIR |
ATL |
Points | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Dayton |
3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1320 | ||||||||
| 2 | Scott Blind |
5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1190 | ||||||||
| 3 | Sean Quinlan |
2 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 1100 | ||||||||
| 4 | Mark Brummond |
1 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 1060 | ||||||||
| 5 | Angus Rogers |
7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1060 | ||||||||
| 6 | Will Wachs |
9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 900 | ||||||||
| 7 | Brady Behrman |
6 | 3 | 550 | ||||||||||
| 8 | Jim Jonsin |
4 | 7 | 520 | ||||||||||
| 9 | Thomas Collingwood |
5 | 5 | 520 | ||||||||||
| 10 | Jason Bell |
10 | 3 | 510 | ||||||||||
| 11 | Moisey Uretsky |
10 | 4 | 490 | ||||||||||
| 12 | Todd Coleman |
9 | 6 | 470 | ||||||||||
| 13 | Eddie Killeen |
7 | 9 | 460 | ||||||||||
| 14 | Joe Dalton |
8 | 8 | 460 | ||||||||||
| 15 | Christopher Tasca |
12 | 9 | 410 | ||||||||||
| 16 | Frank DePew |
DNS | DNS | 11 | 10 | 410 | ||||||||
| 17 | Robbie McWilliams |
11 | 12 | 390 | ||||||||||
| 18 | Vincent Barletta |
12 | 12 | 380 | ||||||||||
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LMP3 Team's Championship
More information Pos., Team ...
| Pos. | Team | DAY |
STP |
MOH |
MOS |
VIR |
ATL |
Points | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #87 Fast MD Racing with Remstar | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1300 | ||||||||
| 2 | #6 MLT Motorsports | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1270 | ||||||||
| 3 | #23 Escuderia ABRO | 10 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1080 | ||||||||
| 4 | #77 Forte Racing | 5 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1080 | ||||||||
| 5 | #61 Ave Motorsports | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1030 | ||||||||
| 6 | #70 Mishumotors | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 1010 | ||||||||
| 7 | #38 Performance Tech Motorsports | 9 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1000 | ||||||||
| 8 | #7 Performance Tech Motorsports | 2 | 10 | 8 | DNS | 760 | ||||||||
| 9 | #51 Rick Ware Racing with Ave Motorsports | 3 | 8 | 9 | DNS | 750 | ||||||||
| 10 | #33 Sean Creech Motorsport | 7 | 6 | 490 | ||||||||||
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GSX Team's Championship
More information Pos., Team ...
| Pos. | Team | DAY |
STP |
MOH |
MOS |
VIR |
ATL |
Points | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #59 KohR Motorsports | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1280 | ||||||||
| 2 | #21 Motorsports in Action | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1160 | ||||||||
| 3 | #43 Stephen Cameron Racing | 2 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 1030 | ||||||||
| 4 | #82 van der Steur Racing | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1020 | ||||||||
| 5 | #12 Swish Motorsports | 10 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 960 | ||||||||
| 6 | #88 Split Decision Motorsports | 5 | 5 | 17 | 5 | 920 | ||||||||
| 7 | #45 Ruckus Racing | 12 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 890 | ||||||||
| 8 | #19 Stephen Cameron Racing | 9 | 12 | 15 | 3 | 870 | ||||||||
| 9 | #808 BGB Motorsports | 11 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 810 | ||||||||
| 10 | #37 Thaze Competition | 3 | 19 | 10 | 14 | 800 | ||||||||
| 11 | #5 KMW Motorsports with TMR | 15 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 800 | ||||||||
| 12 | #25 Auto Technic Racing | 8 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 780 | ||||||||
| 13 | #17 BGB Motorsports | 17 | 17 | 11 | 12 | 670 | ||||||||
| 14 | #22 Archangel Motorsports | 19 | 20 | 12 | 11 | 620 | ||||||||
| 15 | #55 Baby Bull Racing | 4 | 2 | 600 | ||||||||||
| 16 | #96 Turner Motorsport | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 600 | ||||||||
| 17 | #67 BSI Racing | 6 | 7 | 490 | ||||||||||
| 18 | #66 Czabok-Simpson Motorsport | 7 | 6 | 490 | ||||||||||
| 19 | #2 Prosport Competition | 13 | 8 | 410 | ||||||||||
| 20 | #44 Baby Bull Racing | 18 | 11 | 330 | ||||||||||
| 21 | #72 Rebel Rock Racing | DNS | DNS | 14 | 15 | 330 | ||||||||
| 22 | #26 Auto Technic Racing | 20 | 16 | 260 | ||||||||||
| 23 | #9 Team ACP by Random Vandals | DNS | DNS | 0 | ||||||||||
| 24 | #78 Thaze Competition | DNS | DNS | 0 | ||||||||||
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GSX Manufacturer's Championship
- Uretsky is Russian, but he competes under as neutral competitor as Russian national emblems were banned by the FIA following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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- Dagys, John (December 28, 2023). "Aghakhani to Make LMP3 Debut With MLT Motorsports". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
- Dagys, John (January 12, 2024). "Rebel Rock Confirms Switch to Aston Martin GT4s". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
- Dagys, John (January 11, 2024). "Random Vandals Expands to Three-Car BMW GT4 Program". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
- Dagys, John (5 January 2024). "Czabok-Simpson Motorsport Sets Porsche GS Lineup". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
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