2018 IMSA Prototype Challenge

2018 IMSA Prototype Challenge presented by Mazda
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Parent series: WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge Support series: IMSA Michelin Encore

The 2018 IMSA Prototype Challenge presented by Mazda is the thirteenth season of the IMSA Lites series and it's successors and the second season as the IMSA Prototype Challenge. The season features 6 races across 6 weekends.

Series News

2018 is the final season Fox Sports will televise the series, NBC Sports Group becomes the series' broadcaster, starting in 2019.
2018 is also the final season that Continental Tire will be the tire supplier, Michelin will take over that role for the 2019 season.

Classes

Le Mans Prototype 3 (LMP3)
Mazda Prototype Challenge (MPC)

Calendar

Race schedule

The 2018 schedule was released on 24 August 2017 and features six rounds.^[1]

Rnd	Circuit	Location	Date	Duration	Supporting
1	Daytona International Speedway	Daytona Beach, Florida	January 6	1 hour 45 mins	WeatherTech SportsCar Championship
2	Sebring International Raceway	Sebring, Florida	March 16	1 hour 45 mins	12 Hours of Sebring
3	Barber Motorsports Park	Birmingham, Alabama	April 22	1 hour 45 mins	Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama
4	Canadian Tire Motorsport Park	Bowmanville, Ontario	July 8	1 hour 45 mins	WeatherTech SportsCar Championship
5	VIRginia International Raceway	Alton, Virginia	August 18	1 hour 45 mins	WeatherTech SportsCar Championship
6	Road Atlanta	Braselton, Georgia	October 12	1 hour 45 mins	Petit Le Mans
NC	Sebring International Raceway	Sebring, Florida	November 9	4 hours	IMSA Michelin Encore¹

¹ LMP3 will participate in this race with the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship's GT Daytona class and the Grand Sport and TCR cars from the Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge as one single four-hour race. This race will preview the 2019 IMSA rules package and new tyre supplier Michelin.^[2]

Calendar Changes

The race weekend format has been changed to feature a single 1 hour 45 minute race instead of two 45 minute races as was the case in 2017.
The rounds at Watkins Glen International, Lime Rock Park and Circuit Trois-Rivières were removed from the calendar and replaced by rounds at Daytona International Speedway and VIRginia International Raceway, this reduced the number of events from seven down to six.

Entry List

Official Entry Lists: ^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]

LMP3

All teams use Nissan VK50VE 5.0L V8 engines.

Team	Car	No.	Drivers	Rounds
Extreme Speed Motorsports	Ligier JS P3	3	Max Hanratty	All
			Michael Whelden	1
			Benjamin Waddell	2–3, 5
			Garett Grist	4
			Harry Gottsacker	6
		30	Kris Wright	All
			Daniel Morad	1
			Michael Whelden	2
			Yann Clairay	3–4
			Stephen Simpson	5
			Nic Jonsson	6
		33	Lance Willsey (M)	1–4, 6
ANSA Motorsports	Ligier JS P3	4	Roman De Angelis	1
			Dean Baker (M)	2–6
			Zacharie Robichon	2–6
Charles Wicht Racing	Ligier JS P3	7	Charles Wicht (M)	1
			Leo Lamelas	1–3, 6
			Patricio O'Ward	2
			Will Owen	3
			Roman De Angelis	4
			Andrew Evans	5–6
Mazzoni	Ginetta LMP3	12	Bill Mazzoni	2
P1 Motorsports	Ligier JS P3	17	Corey Lewis	All
		17	Matt Dicken	All
		25	Kenton Koch	All
		25	Joel Janco (M)	All
		42	Jim Garrett (M)	All
		42	Robby Foley	All
Baker Racing	Ligier JS P3	19	Brad Baker (M)	2–4
Baker Racing	Ligier JS P3	19	Jan Heylen	2–4
Gilbert LMP3 Racing	Ligier JS P3	23	Henry Gilbert (M)	1
			Andy Pilgrim (M)	1
			Mike Skeen	2
			Shane Lewis	2
K2R Motorsports	Ligier JS P3	26	James McGuire Jr (M)	2
		26	Matthew Bell	2
		51	Rob Hodes (M)	All
			Sean Rayhall	1–4
			Scott Andrews	5
			Garett Grist	6
Polestar Motor Racing Inc.	Ligier JS P3	40	Keith Grant	3–6
Polestar Motor Racing Inc.	Ligier JS P3	40	David Grant	3–6
Ave Motorsports	Ave-Riley AR2	44	Josh Hurley	1–3
Ave Motorsports	Ave-Riley AR2	44	Gary Gibson (M)	1–3
Forty 7 Motorsports	Norma M30	47	Austin McCusker	All
			David Droux	1
			TJ Fischer	2–6
		74	Anthony Simone	2–4, 6
		74	Rodrigo Pflucker	2–4, 6
JDC Motorsports	Ligier JS P3	55	Gerry Kraut (M)	2, 6
JDC Motorsports	Ligier JS P3	55	Scott Andrews	2, 6
Wulver Racing	Ligier JS P3	60	Bruce Hamilton	5–6
Wulver Racing	Ligier JS P3	60	Tonis Kasemets	5–6
Performance Tech Motorsports	Ligier JS P3	75	Cameron Cassels (M)	All
Performance Tech Motorsports	Ligier JS P3	75	Trent Hindman	4
Five Miles Out Racing	Norma M30	87	Nicholas Colyvas (M)	3
			Jay Howard	3–4
			Hanna Zellers	4–6
			Daniel Swanbeck	5
			Nicholas Colyvas	6
		88	Charles Chi (M)	3–6
		88	Memo Gidley	3–6

Note: A driver with a (M) is participating in the Amateur Masters Category.

Mazda Prototype Challenge (MPC)

All teams use Elan DP02s and Mazda MZR 2.0L Engines.

Team	No.	Drivers	Rounds
Performance Tech Motorsports	11	Robert Masson	All
	11	Kyle Masson	4–6
	18	Wyatt Schwab	1–3
	18	John DeAngelis	6
	22	Stephen Dawes	All
	77	Howard Jacobs	All
	77	James French	4–5
ODU Motorsports	21	Stuart Rettie	1
ODU Motorsports	46	Jay Salmon	1
Eurosport Racing	24	Tim George	1–2
	31	Michal Chlumecky	1, 3–6
	34	Jon Brownson	All
Wolf Motorsports	28	Bart Wolf	All
Wolf Motorsports	28	Tazio Ottis	All
ONE Motorsports	36	Paul LaHaye	All
	86	Dave House	All
	86	Mikel Miller	1, 6

Results

Race Results

Bold indicates overall winner.

Round	Circuit	LMP3 Winning Car	MPC Winning Car
Round	Circuit	LMP3 Winning Drivers	MPC Winning Drivers
1	Daytona^[8]	No. 4 ANSA Motorsports	No. 11 Performance Tech Motorsports
1	Daytona^[8]	Roman De Angelis	Robert Masson
2	Sebring^[9]	No. 7 CWR	No. 86 ONE Motorsports
2	Sebring^[9]	Leo Lamelas Patricio O'Ward	Dave House
3	Barber^[10]	No. 30 Extreme Speed Motorsports	No. 31 Eurosport Racing
3	Barber^[10]	Yann Clairay Kris Wright	Michal Chlumecky
4	Mosport^[11]	No. 47 Forty 7 Motorsports	No. 77 Performance Tech Motorsports
4	Mosport^[11]	TJ Fischer Austin McCusker	James French Howard Jacobs
5	Virginia^[12]	No. 30 Extreme Speed Motorsports	No. 77 Performance Tech Motorsports
5	Virginia^[12]	Stephen Simpson Kris Wright	James French Howard Jacobs
6	Road Atlanta	No. 47 Forty 7 Motorsports	No. 34 Eurosport Racing
6	Road Atlanta	TJ Fischer Austin McCusker	Jon Brownson

Points system

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' Championships

LMP3

Pos.	Driver	DAY	SEB	BAR	MOS	VIR	ATL	Points
1	Kris Wright	3	3	1	2	1		162
2	Austin McCusker	2	2	16	1	6		139
3	Max Hanratty	4	8	4	3	5		135
4	Leo Lamelas	7	1	3	16	4		132
5	Matt Dicken Corey Lewis	12	5	6	6	8		118
6	Rob Hodes	11	16	7	5	3		115
7	Robby Foley Jim Garrett	9	6	9	8	13		110
8	TJ Fischer		2	16	1	6		107
9	Cameron Cassels	8	11	13	7	9		107
10	Kenton Koch Joel Janco	6	14	11	13	7		104
11	Zacharie Robichon Dean Baker		13	8	4	2		101
12	Sean Rayhall	11	16	7	5			85
13	Benjamin Waddell		8	4		5		77
14	Lance Willsey	13	10	12	14			75
15	Yann Clairay			1	2			67
16	Keith Grant David Grant			5	10	11		67
17	Gary Gibson Josh Hurley	5	7	17				64
18	Rodrigo Pflucker Anthony Simone		17	2	15			62
19	Michael Whelden	4	3					58
20	Charles Chi Memo Gidley			10	12	14		57
21	Brad Baker Jan Heylen		15	14	11			53
22	Roman De Angelis	1			16			50
23	Scott Andrews		12			3		49
24	Hanna Zellers				9	12		41
25	Jay Howard			15	9			38
26	Patricio O'Ward		1					35
27	Stephen Simpson					1		35
28	David Droux	2						32
29	Daniel Morad	3						30
30	Will Owen			3				30
31	Garett Grist				3			30
32	Matthew Bell		4					28
33	Andrew Evans					4		28
34	Charles Wicht	7						24
35	Trent Hindman				7			24
36	Shane Lewis Mike Skeen		9					22
37	Henry Gilbert Andy Pilgrim	10						21
38	Bruce Hamilton Tonis Kasemets					10		21
39	Gerry Kraut		12					19
40	Daniel Swanbeck					12		19
41	Nicholas Colyvas			15				16
Pos.	Driver	DAY	SEB	BAR	MOS	VIR	ATL	Points

Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	2nd place
Bronze	3rd 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 participate (DNP)
Blank	Excluded (EX)

Bold - Pole position
Italics - Fastest lap

Mazda Prototype Challenge

Pos.	Driver	DAY	SEB	BAR	MOS	VIR	ATL	Points
1	Dave House	6	1	5	6	2		143
2	Howard Jacobs	11	5	7	1	1		140
3	Stephen Dawes	4	3	8	4	3		139
4	Tazio Ottis Bart Wolf	3	4	4	7	4		138
5	Jon Brownson	5	9	2	2	6		137
6	Paul LaHaye	9	2	6	3	5		135
7	Robert Masson	1	8	3	8	8		134
8	Michal Chlumecky	12		1	5	7		104
9	Wyatt Schwab	7	6	9				71
10	James French				1	1		70
11	Mikel Miller	6				2		57
12	Tim George	8	7					47
13	Kyle Masson				8	8		46
14	Stuart Rettie	2						32
15	Jay Salmon	10						21
Pos.	Driver	DAY	SEB	BAR	MOS	VIR	ATL	Points

Team's Championships

LMP3

Pos.	Team	DAY	SEB	BAR	MOS	VIR	ATL	Points
1	No. 30 Extreme Speed Motorsports	3	3	1	2	1		162
2	No. 47 Forty 7 Motorsports	2	2	16	1	6		139
3	No. 4 ANSA Motorsports	1	13	8	4	2		136
4	No. 3 Extreme Speed Motorsports	4	8	4	3	5		135
5	No. 7 CWR	7	1	3	16	4		132
6	No. 17 P1 Motorsports	12	5	6	6	8		118
7	No. 51 K2R Motorsports	9	16	7	5	3		115
8	No. 42 P1 Motorsports	9	6	9	8	13		110
9	No. 75 Performance Tech Motorsports	8	11	13	7	9		107
10	No. 25 P1 Motorsports	6	14	11	13	7		104
11	No. 33 Extreme Speed Motorsports	13	10	12	14			75
12	No. 40 Polestar Motor Racing Inc.			5	10	11		67
13	No. 44 Ave Motorsports	5	7	17				64
14	No. 74 Forty 7 Motorsports		17	2	15			62
15	No. 87 Five Miles Out Racing			15	9	12		57
16	No. 88 Five Miles Out Racing			10	12	14		57
17	No. 19 Baker Racing		15	14	11			53
18	No. 23 Gilbert LMP3 Racing	10	9					43
19	No. 26 K2R Motorsports		4					28
20	No. 60 Wulver Racing					10		21
21	No. 55 JDC Motorsports		12					19
Pos.	Team	DAY	SEB	BAR	MOS	VIR	ATL	Points

Mazda Prototype Challenge

Pos.	Team	DAY	SEB	BAR	MOS	VIR	ATL	Points
1	No. 86 ONE Motorsports	6	1	5	6	2		143
2	No. 77 Performance Tech Motorsports	11	5	7	1	1		140
3	No. 22 Performance Tech Motorsports	4	3	8	4	3		139
4	No. 28 Wolf Motorsports	3	4	4	7	4		138
5	No. 34 Eurosport Racing	5	9	2	2	6		137
6	No. 36 ONE Motorsports	9	2	6	3	5		135
7	No. 11 Performance Tech Motorsports	1	8	3	8	8		134
8	No. 31 Eurosport Racing	12		1	5	7		104
9	No. 18 Performance Tech Motorsports	7	6	9				71
10	No. 24 Eurosport Racing	8	7					47
11	No. 21 ODU Motorsports	2						32
12	No. 46 ODU Motorsports	10						21
Pos.	Team	DAY	SEB	BAR	MOS	VIR	ATL	Points

References

↑ "2018 IMSA Prototype Challenge Schedule Released". IMSA. 24 August 2017. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
↑ "IMSA Confirms Sebring Encore Race for November 2018 – Sportscar365". Retrieved 2018-09-23.
↑ "2018 IMSA Prototype Challenge Daytona Entry List" (PDF). IMSA. 6 January 2018. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
↑ "2018 IMSA Prototype Challenge Sebring Entry List" (PDF). IMSA. 16 March 2018. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
↑ "2018 IMSA Prototype Challenge Barber Entry List" (PDF). IMSA. 21 April 2018. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
↑ "2018 IMSA Prototype Challenge Mosport Entry List" (PDF). IMSA. 8 July 2018. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
↑ "2018 IMSA Prototype Challenge VIR Entry List" (PDF). IMSA. 18 August 2018. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
↑ "2018 IMSA Prototype Challenge Daytona Race Results" (PDF). IMSA. 9 January 2018. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
↑ "2018 IMSA Prototype Challenge Sebring Race Results" (PDF). IMSA. 20 March 2018. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
↑ "2018 IMSA Prototype Challenge Barber Race Results" (PDF). IMSA. 24 April 2018. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
↑ "2018 IMSA Prototype Challenge CTMP Race Results" (PDF). IMSA. 10 July 2018. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
↑ "2018 IMSA Prototype Challenge VIR Race Results" (PDF). IMSA. 21 August 2018. Retrieved 14 September 2018.

External links

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[2018Schedule-1] "2018 IMSA Prototype Challenge Schedule Released". IMSA. 24 August 2017. Retrieved 14 September 2018.

[2] "IMSA Confirms Sebring Encore Race for November 2018 – Sportscar365". Retrieved 2018-09-23.

[DaytonaEntryList-3] "2018 IMSA Prototype Challenge Daytona Entry List" (PDF). IMSA. 6 January 2018. Retrieved 14 September 2018.

[SebringEntryList-4] "2018 IMSA Prototype Challenge Sebring Entry List" (PDF). IMSA. 16 March 2018. Retrieved 14 September 2018.

[BarberEntryList-5] "2018 IMSA Prototype Challenge Barber Entry List" (PDF). IMSA. 21 April 2018. Retrieved 14 September 2018.

[MosportEntryList-6] "2018 IMSA Prototype Challenge Mosport Entry List" (PDF). IMSA. 8 July 2018. Retrieved 14 September 2018.

[VIREntryList-7] "2018 IMSA Prototype Challenge VIR Entry List" (PDF). IMSA. 18 August 2018. Retrieved 14 September 2018.

[2018DaytonaResults-8] "2018 IMSA Prototype Challenge Daytona Race Results" (PDF). IMSA. 9 January 2018. Retrieved 14 September 2018.

[2018SebringResults-9] "2018 IMSA Prototype Challenge Sebring Race Results" (PDF). IMSA. 20 March 2018. Retrieved 14 September 2018.

[2018BarberResults-10] "2018 IMSA Prototype Challenge Barber Race Results" (PDF). IMSA. 24 April 2018. Retrieved 14 September 2018.

[2018CTMPResults-11] "2018 IMSA Prototype Challenge CTMP Race Results" (PDF). IMSA. 10 July 2018. Retrieved 14 September 2018.

[2018VIRResults-12] "2018 IMSA Prototype Challenge VIR Race Results" (PDF). IMSA. 21 August 2018. Retrieved 14 September 2018.

LMP3 championships
European Le Mans Series	2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Asian Le Mans Series	2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19
V de V Endurance Series	2015 2016 2017
Michelin Le Mans Cup	2016 2017 2018
British LMP3 Cup	2016 2017 2018
24H Proto Series	2017 2018
FRD LMP3 Series	2017
IMSA Prototype Challenge	2017 2018 2019
GT & Prototype Challenge	2017
Engines	Nissan VK50VE
Notable current and former constructors	ADESS 03 Ginetta LMP3 Ligier JS P3 Norma M30 Riley-Ave AR-2
Automobile Club de l'Ouest Le Mans Prototype List of Le Mans Prototypes