2020 IMSA Prototype Challenge

The 2020 IMSA Prototype Challenge is the fifteenth season of the IMSA Lites series and its successors and the fourth season as the IMSA Prototype Challenge. The opening race of the season was on January 4 at the Daytona International Speedway and the season concludes on October 9 at Road Atlanta. The championship will be contested solely by LMP3 class prototypes.

2020 IMSA Prototype Challenge
Previous:	2019	Next:	2021
Parent series: WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Michelin Pilot Challenge

Calendar

Race schedule

The 2020 schedule was released August 2, 2019.[1]

Rnd	Circuit	Location	Date	Duration
1	Daytona International Speedway	Daytona Beach, Florida	January 4	3 hours
2	Sebring International Raceway	Sebring, Florida	March 18	1 hour 45 mins
3	Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course	Lexington, Ohio	May 3	1 hour 45 mins
4	Canadian Tire Motorsport Park	Bowmanville, Ontario	July 4	3 hours
5	Road America	Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin	August 1	1 hour 45 mins
6	Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta	Braselton, Georgia	October 8	1 hour 45 mins

Calendar changes

The round at Virginia International Raceway was replaced by a round at Road America.

Entry List

All cars use the Nissan VK50VE 5.0L V8 engine.

Team	Car	No.	Drivers	Rounds
Jr III Racing[2][3]	Ligier JS P3	3	Eric Palmer[3]	1
Jr III Racing[2][3]	Ligier JS P3	3	Greg Palmer[3]	1
Performance Tech Motorsports[4]	Ligier JS P3	6	Dan Goldburg[4]	1
		6	Blake Mount[4]	1
		75	Cameron Cassels[4]	1
		75	Max Hanratty[4]	1
Robillard Racing LLC[5]	Norma M30	10	Stevan McAleer[5]	1
Robillard Racing LLC[5]	Norma M30	10	Joe Robillard[5]	1
K2R Motorsports[5]	Ligier JS P3	11	Thomas Merrill[5]	1
		11	Steven Thomas[5]	1
		64	Matthew Bell[5]	1
		64	Naveen Rao[5]	1
Nielsen Racing[6]	Norma M30	17	Garett Grist[6]	1
Nielsen Racing[6]	Norma M30	17	Rob Hodes[6]	1
Gilbert/Korthoff Racing[5]	Norma M30	23	Jon Brownson[5]	1
Gilbert/Korthoff Racing[5]	Norma M30	23	Anthony Simone[5]	1
Sean Creech Motorsport[5]	Ligier JS P3	30	Wayne Boyd[5]	1
		30	Naj Husain[5]	1
		33	Anthony Lazzaro[5]	1
		33	Lance Willsey[5]	1
Riley Motorsports[5]	Ave-Riley AR-2	35	Jim Cox[5]	1
Riley Motorsports[5]	Ave-Riley AR-2	35	Dylan Murry[5]	1
Forty 7 Motorsports[5]	Norma M30	40	David Grant[5]	1
		40	Keith Grant[5]	1
		47	Joel Janco[5]	1
			Jonathan Jorge[5]	1
			Kyle Kirkwood[5]	1
CT Motorsports LLC[5]	Norma M30	46	Scott Huffaker II[5]	1
CT Motorsports LLC[5]	Norma M30	46	Steven Scullen III[5]	1
MLT Motorsports[5]	Ligier JS P3	54	Dean Baker[5]	1
MLT Motorsports[5]	Ligier JS P3	54	Dakota Dickerson[5]	1
Wulver Racing[5]	Ligier JS P3	60	Bruce Hamilton III[5]	1
			Tõnis Kasemets[5]	1
			Tristan Viidas[5]	1
Conquest/GRS Racing[5]	Norma M30	61	Danny Kok[5]	1
Conquest/GRS Racing[5]	Norma M30	61	George Staikos[5]	1
One Motorsports[5]	Ligier JS P3	86	Dave House[5]	1
One Motorsports[5]	Ligier JS P3	86	Paul LaHaye[5]	1
Entry List:[5]

Race results

Rnd	Circuit	Pole position	Race winners
1	Daytona	No. 64 K2R Motorsports	No. 47 Forty 7 Motorsports
1	Daytona	Matthew Bell Naveen Rao	Joel Janco Jonathan Jorge Kyle Kirkwood
2	Sebring
2	Sebring
3	Mid-Ohio
3	Mid-Ohio
4	Mosport
4	Mosport
5	Road America
5	Road America
6	Road Atlanta
6	Road Atlanta
Results[7]

Championship standings

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

Driver's Championship

Pos.	Drivers	DAY	SEB	MOH	MOS	ROA	ATL	Points
1	Joel Janco Jonathan Jorge Kyle Kirkwood	1						35
2	Matthew Bell Naveen Rao	2						32
3	Dean Baker Dakota Dickerson	3						30
4	Cameron Cassels Max Hanratty	4						28
5	Garett Grist Rob Hodes	5						26
6	Jon Brownson Anthony Simone	6						25
7	Bruce Hamilton III Tõnis Kasemets Tristan Viidas	7						24
8	Thomas Merrill Steven Thomas	8						23
9	Dave House Paul LaHaye	9						22
10	Eric Palmer Greg Palmer	10						21
11	David Grant Keith Grant	11						20
12	Jim Cox Dylan Murry	12						19
13	Dan Goldburg Blake Mount	13						18
14	Danny Kok George Staikos	14						17
15	Scott Huffaker II Steven Scullen III	15						16
16	Anthony Lazzaro Lance Willsey	16						15
17	Wayne Boyd Naj Husain	17						14
18	Stevan McAleer Joe Robillard	DNS						0
Pos.	Drivers	DAY	SEB	MOH	MOS	ROA	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

Team's Championship

Pos.	Team	Car	DAY	SEB	MOH	MOS	ROA	ATL	Points
1	#47 Forty 7 Motorsports	Norma M30	1						35
2	#64 K2R Motorsports	Ligier JS P3	2						32
3	#54 MLT Motorsports	Ligier JS P3	3						30
4	#75 Performance Tech Motorsports	Ligier JS P3	4						28
5	#17 Nielsen Racing	Norma M30	5						26
6	#23 Gilbert/Korthoff Motorsports	Norma M30	6						25
7	#60 Wulver Racing	Ligier JS P3	7						24
8	#11 K2R Motorsports	Ligier JS P3	8						23
9	#86 One Motorsports	Ligier JS P3	9						22
10	#3 Jr III Racing	Ligier JS P3	10						21
11	#40 Forty 7 Motorsports	Norma M30	11						20
12	#35 Riley Motorsports	Ave-Riley AR-2	12						19
13	#6 Performance Tech Motorsports	Ligier JS P3	13						18
14	#61 Conquest/GRS Racing	Norma M30	14						17
15	#46 CT Motorsports LLC	Norma M30	15						16
16	#33 Sean Creech Motorsport	Ligier JS P3	16						15
17	#30 Sean Creech Motorsport	Ligier JS P3	17						14
18	#10 Robillard Racing LLC	Norma M30	DNS						0
Pos.	Team	Car	DAY	SEB	MOH	MOS	ROA	ATL	Points

Bronze Driver's Cup

Pos.	Drivers	DAY	SEB	MOH	MOS	ROA	ATL	Points
1	Thomas Merrill Steven Thomas	1						35
2	Dave House Paul LaHaye	2						32
3	David Grant Keith Grant	3						30
4	Danny Kok George Staikos	4						28
5	Anthony Lazzaro Lance Willsey	5						26
Pos.	Drivers	DAY	SEB	MOH	MOS	ROA	ATL	Points

References

"2020 IMSA Prototype Challenge Schedule Features Return to Road America". IMSA. prototypechallenge.imsa.com. August 2, 2019. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
"JR III Planning Expansion to Two-Car LMP3 Operation". sportscar365.com. October 29, 2019. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
"Father-Son Palmer Duo in Jr III Ligier LMP3 for Daytona". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. December 23, 2019. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
Dagys, John (December 23, 2019). "Performance Tech Finalizes LMP3 Lineups, New Partnership". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
"2020 IMSA Prototype Challenge Daytona Entry List" (PDF). IMSA. December 30, 2019. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
Lloyd, Daniel (December 23, 2019). "ELMS Squad Nielsen to Expand into IMSA Competition". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
IMSA Wire Service (January 4, 2020). "Forty7 Norma Wins Daytona Season Opener". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved January 18, 2020.

External links

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[2020Calendar-1] "2020 IMSA Prototype Challenge Schedule Features Return to Road America". IMSA. prototypechallenge.imsa.com. August 2, 2019. Retrieved November 24, 2019.

[JrIII2020-2] "JR III Planning Expansion to Two-Car LMP3 Operation". sportscar365.com. October 29, 2019. Retrieved November 24, 2019.

[PalmerDuo-3] "Father-Son Palmer Duo in Jr III Ligier LMP3 for Daytona". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. December 23, 2019. Retrieved January 2, 2020.

[PerformanceTech-4] Dagys, John (December 23, 2019). "Performance Tech Finalizes LMP3 Lineups, New Partnership". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved January 2, 2020.

[Daytona-5] "2020 IMSA Prototype Challenge Daytona Entry List" (PDF). IMSA. December 30, 2019. Retrieved January 2, 2020.

[Nielsen-6] Lloyd, Daniel (December 23, 2019). "ELMS Squad Nielsen to Expand into IMSA Competition". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved January 2, 2020.

[DaytonaResults-7] IMSA Wire Service (January 4, 2020). "Forty7 Norma Wins Daytona Season Opener". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved January 18, 2020.

LMP3 championships
European Le Mans Series	2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Asian Le Mans Series	2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20
V de V Endurance Series	2015 2016 2017
GT3 Le Mans Cup Michelin Le Mans Cup	2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Road to Le Mans	2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
British LMP3 Cup	2016 2017 2018
24H Proto Series	2017 2018
FRD LMP3 Series	2017
IMSA Prototype Challenge	2017 2018 2019 2020
GT & Prototype Challenge	2017 2018 2019
Australian LMP3 Cup	2019
Engines	Nissan VK50VE
Generation I Cars and Constructors	ADESS 03 Ginetta P3-15 Ligier JS P3 Norma M30 Riley-Ave AR-2
Generation II Cars and Constructors	ADESS 03 Evo Ginetta G61-LT-P3 Ligier JS P320 Duqueine D-08
Automobile Club de l'Ouest Le Mans Prototype List of Le Mans Prototypes