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2020 IMSA SportsCar Championship

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The 2020 IMSA SportsCar Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the 2020 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship) was the 50th racing season sanctioned by the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) (which traces its lineage back to the 1971 IMSA GT Championship). This was also the seventh United SportsCar Championship season and fifth under the name as the IMSA SportsCar Championship. The series began on January 25 with the 24 Hours of Daytona, and ended on November 14 with the 12 Hours of Sebring.

Series news

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  • On September 19, 2019, Scott Atherton announced he'd be retiring from his position as President of the International Motor Sports Association at the end of the 2019 season.[1] On October 15, IMSA would confirm then-team principal of Mazda Team Joest, John Doonan, to be Atherton's replacement.[2]
  • On November 1, 2019, IMSA announced a series of changes to the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Sporting Regulations, effective for the 2020 season. The changes announced included the addition of a "premium" package for GT Daytona (GTD) teams participating in the full season, as well as a requirement of Bronze-rated drivers in the Le Mans Prototype (LMP2) class, among other changes.[3]

Classes

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Rule changes

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Changes were made to the amount of practice time for amateur drivers in the LMP2 and GTD classes. Each class will have a longer dedicated free practice session for Bronze and Silver-rated drivers, set at 30 minutes long. All teams participating in such practice will also receive extra sets of tires provided by the series' tire supplier, Michelin.[4] In addition, each LMP2 team may enter one Platinum driver at Daytona, because of the length of that round. Platinum drivers are prohibited in all other LMP2 events.[3]

Schedule

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The schedule was re-released on August 1, 2020 and featured 11 rounds.[5]

   Race is part of the Michelin Endurance Cup
   Race is part of the WeatherTech Sprint Cup
Rnd. Race Length Classes Circuit Location Date
1 Rolex 24 at Daytona 24 hours All[N 1] Daytona International Speedway Daytona Beach, Florida January 25–26
2 WeatherTech 240[5][6] 2 hours 40 minutes DPi, GTLM, GTD Daytona International Speedway Daytona Beach, Florida July 4
3 Cadillac Grand Prix of Sebring[5][7] 2 hours 40 minutes All[N 2] Sebring International Raceway Sebring, Florida July 18
4 Road Race Showcase at Road America 2 hours 40 minutes All Road America Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin August 2
5 Michelin GT Challenge at VIR 2 hours 40 minutes GTLM, GTD Virginia International Raceway Alton, Virginia August 22
6 TireRack.com Grand Prix at Road Atlanta[8] 6 hours All Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta Braselton, Georgia September 5
7 Acura Sports Car Challenge at Mid-Ohio 2 hours 40 minutes DPi, GTLM, GTD Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Lexington, Ohio September 27
8 MOTUL 100% Synthetic Grand Prix 1 hours 40 minutes GTLM, GTD Charlotte Motor Speedway Concord, North Carolina October 9
9 Motul Petit Le Mans 10 hours All Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta Braselton, Georgia October 17
10 Hyundai Monterey Sports Car Championship[9] 2 hours 40 minutes All WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca Monterey, California November 1
11 Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring 12 hours All Sebring International Raceway Sebring, Florida November 14

Notes:

  1. ^ The LMP2 class only scored points towards the Michelin Endurance Cup.
  2. ^ The GTD class only scored points towards the WeatherTech Sprint Cup.

COVID-19 pandemic schedule changes

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Originally announced on August 2, 2019, the IMSA schedule was revised as a result of the coronavirus pandemic with changes announced May 15, June 25, and August 1. At the time the 12 Hours of Sebring (March 21) postponement was announced March 12 because of the pandemic and the travel ban, the Long Beach (April 18), Detroit (May 30), and Mosport (July 5) races were officially cancelled by authorities and removed from the first revision on May 15. At that point, standard-distance races were added to Daytona (July 4) and Sebring (July 11). Mid-Ohio was moved from May 3 to September 27. The 6 Hours of Watkins Glen, originally scheduled June 28, was moved to October 4 in the first revision. Lime Rock (GTLM/GTD) was moved from July 18 to October 31. The Virginia International Raceway date was moved from Sunday to Saturday (August 22) in order to avoid a date clash with the 104th Indianapolis 500.

On June 25, IMSA announced further changes. Watkins Glen and Lime Rock were moved up to consecutive weekends, September 6 and 12, while WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, which had been on September 6, was moved to October 31.

However on August 1, IMSA removed the 6 Hours of The Glen and the Lime Rock round because of government regulations related to the New York and Connecticut quarantining restrictions. As a result, the 6 Hours of The Glen was replaced with a second race at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta, and the round on the road course of Charlotte Motor Speedway came into place of the Lime Rock event in October.

Entries

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Daytona Prototype international (DPi)

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Team Chassis Engine No. Drivers Rounds
United States Mustang Sampling Racing/JDC-Miller MotorSports[10] Cadillac DPi-V.R Cadillac 5.5 L V8 5 France Sébastien Bourdais[10] All
Portugal João Barbosa[10] 1–4, 6–7
France Loïc Duval[10] 1, 9, 11
France Tristan Vautier[11] 6, 9–11
United States JDC-Miller MotorSports[12] 85 1–4, 7
United States Chris Miller[13] 1–2, 4, 9
Brazil Matheus Leist[13] 1, 6, 9–11
Colombia Juan Piedrahita[13] 1
South Africa Stephen Simpson 3, 6, 10–11
France Gabriel Aubry 7, 9
Australia Scott Andrews 11
United States Acura Team Penske[14] Acura ARX-05 Acura AR35TT 3.5 L Turbo V6 6 United States Dane Cameron[14] All
Colombia Juan Pablo Montoya[14] All
France Simon Pagenaud[14] 1, 9, 11
7 Brazil Hélio Castroneves[14] All
United States Ricky Taylor[14] All
United States Alexander Rossi[14] 1, 9, 11
United States Konica Minolta Cadillac DPi-V.R[15] Cadillac DPi-V.R Cadillac 5.5 L V8 10 Netherlands Renger van der Zande[16] All
Australia Ryan Briscoe[16] All
New Zealand Scott Dixon[16] 1, 9, 11
Japan Kamui Kobayashi[15] 1
United States Whelen Engineering Racing[17] Cadillac DPi-V.R Cadillac 5.5 L V8 31 Brazil Pipo Derani[17] All
Brazil Felipe Nasr[17] 1, 3–4, 6–7, 9–11
Portugal Filipe Albuquerque[18] 1, 6, 9
United Kingdom Mike Conway[19] 1
Colombia Gabby Chaves[20] 2, 11
Germany Mazda Team Joest[21][N 1]

Japan Mazda Motorsports[22][N 1]

Mazda RT24-P Mazda MZ-2.0T 2.0 L Turbo I4 55 United States Jonathan Bomarito[23] All
United Kingdom Harry Tincknell[23] All
United States Ryan Hunter-Reay[23] 1, 6, 9, 11
77 United Kingdom Oliver Jarvis[23] All
United States Tristan Nunez[23] All
France Olivier Pla[23] 1, 6, 9, 11

wNotes:

  1. ^ a b The Mazdas was entered as Mazda Team Joest for the Rolex 24 at Daytona and were entered as Mazda Motorsports from the WeatherTech 240 onwards.

Le Mans Prototype 2 (LMP2)

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In accordance with the 2017 LMP2 regulations, all cars in the LMP2 class use the Gibson GK428 V8 engine.[24]

Team Chassis No. Drivers Rounds
United States Tower Motorsport By Starworks[25] Oreca 07[25] 8 Canada John Farano[25] 1, 3, 9, 11
United Kingdom Ryan Dalziel[25] 1, 3
Denmark David Heinemeier Hansson[26] 1, 11
France Nicolas Lapierre[25] 1
Denmark Mikkel Jensen[27] 9, 11
Netherlands Job van Uitert 9
United States Era Motorsport[28] Oreca 07[28] 18 United States Dwight Merriman[28] 1, 3–4, 6
United Kingdom Kyle Tilley[28] 1, 3–4, 6
United Kingdom Ryan Lewis[28] 1
France Nicolas Minassian[28] 1
United States Colin Braun[29] 6
United States Performance Tech Motorsports[30] Oreca 07[30] 38 Canada Cameron Cassels[30] 1, 3–4
United States Kyle Masson[30] 1, 3
United States Don Yount[31] 1, 11
United States Robert Masson[31] 1
United States James French 4
United Kingdom Matthew Bell 9
United States Colin Braun 9
United States James McGuire 9
United States Patrick Byrne 11
United States Guy Cosmo 11
Poland Inter Europol Competition[32] Oreca 07[32] 51 Poland Jakub Śmiechowski[32] 9, 11
United States Rob Hodes[32] 9
United States Austin McCusker[32] 9
United Kingdom Matthew Bell 11
United States Naveen Rao 11
United States PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports[33] Oreca 07[33] 52 Switzerland Simon Trummer[11] 1, 4, 6, 9–11
United States Patrick Kelly 3–4, 6, 9–11
France Gabriel Aubry[11] 1
United States Nicholas Boulle[11] 1
United States Ben Keating[11] 1
United States Spencer Pigot 3
United States Scott Huffaker 6, 9, 11
United States DragonSpeed USA[34] Oreca 07[34] 81 Sweden Henrik Hedman[35] 1, 3–4
United Kingdom Ben Hanley[35] 1, 4
United States Colin Braun[36] 1
United Kingdom Harrison Newey[37] 1
United States Gustavo Menezes 3

GT Le Mans (GTLM)

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Team Chassis Engine No. Drivers Rounds
United States Corvette Racing Chevrolet Corvette C8.R Chevrolet 5.5 L V8 3 Spain Antonio García[38] All
United States Jordan Taylor[38] All
Netherlands Nick Catsburg[39] 1, 9, 11
4 United Kingdom Oliver Gavin[38] All
United States Tommy Milner[38] All
Switzerland Marcel Fässler[39] 1, 9, 11
United States BMW Team RLL[40] BMW M8 GTE BMW S63 4.0 L Turbo V8 24 United States John Edwards[41] All
Finland Jesse Krohn[41] All
Brazil Augusto Farfus[41] 1, 9, 11
Australia Chaz Mostert[41] 1
25 United States Connor De Phillippi[41] All
Canada Bruno Spengler[42] All
United States Colton Herta[41] 1, 9, 11
Austria Philipp Eng[41] 1
United States Risi Competizione[43] Ferrari 488 GTE Evo Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 62 United Kingdom James Calado[43] 1
Italy Alessandro Pier Guidi[43] 1
Italy Davide Rigon[43] 1
Brazil Daniel Serra[43] 1
United States Porsche GT Team[44] Porsche 911 RSR-19[44] Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 911 France Frédéric Makowiecki[45] 1–6, 8–11
United Kingdom Nick Tandy[45] 1–6, 8–11
Australia Matt Campbell[45] 1, 9
New Zealand Earl Bamber[46] 11
912 New Zealand Earl Bamber[45] 1–6, 8–11
Belgium Laurens Vanthoor[45] 1–6, 8–11
France Mathieu Jaminet[45] 1, 9
Switzerland Neel Jani[46] 11

GT Daytona (GTD)

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Team Chassis Engine No. Drivers Rounds
Canada Pfaff Motorsports[47] Porsche 911 GT3 R[47] Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 9 Germany Lars Kern[47] 1, 9
Norway Dennis Olsen[47] 1, 9
Canada Zacharie Robichon[47] 1, 9
France Patrick Pilet[47] 1
Austria GRT Grasser Racing Team[48] Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo[48] Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 11 United States Richard Heistand[49] 1, 6, 11
Netherlands Steijn Schothorst[49] 1, 6, 11
Spain Albert Costa[49] 1
France Franck Perera[49] 1, 11
United Kingdom Richard Westbrook 6
Denmark GEAR Racing powered by GRT Grasser[50] 19 Colombia Tatiana Calderón[51] 1
Switzerland Rahel Frey[52] 1
United Kingdom Katherine Legge[50] 1
Denmark Christina Nielsen[50] 1
United States GRT Magnus[53] 44 United States Andy Lally[53] All
United States John Potter[53] All
United States Spencer Pumpelly[53] 1, 6, 9, 11
Italy Marco Mapelli[54] 1
Canada AIM Vasser Sullivan[55] Lexus RC F GT3[55] Toyota 2UR 5.0 L V8 12 United States Townsend Bell[56] All
United States Frankie Montecalvo[56] 1–7, 9–11
United States Aaron Telitz[56] 1, 6
New Zealand Shane van Gisbergen[56] 1
United States Michael de Quesada 8, 11
United States Kyle Kirkwood 9
14 United Kingdom Jack Hawksworth[57] All
United States Aaron Telitz[58] 2–5, 7–11
United States Michael de Quesada[11] 1, 6, 9
United States Kyle Busch[55] 1
United States Parker Chase[57] 1
Canada Daniel Morad 6
United States Kyle Kirkwood 11
United States Wright Motorsports[59] Porsche 911 GT3 R[59] Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 16 United States Ryan Hardwick[59] All
United States Patrick Long[59] All
Austria Klaus Bachler[59] 1
United States Anthony Imperato[59] 1
Belgium Jan Heylen 6, 9, 11
United States Gradient Racing[60] Acura NSX GT3 Evo[60] Acura 3.5 L Turbo V6 22 United Kingdom Till Bechtolsheimer[60] 2–5, 7–8, 10
United States Marc Miller[60] 2–5, 7–8, 10
United States Heart of Racing Team[61] Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3[61] Mercedes-Benz M177 4.0 L Turbo V8 23 Canada Roman De Angelis[62] 1, 4–11
United Kingdom Ian James[62] 1, 4–11
Spain Alex Riberas[62] 1
Denmark Nicki Thiim[62] 1
United Kingdom Darren Turner[63] 6, 9, 11
United States Team Hardpoint[64] Audi R8 LMS Evo[64] Audi 5.2 L V10 30 United States Robert Ferriol[64] 2–5, 7–11
United States Spencer Pumpelly[64] 2–5, 7–8, 10
United States Andrew Davis 9, 11
Germany Markus Winkelhock 9
Germany Pierre Kaffer 11
United States Precision Performance Motorsports[33] Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo[33] Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 47 United States Brandon Gdovic[65] 1
United Kingdom Johnathan Hoggard[65] 1
United States Mark Kvamme[65] 1
United States Eric Lux[65] 1
United States Paul Miller Racing[66] Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo[33] Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 48 United States Bryan Sellers[66] 1, 5–6, 9, 11
United States Madison Snow[66] 1, 5–6, 9, 11
United States Corey Lewis[67] 1, 6, 9, 11
Italy Andrea Caldarelli[68] 1
United States Black Swan Racing[69] Porsche 911 GT3 R[69] Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 54 Netherlands Jeroen Bleekemolen[69] 1
United States Trenton Estep[69] 1
Germany Sven Müller[69] 1
United States Tim Pappas[69] 1
United States Heinricher Racing with MSR Curb-Agajanian[70] Acura NSX GT3 Evo[71] Acura 3.5 L Turbo V6 57 Canada Mikhail Goikhberg[70] 1–2, 4–11
Portugal Álvaro Parente[70] 1–2, 4–10
United States Trent Hindman[70] 1, 6, 9, 11
United States A. J. Allmendinger[70] 1
United States Joey Hand[72] 11
United States Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian[71] 86 Germany Mario Farnbacher[71] 1–2, 4–11
United States Matt McMurry[71] 1–2, 4–11
Japan Shinya Michimi[73] 1, 6, 9, 11
France Jules Gounon[73] 1
United States Scuderia Corsa[74] Ferrari 488 GT3[74] Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 63 United States Cooper MacNeil[74] 1–6, 9–11
Finland Toni Vilander[74] 1–6
United States Jeff Westphal[74] 1, 6, 9, 11
Italy Alessandro Balzan[74] 1, 9–11
United States Riley Motorsports[75] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo[75] Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 74 United States Lawson Aschenbach[75] All
United States Gar Robinson[75] All
United States Ben Keating[75] 1, 6, 9
Brazil Felipe Fraga[69] 1
United States Marc Miller 11
United States Compass Racing[76] McLaren 720S GT3[76] McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8 76 United States Paul Holton[76] 2–5, 7–8, 10
United States Corey Fergus[76] 2–5, 7
Canada Jeff Kingsley 8, 10
Belgium WRT Speedstar Audi Sport[77] Audi R8 LMS Evo[77] Audi 5.2 L V10 88 Italy Mirko Bortolotti[77] 1
Switzerland Rolf Ineichen[77] 1
Canada Daniel Morad[77] 1
Belgium Dries Vanthoor[77] 1
United States Turner Motorsport[31] BMW M6 GT3[78] BMW 4.4 L Turbo V8 96 United States Bill Auberlen[31] 1-10
United States Robby Foley[31] All
United States Dillon Machavern[31] 1, 6, 9, 11
Germany Jens Klingmann[31] 1
United Kingdom Nick Yelloly[79] 11
United Kingdom Aston Martin Racing[80] Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3[80] Mercedes-Benz M177 4.0 L Turbo V8 98 United Kingdom Ross Gunn[80] 1
Portugal Pedro Lamy[80] 1
Austria Mathias Lauda[80] 1
United Kingdom Andrew Watson[81] 1

Race results

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Bold indicates overall winner.

Rnd Circuit DPi Winning Team LMP2 Winning Team GTLM Winning Team GTD Winning Team Report
DPi Winning Drivers LMP2 Winning Drivers GTLM Winning Drivers GTD Winning Drivers
1 24 Hours of Daytona United States #10 Konica Minolta Cadillac DPi-V.R United States #81 DragonSpeed USA United States #24 BMW Team RLL United States #48 Paul Miller Racing Report
Australia Ryan Briscoe
New Zealand Scott Dixon
Japan Kamui Kobayashi
Netherlands Renger van der Zande
United States Colin Braun
United Kingdom Ben Hanley
Sweden Henrik Hedman
United Kingdom Harrison Newey
United States John Edwards
Brazil Augusto Farfus
Finland Jesse Krohn
Australia Chaz Mostert
Italy Andrea Caldarelli
United States Corey Lewis
United States Bryan Sellers
United States Madison Snow
2 Daytona (2 Hours, 40 Minutes) Japan #55 Mazda Motorsports did not participate United States #3 Corvette Racing Canada #14 AIM Vasser Sullivan Report
United States Jonathan Bomarito
United Kingdom Harry Tincknell
Spain Antonio García
United States Jordan Taylor
United Kingdom Jack Hawksworth
United States Aaron Telitz
3 Sebring (2 Hours, 40 Minutes) United States #31 Whelen Engineering Racing United States #52 PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports United States #4 Corvette Racing Canada #14 AIM Vasser Sullivan Report
Brazil Pipo Derani
Brazil Felipe Nasr
United States Patrick Kelly
United States Spencer Pigot
United Kingdom Oliver Gavin
United States Tommy Milner
United Kingdom Jack Hawksworth
United States Aaron Telitz
4 Road America United States #7 Acura Team Penske United States #81 DragonSpeed USA United States #3 Corvette Racing Canada #12 AIM Vasser Sullivan Report
Brazil Hélio Castroneves
United States Ricky Taylor
United Kingdom Ben Hanley
Sweden Henrik Hedman
Spain Antonio García
United States Jordan Taylor
United States Townsend Bell
United States Frankie Montecalvo
5 Virginia did not participate did not participate United States No. 3 Corvette Racing United States No. 96 Turner Motorsport Report
Spain Antonio García
United States Jordan Taylor
United States Bill Auberlen
United States Robby Foley
6 Road Atlanta (6 Hours) United States #7 Acura Team Penske United States #52 PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports United States #25 BMW Team RLL United States #86 Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian Report
Brazil Hélio Castroneves
United States Ricky Taylor
United States Scott Huffaker
United States Patrick Kelly
Switzerland Simon Trummer
United States Connor De Phillippi
Canada Bruno Spengler
Germany Mario Farnbacher
United States Matt McMurry
Japan Shinya Michimi
7 Mid-Ohio United States #7 Acura Team Penske did not participate United States #3 Corvette Racing Canada #14 AIM Vasser Sullivan Report
Brazil Hélio Castroneves
United States Ricky Taylor
Spain Antonio García
United States Jordan Taylor
United Kingdom Jack Hawksworth
United States Aaron Telitz
8 Charlotte did not participate did not participate United States #3 Corvette Racing United States #96 Turner Motorsport Report
Spain Antonio García
United States Jordan Taylor
United States Bill Auberlen
United States Robby Foley
9 Road Atlanta (Petit Le Mans) United States #10 Konica Minolta Cadillac DPi-V.R United States #8 Tower Motorsport by Starworks United States #911 Porsche GT Team United States #63 Scuderia Corsa Report
Australia Ryan Briscoe
New Zealand Scott Dixon
Netherlands Renger van der Zande
Canada John Farano
Denmark Mikkel Jensen
Netherlands Job van Uitert
Australia Matt Campbell
France Frédéric Makowiecki
United Kingdom Nick Tandy
Italy Alessandro Balzan
United States Cooper MacNeil
United States Jeff Westphal
10 Laguna Seca United States #7 Acura Team Penske United States #52 PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports United States #912 Porsche GT Team United States #86 Meyer Shank Racing w/ Curb-Agajaninan Report
Brazil Hélio Castroneves
United States Ricky Taylor
United States Patrick Kelly
Switzerland Simon Trummer
New Zealand Earl Bamber
Belgium Laurens Vanthoor
Germany Mario Farnbacher
United States Matt McMurry
11 12 Hours of Sebring Japan #55 Mazda Motorsports United States #52 PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports United States #911 Porsche GT Team United States #16 Wright Motorsports Report
United States Jonathan Bomarito
United States Ryan Hunter-Reay
United Kingdom Harry Tincknell
United States Scott Huffaker
United States Patrick Kelly
Switzerland Simon Trummer
New Zealand Earl Bamber
France Frédéric Makowiecki
United Kingdom Nick Tandy
United States Ryan Hardwick
Belgium Jan Heylen
United States Patrick Long

Championship standings

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Points systems

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Championship points are awarded in each class at the finish of each event. Points are awarded based on finishing positions as shown in the chart below.

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 points

Points are awarded in each class at the finish of each event.

Team points

Team points are calculated in exactly the same way as driver points, using the point distribution chart. Each car entered is considered its own "team" regardless if it is a single entry or part of a two-car team.

Manufacturer points

There are also a number of manufacturer championships which utilize the same season-long point distribution chart. The manufacturer championships recognized by IMSA are as follows:

Daytona Prototype international (DPi): Engine & bodywork manufacturer
GT Le Mans (GTLM): Car manufacturer
GT Daytona (GTD): Car manufacturer

Each manufacturer receives finishing points for its highest finishing car in each class. The positions of subsequent finishing cars from the same manufacturer are not taken into consideration, and all other manufacturers move up in the order.

Example: Manufacturer A finishes 1st and 2nd at an event, and Manufacturer B finishes 3rd. Manufacturer A receives 35 first-place points while Manufacturer B would earn 32 second-place points.
Michelin Endurance Cup

The points system for the Michelin Endurance Cup is different from the normal points system. Points are awarded on a 5–4–3–2 basis for drivers, teams and manufacturers. The first finishing position at each interval earns five points, four points for second position, three points for third, with two points awarded for fourth and each subsequent finishing position.

Position 1 2 3 Other Classified
Race 5 4 3 2

At Daytona (24 hour race), points are awarded at six hours, 12 hours, 18 hours and at the finish. At the Sebring (12 hour race), points are awarded at four hours, eight hours and at the finish. At the Michelin Raceway September round (6 hour race), points are awarded at three hours and at the finish. At the Michelin Raceway October round (10 hour race), points are awarded at four hours, eight hours and at the finish.

Like the season-long team championship, Michelin Endurance Cup team points are awarded for each car and drivers get points in any car that they drive, in which they are entered for points. The manufacturer points go to the highest placed car from that manufacturer (the others from that manufacturer not being counted), just like the season-long manufacturer championship.

For example: in any particular segment manufacturer A finishes 1st and 2nd and manufacturer B finishes 3rd. Manufacturer A only receives first-place points for that segment. Manufacturer B receives the second-place points.

Drivers' championships

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Acura Team Penske claimed first place in the Daytona Prototype international championship with the #7 team, drivers Ricky Taylor and Hélio Castroneves.

Daytona Prototype international

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Pos. Drivers DAY1 DAY2 SEB1 ELK ATL1 MOH ATL2 LGA SEB2 Points MEC
1 Brazil Hélio Castroneves
United States Ricky Taylor
8 8 7 1 1 1 2 1 8 265 31
2 Australia Ryan Briscoe
Netherlands Renger van der Zande
1 6 2 2 5 3 1 6 7 264 42
3 United States Jonathan Bomarito
United Kingdom Harry Tincknell
6 1 5 5 2 4 6 4 1 260 29
4 Brazil Pipo Derani 7 5 1 3 3 2 5 3 6 258 35
5 France Sébastien Bourdais 3 3 3 4 4 6 4 7 5 249 33
6 United States Dane Cameron
Colombia Juan Pablo Montoya
4 4 6 8 6 7 3 2 2 247 36
7 United Kingdom Oliver Jarvis
United States Tristan Nunez
2 2 4 6 7 5 7 5 3 247 34
8 Brazil Felipe Nasr 7 1 3 3 2 5 3 6 232 35
9 France Tristan Vautier 5 7 8 7 4 8 4 7 5 226 27
10 Portugal João Barbosa 3 3 3 4 4 6 171 18
11 Brazil Matheus Leist 5 8 8 8 4 123 24
12 United States Ryan Hunter-Reay 6 2 6 1 117 29
13 France Olivier Pla 2 7 7 3 110 34
14 South Africa Stephen Simpson 8 8 8 4 97 10
15 United States Chris Miller 5 7 7 8 97 14
16 New Zealand Scott Dixon 1 1 7 94 38
17 France Simon Pagenaud 4 3 2 90 29
18 France Loïc Duval 3 4 5 84 29
19 Portugal Filipe Albuquerque 7 3 5 80 28
20 United States Alexander Rossi 8 2 8 78 24
21 Colombia Gabby Chaves 5 6 51 7
22 France Gabriel Aubry 8 8 46 6
23 Japan Kamui Kobayashi 1 35 19
24 Australia Scott Andrews 4 28 6
25 Colombia Juan Piedrahita 5 26 8
26 United Kingdom Mike Conway 7 24 10
Pos. Drivers DAY1 DAY2 SEB1 ELK ATL1 MOH ATL2 LGA SEB2 Points MEC
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
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

Le Mans Prototype 2

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Pos. Drivers DAY SEB1 ELK ATL1 ATL2 LGA SEB2 Points MEC
1 United States Patrick Kelly 1 4 1 4 1 1 196 37
2 Switzerland Simon Trummer 2 4 1 4 1 1 161 55
3 United States Scott Huffaker 1 4 1 98 37
4 Canada John Farano 4 4 1 2 95 33
5 United States Dwight Merriman
United Kingdom Kyle Tilley
3 3 3 2 92 19
6 Denmark Mikkel Jensen 1 2 67 23
7 Canada Cameron Cassels 5 2 2 64 8
8 United States Colin Braun 1 2 2 64 34
9 Sweden Henrik Hedman 1 5 1 61 17
10 United Kingdom Matthew Bell 2 4 60 16
11 Poland Jakub Śmiechowski 3 4 58 15
12 United States Spencer Pigot 1 35
13 United Kingdom Ben Hanley 1 1 35 17
14 Netherlands Job van Uitert 1 35 13
15 United States Kyle Masson 5 2 32 8
16 United States James French 2 32
17 United States James McGuire 2 32 9
18 Denmark David Heinemeier Hansson 4 2 32 20
19 United States Rob Hodes
United States Austin McCusker
3 30 8
20 United States Don Yount 5 3 30 18
20 United States Patrick Byrne 3 30 10
20 United States Guy Cosmo 3 30 10
21 United Kingdom Ryan Dalziel 4 4 28 10
22 United States Naveen Rao 4 28 7
23 United States Gustavo Menezes 5 26
United Kingdom Harrison Newey 1 17
France Gabriel Aubry
United States Nicholas Boulle
United States Ben Keating
2 18
United Kingdom Ryan Lewis
France Nicolas Minassian
3 11
France Nicolas Lapierre 4 10
United States Robert Masson 5 8
Pos. Drivers DAY SEB1 ELK ATL1 ATL2 LGA SEB2 Points MEC

† Points only counted towards the Michelin Endurance Cup, and not the overall LMP2 Championship.

GT Le Mans

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Pos. Drivers DAY1 DAY2 SEB1 ELK VIR ATL1 MOH CLT ATL2 LGA SEB2 Points MEC
1 Spain Antonio García
United States Jordan Taylor
4 1 2 1 1 5 1 1 2 2 5 351 32
2 United States John Edwards
Finland Jesse Krohn
1 6 5 3 6 3 4 2 3 4 3 319 48
3 United Kingdom Oliver Gavin
United States Tommy Milner
7 5 1 2 4 2 2 4 4 6 6 315 26
4 United States Connor De Phillippi
Canada Bruno Spengler
5 4 4 6 2 1 3 3 6 5 4 313 30
5 France Frédéric Makowiecki
United Kingdom Nick Tandy
3 3 6 4 3 4 5 1 3 1 297 43
6 New Zealand Earl Bamber
Belgium Laurens Vanthoor
2 2 3 5 5 6 6 5 1 2 289 37
7 Brazil Augusto Farfus 1 3 3 95 42
8 Netherlands Nick Catsburg 4 2 5 86 18
9 United States Colton Herta 5 6 4 79 21
10 Switzerland Marcel Fässler 7 4 6 77 20
11 Australia Matt Campbell 3 1 65 24
12 France Mathieu Jaminet 2 5 58 25
13 Australia Chaz Mostert 1 35 18
14 Switzerland Neel Jani 2 32 8
15 Austria Philipp Eng 5 26 8
16 United Kingdom James Calado
Italy Alessandro Pier Guidi
Italy Davide Rigon
Brazil Daniel Serra
6 25 8
Pos. Drivers DAY1 DAY2 SEB1 ELK VIR ATL1 MOH CLT ATL2 LGA SEB2 Points MEC

GT Daytona

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Pos. Drivers DAY1 DAY2 SEB1 ELK VIR ATL1 MOH CLT ATL2 LGA SEB2 Points WTSC MEC
1 Germany Mario Farnbacher
United States Matt McMurry
10 3 2 2 1 5 7 10 1 3 288 181 33
2 United States Ryan Hardwick
United States Patrick Long
4 7 9 5 5 3 3 2 4 6 1 284 185 29
3 United States Aaron Telitz 12 1 1 3 4 5 1 8 2 11 12 267 206 30
4 United Kingdom Jack Hawksworth 9 1 1 3 4 10 1 8 2 11 12 265 206 29
5 United States Robby Foley 6 8 3 7 1 11 11 1 9 2 11 256 199 24
6 United States Townsend Bell 12 2 5 1 9 5 10 4 8 8 9 251 187 25
7 Canada Mikhail Goikhberg 8 4 12 6 7 6 5 6 3 6 250 153 25
8 United States Lawson Aschenbach
United States Gar Robinson
11 6 4 6 3 4 2 10 12 9 8 245 183 28
9 United States Andy Lally
United States John Potter
2 9 10 8 7 12 7 11 3 5 7 244 160 32
10 United States Bill Auberlen 6 8 3 7 1 11 11 1 9 2 236 199 18
11 United States Spencer Pumpelly 2 12 8 10 13 12 12 6 3 10 7 228 136 32
12 Portugal Álvaro Parente 8 4 12 6 7 6 5 6 3 225 153 19
13 United States Frankie Montecalvo 12 2 5 1 9 5 10 8 8 9 223 159 25
14 United States Cooper MacNeil 7 5 2 4 12 9 1 7 4 206 129 35
15 Canada Roman De Angelis
United Kingdom Ian James
18 DNS 8 6 4 3 11 4 2 199 109 27
16 United States Robert Ferriol 12 8 10 13 12 6 13 10 5 167 146 12
17 United States Marc Miller 10 7 11 10 9 12 12 8 145 146 10
18 United States Bryan Sellers
United States Madison Snow
1 14 2 7 13 126 17 44
19 United States Michael de Quesada 9 10 4 2 9 125 28 29
20 United States Paul Holton 11 6 9 11 8 9 13 125 150
21 United Kingdom Till Bechtolsheimer 10 7 11 10 9 12 12 122 146
22 Finland Toni Vilander 7 5 2 4 12 9 119 105 14
23 Italy Alessandro Balzan 7 1 7 4 111 24 31
24 United States Corey Lewis 1 2 7 13 109 44
25 United States Jeff Westphal 7 9 1 4 109 35
26 Japan Shinya Michimi 10 1 10 3 107 33
27 United States Trent Hindman 8 7 6 6 97 25
28 Belgium Jan Heylen 3 4 1 93 21
29 United States Dillon Machavern 6 11 9 11 87 24
30 United States Corey Fergus 11 6 9 11 8 85 110
31 United Kingdom Darren Turner 6 11 2 77 19
32 United States Ben Keating 11 4 12 67 18
33 United States Richard Heistand
France Franck Perera
Netherlands Steijn Schothorst
14 8 10 61 18
34 United States Andrew Davis 13 5 46 12
35 Germany Lars Kern
Norway Dennis Olsen
Canada Zacharie Robichon
13 5 44 14
36 United States Parker Chase 9 10 43 12
37 United States Kyle Kirkwood 8 12 42 12
38 Canada Jeff Kingsley 9 13 40 40
39 Italy Andrea Caldarelli 1 35 18
40 Italy Marco Mapelli 2 32 15
41 Italy Mirko Bortolotti
Switzerland Rolf Ineichen
Canada Daniel Morad
Belgium Dries Vanthoor
3 30 13
42 Austria Klaus Bachler
United States Anthony Imperato
4 28 8
43 Netherlands Jeroen Bleekemolen
United States Trenton Estep
Germany Sven Müller
United States Tim Pappas
5 26 8
44 Germany Pierre Kaffer 5 26 6
45 Germany Jens Klingmann 6 25 8
46 United States Joey Hand 6 25 6
47 United States A. J. Allmendinger 8 23 8
48 United States Kyle Busch 9 22 8
49 France Jules Gounon 10 21 8
50 Brazil Felipe Fraga 11 20 8
51 United Kingdom Nick Yelloly 11 20 6
52 New Zealand Shane van Gisbergen 12 19 8
53 France Patrick Pilet 13 18 8
54 Germany Markus Winkelhock 13 18 6
55 Spain Albert Costa 14 17 8
56 United States Brandon Gdovic
United Kingdom Jonathan Hoggard
United States Mark Kvamme
United States Eric Lux
15 16 8
57 Colombia Tatiana Calderón
Switzerland Rahel Frey
United Kingdom Katherine Legge
Denmark Christina Nielsen
16 15 8
58 United Kingdom Ross Gunn
Portugal Pedro Lamy
Austria Mathias Lauda
United Kingdom Andrew Watson
17 14 8
59 Spain Alex Riberas
Denmark Nicki Thiim
18 13 8
Pos. Drivers DAY1 DAY2 SEB1 ELK VIR ATL1 MOH CLT ATL2 LGA SEB2 Points WTSC MEC

† Points only counted towards the WeatherTech Sprint Cup and not the overall GTD Championship.

Team's Championships

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Standings: Daytona Prototype international

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Pos. Team Car DAY1 DAY2 SEB1 ELK ATL1 MOH ATL2 LGA SEB2 Points MEC
1 #7 Acura Team Penske Acura ARX-05 8 8 7 1 1 1 2 1 8 265 31
2 #10 Konica Minolta Cadillac DPi-V.R Cadillac DPi-V.R 1 6 2 2 5 3 1 6 7 264 42
3 #55 Mazda Motorsports Mazda RT24-P 6 1 5 5 2 4 6 4 1 260 29
4 #31 Whelen Engineering Racing Cadillac DPi-V.R 7 5 1 3 3 2 5 3 6 258 35
5 #5 Mustang Sampling Racing / JDC-Miller MotorSports Cadillac DPi-V.R 3 3 3 4 4 6 4 7 5 249 33
6 #77 Mazda Motorsports Mazda RT24-P 2 2 4 6 7 5 7 5 3 247 34
7 #6 Acura Team Penske Acura ARX-05 4 4 6 8 6 7 3 2 2 247 36
8 #85 JDC-Miller MotorSports Cadillac DPi-V.R 5 7 8 7 8 8 8 8 4 217 24
Pos. Team Car DAY1 DAY2 SEB1 ELK ATL1 MOH ATL2 LGA SEB2 Points MEC

Standings: Le Mans Prototype 2

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Pos. Team Car DAY SEB1 ELK ATL1 ATL2 LGA SEB2 Points MEC
1 #52 PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports Oreca 07 2 1 4 1 4 1 1 196 55
2 #38 Performance Tech Motorsports Oreca 07 5 2 2 2 3 126 27
3 #8 Tower Motorsport by Starworks Oreca 07 4 4 1 2 95 33
4 #18 Era Motorsport Oreca 07 3 3 3 2 92 19
5 #81 DragonSpeed USA Oreca 07 1 5 1 61 17
6 #51 Inter Europol Competition Oreca 07 3 4 58 15
Pos. Team Car DAY SEB1 ELK ATL1 ATL2 LGA SEB2 Points MEC

† Points only counted towards the Michelin Endurance Cup and not the overall LMP2 Championship.

Standings: GT Le Mans

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Pos. Team Car DAY1 DAY2 SEB1 ELK VIR ATL1 MOH CLT ATL2 LGA SEB2 Points MEC
1 #3 Corvette Racing Chevrolet Corvette C8.R 4 1 2 1 1 5 1 1 2 2 5 351 32
2 #24 BMW Team RLL BMW M8 GTE 1 6 5 3 6 3 4 2 3 4 3 320 48
3 #4 Corvette Racing Chevrolet Corvette C8.R 7 5 1 2 4 2 2 4 4 6 6 315 26
4 #25 BMW Team RLL BMW M8 GTE 5 4 4 6 2 1 3 3 6 5 4 313 30
5 #911 Porsche GT Team Porsche 911 RSR-19 3 3 6 4 3 4 5 1 3 1 297 43
6 #912 Porsche GT Team Porsche 911 RSR-19 2 2 3 5 5 6 6 5 1 2 289 37
7 #62 Risi Competizione Ferrari 488 GTE Evo 6 25 8
Pos. Team Car DAY1 DAY2 SEB1 ELK VIR ATL1 MOH CLT ATL2 LGA SEB2 Points MEC

Standings: GT Daytona

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Pos. Team Car DAY1 DAY2 SEB1 ELK VIR ATL1 MOH CLT ATL2 LGA SEB2 Points WTSC MEC
1 #86 Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian Acura NSX GT3 Evo 10 3 2 2 1 5 7 10 1 3 288 181 33
2 #16 Wright Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 R 4 7 9 5 5 3 3 2 4 6 1 284 185 29
3 #14 AIM Vasser Sullivan Lexus RC F GT3 9 1 1 3 4 10 1 8 2 11 12 265 206 29
4 #96 Turner Motorsport BMW M6 GT3 6 8 3 7 1 11 11 1 9 2 11 256 199 24
5 #12 AIM Vasser Sullivan Lexus RC F GT3 12 2 5 1 9 5 10 4 8 8 9 251 187 25
6 #57 Heinricher Racing with MSR Curb-Agajanian Acura NSX GT3 Evo 8 4 12 6 7 6 5 6 3 6 250 153 25
7 #74 Riley Motorsports Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 11 6 4 6 3 4 2 10 12 9 8 245 183 28
8 #44 GRT Magnus Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 9 10 8 7 12 7 11 3 5 7 244 160 32
9 #63 Scuderia Corsa Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 7 5 2 4 12 9 1 7 4 206 129 35
10 #23 Heart of Racing Team Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 18 DNS 8 6 4 3 11 4 2 199 109 27
11 #30 Team Hardpoint Audi R8 LMS Evo 12 8 10 13 12 6 13 10 5 167 146 12
12 #48 Paul Miller Racing Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 1 14 2 7 13 126 17 44
13 #76 Compass Racing McLaren 720S GT3 11 6 9 11 8 9 13 125 150
14 #22 Gradient Racing Acura NSX GT3 Evo 10 7 11 10 9 12 12 122 146
15 #11 GRT Grasser Racing Team Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 14 8 10 61 18
16 #9 Pfaff Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 R 13 5 44 14
17 #88 WRT Speedstar Audi Sport Audi R8 LMS Evo 3 30 13
18 #54 Black Swan Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R 5 26 8
19 #47 Precision Performance Motorsports Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 15 16 8
20 #19 GEAR Racing powered by GRT Grasser Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 16 15 8
21 #98 Aston Martin Racing Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 17 14 8
Pos. Team Car DAY1 DAY2 SEB1 ELK VIR ATL1 MOH CLT ATL2 LGA SEB2 Points WTSC MEC

† Points only counted towards the WeatherTech Sprint Cup and not the overall GTD Championship.

Manufacturer's Championships

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Standings: Daytona Prototype international

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Pos. Manufacturer DAY1 DAY2 SEB1 ELK ATL1 MOH ATL2 LGA SEB2 Points MEC
1 Japan Acura 4 4 6 1 1 1 2 1 2 294 46
2 United States Cadillac 1 3 1 2 3 2 1 3 4 291 54
3 Japan Mazda 2 1 4 5 2 4 6 4 1 286 44
Pos. Manufacturer DAY1 DAY2 SEB1 ELK ATL1 MOH ATL2 LGA SEB2 Points MEC

Standings: GT Le Mans

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Pos. Manufacturer DAY1 DAY2 SEB1 ELK VIR ATL1 MOH CLT ATL2 LGA SEB2 Points MEC
1 United States Chevrolet 4 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 2 5 362 41
2 Germany BMW 1 5 4 3 2 1 3 2 3 4 3 348 53
3 Germany Porsche 2 2 3 4 3 4 WD 5 1 1 1 321 50
4 Italy Ferrari 6 28 8
Pos. Manufacturer DAY1 DAY2 SEB1 ELK VIR ATL1 MOH CLT ATL2 LGA SEB2 Points MEC

Standings: GT Daytona

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Pos. Manufacturer DAY1 DAY2 SEB1 ELK VIR ATL1 MOH CLT ATL2 LGA SEB2 Points WTSC MEC
1 Japan Acura 8 3 7 2 2 1 5 5 6 1 3 299 210 34
2 Germany Porsche 4 7 9 5 5 3 3 2 4 6 1 291 191 31
3 Japan Lexus 9 1 1 1 4 5 1 4 2 8 9 290 223 32
4 Germany BMW 6 8 3 7 1 11 11 1 9 2 11 273 205 24
5 Italy Lamborghini 1 9 10 8 7 2 7 11 3 5 7 270 167 47
6 Germany Mercedes-AMG 11 6 4 6 3 4 2 10 12 9 8 260 190 28
7 Italy Ferrari 7 5 2 4 12 9 1 7 4 220 139 35
8 United Kingdom Aston Martin 17 DNS 8 6 4 3 11 4 2 215 112 27
9 Germany Audi 3 12 8 10 13 12 6 13 10 5 214 158 26
10 United Kingdom McLaren 11 6 9 11 8 9 13 138 164
Pos. Manufacturer DAY1 DAY2 SEB1 ELK VIR ATL1 MOH CLT ATL2 LGA SEB2 Points WTSC MEC

† Points only counted towards the WeatherTech Sprint Cup and not the overall GTD Championship.

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