2017 IMSA SportsCar Championship

The 2017 IMSA SportsCar Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the 2017 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship) was the 47th season of the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) GT Championship that traces its lineage to the 1971 IMSA GT Championship. It was the fourth season of the United SportsCar Championship and second under the name as the IMSA SportsCar Championship. It began on 28 January with the 24 Hours of Daytona, and ended on 7 October with the Petit Le Mans.[1]

Classes[edit]

The class structure remained largely unchanged from 2016, with the major change coming in Daytona Prototype international (DPi) which replaced Daytona Prototype (DP) machinery.

Schedule[edit]

Race schedule[edit]

The 2017 schedule was released on 5 August 2016 and features twelve rounds.[1]

   Race is part of the Patron North American Endurance Cup
Rnd. Race Length Classes Circuit Location Date
1 Rolex 24 at Daytona 24 hours All Daytona International Speedway Daytona Beach, Florida January 28–29
2 Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring 12 hours All Sebring International Raceway Sebring, Florida March 18
3 BUBBA Burger Sports Car Grand Prix at Long Beach 1 hour 40 minutes P, GTLM, GTD Long Beach Street Circuit Long Beach, California April 8
4 Advance Auto Parts Sportscar Showdown 2 hours 40 minutes All Circuit of the Americas Austin, Texas May 6
5 Chevrolet Sports Car Classic 1 hour 40 minutes P, PC, GTD The Raceway on Belle Isle Detroit, Michigan June 3
6 Sahlen's Six Hours of The Glen 6 hours All Watkins Glen International Watkins Glen, New York July 2
7 Mobil 1 SportsCar Grand Prix 2 hours 40 minutes All Canadian Tire Motorsport Park Bowmanville, Ontario July 9
8 Northeast Grand Prix 2 hours 40 minutes GTLM, GTD Lime Rock Park Lakeville, Connecticut July 22
9 Continental Tire Road Race Showcase 2 hours 40 minutes All Road America Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin August 6
10 Michelin GT Challenge at VIR 2 hours 40 minutes GTLM, GTD Virginia International Raceway Alton, Virginia August 27
11 America's Tire 250 2 hours 40 minutes P, GTLM, GTD Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca Monterey, California September 24
12 Motul Petit Le Mans 10 hours All Road Atlanta Braselton, Georgia October 7

Calendar changes[edit]

Television Coverage[edit]

The first 3 hours of the 24 Hours of Daytona and Long Beach were broadcast on Fox. The other rounds were all broadcast on Fox Sports 1, Fox Sports 2, and Fox Sports GO.

Entries[edit]

Prototype[edit]

The Prototype class is made up of LMP2 cars both in LMP2 trim, with the ACO specification Gibson V8 engine, and in Daytona Prototype international (DPi) trim, where manufacturers are allowed to alter certain body panels designed to reflect the automaker's design language, and run their own engines. Mazda (Riley Technologies), Cadillac (Dallara), and Nissan (Onroak Automotive) run chassis from the respective constructors featuring manufacturer-specific bodywork.

Team Chassis Engine No. Drivers Rounds
United States Tequila Patrón ESM[2] Nissan Onroak DPi[2] Nissan VR38DETT 3.8 L Turbo V6 2 United Kingdom Ryan Dalziel[3] All
United States Scott Sharp[3] All
Brazil Pipo Derani[3] 1–2, 6
New Zealand Brendon Hartley[4] 1, 12
22 United States Johannes van Overbeek[3] All
United States Ed Brown[3] 1–5
Brazil Bruno Senna[3] 1–2, 6, 12
New Zealand Brendon Hartley[3] 1–2
Brazil Pipo Derani[5] 7, 9, 11–12
United States Mustang Sampling Racing[6][N 1]
Whelen Engineering Racing[6][N 1]
Cadillac DPi-V.R Cadillac 6.2 L V8 5 Portugal João Barbosa[6] All
Brazil Christian Fittipaldi[6] All
Portugal Filipe Albuquerque[4] 1–2, 6, 12
31 United States Dane Cameron[6] All
United States Eric Curran[6] All
United Kingdom Mike Conway[4] 1–2, 12
United Kingdom Seb Morris[4] 1
Portugal Filipe Albuquerque[7] 6
United States Team Penske[8] Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 6 Brazil Hélio Castroneves[8] 12
Colombia Juan Pablo Montoya[8] 12
France Simon Pagenaud[8] 12
United States Wayne Taylor Racing[9] Cadillac DPi-V.R Cadillac 6.2 L V8 10 United States Jordan Taylor[9] All
United States Ricky Taylor[9] All
Italy Max Angelelli[9] 1
United States Jeff Gordon[9] 1
United Kingdom Alex Lynn[10] 2
United States Ryan Hunter-Reay[11] 12
Switzerland Rebellion Racing[12] Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 13 Germany Nick Heidfeld[12] 1–2, 12
Switzerland Sébastien Buemi[12] 1–2
Switzerland Neel Jani[12] 1–2
France Stéphane Sarrazin[12] 1
Switzerland Mathias Beche[11] 12
United States Gustavo Menezes[11] 12
United States PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports[13] Ligier JS P217 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 52 United Kingdom Tom Kimber-Smith[13] 1–3
Mexico José Gutiérrez[13] 1–2, 4, 6, 9, 11–12
United States Mike Guasch[13] 1–2
United States R. C. Enerson[13] 1
United States Will Owen[14] 3
Italy Marco Bonanomi[15] 4
United States Kenton Koch[16] 5
United Kingdom Ryan Lewis[16] 5
France Olivier Pla[7] 6, 9, 11–12
United States Nicholas Boulle[5] 7
Canada David Ostella[5] 7
France Julien Canal[11] 12
Japan Mazda Motorsports[17] Mazda RT24-P Mazda MZ-2.0T 2.0 L Turbo I4 55 United States Jonathan Bomarito[17] 1–7
United States Tristan Nunez[17] 1–7
United States Spencer Pigot[4] 1–2, 6
70 United States Tom Long[17] 1–7
United States Joel Miller[17] 1–7
Canada James Hinchcliffe[4] 1
United Kingdom Marino Franchitti[10] 2, 6
United States DragonSpeed[18] Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 81 France Loïc Duval[18] 1
United Kingdom Ben Hanley[18] 1
Sweden Henrik Hedman[18] 1
France Nicolas Lapierre[18] 1
United States JDC-Miller MotorSports[19] Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 85 Canada Mikhail Goikhberg[19] All
South Africa Stephen Simpson[19] All
United States Chris Miller[19] 1–2, 6, 12
Switzerland Mathias Beche[19] 1
United States VisitFlorida Racing Riley Mk. 30 1–7
Ligier JS P217[20]9–12
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 90 Belgium Marc Goossens[21] 1–2, 4–12
Netherlands Renger van der Zande[21] 1–2, 4–12
Germany René Rast[4] 1–2
United States Jonathan Bomarito[11] 12

Prototype Challenge[edit]

All entries use an Oreca FLM09 chassis powered by a LS3 6.2 L V8 engine.

Team No. Drivers Rounds
United States Starworks Motorsport[22] 8 Canada Chris Cumming[4] 1
United States John Falb[4] 1
United States Ben Keating[4] 1
Canada Remo Ruscitti[4] 1
Canada Robert Wickens[4] 1
Canada Garett Grist[10] 2
United States Max Hanratty[10] 2
United States Sean Rayhall[10] 2
88 United States Conor Daly[4] 1
Canada James Dayson[4] 1
United States Scott Mayer[4] 1
Venezuela Alex Popow[4] 1
United States Sean Rayhall[4] 1
United States BAR1 Motorsports[22] 20 United States Don Yount[23] All
United States Buddy Rice[23] 1–2, 4, 6, 9, 12
United States Mark Kvamme[23] 1–2
United States Chapman Ducote[23] 1
Colombia Gustavo Yacamán[23] 1
Canada Daniel Burkett[10] 2, 6, 12
United Kingdom Ryan Lewis[16] 5, 7
26 United States David Cheng[4] 1
United States Trent Hindman[23] 1
United States Adam Merzon[23] 1
United Kingdom Johnny Mowlem[23] 1
United States Tom Papadopoulos[23] 1
Colombia Gustavo Yacamán[10] 2, 6, 9
United States Marc Drumwright[10] 2
United States Chapman Ducote[10] 2
United States Colin Thompson[10] 2
United States Nicholas Boulle[15] 4
United Kingdom Stefan Wilson[15] 4
United States Tomy Drissi[16] 5, 12
Brazil Bruno Junqueira[16] 5
United States Brian Alder[7] 6
United States Derek Jones[7] 6
Canada Garett Grist[5] 7, 12
Canada James Vance[5] 7
United States Mark Kvamme[24] 9
United States John Falb[11] 12
United States Performance Tech Motorsports[22] 38 United States James French[25] All
Mexico Patricio O'Ward[25] All
United States Kyle Masson[25] 1–2, 6, 12
United States Nicholas Boulle[4] 1

GT Le Mans[edit]

Team Chassis Engine No. Drivers Rounds
United States Corvette Racing Chevrolet Corvette C7.R Chevrolet LT5.5 5.5 L V8 3 Spain Antonio García[4] All
Denmark Jan Magnussen[4] All
Germany Mike Rockenfeller[4] 1–2, 12
4 United Kingdom Oliver Gavin[4] All
United States Tommy Milner[4] All
Switzerland Marcel Fässler[4] 1–2, 12
United States BMW Team RLL BMW M6 GTLM BMW 4.4 L Turbo V8 19 United States Bill Auberlen[26] 1
Brazil Augusto Farfus[26] 1
United Kingdom Alexander Sims[26] 1
Canada Bruno Spengler[26] 1
24 United States John Edwards[26] All
Germany Martin Tomczyk[26] All
Netherlands Nick Catsburg[26] 1–2
Canada Kuno Wittmer[26] 1, 12
25 United States Bill Auberlen[27] 2–4, 6–12
United Kingdom Alexander Sims[27] 2–4, 6–12
Canada Kuno Wittmer[27] 2
Netherlands Nick Catsburg[11] 12
United States Risi Competizione[28] Ferrari 488 GTE Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 62 Italy Giancarlo Fisichella[28] 1–4, 10–12
Finland Toni Vilander[28] 1–4, 10–12
United Kingdom James Calado[28] 1–2
Italy Alessandro Pier Guidi[11] 12
United States
United Kingdom
Ford Chip Ganassi Racing[29][N 2]
Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK[29][N 2]
Ford GT Ford EcoBoost 3.5 L Turbo V6 66 United States Joey Hand[29] All
Germany Dirk Müller[29] All
France Sébastien Bourdais[29] 1–2, 12
67 Australia Ryan Briscoe[29] All
United Kingdom Richard Westbrook[29] All
New Zealand Scott Dixon[29] 1–2, 12
68 United States Billy Johnson[29] 1–2
Germany Stefan Mücke[29] 1–2
France Olivier Pla[29] 1–2
69 Brazil Tony Kanaan[29] 1
United Kingdom Andy Priaulx[29] 1
United Kingdom Harry Tincknell[29] 1
United States Porsche GT Team Porsche 911 RSR Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 911 France Patrick Pilet[30] All
Germany Dirk Werner[30] All
France Frédéric Makowiecki[30] 1–2
United Kingdom Nick Tandy[31] 12
912 Belgium Laurens Vanthoor[30] All
France Kévin Estre[30] 1–3
Austria Richard Lietz[30] 1–2
Germany Wolf Henzler[15] 4
Italy Gianmaria Bruni[7] 6–12
New Zealand Earl Bamber[31] 12

GT Daytona[edit]

Team Chassis Engine No. Drivers Rounds
Austria GRT Grasser Racing Team[32] Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 11 Italy Mirko Bortolotti[4] 1–2
Germany Christian Engelhart[4] 1–2
Switzerland Rolf Ineichen[4] 1–2
Argentina Ezequiel Pérez Companc[4] 1
United States Richard Antinucci[10] 2
61 Italy Michele Beretta[4] 1
Germany Christian Engelhart[4] 1
Switzerland Rolf Ineichen[4] 1
Italy Roberto Pampanini[4] 1
Serbia Miloš Pavlović[4] 1
United States 3GT Racing[33] Lexus RC F GT3 Lexus 5.0 L V8 14 United States Sage Karam[33] All
United States Scott Pruett[33] 1–8
United Kingdom Ian James[33] 1–2, 12
United States Gustavo Menezes[33] 1
United States Austin Cindric[7] 6
United States Robert Alon[24] 9–12
15 United Kingdom Jack Hawksworth[33] All
United States Robert Alon[33] 1–8
United States Austin Cindric[33] 1–2, 6, 12
Germany Dominik Farnbacher[33] 1
United States Scott Pruett[24] 9–12
United States Change Racing Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 16 United States Corey Lewis[4] All
Netherlands Jeroen Mul[4] All
United States Brett Sandberg[4] 1–2, 6, 12
United States Kaz Grala[4] 1
Canada DAC Motorsports Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 18 Canada Emmanuel Anassis[4] 1–2
United States Brandon Gdovic[4] 1–2
United States Anthony Massari[4] 1–2
Canada Zachary Claman DeMelo[4] 1
Austria Konrad Motorsport Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 21 Germany Marc Basseng[4] 1
Austria Franz Konrad[4] 1
Italy Marco Mapelli[4] 1
Germany Luca Stolz[4] 1
United States Lance Willsey[4] 1
United States Alex Job Racing[34] Audi R8 LMS Audi 5.2 L V10 23 United States Townsend Bell[34] 1–2, 6, 8, 12
United States Bill Sweedler[34] 1–2, 6, 8, 12
United States Frankie Montecalvo[34] 1–2, 6, 12
Germany Pierre Kaffer[4] 1
United States Dream Racing Motorsport Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 27 Italy Paolo Ruberti[4] 1–2, 6
Monaco Cédric Sbirrazzuoli[4] 1–2, 6
United States Lawrence DeGeorge[4] 1–2
Italy Raffaele Giammaria[4] 1
Italy Luca Persiani[4] 1
United States Alegra Motorsports[35] Porsche 911 GT3 R Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 28 Canada Daniel Morad[4] All
Denmark Michael Christensen[4] 1–3, 6, 12
United States Michael de Quesada[4] 1–2, 6–7, 9, 12
United States Carlos de Quesada[4] 1
Canada Jesse Lazare[35] 1
United States Spencer Pumpelly[10] 2
France Mathieu Jaminet[15] 4–5
United States Patrick Long[36] 8, 10–11
Germany Montaplast by Land-Motorsport Audi R8 LMS Audi 5.2 L V10 29 United States Connor De Phillippi[4] 1–2, 12
Germany Christopher Mies[4] 1–2, 12
France Jules Gounon[4] 1–2
Switzerland Jeffrey Schmidt[4] 1
South Africa Sheldon van der Linde[11] 12
United States Riley Motorsports - Team AMG[37][N 3]
Riley Motorsports - WeatherTech Racing[37][N 3]
Mercedes-AMG GT3 Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 33 Netherlands Jeroen Bleekemolen[4] All
United States Ben Keating[4] 1–9, 11–12
Germany Mario Farnbacher[4] 1–2, 6, 12
United Kingdom Adam Christodoulou[4] 1
United States Trent Hindman[38] 10
50 United States Gunnar Jeannette[4] 1–8
United States Cooper MacNeil[4] 1–8
New Zealand Shane van Gisbergen[4] 1–2, 6
Germany Thomas Jäger[4] 1
Porsche 911 GT3 R[39] Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 United States Gunnar Jeannette[39] 9–12
United States Cooper MacNeil[39] 9–12
United States Patrick Long[11] 12
Italy EBIMOTORS Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 46 Italy Fabio Babini[4] 1–2
Italy Emanuele Busnelli[4] 1–2
France Emmanuel Collard[4] 1–2
France François Perrodo[4] 1
Italy Michele Beretta[10] 2
United States Paul Miller Racing[40] Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 48 United States Bryan Sellers[40] All
United States Madison Snow[40] All
South Africa Dion von Moltke[4] 1–2
Italy Andrea Caldarelli[4] 1
United States Bryce Miller[40] 1
United States Trent Hindman[11] 12
Switzerland Spirit of Race Ferrari 488 GT3 Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 51 United States Peter Mann[4] 1
Italy Rino Mastronardi[4] 1
Italy Maurizio Mediani[4] 1
Italy Alessandro Pier Guidi[4] 1
Italy Davide Rigon[4] 1
United States CORE Autosport Porsche 911 GT3 R Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 54 United States Jon Bennett[4] All
United States Colin Braun[4] All
Sweden Niclas Jönsson[4] 1–2, 6, 12
United States Patrick Long[4] 1
United States Stevenson Motorsports[41] Audi R8 LMS Audi 5.2 L V10 57 United States Lawson Aschenbach[41] All
United States Andrew Davis[41] All
United States Matt Bell[41] 1–2, 12
United Kingdom Robin Liddell[41] 1
Germany Manthey Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 59 Italy Matteo Cairoli[4] 1
Germany Sven Müller[4] 1
Austria Harald Proczyk[4] 1
Germany Reinhold Renger[4] 1
Switzerland Steve Smith[4] 1
United States Scuderia Corsa[42] Ferrari 488 GT3 Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 63 Italy Alessandro Balzan[42] All
Denmark Christina Nielsen[42] All
Italy Matteo Cressoni[4] 1–2, 6, 12
United Kingdom Sam Bird[4] 1
United States Park Place Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 R Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 73 United States Patrick Lindsey[4] All
Germany Jörg Bergmeister[4] 1–5, 7–12
United States Matt McMurry[4] 1–2, 6, 12
Austria Norbert Siedler[4] 1
Belgium Jan Heylen[10] 2
Australia SunEnergy1 Racing[37] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 75 France Tristan Vautier[43] All
United States Boris Said[43] 1–3, 6
Australia Kenny Habul[43] 1–2, 4–7, 9–12
Germany Maro Engel[4] 1
Australia Paul Morris[4] 1
South Africa Dion von Moltke[36] 8, 12
United States Lone Star Racing[44] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 80 United States Dan Knox[44] 4, 9–11
United States Mike Skeen[44] 4, 9–11
United States Michael Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian Acura NSX GT3 Acura 3.5 L Turbo V6 86 Brazil Oswaldo Negri Jr.[4] All
United States Jeff Segal[4] All
United States Tom Dyer[4] 1–2, 12
United States Ryan Hunter-Reay[4] 1
93 United States Andy Lally[4] All
United Kingdom Katherine Legge[4] All
Canada Mark Wilkins[4] 1–2, 12
United States Graham Rahal[4] 1
United States Turner Motorsport[45] BMW M6 GT3 BMW 4.4 L Turbo V8 96 Germany Jens Klingmann[45] All
United States Justin Marks[45] 1–2, 6, 12
Finland Jesse Krohn[45] 1–2, 8–12
Belgium Maxime Martin[45] 1
United States Bret Curtis[14] 3–5, 7
United Kingdom Aston Martin Racing[46] Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 Aston Martin 6.0 L V12 98 Canada Paul Dalla Lana[46] 1
Portugal Pedro Lamy[46] 1
Austria Mathias Lauda[4] 1
Denmark Marco Sørensen[4] 1
United States TRG[47][48] Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 Aston Martin 6.0 L V12 007 United States Brandon Davis[48] 8
Australia James Davison[48] 8
Porsche 911 GT3 R Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 991 Germany Wolf Henzler[4] 1, 3
Belgium Jan Heylen[4] 1, 3
Mexico Santiago Creel[4] 1
United States Mike Hedlund[4] 1
United States Tim Pappas[4] 1
United States Parker Chase[15] 4
United States Harry Gottsacker[15] 4

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ a b Car No. 5 entered as Mustang Sampling Racing and car No. 31 entered as Whelen Engineering Racing.
  2. ^ a b Cars No. 66 and 67 entered as Ford Chip Ganassi Racing and cars No. 68 and 69 entered as Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK.
  3. ^ a b Car No. 33 entered as Riley Motorsports - Team AMG and car No. 50 entered as Riley Motorsports - WeatherTech Racing.

Race results[edit]

Bold indicates overall winner.

Rnd Circuit Prototype Winning Team PC Winning Team GTLM Winning Team GTD Winning Team Report
Prototype Winning Drivers PC Winning Drivers GTLM Winning Drivers GTD Winning Drivers
1 Daytona United States No. 10 Wayne Taylor Racing United States No. 38 Performance Tech Motorsports United States No. 66 Ford Chip Ganassi Racing United States No. 28 Alegra Motorsports Report
Italy Max Angelelli
United States Jeff Gordon
United States Jordan Taylor
United States Ricky Taylor
United States Nicholas Boulle
United States James French
United States Kyle Masson
Mexico Patricio O'Ward
France Sébastien Bourdais
United States Joey Hand
Germany Dirk Müller
Denmark Michael Christensen
Canada Jesse Lazare
Canada Daniel Morad
United States Carlos de Quesada
United States Michael de Quesada
2 Sebring United States No. 10 Wayne Taylor Racing United States No. 38 Performance Tech Motorsports United States No. 3 Corvette Racing United States No. 33 Riley Motorsports - Team AMG Report
United Kingdom Alex Lynn
United States Jordan Taylor
United States Ricky Taylor
United States James French
United States Kyle Masson
Mexico Patricio O'Ward
Spain Antonio García
Denmark Jan Magnussen
Germany Mike Rockenfeller
Netherlands Jeroen Bleekemolen
Germany Mario Farnbacher
United States Ben Keating
3 Long Beach United States No. 10 Wayne Taylor Racing did not participate United States No. 4 Corvette Racing United States No. 50 Riley Motorsports - WeatherTech Racing Report
United States Jordan Taylor
United States Ricky Taylor
United Kingdom Oliver Gavin
United States Tommy Milner
United States Gunnar Jeannette
United States Cooper MacNeil
4 Austin United States No. 10 Wayne Taylor Racing United States No. 38 Performance Tech Motorsports United States No. 3 Corvette Racing United States No. 33 Riley Motorsports - Team AMG Report
United States Jordan Taylor
United States Ricky Taylor
United States James French
Mexico Patricio O'Ward
Spain Antonio García
Denmark Jan Magnussen
Netherlands Jeroen Bleekemolen
United States Ben Keating
5 Belle Isle United States No. 10 Wayne Taylor Racing United States No. 38 Performance Tech Motorsports did not participate United States No. 93 Michael Shank Racing Report
United States Jordan Taylor
United States Ricky Taylor
United States James French
Mexico Patricio O'Ward
United States Andy Lally
United Kingdom Katherine Legge
6 Watkins Glen United States No. 5 Mustang Sampling Racing United States No. 38 Performance Tech Motorsports United States No. 25 BMW Team RLL United States No. 93 Michael Shank Racing Report
Portugal Filipe Albuquerque
Portugal João Barbosa
Brazil Christian Fittipaldi
United States James French
United States Kyle Masson
Mexico Patricio O'Ward
United States Bill Auberlen
United Kingdom Alexander Sims
United States Andy Lally
United Kingdom Katherine Legge
7 Mosport United States No. 31 Whelen Engineering Racing United States No. 38 Performance Tech Motorsports United States No. 25 BMW Team RLL United States No. 57 Stevenson Motorsports Report
United States Eric Curran
United States Dane Cameron
United States James French
Mexico Patricio O'Ward
United States Bill Auberlen
United Kingdom Alexander Sims
United States Lawson Aschenbach
United States Andrew Davis
8 Lime Rock did not participate did not participate United States No. 911 Porsche GT Team United States No. 73 Park Place Motorsports Report
France Patrick Pilet
Germany Dirk Werner
Germany Jörg Bergmeister
United States Patrick Lindsey
9 Road America United States No. 22 Tequila Patrón ESM United States No. 38 Performance Tech Motorsports United States No. 66 Ford Chip Ganassi Racing United States No. 96 Turner Motorsport Report
Brazil Pipo Derani
United States Johannes van Overbeek
United States James French
Mexico Patricio O'Ward
United States Joey Hand
Germany Dirk Müller
Germany Jens Klingmann
Finland Jesse Krohn
10 Virginia did not participate did not participate United States No. 3 Corvette Racing United States No. 16 Change Racing Report
Spain Antonio García
Denmark Jan Magnussen
United States Corey Lewis
Netherlands Jeroen Mul
11 Laguna Seca United States No. 90 VisitFlorida Racing did not participate United States No. 24 BMW Team RLL United States No. 63 Scuderia Corsa Report
Belgium Marc Goossens
Netherlands Renger van der Zande
United States John Edwards
Germany Martin Tomczyk
Italy Alessandro Balzan
Denmark Christina Nielsen
12 Road Atlanta United States No. 2 Tequila Patrón ESM United States No. 26 BAR1 Motorsports United States No. 25 BMW Team RLL Germany No. 29 Montaplast by Land-Motorsport Report
United Kingdom Ryan Dalziel
New Zealand Brendon Hartley
United States Scott Sharp
United States Tomy Drissi
United States John Falb
Canada Garett Grist
United States Bill Auberlen
Canada Kuno Wittmer
United Kingdom Alexander Sims
United States Connor De Phillippi
South Africa Sheldon van der Linde
Germany Christopher Mies

Championship standings[edit]

Points systems[edit]

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 FL
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 1
Drivers points

Points are awarded in each class at the finish of each event. The point for the fastest lap is only awarded in the drivers' championship.

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:

Prototype (P): Engine 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.
North American Endurance Cup

The points system for the North American 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 Watkins Glen (6 hour race), points are awarded at three hours and at the finish. At Road Atlanta (10 hour race), points are awarded at four hours, eight hours and at the finish.

Like the season-long team championship, North American 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[edit]

   Race is part of the North American Endurance Cup

Prototype[edit]

Pos. Driver DAY SEB LBH AUS BEL WGL MOS ELK LGA ATL Points NAEC
1 United States Jordan Taylor 1 1 1 1 1 6 7 2 3 9 310 42
United States Ricky Taylor 1 1 1 1 1 6 7 2 3 9 310 42
2 United States Dane Cameron 6 3 8 2 2 101 1 4 2 2 291 29
United States Eric Curran 6 3 8 2 2 101 1 4 2 2 291 29
3 Portugal João Barbosa 2 2 7 3 4 1 6 6 5 5 284 46
Brazil Christian Fittipaldi 2 2 7 3 4 1 6 6 5 5 284 46
4 Canada Mikhail Goikhberg 5 4 4 4 6 2 2 8 4 6 277 28
South Africa Stephen Simpson 5 4 4 4 6 2 2 8 4 6 277 28
5 United Kingdom Ryan Dalziel 4 11 2 6 8 7 3 3 6 1 273 30
United States Scott Sharp 4 11 2 6 8 7 3 3 6 1 273 30
6 United States Johannes van Overbeek 7 10 9 5 7 8 9 1 8 4 249 31
7 Belgium Marc Goossens 3 6 WD 7 9 5 10 5 1 7 233 29
Netherlands Renger van der Zande 3 6 WD 7 9 5 10 5 1 7 233 29
8 United States Jonathan Bomarito 11 5 3 10 5 3 4 7 205 27
9 Brazil Pipo Derani 4 11 7 9 1 8 4 181 28
10 United States Tristan Nunez 11 5 3 10 5 3 4 181 20
11 United States Tom Long 12 8 6 8 3 9 5 168 18
United States Joel Miller 12 8 6 8 3 9 5 168 18
12 Mexico José Gutiérrez 9 7 9 4 7 7 10 167 20
13 Portugal Filipe Albuquerque 2 2 1 5 126 46
14 United States Ed Brown 7 10 9 5 7 117 14
15 United States Chris Miller 5 4 2 6 111 28
16 France Olivier Pla 4 7 7 10 99 10
17 Brazil Bruno Senna 7 10 8 4 97 31
18 United Kingdom Mike Conway 6 3 2 88 25
19 New Zealand Brendon Hartley 7 10 1 80 26
20 United States Spencer Pigot 11 5 3 76 20
21 United Kingdom Tom Kimber-Smith 9 7 5 72 14
22 Germany Nick Heidfeld 8 9 8 68 20
23 Germany René Rast 3 6 55 18
24 Switzerland Mathias Beche 5 8 49 14
25 United States Mike Guasch 9 7 46 14
26 Switzerland Sébastien Buemi 8 9 45 14
Switzerland Neel Jani 8 9 45 14
27 United Kingdom Marino Franchitti 8 9 45 10
28 Italy Max Angelelli 1 35 18
United States Jeff Gordon 1 35 18
29 United Kingdom Alex Lynn 1 35 14
30 Brazil Hélio Castroneves 3 30 9
Colombia Juan Pablo Montoya 3 30 9
France Simon Pagenaud 3 30 9
31 United States Will Owen 5 26
32 United Kingdom Seb Morris 6 25 10
33 France Stéphane Sarrazin 8 23 8
34 United States Nicholas Boulle 8 23
Canada David Ostella 8 23
35 United States Gustavo Menezes 8 23 6
36 United States R. C. Enerson 9 22 8
37 Italy Marco Bonanomi 9 22
38 United States Ryan Hunter-Reay 9 24 6
39 France Loïc Duval 10 21 8
United Kingdom Ben Hanley 10 21 8
Sweden Henrik Hedman 10 21 8
France Nicolas Lapierre 10 21 8
40 United States Kenton Koch 10 21
United Kingdom Ryan Lewis 10 21
41 France Julien Canal 10 21 6
42 Canada James Hinchcliffe 12 19 8
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

Notes
  • 1 – Relegated to last in class for violation of minimum drive time requirements.

Prototype Challenge[edit]

Pos. Driver DAY SEB AUS BEL WGL MOS ELK ATL Points NAEC
1 United States James French 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 283 56
Mexico Patricio O'Ward 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 283 56
2 United States Don Yount 3 4 3 3 2 2 3 2 244 40
3 United States Buddy Rice 3 4 3 2 3 2 182 40
4 United States Kyle Masson 1 1 1 3 139 56
5 Colombia Gustavo Yacamán 3 3 3 2 121 29
6 Canada Garett Grist 2 3 1 97 25
7 Canada Daniel Burkett 4 2 2 92 26
8 United States Mark Kvamme 3 4 2 90 20
9 United States Nicholas Boulle 1 2 68 20
10 United States Tomy Drissi 2 1 67 13
11 United Kingdom Ryan Lewis 3 2 62
12 United States John Falb 5 1 61 21
13 United States Sean Rayhall 4 2 60 20
14 United States Chapman Ducote 3 3 59 23
15 United States David Cheng 2 32 14
United States Trent Hindman 2 32 14
United States Adam Merzon 2 32 14
United Kingdom Johnny Mowlem 2 32 14
United States Tom Papadopoulos 2 32 14
16 United States Max Hanratty 2 32 12
17 United Kingdom Stefan Wilson 2 32
18 Brazil Bruno Junqueira 2 32
19 United States Derek Jones 3 30 6
United States Brian Adler 3 30 6
20 Canada James Vance 3 30
21 United States Marc Drumwright 3 29 9
United States Colin Thompson 3 29 9
22 United States Conor Daly 4 28 8
Canada James Dayson 4 28 8
United States Scott Mayer 4 28 8
Venezuela Alex Popow 4 28 8
23 Canada Chris Cumming 5 26 8
United States Ben Keating 5 26 8
Canada Remo Ruscitti 5 26 8
Canada Robert Wickens 5 26 8

GT Le Mans[edit]

Pos. Driver DAY SEB LBH AUS WGL MOS LIM ELK VIR LGA ATL Points NAEC
1 Spain Antonio García 4 1 5 1 3 4 4 4 1 4 2 334 32
Denmark Jan Magnussen 4 1 5 1 3 4 4 4 1 4 2 334 32
2 United States Bill Auberlen 8 6 4 2 1 1 6 6 4 8 1 317 37
United Kingdom Alexander Sims 8 6 4 2 1 1 6 6 4 8 1 317 37
3 United States Joey Hand 1 2 8 5 4 5 7 1 5 6 7 306 39
Germany Dirk Müller 1 2 8 5 4 5 7 1 5 6 7 306 39
4 Australia Ryan Briscoe 10 4 2 6 2 3 5 3 2 5 8 306 30
United Kingdom Richard Westbrook 10 4 2 6 2 3 5 3 2 5 8 306 30
5 France Patrick Pilet 2 7 6 4 7 7 1 8 8 3 6 295 40
Germany Dirk Werner 2 7 6 4 7 7 1 8 8 3 6 295 40
6 Belgium Laurens Vanthoor 6 8 3 8 6 6 2 2 7 7 5 287 30
7 United States John Edwards 11 9 7 3 8 2 3 7 9 1 9 284 24
Germany Martin Tomczyk 11 9 7 3 8 2 3 7 9 1 9 284 24
8 United Kingdom Oliver Gavin 9 10 1 7 5 8 8 5 6 9 4 276 27
United States Tommy Milner 9 10 1 7 5 8 8 5 6 9 4 276 27
9 Italy Giancarlo Fisichella 3 3 9 9 3 2 3 199 23
Finland Toni Vilander 3 3 9 9 3 2 3 199 23
10 Italy Gianmaria Bruni 6 6 2 2 7 7 5 186 13
11 Germany Mike Rockenfeller 4 1 2 95 27
12 France Sébastien Bourdais 1 2 7 91 35
13 Canada Kuno Wittmer 11 6 1 80 27
14 France<