The 2014 United SportsCar Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the 2014 Tudor United SportsCar Championship) was the inaugural season of the International Motor Sports Association's new series created out of a merger of the Rolex Sports Car Series and the American Le Mans Series and the first to be held under the name as the United SportsCar Championship. It began with the 24 Hours of Daytona, the first time since the 1997 IMSA GT Championship season that IMSA sanctioned an event at Daytona International Speedway on 25 January and ended on 4 October at Petit Le Mans. It was the 44th overall season of IMSA GT championship racing tracing its lineage to the 1971 IMSA GT Championship.
Classes
editThe class structures were revealed on March 14 and are as follows:[1]
- Prototype (P) – a merger of the RSCS Daytona Prototypes, the ALMS LMP2 prototypes, and the experimental DeltaWing. The ALMS LMP1 class was discontinued.
- Prototype Challenge (PC) – the ALMS spec Corvette-engined Oreca prototypes.
- GT Le Mans (GTLM) – grand touring cars from the ALMS.
- GT Daytona (GTD) – a merger of GT and GX cars from the RSCS and the ALMS GT Challenge Porsche GT3s.
Car capacities
editDue to the expectation of a large number of entries for the series, IMSA announced preliminary car capacities for each class on October 11, 2013. They noted, however, that they are subject to change based on factors such as the number of full-season entries in each class.[2]
- Prototype – Limited to 19 entries with the exceptions of Sebring, Long Beach, Laguna Seca, Detroit, and Indianapolis, wherein 20 entries would be allowed.
- Prototype Challenge – Limited to 10 entries for all events except Kansas and Virginia International, wherein 19 entries will be permitted.
- GT Le Mans – Limited to 19 entries at Virginia International, 16 at Long Beach, 14 at Sebring and Indianapolis, and 12 entries at all other events.
- GT Daytona – Limited to 19 entries at all events with the exception of Detroit, where 21 entries would be allowed to compete.
Driver limits and classifications
editTeams will be limited to utilizing a maximum of three drivers per car for events less than 6 hours in length. This capacity increases to four drivers for races from 6 hours up to 12 hours in length, and five drivers for the 24 Hours of Daytona.
The series will utilize a driver classification system, rating each driver as platinum, gold, silver, or bronze based on numerous factors regarding their competition history. Platinum and gold rated drivers are considered "pro" drivers, while silver and bronze rated drivers will be considered "amateur" or "gentleman" drivers.
In PC and GTD, a maximum of one Platinum or Gold-rated driver is permitted for two or three driver team combinations, with it being increased to two for Daytona and Sebring, should they utilize four or five-driver squads, however should a car utilize two platinum or gold-rated drivers, it must also utilize at least two silver or bronze-rated drivers, each meeting the minimum required driving time. Should this requirement go unfulfilled the team may be penalized at the discretion of the stewards, up to and including exclusion from the race results.[3]
There are no driver classification restrictions in the P and GTLM classes.
A driver will be allowed to drive up to two cars in a single event, given that all minimum and maximum drive time limits are adhered to.
Drive time limits
editThe minimum and maximum allowable driving time for an individual driver vary by race and class as specified in the table below. No driver may drive for more than 4 hours of any 6 hour period at any time and that a minimum of two drivers must be used in each race.[4] An exception are Prototype Challenge races with a two 45-minute segment format. These require a silver or bronze-rated driver for the first segment. Teams may use another driver with any rating in the second segment, but are not required to do so.[5]
Race Length | Max # Drivers | PC/GTD Minimum | P/GTLM Minimum | Maximum |
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24 hours | 5 | 4 hours 20 minutes | 45 minutes | 14 hours |
12 hours | 4 | 2 hours 50 minutes | 45 minutes | 8 hours |
10 hours | 4 | 2 hours 15 minutes | 45 minutes | 7 hours |
6 hours | 4 | 1 hour 25 minutes | 45 minutes | 4 hours |
2 hours 45 minutes | 3 | 60 minutes | 20 minutes | None |
2 hours | 3 | 40 minutes | 15 minutes | None |
1 hour 40 minutes | 3 | 35 minutes | 10 minutes | None |
2 x 45-minute segments | 1 per segment | 35 minutes | N/A | None |
Series development
editOn July 31, 2013, a tire partnership was announced, with Continental Tire serving as the exclusive tire supplier for the Prototype, Prototype Challenge and GT Daytona classes.[6] Continental was previously the specification tire of the Rolex Sports Car Series, as well as the Prototype Challenge class in the American Le Mans Series.
On December 11, 2013, Michelin announced that they will supply tires for the GT Le Mans Class Teams Corvette Racing, BMW Team RLL, Risi Competizione, SRT Motorsports, Aston Martin Racing and the new Porsche North America team.[7] Michelin previously supplied tires for LMP1, LMP2 and GT Classes of American Le Mans Series, and was the spec-tire of PC class from 2010 to 2012.
Rule changes
editThe series introduced several procedural changes after the first two races of 2014:[8]
- Enforcement of an IMSA rule requiring the display of the car's number on its in-car cameras.
- Upgraded video review equipment to high definition (HD).
- A new system for cross-checking cars and drivers involved in on-track incidents.
- Addition of a third driver advisor to work alongside the IMSA Race Director and two driver advisors to assist with evaluating responsibility in incidents and other on-track situations.
- At events where there is only one prototype class in a race, the pits will be opened for that class when the field is packed up and while GT cars are still performing the Pass-Around procedure. This change will expedite the full-course caution process by a full lap.
- The “Lap-Down Wave-By” procedure – which provides a strategic opportunity for cars a lap or more behind to gain a lap back by staying on course while leaders make pit stops – will be more limited in its application. There will be no Lap-Down Wave-By in races less than two hours and 30 minutes in length. For races between two-and-a-half hours through six hours, the Lap-Down Wave-By will be used only once in any 90-minute period after 60 minutes from the start of a race. No Lap-Down Wave-By will be used in the last 30 minutes of a race.
- Efforts also will be made to use “Debris Yellows” where a situation is likely to involve the simple removal of debris or the flat-tow of a stopped car to a safe location. A Debris Yellow includes the Pass-Around procedure, but the pits remain closed until the race is restarted.
Schedule
editOfficial Testing
editThree official preseason tests were conducted for 2014 for both team testing and to determine balance of performance adjustments for the classes. They were as follows:
- November 16–17, 2013 at Sebring International Raceway
- November 19–20, 2013 at Daytona International Speedway
- January 3–5 at Daytona International Speedway
One official test took place between the 24 Hours of Daytona and 12 Hours of Sebring.
- February 20–21 at Sebring International Raceway
Race schedule
editThe preliminary 2014 schedule was released on September 20, 2013 and featured twelve rounds. All circuits are carried over from the 2013 schedules of both the American Le Mans and Rolex Series. Circuits dropped were longtime sports car venues at Lime Rock Park and Mid-Ohio, as well as Barber and Baltimore.
Some rounds on the schedule will feature only some of the four classes in the USCC. Long Beach will only feature the Prototype and GTLM classes, Detroit will have all classes except GTLM, and Virginia will feature two separate races: an event for the GTLM and GTD classes, and another race solely for the Prototype Challenge class. This will give each category only 11 races in their respective championships, excepting the Prototype Challenge class, which will contest just 10 rounds.[9]
The endurance races at Daytona, Sebring, Watkins Glen and Road Atlanta will retain their traditional lengths, while four events will have the regular 2 hour and 45 minute lengths (Mosport, Indianapolis, Road America, Austin), and the two street races will have 1 hour, 40 minute races (Long Beach and Detroit).[10]
On October 11, 2013 a revised schedule was released. The key changes to the schedule included the addition of a stand-alone Prototype Challenge event to be held at Kansas Speedway on June 7. Subsequently, the Prototype Challenge events at Detroit and Canadian Tire Motorsport Park were removed, leaving the class with a 10 race schedule. It was also announced that two events would be contested during the May 4 event at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. One would feature the Prototype and GT Le Mans classes, while the other would feature the Prototype Challenge and GT Daytona classes.[2]
It is expected that the Prototype Challenge events which will occur at Kansas Speedway and Virginia International Raceway will be combined with the Cooper Tires Prototype Lites development series in a two-segment race format.[5][11]
The team winners of the North American Endurance Cup will receive prize money in each class: $100,000 for P or GTLM and $50,000 for PC or GTD.
The Rolex 24 at Daytona was broadcast on Fox, Fox Sports 1, Fox Sports 2 and IMSA.com in stages as TV slots change.
Notes
edit- Run in conjunction with the Cooper Tires Prototype Lites series.
Entries
editOn December 6, 2013, IMSA unveiled the entry lists for the 2014 season, confirming entries with full and partial season statuses as well as revealing alternate entries for multiple classes due to an oversubscribed field.[16][17]
Prototype
editAll entries use Continental tyres.
Notes
edit- Team Sahlen had initially announced intentions to campaign a pair of BMW-Riley Daytona Prototypes, but on November 9, 2013, it was announced that they would not compete in the championship and would instead focus on competing in the Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge ST class.[42]
- GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing had planned to compete in the North American Endurance Cup, but pulled out of the championship following a crash at the Daytona 24 Hours that destroyed the car and injured Memo Gidley. Team owner Bob Stallings announced that he was shutting down the team for the remainder of the season.[43]
- Before Sebring, Starworks Motorsport switched to a new V6 Honda engine for their #78 Daytona Prototype.[38]
- Before Lone Star Le Mans, OAK Racing switched to a new Ligier JS P2 prototype with Honda engine.[32]
Prototype Challenge
editAll entries use an Oreca FLM09 chassis powered by a Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8 on Continental tyres.
Team | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
---|---|---|---|
Starworks Motorsport[44] | 7 | Martin Fuentes | 1, 4, 6–7, 9–13 |
Alex Popow | 1, 10, 12 | ||
Kyle Marcelli | 1, 11 | ||
Pierre Kaffer | 1 | ||
Isaac Tutumlu | 1 | ||
Sam Bird | 4, 7 | ||
Ryan Dalziel | 6 | ||
John Martin | 9–10, 12–13 | ||
Ryan Eversley | 13 | ||
Adam Merzon | 13 | ||
8 | Renger van der Zande | All | |
Sam Bird | 1–2 | ||
Mirco Schultis | 1, 4, 6–7, 9–13 | ||
Eric Lux | 1 | ||
David Cheng | 2 | ||
Martin Fuentes | 2 | ||
John Martin | 13 | ||
Alex Popow | 13 | ||
8Star Motorsports[45] | 25 | Tom Kimber-Smith | 1–2, 7, 13 |
Michael Marsal | 1–2 | ||
Robert Huff | 1 | ||
Enzo Potolicchio | 1 | ||
Sean Rayhall | 2, 4, 6–7, 9–13 | ||
Eric Lux | 2, 7, 13 | ||
Luis Díaz | 4, 6–7, 9–12 | ||
Performance Tech[36][46] | 38 | David Ostella | All |
Raphael Matos | 1–2 | ||
Júlio Campos | 1 | ||
Gabriel Casagrande | 1 | ||
Tomy Drissi | 1 | ||
Charlie Shears | 2, 4 | ||
Mike Hedlund | 7 | ||
James French | 9–13 | ||
Jerome Mee | 13 | ||
PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports[47] | 52 | Gunnar Jeannette | All |
Frankie Montecalvo | All | ||
Mike Guasch | 1–2 | ||
David Cheng | 1 | ||
CORE Autosport[48][49] | 54 | Jon Bennett | All |
Colin Braun | All | ||
James Gue | 1–2, 7, 13 | ||
Mark Wilkins | 1 | ||
JDC-Miller MotorSports[50][51] | 85 | Chris Miller | 2, 4, 6–7, 9–13 |
Stephen Simpson | 2, 4, 6–7, 9–10, 12–13 | ||
Gerry Kraut | 2 | ||
Tomy Drissi | 7 | ||
Mikhail Goikhberg | 13 | ||
BAR1 Motorsports[52][53][54] | 87 | Tõnis Kasemets | 1–2 |
Gaston Kearby | 1–2 | ||
Doug Bielefeld | 1 | ||
James Kovacic | 1 | ||
Sean Rayhall | 1 | ||
Bruce Hamilton | 2 | ||
Marc Drumwright | 12–13 | ||
Martin Plowman | 12–13 | ||
Tomy Drissi | 13 | ||
88 | Doug Bielefeld | 2, 4, 6–7, 9 | |
Martin Plowman | 2, 7, 9 | ||
Tomy Drissi | 2 | ||
Chapman Ducote | 2 | ||
Ryan Eversley | 4 | ||
David Cheng | 7, 13 | ||
Johnny Mowlem | 12–13 | ||
Tom Papadopoulos | 12–13 | ||
RSR Racing[55][56] | 08 | Chris Cumming | All |
Alex Tagliani | 1–2, 4, 6–7, 11 | ||
Rusty Mitchell | 1–2, 7, 13 | ||
Conor Daly | 1 | ||
Jack Hawksworth | 9–10, 12–13 | ||
09 | Duncan Ende | All | |
Bruno Junqueira | All | ||
David Heinemeier Hansson | 1–2, 13 | ||
Gustavo Menezes | 1 | ||
Ryan Lewis | 7 |
GT Le Mans
editNotes
edit- The Team Falken Tire entry was a full-season entry, but did not participate in the 24 Hours of Daytona, and began their season with the 12 Hours of Sebring.
- While having previously planned on running the North American Endurance Cup events of the 2014 United SportsCar Championship, Aston Martin Racing elected to withdraw from the series after a disappointing showing at Daytona and instead focus on the upcoming 2014 FIA World Endurance Championship season.[67]
GT Daytona
editAll entries use Continental tyres.
Team | Chassis | Engine | No. | Drivers | Rounds | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mühlner Motorsports America[68][36][69] | Porsche 911 GT America | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | 18 | Earl Bamber | 1–2 | |||
Eugenio Amos | 1 | |||||||
Bradley Blum | 1 | |||||||
Alexandre Imperatori | 1 | |||||||
Ronald Zitza | 1 | |||||||
Nico Verdonck | 2 | |||||||
David Calvert-Jones | 4, 7, 10 | |||||||
Matt Bell | 4 | |||||||
Sebastian Asch | 5 | |||||||
Tomy Drissi | 5 | |||||||
Peter Ludwig | 7 | |||||||
Patrick-Otto Madsen | 7 | |||||||
Chris Green | 8 | |||||||
Mark Thomas | 8 | |||||||
Alex Davison | 10 | |||||||
Mark Kvamme | 11 | |||||||
Corey Lewis | 11 | |||||||
Khaled Al Qubaisi | 12 | |||||||
Larry Pegram | 12 | |||||||
19 | Mark Kvamme | 1, 4, 9, 13 | ||||||
Bob Doyle | 1 | |||||||
Robert Gewirtz | 1 | |||||||
Jim Michaelian | 1 | |||||||
Randy Pobst | 1, 9 | |||||||
Jim Taggart | 1 | |||||||
Earl Bamber | 2 | |||||||
Kyle Gimple | 2 | |||||||
Ruggero Melgrati | 2 | |||||||
Dillon Machavern | 4 | |||||||
Sebastian Asch | 5 | |||||||
Tomy Drissi | 5 | |||||||
Mark Klenin | 10, 12 | |||||||
Christian Szymczak | 10 | |||||||
Alec Udell | 12 | |||||||
Daniel Lloyd | 13 | |||||||
Larry Pegram | 13 | |||||||
|
Porsche 911 GT America | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | 22 | Leh Keen | All | |||
Cooper MacNeil | All | |||||||
Louis-Philippe Dumoulin | 1 | |||||||
Shane Lewis | 1 | |||||||
Shane van Gisbergen | 1 | |||||||
Philipp Frommenwiler | 2, 7 | |||||||
Craig Stanton | 13 | |||||||
23 | Mario Farnbacher | All | ||||||
Ian James | All | |||||||
Alex Riberas | 1–2, 13 | |||||||
Marco Holzer | 1 | |||||||
Dempsey Racing[71] | Porsche 911 GT America | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | 27 | Andrew Davis | All | |||
Patrick Dempsey | 1–2, 4, 7–13 | |||||||
Joe Foster | 1–2, 7, 13 | |||||||
Marc Lieb | 1 | |||||||
Norbert Siedler | 2 | |||||||
Brett Sandberg | 5 | |||||||
28 | Christian Engelhart | 1–2 | ||||||
Rolf Ineichen | 1–2 | |||||||
Franz Konrad | 1–2 | |||||||
Klaus Bachler | 1 | |||||||
Lance Willsey | 1 | |||||||
NGT Motorsport[72] | Porsche 911 GT America | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | 30 | Kuba Giermaziak | 1–2, 4–5, 7, 12 | |||
Henrique Cisneros | 1–2, 4–5, 12 | |||||||
Christina Nielsen | 1–2, 7 | |||||||
Nicki Thiim | 1 | |||||||
GMG Racing[73] | Audi R8 LMS ultra | Audi 5.2 L V10 V10 | 32 | Marc Basseng | 1–2 | |||
James Sofronas | 1–2 | |||||||
Alex Welch | 1–2 | |||||||
Frank Stippler | 1 | |||||||
Riley Motorsports[74] | SRT Viper GT3-R | SRT 8.0 L V10 | 33 | Ben Keating | All | |||
Jeroen Bleekemolen | 1–2, 4–5, 7–10, 12–13 | |||||||
Sebastiaan Bleekemolen | 1–2, 13 | |||||||
Emmanuel Collard | 1 | |||||||
Tony Ave | 11 | |||||||
Flying Lizard Motorsports[75] | Audi R8 LMS ultra | Audi 5.2 L V10 V10 | 35 | Dion von Moltke | All | |||
Seth Neiman | 1–2, 4–5, 7–8, 12–13 | |||||||
Filipe Albuquerque | 1–2 | |||||||
Alessandro Latif | 1, 13 | |||||||
Spencer Pumpelly | 7–9, 11 | |||||||
Andrew Palmer | 10 | |||||||
45 | Nelson Canache Jr. | All | ||||||
Spencer Pumpelly | All | |||||||
Markus Winkelhock | 1–2 | |||||||
Tim Pappas | 1 | |||||||
Alessandro Latif | 2 | |||||||
Brett Sandberg | 7 | |||||||
Dion von Moltke | 8 | |||||||
Andrew Palmer | 13 | |||||||
Magnus Racing[76] | Porsche 911 GT America | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | 44 | Andy Lally | All | |||
John Potter | All | |||||||
Jean-François Dumoulin | 1 | |||||||
Wolf Henzler | 1 | |||||||
Marco Seefried | 2, 13 | |||||||
Sebastian Asch | 7 | |||||||
Fall-Line Motorsports[77] | Audi R8 LMS ultra | Audi 5.2 L V10 V10 | 46 | Charles Espenlaub | 1–2, 4–11 | |||
Charles Putman | 1–2, 4–11 | |||||||
Oliver Jarvis | 1 | |||||||
James Walker | 1 | |||||||
Christopher Mies | 2 | |||||||
Marco Bonanomi | 7 | |||||||
Marino Franchitti | 10–11 | |||||||
Paul Miller Racing[78] | Audi R8 LMS ultra | Audi 5.2 L V10 V10 | 48 | Christopher Haase | All | |||
Bryce Miller | All | |||||||
Matthew Bell | 1–2, 13 | |||||||
René Rast | 1 | |||||||
Spirit of Race[33] | Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | Ferrari 4.5 L V8 | 49 | Gianluca Roda | 1–2 | |||
Paolo Ruberti | 1–2 | |||||||
Piergiuseppe Perazzini | 1, 13 | |||||||
Davide Rigon | 1 | |||||||
Mirko Venturi | 2 | |||||||
Eddie Cheever III | 13 | |||||||
Marco Cioci | 13 | |||||||
51 | Jack Gerber | 1–2, 4, 7 | ||||||
Matt Griffin | 1–2, 7, 13 | |||||||
Michele Rugolo | 1–2, 7, 13 | |||||||
Marco Cioci | 1–2 | |||||||
Eddie Cheever III | 4 | |||||||
Pasin Lathouras | 13 | |||||||
Snow Racing[N 3][33] | Porsche 911 GT America | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | 58 | Jan Heylen | All | |||
Madison Snow | All | |||||||
Marco Seefried | 1 | |||||||
Hugh Plumb | 2 | |||||||
Matt Plumb | 2 | |||||||
Patrick Dempsey | 13 | |||||||
Scuderia Corsa[36][79][80] | Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | Ferrari 4.5 L V8 | 63 | Alessandro Balzan | All | |||
Jeff Westphal | All | |||||||
Lorenzo Casè | 1–2 | |||||||
Toni Vilander | 1 | |||||||
Kyle Marcelli | 2, 13 | |||||||
Brandon Davis | 7, 13 | |||||||
64 | David Empringham | 1 | ||||||
John Farano | 1 | |||||||
Billy Johnson | 1 | |||||||
Rod Randall | 1 | |||||||
Ken Wilden | 1 | |||||||
Kyle Marcelli | 4–5 | |||||||
Stefan Johansson | 4 | |||||||
Chris Cumming | 5 | |||||||
65 | Marcos Gomes | 1 | ||||||
Francisco Longo | 1 | |||||||
Xandinho Negrão | 1 | |||||||
Daniel Serra | 1 | |||||||
Park Place Motorsports[36][81] | Porsche 911 GT America | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | 71 | Jim Norman | 1–2, 4–5 | |||
Craig Stanton | 1, 4–5 | |||||||
Timo Bernhard | 1 | |||||||
Norbert Siedler | 1 | |||||||
Mike Vess | 2, 12 | |||||||
Kévin Estre | 2 | |||||||
Patrick Lindsey | 2 | |||||||
Mike Skeen | 12 | |||||||
73 | Patrick Lindsey | All | ||||||
Kévin Estre | 1–2, 4–5, 8, 10–11, 13 | |||||||
Mike Vess | 1–2 | |||||||
Connor De Phillippi | 1 | |||||||
Jason Hart | 1 | |||||||
Jim Norman | 2, 7 | |||||||
Jaap van Lagen | 7 | |||||||
Mike Skeen | 9, 13 | |||||||
Norbert Siedler | 12–13 | |||||||
SMP/ESM Racing[82][83] | Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | Ferrari 4.5 L V8 | 72 | Mikhail Aleshin | 1 | |||
Maurizio Mediani | 1 | |||||||
Boris Rotenberg | 1 | |||||||
Mika Salo | 1 | |||||||
Sergey Zlobin | 1 | |||||||
GB Autosport[84] | Porsche 911 GT America | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | 81 | Damien Faulkner | All | |||
Bob Faieta | 1–2, 4 | |||||||
Patrick Huisman | 1 | |||||||
Michael Avenatti | 1–2, 7 | |||||||
Ben Barker | 5, 7–8, 10, 12–13 | |||||||
Matt Bell | 9 | |||||||
Michael Lewis | 11 | |||||||
Philipp Eng | 13 | |||||||
Turner Motorsport[36][85][86] | BMW Z4 GT3 | BMW 4.4 L V8 V8 | 94 | Dane Cameron | All | |||
Markus Palttala | 1–2, 4–5, 7–8, 10–13 | |||||||
Paul Dalla Lana | 1–2, 9 | |||||||
Augusto Farfus | 1 | |||||||
Shane Lewis | 2 | |||||||
Christoffer Nygaard | 13 | |||||||
TRG-AMR North America[87][88][89] | Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 | Aston Martin 6.0 L V12 | 007 | James Davison | All | |||
Al Carter | 1–2, 4–5, 7–12 | |||||||
David Block | 1–2, 7, 13 | |||||||
Brandon Davis | 1 | |||||||
Christina Nielsen | 13 | |||||||
009 | Max Riddle | 1–2 | ||||||
Jonathan Adam | 1 | |||||||
Calum Lockie | 1 | |||||||
Pete McIntosh II | 1 | |||||||
Robert Nimkoff | 1 | |||||||
Brandon Davis | 2 | |||||||
Kris Wilson | 2 | |||||||
Level 5 Motorsports[90] | Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | Ferrari 4.5 L V8 | 555 | Townsend Bell | 1 | |||
Alessandro Pier Guidi | 1 | |||||||
Jeff Segal | 1 | |||||||
Bill Sweedler | 1 | |||||||
Scott Tucker | 1 | |||||||
556 | Terry Borcheller | 1 | ||||||
Guy Cosmo | 1 | |||||||
Mike LaMarra | 1 | |||||||
Scott Tucker | 1 | |||||||
Emilio Valverde | 1 | |||||||
AIM Autosport[91] | Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | Ferrari 4.5 L V8 | 555 | Townsend Bell | 2, 4–5, 7–13 | |||
Bill Sweedler | 2, 4–5, 7–13 | |||||||
Maurizio Mediani | 2 | |||||||
Jeff Segal | 2 | |||||||
Conrad Grunewald | 13 |
Results and standings
editBold indicates overall winner.
- In Laguna Seca, there were two overall winners: one from race which included Prototype and GTLM classes, and other from race which included PC and GTD classes.
- In Kansas, there was one overall winner from two combined races which included PC class only.
- In Virginia, there were also two overall winners: one from two combined races which included PC class only, and other from race which included GTLM and GTD classes.
Rnd | Circuit | Prototype Winning Team | PC Winning Team | GTLM Winning Team | GTD Winning Team | Report |
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Prototype Winning Drivers | PC Winning Drivers | GTLM Winning Drivers | GTD Winning Drivers | |||
1 | Daytona | No. 5 Action Express Racing | No. 54 CORE Autosport | No. 911 Porsche North America | No. 555 Level 5 Motorsports | Report |
João Barbosa Sébastien Bourdais Christian Fittipaldi |
Jon Bennett Colin Braun James Gue Mark Wilkins |
Richard Lietz Patrick Pilet Nick Tandy |
Townsend Bell Alessandro Pier Guidi Jeff Segal Bill Sweedler Scott Tucker | |||
2 | Sebring | No. 01 Chip Ganassi Racing | No. 54 CORE Autosport | No. 912 Porsche North America | No. 44 Magnus Racing | Report |
Marino Franchitti Scott Pruett Memo Rojas |
Jon Bennett Colin Braun James Gue |
Jörg Bergmeister Michael Christensen Patrick Long |
Andy Lally John Potter Marco Seefried | |||
3 | Long Beach | No. 01 Chip Ganassi Racing | did not participate | No. 3 Corvette Racing | did not participate | Report |
Scott Pruett Memo Rojas |
Antonio García Jan Magnussen | |||||
4 | Laguna Seca | No. 2 Extreme Speed Motorsports | No. 8 Starworks Motorsport | No. 3 Corvette Racing | No. 94 Turner Motorsport | Report |
Ed Brown Johannes van Overbeek |
Mirco Schultis Renger van der Zande |
Antonio García Jan Magnussen |
Dane Cameron Markus Palttala | |||
5 | Belle Isle | No. 10 Wayne Taylor Racing | did not participate | did not participate | No. 63 Scuderia Corsa | Report |
Jordan Taylor Ricky Taylor |
Alessandro Balzan Jeff Westphal | |||||
6 | Kansas | did not participate | No. 54 CORE Autosport | did not participate | did not participate | Report |
Jon Bennett Colin Braun | ||||||
7 | Watkins Glen | No. 90 Spirit of Daytona Racing | No. 54 CORE Autosport | No. 3 Corvette Racing | No. 94 Turner Motorsport | Report |
Michael Valiante Richard Westbrook |
Jon Bennett Colin Braun James Gue |
Antonio García Jan Magnussen |
Dane Cameron Markus Palttala | |||
8 | Mosport | No. 42 OAK Racing | did not participate | No. 3 Corvette Racing | No. 33 Riley Motorsports | Report |
Olivier Pla Gustavo Yacamán |
Antonio García Jan Magnussen |
Jeroen Bleekemolen Ben Keating | ||||
9 | Indianapolis | No. 5 Action Express Racing | No. 08 RSR Racing | No. 93 SRT Motorsports | No. 63 Scuderia Corsa | Report |
João Barbosa Christian Fittipaldi |
Chris Cumming Jack Hawksworth |
Jonathan Bomarito Kuno Wittmer |
Alessandro Balzan Jeff Westphal | |||
10 | Road America | No. 5 Action Express Racing | No. 8 Starworks Motorsport | No. 62 Risi Competizione | No. 94 Turner Motorsport | Report |
João Barbosa Christian Fittipaldi |
Mirco Schultis Renger van der Zande |
Giancarlo Fisichella Pierre Kaffer |
Dane Cameron Markus Palttala | |||
11 | Virginia | did not participate | No. 25 8Star Motorsports | No. 62 Risi Competizione | No. 94 Turner Motorsport | Report |
Luis Díaz Sean Rayhall |
Giancarlo Fisichella Pierre Kaffer |
Dane Cameron Markus Palttala | ||||
12 | Austin | No. 01 Chip Ganassi Racing | No. 25 8Star Motorsports | No. 93 SRT Motorsports | No. 33 Riley Motorsports | Report |
Scott Pruett Memo Rojas |
Luis Díaz Sean Rayhall |
Jonathan Bomarito Kuno Wittmer |
Jeroen Bleekemolen Ben Keating | |||
13 | Road Atlanta | No. 10 Wayne Taylor Racing | No. 8 Starworks Motorsport | No. 17 Team Falken Tire | No. 48 Paul Miller Racing | Report |
Max Angelelli Jordan Taylor Ricky Taylor |
John Martin Alex Popow Mirco Schultis Renger van der Zande |
Wolf Henzler Marco Holzer Bryan Sellers |
Matthew Bell Christopher Haase Bryce Miller |
Championship standings
editChampionship points are awarded based on finishing positions as shown below. The points system from the Rolex Sports Car Series has been carried over into the new series.[92]
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 | 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 |
Additionally, each driver who competes in a race, receives one point.[93]
Prototype
editDrivers
editJoão Barbosa and Christian Fittipaldi won the championship at Petit Le Mans.
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Italics - Fastest lap |
- Notes
- Drivers denoted by a † did not complete sufficient laps in order to score points.
Teams
editThe No. 5 Action Express Racing won the championship at Petit Le Mans.
Pos. | Team | DAY | SEB | LBH | LGA | BEL | WGL | MOS | IMS | ELK | AUS | ATL | Total
Points |
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1 | No. 5 Action Express Racing | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 349 |
2 | No. 10 Wayne Taylor Racing | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 330 |
3 | No. 90 Spirit of Daytona Racing | 4 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 318 |
4 | No. 01 Chip Ganassi Racing | 11 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 317 |
5 | No. 42 OAK Racing | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 309 |
6 | No. 60 Michael Shank Racing | 12 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 281 |
7 | No. 2 Extreme Speed Motorsports | 7 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 262 | |
8 | No. 07 SpeedSource | 13 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 242 |
9 | No. 31 Marsh Racing | 10 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 6 | DNS | 11 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 237 |
10 | No. 1 Extreme Speed Motorsports | 15 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 228 | ||
11 | No. 70 SpeedSource | 14 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 10 | DNS | 10 | 8 | 217 |
12 | No. 0 DeltaWing Racing Cars | 16 | 15 | 9 | 12 | DNS | 6 | 4 | 131 | ||||
13 | No. 9 Action Express Racing | 3 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 106 | |||||||
14 | No. 02 Chip Ganassi Racing | 8 | 6 | 50 | |||||||||
15 | No. 78 Starworks Motorsport | 17 | 17 | 12 | 50 | ||||||||
16 | No. 6 Muscle Milk Pickett Racing | 5 | 13 | 46 | |||||||||
17 | No. 50 Fifty Plus Racing (Highway to Help) | 9 | 14 | 41 | |||||||||
18 | No. 99 GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing | 18 | 14 |
Engine manufacturers
editPos. | Engine | DAY | SEB | LBH | LGA | BEL | WGL | MOS | IMS | ELK | AUS | ATL | Total
Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Chevrolet | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 366 |
2 | Ford | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 349 |
3 | Honda | 7 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 325 |
4 | Mazda | 13 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 300 |
5 | Nissan | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 269 |
Chassis Manufactures
editPos. | Chassis | DAY | SEB | LBH | LGA | BEL | WGL | MOS | IMS | ELK | AUS | ATL | Total
Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Coyote | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 363 |
2 | Dallara | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 353 |
3 | Riley | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 351 |
Prototype Challenge
editDrivers
editJon Bennett and Colin Braun won the championship at Circuit of the Americas.
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Italics - Fastest lap |
- Notes
- Drivers denoted by a † did not complete sufficient laps in order to score points.
- The results shown from VIR are a compilation of both of the double-header segments based on total points earned.
Teams
editPos. | Team | DAY | SEB | LGA | KAN | WGL | IMS | ELK | VIR | AUS | ATL | Total
Points |
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1 | No. 54 CORE Autosport | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 321 |
2 | No. 25 8Star Motorsports | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 302 |
3 | No. 8 Starworks Motorsport | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10† | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 282 |
4 | No. 52 PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports | 4 | 9† | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 255 |
5 | No. 08 RSR Racing | 8† | 7 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 248 |
6 | No. 85 JDC-Miller MotorSports | 4 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 235 | |
7 | No. 7 Starworks Motorsport | 6 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 229 | |
8 | No. 38 Performance Tech | 3 | 10† | 8 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 10† | 218 |
9 | No. 09 RSR Racing | 9† | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 9† | 4 | 11† | 9 | 201 |
10 | No. 88 BAR1 Motorsports | 6 | DNS | 8 | 2 | 9 | DNS | DNS | 8 | 11† | 130 | |
11 | No. 87 BAR1 Motorsports | 7 | 8† | 6 | 8 | 76 |
- Notes
- Teams denoted by a † did not complete sufficient laps in order to score points.
- The results shown from VIR are a compilation of both of the double-header segments based on total points earned.
GTLM
editDrivers
editKuno Wittmer won the championship at Petit Le Mans.
|
Italics - Fastest lap |
- Notes
- Drivers denoted by a † did not complete sufficient laps in order to score points.
Teams
editThe No. 93 SRT Motorsports won the championship at Petit Le Mans.
Pos. | Team | DAY | SEB | LBH | LGA | WGL | MOS | IMS | ELK | VIR | AUS | ATL | Total
Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | No. 93 SRT Motorsports | 6 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 326 |
2 | No. 3 Corvette Racing | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 317 |
3 | No. 91 SRT Motorsports | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 314 |
4 | No. 912 Porsche North America | 9 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 303 |
5 | No. 56 BMW Team RLL | 4 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 300 |
6 | No. 62 Risi Competizione | 11 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 298 |
7 | No. 55 BMW Team RLL | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 298 |
8 | No. 4 Corvette Racing | 5 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 291 |
9 | No. 911 Porsche North America | 1 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 279 |
10 | No. 17 Team Falken Tire | 5 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 266 | |
11 | No. 57 Krohn Racing | 7 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 119 | ||||||
12 | No. 910 CORE Autosport | 5 | 27 | ||||||||||
13 | No. 97 Aston Martin Racing | 8 | 24 |
Manufacturers
editPos. | Manufacturer | DAY | SEB | LBH | LGA | WGL | MOS | IMS | ELK | VIR | AUS | ATL | Total
Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Porsche | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 343 |
2 | Dodge | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 340 |
3 | Chevrolet | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 330 |
4 | BMW | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 328 |
5 | Ferrari | 7 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 320 |
Tires
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GTD
editDrivers (Top 10)
editDane Cameron won the championship at Petit Le Mans.
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