2019 Michelin Pilot Challenge
The 2019 Michelin Pilot Challenge is the twentieth season of the IMSA SportsCar Challenge and the sixth season organized by the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA). Michelin is set to become the new official tire supplier of the series, following the departure of Continental Tire at the end of 2018.
2019 Michelin Pilot Challenge | |||
Previous: | 2018 | Next: | 2020 |
Parent series: WeatherTech SportsCar Championship IMSA Prototype Challenge |
Classes
- Grand Sport (GS) (run to FIA GT4 regulations)
- Touring Car (TCR)
The Street Tuner (ST) class will not return to the renamed series after the 2018 season.
Rule Changes
- It was announced during the 2018 Petit Le Mans livestream that floor-mounted shifting would be dropped for the 2019 season.
Series News
- Multimatic will be using IMSA GTO tribute liveries in commemoration of IMSA's 50th anniversary.[1]
Schedule
Race Schedule
The 2019 schedule was released on 3 August 2018 and features twelve rounds.[2]
Rnd | Race | Circuit | Location | Date | Duration |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | BMW Endurance Challenge at Daytona | Daytona International Speedway | Daytona Beach, Florida | January 25 | 4 Hours |
2 | Alan Jay Automotive Network 120 | Sebring International Raceway | Sebring, Florida | March 15 | 2 Hours |
3 | Mid-Ohio 120 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | Lexington, Ohio | May 4 | 2 Hours |
4 | Tioga Downs Casino Resort 240 at The Glen | Watkins Glen International | Watkins Glen, New York | June 29 | 4 Hours |
5 | Canadian Tire Motorsport Park 120 | Canadian Tire Motorsport Park | Bowmanville, Ontario | July 6 | 2 Hours |
6 | Lime Rock Park 120 | Lime Rock Park | Lakeville, Connecticut | July 20 | 2 Hours |
7 | Road America 120 | Road America | Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin | August 3 | 2 Hours |
8 | Virginia Is For Racing Lovers Grand Prix | Virginia International Raceway | Alton, Virginia | August 24 | 2 Hours |
9 | WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca 120 | WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca | Monterey, California | September 14 | 2 Hours |
10 | Fox Factory 120 | Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta | Braselton, Georgia | October 11 | 2 Hours |
Entry list
Grand Sport
Team | Car | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
---|---|---|---|---|
Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT4[4] | 09 | 1 | ||
1 | ||||
5 | ||||
5 | ||||
Aston Martin AMR Vantage GT4[4] | 6 | |||
6 | ||||
7–10 | ||||
7 | ||||
8 | ||||
9 | ||||
10 | ||||
97 | 1–2, 4, 7–8 | |||
1–4, 6–7 | ||||
1, 3–4 | ||||
5 | ||||
5 | ||||
6, 8 | ||||
10 | ||||
10 | ||||
Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT4[4] | 99 | 1, 6, 9 | ||
1, 6, 9 | ||||
10 | ||||
10 | ||||
Audi R8 LMS GT4[6] | 2 | 1–8 | ||
1–8 | ||||
8 | 1–4, 8 | |||
1–4, 8 | ||||
5 | ||||
5 | ||||
Mercedes-AMG GT4[8] | 4 | All | ||
All | ||||
46 | All | |||
All | ||||
Mercedes-AMG GT4 | 6 | 5 | ||
5 | ||||
Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport[9] | 7 | All | ||
All | ||||
Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport[3] | 11 | 1–2, 4 | ||
1–2, 4 | ||||
1 | ||||
4 | ||||
Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport[3] McLaren 570S GT4[10] |
13 | All | ||
1–6 | ||||
7–9 | ||||
Ford Mustang GT4[11] | 15 | 1 | ||
1 | ||||
1 | ||||
2, 5 | ||||
2 | ||||
5 | ||||
10 | ||||
10 | ||||
22 | 1, 10 | |||
1 | ||||
1 | ||||
2, 5 | ||||
2 | ||||
5 | ||||
10 | ||||
Audi R8 LMS GT4 | 18 | 8–10 | ||
8–10 | ||||
Ford Mustang GT4[3] | 24 | 1 | ||
1 | ||||
BMW M4 GT4[12] | 26 | 1 | ||
1 | ||||
1 | ||||
Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport[3] | 28 | 1 | ||
1 | ||||
1 | ||||
Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport[3] | 31 | 1 | ||
1 | ||||
1 | ||||
3 | ||||
3 | ||||
Mercedes-AMG GT4[3] | 33 | All | ||
1–8, 10 | ||||
9 | ||||
57 | All | |||
All | ||||
Mercedes-AMG GT4[13] | 35 | All | ||
All | ||||
1, 4 | ||||
Audi R8 LMS GT4[3] | 39 | All | ||
All | ||||
93 | 2, 4, 7–9 | |||
2, 4, 7–8 | ||||
9 | ||||
Ford Mustang GT4[3] | 40 | All | ||
All | ||||
1 | ||||
41 | 7 | |||
7 | ||||
Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport[3] | 44 | 1–2 | ||
1–2 | ||||
1 | ||||
Mercedes-AMG GT4[3] | 56 | All | ||
All | ||||
65 | 1–6, 8 | |||
1–5, 7, 9–10 | ||||
1, 4, 6–10 | ||||
Ford Mustang GT4[3] | 58 | 2 | ||
2 | ||||
59 | 1–5 | |||
1–5 | ||||
1 | ||||
4 | ||||
9 | ||||
9 | ||||
60 | All | |||
All | ||||
Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport[17] | 66 | 1 | ||
1 | ||||
67 | 1 | |||
1 | ||||
McLaren 570S GT4[18] | 69 | All | ||
All | ||||
Chevrolet Camaro GT4.R[3] | 71 | All | ||
All | ||||
1, 4 | ||||
McLaren 570S GT4[3] | 75 | All | ||
1–4, 7–10 | ||||
5–6 | ||||
BMW M4 GT4[20] | 80 | 1 | ||
1 | ||||
7–8 | ||||
7 | ||||
8 | ||||
82 | All | |||
All | ||||
BMW M4 GT4[3] | 88 | 1–4, 7–8, 10 | ||
1–4, 7–8, 10 | ||||
Mercedes-AMG GT4 | 92 | 9 | ||
9 | ||||
BMW M4 GT4[21] | 96 | 1–4, 6, 8, 10 | ||
1 | ||||
1 | ||||
2–4, 6 | ||||
4, 8, 10 |
Touring Car
Team | Car | No. | Drivers | Rounds | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR[22] | 3 | 1–6 | ||||
1–2, 4–6, 8–10 | |||||||
3, 7–8 | |||||||
7, 10 | |||||||
9 | |||||||
5 | All | ||||||
All | |||||||
Audi RS 3 LMS TCR[6] | 10 | 1–2 | |||||
1–2 | |||||||
12 | 1–8 | ||||||
1–8 | |||||||
61 | All | ||||||
All | |||||||
Audi RS 3 LMS TCR[3] | 17 | 2, 5, 7, 10 | |||||
2, 5, 10 | |||||||
7 | |||||||
8–9 | |||||||
8–9 | |||||||
54 | All | ||||||
All | |||||||
1, 4 | |||||||
Hyundai Veloster N TCR[24][25] | 21 | All | |||||
All | |||||||
98 | All | ||||||
All | |||||||
Audi RS 3 LMS TCR[26] | 23 | All | |||||
All | |||||||
1, 4 | |||||||
Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8)[27][28] | 37 | All | |||||
All | |||||||
52 | All | ||||||
1–8 | |||||||
9 | |||||||
10 | |||||||
73 | 1–4, 9–10 | ||||||
1–4, 9–10 | |||||||
Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | 81 | 3, 5 | |||||
3, 5 | |||||||
Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8)[29] | 84 | All | |||||
All | |||||||
94 | 10 | ||||||
10 | |||||||
Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | 89 | 1–7, 9–10 | |||||
1–7, 9–10 | |||||||
Notes
- Car No. 93 will run as Carbahn with GMG Racing at Road America.
- Car No. 3 entered as TMR Engineering and Consulting Inc. and car No. 5 entered as KMW Motorsports with TMR Engineering.
Race results
Bold indicates overall winner.
Rnd | Circuit | GS Winning Car | TCR Winning Car |
---|---|---|---|
GS Winning Drivers | TCR Winning Drivers | ||
1 | |||
2 | |||
3 | with VOLT Lightning |
with Curb-Agajanian | |
4 | |||
5 | |||
6 | with Curb-Agajanian | ||
7 | with Curb-Agajanian | ||
8 | |||
9 | HTP Motorsport |
by eEuroparts.com | |
10 | with Curb-Agajanian | ||
Championship standings
Points systems
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 | 31-40 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | 0 |
- 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.
Teams' Championships
Standings: Grand Sport
|
Bold - Pole position |
Standings: Touring Car
Pos. | Team | Car | DAY |
SEB |
MOH |
WGL |
MOS |
LIM |
ELK |
VIR |
LGA |
ATL |
Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | #98 Bryan Herta Autosport with Curb-Agajanian | Hyundai Veloster N TCR | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 291 |
2 | #21 Bryan Herta Autosport with Curb-Agajanian | Hyundai Veloster N TCR | 5 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 268 |
3 | #61 Roadshagger Racing by eEuroparts.com | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | 10 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 267 |
4 | #37 LA Honda World Racing | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 265 |
5 | #84 Atlanta Speedwerks | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | 4 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 252 |
6 | #23 FastMD | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | 3 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 249 |
7 | #52 LA Honda World Racing | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | 7 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 235 |
8 | #54 JDC-Miller MotorSports | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 221 |
9 | #5 KMW Motorsports with TMR Engineering | Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR | 12 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 217 |
10 | #3 KMW Motorsports with TMR Engineering | Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR | 8 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 208 |
11 | #89 HART | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | 11 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 204 | |
12 | #12 eEuroparts.com ROWE Racing | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | 6 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 199 | ||
13 | #17 JDC-Miller MotorSports | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | 2 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 166 | ||||
14 | #73 LA Honda World Racing | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | 2 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 145 | ||||
15 | #81 Mark Motors Racing | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | 4 | 8 | 51 | ||||||||
16 | #10 eEuroparts.com ROWE Racing | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | 13 | 13 | 36 | ||||||||
17 | #94 Atlanta Speedwerks | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | 10 | 21 | |||||||||
Pos. | Team | Car | DAY |
SEB |
MOH |
WGL |
MOS |
LIM |
ELK |
VIR |
LGA |
ATL |
Points |
Manufacturers' Championships
Standings: Grand Sport
Pos. | Manufacturer | DAY |
SEB |
MOH |
WGL |
MOS |
LIM |
ELK |
VIR |
LGA |
ATL |
Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 304 | |
2 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 299 | |
3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 287 | |
4 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 285 | |
5 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 278 | |
6 | 35 | 24 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 11 | 267 | |
7 | 7 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 14 | 263 | |
8 | 2 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 10 | 15 | 18 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 247 | |
Pos. | Manufacturer | DAY |
SEB |
MOH |
WGL |
MOS |
LIM |
ELK |
VIR |
LGA |
ATL |
Points |
Standings: Touring Car
Pos. | Manufacturer | DAY |
SEB |
MOH |
WGL |
MOS |
LIM |
ELK |
VIR |
LGA |
ATL |
Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 325 | |
2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 324 | |
3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 319 | |
4 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 282 | |
Pos. | Manufacturer | DAY |
SEB |
MOH |
WGL |
MOS |
LIM |
ELK |
VIR |
LGA |
ATL |
Points |
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