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2022 IMSA Prototype Challenge

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The 2022 IMSA Prototype Challenge was the seventeenth and final season of the IMSA Lites series and its successors, and the sixth under the IMSA Prototype Challenge name. The season started on January 21 at Daytona International Speedway and concluded on October 1 at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta.

Calendar

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The provisional 2022 calendar was released on August 6, 2021 at IMSA's annual State of the Sport Address, featuring five rounds.[1]

Round Circuit Location Date Duration
1 United States Daytona International Speedway Daytona Beach, Florida January 21–23 3 Hours
2 United States Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Lexington, Ohio May 13–15 1 Hour 30 Minutes
3 Canada Canadian Tire Motorsport Park Bowmanville, Ontario July 1–3 1 Hour 30 Minutes
4 United States Virginia International Raceway Alton, Virginia August 26–28 1 Hour 30 Minutes
5 United States Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta Braselton, Georgia September 28–October 1 1 Hour 30 Minutes
Calendar Changes

Series News

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  • 2015-spec LMP3 machinery would no longer be permitted to compete from 2022 onwards, returning the series to a single class consisting entirely of 2020-spec machinery.[2]

Entry list

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Team Car No. Drivers Class Rounds
United States Jr III Racing[3] Ligier JS P320[3] 3 United States Courtney Crone[4] All
United States Terry Olson[4] 1–2, 4–5
United States Ari Balogh[5] 3
30 United States Ari Balogh[4] B 1–2, 4–5
United States Thomas Merrill[6] 2
United States Nolan Siegel[7] 5
United States CrowdStrike Racing by D Motorsports[8] Ligier JS P320[8] 4 United States Jon Bennett[9] B 1
United States George Kurtz[8] 1
United States D Motorsports[9] 15 Sweden Niclas Jönsson[9] 1
United States Mike Watt[9] 1
United States Performance Tech Motorsports[10] Ligier JS P320[10] 6 Paraguay Oscar Bitar[10] 1–2, 4–5
United States Dan Goldburg[10] 1–2, 4–5
7 United States Christopher Allen[11] 4
United States Robert Mau[11] 4
United States JDC MotorSports[12][13] Duqueine M30 - D08[12] 9 United States Gerry Kraut[6] 2
South Africa Stephen Simpson[6] 2
23 Mexico Memo Gidley[14] All
United States Alexander Koreiba[12] All
40 United States Keith Grant[9] B All
United States David Grant[9] 1–2, 4–5
United States Dakota Dickerson[15] 3
43 United Kingdom Stevan McAleer[13] 1
United States Joe Robillard[13] 1
United States Sean Creech Motorsport[16] Ligier JS P320[16] 14 United States Lance Willsey[16] 1–3
United Kingdom Sebastian Priaulx[16] 1
Canada Parker Thompson[6] 2–3
Canada AWA[17] Duqueine M30 - D08[17] 17 Canada Anthony Mantella[17] B 1–4
Canada Orey Fidani[16] 1
Belgium Mühlner Motorsports America[9] Duqueine M30 - D08[9] 18 Dominican Republic Efrin Castro[16] 1
United States Riley Dickinson[16] 1
United States Mark Kvamme[6] 2
United States Dillon Machavern[6] 2
Venezuela Alex Popow[18] 5
Colombia Óscar Tunjo[18] 5
21 United States Bob Doyle[9] 1
Germany Moritz Kranz[9] 1
United States Ave Motorsports with GRS[19] Ligier JS P320[19] 44 United States Tony Ave[19] B 1–3, 5
Canada Antoine Comeau[16] 1
United States Josh Sarchet 4
United States Kaz Grala[11] 4–5
61 Canada George Staikos[19] All
United States Hanna Zellers[19] All
United States CT Motorsports LLC[9] Duqueine M30 - D08[9] 46 United States Steve Scullen[9] All
Costa Rica Danny Formal[9] 1–3
United States Scott Huffaker[11] 4–5
United States Forty7 Motorsports[9] Duqueine M30 - D08[9] 47 United States Jon Brownson[9] 1, 4–5
United States Dario Cangialosi[16] 1, 4–5
United States MLT Motorsports[9] Ligier JS P320[9] 54 United States Dakota Dickerson[9] 1
United States Josh Sarchet[16] 1
United States Jason Rabe[6] 2, 4–5
United States Tyler Maxson[6] 2
United States Corey Lewis[11] 4–5
United States Ophanim Motorsports[9] Ligier JS P320[9] 57 United States John Saurino[9] 1–2, 4–5
United States Josh Saurino[9] 1–2
United States Nigel Saurino[11] 4
United States Hans Saurino[7] 5
United States Wulver Racing[9] Ligier JS P320[9] 60 Estonia Tonis Kasemets[9] B All
United States Bruce Hamilton[9] 1
United States CORE Autosport[7] Ligier JS P320[7] 65 United States Jon Bennett[7] B 5
United States George Kurtz[7] 5
United States Riley Motorsports[11] Ligier JS P320[11] 74 United States Shane Lewis[11] 4
United States Gar Robinson[11] 4
United States US RaceTronics[9] Ligier JS P320[9] 77 Finland Patrick Kujala[9] All
United States Brian Thienes[9] All
Icon Class
B Bronze Cup

Race results

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Rnd Circuit Pole position Race winners
1 United States Daytona United States No. 23 JDC MotorSports United States No. 60 Wulver Racing
Mexico Memo Gidley
United States Alexander Koreiba
United States Bruce Hamilton
Estonia Tonis Kasemets
2 United States Mid-Ohio United States No. 23 JDC MotorSports United States No. 23 JDC MotorSports
Mexico Memo Gidley
United States Alexander Koreiba
Mexico Memo Gidley
United States Alexander Koreiba
3 Canada Mosport United States No. 60 Wulver Racing United States No. 60 Wulver Racing
Estonia Tonis Kasemets Estonia Tonis Kasemets
4 United States Virginia United States No. 60 Wulver Racing United States No. 60 Wulver Racing
Estonia Tonis Kasemets Estonia Tonis Kasemets
5 United States Road Atlanta United States No. 60 Wulver Racing United States No. 60 Wulver Racing
Estonia Tonis Kasemets Estonia Tonis Kasemets

Championship standings

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Points system

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Championship points are awarded in each class at the finish of each event. Points are awarded based on finishing positions in the race 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 350 320 300 280 260 250 240 230 220 210 200 190 180 170 160 150 140 130 120 110 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10

Driver's Championship

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Pos. Drivers DAY
United States
MOH
United States
MOS
Canada
VIR
United States
ATL
United States
Points
1 Estonia Tonis Kasemets 1 2 1 1 1 1720
2 Mexico Memo Gidley
United States Alexander Koreiba
3 1 5 2 2 1550
3 Finland Patrick Kujala
United States Brian Thienes
2 4 10 3 4 1390
4 United States Ari Balogh 9 3 6 5 9 1250
5 United States Keith Grant 10 5 4 10 6 1210
6 United States Courtney Crone 5 9 6 12 12 1110
7 United States Steve Scullen 8 14 8 11 8 1060
8 Canada Anthony Mantella 13 6 3 9 950
9 United States David Grant 10 5 10 6 930
10 Canada George Staikos
United States Hanna Zellers
17 11 7 16 11 930
11 United States Terry Olson 5 9 12 12 860
12 United States Tony Ave 12 15 9 5 830
13 Paraguay Oscar Bitar
United States Dan Goldburg
18 7 6 10 830
14 United States Lance Willsey 6 8 2 800
15 United States John Saurino 14 12 15 13 700
16 United States Jon Brownson
United States Dario Cangialosi
4 7 14 690
17 United States Jason Rabe 16 13 3 630
18 Costa Rica Danny Formal 8 14 8 630
19 Canada Parker Thompson 8 2 550
20 United States Corey Lewis 13 3 480
21 United States Dakota Dickerson 11 4 480
22 United States Kaz Grala 14 5 430
23 United States Scott Huffaker 11 8 430
24 United States Josh Sarchet 11 14 370
25 United States Josh Saurino 14 12 360
26 United States Bruce Hamilton 1 350
27 United States Thomas Merrill 3 300
28 United States Shane Lewis
United States Gar Robinson
4 280
29 United Kingdom Sebastian Priaulx 6 250
30 Sweden Niclas Jönsson
United States Mike Watt
7 240
31 Venezuela Alex Popow
Colombia Óscar Tunjo
7 240
32 United States Christopher Allen
United States Robert Mau
8 230
33 United States Nolan Siegel 9 220
34 United States Mark Kvamme
United States Dillon Machavern
10 210
35 Canada Antoine Comeau 12 190
36 Canada Orey Fidani 13 180
37 United States Gerry Kraut
South Africa Stephen Simpson
13 180
38 United States Hans Saurino 13 180
39 Dominican Republic Efrin Castro
United States Riley Dickinson
15 160
40 United States Nigel Saurino 15 160
41 United Kingdom Stevan McAleer
United States Joe Robillard
16 150
42 United States Tyler Maxson 16 150
43 United States Jon Bennett
United States George Kurtz
19 DNS 120
44 United States Bob Doyle
Germany Moritz Kranz
DNS 0
Pos. Drivers DAY
United States
MOH
United States
MOS
Canada
VIR
United States
ATL
United States
Points
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

†: Post-event penalty. Car moved to back of class.

Bronze Driver's Cup

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Pos. Drivers DAY
United States
MOH
United States
MOS
Canada
VIR
United States
ATL
United States
Points
1 Estonia Tonis Kasemets 1 1 1 1 1 1750
2 United States David Grant
United States Keith Grant
3 3 4 2 1200
3 Canada Anthony Mantella 5 4 2 3 1160
4 United States Ari Balogh 2 2 2 960
5 United States Tony Ave 4 5 3 840
6 United States Bruce Hamilton 1 350
7 United States Thomas Merrill 2 320
8 Canada Antoine Comeau 4 280
9 Canada Orey Fidani 5 260
10 United States Jon Bennett
United States George Kurtz
6 DNS 250
Pos. Drivers DAY
United States
MOH
United States
MOS
Canada
VIR
United States
ATL
United States
Points

†: Post-event penalty. Car moved to back of class.

Team's Championship

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Pos. Drivers DAY
United States
MOH
United States
MOS
Canada
VIR
United States
ATL
United States
Points
1 United States #60 Wulver Racing 1 2 1 1 1 1720
2 United States #23 JDC MotorSports 3 1 5 2 2 1550
3 United States #77 US RaceTronics 2 4 10 3 4 1390
4 United States #40 JDC MotorSports 10 5 4 10 6 1210
5 United States #3 Jr III Racing 5 9 6 12 12 1110
6 United States #46 CT Motorsports LLC 8 14 8 11 8 1060
7 United States #30 Jr III Racing 9 3 5 9 1000
8 United States #44 Ave Motorsports with GRS 12 15 9 14 5 1000
9 Canada #17 AWA 13 6 3 9 950
10 United States #61 Ave Motorsports with GRS 17 11 7 16 11 930
11 United States #54 MLT Motorsports 11 16 13 3 830
12 United States #6 Performance Tech Motorsports 18 7 6 10 830
13 United States #14 Sean Creech Motorsport 6 8 2 800
14 United States #57 Ophanim Motorsports 14 12 15 13 700
15 United States #47 Forty7 Motorsports 4 7 14 690
16 Belgium #18 Mühlner Motorsports America 15 10 7 610
17 United States #74 Riley Motorsports 4 280
18 United States #15 D Motorsports 7 240
19 United States #7 Performance Tech Motorsports 8 230
20 United States #9 JDC MotorSports 13 180
21 United States #43 JDC MotorSports 16 150
22 United States #4 CrowdStrike Racing by D Motorsports 19 120
23 United States #65 CORE Autosport DNS 0
24 Belgium #21 Mühlner Motorsports America DNS 0
Pos. Drivers DAY
United States
MOH
United States
MOS
Canada
VIR
United States
ATL
United States
Points

†: Post-event penalty. Car moved to back of class.

References

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  1. ^ "State of the Sport Sets Table for Momentous 2022 IMSA Season". imsa.com. August 6, 2021. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
  2. ^ Dagys, John (August 6, 2021). "IMSA Challenge, Single-Make Series Calendars Revealed". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved October 2, 2021. Unlike this year, only 2020-spec LMP3 machinery will be permitted in 2022, with previous-gen cars to be phased out at the end of this season.
  3. ^ a b Dagys, John (November 12, 2021). "JR III Confirms Full-Season LMP3 Program". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
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