The 2020 IMSA Prototype Challenge is the fifteenth season of the IMSA Lites series and its successors and the fourth season as the IMSA Prototype Challenge . The opening race of the season was on January 4 at the Daytona International Speedway and the season concludes on October 9 at Road Atlanta . The championship will be contested solely by LMP3 class prototypes.
Calendar [ edit ] Race schedule [ edit ] The 2020 schedule was released August 2, 2019.[1] A revised calendar was released May 15, 2020, due to changes made because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]
Calendar changes [ edit ] Entry List [ edit ] All cars use the Nissan VK50VE 5.0L V8 engine.
Team Car Drivers Rounds Jr III Racing[3] [4] Ligier JS P3 3 Eric Palmer[4] All Greg Palmer[4] All Performance Tech Motorsports[5] Ligier JS P3 6 Dan Goldburg[5] 1–3, 5–6 Blake Mount[5] 1, 4 Rasmus Lindh [6] 2–3, 5–6 Jon Branam 4 19 Dan Goldburg 4 Rasmus Lindh 4 75 Cameron Cassels[5] All Max Hanratty[5] 1–5 Stephen Simpson [7] 6 JDC MotorSports Norma M30 9 Scott Andrews[6] 2–6 Gerry Kraut[6] 2–6 Robillard Racing LLC[8] Norma M30 10 Stevan McAleer [8] All Joe Robillard[8] All K2R Motorsports[8] MG1 Motorsports LLC Ligier JS P3 11 Steven Thomas [8] All Thomas Merrill [8] 1, 6 64 Matthew Bell[8] All Naveen Rao[8] All Nielsen Racing[9] Norma M30 17 Garett Grist [9] 1 Rob Hodes[9] 1 Gilbert/Korthoff Racing[8] Norma M30 23 Jon Brownson[8] 1–2 Anthony Simone[8] 1–2 Sean Creech Motorsport[8] Ligier JS P3 30 Wayne Boyd [8] 1 Naj Husain[8] 1 33 Lance Willsey[8] 1–2, 4–6 Anthony Lazzaro [8] 1 Bud Grossenbacher[6] 2, 4, 6 Riley Motorsports [8] Ave -Riley AR-2 35 Jim Cox[8] 1 Dylan Murry[8] 1 Forty 7 Motorsports[8] Norma M30 40 David Grant[8] All Keith Grant[8] All Parker Thompson [7] 6 47 Joel Janco[8] All J.J. Jorge[8] 1–3, 6 Kyle Kirkwood [8] 1, 4–6 74 Jon Brownson[10] 3–6 Wyatt Schwab[10] 3–6 CT Motorsports LLC[8] Norma M30 46 Scott Huffaker II [8] 1 Steven Scullen III[8] 1 MLT Motorsports[8] Ligier JS P3 54 Dakota Dickerson [8] All Dean Baker[8] 1 Dom Cicero[6] 2–6 Wulver Racing[8] Ligier JS P3 60 Bruce Hamilton III[8] All Tõnis Kasemets [8] All Tristan Viidas[8] 1, 6 Conquest /GRS Racing[8] Norma M30 61 Danny Kok[8] 1 George Staikos[8] 1 One Motorsports[8] Ligier JS P3 86 Paul LaHaye[8] 1, 3–6 Dave House[8] 1 Chip Romer[7] 6 Entry List:[8] [6] [10] [11] [12] [7]
Race results [ edit ] Rnd Circuit Pole position Race winners 1 Daytona No. 64 K2R Motorsports No. 47 Forty 7 Motorsports Matthew Bell Naveen Rao Joel Janco J.J. Jorge Kyle Kirkwood 2 Sebring No Qualifying [N 1] No. 9 JDC MotorSports Scott Andrews Gerry Kraut 3 Road America No. 40 Forty 7 Motorsports No. 9 JDC MotorSports David Grant Keith Grant Scott Andrews Gerry Kraut 4 Virginia No Qualifying [N 2] No. 64 K2R Motorsports Matthew Bell Naveen Rao 5 Mid-Ohio No. 40 Forty 7 Motorsports No. 54 MLT Motorsports David Grant Keith Grant Dom Cicero Dakota Dickerson 6 Road Atlanta No. 64 K2R Motorsports No. 64 K2R Motorsports Matthew Bell Naveen Rao Matthew Bell Naveen Rao Results[13] [14] [15] [16] [17]
^ Qualifying for the Sebring Round was cancelled due to heavy rain, resulting in the grid being set per the rulebook. ^ Qualifying for the Virginia Round was cancelled after barrier repairs were required following a major crash in Practice for the Michelin Pilot Challenge, the grid was set per the rulebook. Championship standings [ edit ] Points system [ edit ] 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
Driver's Championship [ edit ] Team's Championship [ edit ] Bronze Driver's Cup [ edit ] References [ edit ] ^ "2020 IMSA Prototype Challenge Schedule Features Return to Road America" . IMSA . prototypechallenge.imsa.com. August 2, 2019. Retrieved November 24, 2019 . ^ a b Dagys, John (May 15, 2020). "IMSA Confirms Revised Challenge Series Calendar" . sportscar365.com . John Dagys Media. Retrieved July 11, 2020 . ^ "JR III Planning Expansion to Two-Car LMP3 Operation" . sportscar365.com. October 29, 2019. Retrieved November 24, 2019 . ^ a b c "Father-Son Palmer Duo in Jr III Ligier LMP3 for Daytona" . sportscar365.com . John Dagys Media. December 23, 2019. Retrieved January 2, 2020 . ^ a b c d e Dagys, John (December 23, 2019). "Performance Tech Finalizes LMP3 Lineups, New Partnership" . sportscar365.com . John Dagys Media. Retrieved January 2, 2020 . ^ a b c d e f "2020 IMSA Prototype Challenge Sebring Entry List" (PDF) . IMSA . July 8, 2020. Retrieved July 11, 2020 . ^ a b c d "2020 IMSA Prototype Challenge Road Atlanta Entry List" (PDF) . IMSA . October 14, 2020. Retrieved October 15, 2020 . ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap "2020 IMSA Prototype Challenge Daytona Entry List" (PDF) . IMSA . December 30, 2019. Retrieved January 2, 2020 . ^ a b c Lloyd, Daniel (December 23, 2019). "ELMS Squad Nielsen to Expand into IMSA Competition" . sportscar365.com . John Dagys Media. Retrieved January 2, 2020 . ^ a b c "2020 IMSA Prototype Challenge Road America Entry List" (PDF) . IMSA . July 30, 2020. Retrieved August 1, 2020 . ^ "2020 IMSA Prototype Challenge VIR Entry List" (PDF) . IMSA . August 12, 2020. Retrieved August 14, 2020 . ^ "2020 IMSA Prototype Challenge Mid-Ohio Entry List" (PDF) . IMSA . September 16, 2020. Retrieved September 23, 2020 . ^ IMSA Wire Service (January 4, 2020). "Forty7 Norma Wins Daytona Season Opener" . sportscar365.com . John Dagys Media. Retrieved January 18, 2020 . ^ IMSA Wire Service (July 18, 2020). "Andrews, Kraut Take Sebring IPC Win" . sportscar365.com . John Dagys Media. Retrieved August 1, 2020 . ^ IMSA Wire Service (August 1, 2020). "JDC Victorious at Road America in Bizarre Finish" . sportscar365.com . John Dagys Media. Retrieved August 9, 2020 . ^ IMSA Wire Service (August 23, 2020). "Rao, Bell Take K2R Norma LMP3 to VIR Win" . sportscar365.com . John Dagys Media. Retrieved September 27, 2020 . ^ IMSA Wire Service (October 16, 2020). "Rao, Bell Win Road Atlanta Season Finale to Clinch Title" . sportscar365.com . John Dagys Media. Retrieved October 17, 2020 . External links [ edit ]