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The 2024 Michelin Pilot Challenge is the twenty-fifth season of the IMSA SportsCar Challenge and the eleventh season organized by the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA). The season will begin on January 26 at Daytona International Speedway and will conclude on October 11 at Road Atlanta. It will also feature a round of the TCR World Tour.[1]
Classes
[edit]- Grand Sport (GS) (run to GT4 regulations)
- Touring Car (TCR)
Calendar
[edit]The provisional 2024 calendar was released on August 4, 2023, featuring ten rounds.[2]
| Round | Race | Circuit | Location | Date | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BMW M Endurance Challenge at Daytona |  Daytona International Speedway | Daytona Beach, Florida | January 25–26 | 4 Hours |
| 2 | Alan Jay Automotive Network 120 | Sebring International Raceway | Sebring, Florida | March 13–15 | 2 Hours |
| 3 | WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca 120 | WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca | Monterey, California | May 10–12 | 2 Hours |
| 4 | O’Reilly Auto Parts Four Hours of Mid-Ohio | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | Lexington, Ohio | June 7–9 | 4 Hours |
| 5 | Watkins Glen International 120 | Watkins Glen International | Watkins Glen, New York | June 20–22 | 2 Hours |
| 6 | Canadian Tire Motorsport Park 120 |  Canadian Tire Motorsport Park | Bowmanville, Ontario | July 12–14 | 2 Hours |
| 7 | Road America 120 | Road America | Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin | August 2–4 | 2 Hours |
| 8 | Virginia Is Racing for Lovers Grand Prix | Virginia International Raceway | Alton, Virginia | August 23–25 | 2 Hours |
| 9 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway 120 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway | Speedway, Indiana | September 20–21 | 2 Hours |
| 10 | Fox Factory 120 | Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta | Braselton, Georgia | October 9–11 | 2 Hours |
- Calendar Changes
- The single-class events at Detroit (GS) and Lime Rock Park (TCR) were dropped from the schedule for 2024.
- Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course returned to the schedule after a one-year absence, replacing Indianapolis as the second four-hour event after Daytona.
Entry list
[edit]Grand Sport (GS)
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Touring Car (TCR)
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Race Results
[edit]Bold indicates overall winner.
| Round | Circuit | GS Winning Car | TCR Winning Car |
|---|---|---|---|
| GS Winning Drivers | TCR Winning Drivers | ||
| 1 | Daytona | #91 Kellymoss with Riley | #17 Unitronic/JDC-Miller MotorSports |
| Riley Dickinson Brady Golan Michael McCarthy | Chris Miller Mikey Taylor | ||
| 2 | Sebring | #71 Rebel Rock Racing | #17 Unitronic/JDC-Miller MotorSports |
 Robin Liddell Frank DePew | Chris Miller Mikey Taylor | ||
| 3 | Laguna Seca | #69 Motorsport in Action | #17 Unitronic/JDC-Miller MotorSports |
| Jesse Lazare Michael de Quesada | Chris Miller Mikey Taylor | ||
| 4 | Mid-Ohio | #88 Archangel Motorsports | #76 Bryan Herta Autosport with Curb-Agajanian |
| Todd Coleman Aaron Telitz | Preston Brown Denis Dupont | ||
| 5 | Watkins Glen | #46 Team TGM | #17 Unitronic/JDC-Miller MotorSports |
| Matt Plumb Paul Holton | Chris Miller Mikey Taylor | ||
| 6 | Mosport | #28 RennSport1 | #33 Bryan Herta Autosport with Curb-Agajanian |
| Trent Hindman Stevan McAleer | Harry Gottsacker Robert Wickens | ||
| 7 | Road America | #28 RennSport1 | #5 KMW Motorsports with TMR Engineering |
| Trent Hindman Stevan McAleer | Tim Lewis Jr. William Tally | ||
| 8 | Virginia | #38 BGB Motorsports | #93 Montreal Motorsport Group |
| Thomas Collingwood Spencer Pumpelly | Karl Wittmer Daijiro Yoshihara | ||
| 9 | Indianapolis | #39 CarBahn with Peregrine Racing | #98 Bryan Herta Autosport with Curb-Agajanian |
| Sean McAlister Jeff Westphal | Mason Filippi Mark Wilkins | ||
| 10 | Road Atlanta | #91 Kellymoss with Riley | #98 Bryan Herta Autosport with Curb-Agajanian |
| Michael McCarthy Riley Dickinson | Mason Filippi Mark Wilkins |
Championship Standings
[edit]Points system
[edit]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.[43]
| 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 |
GS Drivers' Championship
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Bold - Pole position Italics - Fastest lap |
- †: Post-event penalty. Car moved to back of class.
TCR Drivers' Championship
[edit]
|
Bold - Pole position Italics - Fastest lap |
- †: Post-event penalty. Car moved to back of class.
Notes
[edit]- ^ a b Uretsky and Lastochkin are Russian, but compete as a neutral competitor as Russian national emblems were banned by the FIA following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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The 33-year-old was due to compete with Hattori Motorsports... that seat will be filled by Parker Thompson.
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Louis-Philippe Montour will partner with Bryan Ortiz aboard the #6.
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