The 2019 IMSA Prototype Challenge is the fourteenth season of the IMSA Lites series and its successors and the third season as the IMSA Prototype Challenge. It began on 5 January at Daytona International Speedway, and concluded on 11 October at Road Atlanta. The IMSA Prototype Challenge series is for future IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship drivers and veteran drivers alike. Entering its 14th season, IMSA Prototype Challenge shifts to a single-class, endurance race format in 2019 with six races held on North America’s most premier road courses. The series will continue to feature the global-spec LMP3 prototypes. The endurance format pairs two-drivers per car in a six race season.
The 2019 schedule was released on 2 August 2018 and features six rounds. [2]
Rnd | Circuit | Location | Date | Duration |
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1 | Daytona International Speedway | Daytona Beach, Florida | 5 January | 3 hours |
2 | Sebring International Raceway | Sebring, Florida | 14 March | 1 hour 45 mins |
3 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | Lexington, Ohio | 5 May | 1 hour 45 mins |
4 | Canadian Tire Motorsport Park | Bowmanville, Ontario | 6 July | 3 hours |
5 | Virginia International Raceway | Alton, Virginia | 24 August | 1 hour 45 mins |
6 | Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta | Braselton, Georgia | 11 October | 1 hour 45 mins |
All teams use the Nissan VK50VE 5.0L V8 engines.
Team | Car | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
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ANSA Motorsports | Ligier JS P3 | 2 | Jon Brownson | All |
Michal Chlumecky | 1, 3–6 | |||
Dakota Dickerson | 1 | |||
Tim George | 2 | |||
4 | Leo Lamelas | All | ||
Neil Alberico | All | |||
13 | Benjamin Waddell | 3 | ||
Jordan Perroy | 3 | |||
Jr III Racing | Ligier JS P3 | 3 | Kris Wilson | 5–6 |
Performance Tech Motorsports [3] | Ligier JS P3 | 7 | Blake Mount [3] | All |
Júlio Campos | 1 | |||
Max Hanratty | 2–6 | |||
19 | Dean Baker | All | ||
Bradley Baker | 1–2, 4 | |||
Kyle Masson | 1, 3–6 | |||
75 | Cameron Cassels | All | ||
James French | All | |||
JDC Motorsports | Norma M30 | 9 | Scott Andrews | 2–6 |
Gerry Kraut | 2–6 | |||
Robillard Racing [4] | Norma M30 | 10 | Joe Robillard [4] | 2–6 |
Kenton Koch | 1 | |||
Stevan McAleer [4] | 1, 4 | |||
43 | Stevan McAleer [4] | 2–3, 5–6 | ||
Simraceway Motorsports | Ligier JS P3 | 11 | Maurice Smith | 1–3, 5 |
Nicolas Rondet | 1–3, 5 | |||
12 | Kevin Woods | 2–3 | ||
Tim Moser | 2–3 | |||
Alianza/Gilbert Motorsports [5] Gilbert/Korthoff MotorSports | Norma M30 | 23 | Anthony Simone [5] | 1–3 |
Jason Bell [5] | 1 | |||
Mike Skeen | 3, 5–6 | |||
Conquest Racing [6] | Ligier JS P3 | 25 | Ross Chouest [6] | 1–2, 5 |
Aaron Povoledo [6] | 1–2, 5 | |||
Forty 7 Motorsports | Ligier JS P3 | 25 | Ross Chouest [6] | 6 |
Aaron Povoledo [6] | 6 | |||
Norma M30 | 47 | Austin McCusker | All | |
Rodrigo Pflucker | All | |||
55 | Nikko Reger | All | ||
Timo Reger | 1–3 | |||
Wyatt Schwab | 4–6 | |||
74 | Wyatt Schwab | 1–2 | ||
Benjamin Waddell | 1 | |||
Colin Thompson | 2 | |||
Garett Grist | 5–6 | |||
Rob Hodes | 5–6 | |||
K2R Motorsports | Ligier JS P3 | 26 | Matthew Bell | 2 |
James McGuire Jr. | 2 | |||
51 | Rob Hodes | 1–4 | ||
Garett Grist | 1–4 | |||
64 | Naveen Rao | 1–5 | ||
Alex Barron | 1–3 | |||
Matthew Bell | 4–6 | |||
Sean Creech Motorsports | Ligier JS P3 | 30 | Naj Husain | 6 |
Wayne Boyd | 6 | |||
33 | Lance Willsey | All | ||
Nigel Greensall | 1, 4 | |||
Polestar Motor Racing Inc. | Ligier JS P3 | 40 | Keith Grant | All |
David Grant | All | |||
Kenton Koch | 4 | |||
PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports [7] | Ligier JS P3 | 52 | Scott Huffaker [7] | 2–5 |
Mike Guasch [7] | 2 | |||
Chris Archinaco | 3–5 | |||
MLT Motorsports | Ligier JS P3 | 54 | Dylan Murry | 2–6 |
David Murry | 2 | |||
Dakota Dickerson | 3–4, 6 | |||
Skylar Robinson | 5 | |||
Wulver Racing | Ligier JS P3 | 60 | Bruce Hamilton | All |
Tonis Kasemets | All | |||
Scott Maxwell | 1 | |||
Jade Buford | 4 | |||
ONE Motorsports | Ligier JS P3 | 66 | Will Lin | 4 |
Mikel Miller | 4 | |||
Benjamin Waddell | 4 | |||
86 | Dave House | All | ||
Paul LaHaye | All | |||
P1 Motorsports | Ligier JS P3 | 70 | Joel Janco | All |
Jonathan Jorge | All | |||
Entry Lists: [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] |
Rnd | Circuit | Pole Position | Race Winners | |
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1 | Daytona | No. 51 K2R Motorsports | No. 4 ANSA Motorsports | |
Garett Grist Rob Hodes | Neil Alberico Leo Lamelas | |||
2 | Sebring | No. 47 Forty 7 Motorsports | No. 43 Robillard Racing | |
Austin McCuscker Rodrigo Pflucker | Stevan McAleer | |||
3 | Mid-Ohio | No. 23 Gilbert/Korthoff MotorSports | No. 54 MLT Motorsports | |
Anthony Simone Mike Skeen | Dylan Murry Dakota Dickerson | |||
4 | Mosport | No. 10 Robillard Racing | No. 47 Forty 7 Motorsports | |
Stevan McAleer Joe Robillard | Austin McCusker Rodrigo Pflucker | |||
5 | Virginia | No. 43 Robillard Racing | No. 43 Robillard Racing | |
Stevan McAleer | Stevan McAleer | |||
6 | Road Atlanta | No. 43 Robillard Racing | No. 23 Gilbert/Korthoff MotorSports | |
Stevan McAleer | Mike Skeen | |||
Sources: [14] [15] [16] |
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 |
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Pos. | Driver(s) | DAY | SEB | MOH | MOS | VIR | ATL | Points |
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1 | Joel Janco Jonathan Jorge | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 190 |
2 | Lance Willsey | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 175 |
3 | Dave House Paul LaHaye | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 168 |
4 | Jon Brownson | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 145 | |
5 | Joe Robillard | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 123 | ||
6 | Michal Chlumecky | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 121 | ||
7 | Kris Wilson | 1 | 1 | 70 | ||||
8 | Nigel Greensall | 2 | 4 | 32 | ||||
9 | Tim Moser Kevin Woods | 4 | 5 | 54 | ||||
10 | Bradley Baker Dean Baker | 6 | 25 | |||||
11 | Tim George | 7 | 24 | |||||
Pos. | Driver(s) | DAY | SEB | MOH | MOS | VIR | ATL | Points |
Pos. | Team | DAY | SEB | MOH | MOS | VIR | ATL | Points |
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1 | #47 Forty 7 Motorsports | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 175 |
2 | #4 ANSA Motorsports | 1 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 5 | 149 |
3 | #60 Wulver Racing | 3 | 17 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 139 |
4 | #54 MLT Motorsports | 5 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 130 | |
5 | #75 Performance Tech Motorsports | 5 | 6 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 130 |
6 | #7 Performance Tech Motorsports | 14 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 127 |
7 | #40 Polestar Motor Racing Inc. | 19 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 127 |
8 | #64 K2R Motorsports | 6 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 23 | 2 | 126 |
9 | #43 Robillard Racing | 1 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 114 | ||
10 | #23 Gilbert/Korthoff Motorsports | 15 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 113 | |
11 | #19 Performance Tech Motorsports | 7 | 20 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 21 | 112 |
12 | #70 PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports | 8 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 106 |
13 | #10 Robillard Racing | 17 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 17 | 13 | 103 |
14 | #33 Sean Creech Motorsports | 11 | 12 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 93 |
15 | #9 JDC MotorSports | 21 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 19 | 88 | |
16 | #2 ANSA Motorsports | 18 | 23 | 19 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 88 |
17 | #55 Forty 7 Motorsports | 10 | 25 | 22 | 12 | 20 | 12 | 85 |
18 | #86 ONE Motorsports | 16 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 19 | 17 | 85 |
19 | #52 PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports | 22 | 11 | 2 | 11 | 81 | ||
20 | #11 Simraceway Motorsports | 4 | 24 | 10 | 18 | 69 | ||
21 | #51 K2R Motorsports | 12 | 19 | 17 | 7 | 69 | ||
22 | #25 Forty 7 Motorsports | 9 | 14 | 12 | 22 | 67 | ||
23 | #74 Forty 7 Motorsports | 13 | 9 | 15 | 20 | 67 | ||
24 | #3 Jr III Racing | 9 | 8 | 45 | ||||
25 | #26 K2R Motorsports | 3 | 30 | |||||
26 | #30 Sean Creech Motorsports | 3 | 30 | |||||
27 | #12 Simraceway Motorsports | 15 | 20 | 27 | ||||
28 | #13 ANSA Motorsports | 6 | 25 | |||||
29 | #66 ONE Motorsports | 14 | 17 | |||||
Pos. | Team | DAY | SEB | MOH | MOS | VIR | ATL | Points |
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