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.
The Street Tuner (ST) class will not return to the renamed series after the 2018 season.
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 Beach, Florida | January 25 | 4 Hours |
2 | Alan Jay Automotive Network 120 | ![]() | Sebring, Florida | March 15 | 2 Hours |
3 | Mid-Ohio 120 | ![]() | Lexington, Ohio | May 4 | 2 Hours |
4 | Tioga Downs Casino Resort 240 at The Glen | ![]() | Watkins Glen, New York | June 29 | 4 Hours |
5 | Canadian Tire Motorsport Park 120 | ![]() | Bowmanville, Ontario | July 6 | 2 Hours |
6 | Lime Rock Park 120 | ![]() | Lakeville, Connecticut | July 20 | 2 Hours |
7 | Road America 120 | ![]() | Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin | August 3 | 2 Hours |
8 | Virginia Is For Racing Lovers Grand Prix | ![]() | Alton, Virginia | August 24 | 2 Hours |
9 | WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca 120 | ![]() | Monterey, California | September 14 | 2 Hours |
10 | Fox Factory 120 | ![]() | Braselton, Georgia | October 11 | 2 Hours |
Team | Car | Engine | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
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![]() | Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT4 [4] | Aston Martin 4.7 L V8 | 09 | ![]() | 1 |
![]() | 1 | ||||
![]() | 5 | ||||
![]() | 5 | ||||
Aston Martin AMR Vantage GT4 [4] | Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 | ![]() | 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 | ||||
![]() | 9–10 | ||||
![]() | 9–10 | ||||
Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT4 [4] | Aston Martin 4.7 L V8 | 99 | ![]() | 1, 6 | |
![]() | 1, 6 | ||||
![]() | 10 | ||||
![]() | 10 | ||||
![]() | Audi R8 LMS GT4 [6] | Audi 5.2 L V10 | 2 | ![]() | 1–8 |
![]() | 1–8 | ||||
8 | ![]() | 1–4, 8 | |||
![]() | 1–4, 8 | ||||
![]() | 5 | ||||
![]() | 5 | ||||
![]() | Mercedes-AMG GT4 [8] | Mercedes-AMG M178 4.0 L V8 | 4 | ![]() | All |
![]() | All | ||||
46 | ![]() | All | |||
![]() | All | ||||
![]() | Mercedes-AMG GT4 | Mercedes-AMG M178 4.0 L V8 | 6 | ![]() | 5 |
![]() | 5 | ||||
![]() | Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport [9] | Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 | 7 | ![]() | All |
![]() | All | ||||
![]() | Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport [3] | Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 | 11 | ![]() | 1–2, 4 |
![]() | 1–2, 4 | ||||
![]() | 1 | ||||
![]() | 4 | ||||
![]() | Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport [3] McLaren 570S GT4 [10] | Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 McLaren 3.8 L Turbo V8 | 13 | ![]() | All |
![]() | 1–6 | ||||
![]() | 7–10 | ||||
![]() | Ford Mustang GT4 [11] | Ford 5.2 L Voodoo V8 | 15 | ![]() | 1 |
![]() | 1 | ||||
![]() | 1 | ||||
![]() | 2, 5 | ||||
![]() | 2 | ||||
![]() | 5 | ||||
![]() | 10 | ||||
![]() | 10 | ||||
22 | ![]() | 1, 10 | |||
![]() | 1 | ||||
![]() | 1 | ||||
![]() | 2, 5 | ||||
![]() | 2 | ||||
![]() | 5 | ||||
![]() | 10 | ||||
![]() | Audi R8 LMS GT4 | Audi 5.2 L V10 | 18 | ![]() | 8–10 |
![]() | 8–10 | ||||
![]() | BMW M4 GT4 [3] | BMW N55 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6 | 19 | ![]() | 10 |
![]() | 10 | ||||
88 | ![]() | 1–4, 7–8, 10 | |||
![]() | 1–4, 7–8, 10 | ||||
![]() | Ford Mustang GT4 [3] | Ford 5.2 L Voodoo V8 | 24 | ![]() | 1 |
![]() | 1 | ||||
![]() | BMW M4 GT4 [12] | BMW N55 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6 | 26 | ![]() | 1 |
![]() | 1 | ||||
![]() | 1 | ||||
![]() | Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport [3] | Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 | 28 | ![]() | 1 |
![]() | 1 | ||||
![]() | 1 | ||||
![]() | Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport [3] | Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 | 31 | ![]() | 1 |
![]() | 1 | ||||
![]() | 1 | ||||
![]() | 3 | ||||
![]() | 3 | ||||
![]() | Mercedes-AMG GT4 [3] | Mercedes-AMG M178 4.0 L V8 | 33 | ![]() | 1–6, 8–10 |
![]() | 1–6, 8, 10 | ||||
![]() | 9 | ||||
57 | ![]() | All | |||
![]() | 1–6, 8–10 | ||||
![]() | 7 | ||||
![]() | Mercedes-AMG GT4 [13] | Mercedes-AMG M178 4.0 L V8 | 35 | ![]() | All |
![]() | All | ||||
![]() | 1, 4 | ||||
![]() ![]() | Audi R8 LMS GT4 [3] | Audi 5.2 L V10 | 39 | ![]() | All |
![]() | All | ||||
93 | ![]() | 2, 4, 7–9 | |||
![]() | 2, 4, 7–8 | ||||
![]() | 9 | ||||
![]() | Ford Mustang GT4 [3] | Ford 5.2 L Voodoo V8 | 40 | ![]() | All |
![]() | All | ||||
![]() | 1 | ||||
41 | ![]() | 7 | |||
![]() | 7 | ||||
![]() | Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport [3] | Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 | 44 | ![]() | 1–2 |
![]() | 1–2 | ||||
![]() | 1 | ||||
![]() | Mercedes-AMG GT4 [3] | Mercedes-AMG M178 4.0 L V8 | 56 | ![]() | All |
![]() | All | ||||
65 | ![]() | 1–2, 4–9 | |||
![]() | 1–4, 10 | ||||
![]() | 1, 3–5, 6–10 | ||||
![]() | Ford Mustang GT4 [3] | Ford 5.2 L Voodoo V8 | 58 | ![]() | 2 |
![]() | 2 | ||||
59 | ![]() | 1–5 | |||
![]() | 1–5 | ||||
![]() | 1 | ||||
![]() | 4 | ||||
![]() | 9 | ||||
![]() | 9 | ||||
60 | ![]() | All | |||
![]() | All | ||||
![]() | Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport [17] | Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 | 66 | ![]() | 1 |
![]() | 1 | ||||
67 | ![]() | 1 | |||
![]() | 1 | ||||
![]() | McLaren 570S GT4 [18] | McLaren 3.8 L Turbo V8 | 69 | ![]() | All |
![]() | All | ||||
![]() | Chevrolet Camaro GT4.R [3] | Chevrolet LT1 6.2 L V8 | 71 | ![]() | All |
![]() | 1–5, 7–10 | ||||
![]() | 1, 4, 6 | ||||
![]() | McLaren 570S GT4 [3] | McLaren 3.8 L Turbo V8 | 75 | ![]() | All |
![]() | 1–4, 7–10 | ||||
![]() | 5–6 | ||||
![]() | BMW M4 GT4 [20] | BMW N55 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6 | 80 | ![]() | 1 |
![]() | 1 | ||||
![]() | 7–8 | ||||
![]() | 7 | ||||
![]() | 8 | ||||
82 | ![]() | All | |||
![]() | All | ||||
![]() | Mercedes-AMG GT4 | Mercedes-AMG M178 4.0 L V8 | 92 | ![]() | 9 |
![]() | 9 | ||||
![]() | BMW M4 GT4 [21] | BMW N55 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6 | 96 | ![]() | 1–4, 6, 8, 10 |
![]() | 1 | ||||
![]() | 1 | ||||
![]() | 2–4, 6 | ||||
![]() | 4, 8, 10 |
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 | ||||||
Bold indicates overall winner.
Rnd | Circuit | GS Winning Car | TCR Winning Car |
---|---|---|---|
GS Winning Drivers | TCR Winning Drivers | ||
1 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
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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 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+ |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 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.
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Bold - Pole position |
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 |
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 |
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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