The 2022 Porsche Carrera Cup North America is the second season of the Porsche Carrera Cup North America. It is scheduled to begin on March 16 at Sebring International Raceway and end on October 1 at Road Atlanta.
The preliminary calendar was released on August 6, 2021, at IMSA's annual State of the Sport Address, without disclosing the location of round 2. [1] On October 19, 2021, IMSA announced that an event at the Grand Prix of Long Beach would fill the vacancy in the schedule. [2] In April 2022, Indianapolis was announced as the replacement for round seven, which was initially scheduled to be held at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park. [3]
Round | Circuit | Date |
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1 | ![]() | March 16–19 |
2 | ![]() | April 8–10 |
3 | ![]() | April 29 – May 1 |
4 | ![]() | June 23–26 |
5 | ![]() | July 15–17 |
6 | ![]() | August 5–7 |
7 | ![]() | September 2–4 |
8 | ![]() | September 28 – October 1 |
Team | No. | Driver | Rounds | |
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Pro Class | ||||
![]() | 2 | ![]() | 1, 4, 6 | |
3 | ![]() | All | ||
7 | ![]() | All | ||
53 | ![]() | All | ||
![]() | 6 | ![]() | All | |
43 | ![]() | 5 | ||
91 | ![]() | 7 | ||
![]() | 8 | ![]() | 1–4, 6–8 | |
![]() | 9 | ![]() | All | |
![]() | 11 | ![]() | 1–4, 6–8 | |
12 | ![]() | 1–4, 6–7 | ||
![]() | 8 | |||
![]() | 13 | ![]() | All | |
88 | ![]() | 1–4, 6–8 | ||
![]() | 24 | ![]() | 7 | |
![]() | 24 | ![]() | 1–5, 8 | |
120 | 7 | |||
![]() | 58 | ![]() | 1–4, 6–8 | |
77 | ![]() | All | ||
![]() | 81 | ![]() | 1–4, 7–8 | |
![]() | 95 | ![]() | 1–4, 6–7 | |
Pro-Am Class | ||||
![]() | 16 | ![]() | 1–4, 6, 8 | |
17 | ![]() | 1–4, 6–8 | ||
18 | ![]() | 1–4, 6–8 | ||
![]() | 22 | ![]() | 1 | |
![]() | 23 | ![]() | 6–8 | |
65 | ![]() | All | ||
99 | ![]() | All | ||
![]() | 26 | ![]() | 1 | |
![]() | 30 | ![]() | 1–4, 6 | |
55 | ![]() | 1–4, 6–8 | ||
![]() | 32 | ![]() | 2–3, 5, 7 | |
![]() | 44 | ![]() | 1, 4, 6, 8 | |
![]() | 47 | ![]() | 1–4, 6–8 | |
![]() | 56 | ![]() | 1–2, 7–8 | |
![]() | 69 | ![]() | All | |
![]() | 84 | ![]() | 1, 3–8 | |
![]() | 89 | ![]() | 1 | |
![]() | 97 | ![]() | 1–4, 6–7 | |
Am Class | ||||
![]() | 4 | ![]() | 1–3 | |
![]() | 10 | ![]() | 1–2, 6, 8 | |
19 | ![]() | 1, 4, 6 | ||
92 | ![]() | 1, 3–4, 7 | ||
![]() | 21 | ![]() | 1–4, 6–8 | |
28 | ![]() | 6, 8 | ||
29 | ![]() | 1–2, 6–8 | ||
80 | ![]() | 1 | ||
![]() | 28 | ![]() | 1 | |
![]() | 42 | ![]() | All | |
![]() | 43 | ![]() | 1–4, 6–8 | |
![]() | 57 | ![]() | All |
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 | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | Pole | FL |
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Points | 25 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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†: Post-event penalty. Car moved to back of class.
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