2023 IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge

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The 2023 IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge was the inaugural season of the IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge. The season began on January 20 at Daytona International Speedway and concluded on October 14 at Road Atlanta.

Bijoy Garg won the LMP3 class championship after an impressive season taking eight wins throughout the 12 race season, 6 of which he won in a row. [1] His team Jr III Racing won the Team's Championship. Francis Selldorff won the GSX class championship with 1 win and 5 additional podiums, simultaneously granting Turner Motorsport their 8th professional championship title.

Calendar

The provisional 2023 calendar was released on August 5, 2022, at IMSA's annual State of the Sport Address, featuring twelve rounds split across six race weekends. Five of the six events had confirmed dates. [2] The final calendar was confirmed on August 26, 2022, adding rounds at Daytona and Lime Rock Park while dropping the round at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca. [3]

RoundCircuitDate
1 Flag of the United States.svg Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Florida January 20–22
2 Flag of the United States.svg Sebring International Raceway, Sebring, Florida March 11–12
3 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, Bowmanville, Ontario July 7–9
4 Flag of the United States.svg Lime Rock Park, Lakeville, Connecticut July 21–22
5 Flag of the United States.svg Virginia International Raceway, Alton, Virginia August 25–27
6 Flag of the United States.svg Road Atlanta, Braselton, Georgia October 11–14

Entry list

LMP3

ManufacturerCarTeamNo.DriverRounds
Duqueine Duqueine D-08 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Mühlner Motorsports America [4] 18 Flag of Germany.svg Mirco Schultis [4] 1
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Antonio Serravalle [5] 2
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Denis Dupont [6] 4
Flag of the United States.svg JDC MotorSports [4] 73 Flag of the United States.svg Dan Goldburg [4] All
Flag of the United States.svg Forty7 Motorsports [7] 47 Flag of the United States.svg Jon Brownson [5] 2–3, 6
99 Flag of the United States.svg Courtney Crone [7] All
Flag of the United States.svg Remstar Racing [5] 87 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jonathan Woolridge [5] 2
Flag of the United States.svg Jagger Jones 6
Ligier Ligier JS P320 Flag of the United States.svg Jr III Racing [8] 3 Flag of the United States.svg Bijoy Garg [8] All
Flag of the United States.svg Performance Tech Motorsports [9] 7 Flag of the United States.svg Alex Kirby [9] 3, 5–6
38 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jonathan Woolridge [9] 3, 5
Flag of the United States.svg Kelly-Moss with Riley [4] 28 Flag of the United States.svg Keith McGovern [4] 1–3
86 Flag of the United States.svg Scott Neal [4] 1–3
Flag of the United States.svg Sean Creech Motorsport [10] 30 Flag of the United States.svg Lance Willsey [10] 1–3, 6
Flag of the United States.svg MLT Motorsports [4] 54 Flag of the United States.svg Adrian Kunzle [4] All
Flag of the United States.svg US RaceTronics [4] 77 Flag of the United States.svg Brian Thienes [4] All

GSX

ManufacturerCarTeamNo.DriverRounds
Aston Martin Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 Flag of the United States.svg Automatic Racing [5] 09 Flag of the United States.svg Ramin Abdolvahabi [5] 2
Flag of the United States.svg Rob Ecklin [6] 4
Flag of the United States.svg Accelerating Performance [4] 44 Federation Internationale de l'Automobile flag.svg  Moisey Uretsky [4] [N 1] 1–3, 5–6
Flag of the United States.svg Todd Coleman Racing 1–2 [11]
Flag of the United States.svg Archangel Motorsports 3–6 [9]
45 Flag of the United States.svg Scott Blind5–6
69 Flag of the United States.svg Todd Coleman [11] 1–3, 5
Flag of the United States.svg van der Steur Racing82 Flag of the United States.svg Brady Behrman5–6
BMW BMW M4 GT4 Gen II Flag of the United States.svg Stephen Cameron Racing [4] 19 Flag of the United States.svg Sean Quinlan [5] 1–3, 5
43 Flag of the United States.svg Gregory Liefooghe [5] 2–3, 6
Flag of the United States.svg Auto Technic Racing [4] 24 Flag of the United States.svg Jake Walker [6] 4
25 Flag of the United States.svg Rob Walker [4] 1–2
Flag of the United States.svg Stephen Cugliari [6] 4
26 Flag of the United States.svg John Capestro-Dubets [6] 4
Flag of the United States.svg Turner Motorsport [9] 95 Flag of the United States.svg Francis Selldorff [9] 3–6
96 Flag of the United States.svg Vincent Barletta [9] 3–6
BMW M4 GT4 Flag of the United States.svg Split Decision Motorsports [4] 88 Flag of the United States.svg Patrick Wilmot [4] All
89 Flag of the United States.svg Adam Thomas6
Flag of the United States.svg Turner Motorsport [12] 95 Flag of the United States.svg Francis Selldorff [13] 1–2
96 Flag of the United States.svg Vincent Barletta [13] 1–2
Chevrolet Chevrolet Camaro GT4.R Flag of the United States.svg Rebel Rock Racing [14] 72 Flag of the United States.svg Frank DePew [14] All
Ford Ford Mustang GT4 Flag of the United States.svg KohR Motorsports [4] 14 Flag of the United States.svg Billy Griffin [4] 1–2, 6
Flag of the United States.svg Bob Michaelian3, 5
59 Flag of the United States.svg Luca Mars [5] 2
Flag of the United States.svg Bob Michaelian6
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Multimatic Motorsports [4] 98 Flag of the United States.svg Jim Farley [4] 1–2
Mercedes-AMG Mercedes-AMG GT4 Flag of the United States.svg Murillo Racing [15] 65 Flag of the United States.svg Tim Probert [15] All
Porsche Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport Flag of the United States.svg KMW Motorsports with TMR Engineering [4] 5 Flag of the United States.svg Angus Rogers [4] All
Flag of the United States.svg BGB Motorsports [4] 17 Flag of the United States.svg Will Wachs [5] 1–3, 5–6
83 Flag of the United States.svg Thomas Collingwood [5] 2
Flag of the United States.svg Kelly-Moss with Riley [4] 27 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Sebastián Carazo [4] All
Flag of the United States.svg NOLASPORT [9] 46 Flag of the United States.svg Adam Adelson [16] 3, 5–6
Flag of the United States.svg Accelerating Performance [9] 48 Flag of the United States.svg Michael Cooper [9] 3
Flag of the United States.svg CarBahn with Peregrine Racing [17] 93 Flag of the United States.svg Mark Siegel [17] 1, 3
Flag of the United States.svg Sameer Gandhi [17] 2

Race results

Bold indicates overall winner.

RoundCircuitLMP3 WinnerGSX Winner
1R1 Flag of the United States.svg Daytona Flag of the United States.svg No. 73 JDC MotorSports Flag of the United States.svg No. 14 KohR Motorsports
Flag of the United States.svg Dan Goldburg Flag of the United States.svg Billy Griffin
R2 Flag of the United States.svg No. 73 JDC MotorSports Flag of the United States.svg No. 14 KohR Motorsports
Flag of the United States.svg Dan Goldburg Flag of the United States.svg Billy Griffin
2R1 Flag of the United States.svg Sebring Flag of the United States.svg No. 3 Jr III Racing Flag of the United States.svg No. 59 KohR Motorsports
Flag of the United States.svg Bijoy Garg Flag of the United States.svg Luca Mars
R2 Flag of the United States.svg No. 3 Jr III Racing Flag of the United States.svg No. 43 Stephen Cameron Racing
Flag of the United States.svg Bijoy Garg Flag of the United States.svg Gregory Liefooghe
3R1 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mosport Flag of the United States.svg No. 38 Performance Tech Motorsports Flag of the United States.svg No. 48 Accelerating Performance
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jonathan Woolridge Flag of the United States.svg Michael Cooper
R2 Flag of the United States.svg No. 73 JDC MotorSports Flag of the United States.svg No. 43 Stephen Cameron Racing
Flag of the United States.svg Dan Goldburg Flag of the United States.svg Gregory Liefooghe
4R1 Flag of the United States.svg Lime Rock Flag of the United States.svg No. 3 Jr III Racing Flag of the United States.svg No. 26 Auto Technic Racing
Flag of the United States.svg Bijoy Garg Flag of the United States.svg John Capestro-Dubets
R2 Flag of the United States.svg No. 3 Jr III Racing Flag of the United States.svg No. 26 Auto Technic Racing
Flag of the United States.svg Bijoy Garg Flag of the United States.svg John Capestro-Dubets
5R1 Flag of the United States.svg Virginia Flag of the United States.svg No. 3 Jr III Racing Flag of the United States.svg No. 95 Turner Motorsport
Flag of the United States.svg Bijoy Garg Flag of the United States.svg Francis Selldorff
R2 Flag of the United States.svg No. 3 Jr III Racing Flag of the United States.svg No. 43 Stephen Cameron Racing
Flag of the United States.svg Bijoy Garg Flag of the United States.svg Gregory Liefooghe
6R1 Flag of the United States.svg Road Atlanta Flag of the United States.svg No. 3 Jr III Racing Flag of the United States.svg No. 27 Kelly-Moss with Riley
Flag of the United States.svg Bijoy Garg Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Sebastián Carazo
R2 Flag of the United States.svg No. 3 Jr III Racing Flag of the United States.svg No. 27 Kelly-Moss with Riley
Flag of the United States.svg Bijoy Garg Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Sebastián Carazo

Championship standings

Points system

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. [18]

Position123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930+
Race350320300280260250240230220210200190180170160150140130120110100908070605040302010

LMP3 Driver's Championship

Pos.Drivers DAY
Flag of the United States.svg
SEB
Flag of the United States.svg
MOS
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
LIM
Flag of the United States.svg
VIR
Flag of the United States.svg
ATL
Flag of the United States.svg
Points
1 Flag of the United States.svg Bijoy Garg 3511221111114000
2 Flag of the United States.svg Dan Goldburg1123412223523790
3 Flag of the United States.svg Brian Thienes2255554647343310
4 Flag of the United States.svg Courtney Crone 83710345336233290
5 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Adrian Kunzle9869786565452950
6 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jonathan Woolridge11616541590
7 Flag of the United States.svg Lance Willsey744467DNSDNS1570
8 Flag of the United States.svg Alex Kirby83727DNS1330
9 Flag of the United States.svg Keith McGovern561089DNS1170
10 Flag of the United States.svg Jon Brownson97DNSDNS8†6940
11 Flag of the United States.svg Scott Neal69811DNSDNS900
12 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Antonio Serravalle 32620
13 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Denis Dupont 34580
14 Flag of Germany.svg Mirco Schultis47520
15 Flag of the United States.svg Jagger Jones 67520
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
BlankDid not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold - Pole position

Italics - Fastest lap

†: Post-event penalty. Car moved to back of class.

GSX Driver's Championship

Pos.Drivers DAY
Flag of the United States.svg
SEB
Flag of the United States.svg
MOS
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
LIM
Flag of the United States.svg
VIR
Flag of the United States.svg
ATL
Flag of the United States.svg
Points
1 Flag of the United States.svg Francis Selldorff56510244312233450
2 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Sebastián Carazo1423236111083113300
3 Flag of the United States.svg Vincent Barletta6139119856311872780
4 Flag of the United States.svg Patrick Wilmot15†156375991312442740
5 Flag of the United States.svg Angus Rogers99111910118767552650
6 Flag of the United States.svg Tim Probert12419951010DNS710662440
7 Flag of the United States.svg Gregory Liefooghe21DNS121322310
8 Flag of the United States.svg Frank DePew10147714DNS7512810DNS2160
9 Federation Internationale de l'Automobile flag.svg  Moisey Uretsky21244629DNS16DNS2010
10 Flag of the United States.svg Will Wachs13111515131210914101880
11 Flag of the United States.svg Todd Coleman458811914131770
12 Flag of the United States.svg Sean Quinlan7812587DNS41670
13 Flag of the United States.svg Billy Griffin11141613111400
14 Flag of the United States.svg Adam Adelson434DNS9DNS1080
15 Flag of the United States.svg Rob Walker331061060
16 Flag of the United States.svg Scott Blind11678920
17 Flag of the United States.svg Jim Farley 1171313800
18 Flag of the United States.svg John Capestro-Dubets11700
19 Flag of the United States.svg Brady Behrman5515DNS680
20 Flag of the United States.svg Jake Walker22640
21 Flag of the United States.svg Mark Siegel81012DNS630
22 Flag of the United States.svg Michael Cooper 113530
23 Flag of the United States.svg Stephen Cugliari38530
24 Flag of the United States.svg Rob Ecklin64530
25 Flag of the United States.svg Luca Mars 118480
26 Flag of the United States.svg Adam Thomas129410
27 Flag of the United States.svg Thomas Collingwood1712330
28 Flag of the United States.svg Ramin Abdolvahabi1614320
29 Flag of the United States.svg Sameer Gandhi1817270
30 Flag of the United States.svg Bob MichaelianDNSDNSDNSDNS11DNS410

†: Post-event penalty. Car moved to back of class.

LMP3 Bronze Drivers Cup

Pos.Drivers DAY
Flag of the United States.svg
SEB
Flag of the United States.svg
MOS
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
LIM
Flag of the United States.svg
VIR
Flag of the United States.svg
ATL
Flag of the United States.svg
Points
1 Flag of the United States.svg Dan Goldburg1123412223524150
2 Flag of the United States.svg Brian Thienes2255554647343790
3 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Adrian Kunzle9869786565453440
4 Flag of the United States.svg Lance Willsey744467DNSDNS1790
5 Flag of the United States.svg Keith McGovern561089DNS1320
6 Flag of the United States.svg Jon Brownson97DNSDNS8†61090
7 Flag of the United States.svg Scott Neal69811DNSDNS1000
8 Flag of Germany.svg Mirco Schultis47560

GSX Bronze Drivers Cup

Pos.Drivers DAY
Flag of the United States.svg
SEB
Flag of the United States.svg
MOS
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
LIM
Flag of the United States.svg
VIR
Flag of the United States.svg
ATL
Flag of the United States.svg
Points
1 Flag of the United States.svg Vincent Barletta6139119856311873370
2 Flag of the United States.svg Angus Rogers99111910118767553240
3 Flag of the United States.svg Tim Probert12419951010DNS710662950
4 Flag of the United States.svg Frank DePew10147714DNS7512810DNS2600
5 Federation Internationale de l'Automobile flag.svg  Moisey Uretsky21244629DNS16DNS2360
6 Flag of the United States.svg Will Wachs13111515131210914102260
7 Flag of the United States.svg Todd Coleman458811914132090
8 Flag of the United States.svg Sean Quinlan7812587DNS42030
9 Flag of the United States.svg Billy Griffin11141613111580
10 Flag of the United States.svg Rob Walker331061180
11 Flag of the United States.svg Scott Blind116781120
12 Flag of the United States.svg Jim Farley 1171313920
13 Flag of the United States.svg Brady Behrman5515DNS850
14 Flag of the United States.svg Mark Siegel81012DNS710
15 Flag of the United States.svg Rob Ecklin64670
16 Flag of the United States.svg Adam Thomas129500
17 Flag of the United States.svg Thomas Collingwood1712420
18 Flag of the United States.svg Ramin Abdolvahabi1614410
19 Flag of the United States.svg Sameer Gandhi1817360
20 Flag of the United States.svg Bob MichaelianDNSDNSDNSDNS11DNS250

LMP3 Team's Championship

Pos.Team DAY
Flag of the United States.svg
SEB
Flag of the United States.svg
MOS
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
LIM
Flag of the United States.svg
VIR
Flag of the United States.svg
ATL
Flag of the United States.svg
Points
1 Flag of the United States.svg #3 Jr III Racing3511221111114000
2 Flag of the United States.svg #73 JDC MotorSports 1123412223523790
3 Flag of the United States.svg #77 US RaceTronics 2255554647343310
4 Flag of the United States.svg #99 Forty7 Motorsports83710345336233290
5 Flag of the United States.svg #54 MLT Motorsports9869786565452950
6 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg #18 Mühlner Motorsports America 4732341720
7 Flag of the United States.svg #30 Sean Creech Motorsport744467DNSDNS1570
8 Flag of the United States.svg #7 Performance Tech Motorsports83727DNS1330
9 Flag of the United States.svg #28 Kelly-Moss with Riley 561089DNS1170
10 Flag of the United States.svg #38 Performance Tech Motorsports16541140
11 Flag of the United States.svg #87 Remstar Racing11667940
12 Flag of the United States.svg #47 Forty7 Motorsports97DNSDNS8†6940
13 Flag of the United States.svg #86 Kelly-Moss with Riley 69811DNSDNS900

GSX Team's Championship

Pos.Drivers DAY
Flag of the United States.svg
SEB
Flag of the United States.svg
MOS
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
LIM
Flag of the United States.svg
VIR
Flag of the United States.svg
ATL
Flag of the United States.svg
Points
1 Flag of the United States.svg #95 Turner Motorsport 56510244312233450
2 Flag of the United States.svg #27 Kelly-Moss with Riley 1423236111083113300
3 Flag of the United States.svg #96 Turner Motorsport 6139119856311872780
4 Flag of the United States.svg #88 Split Decision Motorsports15†156375991312442740
5 Flag of the United States.svg #19 Stephen Cameron Racing781258721322680
6 Flag of the United States.svg #5 KMW Motorsports with TMR Engineering99111910118767552650
7 Flag of the United States.svg #65 Murillo Racing12419951010DNS710662440
8 Flag of the United States.svg #72 Rebel Rock Racing 10147714DNS7512810DNS2160
9 Flag of the United States.svg #44 Accelerating Performance21244629DNS16DNS2010
10 Flag of the United States.svg #17 BGB Motorsports13111515131210914101880
11 Flag of the United States.svg #69 Archangel Motorsports458811914131770
12 Flag of the United States.svg #25 Auto Technic Racing33106381590
13 Flag of the United States.svg #14 KohR Motorsports111416DNSDNSDNSDNS13111400
14 Flag of the United States.svg #43 Stephen Cameron Racing21DNS1DNS41300
15 Flag of the United States.svg #46 NOLASPORT434DNS9DNS1080
16 Flag of the United States.svg #45 Archangel Motorsports11678920
17 Flag of the United States.svg #93 CarBahn with Peregrine Racing810181712DNS900
18 Flag of the United States.svg #09 Automatic Racing161464850
19 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg #98 Multimatic Motorsports 1171313800
20 Flag of the United States.svg #26 Auto Technic Racing11700
21 Flag of the United States.svg #59 KohR Motorsports11811DNS680
22 Flag of the United States.svg #82 van der Steur Racing5515DNS680
23 Flag of the United States.svg #24 Auto Technic Racing22640
24 Flag of the United States.svg #48 Accelerating Performance113530
25 Flag of the United States.svg #89 Split Decision Motorsports129410
26 Flag of the United States.svg #83 BGB Motorsports1712330

†: Post-event penalty. Car moved to back of class.

GSX Manufacturer's Championship

Pos.Drivers DAY
Flag of the United States.svg
SEB
Flag of the United States.svg
MOS
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
LIM
Flag of the United States.svg
VIR
Flag of the United States.svg
ATL
Flag of the United States.svg
Points
1 Flag of Germany.svg BMW 3321211111223980
2 Flag of Germany.svg Porsche 8232138743113770
3 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Aston Martin 2544626455783560
4 Flag of Germany.svg Mercedes-AMG 12419951010DNS710663020
5 Flag of the United States.svg Chevrolet 10147714DNS7512810DNS2710
6 Flag of the United States.svg Ford 11113DNSDNSDNSDNS11111810
Pos.Drivers DAY
Flag of the United States.svg
SEB
Flag of the United States.svg
MOS
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
LIM
Flag of the United States.svg
VIR
Flag of the United States.svg
ATL
Flag of the United States.svg
Points

Notes

    1. Moisey Uretsky is Russian, but they compete as neutral competitors using the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile flag as Russian national emblems were banned by the association due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

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