The 2023 Sports Car Championship Canada by Michelin was the third season of FEL Motorsports' Sports Car Championship Canada.
The season began at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park on May 19, and ended back at the same circuit on September 3. [1]
The preliminary calendar was released on November 10, 2022, featuring 12 races across 4 weekends. [2]
Round | Race | Length | Circuit | Location | Date |
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1 | Victoria Day Speedfest | 40 min | Canadian Tire Motorsport Park | Bowmanville, Ontario | May 19–21 |
2 | Honda Indy Toronto | 40 min | Toronto Street Circuit | Toronto, Ontario | July 14–16 |
3 | Grand Prix de Trois-Rivières | 40 min | Circuit Trois-Rivières | Trois-Rivières, Quebec | August 4–5 |
4 | Labour Day Sprints | 40 min | Canadian Tire Motorsport Park | Bowmanville, Ontario | September 1–3 |
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Round | Circuit | GT4 Winners | TCR Winners | TCA Winners | Report | |
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1 | R1 | Mosport | #22 Polito Racing | #4 Di Benedetto Racing | #2 TWOth Autosport | [12] |
Jack Polito | Justin Di Benedetto | Trevor Hill | ||||
R2 | #22 Polito Racing | #52 Baker Racing | #2 TWOth Autosport | |||
Jack Polito | Dean Baker | Trevor Hill | ||||
R3 | #22 Polito Racing | #52 Baker Racing | #2 TWOth Autosport | |||
Jack Polito | Dean Baker | Trevor Hill | ||||
2 | R1 | Toronto | #77 VPX Motorsport | #84 Blanchet Motorsports | #44 FEL Motorsports | [13] |
Nick Galante | Richard Boake | James Vance | ||||
R2 | #22 Polito Racing | #84 Blanchet Motorsports | #44 FEL Motorsports | |||
Jack Polito | Richard Boake | James Vance | ||||
R3 | #77 VPX Motorsport | #84 Blanchet Motorsports | #44 FEL Motorsports | |||
Nick Galante | Richard Boake | James Vance | ||||
3 | R1 | Trois-Rivières | #22 Polito Racing | #29 GT Racing | #25 Sanders Motorsports | [14] |
Jack Polito | Louis-Philippe Montour | Erik Kunz | ||||
R2 | #22 Polito Racing | #4 Di Benedetto Racing | #2 TWOth Autosport | |||
Jack Polito | Justin Di Benedetto | Trevor Hill | ||||
R3 | #77 VPX Motorsport | #4 Di Benedetto Racing | #25 Sanders Motorsports | |||
Nick Galante | Justin Di Benedetto | Erik Kunz | ||||
4 | R1 | Mosport | #22 Polito Racing | #84 Blanchet Motorsports | #2 TWOth Autosport | [15] |
Jack Polito | Richard Boake | Trevor Hill | ||||
R2 | #22 Polito Racing | #52 Baker Racing | #2 TWOth Autosport | |||
Jack Polito | Dean Baker | Trevor Hill | ||||
R3 | #22 Polito Racing | #52 Baker Racing | #2 TWOth Autosport | |||
Jack Polito | Dean Baker | Trevor Hill |
Championship points are awarded for the first ten positions in each race.
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
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Points | 40 | 35 | 30 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 4 |
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Bold – Pole |
† – Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.
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Bold – Pole |
† – Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.
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Bold – Pole |
† – Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.
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