2023 Sports Car Championship Canada

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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]

Schedule

The preliminary calendar was released on November 10, 2022, featuring 12 races across 4 weekends. [2]

RoundRaceLengthCircuitLocationDate
1 Flag of Ontario.svg Victoria Day Speedfest40 min Canadian Tire Motorsport Park Bowmanville, Ontario May 19–21
2 Flag of Ontario.svg Honda Indy Toronto 40 min Toronto Street Circuit Toronto, Ontario July 14–16
3 Flag of Quebec.svg Grand Prix de Trois-Rivières40 min Circuit Trois-Rivières Trois-Rivières, Quebec August 4–5
4 Flag of Ontario.svg Labour Day Sprints40 min Canadian Tire Motorsport Park Bowmanville, Ontario September 1–3

Entry list

Grand Tourer (GT4)

TeamChassisNo.DriversStatusRounds
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg VPX Motorsport [4] Mercedes-AMG GT4 3 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Marc Lafleur1–2
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Vince Partap3–4
77 Flag of the United States.svg Nick Galante [5] 2–3
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Bestline AutoTech Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport 19 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Stefano LucenteG2
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Polito Racing Ford Mustang GT4 22 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jack PolitoAll
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg JMF Motorsports Mercedes-AMG GT4 34 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Demitria Chalkias [6] All
Source: [7] [8]
IconStatus
GGuest drivers ineligible to score points

Touring Car (TCR / TCA)

TeamChassisNo.DriversStatusRounds
TCR
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Di Benedetto Racing [9] Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) 4 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Justin Di BenedettoAll
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Martella Motorsports [10] Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2017) 82 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Marco Cirone1
Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) 2–3
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg GT Racing Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR 29 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Louis-Philippe Montour1–3
45 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Olivier MontourAll
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Bestline AutoTech Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) 37 Flag of the United States.svg Ed KilleenAll
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg TWOth Autosport Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2017) 26 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Khalid EidooG4
Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) 48 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ron TomlinsonAll
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Baker Racing Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) 52 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Dean BakerAll
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg M&S Racing Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) 55 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Tom KwokAll
Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) 66 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Gary Kwok 1
Honda Civic Type R TCR (FL5) 2–4
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Hyundai Racing Canada Hyundai Elantra N TCR 80 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Connor AtrellAll
Hyundai Veloster N TCR 86 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Quinn AtrellAll
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Blanchet Motorsports Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) 84 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Richard BoakeAll
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 89 Racing Team Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) 89 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jocelyn Hébert1, 3
Flag of the United States.svg Bryan Herta Autosport with Curb Agajanian Hyundai Elantra N TCR 98 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mark Wilkins [11] G2
TCA
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg M&S Racing Honda Civic Si TCA 8 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jonathan YoungAll
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg TWOth Autosport Honda Civic Si (FE1) 2 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Trevor HillAll
38 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Megan TomlinsonAll
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Sanders Motorsports Honda Civic Si TCA 25 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Erik KunzAll
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg FEL Motorsports Hyundai Veloster N TCA 44 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg James VanceG2
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Hyundai Racing Canada Hyundai Veloster N TCA 88 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Bob AtrellG2
Source: [7] [8]
IconStatus
GGuest drivers ineligible to score points

Race results

RoundCircuitGT4 WinnersTCR WinnersTCA WinnersReport
1R1 Flag of Ontario.svg Mosport Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg #22 Polito Racing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg #4 Di Benedetto Racing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg #2 TWOth Autosport [12]
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jack Polito Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Justin Di Benedetto Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Trevor Hill
R2 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg #22 Polito Racing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg #52 Baker Racing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg #2 TWOth Autosport
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jack Polito Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Dean Baker Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Trevor Hill
R3 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg #22 Polito Racing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg #52 Baker Racing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg #2 TWOth Autosport
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jack Polito Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Dean Baker Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Trevor Hill
2R1 Flag of Ontario.svg Toronto Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg #77 VPX Motorsport Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg #84 Blanchet Motorsports Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg #44 FEL Motorsports [13]
Flag of the United States.svg Nick Galante Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Richard Boake Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg James Vance
R2 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg #22 Polito Racing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg #84 Blanchet Motorsports Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg #44 FEL Motorsports
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jack Polito Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Richard Boake Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg James Vance
R3 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg #77 VPX Motorsport Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg #84 Blanchet Motorsports Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg #44 FEL Motorsports
Flag of the United States.svg Nick Galante Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Richard Boake Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg James Vance
3R1 Flag of Quebec.svg Trois-Rivières Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg #22 Polito Racing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg #29 GT Racing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg #25 Sanders Motorsports [14]
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jack Polito Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Louis-Philippe Montour Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Erik Kunz
R2 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg #22 Polito Racing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg #4 Di Benedetto Racing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg #2 TWOth Autosport
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jack Polito Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Justin Di Benedetto Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Trevor Hill
R3 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg #77 VPX Motorsport Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg #4 Di Benedetto Racing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg #25 Sanders Motorsports
Flag of the United States.svg Nick Galante Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Justin Di Benedetto Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Erik Kunz
4R1 Flag of Ontario.svg Mosport Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg #22 Polito Racing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg #84 Blanchet Motorsports Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg #2 TWOth Autosport [15]
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jack Polito Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Richard Boake Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Trevor Hill
R2 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg #22 Polito Racing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg #52 Baker Racing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg #2 TWOth Autosport
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jack Polito Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Dean Baker Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Trevor Hill
R3 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg #22 Polito Racing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg #52 Baker Racing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg #2 TWOth Autosport
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jack Polito Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Dean Baker Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Trevor Hill

Points standings

Scoring system

Championship points are awarded for the first ten positions in each race.

Position 1st  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th  7th  8th  9th  10th 
Points403530242220161284

GT4 Drivers

Pos.DriverTeam MSP
Flag of Ontario.svg
TOR
Flag of Ontario.svg
CTR
Flag of Quebec.svg
MSP
Flag of Ontario.svg
Points
1 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jack Polito Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Polito Racing111212112111465
2 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Demitria Chalkias Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg JMF Motorsports22243333DNS222360
3 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Marc Lafleur Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg VPX Motorsport333RetDNSDNS228
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Vince Partap44333DNS
4 Flag of the United States.svg Nick Galante Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg VPX Motorsport121221225
Ineligible for driver points
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Stefano Lucente Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Bestline AutoTech3RetDNS
Pos.DriverTeam MSP
Flag of Ontario.svg
TOR
Flag of Ontario.svg
CTR
Flag of Quebec.svg
MSP
Flag of Ontario.svg
Points
Key
ColourResult
GoldRace winner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleDid not finish (Ret)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
Excluded (EX)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Withdrew (WD)
BlankDid not participate

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

 – Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.

TCR Drivers

Pos.DriverTeam MSP
Flag of Ontario.svg
TOR
Flag of Ontario.svg
CTR
Flag of Quebec.svg
MSP
Flag of Ontario.svg
Points
1 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Dean Baker Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Baker Racing311222393211398
2 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Richard Boake Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Blanchet Motorsports611211152Ret132337
3 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Justin Di Benedetto Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Di Benedetto Racing1Ret4579211Ret2Ret270
4 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Gary Kwok Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg M&S Racing49666Ret63256DSQ245
5 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Louis-Philippe Montour Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg GT Racing223Ret3514Ret218
6 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ron Tomlinson Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg TWOth AutosportRet3Ret786410†5343200
7 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Marco Cirone Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Martella Motorsports58734375Ret172
8 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Tom Kwok Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg M&S Racing768998RetDNSDNS456†154
9 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Quinn Atrell Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Hyundai Racing CanadaRet55Ret117Ret6DNS977†128
10 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Olivier Montour Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg GT Racing8Ret10Ret10Ret887785120
11 Flag of the United States.svg Ed Killeen Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Bestline Autotech10109RetRet109Ret6810Ret74
12 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Connor Atrell Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Hyundai Racing Canada94Ret8RetDNS10RetDNS6RetDNS72
13 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jocelyn Hébert Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 89 Racing TeamRet7RetRet7456
Ineligible for driver points
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mark Wilkins Flag of the United States.svg Bryan Herta Autosport with Curb Agajanian 454
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Khalid Eidoo Flag of the United States.svg TWOth Autosport1094
Pos.DriverTeam MSP
Flag of Ontario.svg
TOR
Flag of Ontario.svg
CTR
Flag of Quebec.svg
MSP
Flag of Ontario.svg
Points
Key
ColourResult
GoldRace winner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleDid not finish (Ret)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
Excluded (EX)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Withdrew (WD)
BlankDid not participate

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

 – Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.

TCA Drivers

Pos.DriverTeam MSP
Flag of Ontario.svg
TOR
Flag of Ontario.svg
CTR
Flag of Quebec.svg
MSP
Flag of Ontario.svg
Points
1 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Trevor Hill Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg TWOth Autosport111223213111455
2 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Erik Kunz Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Sanders Motorsports334432121323404
3 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jonathan Young Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg M&S Racing2226443322Ret2354
4 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Megan Tomlinson Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg TWOth Autosport443555444434306
Ineligible for driver points
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Bob Atrell Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Hyundai Racing Canada3Ret6
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg James Vance Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg FEL Motorsports111
Pos.DriverTeam MSP
Flag of Ontario.svg
TOR
Flag of Ontario.svg
CTR
Flag of Quebec.svg
MSP
Flag of Ontario.svg
Points
Key
ColourResult
GoldRace winner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleDid not finish (Ret)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
Excluded (EX)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Withdrew (WD)
BlankDid not participate

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

 – Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.

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