IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge

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IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge
Gt3 cup usa.png
Category One-make racing by Porsche
CountryFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Inaugural season2005
Folded2020
Constructors Porsche
Tyre suppliers Yokohama
Last Drivers' champion Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jeff Kingsley/ Flag of the United States.svg Curt Swearingin
Last Teams' champion Flag of the United States.svg Kelly Moss / Flag of the United States.svg ACI Motorsports
Official website porschegt3cupusa.imsa.com
Start of the 2006 race at Road Atlanta IMSA GT3 Cup Road Atlanta 2006.jpg
Start of the 2006 race at Road Atlanta

The PorscheGT3 Cup Challenge USA by Yokohama (also known as IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge) was a one-make racing series based in the United States using Porsche 911 GT3s.

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The Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge USA by Yokohama entered its 16th & final season in 2020 and was the largest of Porsche's 20 single-make Cup Challenge series in the world. The series produces intense, exciting competition for semi-professional and aspiring professional drivers in the world's most produced and iconic race car, the Porsche 911 GT3 Cup.

Racing was divided into two classes – Platinum Cup, featuring the 2017-2019 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup car, which is based on the eighth (current) generation of the street car (991.2), and Gold Cup, featuring the 2014–2016 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup car, which is based on the seventh generation of the street car (991.1). A Masters Championship also is conducted in Platinum class, this class consists of drivers 45 years of age or older. Each class is awarded with its own podium at the end of every race and individual champion at the end of every season. Points are awarded by finish in class.

The series was sanctioned by the International Motor Sports Association, and was a support series to the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. It has now been replaced by Porsche Carrera Cup North America starting in 2021.

Circuits

Champions

SeasonChampion
2005 Flag of the United States.svg Jay Policastro
2006 997 Class Champion 996 Class Champion
Flag of the United States.svg Nathan Swartzbaugh Flag of the United States.svg Dino Loles
2007Champion
Flag of the United States.svg Bob Faieta
2008Platinum Class ChampionGold Class Champion
Flag of the United States.svg Bob Faieta Flag of the United States.svg Tony Rivera
2009Platinum Class ChampionGold Class Champion
Flag of the United States.svg Bob Faieta Flag of the United States.svg Melanie Snow
2010Platinum Class ChampionGold Class Champion
Flag of the United States.svg Ross Smith Flag of the United States.svg Henrique Cisneros
2011Platinum Class ChampionGold Class Champion
Flag of the United States.svg Henrique Cisneros Flag of the United States.svg Madison Snow
2012Platinum Class ChampionGold Class Champion
Flag of the United States.svg Sean Johnston Flag of Venezuela.svg Angel Benitez, Jr
2013Platinum Class ChampionGold Class Champion
Flag of the United States.svg Madison Snow Flag of the United States.svg Michael Levitas
2014Platinum Class ChampionGold Class Champion
Flag of the United States.svg Colin Thompson Flag of Haiti.svg Patrick-Otto Madsen
2015Platinum Class ChampionGold Class Champion
Flag of the United States.svg Elliott Skeer Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Mosing
2016Platinum Class ChampionGold Class Champion
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jesse Lazare Flag of the United States.svg Michael de Quesada
2017Platinum Class ChampionGold Class Champion
Flag of the United States.svg Jake Eidson Flag of the United States.svg Fred Kaimer
2018Platinum Class ChampionGold Class Champion
Flag of the United States.svg Trenton Estep Flag of the United States.svg Victor Gomez
2019Platinum Class ChampionGold Class Champion
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Roman De Angelis Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Sebastian Carazo
2020Platinum Class ChampionGold Class Champion
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jeff Kingsley Flag of the United States.svg Curt Swearingin

References