2017 IMSA Prototype Challenge

The 2017 IMSA Prototype Challenge presented by Mazda is the twelfth season of the IMSA Lites series. The season features seven double header weekends.^[1]

Regulations[]

For the 2017 season the series had a make-over. The series name was changed from IMSA Lites to the IMSA Prototype Challenge. The classes were also changed. The L2 class was dropped after eleven seasons of service. The series was divided over two classes, LMP3 and MPC. The LMP3 class open to all LMP3 specification cars.^[2] Various chassis manufacturers have built LMP3 specification chassis. All chassis are equipped with a Nissan VK50VE, 5,0L, V8 engine. The MPC class is filled by Élan DP02, the former L1 class. All cars are shod with Continental tires.^[3]

Entry list[]

LMP3[]

Team	Chassis	No.	Drivers	Rounds
ANSA Motorsports[4]	Ligier JS P3	4	Matt Dicken	All
		20	Nico Jamin	1
ASC Motorsports	Ligier JS P3	2	Michael Watt	4, 7
Ave Motorsports	Ave-Riley AR-2	44	Paul Fix (M)	1–5
			Tony Ave	7
CWR	Ligier JS P3	75	James Dayson	3
Extreme Speed Motorsports	Ligier JS P3	3	Naj Husain (M)	All
		33	Lance Wilsey	7
Forty 7 Motorsports	Norma M30	47	Garrett Kletjian	5-6
HP-Tech	Ligier JS P3	87	Doug Peterson (M)	1
			Roberto La Rocca	2
JDC MotorSports	Ligier JS P3	25	Joel Janco (M)	1–2
		55	Gerry Kraut (M)	1
K2R Motorsports	Ligier JS P3	51	Rob Hodes (M)	1–2
Kelly-Moss Road and Race	Norma M30	14	Colin Thompson	All
Performance Tech Motorsports[5]	Ligier JS P3	12	Andrés Gutiérrez	1–3
	Ginetta-Juno P3-15	23	Alan Wilzig (M)	1
P1 Motorsports	Ligier JS P3	8	Kenton Koch	2-7
		17	Lonnie Pechnik (M)	1–2
			Robby Foley	3, 5, 7
			Stefan Rzadzinski	6
		71	Juan Perez	1–2, 4

Note: A driver with a (M) is participating in the Amateur Masters Category.

Mazda Prototype Challenge (MPC)[]

Team	Chassis	No.	Drivers	Rounds
BAR1 Motorsports	Élan DP02	22	Brian Alder	1–2
			Don Yount	3
De Angelis Racing	Élan DP02	78	Max DeAngelis	7
Eurosport Racing	Élan DP02
		24	Tim George	3, 7
		31	Michal Chlumecky	2-7
		34	Jon Brownson	1–4
		42	Jim Garrett	2, 7
JDC MotorSports	Élan DP02	7	Kris Wright	All
		25	Joel Janco	3-4
		72	Tazio Ottis	All
ODU Engineering	Élan DP02	21	Stuart Rettie	All
		46	Jay Salmon	2–3, 6-7
ONE Motorsports	Élan DP02	32	Paul La Haye	1, 3, 7
			Gerhard Watzinger	7
		86	Dave House	1, 7
Performance Tech Motorsports	Élan DP02	11	Robert Masson	All
		18	Kyle Masson	All
		38	Stephen Dawes	All
		77	Howard Jacobs	All
Team Perfect Pedal	Élan DP02	13	Gary Gibson	All
Wolf Motorsports	Élan DP02	28	Bart Wolf	7

Note: All Élan DP02s are running with the Mazda MZR 2.0 L Engine.

Race calendar and results[]

Bold indicates overall winner.

Round		Circuit	Date	Pole position	Fastest lap	LMP3 winner	MPC winner	Supporting
1	R1[6]	Sebring International Raceway	16 March	Nico Jamin	Nico Jamin	Nico Jamin	Kyle Masson	12 Hours of Sebring
	R2[7]		17 March	Nico Jamin	Nico Jamin	Nico Jamin	Kyle Masson
2	R1[8]	Barber Motorsports Park	21 April	Kenton Koch	Kenton Koch	Kenton Koch	Kyle Masson	Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama
	R2[9]		22 April	Colin Thompson	Colin Thompson	Andrés Gutiérrez	Kyle Masson
3	R1[10]	Watkins Glen International	1 July	Colin Thompson	Colin Thompson	Colin Thompson	Kris Wright
	R2[11]		2 July	Colin Thompson	Colin Thompson	Andrés Gutiérrez	Kyle Masson
4	R1[12]	Canadian Tire Motorsport Park	8 July	Kenton Koch	Kenton Koch	Kenton Koch	Kyle Masson
	R2[13]		9 July	Kenton Koch	Kenton Koch	Kenton Koch	Kyle Masson
5	R1[14]	Lime Rock Park	22 July	Colin Thompson	Colin Thompson	Colin Thompson	Kyle Masson
6	R1[15]	Circuit Trois-Rivières	12 August	Kyle Masson	Naj Husain	Kenton Koch	Gary Gibson	Grand Prix de Trois-Rivières
	R2[16]		13 August	Kyle Masson	Kenton Koch	Kenton Koch	Kyle Masson
7	R1[17]	Road Atlanta	6 October	Kenton Koch	Kenton Koch	Kenton Koch	Kyle Masson	Petit Le Mans
	R2[18]		7 October	Kenton Koch	Colin Thompson	Kenton Koch	Kyle Masson

Final standings[]

LMP3[]

Pos.	Driver	SEB 1	SEB 2	BAR 1	BAR 2	WGL 1	WGL 2	MOS 1	MOS 2	LRP	TRO 1	TRO 2	ATL 1	ATL 2	Points
1	Colin Thompson	11	2	4	3	1	6	2	2	1	3	2	3	3	217
2				1	2	2	7	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	209
3		4	5	6	6	8	4	3	3	7	4	4	5	5	162
4		9	9	11	7	6	5	5	5	6	5	5	6	8	126
5		2	3	2	1	3	1								108
6	Paul Fix	8	10	10	10	7	6	6	4	5					81
7	Robby Foley					4	8			3			2	4	70
8		3	4	5	5										54
9	Nico Jamin	1	1												42
10								4	6				8	6	42
11		7	8	7	9			7	DNS						42
12										4	6	6			34
13	Tony Ave												4	2	32
14	Stefan Rzadzinski										3	3			32
15		6	11	8	8										31
16						5	2								30
17				3	4										30
18		5	6												22
19													7	7	18
20		12	7												13
21		13	13												13
22	Alan Wilzig	10	12												10

Mazda Prototype Challenge[]

Pos.	Driver	SEB 1	SEB 2	BAR 1	BAR 2	WGL 1	WGL 2	MOS 1	MOS 2	LRP	TRO 1	TRO 2	ATL 1	ATL 2	Points
1	Kyle Masson	1	1	1	1	3	1	1	1	1	6	1	1	1	259
2	Kris Wright	2	12	7	8	1	3	10	10	2	2	2	2	2	177
3		12	3	3	2	2	5	11	5	3	9	3	3	4	170
4		6	11	4	5	8	4	5	9	4	3	4	5	3	154
5		7	7	6	6	5	7	4	6	5	8	5	4	6	139
6		3	4	5	13	6	6	8	4	8	1	8	16	12	127
7		9	9	12	10	12	9	7	11	7	5	6	9	9	94
8				2	3	14	2	2	7				14	10	89
9		5	5	8	7	7	13	3	2						87
10		10	10	11	12	13	10	6	8	6	7	7	11	11	86
11		4	2	13	4										49
12		8	6			9	8						13	7	45
13						10	11	9	3						34
14		11	8										7	5	34
15				9	11	15	15				4	DNS	15	15	30
16				10	9								8	14	23
17						4	14								16
18													12	8	12
19						11	12						DNS	13	12
20													6	17	10
21													10	16	6

References[]

External links[]

• Official website