2022 IMSA Prototype Challenge

The 2022 IMSA Prototype Challenge will be the seventeenth season of the IMSA Lites series and its successors, and the sixth under the IMSA Prototype Challenge name. The season will start on January 21 at Daytona International Speedway and conclude on October 1 at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta.

Calendar[]

The provisional 2022 calendar was released on August 6, 2021 at IMSA's annual State of the Sport Address, featuring five rounds.^[1]

Round	Circuit	Location	Date	Duration
1	Daytona International Speedway	Daytona Beach, Florida	January 21–23	3 Hours
2	Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course	Lexington, Ohio	May 13–15	1 Hour 45 Minutes
3	Canadian Tire Motorsport Park	Bowmanville, Ontario	July 1–3	1 Hour 45 Minutes
4	Virginia International Raceway	Alton, Virginia	August 26–28	1 Hour 45 Minutes
5	Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta	Braselton, Georgia	September 28–October 1	1 Hour 45 Minutes

Calendar Changes

• All races are now 1 hour 45 minutes in length, apart from the opening round at Daytona.
• Canadian Tire Motorsport Park (Mosport) returned to the calendar after being cancelled for 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
• Sebring International Raceway did not return for 2022. Watkins Glen International, which served as the replacement for Canadian Tire Motorsport Park in 2021, also did not return to the schedule.

Series News[]

• 2015-spec LMP3 machinery would no longer be permitted to compete from 2022 onwards, returning the series to a single class consisting entirely of 2020-spec machinery.^[2]

Entry list[]

Team Car No. Drivers Class Rounds Jr III Racing[3] Ligier JS P320[3] 3 Courtney Crone[4] 1 Terry Olson[4] 1 30 Ari Balogh[4] B 1 CrowdStrike Racing by D Motorsports[5] Ligier JS P320[5] 4 Jon Bennett[6] B 1 George Kurtz[5] 1 D Motorsports[6] 15 Niclas Jönsson[6] 1 Mike Watt[6] 1 Performance Tech Motorsports[7] Ligier JS P320[7] 6 Oscar Bitar[7] 1 Dan Goldburg[7] 1 Sean Creech Motorsport[8] Ligier JS P320[8] 14 Sebastian Priaulx[8] 1 Lance Willsey[8] 1 AWA[9] Duqueine M30 - D08[9] 17 Orey Fidani[8] B 1 Anthony Mantella[9] 1 Mühlner Motorsports America[6] Duqueine M30 - D08[6] 18 Efrin Castro[8] 1 Riley Dickinson[8] 1 21 Bob Doyle[6] 1 Moritz Kranz[6] 1 JDC MotorSports[10][11] Duqueine M30 - D08[10] 23 Memo Gidley[12] 1 Alexander Koreiba[10] 1 Alex Damalas[10] TBA 40 David Grant[6] B 1 Keith Grant[6] 1 43 Stevan McAleer[11] 1 Joe Robillard[11] 1 Ave Motorsports with GRS[13] Ligier JS P320[13] 44 Tony Ave[13] B 1 Antoine Comeau[8] 1 61 George Staikos[13] 1 Hanna Zellers[13] 1 CT Motorsports LLC[6] Duqueine M30 - D08[6] 46 Danny Formal[6] 1 Steve Scullen[6] 1 Forty7 Motorsports[6] Duqueine M30 - D08[6] 47 Jon Brownson[6] 1 Dario Cangialosi[8] 1 MLT Motorsports[6] Ligier JS P320[6] 54 Dakota Dickerson[6] 1 Josh Sarchet[8] 1 Ophanim Motorsports[6] Ligier JS P320[6] 57 John Saurino[6] 1 Josh Saurino[6] 1 Wulver Racing[6] Ligier JS P320[6] 60 Bruce Hamilton[6] B 1 Tonis Kasemets[6] 1 US RaceTronics[6] Ligier JS P320[6] 77 Patrick Kujala[6] 1 Brian Thienes[6] 1

Icon Class B Bronze Cup

Race results[]

Rnd	Circuit	Pole position	Race winners
1	Daytona	No. 23 AL Autosport	No. 60 Wulver Racing
		Memo Gidley Alexander Koreiba	Bruce Hamilton Tonis Kasemets
2	Mid-Ohio
3	Mosport
4	Virginia
5	Road Atlanta

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.

Driver's Championship[]

Pos. Drivers DAY MOH MOS VIR ATL Points 1 Bruce Hamilton Tonis Kasemets 1 350 2 Patrick Kujala Brian Thienes 2 320 3 Memo Gidley Alexander Koreiba 3 300 4 Jon Brownson Dario Cangialosi 4 280 5 Courtney Crone Terry Olson 5 260 6 Sebastian Priaulx Lance Willsey 6 250 7 Niclas Jönsson Mike Watt 7 240 8 Danny Formal Steve Scullen 8 230 9 Ari Balogh 9 220 10 David Grant Keith Grant 10 210 11 Dakota Dickerson Josh Sarchet 11 200 12 Tony Ave Antoine Comeau 12 190 13 Orey Fidani Anthony Mantella 13 180 14 John Saurino Josh Saurino 14 170 15 Efrin Castro Riley Dickinson 15 160 16 Stevan McAleer Joe Robillard 16 150 17 George Staikos Hanna Zellers 17 140 18 Oscar Bitar Dan Goldburg 18 130 19 Jon Bennett George Kurtz 19† 120 20 Bob Doyle Moritz Kranz DNS 0 Pos. Drivers DAY MOH MOS VIR ATL Points †: Post-event penalty. Car moved to back of class. Bronze Driver's Cup[] Pos. Drivers DAY MOH MOS VIR ATL Points 1 Bruce Hamilton Tonis Kasemets 1 350 2 Ari Balogh 2 320 3 David Grant Keith Grant 3 300 4 Tony Ave Antoine Comeau 4 280 5 Orey Fidani Anthony Mantella 5 260 6 Jon Bennett George Kurtz 6† 250 Pos. Drivers DAY MOH MOS VIR ATL Points †: Post-event penalty. Car moved to back of class. Team's Championship[] Pos. Drivers DAY MOH MOS VIR ATL Points 1 #60 Wulver Racing 1 350 2 #77 US RaceTronics 2 320 3 #23 JDC MotorSports 3 300 4 #47 Forty7 Motorsports 4 280 5 #3 Jr III Racing 5 260 6 #14 Sean Creech Motorsport 6 250 7 #15 D Motorsports 7 240 8 #46 CT Motorsports LLC 8 230 9 #30 Jr III Racing 9 220 10 #40 JDC MotorSports 10 210 11 #54 MLT Motorsports 11 200 12 #44 Ave Motorsports with GRS 12 190 13 #17 AWA 13 180 14 #57 Ophanim Motorsports 14 170 15 #18 Mühlner Motorsports America 15 160 16 #43 JDC MotorSports 16 150 17 #61 Ave Motorsports with GRS 17 140 18 #6 Performance Tech Motorsports 18 130 19 #4 CrowdStrike Racing by D Motorsports 19† 120 20 #21 Mühlner Motorsports America DNS 0 Pos. Drivers DAY MOH MOS VIR ATL Points †: Post-event penalty. Car moved to back of class. References[] ^ "State of the Sport Sets Table for Momentous 2022 IMSA Season". imsa.com. August 6, 2021. Retrieved October 2, 2021. ^ Dagys, John (August 6, 2021). "IMSA Challenge, Single-Make Series Calendars Revealed". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved October 2, 2021. Unlike this year, only 2020-spec LMP3 machinery will be permitted in 2022, with previous-gen cars to be phased out at the end of this season. ^ a b Dagys, John (November 12, 2021). "JR III Confirms Full-Season LMP3 Program". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved November 12, 2021. ^ a b c Dagys, John (January 12, 2022). "New, Returning Drivers in Jr III Lineup". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved January 12, 2022. ^ a b c "CrowdStrike Racing Kicks Off New Year in Daytona". crowdstrikeracing.com. January 7, 2022. Retrieved January 8, 2022. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af "2022_IPC_Roar_PreEvent_EntryList_v3.pdf" (PDF). imsa.com. January 12, 2022. Retrieved January 20, 2022. ^ a b c d Dagys, John (January 12, 2022). "Performance Tech Set for IPC Return With Goldburg, Bitar". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved January 12, 2022. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "01_Grid_Race_Official.PDF" (PDF). imsa.com. January 22, 2022. Retrieved January 22, 2022. ^ a b c Lloyd, Daniel (December 14, 2021). "Pilot Challenge Outfit AWA Announces LMP3 Program". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved December 14, 2021. ^ a b c d Dagys, John (November 19, 2021). "JDC to Operate Duqueine LMP3 for AL Autosport". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved November 19, 2021. ^ a b c Dagys, John (January 6, 2022). "JDC to Run Robillard Entry". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved January 6, 2022. ^ Pruett, Marshall (January 10, 2022). "Gidley making Daytona return in Prototype Challenge". racer.com. Retrieved January 10, 2022. ^ a b c d e "Ave, GRS to Field Two-Car Ligier Effort". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. December 30, 2021. Retrieved December 30, 2021. External links[] Official Website