2023 IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge

The 2023 IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge was the inaugural season of the IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge. The season began on January 20 at Daytona International Speedway and concluded on October 14 at Road Atlanta.

Bijoy Garg won the LMP3 class championship after an impressive season taking eight wins throughout the 12 race season, 6 of which he won in a row.[1] His team Jr III Racing won the Team's Championship. Francis Selldorff won the GSX class championship with 1 win and 5 additional podiums, simultaneously granting Turner Motorsport their 8th professional championship title.

Calendar

The provisional 2023 calendar was released on August 5, 2022, at IMSA's annual State of the Sport Address, featuring twelve rounds split across six race weekends. Five of the six events had confirmed dates.[2] The final calendar was confirmed on August 26, 2022, adding rounds at Daytona and Lime Rock Park while dropping the round at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca.[3]

Round Circuit Date
1 Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Florida January 20–22
2 Sebring International Raceway, Sebring, Florida March 11–12
3 Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, Bowmanville, Ontario July 7–9
4 Lime Rock Park, Lakeville, Connecticut July 21–22
5 Virginia International Raceway, Alton, Virginia August 25–27
6 Road Atlanta, Braselton, Georgia October 11–14

Entry list

LMP3

Manufacturer Car Team No. Driver Rounds
Duqueine Duqueine D-08 Mühlner Motorsports America[4] 18 Mirco Schultis[4] 1
Antonio Serravalle[5] 2
Denis Dupont[6] 4
JDC MotorSports[4] 73 Dan Goldburg[4] All
Forty7 Motorsports[7] 47 Jon Brownson[5] 2–3, 6
99 Courtney Crone[7] All
Remstar Racing[5] 87 Jonathan Woolridge[5] 2
Jagger Jones 6
Ligier Ligier JS P320 Jr III Racing[8] 3 Bijoy Garg[8] All
Performance Tech Motorsports[9] 7 Alex Kirby[9] 3, 5–6
38 Jonathan Woolridge[9] 3, 5
Kelly-Moss with Riley[4] 28 Keith McGovern[4] 1–3
86 Scott Neal[4] 1–3
Sean Creech Motorsport[10] 30 Lance Willsey[10] 1–3, 6
MLT Motorsports[4] 54 Adrian Kunzle[4] All
US RaceTronics[4] 77 Brian Thienes[4] All

GSX

Manufacturer Car Team No. Driver Rounds
Aston Martin Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 Automatic Racing[5] 09 Ramin Abdolvahabi[5] 2
Rob Ecklin[6] 4
Accelerating Performance[4] 44  Moisey Uretsky[4][N 1] 1–3, 5–6
Todd Coleman Racing 1–2[11]
Archangel Motorsports 3–6[9] 		45 Scott Blind 5–6
69 Todd Coleman[11] 1–3, 5
van der Steur Racing 82 Brady Behrman 5–6
BMW BMW M4 GT4 Gen II Stephen Cameron Racing[4] 19 Sean Quinlan[5] 1–3, 5
43 Gregory Liefooghe[5] 2–3, 6
Auto Technic Racing[4] 24 Jake Walker[6] 4
25 Rob Walker[4] 1–2
Stephen Cugliari[6] 4
26 John Capestro-Dubets[6] 4
Turner Motorsport[9] 95 Francis Selldorff[9] 3–6
96 Vincent Barletta[9] 3–6
BMW M4 GT4 Split Decision Motorsports[4] 88 Patrick Wilmot[4] All
89 Adam Thomas 6
Turner Motorsport[12] 95 Francis Selldorff[13] 1–2
96 Vincent Barletta[13] 1–2
Chevrolet Chevrolet Camaro GT4.R Rebel Rock Racing[14] 72 Frank DePew[14] All
Ford Ford Mustang GT4 KohR Motorsports[4] 14 Billy Griffin[4] 1–2, 6
Bob Michaelian 3, 5
59 Luca Mars[5] 2
Bob Michaelian 6
Multimatic Motorsports[4] 98 Jim Farley[4] 1–2
Mercedes-AMG Mercedes-AMG GT4 Murillo Racing[15] 65 Tim Probert[15] All
Porsche Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport KMW Motorsports with TMR Engineering[4] 5 Angus Rogers[4] All
BGB Motorsports[4] 17 Will Wachs[5] 1–3, 5–6
83 Thomas Collingwood[5] 2
Kelly-Moss with Riley[4] 27 Sebastián Carazo[4] All
NOLASPORT[9] 46 Adam Adelson[16] 3, 5–6
Accelerating Performance[9] 48 Michael Cooper[9] 3
CarBahn with Peregrine Racing[17] 93 Mark Siegel[17] 1, 3
Sameer Gandhi[17] 2

Race results

Bold indicates overall winner.

Round Circuit LMP3 Winner GSX Winner
1 R1 Daytona No. 73 JDC MotorSports No. 14 KohR Motorsports
Dan Goldburg Billy Griffin
R2 No. 73 JDC MotorSports No. 14 KohR Motorsports
Dan Goldburg Billy Griffin
2 R1 Sebring No. 3 Jr III Racing No. 59 KohR Motorsports
Bijoy Garg Luca Mars
R2 No. 3 Jr III Racing No. 43 Stephen Cameron Racing
Bijoy Garg Gregory Liefooghe
3 R1 Mosport No. 38 Performance Tech Motorsports No. 48 Accelerating Performance
Jonathan Woolridge Michael Cooper
R2 No. 73 JDC MotorSports No. 43 Stephen Cameron Racing
Dan Goldburg Gregory Liefooghe
4 R1 Lime Rock No. 3 Jr III Racing No. 26 Auto Technic Racing
Bijoy Garg John Capestro-Dubets
R2 No. 3 Jr III Racing No. 26 Auto Technic Racing
Bijoy Garg John Capestro-Dubets
5 R1 Virginia No. 3 Jr III Racing No. 95 Turner Motorsport
Bijoy Garg Francis Selldorff
R2 No. 3 Jr III Racing No. 43 Stephen Cameron Racing
Bijoy Garg Gregory Liefooghe
6 R1 Road Atlanta No. 3 Jr III Racing No. 27 Kelly-Moss with Riley
Bijoy Garg Sebastián Carazo
R2 No. 3 Jr III Racing No. 27 Kelly-Moss with Riley
Bijoy Garg Sebastián Carazo

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.[18]

Position 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30+
Race 350 320 300 280 260 250 240 230 220 210 200 190 180 170 160 150 140 130 120 110 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10

LMP3 Driver's Championship

Pos. Drivers DAY
 SEB
 MOS
 LIM
 VIR
 ATL
 Points
1 Bijoy Garg 3 5 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 4000
2 Dan Goldburg 1 1 2 3 4 1 2 2 2 3 5 2 3790
3 Brian Thienes 2 2 5 5 5 5 4 6 4 7 3 4 3310
4 Courtney Crone 8 3 7 10 3 4 5 3 3 6 2 3 3290
5 Adrian Kunzle 9 8 6 9 7 8 6 5 6 5 4 5 2950
6 Jonathan Woolridge 11 6 1 6 5 4 1590
7 Lance Willsey 7 4 4 4 6 7 DNS DNS 1570
8 Alex Kirby 8 3 7 2 7 DNS 1330
9 Keith McGovern 5 6 10 8 9 DNS 1170
10 Jon Brownson 9 7 DNS DNS 8† 6 940
11 Scott Neal 6 9 8 11 DNS DNS 900
12 Antonio Serravalle 3 2 620
13 Denis Dupont 3 4 580
14 Mirco Schultis 4 7 520
15 Jagger Jones 6 7 520
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points classification
Blue Non-points classification
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired, not classified (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold - Pole position

Italics - Fastest lap

†: Post-event penalty. Car moved to back of class.

GSX Driver's Championship

Pos. Drivers DAY
 SEB
 MOS
 LIM
 VIR
 ATL
 Points
1 Francis Selldorff 5 6 5 10 2 4 4 3 1 2 2 3 3450
2 Sebastián Carazo 14 2 3 2 3 6 11 10 8 3 1 1 3300
3 Vincent Barletta 6 13 9 11 9 8 5 6 3 11 8 7 2780
4 Patrick Wilmot 15† 15 6 3 7 5 9 9 13 12 4 4 2740
5 Angus Rogers 9 9 11 19 10 11 8 7 6 7 5 5 2650
6 Tim Probert 12 4 19 9 5 10 10 DNS 7 10 6 6 2440
7 Gregory Liefooghe 2 1 DNS 1 2 1 3 2 2310
8 Frank DePew 10 14 7 7 14 DNS 7 5 12 8 10 DNS 2160
9  Moisey Uretsky 2 12 4 4 6 2 9 DNS 16 DNS 2010
10 Will Wachs 13 11 15 15 13 12 10 9 14 10 1880
11 Todd Coleman 4 5 8 8 11 9 14 13 1770
12 Sean Quinlan 7 8 12 5 8 7 DNS 4 1670
13 Billy Griffin 1 1 14 16 13 11 1400
14 Adam Adelson 4 3 4 DNS 9 DNS 1080
15 Rob Walker 3 3 10 6 1060
16 Scott Blind 11 6 7 8 920
17 Jim Farley 11 7 13 13 800
18 John Capestro-Dubets 1 1 700
19 Brady Behrman 5 5 15 DNS 680
20 Jake Walker 2 2 640
21 Mark Siegel 8 10 12 DNS 630
22 Michael Cooper 1 13 530
23 Stephen Cugliari 3 8 530
24 Rob Ecklin 6 4 530
25 Luca Mars 1 18 480
26 Adam Thomas 12 9 410
27 Thomas Collingwood 17 12 330
28 Ramin Abdolvahabi 16 14 320
29 Sameer Gandhi 18 17 270
30 Bob Michaelian DNS DNS DNS DNS 11 DNS 410

†: Post-event penalty. Car moved to back of class.

LMP3 Bronze Drivers Cup

Pos. Drivers DAY
 SEB
 MOS
 LIM
 VIR
 ATL
 Points
1 Dan Goldburg 1 1 2 3 4 1 2 2 2 3 5 2 4150
2 Brian Thienes 2 2 5 5 5 5 4 6 4 7 3 4 3790
3 Adrian Kunzle 9 8 6 9 7 8 6 5 6 5 4 5 3440
4 Lance Willsey 7 4 4 4 6 7 DNS DNS 1790
5 Keith McGovern 5 6 10 8 9 DNS 1320
6 Jon Brownson 9 7 DNS DNS 8† 6 1090
7 Scott Neal 6 9 8 11 DNS DNS 1000
8 Mirco Schultis 4 7 560

GSX Bronze Drivers Cup

Pos. Drivers DAY
 SEB
 MOS
 LIM
 VIR
 ATL
 Points
1 Vincent Barletta 6 13 9 11 9 8 5 6 3 11 8 7 3370
2 Angus Rogers 9 9 11 19 10 11 8 7 6 7 5 5 3240
3 Tim Probert 12 4 19 9 5 10 10 DNS 7 10 6 6 2950
4 Frank DePew 10 14 7 7 14 DNS 7 5 12 8 10 DNS 2600
5  Moisey Uretsky 2 12 4 4 6 2 9 DNS 16 DNS 2360
6 Will Wachs 13 11 15 15 13 12 10 9 14 10 2260
7 Todd Coleman 4 5 8 8 11 9 14 13 2090
8 Sean Quinlan 7 8 12 5 8 7 DNS 4 2030
9 Billy Griffin 1 1 14 16 13 11 1580
10 Rob Walker 3 3 10 6 1180
11 Scott Blind 11 6 7 8 1120
12 Jim Farley 11 7 13 13 920
13 Brady Behrman 5 5 15 DNS 850
14 Mark Siegel 8 10 12 DNS 710
15 Rob Ecklin 6 4 670
16 Adam Thomas 12 9 500
17 Thomas Collingwood 17 12 420
18 Ramin Abdolvahabi 16 14 410
19 Sameer Gandhi 18 17 360
20 Bob Michaelian DNS DNS DNS DNS 11 DNS 250

LMP3 Team's Championship

Pos. Team DAY
 SEB
 MOS
 LIM
 VIR
 ATL
 Points
1 #3 Jr III Racing 3 5 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 4000
2 #73 JDC MotorSports 1 1 2 3 4 1 2 2 2 3 5 2 3790
3 #77 US RaceTronics 2 2 5 5 5 5 4 6 4 7 3 4 3310
4 #99 Forty7 Motorsports 8 3 7 10 3 4 5 3 3 6 2 3 3290
5 #54 MLT Motorsports 9 8 6 9 7 8 6 5 6 5 4 5 2950
6 #18 Mühlner Motorsports America 4 7 3 2 3 4 1720
7 #30 Sean Creech Motorsport 7 4 4 4 6 7 DNS DNS 1570
8 #7 Performance Tech Motorsports 8 3 7 2 7 DNS 1330
9 #28 Kelly-Moss with Riley 5 6 10 8 9 DNS 1170
10 #38 Performance Tech Motorsports 1 6 5 4 1140
11 #87 Remstar Racing 11 6 6 7 940
12 #47 Forty7 Motorsports 9 7 DNS DNS 8† 6 940
13 #86 Kelly-Moss with Riley 6 9 8 11 DNS DNS 900

GSX Team's Championship

Pos. Drivers DAY
 SEB
 MOS
 LIM
 VIR
 ATL
 Points
1 #95 Turner Motorsport 5 6 5 10 2 4 4 3 1 2 2 3 3450
2 #27 Kelly-Moss with Riley 14 2 3 2 3 6 11 10 8 3 1 1 3300
3 #96 Turner Motorsport 6 13 9 11 9 8 5 6 3 11 8 7 2780
4 #88 Split Decision Motorsports 15† 15 6 3 7 5 9 9 13 12 4 4 2740
5 #19 Stephen Cameron Racing 7 8 12 5 8 7 2 1 3 2 2680
6 #5 KMW Motorsports with TMR Engineering 9 9 11 19 10 11 8 7 6 7 5 5 2650
7 #65 Murillo Racing 12 4 19 9 5 10 10 DNS 7 10 6 6 2440
8 #72 Rebel Rock Racing 10 14 7 7 14 DNS 7 5 12 8 10 DNS 2160
9 #44 Accelerating Performance 2 12 4 4 6 2 9 DNS 16 DNS 2010
10 #17 BGB Motorsports 13 11 15 15 13 12 10 9 14 10 1880
11 #69 Archangel Motorsports 4 5 8 8 11 9 14 13 1770
12 #25 Auto Technic Racing 3 3 10 6 3 8 1590
13 #14 KohR Motorsports 1 1 14 16 DNS DNS DNS DNS 13 11 1400
14 #43 Stephen Cameron Racing 2 1 DNS 1 DNS 4 1300
15 #46 NOLASPORT 4 3 4 DNS 9 DNS 1080
16 #45 Archangel Motorsports 11 6 7 8 920
17 #93 CarBahn with Peregrine Racing 8 10 18 17 12 DNS 900
18 #09 Automatic Racing 16 14 6 4 850
19 #98 Multimatic Motorsports 11 7 13 13 800
20 #26 Auto Technic Racing 1 1 700
21 #59 KohR Motorsports 1 18 11 DNS 680
22 #82 van der Steur Racing 5 5 15 DNS 680
23 #24 Auto Technic Racing 2 2 640
24 #48 Accelerating Performance 1 13 530
25 #89 Split Decision Motorsports 12 9 410
26 #83 BGB Motorsports 17 12 330

†: Post-event penalty. Car moved to back of class.

GSX Manufacturer's Championship

Pos. Drivers DAY
 SEB
 MOS
 LIM
 VIR
 ATL
 Points
1 BMW 3 3 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 3980
2 Porsche 8 2 3 2 1 3 8 7 4 3 1 1 3770
3 Aston Martin 2 5 4 4 6 2 6 4 5 5 7 8 3560
4 Mercedes-AMG 12 4 19 9 5 10 10 DNS 7 10 6 6 3020
5 Chevrolet 10 14 7 7 14 DNS 7 5 12 8 10 DNS 2710
6 Ford 1 1 1 13 DNS DNS DNS DNS 11 11 1810
Pos. Drivers DAY
 SEB
 MOS
 LIM
 VIR
 ATL
 Points

Notes

  1. ^ Moisey Uretsky is Russian, but they compete as neutral competitors using the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile flag as Russian national emblems were banned by the association due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

References

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