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Revision as of 17:30, 19 October 2021

The 2022 IMSA SportsCar Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the 2022 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship) is a planned championship of racing, set to be the 52nd racing season sanctioned by the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA), which traces its lineage back to the 1971 IMSA GT Championship. It will also be the ninth season of the IMSA SportsCar Championship since the merger between the American Le Mans Series and the Rolex Sports Car Series in 2014, and the seventh under the sponsorship of WeatherTech. The series is set to begin on January 27, 2022, for the 24 Hours of Daytona, and conclude on October 1, 2022, for the Petit Le Mans across 12 races.

Classes

For the 2022 season, the GT Le Mans (GTLM) class is set to be retired, following dwindling interest in the midst of the withdrawal of the Ford GT program operated by Chip Ganassi Racing, and the Porsche 911 program run by CORE Autosport in 2019 and 2020 respectively. GT Daytona was thus split into a new all-pro class as a replacement for the GTLM class, aligning its technical regulations with that of the pre-existing regular GTD class.[1]

After six seasons of leading the class hierarchy in the IMSA SportsCar Championship, the DPi class is set to enter its final season of competition, with the arrival of the converged "hypercar" classes confirmed for the 2023 season (Le Mans Hypercar and LMDh). These two classes are set to bring the flagship class of the IMSA SportsCar Championship to a common ground with the 24 Hours of Le Mans race, something not seen in IMSA competition for over a decade.[2]

Schedule

The provisional schedule was released on August 6, 2021, and features 12 rounds. The schedule is pending, however, because of COVID-19 regulations that may still be in effect.[3]

   Race is part of the Michelin Endurance Cup
   Race is part of the WeatherTech Sprint Cup
Rnd. Race Length Classes Circuit Location Date
QR Motul Pole Award 100[4] 1 hour, 40 minutes All[N 1] Daytona International Speedway Daytona Beach, Florida January 23
1 Rolex 24 at Daytona 24 hours All[N 2] January 29–30
2 Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring 12 hours All Sebring International Raceway Sebring, Florida March 19
3 TBA 1 hour, 40 minutes DPi, GTD Pro, GTD[N 3] Long Beach Street Circuit Long Beach, California April 9
4 TBA 2 hours, 40 minutes DPi, LMP2, GTD Pro, GTD WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca Monterey, California May 1
5 TBA 2 hours, 40 minutes DPi, LMP2, LMP3, GTD Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Lexington, Ohio May 15
6 Detroit Grand Prix 1 hour, 40 minutes DPi, GTD The Raceway on Belle Isle Detroit, Michigan June 11
7 Sahlen's Six Hours of The Glen 6 hours All Watkins Glen International Watkins Glen, New York June 26
8 TBA 2 hours, 40 minutes DPi, LMP3, GTD Pro, GTD[N 3] Canadian Tire Motorsport Park Bowmanville, Ontario July 3
9 Northeast Grand Prix 2 hours, 40 minutes GTD Pro, GTD Lime Rock Park Lakeville, Connecticut July 16
10 IMSA Sports Car Weekend 2 hours, 40 minutes All Road America Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin August 7
11 Michelin GT Challenge at VIR 2 hours, 40 minutes GTD Pro, GTD Virginia International Raceway Alton, Virginia August 28
12 Motul Petit Le Mans 10 hours All Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta Braselton, Georgia October 1

Notes

  1. ^ Race awards qualifying points and sets the starting lineup for the Rolex 24 at Daytona only.
  2. ^ The LMP2 and LMP3 class will only score points towards the Michelin Endurance Cup.
  3. ^ a b The GTD class will only score points towards the WeatherTech Sprint Cup.

Entries

Daytona Prototype International (DPi)

Team Chassis Engine No. Drivers Rounds
United States Action Express Racing[5] Cadillac DPi-V.R Cadillac 5.5 L V8 TBA TBA TBA
TBA TBA
TBA TBA
United States Cadillac Chip Ganassi Racing[6] Cadillac DPi-V.R Cadillac 5.5 L V8 TBA New Zealand Earl Bamber[7] TBA
United Kingdom Alex Lynn[7] TBA
TBA TBA
TBA France Sébastien Bourdais[7] TBA
Netherlands Renger van der Zande[7] TBA
TBA TBA
United States JDC-Miller Motorsports[8] Cadillac DPi-V.R Cadillac 5.5 L V8 TBA TBA TBA
TBA TBA
TBA TBA
United States Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian[9] Acura ARX-05 Acura AR35TT 3.5 L Turbo V6 TBA TBA TBA
TBA TBA
TBA TBA
United States Wayne Taylor Racing[10][9] Acura ARX-05 Acura AR35TT 3.5 L Turbo V6 TBA TBA TBA
TBA TBA
TBA TBA

Le Mans Prototype 2 (LMP2)

In accordance with the 2017 LMP2 regulations, all cars in the LMP2 class use the Gibson GK428 V8 engine.[11]

Team Chassis No. Drivers Rounds
Netherlands Racing Team Nederland[12] Oreca 07 TBA TBA TBA
TBA TBA
TBA TBA

Le Mans Prototype 3 (LMP3)

In accordance with the 2020 LMP3 regulations, all cars in the LMP3 class use the Nissan VK56DE 5.6L V8 engine.

Team Chassis No. Drivers Rounds

GT Daytona (GTD Pro / GTD)

Team Chassis Engine No. Drivers Class Rounds
United States Corvette Racing[13] Chevrolet Corvette C8.R TBA TBA TBA GTP TBA
TBA TBA
TBA TBA
TBA TBA GTP TBA
TBA TBA
TBA TBA
Hong Kong KCMG[14] Porsche 911 GT3 R Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 TBA TBA GTP TBA
TBA TBA
TBA TBA
Canada Pfaff Motorsports[15] Porsche 911 GT3 R Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 TBA TBA GTP TBA
TBA TBA
TBA TBA
United States Turner Motorsport[16] BMW M4 GT3 BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Twin Turbo I6 TBA TBA TBA TBA
TBA TBA
TBA TBA
TBA TBA TBA TBA
TBA TBA
TBA TBA
United States Vasser-Sullivan Racing[17] Lexus RC F GT3 Toyota 2UR 5.0 L V8 TBA TBA GTP TBA
TBA TBA
TBA TBA
TBA TBA GTD TBA
TBA TBA
TBA TBA
Icon Class
GTP GT Daytona Pro
GTD GT Daytona

References

  1. ^ Pruett, Marshall (January 28, 2021). "IMSA GTD Pro to replace GTLM in 2022". racer.com. Racer Media & Marketing Inc. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
  2. ^ Goodwin, Graham (July 9, 2021). "LMH & LMDH Set For Both IMSA & WEC From 2023". dailysportscar.com. Dailysportscar. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
  3. ^ "State of the Sport Sets Table for Momentous 2022 IMSA Season". imsa.com. International Motor Sports Association, LLC. August 6, 2021. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
  4. ^ Pruett, Marshall (December 3, 2020). "IMSA adds qualifying race to Roar Before the 24". RACER. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
  5. ^ Pruett, Marshall (July 28, 2021). "Action Express dismisses sale rumors". racer.com. Racer Media & Marketing Inc. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
  6. ^ Pruett, Marshall (July 27, 2021). "Chip Ganassi Racing expanding Cadillac DPi program for 2022". racer.com. Racer Media & Marketing Inc. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
  7. ^ a b c d Pruett, Marshall (October 19, 2021). "CCGR adds Bamber, Bourdais, Lynn to expanded 2022 DPi program". racer.com. Racer Media & Marketing Inc. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
  8. ^ Dagys, John (September 13, 2021). "Laguna Seca Post-Race Notebook". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved October 8, 2021.
  9. ^ a b Dagys, John (September 23, 2020). "Acura "Intends" to Continue into LMDh Era; 24H Le Mans Target". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
  10. ^ Dagys, John (September 23, 2020). "WTR, MSR to Campaign Acura DPis in 2021". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
  11. ^ "New Year, New Regulations for LMP2". European Le Mans Series. January 13, 2017. Retrieved September 19, 2018.
  12. ^ Dagys, John (June 7, 2021). "Racing Team Nederland Commits to Full LMP2 Season in 2022". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
  13. ^ Dagys, John (September 7, 2021). "Corvette C8.Rs Ran With GT3-Spec ABS in Detroit". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
  14. ^ Dagys, John (October 8, 2021). "Additional IMSA Outings Possible for KCMG in GTD Pro". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
  15. ^ Dagys, John (August 7, 2021). "Pfaff Plotting GTD Pro Effort with All-Factory Porsche Lineup". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
  16. ^ Dagys, John (August 9, 2021). "Turner Orders Four BMW M4 GT3s for Dual 2022 Campaign". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
  17. ^ Malsher-Lopez, David (September 22, 2021). "Vasser Sullivan to run Lexus RC Fs in GTD Pro and GTD in '22". Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
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