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The 2023 Michelin Pilot Challenge is the twenty-fourth season of the IMSA SportsCar Challenge and the tenth season organized by the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA). The season began on January 26 at Daytona International Speedway and concludes on October 14 at Road Atlanta.

Classes

  • Grand Sport (GS) (run to GT4 regulations)
  • Touring Car (TCR)

Calendar

The provisional 2023 calendar was released on August 5, 2022, at IMSA's annual State of the Sport Address, featuring eleven rounds.[1]

Round Race Length Classes Circuit Location Date
1 BMW M Endurance Challenge 4 Hours All United States Daytona International Speedway Daytona Beach, Florida January 26–29
2 Alan Jay Automotive Network 120 2 Hours All United States Sebring International Raceway Sebring, Florida March 15–18
3 WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca 120 2 Hours All United States WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca Monterey, California May 12–14
4 TBA 2 Hours GS United States Detroit Street Circuit Detroit, Michigan June 2–3
5 TBA 2 Hours All United States Watkins Glen International Watkins Glen, New York June 23–25
6 TBA 2 Hours All Canada Canadian Tire Motorsport Park Bowmanville, Ontario July 7–9
7 TBA 2 Hours TCR United States Lime Rock Park Lakeville, Connecticut July 21–22
8 TBA 2 Hours All United States Road America Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin August 4–6
9 TBA 2 Hours All United States Virginia International Raceway Alton, Virginia August 25–27
10 TBA 4 Hours All United States Indianapolis Motor Speedway Speedway, Indiana September 15–17
11 TBA 2 Hours All United States Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta Braselton, Georgia October 11–14
Calendar Changes

Entry list

Grand Sport (GS)

Team Car Engine No. Drivers Rounds
United States Automatic Racing AMR[2] Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4[2] Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 09 United States Ramin Abdolvahabi[2] 1
United States Rob Ecklin[2] 1
9 United States Jim Jonsin[2] 1
United States Tom Long[2] 1
United States Brett Sandberg[2] 1
United States Wilsports[3] Mercedes-AMG GT4[3] Mercedes-AMG M178 4.0 L V8 11 United States Gary Ferrera[3] 1–3
United States Kris Wilson[3] 1–3
United States McCumbee McAleer Racing with Aerosport[4] Ford Mustang GT4[4] Ford 5.2 L Voodoo V8 13 United States Jenson Altzman[4] 1–3
United States Chad McCumbee[4] 1–3
United States TGR Ave Motorsports[3] Toyota GR Supra GT4 Evo[3] BMW B58B30 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6 14 Brazil Thiago Camilo[3] 1–3
Dominican Republic Alfredo Najri[3] 1–3
Argentina Damian Fineschi 1
United States van der Steur Racing[5] Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4[5] Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 19 United States Austin McCusker[5] 1–3
United States Rory van der Steur[5] 1–3
United States Wyatt Brichacek[5] 1
United States JTR Motorsports Engineering[3] Mercedes-AMG GT4[3] Mercedes-AMG M178 4.0 L V8 23 United States Anthony McIntosh[3] 1–2
United States Jared Thomas[3] 1–2
United States Auto Technic Racing[3] BMW M4 GT4 Gen II[3] BMW 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6 25 United States JCD Dubets[3] 1–2
United States Rob Walker[3] 1–2
United States Fast Track Racing[3] BMW M4 GT4 Gen II[3] BMW 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6 26 United States Garrett Adams[3] 1–2
United States Toby Grahovec[3] 1–2
United States Neil Verhagen[3] 1
United States Lone Star Racing[6] Mercedes-AMG GT4[6] Mercedes-AMG M178 4.0 L V8 27 Australia Scott Andrews[6] 1–3
United States Anton Dias Perera[6] 1–3
United States RS1[3] Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport[3] Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 28 United States Eric Filguieras[3] 1–3
United Kingdom Stevan McAleer[3] 1–3
United States TR3 Racing[3] Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4[3] Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 29 United States Jonathan Branam[3] 1
United States John Potter[7] 1
United States CarBahn with Peregrine Racing[8] Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport[8] Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 39 United States Sean McAlister[8] 1–3
United States Jeff Westphal[8] 1–3
United States Nolan Siegel[8] 1
United States PF Racing[3] Ford Mustang GT4[3] Ford 5.2 L Voodoo V8 41 United States Hailie Deegan[3] 1
United States Ben Rhodes[3] 1
42 United States Harrison Burton[3] 1
United States Zane Smith[3] 1
United States Stephen Cameron Racing[3] BMW M4 GT4[3] BMW N55 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6 43 United States Greg Liefooghe[3] 1–3
United States Sean Quinlan[3] 1–3
United States Accelerating Performance[3] Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4[3] Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 44 United States Michael Cooper[3] 1–3
Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile Moisey Uretsky[3][N 1] 1–3
United States Justin Piscitell[3] 1
United States Team TGM[9] Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4[9] Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 46 United States Hugh Plumb[9] 1–3
United States Matt Plumb[9] 1–3
64 United States Ted Giovanis[9] 1–3
United States Owen Trinkler[9] 1–3
United States NOLASPORT[3] Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport[3] Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 47 United States Adam Adelson[3] 1–3
United States Elliott Skeer[3] 1–3
United States Murillo Racing[10] Mercedes-AMG GT4[10] Mercedes-AMG M178 4.0 L V8 56 United States Eric Foss[10] 1–3
United States Jeff Mosing[10] 1–3
72 United States Kenny Murillo[10] 1–3
United States Christian Szymczak[10] 1–3
United States Winward Racing[11] Mercedes-AMG GT4[11] Mercedes-AMG M178 4.0 L V8 57 Canada Daniel Morad[11] 1–3
United States Bryce Ward[11] 1–3
United States Crucial Motorsports[12] McLaren Artura GT4[12] McLaren M630 3.0  L Turbo V6 58 United States Michael de Quesada[3] 1–2
United States Aurora Straus[3] 1–2
United States Henry O'Hara[3] 1
85 United States Eric Zitza[13] 2
United States Ron Zitza[13] 2
United States KohR Motorsports[14] Ford Mustang GT4[14] Ford 5.2 L Voodoo V8 59 United States Luca Mars[14] 1–3
United States Bob Michaelian[14] 1–3
Canada Motorsport in Action[15] McLaren Artura GT4[15] McLaren M630 3.0  L Turbo V6 69 Canada Alex Filsinger[15] 1–3
Canada Jesse Lazare[15] 1–3
United States Rebel Rock Racing[16] Chevrolet Camaro GT4.R[16] Chevrolet LT1 6.2 L V8 71 United States Frank DePew[16] 1–3
United Kingdom Robin Liddell[16] 1–3
United States Andrew Davis[17] 1
United States NV Autosport[3] Ford Mustang GT4[3] Ford 5.2 L Voodoo V8 79 United States Drew Neubauer[3] 1
United States Stephen Vajda[3] 1
United States BGB Motorsports[3] Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport[3] Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 83 Canada Thomas Collingwood[3] 1–3
United States Spencer Pumpelly[3] 1–3
Netherlands Jeroen Bleekemolen[3] 1
United States Todd Coleman Racing[18] Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4[18] Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 88 United States Todd Coleman[18] 1, 3
United States Conrad Grunewald[18] 1
United States Patrick Lindsey 3
United States Random Vandals Racing[19] BMW M4 GT4 Gen II[19] BMW 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6 92 United States Kenton Koch[19] 2
United States Paul Sparta[19] 2
United States Turner Motorsport[20] BMW M4 GT4 Gen II[20] BMW 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6 95 United States Cameron Lawrence[21] 1–3
United States Robert Megennis[21] 1–3
96 United States Vin Barletta[21] 1–3
United States Robby Foley[21] 1–3
Germany Jens Klingmann 1
United States Kelly-Moss Road and Race[22] Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport[22] Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 TBA TBA TBA
TBA
TBA TBA TBA
TBA
United States Thaze Competition[23] Mercedes-AMG GT4[23] Mercedes-AMG M178 4.0 L V8 TBA TBA TBA
TBA
TBA TBA TBA
TBA

Touring Car (TCR)

Team Car No. Drivers Rounds
United States Bryan Herta Autosport with Curb-Agajanian[24] Hyundai Elantra N TCR[24] 1 United States Taylor Hagler[24] 1–3
United States Michael Lewis[24] 1–3
33 United States Harry Gottsacker[25] 1–3
Canada Robert Wickens[24] 1–3
98 United States Mason Filippi[25] 1–3
Canada Mark Wilkins[24] 1–3
United States KMW Motorsports with TMR Engineering[3] Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce TCR[3] 5 Argentina Roy Block[3] 1–3
United States Tim Lewis Jr.[3] 1–3
United States Rockwell Autosport Development[26] Audi RS3 LMS TCR (2017)[26] 10 United States Preston Brown[26] 1–3
United States Alex Rockwell[26] 1
United States Tom O'Gorman[27] 1
United States Eric Rockwell 2–3
15 Belgium Denis Dupont[26] 1–3
Canada Nick Looijmans[26] 1–3
United States Eric Rockwell[26] 1
United States Unitronic/JDC-Miller MotorSports[28] Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021)[28] 17 United States Chris Miller[28] 1–3
South Africa Mikey Taylor[28] 1–3
United States LA Honda World Racing[29] Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8)[3] 1–2
Honda Civic Type R TCR (FL5)[29] TBA 		37 United States Ryan Eversley[29] 1–3
United States Mat Pombo[29] 1–3
Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8)[3] 73 United States Mike LaMarra[29] 1–3
United States William Tally[29] 1–3
United States Road Shagger Racing[30] Audi RS3 LMS TCR (2017)[30] 61 United Kingdom Gavin Ernstone[30] 1–2
United States Jonathan Morley[30] 1–2
United States Deily Motorsports[3] Hyundai Elantra N TCR[3] 70 United States Jacob Deily[31] 1–3
United States Tyler Maxson[3] 1
United States Cabot Bigham 2–3
74 United States Cabot Bigham[3] 1
United States Matt Jaskol[3] 1
United States Nate Stacy 2
Canada James Vance 2–3
United States HART[32] Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8)[32] 89 United States Steve Eich[32] 1–2
United States Chad Gilsinger[32] 1–2
Germany Mario Farnbacher[32] 1
United States van der Steur Racing[33] Hyundai Elantra N TCR[33] 91 United States Tyler Maxson[33] 2–3
Puerto Rico Bryan Ortiz[33] 2–3
Puerto Rico Victor Gonzalez Racing Team[3] Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8)[3] 99 Puerto Rico Victor Gonzalez[3] 1–3
Canada Karl Wittmer[3] 1–3

Race results

Bold indicates overall winner.

Round Circuit GS Winning Car TCR Winning Car
GS Winning Drivers TCR Winning Drivers
1 United States Daytona United States #42 PF Racing United States #61 Road Shagger Racing
United States Harrison Burton
United States Zane Smith 		United Kingdom Gavin Ernstone
United States Jonathan Morley
2 United States Sebring
3 United States Laguna Seca
4 United States Detroit did not participate
5 United States Watkins Glen
6 Canada Mosport
7 United States Lime Rock did not participate
8 United States Road America
9 United States Virginia
10 United States Indianapolis
11 United States Road Atlanta

References

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  11. ^ a b c d Dagys, John (December 19, 2022). "Winward Confirms GTD Lineup, Pilot Challenge Return". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
  12. ^ a b Dagys, John (October 27, 2022). "Crucial Confirms Two-Car McLaren Artura GT4 Program". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
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  14. ^ a b c d Dagys, John (January 4, 2023). "Mars, Michaelian Set for Full Season in KohR Mustang GT4". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
  15. ^ a b c d "Motorsports in Action Bring New McLaren Artura GT4 To 2023 Michelin Pilot Challenge". Dailysportscar. January 6, 2023. Retrieved January 6, 2023.
  16. ^ a b c d "Rebel Rock Expands Program for Final Year of Camaro GT4.R". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. November 15, 2022. Retrieved November 15, 2022.
  17. ^ "Andrew Davis Joins Rebel Rock Racing For Pilot Challenge Enduros". Dailysportscar. January 17, 2023. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
  18. ^ a b c d "Coleman Partners With Archangel for Aston GT4 Effort". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. December 27, 2022. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
  19. ^ a b c d "Random Vandals Racing Signs Kenton Koch For 2023 SRO and IMSA Seasons". Dailysportscar. January 6, 2023. Retrieved January 6, 2023.
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  24. ^ a b c d e f Dagys, John (November 17, 2022). "Johnson Pauses TCR Campaign With BHA". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
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  30. ^ a b c d Dagys, John (January 13, 2023). "Road Shagger to Start Season With First-Gen Audi TCR". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved January 13, 2023.
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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.
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