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Inaugural season of the IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge
The 2023 IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge is the inaugural season of the IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge . The races will be contested with LMP3-spec and GT4-spec cars. The season began on January 20 at Daytona International Speedway and will conclude on October 14 at Road Atlanta .
Bijoy Garg won the championship after an impressive season taking eight wins throughout the 12 race season, 6 of which he won in a row.[ 1]
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] 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
GSX
Race results
Bold indicates overall winner.
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
Drivers
DAY SEB MOS LIM VIR ATL Points
1
5
6
5
10
2 4
4
3
1
2
2830
2
14
2
3
2
3
6
11
10
8
3
2600
3
6
13
9
11
9
8
5
6
3
11
2310
4
15†
15
6
3
7
5
9
9
13
12
2180
5
9
9
11
19
10
11
8
7
6
7
2130
6
10
14
7
7
14
DNS
7
5
12
8
1950
7
12
4
19
9
5
10
10
DNS
7
10
1940
8
2
12
4
4
6
2
9
DNS
1860
9
4
5
8
8
11
9
14
13
1770
10
2
1 DNS
1
2 1
1690
11
7
8
12
5
8
7
DNS
4
1670
12
13
11
15
15
13
12
10
9
1500
13
3
3
10
6
1060
14
1
1
14
16
1020
15
4
3
4
DNS
860
16
Jim Farley
11
7
13
13
800
17
1 1
700
18
2
2
640
19
8
10
12
DNS
630
20
Michael Cooper
1
13
530
21
3
8
530
22
6
4
530
23
5
5
520
24
1
18
480
25
11
6
450
26
17
12
330
27
16
14
320
28
18
17
270
†: Post-event penalty. Car moved to back of class.
LMP3 Bronze Drivers Cup
Drivers
DAY SEB MOS LIM VIR ATL Points
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3500
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
3
3120
3
7
6
4
6
4
4
3
2
3
2
2820
4
6
3
2
2
3
3
1790
5
4
4
7
5
5
DNS
1320
6
5
7
5
7
DNS
DNS
1000
7
3
5
560
8
6
4
DNS
DNS
530
GSX Bronze Drivers Cup
Drivers
DAY SEB MOS LIM VIR ATL Points
1
5
11
4
7
4
3
1
3
1
8
2790
2
8
7
6
14
5
6
4
4
3
4
2540
3
9
12
2
4
9
DNS
3
2
8
5
2340
4
11
3
14
6
1
5
6
DNS
4
7
2310
5
2
10
1
1
2
1
5
DNS
2160
6
4
4
3
5
6
4
9
9
2090
7
6
6
7
2
3
2
DNS
1
2030
8
12
9
10
11
8
7
6
6
1790
9
3
2
5
3
1180
10
1
1
9
12
1110
11
Jim Farley
10
5
8
9
920
12
7
8
7
DNS
710
13
2
1
670
14
2
2
640
15
7
3
540
16
12
8
420
17
11
10
410
18
13
13
360
Team
DAY SEB MOS LIM VIR ATL Points
1
3 5
1 1 2
2 1 1 1 1
3300
2
JDC MotorSports
1
1 2
3
4
1
2
2
2
3
3210
3
US RaceTronics
2
2
5
5
5
5
4
6
4
7
2730
4
8
3
7
10
3
4
5
3
3
6
2670
5
9
8
6
9
7
8
6
5
6
5
2410
6
Mühlner Motorsports America
4
7
3
2
3
4
1720
7
7
4
4
4
6
7
1570
8
Kelly-Moss with Riley
5
6
10
8
9
DNS
1170
9
1
6
5
4
1140
10
8
3
7
2
1090
11
Kelly-Moss with Riley
6
9
8
11
DNS
DNS
900
12
9
7
DNS
DNS
460
13
11
6
450
Drivers
DAY SEB MOS LIM VIR ATL Points
1
Turner Motorsport
5
6
5
10
2 4
4
3
1
2
2830
2
Kelly-Moss with Riley
14
2
3
2
3
6
11
10
8
3
2600
3
Turner Motorsport
6
13
9
11
9
8
5
6
3
11
2310
4
15†
15
6
3
7
5
9
9
13
12
2180
5
9
9
11
19
10
11
8
7
6
7
2130
6
7
8
12
5
8
7
2 1
2060
7
Rebel Rock Racing
10
14
7
7
14
DNS
7
5
12
8
1950
8
12
4
19
9
5
10
10
DNS
7
10
1940
9
2
12
4
4
6
2
9
DNS
1860
10
4
5
8
8
11
9
14
13
1770
11
3
3
10
6
3
8
1590
12
13
11
15
15
13
12
10
9
1500
13
2
1 DNS
1
DNS
4
1300
14
1
1
14
16
DNS
DNS
DNS
DNS
1020
15
8
10
18
17
12
DNS
900
16
4
3
4
DNS
860
17
16
14
6
4
850
18
Multimatic Motorsports
11
7
13
13
800
19
1 1
700
20
2
2
640
21
1
13
530
22
5
5
520
23
1
18
480
24
11
6
450
25
17
12
330
†: Post-event penalty. Car moved to back of class.
Notes
References
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Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Florida
Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, Bowmanville, Ontario
Mühlner Motorsports America[4]
Mirco Schultis[4]
Moisey Uretsky[4][N 1]
Sebastián Carazo[4]
Adrian Kunzle