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2020 Michelin GT Challenge at VIR

{{short description|Fifth round of the 2020 IMSA SportsCar Championship season}}

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Image:Virginia International Raceway - Full Course.svg]]

The 2020 Michelin GT Challenge at VIR was a sports car race sanctioned by the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA). The race was held at Virginia International Raceway in Alton, Virginia on August 22, 2020. This race was the fifth round of the 2020 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, and the fourth round of the WeatherTech Sprint Cup.

The overall race was won by the #3 Corvette Racing team of Antonio García and Jordan Taylor, the duo's third and the team's fourth victories of the season. In GTD, Bill Auberlen collected his record-breaking 61st career IMSA victory, as Turner Motorsport scored their first class victory of the season.{{cite web|url=https://www.autoweek.com/racing/more-racing/a33675292/three-for-three-no-3-corvette-gets-win-no-3-of-2020-in-imsa-gt-challenge-at-vir/|title=Three for Three: No. 3 Corvette Gets Win No. 3 of 2020 in IMSA GT Challenge at VIR|website=autoweek.com|date=23 August 2020|accessdate=26 March 2021}}

Background

File:American Le Mans Series Oak Tree Grand Prix at VIR October 2013 (10295564514).jpg, where the race was held.]]

Then International Motor Sports Association's (IMSA) president Scott Atherton confirmed the race was part of the schedule for the 2020 IMSA SportsCar Championship (IMSA SCC) in August 2019.{{Cite web |last=Dagys |first=John |date=August 2, 2019 |title=2020 WeatherTech Championship Schedule Released |url=https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/2020-weathertech-championship-schedule-released/ |access-date=July 26, 2023 |website=sportscar365.com}} It was the seventh consecutive year it was part of the IMSA SCC. The Michelin GT Challenge at VIR was the fifth of eleven sports car races of 2020 by IMSA, and the fourth of seven races on the WeatherTech Sprint Cup.{{Cite web |last=Pruett |first=Marshall |date=June 25, 2020 |title=IMSA refines 2020 calendar |url=https://racer.com/2020/06/25/imsa-refines-2020-calendar/ |access-date=July 30, 2023 |website=racer.com}} The race was held at the {{Convert|3.270|mi|km|abbr=on}} Virginia International Raceway on August 22, 2020.{{Cite web |date=April 4, 2020 |title=Revised 2020 Sports Car Racing Calendars |url=https://sportscar365.com/industry/revised-2020-sports-car-racing-calendars/ |access-date=July 30, 2023 |website=sportscar365.com}} Much like in previous years, the event was a GT only round, in which the GTLM and GTD classes were scheduled to compete.{{Cite web |last=Wood |first=Colin |date=May 15, 2020 |title=IMSA Unveils Revised 2020 Schedule |url=https://grassrootsmotorsports.com/news/imsa-unveils-revised-2020-schedule/ |access-date=July 30, 2023 |website=grassrootsmotorsports.com}} Due to a clash with the Indianapolis 500, the event was moved from August 23, 2020, to August 22, 2020.{{Cite web |last=Dagys |first=John |date=August 20, 2020 |title=VIR Thursday Notebook |url=https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/vir-thursday-notebook-6/ |access-date=July 30, 2023 |website=sportscar365.com}}

Due to Virginia's COVID-19 gathering restrictions, fans were barred from attendance for the first time this season.{{cite web|url=https://www.motorsportweek.com/2020/07/29/michelin-gt-challenge-at-vir-to-be-held-behind-closed-doors/|title=Michelin GT Challenge at VIR to be held behind closed doors|website=motorsportweek.com|date=29 July 2020|accessdate=26 March 2021}} The previous three rounds had limited attendance, but the VIR round was the first to outright prevent any fans from entering the grounds. Patrick Pilet and Nick Tandy entered the race as defending champions, although only Tandy participated in the 2020 iteration.{{cite web|url=https://sportscar365.com/imsa/impc/michelin-vir-notebook/|title=Michelin VIR Notebook|website=sportscar365.com|date=20 August 2020|accessdate=26 March 2021}}

On August 14, 2020, IMSA released the latest technical bulleting, outlining the BoP for the race.{{cite web|url=https://www.imsa.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/32/2020/08/14/TB-IWSC-20-18-VIR-BoP-Tables-08142020.pdf|title=TB-IWSC-20-18-VIR-BoP-Tables-08142020.pdf|website=imsa.com|date=14 August 2020|accessdate=26 March 2021}} In GTLM, the BMW M8 GTE received a five kilogram weight reduction, while the Corvette and Porsche received 20 kilogram weight increases. The Porsche also received a five-liter fuel capacity increase. In GTD, the Audi received a 20 kilogram weight reduction, while the Lexus (which had won the previous three events) had 15 kilograms of ballast added to its total weight.

Before the race, Antonio García and Jordan Taylor led the GTLM Drivers' Championship with 130 points, ahead of Earl Bamber and Laurens Vanthoor with 120 points, and Oliver Gavin and Tommy Milner with 117 points.{{Cite web |date=August 4, 2020 |title=00_Championship Points - Official.pdf |url=http://results.imsa.com/Results/20_2020/06_Road%20America/01_IMSA%20WeatherTech%20SportsCar%20Championship/00_Championship%20Points%20-%20Official.pdf |access-date=July 30, 2023 |website=results.imsa.com}} With 87 points, Jack Hawksworth led the GTD Drivers' Championship, 1 point ahead of Townsend Bell and Frankie Montecalvo in second followed by Aaron Telitz in third. Chevrolet and Lexus were leading their respective Manufactures' Championships while Corvette Racing and AIM Vasser Sullivan each led their own Teams' Championships.

=Entries=

{{Further|2020 IMSA SportsCar Championship#Entries}}

A total of 20 cars took part in the event, split across two classes. 6 were entered in GTLM, while 14 were entered in GTD.{{Cite web |last=Dagys |first=John |date=August 12, 2020 |title=20 Entries for Michelin GT Challenge at VIR |url=https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/20-cars-for-michelin-gt-challenge-at-vir/ |access-date=July 30, 2023 |website=sportscar365.com}} The lone change from the previous round was the return of Paul Miller Racing's Lamborghini Huracan, which had been absent since the opening race at Daytona.{{cite web|url=https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/20-cars-for-michelin-gt-challenge-at-vir/|title=20 Entries for Michelin GT Challenge at VIR|website=sportscar365.com|date=12 August 2020|accessdate=26 March 2021}}

Practice

There were two practice sessions preceding the start of the race on Saturday, both on Friday. The first session lasted one hour on Friday morning while the second session lasted 75 minutes on Friday afternoon.{{Cite web |title=2020 IMSA Official Schedule and SR VIR 081220 V1 |url=http://results.imsa.com/Results_NoticeBoard/20_2020/08_VIR/00_Official%20Schedule.pdf |access-date=July 30, 2023 |website=results.imsa.com/noticeBoard.php}}

= Practice 1 =

The first practice session took place at 8:00 am ET on Friday and ended with Laurens Vanthoor topping the charts for Porsche GT Team, with a lap time of 1:41.550.{{Cite web |last=Bradley |first=Charles |date=August 21, 2020 |title=VIR IMSA: Porsche outpaces Corvette and BMW in practic |url=https://www.motorsport.com/imsa/news/porsche-911RSR-corvette-bmw-vir/4860854/ |access-date=July 30, 2023 |website=motorsport.com}} The GTD class was topped by the #14 AIM Vasser Sullivan Lexus RC F GT3 of Jack Hawksworth with a time of 1:45.264. Patrick Long was second in the Wright Motorsports entry and Bryan Sellers rounded out the top 3.{{Cite web |last=Dagys |first=John |date=August 21, 2020 |title=Vanthoor Leads Porsche 1-2 in Opening Practice at VIR |url=https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/vanthoor-leads-porsche-1-2-in-opening-practice-at-vir/ |access-date=July 30, 2023 |website=sportscar365.com}} The session was red flagged four minutes in after Roman De Angelis in the #23 Heart of Racing Team Aston Martin hit the barrier at turn 4.{{Cite web |last=O'Malley |first=J.J. |date=August 21, 2020 |title=Porsche 1-2 in opening VIR practice |url=https://racer.com/2020/08/21/porsche-1-2-in-opening-vir-practice/ |access-date=July 30, 2023 |website=racer.com}}

class="wikitable"

! scope="col" |{{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}

! scope="col" |Class

! scope="col" |{{Tooltip|No.|Car number}}

! scope="col" |Team

! scope="col" |Driver

! scope="col" |Time

! scope="col" |{{Tooltip|Gap|Gap in seconds}}

scope="row" |1

|GTLM

|912

|Porsche GT Team

|Laurens Vanthoor

|1:41.550

|_

scope="row" |2

|GTLM

|911

|Porsche GT Team

|Nick Tandy

|1:41.936

| +0.386

scope="row" |3

|GTLM

|3

|Corvette Racing

|Antonio García

|1:42.036

| +0.486

colspan="7" |Sources:{{Cite web |date=August 21, 2020 |title=03_Results_Practice 1.PDF |url=http://results.imsa.com/Results/20_2020/08_VIRginia%20International%20Raceway/01_IMSA%20WeatherTech%20SportsCar%20Championship/202008210800_Practice%201/03_Results_Practice%201.PDF |access-date=July 30, 2023 |website=results.imsa.com}}{{Cite web |date=August 21, 2020 |title=06_Fastest Lap By Driver_Practice 1.PDF |url=http://results.imsa.com/Results/20_2020/08_VIRginia%20International%20Raceway/01_IMSA%20WeatherTech%20SportsCar%20Championship/202008210800_Practice%201/06_Fastest%20Lap%20By%20Driver_Practice%201.PDF |access-date=July 30, 2023 |website=results.imsa.com}}

= Practice 2 =

The second and final practice session took place at 12:00 pm ET on Friday and ended with Oliver Gavin topping the charts for Corvette Racing, with a lap time of 2:03.700.{{Cite web |last=O'Malley |first=J.J. |date=August 21, 2020 |title=Corvette tops wet second IMSA practice at VIR |url=https://racer.com/2020/08/21/corvette-tops-wet-second-imsa-practice-at-vir/ |access-date=July 30, 2023 |website=racer.com}} Aaron Telitz set the fastest time in GTD. Twelve of the twenty entries did not get a time in due to heavy rain.

class="wikitable"

! scope="col" |{{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}

! scope="col" |Class

! scope="col" |{{Tooltip|No.|Car number}}

! scope="col" |Team

! scope="col" |Driver

! scope="col" |Time

! scope="col" |{{Tooltip|Gap|Gap in seconds}}

scope="row" |1

|GTLM

|4

|Corvette Racing

|Oliver Gavin

|2:03.700

|_

scope="row" |2

|GTLM

|912

|Porsche GT Team

|Laurens Vanthoor

|2:04.385

| +0.685

scope="row" |3

|GTLM

|911

|Porsche GT Team

|Frédéric Makowieck

|2:04.818

| +1.118

colspan="7" |Sources:{{Cite web |date=August 21, 2020 |title=03_Results_Practice 2.PDF |url=http://results.imsa.com/Results/20_2020/08_VIRginia%20International%20Raceway/01_IMSA%20WeatherTech%20SportsCar%20Championship/202008211200_Practice%202/03_Results_Practice%202.PDF |access-date=July 30, 2023 |website=results.imsa.com}}{{Cite web |date=August 21, 2020 |title=06_Fastest Lap By Driver_Practice 2.PDF |url=http://results.imsa.com/Results/20_2020/08_VIRginia%20International%20Raceway/01_IMSA%20WeatherTech%20SportsCar%20Championship/202008211200_Practice%202/06_Fastest%20Lap%20By%20Driver_Practice%202.PDF |access-date=July 30, 2023 |website=results.imsa.com}}

Qualifying

File:Frederic Makowiecki 2014 WEC Fuji.jpg (pictured in 2014) took the overall pole position for Porsche GT Team.]]Friday's afternoon qualifying was broken into two sessions, with one session for the GTLM and GTD classes, which lasted for 15 minutes each, and a ten minute interval between the sessions. The rules dictated that all teams nominated a driver to qualify their cars, with the Pro-Am (GTD) class requiring a Bronze/Silver Rated Driver to qualify the car. The competitors' fastest lap times determined the starting order. IMSA then arranged the grid to put the GTLMs ahead of the GTD cars.

The first was for cars in GTD class. Corey Fergus qualified on pole for the class driving the #76 car for Compass Racing, beating Robby Foley in the Turner Motorsport entry by less than one-tenth of a second. The #12 Lexus of Frankie Montecalvo was third followed by Matt McMurry in the #86 Acura.{{cite web |date=22 August 2020 |title=Frederic Makowiecki Wins Michelin GT Challenge at VIR Pole |url=https://www.frontstretch.com/2020/08/22/frederic-makowiecki-wins-michelin-gt-challenge-at-vir-pole/ |accessdate=26 March 2021 |website=frontstretch.com}}

The final session of qualifying was for the GTLM class. Frédéric Makowiecki qualified on pole driving the #911 car for Porsche GT Team, beating teammate Laurens Vanthoor in the sister #912 Porsche GT Team entry by over one-tenth of a second.{{Cite web |last=Dagys |first=John |date=August 21, 2020 |title=Porsche Sweeps Front Row for Michelin GT Challenge |url=https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/porsche-sweeps-front-row-for-michelin-gt-challenge/ |access-date=July 30, 2023 |website=sportscar365.com}}{{Cite web |last=Malsher-Lopez |first=David |date=August 21, 2020 |title=IMSA VIR: Makowiecki's Porsche and Fergus' McLaren take poles |url=https://www.motorsport.com/imsa/news/porsche-dominant-mclaren-pole-VIR/4860934/ |access-date=July 30, 2023 |website=motorsport.com}}

=Qualifying results=

Pole positions in each class are indicated in bold and by {{Double-dagger}}.

class="wikitable"

! scope="col" |{{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}

! scope="col" |Class

! scope="col" |{{Tooltip|No.|Car number}}

! scope="col" |Team

! scope="col" |Driver

! scope="col" |Time

! scope="col" |{{Tooltip|Gap|Gap in seconds}}

! scope="col" |{{Tooltip|Grid|Final grid position}}

style="font-weight:bold"

! scope="row" |1

|GTLM

|911

|{{flagicon|USA}} Porsche GT Team

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Frédéric Makowiecki

|1:40.389

|_

! 1{{Double-dagger}}

scope="row" |2

| GTLM

| 912

| {{flagicon|USA}} Porsche GT Team

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Laurens Vanthoor

| 1:40.519

| +0.130

! 2

scope="row" |3

| GTLM

| 25

| {{flagicon|USA}} BMW Team RLL

| {{flagicon|USA}} Connor De Phillippi

| 1:41.095

| +0.706

! 3

scope="row" |4

| GTLM

| 3

| {{flagicon|USA}} Corvette Racing

| {{flagicon|USA}} Jordan Taylor

| 1:41.228

| +0.839

! 5{{ref|ref1|1}}

scope="row" |5

| GTLM

| 4

| {{flagicon|USA}} Corvette Racing

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Oliver Gavin

| 1:41.662

| +1.273

! 6{{ref|ref2|2}}

scope="row" |6

| GTLM

| 24

| {{flagicon|USA}} BMW Team RLL

| {{flagicon|USA}} John Edwards

| 1:41.716

| +1.327

! 4

style="font-weight:bold"

! scope="row" |7

|GTD

|76

|{{flagicon|USA}} Compass Racing

|{{flagicon|USA}} Corey Fergus

|1:45.236

| +4.847

! 7{{Double-dagger}}

scope="row" |8

| GTD

| 96

| {{flagicon|USA}} Turner Motorsport

| {{flagicon|USA}} Robby Foley

| 1:45.310

| +4.921

! 8

scope="row" |9

| GTD

| 12

| {{flagicon|CAN}} AIM Vasser Sullivan

| {{flagicon|USA}} Frankie Montecalvo

| 1:45.397

| +5.008

! 9

scope="row" |10

| GTD

| 86

| {{flagicon|USA}} Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian

| {{Flagicon|USA}} Matt McMurry

| 1:45.434

| +5.045

! 10

scope="row" |11

| GTD

| 48

| {{flagicon|USA}} Paul Miller Racing

| {{flagicon|USA}} Madison Snow

| 1:45.453

| +5.064

! 11

scope="row" |12

| GTD

| 14

| {{flagicon|CAN}} AIM Vasser Sullivan

| {{flagicon|USA}} Aaron Telitz

| 1:45.524

| +5.135

! 12

scope="row" |13

| GTD

| 63

| {{flagicon|USA}} Scuderia Corsa

| {{flagicon|USA}} Cooper MacNeil

| 1:45.565

| +5.176

! 13

scope="row" |14

| GTD

| 57

| {{flagicon|USA}} Heinricher Racing with MSR Curb-Agajanian

| {{flagicon|CAN}} Misha Goikhberg

| 1:45.570

| +5.181

! 14

scope="row" |15

| GTD

| 22

| {{flagicon|USA}} Gradient Racing

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Till Bechtolsheimer

| 1:46.196

| +5.807

! 15

scope="row" |16

| GTD

| 23

| {{flagicon|USA}} Heart of Racing Team

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Ian James

| 1:46.391

| +6.002

! 16

scope="row" |17

| GTD

| 74

| {{flagicon|USA}} Riley Motorsports

| {{flagicon|USA}} Gar Robinson

| 1:46.391

| +6.002

! 18{{ref|ref3|3}}

scope="row" |18

| GTD

| 16

| {{flagicon|USA}} Wright Motorsports

| {{flagicon|USA}} Ryan Hardwick

| 1:46.459

| +6.070

! 17

scope="row" |19

| GTD

| 30

| {{flagicon|USA}} Team Hardpoint

| {{flagicon|USA}} Rob Ferriol

| 1:46.726

| +6.337

! 20{{ref|ref4|4}}

scope="row" |20

| GTD

| 44

| {{flagicon|USA}} GRT Magnus

| {{flagicon|USA}} John Potter

| 1:48.186

| +7.797

! 19{{ref|ref5|5}}

colspan="8" |Sources:{{Cite web|url=http://results.imsa.com/Results/20_2020/08_VIRginia%20International%20Raceway/01_IMSA%20WeatherTech%20SportsCar%20Championship/202008211735_Qualifying/03_Results_Qualifying.PDF|title=03_Results_Qualifying.PDF|date=August 2020|accessdate=26 March 2021}}{{Cite web |date=August 22, 2020 |title=01_Grid_Race_Official.PDF |url=http://results.imsa.com/Results/20_2020/08_VIRginia%20International%20Raceway/01_IMSA%20WeatherTech%20SportsCar%20Championship/202008221400_Race/01_Grid_Race_Official.PDF |access-date=July 30, 2023 |website=results.imsa.com}}

  • {{ref|ref1|1}} The No. 3 Corvette Racing entry was moved to the back of the GTLM field as per Article 40.1.4 of the Sporting regulations (Change of starting tires).{{Cite web |title=2020 IMSA SPORTING REGULATIONS and SERIES SUPPLEMENTARY REGULATIONS |url=https://www.imsa.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/32/2020/09/17/2020-IMSA-SPORTING-REGULATIONS-and-SSR-IWSC-Redline-091720.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231222230645/https://www.imsa.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/32/2020/09/17/2020-IMSA-SPORTING-REGULATIONS-and-SSR-IWSC-Redline-091720.pdf |archive-date=22 December 2023 |access-date=2023-12-26}}
  • {{ref|ref2|2}} The No. 4 Corvette Racing entry was moved to the back of the GTLM field as per Article 40.1.4 of the Sporting regulations (Change of starting tires).
  • {{ref|ref3|3}} The No. 74 Riley Motorsports entry was moved to the back of the GTD field as per Article 40.1.4 of the Sporting regulations (Change of starting tires).
  • {{ref|ref4|4}} The No. 30 Team Hardpoint entry was moved to the back of the GTD field as per Article 40.1.4 of the Sporting regulations (Change of starting tires).
  • {{ref|ref5|5}} The No. 44 GRT Magnus entry was moved to the back of the GTD field as per Article 40.1.4 of the Sporting regulations (Change of starting tires).

Race

= Post-race =

With a total of 165 points, García and Taylor's victory allowed them to increase their advantage over Bamber and Vanthoor in the GTLM Drivers' Championship to 29 points.{{Cite web |date=August 26, 2020 |title=00_Championship Point - Official.pdf |url=http://results.imsa.com/Results/20_2020/08_VIRginia%20International%20Raceway/01_IMSA%20WeatherTech%20SportsCar%20Championship/00_Championship%20Point%20-%20Official.pdf |access-date=July 30, 2023 |website=results.imsa.com}} The result kept Hawksworth atop the GTD Drivers' Championship while Farnbacher and McMurry advanced from fourth to second. Foley and Auberlen jumped from ninth to fifth. Chevrolet and Lexus continued to top their respective Manufacturers' Championships while Corvette Racing and AIM Vasser Sullivan kept their respective advantages in the their respective of Teams' Championships with six rounds remaining in the season.

= Results =

Class winners are denoted in bold and {{Double-dagger}}.

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! rowspan=2 | Pos

! rowspan=2 | Class

! rowspan=2 | {{Tooltip|No.|Car number}}

! rowspan=2 | Team

! rowspan=2 | Drivers

! Chassis

! rowspan=2 | Laps

! rowspan=2 | Time/retired

Engine
style="font-weight:bold"

! rowspan=2 | 1

| rowspan=2 | GTLM

| rowspan=2 | 3

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Corvette Racing

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|SPA}} Antonio García
{{flagicon|USA}} Jordan Taylor

| Chevrolet Corvette C8.R

| rowspan=2 | 85

| rowspan=2 | 2:40:40.846{{Double-dagger}}

style="font-weight:bold"

| Chevrolet 5.5L V8

rowspan=2 | 2

| rowspan=2 | GTLM

| rowspan=2 | 25

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} BMW Team RLL

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Connor De Phillippi
{{flagicon|CAN}} Bruno Spengler

| BMW M8 GTE

| rowspan=2 | 85

| rowspan=2 | +3.521

BMW S63 4.0L Turbo V8
rowspan=2 | 3

| rowspan=2 | GTLM

| rowspan=2 | 911

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Porsche GT Team

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Frédéric Makowiecki
{{flagicon|GBR}} Nick Tandy

| Porsche 911 RSR-19

| rowspan=2 | 85

| rowspan=2 | +4.200

Porsche 4.2L Flat-6
rowspan=2 | 4

| rowspan=2 | GTLM

| rowspan=2 | 4

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Corvette Racing

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|GBR}} Oliver Gavin
{{flagicon|USA}} Tommy Milner

| Chevrolet Corvette C8.R

| rowspan=2 | 85

| rowspan=2 | +1:10.860

Chevrolet 5.5L V8
style="font-weight:bold"

! rowspan=2 | 5

| rowspan=2 | GTD

| rowspan=2 | 96

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Turner Motorsport

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Bill Auberlen
{{flagicon|USA}} Robby Foley

| BMW M6 GT3

| rowspan=2 | 83

| rowspan=2 | +2 Laps{{Double-dagger}}

style="font-weight:bold"

| BMW 4.4L Turbo V8

rowspan=2 | 6

| rowspan=2 | GTD

| rowspan=2 | 86

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Meyer Shank Racing w/ Curb-Agajanian

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|GER}} Mario Farnbacher
{{flagicon|USA}} Matt McMurry

| Acura NSX GT3 Evo

| rowspan=2 | 83

| rowspan=2 | +2 Laps

Acura 3.5L Turbo V6
rowspan=2 | 7

| rowspan=2 | GTD

| rowspan=2 | 74

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Riley Motorsports

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Lawson Aschenbach
{{flagicon|USA}} Gar Robinson

| Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo

| rowspan=2 | 83

| rowspan=2 | +2 Laps

Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2L V8
rowspan=2 | 8

| rowspan=2 | GTD

| rowspan=2 | 14

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|CAN}} AIM Vasser Sullivan

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|GBR}} Jack Hawksworth
{{flagicon|USA}} Aaron Telitz

| Lexus RC F GT3

| rowspan=2 | 83

| rowspan=2 | +2 Laps

Lexus 5.0L V8
rowspan=2 | 9

| rowspan=2 | GTD

| rowspan=2 | 16

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Wright Motorsports

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Ryan Hardwick
{{flagicon|USA}} Patrick Long

| Porsche 911 GT3 R

| rowspan=2 | 83

| rowspan=2 | +2 Laps

Porsche 4.0L Flat-6
rowspan=2 | 10

| rowspan=2 | GTD

| rowspan=2 | 57

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Heinricher Racing w/ MSR Curb-Agajanian

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|CAN}} Mikhail Goikhberg
{{flagicon|POR}} Álvaro Parente

| Acura NSX GT3 Evo

| rowspan=2 | 83

| rowspan=2 | +2 Laps

Acura 3.5L Turbo V6
rowspan=2 | 11

| rowspan=2 | GTD

| rowspan=2 | 44

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} GRT Magnus

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Andy Lally
{{flagicon|USA}} John Potter

| Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo

| rowspan=2 | 83

| rowspan=2 | +2 Laps

Lamborghini 5.2L V10
rowspan=2 | 12

| rowspan=2 | GTD

| rowspan=2 | 23

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Heart of Racing Team

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|CAN}} Roman De Angelis
{{flagicon|GBR}} Ian James

| Aston Martin Vantage GT3

| rowspan=2 | 83

| rowspan=2 | +2 Laps

Aston Martin 4.0L Turbo V8
rowspan=2 | 13

| rowspan=2 | GTD

| rowspan=2 | 12

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|CAN}} AIM Vasser Sullivan

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Townsend Bell
{{flagicon|USA}} Frankie Montecalvo

| Lexus RC F GT3

| rowspan=2 | 83

| rowspan=2 | +2 Laps

Lexus 5.0L V8
rowspan=2 | 14

| rowspan=2 | GTLM

| rowspan=2 | 912

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Porsche GT Team

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|NZL}} Earl Bamber
{{flagicon|BEL}} Laurens Vanthoor

| Porsche 911 RSR-19

| rowspan=2 | 82

| rowspan=2 | +3 Laps

Porsche 4.2L Flat-6
rowspan=2 | 15

| rowspan=2 | GTD

| rowspan=2 | 22

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Gradient Racing

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|GBR}} Till Bechtolsheimer
{{flagicon|USA}} Marc Miller

| Acura NSX GT3 Evo

| rowspan=2 | 81

| rowspan=2 | +4 Laps

Acura 3.5L Turbo V6
rowspan=2 | 16

| rowspan=2 | GTD

| rowspan=2 | 76

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Compass Racing

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Corey Fergus
{{flagicon|USA}} Paul Holton

| McLaren 720S GT3

| rowspan=2 | 74

| rowspan=2 | Engine

McLaren M840T 4.0L Turbo V8
rowspan=2 | 17

| rowspan=2 | GTLM

| rowspan=2 | 24

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} BMW Team RLL

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} John Edwards
{{flagicon|FIN}} Jesse Krohn

| BMW M8 GTE

| rowspan=2 | 66

| rowspan=2 | +19 Laps

BMW S63 4.0L Turbo V8
rowspan=2 | 18

| rowspan=2 | GTD

| rowspan=2 | 63

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Scuderia Corsa

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Cooper MacNeil
{{flagicon|FIN}} Toni Vilander

| Ferrari 488 GT3

| rowspan=2 | 55

| rowspan=2 | Engine

Ferrari F154CB 3.9L Turbo V8
rowspan=2 | 19

| rowspan=2 | GTD

| rowspan=2 | 30

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Team Hardpoint

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Rob Ferriol
{{flagicon|USA}} Spencer Pumpelly

| Audi R8 LMS Evo

| rowspan=2 | 27

| rowspan=2 | Crash

Audi 5.2L V10
rowspan=2 | 20

| rowspan=2 | GTD

| rowspan=2 | 48

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Paul Miller Racing

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Bryan Sellers
{{flagicon|USA}} Madison Snow

| Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo

| rowspan=2 | 83

| rowspan=2 | Disqualified

Lamborghini 5.2L V10
colspan=8 align=center |Sources:{{Cite web|url=http://results.imsa.com/Results/20_2020/08_VIRginia%20International%20Raceway/01_IMSA%20WeatherTech%20SportsCar%20Championship/202008221400_Race/03_Results_Race_Official.PDF|title=03_Results_Race_Official.PDF|date=August 2020|accessdate=26 March 2021}}{{Cite web |title=2020 MICHELIN GT CHALLENGE AT VIR |url=https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/2020_Michelin_GT_Challenge_at_VIR/TU/ |access-date=July 30, 2023 |website=racing-reference.info}}

Standings after the race

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+DPi Drivers' Championship standings

! scope="col" | {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}

! scope="col" | +/–

! scope="col" | Driver

! scope="col" | Points

align=center| 1

| align="left" | 10px

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Ryan Briscoe
{{flagicon|NLD}} Renger van der Zande

|align=right| 124

align=center| 2

| align="left" | 10px

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Sébastien Bourdais
{{flagicon|PRT}} João Barbosa

|align=right| 118

align=center| 3

| align="left" | 10px

|{{flagicon|GBR}} Oliver Jarvis
{{flagicon|USA}} Tristan Nunez

|align=right| 117

align=center| 4

| align="left" | 10px

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Pipo Derani

|align=right| 115

align=center| 5

| align="left" | 10px

| {{flagicon|USA}} Jonathan Bomarito
{{flagicon|GBR}} Harry Tincknell

|align=right| 112

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class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
+LMP2 Drivers' Championship standings

! scope="col" | {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}

! scope="col" | +/–

! scope="col" | Driver

! scope="col" | Points

align=center| 1

| align="left" | 10px

| {{flagicon|CAN}} Cameron Cassels

|align=right| 64

align=center| 2

| align="left" | 10px

| {{flagicon|USA}} Patrick Kelly

|align=right| 63

align=center| 3

| align="left" | 10px

| {{flagicon|SWE}} Henrik Hedman

|align=right| 61

align=center| 4

| align="left" | 10px

| {{flagicon|USA}} Dwight Merriman
{{flagicon|GBR}} Kyle Tilley

|align=right| 60

align=center| 5

| align="left" | 10px

| {{flagicon|USA}} Spencer Pigot

|align=right| 35

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{{col-3}}

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
+GTLM Drivers' Championship standings

! scope="col" | {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}

! scope="col" | +/–

! scope="col" | Driver

! scope="col" | Points

align=center| 1

| align="left" | 10px

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Antonio García
{{flagicon|USA}} Jordan Taylor

|align=right| 165

align=center| 2

| align="left" | 10px

| {{flagicon|NZL}} Earl Bamber
{{flagicon|BEL}} Laurens Vanthoor

|align=right| 146

align=center| 3

| align="left" | 10px

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Oliver Gavin
{{flagicon|USA}} Tommy Milner

|align=right| 145

align=center| 4

| align="left" | 10px 1

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Frédéric Makowiecki
{{flagicon|GBR}} Nick Tandy

|align=right| 143

align=center| 5

| align="left" | 10px 1

| {{flagicon|USA}} John Edwards
{{flagicon|FIN}} Jesse Krohn

|align=right| 141

{{col-3}}

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
+GTD Drivers' Championship standings

! scope="col" | {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}

! scope="col" | +/–

! scope="col" | Driver

! scope="col" | Points

align=center| 1

| align="left" | 10px

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Jack Hawksworth

|align=right| 115

align=center| 2

| align="left" | 10px 2

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Mario Farnbacher
{{flagicon|USA}} Matt McMurry

|align=right| 115

align=center| 3

| align="left" | 10px

| {{flagicon|USA}} Aaron Telitz

|align=right| 112

align=center| 4

| align="left" | 10px 2

| {{flagicon|USA}} Townsend Bell
{{flagicon|USA}} Frankie Montecalvo

|align=right| 108

align=center| 5

| align="left" | 10px 4

| {{flagicon|USA}} Robby Foley
{{flagicon|USA}} Bill Auberlen

|align=right| 107

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  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for all sets of standings.

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{{col-3}}

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
+DPi Teams' Championship standings

! scope="col" | {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}

! scope="col" | +/–

! scope="col" | Team

! scope="col" | Points

align=center| 1

| align="left" | 10px

|{{flagicon|USA}} #10 Konica Minolta Cadillac DPi-V.R

|align=right| 124

align=center| 2

| align="left" | 10px

|{{flagicon|USA}} #5 Mustang Sampling Racing / JDC-Miller MotorSports

|align=right| 118

align=center| 3

| align="left" | 10px

| {{flagicon|CAN}} #77 Mazda Motorsports

|align=right| 117

align=center| 4

| align="left" | 10px

|{{flagicon|USA}} #31 Whelen Engineering Racing

|align=right| 115

align=center| 5

| align="left" | 10px

| {{flagicon|CAN}} #55 Mazda Motorsports

|align=right| 112

{{col-3}}

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
+LMP2 Teams' Championship standings

! scope="col" | {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}

! scope="col" | +/–

! scope="col" | Team

! scope="col" | Points

align=center| 1

| align="left" | 10px

| {{flagicon|USA}} #38 Performance Tech Motorsports

|align=right| 64

align=center| 2

| align="left" | 10px

| {{flagicon|USA}} #52 PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports

|align=right| 63

align=center| 3

| align="left" | 10px

| {{flagicon|USA}} #81 DragonSpeed USA

|align=right| 61

align=center| 4

| align="left" | 10px

| {{flagicon|USA}} #18 Era Motorsport

|align=right| 60

align=center| 5

| align="left" | 10px

| {{flagicon|USA}} #8 Tower Motorsport by Starworks

|align=right| 28

{{col-3}}

{{col-3}}

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
+GTLM Teams' Championship standings

! scope="col" | {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}

! scope="col" | +/–

! scope="col" | Team

! scope="col" | Points

align=center| 1

| align="left" | 10px

|{{flagicon|USA}} #3 Corvette Racing

|align=right| 165

align=center| 2

| align="left" | 10px

|{{flagicon|USA}} #912 Porsche GT Team

|align=right| 146

align=center| 3

| align="left" | 10px

|{{flagicon|USA}} #4 Corvette Racing

|align=right| 145

align=center| 4

| align="left" | 10px 1

|{{flagicon|USA}} #911 Porsche GT Team

|align=right| 143

align=center| 5

| align="left" | 10px 1

|{{flagicon|USA}} #24 BMW Team RLL

|align=right| 141

{{col-3}}

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
+GTD Teams' Championship standings

! scope="col" | {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}

! scope="col" | +/–

! scope="col" | Team

! scope="col" | Points

align=center| 1

| align="left" | 10px

| {{flagicon|CAN}} #14 AIM Vasser Sullivan

|align=right|115

align=center| 2

| align="left" | 10px 3

| {{flagicon|USA}} #86 Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian

|align=right| 115

align=center| 3

| align="left" | 10px 1

| {{flagicon|CAN}} #12 AIM Vasser Sullivan

|align=right| 108

align=center| 4

| align="left" | 10px 3

| {{flagicon|USA}} #96 Turner Motorsport

|align=right| 107

align=center| 5

| align="left" | 10px 1

| {{flagicon|USA}} #16 Wright Motorsports

|align=right| 104

{{col-end}}

  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for all sets of standings.

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{{col-3}}

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
+DPi Manufacturers' Championship standings

! scope="col" | {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}

! scope="col" | +/–

! scope="col" | Manufacturer

! scope="col" | Points

align=center| 1

| align="left" | 10px

| {{Flagicon|USA}} Cadillac

|align=right| 134

align=center| 2

| align="left" | 10px

| {{Flagicon|JPN}} Mazda

|align=right| 129

align=center| 3

| align="left" | 10px

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Acura

|align=right| 125

{{col-3}}

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
+GTLM Manufacturers' Championship standings

! scope="col" | {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}

! scope="col" | +/–

! scope="col" | Manufacturer

! scope="col" | Points

align=center| 1

| align="left" | 10px

| {{flagicon|USA}} Chevrolet

|align=right| 170

align=center| 2

| align="left" | 10px

| {{flagicon|DEU}} BMW

|align=right| 159

align=center| 3

| align="left" | 10px

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Porsche

|align=right| 156

align=center| 4

| align="left" | 10px

| {{Flagicon|ITA}} Ferrari

|align=right| 28

{{col-3}}

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
+GTD Manufacturers' Championship standings

! scope="col" | {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}

! scope="col" | +/–

! scope="col" | Manufacturer

! scope="col" | Points

align=center| 1

| align="left" | 10px

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Lexus

|align=right| 122

align=center| 2

| align="left" | 10px

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Acura

|align=right| 121

align=center| 3

| align="left" | 10px 3

| {{flagicon|DEU}} BMW

|align=right| 113

align=center| 4

| align="left" | 10px

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Porsche

|align=right| 110

align=center| 5

| align="left" | 10px

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Lamborghini

|align=right| 108

{{col-end}}

  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for all sets of standings.

References

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External links

{{Sportscar Race Report

| Year_of_race = 2020

| Sportscar_Series = IMSA SportsCar Championship

| Previous_race_in_season = 2020 IMSA SportsCar Weekend

| Next_race_in_season = 2020 TireRack.com Grand Prix at Road Atlanta

}}{{United SportsCar Championship Rounds}}{{GT Challenge at VIR}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Michelin GT Challenge at VIR}}

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