2022 IMSA Prototype Challenge
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2021}}
{{short description|Season of the IMSA Lites series}}
{{Motorsport season
| series = IMSA Prototype Challenge
| year = 2022
| nextlink = 2023 VP Racing SportsCar Challenge
| next = 2023 (SCC)
|footer = Parent series:
IMSA SportsCar Championship
Michelin Pilot Challenge
}}
The 2022 IMSA Prototype Challenge was the seventeenth and final season of the IMSA Lites series and its successors, and the sixth under the IMSA Prototype Challenge name. The season started on January 21 at Daytona International Speedway and concluded on October 1 at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta.
Calendar
The provisional 2022 calendar was released on August 6, 2021 at IMSA's annual State of the Sport Address, featuring five rounds.{{cite news|url=https://www.imsa.com/news/2021/08/06/state-of-the-sport-sets-table-for-momentous-2022-imsa-season/|title=State of the Sport Sets Table for Momentous 2022 IMSA Season|date=August 6, 2021|work=imsa.com|accessdate=October 2, 2021}}
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! Round ! Circuit ! Location ! Date ! Duration |
| 1
| {{flagicon|USA}} Daytona International Speedway | January 21–23 | 3 Hours |
|---|
| 2
| {{flagicon|USA}} Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | May 13–15 | 1 Hour 30 Minutes |
| 3
| {{flagicon|CAN}} Canadian Tire Motorsport Park | July 1–3 | 1 Hour 30 Minutes |
| 4
| {{flagicon|USA}} Virginia International Raceway | August 26–28 | 1 Hour 30 Minutes |
| 5
| {{flagicon|USA}} Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta | September 28–October 1 | 1 Hour 30 Minutes |
;Calendar Changes
- All races are now 1 hour 30 minutes in length, apart from the opening round at Daytona.
- Canadian Tire Motorsport Park (Mosport) returned to the calendar after being cancelled for 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Sebring International Raceway did not return for 2022. Watkins Glen International, which served as the replacement for Canadian Tire Motorsport Park in 2021, also did not return to the schedule.
Series News
- 2015-spec LMP3 machinery would no longer be permitted to compete from 2022 onwards, returning the series to a single class consisting entirely of 2020-spec machinery.{{cite news|url=https://sportscar365.com/imsa/imsa-challenge-single-make-series-calendars-revealed/|title=IMSA Challenge, Single-Make Series Calendars Revealed|date=August 6, 2021|last=Dagys|first=John|work=sportscar365.com|publisher=John Dagys Media|accessdate=October 2, 2021|quote=Unlike this year, only 2020-spec LMP3 machinery will be permitted in 2022, with previous-gen cars to be phased out at the end of this season.}}
Entry list
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! Icon ! Class |
| align=center| B
| Bronze Cup |
|}
Race results
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! Rnd ! Circuit ! Pole position ! Race winners |
| rowspan=2| 1
|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|USA}} Daytona | {{flagicon|USA}} No. 23 JDC MotorSports | {{flagicon|USA}} No. 60 Wulver Racing |
|---|
| {{flagicon|MEX}} Memo Gidley {{flagicon|USA}} Alexander Koreiba | {{flagicon|USA}} Bruce Hamilton |
| rowspan=2| 2
|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|USA}} Mid-Ohio | {{flagicon|USA}} No. 23 JDC MotorSports | {{flagicon|USA}} No. 23 JDC MotorSports |
| {{flagicon|MEX}} Memo Gidley {{flagicon|USA}} Alexander Koreiba | {{flagicon|MEX}} Memo Gidley |
| rowspan=2| 3
|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|CAN}} Mosport | {{flagicon|USA}} No. 60 Wulver Racing | {{flagicon|USA}} No. 60 Wulver Racing |
| {{flagicon|EST}} Tonis Kasemets
| {{flagicon|EST}} Tonis Kasemets |
| rowspan=2| 4
|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|USA}} Virginia | {{flagicon|USA}} No. 60 Wulver Racing | {{flagicon|USA}} No. 60 Wulver Racing |
| {{flagicon|EST}} Tonis Kasemets
| {{flagicon|EST}} Tonis Kasemets |
| rowspan=2| 5
|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|USA}} Road Atlanta | {{flagicon|USA}} No. 60 Wulver Racing | {{flagicon|USA}} No. 60 Wulver Racing |
| {{flagicon|EST}} Tonis Kasemets
| {{flagicon|EST}} Tonis Kasemets |
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.
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| 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
|style="background:#ffffbf;"| 350 |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 320 |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 300 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 280 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 260 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 250 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 240 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 230 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 220 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 210 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 200 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 190 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 180 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 170 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 160 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 150 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 140 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 130 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 120 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 110 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 100 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 90 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 80 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 70 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 60 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 50 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 40 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 30 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 20 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 10 |
=Driver's Championship=
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! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position number}} ! Drivers ! DAY ! MOH ! MOS ! VIR ! ATL ! Points |
| 1
|align=left| {{flagicon|EST}} Tonis Kasemets |style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1 |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2 |style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1 |style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1 |style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1 ! 1720 |
|---|
| 2
|align=left| {{flagicon|MEX}} Memo Gidley |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3 |style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5 |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2 |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2 ! 1550 |
| 3
|align=left| {{flagicon|FIN}} Patrick Kujala |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 10{{Sup|†}} |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4 ! 1390 |
| 4
|align=left| {{flagicon|USA}} Ari Balogh |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 9 |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 9 ! 1250 |
| 5
|align=left| {{flagicon|USA}} Keith Grant |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 10 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 10 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6 ! 1210 |
| 6
|align=left| {{flagicon|USA}} Courtney Crone |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 9 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 12 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 12 ! 1110 |
| 7
|align=left| {{flagicon|USA}} Steve Scullen |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 8 |style="background:#efcfff;"| 14 |style="background:#efcfff;"| 8 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 11 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 8 ! 1060 |
| 8
|align=left| {{flagicon|CAN}} Anthony Mantella |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 13 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6 |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 9 | ! 950 |
| 9
|align=left| {{flagicon|USA}} David Grant |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 10 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5 | |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 10 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6 ! 930 |
| 10
|align=left| {{flagicon|CAN}} George Staikos |style="background:#efcfff;"| 17 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 11 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 7 |style="background:#efcfff;"| 16 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 11 ! 930 |
| 11
|align=left| {{flagicon|USA}} Terry Olson |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 9 | |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 12 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 12 ! 860 |
| 12
|align=left| {{flagicon|USA}} Tony Ave |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 12 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 15 |style="background:#efcfff;"| 9 | |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5 ! 830 |
| 13
|align=left| {{flagicon|PAR}} Oscar Bitar |style="background:#efcfff;"| 18 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 7 | |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 10 ! 830 |
| 14
|align=left| {{flagicon|USA}} Lance Willsey |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 8 |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2 | | ! 800 |
| 15
|align=left| {{flagicon|USA}} John Saurino |style="background:#efcfff;"| 14 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 12 | |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 15 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 13 ! 700 |
| 16
|align=left| {{flagicon|USA}} Jon Brownson |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4 | | |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 7 |style="background:#efcfff;"| 14 ! 690 |
| 17
|align=left| {{flagicon|USA}} Jason Rabe | |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 16{{Sup|†}} | |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 13 |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3 ! 630 |
| 18
|align=left| {{flagicon|CRC}} Danny Formal |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 8 |style="background:#efcfff;"| 14 |style="background:#efcfff;"| 8 | | ! 630 |
| 19
|align=left| {{flagicon|CAN}} Parker Thompson | |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 8 |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2 | | ! 550 |
| 20
|align=left| {{flagicon|USA}} Corey Lewis | | | |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 13 |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3 ! 480 |
| 21
|align=left| {{flagicon|USA}} Dakota Dickerson |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 11 | |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4 | | ! 480 |
| 22
|align=left| {{flagicon|USA}} Kaz Grala | | | |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 14 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5 ! 430 |
| 23
|align=left| {{flagicon|USA}} Scott Huffaker | | | |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 11 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 8 ! 430 |
| 24
|align=left| {{flagicon|USA}} Josh Sarchet |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 11 | | |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 14 | ! 370 |
| 25
|align=left| {{flagicon|USA}} Josh Saurino |style="background:#efcfff;"| 14 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 12 | | | ! 360 |
| 26
|align=left| {{flagicon|USA}} Bruce Hamilton |style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1 | | | | ! 350 |
| 27
|align=left| {{flagicon|USA}} Thomas Merrill | |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3 | | | ! 300 |
| 28
|align=left| {{flagicon|USA}} Shane Lewis | | | |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4 | ! 280 |
| 29
|align=left| {{flagicon|GBR}} Sebastian Priaulx |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6 | | | | ! 250 |
| 30
|align=left| {{flagicon|SWE}} Niclas Jönsson |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 7 | | | | ! 240 |
| 31
|align=left| {{flagicon|VEN}} Alex Popow | | | | |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 7 ! 240 |
| 32
|align=left| {{flagicon|USA}} Christopher Allen | | | |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 8 | ! 230 |
| 33
|align=left| {{flagicon|USA}} Nolan Siegel | | | | |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 9 ! 220 |
| 34
|align=left| {{flagicon|USA}} Mark Kvamme | |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 10 | | | ! 210 |
| 35
|align=left| {{flagicon|CAN}} Antoine Comeau |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 12 | | | | ! 190 |
| 36
|align=left| {{flagicon|CAN}} Orey Fidani |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 13 | | | | ! 180 |
| 37
|align=left| {{flagicon|USA}} Gerry Kraut | |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 13 | | | ! 180 |
| 38
|align=left| {{flagicon|USA}} Hans Saurino | | | | |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 13 ! 180 |
| 39
|align=left| {{flagicon|DOM}} Efrin Castro |style="background:#efcfff;"| 15 | | | | ! 160 |
| 40
|align=left| {{flagicon|USA}} Nigel Saurino | | | |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 15 | ! 160 |
| 41
|align=left| {{flagicon|GBR}} Stevan McAleer |style="background:#efcfff;"| 16 | | | | ! 150 |
| 42
|align=left| {{flagicon|USA}} Tyler Maxson | |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 16{{Sup|†}} | | | ! 150 |
| 43
|align=left| {{flagicon|USA}} Jon Bennett |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 19{{Sup|†}} | | | |style="background:#ffffff;"| DNS ! 120 |
| 44
|align=left| {{flagicon|USA}} Bob Doyle |style="background:#ffffff;"| DNS | | | | ! 0 |
| {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position number}}
! Drivers ! DAY ! MOH ! MOS ! VIR ! ATL ! Points |
| valign="top"|{{Motorsport driver results legend}}
Bold - Pole position
Italics - Fastest lap
|}
†: Post-event penalty. Car moved to back of class.
=Bronze Driver's Cup=
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! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position number}} ! Drivers ! DAY ! MOH ! MOS ! VIR ! ATL ! Points |
| 1
|align=left| {{flagicon|EST}} Tonis Kasemets |style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1 |style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1 |style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1 |style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1 |style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1 ! 1750 |
|---|
| 2
|align=left| {{flagicon|USA}} David Grant |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3 |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3 | |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4 |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2 ! 1200 |
| 3
|align=left| {{flagicon|CAN}} Anthony Mantella |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4 |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2 |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3 | ! 1160 |
| 4
|align=left| {{flagicon|USA}} Ari Balogh |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2 |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2 | |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2 | ! 960 |
| 5
|align=left| {{flagicon|USA}} Tony Ave |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5 |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3 | | ! 840 |
| 6
|align=left| {{flagicon|USA}} Bruce Hamilton |style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1 | | | | ! 350 |
| 7
|align=left| {{flagicon|USA}} Thomas Merrill | |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2 | | | ! 320 |
| 8
|align=left| {{flagicon|CAN}} Antoine Comeau |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4 | | | | ! 280 |
| 9
|align=left| {{flagicon|CAN}} Orey Fidani |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5 | | | | ! 260 |
| 10
|align=left| {{flagicon|USA}} Jon Bennett |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6{{Sup|†}} | | | |style="background:#ffffff;"| DNS ! 250 |
| {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position number}}
! Drivers ! DAY ! MOH ! MOS ! VIR ! ATL ! Points |
†: Post-event penalty. Car moved to back of class.
=Team's Championship=
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! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position number}} ! Drivers ! DAY ! MOH ! MOS ! VIR ! ATL ! Points |
| 1
|align=left| {{flagicon|USA}} #60 Wulver Racing |style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1 |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2 |style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1 |style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1 |style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1 ! 1720 |
|---|
| 2
|align=left| {{flagicon|USA}} #23 JDC MotorSports |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3 |style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5 |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2 |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2 ! 1550 |
| 3
|align=left| {{flagicon|USA}} #77 US RaceTronics |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 10{{Sup|†}} |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4 ! 1390 |
| 4
|align=left| {{flagicon|USA}} #40 JDC MotorSports |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 10 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 10 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6 ! 1210 |
| 5
|align=left| {{flagicon|USA}} #3 Jr III Racing |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 9 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 12 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 12 ! 1110 |
| 6
|align=left| {{flagicon|USA}} #46 CT Motorsports LLC |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 8 |style="background:#efcfff;"| 14 |style="background:#efcfff;"| 8 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 11 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 8 ! 1060 |
| 7
|align=left| {{flagicon|USA}} #30 Jr III Racing |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 9 |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3 | |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 9 ! 1000 |
| 8
|align=left| {{flagicon|USA}} #44 Ave Motorsports with GRS |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 12 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 15 |style="background:#efcfff;"| 9 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 14 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5 ! 1000 |
| 9
|align=left| {{flagicon|CAN}} #17 AWA |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 13 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6 |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 9 | ! 950 |
| 10
|align=left| {{flagicon|USA}} #61 Ave Motorsports with GRS |style="background:#efcfff;"| 17 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 11 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 7 |style="background:#efcfff;"| 16 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 11 ! 930 |
| 11
|align=left| {{flagicon|USA}} #54 MLT Motorsports |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 11 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 16{{Sup|†}} | |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 13 |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3 ! 830 |
| 12
|align=left| {{flagicon|USA}} #6 Performance Tech Motorsports |style="background:#efcfff;"| 18 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 7 | |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 10 ! 830 |
| 13
|align=left| {{flagicon|USA}} #14 Sean Creech Motorsport |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 8 |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2 | | ! 800 |
| 14
|align=left| {{flagicon|USA}} #57 Ophanim Motorsports |style="background:#efcfff;"| 14 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 12 | |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 15 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 13 ! 700 |
| 15
|align=left| {{flagicon|USA}} #47 Forty7 Motorsports |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4 | | |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 7 |style="background:#efcfff;"| 14 ! 690 |
| 16
|align=left| {{flagicon|BEL}} #18 Mühlner Motorsports America |style="background:#efcfff;"| 15 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 10 | | |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 7 ! 610 |
| 17
|align=left| {{flagicon|USA}} #74 Riley Motorsports | | | |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4 | ! 280 |
| 18
|align=left| {{flagicon|USA}} #15 D Motorsports |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 7 | | | | ! 240 |
| 19
|align=left| {{flagicon|USA}} #7 Performance Tech Motorsports | | | |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 8 | ! 230 |
| 20
|align=left| {{flagicon|USA}} #9 JDC MotorSports | |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 13 | | | ! 180 |
| 21
|align=left| {{flagicon|USA}} #43 JDC MotorSports |style="background:#efcfff;"| 16 | | | | ! 150 |
| 22
|align=left| {{flagicon|USA}} #4 CrowdStrike Racing by D Motorsports |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 19{{Sup|†}} | | | | ! 120 |
| 23
|align=left| {{flagicon|USA}} #65 CORE Autosport | | | | |style="background:#ffffff;"| DNS ! 0 |
| 24
|align=left| {{flagicon|BEL}} #21 Mühlner Motorsports America |style="background:#ffffff;"| DNS | | | | ! 0 |
| {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position number}}
! Drivers ! DAY ! MOH ! MOS ! VIR ! ATL ! Points |
†: Post-event penalty. Car moved to back of class.
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- [https://www.imsa.com/prototypechallenge/ Official Website]
{{LMP3 championships}}