The 2020 IMSA Prototype Challenge is the fifteenth season of the IMSA Lites series and its successors and the fourth season as the IMSA Prototype Challenge. The opening race of the season was on January 4 at the Daytona International Speedway and the season concludes on October 9 at Road Atlanta. The championship will be contested solely by LMP3 class prototypes.
The 2020 schedule was released August 2, 2019.[1] A revised calendar was released May 15, 2020, due to changes made because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]
^Qualifying for the Sebring Round was cancelled due to heavy rain, resulting in the grid being set per the rulebook.
^Qualifying for the Virginia Round was cancelled after barrier repairs were required following a major crash in Practice for the Michelin Pilot Challenge, the grid was set per the rulebook.
^"2020 IMSA Prototype Challenge Schedule Features Return to Road America". IMSA. prototypechallenge.imsa.com. August 2, 2019. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
^ abDagys, John (May 15, 2020). "IMSA Confirms Revised Challenge Series Calendar". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
^"JR III Planning Expansion to Two-Car LMP3 Operation". sportscar365.com. October 29, 2019. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
^ abc"Father-Son Palmer Duo in Jr III Ligier LMP3 for Daytona". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. December 23, 2019. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
^ abcdeDagys, John (December 23, 2019). "Performance Tech Finalizes LMP3 Lineups, New Partnership". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
^ abcdef"2020 IMSA Prototype Challenge Sebring Entry List" (PDF). IMSA. July 8, 2020. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
^ abcd"2020 IMSA Prototype Challenge Road Atlanta Entry List" (PDF). IMSA. October 14, 2020. Retrieved October 15, 2020.
^ abcLloyd, Daniel (December 23, 2019). "ELMS Squad Nielsen to Expand into IMSA Competition". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
^ abc"2020 IMSA Prototype Challenge Road America Entry List" (PDF). IMSA. July 30, 2020. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
^"2020 IMSA Prototype Challenge VIR Entry List" (PDF). IMSA. August 12, 2020. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
^"2020 IMSA Prototype Challenge Mid-Ohio Entry List" (PDF). IMSA. September 16, 2020. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
^IMSA Wire Service (January 4, 2020). "Forty7 Norma Wins Daytona Season Opener". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
^IMSA Wire Service (July 18, 2020). "Andrews, Kraut Take Sebring IPC Win". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
^IMSA Wire Service (August 1, 2020). "JDC Victorious at Road America in Bizarre Finish". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
^IMSA Wire Service (August 23, 2020). "Rao, Bell Take K2R Norma LMP3 to VIR Win". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
^IMSA Wire Service (October 16, 2020). "Rao, Bell Win Road Atlanta Season Finale to Clinch Title". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
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January 30, 2023
2020, imsa, prototype, challenge, previous, 2019, next, 2021parent, series, weathertech, sportscar, championshipmichelin, pilot, challenge, fifteenth, season, imsa, lites, series, successors, fourth, season, imsa, prototype, challenge, opening, race, season, j. 2020 IMSA Prototype Challenge Previous 2019 Next 2021Parent series WeatherTech SportsCar ChampionshipMichelin Pilot Challenge The 2020 IMSA Prototype Challenge is the fifteenth season of the IMSA Lites series and its successors and the fourth season as the IMSA Prototype Challenge The opening race of the season was on January 4 at the Daytona International Speedway and the season concludes on October 9 at Road Atlanta The championship will be contested solely by LMP3 class prototypes Contents 1 Calendar 1 1 Race schedule 1 2 Calendar changes 2 Entry List 3 Race results 3 1 Notes 4 Championship standings 4 1 Points system 4 2 Driver s Championship 4 3 Team s Championship 4 4 Bronze Driver s Cup 5 References 6 External linksCalendar EditRace schedule Edit The 2020 schedule was released August 2 2019 1 A revised calendar was released May 15 2020 due to changes made because of the COVID 19 pandemic 2 Rnd Circuit Location Date Duration1 Daytona International Speedway Daytona Beach Florida January 4 3 hours2 Sebring International Raceway Sebring Florida July 17 1 hour 45 mins3 Road America Elkhart Lake Wisconsin August 1 1 hour 45 mins4 Virginia International Raceway Alton Virginia August 22 1 hour 45 mins5 Mid Ohio Sports Car Course Lexington Ohio September 27 1 hour 45 mins6 Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta Braselton Georgia October 16 3 hoursCalendar changes Edit The round at Virginia International Raceway was replaced by a round at Road America Due to COVID 19 restrictions the round at Mosport was replaced with a round at VIR 2 Entry List EditAll cars use the Nissan VK50VE 5 0L V8 engine Team Car No Drivers Rounds Jr III Racing 3 4 Ligier JS P3 3 Eric Palmer 4 All Greg Palmer 4 All Performance Tech Motorsports 5 Ligier JS P3 6 Dan Goldburg 5 1 3 5 6 Blake Mount 5 1 4 Rasmus Lindh 6 2 3 5 6 Jon Branam 419 Dan Goldburg 4 Rasmus Lindh 475 Cameron Cassels 5 All Max Hanratty 5 1 5 Stephen Simpson 7 6 JDC MotorSports Norma M30 9 Scott Andrews 6 2 6 Gerry Kraut 6 2 6 Robillard Racing LLC 8 Norma M30 10 Stevan McAleer 8 All Joe Robillard 8 All K2R Motorsports 8 MG1 Motorsports LLC Ligier JS P3 11 Steven Thomas 8 All Thomas Merrill 8 1 664 Matthew Bell 8 All Naveen Rao 8 All Nielsen Racing 9 Norma M30 17 Garett Grist 9 1 Rob Hodes 9 1 Gilbert Korthoff Racing 8 Norma M30 23 Jon Brownson 8 1 2 Anthony Simone 8 1 2 Sean Creech Motorsport 8 Ligier JS P3 30 Wayne Boyd 8 1 Naj Husain 8 133 Lance Willsey 8 1 2 4 6 Anthony Lazzaro 8 1 Bud Grossenbacher 6 2 4 6 Riley Motorsports 8 Ave Riley AR 2 35 Jim Cox 8 1 Dylan Murry 8 1 Forty 7 Motorsports 8 Norma M30 40 David Grant 8 All Keith Grant 8 All Parker Thompson 7 647 Joel Janco 8 All J J Jorge 8 1 3 6 Kyle Kirkwood 8 1 4 674 Jon Brownson 10 3 6 Wyatt Schwab 10 3 6 CT Motorsports LLC 8 Norma M30 46 Scott Huffaker II 8 1 Steven Scullen III 8 1 MLT Motorsports 8 Ligier JS P3 54 Dakota Dickerson 8 All Dean Baker 8 1 Dom Cicero 6 2 6 Wulver Racing 8 Ligier JS P3 60 Bruce Hamilton III 8 All Tonis Kasemets 8 All Tristan Viidas 8 1 6 Conquest GRS Racing 8 Norma M30 61 Danny Kok 8 1 George Staikos 8 1 One Motorsports 8 Ligier JS P3 86 Paul LaHaye 8 1 3 6 Dave House 8 1 Chip Romer 7 6Entry List 8 6 10 11 12 7 Race results EditRnd Circuit Pole position Race winners1 Daytona No 64 K2R Motorsports No 47 Forty 7 Motorsports Matthew Bell Naveen Rao Joel Janco J J Jorge Kyle Kirkwood2 Sebring No Qualifying N 1 No 9 JDC MotorSports Scott Andrews Gerry Kraut3 Road America No 40 Forty 7 Motorsports No 9 JDC MotorSports David Grant Keith Grant Scott Andrews Gerry Kraut4 Virginia No Qualifying N 2 No 64 K2R Motorsports Matthew Bell Naveen Rao5 Mid Ohio No 40 Forty 7 Motorsports No 54 MLT Motorsports David Grant Keith Grant Dom Cicero Dakota Dickerson6 Road Atlanta No 64 K2R Motorsports No 64 K2R Motorsports Matthew Bell Naveen Rao Matthew Bell Naveen RaoResults 13 14 15 16 17 Notes Edit Qualifying for the Sebring Round was cancelled due to heavy rain resulting in the grid being set per the rulebook Qualifying for the Virginia Round was cancelled after barrier repairs were required following a major crash in Practice for the Michelin Pilot Challenge the grid was set per the rulebook Championship standings EditPoints system Edit 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 30Race 35 32 30 28 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1Driver s Championship Edit Pos Drivers DAY SEB ELK VIR MOH ATL Points1 Matthew Bell Naveen Rao 2 3 5 1 2 1 1902 Dakota Dickerson 3 4 4 4 1 6 1743 Joel Janco 1 11 8 3 9 9 1524 Dan Goldburg 13 6 2 9 3 8 1505 Scott Andrews Gerry Kraut 1 1 7 7 3 1486 Steven Thomas 8 10 12 6 6 2 1457 Dominic Cicero 4 4 4 1 6 1448 David Grant Keith Grant 11 8 3 5 5 13 1439 Cameron Cassels 4 12 7 10 10 5 13910 Stevan McAleer Joe Robillard DNS 2 6 2 4 14 13411 Bruce Hamilton III Tonis Kasemets 7 13 9 8 8 7 13412 Rasmus Lindh 6 2 9 3 8 13213 Jon Brownson 6 7 13 13 11 4 13214 Eric Palmer Greg Palmer 10 5 10 14 12 12 12315 Max Hanratty 4 12 7 10 10 11316 Kyle Kirkwood 1 3 9 9 10917 J J Jorge 1 11 8 9 10018 Paul LaHaye 9 11 12 14 11 9819 Lance Willsey 16 9 15 13 10 9220 Wyatt Schwab 13 13 11 4 8421 Bud Grossenbacher 9 15 10 5922 Thomas Merrill 8 2 5523 Anthony Simone 6 7 4924 Tristan Viidas 7 7 4825 Blake Mount 13 11 3826 Dean Baker 3 3027 Garett Grist Rob Hodes 5 2628 Stephen Simpson 5 2629 Dave House 9 2230 Jon Branam 11 2031 Chip Romer 11 2032 Jim Cox Dylan Murry 12 1933 Parker Thompson 13 1834 Danny Kok George Staikos 14 1735 Scott Huffaker II Steven Scullen III 15 1636 Anthony Lazzaro 16 1537 Wayne Boyd Naj Husain 17 14Pos Drivers DAY SEB ELK VIR MOH ATL Points Colour ResultGold WinnerSilver Second placeBronze Third placeGreen Points finishBlue Non points finishNon classified finish NC Purple Retired Ret Red Did not qualify DNQ Did not pre qualify DNPQ Black Disqualified DSQ White Did not start DNS Withdrew WD Race cancelled C Blank Did not practice DNP Did not arrive DNA Excluded EX Bold Pole positionItalics Fastest lapTeam s Championship Edit Pos Team Car DAY SEB ELK VIR MOH ATL Points1 64 K2R Motorsports LLC Ligier JS P3 2 3 5 1 2 1 1902 54 MLT Motorsports Ligier JS P3 3 4 4 4 1 6 1743 47 Forty 7 Motorsports Norma M30 1 11 8 3 9 9 1524 9 JDC MotorSports Norma M30 1 1 7 7 3 1485 6 Performance Tech Motorsports Ligier JS P3 13 6 2 11 3 8 1486 11 K2R Motorsports Ligier JS P3 8 10 12 6 6 2 1457 40 Forty 7 Motorsports Norma M30 11 8 3 5 5 13 1438 75 Performance Tech Motorsports Ligier JS P3 4 12 7 10 10 5 1399 10 Robillard Racing LLC Norma M30 DNS 2 6 2 4 14 13410 60 Wulver Racing Ligier JS P3 7 13 9 8 8 7 13411 3 Jr III Racing Ligier JS P3 10 5 10 14 12 12 12412 86 One Motorsports Ligier JS P3 9 11 12 14 11 9813 33 Sean Creech Motorsport Ligier JS P3 16 9 15 13 10 9214 74 Forty 7 Motorsports Norma M30 13 13 11 4 7615 23 Gilbert Korthoff Motorsports Norma M30 6 7 4916 17 Nielsen Racing Norma M30 5 2617 19 Performance Tech Motorsport Ligier JS P3 9 2218 35 Riley Motorsports Ave Riley AR 2 12 1919 61 Conquest GRS Racing Norma M30 14 1720 46 CT Motorsports LLC Norma M30 15 1621 30 Sean Creech Motorsport Ligier JS P3 17 14Pos Team Car DAY SEB ELK VIR MOH ATL PointsBronze Driver s Cup Edit Pos Drivers DAY SEB ELK VIR MOH ATL Points1 Steven Thomas 1 3 3 2 2 1 1942 David Grant Keith Grant 3 1 1 1 1 1703 Paul LaHaye 2 2 3 4 3 1524 Lance Willsey 5 2 4 3 2 1485 Bud Grossenbacher 2 4 2 926 Thomas Merrill 1 1 707 Dave House 2 328 Chip Romer 3 309 Danny Kok George Staikos 4 2810 Anthony Lazzaro 5 26Pos Drivers DAY SEB ELK VIR MOH ATL PointsReferences Edit 2020 IMSA Prototype Challenge Schedule Features Return to Road America IMSA prototypechallenge imsa com August 2 2019 Retrieved November 24 2019 a b Dagys John May 15 2020 IMSA Confirms Revised Challenge Series Calendar sportscar365 com John Dagys Media Retrieved July 11 2020 JR III Planning Expansion to Two Car LMP3 Operation sportscar365 com October 29 2019 Retrieved November 24 2019 a b c Father Son Palmer Duo in Jr III Ligier LMP3 for Daytona sportscar365 com John Dagys Media December 23 2019 Retrieved January 2 2020 a b c d e Dagys John December 23 2019 Performance Tech Finalizes LMP3 Lineups New Partnership sportscar365 com John Dagys Media Retrieved January 2 2020 a b c d e f 2020 IMSA Prototype Challenge Sebring Entry List PDF IMSA July 8 2020 Retrieved July 11 2020 a b c d 2020 IMSA Prototype Challenge Road Atlanta Entry List PDF IMSA October 14 2020 Retrieved October 15 2020 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap 2020 IMSA Prototype Challenge Daytona Entry List PDF IMSA December 30 2019 Retrieved January 2 2020 a b c Lloyd Daniel December 23 2019 ELMS Squad Nielsen to Expand into IMSA Competition sportscar365 com John Dagys Media Retrieved January 2 2020 a b c 2020 IMSA Prototype Challenge Road America Entry List PDF IMSA July 30 2020 Retrieved August 1 2020 2020 IMSA Prototype Challenge VIR Entry List PDF IMSA August 12 2020 Retrieved August 14 2020 2020 IMSA Prototype Challenge Mid Ohio Entry List PDF IMSA September 16 2020 Retrieved September 23 2020 IMSA Wire Service January 4 2020 Forty7 Norma Wins Daytona Season Opener sportscar365 com John Dagys Media Retrieved January 18 2020 IMSA Wire Service July 18 2020 Andrews Kraut Take Sebring IPC Win sportscar365 com John Dagys Media Retrieved August 1 2020 IMSA Wire Service August 1 2020 JDC Victorious at Road America in Bizarre Finish sportscar365 com John Dagys Media Retrieved August 9 2020 IMSA Wire Service August 23 2020 Rao Bell Take K2R Norma LMP3 to VIR Win sportscar365 com John Dagys Media Retrieved September 27 2020 IMSA Wire Service October 16 2020 Rao Bell Win Road Atlanta Season Finale to Clinch Title sportscar365 com John Dagys Media Retrieved October 17 2020 External links EditSeries website IMSA website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2020 IMSA Prototype Challenge amp oldid 1129099264, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
