The 2022 Idemitsu Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by BF Goodrich was a single-make motor racing championship, the 18th season of the Mazda MX-5 Cup and the 2nd under a new sanctioning agreement with the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA). The series began on January 27 at Daytona International Speedway, and concluded on October 1 at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta after 14 rounds. Jared Thomas won the driver's championship by a narrow margin of 10 points over Connor Zilisch, who was awarded Rookie of the Year. Hixon Motor Sports earned the entrant's championship.
‡: Race 1 at Mid-Ohio shortened due to weather, half points awarded except for pole position bonus points.
Entrant's Championshipedit
Each entrant receives championship points for its highest car finishing position in each race. The positions of subsequent finishing cars from the same entrant are not considered in the results and all other cars are elevated in the finishing positions accordingly.
‡: Race 1 at Mid-Ohio shortened due to weather, half points awarded except for pole position bonus points.
Referencesedit
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^"Schedule". www.mx-5cup.com. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
^ ab"Max Opalski Joins Copeland Motorsports for 2022 MX-5 Cup Season". www.mx-5cup.com. December 2, 2021. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
^"Matt Curry Joins Copeland Motorsports in Daytona for Mazda MX-5 Cup Opener". www.mx-5cup.com. December 30, 2021. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
^"Copeland Motorsports Adds Jameson Riley to 2022 MX-5 Cup Program". www.mx-5cup.com. December 2, 2021. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
^"Tyler Gonzalez and Copeland Motorsports Reconnect for 2022". www.mx-5cup.com. December 20, 2021. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
^ abc"Spark Performance Expands to Three-Car MX-5 Cup Effort in 2022". www.mx-5cup.com. January 13, 2022. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
^ abcdefg"McCumbee McAleer Ready for 2022 MX-5 Cup Season Opener". www.mx-5cup.com. January 25, 2022. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
^"Thomas Annunziata Boosts HMS Up to Seven Drivers for VIR". www.mx-5cup.com. August 20, 2022. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
^"Bruno Carneiro Joins Hixon Motor Sports". www.mx-5cup.com. January 20, 2022. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
^"Dante Tornello Joins Hixon Motor Sports for 2022". www.mx-5cup.com. January 18, 2022. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
^"Hixon Motor Sports Adds Bryce Cornet to Mazda MX-5 Cup". www.mx-5cup.com. January 11, 2022. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
^"Connor Zilisch Commits to HMS with Late Apex Storage for 2022 Season". www.mx-5cup.com. December 21, 2021. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
^"Hixon Motor Sports Expands by Adding Bruno Smielevski". www.mx-5cup.com. August 20, 2022. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
^"Selin "The Machine" Rollan is Back with HMS in 2022". www.mx-5cup.com. January 5, 2022. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
^"Aidan Fassnacht and Sword Performance Set for 2022 MX-5 Cup". www.mx-5cup.com. January 27, 2022. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
^"Sam Paley Returns to MMR for 2022 MX-5 Cup Campaign". www.mx-5cup.com. January 4, 2022. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
^"NASCAR Fan Favorite Parker Kligerman Will Race Mazda MX-5 Cup at Road America". www.mx-5cup.com. June 23, 2022. Retrieved July 2, 2022.
^ ab"New Team Hits MX-5 Paddock-With 100 Years' Experience". www.mx-5cup.com. January 24, 2022. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
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^"2022_MX5_MidOhio_PreEvent_EntryList.pdf" (PDF). IMSA. Retrieved May 9, 2022.
^"MX-5 Watkins Glen Official Entry List.pdf" (PDF). IMSA. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
^"01_Grid_Race 1_Official.PDF" (PDF). IMSA. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
^"2022_mx5_vir_preevententrylist.pdf" (PDF). www.mx-5cup.com. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
^"2022_mx5_roadatlanta_preevent_entrylist.pdf" (PDF). www.mx-5cup.com. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
External linksedit
Official Website
October 27, 2023
2022, mazda, previous, 2021, next, 2023, 2022, idemitsu, mazda, presented, goodrich, single, make, motor, racing, championship, 18th, season, mazda, under, sanctioning, agreement, with, international, motor, sports, association, imsa, series, began, january, d. 2022 Mazda MX 5 Cup Previous 2021 Next 2023 The 2022 Idemitsu Mazda MX 5 Cup presented by BF Goodrich was a single make motor racing championship the 18th season of the Mazda MX 5 Cup and the 2nd under a new sanctioning agreement with the International Motor Sports Association IMSA The series began on January 27 at Daytona International Speedway and concluded on October 1 at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta after 14 rounds Jared Thomas won the driver s championship by a narrow margin of 10 points over Connor Zilisch who was awarded Rookie of the Year Hixon Motor Sports earned the entrant s championship Contents 1 Schedule 2 Entry list 3 Race Results 4 Championship Standings 4 1 Points System 4 2 Driver s Championship 4 3 Entrant s Championship 5 References 6 External linksSchedule editThe schedule was announced on August 6 2021 featuring 14 rounds across seven double header weekends 1 All races are 45 minutes in length Rnd Circuit Location Dates Supporting1 Daytona International Speedway Road Course nbsp Daytona Beach Florida January 27 30 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship23 Streets of St Petersburg nbsp St Petersburg Florida February 25 27 NTT Data IndyCar Series45 Mid Ohio Sports Car Course nbsp Lexington Ohio May 13 15 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship67 Watkins Glen International nbsp Watkins Glen New York June 23 26 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship89 Road America nbsp Elkhart Lake Wisconsin July 1 3 NASCAR Cup Series1011 Virginia International Raceway nbsp Alton Virginia August 26 28 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship1213 Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta nbsp Braselton Georgia September 28 October 1 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship14Source 2 Entry list editAll competitors utilize the Mazda MX 5 Cup car modified to their homologated racing specification by Flis Performance Team No Driver Rounds nbsp Carter Racing Enterprises 08 nbsp Michael Carter 1 5 nbsp Copeland Motorsports 2 nbsp Maximilian Opalski 3 R 1 4 6 77 nbsp Matt Curry 4 R 1 331 nbsp Jameson Riley 5 R All51 nbsp Tyler Gonzalez 6 1 4 6 7 nbsp Maximilian Opalski 3 R 5 nbsp Spark Performance 5 nbsp Gresham Wagner 7 All24 nbsp Aaron Jeansonne 7 All33 nbsp Alex Bachoura 7 All48 nbsp Rossi Lee 8 2 3 6 nbsp Hixon Motor Sports 10 nbsp Thomas Annunziata 9 R 621 nbsp Bruno Carneiro 10 R 1 627 nbsp Dante Tornello 11 R 1 565 nbsp Bryce Cornet 12 R 1 672 nbsp Connor Zilisch 13 R All80 nbsp Ethan Tyler R 3 685 nbsp Bruno Smielevski 14 R 6 787 nbsp Selin Rollan 15 All nbsp McCumbee McAleer Racing 13 nbsp Jenson Altzman 8 All15 nbsp Aidan Fassnacht 16 R All28 nbsp Sam Paley 17 All39 nbsp John Jodoin 8 R All48 nbsp Rossi Lee 8 153 nbsp Mark Kvamme 755 nbsp Moisey Uretsky 8 1 576 nbsp Matthew Dirks 8 All89 nbsp Justin Piscitell 8 All nbsp Thunder Bunny Racing 22 nbsp Laura Hayes R All75 nbsp Parker Kligerman 18 R 5 nbsp JTR Motorsports Engineering 23 nbsp Glenn McGee All69 nbsp Anthony McIntosh R 1 5 781 nbsp James Hayosh R 4 582 nbsp Woody Heimann All88 nbsp Sean Varwig R 1 2 nbsp Cameron Lawrence 796 nbsp Jared Thomas All nbsp Formidable Racing 32 nbsp Chris Nunes 19 1 643 nbsp Joey Atanasio 19 R All44 nbsp Mickey Thomas R 2 nbsp Slipstream Performance 36 nbsp David Staab All37 nbsp Michael Staab R 1 3 5 7Sources 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 R Eligible for Rookie s ChampionshipRace Results editBold indicates overall winner Round Circuit Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Driver1 R 1 Daytona nbsp 28 McCumbee McAleer Racing nbsp 96 JTR Motorsports Engineering nbsp 51 Copeland Motorsports nbsp Sam Paley nbsp Jared Thomas nbsp Tyler GonzalezR2 nbsp 72 Hixon Motor Sports nbsp 5 Spark Performance nbsp 96 JTR Motorsports Engineering nbsp Connor Zilisch nbsp Gresham Wagner nbsp Jared Thomas2 R 1 St Petersburg nbsp 23 JTR Motorsports Engineering nbsp 89 McCumbee McAleer Racing nbsp 96 JTR Motorsports Engineering nbsp Glenn McGee nbsp Justin Piscitell nbsp Jared ThomasR2 nbsp 23 JTR Motorsports Engineering nbsp 89 McCumbee McAleer Racing nbsp 87 Hixon Motor Sports nbsp Glenn McGee nbsp Justin Piscitell nbsp Selin Rollan3 R 1 Mid Ohio nbsp 76 McCumbee McAleer Racing nbsp 28 McCumbee McAleer Racing nbsp 5 Spark Performance nbsp Matthew Dirks nbsp Sam Paley nbsp Gresham WagnerR2 nbsp 76 McCumbee McAleer Racing nbsp 08 Carter Racing Enterprises nbsp 96 JTR Motorsports Engineering nbsp Matthew Dirks nbsp Michael Carter nbsp Jared Thomas4 R 1 Watkins Glen nbsp 72 Hixon Motor Sports nbsp 21 Hixon Motor Sports nbsp 51 Copeland Motorsports nbsp Connor Zilisch nbsp Bruno Carneiro nbsp Tyler GonzalezR2 nbsp 24 Spark Performance nbsp 76 McCumbee McAleer Racing nbsp 15 McCumbee McAleer Racing nbsp Aaron Jeansonne nbsp Matthew Dirks nbsp Aidan Fassnacht5 R 1 Road America nbsp 72 Hixon Motor Sports nbsp 5 Spark Performance nbsp 72 Hixon Motor Sports nbsp Connor Zilisch nbsp Gresham Wagner nbsp Connor ZilischR2 nbsp 72 Hixon Motor Sports nbsp 5 Spark Performance nbsp 72 Hixon Motor Sports nbsp Connor Zilisch nbsp Gresham Wagner nbsp Connor Zilisch6 R 1 Virginia nbsp 15 McCumbee McAleer Racing nbsp 51 Copeland Motorsports nbsp 51 Copeland Motorsports nbsp Aidan Fassnacht nbsp Tyler Gonzalez nbsp Tyler GonzalezR2 nbsp 15 McCumbee McAleer Racing nbsp 96 JTR Motorsports Engineering nbsp 72 Hixon Motor Sports nbsp Aidan Fassnacht nbsp Jared Thomas nbsp Connor Zilisch7 R 1 Road Atlanta nbsp 28 McCumbee McAleer Racing nbsp 76 McCumbee McAleer Racing nbsp 72 Hixon Motor Sports nbsp Sam Paley nbsp Matthew Dirks nbsp Connor ZilischR2 nbsp 72 Hixon Motor Sports nbsp 39 McCumbee McAleer Racing nbsp 51 Copeland Motorsports nbsp Connor Zilisch nbsp John Jodoin nbsp Tyler GonzalezChampionship Standings editPoints System edit Championship points are awarded at the finish of each event according to the chart below 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 Points 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 10For each race bonus points are awarded for the following Award PointsPole Position 10Most Race Laps Led 10Fastest Race Lap 10The ten 10 additional points for achieving pole position are not awarded if the starting grid is determined by Other Means In the case of a tie for the most laps led the competitor that finishes the highest in the running order is declared the winner In the case of a tie for the fastest Race lap the competitor that first achieves the fastest Race lap is declared the winner Driver s Championship edit IMSA recognizes driver champions based on the total number of championship points earned during the season Pos Driver DAY STP MOH WGL ELK VIR ATL Bonus Points1 nbsp Jared Thomas 5 1 1 6 2 1 5 3 26 2 17 4 5 8 50 36102 nbsp Connor Zilisch 4 7 17 2 17 17 22 6 1 1 2 1 1 6 90 36003 nbsp Gresham Wagner 21 2 2 7 1 5 8 13 3 4 3 2 23 2 50 34654 nbsp Selin Rollan 3 6 3 1 6 2 28 11 4 20 19 6 2 7 30 32255 nbsp Sam Paley 9 5 6 3 9 8 25 8 29 13 5 3 4 4 30 30106 nbsp Justin Piscitell 16 16 7 4 5 3 7 24 8 5 6 7 22 5 20 29107 nbsp Joey Atanasio 12 3 4 14 12 4 2 9 12 19 26 26 7 3 0 28158 nbsp Matthew Dirks 26 27 19 9 3 16 24 7 7 3 4 5 6 16 35 25659 nbsp Jenson Altzman 19 30 11 17 19 9 6 21 10 9 12 10 10 11 0 240010 nbsp Aaron Jeansonne 10 17 12 8 16 14 4 23 6 6 20 20 11 22 10 239511 nbsp Tyler Gonzalez 1 20 28 10 26 7 1 28 1 24 3 1 10 239012 nbsp Glenn McGee 15 15 8 20 15 15 23 12 13 7 9 15 23 21 20 216013 nbsp Bruno Carneiro 6 11 9 13 11 12 9 2 5 21 27 DNS 10 211014 nbsp Chris Nunes 2 4 5 19 23 13 10 19 9 8 25 25 0 210015 nbsp Alex Bachoura 24 14 21 16 19 20 12 15 16 15 10 13 8 19 0 206016 nbsp David Staab 11 12 20 12 20 23 19 18 18 12 16 18 15 13 0 201517 nbsp Aidan Fassnacht 17 23 25 25 12 11 3 1 23 27 7 22 19 23 20 194518 nbsp Laura Hayes 20 24 22 15 25 25 18 17 11 11 13 11 17 15 0 187019 nbsp John Jodoin 18 26 24 18 13 18 16 15 28 10 28 12 12 12 10 186020 nbsp Maximilian Opalski 8 25 DNS DNS 14 12 13 14 24 DNS 8 17 18 9 0 170521 nbsp Jameson Riley 23 9 10 11 24 29 14 10 19 23 15 14 DNS DNS 0 167522 nbsp Woody Heimann 30 8 18 27 22 24 21 16 14 17 22 16 16 17 0 160523 nbsp Michael Carter 7 29 13 5 4 19 15 27 2 22 10 158024 nbsp Bryce Cornet 13 10 26 26 8 6 11 4 30 24 23 DNS 0 148525 nbsp Anthony McIntosh 22 28 29 21 18 21 29 29 15 26 14 14 0 98526 nbsp Michael Staab 28 18 23 28 28 28 28 DNS 24 23 21 20 0 82027 nbsp Bruno Smielevski 14 8 13 18 0 71028 nbsp Dante Tornello 27 21 30 25 17 22 22 14 0 70029 nbsp Ethan Tyler 27 27 27 25 17 18 18 21 0 66530 nbsp Sean Varwig 14 13 15 24 0 58031 nbsp Moisey Uretsky 29 19 16 DNS 29 22 26 26 27 DNS 0 53532 nbsp Rossi Lee DNS DNS 14 DNS 21 26 21 19 0 49033 nbsp James Hayosh 20 20 21 16 0 47034 nbsp Cameron Lawrence 9 10 0 43035 nbsp Thomas Annunziata 11 9 0 42036 nbsp Matt Curry 25 20 0 17037 nbsp Parker Kligerman 20 25 0 17038 nbsp Mickey Thomas 27 23 0 12039 nbsp Mark Kvamme 20 DNS 0 110Pos Driver DAY STP MOH WGL ELK VIR ATL Bonus 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 lapUnderline Most Laps Led Race 1 at Mid Ohio shortened due to weather half points awarded except for pole position bonus points Entrant s Championship edit Each entrant receives championship points for its highest car finishing position in each race The positions of subsequent finishing cars from the same entrant are not considered in the results and all other cars are elevated in the finishing positions accordingly Pos Driver DAY STP MOH WGL ELK VIR ATL Bonus Points1 nbsp Hixon Motor Sports 3 6 3 1 6 2 9 2 29 1 2 1 1 6 130 43402 nbsp McCumbee McAleer Racing 9 5 6 3 3 3 3 1 7 3 4 3 4 4 125 40853 nbsp JTR Motorsports Engineering 5 1 1 6 2 1 5 3 13 2 9 4 5 8 70 43004 nbsp Spark Performance 10 2 2 7 1 5 4 13 3 4 3 2 8 2 60 39355 nbsp Copeland Motorsports 1 9 10 10 14 7 1 10 19 23 1 14 3 1 10 38006 nbsp Formidable Racing 2 3 4 14 12 4 2 9 9 8 25 25 7 3 0 36757 nbsp Slipstream Performance 11 12 20 12 20 23 19 18 18 12 16 18 15 13 0 31658 nbsp Thunder Bunny Racing 20 24 22 15 25 25 18 17 11 11 13 11 17 15 0 31609 nbsp Carter Racing Enterprises 7 29 13 5 4 19 15 27 2 22 10 2420Pos Driver DAY STP MOH WGL ELK VIR ATL Bonus Points Race 1 at Mid Ohio shortened due to weather half points awarded except for pole position bonus points References edit Mazda MX 5 Cup unveils 14 race 2022 schedule racer com August 6 2021 Retrieved January 30 2022 Schedule www mx 5cup com Retrieved January 30 2022 a b Max Opalski Joins Copeland Motorsports for 2022 MX 5 Cup Season www mx 5cup com December 2 2021 Retrieved January 30 2022 Matt Curry Joins Copeland Motorsports in Daytona for Mazda MX 5 Cup Opener www mx 5cup com December 30 2021 Retrieved January 30 2022 Copeland Motorsports Adds Jameson Riley to 2022 MX 5 Cup Program www mx 5cup com December 2 2021 Retrieved January 30 2022 Tyler Gonzalez and Copeland Motorsports Reconnect for 2022 www mx 5cup com December 20 2021 Retrieved January 30 2022 a b c Spark Performance Expands to Three Car MX 5 Cup Effort in 2022 www mx 5cup com January 13 2022 Retrieved January 30 2022 a b c d e f g McCumbee McAleer Ready for 2022 MX 5 Cup Season Opener www mx 5cup com January 25 2022 Retrieved January 30 2022 Thomas Annunziata Boosts HMS Up to Seven Drivers for VIR www mx 5cup com August 20 2022 Retrieved February 24 2022 Bruno Carneiro Joins Hixon Motor Sports www mx 5cup com January 20 2022 Retrieved January 30 2022 Dante Tornello Joins Hixon Motor Sports for 2022 www mx 5cup com January 18 2022 Retrieved January 30 2022 Hixon Motor Sports Adds Bryce Cornet to Mazda MX 5 Cup www mx 5cup com January 11 2022 Retrieved January 30 2022 Connor Zilisch Commits to HMS with Late Apex Storage for 2022 Season www mx 5cup com December 21 2021 Retrieved January 30 2022 Hixon Motor Sports Expands by Adding Bruno Smielevski www mx 5cup com August 20 2022 Retrieved February 24 2022 Selin The Machine Rollan is Back with HMS in 2022 www mx 5cup com January 5 2022 Retrieved January 30 2022 Aidan Fassnacht and Sword Performance Set for 2022 MX 5 Cup www mx 5cup com January 27 2022 Retrieved January 30 2022 Sam Paley Returns to MMR for 2022 MX 5 Cup Campaign www mx 5cup com January 4 2022 Retrieved January 30 2022 NASCAR Fan Favorite Parker Kligerman Will Race Mazda MX 5 Cup at Road America www mx 5cup com June 23 2022 Retrieved July 2 2022 a b New Team Hits MX 5 Paddock With 100 Years Experience www mx 5cup com January 24 2022 Retrieved January 30 2022 2022 MX5 Rolex24 PreEvent EntryList pdf PDF IMSA Archived PDF from the original on January 24 2022 Retrieved January 30 2022 01 Grid Race 1 Official PDF PDF IMSA Retrieved February 25 2022 2022 MX5 MidOhio PreEvent EntryList pdf PDF IMSA Retrieved May 9 2022 MX 5 Watkins Glen Official Entry List pdf PDF IMSA Retrieved June 30 2022 01 Grid Race 1 Official PDF PDF IMSA Retrieved July 3 2022 2022 mx5 vir preevententrylist pdf PDF www mx 5cup com Retrieved February 25 2023 2022 mx5 roadatlanta preevent entrylist pdf PDF www mx 5cup com Retrieved February 25 2023 External links editOfficial Website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2022 Mazda MX 5 Cup amp oldid 1176275294, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,