2023 IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge

The 2023 IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge was the inaugural season of the IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge. The season began on January 20 at Daytona International Speedway and concluded on October 14 at Road Atlanta.

Bijoy Garg won the LMP3 class championship after an impressive season taking eight wins throughout the 12 race season, 6 of which he won in a row. His team Jr III Racing won the Team's Championship. Francis Selldorff won the GSX class championship with 1 win and 5 additional podiums, simultaneously granting Turner Motorsport their 8th professional championship title.

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. The final calendar was confirmed on August 26, 2022, adding rounds at Daytona and Lime Rock Park while dropping the round at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca. 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 ManufacturerCarTeamNo.DriverRounds Duqueine Duqueine D-08 Mühlner Motorsports America 18 Mirco Schultis 1 Antonio Serravalle 2 Denis Dupont 4 JDC MotorSports 73 Dan Goldburg All Forty7 Motorsports 47 Jon Brownson 2–3, 6 99 Courtney Crone All Remstar Racing 87 Jonathan Woolridge 2 Jagger Jones 6 Ligier Ligier JS P320 Jr III Racing 3 Bijoy Garg All Performance Tech Motorsports 7 Alex Kirby 3, 5–6 38 Jonathan Woolridge 3, 5 Kelly-Moss with Riley 28 Keith McGovern 1–3 86 Scott Neal 1–3 Sean Creech Motorsport 30 Lance Willsey 1–3, 6 MLT Motorsports 54 Adrian Kunzle All US RaceTronics 77 Brian Thienes All

GSX ManufacturerCarTeamNo.DriverRoundsAston MartinAston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 Automatic Racing 09 Ramin Abdolvahabi 2 Rob Ecklin 4 Accelerating Performance 44 Moisey Uretsky 1–3, 5–6 Todd Coleman Racing Archangel Motorsports 45 Scott Blind 5–6 69 Todd Coleman 1–3, 5 van der Steur Racing 82 Brady Behrman 5–6 BMW BMW M4 GT4 Gen II Stephen Cameron Racing 19 Sean Quinlan 1–3, 5 43 Gregory Liefooghe 2–3, 6 Auto Technic Racing 24 Jake Walker 4 25 Rob Walker 1–2 Stephen Cugliari 4 26 John Capestro-Dubets 4 Turner Motorsport 95 Francis Selldorff 3–6 96 Vincent Barletta 3–6 BMW M4 GT4 Split Decision Motorsports 88 Patrick Wilmot All 89 Adam Thomas 6 Turner Motorsport 95 Francis Selldorff 1–2 96 Vincent Barletta 1–2 Chevrolet Chevrolet Camaro GT4.R Rebel Rock Racing 72 Frank DePew All Ford Ford Mustang GT4 KohR Motorsports 14 Billy Griffin 1–2, 6 Bob Michaelian 3, 5 59 Luca Mars 2 Bob Michaelian 6 Multimatic Motorsports 98 Jim Farley 1–2 Mercedes-AMG Mercedes-AMG GT4 Murillo Racing 65 Tim Probert All Porsche Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport KMW Motorsports with TMR Engineering 5 Angus Rogers All BGB Motorsports 17 Will Wachs 1–3, 5–6 83 Thomas Collingwood 2 Kelly-Moss with Riley 27 Sebastián Carazo All NOLASPORT 46 Adam Adelson 3, 5–6 Accelerating Performance 48 Michael Cooper 3 CarBahn with Peregrine Racing 93 Mark Siegel 1, 3 Sameer Gandhi 2

Race results Bold indicates overall winner. Round Circuit LMP3 Winner GSX Winner 1 1 Daytona No. 73 JDC MotorSports No. 14 KohR Motorsports Dan Goldburg Billy Griffin R2 No. 73 JDC MotorSports No. 14 KohR Motorsports Dan Goldburg Billy Griffin 2 1 Sebring No. 3 Jr III Racing No. 59 KohR Motorsports Bijoy Garg Luca Mars R2 No. 3 Jr III Racing No. 43 Stephen Cameron Racing Bijoy Garg Gregory Liefooghe 3 1 Mosport No. 38 Performance Tech Motorsports No. 48 Accelerating Performance Jonathan Woolridge Michael Cooper R2 No. 73 JDC MotorSports No. 43 Stephen Cameron Racing Dan Goldburg Gregory Liefooghe 4 1 Lime Rock No. 3 Jr III Racing No. 26 Auto Technic Racing Bijoy Garg John Capestro-Dubets R2 No. 3 Jr III Racing No. 26 Auto Technic Racing Bijoy Garg John Capestro-Dubets 5 1 Virginia No. 3 Jr III Racing No. 95 Turner Motorsport Bijoy Garg Francis Selldorff R2 No. 3 Jr III Racing No. 43 Stephen Cameron Racing Bijoy Garg Gregory Liefooghe 6 1 Road Atlanta No. 3 Jr III Racing No. 27 Kelly-Moss with Riley Bijoy Garg Sebastián Carazo R2 No. 3 Jr III Racing No. 27 Kelly-Moss with Riley Bijoy Garg Sebastián Carazo

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.2023 IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge Regulations

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

LMP3 Driver's Championship Drivers DAY SEB MOS LIM VIR ATL Points 1 Bijoy Garg 3 5 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 4000 2 Dan Goldburg 1 1 2 3 4 1 2 2 2 3 5 2 3790 3 Brian Thienes 2 2 5 5 5 5 4 6 4 7 3 4 3310 4 Courtney Crone 8 3 7 10 3 4 5 3 3 6 2 3 3290 5 Adrian Kunzle 9 8 6 9 7 8 6 5 6 5 4 5 2950 6 Jonathan Woolridge 11 6 1 6 5 4 1590 7 Lance Willsey 7 4 4 4 6 7 DNS DNS 1570 8 Alex Kirby 8 3 7 2 7 DNS 1330 9 Keith McGovern 5 6 10 8 9 DNS 1170 10 Jon Brownson 9 7 DNS DNS 8† 6 940 11 Scott Neal 6 9 8 11 DNS DNS 900 12 Antonio Serravalle 3 2 620 13 Denis Dupont 3 4 580 14 Mirco Schultis 4 7 520 15 Jagger Jones 6 7 520Bold - Pole position

Italics - Fastest lap †: Post-event penalty. Car moved to back of class.

GSX Driver's Championship Drivers DAY SEB MOS LIM VIR ATL Points 1 Francis Selldorff 5 6 5 10 2 4 4 3 1 2 2 3 3450 2 Sebastián Carazo 14 2 3 2 3 6 11 10 8 3 1 1 3300 3 Vincent Barletta 6 13 9 11 9 8 5 6 3 11 8 7 2780 4 Patrick Wilmot 15† 15 6 3 7 5 9 9 13 12 4 4 2740 5 Angus Rogers 9 9 11 19 10 11 8 7 6 7 5 5 2650 6 Tim Probert 12 4 19 9 5 10 10 DNS 7 10 6 6 2440 7 Gregory Liefooghe 2 1 DNS 1 2 1 3 2 2310 8 Frank DePew 10 14 7 7 14 DNS 7 5 12 8 10 DNS 2160 9 Moisey Uretsky 2 12 4 4 6 2 9 DNS 16 DNS 2010 10 Will Wachs 13 11 15 15 13 12 10 9 14 10 1880 11 Todd Coleman 4 5 8 8 11 9 14 13 1770 12 Sean Quinlan 7 8 12 5 8 7 DNS 4 1670 13 Billy Griffin 1 1 14 16 13 11 1400 14 Adam Adelson 4 3 4 DNS 9 DNS 1080 15 Rob Walker 3 3 10 6 1060 16 Scott Blind 11 6 7 8 920 17 Jim Farley 11 7 13 13 800 18 John Capestro-Dubets 1 1 700 19 Brady Behrman 5 5 15 DNS 680 20 Jake Walker 2 2 640 21 Mark Siegel 8 10 12 DNS 630 22 Michael Cooper 1 13 530 23 Stephen Cugliari 3 8 530 24 Rob Ecklin 6 4 530 25 Luca Mars 1 18 480 26 Adam Thomas 12 9 410 27 Thomas Collingwood 17 12 330 28 Ramin Abdolvahabi 16 14 320 29 Sameer Gandhi 18 17 270 30 Bob Michaelian DNS DNS DNS DNS 11 DNS 410 †: Post-event penalty. Car moved to back of class.

LMP3 Bronze Drivers Cup Drivers DAY SEB MOS LIM VIR ATL Points 1 Dan Goldburg 1 1 2 3 4 1 2 2 2 3 5 2 4150 2 Brian Thienes 2 2 5 5 5 5 4 6 4 7 3 4 3790 3 Adrian Kunzle 9 8 6 9 7 8 6 5 6 5 4 5 3440 4 Lance Willsey 7 4 4 4 6 7 DNS DNS 1790 5 Keith McGovern 5 6 10 8 9 DNS 1320 6 Jon Brownson 9 7 DNS DNS 8† 6 1090 7 Scott Neal 6 9 8 11 DNS DNS 1000 8 Mirco Schultis 4 7 560

GSX Bronze Drivers Cup Drivers DAY SEB MOS LIM VIR ATL Points 1 Vincent Barletta 6 13 9 11 9 8 5 6 3 11 8 7 3370 2 Angus Rogers 9 9 11 19 10 11 8 7 6 7 5 5 3240 3 Tim Probert 12 4 19 9 5 10 10 DNS 7 10 6 6 2950 4 Frank DePew 10 14 7 7 14 DNS 7 5 12 8 10 DNS 2600 5 Moisey Uretsky 2 12 4 4 6 2 9 DNS 16 DNS 2360 6 Will Wachs 13 11 15 15 13 12 10 9 14 10 2260 7 Todd Coleman 4 5 8 8 11 9 14 13 2090 8 Sean Quinlan 7 8 12 5 8 7 DNS 4 2030 9 Billy Griffin 1 1 14 16 13 11 1580 10 Rob Walker 3 3 10 6 1180 11 Scott Blind 11 6 7 8 1120 12 Jim Farley 11 7 13 13 920 13 Brady Behrman 5 5 15 DNS 850 14 Mark Siegel 8 10 12 DNS 710 15 Rob Ecklin 6 4 670 16 Adam Thomas 12 9 500 17 Thomas Collingwood 17 12 420 18 Ramin Abdolvahabi 16 14 410 19 Sameer Gandhi 18 17 360 20 Bob Michaelian DNS DNS DNS DNS 11 DNS 250

LMP3 Team's Championship Team DAY SEB MOS LIM VIR ATL Points 1 #3 Jr III Racing 3 5 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 4000 2 #73 JDC MotorSports 1 1 2 3 4 1 2 2 2 3 5 2 3790 3 #77 US RaceTronics 2 2 5 5 5 5 4 6 4 7 3 4 3310 4 #99 Forty7 Motorsports 8 3 7 10 3 4 5 3 3 6 2 3 3290 5 #54 MLT Motorsports 9 8 6 9 7 8 6 5 6 5 4 5 2950 6 #18 Mühlner Motorsports America 4 7 3 2 3 4 1720 7 #30 Sean Creech Motorsport 7 4 4 4 6 7 DNS DNS 1570 8 #7 Performance Tech Motorsports 8 3 7 2 7 DNS 1330 9 #28 Kelly-Moss with Riley 5 6 10 8 9 DNS 1170 10 #38 Performance Tech Motorsports 1 6 5 4 1140 11 #87 Remstar Racing 11 6 6 7 940 12 #47 Forty7 Motorsports 9 7 DNS DNS 8† 6 940 13 #86 Kelly-Moss with Riley 6 9 8 11 DNS DNS 900

GSX Team's Championship Drivers DAY SEB MOS LIM VIR ATL Points 1 #95 Turner Motorsport 5 6 5 10 2 4 4 3 1 2 2 3 3450 2 #27 Kelly-Moss with Riley 14 2 3 2 3 6 11 10 8 3 1 1 3300 3 #96 Turner Motorsport 6 13 9 11 9 8 5 6 3 11 8 7 2780 4 #88 Split Decision Motorsports 15† 15 6 3 7 5 9 9 13 12 4 4 2740 5 #19 Stephen Cameron Racing 7 8 12 5 8 7 2 1 3 2 2680 6 #5 KMW Motorsports with TMR Engineering 9 9 11 19 10 11 8 7 6 7 5 5 2650 7 #65 Murillo Racing 12 4 19 9 5 10 10 DNS 7 10 6 6 2440 8 #72 Rebel Rock Racing 10 14 7 7 14 DNS 7 5 12 8 10 DNS 2160 9 #44 Accelerating Performance 2 12 4 4 6 2 9 DNS 16 DNS 2010 10 #17 BGB Motorsports 13 11 15 15 13 12 10 9 14 10 1880 11 #69 Archangel Motorsports 4 5 8 8 11 9 14 13 1770 12 #25 Auto Technic Racing 3 3 10 6 3 8 1590 13 #14 KohR Motorsports 1 1 14 16 DNS DNS DNS DNS 13 11 1400 14 #43 Stephen Cameron Racing 2 1 DNS 1 DNS 4 1300 15 #46 NOLASPORT 4 3 4 DNS 9 DNS 1080 16 #45 Archangel Motorsports 11 6 7 8 920 17 #93 CarBahn with Peregrine Racing 8 10 18 17 12 DNS 900 18 #09 Automatic Racing 16 14 6 4 850 19 #98 Multimatic Motorsports 11 7 13 13 800 20 #26 Auto Technic Racing 1 1 700 21 #59 KohR Motorsports 1 18 11 DNS 680 22 #82 van der Steur Racing 5 5 15 DNS 680 23 #24 Auto Technic Racing 2 2 640 24 #48 Accelerating Performance 1 13 530 25 #89 Split Decision Motorsports 12 9 410 26 #83 BGB Motorsports 17 12 330 †: Post-event penalty. Car moved to back of class.

GSX Manufacturer's Championship Drivers DAY SEB MOS LIM VIR ATL Points 1 BMW 3 3 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 3980 2 Porsche 8 2 3 2 1 3 8 7 4 3 1 1 3770 3 Aston Martin 2 5 4 4 6 2 6 4 5 5 7 8 3560 4 Mercedes-AMG 12 4 19 9 5 10 10 DNS 7 10 6 6 3020 5 Chevrolet 10 14 7 7 14 DNS 7 5 12 8 10 DNS 2710 6 Ford 1 1 1 13 DNS DNS DNS DNS 11 11 1810 Drivers DAY SEB MOS LIM VIR ATL Points

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