The 2024 Michelin Pilot Challenge was the twenty-fifth season of the IMSA SportsCar Challenge and the eleventh season organized by the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA). The season began on January 26 at Daytona International Speedway and concluded on October 11 at Road Atlanta. It featured a round of the TCR World Tour.
Classes Grand Sport (GS) (run to GT4 regulations) Touring Car (TCR)
Calendar The provisional 2024 calendar was released on August 4, 2023, featuring ten rounds. Round Race Circuit Location Date Duration 1 BMW M Endurance Challenge at Daytona Daytona International Speedway Daytona Beach, Florida January 25–26 4 Hours 2 Alan Jay Automotive Network 120 Sebring International Raceway Sebring, Florida March 13–15 2 Hours 3 WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca 120 WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca Monterey, California May 10–12 2 Hours 4 O’Reilly Auto Parts Four Hours of Mid-Ohio Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Lexington, Ohio June 7–9 4 Hours 5 Watkins Glen International 120 Watkins Glen International Watkins Glen, New York June 20–22 2 Hours 6 Canadian Tire Motorsport Park 120 Canadian Tire Motorsport Park Bowmanville, Ontario July 12–14 2 Hours 7 Road America 120 Road America Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin August 2–4 2 Hours 8 Virginia Is Racing for Lovers Grand Prix Virginia International Raceway Alton, Virginia August 23–25 2 Hours 9 Indianapolis Motor Speedway 120 Indianapolis Motor Speedway Speedway, Indiana September 20–21 2 Hours 10 Fox Factory 120 Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta Braselton, Georgia October 9–11 2 Hours Calendar Changes The single-class events at Detroit (GS) and Lime Rock Park (TCR) were dropped from the schedule for 2024. Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course returned to the schedule after a one-year absence, replacing Indianapolis as the second four-hour event after Daytona.
Entry list Grand Sport (GS) Team Car Engine Drivers Rounds Automatic Racing AMR Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Twin-Turbo V8 09 Rob Ecklin 1–2, 5 Ramin Abdolvahabi 1–2 Brandon Kidd 1 John Potter 5 9 Brandon Kidd 5 Tom Long 5 Czabok-Simpson Motorsport Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport Porsche MDG 4.0 L Flat-6 2 Gordon Scully 2–3 Jackson Lee 2 Mat Pombo 3 67 Sebastian Carazo All Nikita Lastochkin 1–5 Gordon Scully 1, 7–8 Jackson Lee 4, 6, 9–10 JTR Motorsports Engineering 3 Nick Shaeffer 4, 6 Jared Thomas 4, 6 McCumbee McAleer Racing with Aerosport Ford Mustang GT4 (2024) Ford 5.0 L Coyote V8 13 Jenson Altzman All Chad McCumbee 1–6, 8 Gavin Sanders 7 Nate Cicero 9 Sam Paley 10 Skip Barber Racing AMR Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Twin-Turbo V8 16 Ken Fukuda 1–5, 7–8 Will Lambros 1–5, 8 Carter Fartuch 1 Ross Chastain 7 Van der Steur Racing 19 Rory van der Steur All Valentin Hasse-Clot 1–2, 5, 7, 10 Scott Andrews 6, 8 Dominic Starkweather 1 Alexandre Prémat 3, 9 Danny Formal 4 Van der Steur Racing with Ruckus Racing 82 Brady Behrman 5, 9–10 Scott Blind 5, 9–10 Ruckus Racing 45 4, 6–7 John Paul Southern Jr. 4, 7 Andrew Davis 6 Rearden Racing Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport Porsche MDG 4.0 L Flat-6 21 Vesko Kozarov 1–2 Jake Pedersen 1–2 Kellymoss with Riley 3, 5 Kay van Berlo 3, 5 91 Riley Dickinson All Michael McCarthy All Brady Golan 1 TWOth Autosport 22 Justin Di Benedetto 6 Travis Hill 6 TGR Team Smooge Racing Toyota GR Supra GT4 Evo BMW B58B30 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6 23 Corey Heim 1 John Hunter Nemechek 1 Bubba Wallace 1 68 Kevin Conway 1 John Geesbreght 1 Corey Lewis 1 RennSport1 Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport Porsche MDG 4.0 L Flat-6 28 Trent Hindman All Stevan McAleer All Austin Krainz 1, 4 JMF Motorsports Mercedes-AMG GT4 Mercedes-AMG M178 4.0 L Twin-Turbo V8 34 Michai Stephens 1–8 Jesse Webb 1–8 BGB Motorsports Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport Porsche MDG 4.0 L Flat-6 38 Spencer Pumpelly All Thomas Collingwood 1–5, 7–10 Jeroen Bleekemolen 1, 4 John Tecce 6 CarBahn with Peregrine Racing BMW M4 GT4 Gen II BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6 39 Sean McAlister All Jeff Westphal All Stephen Cameron Racing 43 Greg Liefooghe 1–2 Sean Quinlan 1–2 Ford Mustang GT4 (2024) Ford 5.0 L Coyote V8 Greg Liefooghe 3–10 Sean Quinlan 3–10 Baby Bull Racing Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport Porsche MDG 4.0 L Flat-6 44 Michael Cooper 1–3, 5–10 Moisey Uretsky 1–3, 5–10 Team TGM Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Twin-Turbo V8 46 Matt Plumb All Paul Holton 2–10 Owen Trinkler 1 64 Ted Giovanis All Hugh Plumb All Kris Wilson 1, 4 NOLAsport Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport Porsche MDG 4.0 L Flat-6 47 Matt Travis 2 Jason Hart 2 TGR Team Hattori Motorsports Toyota GR Supra GT4 Evo BMW B58B30 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6 50 Jack Hawksworth 1, 3, 6–7 Parker Thompson 4, 6 Tyler Maxson 1 Jaden Conwright 3, 7 Yuichi Nakayama 4 Gabby Chaves 10 Zach Veach 10 51 Matt Forbush 1 Nick Galante 1 Mark Kvamme 1 Winward Racing Mercedes-AMG GT4 Mercedes-AMG M178 4.0 L Twin-Turbo V8 57 Bryce Ward All Daniel Morad 1–8, 10 Philip Ellis 9 KohR Motorsports Ford Mustang GT4 (2024) Ford 5.0 L Coyote V8 59 Luca Mars All Bob Michaelian All TGR Team CDR Valkyrie Toyota GR Supra GT4 Evo BMW B58B30 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6 66 Amir Haleem 3 Brian Lock 3 Motorsport in Action McLaren Artura GT4 McLaren M630 3.0 L Twin-Turbo V6 69 Jesse Lazare 1–9 Michael de Quesada 1–9 Rebel Rock Racing Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 Evo Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Twin-Turbo V8 71 Robin Liddell All Frank DePew All Andrew Davis 1, 4 Thaze Competition Mercedes-AMG GT4 Mercedes-AMG M178 4.0 L V8 78 Josh Green 2 Marc Miller 2 Lone Star Racing 79 Scott Andrews 9 Dan Knox 9 Archangel Motorsports Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Twin-Turbo V8 88 Todd Coleman All Aaron Telitz All Team ACP by Random Vandals BMW M4 GT4 Gen II BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6 92 Kenton Koch 1–5, 7 Paul Sparta 1–5, 7 94 Terry Borcheller 1 Ken Goldberg 1 Catesby Jones 1 Turner Motorsport 95 Dillon Machavern All Robert Megennis All 96 Robby Foley All Francis Selldorff All 97 Vin Barletta 4 Joe Dalton 4 Patrick Gallagher 4 Goldcrest Motorsports Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport Porsche MDG 4.0 L Flat-6 808 Jim Jonsin 10 Tom Long 10Sources:
Touring Car (TCR) Team Car Drivers Rounds KMW Motorsports with TMR Engineering Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce TCR 5 William Tally All Tim Lewis Jr. All Montreal Motorsport Group Honda Civic Type R TCR (FL5) 6 Louis-Philippe Montour 1–7 Bryan Ortiz 1–5 Jonathan Brel 6–7 93 Karl Wittmer All Daijiro Yoshihara All Victor Gonzalez Racing Team Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) 8 Colton Reynolds 1 Clayton Williams 1 Hyundai Elantra N TCR 80 Morgan Burkhard 1–5 Chase Jones 2–5 Julián Santero 1 99 Tyler Gonzalez All Victor Gonzalez Jr. 1–4 Morgan Burkhard 6–10 Elliott Budzinski 4 Clayton Williams 5 StarCom Racing Hyundai Elantra N TCR 12 Andy Lally 2, 7 Nick Tucker 2, 7 Rockwell Autosport Development Audi RS3 LMS TCR (2017) 15 Tom O'Gorman 1, 4 Eric Rockwell 1, 4 Doug Oakley 1 Alex Rockwell 4 Unitronic/JDC-Miller MotorSports Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) 17 Chris Miller All Mikey Taylor All Bryan Herta Autosport with Curb-AgajanianHyundai Elantra N TCR 33 Harry Gottsacker All Robert Wickens All 76 Preston Brown All Denis Dupont All Nick Looijmans 1 77 Taylor Hagler All Bryson Morris All 98 Mason Filippi All Mark Wilkins All Baker Racing Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) 52 Dean Baker 4, 6, 8, 10 Sam Baker 4, 6, 8, 10 Gou Racing Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) 55 Eddie Gou All Eduardo Gou All Road Shagger Racing Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) 61 Gavin Ernstone 1–3, 5, 7, 9 Jon Morley 1–3, 5, 7 Tom O'Gorman 9 Deily Motorsports Hyundai Elantra N TCR 70 Jacob Deily 1 Jordan Wisely 1 Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) Jacob Deily 4 James Vance 4 Pegram Racing Audi RS3 LMS TCR (2017) 72 Larry Pegram 7, 9–10 Riley Pegram 7, 9–10 Racers Edge Motorsports Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) 73 Tazio Ottis 1, 4–5, 9–10 Daniel Wu 1, 4–5, 9–10 HART Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) 89 Chad Gilsinger 1–2, 4–5, 9 Steve Eich 1–2, 4 Tyler Chambers 1, 4–5, 9Sources:
Race results Bold indicates overall winner. RoundCircuitGS Winning CarTCR Winning CarGS Winning DriversTCR Winning Drivers1 Daytona #91 Kellymoss with Riley #17 Unitronic/JDC-Miller MotorSports Riley Dickinson Brady Golan Michael McCarthy Chris Miller Mikey Taylor 2 Sebring #71 Rebel Rock Racing #17 Unitronic/JDC-Miller MotorSports Robin Liddell Frank DePew Chris Miller Mikey Taylor 3 Laguna Seca #69 Motorsport in Action #17 Unitronic/JDC-Miller MotorSports Jesse Lazare Michael de Quesada Chris Miller Mikey Taylor 4 Mid-Ohio #88 Archangel Motorsports #76 Bryan Herta Autosport with Curb-Agajanian Todd Coleman Aaron Telitz Preston Brown Denis Dupont 5 Watkins Glen #46 Team TGM #17 Unitronic/JDC-Miller MotorSports Matt Plumb Paul Holton Chris Miller Mikey Taylor 6 Mosport #28 RennSport1 #33 Bryan Herta Autosport with Curb-Agajanian Trent Hindman Stevan McAleer Harry Gottsacker Robert Wickens 7 Road America #28 RennSport1 #5 KMW Motorsports with TMR Engineering Trent Hindman Stevan McAleer Tim Lewis Jr. William Tally 8 Virginia #38 BGB Motorsports #93 Montreal Motorsport Group Thomas Collingwood Spencer Pumpelly Karl Wittmer Daijiro Yoshihara 9 Indianapolis #39 CarBahn with Peregrine Racing #98 Bryan Herta Autosport with Curb-Agajanian Sean McAlister Jeff Westphal Mason Filippi Mark Wilkins 10 Road Atlanta #91 Kellymoss with Riley #98 Bryan Herta Autosport with Curb-Agajanian Michael McCarthy Riley Dickinson Mason Filippi Mark Wilkins
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. Position123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930+Race350320300280260250240230220210200190180170160150140130120110100908070605040302010
GS Drivers' Championship