The 2024 IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge season was the second season of the IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge after being established in 2023 as a replacement for the IMSA Prototype Challenge. The season began on January 20 at Daytona International Speedway and concluded on October 19 at Road Atlanta. After IMSA's removal of the LMP3 class from the 2024 IMSA SportsCar Championship, this series is now the highest tier of racing for LMP3s in the United States.
Calendar The provisional schedule was released on August 4, 2023, 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.
+RoundCircuitDate 1 Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Florida January 19–21 2 St. Petersburg Street Circuit, St. Petersburg, Florida March 8–103 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington, Ohio June 7–94 Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, Bowmanville, Ontario July 12–145 Virginia International Raceway, Alton, Virginia August 23–256 Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta, Braselton, Georgia, Georgia October 9–12
Entry list
LMP3 ManufacturerCarTeamNo.DriverRounds Duqueine Duqueine D-08 Gebhardt Intralogistics Motorsports 30 Valentino Catalano 6 31 Markus Pommer 6 Fast MD Racing with Remstar 87 Marco Kacic 1 Jagger Jones 2–6 Ligier Ligier JS P320 MLT Motorsports 6 Steven Aghakhani All Performance Tech Motorsports 7 Alex Kirby 1–5 18 Jordan Menzin 3–5 38 Scott Locke 1 Jonathan Woolridge 2–4 Escuderia ABRO 23 Miguel Villagomez 1–3, 5–6 Sean Creech Motorsport 33 Lance Willsey 1 Rick Ware Racing with Ave Motorsports 51 Cody Ware 1–2 Ryan Phinny 3–6 Ave Motorsports 61 George Staikos 1, 4, 6 Ryan Phinny 2 Seth Lucas 3 Mishumotors 70 Mirco Schultis 1–2 Forte Racing 77 Brian Thienes All86 Jon Hirshberg 5–6
GSX + Manufacturer Car Team No. Driver Rounds Aston Martin Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 Prosport Competition 2 Jason Bell 2 Archangel Motorsports 22 Robbie McWilliams 1 Todd Coleman 2 Ruckus Racing 45 Scott Blind 1–5 van der Steur Racing 82 Brady Behrman 1 Jackson Lee 2 Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 Evo Rebel Rock Racing 72 Frank DePew 1–5 BMW BMW M4 GT4 Gen II Team ACP by Random Vandals 9 Nathan Martin 1 Swish Motorsports 12 Michael Dayton 1–4 Stephen Cameron Racing 19 Sean Quinlan 1 Gregory Liefooghe 2 43 Gregory Liefooghe 1 Sean Quinlan 2 Auto Technic Racing 25 Mark Brummond 1–3, 5 26 Christopher Tasca 1 Split Decision Motorsports 88 Patrick Wilmot 1–5 Turner Motorsport 96 Joe Dalton 1, 3 Vincent Barletta 2, 597 Vincent Barletta3 Ford Ford Mustang GT4 (2024) KohR Motorsports 59 Luca Mars 1–5 Stephen Cameron Racing 19 Sean Quinlan4–5 Polito Racing 98 Jack Polito4 McLaren McLaren Artura GT4 Motorsport in Action 21 Jesse Lazare 1–5 Mercedes-AMG Mercedes-AMG GT4 Thaze Competition 37 Marc Miller 1 Eddie Killeen 2–4 78 Jonathan Woolridge 1 Josh Green 3–4 Porsche Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport KMW Motorsports with TMR Engineering 5 Angus Rogers 1–5 BGB Motorsports 17 Will Wachs 1–3 808 Jim Jonsin 1 Thomas Collingwood 2 Baby Bull Racing 44 Moisey Uretsky 1, 4–5 55 Michael Cooper 1 Czabok-Simpson Motorsport 66 Jackson Lee 1 Toyota Toyota GR Supra GT4 Evo BSI Racing 67 Eric Thompson 1
Race results Bold indicates overall winner. +Round Circuit P3 Winner GSX Winner 1 1 Daytona No. 6 MLT Motorsports No. 59 KohR Motorsports Steven Aghakhani Luca Mars R2 No. 6 MLT Motorsports No. 59 KohR Motorsports Steven Aghakhani Luca Mars 2 1 St. Petersburg No. 87 FastMD Racing with Remstar No. 21 Motorsport in Action Jagger Jones Jesse Lazare R2 No. 87 FastMD Racing with Remstar No. 21 Motorsport in Action Jagger Jones Jesse Lazare 3 1 Mid-Ohio No. 87 FastMD Racing with Remstar No. 59 KohR Motorsports Jagger Jones Luca Mars R2 No. 87 FastMD Racing with Remstar No. 21 Motorsport in Action Jagger Jones Jesse Lazare 4 1 Mosport No. 6 MLT Motorsports No. 98 Polito Racing Steven Aghakhani Jack Polito R2 No. 87 FastMD Racing with Remstar No. 78 Thaze Competition Jagger Jones Josh Green 5 1 Virginia No. 87 FastMD Racing with Remstar No. 59 KohR Motorsports Jagger Jones Luca Mars R2 No. 87 FastMD Racing with Remstar No. 59 KohR Motorsports Jagger Jones Luca Mars 6 1 Road Atlanta No. 6 MLT Motorsports No. 59 KohR Motorsports Steven Aghakhani Bob Michaelian R2 No. 87 FastMD Racing with Remstar No. 9 Kingpin Racing Jagger Jones Tyler Hoffman
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 STP MOH MOS VIR ATLPoints 1 Steven Aghakhani112622122212 3890 2 Jagger Jones1111811141 3310 3 Brian Thienes547388545365 3150 4 Miguel Villagomez10362363758 2660 5 Alex Kirby2108DNS653385 2360 6 Ryan Phinny4444454499 2220 7 Jonathan Woolridge357726 1610 8 George Staikos877787 1420 9 Jordan Menzin996 876 1410 10 Mirco Schultis6557 101011 Jon Hirshberg6876970 12 Cody Ware389DNS 750 13 Marco Kacic42 60014 Markus Pommer2460015 Valentino Catalano33600 16 Seth Lucas53 560 17 Lance Willsey76 490 18 Scott Locke99 440Bold - Pole positionItalics - Fastest lap
GSX Driver's Championship Drivers DAY STP MOH MOS VIR ATL Points 1 Luca Mars1134132511 3210 2 Patrick Wilmot55175445332 2660 3 Scott Blind12869556475 2440 4 Jesse Lazare1341131122DNSDNS 2320 5 Angus Rogers15139711107664 2230 6 Michael Dayton10946868 10 1880 7 Sean Quinlan9125169853 1830 8 Mark Brummond8187136729 1810 9 Frank DePew DNS DNS 14 1598109108 165010 Josh Green22311290 11 Vincent Barletta 16 1771386 1190 12 Jackson Lee7622 1130 13 Gregory Liefooghe23153 1080 14 Will Wachs171711121311 1050 15 Eddie Killeen1014121211DNS 960 16 Moisey Uretsky18114DNS4DNS 890 17 Brady Behrman141097 840 18 Joe Dalton1615109 740 19 Michael Cooper42 60020 Jack Polito17590 21 Eric Thompson67 490 22 Thomas Collingwood810 440 23 Marc Miller319 420 24 Jason Bell 13 8 410 25 Todd Coleman1211 390 26 Jim Jonsin1114 370 27 Christopher Tasca2016 260 28 Robbie McWilliams1920 230 29 Nathan Martin DNS DNS 0 30 Jonathan Woolridge DNS DNS 0
LMP3 Bronze Drivers Cup Drivers DAY STP MOH MOS VIR ATLPoints1 Brian Thienes1232221121 3300 2 Miguel Villagomez61211113 26203 Jordan Menzin3323421820 4 Mirco Schultis2313 1270 5 George Staikos4532 1160 6 Lance Willsey34 5807 Jon Hirshberg34580 8 Scott Locke56 510
GSX Bronze Drivers Cup Drivers DAY STP MOH MOS VIR ATLPoints 1 Scott Blind5134112153 3120 2 Angus Rogers7662763242 2770 3 Michael Dayton32114245 2460 4 Sean Quinlan252115331 2310 5 Mark Brummond111482317 2270 6 Frank DePew DNS DNS1110546486 1960 7 Vincent Barletta12123964 900 8 Will Wachs9108797 1360 9 Moisey Uretsky1041DNS2DNS 1160 10 Eddie Killeen79887DNS 1160 11 Brady Behrman6375 1050 12 Joe Dalton8865 970 13 Jim Jonsin47 520 14 Thomas Collingwood55 520 15 Jason Bell103 510 16 Todd Coleman96 470 17 Christopher Tasca129 410 18 Robbie McWilliams1112 390
LMP3 Team's Championship Team DAY STP MOH MOS VIR ATLPoints 1 #87 Fast MD Racing with Remstar4211118111 32802 #6 MLT Motorsports1126221222 3220 3 #77 Forte Racing5473885453 2640 4 #51 Rick Ware Racing with Ave Motorsports389DNS444544 2410 5 #7 Performance Tech Motorsports2108DNS653385 2360 6 #23 Escuderia ABRO103623637 2170 7 #61 Ave Motorsports87445377 2070 8 #38 Performance Tech Motorsports99357726 2050 9 #18 Performance Tech Motorsports996876 920 10#70 Mishumotors6557 1010 11 #33 Sean Creech Motorsport76 49012 #86 Forte Racing68480
GSX Team's Championship TeamDAYSTPMOHMOSVIRATLPoints1 #59 KohR Motorsports1134132511 3210 2 #88 Split Decision Motorsports55175445332 2660 3 #45 Ruckus Racing12869556475 2440 4 #21 Motorsports in Action1341131122DNSDNS 2320 5 #5 KMW Motorsports with TMR15139711107664 2230 6 #19 Stephen Cameron Racing9121539853 1880 7 #12 Swish Motorsports1094686810 1880 8 #25 Auto Technic Racing8187136729 1810 9 #72 Rebel Rock Racing DNS DNS141598109108 1650 10 #96 Turner Motorsport1615161710986 1510 11 #82 van der Steur Racing14102297 1480 12 #37 Thaze Competition3191014121211DNS 1380 13 #78 Thaze Competition DNS DNS22311290 14 #17 BGB Motorsports171711121311 1050 15 #43 Stephen Cameron Racing23516 1030 16 #44 Baby Bull Racing18114DNS4DNS 890 17 #808 BGB Motorsports1114810 810 18 #22 Archangel Motorsports19201211 620 19 #55 Baby Bull Racing42 600 20 #67 BSI Racing67 49021 #98 Polito Racing17590 22 #66 Czabok-Simpson Motorsport76 49023 #97 Turner Motorsport71342024#2 Prosport Competition138410 25 #26 Auto Technic Racing2016 260 26 #9 Team ACP by Random Vandals DNS DNS 0
GSX Manufacturer's Championship Drivers DAY STP MOH MOS VIR ATL Points 1 Ford1134131511 3240 2 BMW2343445322 2980 3 Porsche428711104644 2770 4 Aston Martin12822556475 2760 5 McLaren1341131122DNSDNS 2440 6 Mercedes-AMG31910142231 2350 7 Toyota67 520 Notes
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