2020 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship

Changes were made to the amount of practice time for amateur drivers in the LMP2 and GTD classes. Each class will have a longer dedicated free practice session for Bronze and Silver-rated drivers, set at 30 minutes long. All teams participating in such practice will also receive extra sets of tires provided by the series' tire supplier, Michelin.[4] In addition, each LMP2 team may enter one Platinum driver at Daytona, because of the length of that round. Platinum drivers are prohibited in all other LMP2 events.[3]

Originally announced on August 2, 2019, the IMSA schedule was revised as a result of the coronavirus pandemic with changes announced May 15, June 25, and August 1. At the time the 12 Hours of Sebring (March 21) postponement was announced March 12 because of the pandemic and the travel ban, the Long Beach (April 18), Detroit (May 30), and Mosport (July 5) races were officially cancelled by authorities and removed from the first revision on May 15. At that point, standard-distance races were added to Daytona (July 4) and Sebring (July 11). Mid-Ohio was moved from May 3 to September 27. The 6 Hours of Watkins Glen, originally scheduled June 28, was moved to October 4 in the first revision. Lime Rock (GTLM/GTD) was moved from July 18 to October 31. The Virginia International Raceway date was moved from Sunday to Saturday (August 22) in order to avoid a date clash with the 104th Indianapolis 500.

On June 25, IMSA announced further changes. Watkins Glen and Lime Rock were moved up to consecutive weekends, September 6 and 12, while WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, which had been on September 6, was moved to October 31.

However on August 1, IMSA removed the 6 Hours of The Glen and the Lime Rock round because of government regulations related to the New York and Connecticut quarantining restrictions. As a result, the 6 Hours of The Glen was replaced with a second race at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta, and the round on the road course of Charlotte Motor Speedway came into place of the Lime Rock event in October.

In accordance with the 2017 LMP2 regulations, all cars in the LMP2 class use the Gibson GK428 V8 engine.[24]

Team	Chassis	No.	Drivers	Rounds
Tower Motorsport By Starworks[25]	Oreca 07[25]	8	John Farano[25]	1, 3, 9, 11
			Ryan Dalziel[25]	1, 3
			David Heinemeier Hansson[26]	1, 11
			Nicolas Lapierre[25]	1
			Mikkel Jensen[27]	9, 11
			Job van Uitert	9
Era Motorsport[28]	Oreca 07[28]	18	Dwight Merriman[28]	1, 3–4, 6
			Kyle Tilley[28]	1, 3–4, 6
			Ryan Lewis[28]	1
			Nicolas Minassian[28]	1
			Colin Braun[29]	6
Performance Tech Motorsports[30]	Oreca 07[30]	38	Cameron Cassels[30]	1, 3–4
			Kyle Masson[30]	1, 3
			Don Yount[31]	1, 11
			Robert Masson[31]	1
			James French	4
			Matthew Bell	9
			Colin Braun	9
			James McGuire	9
			Patrick Byrne	11
			Guy Cosmo	11
Inter Europol Competition[32]	Oreca 07[32]	51	Jakub Śmiechowski[32]	9, 11
			Rob Hodes[32]	9
			Austin McCusker[32]	9
			Matthew Bell	11
			Naveen Rao	11
PR1 Mathiasen Motorsports[33]	Oreca 07[33]	52	Simon Trummer[11]	1, 4, 6, 9–11
			Patrick Kelly	3–4, 6, 9–11
			Gabriel Aubry[11]	1
			Nicholas Boulle[11]	1
			Ben Keating[11]	1
			Spencer Pigot	3
			Scott Huffaker	6, 9, 11
DragonSpeed USA[34]	Oreca 07[34]	81	Henrik Hedman[35]	1, 3–4
			Ben Hanley[35]	1, 4
			Colin Braun[36]	1
			Harrison Newey[37]	1
			Gustavo Menezes	3

Championship points are awarded in each class at the finish of each event. Points are awarded based on finishing positions as shown in the chart below.

Drivers points

Points are awarded in each class at the finish of each event.

Team points

Team points are calculated in exactly the same way as driver points, using the point distribution chart. Each car entered is considered its own "team" regardless if it is a single entry or part of a two-car team.

Manufacturer points

There are also a number of manufacturer championships which utilize the same season-long point distribution chart. The manufacturer championships recognized by IMSA are as follows:

Daytona Prototype international (DPi): Engine & bodywork manufacturer

GT Le Mans (GTLM): Car manufacturer

GT Daytona (GTD): Car manufacturer

Each manufacturer receives finishing points for its highest finishing car in each class. The positions of subsequent finishing cars from the same manufacturer are not taken into consideration, and all other manufacturers move up in the order.

Example: Manufacturer A finishes 1st and 2nd at an event, and Manufacturer B finishes 3rd. Manufacturer A receives 35 first-place points while Manufacturer B would earn 32 second-place points.

Michelin Endurance Cup

The points system for the Michelin Endurance Cup is different from the normal points system. Points are awarded on a 5–4–3–2 basis for drivers, teams and manufacturers. The first finishing position at each interval earns five points, four points for second position, three points for third, with two points awarded for fourth and each subsequent finishing position.

At Daytona (24 hour race), points are awarded at six hours, 12 hours, 18 hours and at the finish. At the Sebring (12 hour race), points are awarded at four hours, eight hours and at the finish. At the Michelin Raceway September round (6 hour race), points are awarded at three hours and at the finish. At the Michelin Raceway October round (10 hour race), points are awarded at four hours, eight hours and at the finish.

Like the season-long team championship, Michelin Endurance Cup team points are awarded for each car and drivers get points in any car that they drive, in which they are entered for points. The manufacturer points go to the highest placed car from that manufacturer (the others from that manufacturer not being counted), just like the season-long manufacturer championship.

For example: in any particular segment manufacturer A finishes 1st and 2nd and manufacturer B finishes 3rd. Manufacturer A only receives first-place points for that segment. Manufacturer B receives the second-place points.

Pos.	Drivers	DAY†	SEB1	ELK	ATL1	ATL2	LGA	SEB2	Points	MEC
1	Patrick Kelly		1	4	1	4	1	1	196	37
2	Simon Trummer	2		4	1	4	1	1	161	55
3	Scott Huffaker				1	4		1	98	37
4	John Farano	4	4			1		2	95	33
5	Dwight Merriman Kyle Tilley	3	3	3	2				92	19
6	Mikkel Jensen					1		2	67	23
7	Cameron Cassels	5	2	2					64	8
8	Colin Braun	1			2	2			64	34
9	Henrik Hedman	1	5	1					61	17
10	Matthew Bell					2		4	60	16
11	Jakub Śmiechowski					3		4	58	15
12	Spencer Pigot		1						35	–
13	Ben Hanley	1		1					35	17
14	Job van Uitert					1			35	13
15	Kyle Masson	5	2						32	8
16	James French			2					32	–
17	James McGuire					2			32	9
18	David Heinemeier Hansson	4						2	32	20
19	Rob Hodes Austin McCusker					3			30	8
20	Don Yount	5						3	30	18
20	Patrick Byrne							3	30	10
20	Guy Cosmo							3	30	10
21	Ryan Dalziel	4	4						28	10
22	Naveen Rao							4	28	7
23	Gustavo Menezes		5						26	–
–	Harrison Newey	1							–	17
–	Gabriel Aubry Nicholas Boulle Ben Keating	2							–	18
–	Ryan Lewis Nicolas Minassian	3							–	11
–	Nicolas Lapierre	4							–	10
–	Robert Masson	5							–	8
Pos.	Drivers	DAY†	SEB1	ELK	ATL1	ATL2	LGA	SEB2	Points	MEC

† Points only counted towards the Michelin Endurance Cup, and not the overall LMP2 Championship.

Pos.	Drivers	DAY1	DAY2	SEB1†	ELK	VIR	ATL1	MOH	CLT	ATL2	LGA	SEB2	Points	WTSC	MEC
1	Mario Farnbacher Matt McMurry	10	3		2	2	1	5	7	10	1	3	288	181	33
2	Ryan Hardwick Patrick Long	4	7	9	5	5	3	3	2	4	6	1	284	185	29
3	Aaron Telitz	12	1	1	3	4	5	1	8	2	11	12	267	206	30
4	Jack Hawksworth	9	1	1	3	4	10	1	8	2	11	12	265	206	29
5	Robby Foley	6	8	3	7	1	11	11	1	9	2	11	256	199	24
6	Townsend Bell	12	2	5	1	9	5	10	4	8	8	9	251	187	25
7	Mikhail Goikhberg	8	4		12	6	7	6	5	6	3	6	250	153	25
8	Lawson Aschenbach Gar Robinson	11	6	4	6	3	4	2	10	12	9	8	245	183	28
9	Andy Lally John Potter	2	9	10	8	7	12	7	11	3	5	7	244	160	32
10	Bill Auberlen	6	8	3	7	1	11	11	1	9	2		236	199	18
11	Spencer Pumpelly	2	12	8	10	13	12	12	6	3	10	7	228	136	32
12	Álvaro Parente	8	4		12	6	7	6	5	6	3		225	153	19
13	Frankie Montecalvo	12	2	5	1	9	5	10		8	8	9	223	159	25
14	Cooper MacNeil	7	5	2	4	12	9			1	7	4	206	129	35
15	Roman De Angelis Ian James	18			DNS	8	6	4	3	11	4	2	199	109	27
16	Robert Ferriol		12	8	10	13		12	6	13	10	5	167	146	12
17	Marc Miller		10	7	11	10		9	12		12	8	145	146	10
18	Bryan Sellers Madison Snow	1				14	2			7		13	126	17	44
19	Michael de Quesada	9					10		4	2		9	125	28	29
20	Paul Holton		11	6	9	11		8	9		13		125	150	–
21	Till Bechtolsheimer		10	7	11	10		9	12		12		122	146	–
22	Toni Vilander	7	5	2	4	12	9						119	105	14
23	Alessandro Balzan	7								1	7	4	111	24	31
24	Corey Lewis	1					2			7		13	109	–	44
25	Jeff Westphal	7					9			1		4	109	–	35
26	Shinya Michimi	10					1			10		3	107	–	33
27	Trent Hindman	8					7			6		6	97	–	25
28	Jan Heylen						3			4		1	93	–	21
29	Dillon Machavern	6					11			9		11	87	–	24
30	Corey Fergus		11	6	9	11		8					85	110	–
31	Darren Turner						6			11		2	77	–	19
32	Ben Keating	11					4			12			67	–	18
33	Richard Heistand Franck Perera Steijn Schothorst	14					8					10	61	–	18
34	Andrew Davis									13		5	46	–	12
35	Lars Kern Dennis Olsen Zach Robichon	13								5			44	–	14
36	Parker Chase	9					10						43	–	12
37	Kyle Kirkwood									8		12	42	–	12
38	Jeff Kingsley								9		13		40	40	–
39	Andrea Caldarelli	1											35	–	18
40	Marco Mapelli	2											32	–	15
41	Mirko Bortolotti Rolf Ineichen Daniel Morad Dries Vanthoor	3											30	–	13
42	Klaus Bachler Anthony Imperato	4											28	–	8
43	Jeroen Bleekemolen Trenton Estep Sven Müller Tim Pappas	5											26	–	8
44	Pierre Kaffer											5	26	–	6
45	Jens Klingmann	6											25	–	8
46	Joey Hand											6	25	–	6
47	A. J. Allmendinger	8											23	–	8
48	Kyle Busch	9											22	–	8
49	Jules Gounon	10											21	–	8
50	Felipe Fraga	11											20	–	8
51	Nick Yelloly											11	20	–	6
52	Shane van Gisbergen	12											19	–	8
53	Patrick Pilet	13											18	–	8
54	Markus Winkelhock									13			18	–	6
55	Albert Costa	14											17	–	8
56	Brandon Gdovic Jonathan Hoggard Mark Kvamme Eric Lux	15											16	–	8
57	Tatiana Calderón Rahel Frey Katherine Legge Christina Nielsen	16											15	–	8
58	Ross Gunn Pedro Lamy Mathias Lauda Andrew Watson	17											14	–	8
59	Alex Riberas Nicki Thiim	18											13	–	8
Pos.	Drivers	DAY1	DAY2	SEB1†	ELK	VIR	ATL1	MOH	CLT	ATL2	LGA	SEB2	Points	WTSC	MEC

† Points only counted towards the WeatherTech Sprint Cup and not the overall GTD Championship.

† Points only counted towards the Michelin Endurance Cup and not the overall LMP2 Championship.