2021 IMSA Prototype Challenge

The 2021 IMSA Prototype Challenge is the sixteenth season of the IMSA Lites series and its successors, and the fifth under the IMSA Prototype Challenge name. The season starts on January 23 at Daytona International Speedway and concludes on October 8 at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta.

2021 IMSA Prototype Challenge
Previous:	2020	Next:	2022
Parent series: WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Michelin Pilot Challenge

Calendar

The 2021 calendar was released on September 9, 2020.[1]

Round	Circuit	Location	Date
1	Daytona International Speedway	Daytona Beach, Florida	January 23
2	Sebring International Raceway	Sebring, Florida	March 14
3	Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course	Lexington, Ohio	May 16
4	Canadian Tire Motorsport Park	Bowmanville, Ontario	July 3
5	Virginia International Raceway	Alton, Virginia	August 21
6	Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta	Braselton, Georgia	October 8

Calendar Changes

All races are now 1 hour 45 minutes in length.
Canadian Tire Motorsport Park (Mosport) returned to the calendar after being cancelled for 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Road America, which replaced Mosport in 2020, did not return for 2021.

Series News

2020-spec LMP3 cars will be allowed to compete in the championship for 2021. 2015-spec cars are still allowed. The classes will be called LMP3–1 (2020) and LMP3–2 (2015).
Points will be awarded at 10x the amount awarded in 2020, points are still awarded down to 30th place.[2]

Entries

Team	Car	Engine	No.	Drivers	Class		Rounds
Team	Car	Engine	No.	Drivers	Car	Driver	Rounds
WIN Autosport[3]	Duqueine M30 - D08	Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8	1	Matthew Bell[3]	P3		1
			1	Naveen Rao[3]	P3		1
			11	Steven Thomas[3]	P3	B	1
Jr III Racing[4]	Ligier JS P320	Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8	3	Eric Palmer[4]	P3		1
			3	Greg Palmer[4]	P3		1
			33	Ari Balogh[4]	P3		1
			33	Natasha Balogh[4]	P3		1
Performance Tech Motorsports[5]	Ligier JS P320	Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8	6	Dan Goldburg[5]	P3		1
Performance Tech Motorsports[5]	Ligier JS P320	Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8	6	Rasmus Lindh[5]	P3		1
VOLT Racing with Archangel[6]	Ligier JS P320	Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8	7	Alan Brynjolfsson[6]	P3		1
VOLT Racing with Archangel[6]	Ligier JS P320	Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8	7	Trent Hindman[3]	P3		1
JDC MotorSports[7]	Duqueine M30 - D08	Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8	9	Scott Andrews[7]	P3		TBA
			9	Gerry Kraut[7]	P3		TBA
			40	David Grant[7]	P3	B	1
			40	Keith Grant[7]	P3	B	1
Andretti Autosport[8]	Ligier JS P320	Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8	18	Jarett Andretti[8]	P3		1
Andretti Autosport[8]	Ligier JS P320	Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8	18	Tristan Herbert[8]	P3		1
Mühlner Motorsport America[9]	Duqueine M30 - D08	Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8	21	Laurents Hörr[3]	P3		1
Mühlner Motorsport America[9]	Duqueine M30 - D08	Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8	21	Moritz Kranz[3]	P3		1
Conquest Racing/JMF Motorsports[3] Conquest Racing[10]	Duqueine M30 - D08	Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8	34	James French[3]	P3		1
	Duqueine M30 - D08	Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8	34	Peter Ludwig[3]	P3		1
	Norma M30	Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8	61	Danny Kok[10]	P3	B	1
	Norma M30	Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8	61	George Staikos[10]	P3	B	1
Robillard Racing[3]	Duqueine M30 - D08	Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8	43	Stevan McAleer[3]	P3		1
Robillard Racing[3]	Duqueine M30 - D08	Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8	43	Joe Robillard[3]	P3		1
CT Motorsports LLC[3]	Duqueine M30 - D08	Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8	46	Scott Huffaker[3]	P3		1
CT Motorsports LLC[3]	Duqueine M30 - D08	Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8	46	Steven Scullen[3]	P3		1
Forty7 Motorsports[3]	Duqueine M30 - D08	Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8	47	Jon Brownson[3]	P3		1
			47	Dario Cangialosi[3]	P3		1
			74	Courtney Crone[3]	P3		1
			74	Jason Rabe[3]	P3		1
MLT Motorsports[3]	Ligier JS P320	Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8	54	Dakota Dickerson[3]	P3		1
MLT Motorsports[3]	Ligier JS P320	Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8	54	Josh Sarchet[3]	P3		1
Wulver Racing[3]	Ligier JS P3	Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8	60	Bruce Hamilton[3]	P3		1
Wulver Racing[3]	Ligier JS P3	Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8	60	Tonis Kasemets[3]	P3		1
One Motorsports[3]	Ligier JS P320	Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8	81	Indy Al Miller[3]	P3	B	1
	Ligier JS P320	Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8	81	Mel Johnson[3]	P3	B	1
	Ligier JS P3	Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8	86	Bob Iversen[3]	P3	B	1
	Ligier JS P3	Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8	86	Terry Olson[3]	P3	B	1

Icon	Class
Car
P3	LMP3-1
P3	LMP3-2
Driver
B	Bronze Cup

Race results

Bold indicates to overall winner.

Rnd	Circuit	LMP3–1 Winners	LMP3–2 Winners	Ref.
1	Daytona	#21 Mühlner Motorsport America	#60 Wulver Racing	[11]
1	Daytona	Laurents Hörr Moritz Kranz	Bruce Hamilton Tonis Kasemets	[11]
2	Sebring
2	Sebring
3	Mid-Ohio
3	Mid-Ohio
4	Mosport
4	Mosport
5	Virginia
5	Virginia
6	Road Atlanta
6	Road Atlanta

Championship standings

Points system

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	10

LMP3-1

Pos.	Drivers	DAY	SEB	MOH	MOS	VIR	ATL	Points
1	Laurents Hörr Moritz Kranz	1						350
2	Dakota Dickerson Josh Sarchet	2						320
3	David Grant Keith Grant	3						300
4	Jarett Andretti Tristan Herbert	4						280
5	Scott Huffaker Steve Scullen	5						260
6	Steven Thomas	6						250
7	Matthew Bell Naveen Rao	7						240
8	Indy Al Miller Mel Johnson	8						230
9	Courtney Crone Jason Rabe	9						220
10	Eric Palmer Greg Palmer	10						210
11	Jon Brownson Dario Cagialosi	11						200
12	Ari Balogh Natasha Balogh	12						190
13	James French Peter Ludwig	13						180
14	Alan Brynjolfsson Trent Hindman	14						170
15	Dan Goldburg Rasmus Lindh	15						160
16	Stevan McAleer Joe Robillard	16						150
Pos.	Drivers	DAY	SEB	MOH	MOS	VIR	ATL	Points

Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	2nd place
Bronze	3rd place
Green	Points finish
Blue	Non-points finish
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Retired (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Red	Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
	Withdrew (WD)
	Race cancelled (C)
Blank	Did not participate (DNP)
	Did not arrive (DNA)
	Excluded (EX)

Bold - Pole position
Italics - Fastest lap

LMP3-2

Pos.	Drivers	DAY	SEB	MOH	MOS	VIR	ATL	Points
1	Bruce Hamilton Tonis Kasemets	1						350
2	Danny Kok George Staikos	2						320
3	Bob Iversen Terry Olson	3						300
Pos.	Drivers	DAY	SEB	MOH	MOS	VIR	ATL	Points

LMP3-1

Pos.	Team	Car	DAY	SEB	MOH	MOS	VIR	ATL	Points
1	#21 Mühlner Motorsport America	Duqueine M30 - D08	1						350
2	#54 MLT Motorsports	Ligier JS P320	2						320
3	#40 JDC MotorSports	Duqueine M30 - D08	3						300
4	#18 Andretti Autosport	Ligier JS P320	4						280
5	#46 CT Motorsports LLC	Duqueine M30 - D08	5						260
6	#11 WIN Autosport	Duqueine M30 - D08	6						250
7	#1 WIN Autosport	Duqueine M30 - D08	7						240
8	#81 ONE Motorsports	Ligier JS P320	8						230
9	#74 Forty7 Motorsports	Duqueine M30 - D08	9						220
10	#3 Jr III Racing	Ligier JS P320	10						210
11	#47 Forty7 Motorsports	Duqueine M30 - D08	11						200
12	#33 Jr III Racing	Ligier JS P320	12						190
13	#34 Conquest Racing/JMF Motorsports	Duqueine M30 - D08	13						180
14	#7 VOLT Racing with Archangel	Ligier JS P320	14						170
15	#6 Performance Tech Motorsports	Ligier JS P320	15						160
16	#43 Robillard Racing	Duqueine M30 - D08	16						150
Pos.	Team	Car	DAY	SEB	MOH	MOS	VIR	ATL	Points

LMP3-2

Pos.	Team	Car	DAY	SEB	MOH	MOS	VIR	ATL	Points
1	#60 Wulver Racing	Ligier JS P3	1						350
2	#61 Conquest Racing	Norma M30	2						320
3	#86 ONE Motorsports	Ligier JS P3	3						300
Pos.	Team	Car	DAY	SEB	MOH	MOS	VIR	ATL	Points

LMP3-1

Pos.	Drivers	DAY	SEB	MOH	MOS	VIR	ATL	Points
1	David Grant Keith Grant	1						350
2	Steven Thomas	2						320
3	Indy Al Miller Mel Johnson	3						300
Pos.	Drivers	DAY	SEB	MOH	MOS	VIR	ATL	Points

LMP3-2

Pos.	Drivers	DAY	SEB	MOH	MOS	VIR	ATL	Points
1	Danny Kok George Staikos	1						350
2	Bob Iverson Terry Olson	2						320
Pos.	Drivers	DAY	SEB	MOH	MOS	VIR	ATL	Points

References

Dagys, John (September 9, 2020). "2021 IMSA Challenge Series Schedules Released". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
IMSA Wire Service (September 9, 2020). "New Points Structure, Qualifying Format for 2021". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
"IPC Roar Official Entry List" (PDF). imsa.com. IMSA. January 21, 2021. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
Staff, Sportscar365 (December 29, 2020). "Jr III Expands into Two-Car Operation". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
Dagys, John (December 2, 2020). "Performance Tech Confirms First LMP3 Lineup". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
Release, News (December 17, 2020). "Archangel Expands to IPC With Ligier LMP3 Entry". sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
Dagys, John (December 18, 2020). "JDC to Field Two Duqueine LMP3 Entries". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
{Dagys, John (January 18, 2021). "Audi Customer Racing Manager Herbert Joins Andretti Lineup". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
Dagys, John (December 30, 2020). "Muehlner Set for Dual LMP3 Program". sportscar365.com. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
Dagys, John (January 7, 2021). "Conquest, GRS Team Up for Full-Season Entry". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
Graham Goodwin (January 24, 2021). "Muehlner Pair Take Daytona Prototype Challenge Season Opener". DailySportsCar. Retrieved January 25, 2021.

External links

Official Website
IMSA Website

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[1] Dagys, John (September 9, 2020). "2021 IMSA Challenge Series Schedules Released". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved December 11, 2020.

[Points-2] IMSA Wire Service (September 9, 2020). "New Points Structure, Qualifying Format for 2021". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved December 11, 2020.

[Daytona-3] "IPC Roar Official Entry List" (PDF). imsa.com. IMSA. January 21, 2021. Retrieved January 23, 2021.

[JrIII2021-4] Staff, Sportscar365 (December 29, 2020). "Jr III Expands into Two-Car Operation". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved December 29, 2020.

[PerformanceTech-5] Dagys, John (December 2, 2020). "Performance Tech Confirms First LMP3 Lineup". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved December 11, 2020.

[VoltArchangel-6] Release, News (December 17, 2020). "Archangel Expands to IPC With Ligier LMP3 Entry". sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved December 17, 2020.

[JDCDuqueine-7] Dagys, John (December 18, 2020). "JDC to Field Two Duqueine LMP3 Entries". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved December 18, 2020.

[AndrettiLMP3-8] {Dagys, John (January 18, 2021). "Audi Customer Racing Manager Herbert Joins Andretti Lineup". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved January 18, 2021.

[MühlnerIMSA-9] Dagys, John (December 30, 2020). "Muehlner Set for Dual LMP3 Program". sportscar365.com. Retrieved December 30, 2020.

[ConquestGRS-10] Dagys, John (January 7, 2021). "Conquest, GRS Team Up for Full-Season Entry". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved January 7, 2021.

[11] Graham Goodwin (January 24, 2021). "Muehlner Pair Take Daytona Prototype Challenge Season Opener". DailySportsCar. Retrieved January 25, 2021.

LMP3 championships
European Le Mans Series	2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Asian Le Mans Series	2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 2021
V de V Endurance Series	2015 2016 2017
GT3 Le Mans Cup Michelin Le Mans Cup	2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Road to Le Mans	2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
British LMP3 Cup	2016 2017 2018
24H Proto Series	2017 2018
FRD LMP3 Series	2017
IMSA Prototype Challenge	2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
GT & Prototype Challenge	2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Australian LMP3 Cup	2021
Engines	Nissan VK50VE VK56DE
Generation I Cars and Constructors	ADESS 03 Ginetta P3-15 Ligier JS P3 Norma M30 Riley-Ave AR-2
Generation II Cars and Constructors	ADESS 03 Evo Ginetta G61-LT-P3 Ligier JS P320 Duqueine D-08
Automobile Club de l'Ouest Le Mans Prototype List of Le Mans Prototypes