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Motor racing competition
The 2021 Michelin Pilot Challenge is the twenty-second season of the IMSA SportsCar Challenge and the eighth season organized by the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA).
Grand Sport (GS) (run to GT4 regulations)
Touring Car (TCR)
The 2021 schedule was released on September 9, 2020 and features ten rounds.[ 1]
Team
Car
Engine
Drivers
Rounds
Automatic Racing AMR [ 2]
Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 [ 2]
Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8
09
Brandon Kidd[ 2]
1–2, 4
Rob Ecklin[ 2]
1–2, 4–5, 9
Ramin Abdolvahabi[ 2]
1, 4–5, 9
99
Ramin Abdolvahabi
7
Michael de Quesada
7
Anderson Tanoto
8
Weiron Tan
8
Motorsport in Action[ 3]
McLaren 570S GT4 [ 3]
McLaren 3.8 L Turbo V8
3
Sheena Monk [ 3]
All
Spencer Pigot [ 2]
All
Winward Racing [ 2]
Mercedes-AMG GT4 [ 2]
Mercedes-AMG M178 4.0 L V8
4
Indy Dontje [ 2]
1–5, 7–8
Russell Ward [ 2]
1–8
Mikaël Grenier
6
57
Alec Udell [ 4]
3–8
Bryce Ward[ 4]
3–8
Forbush Performance
Toyota GR Supra GT4
BMW B58B30 3.0L Twin-Turbo I6
6
Tom Long
10
Luke Rumberg
10
VOLT Racing with Archangel Motorsports[ 5]
Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 [ 5]
Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8
7
Alan Brynjolfsson[ 5]
All
Trent Hindman [ 5]
All
McCann Racing[ 2]
Audi R8 LMS GT4 Evo [ 2]
Audi 5.2 L V10
8
Andrew Davis[ 2]
All
Michael McCann[ 2]
All
Goldcrest Motorsports
Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport [ 6]
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6
9
Wesley Slimp
10
Tyler Hoffman
10
LAP Motorsports[ 2]
Mercedes-AMG GT4 [ 2]
Mercedes-AMG M178 4.0 L V8
10
Scott Andrews[ 2]
1–2
Anton Dias Perera[ 2]
1–2
Colin Braun [ 2]
1
FCP Euro[ 7]
Mercedes-AMG GT4 [ 7]
Mercedes-AMG M178 4.0 L V8
11
Michael Hurczyn[ 7]
3–7, 9
Nate Vincent[ 7]
3–7, 9
AWA [ 8]
McLaren 570S GT4 [ 8]
McLaren 3.8 L Turbo V8
13
Kuno Wittmer [ 8]
All
Orey Fidani [ 8]
1–2, 4–10
Chris Green[ 9]
3
TGR Riley Motorsports [ 10]
Toyota GR Supra GT4 [ 10]
BMW B58B30 3.0L Twin-Turbo I6
14
Alfredo Najri[ 2]
1–8, 10
Javier Quiros[ 2]
1–4, 7, 9
Julián Santero [ 11]
1
Felipe Fraga
4
Pierre Kleinubing
5, 10
Sacha Fenestraz
6
Thiago Camilo
8
Milo Valverde
9
21
Scott Andrews[ 4]
3–4, 6–10
Anton Dias Perera[ 4]
3–4, 6–10
Colin Braun [ 2]
4
Wright Motorsports[ 6]
Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport [ 6]
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6
16
Jan Heylen [ 6]
All
Ryan Hardwick[ 6]
1, 3–7, 9–10
Max Root
2, 8
CB Motorsports[ 12]
Mercedes-AMG GT4 [ 7]
Mercedes-AMG M178 4.0 L V8
18
Trenton Estep
7–10
Mark Kvamme
7–10
Notlad Racing by RS1[ 2]
Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 [ 2]
Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8
23
Matt Dalton[ 2]
1
Patrick Gallagher[ 2]
1, 4, 6–7, 9–10
Stevan McAleer
4, 6–7, 9–10
Blackdog Speed Shop[ 13]
McLaren 570S GT4
McLaren 3.8 L Turbo V8
34
Michael Cooper [ 13]
4, 7
Spencer Pumpelly
4
Tony Gaples
7
FraSun Racing[ 2]
BMW M4 GT4 [ 2]
BMW N55 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6
37
Jason Fraser
1
Mark Sundberg[ 2]
1
BGB Motorsports[ 2]
Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport [ 2]
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6
38
Thomas Collingwood[ 2]
1
Spencer Pumpelly [ 2]
1
John Tecce[ 2]
1
PF Racing[ 2]
Ford Mustang GT4 [ 2]
Ford 5.2 L Voodoo V8
40
Chad McCumbee [ 2]
1–5, 7–10
James Pesek[ 2]
1–5, 7–10
NTE Sport
Audi R8 LMS GT4 Evo
Audi 5.2 L V10
41
Jean-Francois Brunot
10
Kerong Li
10
American Wheelman[ 14]
Ford Mustang GT4 [ 14]
Ford 5.2 L Voodoo V8
42
Jack Roush Jr.[ 14]
3
Nate Stacy[ 14]
3
Stephen Cameron Racing[ 2]
BMW M4 GT4 [ 2]
BMW N55 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6
43
Greg Liefooghe[ 2]
1–2, 8
Sean Quinlan[ 2]
1–2, 8
Team TGM[ 15]
Chevrolet Camaro GT4.R [ 15]
Chevrolet LT1 6.2 L V8
46
Hugh Plumb [ 15]
All
Matt Plumb [ 15]
All
64
Ted Giovanis[ 15]
All
Owen Trinkler[ 15]
All
Hugh Plumb
1
Auto Technic Racing
BMW M4 GT4 [ 2]
BMW N55 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6
52
Attilio Albani
6
Elivan Goulart
6
Murillo Racing[ 2]
Mercedes-AMG GT4 [ 2]
Mercedes-AMG M178 4.0 L V8
56
Eric Foss[ 2]
All
Jeff Mosing[ 2]
1–8
Kenny Murillo[ 2]
9–10
65
Brent Mosing[ 2]
All
Tim Probert[ 2]
1–6, 8–10
Kenny Murillo[ 2]
1, 4, 7
KohR Motorsports[ 2]
Ford Mustang GT4 [ 2]
Ford 5.2 L Voodoo V8
59
Chuck Cassaro[ 2]
1
Kyle Marcelli [ 2]
1, 10
Dean Martin[ 2]
1, 10
Capstone Motorsports[ 16]
Mercedes-AMG GT4 [ 16]
Mercedes-AMG M178 4.0 L V8
60
John Allen[ 16]
4
Gary Ferrera[ 16]
4, 7–8
Kris Wilson[ 16]
4, 7–8
Rebel Rock Racing [ 2]
Chevrolet Camaro GT4.R [ 2]
Chevrolet LT1 6.2 L V8
71
Frank DePew[ 2]
1–7, 9–10
Robin Liddell [ 2]
1–7, 9–10
BimmerWorld Racing [ 2]
BMW M4 GT4 [ 2]
BMW N55 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6
82
James Clay[ 2]
1
Nick Galante[ 2]
1
Mike Skeen[ 2]
1
FastMD Racing[ 17]
Audi R8 LMS GT4 Evo [ 17]
Audi 5.2 L V10
83
Alexandre Papadopulos[ 17]
1–6
James Vance[ 17]
1–6
CarBahn Motorsports with Peregrine Racing[ 2]
Audi R8 LMS GT4 Evo [ 2]
Audi 5.2 L V10
93
Tom Dyer[ 2]
1–8
Tyler McQuarrie[ 2]
1, 9–10
Nolan Siegel [ 2]
1, 4, 6, 10
Sameer Gandhi[ 18]
2, 5, 8
Mark Siegel
3–4, 7, 9
Turner Motorsport [ 2]
BMW M4 GT4 [ 2]
BMW N55 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6
95
Bill Auberlen [ 2]
All
Dillon Machavern[ 2]
All
96
Vin Barletta[ 2]
All
Robby Foley [ 2]
All
Team
Car
Drivers
Rounds
KMW Motorsports with TMR Engineering[ 2]
Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce TCR [ 2]
5
Roy Block[ 2]
All
Tim Lewis Jr.[ 2]
All
Rockwell Autosport Development[ 2]
Audi RS 3 LMS TCR [ 2]
15
Nelson Canache [ 2]
1
Mike Moore[ 2]
1
Alex Rockwell[ 2]
1, 5, 9–10
Eric Rockwell
5, 9–10
Unitronic JDC-Miller MotorSports [ 19]
Audi RS 3 LMS TCR [ 19]
17
Chris Miller [ 19]
All
Mikey Taylor[ 19]
All
William Tally[ 2]
1, 4
Van Der Steur Racing LLC[ 20]
Hyundai Veloster N TCR [ 20]
19
Denis Dupont [ 20]
All
Rory van der Steur[ 20]
All
Copeland Motorsports[ 21]
Hyundai Veloster N TCR [ 21]
27
Tyler Gonzalez[ 21]
All
Tyler Maxson [ 21]
All
51
Mason Filippi [ 22]
All
AJ Muss[ 22]
All
Bryan Herta Autosport with Curb-Agajanian [ 23]
Hyundai Elantra N TCR [ 23]
33
Harry Gottsacker [ 23]
All
Mark Wilkins [ 23]
All
98
Parker Chase [ 23]
All
Ryan Norman [ 23]
1–4, 6–10
Gabby Chaves
5
Hyundai Veloster N TCR [ 23]
77
Michael Lewis [ 23]
All
Taylor Hagler [ 23]
All
New German Performance
Audi RS 3 LMS TCR
44
Tristan Herbert
9–10
Britt Casey
9
Cliff Brown
10
Michael Johnson Racing[ 2]
Hyundai Veloster N TCR [ 2]
54
Michael Johnson[ 24]
All
Stephen Simpson [ 24]
All
Road Shagger Racing[ 25]
Audi RS 3 LMS TCR [ 25]
61
Gavin Ernstone[ 25]
All
Jonathan Morley[ 25]
All
LA Honda World Racing[ 2]
Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) [ 2]
73
Mike LaMarra[ 2]
1–3
Mat Pombo[ 2]
1–3
CB Motorsports[ 12]
Hyundai Veloster N TCR [ 12]
81
Trenton Estep [ 12]
1–6
Mark Kvamme [ 12]
1–6
Caleb Bacon[ 12]
1, 10
Coby Shield
10
Atlanta Speedwerks[ 26]
Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) [ 26]
84
Brian Henderson[ 26]
1–9
Robert Noaker[ 26]
1–8
Ryan Eversley
9
94
Ryan Eversley [ 27]
1–8, 10
Greg Strelzoff[ 27]
1–2
Todd Lamb[ 26]
1, 4
Scott Smithson[ 4]
3, 5–8
Tyler Stone
10
AOA Racing[ 2]
Audi RS 3 LMS TCR [ 2]
85
Gino Manley[ 2]
1, 10
Patrick Wilmot[ 2]
1, 10
Andrew Pinkerton[ 2]
1
VGMC Racing[ 28]
Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) [ 28]
88
Victor González Jr.[ 28]
1–4, 6–10
Ruben Iglesias[ 28]
1–3
Karl Wittmer
4, 6–10
Jon Miller
5
Lance Bergstein
5
TWOth A.sport/Bestline
Audi RS 3 LMS TCR
89
Travis Hill
10
Marco Cirone
10
Bold indicates overall winner.
Championship standings [ edit ]
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.
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
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:
Grand Sport (GS): Car manufacturer
Touring Car (TCR): 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.
Driver's Championships[ edit ]
Standings: Grand Sport (GS)[ edit ]
Standings: Touring Car (TCR)[ edit ]
Pos.
Drivers
DAY
SEB
MOH
WGL1
WGL2
LIM
ELK
LGA
VIR
ATL
Points
1
Michael Lewis Taylor Hagler
4
3
2
3
3
1
11
3
5
5
2870
2
Parker Chase
9
10
1
2
6
10
3
2
11
4
2660
3
Roy Block Tim Lewis Jr.
12
4
7
7
7
2
1
13
10
1
2600
4
Ryan Eversley
2
7
3
1
15
8
9
9
7
2
2600
5
Harry Gottsacker Mark Wilkins
6
8
5
10
10
5
4
1
3
11
2550
6
Michael Johnson Stephen Simpson
3
5
12
6
5
7
8
6
2
7
2540
7
Chris Miller Mikey Taylor
1
12
14
9
12
4
5
4
1
15
2450
8
Ryan Norman
9
10
1
2
10
3
2
11
4
2410
9
Gavin Ernstone Jonathan Morley
13
1
6
11
2
11
6
8
14
6
2400
10
Tyler Gonzalez Tyler Maxson
15
13
4
14
14
3
7
11
4
3
2280
11
Mason Filippi AJ Muss
5
6
10
12
4
14
13
7
13
10
2170
12
Brian Henderson
11
15
11
4
1
6
10
10
7
2100
13
Denis Dupont Rory van der Steur
8
9
15
5
13
13
2
5
9
DNS
2030
14
Robert Noaker
11
15
11
4
1
6
10
10
1860
15
Victor González Jr.
16
11
13
13
9
12
12
12
14
1670
16
Trenton Estep Mark Kvamme
14
14
9
8
8
12
1210
17
Karl Wittmer
13
9
12
12
12
14
1140
18
Scott Smithson
3
15
8
9
9
1130
19
Alex Rockwell
10
9
8
9
880
20
Mike LaMarra Mat Pombo
17
2
8
690
21
Todd Lamb
2
1
670
22
Eric Rockwell
9
8
9
670
23
William Tally
1
9
570
24
Greg Strelzoff
2
7
560
25
Ruben Iglesias
16
11
13
530
26
Gino Manley Patrick Wilmot
7
8
470
27
Tristan Herbert
6
12
440
28
Tyler Stone
2
320
29
Caleb Bacon
14
16
320
30
Gabby Chaves
6
250
31
Britt Casey
6
250
32
Andrew Pinkerton
7
240
33
Nelson Canache Mike Moore
10
210
34
Jon Miller Lance Bergstein
11
200
35
Cliff Brown
12
190
36
Marco Cirone Travis Hill
13
180
37
Coby Shield
16
150
Pos.
Drivers
DAY
SEB
MOH
WGL1
WGL2
LIM
ELK
LGA
VIR
ATL
Points
Team's Championships[ edit ]
Standings: Grand Sport (GS)[ edit ]
Standings: Touring Car (TCR)[ edit ]
Manufacturer's Championships[ edit ]
Standings: Grand Sport (GS)[ edit ]
Pos.
Manufacturer
DAY
SEB
MOH
WGL1
WGL2
LIM
ELK
LGA
VIR
ATL
Points
1
Porsche
20
2
2
4
2
3
22
1
1
1
3030
2
BMW
2
3
5
2
1
8
1
6
3
18
2960
3
Mercedes-AMG
8
6
3
6
4
1
2
2
5
6
2850
4
McLaren
1
8
1
3
6
17
6
9
7
3
2800
5
Aston Martin
14
4
17
1
7
2
8
5
2
5
2790
6
Chevrolet
6
1
11
5
3
7
13
11
4
13
2690
7
Audi
11
12
6
7
8
6
5
7
18
4
2540
8
Toyota
7
20
9
20
9
5
17
8
16
2
2520
9
Ford
10
18
16
15
10
18
13
6
12
2100
Pos.
Manufacturer
DAY
SEB
MOH
WGL1
WGL2
LIM
ELK
LGA
VIR
ATL
Points
Standings: Touring Car (TCR)[ edit ]
Pos.
Manufacturer
DAY
SEB
MOH
WGL1
WGL2
LIM
ELK
LGA
VIR
ATL
Points
1
Hyundai
3
3
1
2
3
1
2
1
2
3
3210
2
Audi
1
1
6
9
2
4
5
4
1
6
3150
3
Honda
2
2
3
1
1
6
9
9
7
2
3140
4
Alfa Romeo
12
4
7
7
7
2
1
13
10
1
3000
Pos.
Manufacturer
DAY
SEB
MOH
WGL1
WGL2
LIM
ELK
LGA
VIR
ATL
Points
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