The 2020 Michelin Pilot Challenge is the twenty-first season of the IMSA SportsCar Challenge and the seventh season organized by the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA).
Classes
Grand Sport (GS) (run to SRO GT4 regulations) Touring Car (TCR)
Calendar
The 2020 schedule was released on 15 May 2020 and features ten rounds.
Rnd Race Circuit Location Date Duration 1 BMW Endurance Challenge at Daytona Daytona International Speedway Daytona Beach, Florida January 24 4 Hours 2 AdventHealth 120 Sebring International Raceway Sebring, Florida July 17 2 Hours 3 Road America 120 Road America Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin August 1 2 Hours 4 Virginia Is For Racing Lovers Grand Prix Virginia International Raceway Alton, Virginia August 22 2 Hours 5 VP Racing Stay Frosty 240 Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta Braselton, Georgia September 5 4 Hours 6 Mid-Ohio 120s Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Lexington, Ohio September 25 2 Hours September 26 2 Hours 7 Fox Factory 120 Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta Braselton, Georgia October 16 2 Hours 8 WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca 120 WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca Monterey, California October 31 2 Hours 9 Alan Jay Automotive Network 120 Sebring International Raceway Sebring, Florida November 13 2 Hours
Entry list
Grand Sport
Team Car Engine Drivers Rounds Automatic Racing AMR Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 09 Ramin Abdolvahabi 1–2, 4–5, 7, 9 Rob Ecklin 1–2, 4, 7, 9 Brandon Kidd 1, 5 Tom Long 5 99 Gary Ferrera 1–2, 5, 7, 9 Kris Wilson 1–2, 5, 7, 9 Ramin Abdolvahabi 3 Rob Ecklin 3 Charles Espenlaub 4 Charlie Putman 4 Ave Motorsports Audi R8 LMS GT4 Audi 5.2 L V10 2 Mark Brummond 1 Mike Skeen 1 Motorsport in Action McLaren 570S GT4 McLaren 3.8 L Turbo V8 3 Corey Lewis All Sheena Monk All Winward Racing/HTP Motorsport Mercedes-AMG GT4 Mercedes-AMG M178 4.0 L V8 4 Russell Ward All Indy Dontje 1–2, 4–6, 9 Billy Johnson 3 Nico Bastian 7–8 57 Bryce Ward All Philip Ellis 1, 4–5, 9 Alec Udell 2–3, 6–8 Archangel Motorsports with VOLT Racing Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 7 Alan Brynjolfsson 1–6 Trent Hindman 1–6 Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 Alan Brynjolfsson 7–9 Trent Hindman 7–9 McCann Racing Audi R8 LMS GT4 Audi R8 LMS GT4 Evo Audi 5.2 L V10 8 Britt Casey Jr. 1, 3, 6 Michael McCann 1, 3, 6 LAP Motorsports Mercedes-AMG GT4 Mercedes-AMG M178 4.0 L V8 10 Dan Clarke 7, 9 Anton Dias Perera 7, 9 AWA McLaren 570S GT4 McLaren 3.8 L Turbo V8 13 Orey Fidani 1 Kuno Wittmer 1 Bluff City Racing with Autometrics Mercedes-AMG GT4 Mercedes-AMG M178 4.0 L V8 14 Anton Dias Perera 1–2 Cory Friedman 1–2 Dan Clarke 1 Multimatic Motorsports Ford Mustang GT4 Ford 5.2 L Voodoo V8 15 Austin Cindric 1 Sebastian Priaulx 1 19 Scott Maxwell 1 Marco Signoretti 1 22 Chase Briscoe 1 Hailie Deegan 1, 8 Scott Maxwell 2–7 Sebastian Priaulx 2–9 Marco Signoretti 9 M1 Racing McLaren 570S GT4 McLaren 3.8 L Turbo V8 20 Ashley Freiberg 5 Ryan Nash 5 Don Yount 5 Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 Ashley Freiberg 7, 9 Ryan Nash 7 Jaden Conwright9 Ian Lacy Racing Ford Mustang GT4 Ford 5.2 L Voodoo V8 24 Frank Gannett 1, 9 Drew Staveley 1, 9 Fast Track Racing/Classic BMW BMW M4 GT4 BMW N55 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6 26 Robbie Dalgleish 1 Stevan McAleer 1 Beitske Visser 1 Chandler Hull 6 Toby Grahovec 6 Team Hardpoint Audi R8 LMS GT4 Audi R8 LMS GT4 Evo Audi 5.2 L V10 31 Robert Ferriol 1–5 Spencer Pumpelly 1–5 Wynn's - Riley Motorsports Mercedes-AMG GT4 Mercedes-AMG M178 4.0 L V8 35 Jim Cox All Dylan Murry All Jeroen Bleekemolen 1 Colin Braun 5 BGB Motorsports Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 38 Thomas Collingwood All Jan Heylen All John Tecce 1, 5 CarBahn Motorsports with Peregrine Racing Audi R8 LMS GT4 Audi R8 LMS GT4 Evo Audi 5.2 L V10 39 Tyler McQuarrie All Jeff Westphal All 93 Tom Dyer 2–4, 6–9 Mark Siegel 2–4, 6–7 Sameer Gandhi 8–9 PF Racing Ford Mustang GT4 Ford 5.2 L Voodoo V8 40 James Pesek All Jade Buford 1 Shane Lewis 1 Chad McCumbee 2, 5–9 Chase Briscoe 3 Drew Staveley4 Stephen Cameron Racing Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 43 Greg Liefooghe 1, 9 Ari Balogh 1 Sean Quinlan 9 Team TGM Chevrolet Camaro GT4.R Chevrolet LT1 6.2 L V8 46 Hugh Plumb 1 Matt Plumb 1 64 Ted Giovanis 1 Owen Trinkler 1 MMC Motorsport Mercedes-AMG GT4 Mercedes-AMG M178 4.0 L V8 51 Átila Abreu 1 Leo Sanchez 1 Murillo Racing Mercedes-AMG GT4 Mercedes-AMG M178 4.0 L V8 56 Eric Foss All Jeff Mosing All 65 Tim Probert All Brent Mosing 1, 3–7 Justin Piscitell 1, 9 Kenny Murillo 2, 8 KohR Motorsports Ford Mustang GT4 Ford 5.2 L Voodoo V8 59 Rich Golinello 1 Bob Michaelian 1 Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 60 Kyle Marcelli All Nate Stacy All Rebel Rock Racing Chevrolet Camaro GT4.R Chevrolet LT1 6.2 L V8 71 Frank DePew All Robin Liddell All Andrew Davis 1, 5 BimmerWorld Racing BMW M4 GT4 BMW N55 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6 80 Nick Galante All Dillon Machavern 1–7, 9 Gregory Liefooghe 8 82 James Clay All Devin Jones 1–4 Gregory Liefooghe 5–7 Mike Skeen 8–9 Turner Motorsport BMW M4 GT4 BMW N55 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6 95 Connor Bloum 1 Aurora Straus 1 Billy Johnson 1 Robby Foley 2–9 Bill Auberlen 2–8 Vin Barletta 8 Cameron Lawrence 9 96 Vin Barletta All Robby Foley All Bill Auberlen 1 Andrew Pinkerton 5
Touring Car
Team Car Drivers Rounds KMW Motorsports with TMR Engineering Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce TCR 5 Roy Block All Tim Lewis Jr. All Team Prémat Audi RS 3 LMS TCR 18 Alexandre Prémat 1 Stephen Vajda 1 Bryan Herta Autosport with Curb-Agajanian Hyundai Veloster N TCR 21 Harry Gottsacker All Mark Wilkins All 29 Spencer Brockman 2–9 Parker Chase 2–9 33 Gabby Chaves All Ryan Norman All 98 Mason Filippi All Michael Lewis All FastMD by Syndicate Racing Audi RS 3 LMS TCR 23 Max Faulkner All James Vance All 32 Mikey Taylor 1–2 William Tally 1 Michael McCarthy 2 Copeland Motorsports Hyundai Veloster N TCR 27 Tyler Gonzalez 7, 9 Tyler Maxson 7, 9 LA Honda World Racing Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) 37 Shelby Blackstock 1–5 Chris Miller 1–5 73 Mike LaMarra 1–5, 7 Mat Pombo 1–5, 7 77 Ryan Eversley All Taylor Hagler 1, 3–9 Dakota Dickerson 2 Forty 7 Motorsports Hyundai Veloster N TCR 47 Alex Papadopulos 1–5 Dario Cangialosi 1 Ben Waddell 2–5 Jason Rabe 5 74 AJ Muss 1 Ben Waddell 1 JDC-Miller MotorSports Audi RS 3 LMS TCR 54 Michael Johnson 1–6 Stephen Simpson 1–6 Road Shagger Racing Audi RS 3 LMS TCR 61 Gavin Ernstone All Jonathan Morley All TWOth Autosport Audi RS 3 LMS TCR 81 Travis Hill 1 Ron Tomlinson 1 Atlanta Speedwerks Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) 84 Brian Henderson 1, 7, 9 Todd Lamb 1, 7 Robert Noaker 9 94 Bryan Ortiz 1, 7 Nikko Reger 1 Cliff Brown 7 AOA Racing Audi RS 3 LMS TCR 85 Gino Manley 7, 9 Giano Taurino 7 Mike Ogren9 HART Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) 89 Steve Eich 1 Chad Gilsinger 1 Cameron Lawrence 1 Van Der Steur Racing LLC Hyundai Veloster N TCR 91 Danny Formal 9 Rory van der Steur 9
Race results Bold indicates overall winner. Rnd Circuit GS Winning Car TCR Winning Car GS Winning Drivers TCR Winning Drivers 1 Daytona No. 35 Riley Motorsports No. 61 Road Shagger Racing Jeroen Bleekemolen Jim Cox Dylan Murry Gavin Ernstone Jonathan Morley 2 Sebring No. 39 CarBahn with Peregrine Racing No. 21 Bryan Herta Autosport w/ Curb-Agajanian Tyler McQuarrie Jeff Westphal Harry Gottsacker Mark Wilkins 3 Road America No. 3 Motorsport in Action No. 33 Bryan Herta Autosport w/ Curb-Agajanian Corey Lewis Sheena Monk Gabby Chaves Ryan Norman 4 Virginia No. 95 Turner Motorsport No. 98 Bryan Herta Autosport w/ Curb-Agajanian Bill Auberlen Robby Foley Mason Filippi Michael Lewis 5 Road Atlanta No. 71 Rebel Rock Racing No. 33 Bryan Herta Autosport w/ Curb-Agajanian Andrew Davis Frank DePew Robin Liddell Gabby Chaves Ryan Norman 6 Mid-Ohio No. 60 KohR Motorsports No. 23 FastMD by Syndicate Racing Kyle Marcelli Nate Stacy Max Faulkner James Vance No. 60 KohR Motorsports No. 61 Road Shagger Racing Kyle Marcelli Nate Stacy Gavin Ernstone Jonathan Morley 7 Road Atlanta No. 96 Turner Motorsport No. 98 Bryan Herta Autosport w/ Curb-Agajanian Vin Barletta Robby Foley Mason Filippi Michael Lewis 8 Laguna Seca No. 39 CarBahn with Peregrine Racing No. 33 Bryan Herta Autosport w/ Curb-Agajanian Tyler McQuarrie Jeff Westphal Gabby Chaves Ryan Norman 9 Sebring No. 95 Turner Motorsport No. 21 Bryan Herta Autosport w/ Curb-Agajanian Robby Foley Cameron Lawrence Harry Gottsacker Mark Wilkins
Championship standings
Points systems 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. 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 31+ Race 35 32 30 28 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
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.
Team's Championships Grand Sport Team Car DAY SEB1 ELK VIR ATL1 MOH ATL2 LGA SEB2 Points 1 #60 KohR Motorsports Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 5 2 2 6 7 1 1 6 3 3 294 2 #39 CarBahn Motorsports with Peregrine Racing Audi R8 LMS GT4 4 1 3 12 4 2 3 19 1 21 260 3 #95 Turner Motorsport BMW M4 GT4 28 5 5 1 14 6 8 10 5 1 237 4 #35 Riley Motorsports Mercedes-AMG GT4 1 9 4 2 21 19 2 9 13 5 237 5 #56 Murillo Racing Mercedes-AMG GT4 8 6 7 9 10 10 7 4 7 11 232 6 #7 Archangel Motorsports Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport 23 3 6 5 3 14 15 225 Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 22 2 2 7 #4 Winward Racing/HTP Motorsport Mercedes-AMG GT4 3 4 16 19 5 3 18 5 4 16 224 8 #40 PF Racing Ford Mustang GT4 11 11 13 15 8 9 4 8 16 7 209 9 #3 Motorsports in Action McLaren 570S GT4 18 12 1 20 12 16 9 7 9 4 208 10 #57 Winward Racing/HTP Motorsport Mercedes-AMG GT4 2 15 11 7 17 4 6 13 10 23 207 11 #22 Multimatic Motorsports Ford Mustang GT4 29 8 8 4 2 5 19 18 11 6 204 12 #82 BimmerWorld Racing BMW M4 GT4 6 10 10 WD 9 11 12 2 8 14 201 13 #80 BimmerWorld Racing BMW M4 GT4 19 7 12 11 6 8 17 12 6 22 191 14 #38 BGB Motorsports Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport 16 14 15 8 15 7 13 21 15 17 170 15 #71 Rebel Rock Racing Chevrolet Camaro GT4.R 13 22 18 10 1 DNS DNS 3 17 10 161 16 #96 Turner Motorsport BMW M4 GT4 31 21 20 3 16 17 10 1 DNS 12 144 17 #93 CarBahn with Peregrine Racing Audi R8 LMS GT4 16 21 16 15 5 20 12 8 135 18 #65 Murillo Racing Mercedes-AMG GT4 25 17 17 18 20 13 16 15 14 24 132 19 #99 Automatic Racing AMR Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 15 18 19 14 18 11 20 103 20 #31 Team Hardpoint Audi R8 LMS GT4 9 13 9 13 11 100 21 #09 Automatic Racing AMR Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 17 19 17 13 17 18 86 22 #8 McCann Racing Audi R8 LMS GT4 10 14 18 11 71 23 #20 M1 Racing LLC McLaren 570S GT4 19 48 Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport 14 13 24 #43 Stephen Cameron Racing Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 7 46 BMW M4 GT4 9 25 #26 Fast Track Racing/Classic BMW BMW M4 GT4 22 12 14 45 26 #24 Ian Lacy Racing Ford Mustang GT4 12 15 36 27 #10 LAP Motorsports Mercedes-AMG GT4 16 19 28 28 #14 Bluff City Racing with Autometrics Mercedes-AMG GT4 21 20 21 29 #64 Team TGM Chevrolet Camaro GT4.R 14 17 30 #51 MMC Motorsport Mercedes-AMG GT4 20 11 31 #19 Multimatic Motorsports Ford Mustang GT4 24 7 32 #13 AWA McLaren 570S GT4 26 5 33 #59 KohR Motorsports Ford Mustang GT4 27 4 34 #15 Multimatic Motorsports Ford Mustang GT4 30 1 35 #46 Team TGM Chevrolet Camaro GT4.R 32 0 36 #2 Ave Motorsports Audi R8 LMS GT4 33 0 Team Car DAY SEB1 ELK VIR ALT1 MOH ATL2 LGA SEB2 PointsBold - Pole position Italics - Fastest lap
Touring Car