The 2021 Michelin Pilot Challenge was the twenty-second season of the IMSA SportsCar Challenge and the eighth season organized by the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA).
Classes Grand Sport (GS) (run to GT4 regulations) Touring Car (TCR)
Calendar The 2021 schedule was released on September 9, 2020 and features ten rounds.
Rnd Race Circuit Location Date Duration 1 BMW Endurance Challenge at Daytona Daytona International Speedway Daytona Beach, Florida January 29 4 Hours 2 Alan Jay Automotive Network 120 Sebring International Raceway Sebring, Florida March 18 2 Hours 3 Mid-Ohio 120 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Lexington, Ohio May 15 2 Hours 4 Tioga Downs Casino Resort 240 at The Glen Watkins Glen International Watkins Glen, New York June 26 4 Hours 5 Watkins Glen International 120 July 2 2 Hours 6 Lime Rock Park 120 Lime Rock Park Lakeville, Connecticut July 17 2 Hours 7 Road America 120 Road America Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin August 7 2 Hours 8 WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca 120 WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca Monterey, California September 11 2 Hours 9 Virginia is for Racing Lovers Grand Prix Virginia International Raceway Alton, Virginia October 10 2 Hours 10 Fox Factory 120 Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta Braselton, Georgia November 12 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 Brandon Kidd 1–2, 4 Rob Ecklin 1–2, 4–5, 9 Ramin Abdolvahabi 1, 4–5, 999 Ramin Abdolvahabi7 Michael de Quesada7 Anderson Tanoto 8 Weiron Tan 8 Motorsport in Action McLaren 570S GT4 McLaren 3.8 L Turbo V8 3 Sheena Monk All Spencer Pigot All Winward Racing Mercedes-AMG GT4 Mercedes-AMG M178 4.0 L V8 4 Indy Dontje 1–5, 7–8 Russell Ward 1–8 Mikaël Grenier 6 57 Alec Udell 3–8 Bryce Ward 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 Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 7 Alan Brynjolfsson All Trent Hindman All McCann Racing Audi R8 LMS GT4 Evo Audi 5.2 L V10 8 Andrew Davis All Michael McCann All Goldcrest Motorsports Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 9 Wesley Slimp 10 Tyler Hoffman 10 LAP Motorsports Mercedes-AMG GT4 Mercedes-AMG M178 4.0 L V8 10 Scott Andrews 1–2 Anton Dias Perera 1–2 Colin Braun 1 FCP Euro Mercedes-AMG GT4 Mercedes-AMG M178 4.0 L V8 11 Michael Hurczyn 3–7, 9 Nate Vincent 3–7, 9 AWA McLaren 570S GT4 McLaren 3.8 L Turbo V8 13 Kuno Wittmer All Orey Fidani 1–2, 4–10 Chris Green 3 TGR Riley Motorsports Toyota GR Supra GT4 BMW B58B30 3.0L Twin-Turbo I6 14 Alfredo Najri 1–8, 10 Javier Quiros 1–4, 7, 9 Julián Santero 1 Felipe Fraga4 Pierre Kleinubing5, 10 Sacha Fenestraz6 Thiago Camilo8 Milo Valverde 9 21 Scott Andrews 3–4, 6–10 Anton Dias Perera 3–4, 6–10 Colin Braun4 Wright Motorsports Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 16 Jan Heylen All Ryan Hardwick 1, 3–7, 9–10 Max Root 2, 8 CB MotorsportsMercedes-AMG GT4Mercedes-AMG M178 4.0 L V818 Trenton Estep7–10 Mark Kvamme7–10 Notlad Racing by RS1 Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 23 Matt Dalton 1 Patrick Gallagher 1, 4, 6–7, 9–10 Stevan McAleer4, 6–7, 9–10 Blackdog Speed ShopMcLaren 570S GT4McLaren 3.8 L Turbo V834 Michael Cooper4, 7 Spencer Pumpelly4 Tony Gaples7 FraSun Racing BMW M4 GT4 BMW N55 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6 37 Jason Fraser 1 Mark Sundberg 1 BGB Motorsports Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 38 Thomas Collingwood 1 Spencer Pumpelly 1 John Tecce 1 PF Racing Ford Mustang GT4 Ford 5.2 L Voodoo V8 40 Chad McCumbee 1–5, 7–10 James Pesek 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 Ford Mustang GT4 Ford 5.2 L Voodoo V8 42 Jack Roush Jr. 3 Nate Stacy 3 Stephen Cameron Racing BMW M4 GT4 BMW N55 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6 43 Greg Liefooghe 1–2, 8 Sean Quinlan 1–2, 8 Team TGM Chevrolet Camaro GT4.R Chevrolet LT1 6.2 L V8 46 Hugh Plumb All Matt Plumb All 64 Ted Giovanis All Owen Trinkler All Hugh Plumb 1 Auto Technic RacingBMW M4 GT4BMW N55 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I652 Attilio Albani6 Elivan Goulart6 Murillo Racing Mercedes-AMG GT4 Mercedes-AMG M178 4.0 L V8 56 Eric Foss All Jeff Mosing 1–8 Kenny Murillo 9–10 65 Brent Mosing All Tim Probert 1–6, 8–10 Kenny Murillo 1, 4, 7 KohR Motorsports Ford Mustang GT4 Ford 5.2 L Voodoo V8 59 Chuck Cassaro 1 Kyle Marcelli 1, 10 Dean Martin 1, 10 Capstone Motorsports Mercedes-AMG GT4 Mercedes-AMG M178 4.0 L V8 60 John Allen 4 Gary Ferrera 4, 7–8 Kris Wilson 4, 7–8 Rebel Rock Racing Chevrolet Camaro GT4.R Chevrolet LT1 6.2 L V8 71 Frank DePew 1–7, 9–10 Robin Liddell 1–7, 9–10 BimmerWorld Racing BMW M4 GT4 BMW N55 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6 82 James Clay 1 Nick Galante 1 Mike Skeen 1 FastMD Racing Audi R8 LMS GT4 Evo Audi 5.2 L V10 83 Alexandre Papadopulos 1–6 James Vance 1–6 CarBahn Motorsports with Peregrine Racing Audi R8 LMS GT4 Evo Audi 5.2 L V10 93 Tom Dyer 1–8 Tyler McQuarrie 1, 9–10 Nolan Siegel 1, 4, 6, 10 Sameer Gandhi 2, 5, 8 Mark Siegel 3–4, 7, 9 Turner Motorsport BMW M4 GT4 BMW N55 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6 95 Bill Auberlen All Dillon Machavern All 96 Vin Barletta All Robby Foley All
Touring Car
Team Car Drivers Rounds KMW Motorsports with TMR Engineering Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce TCR 5 Roy Block All Tim Lewis Jr. All Rockwell Autosport Development Audi RS 3 LMS TCR 15 Nelson Canache 1 Mike Moore 1 Alex Rockwell 1, 5, 9–10 Eric Rockwell5, 9–10 Unitronic JDC-Miller MotorSports Audi RS 3 LMS TCR 17 Chris Miller All Mikey Taylor All William Tally 1, 4 Van Der Steur Racing LLC Hyundai Veloster N TCR 19 Denis Dupont All Rory van der Steur All Copeland Motorsports Hyundai Veloster N TCR 27 Tyler Gonzalez All Tyler Maxson All 51 Mason Filippi All AJ Muss All Bryan Herta Autosport with Curb-Agajanian Hyundai Elantra N TCR 33 Harry Gottsacker All Mark Wilkins All 98 Parker Chase All Ryan Norman 1–4, 6–10 Gabby Chaves5 Hyundai Veloster N TCR 77 Michael Lewis All Taylor Hagler All New German Performance Audi RS 3 LMS TCR 44 Tristan Herbert 9–10 Britt Casey 9 Cliff Brown 10 Michael Johnson Racing Hyundai Veloster N TCR 54 Michael Johnson All Stephen Simpson All Road Shagger Racing Audi RS 3 LMS TCR 61 Gavin Ernstone All Jonathan Morley All LA Honda World Racing Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) 73 Mike LaMarra 1–3 Mat Pombo 1–3 CB Motorsports Hyundai Veloster N TCR 81 Trenton Estep 1–6 Mark Kvamme 1–6 Caleb Bacon 1, 10 Coby Shield 10 Atlanta Speedwerks Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) 84 Brian Henderson 1–9 Robert Noaker 1–8 Ryan Eversley 9 94 Ryan Eversley 1–8, 10 Greg Strelzoff 1–2 Todd Lamb 1, 4 Scott Smithson 3, 5–8 Tyler Stone 10 AOA Racing Audi RS 3 LMS TCR 85 Gino Manley 1, 10 Patrick Wilmot 1, 10 Andrew Pinkerton 1 VGMC Racing Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) 88 Victor González Jr. 1–4, 6–10 Ruben Iglesias 1–3 Karl Wittmer4, 6–10 Jon Miller5 Lance Bergstein5 TWOth A.sport/Bestline Audi RS 3 LMS TCR 89 Travis Hill 10 Marco Cirone 10
Race results Bold indicates overall winner. Round Circuit GS Winning Car TCR Winning Car GS Winning Drivers TCR Winning Drivers 1 Daytona #13 AWA #17 JDC-Miller MotorSports Orey Fidani Kuno Wittmer Chris Miller William Tally Mikey Taylor 2 Sebring #71 Rebel Rock Racing #61 Road Shagger Racing Frank DePew Robin Liddell Gavin Ernstone Jonathan Morley 3 Mid-Ohio #13 AWA #98 Bryan Herta Autosport with Curb-Agajanian Chris Green Kuno Wittmer Parker Chase Ryan Norman 4 Watkins Glen #23 Notlad Racing by RS1 #94 Atlanta Speedwerks Patrick Gallagher Stevan McAleer Ryan Eversley Todd Lamb 5 #95 Turner Motorsport #84 Atlanta Speedwerks Bill Auberlen Dillon Machavern Brian Henderson Robert Noaker 6 Lime Rock #56 Murillo Racing #77 Bryan Herta Autosport with Curb-Agajanian Eric Foss Jeff Mosing Michael Lewis Taylor Hagler 7 Road America #95 Turner Motorsport #5 KMW Motorsports with TMR Engineering Bill Auberlen Dillon Machavern Roy Block Tim Lewis Jr. 8 Laguna Seca #16 Wright Motorsports #33 Bryan Herta Autosport with Curb-Agajanian Jan Heylen Max Root Harry Gottsacker Mark Wilkins 9 Virginia #16 Wright Motorsports #17 JDC-Miller MotorSports Jan Heylen Ryan Hardwick Chris Miller Mikey Taylor 10 Road Atlanta #16 Wright Motorsports #5 KMW Motorsports with TMR Engineering Jan Heylen Ryan Hardwick Roy Block Tim Lewis Jr.
Championship standings
Points systems 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
Standings: Grand Sport (GS)