The 2022 Michelin Pilot Challenge was the twenty-third season of the IMSA SportsCar Challenge and the ninth season organized by the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA). The season began on January 27 at Daytona International Speedway and concluded on October 1 at Road Atlanta. This season also saw the return of former IndyCar driver Robert Wickens after his horrific accident at the 2018 ABC Supply 500 left him as a paraplegic.
Classes Grand Sport (GS) (run to GT4 regulations) Touring Car (TCR)
Calendar The provisional 2022 calendar was released on August 6, 2021 at IMSA's annual State of the Sport Address, featuring ten rounds. Round Race Circuit Location Date Duration 1 BMW M Endurance Challenge at Daytona Daytona International Speedway Daytona Beach, Florida January 27–30 4 Hours 2 Alan Jay Automotive Network 120 Sebring International Raceway Sebring, Florida March 16–19 2 Hours 3 WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca 120 WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca Monterey, California April 29–May 1 2 Hours 4 Mid-Ohio 120 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Lexington, Ohio May 13–15 2 Hours 5 Tioga Downs Casino Resort 120 at The Glen Watkins Glen International Watkins Glen, New York June 23–26 2 Hours 6 Canadian Tire Motorsport Park 120 Canadian Tire Motorsport Park Bowmanville, Ontario July 1–3 2 Hours 7 Lime Rock Park 120 Lime Rock Park Lakeville, Connecticut July 15–16 2 Hours 8 Road America 240 Road America Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin August 5–7 4 Hours 9 Virginia Is For Racing Lovers Grand Prix Virginia International Raceway Alton, Virginia August 26–28 2 Hours 10 Fox Factory 120 Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta Braselton, Georgia September 28–October 1 2 Hours Calendar Changes Canadian Tire Motorsport Park (Mosport) returned to the calendar after being cancelled for 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The second round at Watkins Glen International, which served as the replacement for Canadian Tire Motorsport Park in 2021, did not return to the schedule.
Series news 2022 marked the introduction of the Bronze Cup, a sub-championship of the GS class in which all-Bronze driver lineups would score points towards their own championship alongside the overall GS classification.
Entry list Grand Sport Team Car Engine Drivers Class Rounds Automatic Racing AMR Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 09 Ramin Abdolvahabi B 1–5, 8, 10 Rob Ecklin Jr. 1–5, 8 Casey Carden 10 27 Jon Branam B 1–2 Paul Kiebler 1–2 TGR Infinity Autosport Toyota GR Supra GT4 BMW B58B30 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6 3 Sheena Monk 1–2 Kyle Marcelli 1–2 TGR Forbush Performance Toyota GR Supra GT4 BMW B58B30 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6 6 Tom Long 1–5 Luke Rumburg 1–2 Mark Kvamme 3–4 Nick Galante 1 Brandon Kidd 5 Volt Racing Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 7 Alan Brynjolfsson All Trent Hindman All McCann Racing Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 8 Andrew Davis All Michael McCann All Team Hardpoint Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 9 Derek DeBoer B 8 Sean Gibbons 8 Sam Owen 8 22 Nick Galante 2–10 Sean McAlister 2–10 John Capestro-Dubets 8 Capstone Motorsports Mercedes-AMG GT4 Mercedes-AMG M178 4.0 L V8 11 Gary Ferrara B All Kris Wilson All NTE / MC2 Autosport Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 12 Josh Hurley 1–5 Manuel Franco 1–4 Thomas Merrill 1 Patrick Gallagher 5 TGR Riley Motorsports Toyota GR Supra GT4 BMW B58B30 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6 14 Alfredo Najri 1–5, 7–10 Thiago Camilo 1, 3, 5, 7–8, 10 Andy Jakos 2, 4 Julián Santero 1 Damian Fineschi 6, 9 Aaron Telitz 6 Javier Quiros 8 21 Scott Andrews 1–5 Anton Dias Perera 1–5 Colin Braun 1 Riley Motorsports Mercedes-AMG GT4 Mercedes-AMG M178 4.0 L V8 Scott Andrews 8–10 Anton Dias Perera 8–10 Colin Braun 8 Ian Lacy Racing Ford Mustang GT4 Ford 5.2 L Voodoo V8 24 Frank Gannett 1 Drew Staveley 1 RS1 Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 28 Stevan McAleer 1–5, 7 Alexandre Prémat 2–4 Eric Filgueiras 1, 5 John Capestro-Dubets 7 GMG Racing Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 32 James Sofronas B 1, 3 Kyle Washington 1, 3 FastMD Racing Audi R8 LMS GT4 Evo Audi 5.2 L V10 38 Max Faulkner 2 Farhan Siddiqi 2 Accelerating Performance Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 39 Justin Piscitell 10 Moisey Uretsky 10 PF Racing Ford Mustang GT4 Ford 5.2 L Voodoo V8 40 James Pesek All Chad McCumbee 1–7 Joey Hand 8–10 41 Harrison Burton 1 Austin Cindric 1 42 Chase Briscoe 1 Hailie Deegan 1 877 Kyle Marcelli 3–10 Sheena Monk 3–10 Stephen Cameron Racing BMW M4 GT4 BMW N55 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6 43 Greg Liefooghe All Sean Quinlan All Team TGM Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 46 Hugh Plumb All Matt Plumb All 64 Ted Giovanis All Owen Trinkler All NOLASPORT Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 47 Jason Hart 1–3, 5, 7–10 Matt Travis 1–3, 5, 7–10 FCP Euro by Ricca Autosport Mercedes-AMG GT4 Mercedes-AMG M178 4.0 L V8 55 Trevor Andrusko 2, 5, 7–8, 10 Mike Skeen 2, 5, 7–8, 10 Murillo Racing Mercedes-AMG GT4 Mercedes-AMG M178 4.0 L V8 56 Eric Foss All Jeff Mosing 1–2, 9–10 Kenton Koch 3–5, 7–8 Marc Miller 6 65 Brent Mosing B All Tim Probert All 72 Kenny Murillo All Christian Szymczak All KohR Motorsports Ford Mustang GT4 Ford 5.2 L Voodoo V8 59 Billy Johnson 1–5, 7–10 Bob Michaelian 1–5, 7–8 Luca Mars 9–10 60 Luca Mars 2–5, 7–8 Nate Stacy 2–5, 7–8 Kelly-Moss Road and Race Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 66 David Brule 5, 8–10 Alec Udell 5, 8–10 TGR Smooge Racing Toyota GR Supra GT4 BMW B58B30 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6 68 Kevin Conway 1 John Geesbreght 1 Jack Hawksworth 1 Absolute Racing Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 69 Lars Kern 3 Anderson Tanoto 3 Rebel Rock Racing Chevrolet Camaro GT4.R Chevrolet LT1 6.2 L V8 71 Robin Liddell All Frank DePew 2–10 Michael Cooper 1 BGB Motorsports Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 83 Thomas Collingwood 1–6, 8–10 Spencer Pumpelly 1–6, 8–10 John Tecce 1, 8 Random Vandals Racing BMW M4 GT4 BMW N55 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6 92 Al Carter B 1 Paul Sparta 1 CarBahn with Peregrine Racing Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 93 Tyler McQuarrie All Sameer Gandhi 2–3, 5 Mark Siegel 1, 4, 6–9 Tom Dyer 1, 8, 10 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 Michael Dinan 1 Black Swan Racing Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 540 Jeroen Bleekemolen 1–2 Tim Pappas 1–2 Sebastiaan Bleekemolen 1 Icon Class B Bronze Cup
Touring Car Team Car Drivers Rounds Bryan Herta Autosport with Curb-Agajanian Hyundai Elantra N TCR 1 Taylor Hagler All Michael Lewis All 2 AJ Muss All Ryan Norman All 33 Robert Wickens All Mark Wilkins 1–3, 5–10 Gabby Chaves 4 Hyundai Elantra N TCR Hyundai Veloster N TCR 77 Mason Filippi All Tyler Maxson All Hyundai Elantra N TCR 98 Parker Chase All Harry Gottsacker All Michael Johnson Racing with Bryan Herta Autosport 54 Michael Johnson All Stephen Simpson All KMW Motorsports with TMR Engineering Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce TCR 5 Roy Block All Tim Lewis Jr. All Belgard & Techniseal Racing Audi RS3 LMS TCR (2017) 15 Eric Rockwell 1–4, 6, 8–10 Alex Rockwell 1, 5 Preston Brown 2, 7 Denis Dupont 3–10 Nick Looijmans 8 84 Preston Brown 8–10 Alex Rockwell 8–10 Kyle Raineri 8 Unitronic JDC-Miller MotorSports Audi RS3 LMS TCR (2017) 17 Chris Miller 1–7 Mikey Taylor 1–7 CB Motorsports Hyundai Veloster N TCR 18 Caleb Bacon 2–3 Kyle Raineri 2–3 Van der Steur Racing Hyundai Veloster N TCR 19 Tyler Gonzalez All Rory van der Steur All TWOth Autosport Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) 26 Travis Hill 5–6 Eddie Killeen 5–6 48 Nick Looijmans 5–6 Ron Tomlinson 5–6 LA Honda World Racing Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) 37 Tiago Monteiro 4 Mat Pombo 4 73 Ryan Eversley 1, 4–5, 10 Mike LaMarra 1, 4–5 Mat Pombo 10 New German Performance Audi RS3 LMS TCR (2017) 44 Tristan Herbert 1–2 William Tally 1 Jay Salinsky 2 Road Shagger Racing Audi RS3 LMS TCR (2017) 61 Gavin Ernstone 1–8, 10 Jonathan Morley 1–8, 10 Deily Motorsports Hyundai Veloster N TCR 70 Jacob Deily 10 Peyton Long 10 AOA Racing Audi RS3 LMS TCR (2017) 85 Gino Manley 1 Andy Wilmot 1 Patrick Wilmot 1 Hyundai Racing Canada Hyundai Elantra N TCR 88 Connor Attrell 6 Bob Attrell 6 HART Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) 89 Steve Eich 1–2, 4–5, 8 Chad Gilsinger 1–2, 4–5, 8 Cameron Lawrence 1 Ryan Eversley 8 Victor Gonzalez Racing Team - VGRT Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) 99 Victor Gonzalez All Karl Wittmer 2–10 Ruben Iglesias 1
Race results Bold indicates overall winner. Round Circuit GS Winning Car TCR Winning Car GS Winning Drivers TCR Winning Drivers 1 Daytona #28 RS1 #5 KMW Motorsports with TMR Engineering Eric Filgueiras Stevan McAleer Roy Block Tim Lewis Jr. 2 Sebring #40 PF Racing #99 Victor Gonzalez Racing Team - VGRT Chad McCumbee James Pesek Victor Gonzalez Karl Wittmer 3 Laguna Seca #7 Volt Racing #5 KMW Motorsports with TMR Engineering Alan Brynjolfsson Trent Hindman Roy Block Tim Lewis Jr. 4 Mid-Ohio #56 Murillo Racing #98 Bryan Herta Autosport with Curb-Agajanian Eric Foss Kenton Koch Parker Chase Harry Gottsacker 5 Watkins Glen #95 Turner Motorsport #33 Bryan Herta Autosport with Curb-Agajanian Bill Auberlen Dillon Machavern Robert Wickens Mark Wilkins 6 Mosport #56 Murillo Racing #33 Bryan Herta Autosport with Curb-Agajanian Eric Foss Marc Miller Robert Wickens Mark Wilkins 7 Lime Rock #71 Rebel Rock Racing #17 Unitronic JDC-Miller MotorSports Frank DePew Robin Liddell Chris Miller Mikey Taylor 8 Road America #56 Murillo Racing #5 KMW Motorsports with TMR Engineering Eric Foss Kenton Koch Roy Block Tim Lewis Jr. 9 Virginia #40 PF Racing #1 Bryan Herta Autosport with Curb-Agajanian Joey Hand James Pesek Taylor Hagler Michael Lewis 10 Road Atlanta #95 Turner Motorsport #99 Victor Gonzalez Racing Team - VGRT Bill Auberlen Dillon Machavern Victor Gonzalez Karl Wittmer
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)