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 [ edit ] Grand Sport (GS) (run to FIA GT4 regulations) Touring Car (TCR) Calendar [ edit ] The 2020 schedule was released on 15 May 2020 and features ten rounds.[1]
Entry list [ edit ] Grand Sport [ edit ] Team Car Engine Drivers Rounds Automatic Racing AMR [2] Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 [2] Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 09 Ramin Abdolvahabi[3] 1–2, 4–5, 7, 9 Rob Ecklin[3] 1–2, 4, 7, 9 Brandon Kidd 1, 5 Tom Long 5 99 Gary Ferrera[4] 1–2, 5, 7, 9 Kris Wilson[4] 1–2, 5, 7, 9 Ramin Abdolvahabi 3 Rob Ecklin 3 Charles Espenlaub 4 Charlie Putman 4 Ave Motorsports[3] Audi R8 LMS GT4 [3] Audi 5.2 L V10 2 Mark Brummond[3] 1 Mike Skeen [3] 1 Motorsport in Action[5] McLaren 570S GT4 [6] McLaren 3.8 L Turbo V8 3 Corey Lewis [6] All Sheena Monk [6] All Winward Racing/HTP Motorsport [6] Mercedes-AMG GT4 [6] Mercedes-AMG M178 4.0 L V8 4 Russell Ward [6] All Indy Dontje [6] 1–2, 4–6, 9 Billy Johnson 3 Nico Bastian 7–8 57 Bryce Ward[6] All Philip Ellis [6] 1, 4–5, 9 Alec Udell 2–3, 6–8 Archangel Motorsports with VOLT Racing[7] Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport [7] Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 7 Alan Brynjolfsson[7] 1–6 Trent Hindman [7] 1–6 Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 [8] Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 Alan Brynjolfsson[8] 7–9 Trent Hindman [8] 7–9 McCann Racing[9] Audi R8 LMS GT4 [9] Audi R8 LMS GT4 Evo [9] Audi 5.2 L V10 8 Britt Casey Jr.[9] 1, 3, 6 Michael McCann[9] 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[10] McLaren 570S GT4 [10] McLaren 3.8 L Turbo V8 13 Orey Fidani[10] 1 Kuno Wittmer [10] 1 Bluff City Racing with Autometrics[11] Mercedes-AMG GT4 [11] Mercedes-AMG M178 4.0 L V8 14 Anton Dias Perera[11] 1–2 Cory Friedman[11] 1–2 Dan Clarke [11] 1 Multimatic Motorsports [6] Ford Mustang GT4 [6] Ford 5.2 L Voodoo V8 15 Austin Cindric [6] 1 Sebastian Priaulx [6] 1 19 Scott Maxwell [6] 1 Marco Signoretti[6] 1 22 Chase Briscoe [6] 1 Hailie Deegan [6] 1, 8 Scott Maxwell 2–7 Sebastian Priaulx 2–9 Marco Signoretti 9 M1 Racing[6] McLaren 570S GT4 McLaren 3.8 L Turbo V8 20 Ashley Freiberg 5 Ryan Nash 5 Don Yount 5 Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport [12] Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 Ashley Freiberg[12] 7, 9 Ryan Nash[12] 7 Jaden Conwright 9 Ian Lacy Racing[6] Ford Mustang GT4 [6] Ford 5.2 L Voodoo V8 24 Frank Gannett[6] 1, 9 Drew Staveley[6] 1, 9 Fast Track Racing/Classic BMW[6] BMW M4 GT4 [6] BMW N55 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6 26 Robbie Dalgleish[6] 1 Stevan McAleer [6] 1 Beitske Visser [6] 1 Chandler Hull 6 Toby Grahovec 6 Team Hardpoint[13] Audi R8 LMS GT4 [13] Audi R8 LMS GT4 Evo [13] Audi 5.2 L V10 31 Robert Ferriol[13] 1–5 Spencer Pumpelly [13] 1–5 Wynn's - Riley Motorsports [14] Mercedes-AMG GT4 Mercedes-AMG M178 4.0 L V8 35 Jim Cox[14] All Dylan Murry[14] All Jeroen Bleekemolen [14] 1 Colin Braun 5 BGB Motorsports[6] Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport [6] Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 38 Thomas Collingwood[6] All Jan Heylen [6] All John Tecce[6] 1, 5 CarBahn Motorsports with Peregrine Racing[15] Audi R8 LMS GT4 [15] Audi R8 LMS GT4 Evo [15] Audi 5.2 L V10 39 Tyler McQuarrie[15] All Jeff Westphal[15] All 93 Tom Dyer 2–4, 6–9 Mark Siegel 2–4, 6–7 Sameer Gandhi 8–9 PF Racing[16] Ford Mustang GT4 [16] Ford 5.2 L Voodoo V8 40 James Pesek[16] All Jade Buford[16] 1 Shane Lewis [16] 1 Chad McCumbee 2, 5–9 Chase Briscoe 3 Drew Staveley 4 Stephen Cameron Racing[6] Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 [6] Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 43 Greg Liefooghe[6] 1, 9 Ari Balogh[6] 1 Sean Quinlan 9 Team TGM[17] Chevrolet Camaro GT4.R [17] Chevrolet LT1 6.2 L V8 46 Hugh Plumb [17] 1 Matt Plumb [17] 1 64 Ted Giovanis[17] 1 Owen Trinkler[17] 1 MMC Motorsport[6] Mercedes-AMG GT4 [6] Mercedes-AMG M178 4.0 L V8 51 Átila Abreu [6] 1 Leo Sanchez[6] 1 Murillo Racing[6] Mercedes-AMG GT4 [6] Mercedes-AMG M178 4.0 L V8 56 Eric Foss[6] All Jeff Mosing[6] All 65 Tim Probert[6] All Brent Mosing[6] 1, 3–7 Justin Piscitell[6] 1, 9 Kenny Murillo 2, 8 KohR Motorsports[6] Ford Mustang GT4 [6] Ford 5.2 L Voodoo V8 59 Rich Golinello[6] 1 Bob Michaelian[6] 1 Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 [18] Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 60 Kyle Marcelli [18] All Nate Stacy[18] All Rebel Rock Racing [6] Chevrolet Camaro GT4.R [6] Chevrolet LT1 6.2 L V8 71 Frank DePew[6] All Robin Liddell [6] All Andrew Davis[6] 1, 5 BimmerWorld Racing [19] BMW M4 GT4 [19] BMW N55 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6 80 Nick Galante[19] All Dillon Machavern[19] 1–7, 9 Gregory Liefooghe 8 82 James Clay[19] All Devin Jones [19] 1–4 Gregory Liefooghe 5–7 Mike Skeen 8–9 Turner Motorsport [20] BMW M4 GT4 [20] BMW N55 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6 95 Connor Bloum[21] 1 Aurora Straus [21] 1 Billy Johnson 1 Robby Foley [21] 2–9 Bill Auberlen [21] 2–8 Vin Barletta[21] 8 Cameron Lawrence 9 96 Vin Barletta[21] All Robby Foley [21] All Bill Auberlen [21] 1 Andrew Pinkerton 5
Touring Car [ edit ] Team Car Drivers Rounds KMW Motorsports with TMR Engineering[22] Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce TCR [22] 5 Roy Block[22] All Tim Lewis Jr.[22] All Team Prémat [6] Audi RS 3 LMS TCR [6] 18 Alexandre Prémat [6] 1 Stephen Vajda[6] 1 Bryan Herta Autosport with Curb-Agajanian [23] [24] [25] Hyundai Veloster N TCR [23] 21 Harry Gottsacker [23] All Mark Wilkins [23] All 29 Spencer Brockman[25] 2–9 Parker Chase [25] 2–9 33 Gabby Chaves [24] All Ryan Norman [24] All 98 Mason Filippi [23] All Michael Lewis [23] All FastMD by Syndicate Racing[26] Audi RS 3 LMS TCR [26] 23 Max Faulkner[27] All James Vance[26] All 32 Mikey Taylor[26] 1–2 William Tally[26] 1 Michael McCarthy 2 Copeland Motorsports Hyundai Veloster N TCR 27 Tyler Gonzalez 7, 9 Tyler Maxson 7, 9 LA Honda World Racing[28] Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) [28] 37 Shelby Blackstock [28] 1–5 Chris Miller 1–5 73 Mike LaMarra[28] 1–5, 7 Mat Pombo[28] 1–5, 7 77 Ryan Eversley [28] All Taylor Hagler [28] 1, 3–9 Dakota Dickerson 2 Forty 7 Motorsports[6] Hyundai Veloster N TCR [6] 47 Alex Papadopulos [6] 1–5 Dario Cangialosi[6] 1 Ben Waddell 2–5 Jason Rabe 5 74 AJ Muss[6] 1 Ben Waddell[6] 1 JDC-Miller MotorSports [6] Audi RS 3 LMS TCR [6] 54 Michael Johnson[6] 1–6 Stephen Simpson [6] 1–6 Road Shagger Racing[29] Audi RS 3 LMS TCR [29] 61 Gavin Ernstone[29] All Jonathan Morley[29] All TWOth Autosport[6] Audi RS 3 LMS TCR [6] 81 Travis Hill[6] 1 Ron Tomlinson[6] 1 Atlanta Speedwerks[6] Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) [6] 84 Brian Henderson[6] 1, 7, 9 Todd Lamb[6] 1, 7 Robert Noaker 9 94 Bryan Ortiz [30] 1, 7 Nikko Reger[30] 1 Cliff Brown 7 AOA Racing Audi RS 3 LMS TCR 85 Gino Manley 7, 9 Giano Taurino 7 Mike Ogren 9 HART[31] Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) [31] 89 Steve Eich[31] 1 Chad Gilsinger[31] 1 Cameron Lawrence [31] 1 Van Der Steur Racing LLC Hyundai Veloster N TCR 91 Danny Formal 9 Rory van der Steur 9
Race results [ edit ] Bold indicates overall winner.
Championship standings [ edit ] Points systems [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] Grand Sport [ edit ] Colour Result Gold Winner Silver Second place Bronze Third place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Withdrew (WD) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not practice (DNP) Did not arrive (DNA) Excluded (EX)
Bold - Pole position Italics - Fastest lap
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