2022 IMSA SportsCar Championship

The 2022 IMSA SportsCar Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the 2022 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship) is a planned championship of racing, set to be the 52nd racing season sanctioned by the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA), which traces its lineage back to the 1971 IMSA GT Championship. It will also be the ninth season of the IMSA SportsCar Championship since the merger between the American Le Mans Series and the Rolex Sports Car Series in 2014, and the seventh under the sponsorship of WeatherTech. The series is set to begin on January 27, 2022, for the 24 Hours of Daytona, and conclude on October 1, 2022, for the Petit Le Mans across 12 races.

2022 IMSA SportsCar Championship
Previous: 2021 Next: 2023
Support series:
Michelin Pilot Challenge
IMSA Prototype Challenge
Porsche Carrera Cup NA
Mazda MX-5 Cup

Classes

For the 2022 season, the GT Le Mans (GTLM) class is set to be retired, following dwindling interest in the midst of the withdrawal of the Ford GT program operated by Chip Ganassi Racing, and the Porsche 911 program run by CORE Autosport in 2019 and 2020 respectively. GT Daytona was thus split into a new all-pro class as a replacement for the GTLM class, aligning its technical regulations with that of the pre-existing regular GTD class.[1]

After six seasons of leading the class hierarchy in the IMSA SportsCar Championship, the DPi class is set to enter its final season of competition, with the arrival of the converged "hypercar" classes confirmed for the 2023 season (Le Mans Hypercar and LMDh). These two classes are set to bring the flagship class of the IMSA SportsCar Championship to a common ground with the 24 Hours of Le Mans race, something not seen in IMSA competition for over a decade.[2]

Schedule

The provisional schedule was released on August 6, 2021, and features 12 rounds. The schedule is pending, however, because of COVID-19 regulations that may still be in effect.[3]

   Race is part of the Michelin Endurance Cup
   Race is part of the WeatherTech Sprint Cup
Rnd. Race Length Classes Circuit Location Date
QR Motul Pole Award 100[4] 1 hour, 40 minutes All[N 1] Daytona International Speedway Daytona Beach, Florida January 23
1 Rolex 24 at Daytona 24 hours All[N 2] January 29–30
2 Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring 12 hours All Sebring International Raceway Sebring, Florida March 19
3 TBA 1 hour, 40 minutes DPi, GTD Pro, GTD[N 3] Long Beach Street Circuit Long Beach, California April 9
4 TBA 2 hours, 40 minutes DPi, LMP2, GTD Pro, GTD WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca Monterey, California May 1
5 TBA 2 hours, 40 minutes DPi, LMP2, LMP3, GTD Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Lexington, Ohio May 15
6 Detroit Grand Prix 1 hour, 40 minutes DPi, GTD The Raceway on Belle Isle Detroit, Michigan June 4
7 Sahlen's Six Hours of The Glen 6 hours All Watkins Glen International Watkins Glen, New York June 26
8 TBA 2 hours, 40 minutes DPi, LMP3, GTD Pro, GTD[N 3] Canadian Tire Motorsport Park Bowmanville, Ontario July 3
9 Northeast Grand Prix 2 hours, 40 minutes GTD Pro, GTD Lime Rock Park Lakeville, Connecticut July 16
10 IMSA Sports Car Weekend 2 hours, 40 minutes All Road America Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin August 7
11 Michelin GT Challenge at VIR 2 hours, 40 minutes GTD Pro, GTD Virginia International Raceway Alton, Virginia August 28
12 Motul Petit Le Mans 10 hours All Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta Braselton, Georgia October 1

Notes
  1. Race awards qualifying points and sets the starting lineup for the Rolex 24 at Daytona only.
  2. The LMP2 and LMP3 class will only score points towards the Michelin Endurance Cup.
  3. The GTD class will only score points towards the WeatherTech Sprint Cup.

Entries

Daytona Prototype International (DPi)
Team Chassis Engine No. Drivers Rounds
JDC-Miller Motorsports[5] Cadillac DPi-V.R Cadillac 5.5 L V8 5 Loïc Duval[6] TBA
Ben Keating[6] TBA
Tristan Vautier[6] TBA
Richard Westbrook[6] TBA
Wayne Taylor Racing[7] Acura ARX-05 Acura AR35TT 3.5 L Turbo V6 10 Filipe Albuquerque[8] TBA
Ricky Taylor[8] TBA
TBA TBA
Whelen Engineering Racing[9] Cadillac DPi-V.R Cadillac 5.5 L V8 31 Mike Conway[10] TBA
Pipo Derani[10] TBA
Tristan Nunez[10] TBA
Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian[11] Acura ARX-05 Acura AR35TT 3.5 L Turbo V6 60 Tom Blomqvist[12] TBA
Hélio Castroneves[13] TBA
Oliver Jarvis[11] TBA
Cadillac Chip Ganassi Racing[14] Cadillac DPi-V.R Cadillac 5.5 L V8 TBA Earl Bamber[15] TBA
Alex Lynn[15] TBA
TBA TBA
TBA Sébastien Bourdais[15] TBA
Renger van der Zande[15] TBA
TBA TBA

Although Cadillac Chip Ganassi Racing has named which full-season drivers will be with the team, as well as confirming two full-time cars (Nos. 01 and 02)[16], the specific car each driver will be assigned to has yet to be announced.

Le Mans Prototype 2 (LMP2)

In accordance with the 2017 LMP2 regulations, all cars in the LMP2 class use the Gibson GK428 V8 engine.[17]

Team Chassis No. Drivers Rounds
G-Drive Racing[18] Aurus 01 TBA Luca Ghiotto[19] TBA
TBA TBA
TBA TBA
TBA TBA TBA
TBA TBA
TBA TBA
High Class Racing[20] Oreca 07 TBA Dennis Andersen[20] TBA
Anders Fjordbach[20] TBA
Fabio Scherer[21] TBA
Racing Team Nederland[22] Oreca 07 TBA Frits van Eerd[23] TBA
Giedo van der Garde[23] TBA
Dylan Murry[23] TBA
Rinus VeeKay[23] TBA
United Autosports[24] Oreca 07 TBA Philip Hanson[25] TBA
James McGuire[24] TBA
Will Owen[26] TBA
Guy Smith[24] TBA

Le Mans Prototype 3 (LMP3)

In accordance with the 2020 LMP3 regulations, all cars in the LMP3 class use the Nissan VK56DE 5.6L V8 engine.

Team Chassis No. Drivers Rounds
AWA[27] Duqueine M30 - D08 13 Matthew Bell[27] TBA
Orey Fidani[27] TBA
Lars Kern[27] TBA
Kuno Wittmer[27] TBA
Andretti Autosport[28] Ligier JS P320 36 Jarett Andretti[28] TBA
Josh Burdon[28] TBA
Gabby Chaves[28] TBA
Rasmus Lindh[28] TBA
Jr III Motorsports[29] Ligier JS P320 TBA Ari Balogh[29] TBA
Garett Grist[29] TBA
TBA TBA

GT Daytona (GTD Pro / GTD)
Team Chassis Engine No. Drivers Class Rounds
Corvette Racing[30] Chevrolet Corvette C8.R Chevrolet 5.5 L V8 3 Nicky Catsburg[30] GTP TBA
Antonio García[30] TBA
Jordan Taylor[30] TBA
4 Tommy Milner[31] GTP TBA
Marco Sørensen[31] TBA
Nick Tandy[31] TBA
Vasser-Sullivan Racing[32] Lexus RC F GT3 Toyota 2UR 5.0 L V8 14 Ben Barnicoat[33] GTP TBA
Jack Hawksworth[33] TBA
Kyle Kirkwood[33] TBA
TBA TBA GTD TBA
TBA TBA
TBA TBA
Wright Motorsports[34] Porsche 911 GT3 R Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 16 Ryan Hardwick[34] GTD TBA
Jan Heylen[34] TBA
Zach Robichon[34] TBA
CarBahn Motorsports with Peregrine Racing[35] Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 39 Robert Megennis[35] GTD TBA
Jeff Westphal[35] TBA
TBA TBA
BMW Team RLL[36][37] BMW M4 GT3 BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Twin Turbo I6 TBA TBA GTP TBA
TBA TBA
TBA TBA
TBA TBA GTP TBA
TBA TBA
TBA TBA
Cetilar Racing[38] Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 TBA Antonio Fuoco[38] GTD TBA
Roberto Lacorte[38] TBA
Alessio Rovera[38] TBA
Giorgio Sernagiotto[38] TBA
Crucial Motorsports[39] McLaren 720S GT3 McLaren M840T 4.0L Turbo V8 TBA Paul Holton[39] GTD TBA
TBA TBA
TBA TBA
Gilbert Korthoff Motorsports[40] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 TBA Scott Andrews[40] GTD TBA
Guy Cosmo[40] TBA
Stevan McAleer[40] TBA
Mike Skeen[40] TBA
KCMG[41] Porsche 911 GT3 R Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 TBA TBA GTP TBA
TBA TBA
TBA TBA
Magnus Racing AMR[42] Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 TBA TBA GTD TBA
TBA TBA
TBA TBA
Northwest AMR[43] Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 TBA Paul Dalla Lana[43] GTD TBA
Nicki Thiim[43] TBA
TBA TBA

Notes

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