2019 IMSA Prototype Challenge
# 2019 IMSA Prototype Challenge

The 2019 IMSA Prototype Challenge is the fourteenth season of the IMSA Lites series and its successors and the third season as the IMSA Prototype Challenge. It began on 5 January at Daytona International Speedway, and concluded on 11 October at Road Atlanta. The IMSA Prototype Challenge series is for future IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship drivers and veteran drivers alike. Entering its 14th season, IMSA Prototype Challenge shifts to a single-class, endurance race format in 2019 with six races held on North America’s most premier road courses. The series will continue to feature the global-spec LMP3 prototypes. The endurance format pairs two-drivers per car in a six race season.

## Series news

* NBC Sports Group took over from Fox Sports as the series' official broadcaster.
* Michelin became the new official tire supplier of the series, following the departure of Continental Tire at the end of 2018.
* The Mazda Prototype Challenge (MPC) class was discontinued at the end of 2018.

## Calendar

### Race schedule

The 2019 schedule was released on 2 August 2018 and features six rounds.

| Rnd | Circuit | Location | Date | Duration |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Daytona International Speedway | Daytona Beach, Florida | 5 January | 3 hours |
| 2 | Sebring International Raceway | Sebring, Florida | 14 March | 1 hour 45 mins |
| 3 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | Lexington, Ohio | 5 May | 1 hour 45 mins |
| 4 | Canadian Tire Motorsport Park | Bowmanville, Ontario | 6 July | 3 hours |
| 5 | Virginia International Raceway | Alton, Virginia | 24 August | 1 hour 45 mins |
| 6 | Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta | Braselton, Georgia | 11 October | 1 hour 45 mins |

### Calendar changes

* The round at Barber Motorsports Park was replaced with a round at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course.
* The rounds at Daytona International Speedway and Canadian Tire Motorsport Park had their race lengths increased from 1 hour 45 minutes to 3 hours.

## Entry List

All teams use the Nissan VK50VE 5.0L V8 engines.

| Team | Car | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| ANSA Motorsports | Ligier JS P3 | 2 | Jon Brownson | All |
| ANSA Motorsports | Ligier JS P3 | 2 | Michal Chlumecky | 1, 3–6 |
| ANSA Motorsports | Ligier JS P3 | 2 | Dakota Dickerson | 1 |
| ANSA Motorsports | Ligier JS P3 | 2 | Tim George | 2 |
| ANSA Motorsports | Ligier JS P3 | 4 | Leo Lamelas | All |
| ANSA Motorsports | Ligier JS P3 | 4 | Neil Alberico | All |
| ANSA Motorsports | Ligier JS P3 | 13 | Benjamin Waddell | 3 |
| ANSA Motorsports | Ligier JS P3 | 13 | Jordan Perroy | 3 |
| Jr III Racing | Ligier JS P3 | 3 | Kris Wilson | 5–6 |
| Performance Tech Motorsports | Ligier JS P3 | 7 | Blake Mount | All |
| Performance Tech Motorsports | Ligier JS P3 | 7 | Júlio Campos | 1 |
| Performance Tech Motorsports | Ligier JS P3 | 7 | Max Hanratty | 2–6 |
| Performance Tech Motorsports | Ligier JS P3 | 19 | Dean Baker | All |
| Performance Tech Motorsports | Ligier JS P3 | 19 | Bradley Baker | 1–2, 4 |
| Performance Tech Motorsports | Ligier JS P3 | 19 | Kyle Masson | 1, 3–6 |
| Performance Tech Motorsports | Ligier JS P3 | 75 | Cameron Cassels | All |
| Performance Tech Motorsports | Ligier JS P3 | 75 | James French | All |
| JDC Motorsports | Norma M30 | 9 | Scott Andrews | 2–6 |
| JDC Motorsports | Norma M30 | 9 | Gerry Kraut | 2–6 |
| Robillard Racing | Norma M30 | 10 | Joe Robillard | 2–6 |
| Robillard Racing | Norma M30 | 10 | Kenton Koch | 1 |
| Robillard Racing | Norma M30 | 10 | Stevan McAleer | 1, 4 |
| Robillard Racing | Norma M30 | 43 | Stevan McAleer | 2–3, 5–6 |
| Simraceway Motorsports | Ligier JS P3 | 11 | Maurice Smith | 1–3, 5 |
| Simraceway Motorsports | Ligier JS P3 | 11 | Nicolas Rondet | 1–3, 5 |
| Simraceway Motorsports | Ligier JS P3 | 12 | Kevin Woods | 2–3 |
| Simraceway Motorsports | Ligier JS P3 | 12 | Tim Moser | 2–3 |
| Alianza/Gilbert Motorsports Gilbert/Korthoff MotorSports | Norma M30 | 23 | Anthony Simone | 1–3 |
| Alianza/Gilbert Motorsports Gilbert/Korthoff MotorSports | Norma M30 | 23 | Jason Bell | 1 |
| Alianza/Gilbert Motorsports Gilbert/Korthoff MotorSports | Norma M30 | 23 | Mike Skeen | 3, 5–6 |
| Conquest Racing | Ligier JS P3 | 25 | Ross Chouest | 1–2, 5 |
| Conquest Racing | Ligier JS P3 | 25 | Aaron Povoledo | 1–2, 5 |
| Forty 7 Motorsports | Ligier JS P3 | 25 | Ross Chouest | 6 |
| Forty 7 Motorsports | Ligier JS P3 | 25 | Aaron Povoledo | 6 |
| Forty 7 Motorsports | Norma M30 | 47 | Austin McCusker | All |
| Forty 7 Motorsports | Norma M30 | 47 | Rodrigo Pflucker | All |
| Forty 7 Motorsports | Norma M30 | 55 | Nikko Reger | All |
| Forty 7 Motorsports | Norma M30 | 55 | Timo Reger | 1–3 |
| Forty 7 Motorsports | Norma M30 | 55 | Wyatt Schwab | 4–6 |
| Forty 7 Motorsports | Norma M30 | 74 | Wyatt Schwab | 1–2 |
| Forty 7 Motorsports | Norma M30 | 74 | Benjamin Waddell | 1 |
| Forty 7 Motorsports | Norma M30 | 74 | Colin Thompson | 2 |
| Forty 7 Motorsports | Norma M30 | 74 | Garett Grist | 5–6 |
| Forty 7 Motorsports | Norma M30 | 74 | Rob Hodes | 5–6 |
| K2R Motorsports | Ligier JS P3 | 26 | Matthew Bell | 2 |
| K2R Motorsports | Ligier JS P3 | 26 | James McGuire Jr. | 2 |
| K2R Motorsports | Ligier JS P3 | 51 | Rob Hodes | 1–4 |
| K2R Motorsports | Ligier JS P3 | 51 | Garett Grist | 1–4 |
| K2R Motorsports | Ligier JS P3 | 64 | Naveen Rao | 1–5 |
| K2R Motorsports | Ligier JS P3 | 64 | Alex Barron | 1–3 |
| K2R Motorsports | Ligier JS P3 | 64 | Matthew Bell | 4–6 |
| Sean Creech Motorsports | Ligier JS P3 | 30 | Naj Husain | 6 |
| Sean Creech Motorsports | Ligier JS P3 | 30 | Wayne Boyd | 6 |
| Sean Creech Motorsports | Ligier JS P3 | 33 | Lance Willsey | All |
| Sean Creech Motorsports | Ligier JS P3 | 33 | Nigel Greensall | 1, 4 |
| Polestar Motor Racing Inc. | Ligier JS P3 | 40 | Keith Grant | All |
| Polestar Motor Racing Inc. | Ligier JS P3 | 40 | David Grant | All |
| Polestar Motor Racing Inc. | Ligier JS P3 | 40 | Kenton Koch | 4 |
| PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports | Ligier JS P3 | 52 | Scott Huffaker | 2–5 |
| PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports | Ligier JS P3 | 52 | Mike Guasch | 2 |
| PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports | Ligier JS P3 | 52 | Chris Archinaco | 3–5 |
| MLT Motorsports | Ligier JS P3 | 54 | Dylan Murry | 2–6 |
| MLT Motorsports | Ligier JS P3 | 54 | David Murry | 2 |
| MLT Motorsports | Ligier JS P3 | 54 | Dakota Dickerson | 3–4, 6 |
| MLT Motorsports | Ligier JS P3 | 54 | Skylar Robinson | 5 |
| Wulver Racing | Ligier JS P3 | 60 | Bruce Hamilton | All |
| Wulver Racing | Ligier JS P3 | 60 | Tonis Kasemets | All |
| Wulver Racing | Ligier JS P3 | 60 | Scott Maxwell | 1 |
| Wulver Racing | Ligier JS P3 | 60 | Jade Buford | 4 |
| ONE Motorsports | Ligier JS P3 | 66 | Will Lin | 4 |
| ONE Motorsports | Ligier JS P3 | 66 | Mikel Miller | 4 |
| ONE Motorsports | Ligier JS P3 | 66 | Benjamin Waddell | 4 |
| ONE Motorsports | Ligier JS P3 | 86 | Dave House | All |
| ONE Motorsports | Ligier JS P3 | 86 | Paul LaHaye | All |
| P1 Motorsports | Ligier JS P3 | 70 | Joel Janco | All |
| P1 Motorsports | Ligier JS P3 | 70 | Jonathan Jorge | All |
| Entry Lists: |||||

## Results

### Race Results

| Rnd | Circuit | Pole Position | Race Winners |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Daytona | No. 51 K2R Motorsports | No. 4 ANSA Motorsports |
| 1 | Daytona | Garett Grist Rob Hodes | Neil Alberico Leo Lamelas |
| 2 | Sebring | No. 47 Forty 7 Motorsports | No. 43 Robillard Racing |
| 2 | Sebring | Austin McCuscker Rodrigo Pflucker | Stevan McAleer |
| 3 | Mid-Ohio | No. 23 Gilbert/Korthoff MotorSports | No. 54 MLT Motorsports |
| 3 | Mid-Ohio | Anthony Simone Mike Skeen | Dylan Murry Dakota Dickerson |
| 4 | Mosport | No. 10 Robillard Racing | No. 47 Forty 7 Motorsports |
| 4 | Mosport | Stevan McAleer Joe Robillard | Austin McCusker Rodrigo Pflucker |
| 5 | Virginia | No. 43 Robillard Racing | No. 43 Robillard Racing |
| 5 | Virginia | Stevan McAleer | Stevan McAleer |
| 6 | Road Atlanta | No. 43 Robillard Racing | No. 23 Gilbert/Korthoff MotorSports |
| 6 | Road Atlanta | Stevan McAleer | Mike Skeen |
| Sources: ||||

### Points system

| 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 | 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 |

### Drivers' Championship

**Overall**

| Pos. | Driver(s) | DAY | SEB | MOH | MOS | VIR | ATL | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Austin McCusker Rodrigo Pflucker | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 175 |
| 2 | Stevan McAleer | 17 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 149 |
| 3 | Neil Alberico Leo Lamelas | 1 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 5 | 149 |
| 4 | Bruce Hamilton Tonis Kasemets | 3 | 17 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 139 |
| 5 | Dylan Murry | | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 130 |
| 6 | Cameron Cassels James French | 5 | 6 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 130 |
| 7 | Blake Mount | 14 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 127 |
| 8 | David Grant Keith Grant | 19 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 127 |
| 9 | Dean Baker | 7 | 20 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 21 | 112 |
| 10 | Max Hanratty | | 4 | 9 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 110 |
| 11 | Joel Janco Jonathan Jorge | 8 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 106 |
| 12 | Kyle Masson | 7 | | 12 | 13 | 3 | 21 | 101 |
| 13 | Garett Grist Rob Hodes | 12 | 19 | 17 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 96 |
| 14 | Naveen Rao | 6 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 23 | | 94 |
| 15 | Lance Willsey | 11 | 12 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 93 |
| 16 | Dakota Dickerson | 18 | | 1 | 4 | | 18 | 89 |
| 17 | Wyatt Schwab | 13 | 9 | | 12 | 20 | 12 | 89 |
| 18 | Joe Robillard | | 13 | 13 | 10 | 17 | 13 | 89 |
| 19 | Scott Andrews Gerry Kraut | | 21 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 19 | 88 |
| 20 | Jon Brownson | 18 | 23 | 19 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 88 |
| 21 | Nikko Reger | 10 | 25 | 22 | 12 | 20 | 12 | 85 |
| 22 | Dave House Paul LaHaye | 16 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 19 | 17 | 85 |
| 23 | Mike Skeen | | | 14 | | 2 | 1 | 84 |
| 24 | Matt Bell | | 3 | | 18 | 23 | 2 | 83 |
| 25 | Scott Huffaker | | 22 | 11 | 2 | 11 | | 81 |
| 26 | Michal Chlumecky | 18 | | 19 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 80 |
| 27 | Alex Barron | 6 | 7 | 7 | | | | 73 |
| 28 | Chris Archinaco | | | 11 | 2 | 11 | | 72 |
| 29 | Nico Rondet Maurice Smith | 4 | 24 | 10 | 18 | | | 69 |
| 30 | Ross Chouest Aaron Povoledo | 9 | 14 | | | 12 | 22 | 67 |
| 31 | Benjamin Waddell | 13 | | 6 | 14 | | | 60 |
| 32 | Bradley Baker | 7 | 20 | | 13 | | | 53 |
| 33 | Anthony Simone | 15 | 18 | 14 | | | | 46 |
| 34 | Kris Wilson | | | | | 9 | 8 | 45 |
| 35 | Kenton Koch | 17 | | | 8 | | | 37 |
| 36 | Timo Reger | 10 | 25 | 22 | | | | 36 |
| 37 | Nigel Greensall | 11 | | | 19 | | | 32 |
| 38 | Scott Maxwell | 3 | | | | | | 30 |
| 39 | James McGuire | | 3 | | | | | 30 |
| 40 | Naj Husain Wayne Boyd | | | | | | 3 | 30 |
| 41 | Skylar Robinson | | | | | 4 | | 28 |
| 42 | Tim Moser Kevin Woods | | 15 | 20 | | | | 27 |
| 43 | David Murry | | 5 | | | | | 26 |
| 44 | Jordan Perroy | | | 6 | | | | 25 |
| 45 | Colin Thompson | | 9 | | | | | 22 |
| 46 | Jade Buford | | | | 11 | | | 20 |
| 47 | Júlio Campos | 14 | | | | | | 17 |
| 48 | Will Lin Mikel Miller | | | | 14 | | | 17 |
| 49 | Jason Bell | 15 | | | | | | 16 |
| 50 | Mike Guasch | | 22 | | | | | 9 |
| 51 | Tim George | | 23 | | | | | 8 |
| Pos. | Driver(s) | DAY | SEB | MOH | MOS | VIR | ATL | Points |
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | Second place |
| Bronze | Third place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Retired (Ret) |
| Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) |
| Red | Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Withdrew (WD) |
| White | Race cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Did not practice (DNP) |
| Blank | Did not arrive (DNA) |
| Blank | Excluded (EX) |

**Bronze Cup**

| Pos. | Driver(s) | DAY | SEB | MOH | MOS | VIR | ATL | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Joel Janco Jonathan Jorge | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 190 |
| 2 | Lance Willsey | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 175 |
| 3 | Dave House Paul LaHaye | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 168 |
| 4 | Jon Brownson | | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 145 |
| 5 | Joe Robillard | | 3 | 1 | | 5 | 2 | 123 |
| 6 | Michal Chlumecky | | | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 121 |
| 7 | Kris Wilson | | | | | 1 | 1 | 70 |
| 8 | Nigel Greensall | 2 | | | 4 | | | 32 |
| 9 | Tim Moser Kevin Woods | | 4 | 5 | | | | 54 |
| 10 | Bradley Baker Dean Baker | | 6 | | | | | 25 |
| 11 | Tim George | | 7 | | | | | 24 |
| Pos. | Driver(s) | DAY | SEB | MOH | MOS | VIR | ATL | Points |

### Team's Championship

| Pos. | Team | DAY | SEB | MOH | MOS | VIR | ATL | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | #47 Forty 7 Motorsports | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 175 |
| 2 | #4 ANSA Motorsports | 1 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 5 | 149 |
| 3 | #60 Wulver Racing | 3 | 17 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 139 |
| 4 | #54 MLT Motorsports | | 5 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 130 |
| 5 | #75 Performance Tech Motorsports | 5 | 6 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 130 |
| 6 | #7 Performance Tech Motorsports | 14 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 127 |
| 7 | #40 Polestar Motor Racing Inc. | 19 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 127 |
| 8 | #64 K2R Motorsports | 6 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 23 | 2 | 126 |
| 9 | #43 Robillard Racing | | 1 | 15 | | 1 | 4 | 114 |
| 10 | #23 Gilbert/Korthoff Motorsports | 15 | 18 | 14 | | 2 | 1 | 113 |
| 11 | #19 Performance Tech Motorsports | 7 | 20 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 21 | 112 |
| 12 | #70 PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports | 8 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 106 |
| 13 | #10 Robillard Racing | 17 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 17 | 13 | 103 |
| 14 | #33 Sean Creech Motorsports | 11 | 12 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 93 |
| 15 | #9 JDC MotorSports | | 21 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 19 | 88 |
| 16 | #2 ANSA Motorsports | 18 | 23 | 19 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 88 |
| 17 | #55 Forty 7 Motorsports | 10 | 25 | 22 | 12 | 20 | 12 | 85 |
| 18 | #86 ONE Motorsports | 16 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 19 | 17 | 85 |
| 19 | #52 PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports | | 22 | 11 | 2 | 11 | | 81 |
| 20 | #11 Simraceway Motorsports | 4 | 24 | 10 | | 18 | | 69 |
| 21 | #51 K2R Motorsports | 12 | 19 | 17 | 7 | | | 69 |
| 22 | #25 Forty 7 Motorsports | 9 | 14 | | | 12 | 22 | 67 |
| 23 | #74 Forty 7 Motorsports | 13 | 9 | | | 15 | 20 | 67 |
| 24 | #3 Jr III Racing | | | | | 9 | 8 | 45 |
| 25 | #26 K2R Motorsports | | 3 | | | | | 30 |
| 26 | #30 Sean Creech Motorsports | | | | | | 3 | 30 |
| 27 | #12 Simraceway Motorsports | | 15 | 20 | | | | 27 |
| 28 | #13 ANSA Motorsports | | | 6 | | | | 25 |
| 29 | #66 ONE Motorsports | | | | 14 | | | 17 |
| Pos. | Team | DAY | SEB | MOH | MOS | VIR | ATL | Points |
