Category | Sports car racing |
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Country | United States, Canada |
Inaugural season | 2006 |
Folded | 2022 |
Classes | LMP3 |
Last Drivers' champion | Tõnis Kasemets |
Last Teams' champion | Wulver Racing |
Official website | IMSA Official Site |
IMSA Prototype Challenge (formerly IMSA Prototype Lites) was a racing series featuring two classes of single-seat prototype cars racing simultaneously. The series was sanctioned by the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA). Most races were held in support of the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.[1] The series raced LMP3 class prototype sportscars. The cars have grown in size and speed since its 2006 introduction, starting from four-cylinder and motorcycle powered race cars to large V8 powered cars. Each race was 1 hour and 45 minutes long apart from the season opening 3 hour race at Daytona International Speedway.
The series' final season was in 2022. For 2023, the series was replaced with the IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge.[2]
Minimum weight | 930 kilograms (2,050 lb) |
Maximum length | 4,650 millimetres (183 in) |
Maximum width | 1,900 millimetres (75 in) |
Engine | Naturally aspirated Nissan V8 5.6L |
Fuel tank size | 85 litres (22 US gal) |
Maximum wheel diameter | 28 inches (710 mm) |
Maximum wheel width | 13 inches (330 mm) [3] |
MPC Class
L2 Class[5]
L2 Class 2006-2012 only[6]
L3 Class 2006-2009 only, class discontinued for 2010[7]
Season | Class | Driver Champion | Masters Champion | Team Champion |
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2006 | L1 | Adam Pecorari[8] | n/a | Cape Motorsports |
L2 | Dan McBreen | n/a | PVM Racing | |
L3 | Robert Mumm | n/a | n/a | |
2007 | L1 | Gerardo Bonilla | n/a | B-K Motorsports |
L2 | Robby Card | n/a | PVM Racing | |
L3 | Richard Spicer | n/a | Spicer-Hagerman | |
2008 | L1 | Jonathan Goring | Jon Brownson | Comprent Motorsports |
L2 | Tom Drewer | Eric Vassian | WEST Racing | |
L3 | Chris Funk | Chris Funk | KC Racing | |
2009 | L1 | Joel Feinberg | Gary Gibson | Eurosport Racing |
L2 | John Weisberg | Alain Nadal | Berg Racing | |
L3 | Chris Doyle | Chris Funk | Surface Exploration | |
2010 | L1 | Charlie Shears | Charlie Shears | Core Autosport |
L2 | John Weisberg | Jim Garrett | Berg Racing | |
2011 | L1 | Ricardo Vera | Daniel Mancini | Eurosport |
L2 | Robert Sabato | Alan Wilzig | 6th Gear Racing | |
2012 | L1 | Tristan Nunez | Jon Brownson | Performance Tech |
L2 | Scott Tucker | Alan Wilzig | Level 5 Motorsports | |
2013 | L1 | Sean Rayhall | Jon Brownson | Performance Tech |
L2 | Brian Alder | Jerome Mee | Ansa Motorsports | |
2014 | L1 | Mikhail Goikhberg | John Falb | JDC Motorsports |
L2 | Brian Alder | Jerome Mee | BAR1 Motorsports | |
2015 | L1 | Kenton Koch | John Falb | JDC Motorsports |
L2 | Brian Alder | n/a | BAR1 Motorsports | |
2016 | L1 | Clark Toppe | Joel Janco | JDC Motorsports |
2017 | LMP3 | Colin Thompson | Naj Husain | P1 Motorsports |
MPC | Kyle Masson | Stuart Rettie | Performance Tech Motorsports | |
2018 | LMP3 | Kris Wright | Cameron Cassels | #30 Extreme Speed Motorsports |
MPC | Jon Brownson | n/a | #34 Eurosport Racing | |
2019 | LMP3 | Austin McCusker Rodrigo Pflucker |
Joel Janco | #47 Forty 7 Racing |
2020 | LMP3 | Matthew Bell Naveen Rao |
Steven Thomas | #64 K2R Motorsports LLC |
2021 | LMP3-1 | Dakota Dickerson Josh Sarchet |
David Grant Keith Grant |
MLT Motorsports |
LMP3-2 | Danny Kok George Staikos |
Danny Kok George Staikos |
Conquest Racing | |
2022' | LMP3 | Tõnis Kasemets | n/a | Wulver Racing |
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LMP3 championships (2015–present) | |
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European Le Mans Series | |
Asian Le Mans Series | |
V de V Endurance Series |
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Le Mans Cup | |
Road to Le Mans | |
British LMP3 Cup | |
24H Proto Series | |
FRD LMP3 Series | |
IMSA Prototype Challenge | |
Prototype Challenge | |
Ultimate Cup Series | |
Prototype Cup Germany | |
IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge | |
Prototype Winter Series | |
Engines | |
Generation I Cars and Constructors | |
Generation II Cars and Constructors | |