2021 IMSA Prototype Challenge

The 2021 IMSA Prototype Challenge is the sixteenth season of the IMSA Lites series and its successors, and the fifth under the IMSA Prototype Challenge name. The season started on January 23 at Daytona International Speedway and concludes on November 12 at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta.

Calendar

The provisional 2021 calendar was released on September 9, 2020.^[1] As of April 7, 2021 the calendar remains provisional and subject to change.

Round	Circuit	Location	Date
1	Daytona International Speedway	Daytona Beach, Florida	January 23
2	Sebring International Raceway	Sebring, Florida	March 14
3	Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course	Lexington, Ohio	May 16
4	Watkins Glen International	Watkins Glen, New York	July 2
5	Virginia International Raceway	Alton, Virginia	October 8
6	Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta	Braselton, Georgia	November 12

Calendar Changes

• All races are now 1 hour 45 minutes in length.
• Canadian Tire Motorsport Park (Mosport) returned to the calendar after being cancelled for 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
• Road America, which replaced Mosport in 2020, did not return for 2021.
• On April 7, 2021, Watkins Glen International replaced Canadian Tire Motorsport Park on the schedule due to COVID-19 restrictions. The new event is scheduled for July 2.^[2]

Series News

• 2020-spec LMP3 cars will be allowed to compete in the championship for 2021. 2015-spec cars are still allowed. The classes will be called LMP3–1 (2020) and LMP3–2 (2015).
• Points will be awarded at 10x the amount awarded in 2020, points are still awarded down to 30th place.^[3]

Entries

Team Car Engine No. Drivers Class Rounds Car Driver WIN Autosport[4] Duqueine M30 - D08 Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8 1 Matthew Bell[4] P3 1–2 Naveen Rao[4] 1–2 11 Steven Thomas[4] P3 B 1–2 Jr III Racing[5] Ligier JS P320 Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8 3 Eric Palmer[5] P3 1–2 Greg Palmer[5] 1–2 Terry Olson[6] 3, 6 Mike Skeen[6] 3, 5–6 Ken D'Arcy[7] B 4 Marc Sharinn[7] 4–5 33 Ari Balogh[5] P3 1–2, 4–6 Natasha Balogh[5] 1–2 Garett Grist[7] 4–6 Performance Tech Motorsports[8] Ligier JS P320 Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8 6 Dan Goldburg[8] P3 All Rasmus Lindh[8] All VOLT Racing with Archangel[9] Ligier JS P320 Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8 7 Alan Brynjolfsson[9] P3 All Trent Hindman[4] All JDC MotorSports[10] Duqueine M30 - D08 Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8 9 Scott Andrews[10] P3 TBA Gerry Kraut[10] TBA 40 David Grant[10] P3 B All Keith Grant[10] All D Motorsports Ligier JS P3 Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 15 Mike Watt P3 5–6 Nic Jönsson 5–6 O'Gara Motorsport[7] Ligier JS P320 Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8 17 Jacob Eidson[7] P3 4–6 Brian Thienes[7] 4–6 Andretti Autosport[11] Ligier JS P320 Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8 18 Jarett Andretti[11] P3 1–2 Tristan Herbert[11] 1–2 Mühlner Motorsport America[12] Duqueine M30 - D08 Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8 21 Laurents Hörr[4] P3 1–2 Moritz Kranz[4] All Ugo de Wilde 5–6 22 Tyler Maxson P3 6 C. R. Crews 6 Sean Creech Motorsport[13] Ligier JS P3 Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 24 Nigel Greensall[13] P3 B 2 Francesco Melandri[13] 2–4 Lance Willsey[6] 3 Anthony Lazzarro[7] 4 Conquest Racing/JMF Motorsports[4] Conquest Racing[14] Duqueine M30 - D08 Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8 34 Peter Ludwig[4] P3 1–2 James French[4] 1 Colin Mullan[13] 2–6 Antoine Comeau[6] 3–6 Norma M30 Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 61 Danny Kok[14] P3 B All George Staikos[14] All Robillard Racing[4] Duqueine M30 - D08 Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8 43 Stevan McAleer[4] P3 All Joe Robillard[4] All CT Motorsports LLC[4] Duqueine M30 - D08 Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8 46 Scott Huffaker[4] P3 1–4, 6 Steven Scullen[4] 1–4, 6 Forty7 Motorsports[4] Duqueine M30 - D08 Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8 47 Jon Brownson[4] P3 All Dario Cangialosi[4] All 74 Courtney Crone[4] P3 All Jason Rabe[4] All One Motorsports[4] Ligier JS P3 Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 50 Indy Al Miller[13] P3 B 2 86 Bob Iversen[4] P3 B 1 Terry Olson[4] 1 Ligier JS P320 Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8 81 Indy Al Miller[4] P3 B 1 Mel Johnson[4] 1 2 Kenton Koch[13] 2 MLT Motorsports[4] Ligier JS P320 Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8 54 Dakota Dickerson[4] P3 All Josh Sarchet[4] All Wulver Racing[4] Ligier JS P3 Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 60 Bruce Hamilton[4] P3 1 Tonis Kasemets[4][13] 1 Ligier JS P320 Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8 P3 2–6 Bruce Hamilton[13] 2–6 Riley Motorsports[6] Ligier JS P320 Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8 91 Jim Cox[6] P3 3 Dylan Murry[6] 3

Icon Class Car P3 LMP3-1 P3 LMP3-2 Driver B Bronze Cup

Race results

Bold indicates to overall winner.

Rnd	Circuit	LMP3–1 Winners	LMP3–2 Winners	Ref.
1	Daytona	#21 Mühlner Motorsport America	#60 Wulver Racing	[15]
		Laurents Hörr Moritz Kranz	Bruce Hamilton Tonis Kasemets
2	Sebring	#7 VOLT Racing with Archangel	#24 Sean Creech Motorsport	[16]
		Alan Brynjolfsson Trent Hindman	Nigel Greensall Francesco Melandri
3	Mid-Ohio	#21 Mühlner Motorsport America	#24 Sean Creech Motorsport	[17]
		Moritz Kranz	Francesco Melandri Lance Willsey
4	Watkins Glen	#54 MLT Motorsports	#24 Sean Creech Motorsport	[18]
		Dakota Dickerson Josh Sarchet	Anthony Lazzaro Francesco Melandri
5	Virginia	#6 Performance Tech Motorsports	#15 D Motorsports	[19]
		Dan Goldburg Rasmus Lindh	Nic Jönsson Mike Watt
6	Road Atlanta	#21 Mühlner Motorsport America	#15 D Motorsports	[20]
		Ugo de Wilde Moritz Kranz	Nic Jönsson Mike Watt

Championship standings

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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
Points	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

Driver's Championships

LMP3-1

Pos. Drivers DAY SEB MOH WGL VIR ATL Points 1 Dakota Dickerson Josh Sarchet 2 3 3 1 2 5 1850 2 Moritz Kranz 1 5 1 2 10 1 1840 3 Alan Brynjolfsson Trent Hindman 14 1 7 7 4 2 1600 4 Dan Goldburg Rasmus Lindh 15 2 12 3 1 9 1540 5 Stevan McAleer Joe Robillard 16 7 5 5 6 4 1440 6 David Grant Keith Grant 3 8 4 13 8 10 1430 7 Jon Brownson Dario Cagialosi 11 14 11 6 13 7 1240 8 Courtney Crone Jason Rabe 9 16 10 9 11 11 1200 9 Ari Balogh 12 15 4 3 6 1180 10 Bruce Hamilton Tonis Kasemets 11 8 12 9 8 1070 11 Scott Huffaker Steve Scullen 5 10 9 11 15 1050 12 Colin Mullan 12 6 8 12 14 1030 13 Mike Skeen 2 7 3 860 14 Antoine Comeau 6 8 12 14 840 15 Garett Grist 4 3 6 830 16 Jacob Eidson Brian Thienes 10 5 12 660 17 Terry Olson 2 3 620 18 Laurents Hörr 1 5 610 19 Ugo de Wilde 10 1 560 20 Matthew Bell Naveen Rao 7 4 520 21 Mel Johnson 8 6 480 22 Steven Thomas 6 9 470 23 Jarett Andretti Tristan Herbert 4 17 420 24 Marc Sharinn 14 7 410 25 Eric Palmer Greg Palmer 10 13 390 26 Peter Ludwig 13 12 370 27 Natasha Balogh 12 15 350 28 Kenton Koch 6 250 29 Indy Al Miller 8 230 30 Tyler Maxson C. R. Crews 13 180 31 James French 13 180 32 Ken D'Arcy 14 170 33 Jim Cox Dylan Murry DNS 0 Pos. Drivers DAY SEB MOH WGL VIR ATL Points

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver Second place Bronze Third place Green Points classification Blue Non-points classification Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired, not classified (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

LMP3-2

Pos.	Drivers	DAY	SEB	MOH	WGL	VIR	ATL	Points
1	Danny Kok George Staikos	2	2	2	2	2	2	1920
2	Francesco Melandri		1	1	1			1050
3	Mike Watt Nic Jönsson					1	1	700
4	Bruce Hamilton Tonis Kasemets	1						350
5	Nigel Greensall		1					350
6	Lance Willsey			1				350
7	Anthony Lazzaro				1			350
8	Bob Iversen Terry Olson	3						300
9	Indy Al Miller		3					300
Pos.	Drivers	DAY	SEB	MOH	WGL	VIR	ATL	Points

Team's Championships

LMP3-1

Pos.	Team	Car	DAY	SEB	MOH	WGL	VIR	ATL	Points
1	#54 MLT Motorsports	Ligier JS P320	2	3	3	1	2	5	1850
2	#21 Mühlner Motorsport America	Duqueine M30 - D08	1	5	1	2	10	1	1840
3	#7 VOLT Racing with Archangel	Ligier JS P320	14	1	7	7	4	2	1600
4	#6 Performance Tech Motorsports	Ligier JS P320	15	2	12	3	1	9	1540
5	#43 Robillard Racing	Duqueine M30 - D08	16	7	5	5	6	4	1440
6	#40 JDC MotorSports	Duqueine M30 - D08	3	8	4	13	8	10	1430
7	#3 Jr III Racing	Ligier JS P320	10	13	2	14	7	3	1420
8	#47 Forty7 Motorsports	Duqueine M30 - D08	11	14	11	6	13	7	1240
9	#34 Conquest Racing/JMF Motorsports	Duqueine M30 - D08	13	12	6	8	12	14	1210
10	#74 Forty7 Motorsports	Duqueine M30 - D08	9	16	10	9	11	11	1200
11	#33 Jr III Racing	Ligier JS P320	12	15		4	3	6	1180
12	#60 Wulver Racing	Ligier JS P320		11	8	12	9	8	1070
13	#46 CT Motorsports LLC	Duqueine M30 - D08	5	10	9	11		15	1050
14	#17 O'Gara Motorsport / USRT	Ligier JS P320				10	5	12	660
15	#1 WIN Autosport	Duqueine M30 - D08	7	4					520
16	#81 ONE Motorsports	Ligier JS P320	8	6					480
17	#11 WIN Autosport	Duqueine M30 - D08	6	9					470
18	#18 Andretti Autosport	Ligier JS P320	4	17					420
19	#22 Mühlner Motorsport America	Duqueine M30 - D08						13	180
20	#91 Riley Motorsports	Ligier JS P320			DNS				0
Pos.	Team	Car	DAY	SEB	MOH	WGL	VIR	ATL	Points

LMP3-2

Pos.	Team	Car	DAY	SEB	MOH	WGL	VIR	ATL	Points
1	#61 Conquest Racing	Norma M30	2	2	2	2	2	2	1920
2	#24 Sean Creech Motorsport	Ligier JS P3		1	1	1			1050
3	#15 D Motorsports	Ligier JS P3					1	1	700
4	#86 ONE Motorsports	Ligier JS P3	3						300
5	#50 ONE Motorsports	Ligier JS P3		3					300
4	#60 Wulver Racing	Ligier JS P3	1						0
Pos.	Team	Car	DAY	SEB	MOH	WGL	VIR	ATL	Points

Note

#60 Wulver Racing after Round1 moved to LMP3-1 category.

Bronze Driver's Cup

LMP3-1

Pos.	Drivers	DAY	SEB	MOH	WGL	VIR	ATL	Points
1	David Grant Keith Grant	1	1	2	2	1	1	2040
2	Moritz Kranz			1	1			700
3	Steven Thomas	2	2					640
4	Indy Al Miller Mel Johnson	3						300
5	Ken D'Arcy Marc Sharinn				3			300
Pos.	Drivers	DAY	SEB	MOH	WGL	VIR	ATL	Points

LMP3-2

Pos.	Drivers	DAY	SEB	MOH	WGL	VIR	ATL	Points
1	Danny Kok George Staikos	1	2	2	2	1	1	2010
2	Francesco Melandri		1	1	1			1050
3	Nigel Greensall		1					350
4	Lance Willsey			1				350
5	Anthony Lazzaro				1			350
6	Bob Iverson Terry Olson	2						320
7	Indy Al Miller		3					300
Pos.	Drivers	DAY	SEB	MOH	WGL	VIR	ATL	Points

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External links

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