2023 IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge

The 2023 IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge was the inaugural season of the IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge. The season began on January 20 at Daytona International Speedway and concluded on October 14 at Road Atlanta.

Bijoy Garg won the LMP3 class championship after an impressive season taking eight wins throughout the 12 race season, 6 of which he won in a row.^[1] His team Jr III Racing won the Team's Championship. Francis Selldorff won the GSX class championship with 1 win and 5 additional podiums, simultaneously granting Turner Motorsport their 8th professional championship title.

Calendar

The provisional 2023 calendar was released on August 5, 2022, at IMSA's annual State of the Sport Address, featuring twelve rounds split across six race weekends. Five of the six events had confirmed dates.^[2] The final calendar was confirmed on August 26, 2022, adding rounds at Daytona and Lime Rock Park while dropping the round at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca.^[3]

Round	Circuit	Date
1	Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Florida	January 20–22
2	Sebring International Raceway, Sebring, Florida	March 11–12
3	Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, Bowmanville, Ontario	July 7–9
4	Lime Rock Park, Lakeville, Connecticut	July 21–22
5	Virginia International Raceway, Alton, Virginia	August 25–27
6	Road Atlanta, Braselton, Georgia	October 11–14

Entry list

LMP3

Manufacturer	Car	Team	No.	Driver	Rounds
Duqueine	Duqueine D-08	Mühlner Motorsports America[4]	18	Mirco Schultis[4]	1
				Antonio Serravalle[5]	2
				Denis Dupont[6]	4
		JDC MotorSports[4]	73	Dan Goldburg[4]	All
		Forty7 Motorsports[7]	47	Jon Brownson[5]	2–3, 6
			99	Courtney Crone[7]	All
		Remstar Racing[5]	87	Jonathan Woolridge[5]	2
				Jagger Jones	6
Ligier	Ligier JS P320	Jr III Racing[8]	3	Bijoy Garg[8]	All
		Performance Tech Motorsports[9]	7	Alex Kirby[9]	3, 5–6
			38	Jonathan Woolridge[9]	3, 5
		Kelly-Moss with Riley[4]	28	Keith McGovern[4]	1–3
			86	Scott Neal[4]	1–3
		Sean Creech Motorsport[10]	30	Lance Willsey[10]	1–3, 6
		MLT Motorsports[4]	54	Adrian Kunzle[4]	All
		US RaceTronics[4]	77	Brian Thienes[4]	All

GSX

Manufacturer	Car	Team	No.	Driver	Rounds
Aston Martin	Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4	Automatic Racing[5]	09	Ramin Abdolvahabi[5]	2
				Rob Ecklin[6]	4
		Accelerating Performance[4]	44	Moisey Uretsky[4][N 1]	1–3, 5–6
		Todd Coleman Racing 1–2[11] Archangel Motorsports 3–6[9]	45	Scott Blind	5–6
			69	Todd Coleman[11]	1–3, 5
		van der Steur Racing	82	Brady Behrman	5–6
BMW	BMW M4 GT4 Gen II	Stephen Cameron Racing[4]	19	Sean Quinlan[5]	1–3, 5
			43	Gregory Liefooghe[5]	2–3, 6
		Auto Technic Racing[4]	24	Jake Walker[6]	4
			25	Rob Walker[4]	1–2
				Stephen Cugliari[6]	4
			26	John Capestro-Dubets[6]	4
		Turner Motorsport[9]	95	Francis Selldorff[9]	3–6
			96	Vincent Barletta[9]	3–6
	BMW M4 GT4	Split Decision Motorsports[4]	88	Patrick Wilmot[4]	All
			89	Adam Thomas	6
		Turner Motorsport[12]	95	Francis Selldorff[13]	1–2
			96	Vincent Barletta[13]	1–2
Chevrolet	Chevrolet Camaro GT4.R	Rebel Rock Racing[14]	72	Frank DePew[14]	All
Ford	Ford Mustang GT4	KohR Motorsports[4]	14	Billy Griffin[4]	1–2, 6
				Bob Michaelian	3, 5
			59	Luca Mars[5]	2
				Bob Michaelian	6
		Multimatic Motorsports[4]	98	Jim Farley[4]	1–2
Mercedes-AMG	Mercedes-AMG GT4	Murillo Racing[15]	65	Tim Probert[15]	All
Porsche	Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport	KMW Motorsports with TMR Engineering[4]	5	Angus Rogers[4]	All
		BGB Motorsports[4]	17	Will Wachs[5]	1–3, 5–6
			83	Thomas Collingwood[5]	2
		Kelly-Moss with Riley[4]	27	Sebastián Carazo[4]	All
		NOLASPORT[9]	46	Adam Adelson[16]	3, 5–6
		Accelerating Performance[9]	48	Michael Cooper[9]	3
		CarBahn with Peregrine Racing[17]	93	Mark Siegel[17]	1, 3
				Sameer Gandhi[17]	2

Race results

Bold indicates overall winner.

Round		Circuit	LMP3 Winner	GSX Winner
1	R1	Daytona	No. 73 JDC MotorSports	No. 14 KohR Motorsports
			Dan Goldburg	Billy Griffin
	R2		No. 73 JDC MotorSports	No. 14 KohR Motorsports
			Dan Goldburg	Billy Griffin
2	R1	Sebring	No. 3 Jr III Racing	No. 59 KohR Motorsports
			Bijoy Garg	Luca Mars
	R2		No. 3 Jr III Racing	No. 43 Stephen Cameron Racing
			Bijoy Garg	Gregory Liefooghe
3	R1	Mosport	No. 38 Performance Tech Motorsports	No. 48 Accelerating Performance
			Jonathan Woolridge	Michael Cooper
	R2		No. 73 JDC MotorSports	No. 43 Stephen Cameron Racing
			Dan Goldburg	Gregory Liefooghe
4	R1	Lime Rock	No. 3 Jr III Racing	No. 26 Auto Technic Racing
			Bijoy Garg	John Capestro-Dubets
	R2		No. 3 Jr III Racing	No. 26 Auto Technic Racing
			Bijoy Garg	John Capestro-Dubets
5	R1	Virginia	No. 3 Jr III Racing	No. 95 Turner Motorsport
			Bijoy Garg	Francis Selldorff
	R2		No. 3 Jr III Racing	No. 43 Stephen Cameron Racing
			Bijoy Garg	Gregory Liefooghe
6	R1	Road Atlanta	No. 3 Jr III Racing	No. 27 Kelly-Moss with Riley
			Bijoy Garg	Sebastián Carazo
	R2		No. 3 Jr III Racing	No. 27 Kelly-Moss with Riley
			Bijoy Garg	Sebastián Carazo

Championship standings

Points system

Championship points are awarded in each class at the finish of each event. Points are awarded based on finishing positions in the race as shown in the chart below.^[18]

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	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

LMP3 Driver's Championship

Pos. Drivers DAY SEB MOS LIM VIR ATL Points 1 Bijoy Garg 3 5 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 4000 2 Dan Goldburg 1 1 2 3 4 1 2 2 2 3 5 2 3790 3 Brian Thienes 2 2 5 5 5 5 4 6 4 7 3 4 3310 4 Courtney Crone 8 3 7 10 3 4 5 3 3 6 2 3 3290 5 Adrian Kunzle 9 8 6 9 7 8 6 5 6 5 4 5 2950 6 Jonathan Woolridge 11 6 1 6 5 4 1590 7 Lance Willsey 7 4 4 4 6 7 DNS DNS 1570 8 Alex Kirby 8 3 7 2 7 DNS 1330 9 Keith McGovern 5 6 10 8 9 DNS 1170 10 Jon Brownson 9 7 DNS DNS 8† 6 940 11 Scott Neal 6 9 8 11 DNS DNS 900 12 Antonio Serravalle 3 2 620 13 Denis Dupont 3 4 580 14 Mirco Schultis 4 7 520 15 Jagger Jones 6 7 520

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

†: Post-event penalty. Car moved to back of class.

GSX Driver's Championship

Pos.	Drivers	DAY		SEB		MOS		LIM		VIR		ATL		Points
1	Francis Selldorff	5	6	5	10	2	4	4	3	1	2	2	3	3450
2	Sebastián Carazo	14	2	3	2	3	6	11	10	8	3	1	1	3300
3	Vincent Barletta	6	13	9	11	9	8	5	6	3	11	8	7	2780
4	Patrick Wilmot	15†	15	6	3	7	5	9	9	13	12	4	4	2740
5	Angus Rogers	9	9	11	19	10	11	8	7	6	7	5	5	2650
6	Tim Probert	12	4	19	9	5	10	10	DNS	7	10	6	6	2440
7	Gregory Liefooghe			2	1	DNS	1			2	1	3	2	2310
8	Frank DePew	10	14	7	7	14	DNS	7	5	12	8	10	DNS	2160
9	Moisey Uretsky	2	12	4	4	6	2			9	DNS	16	DNS	2010
10	Will Wachs	13	11	15	15	13	12			10	9	14	10	1880
11	Todd Coleman	4	5	8	8	11	9			14	13			1770
12	Sean Quinlan	7	8	12	5	8	7			DNS	4			1670
13	Billy Griffin	1	1	14	16							13	11	1400
14	Adam Adelson					4	3			4	DNS	9	DNS	1080
15	Rob Walker	3	3	10	6									1060
16	Scott Blind									11	6	7	8	920
17	Jim Farley	11	7	13	13									800
18	John Capestro-Dubets							1	1					700
19	Brady Behrman									5	5	15	DNS	680
20	Jake Walker							2	2					640
21	Mark Siegel	8	10			12	DNS							630
22	Michael Cooper					1	13							530
23	Stephen Cugliari							3	8					530
24	Rob Ecklin							6	4					530
25	Luca Mars			1	18									480
26	Adam Thomas											12	9	410
27	Thomas Collingwood			17	12									330
28	Ramin Abdolvahabi			16	14									320
29	Sameer Gandhi			18	17									270
30	Bob Michaelian					DNS	DNS			DNS	DNS	11	DNS	410

†: Post-event penalty. Car moved to back of class.

LMP3 Bronze Drivers Cup

Pos.	Drivers	DAY		SEB		MOS		LIM		VIR		ATL		Points
1	Dan Goldburg	1	1	2	3	4	1	2	2	2	3	5	2	4150
2	Brian Thienes	2	2	5	5	5	5	4	6	4	7	3	4	3790
3	Adrian Kunzle	9	8	6	9	7	8	6	5	6	5	4	5	3440
4	Lance Willsey	7	4	4	4	6	7					DNS	DNS	1790
5	Keith McGovern	5	6	10	8	9	DNS							1320
6	Jon Brownson			9	7	DNS	DNS					8†	6	1090
7	Scott Neal	6	9	8	11	DNS	DNS							1000
8	Mirco Schultis	4	7											560

GSX Bronze Drivers Cup

Pos.	Drivers	DAY		SEB		MOS		LIM		VIR		ATL		Points
1	Vincent Barletta	6	13	9	11	9	8	5	6	3	11	8	7	3370
2	Angus Rogers	9	9	11	19	10	11	8	7	6	7	5	5	3240
3	Tim Probert	12	4	19	9	5	10	10	DNS	7	10	6	6	2950
4	Frank DePew	10	14	7	7	14	DNS	7	5	12	8	10	DNS	2600
5	Moisey Uretsky	2	12	4	4	6	2			9	DNS	16	DNS	2360
6	Will Wachs	13	11	15	15	13	12			10	9	14	10	2260
7	Todd Coleman	4	5	8	8	11	9			14	13			2090
8	Sean Quinlan	7	8	12	5	8	7			DNS	4			2030
9	Billy Griffin	1	1	14	16							13	11	1580
10	Rob Walker	3	3	10	6									1180
11	Scott Blind									11	6	7	8	1120
12	Jim Farley	11	7	13	13									920
13	Brady Behrman									5	5	15	DNS	850
14	Mark Siegel	8	10			12	DNS							710
15	Rob Ecklin							6	4					670
16	Adam Thomas											12	9	500
17	Thomas Collingwood			17	12									420
18	Ramin Abdolvahabi			16	14									410
19	Sameer Gandhi			18	17									360
20	Bob Michaelian					DNS	DNS			DNS	DNS	11	DNS	250

LMP3 Team's Championship

Pos.	Team	DAY		SEB		MOS		LIM		VIR		ATL		Points
1	#3 Jr III Racing	3	5	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	4000
2	#73 JDC MotorSports	1	1	2	3	4	1	2	2	2	3	5	2	3790
3	#77 US RaceTronics	2	2	5	5	5	5	4	6	4	7	3	4	3310
4	#99 Forty7 Motorsports	8	3	7	10	3	4	5	3	3	6	2	3	3290
5	#54 MLT Motorsports	9	8	6	9	7	8	6	5	6	5	4	5	2950
6	#18 Mühlner Motorsports America	4	7	3	2			3	4					1720
7	#30 Sean Creech Motorsport	7	4	4	4	6	7					DNS	DNS	1570
8	#7 Performance Tech Motorsports					8	3			7	2	7	DNS	1330
9	#28 Kelly-Moss with Riley	5	6	10	8	9	DNS							1170
10	#38 Performance Tech Motorsports					1	6			5	4			1140
11	#87 Remstar Racing			11	6							6	7	940
12	#47 Forty7 Motorsports			9	7	DNS	DNS					8†	6	940
13	#86 Kelly-Moss with Riley	6	9	8	11	DNS	DNS							900

GSX Team's Championship

Pos.	Drivers	DAY		SEB		MOS		LIM		VIR		ATL		Points
1	#95 Turner Motorsport	5	6	5	10	2	4	4	3	1	2	2	3	3450
2	#27 Kelly-Moss with Riley	14	2	3	2	3	6	11	10	8	3	1	1	3300
3	#96 Turner Motorsport	6	13	9	11	9	8	5	6	3	11	8	7	2780
4	#88 Split Decision Motorsports	15†	15	6	3	7	5	9	9	13	12	4	4	2740
5	#19 Stephen Cameron Racing	7	8	12	5	8	7			2	1	3	2	2680
6	#5 KMW Motorsports with TMR Engineering	9	9	11	19	10	11	8	7	6	7	5	5	2650
7	#65 Murillo Racing	12	4	19	9	5	10	10	DNS	7	10	6	6	2440
8	#72 Rebel Rock Racing	10	14	7	7	14	DNS	7	5	12	8	10	DNS	2160
9	#44 Accelerating Performance	2	12	4	4	6	2			9	DNS	16	DNS	2010
10	#17 BGB Motorsports	13	11	15	15	13	12			10	9	14	10	1880
11	#69 Archangel Motorsports	4	5	8	8	11	9			14	13			1770
12	#25 Auto Technic Racing	3	3	10	6			3	8					1590
13	#14 KohR Motorsports	1	1	14	16	DNS	DNS			DNS	DNS	13	11	1400
14	#43 Stephen Cameron Racing			2	1	DNS	1			DNS	4			1300
15	#46 NOLASPORT					4	3			4	DNS	9	DNS	1080
16	#45 Archangel Motorsports									11	6	7	8	920
17	#93 CarBahn with Peregrine Racing	8	10	18	17	12	DNS							900
18	#09 Automatic Racing			16	14			6	4					850
19	#98 Multimatic Motorsports	11	7	13	13									800
20	#26 Auto Technic Racing							1	1					700
21	#59 KohR Motorsports			1	18							11	DNS	680
22	#82 van der Steur Racing									5	5	15	DNS	680
23	#24 Auto Technic Racing							2	2					640
24	#48 Accelerating Performance					1	13							530
25	#89 Split Decision Motorsports											12	9	410
26	#83 BGB Motorsports			17	12									330

†: Post-event penalty. Car moved to back of class.

GSX Manufacturer's Championship

Pos.	Drivers	DAY		SEB		MOS		LIM		VIR		ATL		Points
1	BMW	3	3	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	3980
2	Porsche	8	2	3	2	1	3	8	7	4	3	1	1	3770
3	Aston Martin	2	5	4	4	6	2	6	4	5	5	7	8	3560
4	Mercedes-AMG	12	4	19	9	5	10	10	DNS	7	10	6	6	3020
5	Chevrolet	10	14	7	7	14	DNS	7	5	12	8	10	DNS	2710
6	Ford	1	1	1	13	DNS	DNS			DNS	DNS	11	11	1810
Pos.	Drivers	DAY		SEB		MOS		LIM		VIR		ATL		Points

Notes

1. Moisey Uretsky is Russian, but they compete as neutral competitors using the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile flag as Russian national emblems were banned by the association due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

References

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External links

• Official website