2018 IMSA SportsCar Championship

The 2018 IMSA SportsCar Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the 2018 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship) was the 48th motor racing championship sanctioned by the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) (which traces its lineage to the 1971 IMSA GT Championship). It was the fifth season of the United SportsCar Championship and third to be held under the name as the IMSA SportsCar Championship. It began on January 27 with the 24 Hours of Daytona, and ended on October 13 with the Petit Le Mans.

Series News

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Classes

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At the end of 2017 season, the Prototype Challenge (PC) class was reduced to a support series.

Schedule

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Race schedule

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The 2018 schedule was released on August 4, 2017 and featured twelve rounds.[1]

   Race is part of the Patron North American Endurance Cup
Rnd. Race Length Classes Circuit Location Date
1 Rolex 24 at Daytona 24 hours All Daytona International Speedway Daytona Beach, Florida January 27–28
2 Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring 12 hours All Sebring International Raceway Sebring, Florida March 17
3 BUBBA Burger Sports Car Grand Prix at Long Beach 1 hour 40 minutes P, GTLM Long Beach Street Circuit Long Beach, California April 14
4 Acura Sports Car Challenge at Mid-Ohio 2 hours 40 minutes All Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Lexington, Ohio May 6
5 Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix 1 hour 40 minutes P, GTD The Raceway on Belle Isle Detroit, Michigan June 2
6 Sahlen's Six Hours of The Glen 6 hours All Watkins Glen International Watkins Glen, New York July 1
7 Mobil 1 SportsCar Grand Prix 2 hours 40 minutes All Canadian Tire Motorsport Park Bowmanville, Ontario July 8
8 Northeast Grand Prix 2 hours 40 minutes GTLM, GTD Lime Rock Park Lakeville, Connecticut July 21
9 Continental Tire Road Race Showcase 2 hours 40 minutes All Road America Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin August 5
10 Michelin GT Challenge at VIR 2 hours 40 minutes GTLM, GTD Virginia International Raceway Alton, Virginia August 19
11 Continental Tire Monterey Grand Prix 2 hours 40 minutes All WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca Monterey, California September 9
12 Motul Petit Le Mans 10 hours All Road Atlanta Braselton, Georgia October 13

Calendar changes

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  • The Circuit of the Americas was removed from the calendar, and replaced by a round at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course.[1]
  • The GTD was removed from Long Beach due to space limitations.[1]
  • A non-championship round was held at Sebring in November 2018 with IMSA's 2019 rules for the GTD class, along with LMP3, GS, and TCR classes in the secondary series. This saw Michelin's debut as the 2019 series specification tire supplier.[2]

Entries

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Prototype

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The Prototype class is made up of LMP2 cars both in LMP2 trim, with the ACO specification Gibson V8 engine, and in Daytona Prototype international (DPi) trim, where manufacturers are allowed to use their own engines and bodykits, designed to reflect the automaker's design language. Acura (Oreca), Mazda (Riley Technologies), Cadillac (Dallara), and Nissan (Onroak Automotive) run chassis from the respective constructors featuring manufacturer-specific bodywork and engines.

Team Chassis Engine No. Drivers Rounds
  Tequila Patrón ESM[3] Nissan Onroak DPi Nissan VR38DETT 3.8 L Turbo V6 2   Ryan Dalziel[4] 1–6, 9, 11–12
  Scott Sharp[4] 1–6, 9, 11–12
  Olivier Pla[5] 1–2, 6
  Norman Nato[6] 12
22   Pipo Derani[7] All
  Johannes van Overbeek[8] 1–6, 9, 11–12
  Nicolas Lapierre[5] 1–2, 6
  Ryan Dalziel[9] 7
  Timo Bernhard[10] 12
  Mustang Sampling Racing[11][N 1]
Whelen Engineering Racing[11][N 1]
Cadillac DPi-V.R Cadillac 5.5 L V8[12] 5   Filipe Albuquerque[11] All
  João Barbosa[11] 1–5, 9, 11
  Christian Fittipaldi[11] 1–2, 6–7, 12
  Gabby Chaves[13] 6
  Tristan Vautier[14] 12
31   Eric Curran[11] All
  Felipe Nasr[11] All
  Mike Conway[11] 1–2, 6
  Stuart Middleton[15] 1
  Gabby Chaves 12
  Acura Team Penske[16] Acura ARX-05 Acura AR35TT 3.5 L Turbo V6 6   Dane Cameron[17] All
  Juan Pablo Montoya[17] All
  Simon Pagenaud[18] 1–2, 12
7   Hélio Castroneves[19] All
  Ricky Taylor[18] All
  Graham Rahal[18] 1–2, 12
  Wayne Taylor Racing[20] Cadillac DPi-V.R Cadillac 5.5 L V8 10   Jordan Taylor[20] All
  Renger van der Zande[21] All
  Ryan Hunter-Reay[22] 1–2, 12
  BAR1 Motorsports[23] Riley Mk. 30 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 20   Marc Drumwright[23] 1
  Brendan Gaughan[23] 1
  Eric Lux[23] 1
  Alex Popow[23] 1
  United Autosports[24] Ligier JS P217 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 23   Fernando Alonso[25] 1
  Phil Hanson[26] 1
  Lando Norris[27] 1
32   Paul di Resta[28] 1–2, 6
  Bruno Senna[29] 1, 6
  Will Owen[24] 1
  Hugo de Sadeleer[30] 1
  Phil Hanson[31] 2, 6
  Alex Brundle[31] 2
  Jackie Chan DCR JOTA[32] Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 37   Robin Frijns[32] 1
  Daniel Juncadella[32] 1
  Felix Rosenqvist[32] 1
  Lance Stroll[32] 1
78   Alex Brundle[33] 1
  António Félix da Costa[33] 1
  Ferdinand Habsburg-Lothringen[33] 1
  Ho-Pin Tung[33] 1
  Performance Tech Motorsports[34] Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 38   James French[35] 1–4, 6–7, 12
  Kyle Masson[35] 1–4, 6–7, 12
  Patricio O'Ward[35] 1–2
  Joel Miller[36] 1, 6
  Nicholas Boulle 12
  AFS/PR1 Mathiasen Motorsports[37] Ligier JS P217
Oreca 07
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 52   Sebastián Saavedra[37] All
  Gustavo Yacamán[37] 1–7, 9, 11
  Roberto González 1–2
  Nicholas Boulle 1
  Will Owen 6, 12
  José Gutiérrez 12
  CORE Autosport[38] Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 54   Jon Bennett[38] All
  Colin Braun[38] All
  Romain Dumas[39] 1–2, 6, 12
  Loïc Duval[39] 1
  Mazda Team Joest[40] Mazda RT24-P Mazda MZ-2.0T 2.0 L Turbo I4 55   Jonathan Bomarito[22] All
  Harry Tincknell[22] 1–3, 5–7, 9, 11
  Spencer Pigot[22] 1–2, 4, 6, 12
  Marino Franchitti 12
77   Oliver Jarvis[22] All
  Tristan Nunez[22] All
  René Rast[22] 1–2, 6
  Lucas di Grassi 12
  JDC-Miller MotorSports[41] Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 85   Robert Alon[42] All
  Simon Trummer[41] All
  Austin Cindric[43] 1
  Devlin DeFrancesco[43] 1, 12
  Nelson Panciatici[31] 2, 6
99   Mikhail Goikhberg[41] All
  Stephen Simpson[41] All
  Chris Miller[41] 1–2, 6, 12
  Gustavo Menezes[44] 1
  Spirit of Daytona Racing[45] Cadillac DPi-V.R Cadillac 5.5 L V8 90   Matt McMurry[45] 1–2, 5–6
  Tristan Vautier[45] 1–2, 5–6
  Eddie Cheever III[46] 1–2

GT Le Mans

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Team Chassis Engine No. Drivers Rounds
  Corvette Racing[47] Chevrolet Corvette C7.R Chevrolet LT5.5 5.5 L V8 3   Antonio García[47] All
  Jan Magnussen[47] All
  Mike Rockenfeller[48] 1–2
  Marcel Fässler 12
4   Oliver Gavin[47] All
  Tommy Milner[47] All
  Marcel Fässler[48] 1–2, 12
  BMW Team RLL[49] BMW M8 GTE BMW S63 4.0 L Twin-turbo V8 24   John Edwards[50] All
  Jesse Krohn[50] All
  Nick Catsburg[50] 1–2
  Augusto Farfus[50] 1
  Tom Blomqvist[13] 6
  Chaz Mostert 12
25   Connor De Phillippi[50] All
  Alexander Sims[50] All
  Bill Auberlen[50] 1–2, 6, 12
  Philipp Eng[50] 1
  Risi Competizione[51] Ferrari 488 GTE Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 62   Toni Vilander[51] 1–2, 12
  James Calado[51] 1–2
  Alessandro Pier Guidi[51] 1–2
  Davide Rigon 1
  Andrea Bertolini[51] 12
  Miguel Molina[51] 12
  Ford Chip Ganassi Racing[52] Ford GT Ford EcoBoost 3.5 L Turbo V6 66   Joey Hand[52] All
  Dirk Müller[52] All
  Sébastien Bourdais[52] 1–2, 12
67   Ryan Briscoe[52] All
  Richard Westbrook[52] All
  Scott Dixon[52] 1–2, 12
  Porsche GT Team[53] Porsche 911 RSR Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 911   Patrick Pilet[53] All
  Nick Tandy[53] All
  Frédéric Makowiecki[53] 1–2, 12
912   Earl Bamber[53] All
  Laurens Vanthoor[53] All
  Gianmaria Bruni[53] 1–2
  Mathieu Jaminet 12

GT Daytona

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Team Chassis Engine No. Drivers Rounds
  GRT Grasser Racing Team[54] Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 11   Mirko Bortolotti[54] 1
  Rik Breukers[54] 1
  Rolf Ineichen[54] 1
  Franck Perera[54] 1
19   Christian Engelhart[54] 1
  Christoph Lenz[54] 1
  Louis Machiels[54] 1
  Ezequiel Pérez Companc[54] 1
  Max van Splunteren[54] 1
  3GT Racing[55] Lexus RC F GT3 Lexus 5.0 L V8 14   Dominik Baumann[55] All
  Kyle Marcelli[55] All
  Philipp Frommenwiler[55] 1–2, 12
  Bruno Junqueira[55] 1
15   Jack Hawksworth[55] All
  David Heinemeier Hansson[55] 1–2, 4–7, 9–12
  Dominik Farnbacher[56] 1
  Scott Pruett[56] 1
  Sean Rayhall[31] 2, 12
  Mario Farnbacher[13] 6, 8
  Wright Motorsports[57] Porsche 911 GT3 R Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 16   Wolf Henzler[58] 4–5, 7
  Michael Schein[58] 4–5, 7
58   Patrick Long[57] All
  Christina Nielsen[57] All
  Robert Renauer[59] 1–2, 6, 12
  Mathieu Jaminet[59] 1–2
  Montaplast by Land-Motorsport[60] Audi R8 LMS Audi 5.2 L V10 29   Sheldon van der Linde[60] 1–2, 6, 12
  Christopher Mies[60] 1–2, 6, 12
  Kelvin van der Linde[60] 1
  Jeffrey Schmidt[60] 1
  Alessio Picariello[31] 2
  Daniel Morad 12
 
 
Mercedes-AMG Team Riley Motorsports[61][N 2]
SunEnergy1 Racing[61][N 2]
Mercedes-AMG GT3 Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 33   Jeroen Bleekemolen[61] All
  Ben Keating[61] All
  Luca Stolz[50] 1–2, 6, 12
  Adam Christodoulou[50] 1
75   Kenny Habul[61] 1–2, 4–6
  Mikaël Grenier[50] 1–2, 6
  Thomas Jäger[61] 1–2, 6
  Maro Engel[61] 1, 4
  Bernd Schneider[62] 5
  CJ Wilson Racing[63] Acura NSX GT3 Acura 3.5 L Turbo V6 36   Till Bechtolsheimer[63] 2, 6
  Marc Miller[63] 2, 6
  Kuno Wittmer[64] 2
  Magnus Racing[65] Audi R8 LMS Audi 5.2 L V10 44   Andy Lally[65] All
  John Potter[65] All
  Andrew Davis[65] 1–2, 6, 12
  Markus Winkelhock[65] 1
  Paul Miller Racing[66] Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 48   Bryan Sellers[66] All
  Madison Snow[66] All
  Andrea Caldarelli[66] 1
  Bryce Miller[66] 1
  Corey Lewis[67] 2, 12
  Squadra Corse Garage Italia[50][N 3] Ferrari 488 GT3 Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 51   Daniel Serra[50] 1–2, 6
  Paul Dalla Lana[50] 1–2
  Pedro Lamy[50] 1–2
  Mathias Lauda[50] 1–2
  Oswaldo Negri Jr.[13] 6, 9, 11
  Francesco Piovanetti[13] 6, 9, 11
  Manthey Racing[54] Porsche 911 GT3 R Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 59   Matteo Cairoli[54] 1
  Sven Müller[54] 1
  Harald Proczyk[54] 1
  Steve Smith[54] 1
  Randy Walls[54] 1
  Scuderia Corsa[68][69] Ferrari 488 GT3 Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 63   Cooper MacNeil[68] All
  Alessandro Balzan[68] 1–2, 4
  Gunnar Jeannette[50] 1–2, 6, 8, 10–12
  Jeff Segal[68] 1, 5–7
  Alessandro Pier Guidi 9
  Daniel Serra 12
64   Townsend Bell[69] 1–2, 6, 11–12
  Frankie Montecalvo[69] 1–2, 6, 11–12
  Bill Sweedler[69] 1–2, 6
  Sam Bird[69] 1
  Matteo Cressoni 12
  HART[70] Acura NSX GT3 Acura 3.5 L Turbo V6 69   Ryan Eversley[70] 1–2, 6
  Chad Gilsinger[70] 1–2, 6
  John Falb[71] 1
  Sean Rayhall[71] 1
  Tom Dyer[72] 2, 6
  P1 Motorsports[73] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 71   J. C. Perez[73] 1–2, 6, 12
  Loris Spinelli[73] 1–2, 6
  Kenton Koch[73] 1–2
  Robby Foley[73] 1
  Daniel Morad[13] 6
  Felipe Fraga 12
  Maximilian Buhk 12
  Park Place Motorsports[74] Porsche 911 GT3 R Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 73   Jörg Bergmeister[74] 1–2, 6, 9, 11
  Patrick Lindsey[74] 1–2, 6, 9, 11
  Tim Pappas[74] 1–2, 12
  Norbert Siedler[74] 1
  Spencer Pumpelly 12
  Wolf Henzler 12
  Risi Competizione[75] Ferrari 488 GT3 Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 82   Santiago Creel[75] 1
  Martin Fuentes[75] 1
  Matt Griffin[76] 1
  Miguel Molina[75] 1
  Ricardo Pérez de Lara[75] 1
  Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian[77] Acura NSX GT3 Acura 3.5 L Turbo V6 86   Katherine Legge[77] All
  Álvaro Parente[77] 1–2, 4, 6–9, 11–12
  Trent Hindman[77] 1–2, 12
  A. J. Allmendinger[77] 1
  Mario Farnbacher[62] 5, 10
93   Justin Marks[77] All
  Lawson Aschenbach[77] All
  Mario Farnbacher[77] 1–2, 12
  Côme Ledogar[77] 1
  Turner Motorsport[78] BMW M6 GT3 BMW 4.4 L Turbo V8 96   Don Yount[78] 1–2, 6, 12
  Jens Klingmann[78] 1
  Mark Kvamme[78] 1
  Cameron Lawrence[79] 1
  Martin Tomczyk[78] 1
  Dillon Machavern[31] 2, 4, 6, 12
  Markus Palttala[31] 2, 6, 9, 12
  Bill Auberlen[80] 4–5, 7–8, 10–11
  Robby Foley[62] 5, 7–11

Notes

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  1. ^ a b Car No. 5 entered as Mustang Sampling Racing and car No. 31 entered as Whelen Engineering Racing.
  2. ^ a b Car No. 33 entered as Mercedes-AMG Team Riley Motorsports under an American license and car No. 75 entered as SunEnergy1 Racing under an Australian license.
  3. ^ Car No. 51 entered as Spirit of Race at Rounds 1–2.

Race results

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Bold indicates overall winner.

Rnd Circuit Prototype Winning Team GTLM Winning Team GTD Winning Team Report
Prototype Winning Drivers GTLM Winning Drivers GTD Winning Drivers
1 Daytona   No. 5 Mustang Sampling Racing   No. 67 Ford Chip Ganassi Racing   No. 11 GRT Grasser Racing Team Report
  Filipe Albuquerque
  João Barbosa
  Christian Fittipaldi
  Ryan Briscoe
  Scott Dixon
  Richard Westbrook
  Mirko Bortolotti
  Rik Breukers
  Rolf Ineichen
  Franck Perera
2 Sebring   No. 22 Tequila Patrón ESM   No. 911 Porsche GT Team   No. 48 Paul Miller Racing Report
  Pipo Derani
  Nicolas Lapierre
  Johannes van Overbeek
  Frédéric Makowiecki
  Patrick Pilet
  Nick Tandy
  Corey Lewis
  Bryan Sellers
  Madison Snow
3 Long Beach   No. 5 Mustang Sampling Racing   No. 4 Corvette Racing did not participate Report
  Filipe Albuquerque
  João Barbosa
  Oliver Gavin
  Tommy Milner
4 Mid-Ohio   No. 7 Acura Team Penske   No. 912 Porsche GT Team   No. 14 3GT Racing Report
  Hélio Castroneves
  Ricky Taylor
  Earl Bamber
  Laurens Vanthoor
  Dominik Baumann
  Kyle Marcelli
5 Belle Isle   No. 31 Whelen Engineering Racing did not participate   No. 86 Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian Report
  Eric Curran
  Felipe Nasr
  Mario Farnbacher
  Katherine Legge
6 Watkins Glen   No. 99 JDC-Miller MotorSports   No. 66 Ford Chip Ganassi Racing   No. 96 Turner Motorsport Report
  Mikhail Goikhberg
  Chris Miller
  Stephen Simpson
  Joey Hand
  Dirk Müller
  Dillon Machavern
  Markus Palttala
  Don Yount
7 Mosport   No. 54 CORE Autosport   No. 67 Ford Chip Ganassi Racing   No. 33 Mercedes-AMG Team Riley Motorsports Report
  Jon Bennett
  Colin Braun
  Ryan Briscoe
  Richard Westbrook
  Jeroen Bleekemolen
  Ben Keating
8 Lime Rock did not participate   No. 66 Ford Chip Ganassi Racing   No. 48 Paul Miller Racing Report
  Joey Hand
  Dirk Müller
  Bryan Sellers
  Madison Snow
9 Road America   No. 54 CORE Autosport   No. 67 Ford Chip Ganassi Racing   No. 58 Wright Motorsports Report
  Jon Bennett
  Colin Braun
  Ryan Briscoe
  Richard Westbrook
  Patrick Long
  Christina Nielsen
10 Virginia did not participate   No. 25 BMW Team RLL   No. 14 3GT Racing Report
  Connor De Phillippi
  Alexander Sims
  Dominik Baumann
  Kyle Marcelli
11 Laguna Seca   No. 22 Tequila Patrón ESM   No. 25 BMW Team RLL   No. 86 Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian Report
  Pipo Derani
  Johannes van Overbeek
  Connor De Phillippi
  Alexander Sims
  Katherine Legge
  Álvaro Parente
12 Road Atlanta   No. 10 Wayne Taylor Racing   No. 911 Porsche GT Team   No. 63 Scuderia Corsa Report
  Ryan Hunter-Reay
  Jordan Taylor
  Renger van der Zande
  Frédéric Makowiecki
  Patrick Pilet
  Nick Tandy
  Gunnar Jeannette
  Cooper MacNeil
  Daniel Serra

Championship standings

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Points systems

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

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 points

Points are awarded in each class at the finish of each event.

Team points

Team points are calculated in exactly the same way as driver points, using the point distribution chart. Each car entered is considered its own "team" regardless if it is a single entry or part of a two-car team.

Manufacturer points

There are also a number of manufacturer championships which utilize the same season-long point distribution chart. The manufacturer championships recognized by IMSA are as follows:

Prototype (P): Engine manufacturer
GT Le Mans (GTLM): Car manufacturer
GT Daytona (GTD): Car manufacturer

Each manufacturer receives finishing points for its highest finishing car in each class. The positions of subsequent finishing cars from the same manufacturer are not taken into consideration, and all other manufacturers move up in the order.

Example: Manufacturer A finishes 1st and 2nd at an event, and Manufacturer B finishes 3rd. Manufacturer A receives 35 first-place points while Manufacturer B would earn 32 second-place points.
North American Endurance Cup

The points system for the North American Endurance Cup is different from the normal points system. Points are awarded on a 5-4-3-2 basis for drivers, teams and manufacturers. The first finishing position at each interval earns five points, four points for second position, three points for third, with two points awarded for fourth and each subsequent finishing position.

Position 1 2 3 Other Classified
Race 5 4 3 2

At Daytona (24 hour race), points are awarded at six hours, 12 hours, 18 hours and at the finish. At the Sebring (12 hour race), points are awarded at four hours, eight hours and at the finish. At Watkins Glen (6 hour race), points are awarded at three hours and at the finish. At Road Atlanta (10 hour race), points are awarded at four hours, eight hours and at the finish.

Like the season-long team championship, North American Endurance Cup team points are awarded for each car and drivers get points in any car that they drive, in which they are entered for points. The manufacturer points go to the highest placed car from that manufacturer (the others from that manufacturer not being counted), just like the season-long manufacturer championship.

For example: in any particular segment manufacturer A finishes 1st and 2nd and manufacturer B finishes 3rd. Manufacturer A only receives first-place points for that segment. Manufacturer B receives the second-place points.

Drivers' championships

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Prototype

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Pos. Driver DAY SEB LBH MOH BEL WGL MOS ELK LGA ATL Points NAEC
1   Eric Curran
  Felipe Nasr
2 3 7 8 1 7 3 3 5 8 277 40
2   Jon Bennett
  Colin Braun
3 4 10 13 12 2 1 1 2 7 274 28
3   Jordan Taylor
  Renger van der Zande
15 2 3 5 5 5 2 4 12 1 270 32
4   Mikhail Goikhberg
  Stephen Simpson
7 7 8 7 11 1 7 2 6 10 252 27
5   Dane Cameron
  Juan Pablo Montoya
10 14 5 2 3 3 10 5 3 13 251 30
6   Filipe Albuquerque 1 10 1 4 6 6 4 7 DNS 4 249 31
7   Hélio Castroneves
  Ricky Taylor
9 15 6 1 2 12 5 10 10 5 243 32
8   Oliver Jarvis
  Tristan Nunez
17 8 4 3 9 13 6 11 9 2 234 28
9   Pipo Derani 18 1 12 9 7 16 12 6 1 6 232 31
10   Jonathan Bomarito 16 6 9 14 14 10 11 8 4 3 218 28
11   Robert Alon
  Simon Trummer
6 9 13 12 10 8 8 12 7 9 216 14
12   Johannes van Overbeek 18 1 12 9 7 15 6 1 6 213 31
13   Sebastián Saavedra 12 11 11 6 8 9 9 13 8 12 211 24
14   Ryan Dalziel 19 16 2 10 4 15 12 9 11 11 205 24
15   Gustavo Yacamán 12 11 11 6 8 9 9 13 8 192 18
16   Scott Sharp 19 16 2 10 4 16 9 11 11 186 24
17   Harry Tincknell 16 6 9 14 10 11 8 4 171 21
18   João Barbosa 1 10 1 4 6 7 DNS 168 21
19   Christian Fittipaldi 1 10 6 4 4 137 31
20   Romain Dumas 3 4 2 7 114 28
21   James French
  Kyle Masson
8 13 14 11 14 14 DNS 14 112 24
22   Spencer Pigot 16 6 14 10 3 108 28
23   Chris Miller 7 7 1 10 104 27
24   Tristan Vautier 20 12 13 11 4 96 24
25   Mike Conway 2 3 7 86 27
26   Ryan Hunter-Reay 15 2 1 83 28
27   Paul di Resta 4 5 4 82 16
28   Phil Hanson 13 5 4 72 15
29   Will Owen 4 9 12 69 19
30   Matt McMurry 20 12 13 11 68 14
31   Graham Rahal 9 15 5 64 28
32   Nicolas Lapierre 18 1 16 63 19
33   Bruno Senna 4 4 56 9
34   Simon Pagenaud 10 14 13 56 23
35   René Rast 17 8 13 55 14
36   Alex Brundle 5 5 52 15
37   Gabby Chaves 6 8 48 13
38   Devlin DeFrancesco 6 9 47 14
39   Nelson Panciatici 9 8 45 6
40   Olivier Pla 19 16 15 43 14
41   Patricio O'Ward 8 13 41 14
42   Joel Miller 8 14 40 8
43   Roberto González 12 11 39 14
44   Nicholas Boulle 12 14 36 14
45   Stuart Middleton 2 32 17
46   Lucas di Grassi 2 32 10
47   Loïc Duval 3 30 9
48   Marino Franchitti 3 30 7
49   Eddie Cheever III 20 12 30 14
50   Hugo de Sadeleer 4 28 9
51   António Félix da Costa
Ferdinand Habsburg-Lothringen
  Ho-Pin Tung
5 26 8
52   Austin Cindric 6 25 8
53   Timo Bernhard 6 25 8
54   Gustavo Menezes 7 24 8
55   Robin Frijns
  Daniel Juncadella
  Felix Rosenqvist
  Lance Stroll
11 20 8
56   Norman Nato 11 20 6
56   José Gutiérrez 12 19 6
58   Fernando Alonso
  Lando Norris
13 18 8
59   Marc Drumwright
  Brendan Gaughan
  Eric Lux
  Alex Popow
14 17 8
  Tomy Drissi WD
Pos. Driver DAY SEB LBH MOH BEL WGL MOS ELK LGA ATL Points NAEC
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

GT Le Mans

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Pos. Driver DAY SEB LBH MOH WGL MOS LIM ELK VIR LGA ATL Points NAEC
1   Antonio García
  Jan Magnussen
3 8 4 3 2 2 2 3 2 3 8 322 30
2   Ryan Briscoe
  Richard Westbrook
1 4 2 5 6 1 6 1 7 6 5 316 38
3   Oliver Gavin
  Tommy Milner
4 6 1 8 5 3 4 2 6 5 2 310 29
4   Joey Hand
  Dirk Müller
2 9 3 4 1 5 1 7 4 7 7 308 42
5   Earl Bamber
  Laurens Vanthoor
6 3 7 1 4 6 3 4 5 2 6 308 27
6   Connor De Phillippi
  Alexander Sims
9 2 8 2 7 7 7 6 1 1 4 304 26
7   Patrick Pilet
  Nick Tandy
8 1 6 6 3 4 5 5 8 8 1 299 41
8   John Edwards
  Jesse Krohn
7 7 5 7 8 8 8 8 3 4 3 278 26
9   Bill Auberlen 9 2 7 4 106 26
10   Frédéric Makowiecki 8 1 1 93 33
11   Scott Dixon 1 4 5 89 34
12   Marcel Fässler 4 6 2 85 25
13   Sébastien Bourdais 2 9 7 78 34
14   Toni Vilander 5 5 9 74 25
15   Gianmaria Bruni 6 3 55 15
16   Mike Rockenfeller 3 8 53 17
17   James Calado
  Alessandro Pier Guidi
5 5 52 19
18   Nick Catsburg 7 7 48 14
19   Chaz Mostert 3 30 8
20   Davide Rigon 5 26 9
21   Mathieu Jaminet 6 25 6
22   Augusto Farfus 7 24 8
23   Tom Blomqvist 8 23 4
24   Philipp Eng 9 22 8
25   Andrea Bertolini
  Miguel Molina
9 22 6
Pos. Driver DAY SEB LBH MOH WGL MOS LIM ELK VIR LGA ATL Points NAEC

GT Daytona

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Pos. Driver DAY SEB MOH BEL WGL MOS LIM ELK VIR LGA ATL Points NAEC
1   Bryan Sellers
  Madison Snow
3 1 3 3 3 4 1 2 6 4 3 333 26
2   Katherine Legge 2 8 2 1 2 5 4 7 3 1 2 329 29
3   Jeroen Bleekemolen
  Ben Keating
4 3 9 4 5 1 6 5 5 3 8 299 31
4   Cooper MacNeil 10 2 8 5 7 8 3 3 4 8 1 295 20
5   Dominik Baumann
  Kyle Marcelli
15 14 1 6 13 2 7 6 1 10 11 268 20
6   Álvaro Parente 2 8 2 2 5 4 7 1 2 264 29
7   Patrick Long
  Christina Nielsen
19 6 7 11 9 9 8 1 2 11 4 263 18
8   Andy Lally
  John Potter
6 13 10 10 17 3 2 9 7 5 9 255 18
9   Lawson Aschenbach
  Justin Marks
11 7 5 2 14 6 9 8 9 13 12 249 21
10   Jack Hawksworth 9 5 4 12 4 7 5 12 8 7 10 239 19
11   David Heinemeier Hansson 9 5 4 12 4 7 12 8 7 10 213 19
12   Gunnar Jeannette 10 2 7 3 4 8 1 193 20
13   Mario Farnbacher 11 7 1 4 5 3 12 182 22
14   Robby Foley 12 7 11 10 4 10 12 153 8
15   Bill Auberlen 6 7 11 10 4 10 12 131 8
16   Jörg Bergmeister
  Patrick Lindsey
18 9 6 11 2 112 18
17   Townsend Bell
  Frankie Montecalvo
5 17 10 9 5 109 18
18   Kenny Habul 8 10 12 8 8 109 19
19   Luca Stolz 4 3 5 8 107
20   Markus Palttala 11 1 15 100 6
21   Dillon Machavern 11 6 1 80 6
22   Sheldon van der Linde
  Christopher Mies
7 4 12 6 96 24
23   Jeff Segal 10 5 7 8 94
24   Don Yount 14 11 1 72 21
25   Trent Hindman 2 8 2 87 21
26   Robert Renauer 19 6 9 87 18
27   Wolf Henzler 11 9 10 13 81
28   Andrew Davis 6 13 17 9 79 18
29   Daniel Serra 21 12 18 1 77 18
30   Alessandro Balzan 10 2 8 76 16
31   J. C. Perez 12 181 16 7 71 18
32   Thomas Jäger
  Mikaël Grenier
8 10 8 67 18
33   Corey Lewis 1 3 65 9
34   Michael Schein 11 9 10 63
35   Sean Rayhall 16 5 10 62 14
36   Bill Sweedler 5 17 10 61 18
37   Francesco Piovanetti
  Oswaldo Negri Jr.
18 10 6 59 4
38   Tim Pappas 15 14 13 53 14
39   Philipp Frommenwiler 15 14 11 53 16
40   Loris Spinelli 12 181 16 47 18
41   Ryan Eversley
  Chad Gilsinger
16 15 15 47 18
42   Maro Engel 8 12 43 8
43   Daniel Morad 12 6 40 24
44   Mathieu Jaminet 19 6 37 14
45   Mirko Bortolotti
  Rik Breukers
  Rolf Ineichen
  Franck Perera
1 35 13
46   Till Bechtolsheimer
  Marc Miller
16 11 35 6
47   A. J. Allmendinger 2 32 14
48   Kenton Koch 12 181 32 14
49   Tom Dyer 15 15 32 6
50   Andrea Caldarelli
  Bryce Miller
3 30 12
48   Paul Dalla Lana
  Pedro Lamy
  Mathias Lauda
21 12 29 14
49   Adam Christodoulou 4 28 13
50   Alessio Picariello 4 28 9
51   Sam Bird 5 26 8
52   Markus Winkelhock 6 25 8
53   Kelvin van der Linde
  Jeffrey Schmidt
7 24 11
54   Bernd Schneider 8 23
55   Dominik Farnbacher
  Scott Pruett
9 22 8
56   Côme Ledogar 11 20 9
57   Christian Engelhart
  Christoph Lenz
  Louis Machiels
  Ezequiel Pérez Companc
  Max van Splunteren
13 18 8
58   Jens Klingmann
  Mark Kvamme
  Cameron Lawrence
  Martin Tomczyk
14 17 8
59   Bruno Junqueira 15 16 8
60   John Falb 16 15 8
61   Kuno Wittmer 16 15 6
62   Santiago Creel
  Martin Fuentes
  Matt Griffin
  Miguel Molina
  Ricardo Pérez de Lara
17 14 8
63   Norbert Siedler 18 13 8
64   Matteo Cairoli
  Sven Müller
  Harald Proczyk
  Steve Smith
  Randy Walls
20 11 8
Pos. Driver DAY SEB MOH BEL WGL MOS LIM ELK VIR LGA ATL Points NAEC
Notes
  • 1 – Relegated to last in class for exceeding maximum driver time.

Team's Championships

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Prototype

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Pos. Team DAY SEB LBH MOH BEL WGL MOS ELK LGA ATL Points NAEC
1 #31 Whelen Engineering Racing 2 3 7 8 1 7 3 3 5 8 277 40
2 #54 CORE Autosport 3 4 10 13 12 2 1 1 2 7 274 28
3 #10 Wayne Taylor Racing 15 2 3 5 5 5 2 4 12 1 270 32
4 #99 JDC-Miller MotorSports 7 7 8 7 11 1 7 2 6 10 252 21
5 #6 Acura Team Penske 10 14 5 2 3 3 10 5 3 13 251 30
6 #5 Mustang Sampling Racing 1 10 1 4 6 6 4 7 DNS 4 249 31
7 #7 Acura Team Penske 9 15 6 1 2 12 5 9 10 5 244 32
8 #77 Mazda Team Joest 17 8 4 3 9 13 6 11 9 2 234 28
9 #22 Tequila Patrón ESM 18 1 12 9 7 16 12 6 1 6 232 31
10 #55 Mazda Team Joest 16 6 9 14 14 10 11 8 4 3 218 28
11 #85 JDC-Miller MotorSports 6 9 13 12 10 8 8 12 7 9 216 24
12 #52 AFS/PR1 Mathiasen Motorsports 12 11 11 6 8 9 9 13 8 12 211 24
13 #2 Tequila Patrón ESM 19 16 2 10 4 15 9 11 11 186 27
14 #38 Performance Tech Motorsports 8 13 14 11 14 DNS 14 112 24
15 #32 United Autosports 4 5 4 82 23
16 #90 Spirit of Daytona Racing 20 12 13 11 68 18
17 #78 Jackie Chan DCR JOTA 5 26 8
18 #37 Jackie Chan DCR JOTA 11 20 8
19 #23 United Autosports 13 18 8
20 #20 BAR1 Motorsports 14 17 8
Pos. Team DAY SEB LBH MOH BEL WGL MOS ELK LGA ATL Points NAEC

GT Le Mans

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Pos. Team DAY SEB LBH MOH WGL MOS LIM ELK VIR LGA ATL Points NAEC
1 #3 Corvette Racing 3 8 4 3 2 2 2 3 2 3 8 322 23
2 #67 Ford Chip Ganassi Racing 1 4 2 5 6 1 6 1 7 6 5 316 28
3 #4 Corvette Racing 4 6 1 8 5 3 4 2 6 5 2 310 21
4 #66 Ford Chip Ganassi Racing 2 9 3 4 1 5 1 7 4 7 7 308 33
5 #912 Porsche GT Team 6 3 7 1 4 6 3 4 5 2 6 308 21
6 #25 BMW Team RLL 9 2 8 2 7 7 7 6 1 1 4 304 20
7 #911 Porsche GT Team 8 1 6 6 3 4 5 5 8 8 1 299 29
8 #24 BMW Team RLL 7 7 5 7 8 8 8 8 3 4 3 278 18
9 #62 Risi Competizione 5 5 9 74 19
Pos. Team DAY SEB LBH MOH WGL MOS LIM ELK VIR LGA ATL Points NAEC

GT Daytona

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Pos. Team DAY SEB MOH BEL WGL MOS LIM ELK VIR LGA ATL Points NAEC
1 #48 Paul Miller Racing 3 1 3 3 3 4 1 2 6 4 3 333 26
2 #86 Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian 2 8 2 1 2 5 4 7 3 1 2 329 29
3 #33 Mercedes-AMG Team Riley Motorsports 4 3 9 4 5 1 6 5 5 3 8 299 31
4 #63 Scuderia Corsa 10 2 8 5 7 8 3 3 4 8 1 295 20
5 #14 3GT Racing 15 14 1 6 15 2 7 6 1 10 11 266 20
6 #58 Wright Motorsports 19 6 7 11 9 9 8 1 2 11 4 263 18
7 #44 Magnus Racing 6 13 10 10 12 3 2 9 7 5 9 259 18
8 #96 Turner Motorsport 14 11 6 7 1 11 10 4 9 12 14 248 21
9 #93 Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian 11 7 5 2 16 6 9 8 8 13 12 247 21
10 #15 3GT Racing 9 5 4 12 4 7 5 DNS 10 7 10 239 19
11 #73 Park Place Motorsports 18 9 6 11 2 13 130 18
12 #64 Scuderia Corsa 5 17 10 9 5 109 18
13 #75 SunEnergy1 Racing 8 10 12 8 8 109 18
14 #29 Montaplast by Land-Motorsport 7 4 13 6 95 24
15 #51 Squadra Corse Garage Italia 21 12 14 10 6 92 18
16 #71 P1 Motorsports 12 181 18 7 69 18
17 #16 Wright Motorsports 11 9 10 DNS 63
18 #69 HART 16 15 17 45 18
19 #11 GRT Grasser Racing Team 1 35 13
20 #36 CJ Wilson Racing 16 11 35 10
21 #19 GRT Grasser Racing Team 13 18 8
22 #82 Risi Competizione 17 14 8
23 #59 Manthey Racing 20 11 8
Pos. Team DAY SEB MOH BEL WGL MOS LIM ELK VIR LGA ATL Points NAEC
Notes
  • 1 – Relegated to last in class for exceeding maximum driver time.

Manufacturers' championships

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Prototype

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Pos. Manufacturer DAY SEB LBH MOH BEL WGL MOS ELK LGA ATL Points NAEC
1 Cadillac 1 2 1 4 1 5 2 3 5 1 332 53
2 Acura 9 14 5 1 2 3 5 5 2 5 316 45
3 Nissan 18 1 2 9 4 15 12 6 1 6 302 34
4 Mazda 16 6 4 3 9 10 6 9 4 2 300 36
Manufacturers ineligible for championship points
Gibson 3 4 8 6 8 1 1 1 2 7
Pos. Manufacturer DAY SEB LBH MOH BEL WGL MOS ELK LGA ATL Points NAEC

GT Le Mans

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Pos. Manufacturer DAY SEB LBH MOH WGL MOS LIM ELK VIR LGA ATL Points NAEC
1 Ford 1 4 2 4 1 1 1 1 4 7 5 351 48
2 Chevrolet 3 6 1 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 345 40
3 Porsche 6 1 6 1 4 4 3 4 5 2 1 341 45
4 BMW 7 2 5 2 7 7 7 6 1 1 3 332 28
5 Ferrari 5 5 9 84 21
Pos. Manufacturer DAY SEB LBH MOH WGL MOS LIM ELK VIR LGA ATL Points NAEC

GT Daytona

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Pos. Manufacturer DAY SEB MOH BEL WGL MOS LIM ELK VIR LGA ATL Points NAEC
1 Lamborghini 1 1 3 3 3 4 1 2 6 4 3 340 40
2 Acura 2 7 2 1 2 5 4 7 3 1 2 330 39
3 Ferrari 5 2 8 5 7 8 3 3 4 6 1 310 30
4 Mercedes-AMG 4 3 9 4 5 1 6 5 5 3 7 307 41
5 Lexus 9 5 1 6 4 2 5 6 1 7 10 306 27
6 Porsche 18 6 7 9 6 9 9 1 2 2 4 298 27
7 Audi 6 4 10 10 12 3 2 9 7 5 6 284 33
8 BMW 14 11 6 7 1 11 10 4 9 10 14 278 27
Pos. Manufacturer DAY SEB MOH BEL WGL MOS LIM ELK VIR LGA ATL Points NAEC

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