From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Motorsport season
The 2018 IMSA Prototype Challenge presented by Mazda is the thirteenth season of the IMSA Lites series and its successors and the second season as the IMSA Prototype Challenge . The season features 6 races across 6 weekends.
2018 is the final season Fox Sports will televise the series, NBC Sports Group becomes the series' broadcaster, starting in 2019.
2018 is also the final season that Continental Tire will be the tire supplier, Michelin will take over that role for the 2019 season.
2018 will be the final season of the Mazda Prototype Challenge (MPC) class, with LMP3 to become to sole class from 2019 onwards. Le Mans Prototype 3 (LMP3)
Mazda Prototype Challenge (MPC) The 2018 schedule was released on 24 August 2017 and features six rounds.[ 1]
1 LMP3 will participate in this race with the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship's GT Daytona class and the Grand Sport and TCR cars from the Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge as one single four-hour race. This race will preview the 2019 IMSA rules package and new tyre supplier Michelin.[ 2]
All teams use Nissan VK50VE 5.0L V8 engines.
Note: A driver with a (M) is participating in the Amateur Masters Category.
[ edit ] All teams use Elan DP02 chassis and Mazda MZR 2.0L 4 cylinder engines.
Team
Drivers
Rounds
Performance Tech Motorsports
11
All
Kyle Masson
4–6
18
1–3
6
22
All
77
All
James French
4–6
ODU Motorsports
21
1
46
1
Eurosport Racing
24
1–2
31
1, 3–6
34
All
Wolf Motorsports
28
All
ONE Motorsports
32
6
36
All
86
All
1, 5–6
Source:[ 3] [ 4] [ 5] [ 6] [ 7]
Bold indicates overall winner.
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
[ edit ]
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 positionItalics - Fastest lap
Mazda Prototype Challenge [ edit ]
Driver
DAY
SEB
BAR
MOS
VIR
ATL
Points
1
5
9
2
2
6
1
172
2
3
4
4
7
4
2
170
3
4
3
8
4
3
3
169
4
11
5
7
1
1
5
166
5
6
1
5
6
2
10
164
6
9
2
6
3
5
4
163
7
1
8
3
8
8
9
156
8
12
1
5
7
8
104
9
James French
1
1
5
96
10
6
2
10
78
11
7
6
9
71
12
Kyle Masson
8
8
9
68
13
8
7
47
14
2
32
15
6
25
16
7
24
17
10
21
Driver
DAY
SEB
BAR
MOS
VIR
ATL
Points
[ edit ]
Team
DAY
SEB
BAR
MOS
VIR
ATL
Points
1
No. 30 Extreme Speed Motorsports
3
3
1
2
1
2
194
2
No. 47 Forty 7 Motorsports
2
2
16
1
6
1
174
3
No. 3 Extreme Speed Motorsports
4
8
4
3
5
4
163
4
No. 4 ANSA Motorsports
1
13
8
4
2
8
159
5
No. 7 CWR
7
1
3
16
4
13
150
6
No. 17 P1 Motorsports
12
5
6
6
8
9
140
7
No. 75 Performance Tech Motorsports
8
11
13
7
9
5
133
8
No. 51 K2R Motorsports
9
16
7
5
3
16
130
9
No. 42 P1 Motorsports
9
6
9
8
13
12
129
10
No. 25 P1 Motorsports
6
14
11
13
7
17
118
11
No. 40 Polestar Motor Racing Inc.
5
10
11
3
97
12
No. 33 Extreme Speed Motorsports
13
10
12
14
10
96
13
No. 74 Forty 7 Motorsports
17
2
15
15
78
14
No. 87 Five Miles Out Racing
15
9
12
14
77
15
No. 88 Five Miles Out Racing
10
12
14
11
74
16
No. 44 Ave Motorsports
5
7
17
64
17
No. 19 Baker Racing
15
14
11
53
18
No. 60 Wulver Racing
10
6
46
19
No. 55 JDC Motorsports
12
7
43
20
No. 23 Gilbert LMP3 Racing
10
9
43
21
No. 26 K2R Motorsports
4
28
Team
DAY
SEB
BAR
MOS
VIR
ATL
Points
Mazda Prototype Challenge [ edit ]
Team
DAY
SEB
BAR
MOS
VIR
ATL
Points
1
No. 34 Eurosport Racing
5
9
2
2
6
1
172
2
No. 28 Wolf Motorsports
3
4
4
7
4
2
170
3
No. 22 Performance Tech Motorsports
4
3
8
4
3
3
169
4
No. 77 Performance Tech Motorsports
11
5
7
1
1
5
166
5
No. 86 ONE Motorsports
6
1
5
6
2
10
164
6
No. 36 ONE Motorsports
9
2
6
3
5
4
163
7
No. 11 Performance Tech Motorsports
1
8
3
8
8
9
156
8
No. 31 Eurosport Racing
12
1
5
7
8
127
9
No. 18 Performance Tech Motorsports
7
6
9
7
95
10
No. 24 Eurosport Racing
8
7
47
11
No. 21 ODU Motorsports
2
32
12
No. 32 ONE Motorsports
6
25
13
No. 46 ODU Motorsports
10
21
Team
DAY
SEB
BAR
MOS
VIR
ATL
Points
^ "2018 IMSA Prototype Challenge Schedule Released" . IMSA . August 24, 2017. Retrieved September 14, 2018 .^ "IMSA Confirms Sebring Encore Race for November 2018 – Sportscar365" . Retrieved September 23, 2018 .^ a b "2018 IMSA Prototype Challenge Daytona Entry List" (PDF) . IMSA . January 6, 2018. Retrieved September 14, 2018 .^ a b "2018 IMSA Prototype Challenge Sebring Entry List" (PDF) . IMSA . March 16, 2018. Retrieved September 14, 2018 .^ a b "2018 IMSA Prototype Challenge Barber Entry List" (PDF) . IMSA . April 21, 2018. Retrieved September 14, 2018 .^ a b "2018 IMSA Prototype Challenge Mosport Entry List" (PDF) . IMSA . July 8, 2018. Retrieved September 14, 2018 .^ a b "2018 IMSA Prototype Challenge VIR Entry List" (PDF) . IMSA . August 18, 2018. Retrieved September 14, 2018 .^ "2018 IMSA Prototype Challenge Daytona Race Results" (PDF) . IMSA . January 9, 2018. Retrieved September 14, 2018 .^ "2018 IMSA Prototype Challenge Sebring Race Results" (PDF) . IMSA . March 20, 2018. Retrieved September 14, 2018 .^ "2018 IMSA Prototype Challenge Barber Race Results" (PDF) . IMSA . April 24, 2018. Retrieved September 14, 2018 .^ "2018 IMSA Prototype Challenge CTMP Race Results" (PDF) . IMSA . July 10, 2018. Retrieved September 14, 2018 .^ "2018 IMSA Prototype Challenge VIR Race Results" (PDF) . IMSA . August 21, 2018. Retrieved September 14, 2018 .
Max Hanratty
Benjamin Waddell
Yann Clairay
Stephen Simpson
Niclas Jönsson
Leo Lamelas
Patricio O'Ward
Jan Heylen
Matthew Bell
David Droux
Rodrigo Pflucker
Tõnis Kasemets