The 2021 Michelin Pilot Challenge is the twenty-second season of the IMSA SportsCar Challenge and the eighth season organized by the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA).
Grand Sport (GS) (run to GT4 regulations) Touring Car (TCR) The 2021 schedule was released on September 9, 2020 and features ten rounds.[ 1]
Team Car Engine Drivers Rounds Automatic Racing AMR [ 2] Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 [ 2] Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 09 Brandon Kidd[ 2] 1–2, 4 Rob Ecklin[ 2] 1–2, 4–5, 9 Ramin Abdolvahabi[ 2] 1, 4–5, 9 99 Ramin Abdolvahabi 7 Michael de Quesada 7 Anderson Tanoto 8 Weiron Tan 8 Motorsport in Action[ 3] McLaren 570S GT4 [ 3] McLaren 3.8 L Turbo V8 3 Sheena Monk [ 3] All Spencer Pigot [ 2] All Winward Racing [ 2] Mercedes-AMG GT4 [ 2] Mercedes-AMG M178 4.0 L V8 4 Indy Dontje [ 2] 1–5, 7–8 Russell Ward [ 2] 1–8 Mikaël Grenier 6 57 Alec Udell [ 4] 3–8 Bryce Ward[ 4] 3–8 Forbush Performance Toyota GR Supra GT4 BMW B58B30 3.0L Twin-Turbo I6 6 Tom Long 10 Luke Rumberg 10 VOLT Racing with Archangel Motorsports[ 5] Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 [ 5] Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 7 Alan Brynjolfsson[ 5] All Trent Hindman [ 5] All McCann Racing[ 2] Audi R8 LMS GT4 Evo [ 2] Audi 5.2 L V10 8 Andrew Davis[ 2] All Michael McCann[ 2] All Goldcrest Motorsports Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport [ 6] Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 9 Wesley Slimp 10 Tyler Hoffman 10 LAP Motorsports[ 2] Mercedes-AMG GT4 [ 2] Mercedes-AMG M178 4.0 L V8 10 Scott Andrews[ 2] 1–2 Anton Dias Perera[ 2] 1–2 Colin Braun [ 2] 1 FCP Euro[ 7] Mercedes-AMG GT4 [ 7] Mercedes-AMG M178 4.0 L V8 11 Michael Hurczyn[ 7] 3–7, 9 Nate Vincent[ 7] 3–7, 9 AWA [ 8] McLaren 570S GT4 [ 8] McLaren 3.8 L Turbo V8 13 Kuno Wittmer [ 8] All Orey Fidani [ 8] 1–2, 4–10 Chris Green[ 9] 3 TGR Riley Motorsports [ 10] Toyota GR Supra GT4 [ 10] BMW B58B30 3.0L Twin-Turbo I6 14 Alfredo Najri[ 2] 1–8, 10 Javier Quiros[ 2] 1–4, 7, 9 Julián Santero [ 11] 1 Felipe Fraga 4 Pierre Kleinubing 5, 10 Sacha Fenestraz 6 Thiago Camilo 8 Milo Valverde 9 21 Scott Andrews[ 4] 3–4, 6–10 Anton Dias Perera[ 4] 3–4, 6–10 Colin Braun [ 2] 4 Wright Motorsports[ 6] Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport [ 6] Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 16 Jan Heylen [ 6] All Ryan Hardwick[ 6] 1, 3–7, 9–10 Max Root 2, 8 CB Motorsports[ 12] Mercedes-AMG GT4 [ 7] Mercedes-AMG M178 4.0 L V8 18 Trenton Estep 7–10 Mark Kvamme 7–10 Notlad Racing by RS1[ 2] Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 [ 2] Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 23 Matt Dalton[ 2] 1 Patrick Gallagher[ 2] 1, 4, 6–7, 9–10 Stevan McAleer 4, 6–7, 9–10 Blackdog Speed Shop[ 13] McLaren 570S GT4 McLaren 3.8 L Turbo V8 34 Michael Cooper [ 13] 4, 7 Spencer Pumpelly 4 Tony Gaples 7 FraSun Racing[ 2] BMW M4 GT4 [ 2] BMW N55 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6 37 Jason Fraser 1 Mark Sundberg[ 2] 1 BGB Motorsports[ 2] Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport [ 2] Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 38 Thomas Collingwood[ 2] 1 Spencer Pumpelly [ 2] 1 John Tecce[ 2] 1 PF Racing[ 2] Ford Mustang GT4 [ 2] Ford 5.2 L Voodoo V8 40 Chad McCumbee [ 2] 1–5, 7–10 James Pesek[ 2] 1–5, 7–10 NTE Sport Audi R8 LMS GT4 Evo Audi 5.2 L V10 41 Jean-Francois Brunot 10 Kerong Li 10 American Wheelman[ 14] Ford Mustang GT4 [ 14] Ford 5.2 L Voodoo V8 42 Jack Roush Jr.[ 14] 3 Nate Stacy[ 14] 3 Stephen Cameron Racing[ 2] BMW M4 GT4 [ 2] BMW N55 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6 43 Greg Liefooghe[ 2] 1–2, 8 Sean Quinlan[ 2] 1–2, 8 Team TGM[ 15] Chevrolet Camaro GT4.R [ 15] Chevrolet LT1 6.2 L V8 46 Hugh Plumb [ 15] All Matt Plumb [ 15] All 64 Ted Giovanis[ 15] All Owen Trinkler[ 15] All Hugh Plumb 1 Auto Technic Racing BMW M4 GT4 [ 2] BMW N55 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6 52 Attilio Albani 6 Elivan Goulart 6 Murillo Racing[ 2] Mercedes-AMG GT4 [ 2] Mercedes-AMG M178 4.0 L V8 56 Eric Foss[ 2] All Jeff Mosing[ 2] 1–8 Kenny Murillo[ 2] 9–10 65 Brent Mosing[ 2] All Tim Probert[ 2] 1–6, 8–10 Kenny Murillo[ 2] 1, 4, 7 KohR Motorsports[ 2] Ford Mustang GT4 [ 2] Ford 5.2 L Voodoo V8 59 Chuck Cassaro[ 2] 1 Kyle Marcelli [ 2] 1, 10 Dean Martin[ 2] 1, 10 Capstone Motorsports[ 16] Mercedes-AMG GT4 [ 16] Mercedes-AMG M178 4.0 L V8 60 John Allen[ 16] 4 Gary Ferrera[ 16] 4, 7–8 Kris Wilson[ 16] 4, 7–8 Rebel Rock Racing [ 2] Chevrolet Camaro GT4.R [ 2] Chevrolet LT1 6.2 L V8 71 Frank DePew[ 2] 1–7, 9–10 Robin Liddell [ 2] 1–7, 9–10 BimmerWorld Racing [ 2] BMW M4 GT4 [ 2] BMW N55 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6 82 James Clay[ 2] 1 Nick Galante[ 2] 1 Mike Skeen[ 2] 1 FastMD Racing[ 17] Audi R8 LMS GT4 Evo [ 17] Audi 5.2 L V10 83 Alexandre Papadopulos[ 17] 1–6 James Vance[ 17] 1–6 CarBahn Motorsports with Peregrine Racing[ 2] Audi R8 LMS GT4 Evo [ 2] Audi 5.2 L V10 93 Tom Dyer[ 2] 1–8 Tyler McQuarrie[ 2] 1, 9–10 Nolan Siegel [ 2] 1, 4, 6, 10 Sameer Gandhi[ 18] 2, 5, 8 Mark Siegel 3–4, 7, 9 Turner Motorsport [ 2] BMW M4 GT4 [ 2] BMW N55 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6 95 Bill Auberlen [ 2] All Dillon Machavern[ 2] All 96 Vin Barletta[ 2] All Robby Foley [ 2] All
Team Car Drivers Rounds KMW Motorsports with TMR Engineering[ 2] Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce TCR [ 2] 5 Roy Block[ 2] All Tim Lewis Jr.[ 2] All Rockwell Autosport Development[ 2] Audi RS 3 LMS TCR [ 2] 15 Nelson Canache [ 2] 1 Mike Moore[ 2] 1 Alex Rockwell[ 2] 1, 5, 9–10 Eric Rockwell 5, 9–10 Unitronic JDC-Miller MotorSports [ 19] Audi RS 3 LMS TCR [ 19] 17 Chris Miller [ 19] All Mikey Taylor[ 19] All William Tally[ 2] 1, 4 Van Der Steur Racing LLC[ 20] Hyundai Veloster N TCR [ 20] 19 Denis Dupont [ 20] All Rory van der Steur[ 20] All Copeland Motorsports[ 21] Hyundai Veloster N TCR [ 21] 27 Tyler Gonzalez[ 21] All Tyler Maxson [ 21] All 51 Mason Filippi [ 22] All AJ Muss[ 22] All Bryan Herta Autosport with Curb-Agajanian [ 23] Hyundai Elantra N TCR [ 23] 33 Harry Gottsacker [ 23] All Mark Wilkins [ 23] All 98 Parker Chase [ 23] All Ryan Norman [ 23] 1–4, 6–10 Gabby Chaves 5 Hyundai Veloster N TCR [ 23] 77 Michael Lewis [ 23] All Taylor Hagler [ 23] All New German Performance Audi RS 3 LMS TCR 44 Tristan Herbert 9–10 Britt Casey 9 Cliff Brown 10 Michael Johnson Racing[ 2] Hyundai Veloster N TCR [ 2] 54 Michael Johnson[ 24] All Stephen Simpson [ 24] All Road Shagger Racing[ 25] Audi RS 3 LMS TCR [ 25] 61 Gavin Ernstone[ 25] All Jonathan Morley[ 25] All LA Honda World Racing[ 2] Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) [ 2] 73 Mike LaMarra[ 2] 1–3 Mat Pombo[ 2] 1–3 CB Motorsports[ 12] Hyundai Veloster N TCR [ 12] 81 Trenton Estep [ 12] 1–6 Mark Kvamme [ 12] 1–6 Caleb Bacon[ 12] 1, 10 Coby Shield 10 Atlanta Speedwerks[ 26] Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) [ 26] 84 Brian Henderson[ 26] 1–9 Robert Noaker[ 26] 1–8 Ryan Eversley 9 94 Ryan Eversley [ 27] 1–8, 10 Greg Strelzoff[ 27] 1–2 Todd Lamb[ 26] 1, 4 Scott Smithson[ 4] 3, 5–8 Tyler Stone 10 AOA Racing[ 2] Audi RS 3 LMS TCR [ 2] 85 Gino Manley[ 2] 1, 10 Patrick Wilmot[ 2] 1, 10 Andrew Pinkerton[ 2] 1 VGMC Racing[ 28] Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) [ 28] 88 Victor González Jr.[ 28] 1–4, 6–10 Ruben Iglesias[ 28] 1–3 Karl Wittmer 4, 6–10 Jon Miller 5 Lance Bergstein 5 TWOth A.sport/Bestline Audi RS 3 LMS TCR 89 Travis Hill 10 Marco Cirone 10
Bold indicates overall winner.
Championship standings [ edit ] 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.
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
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:
Grand Sport (GS): Car manufacturer Touring Car (TCR): 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. Driver's Championships[ edit ] Standings: Grand Sport (GS)[ edit ] Standings: Touring Car (TCR)[ edit ] Pos. Drivers DAY SEB MOH WGL1 WGL2 LIM ELK LGA VIR ATL Points 1 Michael Lewis Taylor Hagler 4 3 2 3 3 1 11 3 5 5 2870 2 Parker Chase 9 10 1 2 6 10 3 2 11 4 2660 3 Roy Block Tim Lewis Jr. 12 4 7 7 7 2 1 13 10 1 2600 4 Ryan Eversley 2 7 3 1 15 8 9 9 7 2 2600 5 Harry Gottsacker Mark Wilkins 6 8 5 10 10 5 4 1 3 11 2550 6 Michael Johnson Stephen Simpson 3 5 12 6 5 7 8 6 2 7 2540 7 Chris Miller Mikey Taylor 1 12 14 9 12 4 5 4 1 15 2450 8 Ryan Norman 9 10 1 2 10 3 2 11 4 2410 9 Gavin Ernstone Jonathan Morley 13 1 6 11 2 11 6 8 14 6 2400 10 Tyler Gonzalez Tyler Maxson 15 13 4 14 14 3 7 11 4 3 2280 11 Mason Filippi AJ Muss 5 6 10 12 4 14 13 7 13 10 2170 12 Brian Henderson 11 15 11 4 1 6 10 10 7 2100 13 Denis Dupont Rory van der Steur 8 9 15 5 13 13 2 5 9 DNS 2030 14 Robert Noaker 11 15 11 4 1 6 10 10 1860 15 Victor González Jr. 16 11 13 13 9 12 12 12 14 1670 16 Trenton Estep Mark Kvamme 14 14 9 8 8 12 1210 17 Karl Wittmer 13 9 12 12 12 14 1140 18 Scott Smithson 3 15 8 9 9 1130 19 Alex Rockwell 10 9 8 9 880 20 Mike LaMarra Mat Pombo 17 2 8 690 21 Todd Lamb 2 1 670 22 Eric Rockwell 9 8 9 670 23 William Tally 1 9 570 24 Greg Strelzoff 2 7 560 25 Ruben Iglesias 16 11 13 530 26 Gino Manley Patrick Wilmot 7 8 470 27 Tristan Herbert 6 12 440 28 Tyler Stone 2 320 29 Caleb Bacon 14 16 320 30 Gabby Chaves 6 250 31 Britt Casey 6 250 32 Andrew Pinkerton 7 240 33 Nelson Canache Mike Moore 10 210 34 Jon Miller Lance Bergstein 11 200 35 Cliff Brown 12 190 36 Marco Cirone Travis Hill 13 180 37 Coby Shield 16 150 Pos. Drivers DAY SEB MOH WGL1 WGL2 LIM ELK LGA VIR ATL Points
Team's Championships[ edit ] Standings: Grand Sport (GS)[ edit ] Standings: Touring Car (TCR)[ edit ] Manufacturer's Championships[ edit ] Standings: Grand Sport (GS)[ edit ] Pos. Manufacturer DAY SEB MOH WGL1 WGL2 LIM ELK LGA VIR ATL Points 1 Porsche 20 2 2 4 2 3 22 1 1 1 3030 2 BMW 2 3 5 2 1 8 1 6 3 18 2960 3 Mercedes-AMG 8 6 3 6 4 1 2 2 5 6 2850 4 McLaren 1 8 1 3 6 17 6 9 7 3 2800 5 Aston Martin 14 4 17 1 7 2 8 5 2 5 2790 6 Chevrolet 6 1 11 5 3 7 13 11 4 13 2690 7 Audi 11 12 6 7 8 6 5 7 18 4 2540 8 Toyota 7 20 9 20 9 5 17 8 16 2 2520 9 Ford 10 18 16 15 10 18 13 6 12 2100 Pos. Manufacturer DAY SEB MOH WGL1 WGL2 LIM ELK LGA VIR ATL Points
Standings: Touring Car (TCR)[ edit ] Pos. Manufacturer DAY SEB MOH WGL1 WGL2 LIM ELK LGA VIR ATL Points 1 Hyundai 3 3 1 2 3 1 2 1 2 3 3210 2 Audi 1 1 6 9 2 4 5 4 1 6 3150 3 Honda 2 2 3 1 1 6 9 9 7 2 3140 4 Alfa Romeo 12 4 7 7 7 2 1 13 10 1 3000 Pos. Manufacturer DAY SEB MOH WGL1 WGL2 LIM ELK LGA VIR ATL Points
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