2017 IMSA Prototype Challenge
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The 2017 IMSA Prototype Challenge presented by Mazda is the twelfth season of the IMSA Lites series. The season features seven double header weekends.
Regulations
For the 2017 season the series had a make-over. The series name was changed from IMSA Lites to the IMSA Prototype Challenge. The classes were also changed. The L2 class was dropped after eleven seasons of service. The series was divided over two classes, LMP3 and MPC. The LMP3 class open to all LMP3 specification cars. Various chassis manufacturers have built LMP3 specification chassis. All chassis are equipped with a Nissan VK50VE, 5,0L, V8 engine. The MPC class is filled by Élan DP02, the former L1 class. All cars are shod with Continental tires.
Entry list
LMP3
Note: A driver with a (M) is participating in the Amateur Masters Category.
Mazda Prototype Challenge (MPC)
| Team | Chassis | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAR1 Motorsports | Élan DP02 | 22 | United States Brian Alder | 1–2 |
| United States Don Yount | 3 | |||
| De Angelis Racing | Élan DP02 | 78 | Canada Max DeAngelis | 7 |
| Eurosport Racing | Élan DP02 | 24 | United States Tim George | 3, 7 |
| 31 | Canada Michal Chlumecky | 2-7 | ||
| 34 | United States Jon Brownson | 1–4 | ||
| 42 | United States Jim Garrett | 2, 7 | ||
| JDC MotorSports | Élan DP02 | 7 | United States Kris Wright | All |
| 25 | United States Joel Janco | 3-4 | ||
| 72 | United States Tazio Ottis | All | ||
| ODU Engineering | Élan DP02 | 21 | United Kingdom Stuart Rettie | All |
| 46 | United States Jay Salmon | 2–3, 6-7 | ||
| ONE Motorsports | Élan DP02 | 32 | United States Paul La Haye | 1, 3, 7 |
| United States Gerhard Watzinger | 7 | |||
| 86 | United States Dave House | 1, 7 | ||
| Performance Tech Motorsports | Élan DP02 | 11 | United States Robert Masson | All |
| 18 | United States Kyle Masson | All | ||
| 38 | United States Stephen Dawes | All | ||
| 77 | United States Howard Jacobs | All | ||
| Team Perfect Pedal | Élan DP02 | 13 | United States Gary Gibson | All |
| Wolf Motorsports | Élan DP02 | 28 | United States Bart Wolf | 7 |
Note: All Élan DP02s are running with the Mazda MZR 2.0 L Engine.
Race calendar and results
Bold indicates overall winner.
Final standings
LMP3
| Color | Result |
|---|---|
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | 2nd place |
| Bronze | 3rd place |
| Green | 4th & 5th place |
| Light Blue | 6th–10th place |
| Dark Blue | 11th place or lower |
| Purple | Did not finish |
| Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) |
| Brown | Withdrawn (Wth) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| Blank | Did not participate (DNP) |
| Driver replacement (Rpl) | |
| Injured (Inj) | |
| No race held (NH) |
| Pos. | Driver | SEB 1 | SEB 2 | BAR 1 | BAR 2 | WGL 1 | WGL 2 | MOS 1 | MOS 2 | LRP | TRO 1 | TRO 2 | ATL 1 | ATL 2 | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States Colin Thompson | 11 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 217 |
| 2 | United States Kenton Koch | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 209 | ||
| 3 | United States Naj Husain | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 162 |
| 4 | United States Matt Dicken | 9 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 126 |
| 5 | Mexico Andrés Gutiérrez | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 108 | |||||||
| 6 | United States Paul Fix | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 81 | ||||
| 7 | United States Robby Foley | 4 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 70 | ||||||||
| 8 | United Kingdom Lonnie Pechnik | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 54 | |||||||||
| 9 | France Nico Jamin | 1 | 1 | 42 | |||||||||||
| 10 | United States Michael Watt | 4 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 42 | |||||||||
| 11 | Colombia JC Perez | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 7 | DNS | 42 | |||||||
| 12 | United States Garrett Kletjian | 4 | 6 | 6 | 34 | ||||||||||
| 13 | United States Tony Ave | 4 | 2 | 32 | |||||||||||
| 14 | Canada Stefan Rzadzinski | 3 | 3 | 32 | |||||||||||
| 15 | United States Rob Hodes | 6 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 31 | |||||||||
| 16 | Canada James Dayson | 5 | 2 | 30 | |||||||||||
| 17 | Venezuela Roberto La Rocca | 3 | 4 | 30 | |||||||||||
| 18 | United States Doug Peterson | 5 | 6 | 22 | |||||||||||
| 19 | United States Lance Willsey | 7 | 7 | 18 | |||||||||||
| 20 | United States Gerry Kraut | 12 | 7 | 13 | |||||||||||
| 21 | United States Joel Janco | 13 | 13 | 13 | |||||||||||
| 22 | United States Alan Wilzig | 10 | 12 | 10 |
Mazda Prototype Challenge
| Pos. | Driver | SEB 1 | SEB 2 | BAR 1 | BAR 2 | WGL 1 | WGL 2 | MOS 1 | MOS 2 | LRP | TRO 1 | TRO 2 | ATL 1 | ATL 2 | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States Kyle Masson | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 259 |
| 2 | United States Kris Wright | 2 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 177 |
| 3 | United States Tazio Ottis | 12 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 170 |
| 4 | United Kingdom Stuart Rettie | 6 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 154 |
| 5 | United States Robert Masson | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 139 |
| 6 | United States Gary Gibson | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 12 | 127 |
| 7 | United States Stephen Dawes | 9 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 94 |
| 8 | Canada Michal Chlumecky | 2 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 89 | |||||
| 9 | United States Jon Brownson | 5 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 87 | |||||
| 10 | United States Howard Jacobs | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 86 |
| 11 | United States Brian Alder | 4 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 49 | |||||||||
| 12 | United States Paul Lahaye | 8 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 45 | |||||||
| 13 | United States Joel Janco | 10 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 34 | |||||||||
| 14 | United States Dave House | 11 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 34 | |||||||||
| 15 | United States Jay Salmon | 9 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 4 | DNS | 15 | 15 | 30 | |||||
| 16 | United States Jim Garrett | 10 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 23 | |||||||||
| 17 | United States Don Yount | 4 | 14 | 16 | |||||||||||
| 18 | Canada Max DeAngelis | 12 | 8 | 12 | |||||||||||
| 19 | United States Tim George | 11 | 12 | DNS | 13 | 12 | |||||||||
| 20 | United States Gerhard Watzinger | 6 | 17 | 10 | |||||||||||
| 21 | United States Bart Wolf | 10 | 16 | 6 |
External links
- 2017-02-20 at the Wayback Machine