2019 Michelin Pilot Challenge
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The 2019 Michelin Pilot Challenge is the twentieth season of the IMSA SportsCar Challenge and the sixth season organized by the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA). Michelin is set to become the new official tire supplier of the series, following the departure of Continental Tire at the end of 2018.
Classes
- Grand Sport (GS) (run to FIA GT4 regulations)
- Touring Car (TCR)
The Street Tuner (ST) class will not return to the renamed series after the 2018 season.
Rule Changes
- It was announced during the 2018 Petit Le Mans livestream that floor-mounted shifting would be dropped for the 2019 season.
Series News
- Multimatic will be using IMSA GTO tribute liveries in commemoration of IMSA's 50th anniversary.
Schedule
Race Schedule
The 2019 schedule was released on 3 August 2018 and features twelve rounds.
Entry list
Grand Sport
Touring Car
| Team | Car | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States TMR Engineering and Consulting Inc. KMW Motorsports with TMR Engineering | Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR | 3 | Venezuela Alex Popow | 1–6 |
| United States | TMR Engineering and Consulting Inc. | |||
| KMW Motorsports with TMR Engineering | ||||
| United States Alex Papadopulos | 1–2, 4–6, 8–10 | |||
| United States Mark Kvamme | 3, 7–8 | |||
| United States Trenton Estep | 7, 10 | |||
| United States Ryan Nash | 9 | |||
| 5 | Argentina Roy Block | All | ||
| Argentina Tim Lewis Jr. | All | |||
| United States eEuroparts.com ROWE Racing | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | 10 | United States Lee Carpentier | 1–2 |
| Cayman Islands Kieron O'Rourke | 1–2 | |||
| 12 | United States Russell McDonough | 1–8 | ||
| United States Ryan Nash | 1–8 | |||
| United States Roadshagger Racing by eEuroparts.com | 61 | United States Gavin Ernstone | All | |
| United States Jonathan Morley | All | |||
| United States JDC-Miller MotorSports | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | 17 | United States Britt Casey Jr. | 2, 5, 7, 10 |
| South Africa Mikey Taylor | 2, 5, 10 | |||
| United States Chris Miller | 7 | |||
| Colombia Gabby Chaves | 8–9 | |||
| South Africa Julian van der Watt | 8–9 | |||
| 54 | United States Michael Johnson | All | ||
| South Africa Stephen Simpson | All | |||
| South Africa Mikey Taylor | 1, 4 | |||
| United States Bryan Herta Autosport with Curb-Agajanian | Hyundai Veloster N TCR | 21 | United States Mason Filippi | All |
| United States Harry Gottsacker | All | |||
| 98 | United States Michael Lewis | All | ||
| Canada Mark Wilkins | All | |||
| United States FastMD | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | 23 | United States Nick Galante | All |
| Canada James Vance | All | |||
| United States Jay Salinsky | 1, 4 | |||
| United States LA Honda World Racing | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | 37 | United States Shelby Blackstock | All |
| United States Tom O'Gorman | All | |||
| 52 | United States Colin Mullan | All | ||
| United States Max Faulkner | 1–8 | |||
| United States Harry Cheung | 9 | |||
| United States Mark Pombo | 10 | |||
| 73 | United States Mike LaMarra | 1–4, 9–10 | ||
| United States Mat Pombo | 1–4, 9–10 | |||
| Canada Mark Motors Racing | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | 81 | Canada Marco Cirone | 3, 5 |
| Canada Remo Ruscitti | 3, 5 | |||
| United States Atlanta Speedwerks | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | 84 | United States Brian Henderson | All |
| United States Todd Lamb | All | |||
| 94 | United States Russell McDonough | 10 | ||
| United States Tyler Stone | 10 | |||
| United States HART | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | 89 | United States Ryan Eversley | 1–7, 9–10 |
| United States Chad Gilsinger | 1–7, 9–10 |
Notes
Race results
Bold indicates overall winner.
Championship standings
Points systems
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 | 31+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 0 |
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.
Teams' Championships
Standings: Grand Sport
| Pos. | Team | Car | DAY United States | SEB United States | MOH United States | WGL United States | MOS Canada | LIM United States | ELK United States | VIR United States | LGA United States | ATL United States | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. Team Car DAY United States SEB United States MOH United States WGL United States MOS Canada LIM United States ELK United States VIR United States LGA United States ATL United States Points 1 #39 Carbahn with Peregrine Racing Audi R8 LMS GT4 16 1 3 3 4 2 4 2 2 21 272 2 #69 Motorsport in Action McLaren 570S GT4 3 3 7 8 3 7 7 10 9 2 260 3 #82 BimmerWorld Racing BMW M4 GT4 4 2 9 2 6 4 9 19 14 12 237 4 #7 Park Place Motorsports with VOLT Lightning Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport 7 17 1 4 8 12 5 12 3 14 235 5 #60 KohR Motorsports Ford Mustang GT4 27 5 5 12 2 6 12 1 6 19 223 6 #35 Riley Motorsports Mercedes-AMG GT4 29 4 2 1 18 8 8 11 5 18 215 7 #56 Murillo Racing Mercedes-AMG GT4 15 12 10 9 7 3 3 21 13 8 213 8 #46 Team TGM Mercedes-AMG GT4 19 13 23 22 12 1 17 4 7 3 197 9 #71 Rebel Rock Racing Chevrolet Camaro GT4.R 35 24 21 5 1 5 1 22 10 11 190 10 #40 PF Racing Ford Mustang GT4 10 22 12 7 5 9 14 14 20 17 180 11 #4 Team TGM Mercedes-AMG GT4 12 14 20 11 15 13 15 8 17 7 178 12 #75 Compass Racing McLaren 570S GT4 1 23 22 23 22 19 2 9 22 6 175 13 #97 Automatic Racing AMR Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 13 19 18 16 10 11 18 18 11 13 163 14 #65 Murillo Racing Mercedes-AMG GT4 32 21 4 13 16 14 DNS 15 18 10 139 15 #13 AWA Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport McLaren 570S GT4 28 18 17 23 11 16 10 25 19 5 138 16 #2 eEuroparts.com ROWE Racing Audi R8 LMS GT4 31 8 8 15 9 17 6 20 135 17 #88 Stephen Cameron Racing BMW M4 GT4 14 7 13 14 11 5 20 133 18 #57 Winward Racing/HTP Motorsport Mercedes-AMG GT4 26 9 19 19 17 20 13 24 8 24 131 19 #33 Winward Racing/HTP Motorsport Mercedes-AMG GT4 6 DNS 15 20 21 DNS 7 1 23 129 20 #96 Turner Motorsport BMW M4 GT4 20 10 11 6 10 23 22 115 21 #59 KohR Motorsports Ford Mustang GT4 11 6 6 10 DNS 12 110 22 #09 Automatic Racing AMR Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT4 Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 23 19 15 19 6 15 25 95 23 #15 Multimatic Motorsports Ford Mustang GT4 9 25 13 1 81 24 #22 Multimatic Motorsports Ford Mustang GT4 5 15 14 9 81 25 #18 Moorespeed Audi R8 LMS GT4 13 4 4 74 26 #8 eEuroparts.com ROWE Racing Audi R8 LMS GT4 22 16 14 24 DNS DNS 17 62 27 #99 Automatic Racing AMR Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT4 2 18 15 61 28 #93 Carbahn with Peregrine Racing Audi R8 LMS GT4 20 21 DNS 16 16 51 29 #80 BimmerWorld Racing BMW M4 GT4 30 20 3 42 30 #44 NOLAsport Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport 8 26 28 31 #11 BGB Motorsports Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport 17 DNS 18 27 32 #31 Bodymotion Racing Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport 21 16 25 33 #58 KohR Motorsports Ford Mustang GT4 11 20 34 #19 Stephen Cameron Racing BMW M4 GT4 16 15 35 #41 PF Racing Ford Mustang GT4 16 15 36 #28 RS1 Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport 18 13 37 #6 ATLANTIC RACING TEAM Mercedes-AMG GT4 20 11 38 #92 Ramsey Racing/EXR Team Prémat Mercedes-AMG GT4 21 10 39 #66 TRG - The Racer's Group Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport 24 7 40 #26 Fast Track Racing/Classic BMW BMW M4 GT4 25 6 41 #24 Ian Lacy Racing Ford Mustang GT4 33 0 42 #67 TRG - The Racer's Group Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport 34 0 Pos. Team Car DAY United States SEB United States MOH United States WGL United States MOS Canada LIM United States ELK United States VIR United States LGA United States ATL United States Points | Colour Result Gold Winner Silver Second place Bronze Third place Green Points classification Blue Non-points classification Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired, not classified (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 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | #39 Carbahn with Peregrine Racing | Audi R8 LMS GT4 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 272 |
| 2 | #69 Motorsport in Action | McLaren 570S GT4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 260 |
| 3 | #82 BimmerWorld Racing | BMW M4 GT4 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 237 |
| 4 | #7 Park Place Motorsports with VOLT Lightning | Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport | 7 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 14 | 235 |
| 5 | #60 KohR Motorsports | Ford Mustang GT4 | 27 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 223 |
| 6 | #35 Riley Motorsports | Mercedes-AMG GT4 | 29 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 18 | 215 |
| 7 | #56 Murillo Racing | Mercedes-AMG GT4 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 213 |
| 8 | #46 Team TGM | Mercedes-AMG GT4 | 19 | 13 | 23 | 22 | 12 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 197 |
| 9 | #71 Rebel Rock Racing | Chevrolet Camaro GT4.R | 35 | 24 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 11 | 190 |
| 10 | #40 PF Racing | Ford Mustang GT4 | 10 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 20 | 17 | 180 |
| 11 | #4 Team TGM | Mercedes-AMG GT4 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 8 | 17 | 7 | 178 |
| 12 | #75 Compass Racing | McLaren 570S GT4 | 1 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 2 | 9 | 22 | 6 | 175 |
| 13 | #97 Automatic Racing AMR | Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 | 13 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 163 |
| 14 | #65 Murillo Racing | Mercedes-AMG GT4 | 32 | 21 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 14 | DNS | 15 | 18 | 10 | 139 |
| 15 | #13 AWA | Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport McLaren 570S GT4 | 28 | 18 | 17 | 23 | 11 | 16 | 10 | 25 | 19 | 5 | 138 |
| 16 | #2 eEuroparts.com ROWE Racing | Audi R8 LMS GT4 | 31 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 9 | 17 | 6 | 20 | 135 | ||
| 17 | #88 Stephen Cameron Racing | BMW M4 GT4 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 20 | 133 | |||
| 18 | #57 Winward Racing/HTP Motorsport | Mercedes-AMG GT4 | 26 | 9 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 13 | 24 | 8 | 24 | 131 |
| 19 | #33 Winward Racing/HTP Motorsport | Mercedes-AMG GT4 | 6 | DNS | 15 | 20 | 21 | DNS | 7 | 1 | 23 | 129 | |
| 20 | #96 Turner Motorsport | BMW M4 GT4 | 20 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 23 | 22 | 115 | |||
| 21 | #59 KohR Motorsports | Ford Mustang GT4 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 10 | DNS | 12 | 110 | ||||
| 22 | #09 Automatic Racing AMR | Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT4 Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 | 23 | 19 | 15 | 19 | 6 | 15 | 25 | 95 | |||
| 23 | #15 Multimatic Motorsports | Ford Mustang GT4 | 9 | 25 | 13 | 1 | 81 | ||||||
| 24 | #22 Multimatic Motorsports | Ford Mustang GT4 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 81 | ||||||
| 25 | #18 Moorespeed | Audi R8 LMS GT4 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 74 | |||||||
| 26 | #8 eEuroparts.com ROWE Racing | Audi R8 LMS GT4 | 22 | 16 | 14 | 24 | DNS | DNS | 17 | 62 | |||
| 27 | #99 Automatic Racing AMR | Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT4 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 61 | |||||||
| 28 | #93 Carbahn with Peregrine Racing | Audi R8 LMS GT4 | 20 | 21 | DNS | 16 | 16 | 51 | |||||
| 29 | #80 BimmerWorld Racing | BMW M4 GT4 | 30 | 20 | 3 | 42 | |||||||
| 30 | #44 NOLAsport | Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport | 8 | 26 | 28 | ||||||||
| 31 | #11 BGB Motorsports | Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport | 17 | DNS | 18 | 27 | |||||||
| 32 | #31 Bodymotion Racing | Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport | 21 | 16 | 25 | ||||||||
| 33 | #58 KohR Motorsports | Ford Mustang GT4 | 11 | 20 | |||||||||
| 34 | #19 Stephen Cameron Racing | BMW M4 GT4 | 16 | 15 | |||||||||
| 35 | #41 PF Racing | Ford Mustang GT4 | 16 | 15 | |||||||||
| 36 | #28 RS1 | Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport | 18 | 13 | |||||||||
| 37 | #6 ATLANTIC RACING TEAM | Mercedes-AMG GT4 | 20 | 11 | |||||||||
| 38 | #92 Ramsey Racing/EXR Team Prémat | Mercedes-AMG GT4 | 21 | 10 | |||||||||
| 39 | #66 TRG - The Racer's Group | Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport | 24 | 7 | |||||||||
| 40 | #26 Fast Track Racing/Classic BMW | BMW M4 GT4 | 25 | 6 | |||||||||
| 41 | #24 Ian Lacy Racing | Ford Mustang GT4 | 33 | 0 | |||||||||
| 42 | #67 TRG - The Racer's Group | Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport | 34 | 0 | |||||||||
| Pos. | Team | Car | DAY United States | SEB United States | MOH United States | WGL United States | MOS Canada | LIM United States | ELK United States | VIR United States | LGA United States | ATL United States | Points |
| Colour | Result | ||||||||||||
| Gold | Winner | ||||||||||||
| Silver | Second place | ||||||||||||
| Bronze | Third place | ||||||||||||
| Green | Points classification | ||||||||||||
| Blue | Non-points classification | ||||||||||||
| Non-classified finish (NC) | |||||||||||||
| Purple | Retired, not classified (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) |
Standings: Touring Car
| Pos. | Team | Car | DAY United States | SEB United States | MOH United States | WGL United States | MOS Canada | LIM United States | ELK United States | VIR United States | LGA United States | ATL United States | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #98 Bryan Herta Autosport with Curb-Agajanian | Hyundai Veloster N TCR | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 291 |
| 2 | #21 Bryan Herta Autosport with Curb-Agajanian | Hyundai Veloster N TCR | 5 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 268 |
| 3 | #61 Roadshagger Racing by eEuroparts.com | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | 10 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 267 |
| 4 | #37 LA Honda World Racing | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 265 |
| 5 | #84 Atlanta Speedwerks | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | 4 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 252 |
| 6 | #23 FastMD | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | 3 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 249 |
| 7 | #52 LA Honda World Racing | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | 7 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 235 |
| 8 | #54 JDC-Miller MotorSports | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 221 |
| 9 | #5 KMW Motorsports with TMR Engineering | Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR | 12 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 217 |
| 10 | #3 KMW Motorsports with TMR Engineering | Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR | 8 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 208 |
| 11 | #89 HART | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | 11 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 204 | |
| 12 | #12 eEuroparts.com ROWE Racing | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | 6 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 199 | ||
| 13 | #17 JDC-Miller MotorSports | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | 2 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 166 | ||||
| 14 | #73 LA Honda World Racing | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | 2 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 145 | ||||
| 15 | #81 Mark Motors Racing | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | 4 | 8 | 51 | ||||||||
| 16 | #10 eEuroparts.com ROWE Racing | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | 13 | 13 | 36 | ||||||||
| 17 | #94 Atlanta Speedwerks | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | 10 | 21 | |||||||||
| Pos. | Team | Car | DAY United States | SEB United States | MOH United States | WGL United States | MOS Canada | LIM United States | ELK United States | VIR United States | LGA United States | ATL United States | Points |
Manufacturers' Championships
Standings: Grand Sport
| Pos. | Manufacturer | DAY United States | SEB United States | MOH United States | WGL United States | MOS Canada | LIM United States | ELK United States | VIR United States | LGA United States | ATL United States | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany Mercedes-AMG | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 304 |
| 2 | Germany Audi | 16 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 299 |
| 3 | United States Ford | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 287 |
| 4 | United Kingdom McLaren | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 285 |
| 5 | Germany BMW | 4 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 278 |
| 6 | United States Chevrolet | 35 | 24 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 11 | 267 |
| 7 | Germany Porsche | 7 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 14 | 263 |
| 8 | United Kingdom Aston Martin | 2 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 10 | 15 | 18 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 247 |
| Pos. | Manufacturer | DAY United States | SEB United States | MOH United States | WGL United States | MOS Canada | LIM United States | ELK United States | VIR United States | LGA United States | ATL United States | Points |
Standings: Touring Car
| Pos. | Manufacturer | DAY United States | SEB United States | MOH United States | WGL United States | MOS Canada | LIM United States | ELK United States | VIR United States | LGA United States | ATL United States | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany Audi | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 325 |
| 2 | South Korea Hyundai | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 324 |
| 3 | Japan Honda | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 319 |
| 4 | Italy Alfa Romeo | 8 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 282 |
| Pos. | Manufacturer | DAY United States | SEB United States | MOH United States | WGL United States | MOS Canada | LIM United States | ELK United States | VIR United States | LGA United States | ATL United States | Points |