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2021 IMSA SportsCar Championship

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The 2021 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship is a planned motor racing championship, set to be the 51st racing season sanctioned by the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) (which traces its lineage back to the 1971 IMSA GT Championship). This is also scheduled to be the eighth United SportsCar Championship season and sixth under the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship name. The series is set to begin on January 30 with the 24 Hours of Daytona, and conclude on October 9 with the Petit Le Mans after 12 races.

Classes

  • Daytona Prototype international (DPi)
  • Le Mans Prototype 2 (LMP2)
  • Le Mans Prototype 3 (LMP3)
  • GT Le Mans (GTLM)
  • GT Daytona (GTD)

For the 2021 season, a new class is set to join the class hierarchy: Le Mans Prototype 3 (LMP3), in an attempt to bolster the number of entries across each race. It is a new addition to the structure of the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, having previously been the main class in one of the championships' feeder series, the IMSA Prototype Challenge.[1][2]

Rule Changes

Sporting Regulations

On September 9th, 2020, IMSA announced a revamp of their points system. For the 2021 season onward, the existing points system would be used for the results of qualifying, with the same points system being multiplied by 10 for the main race. In addition, the existing amateur-based classes (LMP2 and GTD) would have a revised qualifying structure, with the session being split into two halves, with both halves requiring a different driver and set of tires to be used for qualifying. This format would be applied to the incoming LMP3 class as well.[3]

Zeitplan

The provisional schedule was released on September 9th, 2020, and features 12 rounds. The schedule is pending, however, because of COVID-19 regulations that may still be in effect.[1]

   Race is part of the Michelin Endurance Cup
   Race is part of the WeatherTech Sprint Cup
Rnd. Race Length Classes Circuit Standort Date
1 Rolex 24 at Daytona 24 hours All[N 1] Daytona International Speedway Daytona Beach, Florida January 30-31
2 Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring 12 hours Alle Sebring International Raceway Sebring, Florida March 20
3 TBA 1 hour, 40 minutes DPi, GTLM, GTD Long Beach Street Circuit Long Beach, California April 17
4 IMSA Monterey Grand Prix 2 hours, 40 minutes DPi, LMP2, GTLM, GTD WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca Monterey, California April 25
5 TBA 2 hours, 40 minutes DPi, LMP3, GTD Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Lexington, Ohio May 16
6 TBA 1 hour, 40 minutes DPi, LMP2, GTD[N 2] The Raceway on Belle Isle Detroit, Michigan June 6
7 Sahlen's Six Hours of The Glen 6 hours Alle Watkins Glen International Watkins Glen, New York June 27
8 Grand Prix of Mosport 2 hours, 40 minutes DPi, LMP3, GTLM, GTD[N 2] Canadian Tire Motorsport Park Bowmanville, Ontario July 4
9 Northeast Grand Prix 2 hours, 40 minutes GTLM, GTD Lime Rock Park Lakeville, Connecticut July 17
10 Road Race Showcase at Road America 2 hours, 40 minutes Alle Road America Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin August 8
11 Michelin GT Challenge at VIR 2 hours, 40 minutes GTLM, GTD Virginia International Raceway Alton, Virginia August 22
12 Motul Petit Le Mans 10 hours Alle Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta Braselton, Georgia October 9

Notes

  1. ^ The LMP2 and LMP3 class will only score points towards the Michelin Endurance Cup.
  2. ^ a b The GTD class will only score points towards the WeatherTech Sprint Cup.

Entries

Daytona Prototype international (DPi)

Team Chassis Engine No. Drivers Rounds
Vereinigte Staaten JDC-Miller MotorSports[4] Cadillac DPi-V.R Cadillac 5.5 L V8 5 Frankreich Loïc Duval[4] TBA
TBA TBA
TBA TBA
Vereinigte Staaten Wayne Taylor Racing[5] Acura ARX-05 Acura AR35TT 3.5 L Turbo V6 10 Portugal Filipe Albuquerque[6] TBA
Brasilien Helio Castroneves[6] TBA
Vereinigte Staaten Alexander Rossi[6] TBA
Vereinigte Staaten Ricky Taylor[6] TBA
Vereinigte Staaten Action Express Racing[7] Cadillac DPi-V.R Cadillac 5.5 L V8 31 Vereinigtes Königreich Mike Conway[7] TBA
Brasilien Pipo Derani[7] TBA
Brasilien Felipe Nasr[7] TBA
Vereinigte Staaten Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian[5] Acura ARX-05 Acura AR35TT 3.5 L Turbo V6 60 Vereinigte Staaten A. J. Allmendinger[8] TBA
Vereinigte Staaten Dane Cameron[9] TBA
Frankreich Olivier Pla[10] TBA
Vereinigte Staaten Chip Ganassi Racing[11] Cadillac DPi-V.R Cadillac 5.5 L V8 TBA TBA TBA
TBA TBA
TBA TBA
Kanada Mazda Motorsports[12] Mazda RT24-P Mazda MZ-2.0T 2.0 L Turbo I4 TBA Vereinigte Staaten Jonathan Bomarito[12] TBA
Vereinigtes Königreich Oliver Jarvis[12] TBA
Vereinigtes Königreich Harry Tincknell[12] TBA

Le Mans Prototype 2 (LMP2)

In accordance with the 2017 LMP2 regulations, all cars in the LMP2 class use the Gibson GK428 V8 engine.[13]

Team Chassis No. Drivers Rounds
Vereinigte Staaten Era Motorsport with IDEC Sport[14] Oreca 07 18 Frankreich Paul-Loup Chatin[14] TBA
Vereinigtes Königreich Ryan Dalziel[14] TBA
Vereinigte Staaten Dwight Merriman[14] TBA
Vereinigtes Königreich Kyle Tilley[14] TBA
Dänemark High Class Racing[15] Oreca 07 20 TBA TBA
TBA TBA
TBA TBA
Philippinen RWR Eurasia[16] Ligier JS P217 35 Vereinigte Staaten Cody Ware[16] TBA
TBA TBA
TBA TBA
Italien Cetilar Racing[17] Dallara P217 47 Italien Andrea Belicchi[17] TBA
Italien Antonio Fuoco[17] TBA
Italien Roberto Lacorte[17] TBA
Italien Giorgio Sernagiotto[17] TBA
Vereinigte Staaten K2R Motorsports[18] Oreca 07 64 Vereinigte Staaten Steven Thomas[18] TBA
TBA TBA
TBA TBA
Polen Inter Europol Competition[15] Oreca 07 51 TBA TBA
TBA TBA
TBA TBA
Vereinigte Staaten DragonSpeed USA[19] Oreca 07 81 Vereinigte Staaten Eric Lux[19] TBA
TBA TBA
TBA TBA

Le Mans Prototype 3 (LMP3)

In accordance with the 2020 LMP3 regulations, all cars in the LMP3 class use the Nissan VK56DE 5.6L V8 engine.

Team Chassis No. Drivers Rounds
Vereinigte Staaten Performance Tech Motorsports[20] Ligier JS P320 6 TBA TBA
TBA TBA
TBA TBA
Vereinigte Staaten EuroInternational[21] Ligier JS P320 11 TBA TBA
TBA TBA
TBA TBA
Vereinigte Staaten CORE Autosport[22] Ligier JS P320 54 Vereinigte Staaten Jon Bennett[22] TBA
Vereinigte Staaten Colin Braun[22] TBA
TBA TBA
Vereinigte Staaten Riley Motorsports[23] Ligier JS P320 74 TBA TBA
TBA TBA
TBA TBA
TBA Vereinigte Staaten Jim Cox[23] TBA
Vereinigte Staaten Dylan Murry[23] TBA
TBA TBA
Vereinigtes Königreich United Autosports[24] Ligier JS P320 TBA TBA TBA
TBA TBA
TBA TBA
TBA TBA TBA
TBA TBA
TBA TBA

GT Le Mans (GTLM)

Team Chassis Engine No. Drivers Rounds
Vereinigte Staaten Corvette Racing – GM[25] Chevrolet Corvette C8.R Chevrolet 5.5 L V8 3 Niederlande Nick Catsburg[25] TBA
Spanien Antonio García[25] TBA
Vereinigte Staaten Jordan Taylor[25] TBA
4 Vereinigte Staaten Tommy Milner[25] TBA
Vereinigtes Königreich Alexander Sims[25] TBA
Vereinigtes Königreich Nick Tandy[25] TBA
Deutschland Dempsey-Proton Racing[26] Porsche 911 RSR-19 Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 88 Deutschland Christian Ried[26] TBA
TBA TBA
TBA TBA

GT Daytona (GTD)

Team Chassis Engine No. Drivers Rounds
Neuseeland Team Hardpoint EBM[27] Porsche 911 GT3 R Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 21 Neuseeland Earl Bamber[27] TBA
Vereinigte Staaten Rob Ferriol[27] TBA
TBA TBA
Vereinigte Staaten Alegra Motorsports[28] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 28 Kanada Daniel Morad TBA
TBA TBA
TBA TBA
Vereinigte Staaten Archangel Motorsports with Magnus Racing[29] Acura NSX GT3 Evo Acura 3.5 L Turbo V6 44 TBA TBA
TBA TBA
TBA TBA
Österreich GRT Grasser Racing Team[30] Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 TBA TBA TBA
TBA TBA
TBA TBA
TBA TBA TBA
TBA TBA
TBA TBA
Vereinigte Staaten Vasser Sullivan Racing[31] Lexus RC F GT3 Lexus 5.0 L V8 TBA TBA TBA
TBA TBA
TBA TBA
TBA TBA TBA
TBA TBA
TBA TBA

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