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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.[1]

Regulations

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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.[2] 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.[3]

Entry list

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LMP3

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Team Chassis No. Drivers Rounds
ANSA Motorsports[4] Ligier JS P3 4 United States Matt Dicken All
20 France Nico Jamin 1
ASC Motorsports Ligier JS P3 2 United States Michael Watt 4, 7
Ave Motorsports Ave-Riley AR-2 44 United States Paul Fix (M) 1–5
United States Tony Ave 7
CWR Ligier JS P3 75 Canada James Dayson 3
Extreme Speed Motorsports Ligier JS P3 3 United States Naj Husain (M) All
33 United States Lance Wilsey 7
Forty 7 Motorsports Norma M30 47 United States Garrett Kletjian 5-6
HP-Tech Ligier JS P3 87 United States Doug Peterson (M) 1
Venezuela Roberto La Rocca 2
JDC MotorSports Ligier JS P3 25 United States Joel Janco (M) 1–2
55 United States Gerry Kraut (M) 1
K2R Motorsports Ligier JS P3 51 Canada Rob Hodes (M) 1–2
Kelly-Moss Road and Race Norma M30 14 United States Colin Thompson All
Performance Tech Motorsports[5] Ligier JS P3 12 Mexico Andrés Gutiérrez 1–3
Ginetta-Juno P3-15 23 United States Alan Wilzig (M) 1
P1 Motorsports Ligier JS P3 8 United States Kenton Koch 2-7
17 United Kingdom Lonnie Pechnik (M) 1–2
United States Robby Foley 3, 5, 7
Canada Stefan Rzadzinski 6
71 Colombia Juan Perez 1–2, 4

Note: A driver with a (M) is participating in the Amateur Masters Category.

Mazda Prototype Challenge (MPC)

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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

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Bold indicates overall winner.

Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap LMP3 winner MPC winner Supporting
1 R1[6] United States Sebring International Raceway 16 March France Nico Jamin France Nico Jamin France Nico Jamin United States Kyle Masson 12 Hours of Sebring
R2[7] 17 March France Nico Jamin France Nico Jamin France Nico Jamin United States Kyle Masson
2 R1[8] United States Barber Motorsports Park 21 April United States Kenton Koch United States Kenton Koch United States Kenton Koch United States Kyle Masson Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama
R2[9] 22 April United States Colin Thompson United States Colin Thompson Mexico Andrés Gutiérrez United States Kyle Masson
3 R1[10] United States Watkins Glen International 1 July United States Colin Thompson United States Colin Thompson United States Colin Thompson United States Kris Wright 6 Hours of the Glen
R2[11] 2 July United States Colin Thompson United States Colin Thompson Mexico Andrés Gutiérrez United States Kyle Masson
4 R1[12] Canada Canadian Tire Motorsport Park 8 July United States Kenton Koch United States Kenton Koch United States Kenton Koch United States Kyle Masson SportsCar Grand Prix
R2[13] 9 July United States Kenton Koch United States Kenton Koch United States Kenton Koch United States Kyle Masson
5 R1[14] United States Lime Rock Park 22 July United States Colin Thompson United States Colin Thompson United States Colin Thompson United States Kyle Masson Northeast Grand Prix
6 R1[15] Canada Circuit Trois-Rivières 12 August United States Kyle Masson United States Naj Husain United States Kenton Koch United States Gary Gibson Grand Prix de Trois-Rivières
R2[16] 13 August United States Kyle Masson United States Kenton Koch United States Kenton Koch United States Kyle Masson
7 R1[17] United States Road Atlanta 6 October United States Kenton Koch United States Kenton Koch United States Kenton Koch United States Kyle Masson Petit Le Mans
R2[18] 7 October United States Kenton Koch United States Colin Thompson United States Kenton Koch United States Kyle Masson

Final standings

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LMP3

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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

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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

References

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  1. ^ "IMSA PROTOTYPE CHALLENGE PRESENTED BY MAZDA INTRODUCES LM P3 CHASSIS IN 2017". Prototype Challenge. Retrieved February 19, 2017.
  2. ^ "IMSA Renames Prototype Challenge Classes". Sportscar365. October 21, 2016. Retrieved February 19, 2017.
  3. ^ "CONTINENTAL TIRE TO SERVE AS EXCLUSIVE TIRE SUPPLIER FOR IMSA PROTOTYPE CHALLENGE PRESENTED BY MAZDA". Prototype Challenge. Retrieved February 19, 2017.
  4. ^ "ANSA Confirms ADESS LMP3 for Dicken". Sportscar365. December 20, 2016. Retrieved February 19, 2017.
  5. ^ "PERFORMANCE TECH TO FIELD LM P3 CAR". Prototype Challenge. Retrieved February 19, 2017.
  6. ^ "Race 1 Official Results (45')" (PDF). IMSA.
  7. ^ "Race 2 Official Results (45')" (PDF). IMSA.
  8. ^ "Race 1 Official Results (45')" (PDF). IMSA.
  9. ^ "Race 2 Official Results (45')" (PDF). IMSA.
  10. ^ "Race 1 Official Results (45')" (PDF). IMSA.
  11. ^ "Race 2 Official Results (45')" (PDF). IMSA.
  12. ^ "Race 1 Official Results (45')" (PDF). IMSA.
  13. ^ "Race 2 Official Results (45')" (PDF). IMSA.
  14. ^ "Race Official Results (45')" (PDF). IMSA.
  15. ^ "Race 1 Official Results (45')" (PDF). IMSA.
  16. ^ "Race 2 Official Results (45')" (PDF). IMSA.
  17. ^ "Race 1 Official Results (45')" (PDF). IMSA.
  18. ^ "Race 2 Official Results (45')" (PDF). IMSA.
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