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The 2020 IMSA Prototype Challenge is the fifteenth season of the IMSA Lites series and its successors and the fourth season as the IMSA Prototype Challenge. The opening race of the season was on January 4 at the Daytona International Speedway and the season concludes on October 9 at Road Atlanta. The championship will be contested solely by LMP3 class prototypes.

Calendar

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Race schedule

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The 2020 schedule was released August 2, 2019.[1]
A revised calendar was released May 15, 2020, due to changes made because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]

Rnd Circuit Location Date Duration
1 Daytona International Speedway Daytona Beach, Florida January 4 3 hours
2 Sebring International Raceway Sebring, Florida July 17 1 hour 45 mins
3 Road America Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin August 1 1 hour 45 mins
4 Virginia International Raceway Alton, Virginia August 22 1 hour 45 mins
5 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Lexington, Ohio September 27 1 hour 45 mins
6 Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta Braselton, Georgia October 16 3 hours

Calendar changes

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Entry List

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All cars use the Nissan VK50VE 5.0L V8 engine.

Team Car No. Drivers Rounds
United States Jr III Racing[3][4] Ligier JS P3 3 United States Eric Palmer[4] All
United States Greg Palmer[4] All
United States Performance Tech Motorsports[5] Ligier JS P3 6 United States Dan Goldburg[5] 1–3, 5–6
United States Blake Mount[5] 1, 4
Sweden Rasmus Lindh[6] 2–3, 5–6
United States Jon Branam 4
19 United States Dan Goldburg 4
Sweden Rasmus Lindh 4
75 Canada Cameron Cassels[5] All
United States Max Hanratty[5] 1–5
South Africa Stephen Simpson[7] 6
United States JDC MotorSports Norma M30 9 Australia Scott Andrews[6] 2–6
United States Gerry Kraut[6] 2–6
United States Robillard Racing LLC[8] Norma M30 10 United Kingdom Stevan McAleer[8] All
United States Joe Robillard[8] All
United States K2R Motorsports[8]
United States MG1 Motorsports LLC 		Ligier JS P3 11 United States Steven Thomas[8] All
United States Thomas Merrill[8] 1, 6
64 United Kingdom Matthew Bell[8] All
United States Naveen Rao[8] All
United Kingdom Nielsen Racing[9] Norma M30 17 Canada Garett Grist[9] 1
United States Rob Hodes[9] 1
United States Gilbert/Korthoff Racing[8] Norma M30 23 United States Jon Brownson[8] 1–2
Canada Anthony Simone[8] 1–2
United States Sean Creech Motorsport[8] Ligier JS P3 30 United Kingdom Wayne Boyd[8] 1
United States Naj Husain[8] 1
33 United States Lance Willsey[8] 1–2, 4–6
United States Anthony Lazzaro[8] 1
United States Bud Grossenbacher[6] 2, 4, 6
United States Riley Motorsports[8] Ave-Riley AR-2 35 United States Jim Cox[8] 1
United States Dylan Murry[8] 1
United States Forty 7 Motorsports[8] Norma M30 40 United States David Grant[8] All
United States Keith Grant[8] All
Canada Parker Thompson[7] 6
47 United States Joel Janco[8] All
Brazil J.J. Jorge[8] 1–3, 6
United States Kyle Kirkwood[8] 1, 4–6
74 United States Jon Brownson[10] 3–6
United States Wyatt Schwab[10] 3–6
United States CT Motorsports LLC[8] Norma M30 46 United States Scott Huffaker II[8] 1
United States Steven Scullen III[8] 1
United States MLT Motorsports[8] Ligier JS P3 54 United States Dakota Dickerson[8] All
Canada Dean Baker[8] 1
United States Dom Cicero[6] 2–6
United States Wulver Racing[8] Ligier JS P3 60 United States Bruce Hamilton III[8] All
Estonia Tõnis Kasemets[8] All
Estonia Tristan Viidas[8] 1, 6
Canada Conquest/GRS Racing[8] Norma M30 61 Canada Danny Kok[8] 1
Canada George Staikos[8] 1
United States One Motorsports[8] Ligier JS P3 86 United States Paul LaHaye[8] 1, 3–6
United States Dave House[8] 1
United States Chip Romer[7] 6
Entry List:[8][6][10][11][12][7]

Race results

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Rnd Circuit Pole position Race winners
1 Daytona United States No. 64 K2R Motorsports United States No. 47 Forty 7 Motorsports
United Kingdom Matthew Bell
United States Naveen Rao 		United States Joel Janco
Brazil J.J. Jorge
United States Kyle Kirkwood
2 Sebring No Qualifying[N 1] United States No. 9 JDC MotorSports
Australia Scott Andrews
United States Gerry Kraut
3 Road America United States No. 40 Forty 7 Motorsports United States No. 9 JDC MotorSports
United States David Grant
United States Keith Grant 		Australia Scott Andrews
United States Gerry Kraut
4 Virginia No Qualifying[N 2] United States No. 64 K2R Motorsports
United Kingdom Matthew Bell
United States Naveen Rao
5 Mid-Ohio United States No. 40 Forty 7 Motorsports United States No. 54 MLT Motorsports
United States David Grant
United States Keith Grant 		United States Dom Cicero
United States Dakota Dickerson
6 Road Atlanta United States No. 64 K2R Motorsports United States No. 64 K2R Motorsports
United Kingdom Matthew Bell
United States Naveen Rao 		United Kingdom Matthew Bell
United States Naveen Rao
Results[13][14][15][16][17]

Notes

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  1. ^ Qualifying for the Sebring Round was cancelled due to heavy rain, resulting in the grid being set per the rulebook.
  2. ^ Qualifying for the Virginia Round was cancelled after barrier repairs were required following a major crash in Practice for the Michelin Pilot Challenge, the grid was set per the rulebook.

Championship standings

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Points system

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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 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

Driver's Championship

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Pos. Drivers DAY SEB ELK VIR MOH ATL Points
1 United Kingdom Matthew Bell
United States Naveen Rao 		2 3 5 1 2 1 190
2 United States Dakota Dickerson 3 4 4 4 1 6 174
3 United States Joel Janco 1 11 8 3 9 9 152
4 United States Dan Goldburg 13 6 2 9 3 8 150
5 Australia Scott Andrews
United States Gerry Kraut 		1 1 7 7 3 148
6 United States Steven Thomas 8 10 12 6 6 2 145
7 United States Dominic Cicero 4 4 4 1 6 144
8 United States David Grant
United States Keith Grant 		11 8 3 5 5 13 143
9 Canada Cameron Cassels 4 12 7 10 10 5 139
10 United Kingdom Stevan McAleer
United States Joe Robillard 		DNS 2 6 2 4 14 134
11 United States Bruce Hamilton III
Estonia Tõnis Kasemets 		7 13 9 8 8 7 134
12 Sweden Rasmus Lindh 6 2 9 3 8 132
13 United States Jon Brownson 6 7 13 13 11 4 132
14 United States Eric Palmer
United States Greg Palmer 		10 5 10 14 12 12 123
15 United States Max Hanratty 4 12 7 10 10 113
16 United States Kyle Kirkwood 1 3 9 9 109
17 Brazil J.J. Jorge 1 11 8 9 100
18 United States Paul LaHaye 9 11 12 14 11 98
19 United States Lance Willsey 16 9 15 13 10 92
20 United States Wyatt Schwab 13 13 11 4 84
21 United States Bud Grossenbacher 9 15 10 59
22 United States Thomas Merrill 8 2 55
23 Canada Anthony Simone 6 7 49
24 Estonia Tristan Viidas 7 7 48
25 United States Blake Mount 13 11 38
26 Canada Dean Baker 3 30
27 Canada Garett Grist
United States Rob Hodes 		5 26
28 South Africa Stephen Simpson 5 26
29 United States Dave House 9 22
30 United States Jon Branam 11 20
31 United States Chip Romer 11 20
32 United States Jim Cox
United States Dylan Murry 		12 19
33 Canada Parker Thompson 13 18
34 Canada Danny Kok
Canada George Staikos 		14 17
35 United States Scott Huffaker II
United States Steven Scullen III 		15 16
36 United States Anthony Lazzaro 16 15
37 United Kingdom Wayne Boyd
United States Naj Husain 		17 14
Pos. Drivers DAY SEB ELK VIR MOH ATL Points
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (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
Italics - Fastest lap

Team's Championship

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Pos. Team Car DAY SEB ELK VIR MOH ATL Points
1 #64 K2R Motorsports LLC Ligier JS P3 2 3 5 1 2 1 190
2 #54 MLT Motorsports Ligier JS P3 3 4 4 4 1 6 174
3 #47 Forty 7 Motorsports Norma M30 1 11 8 3 9 9 152
4 #9 JDC MotorSports Norma M30 1 1 7 7 3 148
5 #6 Performance Tech Motorsports Ligier JS P3 13 6 2 11 3 8 148
6 #11 K2R Motorsports Ligier JS P3 8 10 12 6 6 2 145
7 #40 Forty 7 Motorsports Norma M30 11 8 3 5 5 13 143
8 #75 Performance Tech Motorsports Ligier JS P3 4 12 7 10 10 5 139
9 #10 Robillard Racing LLC Norma M30 DNS 2 6 2 4 14 134
10 #60 Wulver Racing Ligier JS P3 7 13 9 8 8 7 134
11 #3 Jr III Racing Ligier JS P3 10 5 10 14 12 12 124
12 #86 One Motorsports Ligier JS P3 9 11 12 14 11 98
13 #33 Sean Creech Motorsport Ligier JS P3 16 9 15 13 10 92
14 #74 Forty 7 Motorsports Norma M30 13 13 11 4 76
15 #23 Gilbert/Korthoff Motorsports Norma M30 6 7 49
16 #17 Nielsen Racing Norma M30 5 26
17 #19 Performance Tech Motorsport Ligier JS P3 9 22
18 #35 Riley Motorsports Ave-Riley AR-2 12 19
19 #61 Conquest/GRS Racing Norma M30 14 17
20 #46 CT Motorsports LLC Norma M30 15 16
21 #30 Sean Creech Motorsport Ligier JS P3 17 14
Pos. Team Car DAY SEB ELK VIR MOH ATL Points

Bronze Driver's Cup

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Pos. Drivers DAY SEB ELK VIR MOH ATL Points
1 United States Steven Thomas 1 3 3 2 2 1 194
2 United States David Grant
United States Keith Grant 		3 1 1 1 1 170
3 United States Paul LaHaye 2 2 3 4 3 152
4 United States Lance Willsey 5 2 4 3 2 148
5 United States Bud Grossenbacher 2 4 2 92
6 United States Thomas Merrill 1 1 70
7 United States Dave House 2 32
8 United States Chip Romer 3 30
9 Canada Danny Kok
Canada George Staikos 		4 28
10 United States Anthony Lazzaro 5 26
Pos. Drivers DAY SEB ELK VIR MOH ATL Points

References

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  1. ^ "2020 IMSA Prototype Challenge Schedule Features Return to Road America". IMSA. prototypechallenge.imsa.com. August 2, 2019. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
  2. ^ a b Dagys, John (May 15, 2020). "IMSA Confirms Revised Challenge Series Calendar". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
  3. ^ "JR III Planning Expansion to Two-Car LMP3 Operation". sportscar365.com. October 29, 2019. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
  4. ^ a b c "Father-Son Palmer Duo in Jr III Ligier LMP3 for Daytona". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. December 23, 2019. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  5. ^ a b c d e Dagys, John (December 23, 2019). "Performance Tech Finalizes LMP3 Lineups, New Partnership". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  6. ^ a b c d e f "2020 IMSA Prototype Challenge Sebring Entry List" (PDF). IMSA. July 8, 2020. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
  7. ^ a b c d "2020 IMSA Prototype Challenge Road Atlanta Entry List" (PDF). IMSA. October 14, 2020. Retrieved October 15, 2020.
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  9. ^ a b c Lloyd, Daniel (December 23, 2019). "ELMS Squad Nielsen to Expand into IMSA Competition". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  10. ^ a b c "2020 IMSA Prototype Challenge Road America Entry List" (PDF). IMSA. July 30, 2020. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
  11. ^ "2020 IMSA Prototype Challenge VIR Entry List" (PDF). IMSA. August 12, 2020. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
  12. ^ "2020 IMSA Prototype Challenge Mid-Ohio Entry List" (PDF). IMSA. September 16, 2020. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
  13. ^ IMSA Wire Service (January 4, 2020). "Forty7 Norma Wins Daytona Season Opener". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
  14. ^ IMSA Wire Service (July 18, 2020). "Andrews, Kraut Take Sebring IPC Win". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
  15. ^ IMSA Wire Service (August 1, 2020). "JDC Victorious at Road America in Bizarre Finish". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
  16. ^ IMSA Wire Service (August 23, 2020). "Rao, Bell Take K2R Norma LMP3 to VIR Win". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
  17. ^ IMSA Wire Service (October 16, 2020). "Rao, Bell Win Road Atlanta Season Finale to Clinch Title". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
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