2021 Michelin Pilot Challenge

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The 2021 Michelin Pilot Challenge is the twenty-second season of the IMSA SportsCar Challenge and the eighth season organized by the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA).

  • Grand Sport (GS) (run to GT4 regulations)
  • Touring Car (TCR)

Calendar

The 2021 schedule was released on September 9, 2020 and features ten rounds.[1]

Rnd Race Circuit Location Date Duration
1 BMW Endurance Challenge at Daytona United States Daytona International Speedway Daytona Beach, Florida January 29 4 Hours
2 Alan Jay Automotive Network 120 United States Sebring International Raceway Sebring, Florida March 18 2 Hours
3 Mid-Ohio 120 United States Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Lexington, Ohio May 15 2 Hours
4 Tioga Downs Casino Resort 240 at The Glen United States Watkins Glen International Watkins Glen, New York June 26 4 Hours
5 Watkins Glen International 120 July 2 2 Hours
6 Lime Rock Park 120 United States Lime Rock Park Lakeville, Connecticut July 17 2 Hours
7 Road America 120 United States Road America Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin August 7 2 Hours
8 WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca 120 United States WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca Monterey, California September 11 2 Hours
9 Virginia is for Racing Lovers Grand Prix United States Virginia International Raceway Alton, Virginia October 10 2 Hours
10 Fox Factory 120 United States Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta Braselton, Georgia November 12 2 Hours

Entry list

Grand Sport

Team Car Engine No. Drivers Rounds
United States Automatic Racing AMR[2] Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4[2] Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 09 United States Brandon Kidd[2] 1–2, 4
United States Rob Ecklin[2] 1–2, 4–5, 9
United States Ramin Abdolvahabi[2] 1, 4–5, 9
99 United States Ramin Abdolvahabi 7
United States Michael de Quesada 7
Indonesia Anderson Tanoto 8
Malaysia Weiron Tan 8
Canada Motorsport in Action[3] McLaren 570S GT4[3] McLaren 3.8 L Turbo V8 3 United States Sheena Monk[3] All
United States Spencer Pigot[2] All
United States Winward Racing[2] Mercedes-AMG GT4[2] Mercedes-AMG M178 4.0 L V8 4 Netherlands Indy Dontje[2] 1–5, 7–8
United States Russell Ward[2] 1–8
Canada Mikaël Grenier 6
57 United States Alec Udell[4] 3–8
United States Bryce Ward[4] 3–8
United States Forbush Performance Toyota GR Supra GT4 BMW B58B30 3.0L Twin-Turbo I6 6 United States Tom Long 10
United States Luke Rumberg 10
United States VOLT Racing with Archangel Motorsports[5] Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4[5] Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 7 United States Alan Brynjolfsson[5] All
United States Trent Hindman[5] All
United States McCann Racing[2] Audi R8 LMS GT4 Evo[2] Audi 5.2 L V10 8 United States Andrew Davis[2] All
United States Michael McCann[2] All
United States Goldcrest Motorsports Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport[6] Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 9 United States Wesley Slimp 10
United States Tyler Hoffman 10
United States LAP Motorsports[2] Mercedes-AMG GT4[2] Mercedes-AMG M178 4.0 L V8 10 Australia Scott Andrews[2] 1–2
United States Anton Dias Perera[2] 1–2
United States Colin Braun[2] 1
United States FCP Euro[7] Mercedes-AMG GT4[7] Mercedes-AMG M178 4.0 L V8 11 United States Michael Hurczyn[7] 3–7, 9
United States Nate Vincent[7] 3–7, 9
Canada AWA[8] McLaren 570S GT4[8] McLaren 3.8 L Turbo V8 13 Canada Kuno Wittmer[8] All
Canada Orey Fidani[8] 1–2, 4–10
Canada Chris Green[9] 3
United States TGR Riley Motorsports[10] Toyota GR Supra GT4[10] BMW B58B30 3.0L Twin-Turbo I6 14 Dominican Republic Alfredo Najri[2] 1–8, 10
Costa Rica Javier Quiros[2] 1–4, 7, 9
Argentina Julián Santero[11] 1
Brazil Felipe Fraga 4
Brazil Pierre Kleinubing 5, 10
France Sacha Fenestraz 6
Brazil Thiago Camilo 8
Costa Rica Milo Valverde 9
21 Australia Scott Andrews[4] 3–4, 6–10
United States Anton Dias Perera[4] 3–4, 6–10
United States Colin Braun[2] 4
United States Wright Motorsports[6] Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport[6] Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 16 Belgium Jan Heylen[6] All
United States Ryan Hardwick[6] 1, 3–7, 9–10
United States Max Root 2, 8
United States CB Motorsports[12] Mercedes-AMG GT4[7] Mercedes-AMG M178 4.0 L V8 18 United States Trenton Estep 7–10
United States Mark Kvamme 7–10
United States Notlad Racing by RS1[2] Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4[2] Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 23 United States Matt Dalton[2] 1
United States Patrick Gallagher[2] 1, 4, 6–7, 9–10
United Kingdom Stevan McAleer 4, 6–7, 9–10
United States Blackdog Speed Shop[13] McLaren 570S GT4 McLaren 3.8 L Turbo V8 34 United States Michael Cooper[13] 4, 7
United States Spencer Pumpelly 4
United States Tony Gaples 7
United States FraSun Racing[2] BMW M4 GT4[2] BMW N55 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6 37 United States Jason Fraser 1
United States Mark Sundberg[2] 1
United States BGB Motorsports[2] Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport[2] Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 38 United States Thomas Collingwood[2] 1
United States Spencer Pumpelly[2] 1
United States John Tecce[2] 1
United States PF Racing[2] Ford Mustang GT4[2] Ford 5.2 L Voodoo V8 40 United States Chad McCumbee[2] 1–5, 7–10
United States James Pesek[2] 1–5, 7–10
United States NTE Sport Audi R8 LMS GT4 Evo Audi 5.2 L V10 41 United States Jean-Francois Brunot 10
China Kerong Li 10
United States American Wheelman[14] Ford Mustang GT4[14] Ford 5.2 L Voodoo V8 42 United States Jack Roush Jr.[14] 3
United States Nate Stacy[14] 3
United States Stephen Cameron Racing[2] BMW M4 GT4[2] BMW N55 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6 43 United States Greg Liefooghe[2] 1–2, 8
United States Sean Quinlan[2] 1–2, 8
United States Team TGM[15] Chevrolet Camaro GT4.R[15] Chevrolet LT1 6.2 L V8 46 United States Hugh Plumb[15] All
United States Matt Plumb[15] All
64 United States Ted Giovanis[15] All
United States Owen Trinkler[15] All
United States Hugh Plumb 1
United States Auto Technic Racing BMW M4 GT4[2] BMW N55 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6 52 United States Attilio Albani 6
United States Elivan Goulart 6
United States Murillo Racing[2] Mercedes-AMG GT4[2] Mercedes-AMG M178 4.0 L V8 56 United States Eric Foss[2] All
United States Jeff Mosing[2] 1–8
United States Kenny Murillo[2] 9–10
65 United States Brent Mosing[2] All
United States Tim Probert[2] 1–6, 8–10
United States Kenny Murillo[2] 1, 4, 7
United States KohR Motorsports[2] Ford Mustang GT4[2] Ford 5.2 L Voodoo V8 59 United States Chuck Cassaro[2] 1
Canada Kyle Marcelli[2] 1, 10
United States Dean Martin[2] 1, 10
United States Capstone Motorsports[16] Mercedes-AMG GT4[16] Mercedes-AMG M178 4.0 L V8 60 United States John Allen[16] 4
United States Gary Ferrera[16] 4, 7–8
United States Kris Wilson[16] 4, 7–8
United States Rebel Rock Racing[2] Chevrolet Camaro GT4.R[2] Chevrolet LT1 6.2 L V8 71 United States Frank DePew[2] 1–7, 9–10
United Kingdom Robin Liddell[2] 1–7, 9–10
United States BimmerWorld Racing[2] BMW M4 GT4[2] BMW N55 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6 82 United States James Clay[2] 1
United States Nick Galante[2] 1
United States Mike Skeen[2] 1
United States FastMD Racing[17] Audi R8 LMS GT4 Evo[17] Audi 5.2 L V10 83 United States Alexandre Papadopulos[17] 1–6
Canada James Vance[17] 1–6
United States CarBahn Motorsports with Peregrine Racing[2] Audi R8 LMS GT4 Evo[2] Audi 5.2 L V10 93 United States Tom Dyer[2] 1–8
United States Tyler McQuarrie[2] 1, 9–10
United States Nolan Siegel[2] 1, 4, 6, 10
United States Sameer Gandhi[18] 2, 5, 8
United States Mark Siegel 3–4, 7, 9
United States Turner Motorsport[2] BMW M4 GT4[2] BMW N55 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6 95 United States Bill Auberlen[2] All
United States Dillon Machavern[2] All
96 United States Vin Barletta[2] All
United States Robby Foley[2] All

Touring Car

Team Car No. Drivers Rounds
United States KMW Motorsports with TMR Engineering[2] Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce TCR[2] 5 Argentina Roy Block[2] All
United States Tim Lewis Jr.[2] All
United States Rockwell Autosport Development[2] Audi RS 3 LMS TCR[2] 15 Venezuela Nelson Canache[2] 1
United States Mike Moore[2] 1
United States Alex Rockwell[2] 1, 5, 9–10
United States Eric Rockwell 5, 9–10
United States Unitronic JDC-Miller MotorSports[19] Audi RS 3 LMS TCR[19] 17 United States Chris Miller[19] All
South Africa Mikey Taylor[19] All
United States William Tally[2] 1, 4
United States Van Der Steur Racing LLC[20] Hyundai Veloster N TCR[20] 19 Belgium Denis Dupont[20] All
United States Rory van der Steur[20] All
United States Copeland Motorsports[21] Hyundai Veloster N TCR[21] 27 United States Tyler Gonzalez[21] All
United States Tyler Maxson[21] All
51 United States Mason Filippi[22] All
United States AJ Muss[22] All
United States Bryan Herta Autosport with Curb-Agajanian[23] Hyundai Elantra N TCR[23] 33 United States Harry Gottsacker[23] All
Canada Mark Wilkins[23] All
98 United States Parker Chase[23] All
United States Ryan Norman[23] 1–4, 6–10
Colombia Gabby Chaves 5
Hyundai Veloster N TCR[23] 77 United States Michael Lewis[23] All
United States Taylor Hagler[23] All
United States New German Performance Audi RS 3 LMS TCR 44 United States Tristan Herbert 9–10
United States Britt Casey 9
United States Cliff Brown 10
United States Michael Johnson Racing[2] Hyundai Veloster N TCR[2] 54 United States Michael Johnson[24] All
South Africa Stephen Simpson[24] All
United States Road Shagger Racing[25] Audi RS 3 LMS TCR[25] 61 United Kingdom Gavin Ernstone[25] All
United States Jonathan Morley[25] All
United States LA Honda World Racing[2] Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8)[2] 73 United States Mike LaMarra[2] 1–3
United States Mat Pombo[2] 1–3
United States CB Motorsports[12] Hyundai Veloster N TCR[12] 81 United States Trenton Estep[12] 1–6
United States Mark Kvamme[12] 1–6
United States Caleb Bacon[12] 1, 10
United States Coby Shield 10
United States Atlanta Speedwerks[26] Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8)[26] 84 United States Brian Henderson[26] 1–9
United States Robert Noaker[26] 1–8
United States Ryan Eversley 9
94 United States Ryan Eversley[27] 1–8, 10
United States Greg Strelzoff[27] 1–2
United States Todd Lamb[26] 1, 4
United States Scott Smithson[4] 3, 5–8
United States Tyler Stone 10
United States AOA Racing[2] Audi RS 3 LMS TCR[2] 85 United States Gino Manley[2] 1, 10
United States Patrick Wilmot[2] 1, 10
United States Andrew Pinkerton[2] 1
Puerto Rico VGMC Racing[28] Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8)[28] 88 Puerto Rico Victor González Jr.[28] 1–4, 6–10
Puerto Rico Ruben Iglesias[28] 1–3
Canada Karl Wittmer 4, 6–10
United States Jon Miller 5
United States Lance Bergstein 5
Canada TWOth A.sport/Bestline Audi RS 3 LMS TCR 89 Canada Travis Hill 10
Canada Marco Cirone 10

Race results

Bold indicates overall winner.

Round Circuit GS Winning Car TCR Winning Car
GS Winning Drivers TCR Winning Drivers
1 Daytona Canada #13 AWA United States #17 JDC-Miller MotorSports
Canada Orey Fidani
Canada Kuno Wittmer
United States Chris Miller
United States William Tally
South Africa Mikey Taylor
2 Sebring United States #71 Rebel Rock Racing United States #61 Road Shagger Racing
United States Frank DePew
United Kingdom Robin Liddell
United Kingdom Gavin Ernstone
United States Jonathan Morley
3 Mid-Ohio Canada #13 AWA United States #98 Bryan Herta Autosport with Curb-Agajanian
Canada Chris Green
Canada Kuno Wittmer
United States Parker Chase
United States Ryan Norman
4 Watkins Glen United States #23 Notlad Racing by RS1 United States #94 Atlanta Speedwerks
United States Patrick Gallagher
United Kingdom Stevan McAleer
United States Ryan Eversley
United States Todd Lamb
5 United States #95 Turner Motorsport United States #84 Atlanta Speedwerks
United States Bill Auberlen
United States Dillon Machavern
United States Brian Henderson
United States Robert Noaker
6 Lime Rock United States #56 Murillo Racing United States #77 Bryan Herta Autosport with Curb-Agajanian
United States Eric Foss
United States Jeff Mosing
United States Michael Lewis
United States Taylor Hagler
7 Road America United States #95 Turner Motorsport United States #5 KMW Motorsports with TMR Engineering
United States Bill Auberlen
United States Dillon Machavern
Argentina Roy Block
United States Tim Lewis Jr.
8 Laguna Seca United States #16 Wright Motorsports United States #33 Bryan Herta Autosport with Curb-Agajanian
Belgium Jan Heylen
United States Max Root
United States Harry Gottsacker
Canada Mark Wilkins
9 Virginia United States #16 Wright Motorsports United States #17 JDC-Miller MotorSports
Belgium Jan Heylen
United States Ryan Hardwick
United States Chris Miller
South Africa Mikey Taylor
10 Road Atlanta United States #16 Wright Motorsports United States #5 KMW Motorsports with TMR Engineering
Belgium Jan Heylen
United States Ryan Hardwick
Argentina Roy Block
United States Tim Lewis Jr.

Championship standings

References

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