2017 IMSA Prototype Challenge

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]

2017 IMSA Prototype Challenge presented by Mazda

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IMSA Prototype Challenge
Support series:
WeatherTech SportsCar Championship
Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge
Ferrari Challenge North America
Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America
IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge

Regulations

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

LMP3

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

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

Mazda Prototype Challenge (MPC)

Team	Chassis	No.	Drivers	Rounds
BAR1 Motorsports	Élan DP02	22	Brian Alder	1–2
			Don Yount	3
De Angelis Racing	Élan DP02	78	Max DeAngelis	7
Eurosport Racing	Élan DP02	24	Tim George	3, 7
		31	Michal Chlumecky	2-7
		34	Jon Brownson	1–4
		42	Jim Garrett	2, 7
JDC MotorSports	Élan DP02	7	Kris Wright	All
		25	Joel Janco	3-4
		72	Tazio Ottis	All
ODU Engineering	Élan DP02	21	Stuart Rettie	All
		46	Jay Salmon	2–3, 6-7
ONE Motorsports	Élan DP02	32	Paul La Haye	1, 3, 7
			Gerhard Watzinger	7
		86	Dave House	1, 7
Performance Tech Motorsports	Élan DP02	11	Robert Masson	All
		18	Kyle Masson	All
		38	Stephen Dawes	All
		77	Howard Jacobs	All
Team Perfect Pedal	Élan DP02	13	Gary Gibson	All
Wolf Motorsports	Élan DP02	28	Bart Wolf	7

Note: All Élan DP02s are running with the Mazda MZR 2.0 L Engine.

Race calendar and results

Bold indicates overall winner.

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

Final standings

LMP3

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	Colin Thompson	11	2	4	3	1	6	2	2	1	3	2	3	3	217
2	Kenton Koch			1	2	2	7	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	209
3	Naj Husain	4	5	6	6	8	4	3	3	7	4	4	5	5	162
4	Matt Dicken	9	9	11	7	6	5	5	5	6	5	5	6	8	126
5	Andrés Gutiérrez	2	3	2	1	3	1								108
6	Paul Fix	8	10	10	10	7	6	6	4	5					81
7	Robby Foley					4	8			3			2	4	70
8	Lonnie Pechnik	3	4	5	5										54
9	Nico Jamin	1	1												42
10	Michael Watt							4	6				8	6	42
11	JC Perez	7	8	7	9			7	DNS						42
12	Garrett Kletjian									4	6	6			34
13	Tony Ave												4	2	32
14	Stefan Rzadzinski										3	3			32
15	Rob Hodes	6	11	8	8										31
16	James Dayson					5	2								30
17	Roberto La Rocca			3	4										30
18	Doug Peterson	5	6												22
19	Lance Willsey												7	7	18
20	Gerry Kraut	12	7												13
21	Joel Janco	13	13												13
22	Alan Wilzig	10	12												10

Mazda Prototype Challenge

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	Kyle Masson	1	1	1	1	3	1	1	1	1	6	1	1	1	259
2	Kris Wright	2	12	7	8	1	3	10	10	2	2	2	2	2	177
3	Tazio Ottis	12	3	3	2	2	5	11	5	3	9	3	3	4	170
4	Stuart Rettie	6	11	4	5	8	4	5	9	4	3	4	5	3	154
5	Robert Masson	7	7	6	6	5	7	4	6	5	8	5	4	6	139
6	Gary Gibson	3	4	5	13	6	6	8	4	8	1	8	16	12	127
7	Stephen Dawes	9	9	12	10	12	9	7	11	7	5	6	9	9	94
8	Michal Chlumecky			2	3	14	2	2	7				14	10	89
9	Jon Brownson	5	5	8	7	7	13	3	2						87
10	Howard Jacobs	10	10	11	12	13	10	6	8	6	7	7	11	11	86
11	Brian Alder	4	2	13	4										49
12	Paul Lahaye	8	6			9	8						13	7	45
13	Joel Janco					10	11	9	3						34
14	Dave House	11	8										7	5	34
15	Jay Salmon			9	11	15	15				4	DNS	15	15	30
16	Jim Garrett			10	9								8	14	23
17	Don Yount					4	14								16
18	Max DeAngelis												12	8	12
19	Tim George					11	12						DNS	13	12
20	Gerhard Watzinger												6	17	10
21	Bart Wolf												10	16	6