2020 Michelin Pilot Challenge

The 2020 Michelin Pilot Challenge is the twenty-first season of the IMSA SportsCar Challenge and the seventh season organized by the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA).

2020 Michelin Pilot Challenge

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2019

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2021

Parent series:
WeatherTech SportsCar Championship
IMSA Prototype Challenge

Classes

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

Calendar

The 2020 schedule was released on 15 May 2020 and features ten rounds.^[1]

Rnd	Race	Circuit	Location	Date	Duration
1	BMW Endurance Challenge at Daytona	Daytona International Speedway	Daytona Beach, Florida	January 24	4 Hours
2	AdventHealth 120	Sebring International Raceway	Sebring, Florida	July 17	2 Hours
3	Road America 120	Road America	Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin	August 1	2 Hours
4	Virginia Is For Racing Lovers Grand Prix	Virginia International Raceway	Alton, Virginia	August 22	2 Hours
5	VP Racing Stay Frosty 240	Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta	Braselton, Georgia	September 5	4 Hours
6	Mid-Ohio 120s	Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course	Lexington, Ohio	September 25	2 Hours
				September 26	2 Hours
7	Fox Factory 120	Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta	Braselton, Georgia	October 16	2 Hours
8	WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca 120	WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca	Monterey, California	October 31	2 Hours
9	Alan Jay Automotive Network 120	Sebring International Raceway	Sebring, Florida	November 13	2 Hours

Entry list

Grand Sport

Team	Car	Engine	No.	Drivers	Rounds
Automatic Racing AMR[2]	Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4[2]	Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8	09	Ramin Abdolvahabi[3]	1–2, 4–5, 7, 9
				Rob Ecklin[3]	1–2, 4, 7, 9
				Brandon Kidd	1, 5
				Tom Long	5
			99	Gary Ferrera[4]	1–2, 5, 7, 9
				Kris Wilson[4]	1–2, 5, 7, 9
				Ramin Abdolvahabi	3
				Rob Ecklin	3
				Charles Espenlaub	4
				Charlie Putman	4
Ave Motorsports[3]	Audi R8 LMS GT4[3]	Audi 5.2 L V10	2	Mark Brummond[3]	1
				Mike Skeen[3]	1
Motorsport in Action[5]	McLaren 570S GT4[6]	McLaren 3.8 L Turbo V8	3	Corey Lewis[6]	All
				Sheena Monk[6]	All
Winward Racing/HTP Motorsport[6]	Mercedes-AMG GT4[6]	Mercedes-AMG M178 4.0 L V8	4	Russell Ward[6]	All
				Indy Dontje[6]	1–2, 4–6, 9
				Billy Johnson	3
				Nico Bastian	7–8
			57	Bryce Ward[6]	All
				Philip Ellis[6]	1, 4–5, 9
				Alec Udell	2–3, 6–8
Archangel Motorsports with VOLT Racing[7]	Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport[7]	Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6	7	Alan Brynjolfsson[7]	1–6
				Trent Hindman[7]	1–6
	Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4[8]	Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8		Alan Brynjolfsson[8]	7–9
				Trent Hindman[8]	7–9
McCann Racing[9]	Audi R8 LMS GT4[9] 1 Audi R8 LMS GT4 Evo[9] 3–6	Audi 5.2 L V10	8	Britt Casey Jr.[9]	1, 3, 6
				Michael McCann[9]	1, 3, 6
LAP Motorsports	Mercedes-AMG GT4	Mercedes-AMG M178 4.0 L V8	10	Dan Clarke	7, 9
				Anton Dias Perera	7, 9
AWA[10]	McLaren 570S GT4[10]	McLaren 3.8 L Turbo V8	13	Orey Fidani[10]	1
				Kuno Wittmer[10]	1
Bluff City Racing with Autometrics[11]	Mercedes-AMG GT4[11]	Mercedes-AMG M178 4.0 L V8	14	Anton Dias Perera[11]	1–2
				Cory Friedman[11]	1–2
				Dan Clarke[11]	1
Multimatic Motorsports[6]	Ford Mustang GT4[6]	Ford 5.2 L Voodoo V8	15	Austin Cindric[6]	1
				Sebastian Priaulx[6]	1
			19	Scott Maxwell[6]	1
				Marco Signoretti[6]	1
			22	Chase Briscoe[6]	1
				Hailie Deegan[6]	1, 8
				Scott Maxwell	2–7
				Sebastian Priaulx	2–9
				Marco Signoretti	9
M1 Racing[6]	McLaren 570S GT4	McLaren 3.8 L Turbo V8	20	Ashley Freiberg	5
				Ryan Nash	5
				Don Yount	5
	Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport[12]	Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6		Ashley Freiberg[12]	7, 9
				Ryan Nash[12]	7
				Jaden Conwright	9
Ian Lacy Racing[6]	Ford Mustang GT4[6]	Ford 5.2 L Voodoo V8	24	Frank Gannett[6]	1, 9
				Drew Staveley[6]	1, 9
Fast Track Racing/Classic BMW[6]	BMW M4 GT4[6]	BMW N55 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6	26	Robbie Dalgleish[6]	1
				Stevan McAleer[6]	1
				Beitske Visser[6]	1
				Chandler Hull	6
				Toby Grahovec	6
Team Hardpoint[13]	Audi R8 LMS GT4[13] 1 Audi R8 LMS GT4 Evo[13] 2–5	Audi 5.2 L V10	31	Robert Ferriol[13]	1–5
				Spencer Pumpelly[13]	1–5
Wynn's - Riley Motorsports[14]	Mercedes-AMG GT4	Mercedes-AMG M178 4.0 L V8	35	Jim Cox[14]	All
				Dylan Murry[14]	All
				Jeroen Bleekemolen[14]	1
				Colin Braun	5
BGB Motorsports[6]	Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport[6]	Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6	38	Thomas Collingwood[6]	All
				Jan Heylen[6]	All
				John Tecce[6]	1, 5
CarBahn Motorsports with Peregrine Racing[15]	Audi R8 LMS GT4[15] 1 Audi R8 LMS GT4 Evo[15] 2–9	Audi 5.2 L V10	39	Tyler McQuarrie[15]	All
				Jeff Westphal[15]	All
			93	Tom Dyer	2–4, 6–9
				Mark Siegel	2–4, 6–7
				Sameer Gandhi	8–9
PF Racing[16]	Ford Mustang GT4[16]	Ford 5.2 L Voodoo V8	40	James Pesek[16]	All
				Jade Buford[16]	1
				Shane Lewis[16]	1
				Chad McCumbee	2, 5–9
				Chase Briscoe	3
				Drew Staveley	4
Stephen Cameron Racing[6]	Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4[6]	Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8	43	Greg Liefooghe[6]	1, 9
				Ari Balogh[6]	1
				Sean Quinlan	9
Team TGM[17]	Chevrolet Camaro GT4.R[17]	Chevrolet LT1 6.2 L V8	46	Hugh Plumb[17]	1
				Matt Plumb[17]	1
			64	Ted Giovanis[17]	1
				Owen Trinkler[17]	1
MMC Motorsport[6]	Mercedes-AMG GT4[6]	Mercedes-AMG M178 4.0 L V8	51	Átila Abreu[6]	1
				Leo Sanchez[6]	1
Murillo Racing[6]	Mercedes-AMG GT4[6]	Mercedes-AMG M178 4.0 L V8	56	Eric Foss[6]	All
				Jeff Mosing[6]	All
			65	Tim Probert[6]	All
				Brent Mosing[6]	1, 3–7
				Justin Piscitell[6]	1, 9
				Kenny Murillo	2, 8
KohR Motorsports[6]	Ford Mustang GT4[6]	Ford 5.2 L Voodoo V8	59	Rich Golinello[6]	1
				Bob Michaelian[6]	1
	Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4[18]	Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8	60	Kyle Marcelli[18]	All
				Nate Stacy[18]	All
Rebel Rock Racing[6]	Chevrolet Camaro GT4.R[6]	Chevrolet LT1 6.2 L V8	71	Frank DePew[6]	All
				Robin Liddell[6]	All
				Andrew Davis[6]	1, 5
BimmerWorld Racing[19]	BMW M4 GT4[19]	BMW N55 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6	80	Nick Galante[19]	All
				Dillon Machavern[19]	1–7, 9
				Gregory Liefooghe	8
			82	James Clay[19]	All
				Devin Jones[19]	1–4
				Gregory Liefooghe	5–7
				Mike Skeen	8–9
Turner Motorsport[20]	BMW M4 GT4[20]	BMW N55 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6	95	Connor Bloum[21]	1
				Aurora Straus[21]	1
				Billy Johnson	1
				Robby Foley[21]	2–9
				Bill Auberlen[21]	2–8
				Vin Barletta[21]	8
				Cameron Lawrence	9
			96	Vin Barletta[21]	All
				Robby Foley[21]	All
				Bill Auberlen[21]	1
				Andrew Pinkerton	5

Touring Car

Team	Car	No.	Drivers	Rounds
KMW Motorsports with TMR Engineering[22]	Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce TCR[22]	5	Roy Block[22]	All
			Tim Lewis Jr.[22]	All
Team Prémat[6]	Audi RS 3 LMS TCR[6]	18	Alexandre Prémat[6]	1
			Stephen Vajda[6]	1
Bryan Herta Autosport with Curb-Agajanian[23][24][25]	Hyundai Veloster N TCR[23]	21	Harry Gottsacker[23]	All
			Mark Wilkins[23]	All
		29	Spencer Brockman[25]	2–9
			Parker Chase[25]	2–9
		33	Gabby Chaves[24]	All
			Ryan Norman[24]	All
		98	Mason Filippi[23]	All
			Michael Lewis[23]	All
FastMD by Syndicate Racing[26]	Audi RS 3 LMS TCR[26]	23	Max Faulkner[27]	All
			James Vance[26]	All
		32	Mikey Taylor[26]	1–2
			William Tally[26]	1
			Michael McCarthy	2
Copeland Motorsports	Hyundai Veloster N TCR	27	Tyler Gonzalez	7, 9
			Tyler Maxson	7, 9
LA Honda World Racing[28]	Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8)[28]	37	Shelby Blackstock[28]	1–5
			Chris Miller	1–5
		73	Mike LaMarra[28]	1–5, 7
			Mat Pombo[28]	1–5, 7
		77	Ryan Eversley[28]	All
			Taylor Hagler[28]	1, 3–9
			Dakota Dickerson	2
Forty 7 Motorsports[6]	Hyundai Veloster N TCR[6]	47	Alex Papadopulos [6]	1–5
			Dario Cangialosi[6]	1
			Ben Waddell	2–5
			Jason Rabe	5
		74	AJ Muss[6]	1
			Ben Waddell[6]	1
JDC-Miller MotorSports[6]	Audi RS 3 LMS TCR[6]	54	Michael Johnson[6]	1–6
			Stephen Simpson[6]	1–6
Road Shagger Racing[29]	Audi RS 3 LMS TCR[29]	61	Gavin Ernstone[29]	All
			Jonathan Morley[29]	All
TWOth Autosport[6]	Audi RS 3 LMS TCR[6]	81	Travis Hill[6]	1
			Ron Tomlinson[6]	1
Atlanta Speedwerks[6]	Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8)[6]	84	Brian Henderson[6]	1, 7, 9
			Todd Lamb[6]	1, 7
			Robert Noaker	9
		94	Bryan Ortiz[30]	1, 7
			Nikko Reger[30]	1
			Cliff Brown	7
AOA Racing	Audi RS 3 LMS TCR	85	Gino Manley	7, 9
			Giano Taurino	7
			Mike Ogren	9
HART[31]	Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8)[31]	89	Steve Eich[31]	1
			Chad Gilsinger[31]	1
			Cameron Lawrence[31]	1
Van Der Steur Racing LLC	Hyundai Veloster N TCR	91	Danny Formal	9
			Rory van der Steur	9

Race results

Bold indicates overall winner.

Rnd	Circuit	GS Winning Car	TCR Winning Car
		GS Winning Drivers	TCR Winning Drivers
1	Daytona	No. 35 Riley Motorsports	No. 61 Road Shagger Racing
		Jeroen Bleekemolen Jim Cox Dylan Murry	Gavin Ernstone Jonathan Morley
2	Sebring	No. 39 CarBahn with Peregrine Racing	No. 21 Bryan Herta Autosport w/ Curb-Agajanian
		Tyler McQuarrie Jeff Westphal	Harry Gottsacker Mark Wilkins
3	Road America	No. 3 Motorsport in Action	No. 33 Bryan Herta Autosport w/ Curb-Agajanian
		Corey Lewis Sheena Monk	Gabby Chaves Ryan Norman
4	Virginia	No. 95 Turner Motorsport	No. 98 Bryan Herta Autosport w/ Curb-Agajanian
		Bill Auberlen Robby Foley	Mason Filippi Michael Lewis
5	Road Atlanta	No. 71 Rebel Rock Racing	No. 33 Bryan Herta Autosport w/ Curb-Agajanian
		Andrew Davis Frank DePew Robin Liddell	Gabby Chaves Ryan Norman
6	Mid-Ohio	No. 60 KohR Motorsports	No. 23 FastMD by Syndicate Racing
		Kyle Marcelli Nate Stacy	Max Faulkner James Vance
		No. 60 KohR Motorsports	No. 61 Road Shagger Racing
		Kyle Marcelli Nate Stacy	Gavin Ernstone Jonathan Morley
7	Road Atlanta	No. 96 Turner Motorsport	No. 98 Bryan Herta Autosport w/ Curb-Agajanian
		Vin Barletta Robby Foley	Mason Filippi Michael Lewis
8	Laguna Seca	No. 39 CarBahn with Peregrine Racing	No. 33 Bryan Herta Autosport w/ Curb-Agajanian
		Tyler McQuarrie Jeff Westphal	Gabby Chaves Ryan Norman
9	Sebring	No. 95 Turner Motorsport	No. 21 Bryan Herta Autosport w/ Curb-Agajanian
		Robby Foley Cameron Lawrence	Harry Gottsacker Mark Wilkins

Championship standings

Points systems

Championship points are awarded in each class at the finish of each event. Points are awarded based on finishing positions as shown in the chart below.

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	31+
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	0

Team points

Team points are calculated in exactly the same way as driver points, using the point distribution chart. Each car entered is considered its own "team" regardless if it is a single entry or part of a two-car team.

Team's Championships

Grand Sport

Pos. Team Car DAY SEB1 ELK VIR ATL1 MOH ATL2 LGA SEB2 Points 1 #60 KohR Motorsports Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 5 2 2 6 7 1 1 6 3 3 294 2 #39 CarBahn Motorsports with Peregrine Racing Audi R8 LMS GT4 4 1 3 12 4 2 3 19 1 21 260 3 #95 Turner Motorsport BMW M4 GT4 28 5 5 1 14 6 8 10 5 1 237 4 #35 Riley Motorsports Mercedes-AMG GT4 1 9 4 2 21 19 2 9 13 5 237 5 #56 Murillo Racing Mercedes-AMG GT4 8 6 7 9 10 10 7 4 7 11 232 6 #7 Archangel Motorsports Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport 23 3 6 5 3 14 15 225 Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 22 2 2 7 #4 Winward Racing/HTP Motorsport Mercedes-AMG GT4 3 4 16 19 5 3 18 5 4 16 224 8 #40 PF Racing Ford Mustang GT4 11 11 13 15 8 9 4 8 16 7 209 9 #3 Motorsports in Action McLaren 570S GT4 18 12 1 20 12 16 9 7 9 4 208 10 #57 Winward Racing/HTP Motorsport Mercedes-AMG GT4 2 15 11 7 17 4 6 13 10 23 207 11 #22 Multimatic Motorsports Ford Mustang GT4 29 8 8 4 2 5 19 18 11 6 204 12 #82 BimmerWorld Racing BMW M4 GT4 6 10 10 WD 9 11 12 2 8 14 201 13 #80 BimmerWorld Racing BMW M4 GT4 19 7 12 11 6 8 17 12 6 22 191 14 #38 BGB Motorsports Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport 16 14 15 8 15 7 13 21 15 17 170 15 #71 Rebel Rock Racing Chevrolet Camaro GT4.R 13 22 18 10 1 DNS DNS 3 17 10 161 16 #96 Turner Motorsport BMW M4 GT4 31 21 20 3 16 17 10 1 DNS 12 144 17 #93 CarBahn with Peregrine Racing Audi R8 LMS GT4 16 21 16 15 5 20 12 8 135 18 #65 Murillo Racing Mercedes-AMG GT4 25 17 17 18 20 13 16 15 14 24 132 19 #99 Automatic Racing AMR Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 15 18 19 14 18 11 20 103 20 #31 Team Hardpoint Audi R8 LMS GT4 9 13 9 13 11 100 21 #09 Automatic Racing AMR Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 17 19 17 13 17 18 86 22 #8 McCann Racing Audi R8 LMS GT4 10 14 18 11 71 23 #20 M1 Racing LLC McLaren 570S GT4 19 48 Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport 14 13 24 #43 Stephen Cameron Racing Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 7 46 BMW M4 GT4 9 25 #26 Fast Track Racing/Classic BMW BMW M4 GT4 22 12 14 45 26 #24 Ian Lacy Racing Ford Mustang GT4 12 15 36 27 #10 LAP Motorsports Mercedes-AMG GT4 16 19 28 28 #14 Bluff City Racing with Autometrics Mercedes-AMG GT4 21 20 21 29 #64 Team TGM Chevrolet Camaro GT4.R 14 17 30 #51 MMC Motorsport Mercedes-AMG GT4 20 11 31 #19 Multimatic Motorsports Ford Mustang GT4 24 7 32 #13 AWA McLaren 570S GT4 26 5 33 #59 KohR Motorsports Ford Mustang GT4 27 4 34 #15 Multimatic Motorsports Ford Mustang GT4 30 1 35 #46 Team TGM Chevrolet Camaro GT4.R 32 0 36 #2 Ave Motorsports Audi R8 LMS GT4 33 0 Pos. Team Car DAY SEB1 ELK VIR ALT1 MOH ATL2 LGA SEB2 Points

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver Second place Bronze Third place Green Points classification Blue Non-points classification Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired, not classified (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

Touring Car

Pos.	Team	Car	DAY	SEB1	ELK	VIR	ATL1	MOH		ATL2	LGA	SEB2	Points
1	#33 Bryan Herta Autosport with Curb-Agajanian	Hyundai Veloster N TCR	5	7	1	5	1	7	2	11	1	2	289
2	#21 Bryan Herta Autosport with Curb-Agajanian	Hyundai Veloster N TCR	6	1	3	2	9	6	9	4	7	1	278
3	#98 Bryan Herta Autosport with Curb-Agajanian	Hyundai Veloster N TCR	4	2	11	1	5	5	4	1	8	11	273
4	#61 Road Shagger Racing	Audi RS3 LMS TCR	1	8	9	7	11	3	1	7	2	9	267
5	#23 FastMD by Syndicate Racing	Audi RS3 LMS TCR	11	4	5	10	10	1	5	10	5	3	254
6	#29 Bryan Herta Autosport with Curb-Agajanian	Hyundai Veloster N TCR		11	2	3	2	4	6	6	3	8	245
7	#77 LA Honda World Racing	Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8)	12	12	10	12	4	2	7	5	4	5	242
8	#5 KMW Motorsports with TMR Engineering	Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce TCR	13	6	4	11	6	9	8	9	6	4	236
9	#54 JDC-Miller MotorSports	Audi RS3 LMS TCR	3	9	6	8	8	8	3				176
10	#73 LA Honda World Racing	Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8)	8	10	8	4	3			12			144
11	#47 Forty 7 Motorsports	Hyundai Veloster N TCR	16	3	7	9	7						115
12	#84 Atlanta Speedwerks	Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8)	10							3		6	76
13	#37 LA Honda World Racing	Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8)	18	13	12	6	DNS						75
14	#32 FastMD by Syndicate Racing	Audi RS3 LMS TCR	2	5									58
15	#27 Copeland Motorsports	Hyundai Veloster N TCR								2		10	53
16	#85 AOA Racing	Audi RS3 LMS TCR								13		7	42
17	#94 Atlanta Speedwerks	Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8)	15							8			39
18	#81 TWOth Autosport	Audi RS3 LMS TCR	7										24
19	#74 Forty 7 Motorsports	Hyundai Veloster N TCR	9										22
20	#91 Van der Steur Racing LLC	Hyundai Veloster N TCR										12	19
21	#18 Team Prémat	Audi RS3 LMS TCR	14										17
22	#89 HART	Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8)	17										14
Pos.	Team	Car	DAY	SEB1	ELK	VIR	ATL1	MOH		ATL2	LGA	SEB2	Points

Manufacturer's Championships

Grand Sport

Pos.	Manufacturer	DAY	SEB1	ELK	VIR	ATL1	MOH		ATL2	LGA	SEB2	Points
1	Aston Martin	5	2	2	6	7	1	1	6	2	2	306
2	Mercedes-AMG	1	4	4	2	5	3	2	4	4	5	299
3	Audi	4	1	3	12	4	2	3	19	1	8	294
4	BMW	6	5	5	1	6	6	8	1	5	1	290
5	Ford	11	8	8	4	2	5	4	8	11	6	269
6	McLaren	18	12	1	20	12	16	9	7	9	4	259
7	Porsche	16	3	6	5	3	7	13	14	15	13	257
8	Chevrolet	13	22	18	10	1	DNS	DNS	3	17	10	210
Pos.	Manufacturer	DAY	SEB1	ELK	VIR	ALT1	MOH		ATL2	LGA	SEB2	Points

Touring Car

Pos.	Manufacturer	DAY	SEB1	ELK	VIR	ATL1	MOH		ATL2	LGA	SEB2	Points
1	Hyundai	4	1	1	1	1	4	2	1	1	1	339
2	Audi	1	4	5	7	8	1	1	7	2	3	319
3	Honda	8	10	8	4	3	2	7	3	4	5	302
4	Alfa Romeo	13	6	4	11	6	9	8	9	6	4	290
Pos.	Manufacturer	DAY	SEB1	ROA	VIR	ALT1	MOH		ATL2	LGA	SEB2	Points