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(Redirected from IMSA SportsCar Challenge) North American sports car racing series
IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge
CategorySports car racing
CountryUnited States, Canada
Inaugural season2023
ClassesLMP3, GTDX, GSX
Official websiteIMSA Official Site
Current season

The IMSA VP Racing Sportscar Challenge is a North American auto racing series for LMP3 , GT3 (run as the GTDX class), and GT4 (run as the GSX class) vehicles. The series is sanctioned by IMSA and is usually run as support races for the IMSA SportsCar Championship. The series began in 2023 as a replacement for the IMSA Prototype Challenge series.

The IMSA VP Racing Sportscar Challenge retained LMP3 class cars from the Prototype Challenge series, but introduced GT4 cars to allow for multi-class racing. Beginning in 2025, the series introduced a third class, GTDX, open to GT3-specification cars. The series features two 45-minute races per event weekend with no mid-race pit stops or driver changes. The series is designed as a development series for other IMSA series, and as such drivers must have either a silver or bronze categorization from the FIA to participate.

The series is currently sponsored by VP Racing Fuels.

Champions

Drivers

Season LMP3 GSX
2023 United States Bijoy Garg United States Francis Selldorff
2024 United States Steven Aghakhani United States Luca Mars

Teams

Season LMP3 GSX
2023 United States #3 Jr III Racing United States #95 Turner Motorsport
2024 United States #87 Fast MD Racing with Remstar United States #59 KohR Motorsports

Manufacturers

Season GSX
2023 Germany BMW
2024 United States Ford

Circuits

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Course Years
Canadian Tire Motorsport Park 2023–Present
Circuit of the Americas 2025
Daytona International Speedway 2023–Present
Lime Rock Park 2023
Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta 2023–Present
Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course 2024–Present
Sebring International Raceway 2023
St. Petersburg Street Circuit 2024
Virginia International Raceway 2023–Present

References

  1. "IMSA to Replace Prototype Challenge with New Sprint Racing Class in 2023". autoweek.com. Hearst Autos, Inc. July 1, 2022. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
  2. "VP Racing SportsCar Challenge Offers More Opportunity". imsa.com. IMSA. October 27, 2022. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
  3. "VP Racing SportsCar Challenge Poised for Expansion in 2025". imsa.com. International Motor Sports Association. December 17, 2024. Retrieved January 21, 2025.
  4. "IMSA Confirms VP Racing SportsCar Challenge for 2023". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media, LLC. July 1, 2022. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
  5. "VP Racing SportsCar Challenge Ready to Roar in First Season". IMSA.com. IMSA. January 18, 2023. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
LMP3 championships (2015–present)
European Le Mans Series
Asian Le Mans Series
V de V Endurance Series
Le Mans Cup
Road to Le Mans
British LMP3 Cup
24H Proto Series
FRD LMP3 Series
IMSA Prototype Challenge
Prototype Challenge
Ultimate Cup Series
Prototype Cup Germany
IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge
Prototype Winter Series
Engines
Nissan
VK50VE
VK56DE
Toyota
V35A
Generation I
Cars and Constructors
ADESS
03
Ginetta
P3-15
Ligier
JS P3
Norma
M30
Riley-Ave
AR-2
Generation II
Cars and Constructors
ADESS
03 Evo
Ginetta
G61-LT-P3
Ligier
JS P320
Duqueine
D-08
Generation III
Cars and Constructors
ADESS
AD25
Duqueine
D09
Ginetta
G61-LT-P3 Evo
Ligier
JS P325
IMSA Prototype Challenge & IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge race tracks (2006–present)
Current (2025)
Former
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