2019 Michelin Pilot Challenge

The 2019 Michelin Pilot Challenge is the twentieth season of the IMSA SportsCar Challenge and the sixth season organized by the International Motor Sports Association. Michelin is set to become the new official tire supplier of the series, following the departure of Continental Tire at the end of 2018.

Classes

The Street Tuner class will not return to the renamed series after the 2018 season.

Rule Changes

It was announced during the 2018 Petit Le Mans livestream that floor-mounted shifting would be dropped for the 2019 season.

Series News

Multimatic will be using IMSA GTO tribute liveries in commemoration of IMSA's 50th anniversary.

Schedule

Race Schedule

The 2019 schedule was released on 3 August 2018 and features twelve rounds.

Rnd

Race

Circuit

Location

Date

Duration

BMW Endurance Challenge at Daytona

Entry list

Grand Sport

Team

Car

Engine

Drivers

Rounds

Touring Car

Team

Car

Drivers

Rounds

Race results

Bold indicates overall winner.

Rnd

Circuit

GS Winning Car

TCR Winning Car

Rnd

Circuit

GS Winning Drivers

TCR Winning Drivers

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.