2022 IMSA SportsCar Championship

The 2022 IMSA SportsCar Championship was the 52nd racing season sanctioned by the International Motor Sports Association, which traces its lineage back to the 1971 IMSA GT Championship. This was also the ninth season of the IMSA SportsCar Championship since the merger between the American Le Mans Series and the Rolex Sports Car Series in 2014, and the seventh under the sponsorship of WeatherTech. The series began on January 27 for the 24 Hours of Daytona, and ended on October 1 with the Petit Le Mans after 12 races.

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Classes

Daytona Prototype international
Le Mans Prototype 2
Le Mans Prototype 3
[Group GT3|GT Daytona International Speedway|Daytona Pro]
GT Daytona

For the 2022 season, the GT Le Mans class was retired, following dwindling interest in the midst of the withdrawal of the Ford GT program operated by Chip Ganassi Racing, and the Porsche 911 program run by CORE Autosport in 2019 and 2020 respectively. GT Daytona was thus split into a new all-pro class as a replacement for the GTLM class, aligning its technical regulations with that of the pre-existing regular GTD class.
After six seasons of leading the class hierarchy in the IMSA SportsCar Championship, the DPi class has entered its final season of competition, with the arrival of the converged "Grand Touring Prototype" class confirmed for the 2023 season. This class has brought the flagship class of the IMSA SportsCar Championship to a common ground with the 24 Hours of Le Mans race, something not seen in IMSA competition for over a decade.

Schedule

The schedule was released on August 6, 2021, and features 12 rounds.

	Race	Length	Classes	Circuit	Location	Date
	Motul Pole Award 100	1 hour, 40 minutes	All	Daytona International Speedway	Daytona Beach, Florida	January 23
1	Rolex 24 at Daytona	24 hours	All	Daytona International Speedway	Daytona Beach, Florida	January 29–30
2	Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring	12 hours	All	Sebring International Raceway	Sebring, Florida	March 19
3	Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach	1 hour, 40 minutes	DPi, GTD Pro, GTD	Long Beach Street Circuit	Long Beach, California	April 9
4	Hyundai Monterey Sports Car Championship	2 hours, 40 minutes	DPi, LMP2, GTD Pro, GTD	WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca	Monterey, California	May 1
5	Lexus Grand Prix at Mid-Ohio	2 hours, 40 minutes	DPi, LMP2, LMP3, GTD	Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course	Lexington, Ohio	May 15
6	Detroit Grand Prix	1 hour, 40 minutes	DPi, GTD	The Raceway on Belle Isle	Detroit, Michigan	June 4
7	Sahlen's Six Hours of The Glen	6 hours	All	Watkins Glen International	Watkins Glen, New York	June 26
8	Chevrolet Grand Prix	2 hours, 40 minutes	DPi, LMP3, GTD Pro, GTD	Canadian Tire Motorsport Park	Bowmanville, Ontario	July 3
9	FCP Euro Northeast Grand Prix	2 hours, 40 minutes	GTD Pro, GTD	Lime Rock Park	Lakeville, Connecticut	July 16
10	IMSA Fastlane SportsCar Weekend	2 hours, 40 minutes	All	Road America	Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin	August 7
11	Michelin GT Challenge at VIR	2 hours, 40 minutes	GTD Pro, GTD	Virginia International Raceway	Alton, Virginia	August 28
12	Motul Petit Le Mans	10 hours	All	Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta	Braselton, Georgia	October 1

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Entries

Le Mans Prototype 2 (LMP2)

In accordance with the 2017 LMP2 regulations, all cars in the LMP2 class use the Gibson GK428 V8 engine.

Team

Chassis

Drivers

Rounds

Le Mans Prototype 3 (LMP3)

In accordance with the 2020 LMP3 regulations, all cars in the LMP3 class use the Nissan VK56DE 5.6L V8 engine.

Team

Chassis

Drivers

Rounds

GT Daytona (GTD Pro / GTD)

†: Cosmo took part in the Daytona Qualifying Race with Gilbert Korthoff Motorsports before parting ways prior to the Rolex 24 at Daytona.

Race results

Bold indicates overall and GTD winners.

Rnd

Circuit

DPi Winning Team

LMP2 Winning Team

LMP3 Winning Team

GTD Pro Winning Team

GTD Winning Team

Report

Rnd

Circuit

DPi Winning Drivers

LMP2 Winning Drivers

LMP3 Winning Drivers

GTD Pro Winning Drivers

GTD Winning Drivers

Report

Daytona

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Championship standings

Points systems

Championship points are awarded in each class at the finish of each event. Points are awarded based on finishing positions in qualifying and the race 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+
Qualifying	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
Race	350	320	300	280	260	250	240	230	220	210	200	190	180	170	160	150	140	130	120	110	100	90	80	70	60	50	40	30	20	10

; Drivers points
Points are awarded in each class at the finish of each event.
; 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.
; Manufacturer points
There are also a number of manufacturer championships which utilize the same season-long point distribution chart. The manufacturer championships recognized by IMSA are as follows:
Each manufacturer receives finishing points for its highest finishing car in each class. The positions of subsequent finishing cars from the same manufacturer are not taken into consideration, and all other manufacturers move up in the order.
; Michelin Endurance Cup
The points system for the Michelin Endurance Cup is different from the normal points system. Points are awarded on a 5–4–3–2 basis for drivers, teams and manufacturers. The first finishing position at each interval earns five points, four points for second position, three points for third, with two points awarded for fourth and each subsequent finishing position.

Position	1	2	3	Other Classified
Race	5	4	3	2

At Rolex 24 at Daytona, points are awarded at 6 hours, 12 hours, 18 hours and at the finish. At the Sebring 12 hours, points are awarded at 4 hours, 8 hours and at the finish. At the Watkins Glen 6 hours, points are awarded at 3 hours and at the finish. At the Petit Le Mans, points are awarded at 4 hours, 8 hours and at the finish.
Like the season-long team championship, Michelin Endurance Cup team points are awarded for each car and drivers get points in any car that they drive, in which they are entered for points. The manufacturer points go to the highest placed car from that manufacturer, just like the season-long manufacturer championship.
For example: in any particular segment manufacturer A finishes 1st and 2nd and manufacturer B finishes 3rd. Manufacturer A only receives first-place points for that segment. Manufacturer B receives the second-place points.

Drivers' Championships

Standings: Le Mans Prototype 2 (LMP2)

†: Post-event penalty. Car moved to back of class.
‡: Points count towards Michelin Endurance Cup championship only

Standings: Le Mans Prototype 3 (LMP3)

†: Post-event penalty. Car moved to back of class.
‡: Points count towards Michelin Endurance Cup championship only

Standings: GT Daytona Pro (GTD Pro)

†: Post-event penalty. Car moved to back of class.

Standings: Grand Touring Daytona (GTD)

†: Post-event penalty. Car moved to back of class.
‡: Points count towards WeatherTech Sprint Cup championship only.

Teams' Championships

Standings: Daytona Prototype International (DPi)

†: Post-event penalty. Car moved to back of class.

Standings: Le Mans Prototype 2 (LMP2)

†: Post-event penalty. Car moved to back of class.
‡: Points only awarded towards Michelin Endurance Cup championship

Standings: Le Mans Prototype 3 (LMP3)

†: Post-event penalty. Car moved to back of class.
‡: Points count towards Michelin Endurance Cup championship only

Standings: GT Daytona Pro (GTD Pro)

†: Post-event penalty. Car moved to back of class.

Standings: Grand Touring Daytona (GTD)

†: Post-event penalty. Car moved to back of class.
‡: Points count towards WeatherTech Sprint Cup championship only.