2023 IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge
The 2023 IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge was the inaugural season of the IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge. The season began on January 20 at Daytona International Speedway and concluded on October 14 at Road Atlanta.
Bijoy Garg won the LMP3 class championship after an impressive season taking eight wins throughout the 12 race season, 6 of which he won in a row. His team Jr III Racing won the Team's Championship. Francis Selldorff won the GSX class championship with 1 win and 5 additional podiums, simultaneously granting Turner Motorsport their 8th professional championship title.
Calendar
The provisional 2023 calendar was released on August 5, 2022, at IMSA's annual State of the Sport Address, featuring twelve rounds split across six race weekends. Five of the six events had confirmed dates. The final calendar was confirmed on August 26, 2022, adding rounds at Daytona and Lime Rock Park while dropping the round at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca.| Round | Circuit | Date | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 |  Race resultsBold indicates overall winner.Championship standingsPoints systemChampionship points are awarded in each class at the finish of each event. Points are awarded based on finishing positions in the race as shown in the chart below.
LMP3 Driver's Championship†: Post-event penalty. Car moved to back of class.GSX Driver's Championship†: Post-event penalty. Car moved to back of class.GSX Team's Championship†: Post-event penalty. Car moved to back of class. |