IMSA SportsCar Championship

IMSA SportsCar Championship
CountryUnited States United States
Canada Canada
RegionNorth America
Inaugural season2014
Prototype ClassesGrand Touring Prototype (GTP) & Le Mans Prototype 2 (LMP2)
GT ClassesGT Daytona Pro (GTD Pro) & GT Daytona (GTD)
Teams44
ConstructorsGTP:
Porsche • Cadillac • Aston Martin • BMW • Acura (HRC US)
GTD Pro:
Aston Martin • BMW • Chevrolet & Pratt Miller • Lamborghini • Lexus • Porsche • Ford • Mercedes-Benz • Ferrari
GTD:
Aston Martin • BMW • Chevrolet & Pratt Miller • Lamborghini • Lexus • Porsche • Ford • Mercedes-Benz • Ferrari
Chassis manufacturersGTP:
Multimatic • Dallara • Oreca
LMP2:
Oreca
Engine manufacturersLMP2:
Gibson
Tire suppliersContinental (2014–2018 Prototype and GTD)
Michelin (2014–2018 GTLM; 2019–present all classes)
Drivers' championGTP:
Australia Matt Campbell
France Mathieu Jaminet
LMP2:
United States P.J. Hyett
United States Dane Cameron
GTD Pro:
Spain Antonio García
United Kingdom Alexander Sims
GTD:
Switzerland Philip Ellis
United States Russell Ward
Makes' championGTP: Germany Porsche
GTD Pro: United States Corvette Racing
GTD: Germany Mercedes-AMG
Teams' championGTP: Germany Porsche Penske Motorsport
LMP2: United States AO Racing
GTD Pro: United States Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports
GTD: United States Winward Racing
Official websiteimsa.com/weathertech/
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The IMSA SportsCar Championship, currently known as the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship under sponsorship, is a sports car racing series based in the United States and Canada and organized by the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA). It is considered the pinnacle of sports car racing in North America, attracting top-tier manufacturers, teams and drivers. The championship features prototypes and GT cars competing across various classes and consists of both long-distance endurance races and shorter sprint races.

The series traces its roots to the IMSA GT Championship, which began in 1971 and ran until 1998. From the late 1990s until 2013, top-level sports car racing in North America was split between the high-tech American Le Mans Series and the low-cost Rolex Sports Car Series. These two series were merged in 2014 to form the United SportsCar Championship, which was subsequently renamed as the IMSA SportsCar Championship in 2016. Rolex SA's Tudor brand was the title sponsor of the championship in 2014 and 2015, and WeatherTech has served as title sponsor since 2016.

The season begins with its premier race, the Rolex 24 at Daytona, the last weekend of January and ends with the Petit Le Mans, another Michelin Endurance Cup race, in early October.