IMSA SportsCar Championship

This article is about the 21st-century IMSA sports car championship series. For the 20th century IMSA sports car championship series, see IMSA GT 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)
Tire suppliersContinental (2014–2018 Prototype and GTD)
Michelin (2014–2018 GTLM; 2019–present all classes)
Drivers' championGTP:
Brazil Felipe Nasr
United States Dane Cameron
LMP2:
France Tom Dillmann
United States Nick Boulle
GTD Pro:
Germany Laurin Heinrich
GTD:
Switzerland Philip Ellis
United States Russell Ward
Makes' championGTP: Germany Porsche
GTD Pro: Germany Porsche
GTD: Germany Mercedes-AMG
Teams' championGTP: Germany Porsche Penske Motorsport
LMP2: Poland Inter Europol by PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports
GTD Pro: United States AO Racing
GTD: United States Winward Racing
Official websiteimsa.com/weathertech/
Current season

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 a result of a merger between two existing North American sports car racing series, the American Le Mans Series and Rolex Sports Car Series. At its inception, the name was United SportsCar Championship,[1] which subsequently changed to IMSA SportsCar Championship in 2016. Rolex SA's Tudor brand was the championship's title sponsor in 2014 and 2015,[2] and since 2016 WeatherTech has served as title sponsor.[3]

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 North American Endurance Cup race, in early October.

  1. ^ "United SportsCar Racing To Debut In 2014". American Le Mans Series. Archived from the original on 18 March 2013. Retrieved 14 March 2013.
  2. ^ "Tudor Named Title Sponsor". Sportscar 365. John Dagys Media, LLC. 12 September 2013. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
  3. ^ DiZinno, Tony (8 August 2015). "WeatherTech Named New Title Sponsor of IMSA SportsCar". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media, LLC. Archived from the original on 11 October 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2015.