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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.[1] 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

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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.[2] 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.[3]

Round Circuit Date
1   Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Florida January 20–22
2   Sebring International Raceway, Sebring, Florida March 11–12
3   Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, Bowmanville, Ontario July 7–9
4   Lime Rock Park, Lakeville, Connecticut July 21–22
5   Virginia International Raceway, Alton, Virginia August 25–27
6   Road Atlanta, Braselton, Georgia October 11–14

Entry list

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LMP3

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Manufacturer Car Team No. Driver Rounds
Duqueine Duqueine D-08   Mühlner Motorsports America[4] 18   Mirco Schultis[4] 1
  Antonio Serravalle[5] 2
  Denis Dupont[6] 4
  JDC MotorSports[4] 73   Dan Goldburg[4] All
  Forty7 Motorsports[7] 47   Jon Brownson[5] 2–3, 6
99   Courtney Crone[7] All
  Remstar Racing[5] 87   Jonathan Woolridge[5] 2
  Jagger Jones 6
Ligier Ligier JS P320   Jr III Racing[8] 3   Bijoy Garg[8] All
  Performance Tech Motorsports[9] 7   Alex Kirby[9] 3, 5–6
38   Jonathan Woolridge[9] 3, 5
  Kelly-Moss with Riley[4] 28   Keith McGovern[4] 1–3
86   Scott Neal[4] 1–3
  Sean Creech Motorsport[10] 30   Lance Willsey[10] 1–3, 6
  MLT Motorsports[4] 54   Adrian Kunzle[4] All
  US RaceTronics[4] 77   Brian Thienes[4] All

GSX

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Manufacturer Car Team No. Driver Rounds
Aston Martin Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4   Automatic Racing[5] 09   Ramin Abdolvahabi[5] 2
  Rob Ecklin[6] 4
  Accelerating Performance[4] 44   Moisey Uretsky[4][N 1] 1–3, 5–6
  Todd Coleman Racing 1–2[11]
  Archangel Motorsports 3–6[9] 		45   Scott Blind 5–6
69   Todd Coleman[11] 1–3, 5
  van der Steur Racing 82   Brady Behrman 5–6
BMW BMW M4 GT4 Gen II   Stephen Cameron Racing[4] 19   Sean Quinlan[5] 1–3, 5
43   Gregory Liefooghe[5] 2–3, 6
  Auto Technic Racing[4] 24   Jake Walker[6] 4
25   Rob Walker[4] 1–2
  Stephen Cugliari[6] 4
26   John Capestro-Dubets[6] 4
  Turner Motorsport[9] 95   Francis Selldorff[9] 3–6
96   Vincent Barletta[9] 3–6
BMW M4 GT4   Split Decision Motorsports[4] 88   Patrick Wilmot[4] All
89   Adam Thomas 6
  Turner Motorsport[12] 95   Francis Selldorff[13] 1–2
96   Vincent Barletta[13] 1–2
Chevrolet Chevrolet Camaro GT4.R   Rebel Rock Racing[14] 72   Frank DePew[14] All
Ford Ford Mustang GT4   KohR Motorsports[4] 14   Billy Griffin[4] 1–2, 6
  Bob Michaelian 3, 5
59   Luca Mars[5] 2
  Bob Michaelian 6
  Multimatic Motorsports[4] 98   Jim Farley[4] 1–2
Mercedes-AMG Mercedes-AMG GT4   Murillo Racing[15] 65   Tim Probert[15] All
Porsche Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport   KMW Motorsports with TMR Engineering[4] 5   Angus Rogers[4] All
  BGB Motorsports[4] 17   Will Wachs[5] 1–3, 5–6
83   Thomas Collingwood[5] 2
  Kelly-Moss with Riley[4] 27   Sebastián Carazo[4] All
  NOLASPORT[9] 46   Adam Adelson[16] 3, 5–6
  Accelerating Performance[9] 48   Michael Cooper[9] 3
  CarBahn with Peregrine Racing[17] 93   Mark Siegel[17] 1, 3
  Sameer Gandhi[17] 2

Race results

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Bold indicates overall winner.

Round Circuit LMP3 Winner GSX Winner
1 R1   Daytona   No. 73 JDC MotorSports   No. 14 KohR Motorsports
  Dan Goldburg   Billy Griffin
R2   No. 73 JDC MotorSports   No. 14 KohR Motorsports
  Dan Goldburg   Billy Griffin
2 R1   Sebring   No. 3 Jr III Racing   No. 59 KohR Motorsports
  Bijoy Garg   Luca Mars
R2   No. 3 Jr III Racing   No. 43 Stephen Cameron Racing
  Bijoy Garg   Gregory Liefooghe
3 R1   Mosport   No. 38 Performance Tech Motorsports   No. 48 Accelerating Performance
  Jonathan Woolridge   Michael Cooper
R2   No. 73 JDC MotorSports   No. 43 Stephen Cameron Racing
  Dan Goldburg   Gregory Liefooghe
4 R1   Lime Rock   No. 3 Jr III Racing   No. 26 Auto Technic Racing
  Bijoy Garg   John Capestro-Dubets
R2   No. 3 Jr III Racing   No. 26 Auto Technic Racing
  Bijoy Garg   John Capestro-Dubets
5 R1   Virginia   No. 3 Jr III Racing   No. 95 Turner Motorsport
  Bijoy Garg   Francis Selldorff
R2   No. 3 Jr III Racing   No. 43 Stephen Cameron Racing
  Bijoy Garg   Gregory Liefooghe
6 R1   Road Atlanta   No. 3 Jr III Racing   No. 27 Kelly-Moss with Riley
  Bijoy Garg   Sebastián Carazo
R2   No. 3 Jr III Racing   No. 27 Kelly-Moss with Riley
  Bijoy Garg   Sebastián Carazo

Championship standings

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Points system

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Championship 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.[18]

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+
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

LMP3 Driver's Championship

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Pos. Drivers DAY
  		SEB
  		MOS
  		LIM
  		VIR
  		ATL
  		Points
1   Bijoy Garg 3 5 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 4000
2   Dan Goldburg 1 1 2 3 4 1 2 2 2 3 5 2 3790
3   Brian Thienes 2 2 5 5 5 5 4 6 4 7 3 4 3310
4   Courtney Crone 8 3 7 10 3 4 5 3 3 6 2 3 3290
5   Adrian Kunzle 9 8 6 9 7 8 6 5 6 5 4 5 2950
6   Jonathan Woolridge 11 6 1 6 5 4 1590
7   Lance Willsey 7 4 4 4 6 7 DNS DNS 1570
8   Alex Kirby 8 3 7 2 7 DNS 1330
9   Keith McGovern 5 6 10 8 9 DNS 1170
10   Jon Brownson 9 7 DNS DNS 8† 6 940
11   Scott Neal 6 9 8 11 DNS DNS 900
12   Antonio Serravalle 3 2 620
13   Denis Dupont 3 4 580
14   Mirco Schultis 4 7 520
15   Jagger Jones 6 7 520
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold - Pole position

Italics - Fastest lap

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

GSX Driver's Championship

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Pos. Drivers DAY
  		SEB
  		MOS
  		LIM
  		VIR
  		ATL
  		Points
1   Francis Selldorff 5 6 5 10 2 4 4 3 1 2 2 3 3450
2   Sebastián Carazo 14 2 3 2 3 6 11 10 8 3 1 1 3300
3   Vincent Barletta 6 13 9 11 9 8 5 6 3 11 8 7 2780
4   Patrick Wilmot 15† 15 6 3 7 5 9 9 13 12 4 4 2740
5   Angus Rogers 9 9 11 19 10 11 8 7 6 7 5 5 2650
6   Tim Probert 12 4 19 9 5 10 10 DNS 7 10 6 6 2440
7   Gregory Liefooghe 2 1 DNS 1 2 1 3 2 2310
8   Frank DePew 10 14 7 7 14 DNS 7 5 12 8 10 DNS 2160
9   Moisey Uretsky 2 12 4 4 6 2 9 DNS 16 DNS 2010
10   Will Wachs 13 11 15 15 13 12 10 9 14 10 1880
11   Todd Coleman 4 5 8 8 11 9 14 13 1770
12   Sean Quinlan 7 8 12 5 8 7 DNS 4 1670
13   Billy Griffin 1 1 14 16 13 11 1400
14   Adam Adelson 4 3 4 DNS 9 DNS 1080
15   Rob Walker 3 3 10 6 1060
16   Scott Blind 11 6 7 8 920
17   Jim Farley 11 7 13 13 800
18   John Capestro-Dubets 1 1 700
19   Brady Behrman 5 5 15 DNS 680
20   Jake Walker 2 2 640
21   Mark Siegel 8 10 12 DNS 630
22   Michael Cooper 1 13 530
23   Stephen Cugliari 3 8 530
24   Rob Ecklin 6 4 530
25   Luca Mars 1 18 480
26   Adam Thomas 12 9 410
27   Thomas Collingwood 17 12 330
28   Ramin Abdolvahabi 16 14 320
29   Sameer Gandhi 18 17 270
30   Bob Michaelian DNS DNS DNS DNS 11 DNS 410

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

LMP3 Bronze Drivers Cup

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Pos. Drivers DAY
  		SEB
  		MOS
  		LIM
  		VIR
  		ATL
  		Points
1   Dan Goldburg 1 1 2 3 4 1 2 2 2 3 5 2 4150
2   Brian Thienes 2 2 5 5 5 5 4 6 4 7 3 4 3790
3   Adrian Kunzle 9 8 6 9 7 8 6 5 6 5 4 5 3440
4   Lance Willsey 7 4 4 4 6 7 DNS DNS 1790
5   Keith McGovern 5 6 10 8 9 DNS 1320
6   Jon Brownson 9 7 DNS DNS 8† 6 1090
7   Scott Neal 6 9 8 11 DNS DNS 1000
8   Mirco Schultis 4 7 560

GSX Bronze Drivers Cup

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Pos. Drivers DAY
  		SEB
  		MOS
  		LIM
  		VIR
  		ATL
  		Points
1   Vincent Barletta 6 13 9 11 9 8 5 6 3 11 8 7 3370
2   Angus Rogers 9 9 11 19 10 11 8 7 6 7 5 5 3240
3   Tim Probert 12 4 19 9 5 10 10 DNS 7 10 6 6 2950
4   Frank DePew 10 14 7 7 14 DNS 7 5 12 8 10 DNS 2600
5   Moisey Uretsky 2 12 4 4 6 2 9 DNS 16 DNS 2360
6   Will Wachs 13 11 15 15 13 12 10 9 14 10 2260
7   Todd Coleman 4 5 8 8 11 9 14 13 2090
8   Sean Quinlan 7 8 12 5 8 7 DNS 4 2030
9   Billy Griffin 1 1 14 16 13 11 1580
10   Rob Walker 3 3 10 6 1180
11   Scott Blind 11 6 7 8 1120
12   Jim Farley 11 7 13 13 920
13   Brady Behrman 5 5 15 DNS 850
14   Mark Siegel 8 10 12 DNS 710
15   Rob Ecklin 6 4 670
16   Adam Thomas 12 9 500
17   Thomas Collingwood 17 12 420
18   Ramin Abdolvahabi 16 14 410
19   Sameer Gandhi 18 17 360
20   Bob Michaelian DNS DNS DNS DNS 11 DNS 250

LMP3 Team's Championship

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Pos. Team DAY
  		SEB
  		MOS
  		LIM
  		VIR
  		ATL
  		Points
1   #3 Jr III Racing 3 5 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 4000
2   #73 JDC MotorSports 1 1 2 3 4 1 2 2 2 3 5 2 3790
3   #77 US RaceTronics 2 2 5 5 5 5 4 6 4 7 3 4 3310
4   #99 Forty7 Motorsports 8 3 7 10 3 4 5 3 3 6 2 3 3290
5   #54 MLT Motorsports 9 8 6 9 7 8 6 5 6 5 4 5 2950
6   #18 Mühlner Motorsports America 4 7 3 2 3 4 1720
7   #30 Sean Creech Motorsport 7 4 4 4 6 7 DNS DNS 1570
8   #7 Performance Tech Motorsports 8 3 7 2 7 DNS 1330
9   #28 Kelly-Moss with Riley 5 6 10 8 9 DNS 1170
10   #38 Performance Tech Motorsports 1 6 5 4 1140
11   #87 Remstar Racing 11 6 6 7 940
12   #47 Forty7 Motorsports 9 7 DNS DNS 8† 6 940
13   #86 Kelly-Moss with Riley 6 9 8 11 DNS DNS 900

GSX Team's Championship

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Pos. Drivers DAY
  		SEB
  		MOS
  		LIM
  		VIR
  		ATL
  		Points
1   #95 Turner Motorsport 5 6 5 10 2 4 4 3 1 2 2 3 3450
2   #27 Kelly-Moss with Riley 14 2 3 2 3 6 11 10 8 3 1 1 3300
3   #96 Turner Motorsport 6 13 9 11 9 8 5 6 3 11 8 7 2780
4   #88 Split Decision Motorsports 15† 15 6 3 7 5 9 9 13 12 4 4 2740
5   #19 Stephen Cameron Racing 7 8 12 5 8 7 2 1 3 2 2680
6   #5 KMW Motorsports with TMR Engineering 9 9 11 19 10 11 8 7 6 7 5 5 2650
7   #65 Murillo Racing 12 4 19 9 5 10 10 DNS 7 10 6 6 2440
8   #72 Rebel Rock Racing 10 14 7 7 14 DNS 7 5 12 8 10 DNS 2160
9   #44 Accelerating Performance 2 12 4 4 6 2 9 DNS 16 DNS 2010
10   #17 BGB Motorsports 13 11 15 15 13 12 10 9 14 10 1880
11   #69 Archangel Motorsports 4 5 8 8 11 9 14 13 1770
12   #25 Auto Technic Racing 3 3 10 6 3 8 1590
13   #14 KohR Motorsports 1 1 14 16 DNS DNS DNS DNS 13 11 1400
14   #43 Stephen Cameron Racing 2 1 DNS 1 DNS 4 1300
15   #46 NOLASPORT 4 3 4 DNS 9 DNS 1080
16   #45 Archangel Motorsports 11 6 7 8 920
17   #93 CarBahn with Peregrine Racing 8 10 18 17 12 DNS 900
18   #09 Automatic Racing 16 14 6 4 850
19   #98 Multimatic Motorsports 11 7 13 13 800
20   #26 Auto Technic Racing 1 1 700
21   #59 KohR Motorsports 1 18 11 DNS 680
22   #82 van der Steur Racing 5 5 15 DNS 680
23   #24 Auto Technic Racing 2 2 640
24   #48 Accelerating Performance 1 13 530
25   #89 Split Decision Motorsports 12 9 410
26   #83 BGB Motorsports 17 12 330

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

GSX Manufacturer's Championship

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Pos. Drivers DAY
  		SEB
  		MOS
  		LIM
  		VIR
  		ATL
  		Points
1   BMW 3 3 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 3980
2   Porsche 8 2 3 2 1 3 8 7 4 3 1 1 3770
3   Aston Martin 2 5 4 4 6 2 6 4 5 5 7 8 3560
4   Mercedes-AMG 12 4 19 9 5 10 10 DNS 7 10 6 6 3020
5   Chevrolet 10 14 7 7 14 DNS 7 5 12 8 10 DNS 2710
6   Ford 1 1 1 13 DNS DNS DNS DNS 11 11 1810
Pos. Drivers DAY
  		SEB
  		MOS
  		LIM
  		VIR
  		ATL
  		Points

Notes

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  1. ^ Moisey Uretsky is Russian, but they compete as neutral competitors using the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile flag as Russian national emblems were banned by the association due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

References

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  1. ^ Robinson, Mark (October 13, 2023). "Surprise Victory Tops off Garg's VP Racing Challenge Championship Season". imsa.com. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
  2. ^ "Six-Event Calendar for New LMP3, GT4 Sprint Series". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. August 5, 2022. Retrieved October 5, 2022.
  3. ^ James, Richard S. (August 26, 2022). "VP Racing SportsCar Challenge final schedule set". racer.com. Retrieved October 5, 2022.
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  9. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Robinson, Mark (July 5, 2023). "VP Racing SportsCar Challenge Competitors Eager to Get Back at It". IMSA. Retrieved July 6, 2023.
  10. ^ a b Dagys, John (January 6, 2023). "Sean Creech Finalizes Rolex 24 Lineup, VP Challenge Entry". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved January 6, 2023.
  11. ^ a b "Coleman Partners With Archangel for Aston GT4 Effort". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. December 27, 2022. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
  12. ^ Grace, Jonathan (October 4, 2022). "Second Turner BMW M4 GT3 "Very Likely" for 2023". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved October 5, 2022.
  13. ^ a b Dagys, John (January 13, 2023). "No. 95 Turner BMW Moves to GTD Pro for Endurance Cup". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved January 13, 2023. In VP Challenge, Francis Selldorff and Barletta will take the wheel of F82-type BMWs in the single-driver sprint race series.
  14. ^ a b "Rebel Rock Expands Program for Final Year of Camaro GT4.R". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. November 15, 2022. Retrieved November 15, 2022.
  15. ^ a b Dagys, John (January 10, 2023). "Murillo Returns With Multiple Mercedes-AMG GT4s". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
  16. ^ "Nolasport, Adelson Expand into GSX for Remainder of Season". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. July 6, 2023. Retrieved July 6, 2023.
  17. ^ a b c Dagys, John (January 12, 2023). "Westphal, McAlister Team Up in Carbahn with Peregrine Porsche". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved January 12, 2023.
  18. ^ 2023 IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge Regulations
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