{{Short description|North American sports car racing series}} {{Infobox motorsport championship | name = IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge | logo = IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge Logo.jpg | pixels = 200px | caption = | category = [[Sports car racing]] | country/region = [[United States]], [[Canada]] | inaugural = 2023 | folded = | classes = LMP3, GTDX, GSX, BMC | champion driver = | champion team = | current_season = {{CURRENTYEAR}} IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge | website = [https://www.imsa.com/vpracingsportscarchallenge/ IMSA Official Site] }}
The '''IMSA VP Racing Sportscar Challenge''' is a North American [[auto racing]] series for [[Le Mans Prototype|LMP3]], [[Group GT3|GT3]] (run as the GTDX class), and [[SRO GT4|GT4]] (run as the GSX class) vehicles. The series is sanctioned by [[IMSA]] and is usually run as support races for the [[IMSA SportsCar Championship]]. The series began in 2023 as a replacement for the [[IMSA Prototype Challenge]] series.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.autoweek.com/racing/more-racing/a40486558/imsa-to-replace-prototype-challenge-with-new-sprint-racing-class-in-2023/|title=IMSA to Replace Prototype Challenge with New Sprint Racing Class in 2023|date=July 1, 2022|accessdate=January 21, 2023|website=autoweek.com|publisher=Hearst Autos, Inc}}</ref>
The IMSA VP Racing Sportscar Challenge retained LMP3 class cars from the Prototype Challenge series, but introduced GT4 cars to allow for multi-class racing.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imsa.com/news/2022/10/27/vp-racing-sportscar-challenge-offers-more-opportunity/|title=VP Racing SportsCar Challenge Offers More Opportunity|date=October 27, 2022|accessdate=January 21, 2023|website=imsa.com|publisher=IMSA}}</ref> Beginning in 2025, the series introduced a third class, GTDX, open to [[Group GT3|GT3-specification]] cars.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imsa.com/news/2024/12/17/vp-racing-sportscar-challenge-poised-for-expansion-in-2025/|title=VP Racing SportsCar Challenge Poised for Expansion in 2025|date=December 17, 2024|accessdate=January 21, 2025|website=imsa.com|publisher=[[International Motor Sports Association]]}}</ref> The series features two 45-minute races per event weekend with no mid-race pit stops or driver changes.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sportscar365.com/imsa/ipc/imsa-confirms-vp-racing-sportscar-challenge-for-2023/|title=IMSA Confirms VP Racing SportsCar Challenge for 2023|date=July 1, 2022|accessdate=January 21, 2023|website=sportscar365.com|publisher=John Dagys Media, LLC}}</ref> The series is designed as a development series for other IMSA series, and as such drivers must have either a silver or bronze categorization from the [[Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile|FIA]] to participate.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imsa.com/news/2023/01/18/vp-racing-sportscar-challenge-ready-to-roar-in-first-season/|title=VP Racing SportsCar Challenge Ready to Roar in First Season|date=January 18, 2023|accessdate=January 21, 2023|website=IMSA.com|publisher=IMSA}}</ref>
The series is currently sponsored by VP Racing Fuels.
==Champions==
=== Drivers === {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%" ! Season ! LMP3 ! GTDX ! GSX |- ! [[2023 IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge|2023]] | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Bijoy Garg]] | rowspan="2" | Not Held | {{flagicon|USA}} Francis Selldorff |- ! [[2024 IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge|2024]] | {{flagicon|USA}} Steven Aghakhani | {{flagicon|USA}} Luca Mars |- ! [[2025 IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge|2025]] | {{flagicon|DEU}} [[Valentino Catalano]] | {{flagicon|USA}} Adam Adelson | {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Kiko Porto]] |- |}
=== Teams === {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%" ! Season ! LMP3 ! GTDX ! GSX |- ! [[2023 IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge|2023]] | {{flagicon|USA}} #3 Jr III Racing | rowspan="2" | Not Held | {{flagicon|USA}} #95 [[Turner Motorsport]] |- ! [[2024 IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge|2024]] | {{flagicon|USA}} #87 Fast MD Racing with Remstar | {{flagicon|USA}} #59 KohR Motorsports |- ! [[2025 IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge|2025]] | {{flagicon|DEU}} #30 [[Gebhardt Motorsport]] | {{flagicon|USA}} #24 [[Wright Motorsports]] | {{flagicon|USA}} #8 RAFA Racing |- |}
=== Manufacturers === {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%" ! Season ! GTDX ! GSX |- ! [[2023 IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge|2023]] | rowspan="2" | Not Held | {{flagicon|DEU}} [[BMW]] |- ! [[2024 IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge|2024]] | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] |- ! [[2025 IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge|2025]] | {{flagicon|DEU}} [[BMW]] | {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Toyota]] |- |}
==Circuits==
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{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:100%" |-style="background:#efefef;" !width=250px| Circuit ! Years |- | {{flagicon|Ontario}} '''[[Canadian Tire Motorsport Park]]''' | [[2023 IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge|2023]]–[[2026 IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge|present]] |- | {{flagicon|Texas}} '''[[Circuit of the Americas]]''' | [[2025 IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge|2025]]–[[2026 IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge|present]] |- | {{flagicon|Florida}} '''[[Daytona International Speedway]]''' | [[2023 IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge|2023]]–[[2026 IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge|present]] |- | {{flagicon|Connecticut}} '''''[[Lime Rock Park]]''''' | [[2023 IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge|2023]], [[2027 IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge|2027]] |- | {{flagicon|Georgia (U.S. state)}} '''[[Road Atlanta|Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta]]''' | [[2023 IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge|2023]]–[[2026 IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge|present]] |- | {{flagicon|Ohio}} '''[[Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course]]''' | [[2024 IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge|2024]]–[[2026 IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge|present]] |- | {{flagicon|Wisconsin}} '''[[Road America]]''' | [[2026 IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge|2026]] |- | {{flagicon|Florida}} '''[[Sebring International Raceway]]''' | [[2023 IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge|2023]], [[2026 IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge|2026]] |- | {{flagicon|Florida}} [[St. Petersburg Street Circuit]] | [[2024 IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge|2024]] |- | {{flagicon|Virginia}} '''[[Virginia International Raceway]]''' | [[2023 IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge|2023]]–[[2026 IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge|present]] |}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * [https://www.imsa.com/vpracingsportscarchallenge/ Official website]
{{LMP3 championships}} {{IMSA Prototype Challenge racetracks}}
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