The 2024 IMSA SportsCar Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the 2024 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship) is a planned motor racing championship, set to be the 54th racing season sanctioned by the International Motor Sports Association, which traces its lineage back to the 1971 IMSA GT Championship. It will also be the eleventh season of the IMSA SportsCar Championship since the merger between the American Le Mans Series and the Rolex Sports Car Series in 2014, and the ninth under the sponsorship of WeatherTech. Following a change in class structure for the 2024 season, the IMSA SportsCar Championship is poised to see a major expansion of its full-time grid across all of its classes.

Classes

• Grand Touring Prototype (GTP) (LMDh and LMH)
• Le Mans Prototype 2 (LMP2)
• GT Daytona Pro (GTD Pro)
• GT Daytona (GTD)

Lamborghini will make their debut in the top class of the championship with the Lamborghini SC63 (pictured on display at the 2023 Goodwood Festival of Speed).

At the end of the 2023 season, IMSA discontinued the involvement of the Le Mans Prototype 3 (LMP3) class from the main championship. The class was originally introduced in 2021 as a means of bolstering the overall grid size, which had seen a record-low 38 starting cars in the 2020 24 Hours of Daytona. IMSA cited the growth of the GTP class as a contributing factor to dropping LMP3 for 2024 onwards, in addition to growth in other classes.^[1]

GTP is the flagship class of the championship, and consists of two sister technical regulations: Le Mans Daytona h (LMDh), and Le Mans Hypercar (LMH). The former regulation allows developing a bespoke design from a base chassis with a specification hybrid system on all cars, with freedom on aerodynamics and engine configuration. The latter regulation allows bespoke hybrid designs, and offers more design freedom in exchange for elevated development costs.

The GTP class is made of the same framework that comprises the Hypercar class of the FIA World Endurance Championship, in accordance with the collaborative alliance between IMSA and the French racing organizers ACO, which resulted in the convergence of the two organizer's top class regulations.^[2]

Unlike the other classes, LMP2 will remain without BoP, even though there will be two separate chassis in the class for the first time since 2021.^[3]

Schedule

The provisional schedule was released on August 4, 2023, and features 11 rounds.^[4][5][6]

Entries

Grand Touring Prototype (GTP)

Team	Chassis	Engine	No.	Drivers	Rounds
Cadillac Racing[8]	Cadillac V-Series.R	Cadillac LMC55R 5.5 L V8	01	Sébastien Bourdais[9]	1
				Scott Dixon[9]	1
				Álex Palou[10]	1
				Renger van der Zande[9]	1
Proton Competition[11]	Porsche 963	Porsche 9RD 4.6 L twin-turbo V8	5	Gianmaria Bruni[12]	1
				Romain Dumas[13]	1
				Neel Jani[14]	1
				Alessio Picariello[15]	1
Porsche Penske Motorsport[16]	Porsche 963	Porsche 9RD 4.6 L twin-turbo V8	6	Kévin Estre[12]	1
				Mathieu Jaminet[12]	1
				Nick Tandy[12]	1
				Laurens Vanthoor[12]	1
			7	Dane Cameron[17]	1
				Matt Campbell[17]	1
				Felipe Nasr[12]	1
				Josef Newgarden[12]	1
Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti[18][19]	Acura ARX-06	Acura AR24e 2.4 L twin-turbo V6	10	Filipe Albuquerque[19]	1
				Marcus Ericsson[20]	1
				Brendon Hartley[21]	1
				Ricky Taylor[19]	1
			40	Jenson Button[20]	1
				Louis Delétraz[19]	1
				Colton Herta[21]	1
				Jordan Taylor[19]	1
BMW M Team RLL[22]	BMW M Hybrid V8	BMW P66/3 4.0 L twin-turbo V8	24	Philipp Eng[23]	1
				Augusto Farfus[23]	1
				Jesse Krohn[23]	1
				Dries Vanthoor[23]	1
			25	Connor De Phillippi[23]	1
				Maxime Martin[23]	1
				René Rast[23]	1
				Nick Yelloly[23]	1
Whelen Cadillac Racing[24][25]	Cadillac V-Series.R	Cadillac LMC55R 5.5 L V8	31	Jack Aitken[24]	1
				Tom Blomqvist[26]	1
				Pipo Derani[24]	1
Lamborghini – Iron Lynx[27][28]	Lamborghini SC63	Lamborghini 3.8 L twin-turbo V8	63	Matteo Cairoli[29]	TBA
				Andrea Caldarelli[30]	TBA
				Romain Grosjean[29]	TBA
JDC-Miller MotorSports[25][31]	Porsche 963	Porsche 9RD 4.6 L twin-turbo V8	85	Philip Hanson[32]	1
				Tijmen van der Helm[32]	1
				Ben Keating[33]	1
				Richard Westbrook[33]	1

Le Mans Prototype 2 (LMP2)

In accordance with the 2017 LMP2 regulations, all cars in the LMP2 class use the Gibson GK428 V8 engine.^[34]

Team	Chassis	No.	Drivers	Rounds
CrowdStrike Racing by APR[35]	Oreca 07	04	Colin Braun[36]	1
			Malthe Jakobsen[37]	1
			George Kurtz[35]	1
			Toby Sowery[37]	1
United Autosports USA[38]	Oreca 07	2	Ben Hanley[39]	1
			Ben Keating[40]	1
			Pato O'Ward[41]	1
			Nico Pino[42]	1
		22	Paul di Resta[43]	1
			Bijoy Garg[44]	1
			Dan Goldburg[43]	1
			Felix Rosenqvist[41]	1
Tower Motorsports[25]	Oreca 07	8	Michael Dinan[45]	1
			John Farano[45]	1
			Ferdinand Habsburg[45]	1
			Scott McLaughlin[45]	1
			Charlie Eastwood[45]	TBA
TDS Racing[25]	Oreca 07	11	Mikkel Jensen[46]	1
			Hunter McElrea[46]	1
			Charles Milesi[46]	1
			Steven Thomas[46]	1
Era Motorsport[25]	Oreca 07	18	Ryan Dalziel[47]	1
			Dwight Merriman[47]	1
			Christian Rasmussen[47]	1
			Connor Zilisch[48]	1
High Class Racing[25][49]	Oreca 07	20	Dennis Andersen[49]	1
			Laurents Hörr[50]	1
			Scott Huffaker[50]	1
			Seth Lucas[49]	1
Sean Creech Motorsport[51]	Ligier JS P217	33	João Barbosa[52]	1
			Jonny Edgar[52]	1
			Nolan Siegel[52]	1
			Lance Willsey[52]	1
Inter Europol by PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports[53][54]	Oreca 07	52	Nick Boulle[55]	1
			Tom Dillmann[55]	1
			Clément Novalak[55]	1
			Jakub Śmiechowski[55]	1
Riley[56]	Oreca 07	74	Josh Burdon[12]	1
			Felipe Fraga[56]	1
			Felipe Massa[57]	1
			Gar Robinson[56]	1
DragonSpeed USA[58]	Oreca 07	81	James Allen[58]	1
			Sebastián Álvarez[59]	1
			Eric Lux[58]	1
			Kyffin Simpson[60]	1
Richard Mille AF Corse[25][28]	Oreca 07	88	Luis Pérez Companc[12]	1
			Nicklas Nielsen[12]	1
			Matthieu Vaxivière[61]	1
			Lilou Wadoux[12]	1
AO Racing[62]	Oreca 07	99	Matthew Brabham[63]	1
			Paul-Loup Chatin[64]	1
			P. J. Hyett[62]	1
			Alex Quinn[63]	1

GT Daytona (GTD Pro / GTD)

Team	Chassis	Engine	No.	Drivers	Rounds
GTD Pro
Paul Miller Racing[65]	BMW M4 GT3	BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Turbo I6	1	Sheldon van der Linde[66]	1
				Bryan Sellers[66]	1
				Madison Snow[66]	1
				Neil Verhagen[66]	1
Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports[67][68]	Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R	Chevrolet LT6 5.5 L V8	3	Antonio García[69]	1
				Daniel Juncadella[70]	1
				Alexander Sims[69]	1
			4	Earl Bamber[70]	1
				Nicky Catsburg[69]	1
				Tommy Milner[69]	1
Pfaff Motorsports[71]	McLaren 720S GT3 Evo	McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8	9	James Hinchcliffe[72]	1
				Oliver Jarvis[73]	1
				Marvin Kirchhöfer[73]	1
				Alexander Rossi[73]	1
Vasser Sullivan[25]	Lexus RC F GT3	Toyota 2UR-GSE 5.0 L V8	14	Ben Barnicoat[74]	1
				Mike Conway[75]	1
				Jack Hawksworth[74]	1
				Kyle Kirkwood[74]	1
Iron Lynx[76][77]	Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2	Lamborghini DGF 5.2 L V10	19	Mirko Bortolotti[76]	1
				Andrea Caldarelli[76]	1
				Jordan Pepper[76]	1
				Franck Perera[76]	1
			60	Matteo Cairoli[78]	1
				Matteo Cressoni[76]	1
				Romain Grosjean[78]	1
				Claudio Schiavoni[76]	1
Heart of Racing Team[25]	Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo	Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V8	23	Mario Farnbacher[79]	1
				Ross Gunn[79]	1
				Alex Riberas[79]	1
Risi Competizione[25]	Ferrari 296 GT3	Ferrari F163 3.0 L Turbo V6	62	Alessandro Pier Guidi[12]	1
				Davide Rigon[12]	1
				Daniel Serra[12]	1
Ford Multimatic Motorsports[80][81]	Ford Mustang GT3	Ford Coyote 5.4 L V8	64	Christopher Mies[82]	1
				Mike Rockenfeller[83]	1
				Harry Tincknell[83]	1
			65	Joey Hand[83]	1
				Dirk Müller[83]	1
				Frédéric Vervisch[82]	1
SunEnergy1 Racing[84]	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8	75	Maro Engel[84]	1
				Jules Gounon[84]	1
				Kenny Habul[84]	1
				Luca Stolz[84]	1
AO Racing[62]	Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)	Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6	77	Michael Christensen[85]	1
				Laurin Heinrich[64]	1
				Sebastian Priaulx[64]	1
GTD
Triarsi Competizione[25]	Ferrari 296 GT3	Ferrari F163 3.0 L Turbo V6	023	Riccardo Agostini[12]	1
				Alessio Rovera[12]	1
				Charlie Scardina[12]	1
				Onofrio Triarsi[12]	1
Vasser Sullivan[25]	Lexus RC F GT3	Toyota 2UR-GSE 5.0 L V8	12	Ritomo Miyata[75]	1
				Frankie Montecalvo[12]	1
				Aaron Telitz[12]	1
				Parker Thompson[86]	1
AWA[87]	Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R	Chevrolet LT6 5.5 L V8	13	Matt Bell[88]	1
				Orey Fidani[88]	1
				Lars Kern[89]	1
				Alex Lynn[90]	1
			17	Charlie Eastwood[89]	1
				Anthony Mantella[88]	1
				Thomas Merrill[89]	1
				Nicolás Varrone[88]	1
AF Corse[91]	Ferrari 296 GT3	Ferrari F163 3.0 L Turbo V6	21	Kei Cozzolino[91]	1
				François Heriau[91]	1
				Simon Mann[91]	1
				Miguel Molina[91]	1
Heart of Racing Team[25]	Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo	Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V8	27	Roman De Angelis[92]	1
				Ian James[92]	1
				Zacharie Robichon[92]	1
				Marco Sørensen[92]	1
Korthoff/Preston Motorsports[25]	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8	32	Maximilian Götz[93]	1
				Mikaël Grenier[93]	1
				Kenton Koch[93]	1
				Mike Skeen[93]	1
Conquest Racing[94]	Ferrari 296 GT3	Ferrari F163 3.0 L Turbo V6	34	Alessandro Balzan[95]	1
				Albert Costa[96]	1
				Manny Franco[94]	1
				Cédric Sbirrazzuoli[95]	1
Andretti Motorsports[97][98][N 1] Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti[99][100][N 1]	Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)	Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6	43	Jarett Andretti[97]	1
				Gabby Chaves[97]	1
				Scott Hargrove[98]	1
				Thomas Preining[101]	1
	Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2	Lamborghini DGF 5.2 L V10	45	Graham Doyle[102]	1
				Danny Formal[100]	1
				Ashton Harrison[102]	1
				Kyle Marcelli[100]	1
Magnus Racing[25]	Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo	Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V8	44	Andy Lally[103]	1
				John Potter[103]	1
				Spencer Pumpelly[103]	1
				Nicki Thiim[103]	1
Cetilar Racing[25]	Ferrari 296 GT3	Ferrari F163 3.0 L Turbo V6	47	Eddie Cheever III[104]	1
				Antonio Fuoco[104]	1
				Roberto Lacorte[104]	1
				Giorgio Sernagiotto[104]	1
Proton Competition[12]	Ford Mustang GT3	Ford Coyote 5.4 L V8	55	Ryan Hardwick[13]	1
				Giammarco Levorato[13]	1
				Corey Lewis[13]	1
				Dennis Olsen[13]	1
Winward Racing[25]	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8	57	Philip Ellis[105]	1
				Indy Dontje[105]	1
				Daniel Morad[12]	1
				Russell Ward[12]	1
Gradient Racing[25]	Acura NSX GT3 Evo22	Acura JNC1 3.5 L Turbo V6	66	Tatiana Calderón[106]	1
				Katherine Legge[106]	1
				Stevan McAleer[106]	1
				Sheena Monk[106]	1
Inception Racing[25]	McLaren 720S GT3 Evo	McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8	70	Tom Gamble[107]	1
				Brendan Iribe[107]	1
				Ollie Millroy[107]	1
				Frederik Schandorff[107]	1
Forte Racing[25]	Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2	Lamborghini DGF 5.2 L V10	78	Devlin DeFrancesco[108]	1
				Misha Goikhberg[108]	1
				Sandy Mitchell[109]	1
				Loris Spinelli[108]	1
Lone Star Racing[110]	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8	80	Rui Andrade[110]	1
				Scott Andrews[110]	1
				Adam Christodoulou[110]	1
				Salih Yoluç[110]	1
Iron Dames[25]	Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2	Lamborghini DGF 5.2 L V10	83	Sarah Bovy[76]	1
				Rahel Frey[76]	1
				Michelle Gatting[76]	1
				TBA	1
MDK Motorsports[25][12][58]	Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)	Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6	86	Klaus Bachler[111]	1
				Anders Fjordbach[112]	1
				Kerong Li[112]	1
				Larry ten Voorde[111]	1
Kellymoss with Riley[25]	Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)	Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6	92	Julien Andlauer[61]	1
				David Brule[113]	1
				Trent Hindman[61]	1
				Alec Udell[113]	1
Turner Motorsport[25]	BMW M4 GT3	BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Turbo I6	96	Robby Foley[114]	1
				Patrick Gallagher[114]	1
				Jens Klingmann[114]	1
				Jake Walker[114]	1
Wright Motorsports[25]	Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)	Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6	120	Adam Adelson[115]	1
				Jan Heylen[115]	1
				Frédéric Makowiecki[115]	1
				Elliott Skeer[115]	1

Notes

References

External links

• Official website