2022 Porsche Carrera Cup North America
The 2022 Porsche Carrera Cup North America is the second season of the Porsche Carrera Cup North America. It is scheduled to begin on March 16 at Sebring International Raceway and end on October 1 at Road Atlanta.
Calendar
The preliminary calendar was released on August 6, 2021, at IMSA's annual State of the Sport Address, without disclosing the location of round 2.[1] On October 19, 2021, IMSA announced that an event at the Grand Prix of Long Beach would fill the vacancy in the schedule.[2] In April 2022, Indianapolis was announced as the replacement for round seven, which was initially scheduled to be held at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park.[3]
Round | Circuit | Date |
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1 | United States Sebring International Raceway, Sebring, Florida | March 16–19 |
2 | United States Grand Prix of Long Beach, Long Beach, California | April 8–10 |
3 | United States WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, Monterey, California | April 29 – May 1 |
4 | United States Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen, New York | June 23–26 |
5 | Canada Grand Prix of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario | July 15–17 |
6 | United States Road America, Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin | August 5–7 |
7 | United States Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway, Indiana | September 2–4 |
8 | United States Road Atlanta, Braselton, Georgia | September 28 – October 1 |
Series News
- The previous generation 991-spec Porsche 911 GT3 Cup car would no longer be permitted to compete in 2022, meaning the grid would be entirely made up of 992-spec machinery.[4]
Entry list
Team | No. | Driver | Rounds | |
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Pro Class | ||||
Canada Kelly-Moss Road and Race[5] | 2 | United States Sean Varwig[6] | 1, 4, 6 | |
3 | Netherlands Kay van Berlo[6] | All | ||
7 | United States Michael McCarthy[5] | All | ||
53 | United States Riley Dickinson[5] | All | ||
United States MDK Motorsports[6] | 6 | United States Trenton Estep[6] | All | |
43 | Canada Jeff Kingsley | 5 | ||
91 | United Kingdom Matthew Graham | 7 | ||
United States McCann Racing[6] | 8 | United States Michael McCann[6] | 1–4, 6–8 | |
United States JDX Racing[7] | 9 | Canada Parker Thompson[7] | All | |
United States 311RS Motorsport[6] | 11 | United States Dimitri Dimakos[6] | 1–4, 6–8 | |
12 | United States Leh Keen[6] | 1–4, 6–7 | ||
Germany Laurin Heinrich | 8 | |||
United States Wright Motorsports[6] | 13 | United States Varun Choksey[6] | All | |
88 | United States Hutton McKenna[6] | 1–4, 6–8 | ||
United States Hendrick Performance Group[8] | 24 | United States Jeff Gordon[8] | 7 | |
United States Premier Racing[6] | 24 | United States Adam Adelson[6] | 1–5, 8 | |
120 | 7 | |||
United States Topp Racing[6] | 58 | United States TJ Fischer[6] | 1–4, 6–8 | |
77 | United States Travis Wiley[6] | All | ||
United States ACI Motorsports[6] | 81 | United States Grant Talkie[6] | 1–4, 7–8 | |
United States Irish Mike's Racing[6] | 95 | United States Conor Flynn[6] | 1–4, 6–7 | |
Pro-Am Class | ||||
United States ACI Motorsports[6] | 16 | United States Pedro Torres[6] | 1–4, 6, 8 | |
17 | United States Curt Swearingin[6] | 1–4, 6–8 | ||
18 | United States Richard Edge[6] | 1–4, 6–8 | ||
United States Alegra Motorsports[6] | 22 | United States Carlos de Quesada[6] | 1 | |
Canada Kelly-Moss Road and Race[9] | 23 | United States P. J. Hyett[10] | 6–8 | |
65 | Dominican Republic Efrin Castro[9] | All | ||
99 | United States Alan Metni[6] | All | ||
United States JDX Racing[7] | 26 | United States Peter Atwater[7] | 1 | |
United States Goldcrest Motorsports[6] | 30 | France Dominique Lequeux[6] | 1–4, 6 | |
55 | United States Matt Halcome[6] | 1–4, 6–8 | ||
United States GMG Racing[11] | 32 | United States Kyle Washington[11] | 2–3, 5, 7 | |
United States Accelerating Performance[6] | 44 | United States Moisey Uretsky[6] | 1, 4, 6, 8 | |
United States NOLASPORT[6] | 47 | United States Justin Oakes[6] | 1–4, 6–8 | |
United States Topp Racing[6] | 56 | United States Jeff Mosing[6] | 1–2, 7–8 | |
United States BGB Motorsports[6] | 69 | United States Thomas Collingwood[6] | All | |
Canada Mark Motors Racing[6] | 84 | Canada Marco Cirone[6] | 1, 3–8 | |
United States Ansa Motorsports[6] | 89 | United States Mike Zoi[6] | 1 | |
United States Irish Mike's Racing[6] | 97 | United States Craig Conway[6] | 1–4, 6–7 | |
Am Class | ||||
United States JDX Racing[7] | 4 | United States Robert Hanley[7] | 1–3 | |
Canada Kelly-Moss Road and Race[6] | 10 | United States Vernon McClure[6] | 1–2, 6, 8 | |
19 | United States Tom Balames[6] | 1, 4, 6 | ||
92 | United States Joseph Lombardo[6] | 1, 3–4, 7 | ||
United States Goldcrest Motorsports[6] | 21 | United States Grady Willingham[6] | 1–4, 6–8 | |
28 | United States Bob Mueller[10] | 6, 8 | ||
29 | United States Jeffrey Majkrzak[6] | 1–2, 6–8 | ||
80 | United States Joe Still[6] | 1 | ||
United States Octavio Tequila Racing | 28 | United States Bob Mueller | 1 | |
United States Topp Racing[6] | 42 | United States Bill Smith[6] | All | |
United States MDK Motorsports[6] | 43 | United States Mark Kvamme[6] | 1–4, 6–8 | |
United States Wright Motorsports[6] | 57 | United States John Goetz[6] | All |
Results
Championship standings
Points system
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.
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | Pole | FL |
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Points | 25 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Driver's Championship
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†: Post-event penalty. Car moved to back of class.
References
- ↑ Dagys, John (August 6, 2021). "IMSA Challenge, Single-Make Series Calendars Revealed". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved November 6, 2021.
- ↑ "Long Beach Added to 2022 Schedule". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. October 19, 2021. Retrieved November 6, 2021.
- ↑ Dagys, John (April 8, 2022). "Porsche Sports Car Together Fest Completes Calendar". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
- ↑ "Road Atlanta Weekend Notebook". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. November 11, 2021. Retrieved November 11, 2021.
Road Atlanta marks the last race for the Pro-Am 991 class, with the previous-generation Porsche 911 GT3 Cup machinery no longer eligible in 2022.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Dagys, John (January 11, 2022). "Dickinson Switches to Kelly-Moss". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
- ↑ 6.00 6.01 6.02 6.03 6.04 6.05 6.06 6.07 6.08 6.09 6.10 6.11 6.12 6.13 6.14 6.15 6.16 6.17 6.18 6.19 6.20 6.21 6.22 6.23 6.24 6.25 6.26 6.27 6.28 6.29 6.30 6.31 6.32 6.33 6.34 6.35 6.36 6.37 6.38 6.39 6.40 6.41 6.42 6.43 6.44 6.45 6.46 6.47 6.48 6.49 6.50 6.51 6.52 6.53 6.54 6.55 6.56 6.57 6.58 Pettit, Vince (March 15, 2022). "Record-breaking 43 cars set for Porsche Carrera Cup North America season opener". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 Pettit, Vince (March 16, 2022). "JDX Racing re-signs Parker Thompson for Porsche Carrera Cup North America season". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Goodwin, Graham (August 30, 2022). "Jeff Gordon Joins Indy Porsche Carrera Cup North America Grid". dailysportscar.com. Retrieved September 10, 2022.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Dagys, John (January 18, 2022). "Pro-Am Champ Castro Signs With Kelly-Moss". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 "PCCNA Official Entry List.pdf" (PDF). results.imsa.com. August 3, 2022. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 "2022_PCCNA_LongBeach_PreEvent_EntryList.pdf" (PDF). imsa.com. March 30, 2022. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
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