2019 Michelin Pilot Challenge
The 2019 Michelin Pilot Challenge is the twentieth season of the IMSA SportsCar Challenge and the sixth season organized by the International Motor Sports Association. Michelin is set to become the new official tire supplier of the series, following the departure of Continental Tire at the end of 2018.
Classes
The Street Tuner class will not return to the renamed series after the 2018 season.Rule Changes
- It was announced during the 2018 Petit Le Mans livestream that floor-mounted shifting would be dropped for the 2019 season.
Series News
- Multimatic will be using IMSA GTO tribute liveries in commemoration of IMSA's 50th anniversary.
Schedule
Race Schedule
The 2019 schedule was released on 3 August 2018 and features twelve rounds.| Rnd | Race | Circuit | Location | Date | Duration |
| 1 | BMW Endurance Challenge at Daytona | Daytona International Speedway | Daytona Beach, Florida | January 25 | 4 Hours |
| 2 | Alan Jay Automotive Network 120 | Sebring International Raceway | Sebring, Florida | March 15 | 2 Hours |
| 3 | Mid-Ohio 120 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | Lexington, Ohio | May 4 | 2 Hours |
| 4 | Tioga Downs Casino Resort 240 at The Glen | Watkins Glen International | Watkins Glen, New York | June 29 | 4 Hours |
| 5 | Canadian Tire Motorsport Park 120 | Canadian Tire Motorsport Park | Bowmanville, Ontario | July 6 | 2 Hours |
| 6 | Lime Rock Park 120 | Lime Rock Park | Lakeville, Connecticut | July 20 | 2 Hours |
| 7 | Road America 120 | Road America | Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin | August 3 | 2 Hours |
| 8 | Virginia Is For Racing Lovers Grand Prix | Virginia International Raceway | Alton, Virginia | August 24 | 2 Hours |
| 9 | WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca 120 | WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca | Monterey, California | September 14 | 2 Hours |
| 10 | Fox Factory 120 | Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta | Braselton, Georgia | October 11 | 2 Hours |
Entry list
Grand Sport
| Team | Car | Drivers | Rounds | |
 Automatic Racing AMR | Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT4 | 09 | Dale Katechis | 1 |
| Automatic Racing AMR | Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT4 | 09 | Mikel Miller | 1 |
| Automatic Racing AMR | Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT4 | 09 | Kris Wilson | 5 |
| Automatic Racing AMR | Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT4 | 09 | Gary Ferrera | 5 |
| Automatic Racing AMR | Aston Martin AMR Vantage GT4 | 09 | Ari Balogh | 6 |
| Automatic Racing AMR | Aston Martin AMR Vantage GT4 | 09 | Greg Liefooghe | 6 |
| Automatic Racing AMR | Aston Martin AMR Vantage GT4 | 09 |  Akhil Rabindra | 7–10 |
| Automatic Racing AMR | Aston Martin AMR Vantage GT4 | 09 | Kris Wilson | 7 |
| Automatic Racing AMR | Aston Martin AMR Vantage GT4 | 09 |  Ross Gunn | 8 |
| Automatic Racing AMR | Aston Martin AMR Vantage GT4 | 09 | Rob Ecklin Jr. | 9 |
| Automatic Racing AMR | Aston Martin AMR Vantage GT4 | 09 | Tom Long | 10 |
| Automatic Racing AMR | Aston Martin AMR Vantage GT4 | 97 | Ramin Abdolvahabi | 1–2, 4, 7–8 |
| Automatic Racing AMR | Aston Martin AMR Vantage GT4 | 97 | Rob Ecklin Jr. | 1–4, 6–7 |
| Automatic Racing AMR | Aston Martin AMR Vantage GT4 | 97 | Brandon Kidd | 1, 3–4 |
| Automatic Racing AMR | Aston Martin AMR Vantage GT4 | 97 | Ari Balogh | 5 |
| Automatic Racing AMR | Aston Martin AMR Vantage GT4 | 97 | Greg Liefooghe | 5 |
| Automatic Racing AMR | Aston Martin AMR Vantage GT4 | 97 | Tom Long | 6, 8 |
| Automatic Racing AMR | Aston Martin AMR Vantage GT4 | 97 | Kris Wilson | 10 |
| Automatic Racing AMR | Aston Martin AMR Vantage GT4 | 97 | Gary Ferrera | 10 |
| Automatic Racing AMR | Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT4 | 99 | Kris Wilson | 1, 6, 9 |
| Automatic Racing AMR | Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT4 | 99 | Gary Ferrera | 1, 6, 9 |
| Automatic Racing AMR | Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT4 | 99 | Ramin Abdolvahabi | 10 |
| Automatic Racing AMR | Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT4 | 99 | Benjamin Waddell | 10 |
| eEuroparts.com ROWE Racing | Audi R8 LMS GT4 | 2 | Tyler Cooke | 1–8 |
| eEuroparts.com ROWE Racing | Audi R8 LMS GT4 | 2 | Kenton Koch | 1–8 |
| eEuroparts.com ROWE Racing | Audi R8 LMS GT4 | 8 | Gunnar Jeannette | 1–4, 8 |
| eEuroparts.com ROWE Racing | Audi R8 LMS GT4 | 8 | Rodrigo Sales | 1–4, 8 |
| eEuroparts.com ROWE Racing | Audi R8 LMS GT4 | 8 | Benjamin Albano | 5 |
| eEuroparts.com ROWE Racing | Audi R8 LMS GT4 | 8 | Lee Carpentier | 5 |
| Team TGM | Mercedes-AMG GT4 | 4 | Guy Cosmo | All |
| Team TGM | Mercedes-AMG GT4 | 4 | Ted Giovanis | All |
| Team TGM | Mercedes-AMG GT4 | 46 | Hugh Plumb | All |
| Team TGM | Mercedes-AMG GT4 | 46 | Owen Trinkler | All |
 Atlantic Racing Team | Mercedes-AMG GT4 | 6 | Phil Holtrust | 5 |
| Atlantic Racing Team | Mercedes-AMG GT4 | 6 | Danny Kok | 5 |
| Park Place Motorsports with VOLT Lightning | 7 | Alan Brynjolfsson | All | |
| Park Place Motorsports with VOLT Lightning | 7 | Trent Hindman | All | |
| BGB Motorsports | 11 | Thomas Colingwood | 1–2, 4 | |
| BGB Motorsports | 11 | John Teece | 1–2, 4 | |
| BGB Motorsports | 11 | Stefan Rzadzinski | 1 | |
| BGB Motorsports | 11 | Spencer Pumpelly | 4 | |
| AWA | McLaren 570S GT4 | 13 | Orey Findani | All |
| AWA | McLaren 570S GT4 | 13 | Scott Hargrove | 1–6 |
| AWA | McLaren 570S GT4 | 13 | Chris Green | 7–9 |
| Multimatic Motorsports | Ford Mustang GT4 | 15 | Cole Custer | 1 |
| Multimatic Motorsports | Ford Mustang GT4 | 15 | Scott Maxwell | 1 |
| Multimatic Motorsports | Ford Mustang GT4 | 15 | Ty Majeski | 1 |
| Multimatic Motorsports | Ford Mustang GT4 | 15 | Ben Rhodes | 2, 5 |
| Multimatic Motorsports | Ford Mustang GT4 | 15 | Myatt Snider | 2 |
| Multimatic Motorsports | Ford Mustang GT4 | 15 | Grant Enfinger | 5 |
| Multimatic Motorsports | Ford Mustang GT4 | 15 | Austin Cindric | 10 |
| Multimatic Motorsports | Ford Mustang GT4 | 15 | Seb Priaulx | 10 |
| Multimatic Motorsports | Ford Mustang GT4 | 22 | Chase Briscoe | 1, 10 |
| Multimatic Motorsports | Ford Mustang GT4 | 22 | Austin Cindric | 1 |
| Multimatic Motorsports | Ford Mustang GT4 | 22 | Billy Johnson | 1 |
| Multimatic Motorsports | Ford Mustang GT4 | 22 | Matt Crafton | 2, 5 |
| Multimatic Motorsports | Ford Mustang GT4 | 22 | Grant Enfinger | 2 |
| Multimatic Motorsports | Ford Mustang GT4 | 22 | Johnny Sauter | 5 |
| Multimatic Motorsports | Ford Mustang GT4 | 22 | Cole Custer | 10 |
| Moorespeed | Audi R8 LMS GT4 | 18 | Rob Ferriol | 8–10 |
| Moorespeed | Audi R8 LMS GT4 | 18 | Spencer Pumpelly | 8–10 |
| Ian Lacy Racing | Ford Mustang GT4 | 24 | Drew Staveley | 1 |
| Ian Lacy Racing | Ford Mustang GT4 | 24 | Frank Gannett II | 1 |
| Fast Track Racing/Classic BMW | BMW M4 GT4 | 26 | Jayson Clunie | 1 |
| Fast Track Racing/Classic BMW | BMW M4 GT4 | 26 | Toby Grahovec | 1 |
| Fast Track Racing/Classic BMW | BMW M4 GT4 | 26 | Kyle Reid | 1 |
| RS1 | 28 |  Jan Heylen | 1 | |
| RS1 | 28 | Charlie Luck | 1 | |
| RS1 | 28 | Fred Poordad | 1 | |
| Bodymotion Racing | 31 | Marc Miller | 1 | |
| Bodymotion Racing | 31 | Pete McIntosh | 1 | |
| Bodymotion Racing | 31 | Patrick Liddy | 1 | |
| Bodymotion Racing | 31 | Jeff Courtney | 3 | |
| Bodymotion Racing | 31 | Fred Roberts | 3 | |
 Winward Racing/HTP Motorsport | Mercedes-AMG GT4 | 33 | Russell Ward | All |
| Winward Racing/HTP Motorsport | Mercedes-AMG GT4 | 33 |  Indy Dontje | 1–8, 10 |
| Winward Racing/HTP Motorsport | Mercedes-AMG GT4 | 33 | Dominik Baumann | 9 |
| Winward Racing/HTP Motorsport | Mercedes-AMG GT4 | 57 | Christian Hohenadel | All |
| Winward Racing/HTP Motorsport | Mercedes-AMG GT4 | 57 | Bryce Ward | All |
| Wynn's - Riley Motorsports | Mercedes-AMG GT4 | 35 | Jim Cox | All |
| Wynn's - Riley Motorsports | Mercedes-AMG GT4 | 35 | Dylan Murry | All |
| Wynn's - Riley Motorsports | Mercedes-AMG GT4 | 35 | Jeroen Bleekemolen | 1, 4 |
| Carbahn Motorsports Carbahn with GMG Racing | Audi R8 LMS GT4 | 39 | Tyler McQuarrie | All |
| Carbahn Motorsports Carbahn with GMG Racing | Audi R8 LMS GT4 | 39 | Jeff Westphal | All |
| Carbahn Motorsports Carbahn with GMG Racing | Audi R8 LMS GT4 | 93 | Tom Dyer | 2, 4, 7–9 |
| Carbahn Motorsports Carbahn with GMG Racing | Audi R8 LMS GT4 | 93 | Mark Siegel | 2, 4, 7–8 |
| Carbahn Motorsports Carbahn with GMG Racing | Audi R8 LMS GT4 | 93 | Sameer Gandhi | 9 |
| PF Racing | Ford Mustang GT4 | 40 | Jade Buford | All |
| PF Racing | Ford Mustang GT4 | 40 | James Pesek | All |
| PF Racing | Ford Mustang GT4 | 40 | Patrick Gallagher | 1 |
| PF Racing | Ford Mustang GT4 | 41 | Jeff Courtney | 7 |
| PF Racing | Ford Mustang GT4 | 41 | Fred Roberts | 7 |
| NOLAsport | 44 | Jason Hart | 1–2 | |
| NOLAsport | 44 | Mike Vess | 1–2 | |
| NOLAsport | 44 | Matthew Travis | 1 | |
| Murillo Racing | Mercedes-AMG GT4 | 56 | Eric Foss | All |
| Murillo Racing | Mercedes-AMG GT4 | 56 | Jeff Mosing | All |
| Murillo Racing | Mercedes-AMG GT4 | 65 | Justin Piscitell | 1–6, 8 |
| Murillo Racing | Mercedes-AMG GT4 | 65 | Brent Mosing | 1–5, 7, 9–10 |
| Murillo Racing | Mercedes-AMG GT4 | 65 | Tim Probert | 1, 4, 6–10 |
| KohR Motorsports | Ford Mustang GT4 | 58 | DJ Randall | 2 |
| KohR Motorsports | Ford Mustang GT4 | 58 | Alec Udell | 2 |
| KohR Motorsports | Ford Mustang GT4 | 59 | Rod Randall | 1–5 |
| KohR Motorsports | Ford Mustang GT4 | 59 | Kenny Wilden | 1–5 |
| KohR Motorsports | Ford Mustang GT4 | 59 | DJ Randall | 1 |
| KohR Motorsports | Ford Mustang GT4 | 59 | Billy Johnson | 4 |
| KohR Motorsports | Ford Mustang GT4 | 59 | Ari Balogh | 9 |
| KohR Motorsports | Ford Mustang GT4 | 59 | Greg Liefooghe | 9 |
| KohR Motorsports | Ford Mustang GT4 | 60 | Kyle Marcelli | All |
| KohR Motorsports | Ford Mustang GT4 | 60 | Nate Stacy | All |
| TRG - The Racer's Group | 66 | Dillon Machavern | 1 | |
| TRG - The Racer's Group | 66 | Spencer Pumpelly | 1 | |
| TRG - The Racer's Group | 67 | Chris Bellomo | 1 | |
| TRG - The Racer's Group | 67 | Robert Orcutt | 1 | |
| Motorsport in Action | McLaren 570S GT4 | 69 | Corey Fergus | All |
| Motorsport in Action | McLaren 570S GT4 | 69 | Jesse Lazare | All |
| Rebel Rock Racing | Chevrolet Camaro GT4.R | 71 | Frank DePew | All |
| Rebel Rock Racing | Chevrolet Camaro GT4.R | 71 | Robin Liddell | All |
| Rebel Rock Racing | Chevrolet Camaro GT4.R | 71 | Andrew Davis | 1, 4 |
| Compass Racing | McLaren 570S GT4 | 75 | Kuno Wittmer | All |
| Compass Racing | McLaren 570S GT4 | 75 | Paul Holton | 1–4, 7–10 |
| Compass Racing | McLaren 570S GT4 | 75 | Paul Rees | 5–6 |
| BimmerWorld Racing | BMW M4 GT4 | 80 | Kaz Grala | 1 |
| BimmerWorld Racing | BMW M4 GT4 | 80 | Aurora Straus | 1 |
| BimmerWorld Racing | BMW M4 GT4 | 80 | Ari Balogh | 7–8 |
| BimmerWorld Racing | BMW M4 GT4 | 80 | Seth Thomas | 7 |
| BimmerWorld Racing | BMW M4 GT4 | 80 | Mike Skeen | 8 |
| BimmerWorld Racing | BMW M4 GT4 | 82 | James Clay | All |
| BimmerWorld Racing | BMW M4 GT4 | 82 | Devin Jones | All |
| Stephen Cameron Racing | BMW M4 GT4 | 88 | Greg Liefooghe | 1–4, 7–8, 10 |
| Stephen Cameron Racing | BMW M4 GT4 | 88 | Henry Schmitt | 1–4, 7–8, 10 |
| Ramsey Racing/EXR Team Prémat | Mercedes-AMG GT4 | 92 | Mark Ramsey | 9 |
| Ramsey Racing/EXR Team Prémat | Mercedes-AMG GT4 | 92 |  Alexandre Prémat | 9 |
| Turner Motorsport | BMW M4 GT4 | 96 | Robby Foley | 1–4, 6, 8, 10 |
| Turner Motorsport | BMW M4 GT4 | 96 | Bruce McKee | 1 |
| Turner Motorsport | BMW M4 GT4 | 96 | Sydney McKee | 1 |
| Turner Motorsport | BMW M4 GT4 | 96 | Bill Auberlen | 2–4, 6 |
| Turner Motorsport | BMW M4 GT4 | 96 | Vin Barletta | 4, 8, 10 |
Touring Car
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Race resultsBold indicates overall winner.
Championship standingsPoints systemsChampionship points are awarded in each class at the finish of each event. Points are awarded based on finishing positions as shown in the chart below.
;Team points Team points are calculated in exactly the same way as driver points, using the point distribution chart. Each car entered is considered its own "team" regardless if it is a single entry or part of a two-car team. Teams' ChampionshipsStandings: Grand SportStandings: Touring CarManufacturers' ChampionshipsStandings: Grand SportStandings: Touring CarExternal Links |
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