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. Following a change in class structure for the 2024 season, the IMSA SportsCar Championship saw 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 SC63

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

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as a means of bolstering the overall grid size, which had seen a record-low 38 starting cars in the

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. 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. GTP is the flagship class of the championship, and consists of two sister technical regulations:

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Schedule

The provisional schedule was released on August 4, 2023, and features 11 rounds.

Calendar changes

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lost their GTP entries from previous seasons, with the LMP2 category becoming the headline category.

Entries

Grand Touring Prototype (GTP)

Le Mans Prototype 2 (LMP2)

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GT Daytona (GTD Pro / GTD)

Notes

Race results

Bold indicates overall and GTD winners.

Championship standings

Points systems

Championship points are awarded in each class at the finish of each event. Points are awarded based on finishing positions in qualifying and the race as shown in the chart below. ; Drivers points Points are awarded in each class at the finish of each event. ; 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. ; Manufacturer points There are also a number of manufacturer championships which utilize the same season-long point distribution chart. The manufacturer championships recognized by IMSA are as follows: : Grand Touring Prototype (GTP): Engine & bodywork manufacturer : GT Daytona Pro (GTD Pro): Car manufacturer : GT Daytona (GTD): Car manufacturer Each manufacturer receives finishing points for its highest finishing car in each class. The positions of subsequent finishing cars from the same manufacturer are not taken into consideration, and all other manufacturers move up in the order. : Example: Manufacturer A finishes 1st and 2nd at an event, and Manufacturer B finishes 3rd. Manufacturer A receives 35 first-place points while Manufacturer B would earn 32 second-place points. ; Michelin Endurance Cup The points system for the Michelin Endurance Cup is different from the normal points system. Points are awarded on a 5–4–3–2 basis for drivers, teams and manufacturers. The first finishing position at each interval earns five points, four points for second position, three points for third, with two points awarded for fourth and each subsequent finishing position. At the Rolex 24 at Daytona, points are awarded at 6 hours, 12 hours, 18 hours and at the finish. At the

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, points are awarded at 4 hours, 8 hours and at the finish. At the Watkins Glen 6 hours and Indianapolis 6 hours, points are awarded at 3 hours and at the finish. At the Petit Le Mans (10 hours), points are awarded at 4 hours, 8 hours and at the finish. Like the season-long team championship, Michelin Endurance Cup team points are awarded for each car and drivers get points in any car that they drive, in which they are entered for points. The manufacturer points go to the highest placed car from that manufacturer (the others from that manufacturer not being counted), just like the season-long manufacturer championship. For example: in any particular segment manufacturer A finishes 1st and 2nd and manufacturer B finishes 3rd. Manufacturer A only receives first-place points for that segment. Manufacturer B receives the second-place points.

Drivers' Championships

Standings: Grand Touring Prototype (GTP)

Standings: Le Mans Prototype 2 (LMP2)

Standings: GT Daytona Pro (GTD Pro)

Standings: GT Daytona (GTD)

Teams' Championships

Standings: Grand Touring Prototype (GTP)

Standings: Le Mans Prototype 2 (LMP2)

Standings: GT Daytona Pro (GTD Pro)

Standings: GT Daytona (GTD)

Manufacturers' Championships

Standings: Grand Touring Prototype (GTP)

Standings: GT Daytona Pro (GTD Pro)

Standings: GT Daytona (GTD)

References

External links

* {{IMSA GT Championships WeatherTech SportsCar Championship seasons IMSA SportsCar Championship IMSA SportsCar Championship IMSA SportsCar Championship IMSA SportsCar Championship