# 2022 IMSA Prototype Challenge

The 2022 IMSA Prototype Challenge was the seventeenth and final season of the IMSA Lites series and its successors, and the sixth under the IMSA Prototype Challenge name. The season started on January 21 at Daytona International Speedway and concluded on October 1 at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta.

## Calendar

The provisional 2022 calendar was released on August 6, 2021 at IMSA's annual State of the Sport Address, featuring five rounds.
| Round | Circuit | Location | Date | Duration |
| 1 | Daytona International Speedway | Daytona Beach, Florida | January 21–23 | 3 Hours |
| 2 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | Lexington, Ohio | May 13–15 | 1 Hour 30 Minutes |
| 3 | Canadian Tire Motorsport Park | Bowmanville, Ontario | July 1–3 | 1 Hour 30 Minutes |
| 4 | Virginia International Raceway | Alton, Virginia | August 26–28 | 1 Hour 30 Minutes |
| 5 | Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta | Braselton, Georgia | September 28–October 1 | 1 Hour 30 Minutes |

### Calendar Changes

* All races are now 1 hour 30 minutes in length, apart from the opening round at Daytona.
* Canadian Tire Motorsport Park (Mosport) returned to the calendar after being cancelled for 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
* Sebring International Raceway did not return for 2022. Watkins Glen International, which served as the replacement for Canadian Tire Motorsport Park in 2021, also did not return to the schedule.

## Series News

* 2015-spec LMP3 machinery would no longer be permitted to compete from 2022 onwards, returning the series to a single class consisting entirely of 2020-spec machinery.

## Entry list

| Team | Car | No. | Drivers | Class | Rounds |
| Jr III Racing | Ligier JS P320 | 3 | Courtney Crone | | All |
| Jr III Racing | Ligier JS P320 | 3 | Terry Olson | | 1–2, 4–5 |
| Jr III Racing | Ligier JS P320 | 3 | Ari Balogh | | 3 |
| Jr III Racing | Ligier JS P320 | 30 | Ari Balogh | B | 1–2, 4–5 |
| Jr III Racing | Ligier JS P320 | 30 | Thomas Merrill | B | 2 |
| Jr III Racing | Ligier JS P320 | 30 | Nolan Siegel | | 5 |
| CrowdStrike Racing by D Motorsports | Ligier JS P320 | 4 | Jon Bennett | B | 1 |
| CrowdStrike Racing by D Motorsports | Ligier JS P320 | 4 | George Kurtz | B | 1 |
| D Motorsports | Ligier JS P320 | 15 | Niclas Jönsson | | 1 |
| D Motorsports | Ligier JS P320 | 15 | Mike Watt | | 1 |
| Performance Tech Motorsports | Ligier JS P320 | 6 | Oscar Bitar | | 1–2, 4–5 |
| Performance Tech Motorsports | Ligier JS P320 | 6 | Dan Goldburg | | 1–2, 4–5 |
| Performance Tech Motorsports | Ligier JS P320 | 7 | Christopher Allen | | 4 |
| Performance Tech Motorsports | Ligier JS P320 | 7 | Robert Mau | | 4 |
| JDC MotorSports | Duqueine M30 - D08 | 9 | Gerry Kraut | | 2 |
| JDC MotorSports | Duqueine M30 - D08 | 9 | Stephen Simpson | | 2 |
| JDC MotorSports | Duqueine M30 - D08 | 23 | Memo Gidley | | All |
| JDC MotorSports | Duqueine M30 - D08 | 23 | Alexander Koreiba | | All |
| JDC MotorSports | Duqueine M30 - D08 | 40 | Keith Grant | B | All |
| JDC MotorSports | Duqueine M30 - D08 | 40 | David Grant | B | 1–2, 4–5 |
| JDC MotorSports | Duqueine M30 - D08 | 40 | Dakota Dickerson | | 3 |
| JDC MotorSports | Duqueine M30 - D08 | 43 | Stevan McAleer | | 1 |
| JDC MotorSports | Duqueine M30 - D08 | 43 | Joe Robillard | | 1 |
| Sean Creech Motorsport | Ligier JS P320 | 14 | Lance Willsey | | 1–3 |
| Sean Creech Motorsport | Ligier JS P320 | 14 | Sebastian Priaulx | | 1 |
| Sean Creech Motorsport | Ligier JS P320 | 14 | Parker Thompson | | 2–3 |
| AWA | Duqueine M30 - D08 | 17 | Anthony Mantella | B | 1–4 |
| AWA | Duqueine M30 - D08 | 17 | Orey Fidani | B | 1 |
| Mühlner Motorsports America | Duqueine M30 - D08 | 18 | Efrin Castro | | 1 |
| Mühlner Motorsports America | Duqueine M30 - D08 | 18 | Riley Dickinson | | 1 |
| Mühlner Motorsports America | Duqueine M30 - D08 | 18 | Mark Kvamme | | 2 |
| Mühlner Motorsports America | Duqueine M30 - D08 | 18 | Dillon Machavern | | 2 |
| Mühlner Motorsports America | Duqueine M30 - D08 | 18 | Alex Popow | | 5 |
| Mühlner Motorsports America | Duqueine M30 - D08 | 18 | Óscar Tunjo | | 5 |
| Mühlner Motorsports America | Duqueine M30 - D08 | 21 | Bob Doyle | | 1 |
| Mühlner Motorsports America | Duqueine M30 - D08 | 21 | Moritz Kranz | | 1 |
| Ave Motorsports with GRS | Ligier JS P320 | 44 | Tony Ave | B | 1–3, 5 |
| Ave Motorsports with GRS | Ligier JS P320 | 44 | Antoine Comeau | B | 1 |
| Ave Motorsports with GRS | Ligier JS P320 | 44 | Josh Sarchet | B | 4 |
| Ave Motorsports with GRS | Ligier JS P320 | 44 | Kaz Grala | B | 4–5 |
| Ave Motorsports with GRS | Ligier JS P320 | 61 | George Staikos | | All |
| Ave Motorsports with GRS | Ligier JS P320 | 61 | Hanna Zellers | | All |
| CT Motorsports LLC | Duqueine M30 - D08 | 46 | Steve Scullen | | All |
| CT Motorsports LLC | Duqueine M30 - D08 | 46 | Danny Formal | | 1–3 |
| CT Motorsports LLC | Duqueine M30 - D08 | 46 | Scott Huffaker | | 4–5 |
| Forty7 Motorsports | Duqueine M30 - D08 | 47 | Jon Brownson | | 1, 4–5 |
| Forty7 Motorsports | Duqueine M30 - D08 | 47 | Dario Cangialosi | | 1, 4–5 |
| MLT Motorsports | Ligier JS P320 | 54 | Dakota Dickerson | | 1 |
| MLT Motorsports | Ligier JS P320 | 54 | Josh Sarchet | | 1 |
| MLT Motorsports | Ligier JS P320 | 54 | Jason Rabe | | 2, 4–5 |
| MLT Motorsports | Ligier JS P320 | 54 | Tyler Maxson | | 2 |
| MLT Motorsports | Ligier JS P320 | 54 | Corey Lewis | | 4–5 |
| Ophanim Motorsports | Ligier JS P320 | 57 | John Saurino | | 1–2, 4–5 |
| Ophanim Motorsports | Ligier JS P320 | 57 | Josh Saurino | | 1–2 |
| Ophanim Motorsports | Ligier JS P320 | 57 | Nigel Saurino | | 4 |
| Ophanim Motorsports | Ligier JS P320 | 57 | Hans Saurino | | 5 |
| Wulver Racing | Ligier JS P320 | 60 | Tonis Kasemets | B | All |
| Wulver Racing | Ligier JS P320 | 60 | Bruce Hamilton | B | 1 |
| CORE Autosport | Ligier JS P320 | 65 | Jon Bennett | B | 5 |
| CORE Autosport | Ligier JS P320 | 65 | George Kurtz | B | 5 |
| Riley Motorsports | Ligier JS P320 | 74 | Shane Lewis | | 4 |
| Riley Motorsports | Ligier JS P320 | 74 | Gar Robinson | | 4 |
| US RaceTronics | Ligier JS P320 | 77 | Patrick Kujala | | All |
| US RaceTronics | Ligier JS P320 | 77 | Brian Thienes | | All |
| Icon | Class |
| B | Bronze Cup |

## Race results

| Rnd | Circuit | Pole position | Race winners |
| 1 | Daytona | No. 23 JDC MotorSports | No. 60 Wulver Racing |
| 1 | Daytona | Memo Gidley Alexander Koreiba | Bruce Hamilton Tonis Kasemets |
| 2 | Mid-Ohio | No. 23 JDC MotorSports | No. 23 JDC MotorSports |
| 2 | Mid-Ohio | Memo Gidley Alexander Koreiba | Memo Gidley Alexander Koreiba |
| 3 | Mosport | No. 60 Wulver Racing | No. 60 Wulver Racing |
| 3 | Mosport | Tonis Kasemets | Tonis Kasemets |
| 4 | Virginia | No. 60 Wulver Racing | No. 60 Wulver Racing |
| 4 | Virginia | Tonis Kasemets | Tonis Kasemets |
| 5 | Road Atlanta | No. 60 Wulver Racing | No. 60 Wulver Racing |
| 5 | Road Atlanta | Tonis Kasemets | Tonis Kasemets |

## 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 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30+ |
| Race | 350 | 320 | 300 | 280 | 260 | 250 | 240 | 230 | 220 | 210 | 200 | 190 | 180 | 170 | 160 | 150 | 140 | 130 | 120 | 110 | 100 | 90 | 80 | 70 | 60 | 50 | 40 | 30 | 20 | 10 |

### Driver's Championship

| Pos. | Drivers | DAY | MOH | MOS | VIR | ATL | Points |
| 1 | Tonis Kasemets | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1720 |
| 2 | Memo Gidley Alexander Koreiba | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1550 |
| 3 | Patrick Kujala Brian Thienes | 2 | 4 | 10$^†$ | 3 | 4 | 1390 |
| 4 | Ari Balogh | 9 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 1250 |
| 5 | Keith Grant | 10 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 1210 |
| 6 | Courtney Crone | 5 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 1110 |
| 7 | Steve Scullen | 8 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 1060 |
| 8 | Anthony Mantella | 13 | 6 | 3 | 9 | | 950 |
| 9 | David Grant | 10 | 5 | | 10 | 6 | 930 |
| 10 | George Staikos Hanna Zellers | 17 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 11 | 930 |
| 11 | Terry Olson | 5 | 9 | | 12 | 12 | 860 |
| 12 | Tony Ave | 12 | 15 | 9 | | 5 | 830 |
| 13 | Oscar Bitar Dan Goldburg | 18 | 7 | | 6 | 10 | 830 |
| 14 | Lance Willsey | 6 | 8 | 2 | | | 800 |
| 15 | John Saurino | 14 | 12 | | 15 | 13 | 700 |
| 16 | Jon Brownson Dario Cangialosi | 4 | | | 7 | 14 | 690 |
| 17 | Jason Rabe | | 16$^†$ | | 13 | 3 | 630 |
| 18 | Danny Formal | 8 | 14 | 8 | | | 630 |
| 19 | Parker Thompson | | 8 | 2 | | | 550 |
| 20 | Corey Lewis | | | | 13 | 3 | 480 |
| 21 | Dakota Dickerson | 11 | | 4 | | | 480 |
| 22 | Kaz Grala | | | | 14 | 5 | 430 |
| 23 | Scott Huffaker | | | | 11 | 8 | 430 |
| 24 | Josh Sarchet | 11 | | | 14 | | 370 |
| 25 | Josh Saurino | 14 | 12 | | | | 360 |
| 26 | Bruce Hamilton | 1 | | | | | 350 |
| 27 | Thomas Merrill | | 3 | | | | 300 |
| 28 | Shane Lewis Gar Robinson | | | | 4 | | 280 |
| 29 | Sebastian Priaulx | 6 | | | | | 250 |
| 30 | Niclas Jönsson Mike Watt | 7 | | | | | 240 |
| 31 | Alex Popow Óscar Tunjo | | | | | 7 | 240 |
| 32 | Christopher Allen Robert Mau | | | | 8 | | 230 |
| 33 | Nolan Siegel | | | | | 9 | 220 |
| 34 | Mark Kvamme Dillon Machavern | | 10 | | | | 210 |
| 35 | Antoine Comeau | 12 | | | | | 190 |
| 36 | Orey Fidani | 13 | | | | | 180 |
| 37 | Gerry Kraut Stephen Simpson | | 13 | | | | 180 |
| 38 | Hans Saurino | | | | | 13 | 180 |
| 39 | Efrin Castro Riley Dickinson | 15 | | | | | 160 |
| 40 | Nigel Saurino | | | | 15 | | 160 |
| 41 | Stevan McAleer Joe Robillard | 16 | | | | | 150 |
| 42 | Tyler Maxson | | 16$^†$ | | | | 150 |
| 43 | Jon Bennett George Kurtz | 19$^†$ | | | | DNS | 120 |
| 44 | Bob Doyle Moritz Kranz | DNS | | | | | 0 |
| Pos. | Drivers | DAY | MOH | MOS | VIR | ATL | Points |
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | Second place |
| Bronze | Third place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Retired (Ret) |
| Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) |
| Red | Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Withdrew (WD) |
| White | Race cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Did not practice (DNP) |
| Blank | Did not arrive (DNA) |
| Blank | Excluded (EX) |
†: Post-event penalty. Car moved to back of class.

### Bronze Driver's Cup

| Pos. | Drivers | DAY | MOH | MOS | VIR | ATL | Points |
| 1 | Tonis Kasemets | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1750 |
| 2 | David Grant Keith Grant | 3 | 3 | | 4 | 2 | 1200 |
| 3 | Anthony Mantella | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | | 1160 |
| 4 | Ari Balogh | 2 | 2 | | 2 | | 960 |
| 5 | Tony Ave | 4 | 5 | 3 | | | 840 |
| 6 | Bruce Hamilton | 1 | | | | | 350 |
| 7 | Thomas Merrill | | 2 | | | | 320 |
| 8 | Antoine Comeau | 4 | | | | | 280 |
| 9 | Orey Fidani | 5 | | | | | 260 |
| 10 | Jon Bennett George Kurtz | 6$^†$ | | | | DNS | 250 |
| Pos. | Drivers | DAY | MOH | MOS | VIR | ATL | Points |
†: Post-event penalty. Car moved to back of class.

### Team's Championship

| Pos. | Drivers | DAY | MOH | MOS | VIR | ATL | Points |
| 1 | #60 Wulver Racing | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1720 |
| 2 | #23 JDC MotorSports | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1550 |
| 3 | #77 US RaceTronics | 2 | 4 | 10$^†$ | 3 | 4 | 1390 |
| 4 | #40 JDC MotorSports | 10 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 1210 |
| 5 | #3 Jr III Racing | 5 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 1110 |
| 6 | #46 CT Motorsports LLC | 8 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 1060 |
| 7 | #30 Jr III Racing | 9 | 3 | | 5 | 9 | 1000 |
| 8 | #44 Ave Motorsports with GRS | 12 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 1000 |
| 9 | #17 AWA | 13 | 6 | 3 | 9 | | 950 |
| 10 | #61 Ave Motorsports with GRS | 17 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 11 | 930 |
| 11 | #54 MLT Motorsports | 11 | 16$^†$ | | 13 | 3 | 830 |
| 12 | #6 Performance Tech Motorsports | 18 | 7 | | 6 | 10 | 830 |
| 13 | #14 Sean Creech Motorsport | 6 | 8 | 2 | | | 800 |
| 14 | #57 Ophanim Motorsports | 14 | 12 | | 15 | 13 | 700 |
| 15 | #47 Forty7 Motorsports | 4 | | | 7 | 14 | 690 |
| 16 | #18 Mühlner Motorsports America | 15 | 10 | | | 7 | 610 |
| 17 | #74 Riley Motorsports | | | | 4 | | 280 |
| 18 | #15 D Motorsports | 7 | | | | | 240 |
| 19 | #7 Performance Tech Motorsports | | | | 8 | | 230 |
| 20 | #9 JDC MotorSports | | 13 | | | | 180 |
| 21 | #43 JDC MotorSports | 16 | | | | | 150 |
| 22 | #4 CrowdStrike Racing by D Motorsports | 19$^†$ | | | | | 120 |
| 23 | #65 CORE Autosport | | | | | DNS | 0 |
| 24 | #21 Mühlner Motorsports America | DNS | | | | | 0 |
| Pos. | Drivers | DAY | MOH | MOS | VIR | ATL | Points |
†: Post-event penalty. Car moved to back of class.