2022 IMSA SportsCar Championship
The 2022 IMSA SportsCar Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the 2022 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship) is a championship of racing, the 52nd racing season sanctioned by the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA), which traces its lineage back to the 1971 IMSA GT Championship. It is also be the ninth 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 seventh under the sponsorship of WeatherTech. The series started on January 27, 2022, for the 24 Hours of Daytona, and is  scheduled to conclude on October 1, 2022, for the Petit Le Mans across 12 races. Classes. For the 2022 season, the GT Le Mans (GTLM) class is set to be retired, following dwindling interest in the midst of the withdrawal of the Ford GT program operated by Chip Ganassi Racing, and the Porsche 911 program run by CORE Autosport in 2019 and 2020 respectively. GT Daytona was thus split into a new all-pro class as a replacement for the GTLM class, aligning its technical regulations with that of the pre-existing regular GTD class. After six seasons of leading  the class hierarchy in the IMSA SportsCar Championship, the DPi class is set to enter its final season of competition, with the arrival of the converged "Grand Touring Prototype" class confirmed for the 2023 season (Le Mans Hypercar and LMDh). This class is set to bring the flagship class of the IMSA SportsCar Championship to a common ground with the 24 Hours of Le Mans race, something not seen in IMSA competition for over a decade. Schedule. The provisional schedule was released on August 6, 2021, and features 12 rounds. The schedule is pending, however, because of COVID-19 regulations that  may still be in effect. Entries. Le Mans Prototype 2 (LMP2). In accordance with the 2017 LMP2 regulations, all cars in the LMP2 class use the Gibson GK428 V8 engine. Le Mans Prototype 3 (LMP3). In accordance with the 2020 LMP3 regulations, all cars in the LMP3 class use the Nissan VK56DE 5.6L V8 engine. Race results. Bold indicates overall winner. 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. Points are awarded in  each class at the finish of each event. 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. 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: 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. 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 Rolex 24 at Daytona, points are awarded at 6 hours, 12 hours, 18 hours and at the finish. At the Sebring 12 hours, points are awarded at 4 hours, 8 hours and  at the finish. At the Watkins Glen 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: Le Mans Prototype 2 (LMP2). †: Post-event penalty. Car moved to back of class. ‡: Points count towards Michelin Endurance Cup championship only Standings: Le Mans Prototype 3 (LMP3). †: Post-event penalty. Car moved to back of class. ‡: Points count towards Michelin Endurance Cup championship only Standings: Grand Touring Daytona (GTD). †: Post-event penalty. Car moved to back of class. ‡: Points count towards WeatherTech Sprint Cup  championship only. Team's Championships. Standings: Daytona Prototype International (DPi). †: Post-event penalty. Car moved to back of class. Standings: Le Mans Prototype 2 (LMP2). †: Post-event penalty. Car moved to back of class. ‡: Points only awarded towards Michelin Endurance Cup championship Standings: Le Mans Prototype 3 (LMP3). ‡: Points count towards Michelin Endurance Cup championship only Standings: Grand Touring Daytona (GTD). †: Post-event penalty. Car moved to back of class. ‡: Points count towards WeatherTech Sprint Cup championship only.