Stability is the Hallmark of IMSA’s 2019 Schedule
The IMSA
WeatherTech
S p o r t s C a r
Championship
has long been
admired for
the world-class road racing facilities and
events on its schedule each year, and in
2019, the series will continue building
equity in the same 12 events as it had
in 2018, highlighted by the 67th Mobil 1
Twelve Hours of Sebring March 16th.
“As we head to the conclusion of the
2018 season, our promoter partners have
enjoyed record, or near-record attendance
for WeatherTech Championship events,
and our 2019 schedule will enable those
same promoters to build on that momentum,”
said IMSA President Scott Atherton.
“IMSA has been fortunate for the past several
years to have a schedule that includes
the very best road courses and road racing
events in North America, and we are
thrilled to confirm our return to these same
venues in 2019. We have often said that
one of the most valuable elements of the
merger is the event schedule that resulted
– and our 2019 schedule is another
reflection of that.”
The Daytona Prototype international (DPi)
and LMP2 classes will compete in 10
races, while the GT Le Mans (GTLM) class
will have an 11-race season. In a new
development for 2019, the GT Daytona
(GTD) class will have 10 events that count
toward the WeatherTech Championship,
with a new seven-race IMSA WeatherTech
Sprint Cup also announced for GTD.
Eight of the 12 events on the schedule will
include all four classes, including the four
Michelin Endurance Cup events: the 57th
Rolex 24 At Daytona – which kicks off the
season on Jan. 24-27, the 67th Mobil 1
Twelve Hours of Sebring on March 13-16,
the Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen on the
weekend of June 28-30 and at the Motul
Petit Le Mans Oct. 9-12.
The four additional events with all four
classes all will be two hours and 40
minutes in length at Mid-Ohio Sports
Car Course on May 3-5, Canadian Tire
Motorsport Park on July 5-7, Road America
on Aug. 2-4 and WeatherTech Raceway
Laguna Seca on Sept. 13-15.
A pair of three-class, 100-minute sprint
races again are planned in 2019 as well.
The BUBBA burger Sports Car Grand
Prix at Long Beach featuring the DPi,
LMP2 and GTLM classes is scheduled
for April 12-13; while the DPi, LMP2 and
GTD classes are slated once again for
the Chevrolet Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix
Presented by Lear Corporation on May
31-June 1.
For the third consecutive year, there also
will be a pair of GT-only races in 2019,
both two hours and 40 minutes in length.
The GTLM and GTD machines will do
battle at Lime Rock Park on July 19-20,
and once again at VIRginia International
Raceway on Aug. 23-25.
2019 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Schedule
Date Event/Venue Classes/Duration Network
Jan. 4-6 Roar Before The Rolex 24 At Daytona DPi/LMP2/GTLM/GTD N/A
Daytona International Speedway 3-Day Test
Jan. 24-27 Rolex 24 At Daytona DPi/LMP2/GTLM/GTD NBCSN
Daytona International Speedway 24 Hours NBC Sports App
March 13-16 Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring DPi/LMP2/GTLM/GTD NBCSN/CNBC
Sebring International Raceway 12 Hours NBC Sports App
April 12-13 BUBBA burger SportsCar Grand Prix DPi/LMP2/GTLM NBCSN
at Long Beach, Long Beach, California 100 Minutes NBC Sports App
May 3-5 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course DPi/LMP2/GTLM/GTD NBCSN
Lexington, Ohio 2 Hours, 40 Minutes NBC Sports App
May 31-June 1 Chevrolet Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix DPi/LMP2 (GTD Sprint Cup) NBCSN
Belle Isle Park, Detroit, Michigan 100 Minutes NBC Sports App
June 28-30 Sahlen's Six Hours of The Glen DPi/LMP2/GTLM/GTD NBCSN
Watkins Glen International 6 Hours NBC Sports App
Watkins Glen, New York
July 5-7 Canadian Tire Motorsport Park DPi/LMP2/GTLM/GTD NBC
Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada 2 Hours, 40 Minutes NBC Sports App
July 19-20 Northeast Grand Prix GTLM/GTD NBCSN
Lime Rock park, Lakeville, Connecticut 2 Hours, 40 Minutes NBC Sports App
Aug. 2-4 Road America DPi/LMP2/GTLM/GTD NBCSN
Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin 2 Hours, 40 Minutes NBC Sports App
Aug. 23-25 VIRginia International Raceway GTLM/GTD NBCSN
Danville, Virginia 2 Hours, 40 Minutes NBC Sports App
Sept. 13-15 WeatherTech Raceway Leguna Seca DPi/LMP2/GTLM/GTD NBC
Mont 6 Hours NBC Sports App
Oct. 9-12 Motul Petit Le Mans DPi/LMP2/GTLM/GTD NBC/NBCSN
Road Atlanta, Braselton, Georgia 10 Hours NBC Sports App
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