IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge

File:IMSA GT3 Cup Road Atlanta 2006.jpg

Start of the 2006 race at Road Atlanta

The Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge USA by Yokohama (also known as IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge) was a one-make racing series based in the United States using Porsche 911 GT3s.

The Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge USA by Yokohama entered its 16th & final season in 2020 and was the largest of Porsche's 20 single-make Cup Challenge series in the world. The series produces intense, exciting competition for semi-professional and aspiring professional drivers in the world's most produced and iconic race car, the Porsche 911 GT3 Cup.

Racing was divided into two classes – Platinum Cup, featuring the 2017-2019 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup car, which is based on the eighth (current) generation of the street car (991.2), and Gold Cup, featuring the 2014–2016 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup car, which is based on the seventh generation of the street car (991.1). A Masters Championship also is conducted in Platinum class, this class consists of drivers 45 years of age or older. Each class is awarded with its own podium at the end of every race and individual champion at the end of every season. Points are awarded by finish in class.

The series was sanctioned by the International Motor Sports Association, and was a support series to the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. It has now been replaced by Porsche Carrera Cup North America starting in 2021.

Circuits

• Template:Flagicon Autobahn Raceway (2009)
• Template:Flagicon Baltimore Street Circuit (2013)
• Template:Flagicon Barber Motorsports Park (2017–2019)
• Template:Flagicon Canadian Tire Motorsport Park (2006–2009, 2011–2015)
• Template:Flagicon Circuit Gilles Villeneuve (2008, 2011–2012, 2016, 2019)
• Template:Flagicon Circuit of the Americas (2013–2017)
• Template:Flagicon Indianapolis Motor Speedway (2007)
• Template:Flagicon Laguna Seca (2005–2016, 2019)
• Template:Flagicon Lime Rock Park (2011, 2014, 2003–2015)
• Template:Flagicon Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course (2005–2008, 2010, 2018–2020)
• Template:Flagicon New Jersey Motorsports Park (2010)
• Template:Flagicon NOLA Motorsports Park (2015)
• Template:Flagicon Portland International Raceway (2005)
• Template:Flagicon Road America (2005–2006, 2009–2020)
• Template:Flagicon Road Atlanta (2005–2014, 2016–2020)
• Template:Flagicon Sebring International Raceway (2006–2020)
• Template:Flagicon Sonoma Raceway (2017–2018)
• Template:Flagicon St. Petersburg Street Circuit (2020)
• Template:Flagicon Utah Motorsports Campus (2006–2012)
• Template:Flagicon Virginia International Raceway (2012, 2015–2020)
• Template:Flagicon Watkins Glen International (2013–2019)

Champions

Season	Champion
2005	Template:Flagicon Jay Policastro
2006	997 Class Champion	996 Class Champion
	Template:Flagicon Nathan Swartzbaugh	Template:Flagicon Dino Loles
2007	Champion
	Template:Flagicon Bob Faieta
2008	Platinum Class Champion	Gold Class Champion
	Template:Flagicon Bob Faieta	Template:Flagicon Tony Rivera
2009	Platinum Class Champion	Gold Class Champion
	Template:Flagicon Bob Faieta	Template:Flagicon Melanie Snow
2010	Platinum Class Champion	Gold Class Champion
	Template:Flagicon Ross Smith	Template:Flagicon Henrique Cisneros
2011	Platinum Class Champion	Gold Class Champion
	Template:Flagicon Henrique Cisneros	Template:Flagicon Madison Snow
2012	Platinum Class Champion	Gold Class Champion
	Template:Flagicon Sean Johnston	Template:Flagicon Angel Benitez, Jr
2013	Platinum Class Champion	Gold Class Champion
	Template:Flagicon Madison Snow	Template:Flagicon Michael Levitas
2014	Platinum Class Champion	Gold Class Champion
	Template:Flagicon Colin Thompson	Template:Flagicon Patrick-Otto Madsen
2015	Platinum Class Champion	Gold Class Champion
	Template:Flagicon Elliott Skeer	Template:Flagicon Jeff Mosing
2016	Platinum Class Champion	Gold Class Champion
	Template:Flagicon Jesse Lazare	Template:Flagicon Michael de Quesada
2017	Platinum Class Champion	Gold Class Champion
	Template:Flagicon Jake Eidson	Template:Flagicon Fred Kaimer
2018	Platinum Class Champion	Gold Class Champion
	Template:Flagicon Trenton Estep	Template:Flagicon Victor Gomez
2019	Platinum Class Champion	Gold Class Champion
	Template:Flagicon Roman De Angelis	Template:Flagicon Sebastian Carazo
2020	Platinum Class Champion	Gold Class Champion
	Template:Flagicon Jeff Kingsley	Template:Flagicon Curt Swearingin

External links

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