IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge

IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge

Category	One-make racing by Porsche
Country	United States
Inaugural season	2005
Folded	2020
Constructors	Porsche
Tyre suppliers	Yokohama
Last Drivers' champion	Jeff Kingsley/ Curt Swearingin
Last Teams' champion	Kelly Moss / ACI Motorsports
Official website	porschegt3cupusa.imsa.com

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 It has now been replaced by Porsche Carrera Cup North America starting in 2021.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

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

Champions

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

External links

• Official website