IMSA 2023 calendar revealed

IMSA presented its 2023 calendar on the sidelines of the Road America round. As announced, Indianapolis will be on the program.

Published on 06/08/2022 à 10:33

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The 2023 IMSA calendar was revealed at Road America (Photo: IMSA)

Antepenultimate round of the 2022 season ofIMSA, Road America is an opportunity to already think about the next year. While only the VIR (August 26-28), a round reserved for Grand Touring cars, and Small Le Mans (September 28-October 1) in the final meeting, John Doonan, President of IMSA, revealed the program for the next North American endurance championship. As a reminder, this vintage will mark the return of the GTP category and the arrival of the LMDh to replace the current DPi.

Les grands débuts des nouveaux prototypes de Porsche, BMW, Acura et Cadillac auront ainsi lieu aux 24 Heures de Daytona, du 26 au 29 janvier. 11 manches seront prévues contre 12 en 2021. Mid-Ohio et Detroit ne seront ainsi pas la partie, alors qu’Indianapolis, préalablement annoncé, fera son retour. Six épreuves verront les cinq catégories (GTP, LM P2, LM P3, GTD Pro, GTD) en piste : Daytona, Sebring (15-19 mars), Watkins Glen (22-25 juin), Road America (4-6 août), Indianapolis (15-17 septembre) et Petit Le Mans (11-14 octobre). Dans ces six manches, quatre composeront l’Endurance Cup: the 24 Hours of Daytona, the 12 Hours of Sebring, the 6 Hours of the Glen and Petit Le Mans.

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IMSA also announced its sustainable commitments. Thus, each GTP car will use a single-source hybrid powertrain, which will reduce fuel consumption by more than 10%. For each car's internal combustion engine, IMSA's official fuel supplier, VP Racing Fuels, will supply VP R80 renewable fuel.

Michelin, the official tire supplier of IMSA, has developed a new unique tire for the GTP class, which will have the capability of overtaking stints. This could result in a reduction in tire usage of up to 25%. Michelin's current WeatherTech Championship racing tires contain almost 30% sustainable raw materials.

The manufacturer also presented a new racing tire containing 53% sustainable raw materials. IMSA and Michelin are working together to explore the introduction of this tire into IMSA competition.