2019 Michelin Pilot Challenge

The 2019 Michelin Pilot Challenge is the twentieth season of the IMSA SportsCar Challenge and the sixth season organized by the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA). Michelin is set to become the new official tire supplier of the series, following the departure of Continental Tire at the end of 2018.

Classes

 * Grand Sport (GS) (run to FIA GT4 regulations)
 * Touring Car (TCR)

The Street Tuner (ST) class will not return to the renamed series after the 2018 season.

Rule Changes

 * It was announced during the 2018 Petit Le Mans livestream that floor-mounted shifting would be dropped for the 2019 season.

Series News

 * Multimatic will be using IMSA GTO tribute liveries in commemoration of IMSA's 50th anniversary.

Race Schedule
The 2019 schedule was released on 3 August 2018 and features twelve rounds.

Race results
Bold indicates overall winner.

Points systems
Championship points are awarded in each class at the finish of each event. Points are awarded based on finishing positions as shown in the chart below.

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.
 * Team points