USCC - IMSA SportsCar Championship

The IMSA SportsCar Championship, knownas the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship for sponsorship reasons, is the premier sports car racing series in North America. Organized by the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA), the championship features a multi-class format wherehigh-performance prototypes and grand touring cars compete simultaneously on some of the most iconic road courses in the United States and Canada. The series was formed in 2014 through the merger of twoprominent North American sports car racing leagues, the American Le Mans Series and the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series, creatinga unified top-tier championship. The season is highlighted by several prestigious endurance races, including the Rolex 24 at Daytona, the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring, the Sahlen's SixHours of The Glen, and the Motul Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta. These endurance classics test the limits of driverand machine, demanding a combination of speed, strategy, and reliability. The championship is contested across several classes, currently including the top-tier Grand Touring Prototype (GTP) class, Le Mans Prototype 2 (LMP2), and the production-based GT Daytona Pro (GTD Pro) and GT Daytona (GTD) classes. This diverse range of machineryattracts a world-class field of drivers and renowned automotive manufacturers, making for exciting and unpredictable racing. The series is a significant partof the international sports car racing landscape, with its premier GTP class sharing technical regulations with the FIA World Endurance Championship's Hypercar class, allowing for crossover competition at major global events like the 24 Hours of Le Mans.