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What to expect from the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship in 2022?
Start times, TV schedule: The IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship will conclude the 2022 season this weekend with the Motul Petit Le Mans at Michelin Road Atlanta, which also will mark the end of the line for the DPi class.
What's new for IMSA in 2022?
“The 2022 season reinforces one of IMSA’s biggest strengths, which is our tremendous collection of events, facilities and promoters.” The Rolex 24 will once again be part of a four-race Michelin Endurance Cup featuring the series’ longest events.
What is the IMSA SportsCar Championship?
The 2022 IMSA SportsCar Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the 2022 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship) is a planned championship of racing, set to be the 52nd racing season sanctioned by the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA), which traces its lineage back to the 1971 IMSA GT Championship.
Is this the end of the DPi class in IMSA?
[1] After six seasons of leading the class hierarchy in the IMSA SportsCar Championship, the DPi class is set to enter its final season of competition, with the arrival of the converged "Grand Touring Prototype" class confirmed for the 2023 season ( Le Mans Hypercar and LMDh ).
What time is the IMSA race on today?
TV: 11:40 a.m. ET on Peacock; noon ET on USA Network. Peacock, the NBC Sports App,and NBCSports.com will have streaming coverage of the event from flag to flag.
What channel is IMSA on 2022?
NBC SportsNBC Sports will present more than 80 hours of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship in 2022 across NBC, USA and Peacock, including 12 hours of NBC network coverage (the most since NBC Sports acquired IMSA rights in 2018) and 45 hours on USA, which will be the cable home of IMSA in 2022.
Is Porsche leaving IMSA?
– Porsche will remain a part of the GT Le Mans (GTLM) landscape in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, following the announcement Wednesday that WeatherTech Racing and Proton Competition will campaign a Porsche 911 RSR for the entire 2021 season.
Is IMSA owned by Nascar?
Beginning in 2014, IMSA is the sanctioning body of the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, the premier series resulting from the merger of Grand-Am Road Racing and the American Le Mans Series. IMSA is owned by NASCAR, as a division of the company.
How can I watch IMSA on TV?
A: You can access live streams of EVERY NBC Sports event on NBC & NBCSN by authenticating with a cable, satellite, telco or live streaming TV subscription that includes NBCSN. There is no additional charge for this service, simply log in to NBC Sports using the Username and Password you use on your provider's website.
Is the IMSA race on TV?
STAMFORD, Conn. – November 12, 2021 – NBC Sports will present more than 80 hours of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship in 2022 across NBC, USA Network and Peacock, including live comprehensive coverage of the historic 60th Rolex 24 At Daytona endurance race on January 29-30.
Will Porsche come back to IMSA?
Porsche will return to the top echelon of endurance racing next year with a factory programme run in collaboration with Team Penske. It will run two 963 LMDh cars each in WEC and IMSA in 2023 under the Porsche Penske Motorsport banner.
Will Porsche return to Lemans?
The car will make its official race debut at the 2023 24 Hours of Daytona. Porsche is going back to Le Mans in 2023 and it's doing so in a new class, LMDh. The new car will be packing a hybrid twin-turbo V8 engine producing around 670 horsepower.
How many IMSA races are there?
The series started on January 27, 2022, for the 24 Hours of Daytona, and is scheduled to conclude on October 1, 2022, for the Petit Le Mans across 12 races.
What is the difference between IMSA and WEC?
The classes Both championship have GT and prototype cars but each have different type of cars. IMSA consists of DPIs, prototypes challenge cars, GTLM cars (basically GTE cars) and GTD (GT3 spec). The WEC has LMP1, LMP2, GTE pro, and GTE AM. The LMP1 cars are the most iconic cars of the series.
Does IMSA do Le Mans?
Start times, TV schedule: The IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship will conclude the 2022 season this weekend with the Motul Petit Le Mans at Michelin Road Atlanta, which also will mark the end of the line for the DPi class.
What channel is the 24 Hours of Daytona on 2022?
NBC SportsNBC Sports' coverage of the 2022 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship begins this weekend with unparalleled live coverage of the 60th Rolex 24 At Daytona endurance race at Daytona International Speedway on NBC, USA Network, and Peacock.
Is IMSA on free Peacock?
Coverage starts with the prototype challenge on January 22 and is set to conclude with the Petit Le Mans on October 1. Fans of IMSA's flagship competition can watch for $4.99/month with a Peacock Premium account.
How can I watch IMSA in Canada?
How to Watch in Canada: Canadian viewers can watch the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship races live with Discover Velocity. Additionally, TSN will broadcast tape-delayed, one-hour cut-down shows from WeatherTech Championship events.
How fast are IMSA cars?
Engines tuned to produce between 400 and 450 horsepower. Speeds in excess of 160 mph.
How many venues are there in the WeatherTech 2022?
The IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Series announced their 2022 schedule, which will include 12 venues and events.
How many people watched the 2021 IMSA?
The 2021 Rolex 24 was a record-setting event for IMSA on NBC and NBCSN with nearly 1.1 million viewers during portions of the twice around the clock classic. That made it the most-watched IMSA race since the 2008 24 Hours of Daytona.
How many races are there in the IMSA?
Five of the races, the four Endurance Cup events and a 2-hour, 40-minute race at Road America in August, will include all five IMSA classes.
What engine does a 2017 LMP2 use?
In accordance with the 2017 LMP2 regulations, all cars in the LMP2 class use the Gibson GK428 V8 engine.
When is the 2022 IMSA?
The series is set to begin on January 27, 2022, for the 24 Hours of Daytona, and conclude on October 1, 2022, for the Petit Le Mans across 12 races.
Is GT Le Mans retiring?
For the 2022 season, the GT Le Mans (GTLM) class is set to be retired, following dwindling interest in the midst of the withdrawal of the Ford GT program operated by Chip Ganassi Racing, and the Porsche 911 program run by CORE Autosport in 2019 and 2020 respectively. GT Daytona was thus split into a new all-pro class as a replacement for the GTLM class, aligning its technical regulations with that of the pre-existing regular GTD class.
