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Parker Thompson
Parker Thompson (born 2 March 1998) is a Canadian race car driver from Red Deer, Alberta, Canada. Career Early career Thompson began racing at the age of eight, competing in the Calgary Kart Racing Club a short distance from his family residence in Red Deer, Alberta, Canada. From the local club, Thompson graduated to the global ranks of karting. In 2012 he finished 3rd in the junior category of the Rotax World Karting Finals in Portimao, Portugal. In 2013 he joined the World Series of Karting with team Energy Corse where he earned eight top five finishes, four podium finishes, five Superpole sessions, two Superpole wins and a final win. Open wheel career In 2015, Thompson began competition in open-wheel racing, with a focus on the Road to Indy. Thompson finished 2nd place overall in the 2016 U.S. F2000 Championship with Cape Motorsports. In 2018, he finished 2nd place overall again, this time in the Pro Mazda Championship The USF Pro 2000 Championship Presented by C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 IMSA SportsCar Championship
The 2023 IMSA SportsCar Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the 2023 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship) is the 53rd racing season sanctioned by the International Motor Sports Association, which traces its lineage back to the 1971 IMSA GT Championship. It is also the tenth season of the IMSA SportsCar Championship since the merger between the American Le Mans Series and the Rolex Sports Car Series in 2014, and the eighth under the sponsorship of WeatherTech. The 2023 season marks an overhaul season for the championship, with a change in class structure and a new race on the season calendar at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The championship began with the 24 Hours of Daytona on January 28 and is scheduled to conclude with the Petit Le Mans on October 14 after 11 races. Classes * Grand Touring Prototype (GTP) (LMDh and LMH) * Le Mans Prototype 2 (LMP2) * Le Mans Prototype 3 (LMP3) * GT Daytona Pro (GTD Pro) * GT Daytona (GTD) At the end of the 2022 season, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 Pro Mazda Championship
The 2018 Pro Mazda Championship was the 20th season in series history. It was the final season using the Pro Mazda name, as the series was re-branded as "Indy Pro 2000" for the 2019 season. A 16-race schedule was announced on 17 October 2017. This was the first season to use the new Tatuus PM-18 chassis and Mazda MZR piston engine. All prior engine packages for the series included a Mazda Wankel engine. Drivers and teams Schedule Race results Championship standings Drivers' Championship ;Scoring system * The driver who qualifies on pole is awarded one additional point. * One point is awarded to the driver who leads the most laps in a race. * One point is awarded to the driver who sets the fastest lap during the race. Teams' championship ;Scoring system *Single car teams receive 3 bonus points as an equivalency to multi-car teams *Only the best two results count for teams fielding more than two entries See also *2018 IndyCar Series *2018 Indy Lights *2018 U.S. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
The Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, also spelled ''Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve'' (), is a motor racing circuit in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is the venue for the FIA Formula One Canadian Grand Prix. It has previously hosted the FIA World Sportscar Championship, the Champ Car World Series, the NASCAR Pinty’s Series, the NASCAR Xfinity Series and the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series. The venue hosted the Champ Car World Series Grand Prix of Montreal from 2002 to 2006. Formula One at Montréal The Canadian Grand Prix was first held at the circuit in 1978, where hometown hero Gilles Villeneuve (1950–1982) won for Scuderia Ferrari. The Grand Prix quickly became a mainstay of the Formula One calendar, with the race taking place in Montreal for the next thirty years. Once held in late September, the event was moved to its present location on the calendar of mid-June in 1982, so as to provide a warmer, more pleasant race weekend. Many great races have occurred at the track ove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course
Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course is a road course auto racing facility located in Troy Township, Morrow County, Ohio, United States, just outside the village of Lexington. Mid-Ohio has also colloquially become a term for the entire north-central region of the state, from south of Sandusky to the north of Columbus. It hosts a number of racing series such as IndyCar, IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship, and the NASCAR Xfinity Series, along with other club events such has SCCA and National Auto Sport Association. The track The track opened as a 15-turn, road circuit run clockwise. The back portion of the track allows speeds approaching . A separate starting line is located on the backstretch to allow for safer rolling starts. The regular start/finish line is located on the pit straight. In 1990 the track underwent a refurbishment. A new retaining wall was built, the entire track was resurfaced, widened and concrete was paved in the apexes of the turns to prevent asphalt de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barber Motorsports Park
Barber Motorsports Park is an multi-purpose racing facility located in Birmingham, Alabama. It was built by George W. Barber, and includes the Barber Vintage Motorsport Museum. It has been the site of the IndyCar Series' Grand Prix of Alabama since 2010. ThAnnual Barber Vintage Festivalhas taken place at the park each October since 2005. Barber Motorsports Park is also the home of the Porsche Track Experience. Barber Motorsports Park is classified as an FIA Grade Two circuit. Track The park, which opened in 2003, has a 16-turn, road course, designed by Alan Wilson. The track is wide and is designed to be run clockwise. The layout is compact, with elevation changes of more than . The pit lane is to the outside of the track, parallel to the front stretch. Two cutoff turns, which are barricaded when not in use, allow the track to be shortened for testing sessions or promoter events. The area outside of the front stretch, bounded by the track on three sides, is occupied ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hattori Racing Enterprises
Hattori Racing Enterprises (HRE) is a Japanese-American professional stock car racing team that currently competes in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. Owned by former NASCAR and open-wheel driver Shigeaki Hattori they compete with the No. 16 Toyota Tundra full-time for TBA and the No. 61 Toyota full-time for TBA.in the Truck Series. The team previously competed in the NASCAR Xfinity Series with the No. 61 and No. 81 as well as in the ARCA Menards Series with the No. 01 and No. 1 Toyota Camrys. History Xfinity Series Car No. 61 history Hattori made his NASCAR Xfinity Series debut with Johnny Sauter at the 2014 DRIVE4COPD 300 at Daytona. Sauter qualified ninth and finished twenty-eighth, one lap down. After that race, Hattori was quoted as saying "we have decided that we need to focus more on our Nationwide Series program”. Sauter would pilot Hattori's Toyota for two more races, finishing 16th at Charlotte Motor Speedway and 15th at the Subway Firecracker 250 at Daytona. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 Michelin Pilot Challenge
The 2023 Michelin Pilot Challenge is the twenty-fourth season of the IMSA SportsCar Challenge and the tenth season organized by the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA). The season began on January 26 at Daytona International Speedway and concludes on October 14 at Road Atlanta. Classes * Grand Sport (GS) (run to GT4 regulations) * Touring Car (TCR) Calendar The provisional 2023 calendar was released on August 5, 2022, at IMSA's annual State of the Sport Address, featuring eleven rounds. ;Calendar Changes *Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course was dropped from the calendar and was replaced by a four-hour event at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. An event at the new Detroit Street Circuit was also added to the schedule. *The Detroit event will only feature GS-class entries, while the event at Lime Rock Park will only feature TCR entries, ensuring a 10-round schedule for both classes. Entry list Grand Sport (GS) Touring Car (TCR) Race results Bold indicates overall winner. Cham ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toyota Gazoo Racing
Toyota Gazoo Racing (or Toyota GR/TGR) is a motorsport/performance brand of the Japanese automaker Toyota. Many divisions in various racing disciplines use the branding, including Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, Toyota's World Rally Championship team; Toyota Gazoo Racing Europe, Toyota's FIA World Endurance Championship, World Endurance Championship team; Speedworks Motorsport, Toyota Gazoo Racing UK, Toyota's British Touring Car Championship team; Toyota Gazoo Racing SA, Toyota Gazoo Racing South Africa, Toyota's cross-country rally division; and Toyota Gazoo Racing Argentina, a national subsidiary team. The "GR" brand is also used for some performance-oriented road cars such as the Toyota GR Supra, GR Supra, the Toyota GR Yaris, GR Yaris, the Toyota GR86, GR86, and the Toyota GR Corolla, GR Corolla. __TOC__ History In 2007, an in-house team consisting of student test drivers and mechanics led by Hiromu Naruse, who was a test driver of Toyota, competed in the 24 Hours Nürburg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 GT4 America Series
The 2023 Pirelli GT4 America Series is the fifth season of the GT4 America Series. The season began on April 2 at Sonoma Raceway and ended on October 8 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Calendar The preliminary calendar was released on July 29, 2022, featuring 14 races across seven rounds. All rounds support the 2023 GT World Challenge America. Entry list Race results Bold indicates overall winner Championship standings ; Scoring system Drivers' championship Notes References External links * {{FIA GT Championship Seasons 2023 in American motorsport, GT4 America Series 2023 in motorsport, GT4 America Series ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 IMSA Prototype Challenge
The 2022 IMSA Prototype Challenge was the seventeenth and final season of the IMSA Lites series and its successors, and the sixth under the IMSA Prototype Challenge name. The season started on January 21 at Daytona International Speedway and concluded on October 1 at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta. Calendar The provisional 2022 calendar was released on August 6, 2021 at IMSA's annual State of the Sport Address, featuring five rounds. ;Calendar Changes *All races are now 1 hour 30 minutes in length, apart from the opening round at Daytona. *Canadian Tire Motorsport Park (Mosport) returned to the calendar after being cancelled for 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. *Sebring International Raceway did not return for 2022. Watkins Glen International, which served as the replacement for Canadian Tire Motorsport Park in 2021, also did not return to the schedule. Series News *2015-spec LMP3 machinery would no longer be permitted to compete from 2022 onwards, returning the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 Porsche Carrera Cup North America
The 2022 Porsche Carrera Cup North America is the second season of the Porsche Carrera Cup North America. It is scheduled to begin on March 16 at Sebring International Raceway and end on October 1 at Road Atlanta. Calendar The preliminary calendar was released on August 6, 2021, at IMSA's annual State of the Sport Address, without disclosing the location of round 2. On October 19, 2021, IMSA announced that an event at the Grand Prix of Long Beach would fill the vacancy in the schedule. In April 2022, Indianapolis was announced as the replacement for round seven, which was initially scheduled to be held at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park. Series News *The previous generation 991-spec Porsche 911 GT3 Cup car would no longer be permitted to compete in 2022, meaning the grid would be entirely made up of 992 Year 992 ( CMXCII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place Worldwide * Winter – A s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2021 Porsche Carrera Cup North America
The 2021 Porsche Carrera Cup North America was the first Porsche Carrera Cup North America season, sanctioned by the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) which in turn replaced both Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge USA & Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Canada. It began on March 19 at Sebring International Raceway and ended on November 12 at Road Atlanta Road Atlanta (known for sponsorship reasons as Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta) is a road course located just north of Braselton, Georgia, United States. The facility is utilized for a wide variety of events, including professional and amateur spo .... Teams and drivers The following teams and drivers were signed to run the 2021 season. Race calendar and results The revised calendar was announced on September 25, 2020. Final Standings Notes References External links {{Porsche Carrera Cup seasons Porsche Supercup seasons Porsche ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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