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</style><table class="infobox vcard"><caption class="infobox-title fn">Michelin Pilot Challenge</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Category</th><td class="infobox-data">Grand touring Touring car</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country</th><td class="infobox-data"> <a href="United_States" title="United States">United States</a> <a href="Canada" title="Canada">Canada</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Inaugural season</th><td class="infobox-data">1997</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Drivers' champion</th><td class="infobox-data">GS: <a href="United_States" title="United States"></a> Vincent Barletta GS: <a href="United_States" title="United States"></a> <a href="Robby_Foley" title="Robby Foley">Robby Foley</a> TCR: <a href="United_States" title="United States"></a> <a href="Harry_Gottsacker" title="Harry Gottsacker">Harry Gottsacker</a> TCR: <a href="Canada" title="Canada"></a> <a href="Robert_Wickens" title="Robert Wickens">Robert Wickens</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Makes' champion</th><td class="infobox-data">GS: <a href="Germany" title="Germany"></a> <a href="Mercedes-AMG" title="Mercedes-AMG">Mercedes-AMG</a> TCR: <a href="South_Korea" title="South Korea"></a> <a href="Hyundai_Motor_Company" title="Hyundai Motor Company">Hyundai</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Teams' champion</th><td class="infobox-data">GS: <a href="United_States" title="United States"></a> #96 <a href="Turner_Motorsport" title="Turner Motorsport">Turner Motorsport</a> TCR: <a href="United_States" title="United States"></a> #33 <a href="Bryan_Herta_Autosport" title="Bryan Herta Autosport">Bryan Herta Autosport</a> with <a href="Curb_Agajanian_Performance_Group" title="Curb Agajanian Performance Group">Curb-Agajanian</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Official website</th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://michelinpilotchallenge.imsa.com/">michelinpilotchallenge.imsa.com</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below"> <a href="2025_Michelin_Pilot_Challenge" title="2025 Michelin Pilot Challenge">Current season</a></td></tr></tbody></table>

The Michelin Pilot Challenge is a <a href="Grand_tourer" title="Grand tourer">grand touring</a> and <a href="Touring_car_racing" title="Touring car racing">touring car racing</a> series run by the <a href="International_Motor_Sports_Association" class="mw-redirect" title="International Motor Sports Association">International Motor Sports Association</a>. Originating from the Canadian <a href="Motorola" title="Motorola">Motorola</a> Cup, the series was taken over by Grand-Am in 2001 to become the Grand-Am Cup following the demise of rival <a href="International_Motor_Sports_Association" class="mw-redirect" title="International Motor Sports Association">IMSA</a>'s <a href="Firestone_Tire_and_Rubber_Company" title="Firestone Tire and Rubber Company">Firehawk</a> series of similar rules in the US. KONI became series sponsor for the start of the 2007 season when the series became known as the <a href="KONI_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="KONI Group">KONI</a> Challenge Series, before renaming once more prior to the start of the 2009 season as the KONI Sports Car Challenge. The series name was once again changed for the 2010 season to <a href="Continental_Tire" class="mw-redirect" title="Continental Tire">Continental Tire</a> Sports Car Challenge. In 2019, the series rebranded again after <a href="Michelin" title="Michelin">Michelin</a> was selected to become the new official tire supplier of the series and thus simplified their branding name by removing Sports Car term.<a href="#cite_note-1">[1]</a>

The Continental Challenge was the support series for Grand-Am's premier offering, the <a href="Rolex_Sports_Car_Series" title="Rolex Sports Car Series">Rolex Sports Car Series</a>. In 2014, the series became the support series for the <a href="United_SportsCar_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="United SportsCar Championship">United SportsCar Championship</a> (now known as the IMSA SportsCar Championship) upon the merger of the Rolex Series and the <a href="American_Le_Mans_Series" title="American Le Mans Series">American Le Mans Series</a>.

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In traditional sports car racing format, the races are often run with both Grand Sport (GT4) and TCR classes on track simultaneously, which is known as a "combined" race. Occasionally the races will be run in "split classes", with separate races for both classes. This is especially common for shorter venues such as <a href="Lime_Rock_Park" title="Lime Rock Park">Lime Rock Park</a>. Currently the races are 2 hours in length with a required driver change.

<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Telecasts">Telecasts</h2></div>

<ul><li>Until 2013, broadcasts were to <a href="Fox_Sports_1" title="Fox Sports 1">Fox Sports 1</a>, formerly <a href="Speed_Channel" class="mw-redirect" title="Speed Channel">Speed Channel</a>. All telecasts are uploaded to the series website after their initial airing.</li>

<li>From 2019 season, <a href="NBC_Sports" title="NBC Sports">NBC Sports</a> telecast Delayed-Race and IMSA TV has telecast live via Peacock.</li>

<li>In some countries, NASCAR Holdings (which owns IMSA) feature the Michelin Pilot Challenge is included in NASCAR's media rights deals in Mexico and Brazil that includes NASCAR's three national series, IMSA's two major series, and <a href="American_Flat_Track" title="American Flat Track">American Flat Track</a>, all of which have broadcasts produced by NASCAR.</li>

<li>IMSA TV, which is controlled by NASCAR Productions, has international rights in selected countries.</li></ul>

<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Vehicles">Vehicles</h2></div>

The series uses two classes in each race. Originally, these were:

<ul><li>The Grand Sport (GS) class features large-displacement 6-cylinder, 8-cylinder, 10-cylinder or 12-cylinder sports cars as well as small displacement 4-cylinder <a href="Forced_induction" title="Forced induction">forced induction</a> sports cars.</li>

<li>The Street Tuner (ST) class is for smaller 4-cylinder, 5-cylinder or 6-cylinder sedans, hatchbacks, coupes or convertibles.</li></ul>

From 2017, IMSA allowed cars built by "mainstream automotive manufacturers" to <a href="SRO_GT4" title="SRO GT4">SRO GT4</a> regulations to compete, with a complete phase out of the original Grand-Am GS class the next year. Also in 2018, IMSA introduced <a href="TCR_Touring_Car" title="TCR Touring Car">TCR Touring Cars</a> as a third class, with the intention of it replacing the Street Tuners as the second class, which happened the following year.<a href="#cite_note-2">[2]</a>

The original format was reminiscent of the original <a href="Trans-Am_Series" title="Trans-Am Series">Trans-Am Series</a>, combining conventional sports cars and touring cars, though the Trans-Am Series usually had a single driver per car, unlike the Continental Challenge, which has two drivers per car. Some vehicles in the Continental Challenge have actually been wrapped to resemble the original Trans Am cars, such as the Boss 302 Mustangs of <a href="George_Follmer" title="George Follmer">George Follmer</a> and <a href="Parnelli_Jones" title="Parnelli Jones">Parnelli Jones</a> or the original Sunoco Camaro. As the Pilot Challenge consists of longer races (2-4 hours), the cars are also eligible for the <a href="United_States_Auto_Club" title="United States Auto Club">United States Auto Club</a>'s <a href="Pirelli_World_Challenge" class="mw-redirect" title="Pirelli World Challenge">Pirelli World Challenge</a> GT4 or TCR classes, which are one-hour races.

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<td><a href="United_States" title="United States"></a> <a href="Craig_Stanton" title="Craig Stanton">Craig Stanton</a> <a href="United_States" title="United States"></a> <a href="Terry_Borcheller" title="Terry Borcheller">Terry Borcheller</a>

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<td><a href="Cadillac_CTS-V" class="mw-redirect" title="Cadillac CTS-V">Cadillac CTS-V</a>

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<td><a href="United_States" title="United States"></a> David Haskell <a href="Canada" title="Canada"></a> Sylvain Tremblay

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<td><a href="Mazda_RX-8" title="Mazda RX-8">Mazda RX-8</a>

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<td><a href="Canada" title="Canada"></a> <a href="David_Empringham" title="David Empringham">David Empringham</a> <a href="Canada" title="Canada"></a> <a href="Scott_Maxwell" title="Scott Maxwell">Scott Maxwell</a>

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<td><a href="Ford_Mustang" title="Ford Mustang">Ford Mustang</a>

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<td><a href="Mazda_RX-8" title="Mazda RX-8">Mazda RX-8</a> (2)

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<td><a href="Sweden" title="Sweden"></a> Anders Hainer <a href="United_States" title="United States"></a> <a href="Boris_Said" title="Boris Said">Boris Said</a>

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<td><a href="United_States" title="United States"></a> Don Salama <a href="United_States" title="United States"></a> Will Turner

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<td><a href="United_States" title="United States"></a> <a href="Jeff_Segal" title="Jeff Segal">Jeff Segal</a> <a href="United_States" title="United States"></a> Jep Thornton

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<td><a href="BMW_M3" title="BMW M3">BMW M3</a> (2)

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<td><a href="United_States" title="United States"></a> Trevor Hopwood <a href="United_States" title="United States"></a> Adam Burrows

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<td><a href="BMW_3_Series" title="BMW 3 Series">BMW 330i</a> (2)

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<td><a href="United_States" title="United States"></a> Joe Foster <a href="Canada" title="Canada"></a> <a href="Scott_Maxwell" title="Scott Maxwell">Scott Maxwell</a>

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<td><a href="Ford_Mustang" title="Ford Mustang">Ford Mustang</a> (2)

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<td><a href="Canada" title="Canada"></a> Jamie Holtom

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<td><a href="Chevrolet_Cobalt_SS" title="Chevrolet Cobalt SS">Chevrolet Cobalt SS</a>

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<td><a href="Canada" title="Canada"></a> Kenny Wilden

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<td><a href="Ford_Mustang" title="Ford Mustang">Ford Mustang</a> (3)

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<td><a href="United_States" title="United States"></a> Chris Miller

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<td><a href="Honda_Civic_Si" class="mw-redirect" title="Honda Civic Si">Honda Civic Si</a>

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<td><a href="United_States" title="United States"></a> Charles Espenlaub <a href="United_States" title="United States"></a> Charlie Putman

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<td><a href="BMW_M3" title="BMW M3">BMW M3</a> (3)

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<td><a href="United_States" title="United States"></a> David Thilenius<a href="#cite_note-BimmerWorld-10">[N 1]</a> <a href="United_States" title="United States"></a> <a href="Lawson_Aschenbach" title="Lawson Aschenbach">Lawson Aschenbach</a><a href="#cite_note-BimmerWorld-10">[N 1]</a>

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<td><a href="Honda_Civic_Si" class="mw-redirect" title="Honda Civic Si">Honda Civic Si</a> (2)

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<td><a href="Canada" title="Canada"></a> <a href="Paul_Dalla_Lana" title="Paul Dalla Lana">Paul Dalla Lana</a>

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<td><a href="BMW_M3" title="BMW M3">BMW M3</a> (4)

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<td><a href="Sweden" title="Sweden"></a> <a href="Niclas_J%C3%B6nsson" title="Niclas Jönsson">Niclas Jönsson</a>

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<td><a href="Kia_Forte#Coupe_(Koup)" title="Kia Forte">Kia Forte Koup</a>

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<td><a href="Canada" title="Canada"></a> <a href="John_Farano" title="John Farano">John Farano</a><a href="#cite_note-Plumb-13">[N 2]</a> <a href="Canada" title="Canada"></a> <a href="David_Empringham" title="David Empringham">David Empringham</a><a href="#cite_note-Plumb-13">[N 2]</a>

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<td><a href="Porsche_997" class="mw-redirect" title="Porsche 997">Porsche 997</a>

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<td><a href="Brazil" title="Brazil"></a> Pierre Kleinubing <a href="Canada" title="Canada"></a> Jason Clunie

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<td><a href="Mazdaspeed3" title="Mazdaspeed3">Mazdaspeed3</a> (3)

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<td><a href="United_States" title="United States"></a> Nick Longhi <a href="United_States" title="United States"></a> <a href="Matt_Plumb" title="Matt Plumb">Matt Plumb</a>

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<td><a href="Porsche_997" class="mw-redirect" title="Porsche 997">Porsche 997</a> (2)

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<td><a href="United_States" title="United States"></a> <a href="Terry_Borcheller" title="Terry Borcheller">Terry Borcheller</a> <a href="United_States" title="United States"></a> Mike LaMarra

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<td><a href="BMW_1_Series_(E87)" title="BMW 1 Series (E87)">BMW 128i</a> (3)

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<td><a href="United_States" title="United States"></a> <a href="Trent_Hindman" title="Trent Hindman">Trent Hindman</a>

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<td><a href="BMW_3_Series_(E90)" title="BMW 3 Series (E90)">BMW M3 Coupe</a> (5)

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<td><a href="BMW_3_Series_(F30)" title="BMW 3 Series (F30)">BMW 328i</a> (4) <a href="Porsche_Cayman" class="mw-redirect" title="Porsche Cayman">Porsche Cayman</a>

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<td><a href="United_States" title="United States"></a> Andrew Davis <a href="United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom"></a> <a href="Robin_Liddell" title="Robin Liddell">Robin Liddell</a>

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<td><a href="Chevrolet_Camaro" title="Chevrolet Camaro">Chevrolet Camaro</a>

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<td><a href="United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom"></a> <a href="Stevan_McAleer" title="Stevan McAleer">Stevan McAleer</a> <a href="United_States" title="United States"></a> <a href="Chad_McCumbee" title="Chad McCumbee">Chad McCumbee</a>

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<td><a href="Mazda_MX-5" title="Mazda MX-5">Mazda MX-5</a> (4)

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<td><a href="Ford_Mustang" title="Ford Mustang">Ford Mustang GT350R-C</a> (4)

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<td><a href="United_States" title="United States"></a> Nick Galante <a href="United_States" title="United States"></a> <a href="Spencer_Pumpelly" title="Spencer Pumpelly">Spencer Pumpelly</a>

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<td><a href="Porsche_Cayman" class="mw-redirect" title="Porsche Cayman">Porsche Cayman</a> (2)

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<td><a href="United_States" title="United States"></a> Dillon Machavern <a href="United_States" title="United States"></a> Dylan Murcott

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<td><a href="Porsche_Cayman" class="mw-redirect" title="Porsche Cayman">Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR</a> (3)

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<td><a href="United_States" title="United States"></a> Eric Foss

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<td><a href="Porsche_Cayman" class="mw-redirect" title="Porsche Cayman">Porsche Cayman</a> (3)

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<td><a href="United_States" title="United States"></a> Hugh Plumb <a href="United_States" title="United States"></a> Owen Trinkler

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<td><a href="Mercedes-AMG_GT#Motorsport" title="Mercedes-AMG GT">Mercedes-AMG GT4</a>

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<td><a href="United_States" title="United States"></a> ST: <a href="Devin_Jones" title="Devin Jones">Devin Jones</a> <a href="Canada" title="Canada"></a> ST: Nick Galante <a href="United_States" title="United States"></a> TCR: Britt Casey Jr. <a href="United_States" title="United States"></a> TCR: <a href="Tom_Long_(racing_driver)" title="Tom Long (racing driver)">Tom Long</a>

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<td><a href="United_States" title="United States"></a> Tyler McQuarrie <a href="United_States" title="United States"></a> Jeff Westphal

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<td><a href="United_States" title="United States"></a> <a href="Michael_James_Lewis" title="Michael James Lewis">Michael Lewis</a> <a href="Canada" title="Canada"></a> <a href="Mark_Wilkins_(racing_driver)" title="Mark Wilkins (racing driver)">Mark Wilkins</a>

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<td><a href="Hyundai_Veloster#Second_generation_(JS;_2018)" title="Hyundai Veloster">Hyundai Veloster N TCR</a>

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<td><a href="Canada" title="Canada"></a> <a href="Kyle_Marcelli" title="Kyle Marcelli">Kyle Marcelli</a> <a href="United_States" title="United States"></a> Nate Stacy

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<td><a href="Aston_Martin_Vantage_(2018)" title="Aston Martin Vantage (2018)">Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4</a>

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<td><a href="Colombia" title="Colombia"></a> <a href="Gabby_Chaves" title="Gabby Chaves">Gabby Chaves</a> <a href="United_States" title="United States"></a> <a href="Ryan_Norman" title="Ryan Norman">Ryan Norman</a>

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<td><a href="Hyundai_Veloster#Second_generation_(JS;_2018)" title="Hyundai Veloster">Hyundai Veloster N TCR</a> (2)

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<td><a href="Belgium" title="Belgium"></a> <a href="Jan_Heylen" title="Jan Heylen">Jan Heylen</a>

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<td><a href="Porsche_Cayman" class="mw-redirect" title="Porsche Cayman">Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport</a> (4)

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<td><a href="United_States" title="United States"></a> <a href="Michael_James_Lewis" title="Michael James Lewis">Michael Lewis</a> <a href="United_States" title="United States"></a> <a href="Taylor_Hagler" title="Taylor Hagler">Taylor Hagler</a>

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<td><a href="Hyundai_Veloster#Second_generation_(2019–present)" title="Hyundai Veloster">Hyundai Veloster N TCR</a> (3)

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<td><a href="United_States" title="United States"></a> Alan Brynjolfsson <a href="United_States" title="United States"></a> <a href="Trent_Hindman" title="Trent Hindman">Trent Hindman</a>

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<td><a href="Aston_Martin_Vantage_(2018)" title="Aston Martin Vantage (2018)">Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4</a> (2)

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<td><a href="United_States" title="United States"></a> <a href="Taylor_Hagler" title="Taylor Hagler">Taylor Hagler</a> (2) <a href="United_States" title="United States"></a> <a href="Michael_James_Lewis" title="Michael James Lewis">Michael Lewis</a> (2)

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<td><a href="Hyundai_Elantra#Seventh_generation_(CN7;_2020)" title="Hyundai Elantra">Hyundai Elantra N TCR</a> (4)

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<td><a href="United_States" title="United States"></a> Vincent Barletta <a href="United_States" title="United States"></a> <a href="Robby_Foley" title="Robby Foley">Robby Foley</a>

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<td><a href="BMW_M4#Second_generation_(G82/G83;_2021)" title="BMW M4">BMW M4 GT4 Gen II</a> (6)

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<td><a href="United_States" title="United States"></a> <a href="Harry_Gottsacker" title="Harry Gottsacker">Harry Gottsacker</a> <a href="Canada" title="Canada"></a> <a href="Robert_Wickens" title="Robert Wickens">Robert Wickens</a>

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<td><a href="Hyundai_Elantra_N_TCR" title="Hyundai Elantra N TCR">Hyundai Elantra N TCR</a> (5)

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<td><a href="United_States" title="United States"></a> <a href="Matt_Plumb" title="Matt Plumb">Matt Plumb</a>

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<td><a href="Aston_Martin_Vantage_(2018)" title="Aston Martin Vantage (2018)">Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4</a> (3)

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<td><a href="United_States" title="United States"></a> <a href="Chris_Miller_(racing_driver)" title="Chris Miller (racing driver)">Chris Miller</a>

<a href="South_Africa" title="South Africa"></a> Mikey Taylor

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<td><a href="Audi_RS_3_LMS_TCR" class="mw-redirect" title="Audi RS 3 LMS TCR">Audi RS 3 LMS TCR</a> (2)

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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2></div>

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<li id="cite_note-BimmerWorld-10">^ <a href="#cite_ref-BimmerWorld_10-0">a</a> <a href="#cite_ref-BimmerWorld_10-1">b</a> The <a href="Bimmerworld_Racing" title="Bimmerworld Racing">Bimmerworld</a> 328i of Bill Heumann and Seth Thomas and the <a href="Compass_360_Racing" class="mw-redirect" title="Compass 360 Racing">Compass360</a> Civic of Thilenius and Aschenbach finished the 2010 season tied in ST points. As both teams had the same number of wins and second-place finishes, Thilenius and Aschenbach won the title by virtue of having more third-place finishes.

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<li id="cite_note-Plumb-13">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Plumb_13-0">a</a> <a href="#cite_ref-Plumb_13-1">b</a> Matt Plumb was victorious in the final race and was the presumed champion, but upon official review he was determined to have been illegally entered in multiple cars, and thus received no points, handing the championship to Farano and Empringham.

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