2023 Mazda MX-5 Cup

The 2023 Idemitsu Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by BF Goodrich is a single-make motor racing championship, the 19th season of the Mazda MX-5 Cup and the 3rd under a new sanctioning agreement with the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA). The series began on January 25 at Daytona International Speedway, and concluded on October 13 at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta after 14 rounds.


Schedule

The schedule was announced on August 5, 2022, featuring 14 rounds across seven double-header weekends, one of which was not confirmed at the time.[1] On September 1st, the missing round was revealed to be Laguna Seca.[2] All races are 45 minutes in length.

Rnd. Circuit Location Dates Supporting
1 Daytona International Speedway (Road Course) United States Daytona Beach, Florida January 25–27 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship
2
3 Streets of St. Petersburg United States St. Petersburg, Florida March 3–5 NTT IndyCar Series
4
5 WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca United States Monterey, California May 12–14 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship
6
7 Watkins Glen International United States Watkins Glen, New York June 22–24 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship
8
9 Road America United States Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin August 4–6 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship
10
11 Virginia International Raceway United States Alton, Virginia August 25–27 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship
12
13 Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta United States Braselton, Georgia October 11–13 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship
14
Source:[3]

Entry list

All competitors utilize the Mazda MX-5 Cup car, modified to their homologated racing specification by Flis Performance.

Team No. Driver Rounds
Copeland Motorsports 2 United States Maximilian Opalski 1-3
22 United States Jeremy Fletcher  R  1-3
51 United States Tyler Gonzalez 1-2
JTR Motorsport Engineering 4 United States Zane Hodgen  R  1-3
23 United States Glenn McGee 1,3
24 United States Aaron Jeansonne 1-3
26 United States Peter Atwater 1-3
69 United States Anthony McIntosh 1-3
81 United States James Hayosh  R  1
82 United States Woody Heimann 1-3
96 United States Jared Thomas 1-3
Spark Performance 5 United States Gresham Wagner 1-3
20 United States Hernan Palermo 1-3
33 United States Alex Bachoura 1-3
50 United States Grant West  R  1-3
54 United States Heather Hadley  R  1-3
65 United States Bryce Cornet 1,3
Hixon Motor Sports 10 United States Thomas Annunziata  R  1-3
48 United States Rossi Lee 2
55 Canada Jonathan Neudorf  R  1-3
72 United States Connor Zilisch 1-3
73 United States Steven Clemons  R  1
74 United States Hanna Zellers 1,3
80 United States Ethan Tyler 1
85 Brazil Bruno Smielevski  R  1-3
87 United States Selin Rollan 1-3
95 United States Farhan Siddiqi  R  2
Robert Noaker Racing 13 United States Robert Noaker 1-3
McCumbee McAleer Racing 28 United States Sam Paley 1-3
39 United States John Jodoin 1-3
76 United States Matthew Dirks 1-3
83 United States Nate Cicero  R  1-3
Sources: [4][5][6]

 R  = Eligible for Rookie's Championship

Race Results

Bold indicates overall winner.

Round Circuit Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Driver
1 R1 Daytona United States #72 Hixon Motor Sports United States #28 McCumbee McAleer Racing United States #51 Copeland Motorsports
United States Connor Zilisch United States Sam Paley United States Tyler Gonzalez
R2 United States #28 McCumbee McAleer Racing United States #5 Spark Performance United States #96 JTR Motorsports Engineering
United States Sam Paley United States Gresham Wagner United States Jared Thomas
2 R1 St. Petersburg United States #13 Robert Noaker Racing United States #5 Spark Performance United States #5 Spark Performance
United States Robert Noaker United States Gresham Wagner United States Gresham Wagner
R2 United States #5 Spark Performance United States #72 Hixon Motor Sports United States #72 Hixon Motor Sports
United States Gresham Wagner United States Connor Zilisch United States Connor Zilisch
3 R1 Laguna Seca United States #5 Spark Performance United States #72 Hixon Motor Sports United States #72 Hixon Motor Sports
United States Gresham Wagner United States Connor Zilisch United States Connor Zilisch
R2 United States #24 JTR Motorsports Engineering United States #24 JTR Motorsports Engineering United States #24 JTR Motorsports Engineering
United States Aaron Jeansonne United States Aaron Jeansonne United States Aaron Jeansonne
4 R1 Watkins Glen
R2
5 R1 Road America
R2
6 R1 Virginia
R2
7 R1 Road Atlanta
R2

Championship Standings

Points System

Championship points are awarded at the finish of each event according to the chart below.[7]

Position 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30+
Points 350 320 300 280 260 250 240 230 220 210 200 190 180 170 160 150 140 130 120 110 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10

For each race, bonus points are awarded for the following:

Award Points
Pole Position 10
Most Race Laps Led 10
Fastest Race Lap 10
  • The ten (10) additional points for achieving pole position are not awarded if the starting grid is determined by “Other Means”.
  • In the case of a tie for the most laps led, the competitor that finishes the highest in the running order is declared the winner.
  • In the case of a tie for the fastest Race lap, the competitor that first achieves the fastest Race lap is declared the winner.

Driver's Championship

IMSA recognizes driver champions based on the total number of championship points earned during the season.

Pos. Driver DAY STP LGA WGL ELK VIR ATL Bonus Points
1 United States Aaron Jeansonne 4 6 4 2 3 1 30 1810
2 United States Connor Zilisch 2 15 2 1 1 22 80 1670
3 United States Selin Rollan 7 4 6 4 4 3 0 1630
4 United States Gresham Wagner 5 3 1 23 6 14 40 1450
5 United States Jared Thomas 9 1 13 26 2 2 0 1440
6 United States Sam Paley 3 21 3 5 8 8 20 1440
7 United States Nate Cicero 26 8 9 19 5 4 0 1160
8 United States Alex Bachoura 27 10 12 3 15 6 0 1150
9 United States Thomas Annunziata 8 24 5 22 11 7 0 1090
10 United States Maximilian Opalski 11 5 10 16 12 25 0 1070
11 United States Woody Heimann 16 7 24 12 14 9 0 1040
12 United States Anthony McIntosh 15 13 20 6 16 13 0 1030
13 United States Robert Noaker 12 19 11 15 7 23 10 1000
14 United States Tyler Gonzalez 1 2 7 25 0 970
15 Brazil Bruno Smielevski 6 28 26 10 10 10 0 960
16 United States John Jodoin 18 23 8 18 13 18 0 880
17 United States Matthew Dirks 17 11 21 20 23 12 0 820
18 United States Hernan Palermo 19 14 18 17 17 19 0 820
19 United States Peter Atwater 21 12 16 21 25 11 0 800
20 Canada Jonathan Neudorf 24 9 23 9 26 20 0 750
21 United States Heather Hadley 22 25 19 8 21 17 0 740
22 United States Zane Hodgen 25 17 17 11 19 24 0 730
23 United States Bryce Cornet 13 27 9 5 0 700
24 United States Jeremy Fletcher 14 26 22 13 22 26 0 630
25 United States Glenn McGee 10 22 18 16 0 580
26 United States Grant West DNS DNS 15 7 24 21 0 570
27 United States Hanna Zellers 28 20 20 15 0 410
28 United States James Hayosh 20 16 0 260
29 United States Rossi Lee 14 24 0 240
30 United States Farhan Siddiqi 25 14 0 230
31 United States Steven Clemons 23 18 0 210
32 United States Ethan Tyler 29 29 0 40
Pos. Driver DAY STP LGA WGL ELK VIR ATL Bonus Points
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold - Pole position

Italics - Fastest lap

Underline = Most Laps Led


References
  1. "Mazda unveils 2023 MX-5 Cup schedule". mx-5cup.com. August 5, 2022. Retrieved May 17, 2023.
  2. "Laguna Seca completes 2023 MX-5 Cup schedule". racer.com. September 1, 2022. Retrieved May 17, 2023.
  3. "Schedule". www.mx-5cup.com. Retrieved May 17, 2023.
  4. "The Rolex 24 at Daytona MX-5 Pre-Race Entry List" (PDF). IMSA. Retrieved May 17, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. "Grand Prix of St. Petersburg MX-5 Official Entry List" (PDF). IMSA. Retrieved May 17, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. "MOTUL Course de Monterey Powered by Hyundai N MX-5 Official Entry List" (PDF). IMSA. Retrieved May 17, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. "2023 IMSA Sporting Regulations (and SSR) for the MX-5 Cup" (PDF). IMSA. Retrieved May 17, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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