2023 Sports Car Championship Canada Explained

The 2023 Sports Car Championship Canada by Michelin was the third season of FEL Motorsports' Sports Car Championship Canada.

The season began at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park on May 19, and ended back at the same circuit on September 3.^[1]

Schedule

The preliminary calendar was released on November 10, 2022, featuring 12 races across 4 weekends.^[2]

Round	Race	Length	Circuit	Location	Date
1	Victoria Day Speedfest	40 min	Canadian Tire Motorsport Park	Bowmanville, Ontario	May 19–21
2	Honda Indy Toronto	40 min	Toronto Street Circuit	Toronto, Ontario	July 14–16
3	Grand Prix de Trois-Rivières	40 min	Circuit Trois-Rivières	Trois-Rivières, Quebec	August 4–5
4	Labour Day Sprints	40 min	Canadian Tire Motorsport Park	Bowmanville, Ontario	September 1–3

Calabogie Motorsports Park was dropped from the schedule due to a scheduling conflict with the Grand Prix de Trois-Rivières. The track was part of the championship since the inaugural season in 2021.^[3]

Entry list

Grand Tourer (GT4)

Team	Chassis		Drivers	Status	Rounds
VPX Motorsport^[4]	Mercedes-AMG GT4	3	Marc Lafleur		1–2
		3	Vince Partap		3–4
		77	Nick Galante^[5]		2–3
Bestline AutoTech	Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport	19	Stefano Lucente	G	2
Polito Racing	Ford Mustang GT4	22	Jack Polito		All
JMF Motorsports	Mercedes-AMG GT4	34	Demitria Chalkias^[6]		All
Source:^[7] ^[8]

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Touring Car (TCR / TCA)

Team	Chassis		Drivers	Status	Rounds
TCR
Di Benedetto Racing^[9]	Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021)	4	Justin Di Benedetto		All
Martella Motorsports^[10]	Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2017)	82	Marco Cirone		1
Martella Motorsports^[10]	Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021)	82	Marco Cirone		2–3
GT Racing	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	29	Louis-Philippe Montour		1–3
GT Racing	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	45	Olivier Montour		All
Bestline AutoTech	Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021)	37	Ed Killeen		All
TWOth Autosport	Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2017)	26	Khalid Eidoo	G	4
TWOth Autosport	Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021)	48	Ron Tomlinson		All
Baker Racing	Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021)	52	Dean Baker		All
M&S Racing	Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8)	55	Tom Kwok		All
	Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021)	66	Gary Kwok		1
	Honda Civic Type R TCR (FL5)	66	Gary Kwok		2–4
Hyundai Racing Canada	Hyundai Elantra N TCR	80	Connor Atrell		All
Hyundai Racing Canada	Hyundai Veloster N TCR	86	Quinn Atrell		All
Blanchet Motorsports	Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021)	84	Richard Boake		All
89 Racing Team	Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8)	89	Jocelyn Hébert		1, 3
Bryan Herta Autosport with Curb Agajanian	Hyundai Elantra N TCR	98	Mark Wilkins^[11]	G	2
TCA
M&S Racing	Honda Civic Si TCA	8	Jonathan Young		All
TWOth Autosport	Honda Civic Si (FE1)	2	Trevor Hill		All
TWOth Autosport	Honda Civic Si (FE1)	38	Megan Tomlinson		All
Sanders Motorsports	Honda Civic Si TCA	25	Erik Kunz		All
FEL Motorsports	Hyundai Veloster N TCA	44	James Vance	G	2
Hyundai Racing Canada	Hyundai Veloster N TCA	88	Bob Atrell	G	2
Source:

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Race results

Round		Circuit	GT4 Winners	TCR Winners	TCA Winners	Report
1	1	Mosport	#22 Polito Racing	#4 Di Benedetto Racing	#2 TWOth Autosport	^[12]
	1		Jack Polito	Justin Di Benedetto	Trevor Hill
	R2		#22 Polito Racing	#52 Baker Racing	#2 TWOth Autosport
	R2		Jack Polito	Dean Baker	Trevor Hill
	R3		#22 Polito Racing	#52 Baker Racing	#2 TWOth Autosport
	R3		Jack Polito	Dean Baker	Trevor Hill
2	1	Toronto	#77 VPX Motorsport	#84 Blanchet Motorsports	#44 FEL Motorsports	^[13]
	1		Nick Galante	Richard Boake	James Vance
	R2		#22 Polito Racing	#84 Blanchet Motorsports	#44 FEL Motorsports
	R2		Jack Polito	Richard Boake	James Vance
	R3		#77 VPX Motorsport	#84 Blanchet Motorsports	#44 FEL Motorsports
	R3		Nick Galante	Richard Boake	James Vance
3	1	Trois-Rivières	#22 Polito Racing	#29 GT Racing	#25 Sanders Motorsports	^[14]
	1		Jack Polito	Louis-Philippe Montour	Erik Kunz
	R2		#22 Polito Racing	#4 Di Benedetto Racing	#2 TWOth Autosport
	R2		Jack Polito	Justin Di Benedetto	Trevor Hill
	R3		#77 VPX Motorsport	#4 Di Benedetto Racing	#25 Sanders Motorsports
	R3		Nick Galante	Justin Di Benedetto	Erik Kunz
4	1	Mosport	#22 Polito Racing	#84 Blanchet Motorsports	#2 TWOth Autosport	^[15]
	1		Jack Polito	Richard Boake	Trevor Hill
	R2		#22 Polito Racing	#52 Baker Racing	#2 TWOth Autosport
	R2		Jack Polito	Dean Baker	Trevor Hill
	R3		#22 Polito Racing	#52 Baker Racing	#2 TWOth Autosport
	R3		Jack Polito	Dean Baker	Trevor Hill

Points standings

Scoring systemChampionship points are awarded for the first ten positions in each race.

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th
Points	40	35	30	24	22	20	16	12	8	4

GT4 Drivers

	Driver	Team	MSP			TOR			CTR			MSP			Points
1	Jack Polito	Polito Racing	1	1	1	2	1	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	465
2	Demitria Chalkias	JMF Motorsports	2	2	2	4	3	3	3	3	DNS	2	2	2	360
3	Marc Lafleur	VPX Motorsport	3	3	3	Ret	DNS	DNS							228
3	Vince Partap	VPX Motorsport							4	4	3	3	3	DNS	228
4	Nick Galante	VPX Motorsport				1	2	1	2	2	1				225
Ineligible for driver points
	Stefano Lucente	Bestline AutoTech				3	Ret	DNS
	Driver	Team	MSP			TOR			CTR			MSP			Points

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Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

† – Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.

TCR Drivers

	Driver	Team	MSP			TOR			CTR			MSP			Points
1	Dean Baker	Baker Racing	3	1	1	2	2	2	3	9	3	2	1	1	398
2	Richard Boake	Blanchet Motorsports	6	11	2	1	1	1	5	2	Ret	1	3	2	337
3	Justin Di Benedetto	Di Benedetto Racing	1	Ret	4	5	7	9	2	1	1	Ret	2	Ret	270
4	Gary Kwok	M&S Racing	4	9	6	6	6	Ret	6	3	2	5	6	DSQ	245
5	Louis-Philippe Montour	GT Racing	2	2	3	Ret	3	5	1	4	Ret				218
6	Ron Tomlinson	TWOth Autosport	Ret	3	Ret	7	8	6	4	10†	5	3	4	3	200
7	Marco Cirone	Martella Motorsports	5	8	7	3	4	3	7	5	Ret				172
8	Tom Kwok	M&S Racing	7	6	8	9	9	8	Ret	DNS	DNS	4	5	6†	154
9	Quinn Atrell	Hyundai Racing Canada	Ret	5	5	Ret	11	7	Ret	6	DNS	9	7	7†	128
10	Olivier Montour	GT Racing	8	Ret	10	Ret	10	Ret	8	8	7	7	8	5	120
11	Ed Killeen	Bestline Autotech	10	10	9	Ret	Ret	10	9	Ret	6	8	10	Ret	74
12	Connor Atrell	Hyundai Racing Canada	9	4	Ret	8	Ret	DNS	10	Ret	DNS	6	Ret	DNS	72
13	Jocelyn Hébert	89 Racing Team	Ret	7	Ret				Ret	7	4				56
Ineligible for driver points
	Mark Wilkins	Bryan Herta Autosport with Curb Agajanian				4	5	4
	Khalid Eidoo	TWOth Autosport										10	9	4
	Driver	Team	MSP			TOR			CTR			MSP			Points

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Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

† – Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.

TCA Drivers

	Driver	Team	MSP			TOR			CTR			MSP			Points
1	Trevor Hill	TWOth Autosport	1	1	1	2	2	3	2	1	3	1	1	1	455
2	Erik Kunz	Sanders Motorsports	3	3	4	4	3	2	1	2	1	3	2	3	404
3	Jonathan Young	M&S Racing	2	2	2	6	4	4	3	3	2	2	Ret	2	354
4	Megan Tomlinson	TWOth Autosport	4	4	3	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	3	4	306
Ineligible for driver points
	Bob Atrell	Hyundai Racing Canada				3	Ret	6
	James Vance	FEL Motorsports				1	1	1
	Driver	Team	MSP			TOR			CTR			MSP			Points

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Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

† – Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.

Notes and References

Web site: SCCC Announces 2023 Schedule. November 11, 2022. insidetracknews.com. May 1, 2023.
Web site: Sports Car Championship Canada presented by Michelin announces 2023 schedule. November 10, 2022. felmotorsports.com. April 24, 2023.
Web site: SCCC - A new three-race event format in 2023. November 16, 2022. automobilsport.com. May 1, 2023.
Web site: VPX Motorsport Enters 2023 FEL SCCC. March 20, 2023. vpxmotorsport.com. May 1, 2023.
Web site: Racing to End Alzheimer’s team ready to race in Toronto. July 7, 2023. speedwaymedia.com. July 11, 2023.
Web site: Demi Chalkias: Racing for the dream. April 5, 2023. mechanicalbusiness.com. May 3, 2023.
Web site: 2023 - Entry list 01 - SCCC. felmotorsports.com. June 9, 2023.
Web site: 2023 - Entry list 02 - SCCC. felmotorsports.com. July 11, 2023.
Web site: Sports Car Championship Canada presented by Michelin. dibenedettoracing.com. May 1, 2023.
Web site: Martella Motorsports adds Marco Cirone to 2023 FEL Motorsports Sportscar Championship. April 28, 2023. rtd-media.com.com. May 2, 2023.
Web site: Canadian Mark Wilkins set to race at Toronto Indy. July 4, 2023. insidetracknews.com. July 11, 2023.
Web site: Baker and Di Benedetto are victorious in SCCC season opener. tcr-series.com. May 21, 2023. June 11, 2023.
Web site: Richard Boake makes a hat trick on the streets of Toronto. tcr-worldranking.com. July 16, 2023. July 17, 2023.
Web site: Double victory for Di Benedetto at Trois-Rivières. tcr-worldranking.com. August 6, 2023. August 26, 2023.
Web site: SCCC: Dean Baker claims TCR title at Bowmanville. tcr-worldranking.com. September 4, 2023. September 4, 2023.