Sports Car Championship Canada Explained

Sports Car Championship Canada
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Category:Grand touring
Touring cars
Country/Region: Canada
Inaugural:2021
Tires: Michelin
Champion Driver:GT4:
Jack Polito
TCR:
Dean Baker
TCA:
Trevor Hill
Current Season: Sports Car Championship Canada

Sports Car Championship Canada (SCCC), currently known as the Sports Car Championship Canada presented by Michelin for sponsorship reasons, is a Canadian professional sports car racing series organized by FEL Motorsports. Founded in 2021, the series was created as a competitor to the established Canadian Touring Car Championship series.[1] [2]

Format

Each season consists of twelve total rounds of racing. Starting in the 2023 season, the series will run a condensed schedule with four total events consisting of 30- and 40-minute sprint races at each stop.[3]

Classes

There are three classes in the Sports Car Championship Canada series, featuring one grand tourer and two touring car classes:

The inaugural season only featured the GT4 and TCR classes, though the organizers did not own the TCR license for Canada at the time. FEL Motorsports obtained the Canadian organization license for TCR competitions from the World Sporting Consulting (WSC) prior to the 2022 season.[4]

In October 2022, FEL Motorsports announced the addition of the TCA class for the 2023 season.[5]

Circuits

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Calabogie Motorsports ParkCalabogie, Ontario2021–2022, 2024–present
Canadian Tire Motorsport ParkBowmanville, Ontario2021–present
Circuit ICARMirabel, Quebec2021
Circuit Trois-Rivières2022–present
Toronto Street CircuitToronto, Ontario2022–present

Champions

SeasonGT4 ChampionCarTeamTCR ChampionCarTeamTCA ChampionCarTeam
2021 Marco SignorettiFord Mustang GT4Multimatic Motorsports Travis HillAudi RS 3 LMS TCR (2017)TWOth Autosport
2022 Zachary VanierMcLaren 570S GT4Pfaff Motorsports Jerimy DanielAudi RS 3 LMS TCR (2017)TRC Motorsport
2023 Jack PolitoFord Mustang GT4Polito Racing Dean BakerAudi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021)Baker Racing Trevor HillHonda Civic Si (FE1)TWOth Autosport

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: New Canadian GT4, TCR Series Launched . John Dagys . sportscar365.com . 2021-02-03.
  2. Web site: Feud over Canadian sports car racing ends with a series put 'on hold' . Stephanie Wallcraft . Driving.ca . 2022-04-06.
  3. Web site: Sports Car Championship Canada presented by Michelin announces 2023 schedule . felmotorsports.com . 2022-10-21.
  4. Web site: WSC and FEL sign three-year deal for TCR in Canada . tcr-series.com . 2022-11-10.
  5. Web site: Sports Car Championship Canada adds Subaru and Toyota to the TCA class . felmotorsports.com . 2022-10-21.