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 Ontario Victoria Day Speedfest 40 min Canadian Tire Motorsport Park Bowmanville, Ontario May 19–21
2 Ontario Honda Indy Toronto 40 min Toronto Street Circuit Toronto, Ontario July 14–16
3 Quebec Grand Prix de Trois-Rivières 40 min Circuit Trois-Rivières Trois-Rivières, Quebec August 4–5
4 Ontario 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 No. Drivers Status Rounds
Canada VPX Motorsport[4] Mercedes-AMG GT4 3 Canada Marc Lafleur 1–2
Canada Vince Partap 3–4
77 United States Nick Galante[5] 2–3
Canada Bestline AutoTech Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport 19 Canada Stefano Lucente G 2
Canada Polito Racing Ford Mustang GT4 22 Canada Jack Polito All
Canada JMF Motorsports Mercedes-AMG GT4 34 Canada Demitria Chalkias[6] All
Source:[7][8]
Icon Status
G Guest drivers ineligible to score points

Touring Car (TCR / TCA)

Team Chassis No. Drivers Status Rounds
TCR
Canada Di Benedetto Racing[9] Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) 4 Canada Justin Di Benedetto All
Canada Martella Motorsports[10] Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2017) 82 Canada Marco Cirone 1
Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) 2–3
Canada GT Racing Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR 29 Canada Louis-Philippe Montour 1–3
45 Canada Olivier Montour All
Canada Bestline AutoTech Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) 37 United States Ed Killeen All
Canada TWOth Autosport Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2017) 26 Canada Khalid Eidoo G 4
Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) 48 Canada Ron Tomlinson All
Canada Baker Racing Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) 52 Canada Dean Baker All
Canada M&S Racing Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) 55 Canada Tom Kwok All
Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) 66 Canada Gary Kwok 1
Honda Civic Type R TCR (FL5) 2–4
Canada Hyundai Racing Canada Hyundai Elantra N TCR 80 Canada Connor Atrell All
Hyundai Veloster N TCR 86 Canada Quinn Atrell All
Canada Blanchet Motorsports Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) 84 Canada Richard Boake All
Canada 89 Racing Team Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) 89 Canada Jocelyn Hébert 1, 3
United States Bryan Herta Autosport with Curb Agajanian Hyundai Elantra N TCR 98 Canada Mark Wilkins[11] G 2
TCA
Canada M&S Racing Honda Civic Si TCA 8 Canada Jonathan Young All
Canada TWOth Autosport Honda Civic Si (FE1) 2 Canada Trevor Hill All
38 Canada Megan Tomlinson All
Canada Sanders Motorsports Honda Civic Si TCA 25 Canada Erik Kunz All
Canada FEL Motorsports Hyundai Veloster N TCA 44 Canada James Vance G 2
Canada Hyundai Racing Canada Hyundai Veloster N TCA 88 Canada Bob Atrell G 2
Source:[7][8]
Icon Status
G Guest drivers ineligible to score points

Race results

Round Circuit GT4 Winners TCR Winners TCA Winners Report
1 R1 Ontario Mosport Canada #22 Polito Racing Canada #4 Di Benedetto Racing Canada #2 TWOth Autosport [12]
Canada Jack Polito Canada Justin Di Benedetto Canada Trevor Hill
R2 Canada #22 Polito Racing Canada #52 Baker Racing Canada #2 TWOth Autosport
Canada Jack Polito Canada Dean Baker Canada Trevor Hill
R3 Canada #22 Polito Racing Canada #52 Baker Racing Canada #2 TWOth Autosport
Canada Jack Polito Canada Dean Baker Canada Trevor Hill
2 R1 OntarioToronto Canada #77 VPX Motorsport Canada #84 Blanchet Motorsports Canada #44 FEL Motorsports [13]
United States Nick Galante Canada Richard Boake Canada James Vance
R2 Canada #22 Polito Racing Canada #84 Blanchet Motorsports Canada #44 FEL Motorsports
Canada Jack Polito Canada Richard Boake Canada James Vance
R3 Canada #77 VPX Motorsport Canada #84 Blanchet Motorsports Canada #44 FEL Motorsports
United States Nick Galante Canada Richard Boake Canada James Vance
3 R1 Quebec Trois-Rivières Canada #22 Polito Racing Canada #29 GT Racing Canada #25 Sanders Motorsports [14]
Canada Jack Polito Canada Louis-Philippe Montour Canada Erik Kunz
R2 Canada #22 Polito Racing Canada #4 Di Benedetto Racing Canada #2 TWOth Autosport
Canada Jack Polito Canada Justin Di Benedetto Canada Trevor Hill
R3 Canada #77 VPX Motorsport Canada #4 Di Benedetto Racing Canada #25 Sanders Motorsports
United States Nick Galante Canada Justin Di Benedetto Canada Erik Kunz
4 R1 Ontario Mosport Canada #22 Polito Racing Canada #84 Blanchet Motorsports Canada #2 TWOth Autosport [15]
Canada Jack Polito Canada Richard Boake Canada Trevor Hill
R2 Canada #22 Polito Racing Canada #52 Baker Racing Canada #2 TWOth Autosport
Canada Jack Polito Canada Dean Baker Canada Trevor Hill
R3 Canada #22 Polito Racing Canada #52 Baker Racing Canada #2 TWOth Autosport
Canada Jack Polito Canada Dean Baker Canada Trevor Hill

Points standings

Scoring system

Championship 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

Pos. Driver Team MSP
Ontario		 TOR
Ontario		 CTR
Quebec		 MSP
Ontario		 Points
1 Canada Jack Polito Canada Polito Racing 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 465
2 Canada Demitria Chalkias Canada JMF Motorsports 2 2 2 4 3 3 3 3 DNS 2 2 2 360
3 Canada Marc Lafleur Canada VPX Motorsport 3 3 3 Ret DNS DNS 228
Canada Vince Partap 4 4 3 3 3 DNS
4 United States Nick Galante Canada VPX Motorsport 1 2 1 2 2 1 225
Ineligible for driver points
Canada Stefano Lucente Canada Bestline AutoTech 3 Ret DNS
Pos. Driver Team MSP
Ontario		 TOR
Ontario		 CTR
Quebec		 MSP
Ontario		 Points
Key
ColourResult
GoldRace winner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenPoints finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleDid not finish (Ret)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
Excluded (EX)
White Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Withdrew (WD)
BlankDid not participate

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

Pos. Driver Team MSP
Ontario		 TOR
Ontario		 CTR
Quebec		 MSP
Ontario		 Points
1 Canada Dean Baker Canada Baker Racing 3 1 1 2 2 2 3 9 3 2 1 1 398
2 Canada Richard Boake Canada Blanchet Motorsports 6 11 2 1 1 1 5 2 Ret 1 3 2 337
3 Canada Justin Di Benedetto Canada Di Benedetto Racing 1 Ret 4 5 7 9 2 1 1 Ret 2 Ret 270
4 Canada Gary Kwok Canada M&S Racing 4 9 6 6 6 Ret 6 3 2 5 6 DSQ 245
5 Canada Louis-Philippe Montour Canada GT Racing 2 2 3 Ret 3 5 1 4 Ret 218
6 Canada Ron Tomlinson Canada TWOth Autosport Ret 3 Ret 7 8 6 4 10† 5 3 4 3 200
7 Canada Marco Cirone Canada Martella Motorsports 5 8 7 3 4 3 7 5 Ret 172
8 Canada Tom Kwok Canada M&S Racing 7 6 8 9 9 8 Ret DNS DNS 4 5 6† 154
9 Canada Quinn Atrell Canada Hyundai Racing Canada Ret 5 5 Ret 11 7 Ret 6 DNS 9 7 7† 128
10 Canada Olivier Montour Canada GT Racing 8 Ret 10 Ret 10 Ret 8 8 7 7 8 5 120
11 United States Ed Killeen Canada Bestline Autotech 10 10 9 Ret Ret 10 9 Ret 6 8 10 Ret 74
12 Canada Connor Atrell Canada Hyundai Racing Canada 9 4 Ret 8 Ret DNS 10 Ret DNS 6 Ret DNS 72
13 Canada Jocelyn Hébert Canada 89 Racing Team Ret 7 Ret Ret 7 4 56
Ineligible for driver points
Canada Mark Wilkins United States Bryan Herta Autosport with Curb Agajanian 4 5 4
Canada Khalid Eidoo United States TWOth Autosport 10 9 4
Pos. Driver Team MSP
Ontario		 TOR
Ontario		 CTR
Quebec		 MSP
Ontario		 Points
Key
ColourResult
GoldRace winner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenPoints finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleDid not finish (Ret)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
Excluded (EX)
White Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Withdrew (WD)
BlankDid not participate

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

Pos. Driver Team MSP
Ontario		 TOR
Ontario		 CTR
Quebec		 MSP
Ontario		 Points
1 Canada Trevor Hill Canada TWOth Autosport 1 1 1 2 2 3 2 1 3 1 1 1 455
2 Canada Erik Kunz Canada Sanders Motorsports 3 3 4 4 3 2 1 2 1 3 2 3 404
3 Canada Jonathan Young Canada M&S Racing 2 2 2 6 4 4 3 3 2 2 Ret 2 354
4 Canada Megan Tomlinson Canada TWOth Autosport 4 4 3 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 3 4 306
Ineligible for driver points
Canada Bob Atrell Canada Hyundai Racing Canada 3 Ret 6
Canada James Vance Canada FEL Motorsports 1 1 1
Pos. Driver Team MSP
Ontario		 TOR
Ontario		 CTR
Quebec		 MSP
Ontario		 Points
Key
ColourResult
GoldRace winner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenPoints finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleDid not finish (Ret)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
Excluded (EX)
White Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Withdrew (WD)
BlankDid not participate

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

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

References

  1. ↑ "SCCC Announces 2023 Schedule". insidetracknews.com. November 11, 2022. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Sports Car Championship Canada presented by Michelin announces 2023 schedule". felmotorsports.com. November 10, 2022. Retrieved April 24, 2023.
  3. ↑ "SCCC - A new three-race event format in 2023". automobilsport.com. November 16, 2022. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
  4. ↑ "VPX Motorsport Enters 2023 FEL SCCC". vpxmotorsport.com. March 20, 2023. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Racing to End Alzheimer's team ready to race in Toronto". speedwaymedia.com. July 7, 2023. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Demi Chalkias: Racing for the dream". mechanicalbusiness.com. April 5, 2023. Retrieved May 3, 2023.
  7. 1 2 "2023 - Entry list 01 - SCCC" (PDF). felmotorsports.com. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
  8. 1 2 "2023 - Entry list 02 - SCCC" (PDF). felmotorsports.com. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Sports Car Championship Canada presented by Michelin". dibenedettoracing.com. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
  10. ↑ "Martella Motorsports adds Marco Cirone to 2023 FEL Motorsports Sportscar Championship". rtd-media.com.com. April 28, 2023. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
  11. ↑ "Canadian Mark Wilkins set to race at Toronto Indy". insidetracknews.com. July 4, 2023. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
  12. ↑ "Baker and Di Benedetto are victorious in SCCC season opener". tcr-series.com. May 21, 2023. Retrieved June 11, 2023.
  13. ↑ "Richard Boake makes a hat trick on the streets of Toronto". tcr-worldranking.com. July 16, 2023. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
  14. ↑ "Double victory for Di Benedetto at Trois-Rivières". tcr-worldranking.com. August 6, 2023. Retrieved August 26, 2023.
  15. ↑ "SCCC: Dean Baker claims TCR title at Bowmanville". tcr-worldranking.com. September 4, 2023. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
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