The IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge features a new entitlement and television partner, leader-light technology and a reduction to two classes, but the series’ familiar slate of 10 races remain for 2019.

The two-class format includes the lead Grand Sport (GS) class, which this year began using race cars built to international GT4 technical regulations exclusively and the TCR class, which debuted this year with front-wheel drive, turbocharged race cars governed by international TCR technical regulations. The Street Tuner (ST) class has been discontinued for 2019 as previously planned.

The 10-race 2019 schedule takes the series to all of the same top-tier venues it visited in 2018, with eight, two-hour races on the schedule to go with two, four-hour endurance events.

In addition to tape-delayed coverage on NBCSN, every race again will be streamed live on IMSA.com and the IMSA mobile app.

Date	Location	Duration
Jan. 25	Daytona International Speedway	Four hours
March 15	Sebring International Raceway	Two hours
May 4	Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course	Two hours
June 29	Watkins Glen International	Four hours
July 6	Canadian Tire Motorsport Park	Two hours
July 20	Lime Rock Park	Two hours
Aug. 3	Road America	Two hours
Aug. 24	VIRginia International Raceway	Two hours
Sept. 14	WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca	Two hours
Oct. 11	Road Atlanta	Two hours

(Photo courtesy of IMSA).