2024 Mazda MX-5 Cup

The 2024 Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup Presented By Michelin is a single-make motor racing championship, the 20th season of the Mazda MX-5 Cup and the 4th under a new sanctioning agreement with the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA). The series will begin on January 24 at Daytona International Speedway, and will conclude on October 11 at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta after 14 rounds. Jared Thomas is the defending champion.

Schedule

The schedule was announced on October 19, 2023, featuring 14 rounds across seven double-header weekends.^[1] All races are 45 minutes in length.

Round		Circuit	Location	Dates	Supporting
1	R1	Daytona International Speedway (Road Course)	Daytona Beach, Florida	January 24–26	IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship
1	R2	Daytona International Speedway (Road Course)	Daytona Beach, Florida	January 24–26	IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship
2	R3	Sebring International Raceway	Sebring, Florida	March 13–15	IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship
2	R4	Sebring International Raceway	Sebring, Florida	March 13–15	IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship
3	R5	WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca	Monterey, California	May 10–12	IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship
3	R6	WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca	Monterey, California	May 10–12	IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship
4	R7	Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course	Lexington, Ohio	June 7–9	Michelin Pilot Challenge TCR World Tour
4	R8	Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course	Lexington, Ohio	June 7–9	Michelin Pilot Challenge TCR World Tour
5	R9	Canadian Tire Motorsports Park	Toronto, Ontario, Canada	July 12–14	IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship
5	R10	Canadian Tire Motorsports Park	Toronto, Ontario, Canada	July 12–14	IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship
6	R11	Virginia International Raceway	Alton, Virginia	August 23–25	IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship
6	R12	Virginia International Raceway	Alton, Virginia	August 23–25	IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship
7	R13	Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta	Braselton, Georgia	October 9–11	IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship
7	R14	Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta	Braselton, Georgia	October 9–11	IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship
Source:^[2]

Entry list

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

Team	No.	Driver		Rounds
McCumbee McAleer Racing	5	Gresham Wagner		1
	22	Jeremy Fletcher		1
	39	John Jodoin		1
	83	Nate Cicero		1
JTR Motorsports Engineering	6	Cody Powell	R	1
	24	Aaron Jeansonne		1
	26	Peter Atwater		1
	56	Nathan Nicholson	R	1
	81	James Hayosh		1
	82	Woody Heimann		1
	88	Nick Shaeffer	R	1
	96	Jared Thomas		1
BSI Racing	13	Westin Workman	R	1
	32	Christian Hodneland		1
	54	Heather Hadley		1
	55	Jonathan Neudorf		1
	72	Connor Zilisch		1
	78	Julian DaCosta	R	1
	80	Ethan Tyler		1
	87	Selin Rollan		1
	95	Farhan Siddiqi		1
Spark Performance	15	Sally Mott	R	1
	33	Alex Bachoura		1
	50	Grant West		1
	99	Noah Harmon	R	1
Parker Delong Racing	42	Parker DeLong		1
Rick Ware Racing	51	Cody Ware		1
Rick Ware Racing	52	Preston Pardus		1
Saito Motorsport Group	57	Tyler Gonzalez		1
Sources:^[3]

R = Eligible for Rookie's Championship

Race Results

Bold indicates overall winner.

Round		Circuit	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Winning Driver
1	R1	Daytona	#72 BSI Racing	#78 BSI Racing	#5 McCumbee McAleer Racing
	R1		Connor Zilisch	Julian DaCosta	Gresham Wagner
	R2
	R2
2	R1	Sebring
	R1
	R2
	R2
3	R1	Laguna Seca
	R1
	R2
	R2
4	R1	Mid-Ohio
	R1
	R2
	R2
5	R1	Mosport
	R1
	R2
	R2
6	R1	Virginia
	R1
	R2
	R2
7	R1	Road Atlanta
	R1
	R2
	R2

Championship Standings

Points System

Championship points are awarded at the finish of each event according to the chart below.^[4]

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

Driver's Championship

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

Pos.	Driver	DAY	SEB	LGA	MOH	MOS	VIR	ATL	Bonus	Points
1	Gresham Wagner	1							0	0
2	Tyler Gonzalez	2							0	0
3	Jeremy Fletcher	3							0	0
4	Aaron Jeansonne	4							0	0
5	Connor Zilisch	5							0	0
6	Jared Thomas	6							0	0
7	Westin Workman R	7							0	0
8	Selin Rollan	8							0	0
9	Nathan Nicholson R	9							0	0
10	Preston Pardus	10							0	0
11	Julian DaCosta R	11							0	0
12	John Jodoin	12							0	0
13	Peter Atwater	13							0	0
14	Jonathan Neudorf	14							0	0
15	Cody Ware	15							0	0
16	Woody Heimann	16							0	0
17	Heather Hadley	17							0	0
18	Alex Bachoura	18							0	0
19	Cody Powell R	19							0	0
20	Sally Mott R	20							0	0
21	Ethan Tyler	21							0	0
22	Nick Shaeffer R	22							0	0
23	Christian Hodneland	23							0	0
24	James Hayosh	24							0	0
25	Parker DeLong	25							0	0
26	Farhan Siddiqi	26							0	0
27	Noah Harmon	27							0	0
28	Nate Cicero	28							0	0
29	Grant West	DNS							0	0
Pos.	Driver	DAY	SEB	LGA	MOH	MOS	VIR	ATL	Bonus	Points

Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	Second place
Bronze	Third place
Green	Points finish
Blue	Non-points finish
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Retired (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Red	Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did 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

Entrant's Championship

Each entrant receives championship points for its highest car finishing position in each race. The positions of subsequent finishing cars from the same entrant are not considered in the results and all other cars are elevated in the finishing positions accordingly.

Pos.	Team	DAY		SEB		LGA		MOH		MOS		VIR		ATL		Bonus	Points
1																0	0
Pos.	Team	DAY		SEB		LGA		MOH		MOS		VIR		ATL		Bonus	Points

References

^ "Mazda unveils 2024 Mazda MX-5 Cup schedule". mx-5cup.com. October 19, 2023. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
^ "Schedule". mx-5cup.com. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
^ "Mazda MX-5 Cup - Official Entry List" (PDF). January 23, 2024. Retrieved January 25, 2024.
^ "2024 IMSA Sporting Regulations (and SSR) for the MX-5 Cup" (PDF). mx-5cup.com. Retrieved January 13, 2024.

External links

Official Website

[1] "Mazda unveils 2024 Mazda MX-5 Cup schedule". mx-5cup.com. October 19, 2023. Retrieved January 13, 2024.

[2] "Schedule". mx-5cup.com. Retrieved January 13, 2024.

[3] "Mazda MX-5 Cup - Official Entry List" (PDF). January 23, 2024. Retrieved January 25, 2024.

[4] "2024 IMSA Sporting Regulations (and SSR) for the MX-5 Cup" (PDF). mx-5cup.com. Retrieved January 13, 2024.

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