2023 Sports Car Championship Canada

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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

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

Round  | Race  | Length  | Circuit  | Location  | Date

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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

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### Grand Tourer (GT4)

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| Team  | Chassis  | No. | Drivers  | Status  | Rounds

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VPX Motorsport[4] | Mercedes-AMG GT4 | 3  |  Marc Lafleur  |  | 1–2
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]
| Icon  | Status

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G | Guest drivers ineligible to score points

### Touring Car (TCR / TCA)

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| Team  | Chassis  | No. | Drivers  | Status  | Rounds

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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
Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) |  | 2–3
GT Racing  | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | 29  |  Louis-Philippe Montour  |  | 1–3
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
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) |  | 2–4
Hyundai Racing Canada  | Hyundai Elantra N TCR | 80  |  Connor Atrell  |  | All
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
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:[7][8]
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G | Guest drivers ineligible to score points

## Race results

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Round  | Circuit  | GT4 Winners  | TCR Winners  | TCA Winners  | Report

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1  | R1  |  Mosport |  #22 Polito Racing  |  #4 Di Benedetto Racing  |  #2 TWOth Autosport  | [12]
Jack Polito  |  Justin Di Benedetto  |  Trevor Hill
R2  |  #22 Polito Racing  |  #52 Baker Racing  |  #2 TWOth Autosport
Jack Polito  |  Dean Baker  |  Trevor Hill
R3  |  #22 Polito Racing  |  #52 Baker Racing  |  #2 TWOth Autosport
Jack Polito  |  Dean Baker  |  Trevor Hill
2  | R1  | Toronto |  #77 VPX Motorsport  |  #84 Blanchet Motorsports  |  #44 FEL Motorsports  | [13]
Nick Galante  |  Richard Boake  |  James Vance
R2  |  #22 Polito Racing  |  #84 Blanchet Motorsports  |  #44 FEL Motorsports
Jack Polito  |  Richard Boake  |  James Vance
R3  |  #77 VPX Motorsport  |  #84 Blanchet Motorsports  |  #44 FEL Motorsports
Nick Galante  |  Richard Boake  |  James Vance
3  | R1  |  Trois-Rivières |  #22 Polito Racing  |  #29 GT Racing  |  #25 Sanders Motorsports  | [14]
Jack Polito  |  Louis-Philippe Montour  |  Erik Kunz
R2  |  #22 Polito Racing  |  #4 Di Benedetto Racing  |  #2 TWOth Autosport
Jack Polito  |  Justin Di Benedetto  |  Trevor Hill
R3  |  #77 VPX Motorsport  |  #4 Di Benedetto Racing  |  #25 Sanders Motorsports
Nick Galante  |  Justin Di Benedetto  |  Erik Kunz
4  | R1  |  Mosport  |  #22 Polito Racing  |  #84 Blanchet Motorsports  |  #2 TWOth Autosport  | [15]
Jack Polito  |  Richard Boake  |  Trevor Hill
R2  |  #22 Polito Racing  |  #52 Baker Racing  |  #2 TWOth Autosport
Jack Polito  |  Dean Baker  |  Trevor Hill
R3  |  #22 Polito Racing  |  #52 Baker Racing  |  #2 TWOth Autosport
Jack Polito  |  Dean Baker  |  Trevor Hill

## Points standings

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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

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Points  | 40  | 35  | 30  | 24  | 22  | 20  | 16  | 12  | 8  | 4

### GT4 Drivers

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| Pos. | Driver  | Team  | MSP
| TOR
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| Points

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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
Vince Partap  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4  | 4  | 3  | 3  | 3  | DNS
4  |  Nick Galante  |  VPX Motorsport  |  |  |  | 1  | 2  | 1  | 2 | 2  | 1 |  |  |  | 225
Ineligible for driver points
|  Stefano Lucente  |  Bestline AutoTech  |  |  |  | 3 | Ret  | DNS  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Pos. | Driver  | Team  | MSP
| TOR
| CTR
| MSP
| Points
| Key

Colour | Result
Gold | Race winner
Silver | 2nd place
Bronze | 3rd place
Green | Points finish
Blue  | Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple | Did not finish (Ret)
Black  | Disqualified (DSQ)
Excluded (EX)
White  | Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Withdrew (WD)
Blank | Did 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

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| Pos. | Driver  | Team  | MSP
| TOR
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| MSP
| Points

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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  |
Pos. | Driver  | Team  | MSP
| TOR
| CTR
| MSP
| Points
| Key

Colour | Result
Gold | Race winner
Silver | 2nd place
Bronze | 3rd place
Green | Points finish
Blue  | Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple | Did not finish (Ret)
Black  | Disqualified (DSQ)
Excluded (EX)
White  | Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Withdrew (WD)
Blank | Did 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

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| Pos. | Driver  | Team  | MSP
| TOR
| CTR
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| Points

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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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Pos. | Driver  | Team  | MSP
| TOR
| CTR
| MSP
| Points
| Key

Colour | Result
Gold | Race winner
Silver | 2nd place
Bronze | 3rd place
Green | Points finish
Blue  | Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple | Did not finish (Ret)
Black  | Disqualified (DSQ)
Excluded (EX)
White  | Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Withdrew (WD)
Blank | Did 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

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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.
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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. ^ a b "2023 - Entry list 01 - SCCC" (PDF). felmotorsports.com. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
8. ^ a b "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.
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15. ^ "SCCC: Dean Baker claims TCR title at Bowmanville". tcr-worldranking.com. September 4, 2023. Retrieved September 4, 2023.

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