The 2022 Idemitsu Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by BF Goodrich was a single-make motor racing championship, the 18th season of the Mazda MX-5 Cup and the 2nd under a new sanctioning agreement with the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA). The series began on January 27 at Daytona International Speedway, and concluded on October 1 at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta after 14 rounds. Jared Thomas won the driver's championship by a narrow margin of 10 points over Connor Zilisch, who was awarded Rookie of the Year. Hixon Motor Sports earned the entrant's championship.
The schedule was announced on August 6, 2021, featuring 14 rounds across seven double-header weekends. [1] All races are 45 minutes in length.
Rnd. | Circuit | Location | Dates | Supporting |
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1 | Daytona International Speedway (Road Course) |
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January 27–30 | IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship |
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3 | Streets of St. Petersburg |
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February 25–27 | NTT Data IndyCar Series |
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5 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course |
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May 13–15 | IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship |
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7 | Watkins Glen International |
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June 23–26 | IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship |
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9 | Road America |
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July 1–3 | NASCAR Cup Series |
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11 | Virginia International Raceway |
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August 26–28 | IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship |
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13 | Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta |
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September 28–October 1 | IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship |
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All competitors utilize the Mazda MX-5 Cup car, modified to their homologated racing specification by Flis Performance.
Team | No. | Driver | Rounds | |
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08 |
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1–5 | |
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2 |
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R | 1–4, 6–7 |
7 |
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R | 1, 3 | |
31 |
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R | All | |
51 |
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1–4, 6–7 | ||
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R | 5 | ||
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5 |
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All | |
24 |
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33 |
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All | ||
48 |
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2–3, 6 | ||
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10 |
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R | 6 |
21 |
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R | 1–6 | |
27 |
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R | 1–5 | |
65 |
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R | 1–6 | |
72 |
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R | All | |
80 |
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R | 3–6 | |
85 |
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R | 6–7 | |
87 |
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All | ||
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13 |
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All | |
15 |
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R | All | |
28 |
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All | ||
39 |
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R | All | |
48 |
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1 | ||
53 |
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7 | ||
55 |
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1–5 | ||
76 |
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All | ||
89 |
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All | ||
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22 |
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R | All |
75 |
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R | 5 | |
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23 |
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All | |
69 |
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R | 1–5, 7 | |
81 |
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R | 4–5 | |
82 |
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All | ||
88 |
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R | 1–2 | |
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7 | |||
96 |
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All | ||
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32 |
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1–6 | |
43 |
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R | All | |
44 |
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R | 2 | |
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36 |
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All | |
37 |
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R | 1–3, 5–7 | |
Sources: [20] [21] [22] [23] [24] [25] [26] |
R = Eligible for Rookie's Championship
Bold indicates overall winner.
Round | Circuit | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning Driver | |
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1 | R1 | Daytona |
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2 | R1 | St. Petersburg |
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3 | R1 | Mid-Ohio |
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4 | R1 | Watkins Glen |
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5 | R1 | Road America |
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6 | R1 | Virginia |
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7 | R1 | Road Atlanta |
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Championship points are awarded at the finish of each event according to the chart below.
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+ |
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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 |
For each race, bonus points are awarded for the following:
Award | Points |
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Pole Position | 10 |
Most Race Laps Led | 10 |
Fastest Race Lap | 10 |
IMSA recognizes driver champions based on the total number of championship points earned during the season.
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Bold - Pole position Italics - Fastest lap Underline = Most Laps Led |
‡: Race 1 at Mid-Ohio shortened due to weather, half points awarded except for pole position bonus points.
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. | Driver | DAY | STP | MOH‡ | WGL | ELK | VIR | ATL | Bonus | Points | |||||||
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1 |
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3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 130 | 4340 |
2 |
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9 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 125 | 4085 |
3 |
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5 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 70 | 4300 |
4 |
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10 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 60 | 3935 |
5 |
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1 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 19 | 23 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 3800 |
6 |
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2 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 25 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3675 |
7 |
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11 | 12 | 20 | 12 | 20 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 3165 |
8 |
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20 | 24 | 22 | 15 | 25 | 25 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 17 | 15 | 0 | 3160 |
9 |
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7 | 29 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 27 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 2420 | ||||
Pos. | Driver | DAY | STP | MOH‡ | WGL | ELK | VIR | ATL | Bonus | Points |
‡: Race 1 at Mid-Ohio shortened due to weather, half points awarded except for pole position bonus points.