IMSA will phase LMP3 out of top-level competition.
, ending a three-year run with three prototype classes and reducing the total number of classes on the grid from five back to four.
The third prototype class was introduced in 2021 as a measure to grow the grid with a more affordable pro-am prototype separate from the faster, more expensive LMP2. The idea always seemed a bit redundant, and it only became more strange as LMP3 cars became known for their odd top speeds in traffic and the cautions caused by mistakes from the funded drivers the class was meant to attract.
Over the course of the past three seasons, those mistakes have made LMP3 synonymous with unnecessary crashes. In one particularly high-profile mistake at March's 12 Hours of Sebring, a driverAlthough that may have helped IMSA's decision to scale back prototype classes, it is more likely that IMSA has simply decided the grid will be full enough without LMP3.
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