Cooper Tires Prototype Lites (formerly IMSA Lites) is a 14 race series featuring two classes of single-seat prototype cars racing simultaneously. The series is sanctioned by the International Motor Sports Association

International Motor Sports Association

The International Motor Sports Association is an American sports car auto racing sanctioning body based in Braselton, Georgia. It was started by John Bishop, a former employee of SCCA , and his wife Peggy in 1969 with help from Bill France, Sr...

 (IMSA). Most races are held in support of the American Le Mans Series

American Le Mans Series

The American Le Mans Series presented by Tequila Patrón is a sports car racing series based in the United States and Canada. It consists of a series of endurance and sprint races, and was created in the spirit of the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Teams compete in one of five classes: LMP1, LMP2 and LMPC...

. The L1 class features Élan Motorsport Technologies

Élan Motorsport Technologies

Élan Motorsport Technologies is an umbrella company containing the race car manufacturing companies owned by the Panoz Motor Sports Group. Élan designs and builds Panoz-branded race cars, and have also acquired other manufacturers, including famous Formula Ford builders Van Diemen and IndyCar...

 DP02 cars powered by a Duratec 2.3L engine

Mazda L engine

The Mazda L-series is a mid-sized inline 4-cylinder gasoline engine ranging in displacements from 1.8L to 2.5L. Introduced in 2001, they are the evolution of the cast-iron block F-engine...

, L2 consists of West Racing WX10 and WR1000 chassis with either a Kawasaki ZX-10R or Suzuki GSX-R1000

Suzuki GSX-R1000

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 engine. Each class has an overall championship, a master’s championship for drivers at least 40 years of age and a team championship. Each race is usually 30–45 minutes with an occasional 75 minute endurance race.

Car Specifications

L1 Class

• Engine: 2.3-liter, Naturally aspirated
  Naturally-aspirated engine
  A naturally aspirated engine is one common type of reciprocating piston internal combustion engine that depends solely on atmospheric pressure to counter the partial vacuum in the induction tract to draw in combustion air...
  
   Mazda MP2
  Mazda L engine
  The Mazda L-series is a mid-sized inline 4-cylinder gasoline engine ranging in displacements from 1.8L to 2.5L. Introduced in 2001, they are the evolution of the cast-iron block F-engine...
  
  
• Gearbox: 6 Speed Sequential Manual Transmission
  Sequential manual transmission
  A sequential manual transmission is a type of manual transmission used on motorcycles and high-performance cars for auto racing, where gears are selected in order, and direct access to specific gears is not possible....
  
  
• Weight: 1,425 lb (646 kg) with driver
• Fuel Delivery: Electronic fuel injection

L2 Class

• Engine: 1000cc Naturally aspirated
  Naturally-aspirated engine
  A naturally aspirated engine is one common type of reciprocating piston internal combustion engine that depends solely on atmospheric pressure to counter the partial vacuum in the induction tract to draw in combustion air...
  
   Kawasaki or Suzuki
• Weight: 1,100 lb (500 kg) with driver

L3 Class*

• Engine: 2.3-liter, Naturally aspirated
  Naturally-aspirated engine
  A naturally aspirated engine is one common type of reciprocating piston internal combustion engine that depends solely on atmospheric pressure to counter the partial vacuum in the induction tract to draw in combustion air...
  
   Mazda MZR
  Mazda L engine
  The Mazda L-series is a mid-sized inline 4-cylinder gasoline engine ranging in displacements from 1.8L to 2.5L. Introduced in 2001, they are the evolution of the cast-iron block F-engine...
  
  
• Weight: 1,350 lb (612 kg) with driver

*Class was eliminated after the 2009 season

Champions

Season	Class	Driver Champion	Masters Champion	Team Champion
2006	L1	United States Adam Pecorari	n/a	United States Cape Motorsports
	L2	United States Dan McBreen	n/a	PVM Racing
	L3	n/a	n/a	n/a
2007	L1	Puerto Rico Gerardo Bonilla Gerardo Bonilla Gerardo Bonilla is a Puerto Rican-born professional race car driver. He competed in and won the IMSA Lites Championship in 2007, the Star Mazda Championship in 2006, and the Skip Barber National Championship in 2005...	n/a	United States B-K Motorsports
	L2	United States Robby Card	n/a	PVM Racing
	L3	United States Richard Spicer	n/a	United States Spicer-Hagerman
2008	L1	United States Jonathan Goring	United States Jon Brownson	United States Comprent Motorsports
	L2	Australia Tom Drewer	United States Eric Vassian	United States WEST Racing
	L3	United States Chris Funk	United States Chris Funk	KC Racing
2009	L1	United States Joel Feinberg	United States Gary Gibson	United States Eurosport Racing
	L2	United States John Weisberg	United States Alain Nadal	United States Berg Racing
	L3	United States Chris Doyle	United States Chris Funk	Surface Exploraton
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