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About the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA)

International Motor Sports Association, LLC (IMSA) was originally founded in 1969 and owns a long and rich history in sports car racing. Today, IMSA is the sanctioning body of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, the premier sports car racing series in North America. IMSA also sanctions the IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge and IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge, as well as four one-make series: Ferrari Challenge North America, Idemitsu Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by BFGoodrich Tires, Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America and Porsche Carrera Cup North America. IMSA – a company within the NASCAR family – is the exclusive strategic partner in North America with the Automobile Club de l’Ouest (ACO) which operates the 24 Hours of Le Mans as a part of the FIA World Endurance Championship. The partnership enables selected IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship competitors to earn automatic entries into the prestigious 24 Hours of Le Mans.

 

Championship Tale of the Tape – 2025 Motul Petit Le Mans

GTD PRO Closest With LMP2, GTP and GTD Titles Also Up For Grabs


 

October 8, 2025

By Tony DiZinno

IMSA Wire Service

Official Points


 

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Here’s a breakdown of the four IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship class-clinching situations heading into Motul Petit Le Mans from Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta. The 2025 season finale airs at noon ET, Saturday, October 11 on NBC with flag-to-flag streaming via Peacock, IMSA.TV and IMSA’s Official YouTube channel internationally.  

 

Grand Touring Prototype (GTP)

 

  1. Matt Campbell/Mathieu Jaminet, No. 6 Porsche Penske Motorsport Porsche 963, 2,582 points
  2. Nick Tandy/Felipe Nasr, No. 7 Porsche Penske Motorsport Porsche 963, 2,451 (-131)
  3. Philipp Eng/Dries Vanthoor, No. 24 BMW M Team RLL BMW M Hybrid V8, 2,437 (-145)


 

The maximum points swing available in a 12-car grid is 186 points (maximum 385 for first with 35 in qualifying and 350 in the race, minimum is 199 with 19 in qualifying and 180 in the race). 


 

A top-seven finish clinches the title for Campbell and Jaminet regardless of Tandy and Nasr’s achievements. Even if Tandy and Nasr delivered a perfect points weekend, their maximum achievable is 2,836 points. Campbell and Jaminet could qualify last and finish seventh to wrap the title. 


 

The odds are more remote for Eng and Vanthoor, with a maximum achievable of 2,822 points. To have any chance at the title, the No. 24 team will need to win the race. And in that instance, even if Campbell and Jaminet qualified last, the No. 6 drivers could clinch with an eighth-place finish. 


 

With the 131 and 145-point gaps, respectively, the No. 6 car would need to finish 10th or worse for the race swing to be made up, depending on qualifying points the No. 7 and No. 24 cars achieve. 


 

The GTP manufacturer title is much closer, with Porsche only seven points clear of Acura. Acura could make up that deficit in qualifying on its own. Whichever manufacturer places its first car higher wins this title.

 

Le Mans Prototype 2 (LMP2)

 

  1. PJ Hyett/Dane Cameron, No. 99 AO Racing ORECA LMP2 07, 1,972 points
  2. Daniel Goldburg, No. 22 United Autosports USA ORECA LMP2 07, 1,887 (-85)


 

AO Racing can win titles in two different WeatherTech Championship classes in as many years, if Hyett and Cameron secure the LMP2 crown. A podium finish would ensure it. Goldburg’s maximum achievable is 2,272 points, which would come up short of any number scored by Hyett and Cameron if they’re on the podium come Saturday night. 

 

Grand Touring Daytona Pro (GTD PRO)

 

  1. Antonio Garcia/Alexander Sims, No. 3 Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports, 2,942 points
  2. Albert Costa, No. 81 DragonSpeed Ferrari 296 GT3, 2,924 (-18)


 

The most successful GT team of the millennium, Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports, is seeking its first GTD PRO crown against a team in its first full season in the top GT class. DragonSpeed, in partnership with longtime Ferrari stalwarts Risi Competizione, has produced one of the most surprising but compelling championship challenges.


 

The points situation is simple. More likely than not, whichever car finishes ahead on track will emerge as champion. 


 

Chevrolet holds a 46-point lead over Ferrari, 62-point lead over Ford and 80-point lead over BMW among manufacturers. This is a little more solid, but not guaranteed, for Chevrolet.

 

Grand Touring Daytona (GTD)

 

  1. Russell Ward/Philip Ellis, No. 57 Winward Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3, 2,817 points
  2. Casper Stevenson, No. 27 Heart of Racing Team Aston Martin Vantage GT3 Evo, 2,593 (-224)
  3. Kenton Koch, No. 023 Triarsi Competizione Ferrari 296 GT3, 2,564 (-253)


 

Similar to 2024, Ward and Ellis are in a near-assured title state in GTD. Even if Stevenson secures his maximum points potential of 2,978, all Ward and Ellis would need to do is finish 16th among the 19 GTD cars entered to ensure enough points even if they qualified near or at the back of the class. 


 

Mercedes-AMG holds a comfortable 114-point lead among manufacturers, ahead of Ferrari.

 

IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup


 

Points for the championship earned at the four-, eight-and 10-hour marks of the race will define the Michelin Endurance Cup winners. Current leaders are the No. 7 Porsche Penske Motorsport Porsche 963 in GTP, No. 43 Inter Europol Competition ORECA in LMP2, the No. 1 Paul Miller Racing BMW M4 GT3 EVO in GTD PRO, and the No. 70 Inception Racing Ferrari 296 GT3 in GTD. PMR will wrap GTD PRO with either of its two cars, while the other three classes could flip. 

 

Trueman / Akin Award


 

The Jim Trueman Award in LMP2 will simply mirror the LMP2 championship standings, where Hyett leads Goldburg by 85 points. And the Bob Akin Award in GTD is simple too; whichever of Orey Fidani’s No. 13 AWA Corvette Z06 GT3.R or Brendan Iribe’s No. 70 Inception Racing Ferrari 296 GT3 finishes ahead wins to break that tie. 

 

IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup Set for Showdown at Motul Petit Le Mans

Battles in GTP, GTD Closest Among the Four Classes


 

October 7, 2025

By Tony DiZinno

IMSA Wire Service

IMEC Points


 

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Through the first four rounds of the 2025 IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup, several teams and manufacturers have maximized their in-race points-scoring opportunities versus their race-end results. Heading into Motul Petit Le Mans to cap off the 2025 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season, two of the four class titles are fairly tight.


 

The IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup serves as a championship-within-a-championship at the series’ five-longest races. These five (Rolex 24 At Daytona, Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring, Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen, TireRack.com Battle on the Bricks and Motul Petit Le Mans) add up to 58 total hours of racing, with points awarded at one or more in-race intervals before the finish.


 

At Motul Petit Le Mans, points are awarded at the four-, eight- and 10-hour marks. The top three in each class get five, four and three points at the intervals with all others scoring two. A maximum swing of nine points is possible from the most (15) to least (six) in-race. 


 

Porsche vs. Acura in GTP


 

In Grand Touring Prototype (GTP), Porsche Penske Motorsport’s No. 7 Porsche 963 used wins at the first two rounds in Daytona and Sebring and maximum points at five of the seven intervals in these two rounds to build a significant lead. But the gap has shrunk leaving Indianapolis Motor Speedway. 


 

After tough Watkins Glen and Indianapolis races, Felipe Nasr and Nick Tandy in the No. 7 Porsche still hold a three-point lead (39-36) over the No. 60 Acura Meyer Shank Racing w/Curb-Agajanian pair of Colin Braun and Tom Blomqvist in their Acura ARX-06. Indianapolis winners Cadillac Whelen with the trio of Jack Aitken, Earl Bamber and Frederik Vesti in their No. 31 Cadillac V-Series R. sit third, six points back. Among manufacturers, Porsche leads Acura by two, and Cadillac by five (45, 43, 40).


 

Three Cars Vying for LMP2 Crown

Strong Indianapolis races for winners TDS Racing, last year’s full season champions Inter Europol Competition and two-race winners in 2025, United Autosports USA, have positioned these three ORECA LMP2 07 entries to be in contention for the Le Mans Prototype 2 (LMP2) Michelin Endurance Cup title.


 

Tom Dillmann and Bijoy Garg lead the way in their No. 43 Inter Europol ORECA by five points over Steven Thomas, Mikkel Jensen and Hunter McElrea in the No. 11 TDS ORECA and Daniel Goldburg, Paul Di Resta and Rasmus Lindh in the No. 22 United ORECA (37-32). 


 

Four other teams – CrowdStrike Racing by APR, Riley, AO Racing and Tower Motorsports – remain mathematically alive but need huge individual races and each of the top three to stumble, particularly the No. 43 car, to have any chance of a last-race comeback. 


 

Paul Miller Racing BMWs Well-Positioned in GTD PRO


 

Paul Miller Racing will add to its Michelin Endurance Cup success in Grand Touring Daytona Pro (GTD PRO), having won that title in its first year in the class in 2024. Leaving Indianapolis, its two BMW M4 GT3 EVOs sit first and second in points with the No. 1 trio of Madison Snow, Neil Verhagen and Connor De Phillippi four points clear of teammates Dan Harper and Max Hesse in the No. 48 car (41-37). The only question is which car will end on top.


 

AO Racing’s Laurin Heinrich and Klaus Bachler are best of the rest in third in their No. 77 Porsche 911 GT3 R, but 10 adrift of the No. 1 BMW heading into Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta and therefore unable to make up the maximum nine-point swing. BMW has a 16-point lead over Porsche in manufacturers (50-34) and has wrapped the GTD PRO manufacturer’s title in the Michelin Endurance Cup.  


 

Inception Surges to GTD Lead


 

It’s anyone’s guess who will win the Michelin Endurance Cup title in Grand Touring Daytona (GTD), but Inception Racing’s win with Brendan Iribe, Frederik Schandorff and Ollie Millroy coupled with issues for its two closest rivals in Indianapolis gave them a good shot. 


 

The No. 70 Inception Racing Ferrari 296 GT3 now leads the No. 21 Af Corse Ferrari 296 GT3 and the No. 27 Heart of Racing Team Aston Martin Vantage GT3 Evo by three points (34-31) with Wright Motorsports within a shout in fourth at four points back with its No. 120 Porsche 911 GT3 R. Several others down to Winward Racing and Triarsi Competizione in eighth and ninth have remote mathematical paths available. 


 

Ferrari’s success in this class has netted it the GTD manufacturer’s title in the Michelin Endurance Cup, with a 15-point gap over both Porsche and Aston Martin.


 

The race is live on NBC at noon ET, Saturday, Oct. 11. Flag-to-flag streaming starts at noon ET via Peacock and internationally on IMSA.TV and IMSA’s Official YouTube channel. 

 

 

Tight Battle for 2025 Jim Trueman and Bob Akin Awards Before Motul Petit Le Mans

Hyett Tops LMP2 Field while Fidani, Iribe Tied Among GTD Bronze-Rated Entries


 

October 8, 2025

By Tony DiZinno

IMSA Wire Service

Trueman/Akin Points


 

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The annual battle for IMSA’s Jim Trueman and Bob Akin Awards, earned by the top-scoring full-season Bronze-rated drivers in Le Mans Prototype 2 (LMP2) and Grand Touring Daytona (GTD), respectively, is reaching a fever pitch heading into the final race of the 2025 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season, Motul Petit Le Mans. The recipients earn an automatic invitation to the 24 Hours of Le Mans next June as IMSA rewards those drivers who make their primary living outside the cockpit. 


 

AO Racing’s PJ Hyett asserted himself atop the LMP2 and Jim Trueman Award standings at Road America, while the last two Bob Akin Award winners in GTD, Brendan Iribe and Orey Fidani, are tied for the top spot.

 

Hyett’s Summer Surge Moves Him atop Jim Trueman Award Standings

Hyett and AO Racing raced this year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans courtesy of their success in another series, where they won the European Le Mans Series championship as part of a partnership effort with TF Sport. Hyett stole the march on the Jim Trueman Award with his second straight WeatherTech Championship LMP2 win in his No. 99 ORECA LMP2 07 at Road America co-driving with Dane Cameron, building on the summer swing of momentum the team has had in multiple series and on multiple continents.


 

Hyett holds an 85-point advantage, 1,972 to 1,887 over Daniel Goldburg in the No. 22 United Autosports USA ORECA, heading to Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta. Twelve cars are entered in the LMP2 for the season finale, which opens a potential 160-point in-race swing between finishing first (350 points) and 12th (190 points). That swing could expand or shrink based on qualifying points earned – which range from 35 to 19 in a 12-car grid – as well. 


 

Goldburg was particularly unlucky to finish last in an LMP2 season-high 14-car grid at Road America, which created a 180-point swing from Hyett in first to Goldburg in 14th. Nonetheless, with two wins in the first three IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup races this season, Goldburg and teammates Paul Di Resta and Rasmus Lindh will need to erase Hyett’s gap in pursuit of the Jim Trueman Award for Goldburg in 2025.


 

Fidani, Iribe Tied Heading to Atlanta

In GTD, AWA won the season-opening Rolex 24 At Daytona coupled with Inception Racing finishing 18th in class, and seventh among the 10 cars with a Bronze-rated designation. That put AWA in strong position to repeat its win of the Bob Akin Award in 2025 and gave Orey Fidani a first race gap of 110 points to Brendan Iribe in these standings. 


 

That shrunk to a 30-point gap with Fidani ahead of Iribe leaving the Michelin GT Challenge at VIRginia International Raceway and then was erased entirely when Iribe scored a breakthrough first WeatherTech Championship win at the TireRack.com Battle On The Bricks at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway with Frederik Schandorff and Ollie Millroy in the No. 70 Inception Racing Ferrari 296 GT3. 


 

Iribe has been the top scoring Bronze-rated entry on five occasions to Fidani’s three this season, but Fidani’s higher-scoring finishes have come on Iribe’s off days to create the tie. As the Indianapolis winner explained post-race, the showdown will be one to watch.


 

“I think it all comes down to the last race, just how IMSA and the fans want it,” Iribe said. “Not exactly how we want it, but we'll take it, and it'll be exciting. Can't wait for Petit.”

Fidani’s No. 13 AWA Corvette Z06 GT3.R posted its best finish since the Rolex 24 ranking sixth among all GTD cars at Indianapolis, although a higher potential finish was derailed by a late-race drive-through penalty assessed for blocking.


 

The car count means everything to the Bob Akin Award in GTD because Iribe and Fidani have been the only two full-season entrants. That means whichever driver finishes ahead of the other gains maximum points if it’s only those two scoring points. 


 

Extra Bronze-rated entries have run Michelin Endurance Cup races. There were 10 Bronze-rated entries at the Rolex 24 At Daytona, seven at the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring and six at the Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen and four in Indianapolis. Six are currently entered for Motul Petit Le Mans.


 

Iribe won the Bob Akin Award in 2023 with Fidani doing so in 2024. Both have been able to take their teams to Le Mans, with Inception going in 2024 and AWA – in its Canadian-liveried Corvette – doing so this year. 


 

Only one of the two is guaranteed to do so in 2026, and the subplot of which of the No. 13 Corvette or No. 70 Ferrari finishes ahead at Road Atlanta is yet another angle to watch in the final race of the WeatherTech Championship season. 

 

 

 

Entry List Notebook – IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta

Championship Leaders on the Doorstep of Clinching Titles on Motul Petit Le Mans Weekend


 

October 8, 2025

By Tony DiZinno

IMSA Wire Service

Entry List


 

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Courtesy of season-long success, the Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta rounds as part of the Motul Petit Le Mans weekend figure to be coronations rather than challenges for the IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge championship leaders.


 

Valentino Catalano (Le Mans Prototype 3, P3), Adam Adelson (Grand Touring Daytona X, GTDX) and Kiko Porto (Grand Sport X, GSX) created their championship-contending credentials at the season-opening doubleheader Roar Before the Rolex 24 weekend at Daytona International Speedway in January. Their accolades achieved throughout the year will likely build to a crescendo on Thursday afternoon in the first of two 45-minute races at Michelin Raceway.


 

Catalano (370-point lead) and Porto (430-point lead) can clinch on Thursday provided they maintain at least 350-point gaps leaving the first race of the event. Adelson can’t clinch on Thursday as he enters with only a 210-point lead, but he’ll be able to do so on Friday so long as he starts as his closest rival won’t be able to put enough cars in between to offset the gap. 


 

Bronze Cup leaders in the three categories are also similarly assured heading into Michelin Raceway. Brian Thienes has the P3 Bronze title wrapped already, with Samantha Tan 220 points ahead in GTDX and Ian Porter 190 points clear in GSX. 


 

In P3, Catalano has taken to his first full American racing season in style. The 19-year-old Italian has won seven of 10 races in the No. 30 Gebhardt Intralogistics Motorsports Duqueine D08, culminating with a three-race sweep at VIRginia International Raceway.


 

“They’ve done such a good job. We came to the championship in Daytona and I had a clean sweep; the cars were prepared perfectly there,” he said. “The team has a history in IMSA and America (in the mid-1980s), so it’s good to do it in modern times.” 


 

The P3 grid expands to eight cars at Michelin Raceway with several additions. Gebhardt expands to three cars with Oscar Tunjo returning after missing VIR due to a schedule conflict, with his replacement Alexzander Kristiansson slotting over from the No. 31 to a freshly numbered No. 1 Duqueine D08. Toney Driver Development returns for the first time since Daytona with its No. 80 Ligier JS P320 and Jon Hirshberg, Forte Racing’s second driver, continues for a second straight weekend in his No. 86 Ligier. FastMD Racing with Remstar, last year’s P3 Team Champions, are also back with their No. 87 Duqueine D08.


 

GTDX saw the championship complexion change at VIR as Adelson’s closest title rival, AJ Muss, missed the weekend. That left Adelson in his No. 24 Wright Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) to contend with Jake Walker in his No. 6 Turner Motorsport BMW M4 GT3 for the weekend. Walker continued his run of form with three wins to secure seven in the last eight races. Tan’s No. 38 ST Racing BMW M4 GT3 and Kyle Washington’s No. 32 GMG Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) complete the class. 


 

Walker had a challenging Daytona where he only scored 220 points from the two-race weekend while Adelson scored a maximum 700 with two wins. That 480-point gap between Adelson and Walker has closed to 210 now, but realistically it had been an Adelson and Muss title battle all season with Muss’ run of seven podiums in as many races. 


 

For Adelson, losing his primary season-long championship rival was bittersweet heading into VIR, even as he praised Walker’s race craft as a rival. 


 

“First of all, I have a lot of respect for AJ – he’s a great competitor and sportsman,” Adelson said. “He was new to GT3 racing and showed incredible talent and pace. He was my rival. I want to fight for it. I don’t want an easier path than fighting tooth-and-nail.”  


 

Adelson said: “Jake and I are very neck-and-neck competitors. Now that I am battling him a bit, it’s great racing wheel-to-wheel with someone like that.” 


 

Porto has been one of three breakout stars in GSX all season, along with RAFA Racing teammate Porter and BSI Racing’s Steven Clemons. In three separate Toyota GR Supra GT4 EVO2 cars, this trio has provided exciting, close and clean racing for most of the year to win the first 10 races among them. Porto has seven wins, Clemons two and Porter one.


 

Porto, in his No. 8 RAFA Racing Toyota GR Supra GT4 EVO2, hasn’t always been the fastest sometimes fighting through in-race pace challenges, but the Brazilian has praised his team’s work ethic and consistency to ensure he’s been up front. After his seven wins, he also has two runner-up finishes and his only issue came back in March at Circuit of The Americas. He’s established himself as a driver to watch in the future and is poised for bigger things within the IMSA paddock. 


 

“The third race at VIR we finally went a step ahead in terms of balance of the car. It’s been good to learn so much about the Supra, and it’s been a good teaching moment. It’s been a while since I’ve been to Atlanta, so I’m looking forward to end the year on a high,” Porto said.


 

The GSX grid has consistently been the biggest in the VP Racing Challenge this season and that stays true again for the Michelin Raceway finale with 13 cars, including Kingpin Racing with two cars and series newcomers Thunder Bunny Racing with the No. 21 BMW M4 GT4 EVO. 


 

VP Racing Challenge teams practice and qualify on Wednesday. The two races are Thursday at 1:05 p.m. ET and Friday at 8:30 a.m. 


 

Fast Facts

IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge

Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta – Braselton, Georgia

October 8-10, 2025


 

Race Days/Times: Thursday, Oct. 9, 1:05 p.m. ET, Friday, Oct. 10, 8:30 a.m. ET

Peacock Streaming Coverage: LIVE – Flag-to-flag beginning at 1:00 p.m. Thursday, 8:25 a.m. Friday (available outside the U.S. on IMSA.tv and IMSA’s Official YouTube channel)

Circuit Type: 2.54-mile, 12-turn road course

Classes Competing: Le Mans Prototype 3 (P3), Grand Touring Daytona X (GTDX), Grand Sport X (GSX)

Race Lengths: 45 minutes


 

VP Racing SportsCar Challenge Track Records

  • P3: Jagger Jones, Duqueine D08, 1:16.522 / 119.494 mph, October 2024 (Qualifying)
  • GSX: Luca Mars, Ford Mustang GT4, 1:26.588 / 105.603 mph, October 2024 (Qualifying)


 

2024 VP Racing SportsCar Challenge Race 1 Winners:

  • P3: Steven Aghakhani, No. 6 MLT Motorsports Ligier JS P320
  • GSX: Luca Mars, No. 59 KOHR Motorsports Ford Mustang GT4


 

2024 VP Racing SportsCar Challenge Race 2 Winners:

  • P3: Jagger Jones, No. 87 FastMD Racing with Remstar Duqueine D08
  • GSX: Tyler Hoffman, No. 9 Kingpin Racing Toyota GR Supra GT4 EVO

 

 

 

 

Entry List Notebook – IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge Fox Factory 120

Championship Battles Tight in Both GS, TCR Heading to Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta 


 

October 6, 2025

By Tony DiZinno

IMSA Wire Service

Entry List

 

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Respective three-way title tilts in both classes headline what should be another frantic finale to the IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge season, the Fox Factory 120 at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta. Just 120 points cover the top three contenders in Grand Sport (GS), while only 70 points do so in Touring Car (TCR).


 

In GS, Jan Heylen and Luca Mars have paced the field most of the season in their No. 28 Porsche 718 GT4 RS CS with a season-high three wins. But three finishes of ninth or worse in the last four races has seen a once unassailable looking lead shrink, rapidly. They’re 100 clear of Jeff Westphal and Sean McAlister in the No. 39 CarBahn by Peregrine racing BMW M4 GT4 EVO, and 120 ahead of Jenson Altzman in the No. 13 McCumbee McAleer Racing by Aerosport Ford Mustang GT4.


 

A top-five finish would assure Heylen and Mars the title. But if they stumble, the door is wide open. Both Heylen (2021 GS) and Westphal (2019 GS) are past Michelin Pilot Challenge champions and seek their second series championships. 


 

In TCR, the battle is much closer. Karl Wittmer and LP Montour took the points lead for the first time in their No. 93 MMG Honda Civic FL5 TCR, literally doing so on the final lap of the last race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway when Wittmer made a pass to get onto the podium. They’re 10 points clear of Harry Gottsacker in the lead No. 98 Bryan Herta Autosport w/Curb-Agajanian Hyundai Elantra N TCR, a car he shares with Mason Filippi. The second BHA title contender – the No. 76 of Preston Brown and Denis Dupont – sits third, 70 points back.


 

In nearly any case, whichever of the No. 93 Honda or No. 98 Hyundai finishes ahead on the road will win the title. The No. 76 Hyundai would need to finish multiple spots ahead of both cars to make up the difference. 


 

In the not-unlikely scenario of a tie, the tiebreaker would go to the No. 93 Honda, and even that takes some work to get there.


 

Entering Michelin Raceway, the No. 93 Honda, No. 98 Hyundai and No. 76 Hyundai all have two wins and one runner-up finish this season. The No. 93 Honda leads with three third-place finishes to the No. 98’s one and No. 76’s zero. 


 

The 43 cars on the entry list are split 27 GS and 16 TCR to tie the season-high entry achieved at the season-opening BMW M Endurance Challenge At Daytona. Of note, the VIRginia International Raceway-winning No. 31 RVA Graphics Motorsports by Speed Syndicate Audi RS3 LMS TCR resumes competition after skipping Indianapolis. 


 

Michelin Pilot Challenge teams practice for one hour on Wednesday, one hour Thursday, qualify late Thursday afternoon before racing on Friday at 12:40 p.m. ET. The race streams on Peacock and live, globally on IMSA YouTube ad-free courtesy of Michelin. 


 

Fast Facts

Fox Factory 120

Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta – Braselton, Georgia 

October 8-10, 2025


 

Race Day/Time: Friday, Oct. 10, 12:40 p.m. ET

Live Streaming Coverage: LIVE – Flag-to-flag beginning at 12:40 p.m. ET, Peacock in the U.S., globally on IMSA.tv and IMSA YouTube ad-free courtesy of Michelin

Circuit Type: 2.54-mile, 12-turn road course

Classes Competing: Grand Sport (GS), Touring Car (TCR)

Race Length: Two hours

 

Michelin Pilot Challenge Track Records

  • GS: Akhil Rabindra, Aston Martin Vantage GT4, 1:25.715 / 106.678 mph, October 2019 (Qualifying)
  • TCR: Bryson Morris, Hyundai Elantra N TCR, 1:26.962 / 105.149 mph, October 2024 (Qualifying)


 

2024 Fox Factory 120 Winners

  • GS: Michael McCarthy/Riley Dickinson, No. 91 KellyMoss with Riley Porsche 718 GT4 RS CS
  • TCR: Mark Wilkins/Mason Filippi, No. 98 Bryan Herta Autosport with Curb-Agajanian Hyundai Elantra N TCR

 

Storylines

  • GS With Three Title Contenders: The No. 28 RS1 Porsche 718 GT4 RS CS shared by Jan Heylen and Luca Mars has had a roller coaster run to lead the GS points by 90 leaving Road America, 240 leaving VIR and now just 100 leaving Indianapolis. The No. 39 CarBahn by Peregrine racing BMW M4 GT4 EVO of Jeff Westphal and Sean McAlister have a shot 100 back, with Jenson Altzman also in with a shot 120 back in third in his No. 13 McCumbee McAleer Racing with AEROSPORT Ford Mustang GT4. A top five for the No. 28 car clinches the GS championship.
  • TCR Three-Way Fight, Too: Just 10 points, one position, separates the No. 93 MMG Honda Civic FL5 TCR of Karl Wittmer and LP Montour from the No. 98 Bryan Herta Autosport w/Curb-Agajanian Hyundai Elantra N TCR of Harry Gottsacker. A second BHA Hyundai, the No. 76 of Denis Dupont and Preston Brown, sits 70 back of the lead in third and also with a good shot. 
  • Manufacturer Title Battle: Hyundai has already clinched its sixth consecutive TCR manufacturer championship before Friday’s race. Porsche leads BMW by just 20 and Ford 50 in GS, so one of those three will take home that title.


 

Who’s Hot? 

  • No. 27 Auto Technic and 39 CarBahn BMW M4 GT4 EVOs: It may be too little too late for both in the GS title fight, but combined, these two GS entries have both finished in the top eight every race but one starting at Sebring. 
  • No. 93 MMG Honda Civic FL5 TCR: The TCR title leaders have finished in the top four in six straight races. They’ll need one more strong result to get their title pursuit over the finish line. 


 

Who’s Good Here?

  • Filippi and Wilkins: Among the Herta Hyundai success at this track, Mason Filippi and Mark Wilkins have had the most driving success with three wins apiece. Filippi’s aim this race is to secure the 2025 TCR title for teammate Harry Gottsacker and the rest of the No. 98 crew. 
  • Turner Motorsport: One of two other teams in the field with multiple wins here (Motorsports In Action), Turner also claimed its most recent Michelin Pilot Challenge GS title here in 2023 on a day the team didn’t win the race. 


 

Previous Fox Factory 120 Winners in 2025 Field (12)

·       Mason Filippi (3): TCR – 2020 (second race), 2023, 2024

·       Mark Wilkins (3): TCR – 2019, 2023, 2024

·       Billy Johnson (2): GS – 2014, 2016 

·       Frank DePew (1): GS – 2020 (first race)

·       Ryan Eversley (1): ST – 2014 

·       Robby Foley (1): GS – 2020 (second race)

·       Jan Heylen (1): GS – 2021 

·       Paul Holton (1): ST – 2015 

·       Tim Lewis (1): TCR – 2021 

·       Robin Liddell (1): GS – 2020 (first race) 

·       Dillon Machavern (1): GS – 2022 

·       Karl Wittmer (1): TCR - 2022 

 

Previous Fox Factory 120 Pole Winners in 2025 Field (5)

·       Paul Holton (3): GS – 2017, 2018, 2024

·       Harry Gottsacker (1): TCR – 2020 (first race) 

·       Dillon Machavern (1): GS – 2022 

·       Chris Miller (1): TCR – 2023 

·       Bryson Morris (1): TCR – 2024 

 

Previous Fox Factory 120 Winning Teams in 2025 Field (6)

·       Bryan Herta Autosport (5): TCR – 2019, 2020 (first race), 2020 (second race), 2023, 2024 

·       Turner Motorsport (2): GS – 2020 (first race), 2022

·       KMW Motorsports with TMR Engineering (1): TCR – 2021 

·       Rebel Rock Racing (1): GS – 2020 (first race)

·       RS1 (1): ST – 2016 

·       Victor Gonzalez Racing Team (1): TCR – 2022 


 

Previous Fox Factory 120 Winning Manufacturers in 2025 Field (7)

·       BMW – 5

·       Hyundai – 5

·       Ford – 3

·       Porsche – 3

·       Audi – 2

·       Honda – 2

·       McLaren – 2

 

Tune In Sunday, Oct. 5, for Special NBC and Peacock 2025 IMSA Championship Preview

Hour-Long Show Dedicated to WeatherTech Championship Season Finale Airs at 3 p.m. ET


 

October 2, 2025

By Tony DiZinno

IMSA Wire Service

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – NBC Sports will preview the 2025 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season finale, Motul Petit Le Mans, with a special one-hour show on Sunday, Oct. 5 at 3 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock.


 

The second of two hour-long IMSA specials by NBC Sports in 2025 will preview the championship contenders and key storylines to watch for at the always exciting 10-hour season finale at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta.


 

NBC sports car experts and commentators Brian Till and Calvin Fish will host the special, with additional content from NBC's Leigh Diffey and interviews conducted by NBC’s Matt Yocum – also the host of the IMSA Endurance Hour podcast, and a fan feature from Chris Wilner. The show is developed in coordination with NASCAR Productions.  


 

The network show will air the Sunday before Motul Petit Le Mans, which kicks off live on network NBC at noon ET on Saturday, Oct. 11. Peacock will stream the full race flag-to-flag (in the U.S.) with additional streaming via IMSA.TV and IMSA’s Official YouTube channel (internationally). 


 

This will cap NBC Sports’ seventh season of IMSA coverage, with details to come on the new season coverage plans prior to the 2026 Rolex 24 At Daytona, Jan. 21-25. Tickets for Motul Petit Le Mans are available at michelinracewayroadatlanta.com.

 

 

Entry List Notebook – Motul Petit Le Mans

Field of 53 Set for 2025 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Season Finale


 

October 1, 2025

By Tony DiZinno

IMSA Wire Service

Entry List (Click Here)

 

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The stage is set for the end of the 2025 IMSA season with the always exciting Motul Petit Le Mans from Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta. Both the full-season IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship and five-round IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup wrap up their campaigns.


 

The Grand Touring Daytona Pro (GTD PRO) class championship battle is the tightest among the four WeatherTech Championship classes with just 18 points – one or two positions on track – separating the top two contenders. But both Grand Touring Prototype (GTP) and Le Mans Prototype 2 (LMP2) could easily flip first and second. The Grand Touring Daytona (GTD) gap between first and second is the largest.


 

As in Indianapolis, a field of 50-plus cars – 53 in total split among 12 GTP, 12 LMP2, 10 GTD PRO and 19 GTD entries – will be looking for clean track space and working to avoid pitfalls at the historic but condensed 2.54-mile, 12-turn Michelin Raceway layout.


 

Here’s what you need to know ahead of the season finale:


 

Fast Facts

Motul Petit Le Mans

Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta – Braselton, Georgia

October 8-11, 2025


 

Race Day/Time: Saturday, October 11 – 12:10 p.m. ET

NBC Network Coverage: LIVE – Noon-3 p.m.

Peacock Streaming Coverage: LIVE – Flag-to-flag beginning at noon in the U.S.; International feed coverage available on IMSA.tv and IMSA Official YouTube channel (outside the U.S.)

Live Qualifying Stream: Friday, October 10 – 3:15-4:35 p.m. ET on Peacock (in the U.S.) and IMSA.tv and IMSA Official YouTube channel (globally)

IMSA Radio: Select sessions live on IMSA.com and RadioLeMans.com; SiriusXM live race coverage begins at Noon Saturday, October 11 (XM 206, Web/App 996)

Circuit Type: 2.54-mile, 12-turn road course

Classes Competing: Grand Touring Prototype (GTP), Le Mans Prototype 2 (LMP2), Grand Touring Daytona Pro (GTD PRO), Grand Touring Daytona (GTD)

Race Length: Ten hours


 

Track Social Media: 

Event Hashtags: #IMSA, #MotulPetitLeMans


 

WeatherTech Championship Track Records

  • GTP: Jack Aitken, Cadillac V-Series.R, 1:09.639 / 131.505 mph, October 2024 (DPi track record: Dane Cameron, Acura ARX-05, 1:08.412 / 133.660 mph, October 2020)
  • LMP2: Colin Braun, ORECA LMP2 07, 1:10.634 / 129.455 mph, October 2020
  • GTD PRO: Laurin Heinrich, Porsche 911 GT3 R (992), 1:17.881 / 117.409 mph, October 2024
  • GTD: Scott Andrews, Mercedes-AMG GT3, 1:18.281 / 116.809 mph, October 2024

 

2024 Motul Petit Le Mans Winners:

  • GTP: Sebastien Bourdais/Renger van der Zande/Scott Dixon, No. 01 Cadillac Racing Cadillac V-Series.R
  • LMP2: Steven Thomas/Mikkel Jensen/Hunter McElrea, No. 11 TDS Racing ORECA LMP2 07
  • GTD PRO: Mirko Bortolotti/Jordan Pepper/Franck Perera, No. 19 Iron Lynx Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo2
  • GTD: Albert Costa/Manny Franco/Cedric Sbirrazzuoli, No. 34 Conquest Racing Ferrari 296 GT3


 

2024 Motul Petit Le Mans Motul Pole Award Winners:

  • GTP: Jack Aitken, No. 31 Cadillac Whelen Cadillac V-Series.R
  • LMP2: Ben Keating, No. 2 United Autosports USA ORECA LMP2 07
  • GTD PRO: Laurin Heinrich, No. 77 AO Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)
  • GTD: Scott Andrews, No. 80 Lone Star Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3

 

Storylines 

  • GTD PRO Battle Headlines Championship Fights: Among the four WeatherTech Championship classes, the GTD PRO points battle stands out as the closest. The No. 3 Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports Corvette Z06 GT3.R leads the No. 81 DragonSpeed Ferrari 296 GT3 by 18 points; whichever car finishes ahead, most likely, wins the title. In LMP2, the No. 99 AO Racing ORECA LMP2 07 tops the No. 22 United Autosports USA ORECA by 85 points; a podium assures PJ Hyett and Dane Cameron this crown. In GTP, the No. 6 Porsche Penske Motorsport Porsche 963 leads its teammate car, the No. 7 Porsche, by 131 points in the GTP class. A seventh-place or better result is what the No. 6 car needs to clinch outright. In GTD, all the No. 57 Winward Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 needs to do is avoid a back-of-the-class finish for a repeat. 
  • IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup Up for Grabs: Points for the championship earned at the four-, eight-and 10-hour marks of the race will define the Michelin Endurance Cup winners. Current leaders are the No. 7 Porsche Penske Motorsport Porsche 963 in GTP, No. 43 Inter Europol Competition ORECA in LMP2, the No. 1 Paul Miller Racing BMW M4 GT3 EVO in GTD PRO, and the No. 70 Inception Racing Ferrari 296 GT3 in GTD. PMR will wrap GTD PRO with either of its two cars, while the other three classes could flip. 
  • Trueman-Akin Honors Down to Two Main Contenders Apiece: The Jim Trueman Bronze Cup in LMP2 and Bob Akin Bronze Cup in GTD are both still on the line, with the top Bronze-rated driver in each category earning a prized invitation to race next year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans. PJ Hyett (No. 99 AO Racing ORECA) leads the Trueman standings in LMP2 over Daniel Goldburg (No. 22 United Autosports USA ORECA), with Orey Fidani (No. 13 AWA Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R) and Brendan Iribe (No. 70 Inception Racing Ferrari 296 GT3) tied in the Akin standings for GTD.
  • Manufacturer Title Battles: Porsche leads Acura by just seven points in the battle for top manufacturer in GTP. Chevrolet holds a 46-point lead over Ferrari, 62 over Ford and 80 over BMW in GTD PRO. Mercedes-AMG tops Ferrari by 114 in GTD. 


 

Who’s Hot? 

  • No. 10 Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing Cadillac V-Series.R: With the spread of the last four GTP races over five months, it’s now worth noting the No. 10 Cadillac is the only car with three podiums in those four races. The team looks for its first 2025 win with either this car or the sister No. 40 this weekend.
  • No. 81 DragonSpeed Ferrari 296 GT3: Five straight podium finishes have positioned this car just 18 points behind the No. 3 Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports Corvette Z06 GT3.R for the GTD PRO championship.
  • Ferrari in GTD with Multiple Cars: Ferrari has claimed five of the last nine podium finishes over the last three GTD races, including two wins. The No. 021 Triarsi Competizione Ferrari 296 GT3 won at Road America and was second at VIR, the No. 70 Inception Racing Ferrari won at Indianapolis, and the No. 34 Conquest Racing Ferrari has two third-place finishes in the last three races. Conquest also enters Motul Petit Le Mans as defending GTD race winners. 

 

Who’s Good Here?

  • Renger van der Zande: A bullish pass for the win past Nick Tandy in 2024 propelled van der Zande to victory in his Cadillac sign-off, for his fourth Motul Petit Le Mans win. The Dutchman is always in contention here and paired with three-time Petit winners Acura Meyer Shank Racing, may be able to add another victory. 
  • Nick Tandy: The driver who van der Zande passed last year is tied with him on four Petit wins. With Tandy and co-driver Felipe Nasr down 131 points heading into the race, Tandy will need a fifth win and some help to overtake his Porsche Penske Motorsport teammates and claim his elusive first IMSA full-season championship. Tandy and Nasr are leading the Michelin Endurance Cup, though, in GTP. 

 

Previous Motul Petit Le Mans Winners in 2025 Field (48)

Nick Tandy (4): GT – 2013; GTLM – 2015, 2018, 2020

Renger van der Zande (4): PC – 2014, P – 2018; DPi – 2020; GTP – 2024 

John Farano (3): LMP2 – 2020, 2021, 2022 

Tom Blomqvist (2): DPi – 2022; GTP – 2023 

Sebastien Bourdais (2): P – 2015; GTP – 2024 

James Calado (2): GTLM – 2016, 2019 

Matt Campbell (2): GTLM – 2020, 2021

Scott Dixon (2): DPi – 2020; GTP – 2024 

Mario Farnbacher (2): GTC – 2012; GTD – 2022 

Neel Jani (2): P1 – 2012, 2013 

Oliver Jarvis (2): DPi – 2021, 2022

Mikkel Jensen (2): LMP2 – 2020, 2024

Spencer Pumpelly (2): GTC – 2013; GTD – 2015

Daniel Serra (2): GTD – 2018; GTLM – 2019 

Madison Snow (2): GTC – 2013; GTD – 2015

Jordan Taylor (2): P – 2014, 2018

Scott Andrews (1): LMP3 – 2021 

Ben Barnicoat (1): GTD PRO – 2022 

Till Bechtolsheimer (1): GTD – 2022 

Matthew Bell (1): GTD – 2014

Colin Braun (1): GTP – 2023 

Josh Burdon (1): LMP3 – 2022 

Albert Costa (1): GTD – 2024 

Chris Cumming (1): PC – 2013 

Roman De Angelis (1): GTD – 2021 

Connor De Phillippi (1): GTD – 2017

Louis Deletraz (1): LMP2 – 2022 

Robby Foley (1): GTD – 2019

Felipe Fraga (1): LMP3 – 2021 

Manny Franco (1): GTD – 2024 

Bijoy Garg (1): LMP3 – 2023 

Misha Goikhberg (1): GTD – 2023 

Ross Gunn (1): GTD – 2021 

Ben Hanley (1): LMP2 – 2023 

Jack Hawksworth (1): GTD PRO – 2022

Mathieu Jaminet (1): GTLM – 2021 

Daniel Juncadella (1): GTD PRO – 2023 

Kyle Kirkwood (1): GTD PRO – 2022 

George Kurtz (1): LMP2 – 2023 

Hunter McElrea (1): LMP2 – 2024 

Christopher Mies (1): GTD – 2017 

Felipe Nasr (1): DPi – 2019 

Alessandro Pier Guidi (1): GTLM – 2019 

Gar Robinson (1): LMP3 – 2021 

Alexander Sims (1): GTLM – 2017 

Ricky Taylor (1): P – 2014

Steven Thomas (1): LMP2 – 2024

Sheldon van der Linde (1): GTD – 2017 


 

Previous Motul Petit Le Mans Pole Winners in 2025 Field (17)

Dane Cameron (3): PC – 2011, 2013; DPi – 2020 

Jack Hawksworth (3): PC – 2014; GTD PRO – 2022, 2023

Neel Jani (2): P1 – 2012, 2013 

Felipe Nasr (2): DPi – 2019, 2021 

Madison Snow (2): GTD – 2021, 2022 

Jack Aitken (1): GTP – 2024 

Scott Andrews (1): GTD – 2024

Earl Bamber (1): GTLM – 2015

Tom Blomqvist (1): DPi – 2022 

James Calado (1): GTLM – 2019 

Louis Deletraz (1): GTP – 2023 

Antonio Garcia (1): GTLM – 2020

Laurin Heinrich (1) GTD PRO – 2024 

Spencer Pumpelly (1): GTC – 2013 

Daniel Serra (1): GTD – 2018 

Nick Tandy (1): GTLM – 2014 

Steven Thomas (1): LMP2 – 2022 


 

Previous Motul Petit Le Mans Winning Teams in 2025 Field (19)

Corvette Racing (8): GTS – 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004; GT1 – 2005, 2007, 2008; GT2 – 2010

PR1 Mathiasen Motorsports (4): PC – 2011, 2015, 2016; LMP2 – 2019

Meyer Shank Racing (3): P – 2016; DPi – 2022; GTP – 2023 

Team Penske (3): P2 – 2006, 2007, 2008 

Tower Motorsports (3): LMP2 – 2020, 2021, 2022

Wayne Taylor Racing (3): P – 2014, 2018; DPi – 2020 

Action Express Racing (2): P – 2015; DPi – 2019

Riley (2): GTD – 2016, LMP3 – 2021 

Af Corse (1): GT – 2011 

BMW M Team RLL (1): GTLM – 2017

Conquest Racing (1): GTD – 2024 

CrowdStrike Racing by APR (1): LMP2 – 2023 

Forte Racing (1): GTD – 2023 

Gradient Racing (1): GTD – 2022 

Heart of Racing Team (1): GTD – 2021 

Paul Miller Racing (1): GTD – 2014

TDS Racing (1): LMP2 – 2024 

Turner Motorsport (1): GTD – 2019

Vasser Sullivan (1): GTD PRO – 2022 


 

Previous Motul Petit Le Mans Winning Manufacturers in 2025 Field (11)

Porsche – 22

Ferrari – 12

Chevrolet – 10

Cadillac – 4

Acura – 3

BMW – 3

Aston Martin – 2

Lamborghini – 2

Ford – 1 

Lexus – 1 

Mercedes-AMG – 1 

 

 

Garcia is a Champion by Any Name

Through Series, Class and Car Evolution, Garcia in Contention Yet Again


 

September 30, 2025

By John Oreovicz

IMSA Wire Service

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The top-level, factory-supported production car-based class in American sports car racing has evolved through several names and technical specifications over the last 15 years. But there’s been one constant:


 

Antonio Garcia.


 

Since the 45-year-old Spaniard joined Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports in 2009, he has excelled in every iteration of the premier GT category, through half a dozen technical regulation changes and three generations of Corvettes. 


 

Garcia won his first championship in the GT class of the American Le Mans Series in 2013 with co-driver Jan Magnussen, the final year before ALMS and IMSA’s TUDOR United SportsCar Championship merged to create the modern-day IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. Teamed with Magnussen from 2014-’19, Garcia won a pair of IMSA Grand Touring Le Mans (GTLM) titles for Corvette Racing in 2017 and ’18 and added two more teamed with Jordan Taylor in 2020 and ’21.


 

Garcia has collected a total of 31 IMSA race wins along with his quintet of championships, including five wins since the most recent GT category realignment that created the Grand Touring Daytona Pro (GTD PRO) class in 2022. But whether with Taylor in ’22 and ’23 or his current co-driver Alexander Sims, Garcia has never achieved a GTD PRO championship.

That could change October 11 at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta. Sims and Garcia and the No. 3 Corvette Z06 GT3.R will carry a slim 18-point advantage into the season-concluding Motul Petit Le Mans over Albert Costa, who has shared DragonSpeed’s No. 81 Ferrari 296 GT3 for the majority of the year with Giacomo Altoè and endurance driver Davide Rigon. Mike Rockenfeller and Sebastian Priaulx sit third, 169 points back in the No. 64 Ford Multimatic Motorsports Ford Mustang GT3, with an outside shot.


 

Given his record, it’s surprising that Garcia has not won a championship to date during the GTD PRO era. What’s even more remarkable is that while Corvette Racing owns eight victories at Motul Petit Le Mans, Garcia has never tasted the champagne in Georgia – a measure of how challenging and unpredictable the 10-hour day-into-night endurance classic can be.


 

Sims and Garcia achieved their only win of the ’25 season at VIRginia International Raceway with an aggressive undercut pit stop strategy from the Corvette by Pratt Miller team that vaulted them to the front of the field. At that point, they led Costa by 53 points, but the fellow-Spaniard cut the margin to 18 by finishing second ahead of the No. 3 Corvette in fourth at the most recent WeatherTech Championship race at Indianapolis.


 

“The last few races we've been always trying to cover different strategies coming from especially the No. 77 (the defending GTD PRO class champion AO Racing Porsche that lies fourth in this year’s standings) or the No. 81 (Costa),” Garcia said. “When people are probably not feeling very competitive or are not in contention at some point, that’s when they roll the dice and they kind of put everybody under the pressure. 


 

“So, I think we really need to be very prepared on that before the races - knowing what to do and how to react to people,” he continued. “Maybe there’s something we can do, like we did at VIR, be the first one to really make the move. You play it out from there and still go for the win.”

Garcia noted that fighting for a championship has become more difficult since IMSA aligned its GT classes to the worldwide FIA GT3 specification in 2022, mostly eliminating the performance disparity that existed between GTD class cars and slightly faster GTLM entries. GTD and GTD PRO now also use a standardized Michelin tire, whereas in the GTLM era, manufacturers worked with Michelin to develop tires for their specific car.


 

Corvette Racing had been a pure factory program since the early 2000s. However, the shift in regulations required Chevrolet and Pratt Miller Motorsports to create the first-ever Corvette GT3.R for customer sales. Ford Racing quickly followed suit with a GT3 version of the Mustang.


 

“GT1, GT2, GT Le Mans…they were really cool cars to drive, and we had a lot of fun with those cars during those years,” recalled Garcia. “The transition to GT3 was a little bit difficult, or different, because we had a transition year with a bit of a mix until the Z06 GT3.R was able to race. But I don’t see many, many differences, because there is always a really good level of drivers and good teams you’re fighting against.


 

“This is my 16th year with the team, and the approach has always been the same,” he added. “The Corvette Racing mentality has been always the same and the approach to every single race or championship has been the same regardless of the actual class of car we were running. This is just another year we are very happy and proud that we are in contention.”


 

Driving for IMSA’s most established and successful GT-class team, the No. 3 Corvette pairing has the championship-tested mettle going into Motul Petit Le Mans over Costa and the DragonSpeed Ferrari, which are in their first full season of GTD PRO competition. Chevrolet leads Ferrari by 46 points in the GTD PRO Manufacturer’s championship.  


 

“The last two years, we came up short, but we are looking forward to show and use all the knowledge we have to be in this position,” Garcia said. “Let’s see if we have enough of everything - pace, race strategy, and I would say a little bit of luck.


 

“Let's hope everything falls in the right direction and we can come up with another championship.”
 

Cadillac Makes Happy Comeback to Indy Victory Lane

Whelen and Wayne Taylor Racing Deliver an Important 1-2 Result


 

September 30, 2025

By David Phillips

IMSA Wire Service

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Heading to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway a fortnight ago, the three Cadillac V-Series.R Grand Touring Prototype (GTP) cars were still looking for their first win of the 2025 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season, putting together a smattering of podium appearances from the 50 hours and 40 minutes of racing so far this season. The No. 10 Wayne Taylor Racing Cadillac finished second at the Chevrolet Sports Car Classic in Detroit and third in the Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen, with the sister No. 40 WTR Cadillac finishing second at The Glen.  


 

As for the Action Express Racing team, the No. 31 Cadillac Whelen’s most recent top-three finish came at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca in May of 2024. The team’s last victory was at the 2023 Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring, en route to the team and driver championships while contributing mightily to Cadillac’s manufacturers crown in the inaugural season of the revived GTP category. 


 

That’s not to say that Cadillac hasn’t run up front this year. The Whelen Cadillac led in the latter stages at Sebring and WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, only to drop back in the runs to the checkered flag. Similarly, the No. 10 WTR Cadillac led in Detroit before being muscled aside by the No. 93 Acura Meyer Shank Racing w/Curb-Agajanian Acura ARX-06 with less than five minutes to go. And a win slipped from their grasp when Whelen’s Earl Bamber hit the pits for a splash of energy while leading on the white-flag lap at Watkins Glen.


 

It's an understatement to say that Cadillac was itching for a win in 2025; Action Express all the more so.


 

Suffice to say they all delivered the goods in this month’s TireRack.com Battle On The Bricks at Indianapolis Motor Speedway as Bamber, Jack Aitken and Frederik Vesti piloted the No. 31 Whelen Cadillac to the brand’s 32nd victory since entering prototype competition in 2017. What’s more, the win marked Action Express' 100th podium in IMSA competition. And for good measure, Ricky Taylor and Filipe Albuquerque steered the No. 10 WTR entry to a fighting second place on a day the Cadillacs combined to lead 236 of 243 laps on the IMS road course.


 

Further underlining Cadillac’s Brickyard dominance is the fact that the three V-Series.Rs started the race 1-2-3 after the No. 60 Meyer Shank Acura was moved to the rear of the GTP field when a post-qualifying inspection revealed the provisional pole winner failed to comply with the bodywork tolerance rules.

“I’m super proud of everybody at Cadillac and Whelen,” said Vesti, who scored his first IMSA win. “It’s been a hard year for us so far but to step on the top spot of the podium is massive for us. It’s been a strong, amazing weekend from the Whelen Cadillac. The team worked together, and this result proves that it was a team effort. I led every single lap I was out there and pulled gaps multiple times. I’m proud and happy of the whole team. We’re ready for more.”


 

Despite leading a whopping 210 laps, the No. 31 Whelen Cadillac was not assured of victory until the checkered flag waved, thanks to a valiant drive by WTR’s Ricky Taylor. After an up-and-down race that included an unscheduled pit stop for a punctured tire, the No. 10 Cadillac squad threw a Hail Mary in the closing stages of the race, eschewing a late splash ’n go that would have insured it had plenty of go-juice for the run to the finish. 


 

Far from dooming Taylor to a tedious energy-management stint, the gamble unleashed him to charge from the back of the GTP field secure in the knowledge his efforts might well go for naught if the race went green to the finish. Fortuitously, a full course caution in the final 10 minutes insured the No. 10 Cadillac had the energy to complete the race. And though Aitken and the No. 31 Whelen Cadillac proved uncatchable when the green flag waved for the final time, Taylor’s earlier pass of the No. 60 Acura had all but ensured a Cadillac one-two.

Thus, it was a fully “energized” Taylor who took his place alongside Albuquerque on the podium.


 

“Some days, things don’t fall your way and some days they do,” he said. “It has been a really rough year for us. Today the team did everything right. Filipe drove an amazing stint. Unlucky with the puncture, but I think we took the risks we needed to take with fuel saving and overtaking to get a Cadillac win.” 


 

Although things didn’t work out quite as well for the No. 40 WTR Cadillac. Despite mid-race contact with another competitor, Jordan Taylor and Louis Deletraz were in the hunt for a top-three finish after the final round of pit stops. 


 

In contrast to their WTR compatriots, the No. 40 Cadillac opted to conserve energy in the race’s final stint, knowing it was their best chance at a podium or perhaps even a victory. But the late caution put paid to their plan, and relegated Taylor and Deletraz to eighth place at the checkered flag.   


 

“Very unlucky day on the No. 40,” opined Deletraz. “I think we had a strong race, but we gambled on the race staying green. We were one of the only cars that could have made it to the end. We gambled and it didn’t work. We had the best (plan) to make it on the podium but it just didn’t go our way.


 

“Very happy for the 31 and 10 and the double podium for Cadillac,” he continued. “Today we split strategies and in either situation we would have had a car up front. I think that is the point of this program: working together.”


 

“With just over an hour to go and being a lap and a half down, we knew with fuel Louis might win the race,” Wayne Taylor said. “However, if we got a caution Ricky could end up second. Ricky went to it and helped the Whelen guys with (the lead Acura).”


 

Indeed, having two teams and three cars working together - or at least in complementary fashion - was the key to victory at Indianapolis and may well prove to be a road map for future success. 


 

“Between the Cadillacs we had three different strategies and I think that is what we need to do as a brand going forward,” said Ricky Taylor. “Couldn’t be happier. It was fun to be in the car at the end. Thanks to the team, Cadillac and DEX. Hopefully we can get our first win at Petit Le Mans.”

 

 

Manufacturer Championship Battles Highlight Motul Petit Le Mans

Just Seven Points Cover GTP While Four Brands Vie for GTD PRO Crown


 

September 29, 2025

By John Oreovicz

IMSA Wire Service

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Rolling out of the TireRack.com Monterey SportsCar Championship weekend at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca in mid-May, Porsche Penske Motorsport had taken Grand Touring Prototype (GTP) class and overall wins in the first four IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship races of the 2025 season. Porsche held a comfortable 164-point lead over BMW in the GTP Manufacturer’s Championship fight, with Acura trailing in third with a 202-point deficit. 


 

Yet just four races later, heading to the season-ending Motul Petit Le Mans at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta, Porsche’s lead among manufacturers has been cut to just seven points. Additionally, Acura has leapfrogged past BMW to be the hybrid-powered object looming larger in the Stuttgart marque’s rear-view mirrors.


 

With only the 10-hour finale at Michelin Raceway to conclude the WeatherTech Championship campaign, Porsche is still the overwhelming favorite to claim the Driver and Team championships in GTP; Mathieu Jaminet and Matt Campbell in the No. 6 Porsche 963 lead their No. 7 Porsche Penske Motorsport teammates Nick Tandy and Felipe Nasr by 131 points. It would take a collapse on the part of the No. 6 team and a perfect 385-point weekend for the No. 7, or for Philipp Eng and Dries Vanthoor (147 points back) in the No. 24 BMW M Team RLL BMW M Hybrid V8, to steal the crown. Fourth-placed Nick Yelloly and Renger van der Zande (No. 93 Acura Meyer Shank Racing with Curb Agajanian Acura ARX-06) are all but mathematically eliminated at -195 points.


 

For the carmakers bankrolling these multi-million-dollar Prototype programs, the Manufacturer’s Championship is arguably just as important as the championship for drivers – maybe even more. These are the true bragging rights for the brands behind the badges. And even though the circumstances that could lead the pursuing teams to a Driver’s championship are unlikely, the Manufacturer’s title will be the goal at Michelin Raceway for the No. 93 drivers and their Acura Meyer Shank teammates Colin Braun and Tom Blomqvist in the No. 60 Acura.


 

Blomqvist was the fastest qualifier for the most recent WeatherTech Championship race (the TireRack.com Battle on the Bricks at Indianapolis Motor Speedway) but the No. 60 started at the back of the field due to a technical infraction. He and Braun recovered to a third-place finish.


 

“Obviously a solid result for the guys, especially after starting last,” Blomqvist said. “I’m very happy; it’s still a great result and good for the Manufacturer’s championship.”


 

“We closed the gap in the Manufacturer’s championship, which was super important for everyone on the team,” Braun noted. “Really happy with the P3 result and we'll take this to Petit Le Mans and close out the season on a high note.”

Team Penske President (and Porsche Penske Motorsport Managing Director) Jonathan Diuguid is pleased overall with his team’s season to date and position in the various IMSA championships. He’s also not surprised that the PPM Porsches have a target on their back.


 

“When you’re at the top, everybody’s focused on beating you,” Diuguid remarked. “Our performance has been there. We obviously need to improve on some areas, like top speed and some other things. But there’s an aggressiveness on track, and, to be honest, sometimes I feel like it’s our team racing against eight or nine other cars fully focused on beating us only. That’s what happens when you’re in the championship position that our team is in. 


 

“Mathieu and Matt have done amazing jobs and had good strong finishes to put them in the position where they are now,” he added. “Some of the other competitors, inclusive of the No. 7 car, have had some struggles, whether it’s crashes or those kind of things. But I guess that’s why it’s a championship and it’s supposed to reward your performances over the duration of the season.”


 

As intense as the manufacturer competition is in GTP, there’s a whole other level of pride for the manufacturers that compete in IMSA’s production-based Grand Touring Daytona Pro (GTD PRO) and Grand Touring Daytona (GTD) classes, because these are the ultimate manifestation of premium sports cars that you can buy off a dealer’s lot. 


 

With 18 participating manufacturers across its various racing platforms – 17 of whom have won in at least one IMSA-sanctioned series in 2025 – no racing organization in America exemplifies the longtime automotive mantra of “Win on Sunday, Sell on Monday” more than IMSA.


 

Heading to Michelin Raceway, the scenario in GTD PRO is particularly intriguing, with four manufacturers clustered within 80 points. The margins are thin, especially with the larger fields that come as part of IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup rounds of the WeatherTech Championship.

No. 3 Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports drivers Antonio Garcia and Alexander Sims lead the GTD PRO Driver’s standings, heavily contributing to Chevrolet’s 46-point lead over Ferrari in the Manufacturer’s chase. Ford (-62 points) and BMW (-80) are the other GTD PRO contestants still holding title-winning hopes.


 

In GTD, the outstanding season-long performance of Russell Ward and Philip Ellis in the No. 57 Winward Racing entry has propelled Mercedes-AMG to a 114-point cushion, with Ferrari again holding second. Aston Martin is a distant third, 219 points in arrears.


 

Drivers will almost always remain the focal point in auto racing. But for the women and men who create the machines that make stars out of the folks behind the wheel, recognition as the year’s champion manufacturer is justifiably a more meaningful prize.


 

The 2025 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship concludes with the 28th annual Motul Petit Le Mans, set for October 8-11 at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta.

 

International Motor Sports Association    Lamborghini Super Trofeo series  
2025 Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe calendar

11-13 April – Paul Ricard
30 May -1 June – Monza
27-29 June – Spa-Francorchamps
29-31 August – Nürburgring 
10-12 October – Barcelona 
6-7 November – Misano

2025 Lamborghini Super Trofeo Asia calendar

4-6 April – Sydney (Australia)
16-18 May – Shanghai (China) 
27-29 June – Fuji (Japan) 
18-20 July – Inje (South Korea)
5-7 September – Sepang (Malaysia) 
6-7 November – Misano

2025 Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America calendar

12-14 March – Sebring (Florida)
9-11 May – Laguna Seca (California)
19-21 June – Watkins Glen (New York)
1-3 August – Road America (Wisconsin)
18-20 September – Indianapolis Motor Speedway (Indiana)
6-7 November – Misano

2025 Lamborghini Super Trofeo World Finals

8-9 November - Misano

2025 international Motor Sports Association  schedule

Event Date  
 
The Roar Before The 24
Jan 17
11:00
 
Daytona 24 Hours
Jan 25
13:40
 
Sebring 12 Hours
* Mar 15
 
 
Long Beach
* Apr 12
 
 
Laguna Seca
* May 11
 
 
Detroit
* May 31
 
 
Watkins Glen
* Jun 22
 
 
Mosport
* Jul 13
 
 
Road America
* Aug 03
 
 
Virginia
* Aug 24
 
 
Indianapolis
* Sep 21
 
 
Petit Le Mans
* Oct 11
 

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