2025 IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge

The 2025 IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge season was the third season of the IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge after being established in 2023 as a replacement for the IMSA Prototype Challenge. The season began on January 20 at Daytona International Speedway and finished on October 10 at Road Atlanta. After IMSA's removal of the LMP3 class from the 2024 IMSA SportsCar Championship, this series is now the highest tier of racing for LMP3s in the United States. On August 29, 2024, it was announced that GT3 cars (GTDX) will be added alongside the existing two classes.[1][2]

Classes

Calendar

The provisional schedule was released on August 29, 2024, at IMSA's annual State of the Sport Address, featuring twelve rounds split across six race weekends. All six events had confirmed dates.[3]

Round Circuit Date
1 Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Florida January 17–19
2 Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas February 28 – March 1
3 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington, Ohio June 6–8
4 Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, Bowmanville, Ontario July 11–13
5 Virginia International Raceway, Alton, Virginia August 22–24
6 Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta, Braselton, Georgia, Georgia October 8–10

Entry list

All cars in the LMP3 class use the Nissan VK56DE 5.6L V8 engine.

LMP3

Team Car No. Drivers Rounds
Gebhardt Motorsport[4] Duqueine M30 - D08 1 Alexzander Kristiansson 6
30 Valentino Catalano[4] All
31 Markus Pommer[4] 1
Óscar Tunjo 2–4, 6
Alexzander Kristiansson[5] 5
RAFA Racing Team[6] Ligier JS P320 36 Matthew Dicken[7] 1–2, 4–6
Corey Lewis 3
MLT Motorsports[4] Ligier JS P320 54 Jonathan Woolridge[7] 1–2, 4
Mishumotors[4] Ligier JS P320 70 Mirco Schultis[4] 1–2
Forte Racing[4] Ligier JS P320 77 Brian Thienes[4] All
86 Jon Hirshberg[4] 1, 5–6
Toney Driver Development[4] Ligier JS P320 80 Brady Golan[7] 1
Lucas Fecury 6
FastMD Racing with Remstar Duqueine M30 - D08 87 Farhan Siddiqi 6

GTDX

Team Car Engine No. Drivers Rounds
Turner Motorsport[8] BMW M4 GT3 BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Turbo I6 6 Jake Walker[8] All
95 Vin Barletta[8] 1–5
Lone Star Racing[9] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-Benz M159 6.2 L V8 11 Marc Austin[9] 2
Conquest Racing[10] Ferrari 296 GT3 Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6 20 Dave Musial Jr.[10] 1–2
99 Dave Musial[10] 1–2
Wright Motorsports[4] Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 24 Adam Adelson[4] All
GMG Racing[6] Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 32 Kyle Washington[11] 1–2, 6
ST Racing[12] BMW M4 GT3 BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Turbo I6 38 Samantha Tan[12] All
AF Corse[4] Ferrari 296 GT3 Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6 50 Matias Perez Companc[4] 1–2
Rodin Younessi 3
66 AJ Muss[4] 1–4

GSX

Team Car Engine No. Drivers Rounds
Automatic Racing Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Twin-Turbo V8 09 Matthew Siegal[7] 1
Czabok-Simpson Motorsport[4] Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport Porsche MDG 4.0 L Flat-6 2 Jackson Lee[4] 1
FastMD Racing with Remstar Racing[4] Audi R8 LMS GT4 Evo Audi DAR 5.2 L V10 3 Farhan Siddiqi[7] 1
Di Benedetto Racing[4] Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport Porsche MDG 4.0 L Flat-6 4 Justin Di Benedetto[4] All
KMW Motorsports with TMR Engineering[4] Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport Porsche MDG 4.0 L Flat-6 5 Angus Rogers[4] All
RAFA Racing Team[13] Toyota GR Supra GT4 Evo2 BMW B58B30 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6 8 Kiko Porto[4] All
68 Ian Porter[4] All
Carrus Callas Raceteam[4] BMW M4 GT4 Evo (G82) BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Twin Turbo I6 10 Chris Walsh[4] 1–2
Swish Motorsports[4] BMW M4 GT4 (G82) BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Twin Turbo I6 12 Patrick Wilmot[7] 1–2
AR Motorsports Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport Porsche MDG 4.0 L Flat-6 14 David Hampton 3–5
Auto Technic Racing[4] BMW M4 GT4 Evo (G82) BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Twin Turbo I6 19 Roland Krainz[4] All
Thunder Bunny Racing BMW M4 GT4 Evo (G82) BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Twin Turbo I6 21 Allen Patten 6
TWOth Autosport Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport Porsche MDG 4.0 L Flat-6 22 Chris Walsh 3–5
Stephen Cameron Racing[4] Ford Mustang GT4 Ford Coyote 5.0 L V8 43 Gregory Liefooghe[4] 1
Kingpin Racing[14] BMW M4 GT4 Evo (G82) BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Twin Turbo I6 34 Tiger Tari 6
Toyota GR Supra GT4 Evo2 BMW B58B30 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6 53 Rob Walker[14] 1, 3
Rebel Rock Racing[4] Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 Evo Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V8 72 Frank DePew[7] All
BSI Racing[4] Toyota GR Supra GT4 Evo2 BMW B58B30 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6 76 Steven Clemons[4] All
89x[4] Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V8 89 Christopher Tasca[7] 1
Mike Fitzpatrick 5
Eric Zitza 6
CarBahn with Peregrine Racing BMW M4 GT4 (G82) BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Twin Turbo I6 93 Bill Cain 5–6
Turner Motorsport[8] BMW M4 GT4 (G82) BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Twin Turbo I6 96 Matt Dalton[8] 1, 3

Race results

Bold indicates overall winner.

Round Circuit P3 Winner GTDX Winner GSX Winner
1 R1 Daytona #30 Gebhardt Motorsport #24 Wright Motorsports #8 RAFA Racing
Valentino Catalano Adam Adelson Kiko Porto
R2 #30 Gebhardt Motorsport #24 Wright Motorsports #8 RAFA Racing
Valentino Catalano Adam Adelson Kiko Porto
2 R1 COTA #54 MLT Motorsports #6 Turner Motorsport #8 RAFA Racing
Jonathan Woolridge Jake Walker Kiko Porto
R2 #30 Gebhardt Motorsport #6 Turner Motorsport #68 RAFA Racing
Valentino Catalano Jake Walker Ian Porter
3 R1 Mid-Ohio #36 RAFA Racing #6 Turner Motorsport #76 BSI Racing
Corey Lewis Jake Walker Steven Clemons
R2 #31 Gebhardt Motorsport #24 Wright Motorsports #8 RAFA Racing
Óscar Tunjo Adam Adelson Kiko Porto
4 R1 Mosport #30 Gebhardt Motorsport #6 Turner Motorsport #8 RAFA Racing
Valentino Catalano Jake Walker Kiko Porto
R2 Postponed - weather; Made-up at the following round in Virginia[15]
5 R1 Virginia #30 Gebhardt Motorsport #6 Turner Motorsport #76 BSI Racing
Valentino Catalano Jake Walker Steven Clemons
R2 #30 Gebhardt Motorsport #6 Turner Motorsport #8 RAFA Racing
Valentino Catalano Jake Walker Kiko Porto
R3 #30 Gebhardt Motorsport #6 Turner Motorsport #8 RAFA Racing
Valentino Catalano Jake Walker Kiko Porto
6 R1 Road Atlanta #31 Gebhardt Motorsport #6 Turner Motorsport #8 RAFA Racing
Óscar Tunjo Jake Walker Kiko Porto
R2 #30 Gebhardt Motorsport #6 Turner Motorsport #8 RAFA Racing
Valentino Catalano Jake Walker Kiko Porto

Championship standings

Points system

Championship points are awarded in each class at the finish of each event. Points are awarded based on finishing positions in the race as shown in the chart below.[16]

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+
Race 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

Drivers' Championships

LMP3 Drivers' Championship

Pos. Drivers DAY
 AUS
 MOH
 MOS
 VIR
 ATL
 Points
1 Valentino Catalano 1 1 5 1 4 2 1 C 1 1 1 2 1 3980
2 Brian Thienes 5 4 2 4 3 4 3 C 3 3 2 4 3 3520
3 Matthew Dicken 8 6 4 5 4 C 5 5 3 8 8 2580
4 Óscar Tunjo 6 2 2 1 5 C 1 5 2110
5 Jon Hirshberg 7 5 4 4 4 5 7 1560
6 Jonathan Woolridge 6 3 1 3 2 C 1520
7 Alexzander Kristiansson 2 2 5 7 4 1160
8 Mirco Schultis 4 8 3 DNS 810
9 Corey Lewis 1 3 650
10 Markus Pommer 3 2 620
11 Lucas Fecury 3 2 620
12 Brady Golan 2 7 560
13 Farhan Siddiqi 6 6 500
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points classification
Blue Non-points classification
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired, not classified (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold - Pole position
Italics - Fastest lap

GTDX Drivers' Championship

Pos. Drivers DAY
 AUS
 MOH
 MOS
 VIR
 ATL
 Points
1 Adam Adelson 1 1 3 6 3 1 2 C 2 2 2 2 2 3820
2 Jake Walker DNS 9 1 1 1 3 1 C 1 1 1 1 1 3670
3 Samantha Tan 5 5 5 4 5 4 4 C 3 4 3 3 3 3360
4 Vin Barletta 6 6 8 7 4 5 5 C 4 3 4 2630
5 AJ Muss 2 3 2 2 2 2 3 C 2200
6 Kyle Washington 7 4 7 5 4 4 1580
7 Matias Perez Companc 3 2 4 3 1200
8 Dave Musial 4 8 9 DNS 730
9 Dave Musial Jr. 8 7 10 DNS 680
10 Marc Austin 6 8 480

GSX Drivers' Championship

Pos. Drivers DAY
 AUS
 MOH
 MOS
 VIR
 ATL
 Points
1 Kiko Porto 1 1 1 9 2 1 1 C 2290
2 Steven Clemons 11 15 2 3 1 3 2 C 1950
3 Ian Porter 14 3 3 1 3 5 8 C 1910
4 Justin Di Benedetto 4 4 5 6 5 4 4 C 1890
5 Chris Walsh 10 9 8 2 4 2 3 C 1880
6 Angus Rogers 7 6 6 7 7 8 6 C 1700
7 Roland Krainz 9 11 9 5 10 9 9 C 1550
8 Frank DePew 15 10 7 8 11 10 5 C 1510
9 Patrick Wilmot 3 7 4 4 1100
10 Rob Walker 5 8 9 7 950
11 Matt Dalton 16 12 6 6 840
12 Gregory Liefooghe 2 5 580
13 Jackson Lee 6 2 570
14 David Hampton 8 DNS 7 C 470
15 Matthew Siegal 8 13 410
16 Farhan Siddiqi 13 14 350
17 Christopher Tasca 12 16 340

Teams' Championships

LMP3 Teams' Championship

Pos. Team DAY
 AUS
 MOH
 MOS
 VIR
 ATL
 Points
1 #30 Gebhardt Motorsport 1 1 5 1 4 2 1 C 1 1 1 2 1 3980
2 #77 Forte Racing 5 4 2 4 3 4 3 C 3 3 2 4 3 3520
3 #31 Gebhardt Motorsport 3 2 6 2 2 1 5 C 2 2 1 5 3370
4 #36 RAFA Racing Team 8 6 4 5 1 3 4 C 5 5 3 8 8 3230
5 #86 Forte Racing 7 5 4 4 5 7 1560
6 #54 MLT Motorsports 6 3 1 3 2 C 1520
7 #80 Toney Driver Development 2 7 3 2 1180
8 #70 Mishumotors 4 8 3 DNS 810
9 #1 Gebhardt Motorsport 7 4 520
10 #87 FastMD Racing with Remstar 6 6 500
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points classification
Blue Non-points classification
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired, not classified (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold - Pole position
Italics - Fastest lap

GTDX Teams' Championship

Pos. Team DAY
 AUS
 MOH
 MOS
 VIR
 ATL
 Points
1 #24 Wright Motorsports 1 1 3 6 3 1 2 C 2 2 2 2 2 3820
2 #6 Turner Motorsport DNS 9 1 1 1 3 1 C 1 1 1 1 1 3670
3 #38 ST Racing 5 5 5 4 5 4 4 C 3 4 3 3 3 3360
4 #95 Turner Motorsport 6 6 8 7 4 5 5 C 4 3 4 2630
5 #66 AF Corse 2 3 2 2 2 2 3 C 2200
6 #32 GMG Racing 7 4 7 5 4 4 1580
7 #50 AF Corse 3 2 4 3 6 DNS 1450
8 #99 Conquest Racing 4 8 9 DNS 730
9 #20 Conquest Racing 8 7 10 DNS 680
10 #11 Lone Star Racing 6 8 480

GSX Teams' Championship

Pos. Team DAY
 AUS
 MOH
 MOS
 VIR
 ATL
 Points
1 #8 RAFA Racing Team 1 1 1 9 2 1 1 C 2290
2 #76 BSI Racing 11 15 2 3 1 3 2 C 1950
3 #68 RAFA Racing Team 14 3 3 1 3 5 8 C 1910
4 #4 Di Benedetto Racing 4 4 5 6 5 4 4 C 1890
5 #5 KMW Motorsports with TMR Engineering 7 6 6 7 7 8 6 C 1700
6 #19 Auto Technic Racing 9 11 9 5 10 9 9 C 1550
7 #72 Rebel Rock Racing 15 10 7 8 11 10 5 C 1510
8 #12 Swish Motorsports 3 7 4 4 1100
9 #10 Carrus Callas Raceteam 10 9 8 2 980
10 #53 Kingpin Racing 5 8 9 7 950
11 #22 TWOth Autosport 4 2 3 C 900
12 #96 Turner Motorsport 16 12 6 6 840
13 #43 Stephen Cameron Racing 2 5 580
14 #2 Czabok-Simpson Motorsport 6 2 570
15 #14 AR Motorsports 8 DNS 7 C 470
16 #09 Automatic Racing 8 13 410
17 #3 FastMD Racing with Remstar Racing 13 14 350
18 #89 89x 12 16 340

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