2025 Petit Le Mans
The 2025 Petit Le Mans (officially known as the 2025 Motul Petit Le Mans) was a sports car race held at Road Atlanta in Braselton, Georgia, on October 11, 2025. It was the eleventh and final round of the 2025 IMSA SportsCar Championship, as well as the fifth and final round of the Michelin Endurance Cup. The event was the 28th running of the Petit Le Mans since its inception.[1][2]
Background
Preview
International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) president John Doonan confirmed the race was a part of the 2025 IMSA SportsCar Championship (IMSA SCC) in March 2024.[3] It was the twelfth consecutive year the IMSA SCC hosted the race at Road Atlanta. The 2025 Petit Le Mans was the final of eleven scheduled sports car races of 2025 by IMSA, and was held at the twelve-turn 2.540 mi (4.088 km) Road Atlanta on October 12, 2025.[3]
Standings before race
Preceding the event, Matt Campbell and Mathieu Jaminet led the GTP Drivers' Championship with 2582 points, 131 ahead of Porsche teammates Felipe Nasr and Nick Tandy. Dries Vanthoor and Philipp Eng sat in third, 145 points behind Campbell and Jaminet.[4] The LMP2 Drivers' Championship was led by Dane Cameron and PJ Hyett with 1972 points, 85 points ahead of second-placed Daniel Goldburg. Felipe Fraga and Gar Robinson sat in third, a further 181 points behind.[4] The GTD Pro Drivers' Championship saw Antonio Garcia and Alexander Sims leading with 2942 points, 18 points ahead of second-placed Albert Costa. Mike Rockenfeller and Sebastian Priaulx sat in third, 169 points behind Garcia and Sims. In GTD, Philip Ellis and Russell Ward led the Drivers' Championship with 25817 points, 224 points ahead of second-placed Casper Stevenson. Kenton Koch sat in third place, a further 29 points behind.[4] The Teams' Championships were led by Porsche Penske Motorsport, AO Racing, Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports, and Winward Racing, respectively, whilst the Manufacturers' Championships were led by Porsche in GTP, Chevrolet in GTD Pro, and Mercedes-AMG in GTD.[4]
Qualifying
Friday's afternoon qualifying was broken into four sessions, with one session for the GTP, LMP2, GTD Pro, and GTD classes each.[5] The rules dictated that all teams nominated a driver to qualify their cars, with the Pro-Am LMP2 class requiring a Bronze rated driver to qualify the car. The competitors' fastest lap times determined the starting order. The competitors' fastest lap times determined the starting order. IMSA then arranged the grid to put GTPs ahead of the LMP2, GTD Pro, and GTD cars.[6]
Qualifying results
Pole positions in each class are indicated in bold and with ‡.
| Pos. | Class | No. | Entry | Driver | Time | Gap | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GTP | 60 | Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian | Tom Blomqvist | 1:09.628 | — | 1‡ |
| 2 | GTD | 31 | Cadillac Whelen | Jack Aitken | 1:09.827 | +0.199 | 2 |
| 3 | GTP | 93 | Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian | Nick Yelloly | 1:09.908 | +0.280 | 3 |
| 4 | GTP | 7 | Porsche Penske Motorsport | Felipe Nasr | 1:10.241 | +0.613 | 4 |
| 5 | GTP | 23 | Aston Martin THOR Team | Ross Gunn | 1:10.254 | +0.626 | 5 |
| 6 | GTP | 6 | Porsche Penske Motorsport | Matt Campbell | 1:10.284 | +0.656 | 6 |
| 7 | GTP | 63 | Automobili Lamborghini Squadra Corse | Romain Grosjean | 1:10.309 | +.0681 | 7 |
| 8 | GTP | 10 | Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing | Filipe Albuquerque | 1:10.314 | +0.686 | 8 |
| 9 | GTP | 24 | BMW M Team RLL | Dries Vanthoor | 1:10.360 | +0.732 | 9 |
| 10 | GTP | 25 | BMW M Team RLL | Sheldon van der Linde | 1:10.388 | +0.760 | 10 |
| 11 | GTP | 40 | Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing | Jordan Taylor | 1:10.649 | +1.021 | 11 |
| 12 | GTP | 85 | JDC-Miller MotorSports | Max Esterson | 1:10.939 | +1.311 | 12 |
| 13 | LMP2 | 11 | TDS Racing | Steven Thomas | 1:13.157 | +3.529 | 241 |
| 14 | LMP2 | 43 | Inter Europol Competition | Jeremy Clarke | 1:13.397 | +3.769 | 13‡ |
| 15 | LMP2 | 99 | AO Racing | P. J. Hyett | 1:13.419 | +3.791 | 14 |
| 16 | LMP2 | 22 | United Autosports USA | Dan Goldburg | 1:13.614 | +3.986 | 15 |
| 17 | LMP2 | 2 | United Autosports USA | Nick Boulle | 1:13.868 | +4.240 | 16 |
| 18 | LMP2 | 74 | Riley | Gar Robinson | 1:14.356 | +4.728 | 17 |
| 19 | LMP2 | 18 | Era Motorsport | Tobias Lütke | 1:14.387 | +4.759 | 18 |
| 20 | LMP2 | 88 | AF Corse | Luis Pérez Companc | 1:14.427 | +4.799 | 19 |
| 21 | LMP2 | 73 | Pratt Miller Motorsports | Chris Cumming | 1:14.705 | +5.077 | 20 |
| 22 | LMP2 | 52 | PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports | Naveen Rao | 1:14.755 | +5.127 | 21 |
| 23 | LMP2 | 8 | Tower Motorsports | John Farano | 1:15.187 | +5.559 | 22 |
| 24 | GTD | 47 | Cetilar Racing | Lorenzo Patrese | 1:18.316 | +8.688 | 35‡ |
| 25 | GTD Pro | 48 | Paul Miller Racing | Dan Harper | 1:18.523 | +8.895 | 25‡ |
| 26 | GTD | 021 | Triarsi Competizione | Riccardo Agostini | 1:18.605 | +8.977 | 36 |
| 27 | GTD | 19 | van der Steur Racing | Valentin Hasse-Clot | 1:18.690 | +9.062 | 37 |
| 28 | GTD Pro | 14 | Vasser Sullivan Racing | Aaron Telitz | 1:18.690 | +9.062 | 26 |
| 29 | GTD Pro | 4 | Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports | Nicky Catsburg | 1:18.747 | +9.119 | 27 |
| 30 | GTD Pro | 81 | DragonSpeed | Albert Costa | 1:18.763 | +9.135 | 28 |
| 31 | GTD Pro | 77 | AO Racing | Laurin Heinrich | 1:18.797 | +9.169 | 29 |
| 32 | GTD | 21 | AF Corse | Lilou Wadoux | 1:18.821 | +9.193 | 38 |
| 33 | GTD | 57 | Winward Racing | Philip Ellis | 1:18.831 | +9.203 | 39 |
| 34 | GTD Pro | 1 | Paul Miller Racing | Neil Verhagen | 1:18.832 | +9.204 | 30 |
| 35 | GTD | 27 | Heart of Racing Team | Casper Stevenson | 1:18.891 | +9.263 | 40 |
| 36 | GTD | 023 | Triarsi Competizione | Kenton Koch | 1:18.980 | +9.352 | 41 |
| 37 | GTD | 80 | Lone Star Racing | Scott Andrews | 1:19.081 | +9.453 | 42 |
| 38 | GTD Pro | 64 | Ford Multimatic Motorsports | Sebastian Priaulx | 1:19.087 | +9.459 | 31 |
| 39 | GTD | 96 | Turner Motorsport | Patrick Gallagher | 1:19.108 | +9.480 | 43 |
| 40 | GTD Pro | 3 | Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports | Antonio García | 1:19.122 | +9.494 | 32 |
| 41 | GTD | 34 | Conquest Racing | Manny Franco | 1:19.397 | +9.760 | 44 |
| 42 | GTD Pro | 65 | Ford Multimatic Motorsports | Frédéric Vervisch | 1:19.486 | +9.858 | 33 |
| 43 | GTD | 12 | Vasser Sullivan Racing | Frankie Montecalvo | 1:19.510 | +9.882 | 45 |
| 44 | GTD | 45 | Wayne Taylor Racing | Trent Hindman | 1:19.629 | +10.001 | 46 |
| 45 | GTD | 66 | Gradient Racing | Joey Hand | 1:19.724 | +10.096 | 47 |
| 46 | GTD | 78 | Forte Racing | Eric Filgueiras | 1:19.779 | +10.150 | 48 |
| 47 | GTD | 70 | Inception Racing | Brendan Iribe | 1:19.856 | +10.228 | 49 |
| 48 | GTD | 120 | Wright Motorsports | Adam Adelson | 1:20.321 | +10.693 | 50 |
| 49 | GTD | 36 | DXDT Racing | Salih Yoluç | 1:20.364 | +10.736 | 51 |
| 50 | GTD | 44 | Magnus Racing | John Potter | 1:20.417 | +10.789 | 52 |
| 51 | GTD | 13 | AWA | Orey Fidani | 1:21.157 | +11.529 | 53 |
| 52 | LMP2 | 04 | CrowdStrike Racing by APR | George Kurtz | No Time Established2 | 23 | |
| 53 | GTD Pro | 9 | Pfaff Motorsports | No Time Established | 34 | ||
| Sources:[7][8] | |||||||
- 1 The No. 11 TDS Racing entry was moved to the back of the LMP2 classification for violating competition rules regarding the car's bodywork mass.[9]
- 2The No. 04 CrowdStrike car had its two fastest laps deleted as penalty for causing a red flag during its qualifying session
Race
Post-race
Campbell and Jaminet took the GTP Drivers' Championship with 2907 points. They were 187 points clear of Aitken.[10] With 2254 points, Cameron and Hyett won the LMP2 Drivers' Championship, 100 points clear of Thomas.[10] García and Sims took the GTD Pro Drivers' Championship with 3265 points. They were 73 points clear of Costa.[10] Ellis and Ward won the GTD Drivers' Championship with 3103 points, 195 points ahead of Koch. Stevenson was third with 2898 points.[10] Porsche, Chevrolet, and Mercedes-AMG won their respective Manufactures' Championships, while Porsche Penske Motorsport, AO Racing, Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports, and Winward Racing won their respective Teams' Championships.[10]
Race results
Class winners are in bold and ‡.
References
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- ^ Ryan, Nate (October 11, 2025). "Cadillac wins 2025 IMSA Petit Le Mans; Porsche takes GTP championship". NBC Sports.
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