2026 IMSA SportsCar Championship

The 2026 IMSA SportsCar Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the 2026 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship) is a motor racing championship, which will be the 56th racing season sanctioned by the International Motor Sports Association and traces its lineage back to the 1971 IMSA GT Championship. It will also be the thirteenth season of the IMSA SportsCar Championship since the merger between the American Le Mans Series and the Rolex Sports Car Series in 2014, and the eleventh under the sponsorship of WeatherTech.

Classes

Schedule

The provisional schedule was released on March 13, 2025, and features 11 rounds.[1][2] The calendar remains the same as the previous season, but the Battle on the Bricks will revert to a 2-hour, 40-minute race as it was in 2023 while the Motul SportsCar Grand Prix[3] event at Road America will be the first in IMSA sports car racing history to run a 6-hour endurance race at that venue.[1]

   Race is part of the Michelin Endurance Cup
Rnd. Race Length Classes Circuit Location Date
1 Rolex 24 at Daytona 24 hours All Daytona International Speedway Daytona Beach, Florida January 24–25
2 Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring 12 hours All Sebring International Raceway Sebring, Florida March 21
3 Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach 100 minutes GTP, GTD Long Beach Street Circuit Long Beach, California April 18
4 Motul Course de Monterey 160 minutes GTP, GTD Pro, GTD WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca Monterey, California May 3
5 Chevrolet Detroit Sports Car Classic 100 minutes GTP, GTD Pro Streets of Detroit Detroit, Michigan May 30
6 Sahlen's Six Hours of The Glen 6 hours All Watkins Glen International Watkins Glen, New York June 28
7 Chevrolet Grand Prix 160 minutes LMP2, GTD Pro, GTD Canadian Tire Motorsport Park Bowmanville, Ontario July 12
8 Motul SportsCar Endurance Grand Prix 6 hours All Road America Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin August 2
9 Michelin GT Challenge at VIR 160 minutes GTD Pro, GTD Virginia International Raceway Alton, Virginia August 23
10 Tirerack.com Battle on the Bricks 160 minutes All Indianapolis Motor Speedway Speedway, Indiana September 20
11 Motul Petit Le Mans 10 hours All Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta Braselton, Georgia October 3

Entries

Grand Touring Prototype (GTP)

Team Chassis Engine No. Drivers Rounds
Porsche Penske Motorsport[4] Porsche 963 Porsche 9RD 4.6 L Twin-turbo V8 6 Matt Campbell[5] 1
Kévin Estre[5] 1
Laurens Vanthoor[5] 1
7 Julien Andlauer[5] 1
Laurin Heinrich[5] 1
Felipe Nasr[5] 1
Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing[4] Cadillac V-Series.R Cadillac LMC55R 5.5 L V8 10 Filipe Albuquerque[6] 1
Will Stevens[6] 1
Ricky Taylor[6] 1
40 Louis Delétraz[6] 1
Colton Herta[6] 1
Jordan Taylor[6] 1
Aston Martin THOR Team[4] Aston Martin Valkyrie Aston Martin RA 6.5 L V12 23 Roman De Angelis[7] 1
Ross Gunn[7] 1
Alex Riberas[7] 1
Marco Sørensen[7] 1
BMW M Team WRT[8][9] BMW M Hybrid V8 BMW P66/3 4.0 L Twin-turbo V8 24 Robin Frijns[10] 1
René Rast[10] 1
Sheldon van der Linde[10] 1
Dries Vanthoor[10] 1
25 Philipp Eng[10] 1
Kevin Magnussen[10] 1
Raffaele Marciello[10] 1
Marco Wittmann[10] 1
Cadillac Whelen[4] Cadillac V-Series.R Cadillac LMC55R 5.5 L V8 31 Jack Aitken[6] 1
Earl Bamber[6] 1
Frederik Vesti[6] 1
Connor Zilisch[11] 1
Acura Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian[12] Acura ARX-06 Acura AR24e 2.4 L Twin-turbo V6 60 A. J. Allmendinger[13] 1
Tom Blomqvist[14] 1
Colin Braun[14] 1
Scott Dixon[13] 1
93 Kakunoshin Ohta[13] 1
Álex Palou[13] 1
Nick Yelloly[14] 1
Renger van der Zande[14] 1
JDC–Miller MotorSports[4] Porsche 963 Porsche 9RD 4.6 L Twin-turbo V8 85 Bryce Aron[15] 1
Tijmen van der Helm[15] 1
Nico Pino[15] 1

Le Mans Prototype 2 (LMP2)

In accordance with the 2017 LMP2 regulations, all cars in the LMP2 class use the Gibson GK428 V8 engine.[16]

Team Chassis No. Drivers Rounds
CrowdStrike Racing by APR[17] Oreca 07 04 Malthe Jakobsen[17] 1
George Kurtz[17] 1
Alex Quinn[17] 1
Toby Sowery[17] 1
United Autosports USA[18] Oreca 07 2 Phil Fayer[19] 1
Ben Hanley[19] 1
Mikkel Jensen[19] 1
Hunter McElrea[19] 1
22 Paul di Resta[19] 1
Dan Goldburg[19] 1
Rasmus Lindh[19] 1
Grégoire Saucy[19] 1
Tower Motorsports[20] Oreca 07 8 Sebastián Álvarez[21] 1
Sébastien Bourdais[21] 1
John Farano[20] 1
Kyffin Simpson[21] 1
TDS Racing[22] Oreca 07 11 Mathias Beche[22] 1
David Heinemeier Hansson[22] 1
Tobias Lütke[22] 1
Charles Milesi[23] 1
Era Motorsport[24] Oreca 07 18 Ferdinand Habsburg[15] 1
Naveen Rao[15] 1
James Roe[15] 1
Logan Sargeant[15] 1
Intersport Racing[25] Oreca 07 37 Jon Field[25] 1
Oliver Jarvis[26] 1
Seth Lucas[26] 1
Job van Uitert[26] 1
Inter Europol Competition[27] Oreca 07 43 Jeremy Clarke[27] 1
Tom Dillmann[27] 1
António Félix da Costa[27] 1
Bijoy Garg[27] 1
343 Nick Cassidy[27] 1
Georgios Kolovos[27] 1
Nolan Siegel[27] 1
Jakub Śmiechowski[27] 1
Bryan Herta Autosport with PR1/Mathiasen[28][29] Oreca 07 52 Misha Goikhberg[30] 1
Ben Keating[30] 1
Parker Thompson[31] 1
Harry Tincknell[31] 1
Team Tonis[4] Oreca 07 61 Tõnis Kasemets[4] 1
TBA TBC
TBA TBC
TBA TBC
Pratt Miller Motorsports[32] Oreca 07 73 Chris Cumming[23] 1
Manuel Espírito Santo[23] 1
Enzo Fittipaldi[23] 1
Pietro Fittipaldi[23] 1
AF Corse[33] Oreca 07 83 Dylan Murry[33] 1
Nicklas Nielsen[33] 1
François Perrodo[33] 1
Matthieu Vaxivière[33] 1
AO Racing[34] Oreca 07 99 Dane Cameron[35] 1
Jonny Edgar[35] 1
P. J. Hyett[35] 1
Christian Rasmussen[35] 1

GT Daytona (GTD Pro / GTD)

Team Chassis Engine No. Drivers Rounds
GTD Pro
Triarsi Competizione[36] Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Twin-turbo V6 033 Riccardo Agostini[36] 1
James Calado[36] 1
Miguel Molina[36] 1
Alessio Rovera[36] 1
Paul Miller Racing[4] BMW M4 GT3 Evo BMW P58 3.0 L Twin-turbo I6 1 Connor De Phillippi[37] 1
Dan Harper[37] 1
Max Hesse[37] 1
Neil Verhagen[37] 1
Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports[4] Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R Chevrolet LT6.R 5.5 L V8 3 Antonio García[38] 1
Marvin Kirchhöfer[38] 1
Alexander Sims[38] 1
4 Nicky Catsburg[38] 1
Tommy Milner[38] 1
Nico Varrone[38] 1
Pfaff Motorsports[32] Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 1
Lamborghini Temerario GT3 TBC
Lamborghini DGF 5.2 L V10
Lamborghini L411 4.0 L Twin-turbo V8
9 Mirko Bortolotti[39] 1
Andrea Caldarelli[39] 1
James Hinchcliffe[39] 1
Sandy Mitchell[39] 1
Franck Perera[39] TBC
Vasser Sullivan Racing[4] Lexus RC F GT3 Toyota 2UR-GSE 5.4 L V8 14 Ben Barnicoat[40] 1
Jack Hawksworth[40] 1
Kyle Kirkwood[40] 1
Winward Racing[41] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 48 Jason Hart[41] 1
Maxime Martin[41] 1
Scott Noble[41] 1
Luca Stolz[41] 1
RLL Team McLaren[42] McLaren 720S GT3 Evo McLaren M840T 4.0 L Twin-turbo V8 59 Max Esterson[15] 1
Dean MacDonald[15] 1
Jüri Vips[15] 1
Risi Competizione[4] Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Twin-turbo V6 62 Alessandro Pier Guidi[15] 1
Davide Rigon[15] 1
Daniel Serra[15] 1
Ford Multimatic Motorsports[43] Ford Mustang GT3 Evo Ford Coyote 5.4 L V8 64 Ben Barker[44] 1
Dennis Olsen[44] 1
Mike Rockenfeller[44] 1
65 Christopher Mies[44] 1
Sebastian Priaulx[44] 1
Frédéric Vervisch[44] 1
Bartone Bros with GetSpeed[45][41] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 69 Anthony Bartone[45] 1
Maximilian Götz[41] 1
Jules Gounon[41] 1
Fabian Schiller[41] 1
75 Express[46][41] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 75 Maro Engel[46] 1
Kenny Habul[46] 1
Chaz Mostert[46] 1
Will Power[46] 1
AO Racing[34] Porsche 911 GT3 R (992.2) Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 77 Harry King[47] 1
Alessio Picariello[47] 1
Nick Tandy[47] 1
Manthey Racing[48] Porsche 911 GT3 R (992.2) Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 911 Klaus Bachler[49] 1
Ricardo Feller[49] 1
Thomas Preining[49] 1
GTD
Triarsi Competizione[4] Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Twin-turbo V6 023 Kenton Koch[50] 1
Robert Megennis[50] 1
Onofrio Triarsi[50] 1
Yifei Ye[50] 1
Vasser Sullivan Racing[4] Lexus RC F GT3 Toyota 2UR-GSE 5.4 L V8 12 Esteban Masson[40] 1
Frankie Montecalvo[40] 1
Benjamin Pedersen[40] 1
Aaron Telitz[40] 1
13 Autosport[51][52] Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R Chevrolet LT6.R 5.5 L V8 13 Matt Bell[52] 1
Orey Fidani[51] 1
Ben Green[52] 1
Lars Kern[52] 1
Myers Riley Motorsports[53][54] Ford Mustang GT3 Evo Ford Coyote 5.4 L V8 16 Jenson Altzman[55] 1
Felipe Fraga[55] 1
Romain Grosjean[56] 1
Sheena Monk[55] 1
van der Steur Racing[4] Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo Aston Martin AMR16A 4.0 L Twin-turbo V8 19 Sébastien Baud[57] 1
Valentin Hasse-Clot[57] 1
Rory van der Steur[57] 1
TBA TBC
AF Corse[4] Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Twin-turbo V6 21 Antonio Fuoco[33] 1
Simon Mann[33] 1
Tommaso Mosca[33] 1
Lilou Wadoux[33] 1
Heart of Racing Team[4] Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo Aston Martin AMR16A 4.0 L Twin-turbo V8 27 Eduardo Barrichello[7] 1
Mattia Drudi[7] 1
Tom Gamble[7] 1
Zacharie Robichon[7] 1
RS1[4][15] Porsche 911 GT3 R (992.2) Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 28 Jan Heylen[15] 1
Eric Zitza[15] 1
TBA TBC
TBA TBC
Conquest Racing[58] Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Twin-turbo V6 34 Albert Costa[58] 1
Manny Franco[58] 1
Lorenzo Patrese[58] 1
Thierry Vermeulen[58] 1
DXDT Racing[4] Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R Chevrolet LT6.R 5.5 L V8 36 TBA TBC
TBA TBC
TBA TBC
TBA TBC
Magnus Racing[59] Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo Aston Martin AMR16A 4.0 L Twin-turbo V8 44 John Potter[59] 1
Spencer Pumpelly[59] 1
Madison Snow[59] 1
Nicki Thiim[59] 1
Wayne Taylor Racing[4] Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 Lamborghini DGF 5.2 L V10 45 Graham Doyle[60] 1
Marcus Ericsson[61] 1
Danny Formal[60] 1
Trent Hindman[60] 1
Winward Racing[4][41] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 57 Lucas Auer[41] 1
Indy Dontje[41] 1
Philip Ellis[41] 1
Russell Ward[41] 1
Gradient Racing[62] Ford Mustang GT3 Evo Ford Coyote 5.4 L V8 66 Till Bechtolsheimer[62] 1
Joey Hand[62] 1
Corey Lewis[62] 1
Jake Walker[62] 1
Inception Racing[24] Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Twin-turbo V6 70 David Fumanelli[15] 1
Brendan Iribe[24] 1
Ollie Millroy[24] 1
Frederik Schandorff[24] 1
Lone Star Racing[4][41] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 80 Scott Andrews[41] 1
Ralf Aron[41] 1
Lin Hodenius[41] 1
James Roe[41] 1
DragonSpeed[63] Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R Chevrolet LT6.R 5.5 L V8 81 Giacomo Altoè[63] 1
Matteo Cairoli[64] 1
Henrik Hedman[63] 1
Casper Stevenson[63] 1
Turner Motorsport[65] BMW M4 GT3 Evo BMW P58 3.0 L Twin-turbo I6 96 Robby Foley[65] 1
Patrick Gallagher[65] 1
Jens Klingmann[65] 1
Francis Selldorff[65] 1
Wright Motorsports[66] Porsche 911 GT3 R (992.2) Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 120 Adam Adelson[66] 1
Callum Ilott[66] 1
Tom Sargent[66] 1
Elliott Skeer[66] 1
Mühlner Motorsport[67] Porsche 911 GT3 R (992.2) Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 123 Peter Ludwig[68] 1
Dave Musial[68] 1
Dave Musial Jr.[68] 1
Ryan Yardley[68] 1
Manthey 1st Phorm[48] Porsche 911 GT3 R (992.2) Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 912 Ryan Hardwick[48] 1
Riccardo Pera[49] 1
Richard Lietz[49] 1
Morris Schuring[49] 1

See also

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