2025 IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge

2025 IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge

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The 2025 IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge season is 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 will conclude on October 19 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

• Le Mans Prototype 3 (LMP3)
• GT Daytona X (GTDX)
• Grand Sport X (GSX)

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 8–11

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 30 Valentino Catalano [4] 1–4 31 Markus Pommer [4] 1 Óscar Tunjo 2–4 RAFA Racing Team [5] Ligier JS P320 36 Matthew Dicken [6] 1–2, 4 Corey Lewis 3 MLT Motorsports [4] Ligier JS P320 54 Jonathan Woolridge [6] 1–2, 4 Mishumotors [4] Ligier JS P320 70 Mirco Schultis [4] 1–2 Forte Racing [4] Ligier JS P320 77 Brian Thienes [4] 1–4 86 Jon Hirshberg [4] 1 Toney Driver Development [4] Ligier JS P320 80 Brady Golan [6] 1

GTDX

Team Car Engine No. Drivers Rounds Turner Motorsport [7] BMW M4 GT3 BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Turbo I6 6 Jake Walker [7] 1–4 95 Vin Barletta [7] 1–4 Lone Star Racing [8] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-Benz M159 6.2 L V8 11 Marc Austin [8] 2 Conquest Racing [9] Ferrari 296 GT3 Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6 20 Dave Musial Jr. [9] 1–2 99 Dave Musial [9] 1–2 Wright Motorsports [4] Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 24 Adam Adelson [4] 1–4 GMG Racing [5] Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 32 Kyle Washington [10] 1–2 ST Racing [11] BMW M4 GT3 BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Turbo I6 38 Samantha Tan [11] 1–4 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 [6] 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 [6] 1 Di Benedetto Racing [4] Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport Porsche MDG 4.0 L Flat-6 4 Justin Di Benedetto [4] 1–4 KMW Motorsports with TMR Engineering [4] Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport Porsche MDG 4.0 L Flat-6 5 Angus Rogers [4] 1–4 RAFA Racing Team [12] Toyota GR Supra GT4 Evo2 BMW B58B30 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6 8 Kiko Porto [4] 1–4 68 Ian Porter [4] 1–4 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 [6] 1–2 AR Motorsports Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport Porsche MDG 4.0 L Flat-6 14 David Hampton 3–4 Auto Technic Racing [4] BMW M4 GT4 Evo (G82) BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Twin Turbo I6 19 Roland Krainz [4] 1–4 TWOth Autosport Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport Porsche MDG 4.0 L Flat-6 22 Chris Walsh 3–4 Stephen Cameron Racing [4] Ford Mustang GT4 Ford Coyote 5.0 L V8 43 Gregory Liefooghe [4] 1 Kingpin Racing [13] Toyota GR Supra GT4 Evo2 BMW B58B30 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6 53 Rob Walker [13] 1, 3 Rebel Rock Racing [4] Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 Evo Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V8 72 Frank DePew [6] 1–4 BSI Racing [4] Toyota GR Supra GT4 Evo2 BMW B58B30 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6 76 Steven Clemons [4] 1–4 89x [4] Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V8 89 Christopher Tasca [6] 1 Turner Motorsport [7] BMW M4 GT4 (G82) BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Twin Turbo I6 96 Matt Dalton [7] 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 [14]
5	R1	Virginia
	R2
	R3
6	R1	Road Atlanta
	R2

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. ^[15]

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 2260 2 Brian Thienes 5 4 2 4 3 4 3 C 2020 3 Jonathan Woolridge 6 3 1 3 2 C 1520 4 Óscar Tunjo 6 2 2 1 5 C 1500 5 Matthew Dicken 8 6 4 5 4 C 1300 6 Mirco Schultis 4 8 3 DNS 810 7 Corey Lewis 1 3 650 8 Markus Pommer 3 2 620 9 Brady Golan 2 7 560 10 Jon Hirshberg 7 5 500

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						2220
2	AJ Muss	2	3	2	2	2	2	3	C						2200
3	Jake Walker	DNS	9	1	1	1	3	1	C						1920
4	Samantha Tan	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	C						1880
5	Vin Barletta	6	6	8	7	4	5	5	C						1770
6	Matias Perez Companc	3	2	4	3										1200
7	Kyle Washington	7	4	7	5										1020
8	Dave Musial	4	8	9	DNS										730
9	Dave Musial Jr.	8	7	10	DNS										680
10	Marc Austin			6	8										480
11	Rodin Younessi					6	DNS								250

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 2260 2 #31 Gebhardt Motorsport 3 2 6 2 2 1 5 C 2120 3 #77 Forte Racing 5 4 2 4 3 4 3 C 2020 4 #36 RAFA Racing Team 8 6 4 5 1 3 4 C 1950 5 #54 MLT Motorsports 6 3 1 3 2 C 1520 6 #70 Mishumotors 4 8 3 DNS 810 7 #80 Toney Driver Development 2 7 560 8 #86 Forte Racing 7 5 500

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						2220
2	#66 AF Corse	2	3	2	2	2	2	3	C						2200
3	#6 Turner Motorsport	DNS	9	1	1	1	3	1	C						1920
4	#38 ST Racing	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	C						1880
5	#95 Turner Motorsport	6	6	8	7	4	5	5	C						1770
6	#50 AF Corse	3	2	4	3	6	DNS								1450
7	#32 GMG Racing	7	4	7	5										1020
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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