2025 Mazda MX-5 Cup

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The 2025 Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup Presented By Michelin is a single-make motor racing championship, the 21st season of the Mazda MX-5 Cup and the 5th sanctioned by the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA). The series began on January 23 at Daytona International Speedway, and will conclude on October 11 at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta after 14 rounds.

Gresham Wagner is the defending champion, having won his second series title in 2024.

Schedule

The schedule was announced on October 16, 2024, featuring 14 rounds across seven double-header weekends. [1] In a change from the 2024 calendar, rounds at St. Petersburg and Barber were added, while events at Sebring and Laguna Seca were dropped. All races are 45 minutes in length.

RoundCircuitLocationDatesSupporting
1R1 Daytona International Speedway (Road Course) Flag of Florida.svg Daytona Beach, Florida January 22–24 IMSA SportsCar Championship
R2
2R3 Grand Prix of St. Petersburg Flag of Florida.svg St. Petersburg, Florida February 28–March 2 IndyCar Series
R4
3R5 Barber Motorsports Park Flag of Alabama.svg Birmingham, Alabama May 2–4 IndyCar Series
R6
4R7 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Flag of Ohio.svg Lexington, Ohio June 6–8 Michelin Pilot Challenge
R8
5R9 Canadian Tire Motorsports Park Flag of Ontario.svg Toronto, Ontario, Canada July 11–13 IMSA SportsCar Championship
R10
6R11 Virginia International Raceway Flag of Virginia.svg Alton, Virginia August 22–24 IMSA SportsCar Championship
R12
7R13 Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta Flag of Georgia (U.S. state).svg Braselton, Georgia October 8–10 IMSA SportsCar Championship
R14
Source: [2]

Entry list

All competitors utilize the Mazda MX-5 Cup car, modified to their homologated racing specification by Flis Performance.

TeamNo.DriverRounds
Hendricks Motorsports01 Flag of the United States.svg Ruben Caceres-Martos R 1
31 Flag of the United States.svg Ashlyn Speed1
54 Flag of the United States.svg Heather Hadley1
JTR Motorsports Engineering 07 Flag of the United States.svg Julian DaCosta1
6 Flag of the United States.svg Cody Powell1
11 Flag of New Zealand.svg Bailey Cruse R 1
15 Flag of the United States.svg Sally Mott1
26 Flag of the United States.svg Peter Atwater1
69 Flag of the United States.svg Glenn McGee1
96 Flag of the United States.svg Jared Thomas 1
McCumbee McAleer Racing 3 Flag of the United States.svg Ren Messinger R 1
5 Flag of the United States.svg Gresham Wagner 1
22 Flag of the United States.svg Jeremy Fletcher1
23 Flag of the United States.svg Justin Adakonis R 1
44 Flag of the United States.svg Bobby Gossett R 1
RAFA Racing Team by MMR12 Flag of Uruguay.svg Maite Cáceres R 1
81 Flag of France.svg Caroline Candas1
BSI Racing13 Flag of the United States.svg Westin Workman1
27 Flag of Mexico.svg Helio Meza R 1
32 Flag of the United States.svg Christian Hodneland1
57 Flag of the United States.svg Tyler Gonzalez1
80 Flag of the United States.svg Ethan Tyler1
86 Flag of the United States.svg Jagger Jones 1
95 Flag of the United States.svg Farhan Siddiqi1
Saito Motorsport Group19 Flag of the United States.svg Nate Cicero1
29 Flag of the United States.svg Ethan Goulart R 1
AAG Racing28 Flag of the United States.svg Christopher Haldeman1
58 Flag of the United States.svg Todd Buras1
76 Flag of the United States.svg Frankie Barroso R 1
77 Flag of the United States.svg Noah Harmon R 1
Spark Performance33 Flag of the United States.svg Alex Bachoura1
50 Flag of the United States.svg Grant West1
65 Flag of the United States.svg Bryce Cornet1
78 Flag of the United States.svg Sally McNulty R 1
Parker DeLong Racing42 Flag of the United States.svg Parker DeLong1
Advanced Autosports56 Flag of the United States.svg Nathan Nicholson1
Sources: [3]

 R  = Eligible for Rookie's Championship

Race results

Bold indicates overall winner.

RoundCircuitPole PositionFastest LapWinning Driver
1R1 Daytona Flag of the United States.svg #19 Saito Motorsport Group Flag of the United States.svg #5 McCumbee McAleer Racing Flag of the United States.svg #57 BSI Racing
Flag of the United States.svg Nate Cicero Flag of the United States.svg Gresham Wagner Flag of the United States.svg Tyler Gonzalez
R2 Flag of the United States.svg #19 Saito Motorsport Group Flag of the United States.svg #22 McCumbee McAleer Racing Flag of the United States.svg #96 JTR Motorsports Engineering
Flag of the United States.svg Nate Cicero Flag of the United States.svg Jeremy Fletcher Flag of the United States.svg Jared Thomas
2R1 St. Petersburg
R2
3R1 Barber
R2
4R1 Mid-Ohio
R2
5R1 Mosport
R2
6R1 Virginia
R2
7R1 Road Atlanta
R2

Championship standings

Points system

Championship points are awarded at the finish of each event according to the chart below. [4]

Position123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930+
Points350320300280260250240230220210200190180170160150140130120110100908070605040302010

Driver's championship

IMSA recognizes driver champions based on the total number of championship points earned during the season.

Pos.DriverDAYSTPBARMOHMOSVIRATLBonusPoints
1 Flag of the United States.svg Jared Thomas 1210540
2 Flag of the United States.svg Ethan Goulart  R 2120510
3 Flag of the United States.svg Ren Messinger  R 1130500
4 Flag of the United States.svg Jeremy Fletcher8610490
5 Flag of the United States.svg Bryce Cornet3130480
6 Flag of the United States.svg Jagger Jones 950480
7 Flag of the United States.svg Noah Harmon  R 780470
8 Flag of the United States.svg Nathan Nicholson1440450
9 Flag of the United States.svg Todd Buras2120420
10 Flag of Mexico.svg Helio Meza  R 4200390
11 Flag of the United States.svg Ethan Tyler5180390
12 Flag of the United States.svg Tyler Gonzalez13410370
13 Flag of the United States.svg Bobby Gossett  R 1690370
14 Flag of the United States.svg Julian DaCosta17110340
15 Flag of the United States.svg Grant West13150340
16 Flag of the United States.svg Parker DeLong6260300
17 Flag of the United States.svg Nate Cicero30730280
18 Flag of the United States.svg Peter Atwater24100280
19 Flag of New Zealand.svg Bailey Cruse  R 20140280
20 Flag of the United States.svg Justin Adakonis  R 10290230
21 Flag of the United States.svg Alex Bachoura15250220
22 Flag of the United States.svg Sally Mott23210180
23 Flag of the United States.svg Ashlyn Speed29160170
24 Flag of France.svg Caroline Candas28170170
25 Flag of the United States.svg Frankie Barroso  R 19270160
26 Flag of the United States.svg Heather Hadley18350140
27 Flag of the United States.svg Sally McNulty  R 35190130
28 Flag of the United States.svg Christopher Haldeman27230120
29 Flag of the United States.svg Ruben Caceres-Martos  R 22330100
30 Flag of the United States.svg Westin Workman32220100
31 Flag of the United States.svg Gresham Wagner 36241090
32 Flag of the United States.svg Cody Powell2528090
33 Flag of Uruguay.svg Maite Cáceres  R 2632060
34 Flag of the United States.svg Glenn McGee3130020
35 Flag of the United States.svg Farhan Siddiqi3431020
36 Flag of the United States.svg Christian Hodneland33DNS010
Pos.DriverDAYSTPBARMOHMOSVIRATLBonusPoints
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
BlankDid not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold - Pole position

Italics - Fastest lap

Underline = Most Laps Led

†: Post-event penalty. Car moved to back of class.

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