2025 Petit Le Mans

The layout of Road Atlanta, where the race took place

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

Road Atlanta, where the race took place

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	24 1
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 Established 2		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]
• ² The 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 ‡.

Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Chassis	Laps	Time/Retired
					Engine
1	GTP	31	Cadillac Whelen	Jack Aitken Earl Bamber Frederik Vesti	Cadillac V-Series.R	436	10:00:37.101
					Cadillac LMC55R 5.5 L V8
2	GTP	23	Aston Martin THOR Team	Ross Gunn Roman De Angelis Alex Riberas	Aston Martin Valkyrie	436	+5.182
					Aston Martin RA 6.5 L V12
3	GTP	6	Porsche Penske Motorsport	Mathieu Jaminet Matt Campbell Laurens Vanthoor	Porsche 963	436	+12.745
					Porsche 9RD 4.6 L twin-turbo V8
4	GTP	63	Automobili Lamborghini Squadra Corse	Romain Grosjean Daniil Kvyat Edoardo Mortara	Lamborghini SC63	436	+34.428
					Lamborghini 3.8 L twin-turbo V8
5	GTP	60	Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian	Tom Blomqvist Colin Braun Scott Dixon	Acura ARX-06	436	+41.116
					Acura AR24e 2.4 L twin-turbo V6
6	GTP	10	Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing	Filipe Albuquerque Ricky Taylor Will Stevens	Cadillac V-Series.R	436	+1:07.029
					Cadillac LMC55R 5.5 L V8
7	GTP	93	Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian	Nick Yelloly Renger van der Zande Tristan Vautier	Acura ARX-06	435	+1 Lap
					Acura AR24e 2.4 L twin-turbo V6
8	GTP	40	Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing	Louis Delétraz Jordan Taylor Norman Nato	Cadillac V-Series.R	435	+1 Lap
					Cadillac LMC55R 5.5 L V8
9	GTP	24	BMW M Team RLL	Philipp Eng Dries Vanthoor Kevin Magnussen	BMW M Hybrid V8	435	+1 Lap
					BMW P66/3 4.0 L twin-turbo V8
10	GTP	7	Porsche Penske Motorsport	Felipe Nasr Nick Tandy Laurens Vanthoor	Porsche 963	435	+1 Lap
					Porsche 9RD 4.6 L twin-turbo V8
11	GTP	25	BMW M Team RLL	Sheldon van der Linde Marco Wittmann Robin Frijns	BMW M Hybrid V8	435	+1 Lap
					BMW P66/3 4.0 L twin-turbo V8
12	GTP	85	JDC-Miller MotorSports	Max Esterson Tijmen van der Helm Neel Jani	Porsche 963	433	+3 Laps
					Porsche 9RD 4.6 L twin-turbo V8
13	LMP2	11	TDS Racing	Steven Thomas Hunter McElrea Mikkel Jensen	Oreca 07	426	+10 Laps‡
					Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
14	LMP2	43	Inter Europol Competition	Tom Dillmann Bijoy Garg Jeremy Clarke	Oreca 07	426	+10 Laps
					Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
15	LMP2	18	Era Motorsport	Tobias Lütke David Heinemeier Hansson Oliver Jarvis	Oreca 07	426	+10 Laps
					Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
16	LMP2	52	PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports	Naveen Rao Benjamin Pedersen Logan Sargeant	Oreca 07	426	+10 Laps
					Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
17	LMP2	88	AF Corse	Luis Pérez Companc Matías Pérez Companc Nicklas Nielsen	Oreca 07	425	+11 Laps
					Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
18	LMP2	99	AO Racing	Dane Cameron P. J. Hyett Jonny Edgar	Oreca 07	425	+11 Laps
					Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
19	LMP2	73	Pratt Miller Motorsports	Chris Cumming Pietro Fittipaldi James Roe	Oreca 07	422	+14 Laps
					Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
20	LMP2	74	Riley	Felipe Fraga Gar Robinson Josh Burdon	Oreca 07	421	+15 Laps
					Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
21	LMP2	2	United Autosports USA	Ben Hanley Nick Boulle Juan Manuel Correa	Oreca 07	412	+24 Laps
					Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
22	LMP2	04	CrowdStrike Racing by APR	George Kurtz Alex Quinn Toby Sowery	Oreca 07	406	+30 Laps
					Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
23	GTD Pro	48	Paul Miller Racing		BMW M4 GT3 Evo	406	+30 Laps‡
					BMW P58 3.0 L Twin Turbo I6
24	GTD Pro	4	Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports		Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R	405	+31 Laps
					Chevrolet LT6 5.5 L V8
25	GTD Pro	3	Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports		Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R	405	+31 Laps
					Chevrolet LT6 5.5 L V8
26	GTD	21	AF Corse		Ferrari 296 GT3	405	+31 Laps‡
					Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6
27	GTD	023	Triarsi Competizione		Ferrari 296 GT3	405	+31 Laps
					Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6
28	GTD Pro	64	Ford Multimatic Motorsports		Ford Mustang GT3	405	+31 Laps
					Ford Coyote 5.4 L V8
29	GTD Pro	65	Ford Multimatic Motorsports		Ford Mustang GT3	405	+31 Laps
					Ford Coyote 5.4 L V8
30	GTD	12	Vasser Sullivan Racing		Lexus RC F GT3	405	+31 Laps
					Toyota 2UR-GSE 5.0 L V8
31	GTD	27	Heart of Racing Team		Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo	405	+31 Laps
					Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V8
32	GTD	57	Winward Racing		Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	404	+32 Laps
					Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8
33	GTD	120	Wright Motorsports		Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)	404	+32 Laps
					Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6
34	GTD	36	DXDT Racing		Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R	404	+32 Laps
					Chevrolet LT6 5.5 L V8
35	GTD Pro	14	Vasser Sullivan Racing		Lexus RC F GT3	404	+32 Laps
					Toyota 2UR-GSE 5.0 L V8
36	GTD	96	Turner Motorsport		BMW M4 GT3 Evo	404	+32 Laps
					BMW P58 3.0 L Twin Turbo I6
37	GTD	13	AWA		Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R	404	+32 Laps
					Chevrolet LT6 5.5 L V8
38	GTD Pro	81	DragonSpeed		Ferrari 296 GT3	404	+32 Laps
					Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6
39	GTD Pro	77	AO Racing		Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)	404	+32 Laps
					Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6
40	GTD	47	Cetilar Racing		Ferrari 296 GT3	403	+33 Laps
					Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6
41	GTD	19	van der Steur Racing		Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo	403	+33 Laps
					Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V8
42	GTD Pro	1	Paul Miller Racing		BMW M4 GT3 Evo	401	+35 Laps
					BMW P58 3.0 L Twin Turbo I6
43 DNF	LMP2	22	United Autosports USA	Dan Goldburg Paul di Resta Rasmus Lindh	Oreca 07	400	Did Not Finish
					Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
44	GTD	45	Wayne Taylor Racing		Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2	355	+81 Laps
					Lamborghini DGF 5.2 L V10
45 DNF	GTD Pro	9	Pfaff Motorsports		Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2	343	Did Not Finish
					Lamborghini DGF 5.2 L V10
46 DNF	GTD	78	Forte Racing		Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2	280	Did Not Finish
					Lamborghini DGF 5.2 L V10
47 DNF	LMP2	8	Tower Motorsports	John Farano Sébastien Bourdais Sebastián Álvarez	Oreca 07	106	Did Not Finish
					Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
48 DNF	GTD	021	Triarsi Competizione		Ferrari 296 GT3	103	Did Not Finish
					Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6
49 DNF	GTD	80	Lone Star Racing		Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	89	Did Not Finish
					Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8
50 DNF	GTD	34	Conquest Racing		Ferrari 296 GT3	0	Collision
					Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6
51 DNF	GTD	66	Gradient Racing		Ford Mustang GT3	0	Collision
					Ford Coyote 5.4 L V8
52 DNF	GTD	70	Inception Racing		Ferrari 296 GT3	0	Collision
					Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6
53 DNF	GTD	44	Magnus Racing		Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo	0	Collision
					Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V8
Source: [11]

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