2026 IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge

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The 2026 IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge season is the fourth season of the IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge after being established in 2023 as a replacement for the IMSA Prototype Challenge. The season will begin on January 16 at Daytona International Speedway and will conclude on October 3 at Road Atlanta. This season will mark the debut of the new, third-generation LMP3 cars in this series. [1] [2]


Classes

Calendar

The provisional schedule was released on September 16, 2025, at IMSA's annual State of the Sport Address, featuring sixteen rounds split across ten race weekends, which will be made up of 6 Sprint and 4 Endurance rounds. All ten events had confirmed dates. [3]

RoundCircuitLengthClassesDate
1 Flag of the United States.svg Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Florida 2 x 45 minutesAllJanuary 16–19
2 Flag of the United States.svg Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas 2 x 45 minutesAllFebruary 27–28
3 Flag of the United States.svg Sebring International Raceway, Sebring, Florida 2 hoursLMP3March 6–8
4 Flag of the United States.svg Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas 2 hoursLMP3May 7–9
5 Flag of the United States.svg Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington, Ohio 2 x 45 minutesAllJune 5–7
6 Flag of the United States.svg Virginia International Raceway, Alton, Virginia 2 hoursLMP3June 19–21
7 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, Bowmanville, Ontario 2 x 45 minutesAllJuly 10–12
8 Flag of the United States.svg Road America, Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin 2 hoursLMP3August 14–16
9 Flag of the United States.svg Virginia International Raceway, Alton, Virginia 2 x 45 minutesGTDX, GSXAugust 21–23
10 Flag of the United States.svg Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta, Braselton, Georgia 2 x 45 minutesAllOctober 1–3

Entry list

LMP3

All cars in the LMP3 class use the Toyota V35A 3.5 L twin-turbo V6 engine. [1]

TeamCarNo.DriversRounds

GTDX

TeamCarEngineNo.DriversRounds

GSX

TeamCarEngineNo.DriversRounds

Race results

Championship standings

References

  1. 1 2 "ACO announces next-gen LMP3 from 2025". 24 Hours of Le Mans . Automobile Club de l'Ouest. July 11, 2024. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
  2. ↑ "IMSA Expands, Enhances Next Era of LMP3 Competition". imsa.com. International Motor Sports Association. August 1, 2025. Retrieved August 1, 2025.
  3. ↑ Release, News (September 16, 2025). "Expanded VP Racing Challenge 2026 Schedule Revealed". Sportscar365. John Days Media. Retrieved September 16, 2025.{{cite web}}: |first= has generic name (help)
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