2026 IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge

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]} On October 29, it been announced that the new BMW M2 Challenge cars (BMC) will be added alongside the LMP3 class in the endurance rounds. ^[3]

Classes

• Le Mans Prototype 3 (LMP3)
• GT Daytona X (GTDX)
• Grand Sport X (GSX)
• BMW M2 Challenge (BMC)

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. ^[4]

Round	Circuit	Length	Classes	Date
1	Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Florida (Grand Prix Circuit)	2 x 45 minutes	LMP3, GSX	January 16–19
2	Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas (NASCAR Circuit)	2 x 45 minutes	LMP3, GSX	February 27–28
3	Sebring International Raceway, Sebring, Florida (Grand Prix Circuit)	2 hours	LMP3	March 6–8
4	Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas (Grand Prix Circuit)	2 hours	LMP3, BMC	May 7–9
5	Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington, Ohio (Grand Prix Circuit)	2 x 45 minutes	LMP3, GTDX, GSX	June 5–7
6	Virginia International Raceway, Alton, Virginia (Grand Prix Circuit)	2 hours	LMP3, BMC	June 19–21
7	Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, Bowmanville Ontario (Grand Prix Circuit)	2 x 45 minutes	LMP3, GTDX, GSX	July 10–12
8	Road America, Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin (Grand Prix Circuit)	2 hours	LMP3, BMC	August 14–16
9	Virginia International Raceway, Alton, Virginia (Grand Prix Circuit)	2 x 45 minutes	GTDX, GSX	August 21–23
10	Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta, Braselton, Georgia (Grand Prix Circuit)	2 x 45 minutes	LMP3, GTDX, GSX	October 1–3

Entry list

LMP3

Team Car Engine No. Drivers Rounds LMP3 Gen 3 Shopify Racing powered by TWOth [5] [6] Ligier JS P325 Toyota V35A-FTS 3.5 L Turbo V6 2 Travis Hill [7] 1–3 Nicole Havrda 3 Toney Driver Development [8] Ligier JS P325 Toyota V35A-FTS 3.5 L Turbo V6 30 Brady Golan [7] 1 Wyatt Brichacek 2 Ari Balogh 3 Garett Grist 3 95 Lincoln Day [8] 1, 3 Titus Sherlock 2 Wyatt Brichacek 3 Forte Racing [8] Ligier JS P325 Toyota V35A-FTS 3.5 L Turbo V6 77 Brian Thienes [8] 2-3 Patrick Kujala 3 LMP3 Gen 2 Gebhardt Motorsport [9] Duqueine M30 - D08 Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8 1 Óscar Tunjo [9] 1–3 Valentino Catalano 3 11 Danny Soufi [9] 1–3 Jake Williamson 3 31 Jérémy Siffert [9] 1–2 Forbush Performance Ligier JS P320 Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8 18 Matt Forbush 3 Tom Long Mishumotors Ligier JS P320 Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8 70 Mirco Schultis 1–2 Forte Racing [8] Ligier JS P320 Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8 77 Brian Thienes [8] 1–2 86 Jon Hirshberg [8] 1–2 FastMD with Remstar [8] Duqueine M30 - D08 Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8 87 Farhan Siddiqi [8] 1–3 Jagger Jones 3

GTDX

Team Car Engine No. Drivers Rounds Ruckus Racing [10] Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 45 Scott Blind [10] TBC Rebel Rock Racing [11] Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo Aston Martin AMR16A 4.0 L Turbo V8 72 Frank DePew [11] TBC

GSX

Team Car Engine No. Drivers Rounds Di Benedetto Racing [12] Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport Porsche MDG.GA 4.0 L Flat-6 4 Justin Di Benedetto [12] 1 RAFA Racing Team [13] Toyota GR Supra GT4 Evo2 BMW B58B30 3.0 L Turbo I6 8 Westin Workman [13] 1–2 68 Rafael Martinez [8] 1–2 Stephen Cameron Racing [14] Ford Mustang GT4 (2024) Ford Coyote 5.0 L V8 19 Sean Quinlan 1 Mad Joker Racing by Lone Star Racing Mercedes-AMG GT4 Mercedes-Benz M178 4.0 L Turbo V8 22 Marc Austin 2 Czabok-Simpson Motorsport [15] Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport Porsche MDG.GA 4.0 L Flat-6 25 Ismaeel Ellahi [15] 1 Auto Technic Racing [8] BMW M4 GT4 Evo (G82) BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Turbo I6 26 Tiger Tari [8] 1–2 CarBahn Motorsports 35 Courtney Crone [16] 1–2 Kingpin Racing [17] Toyota GR Supra GT4 Evo2 BMW B58B30 3.0 L Turbo I6 81 Jon Brel [17] 1–2 89x Motorsports [8] Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 Mercedes-Benz M177 4.0 L Turbo V8 89 Mike Fitzpatrick [8] 1 Vintage Racing Company [8] Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport Porsche MDG.GA 4.0 L Flat-6 91 Dan Ammann [8] 1–2 Panam Motorsport [8] Toyota GR Supra GT4 Evo2 BMW B58B30 3.0 L Turbo I6 98 Cecilia Rabelo [8] 1 Goldcrest Motorsports [8] Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport Porsche MDG.GA 4.0 L Flat-6 808 Jim Jonsin [8] 1

BMC

Team Car Engine No. Drivers Rounds

Race results

Bold indicates overall winner.

Round		Circuit	P3 Winner	GTDX Winner	GSX Winner	BMC Winner
1	R1	Daytona	#1 Gebhardt Motorsport	no entries	#8 RAFA Racing	did not participate
			Óscar Tunjo		Westin Workman
	R2		#1 Gebhardt Motorsport		#8 RAFA Racing
			Óscar Tunjo		Westin Workman
2	R1	COTA	#30 Toney Driver Development	no entries	#8 RAFA Racing	did not participate
			Wyatt Brichacek		Westin Workman
	R2		#30 Toney Driver Development		#8 RAFA Racing
			Wyatt Brichacek		Westin Workman
3		Sebring	#1 Gebhardt Motorsport	did not participate	did not participate	no entries
			Valentino Catalano Óscar Tunjo
4		COTA		did not participate	did not participate
5	R1	Mid-Ohio				did not participate
	R2
6		Virginia		did not participate	did not participate
7	R1	Mosport				did not participate
	R2
8		Road America		did not participate	did not participate
9	R1	VIR	did not participate			did not participate
	R2
10	R1	Road Atlanta				did not participate
	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. ^[18]

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 AUS1 SEB AUS2 MOH VIR MOS ELK ATL Points 1 Óscar Tunjo 1 1 3 3 1 1650 2 Brian Thienes 5 2 7 7 2 1380 3 Danny Soufi 3 8 4 4 4 1370 4 Travis Hill 8 5 5 5 5 1270 5 Farhan Siddiqi 10 6 10 8 8 1130 6 Mirco Schultis 9 4 6 6 1000 7 Wyatt Brichacek 1 1 6 950 8 Lincoln Day 4 3 6 830 9 Jérémy Siffert 7 7 8 DNS 710 10 Jon Hirshberg 6 9 9 DNS 690 11 Titus Sherlock 2 2 640 12 Brady Golan 2 10 530 13 Valentino Catalano 1 350 14 Patrick Kujala 2 320 15 Ari Balogh Garett Grist 3 300 16 Jake Williamson 4 280 17 Nicole Havrda 5 260 18 Matt Forbush Tom Long 7 240 19 Jagger Jones 8 230

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

LMP3 Drivers' Sprint Championship

Pos.	Drivers	DAY		AUS		MOH		MOS		ATL		Points
1	Óscar Tunjo	1	1	3	3							1300
2	Danny Soufi	3	8	4	4							1090
3	Brian Thienes	5	2	7	7							1060
4	Travis Hill	8	5	5	5							1010
5	Mirco Schultis	9	4	6	6							1000
6	Farhan Siddiqi	10	6	10	8							900
7	Jérémy Siffert	7	7	8	DNS							710
8	Wyatt Brichacek			1	1							700
9	Jon Hirshberg	6	9	9	DNS							690
10	Titus Sherlock			2	2							640
11	Lincoln Day	4	3									580
12	Brady Golan	2	10									530

LMP3 Drivers' Endurance Championship

Pos.	Drivers	SEB	AUS	VIR	ELK	Points
1	Valentino Catalano Óscar Tunjo	1				350
2	Patrick Kujala Brian Thenes	2				320
3	Ari Balogh Garett Grist	3				300
4	Danny Soufi Jake Williamson	4				280
5	Nicole Havrda Travis Hill	5				260
6	Wyatt Brichacek Lincoln Day	6				250
7	Matt Forbush Tom Long	7				240
8	Jagger Jones Farhan Siddiqi	8				230

LMP3 Bronze Drivers' Championship

Pos.	Drivers	DAY		AUS1		SEB	AUS2	MOH		VIR	MOS		ELK	ATL		Points
1	Brian Thienes	1	1	3	3	1										1650
2	Travis Hill	3	3	1	1	4										1580
3	Farhan Siddiqi	5	4	5	4	6										1330
4	Mirco Schultis	4	2	2	2											1240
5	Jon Hirshberg	2	5	4	DNS											860
6	Ari Balogh					2										320
7	Jake Williamson					3										300
8	Matt Forbush					5										260

GSX Drivers' Championship

Pos.	Drivers	DAY		AUS		MOH		MOS		VIR		ATL		Points
1	Westin Workman	1	1	1	1									1400
2	Courtney Crone	7	4	2	2									1160
3	Rafael Martinez	6	7	4	4									1050
4	Dan Ammann	5	5	7	5									1020
5	Jon Brel	8	9	5	7									950
6	Tiger Tari	11	11	6	6									900
7	Justin Di Benedetto	3	2											620
8	Marc Austin			3	3									600
9	Sean Quinlan	4	3											580
10	Ismaeel Ellahi	2	10											530
11	Cecilia Rabelo	9	6											470
12	Jim Jonsin	12	8											420
13	Mike Fitzpatrick	10	12											400

GSX Bronze Drivers' Championship

Pos.	Drivers	DAY		AUS		MOH		MOS		VIR		ATL		Points
1	Rafael Martinez	3	3	2	2									1240
2	Dan Ammann	2	2	5	3									1200
3	Jon Brel	4	5	3	5									1100
4	Tiger Tari	6	6	4	4									1060
5	Sean Quinlan	1	1											700
6	Marc Austin			1	1									700
7	Jim Jonsin	7	4											520
8	Mike Fitzpatrick	5	7											500

Teams' Championships

LMP3 Teams' Championship

Pos.	Drivers	DAY		AUS1		SEB	AUS2	MOH		VIR	MOS		ELK	ATL		Points
1	#1 Gebhardt Motorsport	1	1	3	3	1										1650
2	#30 Toney Driver Development	2	10	1	1	3										1530
3	#95 Toney Driver Development	4	3	2	2	6										1470
4	#11 Gebhardt Motorsport	3	8	4	4	4										1370
5	#77 Forte Racing	5	2	7	7	2										1380
6	#2 Shopify Racing powered by TWOth	8	5	5	5	5										1270
7	#87 FastMD with Remstar	10	6	10	8	8										1230
8	#70 Mishumotors	9	4	6	6											1000
9	#31 Gebhardt Motorsport	7	7	8	DNS											710
10	#86 Forte Racing	6	9	9	DNS											690
11	#18 Forbush Performance					7										240

LMP3 Teams' Endurance Championship

Pos.	Drivers	SEB	AUS2	VIR	ELK	Points
1	#1 Gebhardt Motorsport	1				350
2	#77 Forte Racing	2				320
3	#30 Toney Driver Development	3				300
4	#11 Gebhardt Motorsport	4				280
5	#2 Shopify Racing powered by TWOth	5				260
6	#95 Toney Driver Development	6				250
7	#18 Forbush Performance	7				240
8	#87 FastMD with Remstar	8				230

LMP3 Teams' Sprint Championship

Pos.	Drivers	DAY		AUS		MOH		MOS		ATL		Points
1	#1 Gebhardt Motorsport	1	1	3	3							1300
2	#30 Toney Driver Development	2	10	1	1							1230
3	#95 Toney Driver Development	4	3	2	2							1220
4	#11 Gebhardt Motorsport	3	8	4	4							1090
5	#77 Forte Racing	5	2	7	7							1060
6	#2 Shopify Racing powered by TWOth	8	5	5	5							1010
7	#70 Mishumotors	9	4	6	6							1000
8	#87 FastMD with Remstar	10	6	10	8							900
9	#31 Gebhardt Motorsport	7	7	8	DNS							710
10	#86 Forte Racing	6	9	9	DNS							690

GSX Teams' Championship

Pos.	Drivers	DAY		AUS		MOH		MOS		VIR		ATL		Points
1	#8 RAFA Racing Team	1	1	1	1									1400
2	#35 CarBahn Motorsports	7	4	2	2									1160
3	#68 RAFA Racing Team	6	7	4	4									1050
4	#91 Vintage Racing Company	5	5	7	5									1020
5	#81 Kingpin Racing	8	9	5	7									950
6	#26 Auto Technic Racing	11	11	6	6									900
7	#4 Di Benedetto Racing	3	2											620
8	#22 Mad Joker Racing by Lone Star Racing			3	3									600
9	#19 Stephen Cameron Racing	4	3											580
10	#25 Czabok-Simpson Motorsport	2	10											530
11	#98 Panam Motorsport	9	6											470
12	#808 Goldcrest Motorsports	12	8											420
13	#89 89x Motorsports	10	12											400

Manufacturers' Championships

GSX Manufacturers'

Pos.	Drivers	DAY		AUS		MOH		MOS		VIR		ATL		Points
1	Toyota	1	1	1	1									1400
2	BMW	4	7	2	2									1160
3	Porsche	2	2	7	5									1160
4	Mercedes-AMG			3	3									600
5	Ford	4	3											600
6	Aston Martin	10	12											520

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