2026 Michelin Pilot Challenge

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The 2026 Michelin Pilot Challenge will be the twenty-seventh season of the IMSA SportsCar Challenge and the thirteenth season organized by the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA). The season will begin on January 21 at Daytona International Speedway and finish on October 3 at Road Atlanta.

Classes

Calendar

The provisional 2026 calendar was released on March 13, 2025, featuring ten rounds. [1]

RoundRaceCircuitLocationDateDuration
1BMW M Endurance Challenge at Daytona Flag of the United States.svg Daytona International Speedway Daytona Beach, Florida January 21–254 Hours
2Alan Jay Automotive Network 120 Flag of the United States.svg Sebring International Raceway Sebring, Florida March 18–212 Hours
3TBA Flag of the United States.svg WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca Monterey, California May 1–32 Hours
4O'Reilly Auto Parts 4 Hours of Mid-Ohio Flag of the United States.svg Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Lexington, Ohio June 5–74 Hours
5LP Building Solutions 120 At The Glen Flag of the United States.svg Watkins Glen International Watkins Glen, New York June 25–282 Hours
6TBA Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canadian Tire Motorsport Park Bowmanville, Ontario July 10–122 Hours
7TBA Flag of the United States.svg Road America Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin July 30 – August 22 Hours
8Virginia Is For Racing Lovers Grand Prix Flag of the United States.svg Virginia International Raceway Alton, Virginia August 20–232 Hours
9TBA Flag of the United States.svg Indianapolis Motor Speedway Speedway, Indiana September 18–202 Hours
10Fox Factory 120 Flag of the United States.svg Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta Braselton, Georgia October 1–32 Hours
Source: [2]

Entry list

Grand Sport (GS)

TeamCarEngineNo.DriversRounds
Flag of the United States.svg Czabok-Simpson Motorsport [3] Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport Porsche MDG 4.0 L Flat-62 Flag of the United States.svg Morgan Burkhard [3] TBC
Flag of the United States.svg Gordon Scully [3]
Flag of New Zealand.svg Madeline Stewart [4]
Flag of the United States.svg Medusa Motorsports [5] Ford Mustang GT4 (2024) Ford Coyote 5.0 L V84 Flag of the United States.svg Sam Corry [5] TBC
Flag of the United States.svg Athan Sterling [5]
Flag of the United States.svg Hunter Yeany [5]
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg VPX Motorsports [6] Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport Porsche MDG 4.0 L Flat-67 Flag of the United States.svg Danny Dyszelski [6] TBC
Flag of Brazil.svg Matheus Leist [6]
Flag of the United States.svg 89x Motorsport [7] Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 Evo Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V88 Flag of the United States.svg Mike Fitzpatrick [7] TBC
Flag of the United States.svg Johan Schwartz [7]
Flag of the United States.svg van der Steur Racing [7] 10 Flag of the United States.svg Ben Sloss [7] TBC
Flag of the United States.svg Christine Sloss [7]
Flag of the United States.svg TGR RAFA Racing Team [8] Toyota GR Supra GT4 Evo2 BMW B58B30 3.0 L Turbo I612 Flag of the United States.svg Varun Choksey [8] TBC
Flag of Brazil.svg Kiko Porto [8]
Flag of the United States.svg McCumbee McAleer Racing [9] Ford Mustang GT4 (2024) Ford Coyote 5.0 L V813 Flag of the United States.svg Nate Cicero [9] TBC
Flag of the United States.svg Robert Noaker [9]
Flag of the United States.svg Circle H Racing [10] Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 Evo Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V814 Flag of the United States.svg David Hampton [10] TBC
Flag of the United States.svg Thomas Merrill [10]
Flag of Armenia.svg Martin Sarukhanyan [10]
Flag of the United States.svg Unitronic JDC-Miller MotorSports [11] Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport Porsche MDG 4.0 L Flat-617 Flag of the United States.svg Chris Miller [11] TBC
Flag of South Africa.svg Mikey Taylor [11]
Flag of the United States.svg Nicholas Plocienik [11]
Flag of the United States.svg Stephen Cameron Racing [12] Ford Mustang GT4 (2024) Ford Coyote 5.0 L V819 Flag of the United States.svg Greg Liefooghe [12] TBC
Flag of the United States.svg Sean Quinlan [12]
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Shopify Racing powered by TWOth [13] Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport Porsche MDG 4.0 L Flat-622 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Trevor Hill [13] TBC
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Megan Tomlinson [13]
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ron Tomlinson [13]
Flag of the United States.svg TGR Koch Copeland Motorsports [8] Toyota GR Supra GT4 Evo2 BMW B58B30 3.0 L Turbo I623 Flag of the United States.svg Jaxon Bell [8] TBC
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jack Hawksworth [8]
Flag of the United States.svg Ford Koch [8]
Flag of the United States.svg P1 Motor Club x Murillo Racing [14] Mercedes-AMG GT4 Mercedes-AMG M178 4.0 L Turbo V824 Flag of the United States.svg Kenny Murillo [14] TBC
Flag of the United States.svg Aurora Straus [14]
Flag of the United States.svg Auto Technic Racing [7] BMW M4 GT4 Evo (G82) BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Turbo I625 Flag of the United States.svg Tiger Tari [7] TBC
Flag of the United States.svg Christopher Tasca [7]
27 Flag of the United States.svg Austin Krainz [7] TBC
Flag of the United States.svg Roland Krainz [7]
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stevan McAleer [7]
37 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cameron Shields [7] TBC
Flag of the United States.svg Steve Wetterau [7]
39 Flag of the United States.svg Sean McAlister [7] TBC
Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Westphal [7]
Flag of the United States.svg Heart of Racing Team [15] Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 Evo Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V826 Flag of the United States.svg Hannah Grisham [15] TBC
Flag of the United States.svg Hannah Greenemeier [15]
Flag of the United States.svg LAP Motorsports [7] Ford Mustang GT4 (2024) Ford Coyote 5.0 L V830 Flag of the United States.svg Scott Thomson [7] TBC
Flag of the United States.svg Clayton Williams [7]
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg ST Racing by Random Vandals Racing [16] BMW M4 GT4 Evo (G82) BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Turbo I638 Flag of the United States.svg Bill Auberlen [16] TBC
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Samantha Tan [16]
Flag of the United States.svg Random Vandals Racing [16] 92 Flag of the United States.svg Nicky Hays [16] TBC
Flag of the United States.svg Robert Megennis [16]
Flag of the United States.svg Accelerating Performance [7] McLaren Artura GT4 McLaren M630 3.0 L Turbo V644 Flag of the United States.svg Michael Cooper [7] TBC
Flag of the United States.svg Moisey Uretsky [7]
Flag of the United States.svg Team TGM [17] Ford Mustang GT4 (2024) Ford Coyote 5.0 L V846 Flag of the United States.svg Paul Holton [17] TBC
Flag of the United States.svg Matt Plumb [17]
64 Flag of the United States.svg Ted Giovanis [17] TBC
Flag of the United States.svg Hugh Plumb [17]
Flag of Brazil.svg Panam Motorsport [7] Toyota GR Supra GT4 Evo2 BMW B58B30 3.0 L Turbo I654 Flag of Brazil.svg Thiago Camilo [7] TBC
Flag of Brazil.svg Caio Chaves [7]
Flag of the United States.svg Winward Racing [18] Mercedes-AMG GT4 Mercedes-AMG M178 4.0 L Turbo V857 Flag of the Netherlands.svg "Daan Arrow" [7] TBC
Flag of the United States.svg Bryce Ward [7]
Flag of the United States.svg KohR Motorsports [19] Ford Mustang GT4 (2024) Ford Coyote 5.0 L V859 Flag of the United States.svg Billy Johnson [20] TBC
Flag of the United States.svg Bob Michaelian [20]
60 Flag of the United States.svg Ray Mason [21] TBC
Flag of the United States.svg Evan Slater [21]
Flag of the United States.svg Thunder Bunny Racing [7] BMW M4 GT4 Evo (G82) BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Turbo I666 Flag of the United States.svg Trenton Estep [7] TBC
Flag of the United States.svg Allen Patten [7]
Flag of the United States.svg BSI Racing [7] Toyota GR Supra GT4 Evo2 BMW B58B30 3.0 L Turbo I667 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Harrison Goodman [7] TBC
Flag of the United States.svg Lucas Weisenberg [7]
Flag of the United States.svg Rebel Rock Racing [7] Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 Evo Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V871 Flag of the United States.svg Andrew Davis [7] TBC
Flag of the United States.svg Frank DePew [7]
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Robin Liddell [7]
Flag of the United States.svg BGB Motorsports [22] Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport Porsche MDG 4.0 L Flat-683 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Thomas Collingwood [7] TBC
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jan Heylen [7]
Flag of the United States.svg Spencer Pumpelly [7]
Flag of the United States.svg Vintage Racing Company [23] Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport Porsche MDG 4.0 L Flat-691 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dan Ammann [23] TBC
Flag of the United States.svg Darren Law [23]
Flag of the United States.svg Owen Trinkler [23]
Flag of the United States.svg Turner Motorsport [24] BMW M4 GT4 Evo (G82) BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Turbo I695 Flag of the United States.svg Dillon Machavern [24] TBC
Flag of the United States.svg Luca Mars [24]
96 Flag of the United States.svg Vin Barletta [24] TBC
Flag of the United States.svg Robby Foley [24]
Sources: [25]

Touring Car (TCR)

TeamCarNo.DriversRounds
Flag of the United States.svg KMW Motorsports with TMR Engineering [7] Honda Civic Type R TCR (FL5) 5 Flag of the United States.svg Tim Lewis Jr. [7] TBC
Flag of the United States.svg Rocco Pasquarella [7]
Flag of the United States.svg Rockwell Autosport Development [26] Hyundai Elantra N TCR (2024) 15 Flag of the United States.svg Daniel Hanley [26] TBC
Flag of the United States.svg Doug Oakley [26]
Flag of the United States.svg Bryan Herta Autosport with PR1/Mathiasen [27] Hyundai Elantra N TCR (2024) 18 Flag of the United States.svg Lance Bergstein [27] TBC
Flag of the United States.svg Harry Gottsacker [27]
Flag of the United States.svg Jon Miller [27]
33 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Josh Buchan [28] TBC
Flag of the United States.svg Mason Filippi [27]
Flag of the United States.svg Bryson Morris [27]
76 Flag of the United States.svg Preston Brown [27] TBC
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Denis Dupont [27]
98 Flag of the United States.svg Maddie Aust [27] TBC
Flag of the United States.svg Andre Castro [27]
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mark Wilkins [27]
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Victor Gonzalez Racing Team [29] Cupra León VZ TCR 21 Flag of the United States.svg Steven Clemons [7] TBC
Flag of the United States.svg William Tally [7]
99 Flag of Italy.svg Filippo Barberi [29] TBC
Flag of Argentina.svg Franco Girolami [29]
Flag of the United States.svg Tyler Gonzalez [29]
Flag of the United States.svg RVA Graphics by Speed Syndicate [30] Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) 31 Flag of the United States.svg Mark Brummond [30] TBC
Flag of the United States.svg Jaden Conwright [30]
Flag of the United States.svg Luke Rumburg [30]
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Baker Racing [31] Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) 52 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Sam Baker [31] TBC
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg James Vance [31]
56 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Dean Baker [31] TBC
Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Junqueira [31]
Flag of the United States.svg Gou Racing [32] Cupra León VZ TCR 55 Flag of the United States.svg Eddie Gou [32] TBC
Flag of the United States.svg Eduardo Gou [32]
Flag of the United States.svg Jon Morley [7]
Flag of Brazil.svg Stallion Motorsports [33] 77 Flag of Brazil.svg Celso Neto [33] TBC
Flag of Brazil.svg Raphael Reis [34]
Flag of the United States.svg Pegram Racing [7] Honda Civic Type R TCR (FL5) 72 Flag of Germany.svg Mario Farnbacher [7] TBC
Flag of the United States.svg Riley Pegram [7]
Flag of the United States.svg HART [7] Honda Civic Type R TCR (FL5) 89 Flag of the United States.svg Tyler Chambers [7] TBC
Flag of the United States.svg Chad Gilsinger [7]
Flag of the United States.svg Cameron Lawrence [7]
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Montreal Motorsport Group [35] Honda Civic Type R TCR (FL5) 93 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Louis-Philippe Montour [35] TBA
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Karl Wittmer [35]
Flag of Japan.svg Daijiro Yoshihara [35]
Sources: [25]

Race results

Bold indicates overall winner.

RoundCircuitGS Winning CarTCR Winning Car
GS Winning DriversTCR Winning Drivers
1 Daytona
2 Sebring
3 Laguna Seca
4 Mid-Ohio
5 Watkins Glen
6 Mosport
7 Road America
8 Virginia
9 Indianapolis
10 Road Atlanta

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.

Position123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930+
Race350320300280260250240230220210200190180170160150140130120110100908070605040302010

Drivers' Championships

Standings: Grand Sport (GS)

Standings: Touring Car (TCR)

Teams' Championships

Standings: Grand Sport (GS)

Standings: Touring Car (TCR)

Manufacturers' Championships

Standings: Grand Sport (GS)

Standings: Touring Car (TCR)

Notes

      References

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      2. ↑ "IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge: 2026 Schedule". IMSA . Archived from the original on November 12, 2025. Retrieved November 12, 2025.
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