2026 IMSA Weathertech Sportscar ChampionshipSports Cars

[NotThePrez]

Spoiler: 2026 Schedule

Events in bold are part of the 2026 Michelin Endurance Cup.

Race	Track	Duration	Classes Participating	Race Weekend
Roar Before the 24	Daytona International Speedway	Pre-Season Testing & Practice; Rolex 24 Qualifying	All Classes Present	January 16-18
Rolex 24 at Daytona	Daytona International Speedway	24 Hours	All Classes Present	January 21-25
Mobil 1 12 Hours of Sebring	Sebring International Raceway	12 Hours	All Classes Present	March 18-21
Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach	Long Beach Street Circuit	1 Hour 40 Minutes	GTP, GTD	April 17-18
Motul Corse de Monterey	Weathertech Raceway Laguna Seca	2 Hours 40 Minutes	GTP, GTD Pro, GTD	May 1-3
Chevrolet Detroit Sports Car Classic	Streets of Detroit	1 Hour 40 Minutes	GTP, GTD Pro	May 29-30
Sahlen's Six Hours of The Glen	Watkins Glen International	6 Hours	All Classes Present	June 25-28
Chevrolet Grand Prix	Canadian Tire Motorsport Park (Mosport)	2 Hours 40 Minutes	LMP2, GTD Pro, GTD	July 10-12
IMSA Sportscar Weekend	Road America	6 Hours	All Classes Present	July 30 - August 2
Michelin GT Challenge at VIR	VIRginia International Raceway	2 Hours 40 Minutes	GTD Pro, GTD	August 20-23
Tirerack.com Battle on the Bricks	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	2 Hours 40 Minutes	All Classes Present	September 18-20
Motul Petit Le Mans	Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta	10 Hours	All Classes Present	October 1-3

Spoiler: GTP Entry List

Entries in bold are full-season entires. All others are either part-time or MEC-only entries.

Team	Car
#6 Porsche Penske Motorsport	Porsche 963
#7 Porsche Penske Motorsport	Porsche 963
#10 Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing	Cadillac V-Series.R
#40 Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing	Cadillac V-Series.R
#23 Aston Martin THOR Team	Aston Martin Valkyrie AMR-LMH
#24 BMW M Team WRT	BMW M Hybrid V8
#25 BMW M Team WRT	BMW M Hybrid V8
#31 Cadillac Whelen	Cadillac V-Series.R
#60 Acura Meyer Shank Racing w/ Curb-Agajanian	Acura ARX-06
#93 Acura Meyer Shank Racing w/ Curb-Agajanian	Acura ARX-06
#85 JDC-Miller Motorsports	Porsche 963

Spoiler: LMP2 Entry List

Entries in bold are full-season entries. All others are either part-time or MEC-only entries.

Team	Car
#04 Crowdstrike Racing by APR	Everyone Gets an Oreca 07!!!
#2 United Autosports USA
#22 United Autosports USA
#8 Tower Motorsports
#11 TDS Racing
#18 Era Motorsport
#37 Intersport Racing
#43 Inter Europol Competition
#52 Bryan Herta Autosport w/ PR1/Mathiasen
#61 Team Tonis
#73 Pratt Miller Motorsports
#99 AO Racing

Spoiler: GTD Pro Entry List

Entries in bold are full-season entries. All others are either part-time or MEC-only entries.

Team	Car
#1 Paul Miller Racing	TBC
#3 Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports	Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R
#4 Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports	Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R
#9 Pfaff Motorsports	Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2/Temerario GT3
#14 Vasser Sullivan Racing	Lexus RCF GT3 (possibly replaced by the Next-Gen Lexus GT3)
#033 Triarsi Competizione	Ferrari 296 GT3
#59 RLL Team McLaren	McLaren 720S GT3 Evo
#62 Risi Competizione	Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo 2026
#64 Ford Multimatic Motorsports	Ford Mustang GT3
#65 Ford Multimatic Motorsports	Ford Mustang GT3
#69 GetSpeed Performance (Daytona Only)	Mercedes AMG-GT3 Evo
#75 75 Express	Mercedes AMG-GT3 Evo
#77 AO Racing	Porsche 911 GT3 R(exy)
#911 Manthey Racing	Porsche 911 GT3 R 992.2

Spoiler: GTD Entry List

Entries in bold are full-season entries. All others are either part-time or MEC-only entries.

Team	Car
#12 Vasser Sullivan Racing	Lexus RCF GT3 (possibly replaced by the Next-Gen Lexus GT3)
#13 13 Motorsports	Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R
#16 Meyers Riley Motorsports	Ford Mustang GT3
#19 van der Steur Racing	Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo
#21 AF Corse	Ferrari 296 GT3
#023 Triarsi Competizione	Ferrari 296 GT3
#27 Heart of Racing Team	Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo
#34 Conquest Racing	Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo 2026
#36 DXDT Racing	Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R
#45 Wayne Taylor Racing	Lamborghini Huracan GT3 Evo 2
#57 Winward Racing	Mercedes AMG-GT3 Evo
#66 Gradient Racing	Ford Mustang GT3
#70 Inception Racing	Ferrari 296 GT3
#80 Lone Star Racing	Mercedes AMG-GT3 Evo
#81 Dragonspeed	Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R
#83 RS1	Porsche 911 GT3 R
#96 Turner Motorsports	BMW M4 GT3 Evo
#120 Wright Motorsports	Porsche 911 GT3 R
#912 Manthey 1st Phorm	Porsche 911 GT3 R 992.2

 

[NotThePrez]

Bartone Bros will once again partner with GetSpeed Performance for the 2026 Rolex 24 in the GTD Pro Class (with what may already be the best livery in GTD Pro).

Bartone With GetSpeed to Return to Daytona With GTD Pro Effort – Sportscar365

No. 69 Mercedes-AMG returns to GTD Pro class at Rolex 24 for second attempt; Anthony Bartone named as first driver...

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Also, Pfaff Motorsport will be testing the Temerario GT3 at Daytona in November as part of an IMSA-sanctioned test session. The car is expected to make its competition debut in Sebring.

Pfaff to Operate Temerario GT3 North American Test Program – Sportscar365

Canadian squad to run Lamborghini Temerario GT3 at IMSA-sanctioned Daytona test, Sebring endurance run...

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What I would give to see the new Lambo GT3 in the flesh, but the hotel prices for the Sebring weekend are unfortunately a little too steep.

 

[Venom800tt]

I'm gonna probably camp for Sebring like I did last year lol
Otherwise it is a nearly 2 hour drive from my friends place I usually stay at for Daytona 24.
Can't wait to see the new cars coming over the next couple years lol

 

[Fezzik]

Colton Herta to drive at Daytona, Sebring and Road Atlanta

https://www.autosport.com/imsa/news/herta-set-for-partial-imsa-2026-campaign-with-cadillac/10772216/

They will come in a Wayne Taylor Racing Cadillac V-Series.R LMDh, which the 25-year-old American will share with full-season drivers Jordan Taylor and Louis Deletraz in the GTP class.

 

[NotThePrez]

Well...this one is a bit of a surprise.

Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing and McLaren Motorsport Announce Multi-Year Collaboration for IMSA GTD PRO Program | IMSA

RLL Announces Shift to McLaren with GTD PRO Effort

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I'm very curious to see how this one works out. Perhaps if things go well over the next couple of years, RLL might find themselves back in GTP as a McLaren customer entry (I have a very hard time seeing anyone but United USA run the Works entry in IMSA).

This just leaves the question of who (if anybody) will represent BMW in GTD Pro. The rumor for a while is that it's been a toss-up between RLL, Paul Miller Racing and Random Vandals Racing. With RLL teaming up with McLaren, I have a feeling that some kind of decision has either been made, or is very close to being made in that regard.

Edit:

IMSA has released the entry list for the Daytona Pre-Season test.

Seems like Paul Miller will be running an M4 GT3 Evo at the Daytona test session. I'm not sure if that 100% confirms that they'll be running an M4 in the 2026 championship, but at this point it would be a major surprise if they didn't.

Also, Winward is apparently bringing two AMG GT3 Evos to the Daytona test, one of which is being run in GTD Pro.

 

[Jezza819]

Well...this one is a bit of a surprise.

Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing and McLaren Motorsport Announce Multi-Year Collaboration for IMSA GTD PRO Program | IMSA

RLL Announces Shift to McLaren with GTD PRO Effort

www.imsa.com

I'm very curious to see how this one works out. Perhaps if things go well over the next couple of years, RLL might find themselves back in GTP as a McLaren customer entry (I have a very hard time seeing anyone but United USA run the Works entry in IMSA).

This just leaves the question of who (if anybody) will represent BMW in GTD Pro. The rumor for a while is that it's been a toss-up between RLL, Paul Miller Racing and Random Vandals Racing. With RLL teaming up with McLaren, I have a feeling that some kind of decision has either been made, or is very close to being made in that regard.

Edit:

IMSA has released the entry list for the Daytona Pre-Season test.

Seems like Paul Miller will be running an M4 GT3 Evo at the Daytona test session. I'm not sure if that 100% confirms that they'll be running an M4 in the 2026 championship, but at this point it would be a major surprise if they didn't.

Also, Winward is apparently bringing two AMG GT3 Evos to the Daytona test, one of which is being run in GTD Pro.

That is a bit of a shock. I knew McLaren wanted to come back to GTD but they way it sounded Paul Miller was a first choice. I also believe that United will be the team to run McLaren's GTP program. I don't see RLL in the running for that at all.

It would be a shame if there is no BMW in GTD next year. Hopefully Paul Miller will still run it.

 

[IforceV8]

It seems like a similar plan as the WEC entry with Garage 59 taking over the GT entry from United Autosport who will develop the McLaren LMDh in '26 instead of racing in WEC. I'm guessing here but with McLaren Indycar moving into the old Andretti shop, which is 3 times larger than their current shop, in January they will have the room to run a GTP program in house.

 

[NotThePrez]

RoGro makes a rousing return to the Rolex with Riley.

Grosjean lands Rolex 24 drive with Myers Riley Motorsports | RACER

Days after his departure from Lamborghini, Romain Grosjean has landed a ride for next year’s Rolex 24 At Daytona.Grosjean will join Myers Riley Motorsports and drive the GTD class No. 16 Ford Mustang GT3 alongside co-drivers Sheena Monk, Felipe Fraga, and Jenson Altzman.It will be Grosjean’s...

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[Jezza819]

DragonSpeed switching to Corvette.

DragonSpeed Switches to Corvette for GTD Campaign – Sportscar365

Elton Julian-led squad to refocus efforts on GTD class with Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R...

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[NotThePrez]

View First Photos from Daytona With New, Updated Cars – Sportscar365

Check out first photos of updated GTP cars for IMSA-sanctioned test (Photos: John Dagys)...

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The Cadillac is a lot more curvy overall and has a completely new rear-end by the looks of things. As far as I can tell, the 963 has a different front splitter, and the Acura has minor changes on the front and rear, including the removal of the Acura-branded "mudflaps" at the back.