Ferrari won't join because they hate IMSA
Hey but maybe now Toyota will join since they don't have to compete against Honda
Apparently, there's been a long-standing rumor that Ferrari wasn't interested in IMSA because the wind tunnel that IMSA uses for homologation would've allegedly required the 499P to have a much less advantageous aero package compared to what it ran in WEC previously. However, since the 499Ps 2026-spec aero package
was apparently made after being re-homologated at the Windshear tunnel that IMSA uses, there might be a change of interest in IMSA in the future, since the car would ideally better fit into IMSA standards.
Honestly, I feel like Toyota would be a much more likely candidate for IMSA, but since they already dump a good amount of cash into NASCAR, as well as Formula Drift and the various off-road championships in North America, they might not be eager to spend even more cash on a new IMSA program.
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In other news, the entry list...
34 Entries For Monterey SportsCar Championship
www.dailysportscar.com
...and BoP have been released for Laguna Seca.
IMSA releases heavily revised minimum weight figures for GTP for Laguna Seca...
sportscar365.com
All of the GTP cars (save for the Valkyrie) have lost some weight, although the 2026-spec Porsches are still the heaviest GTP cars by far. For the GTs, the Vantage has lost 41 Kilos, while the Mustangs, M4 GT3s and 911 GT3Rs have had smaller weight reductions. The 911s have also received a solid increase in Stage 1 power as well.
