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2026 SportsCar Grand Prix

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The 2026 Endurance SportsCar Grand Prix (formally known as the 2026 Motul SportsCar Endurance Grand Prix[1]) is a sports car race, it was held at Road America near Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, on August 2, 2026. It was the eighth round of the 2026 IMSA SportsCar Championship.

Background

Preview

International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) president John Doonan confirmed the race was part of the schedule of the 2026 IMSA SportsCar Championship (IMSA SCC) in March 2025.[2] It will be the thirteenth consecutive time the IMSA SCC hosts a race at Road America. The 2026 Motul Endurance SportsCar Grand Prix will be the eighth of eleven scheduled sports car races of 2026 by IMSA.[2] The race will be held at the fourteen-turn 4.048 mi (6.515 km) Road America on August 2, 2026.[2]

Standings before the race

The GTP Drivers' Championship is currently being led by Jack Aitken with 2145 points, 203 ahead of second-placed Laurin Heinrich. Nick Yelloly and Renger van der Zande sit 245 points behind Aitken in third place.[3] George Kurtz and Alex Quinn are leading the LMP2 Drivers' Championship with 1355 points, 70 points ahead of Jeremy Clarke, and Tom Dillmann in second.[3] Connor De Phillippi and Neil Verhagen are currently on top in the GTD Pro Drivers' Championship with 1910 points, 108 ahead of Nicky Catsburg and Tommy Milner in second. Harry King and Nick Tandy sits a further 144 points behind in third place.[3] The GTD Drivers' Championship is topped by Eduardo Barrichello with 1825 points, 82 ahead of second-placed Benjamin Pedersen and Aaron Telitz.[3] Cadillac is leading the GTP Manufacturers' Championships. Chevrolet is leading the GTP Pro Manufacturers' Championship and Aston Martin is leading the GTD Manufacturers' Championship.[3] Cadillac Whelen, CrowdStrike Racing by APR, Paul Miller Racing, and Heart of Racing Team are leading their Teams' Championships.[3]

Entry list

Main article: 2026 IMSA SportsCar Championship § Entries

Results

Post-race[4]

Class winners are in bold and ‡.

Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Laps Time/Retired
Engine
1 GTP 10 United States Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing Portugal Filipe Albuquerque
United States Ricky Taylor 		Cadillac V-Series.R 151 6:00:45.052‡
Cadillac LMC55R 5.5 L V8
2 GTP 5 United States JDC-Miller MotorSports Netherlands Tijmen van der Helm
Germany Laurin Heinrich
United States Kaylen Frederick 		Porsche 963 151 +1.960
Porsche 9RD 4.6 L Turbo V8
3 GTP 40 United States Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing Switzerland Louis Delétraz
United States Jordan Taylor 		Cadillac V-Series.R 151 +2.841
Cadillac LMC55R 5.5 L V8
4 GTP 93 United States Acura Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian United Kingdom Nick Yelloly
Netherlands Renger van der Zande 		Acura ARX-06 151 +3.194
Acura AR24e 2.4 L Turbo V6
5 GTP 23 United States Aston Martin THOR Team Canada Roman De Angelis
United Kingdom Ross Gunn 		Aston Martin Valkyrie 151 +45.537
Aston Martin RA 6.5 L V12
6 GTP 7 Germany Porsche Penske Motorsport France Julien Andlauer
Brazil Felipe Nasr 		Porsche 963 149 +2 Laps
Porsche 9RD 4.6 L Turbo V8
7 GTP 25 Belgium BMW M Team WRT Austria Philipp Eng
Germany Marco Wittmann 		BMW M Hybrid V8 149 +2 Laps
BMW P66/3 4.0 L Turbo V8
8 LMP2 43 Poland Inter Europol Competition United States Jeremy Clarke
France Tom Dillmann
United States Bijoy Garg 		Oreca 07 149 +2 Laps‡
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
9 LMP2 04 United States CrowdStrike Racing by APR United States George Kurtz
United Kingdom Alex Quinn
United Kingdom Toby Sowery 		Oreca 07 149 +2 Laps
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
10 LMP2 11 France TDS Racing Canada Tobias Lütke
Denmark David Heinemeier Hansson
Switzerland Mathias Beche 		Oreca 07 149 +2 Laps
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
11 LMP2 99 United States AO Racing United States Dane Cameron
United States P.J. Hyett
United Kingdom Jonny Edgar 		Oreca 07 149 +2 Laps
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
12 LMP2 8 Canada Tower Motorsports Mexico Sebastián Álvarez
Canada John Farano
France Tristan Vautier 		Oreca 07 149 +2 Laps
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
13 LMP2 52 United States Bryan Herta Autosport with PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports Canada Misha Goikhberg
Canada Parker Thompson
United Kingdom Harry Tincknell 		Oreca 07 149 +2 Laps
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
14 LMP2 22 United States United Autosports USA United States Dan Goldburg
United Kingdom Paul di Resta
Sweden Rasmus Lindh 		Oreca 07 149 +2 Laps
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
15 LMP2 79 United States JDC-Miller MotorSports Australia Josh Burdon
United Kingdom Sennan Fielding
United States Gerry Kraut 		Oreca 07 149 +2 Laps
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
16 LMP2 2 United States United Autosports USA Canada Phil Fayer
Denmark Mikkel Jensen
New Zealand Hunter McElrea 		Oreca 07 149 +2 Laps
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
17 GTP 6 Germany Porsche Penske Motorsport France Kévin Estre
Belgium Laurens Vanthoor 		Porsche 963 148 Incident
Porsche 9RD 4.6 L Turbo V8
18 GTP 31 United States Cadillac Whelen United Kingdom Jack Aitken
New Zealand Earl Bamber
Denmark Frederik Vesti 		Cadillac V-Series.R 148 Incident
Cadillac LMC55R 5.5 L V8
19 LMP2 18 United States Era Motorsport United States Jacob Abel
Austria Ferdinand Habsburg
United States Naveen Rao 		Oreca 07 148 +3 Laps
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
20 GTP 60 United States Acura Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian United Kingdom Tom Blomqvist
United States Colin Braun 		Acura ARX-06 145 Crash
Acura AR24e 2.4 L Turbo V6
21 GTD Pro 9 Canada Pfaff Motorsports Italy Andrea Caldarelli
United Kingdom Sandy Mitchell 		Lamborghini Temerario GT3 142 +9 Laps‡
Lamborghini L411 4.0 L Turbo V8
22 GTD Pro 77 United States AO Racing United Kingdom Harry King
United Kingdom Nick Tandy 		Porsche 911 GT3 R (992.2) 142 +9 Laps
Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6
23 GTD Pro 4 United States Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports Netherlands Nicky Catsburg
United States Tommy Milner 		Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R 142 +9 Laps
Chevrolet LT6.R 5.5 L V8
24 GTD Pro 65 United States Ford Racing Germany Christopher Mies
Belgium Frédéric Vervisch 		Ford Mustang GT3 Evo 142 +9 Laps
Ford Coyote 5.4 L V8
25 GTD Pro 64 United States Ford Racing United Kingdom Ben Barker
Norway Dennis Olsen 		Ford Mustang GT3 Evo 142 +9 Laps
Ford Coyote 5.4 L V8
26 GTD Pro 14 United States Vasser Sullivan Racing United Kingdom Ben Barnicoat
United Kingdom Jack Hawksworth 		Lexus RC F GT3 142 +9 Laps
Toyota 2UR-GSE 5.4 L V8
27 GTD Pro 033 United States Triarsi Competizione Italy Riccardo Agostini
United Kingdom James Calado 		Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo 142 +9 Laps
Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6
28 GTD Pro 62 United States Risi Competizione Italy Davide Rigon
Brazil Daniel Serra 		Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo 142 +9 Laps
Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6
29 GTD 57 United States Winward Racing Switzerland Philip Ellis
United States Russell Ward
Netherlands Indy Dontje 		Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 142 +9 Laps‡
Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8
30 GTD 023 United States Triarsi Competizione Germany Kenton Koch
United States Robert Megennis
United States Onofrio Triarsi 		Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo 142 +9 Laps
Ferrari F163CE 3.0 Turbo V6
31 GTD 81 United States DragonSpeed Italy Giacomo Altoè
United Kingdom Casper Stevenson 		Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R 142 +9 Laps
Chevrolet LT6.R 5.5 L V8
32 GTD 068 United States Car Blanche United States Trenton Estep
France Marius Fossard
France Valentin Hasse-Clot 		Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo 142 +9 Laps
Aston Martin AMR16A 4.0 L Turbo V8
33 GTD 96 United States Turner Motorsport United States Robby Foley
United States Patrick Gallagher
United States Francis Selldorff 		BMW M4 GT3 Evo 142 +9 Laps
BMW P58 3.0 L Turbo I6
34 GTD 80 United States Lone Star Racing Australia Scott Andrews
Netherlands Lin Hodenius
Republic of Ireland James Roe 		Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 142 +9 Laps
Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8
35 GTD 13 Canada 13 Autosport United Kingdom Matt Bell
Canada Orey Fidani
Germany Lars Kern 		Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R 142 +9 Laps
Chevrolet LT6.R 5.5 L V8
36 GTD 70 United Kingdom Inception Racing United States Brendan Iribe
Denmark Frederik Schandorff
United Kingdom Ollie Millroy 		Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo 142 +9 Laps
Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6
37 GTD 12 United States Vasser Sullivan Racing Denmark Benjamin Pedersen
United States Aaron Telitz
United States Frankie Montecalvo 		Lexus RC F GT3 142 +9 Laps
Toyota 2UR-GSE 5.4 L V8
38 GTD 28 United States RS1 Belgium Jan Heylen
Canada Devlin DeFrancesco
New Zealand Ryan Yardley 		Porsche 911 GT3 R (992.2) 142 +9 Laps
Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6
39 GTD 21 Italy AF Corse USA Italy Antonio Fuoco
United States Simon Mann
France Lilou Wadoux 		Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo 142 +9 Laps
Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6
40 GTD 45 United States Wayne Taylor Racing Costa Rica Danny Formal
United States Trent Hindman
United States Graham Doyle 		Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 142 +9 Laps
Lamborghini DGF 5.2 L V10
41 GTD 66 United States Gradient Racing United States Jake Walker
United Kingdom Till Bechtolsheimer
United States Joey Hand 		Ford Mustang GT3 Evo 142 +9 Laps
Ford Coyote 5.4 L V8
42 GTD 36 United States DXDT Racing United States Mason Filippi
Republic of Ireland Charlie Eastwood
Canada Robert Wickens 		Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R 142 +9 Laps
Chevrolet LT6.R 5.5 L V8
43 GTD Pro 911 Germany Manthey Racing Austria Klaus Bachler
Austria Thomas Preining 		Porsche 911 GT3 R (992.2) 142 +9 Laps
Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6
44 GTD 27 United States Heart of Racing Team Brazil Eduardo Barrichello
United Kingdom Tom Gamble
Canada Zacharie Robichon 		Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo 142 +9 Laps
Aston Martin AMR16A 4.0 L Turbo V8
45 GTD 912 Germany Manthey 1st Phorm United States Ryan Hardwick
Italy Riccardo Pera
Netherlands Morris Schuring 		Porsche 911 GT3 R (992.2) 142 +9 Laps
Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6
46 GTD Pro 3 United States Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports Spain Antonio García
United Kingdom Alexander Sims 		Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R 136 +15 Laps
Chevrolet LT6.R 5.5 L V8
47 GTD Pro 1 United States Paul Miller Racing United States Connor De Phillippi
United States Neil Verhagen 		BMW M4 GT3 Evo 134 +17 Laps
BMW P58 3.0 L Turbo I6
48 GTD 120 United States Wright Motorsports United States Adam Adelson
United Kingdom Callum Ilott
Australia Tom Sargent 		Porsche 911 GT3 R (992.2) 126 Crash
Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6
49 GTP 24 Belgium BMW M Team WRT South Africa Sheldon van der Linde
Belgium Dries Vanthoor 		BMW M Hybrid V8 115 Brakes
BMW P66/3 4.0 L Turbo V8
50 GTD Pro 59 United States RLL Team McLaren United States Max Esterson
United States Nikita Johnson 		McLaren 720S GT3 Evo 113 Steering
McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8
51 GTD 34 United States Conquest Racing Spain Albert Costa
Italy Lorenzo Patrese 		Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo 56 Crash
Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6
52 LMP2 73 United States Pratt Miller Motorsports Canada Chris Cumming
Brazil Pietro Fittipaldi
Portugal Manuel Espírito Santo 		Oreca 07 55 Suspension
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
53 LMP2 37 United States Intersport Racing United States Jon Field
United Kingdom Oliver Jarvis
Netherlands Max van der Snel 		Oreca 07 13 Crash
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
54 GTD 16 United States Myers Riley Motorsports Brazil Felipe Fraga
United States Sheena Monk
United States Jenson Altzman 		Ford Mustang GT3 Evo 4 Incident
Ford Coyote 5.4 L V8

References

  1. ↑ "Motul Named Title Sponsor of Road America's IMSA Race Weekend; Multi-Year Partnership Announced". IMSA. July 22, 2025. Retrieved July 24, 2025.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Kilbey, Stephen; O'Connell, RJ (March 13, 2025). "IMSA Announces 2026 Calendar". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved January 10, 2026.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 "IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship – CTMP After Race – Championship Points Standings (Official)" (PDF). IMSA Alkamel. Alkamel Systems. July 19, 2026. Retrieved July 29, 2026.
  4. ↑ "Race Provisional Results (6 Hours)" (PDF). August 2, 2026. Retrieved August 4, 2026.


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