2026 Michelin Pilot Challenge
Motor racing competition

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]

Round Race Circuit Location Date Duration
1 BMW M Endurance Challenge at Daytona United States Daytona International Speedway Daytona Beach, Florida January 21–25 4 Hours
2 Alan Jay Automotive Network 120 United States Sebring International Raceway Sebring, Florida March 18–21 2 Hours
3 TBA United States WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca Monterey, California May 1–3 2 Hours
4 O'Reilly Auto Parts 4 Hours of Mid-Ohio United States Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Lexington, Ohio June 5–7 4 Hours
5 LP Building Solutions 120 At The Glen United States Watkins Glen International Watkins Glen, New York June 25–28 2 Hours
6 TBA Canada Canadian Tire Motorsport Park Bowmanville, Ontario July 10–12 2 Hours
7 TBA United States Road America Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin July 30 – August 2 2 Hours
8 Virginia Is For Racing Lovers Grand Prix United States Virginia International Raceway Alton, Virginia August 20–23 2 Hours
9 TBA United States Indianapolis Motor Speedway Speedway, Indiana September 18–20 2 Hours
10 Fox Factory 120 United States Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta Braselton, Georgia October 1–3 2 Hours
Source:[2]

Entry list

Grand Sport (GS)

Team Car Engine No. Drivers Rounds
United States Czabok-Simpson Motorsport[3] Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport Porsche MDG 4.0 L Flat-6 2 United States Morgan Burkhard[3] TBC
United States Gordon Scully[3]
New Zealand Madeline Stewart[4]
United States Medusa Motorsports[5] Ford Mustang GT4 (2024) Ford Coyote 5.0 L V8 4 United States Sam Corry[5] TBC
United States Athan Sterling[5]
United States Hunter Yeany[5]
Canada VPX Motorsports[6] Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport Porsche MDG 4.0 L Flat-6 7 United States Danny Dyszelski[6] TBC
Brazil Matheus Leist[6]
United States 89x Motorsport[7] Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 Evo Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V8 8 United States Mike Fitzpatrick[7] TBC
United States Johan Schwartz[7]
United States van der Steur Racing[7] 10 United States Ben Sloss[7] TBC
United States Christine Sloss[7]
United States TGR RAFA Racing Team[8] Toyota GR Supra GT4 Evo2 BMW B58B30 3.0 L Turbo I6 12 United States Varun Choksey[8] TBC
Brazil Kiko Porto[8]
United States McCumbee McAleer Racing[9] Ford Mustang GT4 (2024) Ford Coyote 5.0 L V8 13 United States Nate Cicero[9] TBC
United States Robert Noaker[9]
United States Circle H Racing[10] Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 Evo Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V8 14 United States David Hampton[10] TBC
United States Thomas Merrill[10]
Armenia Martin Sarukhanyan[10]
United States Unitronic JDC-Miller MotorSports[11] Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport Porsche MDG 4.0 L Flat-6 17 United States Chris Miller[11] TBC
South Africa Mikey Taylor[11]
United States Nicholas Plocienik[11]
United States Stephen Cameron Racing[12] Ford Mustang GT4 (2024) Ford Coyote 5.0 L V8 19 United States Greg Liefooghe[12] TBC
United States Sean Quinlan[12]
Canada Shopify Racing powered by TWOth[13] Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport Porsche MDG 4.0 L Flat-6 22 Canada Trevor Hill[13] TBC
Canada Megan Tomlinson[13]
Canada Ron Tomlinson[13]
United States TGR Koch Copeland Motorsports[8] Toyota GR Supra GT4 Evo2 BMW B58B30 3.0 L Turbo I6 23 United States Jaxon Bell[8] TBC
United Kingdom Jack Hawksworth[8]
United States Ford Koch[8]
United States P1 Motor Club x Murillo Racing[14] Mercedes-AMG GT4 Mercedes-AMG M178 4.0 L Turbo V8 24 United States Kenny Murillo[14] TBC
United States Aurora Straus[14]
United States Auto Technic Racing[7] BMW M4 GT4 Evo (G82) BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Turbo I6 25 United States Tiger Tari[7] TBC
United States Christopher Tasca[7]
27 United States Austin Krainz[7] TBC
United States Roland Krainz[7]
United Kingdom Stevan McAleer[7]
37 Australia Cameron Shields[7] TBC
United States Steve Wetterau[7]
39 United States Sean McAlister[7] TBC
United States Jeff Westphal[7]
United States Heart of Racing Team[15] Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 Evo Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V8 26 United States Hannah Grisham[15] TBC
United States Hannah Greenemeier[15]
United States LAP Motorsports[7] Ford Mustang GT4 (2024) Ford Coyote 5.0 L V8 30 United States Scott Thomson[7] TBC
United States Clayton Williams[7]
Canada ST Racing by Random Vandals Racing[16] BMW M4 GT4 Evo (G82) BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Turbo I6 38 United States Bill Auberlen[16] TBC
Canada Samantha Tan[16]
United States Random Vandals Racing[16] 92 United States Nicky Hays[16] TBC
United States Robert Megennis[16]
United States Accelerating Performance[7] McLaren Artura GT4 McLaren M630 3.0 L Turbo V6 44 United States Michael Cooper[7] TBC
United States Moisey Uretsky[7]
United States Team TGM[17] Ford Mustang GT4 (2024) Ford Coyote 5.0 L V8 46 United States Paul Holton[17] TBC
United States Matt Plumb[17]
64 United States Ted Giovanis[17] TBC
United States Hugh Plumb[17]
Brazil Panam Motorsport[7] Toyota GR Supra GT4 Evo2 BMW B58B30 3.0 L Turbo I6 54 Brazil Thiago Camilo[7] TBC
Brazil Caio Chaves[7]
United States Winward Racing[18] Mercedes-AMG GT4 Mercedes-AMG M178 4.0 L Turbo V8 57 Netherlands "Daan Arrow"[7] TBC
United States Bryce Ward[7]
United States KohR Motorsports[19] Ford Mustang GT4 (2024) Ford Coyote 5.0 L V8 59 United States Billy Johnson[20] TBC
United States Bob Michaelian[20]
60 United States Ray Mason[21] TBC
United States Evan Slater[21]
United States Thunder Bunny Racing[7] BMW M4 GT4 Evo (G82) BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Turbo I6 66 United States Trenton Estep[7] TBC
United States Allen Patten[7]
United States BSI Racing[7] Toyota GR Supra GT4 Evo2 BMW B58B30 3.0 L Turbo I6 67 Australia Harrison Goodman[7] TBC
United States Lucas Weisenberg[7]
United States Rebel Rock Racing[7] Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 Evo Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V8 71 United States Andrew Davis[7] TBC
United States Frank DePew[7]
United Kingdom Robin Liddell[7]
United States BGB Motorsports[22] Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport Porsche MDG 4.0 L Flat-6 83 Canada Thomas Collingwood[7] TBC
Belgium Jan Heylen[7]
United States Spencer Pumpelly[7]
United States Vintage Racing Company[23] Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport Porsche MDG 4.0 L Flat-6 91 Australia Dan Ammann[23] TBC
United States Darren Law[23]
United States Owen Trinkler[23]
United States Turner Motorsport[24] BMW M4 GT4 Evo (G82) BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Turbo I6 95 United States Dillon Machavern[24] TBC
United States Luca Mars[24]
96 United States Vin Barletta[24] TBC
United States Robby Foley[24]
Sources:[25]

Touring Car (TCR)

Team Car No. Drivers Rounds
United States KMW Motorsports with TMR Engineering[7] Honda Civic Type R TCR (FL5) 5 United States Tim Lewis Jr.[7] TBC
United States Rocco Pasquarella[7]
United States Rockwell Autosport Development[26] Hyundai Elantra N TCR (2024) 15 United States Daniel Hanley[26] TBC
United States Doug Oakley[26]
United States Bryan Herta Autosport with PR1/Mathiasen[27] Hyundai Elantra N TCR (2024) 18 United States Lance Bergstein[27] TBC
United States Harry Gottsacker[27]
United States Jon Miller[27]
33 Australia Josh Buchan[28] TBC
United States Mason Filippi[27]
United States Bryson Morris[27]
76 United States Preston Brown[27] TBC
Belgium Denis Dupont[27]
98 United States Maddie Aust[27] TBC
United States Andre Castro[27]
Canada Mark Wilkins[27]
Puerto Rico Victor Gonzalez Racing Team[29] Cupra León VZ TCR 21 United States Steven Clemons[7] TBC
United States William Tally[7]
99 Italy Filippo Barberi[29] TBC
Argentina Franco Girolami[29]
United States Tyler Gonzalez[29]
United States RVA Graphics by Speed Syndicate[30] Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) 31 United States Mark Brummond[30] TBC
United States Jaden Conwright[30]
United States Luke Rumburg[30]
Canada Baker Racing[31] Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) 52 Canada Sam Baker[31] TBC
Canada James Vance[31]
56 Canada Dean Baker[31] TBC
Brazil Bruno Junqueira[31]
United States Gou Racing[32] Cupra León VZ TCR 55 United States Eddie Gou[32] TBC
United States Eduardo Gou[32]
United States Jon Morley[7]
Brazil Stallion Motorsports[33] 77 Brazil Celso Neto[33] TBC
Brazil Raphael Reis[34]
United States Pegram Racing[7] Honda Civic Type R TCR (FL5) 72 Germany Mario Farnbacher[7] TBC
United States Riley Pegram[7]
United States HART[7] Honda Civic Type R TCR (FL5) 89 United States Tyler Chambers[7] TBC
United States Chad Gilsinger[7]
United States Cameron Lawrence[7]
Canada Montreal Motorsport Group[35] Honda Civic Type R TCR (FL5) 93 Canada Louis-Philippe Montour[35] TBA
Canada Karl Wittmer[35]
Japan Daijiro Yoshihara[35]
Sources:[25]

Race results

Bold indicates overall winner.

Round Circuit GS Winning Car TCR Winning Car
GS Winning Drivers TCR 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.

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

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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