2026 IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge

The 2026 IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge season is the fourth season of the IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge after being established in 2023 as a replacement for the IMSA Prototype Challenge. The season will begin on January 16 at Daytona International Speedway and will conclude on October 3 at Road Atlanta. This season will mark the debut of the new, third-generation LMP3 cars in this series. On October 29, it been announced that the new BMW M2 Challenge cars (BMC) will be added alongside the LMP3 class in the endurance rounds.

Classes

• Le Mans Prototype 3 (LMP3) • GT Daytona X (GTDX) • Grand Sport X (GSX) • BMW M2 Challenge (BMC) ==Calendar==

Calendar

The provisional schedule was released on September 16, 2025, at IMSA's annual State of the Sport Address, featuring sixteen rounds split across ten race weekends, which will be made up of 6 Sprint and 4 Endurance rounds. All ten events had confirmed dates. ==Entry list==

Entry list

LMP3 GTDX GSX BMC ==Race results==

Race results

Bold indicates overall winner. ==Championship standings==

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. Drivers' Championships LMP3 Drivers' Championship Bold - Pole positionItalics - Fastest lap LMP3 Drivers' Sprint Championship LMP3 Drivers' Endurance Championship LMP3 Bronze Drivers' Championship GSX Drivers' Championship GSX Bronze Drivers' Championship Teams' Championships LMP3 Teams' Championship LMP3 Teams' Sprint Championship LMP3 Teams' Endurance Championship GSX Teams' Championship Manufacturers' Championships GSX Manufacturers' Championship ==References==

Source: Wikipedia ↗

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