The 2025 Michelin Pilot Challenge was the twenty-sixth season of the IMSA SportsCar Challenge and the twelfth season organized by the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA). The season began on January 26 at Daytona International Speedway and finished on October 10 at Road Atlanta.
Classes Grand Sport (GS) Touring Car (TCR)
Calendar The provisional 2025 calendar was released on March 15, 2024, featuring ten rounds. Round Race Circuit Location Date Duration 1 BMW M Endurance Challenge at Daytona Daytona International Speedway Daytona Beach, Florida January 23–24 4 Hours 2 Alan Jay Automotive Network 120 Sebring International Raceway Sebring, Florida March 12–14 2 Hours 3 WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca 120 WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca Monterey, California May 8–10 2 Hours 4 O'Reilly Auto Parts 4 Hours of Mid-Ohio Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Lexington, Ohio June 6–8 4 Hours 5 LP Building Solutions 120 Watkins Glen International Watkins Glen, New York June 19–22 2 Hours 6 Canadian Tire Motorsport Park 120 Canadian Tire Motorsport Park Bowmanville, Ontario July 10–12 2 Hours 7 Road America 120 Road America Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin July 31 – August 2 2 Hours 8 Virginia Is For Racing Lovers Grand Prix Virginia International Raceway Alton, Virginia August 21–23 2 Hours 9 Indianapolis Motor Speedway 120 Indianapolis Motor Speedway Speedway, Indiana September 19–20 2 Hours 10 Fox Factory 120 Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta Braselton, Georgia October 8–10 2 Hours
Entry list
Grand Sport (GS) Team Car Engine Drivers Rounds Czabok-Simpson Motorsport Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport Porsche MDG 4.0 L Flat-6 2 Robert Megennis 2–8 Phil Fayer 2–5 Nikita Lastochkin 6–8 3 Nikita Lastochkin 3 Chase Jones 16 Zach Veach 4–8 Harrison Goodman 4, 6–8 Nikita Lastochkin 5 67 Morgan Burkhard 1–8 Gordon Scully Robert Megennis1 Nikita Lastochkin 4 CarBahn with Peregrine Racing BMW M4 GT4 Evo (G82) BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6 4 Bill Cain 2, 5, 8 Aaron Povoledo Cameron Shields 7 Steve Wetterau 39 Sean McAlister 1–8 Jeff Westphal 89x Motorsport Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Twin-Turbo V8 8 Mike Fitzpatrick 2 Sebastian Vasan RAFA Racing Team Toyota GR Supra GT4 Evo2 BMW B58B30 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6 12 Jim Jonsin 1–8 Rafael Martinez Kevin Conway 1, 4 Jim Scheffer TBC McCumbee McAleer Racing with Aerosport Ford Mustang GT4 (2024) Ford 5.0 L Coyote V8 13 Jenson Altzman 1–8 Sam Paley 1–4 Chad McCumbee 5 Nate Cicero 6–8 AR MotorsportsPorsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS ClubsportPorsche MDG 4.0 L Flat-614 David Hampton 3–4, 6–8 Thomas Merrill Van der Steur Racing Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 Evo Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Twin-Turbo V8 15 Christine Sloss 1–8 Ben Sloss 1, 3–5, 7 MHP Peters 2 Clément Mateu 4 Glenn McGee 6, 8 Rory van der Steur TBC Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Twin-Turbo V8 82 Brady Behrman 1 Sammy Smith TGR Team Hattori Motorsports Toyota GR Supra GT4 Evo2 BMW B58B30 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6 16 Harrison Goodman 1–2 Zach Veach Unitronic/JDC-Miller MotorSports Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport Porsche MDG 4.0 L Flat-6 17 Chris Miller 1–7 Mikey Taylor 1–2, 4–7 Eric Filgueiras 3 Stephen Cameron Racing Ford Mustang GT4 (2024) Ford 5.0 L Coyote V8 19 Greg Liefooghe 1–7 Sean Quinlan Auto Technic Racing BMW M4 GT4 Evo (G82) BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6 27 Austin Krainz 1–8 Stevan McAleer Roland Krainz 1, 4 RennSport1 Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport Porsche MDG 4.0 L Flat-6 28 Jan Heylen 1–8 Luca Mars LAP Motorsports Ford Mustang GT4 (2024) Ford 5.0 L Coyote V8 30 Scott Thomson 1–3, 7-8 Clayton Williams BGB Motorsports Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport Porsche MDG 4.0 L Flat-6 38 Thomas Collingwood 1–2, 4 Spencer Pumpelly Andy Lally 1, 4 Accelerating Performance McLaren Artura GT4 McLaren M630 3.0 L Twin-Turbo V6 44 Michael Cooper 1–8 Moisey Uretsky Team TGM Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 Evo Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Twin-Turbo V8 46 Paul Holton 1–8 Matt Plumb 64 Ted Giovanis 1–8 Hugh Plumb Kris Wilson 1, 4 Team ACP - Tangerine Associates BMW M4 GT4 (G82) BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6 49 Nicholas Shanny 1 Steve Streimer 94 Ken Goldberg 1 Catesby Jones Steven Thomas Kingpin Racing Toyota GR Supra GT4 Evo2 BMW B58B30 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6 53 Satakal Khalsa 1, 3–4 Rob Walker David Hodge 1, 4 Tyler Hoffman TBC Patrick Wilmot Panam Motorsport Toyota GR Supra GT4 Evo Toyota GR Supra GT4 Evo2 BMW B58B30 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6 54 Caio Chaves 2–3, 5, 7-8 Werner Neugebauer 2, 5, 7-8 Thiago Camilo 3 Winward Racing Mercedes-AMG GT4 Mercedes-AMG M178 4.0 L Twin-Turbo V8 57 Bryce Ward 1–8 Daniel Morad 1–6 Philip Ellis 7 8 KohR Motorsports Ford Mustang GT4 (2024) Ford 5.0 L Coyote V8 59 Billy Johnson 1–8 Bob Michaelian 60 Christian Bach 1–2, 4 Marco Signoretti Dean Martin 1, 4–5 Bob Michaelian 5 Sam Paley 8 Nick Persing CDR Valkyrie Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport Porsche MDG 4.0 L Flat-6 66 Brian Lock 1, 3 Amir Haleem 1 Matthew Brabham 3 Rebel Rock Racing Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 Evo Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Twin-Turbo V8 71 Frank DePew 1–8 Robin Liddell Andrew Davis 1, 4 Turner Motorsport BMW M4 GT4 Evo (G82) BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6 95 Dillon Machavern 1–8 Francis Selldorff 96 Vin Barletta 1–4, 6 Matt Dalton 1, 4–5, 7 Patrick Gallagher Robby Foley 2–3, 6Sources:
Touring Car (TCR) Team Car Drivers Rounds KMW Motorsports with TMR Engineering Honda Civic Type R TCR (FL5) 5 Tim Lewis Jr. 1–8 William Tally Precision Racing LA Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) 7 Ryan Eversley 1–8 Celso Neto 37 Megan Tomlinson 1–8 Ron Tomlinson Bryan Herta Autosport with Curb-Agajanian Hyundai Elantra N TCR (2024) 9 Suellio Almeida 1–8 Madison Aust 33 Mark Wilkins 1–8 Bryson Morris 1–4, 6–8 Taylor Hagler 5 76 Preston Brown 1–8 Denis Dupont 98 Harry Gottsacker 1–8 Mason Filippi 1–4, 6–8 Parker Chase 5 Hyundai Elantra N TCR 18 Lance Bergstein 7-8 Jon Miller Rockwell Autosport Development Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) 10 Eric Rockwell 1, 3–6 Christina Lam 1, 4–5 Alex Rockwell 1, 7-8 Bruno Colombo 3–4, 6–8 Victor Gonzalez Racing Team Hyundai Elantra N TCR 18 Lance Bergstein 1–6,8 Jon Miller 99 Tyler Gonzalez 1–6 Eric Powell Cupra León VZ TCR Tyler Gonzalez 7-8 Eric Powell RVA Graphics Motorsports by Speed Syndicate Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) 31 Luke Rumburg 1–5, 7-8 Johnny Mauro 1–2 Alex Garcia 1 Nick Galante 3 Jaden Conwright 4–5, 7-8 Baker Racing Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) 52 James Vance 1–6, 8 Sam Baker 1–2, 4–6, 8 Dean Baker 1, 3 56 Dean Baker 5–6, 8 Bruno Junqueira Gou Racing Cupra León VZ TCR 55 Eddie Gou 1–3, 5, 7-8 Eduardo Gou Road Shagger RacingAudi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) 61 Gavin Ernstone 3 Jon Morley Pegram Racing Hyundai Elantra N TCR 72 Larry Pegram 1–8 Riley Pegram HART Honda Civic Type R TCR (FL5) 89 Tyler Chambers 1–2, 4–5, 7 Chad Gilsinger Steve Eich 1 Cameron Lawrence 4 Montreal Motorsport Group Honda Civic Type R TCR (FL5) 93 Louis-Philippe Montour 1–8 Karl Wittmer Daijiro Yoshihara 1, 4Sources:
Race results Bold indicates overall winner. Round Circuit GS Winning Car TCR Winning Car GS Winning Drivers TCR Winning Drivers 1 Daytona #44 Accelerating Performance #76 Bryan Herta Autosport with Curb-Agajanian Michael Cooper Moisey Uretsky Preston Brown Denis Dupont 2 Sebring #39 CarBahn with Peregrine Racing #98 Bryan Herta Autosport with Curb-Agajanian Sean McAlister Jeff Westphal Mason Filippi Harry Gottsacker 3 Laguna Seca #28 RennSport1 #76 Bryan Herta Autosport with Curb-Agajanian Jan Heylen Luca Mars Preston Brown Denis Dupont 4 Mid-Ohio #95 Turner Motorsport #98 Bryan Herta Autosport with Curb-Agajanian Dillon Machavern Francis Selldorff Mason Filippi Harry Gottsacker 5 Watkins Glen #28 RennSport1 #93 Montreal Motorsport Group Jan Heylen Luca Mars Louis-Philippe Montour Karl Wittmer 6 Mosport #39 CarBahn with Peregrine Racing #93 Montreal Motorsport Group Sean McAlister Jeff Westphal Louis-Philippe Montour Karl Wittmer 7 Road America #13 McCumbee McAleer Racing with Aerosport #33 Bryan Herta Autosport with Curb-Agajanian Jenson Altzman Nate Cicero Bryson Morris Mark Wilkins 8 Virginia #28 RennSport1 #31 RVA Graphics Motorsports by Speed Syndicate Jan Heylen Luca Mars Jaden Conwright Luke Rumburg 9 Indianapolis #44 Accelerating Performance #99 Victor Gonzalez Racing Team Michael Cooper Moisey Uretsky Tyler Gonzalez Eric Powell 10 Road Atlanta #44 Accelerating Performance #99 Victor Gonzalez Racing Team Michael Cooper Moisey Uretsky Tyler Gonzalez Eric Powell
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. Position123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930+Race350320300280260250240230220210200190180170160150140130120110100908070605040302010
Drivers' Championships
Standings: Grand Sport (GS) Drivers DAY SEB LGA MOH WGL MOS ELK VIR IMS ATL Points 1 Jan Heylen Luca Mars 2 2 1 3 1 9 17 1 19 6 2720 - 2 Sean McAlister Jeff Westphal 12 1 4 18 3 1 4 8 5 4 2650 - 3 Austin Krainz Stevan McAleer 15 4 5 5 6 2 3 12 6 10 2470 - 4 Jenson Altzman 4 5 11 7 2 5 1 11 7 20 2460 - 5 Michael Cooper Moisey Uretsky 1 7 22 4 18 6 22 10 1 1 2340 - 6 Dillon Machavern Francis Selldorff 11 3 9 1 13 18 21 4 10 14 2140 - 7 Billy Johnson Bob Michaelian 3 14 21 6 4 11 14 3 8 16 2140 - 8 Paul Holton Matt Plumb 23 6 8 11 5 10 8 6 11 9 2130 - 9 Greg Liefooghe Sean Quinlan 8 10 10 9 19 3 19 5 15 13 2010 - 10 Frank DePew Robin Liddell 22 8 2 8 7 19 18 9 4 17 2000 - 11 Bryce Ward 6 21 13 2 21 7 16 22 8 8 1880 - 12 Chris Miller 7 24 14 10 10 8 7 12 1560 - 13 Morgan Burkhard Gordon Scully 14 16 20 15 9 14 20 22 23 7 1500 - 14 Robert Megennis 14 18 24 14 12 13 9 24 21 18 1430 - 15 Ted Giovanis Hugh Plumb 19 20 16 17 16 16 11 15 17 21 1420 3330 16 Mikey Taylor 7 24 10 10 8 7 12 1390 - 17 Sam Paley 4 5 11 7 2 27 1340 - 18 Vin Barletta 13 13 7 16 4 7 1270 - 19 Christine Sloss 18 22 17 21 14 15 13 20 18 25 1270 3140 20 Robby Foley 13 7 4 7 3 1240 - 21 Zach Veach 10 11 12 15 DNS 15 18 DNS 15 1210 - 22 Daniel Morad 6 21 13 2 21 7 1190 - 23 Jim Jonsin Rafael Martinez 27 23 15 22 17 17 12 17 20 22 1180 3020 24 Nate Cicero 5 1 11 7 20 1160 - 25 David Hampton Thomas Merrill 18 19 12 6 16 12 19 1150 - 26 Harrison Goodman 10 11 12 DNS 15 18 DNS 15 1050 - 27 Scott Thomson Clayton Williams 9 19 19 10 19 16 23 1020 - 28 Patrick Gallagher 13 16 8 5 14 990 - 29 Caio Chaves 15 3 11 DNS 13 22 26 980 - 30 Nikita Lastochkin 12 15 15 13 9 24 980 - 31 Matt Dalton 13 16 8 5 820 - 32 Phil Fayer 18 24 14 12 21 18 790 - 33 Ben Sloss 18 17 21 14 13 25 780 1850 34 Werner Neugebauer 15 11 DNS 13 22 26 680 - 35 Jaxon Bell Ford Koch 14 13 2 670 - 36 Cameron Shields 2 5 580 - 37 Thomas Collingwood Spencer Pumpelly 5 12 20 560 - 38 23 8 8 540 - 39 Bill Cain Aaron Povoledo 9 20 21 24 500 - 40 Roland Krainz 15 5 420 - 41 Satakal Khalsa Rob Walker 16 23 13 410 980 42 Glenn McGee 15 15 17 400 970 43 Andy Lally 5 20 370 - 44 Nick Persing 2 27 360 - 45 David Hodge 16 13 330 700 46 Chad McCumbee 2 320 - 47 Steve Wetterau 2 320 - 48 Alexandra Hainer Jesse Lazare 2 320 - 49 Brian Lock 24 6 320 250 50 Andrew Davis 22 8 320 - 51 Thiago Camilo 3 300 - 52 Cameron McLeod Robert Noaker 3 300 - 53 Beltre Curtis 3 300 - 54 Nolan Siegel 5 260 - 55 Kris Wilson 19 17 260 620 56 Matthew Brabham 6 250 - 57 Tyler Hoffman Patrick Wilmot 10 220 - 58 Chase Jones 12 190 - 59 Christian Bach Marco Signoretti 26 17 DNS 190 - 60 Eric Filgueiras 14 170 - 61 Jake Walker 14 170 - 62 Philip Ellis 16 150 - 63 Brady Behrman Sammy Smith 17 140 - 64 Kevin Conway 27 22 130 510 65 Mike Fitzpatrick 25 24 130 300 66 Nicholas Shanny Steve Streimer 20 110 280 67 Ken Goldburg Catesby Jones Steven Thomas 21 100 260 68 Clément Mateu 21 100 300 69 MHP Peters 22 90 320 70 Amir Haleem 24 70 250 71 Johan Schwartz 24 70 300 72 Slade Stewart Tom Tait 25 60 240 73 Sebastian Vasan 25 60 - 74 Dean Martin 26 DNS DNS 50 - Drivers DAY SEB LGA MOH WGL MOS ELK VIR IMS ATL Points Bold - Pole position
Italics - Fastest lap