The 2025 Michelin GT Challenge at VIR was a sports car race held at Virginia International Raceway in Alton, Virginia, on August 24, 2025. It was the ninth round of the 2025 IMSA SportsCar Championship.
Background Preview
International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) president John Doonan confirmed the race was part of the 2025 IMSA SportsCar Championship (IMSA SCC) in March 2024. It was the twelfth consecutive year the IMSA SCC hosted a race at Virginia International Raceway. The 2025 Michelin GT Challenge at VIR was the ninth of eleven scheduled sports car races of 2025 by IMSA. The race was held at the seventeen-turn Virginia International Raceway on August 24, 2025.
Standings before the race Preceding the event, Antonio García and Alexander Sims led the GTD Pro Drivers' Championship with 2254 points, 30 points ahead of second-placed Albert Costa. Klaus Bachler and Laurin Heinrich sat in third, 97 points behind García and Sims. Philip Ellis and Russell Ward led the GTD Drivers' Championship with 2147 points, 112 ahead of Jack Hawksworth and Parker Thompson. Casper Stevenson sat in third, a further five points behind. Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports and Winward Racing led their respective Teams' Championships, with Chevrolet and Mercedes-AMG leading their respective Manufacturers' Championships.
Entry list
The entry list was published on August 13, 2025, and featured 23 entries – 10 in GTD Pro, and 13 in GTD. Entrant Car Driver 1 Driver 2 GTD Pro (GT Daytona Pro) (10 entries) 1 Paul Miller Racing BMW M4 GT3 Evo Madison Snow Neil Verhagen 3 Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R Antonio García Alexander Sims 4 Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R Nicky Catsburg Tommy Milner 9 Pfaff Motorsports Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 Andrea Caldarelli Marco Mapelli 14 Vasser Sullivan Racing Lexus RC F GT3 Ben Barnicoat Aaron Telitz 48 Paul Miller Racing BMW M4 GT3 Evo Dan Harper Max Hesse 64 Ford Multimatic Motorsports Ford Mustang GT3 Sebastian Priaulx Mike Rockenfeller 65 Ford Multimatic Motorsports Ford Mustang GT3 Christopher Mies Frédéric Vervisch 77 AO Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Klaus Bachler Laurin Heinrich 81 DragonSpeed Ferrari 296 GT3 Giacomo Altoè Albert Costa GTD (GT Daytona) (13 entries) 021 Triarsi Competizione Ferrari 296 GT3 Kenton Koch Onofrio Triarsi 12 Vasser Sullivan Racing Lexus RC F GT3 Jack Hawksworth Parker Thompson 13 AWA Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R Matt Bell Orey Fidani 27 Heart of Racing TeamAston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo Tom Gamble Casper Stevenson 34 Conquest Racing Ferrari 296 GT3 Manny Franco Daniel Serra 36 DXDT Racing Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R Alec Udell Robert Wickens 45 Wayne Taylor Racing Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 Danny Formal Trent Hindman 57 Winward Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Philip Ellis Russell Ward 66 Gradient Racing Ford Mustang GT3 Jenson Altzman Robert Megennis 70 Inception Racing Ferrari 296 GT3 Brendan Iribe Frederik Schandorff 78 Forte Racing Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 Mario Farnbacher Misha Goikhberg 96 Turner Motorsport BMW M4 GT3 Evo Robby Foley Patrick Gallagher 120 Wright Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Adam Adelson Elliott Skeer Source:
Qualifying Qualifying results Pole positions in each class are indicated in bold and with . Class Entry Driver Time 1 GTD Pro 81 DragonSpeed Giacomo Altoè 1:44.433 — 1 2 GTD Pro 1 Paul Miller Racing Neil Verhagen 1:44.478 +0.045 2 3 GTD Pro 48 Paul Miller Racing Dan Harper 1:44.570 +0.137 3 4 GTD 12 Vasser Sullivan Racing Jack Hawksworth 1:44.860 +0.427 11 5 GTD Pro 3 Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports Antonio García 1:44.886 +0.453 4 6 GTD Pro 4 Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports Nicky Catsburg 1:44.891 +0.458 5 7 GTD Pro 64 Ford Multimatic Motorsports Sebastian Priaulx 1:44.992 +0.559 6 8 GTD 57 Winward Racing Russell Ward 1:44.998 +0.565 12 9 GTD 021 Triarsi Competizione Onofrio Triarsi 1:44.999 +0.566 13 10 GTD Pro 77 AO Racing Klaus Bachler 1:45.126 +0.693 7 11 GTD 27 Heart of Racing Team Casper Stevenson 1:45.264 +0.831 14 12 GTD Pro 65 Ford Multimatic Motorsports Frédéric Vervisch 1:45.327 +0.894 8 13 GTD 34 Conquest Racing Manny Franco 1:45.335 +0.902 15 14 GTD 96 Turner Motorsport Patrick Gallagher 1:45.355 +0.922 16 15 GTD 45 Wayne Taylor Racing Danny Formal 1:45.369 +0.936 17 16 GTD 36 DXDT Racing Alec Udell 1:45.453 +1.020 18 17 GTD Pro 9 Pfaff Motorsports Marco Mapelli 1:45.628 +1.195 9 18 GTD 78 Forte Racing Misha Goikhberg 1:45.770 +1.337 19 19 GTD Pro 14 Vasser Sullivan Racing Aaron Telitz 1:45.922 +1.489 10 20 GTD 70 Inception Racing Brendan Iribe 1:46.004 +1.571 20 21 GTD 66 Gradient Racing Jenson Altzman 1:46.213 +1.780 21 22 GTD 120 Wright Motorsports Adam Adelson 1:46.376 +1.943 22 23 GTD 13 AWA Orey Fidani 1:46.814 +2.381 23 Source:
Race Post-race The final results of GTD Pro allowed García and Sims to extend their advantage in the GTD Pro Drivers' Championship by 23 points over second-place finisher Costa. Ellis and Ward's victory allowed them to extend their advantage GTD Drivers' Championship to 271 points as Stevenson took over second. Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports and Winward Racing continued to top their respective Teams' Championships. Chevrolet and Mercedes-AMG continued to their Manufacturers' Championship with 2 rounds remaining in the season.
Class winners are in bold and . Class Team Drivers Chassis Time/Retired Engine 1 GTD Pro 3 Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports Antonio García Alexander Sims Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R 81 2:40:22.059 Chevrolet LT6 5.5 L V8 2 GTD Pro 81 DragonSpeed Giacomo Altoè Albert Costa Ferrari 296 GT3 81 +1.070 Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6 3 GTD Pro 4 Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports Nicky Catsburg Tommy Milner Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R 81 +5.036 Chevrolet LT6 5.5 L V8 4 GTD Pro 64 Ford Multimatic Motorsports Sebastian Priaulx Mike Rockenfeller Ford Mustang GT3 81 +5.446 Ford Coyote 5.4 L V8 5 GTD Pro 77 AO Racing Klaus Bachler Laurin Heinrich Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 81 +10.123 Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 6 GTD Pro 1 Paul Miller Racing Madison Snow Neil Verhagen BMW M4 GT3 Evo 81 +11.339 BMW P58 3.0 L Turbo I6 7 GTD Pro 65 Ford Multimatic Motorsports Christopher Mies Frédéric Vervisch Ford Mustang GT3 81 +13.312 Ford Coyote 5.4 L V8 8 GTD Pro 14 Vasser Sullivan Racing Ben Barnicoat Aaron Telitz Lexus RC F GT3 81 +19.560 Toyota 2UR-GSE 5.4 L V8 9 GTD Pro 9 Pfaff Motorsports Andrea Caldarelli Marco Mapelli Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 81 +20.113 Lamborghini DGF 5.2 L V10 10 GTD 57 Winward Racing Philip Ellis Russell Ward Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 81 +21.292 Mercedes-Benz M159 6.2 L V8 11 GTD 021 Triarsi Competizione Kenton Koch Onofrio Triarsi Ferrari 296 GT3 81 +22.370 Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6 12 GTD 27 Heart of Racing Team Tom Gamble Casper Stevenson Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo 81 +23.903 Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V8 13 GTD 96 Turner Motorsport Robby Foley Patrick Gallagher BMW M4 GT3 Evo 81 +25.708 BMW P58 3.0 L Turbo I6 14 GTD 66 Gradient Racing Jenson Altzman Robert Megennis Ford Mustang GT3 81 +28.092 Ford Coyote 5.4 L V8 15 GTD 34 Conquest Racing Manny Franco Daniel Serra Ferrari 296 GT3 81 +28.457 Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6 16 GTD 120 Wright Motorsports Adam Adelson Elliott Skeer Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 81 +28.932 Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 17 GTD 13 AWA Matt Bell Orey Fidani Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R 81 +31.423 Chevrolet LT6 5.5 L V8 18 GTD 12 Vasser Sullivan Racing Jack Hawksworth Parker Thompson Lexus RC F GT3 81 +33.308 Toyota 2UR-GSE 5.4 L V8 19 GTD 36 DXDT Racing Alec Udell Robert Wickens Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R 81 +33.485 Chevrolet LT6 5.5 L V8 20 GTD 70 Inception Racing Brendan Iribe Frederik Schandorff Ferrari 296 GT3 81 +40.859 Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6 21 GTD 78 Forte Racing Mario Farnbacher Misha Goikhberg Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 81 +48.983 Lamborghini DGF 5.2 L V10 22DNF GTD 45 Wayne Taylor Racing Danny Formal Trent Hindman Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 61 Fire Lamborghini DGF 5.2 L V10 23DNF GTD Pro 48 Paul Miller Racing Dan Harper Max Hesse BMW M4 GT3 Evo 53 Engine BMW P58 3.0 L Turbo I6 Source:
Standings after the race
+GTP Drivers' Championship standings +/– Driver Points 1 Mathieu Jaminet Matt Campbell 2314 2 Felipe Nasr Nick Tandy 2239 3 Philipp Eng Dries Vanthoor 2133 4 Nick Yelloly Renger van der Zande 2101 5 Filipe Albuquerque Ricky Taylor 2003Source:
+LMP2 Drivers' Championship standings +/– Driver Points 1 Dane Cameron P. J. Hyett1682 2 Dan Goldburg1575 3 Felipe Fraga Gar Robinson1471 4 Steven Thomas1409 5 George Kurtz1374Source:
+GTD Pro Drivers' Championship standings +/– Driver Points 1 Antonio García Alexander Sims2632 2 Albert Costa2579 3 Klaus Bachler Laurin Heinrich2441 4 Sebastian Priaulx Mike Rockenfeller2399 5 1 Madison Snow Neil Verhagen2296Source:
+GTD Drivers' Championship standings +/– Driver Points 1 Philip Ellis Russell Ward2529 2 1 Casper Stevenson2358 3 1 Kenton Koch2301 4 2 Jack Hawksworth Parker Thompson2290 5 Robby Foley Patrick Gallagher2190Source:
Note: Only the top five positions are included for all sets of standings.
+GTP Teams' Championship standings +/– Team Points 1 #6 Porsche Penske Motorsport 2028 2 #7 Porsche Penske Motorsport 2016 3 #24 BMW M Team RLL 1766 4 #93 Acura Meyer Shank Racing w/ Curb-Agajanian 1753 5 #10 Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing 1749Source:
+LMP2 Teams' Championship standings +/– Team Points 1 #99 AO Racing1682 2 #22 United Autosports USA1575 3 #74 Riley1471 4 #43 Inter Europol Competition1436 5 #11 TDS Racing1409Source:
+GTD Pro Teams' Championship standings +/– Team Points 1 #3 Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports2632 2 #81 DragonSpeed2579 3 #77 AO Racing2441 4 #64 Ford Multimatic Motorsports2399 5 1 #1 Paul Miller Racing2296Source:
+GTD Teams' Championship standings +/– Team Points 1 #57 Winward Racing2529 2 1 #27 Heart of Racing Team2358 3 1 #12 Vasser Sullivan Racing2290 4 #96 Turner Motorsport2190 5 #120 Wright Motorsports2124Source:
Note: Only the top five positions are included for all sets of standings.
+GTP Manufacturers' Championship standings +/– Manufacturer Points 1 Porsche2492 2 Acura2447 3 BMW2344 4 Cadillac2302 5 Aston Martin1725Source:
+GTD Pro Manufacturers' Championship standings +/– Manufacturer Points 1 Chevrolet2710 2 1 Ferrari2629 3 1 BMW2605 4 Ford2576 5 Porsche2533Source:
+GTD Manufacturers' Championship standings +/– Manufacturer Points 1 Mercedes-AMG2743 2 Ferrari2557 3 1 Aston Martin2469 4 1 Lexus2433 5 Porsche2386Source:
Note: Only the top five positions are included for all sets of standings.
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