The 2026 Detroit Sports Car Classic (known as the 2026 Chevrolet Detroit Sports Car Classic for sponsorship reasons) was a sports car race held at the Detroit street circuit in Detroit, Michigan, on May 30, 2026. It was the fifth round of the 2026 IMSA SportsCar Championship.
Background Preview The event was the third time the IMSA SportsCar Championship raced at the Detroit street circuit. The 2026 Detroit Sports Car Classic was the fifth of eleven rounds scheduled in 2026, and only the GTP and GTD Pro classes participated. The Detroit street circuit is 1.645 mi (2.647 km) long. The race was held during the same weekend in which the IndyCar Series held the 2026 Detroit Grand Prix at the same circuit.
Qualifying
Qualifying results
Race Post-race
Class winners are in bold and .
Class Team Drivers Chassis Time/Retired Engine 1 GTP 31 Cadillac Whelen Jack Aitken Earl Bamber Cadillac V-Series.R 82 1:40:37.110‡ Cadillac LMC55R 5.5 L V8 2 GTP 25 BMW M Team WRT Philipp Eng Marco Wittmann BMW M Hybrid V8 82 +6.023 BMW P66/3 4.0 L Turbo V8 3 GTP 10 Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing Ricky Taylor Filipe Albuquerque Cadillac V-Series.R 82 +6.758 Cadillac LMC55R 5.5 L V8 4 GTP 93 Acura Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian Renger van der Zande Nick Yelloly Acura ARX-06 82 +7.341 Acura AR24e 2.4 L Turbo V6 5 GTP 7 Porsche Penske Motorsport Felipe Nasr Julien Andlauer Porsche 963 82 +8.269Porsche 9RD 4.6 L Turbo V8 6 GTP 40 Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing Jordan Taylor Louis Delétraz Cadillac V-Series.R 82 +9.871Cadillac LMC55R 5.5 L V8 7 GTP 60 Acura Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian Tom Blomqvist Colin Braun Acura ARX-06 82 +10.215 Acura AR24e 2.4 L Turbo V6 8 GTP 6 Porsche Penske Motorsport Laurens Vanthoor Kévin Estre Porsche 963 82 +10.735 Porsche 9RD 4.6 L Turbo V8 9 GTP 24 BMW M Team WRT Sheldon van der Linde Dries Vanthoor BMW M Hybrid V8 82 +11.418 BMW P66/3 4.0 L Turbo V8 10 GTP 23 Aston Martin THOR Team Ross Gunn Roman De Angelis Aston Martin Valkyrie AMR-LMH 82 +12.558 Aston Martin RA 6.5 L V12 11 GTP 5 JDC–Miller MotorSports Tijmen van der Helm Laurin Heinrich Porsche 963 80 +2 Laps Porsche 9RD 4.6 L Turbo V8 12 GTD Pro 3 Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports Antonio García Alexander Sims Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R 79 +3 Laps‡ Chevrolet LT6.R 5.5 L V8 13 GTD Pro 9 Pfaff Motorsports Andrea Caldarelli Sandy Mitchell Lamborghini Temerario GT3 79 +3 Laps Lamborghini L411 4.0 L Turbo V8 14 GTD Pro 65 Ford Racing Christopher Mies Frédéric Vervisch Ford Mustang GT3 Evo 79 +3 Laps Ford Coyote 5.4 L V8 15 GTD Pro 1 Paul Miller Racing Neil Verhagen Connor De Phillippi BMW M4 GT3 Evo 79 +3 Laps BMW P58 3.0 L Turbo I6 16 GTD Pro 64 Ford Racing Ben Barker Dennis Olsen Ford Mustang GT3 Evo 79 +3 Laps Ford Coyote 5.4 L V8 17 GTD Pro14 Vasser Sullivan Racing Jack Hawksworth Ben Barnicoat Lexus RC F GT3 79 +3 Laps Toyota 2UR-GSE 5.4 L V8 18 GTD Pro 4 Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports Tommy Milner Nicky Catsburg Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R 79 +3 Laps Chevrolet LT6.R 5.5 L V8 19 GTD Pro 59 RLL Team McLaren Max Esterson Nikita Johnson McLaren 720S GT3 Evo 79 +3 Laps McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8 20 GTD Pro 77 AO Racing Nick Tandy Harry King Porsche 911 GT3 R (992.2) 78 +4 Laps Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 21 GTD Pro 15 Vasser Sullivan Racing Aaron Telitz Chaz Mostert Lexus RC F GT3 78 +4 Laps Toyota 2UR-GSE 5.4 L V8Source:
Standings after the race
References