The 2026 Chevrolet Grand Prix was a sports car race that was held at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park in Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada, on July 12, 2026. It was the seventh round of the 2026 IMSA SportsCar Championship.
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International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) president John Doonan confirmed the race was part of the schedule of the 2026 IMSA SportsCar Championship (IMSA SCC) in March 2025. It was the eleventh time the IMSA SCC hosted a race at Mosport, and the third consecutive time the race was hosted at the Canadian Tire Motorsports Park. The 2026 Chevrolet Grand Prix will be the seventh of eleven scheduled sports car races of 2026 by IMSA. The race was held at the ten-turn Canadian Tire Motorsports Park on July 12, 2026.
Practice Two practice sessions were held preceding the start of the race on Sunday, one on Friday and on Saturday. The first session lasted 90 minutes Friday afternoon, and the second session on Saturday morning also lasted 90 minutes.
Practice 1 The first practice took place at 1:55 pm ET on Friday.
Class Team Driver Time 1 LMP2 52 Bryan Herta Autosport with PR1/Mathiasen Ricky Taylor 1:08.080 — 2 LMP2 8 Tower Motorsports Sebastián Álvarez 1:08.178 +0.098 3 LMP2 04 CrowdStrike Racing by APR Alex Quinn 1:08.287 +0.207Sources:
Practice 2 The second and final practice session took place at 10:35 am ET on Saturday.
Class Team Driver Time 1 LMP2 52 Bryan Herta Autosport with PR1/Mathiasen Ricky Taylor 1:07.812 — 2 LMP2 43 Inter Europol Competition Tom Dillmann 1:07.953 +0.141 3 LMP2 11 TDS Racing Mathias Beche 1:08.405 +0.593Sources:
Qualifying Qualifying results Pole positions in each class are indicated in bold and with . ClassEntryDriverTime1LMP243 Inter Europol Competition Jeremy Clarke1:07.904—12LMP252 Bryan Herta Autosport with PR1/Mathiasen Misha Goikhberg1:08.077 +0.17323LMP299 AO Racing P. J. Hyett1:08.186 +0.28294LMP222 United Autosports USA Dan Goldburg1:08.297 +0.39335LMP204 CrowdStrike Racing by APR George Kurtz1:08.497 +0.59346LMP22 United Autosports USA Phil Fayer1:09.341 +1.43757LMP273 Pratt Miller Motorsports Chris Cumming1:09.715 +1.81168LMP211 TDS Racing Tobias Lütke1:09.754 +1.85079LMP28 Tower Motorsports John Farano1:10.410 +2.506810GTD Pro1 Paul Miller Racing Neil Verhagen1:14.382+6.4781011GTD Pro59 RLL Team McLaren Max Esterson1:14.567 +6.6631112GTD Pro3 Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports Alexander Sims1:14.569 +6.6651213GTD Pro4 Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports Nicky Catsburg1:14.605 +6.7011314GTD Pro68 Car Blanche Scott Andrews1:14.833 +6.9291415GTD Pro14 Vasser Sullivan Racing Jack Hawksworth1:14.865 +6.9611516GTD27 Heart of Racing Team Eduardo Barrichello1:15.130+7.2262017GTD Pro77 AO Racing Harry King1:15.134 +7.2301618GTD Pro9 Pfaff Motorsports Sandy Mitchell1:15.220 +7.3161719GTD Pro64 Ford Racing Ben Barker1:15.258 +7.3541820GTD Pro65 Ford Racing Frédéric Vervisch1:15.290 +7.3861921GTD36 DXDT Racing Mason Filippi1:15.373 +7.4692122GTD12 Vasser Sullivan Racing Benjamin Pedersen1:15.382 +7.4782223GTD57 Winward Racing Russell Ward1:15.399 +7.4952324GTD45 Wayne Taylor Racing Danny Formal1:15.656 +7.7522425GTD96 Turner Motorsport Patrick Gallagher1:15.728 +7.8242526GTD81 DragonSpeed Casper Stevenson1:15.783 +7.8792627GTD34 Conquest Racing Lorenzo Patrese1:16.212 +8.3082728GTD66 Gradient Racing Jake Walker1:16.485 +8.5812829GTD120 Wright Motorsports Adam Adelson1:16.515 +8.6112930GTD70 Inception Racing Brendan Iribe1:16.805 +8.9013031GTD16 Myers Riley Motorsports Sheena Monk1:17.159 +9.2553132GTD13 13 Autosport Orey Fidani1:17.638 +9.73432Sources: Race
Race results Class winners are denoted in bold and with . Class Team Drivers Chassis Time/Retired Engine 1 LMP2 43 Inter Europol Competition Jeremy Clarke Tom Dillmann Oreca 071272:40:11.608 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 2 LMP2 04 CrowdStrike Racing by APR George Kurtz Alex Quinn Oreca 07127 +9.796 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 3 LMP2 99 AO Racing Dane Cameron P. J. Hyett Oreca 07127 +15.997 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 4 LMP2 52 Bryan Herta Autosport with PR1/Mathiasen Misha Goikhberg Ricky Taylor Oreca 07127 +36.118 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 5 LMP2 22 United Autosports USA Dan Goldburg Ben Hanley Oreca 07127 +1:11.042 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 6 LMP2 73 Pratt Miller Motorsports Chris Cumming Pietro Fittipaldi Oreca 07126 +1 Lap Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 7 GTD Pro 14 Vasser Sullivan Racing Ben Barnicoat Jack Hawksworth Lexus RC F GT3118+9 Laps Toyota 2UR-GSE 5.4 L V8 8 GTD Pro 77 AO Racing Harry King Nick Tandy Porsche 911 GT3 R (992.2)118 +9 Laps Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 9 GTD Pro 1 Paul Miller Racing Connor De Phillippi Neil Verhagen BMW M4 GT3 Evo118 +9 Laps BMW P58 3.0 L Turbo I6 10 GTD Pro 4 Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports Nicky Catsburg Tommy Milner Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R118 +9 Laps Chevrolet LT6.R 5.5 L V8 11 GTD Pro 65 Ford Racing Christopher Mies Frédéric Vervisch Ford Mustang GT3 Evo118 +9 Laps Ford Coyote 5.4 L V8 12 GTD Pro 59 RLL Team McLaren Max Esterson Nikita Johnson McLaren 720S GT3 Evo118 +9 Laps McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8 13 GTD Pro 64 Ford Racing Ben Barker Dennis Olsen Ford Mustang GT3 Evo118 +9 Laps Ford Coyote 5.4 L V8 14 GTD Pro 9 Pfaff Motorsports Andrea Caldarelli Sandy Mitchell Lamborghini Temerario GT3118 +9 Laps Lamborghini L411 4.0 L Turbo V8 15 GTD Pro 3 Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports Antonio García Alexander Sims Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R118 +9 Laps Chevrolet LT6.R 5.5 L V8 16 GTD 57 Winward Racing Philip Ellis Russell Ward Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo118+9 Laps Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 17 GTD 12 Vasser Sullivan Racing Benjamin Pedersen Aaron Telitz Lexus RC F GT3118 +9 Laps Toyota 2UR-GSE 5.4 L V8 18 GTD 96 Turner Motorsport Robby Foley Patrick Gallagher BMW M4 GT3 Evo118 +9 Laps BMW P58 3.0 L Turbo I6 19 GTD 34 Conquest Racing Albert Costa Lorenzo Patrese Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo118 +9 Laps Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6 20 GTD 45 Wayne Taylor Racing Danny Formal Trent Hindman Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2118 +9 Laps Lamborghini DGF 5.2 L V10 21 GTD 27 Heart of Racing Team Eduardo Barrichello Roman De Angelis Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo118 +9 Laps Aston Martin AMR16A 4.0 L Turbo V8 22 GTD 70 Inception Racing Brendan Iribe Frederik Schandorff Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo118 +9 Laps Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6 23 GTD 16 Myers Riley Motorsports Felipe Fraga Sheena Monk Ford Mustang GT3 Evo118 +9 Laps Ford Coyote 5.4 L V8 24 GTD 120 Wright Motorsports Adam Adelson Callum Ilott Porsche 911 GT3 R (992.2)118 +9 Laps Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 25 GTD 81 DragonSpeed Giacomo Altoè Casper Stevenson Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R118 +9 Laps Chevrolet LT6.R 5.5 L V8 26 GTD Pro 68 Car Blanche Scott Andrews Valentin Hasse-Clot Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo118 +9 Laps Aston Martin AMR16A 4.0 L Turbo V8 27 GTD 66 Gradient Racing Corey Lewis Jake Walker Ford Mustang GT3 Evo117 +10 Laps Ford Coyote 5.4 L V8 28 GTD 13 13 Autosport Matt Bell Orey Fidani Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R117 +10 Laps Chevrolet LT6.R 5.5 L V8 29 LMP2 2 United Autosports USA Phil Fayer Mikkel Jensen Oreca 07117 +10 Laps Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 30 LMP2 8 Tower Motorsports Sebastián Álvarez John Farano Oreca 07117 +10 Laps Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 31 GTD 36 DXDT Racing Mason Filippi Robert Wickens Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R115 +12 Laps Chevrolet LT6.R 5.5 L V8 32 LMP2 11 TDS Racing Mathias Beche Tobias Lütke Oreca 0778 +49 Laps Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 Source:
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