The 2026 Endurance SportsCar Grand Prix (formally known as the 2026 Motul SportsCar Endurance Grand Prix) is a sports car race, it was held at Road America near Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, on August 2, 2026. It was the eighth 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 will be the thirteenth consecutive time the IMSA SCC hosts a race at Road America. The 2026 Motul Endurance SportsCar Grand Prix will be the eighth of eleven scheduled sports car races of 2026 by IMSA. The race will be held at the fourteen-turn Road America on August 2, 2026.
Standings before the race The GTP Drivers' Championship is currently being led by Jack Aitken with 2145 points, 203 ahead of second-placed Laurin Heinrich. Nick Yelloly and Renger van der Zande sit 245 points behind Aitken in third place. George Kurtz and Alex Quinn are leading the LMP2 Drivers' Championship with 1355 points, 70 points ahead of Jeremy Clarke, and Tom Dillmann in second. Connor De Phillippi and Neil Verhagen are currently on top in the GTD Pro Drivers' Championship with 1910 points, 108 ahead of Nicky Catsburg and Tommy Milner in second. Harry King and Nick Tandy sits a further 144 points behind in third place. The GTD Drivers' Championship is topped by Eduardo Barrichello with 1825 points, 82 ahead of second-placed Benjamin Pedersen and Aaron Telitz. Cadillac is leading the GTP Manufacturers' Championships. Chevrolet is leading the GTP Pro Manufacturers' Championship and Aston Martin is leading the GTD Manufacturers' Championship. Cadillac Whelen, CrowdStrike Racing by APR, Paul Miller Racing, and Heart of Racing Team are leading their Teams' Championships.
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Class winners are in bold and ‡. ClassTeamDriversChassisTime/RetiredEngine1GTP10 Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing Filipe Albuquerque Ricky TaylorCadillac V-Series.R1516:00:45.052‡Cadillac LMC55R 5.5 L V82GTP5 JDC-Miller MotorSports Tijmen van der Helm Laurin Heinrich Kaylen FrederickPorsche 963151 +1.960Porsche 9RD 4.6 L Turbo V83GTP40 Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing Louis Delétraz Jordan TaylorCadillac V-Series.R151 +2.841Cadillac LMC55R 5.5 L V84GTP93 Acura Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian Nick Yelloly Renger van der ZandeAcura ARX-06151 +3.194Acura AR24e 2.4 L Turbo V65GTP23 Aston Martin THOR Team Roman De Angelis Ross GunnAston Martin Valkyrie151 +45.537Aston Martin RA 6.5 L V126GTP7 Porsche Penske Motorsport Julien Andlauer Felipe NasrPorsche 963149 +2 LapsPorsche 9RD 4.6 L Turbo V87GTP25 BMW M Team WRT Philipp Eng Marco WittmannBMW M Hybrid V8149 +2 LapsBMW P66/3 4.0 L Turbo V88LMP243 Inter Europol Competition Jeremy Clarke Tom Dillmann Bijoy GargOreca 07149+2 Laps‡Gibson GK428 4.2 L V89LMP204 CrowdStrike Racing by APR George Kurtz Alex Quinn Toby SoweryOreca 07149 +2 LapsGibson GK428 4.2 L V810LMP211 TDS Racing Tobias Lütke David Heinemeier Hansson Mathias BecheOreca 07149 +2 LapsGibson GK428 4.2 L V811LMP299 AO Racing Dane Cameron P.J. Hyett Jonny EdgarOreca 07149 +2 LapsGibson GK428 4.2 L V812LMP28 Tower Motorsports Sebastián Álvarez John Farano Tristan VautierOreca 07149 +2 LapsGibson GK428 4.2 L V813LMP252 Bryan Herta Autosport with PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports Misha Goikhberg Parker Thompson Harry TincknellOreca 07149 +2 LapsGibson GK428 4.2 L V814LMP222 United Autosports USA Dan Goldburg Paul di Resta Rasmus LindhOreca 07149 +2 LapsGibson GK428 4.2 L V815LMP279 JDC-Miller MotorSports Josh Burdon Sennan Fielding Gerry KrautOreca 07149 +2 LapsGibson GK428 4.2 L V816LMP22 United Autosports USA Phil Fayer Mikkel Jensen Hunter McElreaOreca 07149 +2 LapsGibson GK428 4.2 L V817GTP6 Porsche Penske Motorsport Kévin Estre Laurens VanthoorPorsche 963148IncidentPorsche 9RD 4.6 L Turbo V818GTP31 Cadillac Whelen Jack Aitken Earl Bamber Frederik VestiCadillac V-Series.R148IncidentCadillac LMC55R 5.5 L V819LMP218 Era Motorsport Jacob Abel Ferdinand Habsburg Naveen RaoOreca 07148 +3 LapsGibson GK428 4.2 L V820GTP60 Acura Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian Tom Blomqvist Colin BraunAcura ARX-06145CrashAcura AR24e 2.4 L Turbo V621GTD Pro9 Pfaff Motorsports Andrea Caldarelli Sandy MitchellLamborghini Temerario GT3142+9 Laps‡Lamborghini L411 4.0 L Turbo V822GTD Pro77 AO Racing Harry King Nick TandyPorsche 911 GT3 R (992.2)142 +9 LapsPorsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-623GTD Pro4 Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports Nicky Catsburg Tommy MilnerChevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R142 +9 LapsChevrolet LT6.R 5.5 L V824GTD Pro65 Ford Racing Christopher Mies Frédéric VervischFord Mustang GT3 Evo142 +9 LapsFord Coyote 5.4 L V825GTD Pro64 Ford Racing Ben Barker Dennis OlsenFord Mustang GT3 Evo142 +9 LapsFord Coyote 5.4 L V826GTD Pro14 Vasser Sullivan Racing Ben Barnicoat Jack HawksworthLexus RC F GT3142 +9 LapsToyota 2UR-GSE 5.4 L V827GTD Pro033 Triarsi Competizione Riccardo Agostini James CaladoFerrari 296 GT3 Evo142 +9 LapsFerrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V628GTD Pro62 Risi Competizione Davide Rigon Daniel SerraFerrari 296 GT3 Evo142 +9 LapsFerrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V629GTD57 Winward Racing Philip Ellis Russell Ward Indy DontjeMercedes-AMG GT3 Evo142+9 Laps‡Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V830GTD023 Triarsi Competizione Kenton Koch Robert Megennis Onofrio TriarsiFerrari 296 GT3 Evo142 +9 LapsFerrari F163CE 3.0 Turbo V631GTD81 DragonSpeed Giacomo Altoè Casper StevensonChevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R142 +9 LapsChevrolet LT6.R 5.5 L V832GTD068 Car Blanche Trenton Estep Marius Fossard Valentin Hasse-ClotAston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo142 +9 LapsAston Martin AMR16A 4.0 L Turbo V833GTD96 Turner Motorsport Robby Foley Patrick Gallagher Francis SelldorffBMW M4 GT3 Evo142 +9 LapsBMW P58 3.0 L Turbo I634GTD80 Lone Star Racing Scott Andrews Lin Hodenius James RoeMercedes-AMG GT3 Evo142 +9 LapsMercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V835GTD13 13 Autosport Matt Bell Orey Fidani Lars KernChevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R142 +9 LapsChevrolet LT6.R 5.5 L V836GTD70 Inception Racing Brendan Iribe Frederik Schandorff Ollie MillroyFerrari 296 GT3 Evo142 +9 LapsFerrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V637GTD12 Vasser Sullivan Racing Benjamin Pedersen Aaron Telitz Frankie MontecalvoLexus RC F GT3142 +9 LapsToyota 2UR-GSE 5.4 L V838GTD28 RS1 Jan Heylen Devlin DeFrancesco Ryan YardleyPorsche 911 GT3 R (992.2)142 +9 LapsPorsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-639GTD21 AF Corse USA Antonio Fuoco Simon Mann Lilou WadouxFerrari 296 GT3 Evo142 +9 LapsFerrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V640GTD45 Wayne Taylor Racing Danny Formal Trent Hindman Graham DoyleLamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2142 +9 LapsLamborghini DGF 5.2 L V1041GTD66 Gradient Racing Jake Walker Till Bechtolsheimer Joey HandFord Mustang GT3 Evo142 +9 LapsFord Coyote 5.4 L V842GTD36 DXDT Racing Mason Filippi Charlie Eastwood Robert WickensChevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R142 +9 LapsChevrolet LT6.R 5.5 L V843GTD Pro911 Manthey Racing Klaus Bachler Thomas PreiningPorsche 911 GT3 R (992.2)142 +9 LapsPorsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-644GTD27 Heart of Racing Team Eduardo Barrichello Tom Gamble Zacharie RobichonAston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo142 +9 LapsAston Martin AMR16A 4.0 L Turbo V845GTD912 Manthey 1st Phorm Ryan Hardwick Riccardo Pera Morris SchuringPorsche 911 GT3 R (992.2)142 +9 LapsPorsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-646GTD Pro3 Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports Antonio García Alexander SimsChevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R136 +15 LapsChevrolet LT6.R 5.5 L V847GTD Pro1 Paul Miller Racing Connor De Phillippi Neil VerhagenBMW M4 GT3 Evo134 +17 LapsBMW P58 3.0 L Turbo I648GTD120 Wright Motorsports Adam Adelson Callum Ilott Tom SargentPorsche 911 GT3 R (992.2)126CrashPorsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-649GTP24 BMW M Team WRT Sheldon van der Linde Dries VanthoorBMW M Hybrid V8115BrakesBMW P66/3 4.0 L Turbo V850GTD Pro59 RLL Team McLaren Max Esterson Nikita JohnsonMcLaren 720S GT3 Evo113SteeringMcLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V851GTD34 Conquest Racing Albert Costa Lorenzo PatreseFerrari 296 GT3 Evo56CrashFerrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V652LMP273 Pratt Miller Motorsports Chris Cumming Pietro Fittipaldi Manuel Espírito SantoOreca 0755SuspensionGibson GK428 4.2 L V853LMP237 Intersport Racing Jon Field Oliver Jarvis Max van der SnelOreca 0713CrashGibson GK428 4.2 L V854GTD16 Myers Riley Motorsports Felipe Fraga Sheena Monk Jenson AltzmanFord Mustang GT3 Evo4IncidentFord Coyote 5.4 L V8
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