2025 Chevrolet Grand Prix
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The 2025 Chevrolet Grand Prix is a sports car race that was held at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park in Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada, on July 13, 2025. It was the seventh round of the 2025 IMSA SportsCar Championship.
Preview
International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) president John Doonan confirmed the race was part of the schedule of the 2025 IMSA SportsCar Championship (IMSA SCC) in March 2024.[1] It was the tenth time the IMSA SCC hosted a race at Mosport, and the second consecutive time the race was hosted at the Canadian Tire Motorsports Park. The 2025 Chevrolet Grand Prix was the seventh of eleven scheduled sports car races of 2025 by IMSA.[2] The race was held at the ten-turn 2.459 mi (3.957 km) Canadian Tire Motorsports Park on July 13, 2025.[2]
Standings before the race
Preceding the event, Dan Goldburg, Paul di Resta, and Rasmus Lindh led the LMP2 Drivers' Championship with 1023 points, 94 points ahead of Josh Burdon, Felipe Fraga, and Gar Robinson. Dane Cameron, Jonny Edgar, and P. J. Hyett were third, a further 17 points behind.[3] The GTD Pro Drivers' Championship is led by Antonio García and Alexander Sims with 1632 points, 52 ahead of Klaus Bachler and Laurin Heinrich. Albert Costa was third, 114 points behind García and Sims.[3] Philip Ellis and Russell Ward led the GTD Drivers' Championship with 1550 points, 60 points ahead of Casper Stevenson. Jack Hawksworth and Parker Thompson were third, 76 points behind Ellis and Ward.[3] United Autosports USA, Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports, and Winward Racing led their respective Teams' Championships, whilst Chevrolet and Mercedes-AMG were leading the GTD Pro and GTD Manufacturers' Championships, respectively.[3]
Entry list
The entry list was published on July 2, 2025, and featured 35 entries: 12 in LMP2, 10 in GTD Pro, and 13 in GTD.[4] Kenton Koch and Onofrio Triarsi completed Triarsi Competizione's No. 021 lineup.[5] Mathias Beche and Rodrigo Sales were originally listed to compete for PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports in the No. 52 entry, but were replaced by Nick Boulle and Benjamin Pedersen prior to the event.[6]
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.[9]
Practice 1
The first practice took place at 1:55 pm ET on Friday. Renger van der Zande topped the session in the No. 8 Tower Motorsports Oreca, with a lap time of 1:08.402. Ben Hanley was second-quickest in the No. 2 United Autosports USA Oreca, 0.104 seconds behind Van der Zande.[10] Andrea Caldarelli paced the GTD Pro class in his No. 9 Pfaff Motorsports Lamborghini, with a 1-minute, 15.580-second lap time. Nicky Catsburg set the second-best time in the No. 4 Pratt Miller Motorsports Corvette, with a lap time of 1:16.040.[11] The GTD class was topped by Jack Hawksworth in the No. 12 Vasser Sullivan Racing Lexus, with a lap time of 1:16.323. Hawksworth's lap was 0.089 seconds quicker than that of second-placed Philip Ellis in the No. 57 Winward Racing Mercedes.[12] The session saw one stoppage, after an early crash from Steven Thomas in the No. 11 TDS Racing Oreca.[11]
| Pos. | Class | No. | Team | Driver | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LMP2 | 8 |  Tower Motorsports |
 Renger van der Zande |
1:08.402 | — |
| 2 | LMP2 | 2 |  United Autosports USA |
 Ben Hanley |
1:08.506 | +0.104 |
| 3 | LMP2 | 99 | AO Racing |
Dane Cameron |
1:08.702 | +0.300 |
| Sources:[13][14] | ||||||
Practice 2
The second and final practice session took place at 10:35 am ET on Saturday and ended with Van der Zande once again topping the time sheets in the No. 8 Tower Oreca, with a lap time of 1:08.175. His lap was 0.325 seconds quicker than that of second-placed Dan Goldburg in the No. 22 United Oreca, with Felipe Fraga setting the third-quickest time in the No. 74 Riley Oreca.[15] Aaron Telitz claimed the top spot in the GTD Pro class in his No. 14 Vasser Sullivan Lexus, lapping the circuit in 1 minute and 15.270 seconds. Antonio García was second-quickest in the No. 3 Chevrolet, 0.233 seconds behind Telitz.[16] Hawksworth once again topped the GTD class in the sister No. 12 Lexus with a 1-minute, 15.597-second lap time, ahead of Robert Wickens in the No. 36 DXDT Racing Chevrolet.[17]
| Pos. | Class | No. | Team | Driver | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LMP2 | 8 | Tower Motorsports |
Renger van der Zande |
1:08.175 | — |
| 2 | LMP2 | 22 | United Autosports USA |
Dan Goldburg |
1:08.500 | +0.325 |
| 3 | LMP2 | 74 | Riley |
 Felipe Fraga |
1:08.512 | +0.337 |
| Sources:[18][19] | ||||||
Qualifying
Qualifying results
Pole positions in each class are indicated in bold and with ‡.
| Pos. | Class | No. | Entry | Driver | Time | Gap | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LMP2 | 99 | AO Racing |
P. J. Hyett |
1:08.888 | — | 1‡ |
| 2 | LMP2 | 22 | United Autosports USA |
Dan Goldburg |
1:08.986 | +0.098 | 2 |
| 3 | LMP2 | 11 |  TDS Racing |
Steven Thomas |
1:09.179 | +0.291 | 3 |
| 4 | LMP2 | 43 |  Inter Europol Competition |
Jeremy Clarke |
1:09.347 | +0.459 | 4 |
| 5 | LMP2 | 04 |  CrowdStrike Racing by APR |
George Kurtz |
1:09.673 | +0.785 | 5 |
| 6 | LMP2 | 73 | Pratt Miller Motorsports |
Chris Cumming |
1:09.733 | +0.845 | 6 |
| 7 | LMP2 | 2 | United Autosports USA |
Phil Fayer |
1:09.910 | +1.022 | 7 |
| 8 | LMP2 | 52 | PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports |
Nick Boulle |
1:09.994 | +1.106 | 8 |
| 9 | LMP2 | 74 | Riley |
Gar Robinson |
1:10.286 | +1.398 | 9 |
| 10 | LMP2 | 18 | Era Motorsport |
Travis Hill |
1:10.778 | +1.890 | 10 |
| 11 | LMP2 | 8 | Tower Motorsports |
John Farano |
1:12.361 | +3.473 | 11 |
| 12 | LMP2 | 79 | JDC–Miller MotorSports |
Gerry Kraut |
1:13.837 | +4.949 | WD |
| 13 | GTD Pro | 1 | Paul Miller Racing |
Neil Verhagen |
1:15.046 | +6.158 | 12‡ |
| 14 | GTD | 12 | Vasser Sullivan Racing |
Jack Hawksworth |
1:15.101 | +6.213 | 22‡ |
| 15 | GTD Pro | 14 | Vasser Sullivan Racing |
Aaron Telitz |
1:15.309 | +6.421 | 13 |
| 16 | GTD | 57 | Winward Racing |
Russell Ward |
1:15.319 | +6.431 | 23 |
| 17 | GTD Pro | 3 | Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports |
 Antonio García |
1:15.334 | +6.446 | 14 |
| 18 | GTD Pro | 4 | Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports |
Tommy Milner |
1:15.464 | +6.576 | 15 |
| 19 | GTD Pro | 48 | Paul Miller Racing |
Dan Harper |
1:15.478 | +6.590 | 16 |
| 20 | GTD Pro | 9 | Pfaff Motorsports |
 Andrea Caldarelli |
1:15.588 | +6.700 | 17 |
| 21 | GTD Pro | 64 | Ford Multimatic Motorsports |
Sebastian Priaulx |
1:15.687 | +6.799 | 18 |
| 22 | GTD Pro | 77 | AO Racing |
 Klaus Bachler |
1:15.747 | +6.859 | 19 |
| 23 | GTD Pro | 65 | Ford Multimatic Motorsports |
 Frédéric Vervisch |
1:15.800 | +6.912 | 20 |
| 24 | GTD | 36 | DXDT Racing |
Robert Wickens |
1:15.876 | +6.988 | 24 |
| 25 | GTD Pro | 81 | DragonSpeed |
Giacomo Altoè |
1:16.000 | +7.112 | 21 |
| 26 | GTD | 27 | Heart of Racing Team |
Casper Stevenson |
1:16.061 | +7.173 | 25 |
| 27 | GTD | 45 | Wayne Taylor Racing |
 Danny Formal |
1:16.199 | +7.311 | 26 |
| 28 | GTD | 96 | Turner Motorsport |
Patrick Gallagher |
1:16.270 | +7.382 | 27 |
| 29 | GTD | 120 | Wright Motorsports |
Elliott Skeer |
1:16.392 | +7.504 | 28 |
| 30 | GTD | 021 | Triarsi Competizione |
Onofrio Triarsi |
1:16.427 | +7.539 | 29 |
| 31 | GTD | 34 | Conquest Racing |
Manny Franco |
1:16.626 | +7.738 | 30 |
| 32 | GTD | 78 | Forte Racing |
Misha Goikhberg |
1:16.687 | +7.799 | 31 |
| 33 | GTD | 70 | Inception Racing |
Brendan Iribe |
1:16.818 | +7.930 | 32 |
| 34 | GTD | 66 | Gradient Racing |
Jenson Altzman |
1:16.939 | +8.051 | 33 |
| 35 | GTD | 13 | AWA |
Orey Fidani |
1:17.914 | +9.026 | 34 |
| Source:[20][21] | |||||||
