2026 IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge
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The 2026 IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge season is the fourth season of the IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge after being established in 2023 as a replacement for the IMSA Prototype Challenge. The season will begin on January 16 at Daytona International Speedway and will conclude on October 3 at Road Atlanta. This season will mark the debut of the new, third-generation LMP3 cars in this series.[1][2] On October 29, it been announced that the new BMW M2 Challenge cars (BMC) will be added alongside the LMP3 class in the endurance rounds.[3]
- Le Mans Prototype 3 (LMP3)
- GT Daytona X (GTDX)
- Grand Sport X (GSX)
- BMW M2 Challenge (BMC)
Calendar
The provisional schedule was released on September 16, 2025, at IMSA's annual State of the Sport Address, featuring sixteen rounds split across ten race weekends, which will be made up of 6 Sprint and 4 Endurance rounds. All ten events had confirmed dates.[4]
| Round | Circuit | Length | Classes | Date |
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| 1 |  Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Florida (Grand Prix Circuit) |
2 x 45 minutes | LMP3, GSX | January 16–19 |
| 2 | Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas (NASCAR Circuit) |
2 x 45 minutes | LMP3, GSX | February 27–28 |
| 3 | Sebring International Raceway, Sebring, Florida (Grand Prix Circuit) |
2 hours | LMP3 | March 6–8 |
| 4 | Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas (Grand Prix Circuit) |
2 hours | LMP3, BMC | May 7–9 |
| 5 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington, Ohio (Grand Prix Circuit) |
2 x 45 minutes | LMP3, GTDX, GSX | June 5–7 |
| 6 | Virginia International Raceway, Alton, Virginia (Grand Prix Circuit) |
2 hours | LMP3, BMC | June 19–21 |
| 7 |  Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, Bowmanville Ontario (Grand Prix Circuit) |
2 x 45 minutes | LMP3, GTDX, GSX | July 10–12 |
| 8 | Road America, Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin (Grand Prix Circuit) |
2 hours | LMP3, BMC | August 14–16 |
| 9 | Virginia International Raceway, Alton, Virginia (Grand Prix Circuit) |
2 x 45 minutes | GTDX, GSX | August 21–23 |
| 10 | Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta, Braselton, Georgia (Grand Prix Circuit) |
2 x 45 minutes | LMP3, GTDX, GSX | October 1–3 |
Entry list
LMP3
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GSX
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BMC
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