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The 2026 Petit Le Mans (officially known as the 2026 Motul Petit Le Mans) was a sports car race held at Road Atlanta in Braselton, Georgia, on October 4, 2026.[1] It was the eleventh and final round of the 2026 IMSA SportsCar Championship, as well as the fifth and final round of the Michelin Endurance Cup. The event was the 29th running of the Petit Le Mans since its inception.

The layout of Road Atlanta, where the race took place

Qualifying

Friday's afternoon qualifying was broken into four sessions, with one session for the GTP, LMP2, GTD Pro, and GTD classes each. The rules dictated that all teams nominated a driver to qualify their cars, with the Pro-Am LMP2 class requiring a Bronze rated driver to qualify the car. The competitors' fastest lap times determined the starting order. The competitors' fastest lap times determined the starting order. IMSA then arranged the grid to put GTPs ahead of the LMP2, GTD Pro, and GTD cars.

Qualifying results

Pole positions in each class are indicated in bold and with ‡.

Race

Race results

Class winners are denoted in bold and with ‡.

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Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Laps Time/Retired
Engine
1 GTP 6 Germany Porsche Penske Motorsport Australia Matt Campbell
France Kévin Estre
Belgium Laurens Vanthoor
Porsche 963
Porsche 9RD 4.6 L Turbo V8
2 GTP 24 Belgium BMW M Team WRT Netherlands Robin Frijns
South Africa Sheldon van der Linde
Belgium Dries Vanthoor
BMW M Hybrid V8
BMW P66/3 4.0 L Turbo V8
3 GTP 40 United States Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing Switzerland Louis Delétraz
United States Colton Herta
United States Jordan Taylor
Cadillac V-Series.R
Cadillac LMC55R 5.5 L V8
4 GTP 10 United States Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing Portugal Filipe Albuquerque
United Kingdom Will Stevens
United States Ricky Taylor
Cadillac V-Series.R
Cadillac LMC55R 5.5 L V8
5 GTP 23 United States Aston Martin THOR Team Canada Roman De Angelis
United Kingdom Ross Gunn
Spain Alex Riberas
Aston Martin Valkyrie
Aston Martin RA 6.5 L V12
6 GTP 60 United States Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian United Kingdom Tom Blomqvist
United States Colin Braun
New Zealand Scott Dixon
Acura ARX-06
Acura AR24e 2.4 L Turbo V6
7 LMP2 04 Portugal CrowdStrike Racing by APR United States George Kurtz
United Kingdom Alex Quinn
United Kingdom Toby Sowery
Oreca 07
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
8 LMP2 43 Poland Inter Europol Competition United States Jeremy Clarke
France Tom Dillmann
United States Bijoy Garg
Oreca 07
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
9 LMP2 18 United States Era Motorsport United States Jacob Abel
Austria Ferdinand Habsburg
United States Naveen Rao
Oreca 07
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
10 LMP2 8 Canada Tower Motorsports Mexico Sebastián Álvarez
Canada John Farano
France Tristan Vautier
Oreca 07
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
11 LMP2 73 United States Pratt Miller Motorsports Canada Chris Cumming
Portugal Manuel Espírito Santo
Brazil Pietro Fittipaldi
Oreca 07
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
12 LMP2 22 United States United Autosports USA United Kingdom Paul di Resta
United States Dan Goldburg
Sweden Rasmus Lindh
Oreca 07
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
13 LMP2 37 United States Intersport Racing United States Jon Field
United Kingdom Oliver Jarvis
Netherlands Max van der Snel
Oreca 07
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
14 LMP2 52 United States Bryan Herta Autosport with PR1/Mathiasen Canada Misha Goikhberg
Canada Parker Thompson
United Kingdom Harry Tincknell
Oreca 07
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
15 LMP2 2 United States United Autosports USA Canada Phil Fayer
Denmark Mikkel Jensen
New Zealand Hunter McElrea
Oreca 07
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
16 GTP 31 United States Cadillac Whelen United Kingdom Jack Aitken
New Zealand Earl Bamber
Denmark Frederik Vesti
Cadillac V-Series.R
Cadillac LMC55R 5.5 L V8
17 GTD Pro 68 United States Car Blanche France Valentin Hasse-Clot
Denmark Marco Sørensen
Italy Mattia Drudi
Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo
Aston Martin AMR16A 4.0 L Turbo V8
18 GTD Pro 77 United States AO Racing United Kingdom Harry King
Belgium Alessio Picariello
United Kingdom Nick Tandy
Porsche 911 GT3 R (992.2)
Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6
19 GTD Pro 1 United States Paul Miller Racing United States Connor De Phillippi
Germany Max Hesse
United States Neil Verhagen
BMW M4 GT3 Evo
BMW P58 3.0 L Turbo I6
20 GTD Pro 9 Canada Pfaff Motorsports Italy Andrea Caldarelli
United Kingdom Sandy Mitchell
France Franck Perera
Lamborghini Temerario GT3
Lamborghini L411 4.0 L Turbo V8
21 GTD Pro 62 United States Risi Competizione Italy Alessandro Pier Guidi
Italy Davide Rigon
Brazil Daniel Serra
Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo
Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6
22 GTD Pro 74 United States DragonSpeed Italy Giacomo Altoè
France Sébastien Bourdais
United Kingdom Casper Stevenson
Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R
Chevrolet LT6.R 5.5 L V8
23 GTD Pro 911 Germany Manthey Racing Austria Klaus Bachler
Switzerland Ricardo Feller
Austria Thomas Preining
Porsche 911 GT3 R (992.2)
Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6
24 GTD Pro 3 United States Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports Spain Antonio García
Germany Marvin Kirchhöfer
United Kingdom Alexander Sims
Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R
Chevrolet LT6.R 5.5 L V8
25 GTD Pro 64 United States Ford Racing United Kingdom Ben Barker
Norway Dennis Olsen
Germany Mike Rockenfeller
Ford Mustang GT3 Evo
Ford Coyote 5.4 L V8
26 GTD Pro 14 United States Vasser Sullivan Racing United Kingdom Ben Barnicoat
United Kingdom Jack Hawksworth
United States Kyle Kirkwood
Lexus RC F GT3
Toyota 2UR-GSE 5.4 L V8
27 GTD Pro 65 United States Ford Racing Germany Christopher Mies
United Kingdom Sebastian Priaulx
Belgium Frédéric Vervisch
Ford Mustang GT3 Evo
Ford Coyote 5.4 L V8
28 GTD Pro 4 United States Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports Netherlands Nicky Catsburg
United States Tommy Milner
Argentina Nicolás Varrone
Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R
Chevrolet LT6.R 5.5 L V8
29 GTD 57 United States Winward Racing Netherlands Indy Dontje
Switzerland Philip Ellis
United States Russell Ward
Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo
Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8
30 GTD 912 Germany Manthey 1st Phorm United States Ryan Hardwick
Italy Riccardo Pera
Netherlands Morris Schuring
Porsche 911 GT3 R (992.2)
Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6
31 GTD 36 United States DXDT Racing Republic of Ireland Charlie Eastwood
United States Mason Filippi
Turkey Salih Yoluç
Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R
Chevrolet LT6.R 5.5 L V8
32 GTD 80 United States Lone Star Racing Australia Scott Andrews
Netherlands Lin Hodenius
Republic of Ireland James Roe
Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo
Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8
33 GTD 44 United States Magnus Racing United States John Potter
United States Spencer Pumpelly
Germany Mario Farnbacher
Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo
Aston Martin AMR16A 4.0 L Turbo V8
34 GTD 21 Italy AF Corse USA Italy Antonio Fuoco
United States Simon Mann
France Lilou Wadoux
Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo
Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6
35 GTD 120 United States Wright Motorsports United States Adam Adelson
United Kingdom Callum Ilott
Australia Tom Sargent
Porsche 911 GT3 R (992.2)
Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6
36 GTD 70 United Kingdom Inception Racing United States Brendan Iribe
United Kingdom Ollie Millroy
Denmark Frederik Schandorff
Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo
Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6
37 GTD 023 United States Triarsi Competizione United States Kenton Koch
United States Robert Megennis
United States Onofrio Triarsi
Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo
Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6
38 GTD 13 Canada 13 Autosport United Kingdom Matt Bell
Canada Orey Fidani
Germany Lars Kern
Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R
Chevrolet LT6.R 5.5 L V8
39 LMP2 99 United States AO Racing United States Dane Cameron
United Kingdom Jonny Edgar
United States P. J. Hyett
Oreca 07
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
40 GTD 12 United States Vasser Sullivan Racing United States Frankie Montecalvo
Denmark Benjamin Pedersen
United States Aaron Telitz
Lexus RC F GT3
Toyota 2UR-GSE 5.4 L V8
41 GTP 7 Germany Porsche Penske Motorsport France Julien Andlauer
Germany Laurin Heinrich
Brazil Felipe Nasr
Porsche 963
Porsche 9RD 4.6 L Turbo V8
42 GTD 28 United States RS1 Belgium Jan Heylen
United States Dillon Machavern
United States Spencer Pumpelly
Porsche 911 GT3 R (992.2)
Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6
43 GTP 5 United States JDC-Miller MotorSports United States Kaylen Frederick
Chile Nico Pino
Netherlands Tijmen van der Helm
Porsche 963
Porsche 9RD 4.6 L Turbo V8
44 GTP 93 United States Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian Spain Álex Palou
Netherlands Renger van der Zande
United Kingdom Nick Yelloly
Acura ARX-06
Acura AR24e 2.4 L Turbo V6
45 GTD 34 United States Conquest Racing Spain Albert Costa
United States Manny Franco
Italy Lorenzo Patrese
Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo
Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6
46 GTD Pro 033 United States Triarsi Competizione Italy Riccardo Agostini
United Kingdom James Calado
Spain Miguel Molina
Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo
Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6
47 GTD Pro 59 United States RLL Team McLaren United States Max Esterson
United States Nikita Johnson
United Kingdom Dean MacDonald
McLaren 720S GT3 Evo
McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8
48 GTP 25 Belgium BMW M Team WRT Austria Philipp Eng
Denmark Kevin Magnussen
Germany Marco Wittmann
BMW M Hybrid V8
BMW P66/3 4.0 L Turbo V8
49 GTD 16 United States Myers Riley Motorsports United States Jenson Altzman
Brazil Felipe Fraga
United States Sheena Monk
Ford Mustang GT3 Evo
Ford Coyote 5.4 L V8
50 GTD 66 United States Gradient Racing United Kingdom Till Bechtolsheimer
United States Joey Hand
United States Jake Walker
Ford Mustang GT3 Evo
Ford Coyote 5.4 L V8
51 LMP2 11 France TDS Racing Denmark David Heinemeier Hansson
Canada Tobias Lütke
France Charles Milesi
Oreca 07
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
52 GTD 45 United States Wayne Taylor Racing United States Graham Doyle
Costa Rica Danny Formal
United States Trent Hindman
Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2
Lamborghini DGF 5.2 L V10
53 GTD 27 United States Heart of Racing Team Brazil Eduardo Barrichello
United Kingdom Tom Gamble
Canada Zacharie Robichon
Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo
Aston Martin AMR16A 4.0 L Turbo V8
54 GTD 96 United States Turner Motorsport United States Robby Foley
United States Patrick Gallagher
United States Francis Selldorff
BMW M4 GT3 Evo
BMW P58 3.0 L Turbo I6
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