Motor racing competition
The 2025 Michelin Pilot Challenge is the twenty-sixth season of the IMSA SportsCar Challenge and the twelfth season organized by the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA). The season began on January 26 at Daytona International Speedway and will conclude on October 11 at Road Atlanta .
Classes
Calendar
The provisional 2025 calendar was released on March 15, 2024, featuring ten rounds.[ 1]
Round
Race
Circuit
Location
Date
Duration
1
BMW M Endurance Challenge at Daytona
Daytona International Speedway
Daytona Beach, Florida
January 23–24
4 Hours
2
Alan Jay Automotive Network 120
Sebring International Raceway
Sebring, Florida
March 12–14
2 Hours
3
WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca 120
WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca
Monterey, California
May 8–10
2 Hours
4
O'Reilly Auto Parts 4 Hours of Mid-Ohio
Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course
Lexington, Ohio
June 6–8
4 Hours
5
The Esses 120
Watkins Glen International
Watkins Glen, New York
June 19–22
2 Hours
6
Canadian Tire Motorsport Park 120
Canadian Tire Motorsport Park
Bowmanville, Ontario
July 10–12
2 Hours
7
TBA
Road America
Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin
July 31 – August 2
2 Hours
8
Virginia Is For Racing Lovers Grand Prix
Virginia International Raceway
Alton, Virginia
August 21–23
2 Hours
9
TBA
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Speedway, Indiana
September 19–20
2 Hours
10
Fox Factory 120
Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta
Braselton, Georgia
October 8–10
2 Hours
Entry list
Race Results
Bold indicates overall winner.
Championship Standings
Points system
Championship points are awarded in each class at the finish of each event. Points are awarded based on finishing positions in the race as shown in the chart below.
Position
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30+
Race
350
320
300
280
260
250
240
230
220
210
200
190
180
170
160
150
140
130
120
110
100
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
Notes
^ a b Lastochkin and Uretsky are Russian, but they compete as neutral competitors as Russian national emblems were banned by the FIA following the Russian invasion of Ukraine .
References
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