2025 Grand Prix of Long Beach

The 2025 Grand Prix of Long Beach (formally known as the 2025 Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach) was a sports car race, held at Long Beach Street Circuit on April 12, 2025. It was the third round of the 2025 IMSA SportsCar Championship.

Background

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 is the eleventh year the event was held as part of the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, and the sixteenth annual running of the race, counting the period between 2006 and 2013 when it was a round of the Rolex Sports Car Series and the American Le Mans Series, respectively. The 2025 Grand Prix of Long Beach was the third of eleven scheduled sports car races of 2025 by IMSA.[1] The race was held at the 1.968 mi (3.167 km) Long Beach Street Circuit on April 12, 2025.[1]

Standings before the race

Preceding the event, Felipe Nasr, Nick Tandy, and Laurens Vanthoor led the GTP Drivers' Championship with 760 points, with Matt Campbell, Kévin Estre, and Mathieu Jaminet in second, 91 points behind. Tom Blomqvist, Colin Braun, and Scott Dixon were third, 173 points behind the leaders.[2] The GTD Drivers' Championship was led by Indy Dontje, Philip Ellis, and Russell Ward with 690 points, 41 points ahead of Tom Gamble, Zacharie Robichon, and Casper Stevenson. Adem Adelson, Elliott Skeer, and Tom Sargent sat in third place, 57 points behind the leading trio.[2] The Teams' Championships were led by Porsche Penske Motorsport in GTP and Winward Racing in GTD, with Porsche and Mercedes-AMG leading their respective Manufacturers' Championships.[2]

Entry list

The entry list was published on April 2, 2025, and featured 27 entries: 11 in GTP, and 16 in GTD.[3]

No. Entrant Car Driver 1 Driver 2
GTP (Grand Touring Prototype) (11 entries)
6 Porsche Penske Motorsport Porsche 963 Matt Campbell Mathieu Jaminet
7 Porsche Penske Motorsport Porsche 963 Felipe Nasr Nick Tandy
10 Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing Cadillac V-Series.R Filipe Albuquerque Ricky Taylor
23 Aston Martin THOR Team Aston Martin Valkyrie Roman De Angelis Ross Gunn
24 BMW M Team RLL BMW M Hybrid V8 Philipp Eng Dries Vanthoor
25 BMW M Team RLL BMW M Hybrid V8 Sheldon van der Linde Marco Wittmann
31 Cadillac Whelen Cadillac V-Series.R Jack Aitken Earl Bamber
40 Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing Cadillac V-Series.R Louis Delétraz Jordan Taylor
60 Acura Meyer Shank Racing w/ Curb-Agajanian Acura ARX-06 Tom Blomqvist Colin Braun
85 JDC–Miller MotorSports Porsche 963 Gianmaria Bruni Tijmen van der Helm
93 Acura Meyer Shank Racing w/ Curb-Agajanian Acura ARX-06 Nick Yelloly Renger van der Zande
GTD (GT Daytona) (16 entries)
021 Triarsi Competizione Ferrari 296 GT3 Stevan McAleer Sheena Monk
12 Vasser Sullivan Racing Lexus RC F GT3 Jack Hawksworth Parker Thompson
13 AWA Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R Matt Bell Orey Fidani
27 Heart of Racing Team Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo Tom Gamble Casper Stevenson
32 Korthoff Competition Motors Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Kenton Koch Seth Lucas
34 Conquest Racing Ferrari 296 GT3 Manny Franco Daniel Serra
36 DXDT Racing Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R Tommy Milner Robert Wickens
45 Wayne Taylor Racing Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 Danny Formal Trent Hindman
57 Winward Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Philip Ellis Russell Ward
66 Gradient Racing Ford Mustang GT3 Jenson Altzman Robert Megennis
70 Inception Racing Ferrari 296 GT3 Brendan Iribe Frederik Schandorff
78 Forte Racing Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 Mario Farnbacher Misha Goikhberg
89 Vasser Sullivan Racing Lexus RC F GT3 Frankie Montecalvo Aaron Telitz
96 Turner Motorsport BMW M4 GT3 Evo Robby Foley Patrick Gallagher
120 Wright Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Adam Adelson Elliott Skeer
177 AO Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Jonny Edgar Laurens Vanthoor
Source:[4][5]

Qualifying

Qualifying results

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

Pos. Class No. Entry Driver Time Gap Grid
1 GTP 24 BMW M Team RLL Dries Vanthoor 1:11.539 — 1‡
2 GTP 25 BMW M Team RLL Sheldon van der Linde 1:11.789 +0.250 2
3 GTP 7 Porsche Penske Motorsport Nick Tandy 1:11.989 +0.450 3
4 GTP 6 Porsche Penske Motorsport Mathieu Jaminet 1:12.268 +0.729 4
5 GTP 93 Acura Meyer Shank Racing w/ Curb-Agajanian Nick Yelloly 1:12.414 +0.875 5
6 GTP 60 Acura Meyer Shank Racing w/ Curb-Agajanian Tom Blomqvist 1:12.446 +0.907 6
7 GTP 31 Cadillac Whelen Jack Aitken 1:12.512 +0.973 7
8 GTP 10 Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing Filipe Albuquerque 1:12.964 +1.425 8
9 GTP 85 JDC–Miller MotorSports Tijmen van der Helm 1:13.001 +1.462 9
10 GTP 40 Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing Louis Delétraz 1:13.015 +1.476 10
11 GTP 23 Aston Martin THOR Team Ross Gunn 1:13.392 +1.853 11
12 GTD 12 Vasser Sullivan Racing Parker Thompson 1:17.877 +6.338 12‡
13 GTD 177 AO Racing Jonny Edgar 1:17.937 +6.398 13
14 GTD 27 Heart of Racing Team Tom Gamble 1:17.939 +6.400 14
15 GTD 34 Conquest Racing Manny Franco 1:18.168 +6.629 15
16 GTD 96 Turner Motorsport Patrick Gallagher 1:18.275 +6.736 16
17 GTD 89 Vasser Sullivan Racing Frankie Montecalvo 1:18.372 +6.833 17
18 GTD 57 Winward Racing Russell Ward 1:18.378 +6.839 18
19 GTD 36 DXDT Racing Robert Wickens 1:18.411 +6.872 19
20 GTD 120 Wright Motorsports Adam Adelson 1:18.592 +7.053 20
21 GTD 32 Korthoff Competition Motors Seth Lucas 1:19.062 +7.523 21
22 GTD 13 AWA Orey Fidani 1:19.387 +7.848 22
23 GTD 78 Forte Racing Misha Goikhberg 1:19.432 +7.893 23
24 GTD 70 Inception Racing Brendan Iribe 1:19.432 +7.893 24
25 GTD 66 Gradient Racing Jenson Altzman 1:19.933 +8.394 25
26 GTD 021 Triarsi Competizione Sheena Monk 1:20.446 +8.907 26
27 GTD 45 Wayne Taylor Racing Danny Formal No time set 27
Sources:[6][7]

Race

Post-race

Race results

Class winners are in bold and ‡.

Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Laps Time/Retired
Engine
1 GTP 7 Porsche Penske Motorsport Felipe Nasr
Nick Tandy 		Porsche 963 75 1:40:36.022‡
Porsche 9RD 4.6 L turbo V8
2 GTP 6 Porsche Penske Motorsport Matt Campbell
Mathieu Jaminet 		Porsche 963 75 +3.058
Porsche 9RD 4.6 L turbo V8
3 GTP 24 BMW M Team RLL Philipp Eng
Dries Vanthoor 		BMW M Hybrid V8 75 +12.903
BMW P66/3 4.0 L turbo V8
4 GTP 31 Cadillac Whelen Jack Aitken
Earl Bamber 		Cadillac V-Series.R 75 +17.454
Cadillac LMC55R 5.5 L V8
5 GTP 25 BMW M Team RLL Sheldon van der Linde
Marco Wittmann 		BMW M Hybrid V8 75 +17.975
BMW P66/3 4.0 L turbo V8
6 GTP 10 Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing Filipe Albuquerque
Ricky Taylor 		Cadillac V-Series.R 75 +38.319
Cadillac LMC55R 5.5 L V8
7 GTP 40 Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing Louis Delétraz
Jordan Taylor 		Cadillac V-Series.R 75 +41.328
Cadillac LMC55R 5.5 L V8
8 GTP 23 Aston Martin THOR Team Roman De Angelis
Ross Gunn 		Aston Martin Valkyrie 75 +53.942
Aston Martin RA 6.5 L V12
9 GTP 60 Acura Meyer Shank Racing w/ Curb-Agajanian Tom Blomqvist
Colin Braun 		Acura ARX-06 75 +55.541
Acura AR24e 2.4 L turbo V6
10 GTP 85 JDC–Miller MotorSports Gianmaria Bruni
Tijmen van der Helm 		Porsche 963 75 +56.861
Porsche 9RD 4.6 L turbo V8
11 GTP 93 Acura Meyer Shank Racing w/ Curb-Agajanian Nick Yelloly
Renger van der Zande 		Acura ARX-06 74 +1 Lap
Acura AR24e 2.4 L turbo V6
12 GTD 177 AO Racing Jonny Edgar
Laurens Vanthoor 		Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 71 +4 Laps‡
Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6
13 GTD 12 Vasser Sullivan Racing Jack Hawksworth
Parker Thompson 		Lexus RC F GT3 71 +4 Laps
Toyota 2UR-GSE 5.0 L V8
14 GTD 89 Vasser Sullivan Racing Frankie Montecalvo
Aaron Telitz 		Lexus RC F GT3 71 +4 Laps
Toyota 2UR-GSE 5.0 L V8
15 GTD 57 Winward Racing Philip Ellis
Russell Ward 		Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 71 +4 Laps
Mercedes-Benz M159 6.2 L V8
16 GTD 96 Turner Motorsport Robby Foley
Patrick Gallagher 		BMW M4 GT3 Evo 71 +4 Laps
BMW P58 3.0 L Turbo I6
17 GTD 32 Korthoff Competition Motors Kenton Koch
Seth Lucas 		Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 71 +4 Laps
Mercedes-Benz M159 6.2 L V8
18 GTD 120 Wright Motorsports Adam Adelson
Elliott Skeer 		Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 71 +4 Laps
Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6
19 GTD 70 Inception Racing Brendan Iribe
Frederik Schandorff 		Ferrari 296 GT3 71 +4 Laps
Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6
20 GTD 27 Heart of Racing Team Tom Gamble
Casper Stevenson 		Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo 71 +4 Laps
Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V8
21 GTD 66 Gradient Racing Jenson Altzman
Robert Megennis 		Ford Mustang GT3 71 +4 Laps
Ford Coyote 5.4 L V8
22 GTD 45 Wayne Taylor Racing Danny Formal
Trent Hindman 		Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 71 +4 Laps
Lamborghini DGF 5.2 L V10
23 GTD 78 Forte Racing Mario Farnbacher
Misha Goikhberg 		Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 71 +4 Laps
Lamborghini DGF 5.2 L V10
24 GTD 13 AWA Matt Bell
Orey Fidani 		Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R 71 +4 Laps
Chevrolet LT6 5.5 L V8
25 GTD 021 Triarsi Competizione Stevan McAleer
Sheena Monk 		Ferrari 296 GT3 71 +4 Laps
Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6
26 GTD 36 DXDT Racing Tommy Milner
Robert Wickens 		Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R 70 +5 Laps
Chevrolet LT6 5.5 L V8
27
DNF 		GTD 34 Conquest Racing Manny Franco
Daniel Serra 		Ferrari 296 GT3 15 Accident damage
Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6
Source:[8]

References

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