2025 IMSA Ford Mustang Challenge
The 2025 IMSA Ford Mustang Challenge is the second season of the IMSA Ford Mustang Challenge. It began on March 12 at Sebring International Raceway and will end on October 5 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
Schedule
The Schedule was announced August 2, 2024, featuring 12 races over 6 double header events. In a change to the 2024 season, rounds at Sebring, Laguna Seca, Virginia International Raceway and the Charlotte Motor Speedway (Roval) were added, while rounds at Mid-Ohio and Watkins Glen were dropped.[1]
In addition to the regular season races, the 2025 season will also include an invitational round supporting the 2025 24 Hours of Le Mans.[2]
Each weekend consisted of two 30-minute practice sessions, with a 15-minute qualifying session setting the grids for a pair of 45-minute races.[3]
Round | Circuit | Location | Dates | Supporting |
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1 | Sebring International Raceway | Sebring, Florida | March 12–14 | IMSA SportsCar Championship |
2 | WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca | Monterey, California | May 9–11 | |
NC | Circuit de la Sarthe | Le Mans, France | June 12–14 | 24 Hours of Le Mans Road to Le Mans |
3 | Road America | Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin | August 1–3 | IMSA SportsCar Championship |
4 | Virginia International Raceway | Alton, Virginia | August 22–24 | |
5 | Circuit of the Americas | Austin, Texas | September 5–7 | FIA World Endurance Championship |
6 | Charlotte Motor Speedway | Concord, North Carolina | October 3–5 | NASCAR Cup Series |
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Entry list
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Race results
Bold indicates overall winner.
Round | Circuit | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning Driver | Legends Winner | Stars Winner | |
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1 | R1 | Sebring | #13 Robert Noaker Racing | #13 Robert Noaker Racing | #13 Robert Noaker Racing | #33 Spark Performance | No Entries |
Robert Noaker | Robert Noaker | Robert Noaker | Alex Bachoura | ||||
R2 | #13 Robert Noaker Racing | #13 Robert Noaker Racing | #13 Robert Noaker Racing | #33 Spark Performance | |||
Robert Noaker | Robert Noaker | Robert Noaker | Alex Bachoura | ||||
2 | R1 | Laguna Seca | #13 Robert Noaker Racing | #13 Robert Noaker Racing | #13 Robert Noaker Racing | #33 Spark Performance | |
Robert Noaker | Robert Noaker | Robert Noaker | Alex Bachoura | ||||
R2 | #13 Robert Noaker Racing | #13 Robert Noaker Racing | #13 Robert Noaker Racing | #33 Spark Performance | |||
Robert Noaker | Robert Noaker | Robert Noaker | Alex Bachoura | ||||
NC | R1 | Le Mans | #92 Ryan McLeod Racing Cars | #92 Ryan McLeod Racing Cars | #92 Ryan McLeod Racing Cars | #33 Spark Performance | #88 Creative Auto Sport |
Cameron McLeod | Cameron McLeod | Cameron McLeod | Alex Bachoura | Chelsea DeNofa | |||
R2 | #92 Ryan McLeod Racing Cars | #13 Robert Noaker Racing | #92 Ryan McLeod Racing Cars | #15 TechSport Racing | #1 Spark Performance | ||
Cameron McLeod | Robert Noaker | Cameron McLeod | Alfonso Diaz | Tanner Foust | |||
3 | R1 | Road America | No Entries | ||||
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4 | R1 | VIR | |||||
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5 | R1 | COTA | |||||
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6 | R1 | Charlotte | |||||
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Championship standings
Points system
Championship points are awarded at the finish of each event according to the chart below. Ten bonus points each are awarded for the driver who earns the pole position and runs the fastest lap in each race event.
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+ |
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Points | 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 |
Driver's Championship
IMSA recognizes driver champions based on the total number of championship points earned during the season.
References
- ^ a b "2025 Mustang Challenge Schedule". performance.ford.com. Retrieved March 14, 2025.
- ^ "Mustang Challenge 2025 Le Mans Invitational". performance.ford.com. Retrieved March 14, 2025.
- ^ "Mustang Challenge Races - Ford Performance Motorsports". performance.ford.com. Retrieved March 14, 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae Dagys, John (June 6, 2025). "40 Drivers Set for Mustang Challenge Le Mans Invitational". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved June 6, 2025.
- ^ a b c Dagys, John (May 28, 2025). "Hoy, Harris Set for Dark Horse 'Stars' Drives in Le Mans Invite". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved May 28, 2025.
- ^ a b c Euwema, Davey (June 5, 2025). "Gradient, NV Autosport Field Joint Le Mans Invitational Effort". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved June 5, 2025.
- ^ a b c Dagys, John (June 5, 2025). "Muniz, DeNofa Confirmed for Le Mans Invitational". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved June 5, 2025.