2025 Monterey SportsCar Championship
The 2025 Monterey SportsCar Championship (formally known as the 2025 TireRack.com Monterey SportsCar Championship) was a sports car race, held at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca near Monterey, California, on May 11, 2025. It was the fourth 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 was the twelfth consecutive year the race is a part of the IMSA SCC. The 2025 Monterey SportsCar Championship was the fourth of eleventh scheduled sports car races of 2025 by IMSA.[2] The race was held at the eleven-turn 2.238 mi (3.602 km) WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca on May 11, 2025.[2]
Standings before the race
Preceding the event, Felipe Nasr and Nick Tandy led the GTP Drivers' Championship with 1140 points after winning the opening three events, with Porsche team-mates Matt Campbell and Mathieu Jaminet in second, 123 points behind. Philipp Eng and Dries Vanthoor sat in third place, 265 points behind Nasr and Tandy.[3] The GTD Pro Drivers' Championship was led by Christopher Mies, Dennis Olsen, and Frédéric Vervisch with 653 points, 17 points ahead of Klaus Bachler, Laurin Heinrich, and Alessio Picariello. Connor De Phillippi, Madison Snow, and Neil Verhagen were third, 25 points behind Mies, Olsen, and Vervisch.[3] In the GTD Drivers' Championship, Philip Ellis and Russell Ward led with 994 points, 91 points ahead of second-placed Jack Hawksworth and Parker Thompson. Tom Gamble and Casper Stevenson rounded out the top three, 95 points behind Ellis and Ward.[3] The Teams' Championships were led by Porsche Penske Motorsport, Ford Multimatic Motorsports, and Winward Racing, respectively, with Porsche leading the GTP and GTD Manufacturers' Championships, and Ford leading the GTP Pro Manufacturers' Championship.[3]
Entry list
The entry list was published on April 30, 2025, and featured 36 entries: 11 in GTP, 10 in GTD Pro, and 15 in GTD.[4]
Qualifying
Saturday's afternoon qualifying was broken into three sessions, with one session for the GTP, GTD Pro, and GTD classes each.[7] The rules dictated that all teams nominated a driver to qualify their cars. The competitors' fastest lap times determined the starting order. IMSA then arranged the grid to put GTPs ahead of the GTD Pro and GTD cars.[8]
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 | 1:12.854 | — | 1‡ |
| 2 | GTP | 6 | Porsche Penske Motorsport | Matt Campbell | 1:12.859 | +0.005 | 2 |
| 3 | GTP | 7 | Porsche Penske Motorsport | Nick Tandy | 1:12.932 | +0.078 | 3 |
| 4 | GTP | 10 | Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing | Ricky Taylor | 1:13.032 | +0.178 | 4 |
| 5 | GTP | 60 | Acura Meyer Shank Racing w/ Curb-Agajanian | Tom Blomqvist | 1:13.058 | +0.204 | 5 |
| 6 | GTP | 25 | BMW M Team RLL | Sheldon van der Linde | 1:13.091 | +0.237 | 6 |
| 7 | GTP | 40 | Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing | Jordan Taylor | 1:13.368 | +0.514 | 7 |
| 8 | GTP | 93 | Acura Meyer Shank Racing w/ Curb-Agajanian | Nick Yelloly | 1:13.535 | +0.681 | 8 |
| 9 | GTP | 31 | Cadillac Whelen | Frederik Vesti | 1:13.544 | +0.690 | 9 |
| 10 | GTP | 85 | JDC–Miller MotorSports | Gianmaria Bruni | 1:13.651 | +0.797 | 10 |
| 11 | GTP | 23 | Aston Martin THOR Team | Roman De Angelis | 1:13.718 | +0.864 | 11 |
| 12 | GTD Pro | 81 | DragonSpeed | Giacomo Altoè | 1:20.608 | +7.754 | 12‡ |
| 13 | GTD Pro | 48 | Paul Miller Racing | Dan Harper | 1:20.644 | +7.790 | 13 |
| 14 | GTD Pro | 3 | Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports | Alexander Sims | 1:20.673 | +7.819 | 14 |
| 15 | GTD Pro | 77 | AO Racing | Klaus Bachler | 1:20.765 | +7.911 | 15 |
| 16 | GTD | 32 | Korthoff Competition Motors | Kenton Koch | 1:20.810 | +7.956 | 22‡ |
| 17 | GTD | 36 | DXDT Racing | Alec Udell | 1:20.819 | +7.965 | 23 |
| 18 | GTD Pro | 4 | Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports | Nicky Catsburg | 1:20.883 | +8.029 | 16 |
| 19 | GTD Pro | 9 | Pfaff Motorsports | Andrea Caldarelli | 1:20.899 | +8.045 | 17 |
| 20 | GTD | 023 | Triarsi Competizione | Onofrio Triarsi | 1:21.010 | +8.156 | 24 |
| 21 | GTD | 57 | Winward Racing | Russell Ward | 1:21.130 | +8.276 | 25 |
| 22 | GTD | 45 | Wayne Taylor Racing | Danny Formal | 1:21.196 | +8.342 | 26 |
| 23 | GTD Pro | 65 | Ford Multimatic Motorsports | Frédéric Vervisch | 1:21.242 | +8.388 | 18 |
| 24 | GTD Pro | 14 | Vasser Sullivan Racing | Aaron Telitz | 1:21.291 | +8.437 | 19 |
| 25 | GTD | 12 | Vasser Sullivan Racing | Parker Thompson | 1:21.315 | +8.461 | 27 |
| 26 | GTD Pro | 1 | Paul Miller Racing | Madison Snow | 1:21.316 | +8.462 | 20 |
| 27 | GTD Pro | 64 | Ford Multimatic Motorsports | Mike Rockenfeller | 1:21.469 | +8.615 | 21 |
| 28 | GTD | 34 | Conquest Racing | Manny Franco | 1:21.490 | +8.636 | 28 |
| 29 | GTD | 96 | Turner Motorsport | Patrick Gallagher | 1:21.495 | +8.641 | 29 |
| 30 | GTD | 78 | Forte Racing | Misha Goikhberg | 1:21.768 | +8.914 | 30 |
| 31 | GTD | 120 | Wright Motorsports | Adam Adelson | 1:21.918 | +9.064 | 31 |
| 32 | GTD | 66 | Gradient Racing | Jenson Altzman | 1:22.194 | +9.340 | 32 |
| 33 | GTD | 70 | Inception Racing | Brendan Iribe | 1:22.219 | +9.365 | 33 |
| 34 | GTD | 021 | Triarsi Competizione | Sheena Monk | 1:23.368 | +10.514 | 34 |
| 35 | GTD | 13 | AWA | Orey Fidani | 1:23.653 | +10.799 | 35 |
| 36 | GTD | 27 | Heart of Racing Team | Casper Stevenson | No time set[N 1] | 36 | |
| Sources:[10][11] | |||||||
Race
Post-race
Class winners are in bold and ‡.
Notes
- ^ The No. 27 Heart of Racing Team Aston Martin had all its lap times deleted due to failing post-qualifying technical inspection, with ground clearance below the minimum permitted by IMSA regulations.[9]
References
- ^ O'Connell, RJ; Kilbey, Stephen (March 15, 2024). "IMSA Announces 2025 Calendar". Dailysportscar. Retrieved May 7, 2025.
- ^ a b "2024 IMSA Schedules Revealed at Road America". imsa.com. August 4, 2023. Retrieved May 7, 2025.
- ^ a b c d "IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship – Long Beach After Race – Championship Points Standings (Official)" (PDF). IMSA Alkamel. Alkamel Systems. April 18, 2025. Retrieved May 7, 2025.
- ^ "IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship of Monterey – Pre-Event Entry List" (PDF). IMSA. April 30, 2025. Retrieved May 7, 2025.
- ^ Dagys, John (April 30, 2025). "36 Entries for Laguna Seca". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved May 7, 2025.
- ^ O'Connell, RJ (April 30, 2025). "Second Vasser Sullivan Lexus in 27-Car Long Beach Entry". Dailysportscar. Retrieved May 7, 2025.
- ^ "TireRack.com Monterey SportsCar Championship – Official Schedule" (PDF). IMSA Alkamel. Alkamel Systems. April 30, 2025. Retrieved May 11, 2025.
- ^ "2025 IMSA Sporting Regulations & Series Supplementary Regulations" (PDF). IMSA. April 30, 2025. Retrieved May 11, 2025.
- ^ "IMSA Penalty Notice – TP-25-14" (PDF). IMSA Alkamel. Alkamel Systems. May 10, 2025. Retrieved May 11, 2025.
- ^ "TireRack.com Monterey SportsCar Championship – Qualifying Results" (PDF). IMSA Alkamel. Alkamel Systems. May 10, 2025. Retrieved May 11, 2025.
- ^ "TireRack.com Monterey SportsCar Championship – Race Official Starting Grid" (PDF). IMSA Alkamel. Alkamel Systems. May 11, 2025. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
- ^ "TireRack.com Monterey SportsCar Championship – Race Provisional Results (2 Hours 40 Minutes)" (PDF). IMSA Alkamel. Alkamel Systems. May 11, 2025. Retrieved May 12, 2025.