Green Flag, #99: AO Racing, ORECA LMP2 07, LMP2: PJ Hyett, Louis Deletraz

Entry List Notebook – Chevrolet Grand Prix

July 2, 2025

LMP2 and Canadian Entries Spotlighted Ahead of Trip to Canadian Tire Motorsport Park

By Tony DiZinno

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – For the second consecutive year, Le Mans Prototype 2 (LMP2) cars run as the lead class as the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship heads to Canadian Tire Motorsport Park as part of a 35-car, three-class race. The 12 LMP2 cars run alongside 10 Grand Touring Daytona Pro (GTD PRO) and 13 Grand Touring Daytona (GTD) cars. Half the LMP2 cars have adjusted lineups for their first two-hour, 40-minute race of the season, including several Grand Touring Prototype (GTP) driver fill-ins.

There’s also a strong Canadian contingent of teams and drivers. Among teams, Pfaff Motorsports and AWA will be resplendent in their patriotic colors, with Pfaff’s plaid standing out on its No. 9 Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO2 and AWA having run a Canadian flag-themed red-and-white livery at the 24 Hours of Le Mans on its No. 13 Corvette Z06 GT3.R. Engineering powerhouse Multimatic also gets to race on home soil, not far from its Toronto base.

Additionally, Robert Wickens headlines nine Canadian drivers racing on home soil as he returns to the No. 36 DXDT Racing Corvette Z06 GT3.R he shares with Alec Udell. Wickens has won two of the last three Michelin Pilot Challenge races at CTMP; in 2022 shortly after the birth of son Wesley and in 2024 taking the checkered flag for the first time in his Hyundai Elantra N TCR.

Beyond Wickens, there are four additional Canadians in GTD: Parker Thompson (No. 12 Vasser Sullivan Racing Lexus RC F GT3), Orey Fidani (No. 13 AWA Corvette Z06 GT3.R), Roman De Angelis (No. 27 Heart of Racing Team Aston Martin Vantage GT3 Evo) and Misha Goikhberg (No. 78 Forte Racing Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO2). There are also four Canadian drivers in LMP2, all in ORECA LMP2 07 cars: Phil Fayer (No. 2 United Autosports USA), John Farano (No. 8 Tower Motorsports), Travis Hill (No. 18 Era Motorsport) and Chris Cumming (No. 73 Pratt Miller Motorsports). Fayer and Hill are set to make their WeatherTech Championship debuts this week.

Fast Facts
Chevrolet Grand Prix
Canadian Tire Motorsport Park – Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada
July 11-13, 2025

Race Day/Time: Sunday, July 13 – 2:05 p.m. ET
USA Network Coverage: LIVE – 2-5 p.m.
Streaming Coverage: LIVE – Flag-to-flag beginning at 2 p.m. (streaming on Peacock in the U.S.; IMSA.TV, IMSA Official YouTube channel outside the U.S.)
Qualifying Stream: Saturday, July 12 at 3:55 p.m. ET (Peacock in the U.S.; IMSA.TV, IMSA Official YouTube channel globally)
IMSA Radio: Select sessions live on IMSA.com and RadioLeMans.com; SiriusXM live race coverage begins Sunday, July 13 at 2 p.m. (XM 206, Web/App 996)
Circuit Type: 2.459-mile, 10-turn road course
Classes Competing: Le Mans Prototype 2 (LMP2), Grand Touring Daytona Pro (GTD PRO), Grand Touring Daytona (GTD)
Race Length: 2 hours, 40 minutes

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Event Hashtags: #IMSA, #ChevroletGrandPrix

WeatherTech Championship Track Records

  • LMP2: Matt McMurry, ORECA LMP2, 1:08.197 / 129.806, July 2019 (race)
  • GTD PRO: Alexander Sims, Corvette Z06 GT3.R, 1:14.373 / 119.027 mph, July 2024 (qualifying)
  • GTD: Frankie Montecalvo, Lexus RC F GT3, 1:15.060 / 117.937 mph, July 2024 (qualifying)

2024 Chevrolet Grand Prix Winners

  • LMP2: Tom Dillmann/Nick Boulle, No. 52 Inter Europol by PR1 Mathiasen Motorsports ORECA LMP2 07
  • GTD PRO: Antonio Garcia/Alexander Sims, No. 3 Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R
  • GTD: Roman De Angelis/Spencer Pumpelly, No. 27 Heart of Racing Team Aston Martin Vantage GT3 Evo

2024 Chevrolet Grand Prix Motul Pole Award Winners

  • LMP2: PJ Hyett, No. 99 AO Racing ORECA LMP2 07
  • GTD PRO: Alexander Sims, No. 3 Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R
  • GTD: Frankie Montecalvo, No. 12 Vasser Sullivan Racing Lexus RC F GT3

Storylines

  • Three Close Points Battles: Just 52 points separate the GTD PRO first and second place drivers, 60 in GTD and 94 in LMP2 heading into CTMP. With 10-plus cars in each class and a potential swing of more than 100 points from first to last, there could be some significant fluctuation race weekend.
  • LMP2 Showcase: The 12-car LMP2 showcase at CTMP gives Bronze drivers a chance to shine in qualifying at the front of the overall field before handing off to their co-drivers. Last year’s CTMP LMP2 winners, Inter Europol by PR1 Mathiasen Motorsports, used the CTMP race as a springboard to their championship. Also of note, occasional LMP2 entrant JDC-Miller MotorSports is back in class for the first time this year with drivers Gerry Kraut and Scott Andrews.
  • Manufacturer Win Scorecard: Aston Martin and BMW scored their first WeatherTech Championship wins of 2025 at Watkins Glen, joining Acura, Chevrolet, Ford, Mercedes-AMG and Porsche among the seven winning brands in the series this year. Once additional IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge, IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge and one-make series manufacturers are added, a total of 14 of 18 IMSA automotive brands have won at least once this year.

Who’s Hot?

  • No. 3 Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports Corvette Z06 GT3.R: New points leaders in GTD PRO, the No. 3 pair of Antonio Garcia and Alexander Sims have four podiums from five starts in 2025, including three in a row. They seek their first win of the year this weekend at a track where they won last year.

Who’s Good Here?

  • Roman De Angelis: One of only four drivers with multiple wins at CTMP racing this weekend, the Canadian has won two of the last three races in GTD at the track. De Angelis makes a one-off return to the class sharing the No. 27 Heart of Racing Team Aston Martin Vantage GT3 Evo with Casper Stevenson, who won his first IMSA race at Watkins Glen.
  • Corvette Racing: It doesn’t seem to matter the class, model or series: Corvette Racing has consistently excelled at CTMP for more than 25 years. The team added its 13th CTMP win in 2024, the first in IMSA for the new Corvette Z06 GT3.R.
  • PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports: Among LMP2 entries, PR1/Mathiasen is the only team with multiple LMP2 wins at CTMP – both on its own in 2019 and partnered with Inter Europol in 2024 for the LMP2 overall win. Fellow LMP2 team Riley has three CTMP wins, but none in LMP2 itself.