LMP2 Headliner, Canadians in Action and Tight Title Battles
By Tony DiZinno
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The Le Mans Prototype 2 (LMP2) class headlines the annual IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship trip to Canadian Tire Motorsport Park outside Toronto for a third straight year. The three classes all have relatively close title battles with 55 (LMP2), 60 (Grand Touring Daytona Pro) and 157 (Grand Touring Daytona) points covering first and second place.
The field of 33 cars at CTMP covers 10 LMP2, 10 GTD PRO and 13 GTD cars who will race Sunday, July 12, at 2:05 p.m. ET (Peacock, IMSA Official YouTube channel, IMSA.TV).
Car Blanche, which debuted at Watkins Glen and finished third in GTD, shifts into GTD PRO this race with Valentin Hasse Clot and Scott Andrews sharing the team’s renumbered No. 68 Aston Martin Vantage GT3 Evo.
Half of the 10 ORECA LMP2 07 cars feature a Canadian with all of Bronze-rated Phil Fayer (No. 2 United Autosports USA), John Farano (No. 8 Tower Motorsports), Tobi Lutke (No. 11 TDS Racing), Misha Goikhberg (No. 52 Bryan Herta Autosport with PR1/Mathiasen) and Chris Cumming (No. 73 Pratt Miller Motorsports) set to qualify and start Sunday’s race. Goikhberg’s No. 52 car has a fill-in co-driver this week as Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing’s Ricky Taylor is set to make an LMP2 cameo appearance.
Pfaff Motorsports headlines the Canadian entries in GT in GTD PRO with its No. 9 Lamborghini Temerario GT3, along with 13 Autosport in GTD (Bob Akin Award points leader Orey Fidani and Matthew Bell share the No. 13 Corvette Z06 GT3.R) and also Canadian engineering powerhouse Multimatic, a key partner of the Ford Racing GTD PRO program.
Canadian drivers in the two GT classes include Fidani, Roman De Angelis – filling in alongside GTD points leader Eduardo “Dudu” Barrichello in the No. 27 Heart of Racing Team Aston Martin Vantage GT3 Evo – and the returning Robert Wickens in the No. 36 DXDT Racing Corvette Z06 GT3.R alongside Mason Filippi.
Fast Facts
Chevrolet Grand Prix
Canadian Tire Motorsport Park – Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada
July 10-12, 2026
Race Day/Time: Sunday, July 12, 2 p.m. ET
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 11 at 3:55 p.m. ET (Peacock in the U.S.; IMSA.TV, IMSA Official YouTube channel globally)
IMSA Radio: Selected sessions live on IMSA.com and RadioLeMans.com; XM live race coverage on 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
Track Social Media:
- X: @CTMPOfficial
- Instagram: @ctmpofficial
- Facebook: @CanadianTireMotorsportPark
Event Hashtags: #IMSA
WeatherTech Championship Track Records
- LMP2: Matthew 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)
2025 Chevrolet Grand Prix Winners
- LMP2: PJ Hyett/Dane Cameron, No. 99 AO Racing ORECA LMP2 07
- GTD PRO: Albert Costa/Giacomo Altoè, No. 81 DragonSpeed Ferrari 296 GT3
- GTD: Danny Formal/Trent Hindman, No. 45 Wayne Taylor Racing Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo2
2025 Chevrolet Grand Prix Motul Pole Award Winners
- LMP2: PJ Hyett, No. 99 AO Racing ORECA LMP2 07
- GTD PRO: Neil Verhagen, No. 1 Paul Miller Racing BMW M4 GT3 EVO
- GTD: Jack Hawksworth, No. 12 Vasser Sullivan Racing Lexus RC F GT3
Storylines
- LMP2’s Sprint and Headliner: The first of two sprint races of the year for the LMP2 field is also the one chance for the class to secure an overall win in IMSA competition during the season.
- Wickens’ Return: Robert Wickens makes his first WeatherTech Championship start since Long Beach after a transporter fire took the No. 36 DXDT Racing Corvette Z06 GT3.R out of action prior to Monterey (the team returned to competition last week at Watkins Glen). He enjoyed his best 2025 race at his home circuit last year, finishing fourth and just off the podium.
- Fill-In Factor: CTMP once again sees a number of guest drivers with Ben Hanley (No. 22 United ORECA), Ricky Taylor (No. 52 BHA w/PR1 Mathiasen ORECA), Roman De Angelis (No. 27 Heart of Racing Aston Martin) all filling in for others with schedule conflicts.
- GTD PRO Title Shift: The No. 1 Paul Miller Racing BMW M4 GT3 EVO moved to the head of the GTD PRO class at Watkins Glen ahead of the pair of Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports Corvette Z06 GT3.Rs. The two Chevrolets will seek to change that stat at the Chevrolet Grand Prix.
- Dudu vs. Chasing GTD Pack: Eduardo “Dudu” Barrichello in the No. 27 Aston Martin holds a 157-point lead on the No. 12 Vasser Sullivan Lexus and 160 on the No. 96 Turner BMW. Either of those two cars will look to cut into Barrichello’s lead this race.
Who’s Hot?
- No. 04 CrowdStrike Racing by APR ORECA LMP2 07, LMP2: One of only two LMP2 cars with three top-five finishes in as many races sees this entry move to the front of the LMP2 championship.
- No. 14 Vasser Sullivan Racing Lexus RC F GT3, GTD PRO: The most recent GTD PRO winners have three poles in the last four races.
- No. 120 Wright Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 R, GTD: Quietly, this Porsche has two podiums and three top-four finishes in the last four races.
Who’s Good Here?
- Dane Cameron and PJ Hyett: Five-time IMSA champion Cameron leads the way in CTMP wins, with three overall across both the Prototype and now LMP2 classes. Co-driver Hyett won his first IMSA race at CTMP last year and has the last two poles in the No. 99 AO Racing ORECA LMP2 07.
- Antonio Garcia: The similar five-time WeatherTech Championship title winner (with a sixth in ALMS) also knows his way around CTMP, with three wins across two GT classes (GT Le Mans, GTD PRO).