The 2026 Monterey SportsCar Championship (known as the 2026 StubHub Monterey SportsCar Championship for sponsorhip reasons) was a sports car race, held at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca near Monterey, California, on May 3, 2026. It was the fourth round of the 2026 IMSA SportsCar Championship.
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International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) president John Doonan confirmed the race was part of the schedule of the 2026 IMSA SportsCar Championship (IMSA SCC) in March 2025. It was the thirteenth consecutive year the race is a part of the IMSA SCC. The 2026 Monterey SportsCar Championship was the fourth of eleventh scheduled sports car races of 2025 by IMSA. The race was held at the eleven-turn WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca on May 3, 2026.
Race Race results Class winners are in bold and . Class Team Drivers Chassis Time/Retired Engine 1 GTP 5 JDC-Miller MotorSports Tijmen van der Helm Laurin Heinrich Porsche 963 119 2:40:48.414 Porsche 9RD 4.6 L Turbo V8 2 GTP 31 Cadillac Whelen Jack Aitken Earl Bamber Cadillac V-Series.R 119 +0.758 Cadillac LMC55R 5.5 L V8 3 GTP 25 BMW M Team WRT Philipp Eng Marco Wittmann BMW M Hybrid V8 119 +3.343 BMW P66/3 4.0 L Turbo V8 4 GTP 60 Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian Tom Blomqvist Colin Braun Acura ARX-06 119 +4.108 Acura AR24e 2.4 L Turbo V6 5 GTP 93 Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian Renger van der Zande Nick Yelloly Acura ARX-06 119 +6.688 Acura AR24e 2.4 L Turbo V6 6 GTP 6 Porsche Penske Motorsport Kévin Estre Laurens Vanthoor Porsche 963 119 +7.194 Porsche 9RD 4.6 L Turbo V8 7 GTP 7 Porsche Penske Motorsport Julien Andlauer Felipe Nasr Porsche 963 119 +7.645 Porsche 9RD 4.6 L Turbo V8 8 GTP 23 Aston Martin THOR Team Roman De Angelis Ross Gunn Aston Martin Valkyrie 119 +8.010 Aston Martin RA 6.5 L V12 9 GTP 24 BMW M Team WRT Sheldon van der Linde Dries Vanthoor BMW M Hybrid V8 119 +23.102 BMW P66/3 4.0 L Turbo V8 10 GTP 40 Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing Louis Delétraz Jordan Taylor Cadillac V-Series.R 119 +1:07.604 Cadillac LMC55R 5.5 L V8 11 GTD Pro 65 Ford Racing Christopher Mies Frédéric Vervisch Ford Mustang GT3 Evo 111 +8 Laps Ford Coyote 5.4 L V8 12 GTD Pro 4 Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports Nicky Catsburg Tommy Milner Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R 111 +8 Laps Chevrolet LT6.R 5.5 L V8 13 GTD Pro 77 AO Racing Harry King Nick Tandy Porsche 911 GT3 R (992.2) 111 +8 Laps Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 14 GTD Pro 3 Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports Antonio García Alexander Sims Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R 111 +8 Laps Chevrolet LT6.R 5.5 L V8 15 GTD Pro 9 Pfaff Motorsports Andrea Caldarelli Sandy Mitchell Lamborghini Temerario GT3 111 +8 Laps Lamborghini L411 4.0 L Turbo V8 16 GTD Pro 64 Ford Racing Ben Barker Dennis Olsen Ford Mustang GT3 Evo 111 +8 Laps Ford Coyote 5.4 L V8 17 GTD Pro 59 RLL Team McLaren Max Esterson Nikita Johnson McLaren 720S GT3 Evo 111 +8 Laps McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8 18 GTD 45 Wayne Taylor Racing Danny Formal Trent Hindman Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 111 +8 Laps Lamborghini DGF 5.2 L V10 19 GTD Pro 1 Paul Miller Racing Connor De Phillippi Neil Verhagen BMW M4 GT3 Evo 110 +9 Laps BMW P58 3.0 L Turbo I6 20 GTD 27 Heart of Racing Team Eduardo Barrichello Tom Gamble Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo 110 +9 Laps Aston Martin AMR16A 4.0 L Turbo V8 21 GTD 70 Inception Racing Brendan Iribe Frederik Schandorff Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo 110 +9 Laps Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6 22 GTD 120 Wright Motorsports Adam Adelson Callum Ilott Porsche 911 GT3 R (992.2) 110 +9 Laps Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 23 GTD 57 Winward Racing Philip Ellis Russell Ward Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 110 +9 Laps Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 24 GTD 12 Vasser Sullivan Racing Benjamin Pedersen Aaron Telitz Lexus RC F GT3 110 +9 Laps Toyota 2UR-GSE 5.4 L V8 25 GTD 96 Turner Motorsport Robby Foley Patrick Gallagher BMW M4 GT3 Evo 110 +9 Laps BMW P58 3.0 L Turbo I6 26 GTD Pro 14 Vasser Sullivan Racing Ben Barnicoat Jack Hawksworth Lexus RC F GT3 110 +9 LapsToyota 2UR-GSE 5.4 L V8 27 GTD 16 Myers Riley Motorsports Felipe Fraga Sheena Monk Ford Mustang GT3 Evo 110 +9 Laps Ford Coyote 5.4 L V8 28 GTD 66 Gradient Racing Jake Walker Corey Lewis Ford Mustang GT3 Evo 110 +9 Laps Ford Coyote 5.4 L V829GTD19 van der Steur Racing Scott Andrews Rory van der SteurAston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo110 +9 LapsAston Martin AMR16A 4.0 L Turbo V830GTD81 DragonSpeed Giacomo Altoè Henrik HedmanChevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R109 +10 LapsChevrolet LT6.R 5.5 L V831DNFGTD13 13 Autosport Matt Bell Orey FidaniChevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R47MechanicalChevrolet LT6.R 5.5 L V832DNFGTD34 Conquest Racing Albert Costa Lorenzo PatreseFerrari 296 GT3 Evo36EngineFerrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V633DNFGTP10 Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing Filipe Albuquerque Ricky TaylorCadillac V-Series.R25ContactCadillac LMC55R 5.5 L V8Source:
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