2025 Chevrolet Grand Prix
The 2025 Chevrolet Grand Prix is a sports car race, set to be held at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park in Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada, on July 13, 2025. It will be the seventh round of the 2025 IMSA SportsCar Championship.
Background
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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 will be the tenth time the IMSA SCC hosts a race at Mosport, and the second consecutive time the race was hosted at the Canadian Tire Motorsports Park. The 2025 Chevrolet Grand Prix will be the seventh of eleven scheduled sports car races of 2025 by IMSA.[2] The race will be held at the ten-turn 2.459 mi (3.957 km) Canadian Tire Motorsports Park on July 13, 2025.[2]
Standings before the race
[edit]Preceding the event, Dan Goldburg, Paul di Resta, and Rasmus Lindh lead the LMP2 Drivers' Championship with 1023 points, 94 points ahead of Josh Burdon, Felipe Fraga, and Gar Robinson. Dane Cameron, Jonny Edgar, and P. J. Hyett are third, a further 17 points behind.[3] The GTD Pro Drivers' Championship is led by Antonio García and Alexander Sims with 1632 points, 52 ahead of Klaus Bachler and Laurin Heinrich. Albert Costa sits in third, 114 points behind García and Sims.[3] Philip Ellis and Russell Ward lead the GTD Drivers' Championship with 1550 points, 60 points ahead of Casper Stevenson. Jack Hawksworth and Parker Thompson sit in third, 76 points behind Ellis and Ward.[3] United Autosports USA, Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports, and Winward Racing are leading their respective Teams' Championships, whilst Chevrolet and Mercedes-AMG are leading the GTD Pro and GTD Manufacturers' Championships, respectively.[3]
Entry list
[edit]The entry list was published on July 2, 2025, and features 35 entries: 12 in LMP2, 10 in GTD Pro, and 13 in GTD.[4] Kenton Koch and Onofrio Triarsi completed Triarsi Competizione's No. 021 lineup.[5] Mathias Beche and Rodrigo Sales were originally listed to compete for PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports in the No. 52 entry, but were replaced by Nick Boulle and Benjamin Pedersen prior to the event.[6]
Practice
[edit]Two practice sessions were held preceding the start of the race on Sunday, one on Friday and on Saturday. The first session lasted 90 minutes Friday afternoon, and the second session on Saturday morning also lasted 90 minutes.[9]
Practice 1
[edit]The first practice took place at 1:55 pm ET on Friday. Renger van der Zande topped the session in the No. 8 Tower Motorsports Oreca, with a lap time of 1:08.402. Ben Hanley was second-quickest in the No. 2 United Autosports USA Oreca, 0.104 seconds behind Van der Zande.[10] Andrea Caldarelli paced the GTD Pro class in his No. 9 Pfaff Motorsports Lamborghini, with a 1-minute, 15.580-second lap time. Nicky Catsburg set the second-best time in the No. 4 Pratt Miller Motorsports Corvette, with a lap time of 1:16.040.[11] The GTD class was topped by Jack Hawksworth in the No. 12 Vasser Sullivan Racing Lexus, with a lap time of 1:16.323. Hawksworth's lap was 0.089 seconds quicker than that of second-placed Philip Ellis in the No. 57 Winward Racing Mercedes.[12] The session saw one stoppage, after an early crash from Steven Thomas in the No. 11 TDS Racing Oreca.[11]
| Pos. | Class | No. | Team | Driver | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LMP2 | 8 |  Tower Motorsports
|
 Renger van der Zande
|
1:08.402 | — |
| 2 | LMP2 | 2 |  United Autosports USA
|
 Ben Hanley
|
1:08.506 | +0.104 |
| 3 | LMP2 | 99 | AO Racing
|
Dane Cameron
|
1:08.702 | +0.300 |
| Sources:[13][14] | ||||||
Practice 2
[edit]The second and final practice session took place at 10:35 am ET on Saturday and ended with Van der Zande once again topping the time sheets in the No. 8 Tower Oreca, with a lap time of 1:08.175. His lap was 0.325 seconds quicker than that of second-placed Dan Goldburg in the No. 22 United Oreca, with Felipe Fraga setting the third-quickest time in the No. 74 Riley Oreca.[15] Aaron Telitz claimed the top spot in the GTD Pro class in his No. 14 Vasser Sullivan Lexus, lapping the circuit in 1 minute and 15.270 seconds. Antonio García was second-quickest in the No. 3 Chevrolet, 0.233 seconds behind Telitz.[16] Hawksworth once again topped the GTD class in the sister No. 12 Lexus with a 1-minute, 15.597-second lap time, ahead of Robert Wickens in the No. 36 DXDT Racing Chevrolet.[17]
| Pos. | Class | No. | Team | Driver | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LMP2 | 8 | Tower Motorsports
|
Renger van der Zande
|
1:08.175 | — |
| 2 | LMP2 | 22 | United Autosports USA
|
Dan Goldburg
|
1:08.500 | +0.325 |
| 3 | LMP2 | 74 | Riley
|
 Felipe Fraga
|
1:08.512 | +0.337 |
| Sources:[18][19] | ||||||
References
[edit]- ^ O'Connell, RJ; Kilbey, Stephen (March 15, 2024). "IMSA Announces 2025 Calendar". Dailysportscar. Retrieved July 4, 2025.
- ^ a b "2024 IMSA Schedules Revealed at Road America". imsa.com. August 4, 2023. Retrieved July 4, 2025.
- ^ a b c d "IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship – Watkins Glen After Race – Championship Points Standings (Official)" (PDF). IMSA Alkamel. Alkamel Systems. June 27, 2025. Retrieved July 4, 2025.
- ^ "Chevrolet Grand Prix – Pre-Event Entry List" (PDF). IMSA. July 2, 2025. Retrieved July 5, 2025.
- ^ a b c Dagys, John (July 10, 2025). "Koch Joins Triarsi Ferrari for CTMP". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
- ^ a b c Dagys, John (July 11, 2025). "CTMP Weekend Notebook". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved July 11, 2025.
- ^ Dagys, John (July 2, 2025). "35 Entries for LMP2 Headline Race at CTMP". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved July 5, 2025.
- ^ O'Connell, RJ (July 2, 2025). "35 Cars Headed North To Mosport". Dailysportscar. Retrieved July 5, 2025.
- ^ "Chevrolet Grand Prix – Official Schedule" (PDF). IMSA Alkamel. Alkamel Systems. July 2, 2025. Retrieved July 12, 2025.
- ^ Grace, Jonathan (July 11, 2025). "Van der Zande Leads First Practice at CTMP". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved July 11, 2025.
- ^ a b O'Connell, RJ (July 11, 2025). "Tower Tops First Practice In Canada". Dailysportscar. Retrieved July 11, 2025.
- ^ Oreovicz, John (July 11, 2025). "'Ringer' van der Zande Leads Chevrolet GP Practice". IMSA. Retrieved July 11, 2025.
- ^ "Chevrolet Grand Prix – Practice 1 Results" (PDF). IMSA Alkamel. Alkamel Systems. July 11, 2025. Retrieved July 11, 2025.
- ^ "Chevrolet Grand Prix – Practice 1 Results by Driver Fastest Lap" (PDF). IMSA Alkamel. Alkamel Systems. July 11, 2025. Retrieved July 11, 2025.
- ^ O'Connell, RJ (July 12, 2025). "Van Der Zande Tops Practice Timesheets Again In Canada". Dailysportscar. Retrieved July 12, 2025.
- ^ Grace, Jonathan (July 12, 2025). "Tower Sweeps CTMP Practice, Van der Zande Fastest". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved July 12, 2025.
- ^ "Tower Motorsports enchaîne en EL2 à Mosport" [Tower Motorsports continues in FP2 at Mosport]. Endurance-Info (in French). July 12, 2025. Retrieved July 12, 2025.
- ^ "Chevrolet Grand Prix – Practice 2 Results" (PDF). IMSA Alkamel. Alkamel Systems. July 12, 2025. Retrieved July 12, 2025.
- ^ "Chevrolet Grand Prix – Practice 2 Results by Driver Fastest Lap" (PDF). IMSA Alkamel. Alkamel Systems. July 12, 2025. Retrieved July 12, 2025.