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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship heads to the streets of downtown Detroit for the third event on the shortest track and equal shortest race of the season. The Chevrolet Detroit Sports Car Classic has served up two spicy 100-minute sprints in 2024 and 2025, which have both featured impressive late race passes for the lead and overall win.
The race airs against the backdrop of the Renaissance Center, live on network NBC from 4 p.m. ET on Saturday, May 30 with additional streaming via Peacock and IMSA’s Official YouTube channel.
A field of 21 cars, split 11 Grand Touring Prototype (GTP) and 10 Grand Touring Daytona Pro (GTD PRO), take to the track and its signature split pit lane. As they have the last two years, Vasser Sullivan Racing has added a second GTD PRO entry – this time Aaron Telitz will share the No. 15 Lexus RC F GT3 with team newcomer Chaz Mostert, a Toyota racer in the Australian Supercars series, where he won the 2025 championship. Mostert is a past Rolex 24 At Daytona class winner (2020 in GT Le Mans with BMW) and finished second in his first IMSA start of 2026, sharing the 75 Express Mercedes-AMG GT3 in GTD PRO.
Additional race fast facts are below:
Fast Facts
Chevrolet Detroit Sports Car Classic
Detroit Street Course – Detroit, Michigan
May 29-30, 2026
Race Day/Time: Saturday, May 30 – 4:10 p.m. ET
NBC Coverage: LIVE – Flag-to-flag beginning at 4 p.m. (streaming domestically on Peacock, internationally via IMSA.TV and IMSA Official YouTube channel)
Live Qualifying Stream: Friday, May 29 – 4:45 p.m. (Peacock in the U.S., globally via IMSA.TV and IMSA Official YouTube channel)
IMSA Radio: Selected sessions live on IMSA.com and RadioLeMans.com; XM live race coverage on XM 206, Web/App 996
Circuit Type: 1.654-mile, nine-turn temporary street course
Classes Competing: Grand Touring Prototype (GTP), GT Daytona Pro (GTD PRO)
Race Length: 100 minutes
Event Social Media:
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WeatherTech Championship Track Records
GTP: Nick Tandy, Porsche 963, 1:05.390 / 90.564 mph, May 2024
GTD PRO: Antonio Garcia, Corvette Z06 GT3.R, 1:09.092 / 85.711 mph, May 2024
2025 Chevrolet Detroit Sports Car Classic Winners
GTP: Nick Yelloly/Renger van der Zande, No. 93 Acura Meyer Shank Racing w/Curb Agajanian Acura ARX-06
GTD PRO: Mike Rockenfeller/Seb Priaulx, No. 64 Ford Multimatic Motorsports Ford Mustang GT3
2025 Chevrolet Detroit Sports Car Classic Motul Pole Award Winners
GTP: Nick Yelloly, No. 93 Acura Meyer Shank Racing w/Curb Agajanian Acura ARX-06
GTD PRO: Seb Priaulx, No. 64 Ford Multimatic Motorsports Ford Mustang GT3
Storylines
• Manufacturer Rivalries: In 2025, Acura beat Cadillac in GTP and Ford beat Chevrolet in GTD PRO. That left General Motors wanting for success after hard-luck runners-up results at the track that has encircled the Renaissance Center.
• GTD PRO Variety: Through two street races at new Detroit, six different brands have finished on the podium in GTD PRO. It was Ford, Chevrolet and Lamborghini last year and Porsche, Lexus and Aston Martin in 2024. BMW and/or McLaren can add their names to the GTD PRO podium record this year.
• 4, 3, 2…1 for No. 4 Corvette? The GTD PRO-leading No. 4 Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports Corvette Z06 GT3.R is off to a strong start with finishes of fourth, third and second to start the year. Could first be next in Chevrolet’s home race?
• Tandy Tries to Complete a Set: Nick Tandy has won at every current track on the IMSA calendar but one: the streets of Detroit. Together with AO Racing, he’ll look to complete that this race.
• Street Race Sweeps? Acura Meyer Shank Racing w/Curb Agajanian’s No. 93 Acura ARX-06 and Vasser Sullivan Racing’s No. 12 Lexus RC F GT3 won the first of two 100-minute street course races in Long Beach. Both teams have two cars entered and will try to double up on the street course races this year.
Who’s Hot?
• Laurin Heinrich: With three wins from four races, Heinrich has been in the best position to start the GTP season.
• No. 31 Cadillac Whelen: Four podiums in four races for the No. 31 Cadillac V-Series.R, all with Jack Aitken and three apiece with Earl Bamber and Frederik Vesti. The team has six straight dating to 2025.
Who’s Good Here?
• Acura: Two GTP races, two different teams, two Acura ARX-06 GTP winners at the new Detroit street circuit. Wayne Taylor Racing got it done in 2024, while Acura Meyer Shank Racing w/Curb Agajanian followed it up in 2025.
• No. 10 Wayne Taylor Racing: The Filipe Albuquerque and Ricky Taylor No. 10 car has finished first and second in two races on the new Detroit layout, first as an Acura and then as a Cadillac.
Previous Chevrolet Detroit Sports Car Classic Winners in 2026 Field (11)
• Jordan Taylor (5): GT – 2012; DP – 2013; P – 2014, 2016, 2017
• Renger van der Zande (5): PC – 2015, 2016; DPi – 2021, 2022, GTP – 2025
• Ricky Taylor (4): P – 2014, 2016, 2017; GTP – 2024
• Filipe Albuquerque (1): GTP – 2024
• Ben Barnicoat (1): GTD – 2022
• Roman De Angelis (1): GTD – 2021
• Ross Gunn (1): GTD – 2021
• Jack Hawksworth (1): GTD – 2019
• Laurin Heinrich (1): GTD PRO – 2024
• Felipe Nasr (1): P – 2018
• Nick Yelloly (1): GTP – 2025
Previous Chevrolet Detroit Sports Car Classic Pole Winners in 2026 Field (4)
• Antonio Garcia (1): GTD PRO – 2024
• Jordan Taylor (1): DP – 2013
• Nick Tandy (1): GTP – 2024
• Nick Yelloly (1): GTP – 2025
Previous Chevrolet Detroit Sports Car Classic Winning Teams in 2026 Field (9)
• Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing (5): DP –2013; P – 2014, 2016, 2017; GTP – 2024
• Action Express Racing (3): DP – 2012; P – 2015, 2018
• Acura Meyer Shank Racing (3): GTD – 2017, 2018, GTP – 2025
• Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports (2): GT1 – 2007, 2008
• Team Penske (2): P2 – 2007; DPi – 2019
• Vasser Sullivan Racing (2): GTD – 2019, 2022
• AO Racing (1): GTD PRO – 2024
• Ford Racing (as Ford Multimatic Motorsports, 1): GTD PRO – 2025
• Heart of Racing Team (1): GTD – 2021
Previous Chevrolet Detroit Sports Car Classic Winning Manufacturers in 2026 Field (8)
• Chevrolet – 9
• Acura – 6
• Cadillac – 4
• Porsche – 4
• Ferrari – 2
• Lexus – 2
• Aston Martin – 1
• Ford – 1
The 36th Grand Prix event in the City’s history will return to the 1.7-mile, nine-turn Streets of Downtown Detroit circuit that runs along the award-winning Detroit Riverwalk, May 29-31, 2026. With exciting viewing options and entertainment packages, fans can purchase tickets at www.DetroitGP.com/Tickets or through the event’s Ticket Hotline at 888-811-PRIX (7749). For more information on the 2026 Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix presented by Lear, visit www.DetroitGP.com.
