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Title: Prototype & GT racing 2025 Post by: rikardo on 25 January, 2025, 09:17:34 AM The 2025 Season kicks off with the 24 hours of Daytona as per usual, Round 1 of the IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship.
LMP2 cars will continue to feature in this Championship, the Asian Le Mans Series (ALMS) and the European Le Mans Series (ELMS), but as in 2024 they will not appear in the World Endurance Championship (WEC), except for the 24 hours of Le Mans. GT cars in all the above Championships are as last year, all GT3 spec. Here is the 2025 Calendar with the continuing (and final) Rounds of the Asian Le Mans Series 2024-2025 Season (ALMS). IMSA Round 1, 24 hours of Daytona - Saturday 25 into Sunday 26 January ALMS Round 3, 4 hours of Dubai (Autodrome) - Saturday 8 February, race start 14:10 local / 10:10 GMT ALMS Round 4, 4 hours of Dubai (Autodrome) - Sunday 9 February, race start 14:10 local / 10:10 GMT ALMS Round 5, 4 hours of Abu Dhabi (Yas Marina) - Saturday 15 February ALMS Round 6, 4 hours of Abu Dhabi (Yas Marina) - Sunday 16 February WEC Round 1, Qatar 1812 km - Friday 28 February, race start 12:00 local / 09:00 GMT IMSA Round 2, 12 hours of Sebring - Saturday 15 March, race start 10:10pm local / 3:10pm GMT ELMS Round 1, 4 hours of Barcelona - Sunday 6 April IMSA Round 3, "Grand Prix of Long Beach" - Saturday 12 April, 5:05pm to 6:45pm local / 10:05pm to 11;15pm GMT WEC Round 2, 6 hours of Imola - Sunday 20 April, race start 13:00 local / 14:00 GMT ELMS Round 2, 4 hours of Le Castellet (Paul Ricard) - Sunday 4 May WEC Round 3, 6 hours of Spa-Francorchamps - Saturday 10 May, race start 14:00 local / 13:00 GMT IMSA Round 4, "Course de Monterey" (Laguna Seca) - Sunday 11 May, 3:05pm to 5:50pm local / 8:05pm to 10:50pm GMT IMSA Round 5, "Detroit Grand Prix" - Saturday 31 May, race 3:40pm to 5:20pm local / 8:40pm to 10:20pm GMT WEC Round 4, 24 hours of Le Mans - Saturday 14 June into Sunday 15 June, race start 16:00 local / 15:00 GMT IMSA Round 6, 6 hours of The Glen (Watkins Glen) - Sunday 22 June, race start ELMS Round 3, 4 hours of Imola - Sunday 6 July WEC Round 5, 6 hours of São Paulo - Sunday 13 July, race start 16:30 local / 19:30 GMT IMSA Round 7, "Chevrolet Grand Prix" (Mosport) - Sunday 13 July IMSA Round 8, "IMSA Sportscar Weekend" (Road America) - Sunday 3 August ELMS Round 4, 4 hours of Spa-Francorchamps - Sunday 24 August IMSA Round 9, "Michelin GT Challenge" (Virginia International Raceway/VIR) - Sunday 24 August WEC Round 6, "Lone Star Le Mans" (Circuit Of The Americas/COTA) - Sunday 7 September, race start 13:00 local / 18:00 GMT ELMS Round 5, 4 hours of Silverstone - Sunday 14 September IMSA Round 10, "Battle on The Bricks" (Indianapolis) - Sunday 21 September WEC Round 7, 6 hours of Fuji - Sunday 28 September, race start 11:00 local / 02:00 GMT IMSA Round 11, "Petit Le Mans" (Road Atlanta) - Saturday 11 October ELMS Round 6, 4 hours of Portimão - - Sunday 18 October WEC Round 8, 8 hours of Bahrain - Saturday 8 November, race start 14:00 local / 11:00 GMT Title: Prototype & GT racing 2025 Post by: rikardo on 28 January, 2025, 02:07:16 PM IMSA Sportscar Championship
Round 1 24 hours of Daytona Saturday 25th January (into Sunday 26th) Replay here (Part 1 of 3) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58CZxDrMniI Or you can take the re-cap, but compacting 24 hours into 1 never quite does the race justice https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0YEh9z-UkQ |