IMSA News: 55 entries for 12 Hours of Sebring
The entry list for the second round of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship and Michelin Endurance Cup has been unveiled, featuring a robust field of 55 cars set to tackle the iconic Mobil 1 12 Hours of Sebring next weekend.
Released by IMSA on Wednesday, the lineup includes 11 GTP prototypes, 12 LMP2 machines, 13 GTD Pro contenders, and 19 GTD entries, promising intense competition across all classes.
In the premier GTP category, there are no significant lineup shifts from the season-opening Rolex 24 at Daytona. The lone exception is a car number swap for JDC-Miller Motorsports’ Porsche 963, which will now run as No. 5 thanks to the return of Mustang Sampling sponsorship. The driver trio remains unchanged: Tijmen van der Helm, Nico Pino, and Kaylen Frederick will pilot the privateer entry in this top-tier global sports car series.
LMP2 sees a healthy dozen cars on the grid, bolstered by the addition of JDC-Miller’s Oreca 07 Gibson. The team has tapped Gerry Kraut, Josh Burdon, and Sennan Fielding for the effort, stepping in as AF Corse’s Oreca bows out after its Daytona one-off appearance. Meanwhile, Inter Europol Competition’s second Oreca, which was also Daytona-specific, won’t be making the trip to Sebring.
The GTD Pro class has slimmed down slightly to 13 entries from Daytona’s 15, with the No. 75 Express and GetSpeed Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evos absent as anticipated. A major highlight is Pfaff Motorsports’ global debut of the Lamborghini Temerario GT3, fielded with an all-factory driver lineup of Andrea Caldarelli, Sandy Mitchell, and Franck Perera. Winward Racing rounds out the notable additions with its Mercedes-AMG, driven by Luca Stolz alongside Jason Hart and Scott Noble—this marks the team’s second and likely final GTD Pro outing of the season.
Over in GTD, the field swells to 19 cars with a few tweaks. The No. 28 RS1 Porsche 911 GT3 R Evo has shuffled its roster, bringing in Spencer Pumpelly to replace Eric Zitza. However, Magnus Racing’s Aston Martin Vantage GT3 Evo will sit this one out as part of its partial-season program.
Overall, this year’s entry is one shy of last season’s 56-car turnout and well under the event’s maximum capacity of 62 cars per supplementary regulations. The action kicks off on March 21 at 10:10 a.m. EST, with live coverage available on Peacock.
2026 IMSA 12 Hours of Sebring Entry List
Total Entries: 55
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GRAND TOURING PROTOTYPE (GTP) CAR NO. DRIVERS & NATIONALITY |
TEAM & SPONSOR |
CAR TYPE |
TIRE |
Entries: 11 ENGINE FUEL |
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5 |
(G) Tijmen van der Helm (S) Nico Pino (G) Kaylen Frederick |
NLD CHL USA |
JDC-Miller MotorSports Mustang Sampling / St Jude / Wiha / Cram-a-Lot / Hexagon / OMP / Trofi Pack |
Porsche 963 |
Michelin |
Porsche |
VP R80 |
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6 |
(P) Laurens Vanthoor (P) Kevin Estre (P) Matt Campbell |
BEL FRA AUS |
Porsche Penske Motorsport |
Porsche 963 |
Michelin |
Porsche |
VP R80 |
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7 |
(P) Felipe Nasr (G) Julien Andlauer (G) Laurin Heinrich |
BRA FRA DEU |
Porsche Penske Motorsport |
Porsche 963 |
Michelin |
Porsche |
VP R80 |
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10 |
(P) Ricky Taylor (P) Filipe Albuquerque (P) Will Stevens |
USA PRT GBR |
Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing DEX |
Cadillac V- Series.R |
Michelin |
Cadillac |
VP R80 |
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23 |
(P) Ross Gunn (G) Roman De Angelis (G) Alex Riberas |
GBR CAN ESP |
ASTON MARTIN THOR Team |
Aston Martin Valkyrie |
Michelin |
Aston Martin |
VP R80 |
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24 |
(P) Sheldon van der Linde (P) Dries Vanthoor (P) Robin Frijns |
ZAF BEL NLD |
BMW M Team WRT |
BMW M Hybrid V8 |
Michelin |
BMW |
VP R80 |
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25 |
(P) Philipp Eng (P) Marco Wittmann (P) Kevin Magnussen |
AUT DEU DNK |
BMW M Team WRT |
BMW M Hybrid V8 |
Michelin |
BMW |
VP R80 |
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31 |
(P) Jack Aitken (P) Earl Bamber (P) Frederik Vesti |
GBR NZL DNK |
Cadillac Whelen Cadillac / Whelen |
Cadillac V- Series.R |
Michelin |
Cadillac |
VP R80 |
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40 |
(P) Jordan Taylor (G) Louis Deletraz (P) Colton Herta |
USA CHE USA |
Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing DEX |
Cadillac V- Series.R |
Michelin |
Cadillac |
VP R80 |
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60 |
(P) Tom Blomqvist (G) Colin Braun (P) Scott Dixon |
GBR USA NZL |
Acura Meyer Shank Racing w/Curb Agajanian |
Acura ARX-06 |
Michelin |
Acura |
VP R80 |
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93 |
(P) Renger van der Zande (P) Nick Yelloly (P) Alex Palou |
NLD GBR ESP |
Acura Meyer Shank Racing w/Curb Agajanian |
Acura ARX-06 |
Michelin |
Acura |
VP R80 |
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LE MANS PROTOTYPE 2 (LMP2) CAR NO. DRIVERS & NATIONALITY |
TEAM & SPONSOR |
CAR TYPE |
TIRE |
ENGINE |
Entries: 12 FUEL |
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2 |
(B) Phil Fayer (S) Hunter McElrea (P) Mikkel Jensen |
CAN NZL DNK |
United Autosports USA Nuvei / AssuredPartners / ANCH Property Tech |
ORECA LMP2 07 |
Michelin |
Gibson |
E-20C |
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04 |
(B) George Kurtz (G) Alex Quinn (S) Toby Sowery |
USA GBR GBR |
Crowdstrike Racing by APR |
ORECA LMP2 07 |
Michelin |
Gibson |
E-20C |
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8 |
(B) John Farano (G) Tristan Vautier (S) Sebastian Alvarez |
CAN FRA MEX |
Tower Motorsports Tower Events / Motul |
ORECA LMP2 07 |
Michelin |
Gibson |
E-20C |
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11 |
(B) Tobi Lutke (G) Mathias Beche (S) David Heinemeier Hansson |
CAN CHE DNK |
TDS Racing Shopify |
ORECA LMP2 07 |
Michelin |
Gibson |
E-20C |
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18 |
(B) Naveen Rao (G) Ferdinand Habsburg (S) Jacob Abel |
USA AUT USA |
Era Motorsport [un]conventional ai / Crosley / Abel Construction / Lightspeed |
ORECA LMP2 07 |
Michelin |
Gibson |
E-20C |
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22 |
(B) Daniel Goldburg (P) Paul Di Resta (S) Rasmus Lindh |
USA GBR SWE |
United Autosports USA CSCI / Richard Mille / Invesco QQQ / Wheels Up |
ORECA LMP2 07 |
Michelin |
Gibson |
E-20C |
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37 |
(P) Oliver Jarvis (S) Seth Lucas (B) Jon Field |
GBR USA USA |
Intersport Racing Bricker Design Group / Borchetta Bourbon / Motul / Carlock Automotive |
ORECA LMP2 07 |
Michelin |
Gibson |
E-20C |
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43 |
(G) Tom Dillmann (S) Bijoy Garg (B) Jeremy Clarke |
FRA USA USA |
Inter Europol Competition |
ORECA LMP2 07 |
Michelin |
Gibson |
E-20C |
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52 |
(B) Misha Goikhberg (S) Parker Thompson (P) Harry Tincknell |
CAN CAN GBR |
Bryan Herta Autosport with PR1/Mathiasen In Power / MyPrize |
ORECA LMP2 07 |
Michelin |
Gibson |
E-20C |
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73 |
(P) Pietro Fittipaldi (S) Manuel Espirito Santo (B) Chris Cumming |
BRA PRT CAN |
Pratt Miller Motorsports Evident / Santogal / Mobil 1 |
ORECA LMP2 07 |
Michelin |
Gibson |
E-20C |
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79 |
(B) Gerry Kraut (S) Josh Burdon (S) Sennan Fielding |
USA AUS GBR |
JDC-Miller MotorSports |
ORECA LMP2 07 |
Michelin |
Gibson |
E-20C |
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99 |
(B) PJ Hyett (P) Dane Cameron (S) Jonny Edgar |
USA USA GBR |
AO Racing Mobil 1 |
ORECA LMP2 07 |
Michelin |
Gibson |
E-20C |
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GT DAYTONA PRO (GTD Pro) CAR NO. DRIVERS & NATIONALITY |
TEAM & SPONSOR |
CAR TYPE |
TIRE |
ENGINE |
Entries: 13 FUEL |
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1 |
(G) Neil Verhagen (G) Connor De Phillippi (G) Max Hesse |
USA USA DEU |
Paul Miller Racing I Heart Radio / Paul Miller Auto Group |
BMW M4 GT3 EVO |
Michelin |
BMW |
E-10 |
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3 |
(P) Antonio Garcia (P) Alexander Sims (P) Marvin Kirchhöfer |
ESP GBR DEU |
Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports Oshkosh / Mobil 1 |
Corvette Z06 GT3.R |
Michelin |
Chevrolet |
E-10 |
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4 |
(P) Tommy Milner (P) Nicky Catsburg (G) Nico Varrone |
USA NLD ARG |
Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports Oshkosh / Mobil 1 |
Corvette Z06 GT3.R |
Michelin |
Chevrolet |
E-10 |
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9 |
(P) Andrea Caldarelli (P) Sandy Mitchell (P) Franck Perera |
ITA GBR FRA |
Pfaff Motorsports Lithia & Driveway / Motul / Motomaster / XPEL |
Lamborghini Temerario GT3 |
Michelin |
Lamborghini |
E-10 |
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14 |
(G) Jack Hawksworth (P) Ben Barnicoat (G) Kyle Kirkwood |
GBR GBR USA |
Vasser Sullivan Racing |
Lexus RC F GT3 |
Michelin |
Lexus |
E-10 |
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033 |
(P) James Calado (G) Riccardo Agostini (P) Miguel Molina |
GBR ITA ESP |
Triarsi Competizione Ferrari of Central Florida & Tampa Bay |
Ferrari 296 GT3 EVO |
Michelin |
Ferrari |
E-10 |
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48 |
(B) Scott Noble (S) Jason Hart (P) Luca Stolz |
USA USA DEU |
WINWARD RACING |
Mercedes-AMG GT3 |
Michelin |
Mercedes- AMG |
E-10 |
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59 |
(S) Max Esterson (S) Nikita Johnson (G) Dean MacDonald |
USA USA GBR |
RLL Team McLaren McLaren |
McLaren 720S GT3 EVO |
Michelin |
McLaren |
E-10 |
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62 |
(P) Daniel Serra (P) Davide Rigon (P) Alessandro Pier Guidi |
BRA ITA ITA |
Risi Competizione |
Ferrari 296 GT3 EVO |
Michelin |
Ferrari |
E-10 |
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64 |
(G) Ben Barker (P) Dennis Olsen (P) Mike Rockenfeller |
GBR NOR CHE |
Ford Racing |
Ford Mustang GT3 |
Michelin |
Ford |
E-10 |
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65 |
(P) Christopher Mies (G) Frederic Vervisch (G) Sebastian Priaulx |
DEU BEL GBR |
Ford Racing |
Ford Mustang GT3 |
Michelin |
Ford |
E-10 |
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77 |
(P) Nick Tandy (G) Harry King (G) Alessio Picariello |
GBR GBR BEL |
AO Racing Mobil 1 |
Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) |
Michelin |
Porsche |
E-10 |
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911 |
(P) Thomas Preining (P) Klaus Bachler (P) Ricardo Feller |
AUT AUT CHE |
Manthey |
Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) |
Michelin |
Porsche |
E-10 |
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GT DAYTONA (GTD) CAR NO. DRIVERS & NATIONALITY |
TEAM & SPONSOR |
CAR TYPE |
TIRE |
ENGINE |
Entries: 19 FUEL |
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12 |
(G) Aaron Telitz (S) Benjamin Pedersen (S) Frankie Montecalvo |
USA USA USA |
Vasser Sullivan Racing |
Lexus RC F GT3 |
Michelin |
Lexus |
E-10 |
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13 |
(B) Orey Fidani (G) Matthew Bell (S) Lars Kern |
CAN GBR DEU |
13 Autosport Orlando Corp / Sabelt / Motul / Sonic |
Corvette Z06 GT3.R |
Michelin |
Chevrolet |
E-10 |
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16 |
(B) Sheena Monk (G) Felipe Fraga (S) Jenson Altzman |
USA BRA USA |
Myers Riley Motorsports |
Ford Mustang GT3 |
Michelin |
Ford |
E-10 |
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19 |
(G) Valentin Hasse Clot (S) Rory van der Steur (S) Sébastien Baud |
FRA USA FRA |
van der Steur Racing EFC Systems / Q8 Oils / Dragonfire Tool Storage / Hexis / XShield |
Aston Martin Vantage GT3 Evo |
Michelin |
Aston Martin |
E-10 |
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21 |
(S) Simon Mann (S) Lilou Wadoux Ducellier (P) Antonio Fuoco |
USA FRA ITA |
Af Corse Usa |
Ferrari 296 GT3 EVO |
Michelin |
Ferrari |
E-10 |
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023 |
(S) Onofrio Triarsi (G) Kenton Koch (S) Robert Megennis |
USA USA USA |
Triarsi Competizione Ferrari of Central Florida & Tampa Bay / DavidSW |
Ferrari 296 GT3 EVO |
Michelin |
Ferrari |
E-10 |
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27 |
(G) Tom Gamble (S) Dudu Barrichello (S) Zacharie Robichon |
GBR BRA CAN |
Heart of Racing Team |
Aston Martin Vantage GT3 Evo |
Michelin |
Aston Martin |
E-10 |
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28 |
(G) Jan Heylen (S) Dillon Machavern (S) Spencer Pumpelly |
BEL USA USA |
Rs1 Porsche Naples / Sabelt |
Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) |
Michelin |
Porsche |
E-10 |
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34 |
(S) Manny Franco (P) Albert Costa (S) Lorenzo Patrese |
USA ESP ITA |
Conquest Racing CORSA HORIZON |
Ferrari 296 GT3 EVO |
Michelin |
Ferrari |
E-10 |
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36 |
(S) Mason Filippi (G) Charlie Eastwood (S) Salih Yoluc |
USA IRL TUR |
DXDT Racing Hanley Motorsports / Suco / Wealthspire |
Corvette Z06 GT3.R |
Michelin |
Chevrolet |
E-10 |
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45 |
(S) Danny Formal (G) Trent Hindman (S) Graham Doyle |
CRI USA USA |
Wayne Taylor Racing DEX |
Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2 |
Michelin |
Lamborghini |
E-10 |
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57 |
(S) Russell Ward (G) Philip Ellis (S) Indy Dontje |
USA GBR NLD |
WINWARD RACING TECHEMET / FIRST HORIZON / RAVENOL / CRAIN GROUP |
Mercedes-AMG GT3 |
Michelin |
Mercedes- AMG |
E-10 |
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66 |
(S) Jake Walker (B) Till Bechtolsheimer (G) Joey Hand |
USA GBR USA |
Gradient Racing Myota / MOTUL |
Ford Mustang GT3 |
Michelin |
Ford |
E-10 |
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70 |
(B) Brendan Iribe (G) Frederik Schandorff (S) Ollie Millroy |
USA DNK GBR |
Inception Racing |
Ferrari 296 GT3 EVO |
Michelin |
Ferrari |
E-10 |
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80 |
(G) Scott Andrews (S) Lin Hodenius (S) James Roe |
AUS NLD IRL |
Lone Star Racing Lone Star Racing / Flow Traders / Ring Power |
Mercedes-AMG GT3 |
Michelin |
Mercedes- AMG |
E-10 |
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81 |
(B) Henrik Hedman (G) Giacomo Altoè (S) Casper Stevenson |
SWE ITA GBR |
DragonSpeed 10 Star |
Corvette Z06 GT3.R |
Michelin |
Chevrolet |
E-10 |
|
96 |
(S) Patrick Gallagher (G) Robby Foley (S) Francis Selldorff |
USA USA USA |
Turner Motorsport Liqui Moly / H&R Springs / Belle Haven |
BMW M4 GT3 EVO |
Michelin |
BMW |
E-10 |
|
120 |
(S) Adam Adelson (S) Tom Sargent (P) Callum Ilott |
USA AUS GBR |
Wright Motorsports |
Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) |
Michelin |
Porsche |
E-10 |
|
912 |
(S) Riccardo Pera (G) Morris Schuring (B) Ryan Hardwick |
ITA NLD USA |
Manthey 1St Phorm |
Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) |
Michelin |
Porsche |
E-10 |