IMSA 10 hour race - last of the season is running now 10/11/25
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Dan Harper, Max Hesse and Connor de Phillippi delivered the GTD Pro class victory for Paul Miller Racing at Motul Petit Le Mans, while Antonio Garcia and Alexander Sims captured the championship in class by finishing third.
The No. 48 BMW M4 GT3 EVO crossed the line with a margin of a lap after ten hours of racing, with the No. 4 Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R of Tommy Milner, Nicky Catsburg and Nico Varrone second.
After starting the race from pole position, the No. 48 crew delivered a largely commanding run to their second victory of the season, following on from a breakthrough win at the Battle on the Bricks at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Harper completed what would turn out to be the race-winning pass when he fought his way past Catsburg’s off-sequence Corvette at Turns 3 and 4 with just over an hour remaining.
The No. 3 Corvette finished third in class, which was enough for Sims and Garcia to take the GTD Pro championship.
Notably, Garcia took a fifth WeatherTech Championship title, adding to previous GTLM crowns secured in 2017, 2018, 2020 and 2021.
The Anglo-Spanish pairing came into the finale with a small lead over DragonSpeed driver Albert Costa.
However, Costa saw his bid for the title apart fall under the cover of darkness.
He first suffered a significant setback when the No. 81 Ferrari 296 GT3 was given a drive-through penalty as a wheel was left unattended in the pits.
Moments later, Costa was spun round at Turn 10 after contact with the No. 21 AF Corse Ferrari of Alessandro Pier Guidi, although the Spaniard was able to continue.
However, DragonSpeed’s title bid received what was effectively the final hammer blow when a second drive-through was handed out due to an incident involving Sebastian Priaulx’s No. 64 Ford Mustang GT3.
Priaulx, Mike Rockenfeller and Ben Barker finished the race in fourth ahead of the No. 65 machine of Christopher Mies, Frederic Vervisch and Dennis Olsen.
It’s García’s sixth IMSA Championship as a Corvette Racing factory driver & fifth since the reunification of American sports car racing.
Chevrolet also clinched the GTD PRO manufacturers’ championship.
The No. 48 BMW M4 GT3 EVO crossed the line with a margin of a lap after ten hours of racing, with the No. 4 Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R of Tommy Milner, Nicky Catsburg and Nico Varrone second.
After starting the race from pole position, the No. 48 crew delivered a largely commanding run to their second victory of the season, following on from a breakthrough win at the Battle on the Bricks at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Harper completed what would turn out to be the race-winning pass when he fought his way past Catsburg’s off-sequence Corvette at Turns 3 and 4 with just over an hour remaining.
The No. 3 Corvette finished third in class, which was enough for Sims and Garcia to take the GTD Pro championship.
Notably, Garcia took a fifth WeatherTech Championship title, adding to previous GTLM crowns secured in 2017, 2018, 2020 and 2021.
The Anglo-Spanish pairing came into the finale with a small lead over DragonSpeed driver Albert Costa.
However, Costa saw his bid for the title apart fall under the cover of darkness.
He first suffered a significant setback when the No. 81 Ferrari 296 GT3 was given a drive-through penalty as a wheel was left unattended in the pits.
Moments later, Costa was spun round at Turn 10 after contact with the No. 21 AF Corse Ferrari of Alessandro Pier Guidi, although the Spaniard was able to continue.
However, DragonSpeed’s title bid received what was effectively the final hammer blow when a second drive-through was handed out due to an incident involving Sebastian Priaulx’s No. 64 Ford Mustang GT3.
Priaulx, Mike Rockenfeller and Ben Barker finished the race in fourth ahead of the No. 65 machine of Christopher Mies, Frederic Vervisch and Dennis Olsen.
It’s García’s sixth IMSA Championship as a Corvette Racing factory driver & fifth since the reunification of American sports car racing.
Chevrolet also clinched the GTD PRO manufacturers’ championship.