Porsche Carrera Cup North America returns to the longest track on the calendar, the four-mile Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. Round Five of the championship is part of the six-hour IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Endurance Grand Prix race weekend.
 
The event features a trio of races – the regularly schedule doubleheader for Road America and the make-up race from the postponed event at Miami International Autodrome. The pair of 40-minute races on Friday, 31 July will count as the regularly scheduled races for Road America. The race on Saturday, 1 August serves as the Miami round and is open only to those originally entered at the Miami race. That round was postponed due to potential weather on the Formula One weekend.
 
Carrera Cup has visited Road America in each of its five prior seasons. This will be the first visit for the combination of the Porsche 911 Cup (Type 992.2) and , both new to the championship in 2026.
 
Tyler Maxson is currently leading the Mobil Pro Class, attempting to give TOPP Racing back-to-back championships following Ryan Yardley’s title a season ago. Maxson has 147 points, followed by Aaron Jeansonne (Kellymoss) and Callum Hedge (JDX Racing) tied with 110.
 
Closing the gap won’t be easy. Maxson won the second race at Road America last year. That was his first career win of six total to date. Patrick Mulcahy is seven-for-seven this year to lead the Solairus Aviation Pro-Am class, while Marco Cirone holds a 146-119 advantage in the Solairus Aviation Masters class.
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IMSA SportsCar Endurance Grand Prix fast facts.

Field.

22 Porsche 911 Cup race cars are entered for Round 5 at Road America
  • Mobil Pro Class. 12
  • Solairus Aviation Pro-Am Class. 2
  • Solairus Aviation Masters Class. 8
  • Teams. 8 race teams across all three classes

Track record.

2:07.586, 2023, Riley Dickinson, Kellymoss Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (Type 992.1)
 

2025 Race winners.

  • Mobil Pro Class.
    • Race 1, Jimm Llibre, ACI Motorsports
    • Race 2, Tyler Maxson, TOPP Racing
  • Solairus Aviation Pro-Am Class.
    • Races 1 & 2, JP Martinez, ACI Motorsports
  • Solairus Aviation Masters Class.
    • Race 1, Peter Atwater, JTR Motorsports Engineering
    • Race 2, Scott Blind, Ruckus Racing

2026 Championship Leaders.

  • Mobil Pro Class.
    • Tyler Maxson, TOPP Racing
  • Solairus Aviation Pro-Am Class.
    • Patrick Mulcahy, ACI Motorsports
  • Solairus Aviation Masters Class.
    • Marco Circone, ACI Motorsports
  • Rookie.
    • Cole Kleck, TOPP Racing
  • Team.
    • TOPP Racing

Schedule.

All times Central
  • Thursday, 30 July.
    8:30 – 9:10am | Practice 1
    11:15 – 11:55am | Practice 2
    3:45 – 4:15pm | Qualifying
  • Friday, 31 July.
    10:25 – 11:05am | Race 1 (40 minutes)
    2:45 – 3:25pm | Race 2 (40 minutes)
  • Saturday, 1 August.
    8:50 – 9:30am | Miami make-up Race 2 (40 minutes)
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Miami make-up.

Miami’s second race was postponed when weather moved into the area to ensure the Formula One race was run to completion. Only those entered at Miami are eligible for the Saturday morning race, and it will use the grid set at Miami. That puts Callum Hedge (JDX Racing) on pole position alongside Janne Stiak (ACI Motorsports), with Aaron Jeansonne and Tyler Maxson in row two.

Driver development workshop.

Members of the Porsche Junior program and the Porsche Mobil 1 Female Driver program for a visit to the Team Penske headquarters and a hands-on training day at PitFit. Drivers learned more about the success of Team Penske across all of their programs, including Porsche Penske Motorsport, and participated in classroom sessions that covered race week preparation, partnerships and more. The Porsche Motorsport North America Driver Development Workshop has been hosted at Team Penske HQ for the last three consecutive years.
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2027 Carrera Cup calendar revealed.

Though only halfway through the 2026 season, Porsche Motorsport North America recently posted the 2027 schedule. Among the highlights are a on the 24 Hour race weekend. Porsche currently owns 21 wins in the endurance race, including a three-race win streak.

Causing a Ruckus.

Defending Solairus Aviation Masters class champ Scott Blind had a tough opening weekend at Sebring, but since then has rebounded to get back into contention for the 2026 title. He currently trails leader Marco Cirone by 27 points, but has landed on the podium in four of the past five races.
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Class descriptions.

Mobil Pro Class.
The highest level of competition in the Porsche Carrera Cup North America. The class is recognized through its orange color scheme. The car entry number will be delineated in orange on the doors, the windshield and rear glass. Headlight covers will be clear with orange cross-marks, with the addition of orange highlights on the front bumper splitters.

Solairus Aviation Pro-Am Class.
Restricted to drivers who are 35 years old or older as of 1 January, 2026. The class is recognized through its green color scheme. The car entry number will be delineated in green on the doors, the windshield and rear glass. Headlight covers will be clear with green cross-marks, with the addition of green highlights on the front bumper splitters.

Solairus Aviation Masters Class.
This class is open to drivers who are 50 years old or older as of 1 January, 2026. The class is recognized through its yellow color scheme. The car entry number will be delineated in yellow on the doors, the windshield and rear glass. Headlight covers will be clear with yellow cross-marks, with the addition of yellow highlights on the front bumper splitters.

Entry list.

The full Porsche Carrera Cup North America entry list can be found by clicking here.

Points & results.

Event results and current points for Porsche Carrera Cup North America can be found by clicking here.

Broadcast.

All Porsche Carrera Cup North America races stream live – and are available to watch anytime – on the Porsche Motorsport North America YouTube channel. Stay up-to-date on all the latest news by following Porsche Motorsport North America on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, Threads, and Twitter, and by subscribing to the newsletter.

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