IMSA circuit

Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta

Braselton, Georgia, USA

Motul Petit Le Mans — the IMSA season finale

Storylines to watch

The title comes down to Road Atlanta again

As the eleventh and final round of the 2026 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, Petit Le Mans is once more positioned to decide the GTP crown. In each of the last three years the championship has been settled here — often by a car that didn’t win the race itself.

Cadillac defends the race it has owned lately

The No. 31 Cadillac of Aitken, Bamber and Vesti won the 2025 running, and Cadillac now has five Petit Le Mans wins — the most of any manufacturer in the modern era. The marque arrives as the form pick at a circuit that has suited the V-Series.R.

Porsche brings the reigning champions

The No. 7 Porsche 963 of Matt Campbell and Mathieu Jaminet took the 2025 GTP Drivers’ Championship, finishing third in the race while sealing the title. Porsche Penske Motorsport returns as the team to beat on points even when the trophy goes elsewhere.

Recent winners

Newest first.

Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta race winners, recent era
Year	Winner	Team	Notes
2025	Jack Aitken, Earl Bamber, Frederik Vesti	Cadillac Whelen #31	Cadillac V-Series.R — Won the race outright; the GTP title went to the No. 7 Porsche of Campbell and Jaminet.
2024	Sébastien Bourdais, Scott Dixon, Renger van der Zande	Cadillac Racing #01	Cadillac V-Series.R — Season finale; the GTP title went to the No. 7 Porsche of Cameron and Nasr.
2023	Tom Blomqvist, Hélio Castroneves, Colin Braun	Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian #60	Acura ARX-06 — Clinched the GTP title for Derani and Sims; MSR's final sportscar appearance.
2022	Tom Blomqvist, Hélio Castroneves, Oliver Jarvis	Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian #60	Acura ARX-05 — Blomqvist and Jarvis took the DPi Drivers’ Championship by winning.
2021	Jonathan Bomarito, Oliver Jarvis, Harry Tincknell	Mazda Motorsports #55	Mazda RT24-P — The last race for the GTLM class and for Mazda's prototype programme.
2020	Ryan Briscoe, Scott Dixon, Renger van der Zande	Konica Minolta Cadillac #10	Cadillac DPi-V.R — Won after the leading Acura and Cadillac collided in the closing minutes; 460 laps.
2019	Felipe Nasr, Pipo Derani, Eric Curran	Whelen Engineering Racing #31	Cadillac DPi-V.R — A race-record distance of 465 laps.
2018	Ryan Hunter-Reay, Jordan Taylor, Renger van der Zande	Wayne Taylor Racing #10	Cadillac DPi-V.R — The last IMSA event on Continental tyres before the switch to Michelin.
2017	Ryan Dalziel, Brendon Hartley, Scott Sharp	Tequila Patrón ESM #2	Nissan Onroak DPi — Season finale of the first DPi year.
2016	John Pew, Oswaldo Negri Jr., Olivier Pla	Michael Shank Racing with Curb Agajanian #60	Ligier JS P2 (Honda)
2015	Nick Tandy, Patrick Pilet, Richard Lietz	Porsche North America #911	Porsche 911 RSR — Rain-shortened to 8 hours — the first time a GT car won Petit Le Mans overall.
2014	Jordan Taylor, Ricky Taylor, Max Angelelli	Wayne Taylor Racing #10	Corvette DP (Dallara) — First Petit Le Mans of the unified Tudor United SportsCar Championship.
2013	Neel Jani, Nicolas Prost, Nick Heidfeld	Rebellion Racing #12	Lola B12/60 (Toyota) — The final event of the American Le Mans Series; covered 1,000 miles.
2012	Neel Jani, Nicolas Prost, Andrea Belicchi	Rebellion Racing #12	Lola B12/60 (Toyota) — Pole and win by a three-lap margin.
2011	Franck Montagny, Stéphane Sarrazin, Alexander Wurz	Peugeot Sport Total #8	Peugeot 908 — Final round of the 2011 American Le Mans Series.
2010	Franck Montagny, Stéphane Sarrazin, Pedro Lamy	Team Peugeot Total #08	Peugeot 908 HDi FAP — Diesel-powered Peugeot; 394 laps.

All-time leaders

Most Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta wins, across all eras.

1
Rinaldo Capello
5 wins · 2000, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2008
The outright Petit Le Mans record, all in the Audi LMP1 era.
2
Allan McNish
4 wins · 2000, 2006, 2007, 2008
3
Renger van der Zande
3 wins · 2018, 2020, 2024
The active-era leader.
4
Franck Montagny
3 wins · 2009, 2010, 2011
5
Stéphane Sarrazin
3 wins · 2009, 2010, 2011

Manufacturer wins

All-time overall wins by manufacturer at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta.

1
Audi
9 wins
2000–2008
The dominant marque of the ALMS era at Road Atlanta.
2
Cadillac
5 wins
2018, 2019, 2020, 2024, 2025
The modern Petit Le Mans benchmark across the DPi and GTP eras.
3
Peugeot
3 wins
2009, 2010, 2011
4
Acura
2 wins
2022, 2023

Records

Most overall wins (driver)

Rinaldo Capello

5 wins · 2008

2000, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2008.

Most overall wins (manufacturer)

Audi

9 wins · 2008

Won every Petit Le Mans from 2000 to 2008 bar none in the ALMS era.

Race-record distance

No. 31 Whelen Engineering Cadillac

465 laps · 2019

Nasr / Derani / Curran covered a race-record distance.

First GT car to win overall

No. 911 Porsche 911 RSR

Overall win · 2015

In a rain-shortened 8-hour race — the only time a GT car has won Petit Le Mans outright.

Circuit facts

Circuit length: 4.09 km (2.54 mi)
Turns: 12
Track opened: 1970
First Petit Le Mans: 1998
Race length: 10 hours
Format: 10 hours or 1,000 miles

Traditions & lore

What makes Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta feel like more than another race weekend.

The season finale — and the title decider

Petit Le Mans has closed the championship year for almost its entire history, repeatedly settling the title at the flag.

For essentially its whole modern history Petit Le Mans has been the last race of the year — first as the American Le Mans Series finale, now as the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship finale. Because it comes last, it is repeatedly a championship decider.

That produces one of endurance racing's quirks: the car that wins the race often isn't the car that wins the title. In 2022 Blomqvist and Jarvis clinched the DPi crown by winning, but in 2023, 2024 and 2025 the GTP Drivers' Championship was settled at Road Atlanta even though the title-winning car didn't win the race.

Is Petit Le Mans the IMSA season finale?

Yes. Petit Le Mans at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta is the traditional finale of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, run in October. Because it closes the season it is frequently a title decider — and the championship-winning car often finishes behind the race winner on the day.

A “little Le Mans” by design

Created in 1998 in collaboration with the Automobile Club de l’Ouest, the race is a deliberate American homage to the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

Petit Le Mans was created in 1998 by Road Atlanta owner Don Panoz in collaboration with the Automobile Club de l'Ouest — the same body that runs the 24 Hours of Le Mans. That partnership is the literal origin of the name ("little Le Mans") and the race's direct connection to the French enduro.

The ACO link is what spun the American Le Mans Series out of this event, and the Le Mans-style multi-class format — prototypes and GT cars sharing the track — has been the race's identity from the start.

Road Atlanta and the run into the night

A fast, hilly 2.54-mile course defined by its downhill esses, run from afternoon into darkness over ten hours.

Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta is a 2.54-mile, twelve-turn permanent road course defined by significant elevation changes and high-speed sections — its signature being the downhill esses and the blind, cresting final corner.

The 10-hour format (historically 10 hours or 1,000 miles, whichever came first) means the race runs from afternoon into full darkness. Weather has been a recurring character: in 2015 a GT Porsche won overall for the first time ever after the race was halted at eight hours amid heavy rain, darkness and hydroplaning.

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Storylines to watch

The title comes down to Road Atlanta again

Cadillac defends the race it has owned lately

Porsche brings the reigning champions

Recent winners

Newest first.

Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta race winners, recent era
Year	Winner	Team	Notes
2025	Jack Aitken, Earl Bamber, Frederik Vesti	Cadillac Whelen #31	Cadillac V-Series.R — Won the race outright; the GTP title went to the No. 7 Porsche of Campbell and Jaminet.
2024	Sébastien Bourdais, Scott Dixon, Renger van der Zande	Cadillac Racing #01	Cadillac V-Series.R — Season finale; the GTP title went to the No. 7 Porsche of Cameron and Nasr.
2023	Tom Blomqvist, Hélio Castroneves, Colin Braun	Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian #60	Acura ARX-06 — Clinched the GTP title for Derani and Sims; MSR's final sportscar appearance.
2022	Tom Blomqvist, Hélio Castroneves, Oliver Jarvis	Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian #60	Acura ARX-05 — Blomqvist and Jarvis took the DPi Drivers’ Championship by winning.
2021	Jonathan Bomarito, Oliver Jarvis, Harry Tincknell	Mazda Motorsports #55	Mazda RT24-P — The last race for the GTLM class and for Mazda's prototype programme.
2020	Ryan Briscoe, Scott Dixon, Renger van der Zande	Konica Minolta Cadillac #10	Cadillac DPi-V.R — Won after the leading Acura and Cadillac collided in the closing minutes; 460 laps.
2019	Felipe Nasr, Pipo Derani, Eric Curran	Whelen Engineering Racing #31	Cadillac DPi-V.R — A race-record distance of 465 laps.
2018	Ryan Hunter-Reay, Jordan Taylor, Renger van der Zande	Wayne Taylor Racing #10	Cadillac DPi-V.R — The last IMSA event on Continental tyres before the switch to Michelin.
2017	Ryan Dalziel, Brendon Hartley, Scott Sharp	Tequila Patrón ESM #2	Nissan Onroak DPi — Season finale of the first DPi year.
2016	John Pew, Oswaldo Negri Jr., Olivier Pla	Michael Shank Racing with Curb Agajanian #60	Ligier JS P2 (Honda)
2015	Nick Tandy, Patrick Pilet, Richard Lietz	Porsche North America #911	Porsche 911 RSR — Rain-shortened to 8 hours — the first time a GT car won Petit Le Mans overall.
2014	Jordan Taylor, Ricky Taylor, Max Angelelli	Wayne Taylor Racing #10	Corvette DP (Dallara) — First Petit Le Mans of the unified Tudor United SportsCar Championship.
2013	Neel Jani, Nicolas Prost, Nick Heidfeld	Rebellion Racing #12	Lola B12/60 (Toyota) — The final event of the American Le Mans Series; covered 1,000 miles.
2012	Neel Jani, Nicolas Prost, Andrea Belicchi	Rebellion Racing #12	Lola B12/60 (Toyota) — Pole and win by a three-lap margin.
2011	Franck Montagny, Stéphane Sarrazin, Alexander Wurz	Peugeot Sport Total #8	Peugeot 908 — Final round of the 2011 American Le Mans Series.
2010	Franck Montagny, Stéphane Sarrazin, Pedro Lamy	Team Peugeot Total #08	Peugeot 908 HDi FAP — Diesel-powered Peugeot; 394 laps.

All-time leaders

Most Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta wins, across all eras.

Rinaldo Capello

5 wins · 2000, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2008

The outright Petit Le Mans record, all in the Audi LMP1 era.

Allan McNish

4 wins · 2000, 2006, 2007, 2008

Renger van der Zande

3 wins · 2018, 2020, 2024

The active-era leader.

Franck Montagny

3 wins · 2009, 2010, 2011

Stéphane Sarrazin

3 wins · 2009, 2010, 2011

Manufacturer wins

All-time overall wins by manufacturer at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta.

Audi

9 wins

2000–2008

The dominant marque of the ALMS era at Road Atlanta.

Cadillac

5 wins

2018, 2019, 2020, 2024, 2025

The modern Petit Le Mans benchmark across the DPi and GTP eras.

Peugeot

3 wins

2009, 2010, 2011

Acura

2 wins

2022, 2023

Records

Most overall wins (driver)

Rinaldo Capello

5 wins · 2008

2000, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2008.

Most overall wins (manufacturer)

Audi

9 wins · 2008

Won every Petit Le Mans from 2000 to 2008 bar none in the ALMS era.

Race-record distance

No. 31 Whelen Engineering Cadillac

465 laps · 2019

Nasr / Derani / Curran covered a race-record distance.

First GT car to win overall

No. 911 Porsche 911 RSR

Overall win · 2015

In a rain-shortened 8-hour race — the only time a GT car has won Petit Le Mans outright.