IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Countdown

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IMSA WEATHERTECH SPORTSCAR CHAMPIONSHIP • 2026 SEASON

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Monterey SportsCar Championship — Laguna Seca
Race start (ET): Sun 03 May 2026, 4:10 PM ET
Countdown uses officially published IMSA race-session times and is displayed in Eastern Time (ET).

Latest Result

IMSA WEATHERTECH SPORTSCAR CHAMPIONSHIP • ROUND 3 • LONG BEACH

Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach

Long Beach Street Circuit | 18 April 2026

Long Beach was not a headline weekend for Aston Martin on paper, but it still offered useful context. The No. 23 Aston Martin Valkyrie finished ninth in GTP after briefly running as high as fourth before restart contact cost it ground. In GTD, the No. 27 Heart of Racing Aston Martin Vantage GT3 Evo finished 10th after a drive-through penalty interrupted what had looked like a stronger run.

GTP — Aston Martin Focus
Pos Car Team Notes
9 #23 Aston Martin Valkyrie Aston Martin THOR Team Ran as high as 4th
GTD — Aston Martin Focus
Pos Car Team Notes
10 #27 Aston Martin Vantage GT3 Evo Heart of Racing Team Drive-through penalty

Championship Standings

AFTER ROUND 3 • PROVISIONAL
GTP Manufacturers
Pos Manufacturer Pts
1Porsche1088
2Cadillac1057
3Acura1032
4BMW948
5Aston Martin858
GTP Team — Aston Martin Focus
Pos No. Team Pts
9 23 ASTON MARTIN THOR Team 716
GTP Drivers — Aston Martin Focus
Pos Drivers Pts
10 Alex Riberas / Roman De Angelis / Ross Gunn 472
28 Marco Sørensen 231
GTD Teams — Aston Martin Focus
Pos No. Team Pts
1 27 Heart of Racing Team 930
GTD Manufacturers
Pos Manufacturer Pts
1Ferrari1008
2Aston Martin990
3Mercedes-AMG962
4Chevrolet917
5BMW906

Aston Martin’s IMSA story currently has two distinct strands. In GTP, the Valkyrie programme is still building race-by-race and the emphasis is on steady progress. In GTD, Heart of Racing remains much more established, and despite a compromised Long Beach result it still leaves the round leading the team standings.