2025 Mazda MX-5 Cup
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Motor racing competition
The 2025 Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup Presented By Michelin is a single-make motor racing championship, the 21st season of the Mazda MX-5 Cup and the 5th sanctioned by the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA). The series began on January 23 at Daytona International Speedway, and will conclude on October 11 at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta after 14 rounds.
Gresham Wagner is the defending champion, having won his second series title in 2024.
Schedule
[edit ]The schedule was announced on October 16, 2024, featuring 14 rounds across seven double-header weekends.[1] In a change from the 2024 calendar, rounds at St. Petersburg and Barber were added, while events at Sebring and Laguna Seca were dropped. All races are 45 minutes in length.
| Round | Circuit | Location | Dates | Supporting | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R1 | Daytona International Speedway (Road Course) | Florida Daytona Beach, Florida | January 22–24 | IMSA SportsCar Championship |
| R2 | |||||
| 2 | R3 | Grand Prix of St. Petersburg | Florida St. Petersburg, Florida | February 28–March 2 | IndyCar Series |
| R4 | |||||
| 3 | R5 | Barber Motorsports Park | Alabama Birmingham, Alabama | May 2–4 | IndyCar Series |
| R6 | |||||
| 4 | R7 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | Ohio Lexington, Ohio | June 6–8 | Michelin Pilot Challenge |
| R8 | |||||
| 5 | R9 | Canadian Tire Motorsports Park | Ontario Toronto, Ontario, Canada | July 11–13 | IMSA SportsCar Championship |
| R10 | |||||
| 6 | R11 | Virginia International Raceway | Virginia Alton, Virginia | August 22–24 | IMSA SportsCar Championship |
| R12 | |||||
| 7 | R13 | Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta | Georgia (U.S. state) Braselton, Georgia | October 8–10 | IMSA SportsCar Championship |
| R14 | |||||
| Source:[2] | |||||
Entry list
[edit ]All competitors utilize the Mazda MX-5 Cup car, modified to their homologated racing specification by Flis Performance.
| Team | No. | Driver | Rounds | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hendricks Motorsports | 01 | United States Ruben Caceres-Martos | R | 1 |
| 31 | United States Ashlyn Speed | 1 | ||
| 54 | United States Heather Hadley | 1 | ||
| JTR Motorsports Engineering | 07 | United States Julian DaCosta | 1 | |
| 6 | United States Cody Powell | 1 | ||
| 11 | New Zealand Bailey Cruse | R | 1 | |
| 15 | United States Sally Mott | 1 | ||
| 26 | United States Peter Atwater | 1 | ||
| 69 | United States Glenn McGee | 1 | ||
| 96 | United States Jared Thomas | 1 | ||
| McCumbee McAleer Racing | 3 | United States Ren Messinger | R | 1 |
| 5 | United States Gresham Wagner | 1 | ||
| 22 | United States Jeremy Fletcher | 1 | ||
| 23 | United States Justin Adakonis | R | 1 | |
| 44 | United States Bobby Gossett | R | 1 | |
| RAFA Racing Team by MMR | 12 | Uruguay Maite Cáceres | R | 1 |
| 81 | France Caroline Candas | 1 | ||
| BSI Racing | 13 | United States Westin Workman | 1 | |
| 27 | Mexico Helio Meza | R | 1 | |
| 32 | United States Christian Hodneland | 1 | ||
| 57 | United States Tyler Gonzalez | 1 | ||
| 80 | United States Ethan Tyler | 1 | ||
| 86 | United States Jagger Jones | 1 | ||
| 95 | United States Farhan Siddiqi | 1 | ||
| Saito Motorsport Group | 19 | United States Nate Cicero | 1 | |
| 29 | United States Ethan Goulart | R | 1 | |
| AAG Racing | 28 | United States Christopher Haldeman | 1 | |
| 58 | United States Todd Buras | 1 | ||
| 76 | United States Frankie Barroso | R | 1 | |
| 77 | United States Noah Harmon | R | 1 | |
| Spark Performance | 33 | United States Alex Bachoura | 1 | |
| 50 | United States Grant West | 1 | ||
| 65 | United States Bryce Cornet | 1 | ||
| 78 | United States Sally McNulty | R | 1 | |
| Parker DeLong Racing | 42 | United States Parker DeLong | 1 | |
| Advanced Autosports | 56 | United States Nathan Nicholson | 1 | |
| Sources:[3] | ||||
R = Eligible for Rookie's Championship
Race results
[edit ]Bold indicates overall winner.
| Round | Circuit | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning Driver | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R1 | Daytona | United States #19 Saito Motorsport Group | United States #5 McCumbee McAleer Racing | United States #57 BSI Racing |
| United States Nate Cicero | United States Gresham Wagner | United States Tyler Gonzalez | |||
| R2 | United States #19 Saito Motorsport Group | United States #22 McCumbee McAleer Racing | United States #96 JTR Motorsports Engineering | ||
| United States Nate Cicero | United States Jeremy Fletcher | United States Jared Thomas | |||
| 2 | R1 | St. Petersburg | |||
| R2 | |||||
| 3 | R1 | Barber | |||
| R2 | |||||
| 4 | R1 | Mid-Ohio | |||
| R2 | |||||
| 5 | R1 | Mosport | |||
| R2 | |||||
| 6 | R1 | Virginia | |||
| R2 | |||||
| 7 | R1 | Road Atlanta | |||
| R2 | |||||
Championship standings
[edit ]Points system
[edit ]Championship points are awarded at the finish of each event according to the chart below.[4]
| Position | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 350 | 320 | 300 | 280 | 260 | 250 | 240 | 230 | 220 | 210 | 200 | 190 | 180 | 170 | 160 | 150 | 140 | 130 | 120 | 110 | 100 | 90 | 80 | 70 | 60 | 50 | 40 | 30 | 20 | 10 |
Driver's championship
[edit ]IMSA recognizes driver champions based on the total number of championship points earned during the season.
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†: Post-event penalty. Car moved to back of class.
References
[edit ]- ^ "Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup Unveils 2025 Schedule". mx-5cup.com. October 16, 2024. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
- ^ "Schedule". mx-5cup.com. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
- ^ "03_MX-5 PreRace Entry List.pdf" (PDF). January 23, 2025. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
- ^ "2025 IMSA Sporting Regulations (and SSR) for the MX-5 Cup" (PDF). mx-5cup.com. Retrieved January 27, 2025.