2026 Porsche Carrera Cup North America

The 2026 Porsche Carrera Cup North America is the sixth season of the Porsche Carrera Cup North America. It began on March 18 at Sebring International Raceway and will end on October 25 at Circuit of the Americas.

The 2026 season is the first with the new Porsche 911 (992 II) GT3 Cup, which is based on the 992.2 generation of the 911.[1][2]

Calendar

The calendar was released on October 20, 2025, featuring eight rounds.[3]

Round Circuit Date
1 Sebring International Raceway, Sebring, Florida March 18–20
2 Grand Prix of Long Beach, Long Beach, California April 17–19
3 Miami International Autodrome, Miami Gardens, Florida May 1–3
4 Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen, New York June 25–27
5 Road America, Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin July 30–August 1
6 Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway, Indiana September 17–19
7 Road Atlanta, Braselton, Georgia September 30–October 2
8 Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas October 23–25
Source:[4]
  Race is part of ANDIAL Cup

Entry list

Team No. Driver Class Rounds
Czabok-Simpson Motorsport 3 Nikita Lastochkin[5][a] P 1
ACI Motorsports[6] 6 Alex Pratt[7] P 1
18 Richard Edge[7] M 1
39 John Jodoin[7] P 1
40 Janne Stiak[8] P 1
54 Patrick Mulcahy PA 1
88 Marco Cirone[7] M 1
GMG Racing 7 JCD Dubets P 1
14 James Sofronas PA 1
JDX Racing 9 Callum Hedge P 1
23 Connor Bloum P 1
37 Sabré Cook[9] P 1
60 Kevin Stadtlander M 1
Kellymoss 24 Aaron Jeansonne P 1
29 Josh Conley PA 1
57 John Goetz M 1
68 Chris Bellomo M 1
71 Paul Bocuse P 1
80 Kayden Kelly M 1
99 Alan Metni P 1
Scalzo Autosport 26 Alain Scalzo M 1
van der Steur Racing 28 Brady Behrman PA 1
Ruckus Racing 45 Scott Blind M 1
JTR Motorsports Engineering 53 Rob Walker M 1
96 Jared Thomas P 1
Topp Racing 77 Cole Kleck[10] P 1
78 Tyler Maxson[11] P 1
Source:[12]
Icon Class
P Pro Cup
PA Pro-Am Cup
M Masters Cup
Guest drivers ineligible to score points

Race results

Round Circuit Pole position Overall winner Winning team Pro-Am winner Masters winner
1 Sebring International Raceway Tyler Maxson Tyler Maxson Topp Racing Patrick Mulcahy Marco Cirone
2 Tyler Maxson Tyler Maxson Topp Racing Patrick Mulcahy Marco Cirone
3 Grand Prix of Long Beach
4
5 Miami International Autodrome
6
7 Watkins Glen International
8
9 Road America
10
11 Indianapolis Motor Speedway
12
13 Road Atlanta
14
15 Circuit of the Americas
16

Championship standings

Points system

Championship points are awarded in each class at the finish of each event. Points are awarded based on finishing positions in the race as shown in the chart below.

Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th  Pole   FL 
Points 25 20 17 14 12 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 2 1

For the Pro-Am and Masters championships, the lowest two race results before the final round are dropped. All pole position and fastest lap points are retained.

Drivers' Championship

Teams' Championship

References

  1. ^ "The new 911 Cup – stronger performance for the successful onemake model". conceptcarz.com. August 10, 2025. Archived from the original on January 17, 2026. Retrieved January 17, 2026.
  2. ^ "Porsche develops 911 Cup race car for 2026 season launch". newsroom.porsche.com. Porsche Newsroom. July 18, 2025. Archived from the original on November 24, 2025. Retrieved January 17, 2026.
  3. ^ "Porsche Carrera Cup NA Returning to Long Beach in 2026". Performance Racing Industry. October 21, 2025. Retrieved February 12, 2026.
  4. ^ Cornelison, Justin (October 20, 2025). "2026 Porsche Carrera Cup North America calendar unveiled". Porsche Carrera Cup North America. Retrieved February 12, 2026.
  5. ^ Dagys, John (October 29, 2025). "Lastochkin Confirmed in First CSM Entry". Sportscar365. Retrieved March 2, 2026.
  6. ^ Dagys, John (October 31, 2025). "ACI Confirms Expansion in Multi-Series Porsche Program". Sportscar365. Retrieved February 12, 2026.
  7. ^ a b c d Dagys, John (February 16, 2026). "ACI Confirms Five-Car Carrera Cup Program". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved February 16, 2026.
  8. ^ Dagys, John (February 17, 2026). "Stiak to Make U.S. Debut in Sixth ACI Entry". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved February 17, 2026.
  9. ^ Dagys, John (March 2, 2026). "Cook to Continue With JDX for Second Season". Sportscar365. Retrieved March 2, 2026.
  10. ^ "Reigning champs looking to stay on "Topp" in 2026". Porsche Sport. February 21, 2026. Retrieved February 21, 2026.
  11. ^ Dagys, John (January 27, 2026). "Maxson to Continue With Topp for Second Season". Sportscar365. Retrieved February 12, 2026.
  12. ^ "Sebring International Raceway Official Entry List" (PDF). imsa.com. March 17, 2026. Retrieved March 19, 2026.

Notes

  1. ^ Lastochkin is Russian, but he competes as a neutral competitor as Russian national emblems are banned by the FIA following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.