Porsche seals IMSA title as Cadillac wins dramatic Petit Le Mans

Action Express trio Jack Aitken, Earl Bamber and Frederik Vesti gave Cadillac a second consecutive Petit Le Mans victory as Porsche’s Matt Campbell and Mathieu Jaminet won the 2025 IMSA title.

The #31 Action Express Racing Cadillac V-Series.R LMDh took the flag after 10 hours of racing around Road Atlanta with a 5.1s margin over The Heart of Racing Aston Martin Valkyrie Le Mans Hypercar shared by Ross Gunn, Romain De Angelis and Alex Riberas. 

Third place for Campbell and Jaminet, who shared the #6 Porsche Penske Motorsport 963 LMDh with Laurens Vanthoor, was more than enough to give them the IMSA SportsCar Championship drivers’ title.

Porsche took a clean sweep of the silverware in the GTP class, also claiming the manufacturers’ and teams’ crowns and the IMSA Endurance Cup with Nick Tandy and Felipe Nasr in the sister #7 PPM car. 

The Action Express Cadillac was the fastest car for the majority of the 2025 finale, but had to fight back from an early delay to retain the Petit Le Mans crown won by the Chip Ganassi Racing squad in 2024. 

Aitken, who had qualified second, took the lead after shadowing pole winner Tom Blomqvist in the #60 Meyer Shank Racing Acura ARX-06 LMDh for the first two and a half hours of the race. 

#31 Cadillac Action Express Cadillac V- Series.R: Jack Aitken, Earl Bamber, Frederik Vesti, #60 Acura Meyer Shank Racing w/Curb Agajanian Acura ARX-06: Tom Blomqvist, Colin Braun, Scott Dixon (Photo by: Brandon Badraoui / Lumen via Getty Images)

The Briton was able to stretch the lead to nearly 10s before handing over to Bamber just before the fifth of six safety cars to interrupt the 28th running of the enduro. Bamber had to come back into the pits with a right rear puncture under the yellow flags after running over debris on his outlap. 

The New Zealander was able to bring the car up to second behind the #6 PPM car into which Vanthoor was drafted in on race morning after Julien Andlauer fell ill. The Action Express entry then jumped the Porsche in the pits during the final safety car with four hours remaining.

Vesti was able to build an advantage over Dries Vanthoor in the #24 Rahal BMW M Hybrid V8 LMDh driven by Philipp Eng, Dries Vanthoor and Kevin Magnussen, which had also got ahead of the Shank Acura. 

The Porsche came back into contention after Campbell moved past the BMW and closed to within a second of Bamber in the penultimate hour. But after the final round of pitstops with just over an hour left, the Cadillac driver reasserted his advantage over the Porsche, now with Jaminet at the wheel. 

All the cars needed to make a splash-and-dash fuel stop in the final hour, THOR opting to make its extra pit call early. 

The strategy promoted De Angelis to third behind the Cadillac and the factory Lamborghini SC63 LMDh with Romain Grosjean at the wheel when the Cadillac and the Porsche stopped. 

#63 Automobili Lamborghini Squadra Corse Lamborghini SC63: Romain Grosjean, Edoardo Mortara (Photo by: Jake Galstad / Lumen via Getty Images)

That became second when Grosjean, who shared the Lamborghini with Edoardo Mortara and Daniil Kyvat, made his splash with five minutes remaining. The Lambo still made it home in fourth place on what is the final scheduled appearance for the car. 

The best of the Shank cars Blomqvist shared with Colin Braun and Scott Dixon took fifth, while the #10 Wayne Taylor Racing Cadillac driven by Ricky Taylor, Filipe Albuquerque and Will Stevens rounded out the top six. 

LMP2 honours went to the #11 TDS Racing ORECA-Gibson 07 shared by Steven Thomas, Mikkel Jensen and Hunter McElrea. Meanwhile, PJ Hyett and Dane Cameron took the class title in their AO Racing ORECA.

BMW took the GT Daytona Pro victory with the Paul Miller Racing M4 GT3 EVO shared by Dan Harper, Max Hesse and Neil Verhagen. 

The BMW was followed home by the two Corvette Racing/Pratt & Miller Corvette Z06 GT3.Rs: Nicky Catsburg, Tommy Milner and Nico Varrone took the runner-up spot in class, but the title went to Alexander Sims and Antonio Garcia with the third place they garnered together with Daniel Juncadella.

2025 Petit Le Mans results

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Cla	Drivers	#		Chassis	Laps	Time	Interval	Pits	Points	Retirement
1	J. Aitken E. Bamber F. Vesti Whelen Cadillac Racing	31		Cadillac V-Series.R	436	-		10
2	R. Gunn R. De Angelis A. Riberas Aston Martin THOR Team	23		Aston Martin Valkyrie	436	+5.182 5.182	5.182	12
3	M. Jaminet M. Campbell J. Andlauer Porsche Penske Motorsport	6		Porsche 963	436	+12.745 12.745	7.563	11
4	R. Grosjean E. Mortara D. Kvyat Automobili Lamborghini Squadra Corse	63		Lamborghini SC63	436	+34.428 34.428	21.683	12
5	T. Blomqvist C. Braun S. Dixon Acura Meyer Shank Racing with Curb Agajanian	60		Acura ARX-06	436	+41.116 41.116	6.688	10
6	R. Taylor F. Albuquerque W. Stevens Wayne Taylor Racing	10		Cadillac V-Series.R	436	+1'07.029 1'07.029	25.913	12
7	R. van der Zande N. Yelloly T. Vautier Acura Meyer Shank Racing with Curb Agajanian	93		Acura ARX-06	435	1 lap		12
8	J. Taylor L. Deletraz N. Nato Wayne Taylor Racing	40		Cadillac V-Series.R	435	1 lap		14
9	P. Eng D. Vanthoor K. Magnussen BMW M Team RLL	24		BMW M Hybrid V8	435	1 lap		12
10	F. Nasr N. Tandy L. Vanthoor Porsche Penske Motorsport	7		Porsche 963	435	1 lap		13
11	M. Wittmann S. Van Der Linde R. Frijns BMW M Team RLL	25		BMW M Hybrid V8	435	1 lap		13
12	T. van der Helm N. Jani M. Esterson JDC/Miller Motorsports	85		Porsche 963	433	3 laps		13
13	T. Steven M. Jensen H. McElrea TDS Racing	11		ORECA 07	426	10 laps		15
14	T. Dillmann B. Garg J. Clarke Inter Europol Competition	43		ORECA 07	426	10 laps		18
15	T. Lutke D. Heinemeier Hansson O. Jarvis Era Motorsport	18		ORECA 07	426	10 laps		16
16	N. Rao B. Pedersen L. Sargeant PR1 Mathiasen Motorsports	52		ORECA 07	426	10 laps		18
17	L. Perez Companc M. Pérez Companc N. Nielsen Af Corse	88		ORECA 07	425	11 laps		16
18	P. Hyett D. Cameron J. Edgar AO Racing	99		ORECA 07	425	11 laps		16
19	P. Fittipaldi J. Roe Jr. C. Cumming Pratt Miller Motorsports	73		ORECA 07	422	14 laps		17
20	G. Robinson F. Fraga J. Burdon Riley	74		ORECA 07	421	15 laps		17
21	N. Boulle B. Hanley J. Correa United Autosports USA	2		ORECA 07	412	24 laps		18
22	G. Kurtz T. Sowery A. Quinn Crowdstrike Racing by APR	04		ORECA 07	406	30 laps		21
23	M. Hesse D. Harper C. de Phillippi Paul Miller Racing	48		BMW M4 GT3 EVO	406	30 laps		9
24	T. Milner N. Catsburg N. Varrone Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports	4		Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R	405	31 laps		11
25	A. Garcia A. Sims D. Juncadella Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports	3		Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R	405	31 laps		10
26	S. Mann L. Wadoux A. Pier Guidi Af Corse	21		Ferrari 296 GT3	405	31 laps		9
27	O. Triarsi K. Koch J. Calado Triarsi Competizione	023		Ferrari 296 GT3	405	31 laps		9
28	M. Rockenfeller S. Priaulx B. Barker Ford Multimatic Motorsports	64		Ford Mustang GT3	405	31 laps		11
29	C. Mies F. Vervisch D. Olsen Ford Multimatic Motorsports	65		Ford Mustang GT3	405	31 laps		10
30	J. Hawksworth P. Thompson F. Montecalvo Vasser Sullivan Racing	12		Lexus RC F GT3	405	31 laps		11
31	T. Gamble C. Stevenson Z. Robichon Heart Of Racing Team	27		Aston Martin Vantage GT3 Evo	405	31 laps		10
32	R. Ward P. Ellis I. Dontje Winward Racing	57		Mercedes AMG GT3	404	32 laps		10
33	A. Adelson E. Skeer T. Sargent Wright Motorsports	120		Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)	404	32 laps		10
34	C. Eastwood A. Udell S. Yoluc DXDT Racing	36		Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R	404	32 laps		13
35	B. Barnicoat A. Telitz K. Kirkwood Vasser Sullivan Racing	14		Lexus RC F GT3	404	32 laps		10
36	P. Gallagher R. Foley J. Walker Turner Motorsport	96		BMW M4 GT3 EVO	404	32 laps		13
37	O. Fidani M. Bell L. Kern AWA	13		Chevrolet Corvette C8.R GTD	404	32 laps		11
38	A. Costa D. Rigon G. Altoè DragonSpeed	81		Ferrari 296 GT3	404	32 laps		12
39	L. Heinrich K. Bachler M. Christensen AO Racing	77		Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)	404	32 laps		12
40	R. Lacorte L. Patrese M. Molina Cetilar Racing	47		Ferrari 296 GT3	403	33 laps		14
41	V. Hasse-Clot A. McIntosh R. van der Steur van der Steur Racing	19		Aston Martin Vantage GT3 Evo	403	33 laps		14
42	M. Snow N. Verhagen C. de Phillippi Paul Miller Racing	1		BMW M4 GT3	401	35 laps		14
43	D. Goldburg P. di Resta R. Lindh United Autosports USA	22		ORECA 07	400	36 laps		16
44	D. Formal T. Hindman G. Doyle Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti	45		Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2	355	81 laps		12
45	A. Caldarelli M. Mapelli J. Hinchcliffe Pfaff Motorsports	9		Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2	343	93 laps		15
46	M. Goikhberg M. Farnbacher E. Filgueiras Forte Racing	78		Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2	280	156 laps		12
47	J. Farano S. Alvarez S. Bourdais Tower Motorsports	8		ORECA 07	106	330 laps		5
48	A. Muss R. Agostini R. Megennis Triarsi Competizione	021		Ferrari 296 GT3	103	333 laps		2
49	L. Hodenius W. Brichacek S. Andrews Lone Star Racing	80		Mercedes AMG GT3	89	347 laps		4
50	M. Franco D. Serra M. Skeen Conquest Racing	34		Ferrari 296 GT3	0
51	T. Bechtolsheimer M. Filippi J. Hand Gradient Racing	66		Ford Mustang GT3	0
52	B. Iribe F. Schandorff O. Millroy Inception Racing	70		Ferrari 296 GT3	0
53	S. Pumpelly J. Heylen J. Potter Magnus Racing	44		Aston Martin Vantage GT3 Evo	0
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