2026 Mazda MX-5 Cup

The 2026 Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin is a single-make motor racing championship, the 22nd season of the Mazda MX-5 Cup and the sixth sanctioned by the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA). The series began on January 21 at Daytona International Speedway, and will conclude on October 3 at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta after 14 rounds.

Schedule

The schedule was announced on July 7, 2025, featuring 14 rounds across seven double-header weekends.[1]

Round Circuit Location Dates Supporting
1 R1 Daytona International Speedway Florida Daytona Beach, Florida January 21–23 IMSA SportsCar Championship
R2
2 R3 Streets of St. Petersburg Florida St. Petersburg, Florida February 27 – March 1 IndyCar Series
R4
3 R5 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Ohio Lexington, Ohio June 5–7 Michelin Pilot Challenge
R6
4 R7 Canadian Tire Motorsports Park Ontario Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada July 10–12 IMSA SportsCar Championship
R8
5 R9 Virginia International Raceway Virginia Alton, Virginia August 20–23
R10
6 R11 Indianapolis Motor Speedway Indiana Speedway, Indiana September 18–20
R12
7 R13 Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta Georgia (U.S. state) Braselton, Georgia October 1–3
R14
Source:[2]

Entry list

All competitors utilize the Mazda MX-5 Cup car, modified to their homologated racing specification by Flis Performance.

Team No. Driver Class Rounds
BSI Racing 09 Canada Damon Ockey 2
7 United States Tristan McKee  R  1–2
32 United States Christian Hodneland 2
44 United States Bobby Gossett 1–2
57 Spain Tyler Gonzalez[a] 1–2
72 United States Ethan Goulart 1–2
77 United States Ellie Gossett  R  1–2
80 United States Ethan Tyler 1–2
86 United States Farhan Siddiqi 1
95 United States Julian DaCosta 1–2
Wheels America Racing 3 United States Max Stallone  R  1–2
98 United States Logan Stretch  R  1–2
JTR Motorsports Engineering 5 United States Gresham Wagner[3] 1–2
8 United States Justin Gravett[3]  R  1–2
26 United States Peter Atwater[3] 1–2
34 United States John Salerno[3]  R  1–2
46 United States Christopher Allen[3]  R  1
66 United States Jameson Riley[3]  R  1–2
69 United States Glenn McGee[3] 1–2
81 United States Chris Hutter[3]  R  1–2
82 United States Woody Heimann[3] 1
96 United States Jared Thomas[3] 1–2
Advanced Autosports 9 United States Vaughn Mishko  R  1–2
11 United States Matt Novak  R  1–2
31 United States Ethan Lampe  R  1–2
55 United States Cam Ebben  R  1–2
56 United States Nathan Nicholson 1–2
Hendricks Motorsports 12 United States Noah Harmon 1
21 United States Westin Workman 1
New Zealand Earl Bamber[4] 2
McCumbee McAleer Racing 17 United States Joe Rainey 1
22 United States Jeremy Fletcher 1–2
23 United States Justin Adakonis 1–2
30 United States Joey Rainey 1
38 France Sébastien Bourdais[5] 2
51 United States Will Robinson 1–2
Saito Motorsports Group 19 Canada Marcello Paniccia  R  1–2
AAG Racing 25 Mexico Fernando Luque  R  1–2
60 United States Chuck Mactutus  R  1–2
Spark Performance 33 United States Alex Bachoura 1–2
48 United States Frankie Barroso  R  1–2
50 United States Grant West 1–2
84 United States Ruben Caceres 1–2
89 United States Ryan Leach  R  1–2
Rocksteady Racing 40 United States Brian Dombroski  R  1–2
Parker Delong Racing 42 United States Parker DeLong 1–2
43 United States Charlotte Traynor 1–2
JDH Racing 71 United States Ben Jacobs  R  1–2
99 United States Ethan Jacobs  R  1–2
Source:[6]

 R  = Eligible for Rookie's Championship

Race results

Round Circuit Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver
1 R1 Daytona #22 McCumbee McAleer Racing #69 JTR Motorsports Engineering #12 Hendricks Motorsports
United States Jeremy Fletcher United States Glenn McGee United States Noah Harmon
R2 #69 JTR Motorsports Engineering #5 JTR Motorsports Engineering #22 McCumbee McAleer Racing
United States Glenn McGee United States Gresham Wagner United States Jeremy Fletcher
2 R1 St. Petersburg
R2
3 R1 Mid-Ohio
R2
4 R1 Mosport
R2
5 R1 Virginia
R2
6 R1 Indianapolis
R2
7 R1 Road Atlanta
R2

Championship standings

Points system

Championship points are awarded at the finish of each event according to the chart below.[7]

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

IMSA recognizes driver champions based on the total number of championship points earned during the season.

Pos. Driver DAY STP MDO MOS VIR IND ATL Bonus Points
1 United States Justin Adakonis 2 10 0 530
2 United States Ruben Caceres  R  19 3 0 420
3 United States Westin Workman 6 14 0 420
4 United States Ethan Tyler 12 8 0 420
5 United States Tristan McKee 17 6 0 390
6 United States Jeremy Fletcher 42 1 10 370
7 United States Ethan Jacobs  R  14 11 0 370
8 United States Noah Harmon 1 41 0 360
9 Spain Tyler Gonzalez 36 2 10 340
10 United States Bobby Gossett 3 33 0 310
11 United States Ethan Lampe  R  29 4 10 310
12 United States Chuck Mactutus  R  24 7 0 310
13 Canada Marcello Paniccia  R  8 23 0 310
14 United States Jared Thomas 4 35 0 290
15 United States Gresham Wagner 41 5 10 280
16 United States Julian DaCosta 5 43 0 270
17 United States Will Robinson 23 13 0 260
18 United States Nathan Nicholson 7 31 0 250
19 Mexico Fernando Luque  R  21 17 0 240
20 United States John Salerno  R  20 18 0 240
21 United States Parker DeLong 9 36 0 230
22 United States Ethan Goulart 37 9 0 230
23 United States Grant West 10 38 0 220
24 United States Alex Bachoura 25 15 0 220
25 United States Frankie Barroso  R  11 32 0 210
26 United States Justin Gravett  R  44 12 0 200
27 United States Cam Ebben  R  22 20 0 200
28 United States Christopher Allen  R  13 39 0 190
29 United States Glenn McGee 16 37 20 180
30 United States Vaughn Mishko  R  15 30 0 170
31 United States Matt Novak  R  34 16 0 160
32 United States Peter Atwater 18 28 0 160
33 United States Joey Rainey 31 19 0 130
34 United States Logan Stretch  R  43 21 0 110
35 United States Ryan Leach  R  35 22 0 100
36 United States Ellie Gossett  R  32 24 0 80
37 United States Charlotte Traynor  R  40 25 0 70
38 United States Joe Rainey 28 27 0 70
39 United States Farhan Siddiqi 26 42 0 60
40 United States Max Stallone  R  45 26 0 60
41 United States Jameson Riley 27 45 0 50
42 United States Brian Dombroski  R  33 29 0 30
43 United States Chris Hutter  R  30 40 0 20
44 United States Ben Jacobs  R  39 34 0 20
45 United States Woody Heimann 38 44 0 20
Pos. Driver DAY STP MDO MOS VIR IND ATL Bonus Points
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points classification
Blue Non-points classification
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired, not classified (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold - Pole position

Italics - Fastest lap

Underline = Most Laps Led

†: Post-event penalty. Car moved to back of class.

Notes

  1. ^ Gonzalez is an American-Spanish driver competing under a Spanish licence.

References

  1. ^ "2026 Mazda MX-5 Cup Schedule Set". SPEED SPORT. July 7, 2025. Retrieved January 23, 2026.
  2. ^ "Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup Unveils 2026 Schedule". mx-5cup.com. July 7, 2025. Retrieved January 23, 2026.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "JTR MOTORSPORTS BRINGS NINE DRIVERS TO 2026 WHELEN MAZDA MX-5 CUP SEASON OPENER AT DAYTONA". RTD Media. January 19, 2026. Retrieved January 23, 2026.
  4. ^ O’Connell, RJ (February 18, 2026). "Earl Bamber Returns To MX-5 Cup At St. Petersburg". Dailysportscar. Retrieved February 18, 2026.
  5. ^ "Bourdais to Make MX-5 Cup Debut at St. Pete for Charity". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. February 11, 2026. Retrieved February 11, 2026.
  6. ^ "Daytona Entry List" (PDF). IMSA.com. IMSA. January 20, 2026. Retrieved January 22, 2026.
  7. ^ "2026 IMSA SPORTING REGULATIONS & SERIES SUPPLEMENTARY REGULATIONS of the WHELEN MAZDA MX-5 CUP PRESENTED BY MICHELIN" (PDF). mx-5cup.com. December 17, 2025. Retrieved January 22, 2026.
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