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
The schedule was announced on October 16, 2024, featuring 14 rounds across seven double-header weekends. 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) | Daytona Beach, Florida | January 22–24 | IMSA SportsCar Championship |
| R2 | |||||
| 2 | R3 | Grand Prix of St. Petersburg | St. Petersburg, Florida | February 28–March 2 | IndyCar Series |
| R4 | |||||
| 3 | R5 | Barber Motorsports Park | Birmingham, Alabama | May 2–4 | IndyCar Series |
| R6 | |||||
| 4 | R7 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | Lexington, Ohio | June 6–8 | Michelin Pilot Challenge |
| R8 | |||||
| 5 | R9 | Canadian Tire Motorsports Park | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | July 11–13 | IMSA SportsCar Championship |
| R10 | |||||
| 6 | R11 | Virginia International Raceway | Alton, Virginia | August 22–24 | IMSA SportsCar Championship |
| R12 | |||||
| 7 | R13 | Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta | Braselton, Georgia | October 8–10 | IMSA SportsCar Championship |
| R14 | |||||
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Entry list
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 | Ruben Caceres-Martos | R | 1 |
| 31 | Ashlyn Speed | 1 | ||
| 54 | Heather Hadley | 1 | ||
| JTR Motorsports Engineering | 07 | Julian DaCosta | 1 | |
| 6 | Cody Powell | 1 | ||
| 11 | Bailey Cruse | R | 1 | |
| 15 | Sally Mott | 1 | ||
| 26 | Peter Atwater | 1 | ||
| 69 | Glenn McGee | 1 | ||
| 96 | Jared Thomas | 1 | ||
| McCumbee McAleer Racing | 3 | Ren Messinger | R | 1 |
| 5 | Gresham Wagner | 1 | ||
| 22 | Jeremy Fletcher | 1 | ||
| 23 | Justin Adakonis | R | 1 | |
| 44 | Bobby Gossett | R | 1 | |
| RAFA Racing Team by MMR | 12 | Maite Cáceres | R | 1 |
| 81 | Caroline Candas | 1 | ||
| BSI Racing | 13 | Westin Workman | 1 | |
| 27 | Helio Meza | R | 1 | |
| 32 | Christian Hodneland | 1 | ||
| 57 | Tyler Gonzalez | 1 | ||
| 80 | Ethan Tyler | 1 | ||
| 86 | Jagger Jones | 1 | ||
| 95 | Farhan Siddiqi | 1 | ||
| Saito Motorsport Group | 19 | Nate Cicero | 1 | |
| 29 | Ethan Goulart | R | 1 | |
| AAG Racing | 28 | Christopher Haldeman | 1 | |
| 58 | Todd Buras | 1 | ||
| 76 | Frankie Barroso | R | 1 | |
| 77 | Noah Harmon | R | 1 | |
| Spark Performance | 33 | Alex Bachoura | 1 | |
| 50 | Grant West | 1 | ||
| 65 | Bryce Cornet | 1 | ||
| 78 | Sally McNulty | R | 1 | |
| Parker DeLong Racing | 42 | Parker DeLong | 1 | |
| Advanced Autosports | 56 | Nathan Nicholson | 1 | |
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R = Eligible for Rookie's Championship
Race results
Bold indicates overall winner.
| Round | Circuit | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning Driver | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R1 | Daytona | #19 Saito Motorsport Group | #5 McCumbee McAleer Racing | #57 BSI Racing |
| Nate Cicero | Gresham Wagner | Tyler Gonzalez | |||
| R2 | #19 Saito Motorsport Group | #22 McCumbee McAleer Racing | #96 JTR Motorsports Engineering | ||
| Nate Cicero | Jeremy Fletcher | 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
Points system
Championship points are awarded at the finish of each event according to the chart below.
| 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+ |
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| 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.
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†: Post-event penalty. Car moved to back of class.
References
- ^ "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.