The GT classes will be featured at Virginia International Raceway in the final sprint race of the 2025 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season.
There are 23 cars entered across the GT Daytona Pro and GT Daytona categories for the two-hour, 40-minute race on the 17-turn, 3.27-mile road course in Alton, Virginia.
With three races remaining in the season (the final two endurance events at Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Michelin Road Atlanta will feature prototypes), the championship battles are intensifying for GTD Pro (top three entries separated by 97 points) and GTD (a 117-point spread across the top three).
Two winning GT drivers from the Aug. 3 race at Road America (Madison Snow in the No. 1 Paul Miller Racing BMW M4 GT3 EVO and Kenton Koch in the No. 021 Triarsi Competizione Ferrari 296 GT3) also are defending class wins last year at VIR. Snow set a GTD Pro qualifying record at VIR last August with a lap of 1 minute, 43.206 seconds (114.062 mph).
Here are the start times, daily schedules and streaming info for the 2025 IMSA Michelin GT Challenge at VIR:
2025 IMSA Michelin GT Challenge at VIR
WHEN: Sunday, Aug. 24 at 2:10 p.m. ET
DISTANCE: A two-hour, 40-minute race on the 17-turn, 3.27-mile road course in Alton, Virginia.
ENTRY LIST: Click here to see the 23-car field in the GTD Pro and GTD categories.
FORECAST: According to Weather Underground, it’s expected to be 81 degrees with 20% chance of rain at the green flag.
QUALIFYING: Saturday, Aug. 23 at 4:55 p.m. ET (streamed on Peacock)
How to Watch IMSA at VIR
TV/STREAMING: The Michelin GT Challenge at VIR will be streamed on Peacock from flag to flag beginning at 2 p.m. ET on Sunday, Aug. 24.
The NBC Sports broadcast will feature announcer Brian Till and analyst Calvin Fish. Chris Wilner and Matt Yocum are the pit reporters.
RADIO: All sessions live on IMSA.com; SiriusXM live race coverage begins Aug. 24 at 2 p.m. (SiriusXM channel 206, Web/App 996)
IMSA VIR schedule, start times
Here’s a rundown of the IMSA schedule this week at the 17-turn, 3.27-mile road course in Alton, Virginia (all times are ET):
Friday, Aug. 22
8-8:55 a.m.: VP Racing SportsCar Challenge practice
9:10-9:40 a.m.: Mustang Challenge practice
9:55-10:25 a.m.: Mazda MX-5 Cup practice
10:40-11:40 a.m.: Michelin Pilot Challenge practice
12:40-1:15 p.m.: VP Racing SportsCar Challenge qualifying
1:30-2 p.m.: Mustang Challenge practice
2:15-2:45 p.m.: Mazda MX-5 Cup practice
3:05-4:35 p.m.: IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship practice
4:55-5:40 p.m.: VP Racing SportsCar Challenge Race 1 (Peacock)
6-7 p.m.: Michelin Pilot Challenge practice
7:15-7:30 p.m.: Mustang Challenge qualifying
Saturday, Aug. 23
8-8:35 a.m.: Michelin Pilot Challenge qualifying
8:50-9:35 a.m.: Mustang Challenge Race 1 (Peacock)
9:55-10:15 a.m.: Mazda MX-5 Cup qualifying
10:35 a.m.-12:05 p.m.: IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship practice
12:25-1:10 p.m.: VP Racing SportsCar Challenge Race 2 (Peacock)
2:20-4:20 p.m.: Michelin Pilot Challenge race (Peacock)
4:55-5:35 p.m.: IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship qualifying (Peacock)
5:55-6:40 p.m.: Mazda MX-5 Cup Race 1
Sunday, Aug. 24
9:35-10:20 a.m.: VP Racing SportsCar Challenge Race 3 (Peacock)
10:40-11:25 a.m.: Mazda MX-5 Cup Race 2
11:45 a.m.-12:30 p.m.: Mustang Challenge Race 2 (Peacock)
2:10-4:50 p.m.: Michelin GT Challenge At VIR (Peacock)
2025 SEASON RECAPS
ROUND 1: Porsche Penske’s Felipe Nasr closes Rolex 24 at Daytona win for second conseuctive year
ROUND 2: Porsche Penske Motorsport sweeps top two spots at Twelve Hours of Sebring
ROUND 3: Nasr, Tandy stay perfect with Porsche in victory at Long Beach
ROUND 4: The other Porsche Penske 963 wins at Laguna Seca
ROUND 5: Acura outduels Cadillac for first victory of season
ROUND 6: Meyer Shank Racing Acura stretches battery to Wakins Glen win
ROUND 7: BMW Team RLL earns first victory of season in top-two sweep
