TheChevrolet Grand Prix brings a wild shakeup to the IMSA season

There is something absolutely beautiful about the way momentum shifts in motorsport. At the Chevrolet Grand Prix, the field took to the legendary 2.459-mile Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, a track that demands respect and delivers nothing but intensity. Across the nine LMP2, 10 GTD PRO, and 13 GTD entries, we witnessed a clean race where every single one of the 32 starters crossed the finish line—a rare feat for such a demanding, old-school circuit.

Tom Dillmann and Jeremy Clarke steered the No. 43 Inter Europol Competition ORECA LMP2 07 to a stunning overall victory, securing an LMP2 win with a 9.796-second margin. This result felt like a long time coming. It was Inter Europol’s first IMSA win since the 2025 Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring, arriving exactly 365 days after a brutal incident where Dillmann suffered back injuries. Watching them fight back to the top was nothing short of inspiring.

In the GT ranks, the narrative of redemption continued. Winward Racing’s No. 57 Mercedes-AMG GT3 finally broke its streak of setbacks since the Rolex 24 At Daytona, taking the GTD win by 1.886 seconds. Meanwhile, Vasser Sullivan Racing proved that their No. 14 Lexus RC F GT3 is a force to be reckoned with, securing back-to-back GTD PRO wins with a 1.993-second margin of victory. These performances effectively ended the streaks of varied winners we had seen through the first five rounds of the season.

The championship standings are now looking much more volatile. In LMP2, the No. 04 CrowdStrike Racing by APR ORECA expanded its lead to 70 points, though Inter Europol is lurking in second with the defending champions AO now third, just 81 points back. As Dillmann noted, the pressure was immense, and the team is clearly hungry for more after this performance.

GTD PRO and GTD are equally fierce. Paul Miller Racing managed to stretch their lead to 108 points in the No. 1 BMW M4 GT3 EVO, but the pack is closing in. With Vasser Sullivan’s Hawksworth celebrating a breakthrough win at a track where he had never tasted success before, the competition is tightening significantly. Even the Heart of Racing Aston Martin found a way to salvage points after a difficult run, with Roman De Angelis driving to sixth place. As Winward’s Ellis pointed out, the chase for the championship is far from over: “We have a great crew and a great car; we just need some good luck to come our way.”