Round 5 of Porsche Carrera Cup North America heads to the National Park of speed this weekend in support of the six-hour IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Endurance Grand Prix event at Road America.
Porsche Carrera Cup North America returns to the longest track on the calendar, the four-mile Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. Round Five of the championship is part of the six-hour IMSA WeatherTech Championship race weekend.
The event features a trio of races – the regularly schedule doubleheader for Road America and the make-up race from the postponed event at Miami International Autodrome. The pair of 40-minute races on Friday, 31 July will count as the regularly scheduled races for Road America. The race on Saturday, 1 August serves as the Miami round and is open only to those originally entered at the Miami race. That round was postponed due to potential weather on the Formula One weekend.
Carrera Cup has visited Road America in each of its five prior seasons. This will be the first visit for the combination of the Porsche 911 Cup (Type 992.2) and
Tyler Maxson is currently leading the Mobil Pro Class, attempting to give TOPP Racing back-to-back championships following Ryan Yardley’s title a season ago. Maxson has 147 points, followed by Aaron Jeansonne (Kellymoss) and Callum Hedge (JDX Racing) tied with 110.
Closing the gap won’t be easy. Maxson won the second race at Road America last year. That was his first career win of six total to date. Patrick Mulcahy is seven-for-seven this year to lead the Solairus Aviation Pro-Am class, while Marco Cirone holds a 146-119 advantage in the Solairus Aviation Masters class.
IMSA SportsCar Endurance Grand Prix fast facts.
Field.
22 Porsche 911 Cup race cars are entered for Round 5 at Road America
Mobil Pro Class. 12
Solairus Aviation Pro-Am Class. 2
Solairus Aviation Masters Class. 8
Teams. 8 race teams across all three classes
Track record.
2:07.586, 2023, Riley Dickinson, Kellymoss Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (Type 992.1)
2025 Race winners.
Mobil Pro Class.
Race 1, Jimm Llibre, ACI Motorsports
Race 2, Tyler Maxson, TOPP Racing
Solairus Aviation Pro-Am Class.
Races 1 & 2, JP Martinez, ACI Motorsports
Solairus Aviation Masters Class.
Race 1, Peter Atwater, JTR Motorsports Engineering
Race 2, Scott Blind, Ruckus Racing
2026 championship leaders.
Mobil Pro Class.
Tyler Maxson, TOPP Racing
Solairus Aviation Pro-Am Class.
Patrick Mulcahy, ACI Motorsports
Solairus Aviation Masters Class.
Marco Cirone, ACI Motorsports
Rookie.
Cole Kleck, TOPP Racing
Team.
TOPP Racing
Schedule.
All times Central
Thursday, 30 July.
8:30 – 9:10am | Practice 1 11:15 – 11:55am | Practice 2 3:45 – 4:15pm | Qualifying
Friday, 31 July.
10:25 – 11:05am | Race 1 (40 minutes) 2:45 – 3:25pm | Race 2 (40 minutes)
Saturday, 1 August.
8:50 – 9:30am | Miami make-up Race 2 (40 minutes)
Miami make-up.
Miami’s second race was postponed when weather moved into the area to ensure the Formula One race was run to completion. Only those entered at Miami are eligible for the Saturday morning race, and it will use the grid set at Miami. That puts Callum Hedge (JDX Racing) on pole position alongside Janne Stiak (ACI Motorsports), with Aaron Jeansonne and Tyler Maxson in row two.
Driver development workshop.
Members of the Porsche Junior program and the Porsche Mobil 1 Female Driver program
2027 Carrera Cup calendar revealed.
Though only halfway through the 2026 season, Porsche Motorsport North America recently posted the 2027 schedule. Among the highlights are a
Causing a Ruckus.
Defending Solairus Aviation Masters class champ Scott Blind had a tough opening weekend at Sebring, but since then has rebounded to get back into contention for the 2026 title. He currently trails leader Marco Cirone by 27 points, but has landed on the podium in four of the past five races.
The classes.
Mobil Pro Class. The highest level of competition in the Porsche Carrera Cup North America. The class is recognized through its orange color scheme. The car entry number will be delineated in orange on the doors, the windshield and rear glass. Headlight covers will be clear with orange cross-marks, with the addition of orange highlights on the front bumper splitters.
Solairus Aviation Pro-Am Class. Restricted to drivers who are 35 years old or older as of 1 January, 2026. The class is recognized through its green color scheme. The car entry number will be delineated in green on the doors, the windshield and rear glass. Headlight covers will be clear with green cross-marks, with the addition of green highlights on the front bumper splitters.
Solairus Aviation Masters Class. This class is open to drivers who are 50 years old or older as of 1 January, 2026. The class is recognized through its yellow color scheme. The car entry number will be delineated in yellow on the doors, the windshield and rear glass. Headlight covers will be clear with yellow cross-marks, with the addition of yellow highlights on the front bumper splitters.
Entry list.
The full Porsche Carrera Cup North America entry list can be found by
Points & results.
Event results and current points for Porsche Carrera Cup North America can be found by
Broadcast.
All Porsche Carrera Cup North America races stream live – and are available to watch anytime – on the Porsche Motorsport North America
