SEBRING, Fla. — The International Motor Sports Association revealed the 2027 schedule for the IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge.
The two-class IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge – featuring the Grand Sport (GS) and Touring Car (TCR) classes – will be the weekend headliner for two of its 10 event weekends in 2027 as the series tops the bill in a return to Lime Rock Park in addition to being the main attraction with its annual four-hour race at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course.
The FCP Euro Northeast Grand Prix will serve as the penultimate round of the 2027 Michelin Pilot Challenge, bringing the series to the 1.5-mile bullring in Lakeville, Connecticut on the weekend of September 23-25. The two-hour race will be the first IMSA-sanctioned race at Lime Rock since the 2023 season.
“The loyal fans at Lime Rock Park have been hungry for a return of IMSA competition and we are thrilled to bring it to them in the fall of 2027,” said Doonan. “This race will give the IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge another well-deserved opportunity in the spotlight and will undoubtedly be a highlight of what we expect will be another highly competitive season in 2027.”
Eight of the 10 Michelin Pilot Challenge races will run as a companion to the WeatherTech Championship season. The season will open with the traditional four-hour battle at Daytona International Speedway on the weekend of January 28-31, followed by the trek to Sebring International Raceway for the first of eight two-hour races in the season on March 17-20.
The series will forego a trek to the West Coast in 2027, returning to competition with the second and final four-hour race of the season as the headliner at Mid-Ohio on June 11-13. Watkins Glen International is next on June 24-27, followed by Canadian Tire Motorsport Park on July 9-11 to close out the first half of the season.
Road America opens the second half on July 29-August 1, followed by VIRginia International Raceway on August 20-22 and Indianapolis Motor Speedway on September 17-19. It will be a quick, one-week turnaround for the series to get to Lime Rock, followed by a two-week break prior to the season finale at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta on October 6-9.
IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge Schedule
Jan. 28-31 Daytona Int’l Speedway Daytona Beach, Fla.
March 17-20 Sebring Int’l Raceway Sebring, Fla.
June 4-5 Detroit Street Circuit Detroit, Mich.
June 11-13 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Lexington, Ohio
June 24-27 Watkins Glen Int’l Watkins Glen, N.Y.
July 9-11 Canadian Tire Motorsport Park Bowmanville, Ontario
July 29-Aug. 1 Road America Elkhart Lake, Wis.
Aug. 20-22 Virginia Int’l Raceway Alton, Va.
Sept. 17-19 Indianapolis Motor Speedway Speedway, Ind.
Sept. 23-25 Lime Rock Park Lakeville, Conn.
Oct. 6-9 Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta Braselton, Ga.
