Braselton, GA
12 PM ET Saturday, October 11, 2025
Live on NBC 12 PM – 3 PM
Live flag-to-flag on NBC Peacock
Acura at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta
- The ten-hour Petit Le Mans at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta is the final race of the 2025 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, as well as the Michelin Endurance Cup.
- Acura currently sits seven points out of the lead in the season-long manufacturers’ championship, and two points out of the lead in the Michelin Endurance Cup manufacturers’ title fight.
- Winning the manufacturers’ championship would be the 14th title for Honda and Acura racing efforts in prototype competition and the fourth for Acura since their return to top-level IMSA Prototype competition, in 2018 as well as the first in the current GTP era. Acura’s previous titles came in the DPi era in 2019, 2020 and 2022. Additionally, Acura took the Michelin Endurance Cup title in 2021 and 2022.
- Acura and Honda Racing Corporation USA (formerly Honda Performance Development) have won 11 times at the challenging Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta circuit.
- Acura scored multiple victories at Road Atlanta in the 1990s-era IMSA; and in American Le Mans Series events under the former HPD banner.
- Acura’s first win at Road Atlanta came in 1991, the first of three consecutive victories.
- Acura also scored a three-peat from 2011 to 2013 in the LMP2 class with the ARX-01g and ARX-03b.
- Meyer Shank Racing and Honda Racing Corporation have combined for three Petit Le Mans wins, first in 2016 aboard the Ligier JSP2 Honda as part of a 1-2 result for Honda.
- MSR recorded its second Petit Le Mans win in 2022, the final race of the DPi era Tom Blomqvist, Oliver Jarvis and Helio Castroneves drove their MSR Acura ARX-05 to victory to secure a sweep of the IMSA drivers’, teams’ and manufacturers’ championships for Acura and MSR.
- With the move to the hybrid-powered Acura ARX-06 GTP in 2023, MSR successfully defended as Petit Le Mans victors, with Blomqvist, Colin Braun and Castroneves claiming the team’s second-consecutive Petit win.
- Blomqvist and Colin Braun will again be aboard the #60 Acura Meyer Shank Racing ARX-06—along with IndyCar legend Scott Dixon, himself a two-time Petit winner—to try and get the team’s fourth Petit win with HRC US.
- The #60 team are currently second in the teams’ and drivers’ Michelin Endurance Cup battle, just three points out of the lead following strong results in the endurance rounds of the season, including a win at Watkins Glen, second place at the season-opening Rolex 24 at Daytona and a third-place last time out at Indianapolis.
- The #93 ARX-06 for Acura MSR will be piloted by Renger van der Zande, Nick Yelloly and Tristan Vautier.
- van der Zande is four-time winner at Petit Le Mans, including in 2024’s edition of the race where he scored the win alongside Scott Dixon. Yelloly and Vautier are looking for their first Petit Le Mans victories.
How to Watch Petit Le Mans
- Petit Le Mans from Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta will air live flag-to-flag on NBC Peacock on Saturday, October 11th beginning at 12 PM ET.
- Coverage can also be found on NBC from 12-3 PM ET.
- Internationally, fans can watch on IMSA’s YouTube channel while Radio Le Mans will have live flag-to-flag coverage via IMSA.com.
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