The fifth season of Porsche Carrera Cup North America opens this week at Sebring International Raceway returning to where the championship began in 2021.

The fifth season of Porsche Carrera Cup North America opens this week at Sebring International Raceway returning to where the championship began in 2021.

The 3.74-mile, 17-turn circuit in central Florida will be the site of races one and two of a total 16 in the season for Porsche 911 GT3 Cup race cars (type 992).

New and returning faces highlight the 32-car grid, which runs on the Yokohama ADVAN racing slick for the second consecutive year. 

SEBRING FAST FACTS

• Field.32 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup race cars are entered for competition at Sebring
• Pro class. 19  Pro-Am class. 6  Masters class. 7
• Teams. 11 race teams are represented across all three classes.

Track Record:2:01.667, 2023, Riley Dickinson, Kellymoss Porsche 911 GT3 Cup

Point Leaders. First event weekend of the 2025 season

Pro. 2024 Champion: Loek Hartog, No. 24 Kellymoss Porsche 911 GT3 Cup
Pro-Am. 2024 Champion: Alan Metni, No. 99 Kellymoss Porsche 911 GT3 Cup
Masters. 2024 Champion: Chris Bellomo, No. 68 Kellymoss Porsche 911 GT3 Cup
Entrants. 2024 Champion: Kellymoss

Schedule. All times Eastern

Wednedsday, March 12.
9:40 a.m. – 10:10 a.m. – Practice 1
2:10 p.m. – 2:50 p.m. – Practice 2

Thusday, March 13.
9:15 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. – Qualifying
4:55 p.m. – 5:35 p.m. – Race 1 (40 minutes)

Friday, March 14.
6:15 p.m. – 6:55 p.m. – Race 2 (40 minutes)

Sebring Opener:

Sebring International Raceway is a long-standing favorite on the Porsche Carrera Cup North America calendar, opening the season every year since 2021.

A year ago, Loek Hartog and Gustav Burton split the weekend’s overall wins.   

Testing, Testing: 

Porsche Carrera Cup North America has traditionally preceded the season with a test at Sebring, and this year was no exception.

Teams and drivers visited the track for two full days, March 3 – 4. Ryan Yardley and Topp Racing led the way with a best time of 2:02.042 overall and in the Pro class.

Yardley completed 122 laps during the two days. In all, 12 drivers set times that bettered the the 2024 pole qualifying time at Sebring (2:03.291), including drivers from Topp Racing (Yardley and Tyler Maxon), Kellymoss (Riley Dickinson and Aaron Jeansonne, JDX Racing (Zachary Vanier and Paul Bocuse), JTR Motorspors Engineering (Jared Thomas), ACI Motorsports (Jimmy Llibre and Yves Baltas), Alegra Motorsports (Michael de Quesada) and Nolasport (Matheus Leist),

Staying Home:

Two drivers on the entry list this week call Florida home. Michael de Quesada is a Florida native who calls Tampa home, while 17-year-old Paul Bocuse lives with his family in Orlando.

International Acclaim:

Porsche Carrera Cup North America has, throughout its history, been an opportunity for international drivers to compete. 

Through four seasons, each championship driver has come from a different country – Sebastian Priaulx (Great Britan), Parker Thompson (Canada), Riley Dickinson (United States) and Loek Hartog (Netherlands). This season’s grid represents five different nationalities.

New faces:

In addition to a strong line-up of established teams, Rotek Racing joins the Carrera Cup North America grid for the first time in 2025.

Led by Robb Holland, Rotek Racing is the winningest team in GT America. Jaden Lander and Brady Behrman will conduct the season with Rotek Racing.

Additionally, longtime Porsche racers GMG Racing have committed to a full Porsche Carrera Cup North America season for the first time with championship-winning driver James Sofronas, with Patrick Mulcahy making his series debut alongside.

Mobil 1 Female Driver Development:

Three drivers will utilize the Mobil 1 Female Driver Development program to augment their racing in 2025.

Sabré Cook, who has been part of the program since its inception three years ago returns, joined by JDX Racing teammate Madeline Stewart and series newcomer Ashley Freiberg.

The program provides motorsport training and seminars and subsidized entry fees to all drives, while high performing drivers have an opportunity to earn a free set of Yokohama tires each race event.

Partner up: 

PenFed Credit Union has joined Porsche Carrera Cup North America as a presenting partner, represented on each of the cars on the grid during the first two rounds (Sebring and Miami) and the final two rounds (Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta and Circuit of the Americas).

Tire partner Yokohama returns for a second season with the Yokohama ADVAN A005 slicks for dry sessions and the Yokohama ADVAN A006 for rain races.

Each Porsche 911 GT3 Cup will be fueled with Exxon Mobil Synergy Supreme + gasoline during on-track sessions.

Each driver wears a custom Sparco suit during races, with the quickest qualifier starting from the Race Brew Pole. Eboost earns status as official drink of Porsche Carrera Cup North America in 2025.

Class descriptions:

Pro. 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.

Pro-Am. Restricted to drivers who are 35 years old or older as of January 1, 2025. 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.

Masters. This class is open to drivers who are 50 years old or older as of January 1, 2025. 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.

Entry list:

The full Porsche Carrera Cup North America entry list can be found by clicking here.

Partner up: 

Event results and current points for Porsche Carrera Cup North America can be found by clicking here.

Broadcast:

Broadcast.

All races can be seen live on IMSA and Porsche Motorsport North America YouTube Channels, IMSA TV, Peacock, and the Porsche Motorsport North America social channels on Facebook, Linkedin, Threads and X.