2026 McLaren Trophy America

The 2026 McLaren Trophy America is a motor racing championship for McLaren Artura Trophy cars and the second running of the McLaren Trophy America. It is organized and promoted by the SRO Motorsports Group. The championship began at Sonoma on March 27, and will end at Indianapolis on October 11.

Calendar

Round Circuit Date Supporting
1 California Sonoma Raceway March 27–29 GT World Challenge America
2 Florida Miami International Autodrome May 1–3 FIA Formula One World Championship
3 Georgia (U.S. state) Road Atlanta June 12–24 GT World Challenge America
4 Wisconsin Road America August 28–30
5 Indiana Indianapolis Motor Speedway October 8–11 Intercontinental GT Challenge
GT World Challenge America
Source:[1]

Entries

All teams use the McLaren Artura Trophy Evo. Pro-Am and Am drivers over a certain age or with limited experience, are eligible with the Papaya Cup.[2]

Team No. Drivers Class Papaya Cup Rounds
United States OMS 3 United States Scott Sorbaro Am 1–3
4 United States Tony Davis Am 2
15 Brazil Fabio Grecco Am 1–3
49 United States Stephen Sorbaro Am PC 1–3
65 United States Matt Bell P 2–3
United States Robby Stockard
United States GMG Racing 5 United States Jeff Cook Am 1–3
United States Deniz Teoman PC
7 United States Randy Highland PA PC 1–3
United Kingdom Michael O'Brien 2–3
United States John Capestro-Dubets 1
United States Forte Racing 8 United States Paul Holton P 1–3
United States Kaia Teo
24 United States Tanner Harvey P 1–3
United States Patrick Liddy
100 United States Cooper Broll Am 1–3
United States Relapsing Polychondritis Motorsports/Forte Racing 53 United States Neil Langberg PA PC 1–3
United States Kevin Madsen
United States RWE Motorsport 11 Spain Tommy Pintos PA 1–3
United States Spencer Schmidt 1
United States Edmond Barseghian 2–3
47 United States Alex Pollard Am 1
United States Spencer Schmidt PA 2–3
United States Alex Pollard 2
United States Cody Kishel 3
74 United States James Li P 1–3
United Kingdom Sam Neser
United States ANSA 13 United States CR Sincock Am PC 2
44 United States Ned MacPherson Am PC 2
United States TechSport Racing 21 United States Colin Harrison Am 1–3
United Kingdom Greystone GT 22 United States Ryan James PA 1–3
United Kingdom Oliver Webb
80 United Kingdom Jon Lancaster PA 2
United States Ron Trenka
United States Flying Lizard Motorsports 29 United States Johnny O'Connell Am 1–3
United States Philip Ploskas PC
413 United States Zach Lumsden Am 3
United States Aero-B 52 Sweden Erik Behrens PA 2
United Kingdom Joe Osborne
Canada Motorsports In Action 43 United States Alex Hainer P 2
Canada Jesse Lazare
69 United States Bill Fenech Am 2
United States Bryan Herta Autosport w/ Curb Agajanian[3] 98 United States Daniel Hanley[3] P 3
United States Bryson Morris[3]
United States RAFA Racing Team 101 United States Keegan Massey Am PC 2
Canada Michael Steeves PC
812 United States Keegan Massey Am PC 1, 3
Canada Michael Steeves PC
Source:[4][5][6]
Icon Class
P Pro class
PA Pro-Am class
Am Am class
PC Papaya Cup

Results and standings

Race results

Bold indicates overall winner.

Round Race Circuit Pole position Pro Winners Pro-Am Winners Am Winners Papaya Cup winners
1 R1 Sonoma Raceway United States #8 Forte Racing United States #24 Forte Racing United States #11 RWE Motorsport United States #100 Forte Racing United States #5 GMG Racing
United States Paul Holton
United States Kaia Teo
United States Tanner Harvey
United States Patrick Liddy
Spain Tommy Pintos
United States Spencer Schmidt
United States Cooper Broll United States Deniz Teoman
R2 United States #11 RWE Motorsport United States #8 Forte Racing United States #11 RWE Motorsport United States #100 Forte Racing United States #5 GMG Racing
Spain Tommy Pintos
United States Spencer Schmidt
United States Paul Holton
United States Kaia Teo
Spain Tommy Pintos
United States Spencer Schmidt
United States Cooper Broll United States Deniz Teoman
2 R1 Miami International Autodrome United States #5 GMG Racing United States #74 RWE Motorsport United Kingdom #22 Greystone GT United States #5 GMG Racing United States #5 GMG Racing
United States Jeff Cook
United States Deniz Teoman
United States James Li
United Kingdom Sam Neser
United States Ryan James
United Kingdom Oliver Webb
United States Jeff Cook
United States Deniz Teoman
United States Deniz Teoman
R2 United States #74 RWE Motorsport Race canceled due to weather.[7]
United States James Li
United Kingdom Sam Neser
3 R1 Road Atlanta United States #5 GMG Racing United States #98 Bryan Herta Autosport w/ Curb Agajanian United Kingdom #22 Greystone GT United States #15 OMS United States #49 OMS
United States Jeff Cook
United States Deniz Teoman
United States Daniel Hanley
United States Bryson Morris
United States Ryan James
United Kingdom Oliver Webb
Brazil Fabio Grecco United States Stephen Sorbaro
R2 United States #7 GMG Racing United States #5 GMG Racing United States #47 RWE Motorsport United States #100 Forte Racing United States #7 GMG Racing
United States Randy Highland
United Kingdom Michael O'Brien
United States Jeff Cook
United States Deniz Teoman
United States Cody Kishel
United States Spencer Schmidt
United States Cooper Broll United States Randy Highland
4 R1 Road America
R2
5 R1 Indianapolis Motor Speedway
R2

Championship standings

Scoring system

Drivers' points

Championship points are awarded for the first ten positions in each race.[8]

Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th 
Points 12 9 7 5 4 3 2 1

Drivers' championship

Pos. Driver Team SON MIA ATL ELK IND Points
R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2
Pro class
Pro-Am class
Am class
Pos. Driver Team R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 Points
SON MIA ATL ELK IND
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints classification
BlueNon-points classification
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired, not classified (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

See also

References

  1. ↑ Dagys, John (October 15, 2025). "Miami Joins McLaren Trophy America Schedule for 2026". Sportscar365. Retrieved March 27, 2026.
  2. ↑ Dagys, John (July 15, 2025). "Papaya Cup Set for Launch This Weekend". Sportscar365. Archived from the original on January 1, 2026. Retrieved January 1, 2026.
  3. 1 2 3 Dagys, John (April 14, 2026). "BHA Plotting McLaren Trophy Effort; Road Atlanta Debut". Sportscar365. Retrieved April 23, 2026.
  4. ↑ "Sonoma Raceway Entry List 2026 | United States of America | 27 - 29 March 2026". McLaren Trophy America. Retrieved March 27, 2026.
  5. ↑ "Miami International Autodrome Provisional Entry List" (PDF). sportscar365.com. Retrieved April 29, 2026.
  6. ↑ "Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta Entry List 2026 | United States of America | 12 - 14 June 2026". McLaren Trophy America. Retrieved June 21, 2026.
  7. ↑ Neal, David J. (May 3, 2026). "Sunday's Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix will start earlier to avoid storms' worst". Miami Herald. Archived from the original on May 15, 2026. Retrieved May 15, 2026.
  8. ↑ "MCLAREN TROPHY AMERICA SERIES BROCHURE 2026 SEASON" (PDF). website-images.mclaren.com. p. 17. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 22, 2026. Retrieved August 22, 2026.