The entry list for the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship\u2019s annual trek out to the West Coast with this year\u2019s Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach has been revealed.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The first sprint race on the calendar is also one of the shortest, with a field of 28 cars between Grand Touring Prototype (GTP) and Grand Touring Daytona (GTD) classes taking to the 1.968-mile, 11-turn temporary street circuit for 100 minutes.<\/p>\n
There are two changes among the 11 GTP entries as each car goes down to its two full-season drivers for the first non-endurance event of the year. Frederik Vesti fills in for Earl Bamber alongside Jack Aitken aboard the #31 Cadillac Whelen Cadillac V-Series.R. The other notable change is Laurin Heinrich, who has contested – and won – the opening two rounds of the year in the #7 Porsche Penske Motorsport Porsche 963 shifting over to the #5 JDC-Miller MotorSports Porsche 963 alongside Tijmen van der Helm. Heinrich will be making his first appearance on the streets of Long Beach.\u00a0<\/p>\n
There are several changes among the 17 GTD entries, including the return of Robert Wickens to the #36 DXDT Racing Corvette Z06 GT3.R for his second season in the program. The Canadian will co-drive alongside Mason Filippi. Corey Lewis is set to make his first sprint race and second season start in Gradient Racing\u2019s #66 Ford Mustang GT3 alongside Jake Walker. And Spencer Pumpelly fills in for Tom Gamble alongside Eduardo \u201cDudu\u201d Barrichello in the #27 Heart of Racing Team Aston Martin Vantage GT3 Evo.<\/p>\n
AO Racing and Vasser Sullivan Racing continue their respective continuations of running an extra GTD entry. AO Racing will field Harry King and Mikkel Pedersen in its #177 Porsche 911 GT3 R (992). The team is seeking a repeat win after Jonny Edgar and Laurens Vanthoor won in 2025. Vasser Sullivan, the 2024 GTD race winners, bring back the #89 Lexus RC F GT3 for Jack Hawksworth and Frankie Montecalvo. Additionally, Pfaff Motorsports will run a GTD car for Andrea Caldarelli and Zachary Vanier, the #46 Lamborghini Temerario GT3 following the Temerario GT3\u2019s worldwide competition debut last month at Sebring.<\/p>\n