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IMSA Endurance

Petit Le Mans

Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta · Braselton, Georgia, USA

Track length
4.088 km
First race
1998
Editions held
29
Turns
12
Next edition 6–9 October 2027 · 30th edition

The story

Ten hours to end the season

Petit Le Mans is a 10-hour sports car race at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta, a 12-turn road course in Georgia. It is the last round of the IMSA season. The first race was held in 1998, when the Automobile Club de l'Ouest lent the Le Mans name to the track's owner, Don Panoz.

That first race ran for 1,000 miles or 10 hours, whichever came first. It led to the American Le Mans Series the next year. Several classes of car share the track, so faster and slower cars meet in traffic all day and into the evening.

In numbers

  • 5Most overall wins by a driver: Dindo Capello won in 2000, 2002, 2006, 2007 and 2008.
  • 1970Track opened: Road Atlanta held its first race on 13 September 1970. Don Panoz bought it in 1996 and started Petit Le Mans there two years later.
  • 31Entries in 1998: The first race had 31 entries. A Ferrari 333 SP won it, driven by Eric van de Poele, Wayne Taylor and Emmanuel Collard.
  • 2015First GT car to win overall: The Porsche 911 RSR of Nick Tandy, Patrick Pilet and Richard Lietz won the whole race, the first GT car to do so.
  • 1,000 miOriginal distance limit: In 1998 the race ended after 1,000 miles or 10 hours, whichever came first.

The last two editions

What happened

Results are sealed, like in the app. Open them only if you have watched. The weather, the number of starters and the safety cars stay hidden too.

2026

3 October · 29th edition

Sealed

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2025

11 October · 28th edition

Sealed

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In GridTiming

How this race will look in the app

  • Every session in your timeEvery session of the weekend, with a countdown and a calendar file.
  • Hour by hourSlept through five hours? No problem. Catch up on the order hour by hour, never further than you have watched.
  • Results sealedNothing shows until you hold to reveal. Everything, the top 3 or one by one: you choose.
  • Rate itWas it better than last year? Your rating builds your own top races.
  • Being thereBeen there in person? Rate the view, the camping and the queues separately.
Concept phone screen with sample data: the order after hour 6 of a 24-hour race, a timeline from 0 to 24, the top five Hypercars and the class leaders of two more classes.

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