2026 Porsche Carrera Cup North America

The 2026 Porsche Carrera Cup North America will be the sixth season of the Porsche Carrera Cup North America. It will begin on March 18 at Sebring International Raceway and will end on October 25 at Circuit of the Americas.

The 2026 season will be the first with the new Porsche 911 (992 II) GT3 Cup, which is based on the 992.2 generation of the 911.[1][2]

Calendar

The calendar was released on October 20, 2025, featuring eight rounds.[3]

Round Circuit Date
1 Florida Sebring International Raceway, Sebring, Florida March 18–20
2 California Grand Prix of Long Beach, Long Beach, California April 17–19
3 Florida Miami International Autodrome, Miami Gardens, Florida May 1–3
4 New York (state) Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen, New York June 25–27
5 Wisconsin Road America, Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin July 30–August 1
6 Indiana Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway, Indiana September 17–19
7 Georgia (U.S. state) Road Atlanta, Braselton, Georgia September 30–October 2
8 Texas Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas October 23–25
Source:[4]
  Race is part of ANDIAL Cup

Entry list

Team No. Driver Rounds
Pro-Am Class
United States ACI Motorsports[5] TBC United States Patrick Mulcahy[6] TBA
TBC TBA TBA
TBA
United States Topp Racing[7] TBC United States Tyler Maxson[7] TBA
United States Czabok-Simpson Motorsport[8] TBC Nikita Lastochkin[8] TBA
Source:

Race results

Round Circuit Pole position Overall winner Winning team Pro-Am winner Masters winner
1 Florida Sebring International Raceway
2
3 California Grand Prix of Long Beach
4
5 Florida Miami International Autodrome
6
7 New York (state) Watkins Glen International
8
9 Wisconsin Road America
10
11 Indiana Indianapolis Motor Speedway
12
13 Georgia (U.S. state) Road Atlanta
14
15 Texas Circuit of the Americas
16

Championship standings

Points system

Championship points are awarded in each class at the finish of each event. Points are awarded based on finishing positions in the race as shown in the chart below.

Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th  Pole   FL 
Points 25 20 17 14 12 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 2 1

For the Pro-Am and Masters championships, the lowest two race results before the final round are dropped. All pole position and fastest lap points are retained.

Drivers' Championship

Teams' Championship

References

  1. ^ "The new 911 Cup – stronger performance for the successful onemake model". conceptcarz.com. August 10, 2025. Archived from the original on January 17, 2026. Retrieved January 17, 2026.
  2. ^ "Porsche develops 911 Cup race car for 2026 season launch". newsroom.porsche.com. Porsche Newsroom. July 18, 2025. Archived from the original on November 24, 2025. Retrieved January 17, 2026.
  3. ^ "Porsche Carrera Cup NA Returning to Long Beach in 2026". Performance Racing Industry. October 21, 2025. Retrieved February 12, 2026.
  4. ^ Cornelison, Justin (October 20, 2025). "2026 Porsche Carrera Cup North America calendar unveiled". Porsche Carrera Cup North America. Retrieved February 12, 2026.
  5. ^ Dagys, John (October 31, 2025). "ACI Confirms Expansion in Multi-Series Porsche Program". Sportscar365. Retrieved February 12, 2026.
  6. ^ Dagys, John (January 9, 2026). "Mulcahy Joins ACI in Carrera Cup Pro-Am Effort". Sportscar365. Retrieved February 12, 2026.
  7. ^ a b Dagys, John (January 27, 2026). "Maxson to Continue With Topp for Second Season". Sportscar365. Retrieved February 12, 2026.
  8. ^ a b Dagys, John (October 29, 2025). "Lastochkin Confirmed in First CSM Entry". Sportscar365. Retrieved February 12, 2026.