2025 IMSA Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup at VIR | Race 1 | Alton, Virginia

The Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin is the signature single-make series for Mazda Motorsports. MX-5 Cup offers more than $1 million in prize money and scholarships a year.

The MX-5 Cup race cars start as complete MX-5 road cars from the Mazda Hiroshima, Japan factory before being transported to engineering development partner Flis Performance in Daytona Beach, Florida, where they are transformed into a race car. The process includes disassembly of the production car, welding and paint of a full roll cage and interior, and adding more than 250 motorsports-specific parts. Other components of the car, including the Mazda SKYACTIV 2.0 liter engine are sealed to ensure even competition and a cost-effective platform.

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// 2025 SCHEDULE //
DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY - January 17-19
DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY - January 23-26
SEBRING INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY - March 12-15
LONG BEACH STREET CIRCUIT - April 11-12
WEATHERTECH RACEWAY LAGUNA SECA - May 9-11
DETROIT STREET CIRCUIT - May 30-31
MID-OHIO SPORTS CAR COURSE - June 6-8
WATKINS GLEN INTERNATIONAL - June 19-22
CANADIAN TIRE MOTORSPORT PARK - July 11-13
ROAD AMERICA - July 31 - August 3
VIRGINIA INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY - August 22-24
INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY - September 19-21
MICHELIN RACEWAY ROAD ATLANTA - October 8-11
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