# 2025 Mazda MX-5 Cup

The 2025 Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup Presented By Michelin is a single-make motor racing championship, the 21st season of the Mazda MX-5 Cup and the 5th sanctioned by the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA). The series began on January 23 at Daytona International Speedway, and will conclude on October 11 at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta after 14 rounds.
Gresham Wagner is the defending champion, having won his second series title in 2024.

## Schedule

The schedule was announced on October 16, 2024, featuring 14 rounds across seven double-header weekends. In a change from the 2024 calendar, rounds at St. Petersburg and Barber were added, while events at Sebring and Laguna Seca were dropped. All races are 45 minutes in length.
| Round | Round | Circuit | Location | Dates | Supporting |
| 1 | R1 | Daytona International Speedway (Road Course) | Daytona Beach, Florida | January 22–24 | IMSA SportsCar Championship |
| 1 | R2 | Daytona International Speedway (Road Course) | Daytona Beach, Florida | January 22–24 | IMSA SportsCar Championship |
| 2 | R3 | Grand Prix of St. Petersburg | St. Petersburg, Florida | February 28–March 2 | IndyCar Series |
| 2 | R4 | Grand Prix of St. Petersburg | St. Petersburg, Florida | February 28–March 2 | IndyCar Series |
| 3 | R5 | Barber Motorsports Park | Birmingham, Alabama | May 2–4 | IndyCar Series |
| 3 | R6 | Barber Motorsports Park | Birmingham, Alabama | May 2–4 | IndyCar Series |
| 4 | R7 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | Lexington, Ohio | June 6–8 | Michelin Pilot Challenge |
| 4 | R8 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | Lexington, Ohio | June 6–8 | Michelin Pilot Challenge |
| 5 | R9 | Canadian Tire Motorsports Park | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | July 11–13 | IMSA SportsCar Championship |
| 5 | R10 | Canadian Tire Motorsports Park | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | July 11–13 | IMSA SportsCar Championship |
| 6 | R11 | Virginia International Raceway | Alton, Virginia | August 22–24 | IMSA SportsCar Championship |
| 6 | R12 | Virginia International Raceway | Alton, Virginia | August 22–24 | IMSA SportsCar Championship |
| 7 | R13 | Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta | Braselton, Georgia | October 8–10 | IMSA SportsCar Championship |
| 7 | R14 | Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta | Braselton, Georgia | October 8–10 | IMSA SportsCar Championship |
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## Entry list

All competitors utilize the Mazda MX-5 Cup car, modified to their homologated racing specification by Flis Performance.
| Team | No. | Driver | Driver | Rounds |
| Hendricks Motorsports | 01 | Ruben Caceres-Martos | R | 1–2 |
| Hendricks Motorsports | 31 | Ashlyn Speed | | 1–2 |
| Hendricks Motorsports | 54 | Heather Hadley | | 1–2 |
| JTR Motorsports Engineering | 07 | Julian DaCosta | | 1 |
| JTR Motorsports Engineering | 6 | Cody Powell | | 1 |
| JTR Motorsports Engineering | 11 | Bailey Cruse | R | 1–2 |
| JTR Motorsports Engineering | 15 | Sally Mott | | 1–2 |
| JTR Motorsports Engineering | 26 | Peter Atwater | | 1–2 |
| JTR Motorsports Engineering | 68 | Steve Weber | R | 2 |
| JTR Motorsports Engineering | 69 | Glenn McGee | | 1–2 |
| JTR Motorsports Engineering | 96 | Jared Thomas | | 1–2 |
| McCumbee McAleer Racing | 3 | Ren Messinger | R | 1–2 |
| McCumbee McAleer Racing | 5 | Gresham Wagner | | 1 |
| McCumbee McAleer Racing | 22 | Jeremy Fletcher | | 1–2 |
| McCumbee McAleer Racing | 23 | Justin Adakonis | R | 1–2 |
| McCumbee McAleer Racing | 44 | Bobby Gossett | R | 1–2 |
| AAG Racing | 9 | Chris Clarke | | 2 |
| AAG Racing | 28 | Christopher Haldeman | | 1–2 |
| AAG Racing | 58 | Todd Buras | | 1–2 |
| AAG Racing | 76 | Frankie Barroso | R | 1 |
| AAG Racing | 76 | Jack Murchison | R | 2 |
| AAG Racing | 77 | Noah Harmon | R | 1–2 |
| RAFA Racing Team by MMR | 12 | Maite Cáceres | R | 1–2 |
| RAFA Racing Team by MMR | 81 | Caroline Candas | | 1–2 |
| BSI Racing | 13 | Westin Workman | | 1–2 |
| BSI Racing | 27 | Helio Meza | R | 1–2 |
| BSI Racing | 32 | Christian Hodneland | | 1–2 |
| BSI Racing | 57 | Tyler Gonzalez | | 1–2 |
| BSI Racing | 80 | Ethan Tyler | | 1 |
| BSI Racing | 86 | Jagger Jones | | 1–2 |
| BSI Racing | 95 | Farhan Siddiqi | | 1–2 |
| Saito Motorsport Group | 19 | Nate Cicero | | 1–2 |
| Saito Motorsport Group | 29 | Ethan Goulart | R | 1–2 |
| Spark Performance | 33 | Alex Bachoura | | 1–2 |
| Spark Performance | 50 | Grant West | | 1–2 |
| Spark Performance | 65 | Bryce Cornet | | 1–2 |
| Spark Performance | 78 | Sally McNulty | R | 1–2 |
| Parker DeLong Racing | 42 | Parker DeLong | | 1–2 |
| Advanced Autosports | 56 | Nathan Nicholson | | 1–2 |
| Advanced Autosports | 99 | Vaughn Mishko | | 2 |
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R = Eligible for Rookie's Championship

## Race results

Bold indicates overall winner.
| Round | Round | Circuit | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning Driver |
| 1 | R1 | Daytona | #19 Saito Motorsport Group | #5 McCumbee McAleer Racing | #57 BSI Racing |
| 1 | R1 | Daytona | Nate Cicero | Gresham Wagner | Tyler Gonzalez |
| 1 | R2 | Daytona | #19 Saito Motorsport Group | #22 McCumbee McAleer Racing | #96 JTR Motorsports Engineering |
| 1 | R2 | Daytona | Nate Cicero | Jeremy Fletcher | Jared Thomas |
| 2 | R1 | St. Petersburg | #22 McCumbee McAleer Racing | #56 Advanced Autosports | #96 JTR Motorsports Engineering |
| 2 | R1 | St. Petersburg | Jeremy Fletcher | Nathan Nicholson | Jared Thomas |
| 2 | R2 | St. Petersburg | #22 McCumbee McAleer Racing | #22 McCumbee McAleer Racing | #57 BSI Racing |
| 2 | R2 | St. Petersburg | Jeremy Fletcher | Jeremy Fletcher | Tyler Gonzalez |
| 3 | R1 | Barber | | | |
| 3 | R2 | Barber | | | |
| 4 | R1 | Mid-Ohio | | | |
| 4 | R2 | Mid-Ohio | | | |
| 5 | R1 | Mosport | | | |
| 5 | R2 | Mosport | | | |
| 6 | R1 | Virginia | | | |
| 6 | R2 | Virginia | | | |
| 7 | R1 | Road Atlanta | | | |
| 7 | R2 | Road Atlanta | | | |

## Championship standings
### Points system

Championship points are awarded at the finish of each event according to the chart below.
| Position | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30+ |
| Points | 350 | 320 | 300 | 280 | 260 | 250 | 240 | 230 | 220 | 210 | 200 | 190 | 180 | 170 | 160 | 150 | 140 | 130 | 120 | 110 | 100 | 90 | 80 | 70 | 60 | 50 | 40 | 30 | 20 | 10 |

### Driver's championship

IMSA recognizes driver champions based on the total number of championship points earned during the season.
| Pos. | Driver | DAY | DAY | STP | STP | BAR | BAR | MOH | MOH | MOS | MOS | VIR | VIR | ATL | ATL | Bonus | Points |
| 1 | Jared Thomas | 12 | 1 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 1190 |
| 2 | Jeremy Fletcher | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 50 | 1090 |
| 3 | Nathan Nicholson | 14 | 4 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | 1080 |
| 4 | Noah Harmon R | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 970 |
| 5 | Tyler Gonzalez | 1 | 34 | 16 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | 870 |
| 6 | Ren Messinger R | 11 | 3 | 8 | 22 | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 820 |
| 7 | Bobby Gossett R | 16 | 9 | 12 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 800 |
| 8 | Ethan Goulart R | 2 | 12 | 7 | 30 | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 760 |
| 9 | Bryce Cornet | 3 | 13 | 29 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 720 |
| 10 | Parker DeLong | 6 | 26 | 15 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 660 |
| 11 | Nate Cicero | 30 | 7 | 22 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | 30 | 630 |
| 12 | Justin Adakonis R | 10 | 29 | 5 | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 630 |
| 13 | Peter Atwater | 24 | 10 | 9 | 19 | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 620 |
| 14 | Glenn McGee | 31 | 30 | 2 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 570 |
| 15 | Sally Mott | 23 | 21 | 14 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 560 |
| 16 | Grant West | 13 | 15 | 21 | 25 | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 500 |
| 17 | Jagger Jones | 9 | 5 | DNS | DNS | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 480 |
| 18 | Heather Hadley | 18 | 35 | 10 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 450 |
| 19 | Maite Cáceres R | 26 | 32 | 11 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 440 |
| 20 | Todd Buras | 21 | 2 | 32 | DNS | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 430 |
| 21 | Helio Meza R | 4 | 20 | 30 | 28 | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 430 |
| 22 | Ashlyn Speed R | 29 | 16 | 18 | 20 | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 410 |
| 23 | Ethan Tyler | 5 | 18 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 390 |
| 24 | Christopher Haldeman | 27 | 23 | 19 | 16 | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 390 |
| 25 | Bailey Cruse R | 20 | 14 | 28 | 24 | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 380 |
| 26 | Jack Murchison R | | | 13 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 370 |
| 27 | Ruben Caceres-Martos R | 22 | 33 | 20 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 370 |
| 28 | Caroline Candas | 28 | 17 | 24 | 18 | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 370 |
| 29 | Alex Bachoura | 15 | 25 | 23 | 26 | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 350 |
| 30 | Julian DaCosta | 17 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 340 |
| 31 | Westin Workman | 32 | 22 | 17 | 23 | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | 330 |
| 32 | Vaughn Mishko R | | | 25 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 230 |
| 33 | Frankie Barroso R | 19 | 27 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 160 |
| 34 | Sally McNulty R | 35 | 19 | DNS | DNS | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 130 |
| 35 | Farhan Siddiqi | 34 | 31 | 27 | 27 | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 100 |
| 36 | Gresham Wagner | 36 | 24 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | 90 |
| 37 | Cody Powell | 25 | 28 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 90 |
| 38 | Steve Weber R | | | 26 | 29 | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 70 |
| 39 | Christian Hodneland | 33 | DNS | 31 | DNS | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 20 |
| | Chris Clarke | | | DNS | DNS | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 0 |
| Pos. | Driver | DAY | DAY | STP | STP | BAR | BAR | MOH | MOH | MOS | MOS | VIR | VIR | ATL | ATL | Bonus | Points |
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | Second place |
| Bronze | Third place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Retired (Ret) |
| Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) |
| Red | Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Withdrew (WD) |
| White | Race cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Did not practice (DNP) |
| Blank | Did not arrive (DNA) |
| Blank | Excluded (EX) |
†: Post-event penalty. Car moved to back of class.