The Motul Petit Le Mans can be watched live and for free this Saturday, October 3 on IMSA's official YouTube channel for viewers outside the United States. The green flag drops at 12:05 p.m. (local time, EDT), and the 10 hours at Road Atlanta close out the 2026 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season, with 54 cars from all four classes on track.
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The free YouTube broadcast is for international viewers only (outside the U.S. and Canada).
Petit Le Mans schedule for Latin America and Spain
The race lasts 10 hours, and these are the start times by region:
Mexico (CDMX): 10:05 a.m.
Costa Rica, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua: 10:05 a.m.
Panama, Colombia, Peru, Ecuador: 11:05 a.m.
Venezuela, Bolivia: 12:05 p.m.
Paraguay, Chile: 1:05 p.m.
Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil: 1:05 p.m.
Spain: 6:05 p.m.
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How the championships stand ahead of the final race
GTP The No. 31 Cadillac of Jack Aitken, Earl Bamber, and Frederik Vesti only needs to take the start to be champion: it arrives with a 151-point lead (unofficial) over the No. 7 Porsche. Pole belongs to the No. 60 Acura of Colin Braun, Scott Dixon, and Tom Blomqvist.
LMP2 The No. 43 ORECA arrives 10 points ahead of the No. 04, the equivalent of one finishing position, and the No. 99, which took pole, is 105 points back.
GTD Pro The No. 4 Corvette arrives 42 points ahead of the No. 1 BMW, which took pole. The Corvette has support from the No. 3, while the BMW will race without a supporting car.
GTD The No. 57 Mercedes-AMG, starting from pole, arrives 15 points ahead of the No. 96 BMW.
The race also awards Michelin Endurance Cup points at the 4-, 8-, and 10-hour marks, and it is the last scheduled race for the Lexus RC F GT3 and the Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo2 in IMSA.
Car identification guide
To recognize each car in the race, use the official spotter guides with numbers, liveries, teams, and drivers from all categories at spotterguides.com.
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Upcoming Races
Drivers Standings 2026
| POS | PILOTO | PTS | ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack Aitken | 2752 | |
| 2 | Laurin Heinrich | 2605 | |
| 3 | Nick Yelloly | 2481 | |
| 3 | Renger van der Zande | 2481 | |
| 4 | Earl Bamber | 2404 | arrow_up1 |
| 5 | Felipe Nasr | 2384 | arrow_down1 |
| 5 | Julien Andlauer | 2384 | arrow_down1 |
| 6 | Kevin Estre | 2333 |
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