Bryan Herta Autosport and PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports Partner for 2026 IMSA LMP2 Program
Team to Compete as “Bryan Herta Autosport with PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports” in the No. 52 ORECA 07-Gibson
September 4, 2025
Brownsburg, IN – Today is a landmark event with the announcement of a partnership aligning Bryan Herta Autosport (BHA) and PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports to compete in the LMP2 category of the 2026 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. The entry will race as Bryan Herta Autosport with PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports, fielding the No. 52 ORECA 07-Gibson. The collaboration merges PR1/Mathiasen’s multi-title pedigree in LMP2 with BHA’s engineering and operational depth, which has produced six (6) consecutive IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge TCR championships. The program will be operated from BHA’s state-of-the-art headquarters in Brownsburg, Indiana.
A strategic step forward: Uniting PR1/Mathiasen’s race-winning LMP2 playbook with BHA’s systems-driven operations creates one program with complementary strengths across the performance stack—driver development, simulation-to-setup, pit stop execution, race strategy, and reliability. Centralizing in Brownsburg consolidates tooling and spares, builds a shared data/analytics library, and enables cross-trained crews, accelerating learning and tightening execution under pressure. The result is a unified No. 52 effort built to be competitive from the first test and continuously optimized across the 2026 calendar—from Daytona and Sebring to Watkins Glen, Road America, and Petit Le Mans.
Bryan Herta, President, Bryan Herta Autosport:
“PR1/Mathiasen has set the benchmark in LMP2 competition, and we’re excited to partner with Bobby and Lisa Oergel and their entire team as we make this step into the LMP2 category. We believe this program has all the right ingredients to contend at the front.”
Bobby Oergel, Team Principal, PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports:
“PR1/Mathiasen has always taken pride in competing at the front of LMP2, and this partnership is built to do exactly that. Bryan Herta Autosport brings depth and resources that complement our program. We have an aligned, high-performance team structure to contend for wins and a championship. We’re excited for 2026.”
The schedule for next year opens with the Roar Before the Rolex 24 (Jan 16–18) and the 64th Rolex 24 At Daytona (Jan 21–25), followed by the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring (Mar 18–21) and a full slate of marquee rounds including Watkins Glen (Jun 25–28), Canadian Tire Motorsport Park (July 10-12) and Road America (Jul 30–Aug 2), Indianapolis Motor Speedway (Sep 18-20) before closing with Motul Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta (Oct 1-3).
Driver lineups and marketing partner announcements will follow in the coming months as preparations for the 2026 season intensify.
