FAST FACTS: CTMP

Canadian Tire Motorsport Park 120

Round 6 of 10 of the 2025 IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge

Bryan Herta Autosport

Racetrack: Canadian Tire Motorsport Park | 2.459-mile road course with 10 corners

Race: Saturday, July 12th, 2025, at 1:25pm EST (2-hour race)

TV: Live on Peacock: www.peacock.com

Listen: Live radio commentary for every session at www.IMSA.com and RadioLeMans.com Live timing and scoring from each session available at www.IMSA.com. Live updates are available throughout the weekend on BHA social media and www.bryanhertaautosport.com

Fast Facts:

Last Year at CTMP: The #33 car of Harry Gottsacker and Robert Wickens won the race in 2024 with Denis Dupont and Preston Brown in the #76 car also on the podium in third place. The #77 car finished in fourth place and the #98 car took sixth place.

CTMP Statistics: Bryan Herta Autosport has been consistently strong at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park. At least two BHA cars have been on the podium every race for the last three years at CTMP. In 2023, BHA took home both second and third place. In 2022, they brought home a win and a podium lockout with Canadians Mark Wilkins and Robert Wickens in first.

Dominating The Championship: BHA cars have lead the championship the entire season. The #76 car has been in the lead for the majority of the year, but the #98 car took the lead after the last race at Watkins Glen. The #76 car is 30 points behind in second place. The #33 car is in fourth and the #9 car is in sixth.

Mark Wilkins Is Home: Canadian Mark Wilkins feels right at home at CTMP. A native of the Toronto area, he grew up racing and watching races at the historic track. This year, Wilkins is driving the #33 Elantra N TCR with Bryson Morris. Wilkins holds the record for most TCR wins. Not only is he fast on the ground, but in the sky as well. In his time away from the track, he is learning how to fly airplanes. It is also a home race for Denis Dupont, driver of the #76 car, who lives in Montreal.

Photos and Driver Quotes Below

Drivers of the #33 and #76 car on the podium last year at CTMP

Bryson and Mason return to race at CTMP after missing the last IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge race at Watkins Glen to race in Germany where they placed second in the ADAC RAVENOL 24h Nürburgring

Wilkins in one of his flying lessons

#9 Elantra N TCR

Maddie Aust (R) and Suellio Almeda (R)

2025 Stats: Best Start: 6th Best Finish: 4th

Championship Points Standings: 6th – 1210 pts

Maddie Aust: “I’m really looking forward to my first time at CTMP and first time in Canada. I’ve been getting some laps in on the simulator and am ready to do some in person. I’m eager to see what me and Suellio can accomplish this weekend with the Bryan Herta Autosport team!”
Suellio Almeida: “I’m excited about Mosport – it’s one of the highest average speed tracks in the whole calendar. It will be very fast and we’ll need confidence to send the car into those corners to the limit. We’re definitely going to aim for our first podium still!”

#33 Elantra N TCR

Bryson Morris and Mark Wilkins

2025 Stats: Best Start: 1st Best Finish: 2nd

Championship Points Standings: 4th – 1270 pts

Bryson Morris: “Super excited to get back racing in the IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge after missing the last round at Watkins Glen. We had a positive race at the Nurburgring and hoping to carry that experience into a win in Canada!”
Mark Wilkins: “CTMP is not only my home track but also one of the most fun and challenging circuits on the calendar. It doesn’t matter how many laps you run here, it never gets old and it never gets easier. As a team we’ve had some fantastic results here over the years. The fans are always fired up and it’s fun to see so many familiar faces over the course of the weekend. The local N community came out in droves for last year’s event and I’m excited to see them again this year bringing the energy we thrive on for success. For Bryson and I, the first half of the season was on the turbulent side; we’re looking forward to finding our groove and chasing race wins for the remainder of the season.”

#76 Elantra N TCR

Denis Dupont and Preston Brown

2025 Stats: Best Start: 7th Best Finish: 1st

Championship Standings: 2nd – 1520 pts

Denis Dupont: “I’m very excited to go to CTMP which I can now call my home track.

We know it’s a very challenging track and we absolutely love it.

This marks the start of the second half of the season and we want to keep our momentum.”

Preston Brown: “CTMP is a great destination for us to be going to mid-season. It’s a classic fast track that suits our Hyundai Elantra N TCR very well. I’m looking forward to starting off the second half of the season on a high note!”

#98 Elantra N TCR

Harry Gottsacker IV and Mason Filippi

2025 Stats: Best Start: 2nd Best Finish: 1st

Championship Points Standings: 1st – 1550 pts

Harry Gottsacker IV: “It’s been a short turn around since Watkins, but looking forward to get to work in Canada. I grabbed a pole there last year and won the race with Robert Wickens, so big expectations for this weekend. There is always a big crowd and serious race fans and we want to give them a good show.”
Mason Filippi: “I’m fired up to hit the track at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park with Bryan Herta Autosport. This place demands precision and commitment — exactly what our Hyundai Elantra N TCR was built for. The team’s been putting in the work, and we’re chasing nothing less than the top step this weekend. Let’s go get it.”
Bryan Herta Autosport with Curb Agajanian:

Founded in 2009, Bryan Herta Autosport has grown from a single-car Indy-Lights team into a multi-championship-winning auto racing franchise. Led by IndyCar and Sports Car star Bryan Herta, Bryan Herta Autosport has won races in every discipline they have entered, including Indy Lights, Indy Car, Global Rallycross, and championship titles in Pirelli World Challenge and IMSA. BHA rose to prominence after winning the 2011 Indianapolis 500 in what was the final race of the Centennial Era, a celebration of 100 years of racing at The Indianapolis Motor Speedway, with the late Dan Wheldon. Five years later, BHA partnered with Andretti Autosport, and defied the odds again, winning their second Indianapolis 500 with rookie driver Alexander Rossi. In 2018, BHA entered the American Sports Car scene beginning its immensely successful partnership with Hyundai. Together, BHA and Hyundai have won five consecutive team and driver championships, and five consecutive (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024) manufacturer’s titles in IMSA’s Michelin Pilot Challenge. In 2024, BHA and Hyundai took on a new challenge, the legendary Pikes Peak International Hill Climb with the IONIQ 5 N. Setting a time of 9 minutes and 30.852 seconds in the IONIQ 5 N TA Spec, Hyundai World Rally Championship driver Dani Sordo finished first in the modified production electric SUV category and third overall. For more information, visit: www.BryanHertaAutosport.com.

 

BHA/Hyundai Customer Support: Bryan Herta Autosport is the U.S. sales agent and part support representative of Hyundai TCR race cars for customer teams. The BHA/Hyundai Customer Support Team offers trackside engineering support, setup and tuning advice, and part and order fulfillments for the Hyundai Veloster N TCR and TCA teams and drivers from the BHA’s headquarters in Speedway, IN. in 2024, there are five BHA Customer Support Teams racing Elantra N TCR cars in Canada, The USA and in Mexico.

Hyundai Motor America

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