2026 IMSA Esports Global Championship | WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca | Round #4 Preview

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The IMSA Esports Global Championship continues on Sunday, November 8th, with the fourth round of the 2026 season at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca. The penultimate battle of the season, 52 teams will continue their quest for the crown across two class championships, including 20 teams competing in the Grand Touring Prototype (GTP) class and 32 teams taking on the Grand Touring Daytona (GTD) class.

Two weeks ago, Bleu Mercure Esport returned to victory lane for a third-straight race, once again with their No. 132 Porsche in the GTD class with Vasilios Beletsiotis and Thibaud Prevot, becoming the first repeat winning team on the season. In the GTP class, the No. 33 Verstappen Sim Racing BMW took advantage of their competition's late troubles to score their first win of the season with Enzo Bonito and Sam Kuitert behind the wheel.

Two hours and 40 minutes will be on the clock. Points will be on the line not only in the race, but also in qualifying. Can anyone catch the Bleu Mercure teams on top of both classes with just two races to go?

LAST RACE: VERSTAPPEN SIM RACING, BLEU MERCURE CAPITALIZE FOR WATKINS GLEN WINS

After two hours and 40 minutes of multi-class competition around the Boot configuration at Watkins Glen, the first repeat winning team of the season emerged in the GTD class as the No. 132 Bleu Mercure Porsche, this time with Vasilios Beletsiotis and Thibaud Prevot sharing time behind the wheel. Up in the GTP class, it looked as though the new winner would be the No. 8 Grid-and-Go.com eSports Valkyrie, but computer issues for Jake Denehan forced Sean Campbell back in the car after the disconnect, and it was the No. 33 Verstappen Sim Racing BMW of Enzo Bonito and Sam Kuitert picking up the lead and overall victory.

Pit cycles ultimately decided both classes, with the No. 33 outlasting the other Grid-and-Go Valkyrie, the No. 7, on the first two stops, earning a shorter pit time for the final run of the day. The No. 132 Bleu Mercure Porsche was tucked up behind the No. 196 BS+TURNER BMW the entire first stint, saving fuel, until they got knocked out of line by a passing GTP. When the No. 132 took control, they gave it right back to continue their save strategy, and it resulted in a successful swap after the cycle concluded, in which they had broken free of the draft and had a commanding lead. While the No. 171 BMW M Team MOUZ kept it close towards the end, the No. 132 was able to manage the traffic enough to stay ahead for the victory.

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LAST TIME AT LAGUNA SECA

WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca has been missing from the IMSA Esports Global Championship since its inaugural battle in 2022, back when GTD was the top class alongside the Touring Cars.

On that day four years ago, the Apex Racing Team scored the overall victory, winning with their No. 98 Porsche that was wheeled by Kevin Ellis Jr and Alejandro Sánchez. It would be a 1-2 finish for the Apex group, with their No. 97 finishing right behind. In the TC ranks, R8G Esports won that day with their No. 108 Honda driven by Florian Lebigre and Valentin Mandernach.

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NEXT RACE: A FINALE WHERE IT USUALLY BEGINS

After Laguna Seca, the series has one last test scheduled to determine the champions, and it's where the season would normally kick off in the real-world, over in Daytona Beach, Florida. Scheduled out in two weeks, the IMSA Esports Global Championship takes on Daytona International Speedway on November 22nd to see who will hoist the 2026 class championships.

Each race of the IMSA Esports Global Championship will be broadcasted live on IMSA’s and iRacing’s social channels with the Countdown to Green pre-race show beginning at 1:45 p.m. ET (18:45 GMT). Race coverage begins at 2:00 p.m. ET.

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