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NBC Sports
07-04-2025
- Automotive
- NBC Sports
How to watch the 2025 IMSA Long Beach on USA, Peacock: Streaming info, start times and daily schedules
Off to 'a dream start' in the two longest races of the IMSA season, the No. 7 Porsche Penske Motorsport 963 will try to flex its muscles in one of the shortest races of the year. The Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach will be a 100-minute sprint through the streets of downtown on Saturday, April 12 (5 p.m. ET, USA Network, Peacock). After closing the team's consecutive victories in the Rolex 24 at Daytona and the Twelve Hours of Sebring, Penske ace Felipe Nasr said his confidence is at an all-time high on the heels of winning the Grand Touring Prototype championship last year. 'I'm living one of the best moments of my career right now in terms of the experience and people I'm working with,' Nasr said. 'So fortunate to be in this position with engineering, Porsche and Penske, putting our names in history together. To me, it's just a moment to be involved with such quality. I have the best team, so I'm able to deliver my best as well.' It'll be a much shorter path to a Long Beach victory for Nasr and co-driver Nick Tandy. Each will drive the No. 7 963 in a race with only one pit stop on the very narrow and tricky street course. 'It's a different dynamic of racing,' Nasr said. It's all about getting most of the track and the best usage of track time. For sure we'll have strong competition heading to Long Beach as well.' Renger van der Zande and Sebastien Bourdais won last year at Long Beach in the No. 01 Cadillac for Chip Ganassi Racing, which is on hiatus from IMSA this season. Bourdais won't be racing Saturday, but van der Zande will team with Nick Yelloly in the No. 93 Acura ARX-06 of Meyer Shank Racing as one of 11 GTP entries seeking the overall win. While Porsche has won the first two GTP races, BMW has captured the pole in both races, and track position figures to be important in a street race. 'I just love this style of racing bringing the GTP cars to Long Beach and extracting the maximum of the car in a track like that,' Nasr said. 'It's a real challenge. Trying to find the details, set up the car, maximize the tires, think about the strategy. It's such a short and compressed weekend that you have to take decisions quicker than the previous two weekends. You'd have more time to analyze and try more. 'Where now at Long Beach it's narrower in terms of the decisions, and you don't have time to think. There's no room for mistakes, and you put yourself where to maximize in every session. It's a tough place to pass. Tough for traffic. It's a one stop race, so you're trying to make sure you've done the best you could for your teammate when you fight for victory. I know there's a lot of competition. Acura, Cadillac and BMW are strong too. It'll be strong competition for sure.' There are 16 entries in the GTD category, including the defending race winner No. 89 Vasser Sullivan Lexus RC F GT3. Robert Wickens, who has returned to racing from life-threatening injuries in a 2018 IndyCar crash at Pocono Raceway, will be making his GTD debut and sharing the No. 36 DXDT Racing Corvette Z06 GT3 with Tommy Milner, a four-time Long Beach winner. Wickens will be using a new electronic hand-controlled braking system designed by Bosch. It's his first IMSA race since the 2017 Rolex 24 at Daytona. Here are the start times, daily schedules and streaming info for the 2025 IMSA Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach: 2025 IMSA Grand Prix of Long Beach WHEN: Saturday, April 12 at 5 p.m. DISTANCE: A 100-minute race on the 11-turn, 1.968-mile street course in Long Beach, Califiornia. FORECAST: According to Weather Underground, it's expected to be 67 degrees with no chance of rain at the green flag. ENTRY LIST: Click here to see the 27-car field in the GTP and GTD classes for the 2025 IMSA Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach. Race Broadcast TV/streaming: The IMSA Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach will be televised on the USA Network and streamed on Peacock from flag to flag beginning at 5 p.m. ET on Saturday, April 12. The NBC Sports broadcast will feature announcers Brian Till and Calvin Fish. Dave Burns and Kevin Lee are the pit reporters. RADIO: All sessions live on SiriusXM live race coverage begins April 12 at 5 p.m. (SiriusXM channel 206, Web/App 996) IMSA Grand Prix of Long Beach schedule, start times Here's a rundown of the IMSA schedule this week on the streets of Long Beach (all times are ET): Noon-1 p.m.: IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship practice 4-5:30 p.m.: IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship practice 8:10-9 p.m.: IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship qualifying (Peacock) 5 p.m.: IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Grand Prix of Long Beach (USA Network, Peacock)
NBC Sports
18-03-2025
- Automotive
- NBC Sports
Nasr was 'so in the zone' to win Sebring
Leigh Diffey, Calvin Fish and Brian Till recap the biggest storylines from the Twelve Hours of Sebring in the GTP class, from Felipe Nasr's evolution into "the Penske mold" to the debut of the Aston Martin Valkyrie.
NBC Sports
18-03-2025
- Automotive
- NBC Sports
Reviewing Dillman, 'fierce' GTD action at Sebring
Leigh Diffey, Calvin Fish, and Brian Till review Tom Dillman's "superb" run through the LMP2 madness, plus Rexy and the #77 GTD Pro team grabbing the victory from the BMWs and more from the Twelve Hours of Sebring.
Yahoo
15-03-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Twelve Hours of Sebring live updates: Porsche leads after BMW pole-sitter Dries Vanthoor penalized for start
Pole-sitter Dries Vanthoor was penalized for an illegal lane change before the start of the Twelve Hours of Sebring. Vanthoor, who had qualified first for the second consecutive race to start the 2025 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season, moved from the inside to the outside lane just before the green flag. The penalty was called during the race's first caution flag, and Vanthoor had to wait until the Lap 6 restart to serve his drive-through penalty in the No. 24 BMW M Hybrid V8 for Team RLL BMW. Felipe Nasr inherited the lead in the No. 7 Porsche Penske Motorsport 963 that has consecutive victories in the Rolex 24 at Daytona. Mathieu Jaminet was third in Porsche Penske's No. 6 963. Team owner Roger Penske is seeking his second overall victory at Sebring International Raceway and first since 2008. After the penalty, Vanthoor fell to 23d in the standings behind all the Grand Touring Prototype and LMP2 cars. The first full-course yellow flag flew six minutes into the race after a crash involving two LMP2 cars (the No. 18 and No. 88) that left a fender on the track. TV/streaming: The Twelve Hours of Sebring will be streamed on Peacock from flag to flag beginning at 10 a.m. on March 15. NBC Sports' booth coverage will include announcers Leigh Diffey, Brian Till, Dave Burns, Calvin Fish and Townsend Bell. Kevin Lee, Chris Wilner and Matt Yocum will serve as pit reporters. Peacock also will carry streaming of the Ford Mustang Challenge, Lamborghini Super Trofeo, Porsche Carrera Cup and Michelin Pilot Challenge races. RADIO: All sessions live on and SiriusXM live race coverage begins March 15 at 9:45 a.m. (Sirius channel 216, XM 207, Web/App 992)
NBC Sports
15-03-2025
- Automotive
- NBC Sports
Twelve Hours of Sebring live updates: Porsche leads after BMW pole-sitter Dries Vanthoor penalized for start
Pole-sitter Dries Vanthoor was penalized for an illegal lane change before the start of the Twelve Hours of Sebring. Vanthoor, who had qualified first for the second consecutive race to start the 2025 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season, moved from the inside to the outside lane just before the green flag. The penalty was called during the race's first caution flag, and Vanthoor had to wait until the Lap 6 restart to serve his drive-through penalty in the No. 24 BMW M Hybrid V8 for Team RLL BMW. Felipe Nasr inherited the lead in the No. 7 Porsche Penske Motorsport 963 that has consecutive victories in the Rolex 24 at Daytona. Mathieu Jaminet was third in Porsche Penske's No. 6 963. Team owner Roger Penske is seeking his second overall victory at Sebring International Raceway and first since 2008. After the penalty, Vanthoor fell to 23d in the standings behind all the Grand Touring Prototype and LMP2 cars. The first full-course yellow flag flew six minutes into the race after a crash involving two LMP2 cars (the No. 18 and No. 88) that left a fender on the track. How to watch the Twelve Hours of Sebring TV/streaming: The Twelve Hours of Sebring will be streamed on Peacock from flag to flag beginning at 10 a.m. on March 15. NBC Sports' booth coverage will include announcers Leigh Diffey, Brian Till, Dave Burns, Calvin Fish and Townsend Bell. Kevin Lee, Chris Wilner and Matt Yocum will serve as pit reporters. Peacock also will carry streaming of the Ford Mustang Challenge, Lamborghini Super Trofeo, Porsche Carrera Cup and Michelin Pilot Challenge races. RADIO: All sessions live on and SiriusXM live race coverage begins March 15 at 9:45 a.m. (Sirius channel 216, XM 207, Web/App 992)
