McLaren Automotive has confirmed the calendar for the inaugural 2025 McLaren Trophy America championship season in 2025, which will run on the World Challenge America support bill with ten rounds at five venues.
Established in Europe for the 2023 season, it features 50-minute races with pitstops for driver changes.
Designed for the bespoke 585PS V6 twin-turbo, carbon-fibre chassis Artura Trophy race car, the championship is also open to drivers of the older 570S Trophy.
The new McLaren Trophy America championship will get underway in late March 2025 at the Sonoma Raceway in Northern California.
From there the championship heads to the iconic Circuit of the Americas, which has hosted the US Grand Prix for over a decade.
The midpoint of the new championship will be at Virginia International Raceway in July, ahead of an August round at the challenging Road America circuit.
The inaugural season will finish in style at the Indianapolis road circuit in October.
Cars will be run by independent teams with existing 570S Trophy cars also being eligible for the series.
These cars will compete for class wins and championships just like the Artura Trophy and will be fully supported by McLaren Motorsport with replacement parts and backup available at every round.
Interest from prospective teams and drivers is believed to have exceeded expectations since plans to launch the American series back in March, a strong field is expected.
One of the first teams to sign up was McLaren Toronto, which will partner with Pilot Challenge regular Motorsports in Action to field a two-car team next year.
“Having established McLaren Trophy, Europe as a competitive and social environment for Bronze and Silver drivers we are delighted to confirm our 2025 calendar as we introduce the new McLaren Trophy, America championship.
We will be visiting many of the continent’s best circuits, and I’m thrilled that we have rounds at Indianapolis and the Circuit of the Americas in our inaugural season,” said Mick McDonagh, Director of MSO and Motorsport, McLaren Automotive.
All races will be live-streamed on the YouTube, with more than 250,000 fans regularly viewing the races.
Provisional 2025 calendar
- March 28/30: Rounds 1 & 2, Sonoma
- April 25 /27: Rounds 3 & 4, Circuit of the Americas
- July 18 /20: Rounds 5 & 6, Virginia International Raceway
- August 15 /17: Rounds 7 & 8, Road America
- October 03/05: Rounds 9 & 10, Indianapolis
