Major Closed-Wheeled Series
Performance is a hallmark of the Mazda experience, and it's put to the test every time at the tracks of the MAZDASPEED Motorsports Race Series.
The Mazda MX-5 Cup is named for the Miata roadster, which took the automotive world by storm in 1989 and proved itself a competitor on both road and track. The Atlantic Championship is a formula racing series and one of the top open wheel racing venues in the country; Mazda is proud to not only sponsor the race, but also to help power its engines with Mazda design.
The Star Mazda Championship is a spec-racing series powered by advanced RENESIS engines and carbon fiber racecars, where the top international racing prospects of tomorrow come to prove their mettle. All three races are powered by Mazda engineering, ingenuity, and passion for a true driving experience.
American Le Mans
The American Le Mans Series is the premium brand of motorsport in North America, featuring high-tech sports cars from the most prestigious automobile manufacturers in the world.
Grand American Rolex GT
The premiere series of Grand-Am is the Rolex Sports Car Series which originated in 2000 as a successor to the defunct United States Road Racing Championship. Combining classes of Sports Racing Prototypes and Grand Touring-style production-based cars, the series is centered around the 24 Hours of Daytona but includes a wide variety of American, Canadian, and Mexican tracks. (Photo by Juha Lievonen)
Grand American Koni Challenge Series
Originally based on a Canadian series before being acquired by Grand-Am, the KONI Challenge Series (also known as Grand-Am Cup) is a production-based touring car series. The series is split into two classes known as Grand Sport (GS), intended for large capacity GT-style cars, and Street Tuner (ST), consisting of smaller sedans and coupes, some of which are front-wheel drive. The KONI Challenge supports some Rolex series races but also headlines some of its own dates.
SPEED World Challenge
Mazda currently has teams racing the Mazda6 in SCCA SPEED World Challenge. Check out some of our teams' websites: Tri-Point Engineering and Tindol Motorsports.
Purpose : The purpose of the SCCA SPEED World Challenge Championships is to provide teams, manufacturers and aftermarket suppliers a competitive production-based race series in which to prove their products.
Mazda MX-5 Cup
Evolved from the ultra-successful SCCA Club and Pro Racing classes utilizing the popular Mazda Miata, the SCCA Pro Racing Playboy Mazda MX-5 Cup features identical, Mazda MX-5 roadsters.
Now in its third year, MX-5 Cup is designed to give sports car drivers an opportunity to run on high-profile weekends in an economical, entry-level racing series. The series uses stock Mazda MX-5s, with only strict safety modifications, spec Kumho ECSTA tires and a performance package available through Mazda’s performance division, MAZDASPEED. Engines remain stock and sealed, with a claiming rule in place to ensure series-wide parity. The result is close racing, with an emphasis on driver skill rather than outright car preparation.
Spec Miata
Technically a club racing class, the Spec Miata series is now the largest single make class in the SCCA. There have been close to 2000 Spec Miatas built and the class is still growing.
The Spec Miata (SM) class is intended to provide the opportunity to compete in low cost, production-based cars with limited modifications, suitable for racing competition. The rules are intentionally designed to be more open than the Showroom Stock class but more restricted than the Improved Touring class.
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