PR1/Mathiasen and Bryan Herta Autosport partner for 2026 IMSA LMP2 program

Today is a landmark event with the announcement of a partnership aligning PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports and Bryan Herta Autosport (BHA) to compete in the LMP2 category of the 2026 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.

The entry will race as Bryan Herta Autosport with PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports, fielding the No. 52 ORECA 07-Gibson.

The collaboration merges PR1/Mathiasen’s multi-title pedigree in LMP2 with BHA’s engineering and operational depth, which has produced five consecutive IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge TCR championships. The program will be operated from BHA’s state-of-the-art headquarters in Brownsburg, Indiana.

A strategic step forward: Uniting PR1/Mathiasen’s race-winning LMP2 playbook with BHA’s systems-driven operations creates one program with complementary strengths across the performance stack—driver development, simulation-to-setup, pit stop execution, race strategy, and reliability. Centralizing in Brownsburg consolidates tooling and spares, builds a shared data/analytics library, and enables cross-trained crews, accelerating learning and tightening execution under pressure. The result is a unified No. 52 effort built to be competitive from the first test and continuously optimized across the 2026 calendar—from Daytona and Sebring to Watkins Glen,  Tire Motorsport Park, Road America, Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Petit Le Mans.

Bobby Oergel, Team Principal PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports:“PR1/Mathiasen has always taken pride in competing at the front of LMP2, and this partnership is built to do exactly that. Bryan Herta Autosport brings depth and resources that complement our program. We have an aligned, high-performance team structure to contend for wins and a championship. We’re excited for 2026.”Bryan Herta, President, Bryan Herta Autosport:“PR1/Mathiasen has set the benchmark in LMP2 competition, and we’re excited to partner with Bobby and Lisa Oergel and their entire team as we make this step into the LMP2 category. We believe this program has all the right ingredients to contend at the front.”