2024 GT World Challenge America

The 2024 Fanatec GT World Challenge America Powered by AWS will be the eighteenth season of the United States Auto Club's GT World Challenge America, and the seventh under ownership of SRO Motorsports Group.

The season will begin at Sonoma on April 5, and end at Indianapolis on October 6.

Calendar[edit]

The preliminary calendar released on July 1, 2023, at the SRO's annual 24 Hours of Spa press conference, featuring 14 races across seven rounds.[1] In September, an updated schedule was released, the SRO announced that Barber Motorsports Park would fill the vacancy in the schedule, and Sebring International Raceway would replace NOLA Motorsports Park.[2]

Round Circuit Date Map
1 California Sonoma Raceway, Sonoma, California April 5–7
2 Florida Sebring International Raceway, Sebring, Florida May 3–5
3 Texas Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas May 17–19
4 Virginia Virginia International Raceway, Alton, Virginia July 19–21
5 Wisconsin Road America, Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin August 16–18
6 Alabama Barber Motorsports Park, Birmingham, Alabama September 6–8
7 Indiana Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis, Indiana October 4–6

Entry list[edit]

Team Car Engine No. Drivers Class Rounds
United States CrowdStrike Racing by Riley Motorsports[3] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 04 United States Colin Braun[3] PA 1–2
United States George Kurtz[3]
United States DXDT Racing[4] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 08 United States Bryan Sellers[3] PA 1
United States Scott Smithson[3]
91 United States Jeff Burton[3] PA 1
Switzerland Philip Ellis[3]
Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R Chevrolet LT6 5.5 L V8 08 United States Bryan Sellers[5] PA 2
United States Scott Smithson[5]
TBA TBA TBA
TBA
United States Flying Lizard Motorsports[6] Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V8 2 United States Jason Bell[7] PA 2
Portugal Henrique Chaves[7]
8 United States Andy Lee[6] PA 1–2
United States Elias Sabo[6]
United States Mercedes-AMG Austin with Esses Racing[8] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 19 United Kingdom Adam Carroll[8] PA 1
United States Will Hardeman[8]
United States Alan Metni[8] TBA
Canada ST Racing[9] BMW M4 GT3 BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Twin Turbo I6 28 United States Bill Auberlen[10] P 1–2
United States Varun Choksey[10]
38 Canada Samantha Tan[9] PA 1–2
United States Neil Verhagen[9]
United States Turner Motorsport[11] BMW M4 GT3 BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Twin Turbo I6 29 United States Robby Foley[11] PA 1–2
United States Justin Rothberg[11]
United States GMG Racing[12] Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 32 Australia Tom Sargent[12] PA 1–2
United States Kyle Washington[12]
United States Chouest Povoledo Racing[3] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 50 United States Ross Chouest[3] PA 1–2
Canada Aaron Povoledo[3]
United States RennSport1 - CBW Racing[7] Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 85 United States Trent Hindman[7] P 2
United States Spencer Pumpelly[7]
United States Regulator Racing[13] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 91 United States Jeff Burton[13] PA 2
Switzerland Philip Ellis[13]
Canada Montreal Motorsport Group[14] Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 92 Canada Jean-Frédéric Laberge[14] PA 2
Canada Alex Tagliani[14]
United States Racers Edge Motorsports[15] Acura NSX GT3 Evo22 Acura JNC1 3.5 L Turbo V6 93 United States Luca Mars[15] P 1–2
United States Zach Veach[15]
United States Wright Motorsports[16] Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 120 United States Adam Adelson[16] P 1–2
United States Elliot Skeer[16]
United States Random Vandals Racing[17] BMW M4 GT3 BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Twin Turbo I6 TBA United States Conor Daly[17] PA TBA
United States Connor De Phillippi[17]
United States Kenton Koch[17]
Source: [18] [19]
Icon Class
P Pro Cup
PA Pro/Am Cup
Am Am Cup

Notes:

  • Montreal Motorsport Group was originally entered for the season opener at Sonoma,[3] but the team had to withdrew due to delays receiving their race car.[20]

Race results[edit]

Bold indicates overall winner

Round Circuit Pole position Pro Winners Pro/Am Winners Am Winners
1 R1 California Sonoma United States #120 Wright Motorsports United States #120 Wright Motorsports United States #04 CrowdStrike Racing by Riley Motorsports No Entries
United States Adam Adelson
United States Elliot Skeer 		United States Adam Adelson
United States Elliot Skeer 		United States Colin Braun
United States George Kurtz
R2 United States #120 Wright Motorsports United States #120 Wright Motorsports United States #04 CrowdStrike Racing by Riley Motorsports
United States Adam Adelson
United States Elliot Skeer 		United States Adam Adelson
United States Elliot Skeer 		United States Colin Braun
United States George Kurtz
2 R1 Florida Sebring
R2
3 R1 Texas COTA
R2
4 R1 Virginia Virginia
R2
5 R1 Wisconsin Road America
R2
6 R1 Alabama Barber
R2
7 Indiana Indianapolis

Championship standings[edit]

Scoring system

Championship points are awarded for the first ten positions in each race. Entries are required to complete 75% of the winning car's race distance in order to be classified and earn points. Individual drivers are required to participate for a minimum of 40 minutes in order to earn championship points in any race. Race-by-race entries which only participated in either of the final two races of the season are not eligible for points.

Standard Points
Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th 
Points 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1
Indianapolis Points
Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th 
Points 50 36 30 24 20 16 12 8 4 2

Drivers' championship[edit]

Pos. Driver Team SON SEB COT VIR ELK BAR IND Points
Pro class
1 United States Adam Adelson
United States Elliot Skeer 		United States Wright Motorsports 1 1 50
2 United States Bill Auberlen
United States Varun Choksey 		Canada ST Racing 3 5 36
3 United States Luca Mars
United States Zach Veach 		United States Racers Edge Motorsports 9 6 30
Pro/Am class
1 United States Colin Braun
United States George Kurtz 		United States CrowdStrike Racing by Riley Motorsports 2 2 50
2 Canada Samantha Tan
United States Neil Verhagen 		Canada ST Racing 4 3 36
3 United States Robby Foley
United States Justin Rothberg 		United States Turner Motorsport 5 8 25
3 United States Bryan Sellers
United States Scott Smithson 		United States DXDT Racing 7 4 25
4 United States Bryan Sellers
United States Scott Smithson 		United States DXDT Racing 8 7 20
5 United Kingdom Adam Carroll
United States Will Hardeman 		United States Mercedes-AMG Austin with Esses Racing 6 11 16
6 United States Andy Lee
United States Elias Sabo 		United States Flying Lizard Motorsports 10 9 14
7 Australia Tom Sargent
United States Kyle Washington 		United States GMG Racing 12‡ 10 6
8 United States Ross Chouest
Canada Aaron Povoledo 		United States Chouest Povoledo Racing 11‡ 12 2
Pos. Driver Team SON SEB COT VIR ELK BAR IND Points
Key
Colour Result
Gold Race winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
Excluded (EX)
White Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Withdrew (WD)
Blank Did not participate

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

Notes
  • † – Drivers did not finish the race but were classified, as they completed more than 75% of the race distance.
  • ‡ – Post-event penalty. Car moved to back of class.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Lloyd, Daniel (July 1, 2023). "2024 GTWC America Schedule Released". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved July 1, 2023.
  2. ^ Lloyd, Daniel (September 3, 2023). "Barber In; Sebring Replaces NOLA on Updated Schedule". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Dagys, John (March 29, 2024). "Entry List Revealed for Sonoma Season Opener". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
  4. ^ Goodwin, Graham (October 5, 2023). "DXDT Racing Joins The Corvette Racing Customer Family". Dailysportscar. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
  5. ^ a b O'Connell, RJ (April 5, 2024). "DXDT Racing Confirms Sebring Launch For Corvette Programme". Dailysportscar. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
  6. ^ a b c Euwema, Davey (December 13, 2023). "Flying Lizard to Field Vantage GT3 for Sabo, Lee". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
  7. ^ a b c d e "Seasoned Veterans Return to Fanatec GT World Challenge America powered by AWS for Sebring Fight". GT World Challenge America. SRO Motorsports Group. April 26, 2024. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
  8. ^ a b c d Dagys, John (March 19, 2024). "Esses Racing to Return for Partial Season Campaign". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
  9. ^ a b c Dagys, John (December 22, 2023). "ST Racing Confirms Series Return With Verhagen, Tan". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved December 22, 2023.
  10. ^ a b "Bill Auberlen Begins New Multi-Year BMW Contract Racing with ST Racing in SRO Fanatec GT World Challenge America Powered by AWS; Varun Choksey to Co-Drive ST Racing No. 28 BMW M4 GT3". GT World Challenge America. SRO Motorsports Group. February 28, 2024. Retrieved February 28, 2024.
  11. ^ a b c Dagys, John (March 26, 2024). "Turner to Make Full-Time Return to Fanatec GT". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
  12. ^ a b c Euwema, Davey (February 14, 2024). "Sargent Steps Up to GT3 in GMG Pro-Am Effort". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
  13. ^ a b c "Regulator Racing to Campaign No. 91 Mercedes-AMG for Remainder of 2024 Fanatec GT World Challenge America Season". GT World Challenge America. SRO Motorsports Group. April 23, 2024. Retrieved April 23, 2024.
  14. ^ a b c "Alex Tagliani and Jean-Frédéric Laberge to Co-Drive Porsche 992 GT3 R with MMG in Fanatec GT World Challenge America Powered by AWS". GT World Challenge America. SRO Motorsports Group. April 12, 2024. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
  15. ^ a b c Dagys, John (March 25, 2024). "Veach, Mars Form All-New Lineup in Racers Edge Acura". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
  16. ^ a b c O'Connell, RJ (March 21, 2024). "Wright Motorsports, Skeer & Adelson Return For Second GTWC America Campaign". Dailysportscar. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
  17. ^ a b c d Dagys, John (April 4, 2024). "Random Vandals Confirms BMW GT3 Program for Selected Races". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
  18. ^ "Sonoma - Entry List" (PDF). GT World Challenge America. SRO Motorsports Group America. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
  19. ^ "Sebring - Entry List" (PDF). GT World Challenge America. SRO Motorsports Group America. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
  20. ^ O'Connell, RJ (April 5, 2024). "SRO America, Sonoma: Friday Paddock Notes". Dailysportscar. Retrieved April 6, 2024.

External links[edit]

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