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2021 GT America Series

The 2021 GT America Series was the inaugural season of the SRO Motorsports Group's GT America Series, an auto racing series for grand tourer cars. The races were contested with GT2-spec, GT3-spec and GT4-spec cars. The season began at Sonoma on March 6, and ended at Indianapolis on October 17.

Calendar edit

The final calendar was released on October 26, 2020[1][2]

Round Circuit Date
1   Sonoma Raceway, Sonoma, California March 6–7
2   Circuit of the Americas, Elroy, Texas May 1–2
3   Virginia International Raceway, Alton, Virginia June 5–6
4   Nashville Street Circuit, Nashville, Tennessee August 7–8
5   Road America, Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin August 28–29
6   Watkins Glen International Watkins Glen, New York September 18–19
7   Sebring International Raceway Sebring, Florida October 1–3
8   Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis, Indiana October 17
  Also part of the Intercontinental GT Challenge
  Denotes invitational-only rounds which do not count for points.

Entry list edit

Team Car No. Drivers Class Rounds
Car Driver
  Notlad Racing by RS1[3] Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 00   Matt Dalton[3] GT4 GT 1–3
  CrowdStrike/ DXDT Racing[4] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 04   George Kurtz[5] GT3 OV 1–5, 8
58   C.J. Moses[4] GT3 OV 2–6, 8
63   David Askew[6] GT3 OV 4
  GMG Racing[7] Audi R8 LMS GT4 Evo 07   Jason Nolan[8] GT4 GT 2
8   Elias Sabo[7][6] GT4 GT 1–2
Audi R8 LMS GT2 GT2 INV 4, 7–8
Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 2   Jason Bell[9] GT4 GT All
Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo[10] 14   James Sofronas[10][6] GT3 OV 2
Audi R8 LMS Ultra GT3 OV 4–5
Porsche 911 GT3 R 32   Kyle Washington[7] GT3 OV 1–5, 8
  Automatic Racing[11] Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 09   Paul Kiebler[11] GT4 GT 5–7
  Dexter Racing[12] Ginetta G55 GT4 060   Matt Rivard[12][13] GT4 INV 6
Ginetta G56 GT4 60 GT 7–8
  TR3 Racing[11] Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 10   John Megrue [11] GT3 OV 5–7
Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo Evo 90   Caesar Bacarella[12] INV INV 6
  Classic BMW[5] BMW M4 GT4 11   Philip Bloom[3] GT4 GT 1–3
  Mark Brummond[6] GT4 GT 4
  Capstone Motorsports[11] Mercedes-AMG GT4 16   John Allen[11] GT4 GT 5, 7
  TGR Forbush Performance[6] Toyota GR Supra GT4 18   Matt Forbush[6] GT4 GT 4
  EMG Motorsport[14] Saleen 1 GT4 Cup 21   Zoey Edenholm[14] GT4 INV 3
112   Dominic Starkweather[14] GT4 INV 3
  Heart Of Racing Team[5] Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 25   Gray Newell[3] GT4 GT All
  Prive Motorsports / Topp Racing[8] McLaren 570S GT4 26   Thomas Surgent[8] GT4 GT 2–4, 6, 8
  Daskalos Motorsports[5] Audi R8 LMS 27   Jason Daskalos[5] GT3 OV 1–5, 7
  Rearden Racing[15] Lamborghini Huracán GT3 29   Dmitri Novikov[15] GT3 MT 1
Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 191   Jeff Burton[15] GT3 MT All
Audi R8 LMS GT4 888   Kris McCoy[15] GT4 GT 1
  RENNtech Motorsports[5] Mercedes-AMG GT4 39   Chris Cagnazzi[8] GT4 GT 2–5, 7–8
79   Christopher Gumprecht[14] GT4 GT 3, 5–8
89   Ross Chouest[3] GT4 GT 1–5
  Wright Motorsports[16] Porsche 911 GT3 R 45   Charlie Luck[16] GT3 MT 1–6, 8
  Nolasport[5] Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR 49   Jason Hall[3] GT4 GT 1
  Scott Noble[11] GT4 GT 5–8
  3R Povoledo Racing[12] Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 50   Ross Chouest[12] GT4 GT 6–7
  Black Swan Racing[5] Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR 54   Tim Pappas[3] GT4 GT 1–3, 5, 7
  Scuderia Corsa[6] Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 62   Bret Curtis[6] GT3 OV 4
  TRG - The Racer's Group[6] Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport 66   Derek DeBoer[6] GT4 GT 4
  ST Racing[3] Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport 69   Dan Miller[3] GT4 GT 1
  Inception Racing with Optimum Motorsport[17] McLaren 720S GT3[17] 70   Brendan Iribe[17] GT3 OV 2–5, 6, 8
  ROTR Motorsport[5] Audi R8 LMS GT4 Evo 76   Alex Welch[3] GT4 GT 1–6, 8
  Compass Racing[13] Acura NSX GT3 Evo 77   Rodrigo Sales[13] GT3 OV 7
  Zelus Motorsports[18] Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 88   Jason Harward[18] GT3 OV All
Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 888   Sean Whalen[19] GT4 GT 6, 8
  Random Vandals Racing[6] BMW M4 GT4 98   Paul Sparta[6] GT4 GT 4
  Rotek Racing[5] Ford Mustang GT4 99   Robb Holland[3] GT4 GT All
  TKO Motorsports with Flying Lizard[8] Bentley Continental GT3 101   Memo Gidley[20] GT3 OV 5, 7–8
  Stephen Cameron Racing[5] BMW M4 GT4 119   Sean Quinlan[3] GT4 GT All
Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport 619   Alain Stad[8] GT4 GT 2–3, 5–7
  Premier Sportscar[5] Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport 120   Adam Adelson[3] GT4 GT 1–7
  TPC Racing[8] Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo GT2 381   Scott Schmidt[8] GT2 INV 2
  Flying Lizard Motorsports[8] Porsche 911 GT3 R (2017) 460   Andy Wilzoch[8] GT3 MT 2, 5–8
  CarBahn Motorsports with Peregrine Racing[13] Audi R8 LMS GT4 Evo 930   Sameer Ghandi[13] GT4 GT 7
  RecStuff Racing[8] Mercedes-AMG GT4 999   Jeff Courtney[8] GT4 GT 2
Icon Class
Car
GT2 GT2 Cars
GT3 GT3 Current-Gen Cars
GT3 GT3 Previous-Gen Cars
GT4 GT4 Cars
Drivers
OV Overall
MT Masters
GT GT4
INV Invitational

Race results edit

Bold indicates overall winner.

Round Circuit Pole position Overall Winners Masters Winners GT2 Winners GT4 Winners Invitational Winners
1 R1   Sonoma   No. 04 CrowdStrike / DXDT Racing   No. 04 CrowdStrike / DXDT Racing   No. 45 Wright Motorsports No Entries   No. 119 Stephen Cameron Racing No Entries
  George Kurtz   George Kurtz   Charlie Luck   Sean Quinlan
R2   No. 04 CrowdStrike / DXDT Racing   No. 45 Wright Motorsports   No. 99 Rotek Racing
  George Kurtz   Charlie Luck   Robb Holland
2 R1   Austin   No. 14 GMG Racing   No. 14 GMG Racing   No. 460 Flying Lizard Motorsports No Entries   No. 89 RENNtech Motorsports   No. 381 TPC Racing
  James Sofronas   James Sofronas   Andy Wilzoch   Ross Chouest   Scott Schmidt
R2   No. 70 Inception Racing with Optimum Motorsport   No. 45 Wright Motorsports   No. 119 Stephen Cameron Racing   No. 381 TPC Racing
  Brendan Iribe   Charlie Luck   Sean Quinlan   Scott Schmidt
3 R1   Virginia   No. 45 Wright Motorsports   No. 45 Wright Motorsports   No. 45 Wright Motorsports No Entries   No. 119 Stephen Cameron Racing   No. 21 EMG Motorsport
  Charlie Luck   Charlie Luck   Charlie Luck   Sean Quinlan   Zoey Edenholm
R2   No. 70 Inception Racing with Optimum Motorsport   No. 45 Wright Motorsports   No. 119 Stephen Cameron Racing   No. 112 EMG Motorsport
  Brendan Iribe   Charlie Luck   Sean Quinlan   Dominic Starkweather
4 R1   Nashville   No. 14 GMG Racing   No. 14 GMG Racing   No. 191 Rearden Racing   No. 8 GMG Racing   No. 76 ROTR Motorsport No Entries
  James Sofronas   James Sofronas   Jeff Burton   Elias Sabo   Alex Welch
R2   No. 62 Scuderia Corsa   No. 191 Rearden Racing No Finishers   No. 39 RENNtech Motorsports
  Bret Curtis   Jeff Burton   Chris Cagnazzi
5 R1   Road America   No. 14 GMG Racing   No. 14 GMG Racing   No. 45 Wright Motorsports No Entries   No. 119 Stephen Cameron Racing
  James Sofronas   James Sofronas   Charlie Luck   Sean Quinlan
R2   No. 460 Flying Lizard Motorsports   No. 460 Flying Lizard Motorsports   No. 119 Stephen Cameron Racing
  Andy Wilzoch   Andy Wilzoch   Sean Quinlan
6 R1   Watkins Glen   No. 45 Wright Motorsports   No. 45 Wright Motorsports   No. 45 Wright Motorsports No Entries   No. 2 GMG Racing   No. 90 TR3 Racing
  Charlie Luck   Charlie Luck   Charlie Luck   Jason Bell   Caesar Bacarella
R2   No. 191 Rearden Racing   No. 191 Rearden Racing   No. 2 GMG Racing   No. 90 TR3 Racing
  Jeff Burton   Jeff Burton   Jason Bell   Caesar Bacarella
7 R1   Sebring   No. 101 TKO Motorsports with Flying Lizard   No. 101 TKO Motorsports with Flying Lizard   No. 460 Flying Lizard Motorsports   No. 8 GMG Racing   No. 119 Stephen Cameron Racing
  Memo Gidley   Memo Gidley   Andy Wilzoch   Elias Sabo   Sean Quinlan
R2   No. 101 TKO Motorsports with Flying Lizard   No. 460 Flying Lizard Motorsports   No. 8 GMG Racing   No. 2 GMG Racing
  Memo Gidley   Andy Wilzoch   Elias Sabo   Jason Bell
8 R1   Indianapolis   No. 70 Inception Racing   No. 70 Inception Racing   No. 45 Wright Motorsports   No. 8 GMG Racing   No. 2 GMG Racing
  Brendan Iribe   Brendan Iribe   Charlie Luck   Elias Sabo   Jason Bell
R2   No. 70 Inception Racing   No. 45 Wright Motorsports   No. 8 GMG Racing   No. 35 Heart of Racing Team
  Brendan Iribe   Charlie Luck   Elias Sabo   Gray Newell

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.

Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th 
Points 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1

Drivers' championships edit

GT3 edit

Pos. Driver Team SON  AUS  VIR  NSH  ELK  WGL  SEB  IND  Points
1   Charlie Luck MT   Wright Motorsports 2 2 7 3 1 2 3 7 3 Ret 1 4 2 3 209
2   Jeff Burton MT   Rearden Racing 5 18 18 7 3 3 2 3 6 2 2 1 6 5 176
3   Jason Harward   Zelus Motorsports 3 3 2 8 17 5 6 6 5 Ret 3 3 4 9 143
4   Brendan Iribe   Inception Racing with Optimum Motorsport 4 1 2 1 1 1 130
5   James Sofronas   GMG Racing 1 2 1 5 1 6 111
6   Kyle Washington   GMG Racing 4 6 5 6 4 15 Ret 19 7 3 3 4 107
7   Andy Wilzoch MT   Flying Lizard Motorsports 6 5 4 1 4 5 5 6 97
8   George Kurtz   CrowdStrike / DXDT Racing 1 1 Ret 4 7 Ret 7 4 WD WD 90
9   Jason Daskalos   Daskalos Motorsports Ret 4 3 Ret 15 Ret 4 2 8 4 79
10   CJ Moses   CrowdStrike / DXDT Racing DNS DNS DNS 9 5 4 8 8 8 8 46
11   Memo Gidley   TKO Motorsports with Flying Lizard 2 Ret 9 2 40
12   Bret Curtis   Scuderia Corsa 19 1 29
13   Dmitri Novikov MT   Rearden Racing 12 5 18
14   John Megrue MT   TR3 Racing DNS 6 DNS DNS 10
15   David Askew MT   CrowdStrike / DXDT Racing Ret 9 2
Pos. Driver Team SON  AUS  VIR  NSH  ELK  WGL  SEB  IND  Points

GT2 edit

Pos. Driver Team SON  AUS  VIR  NSH  ELK  WGL  SEB  IND  Points
1   Elias Sabo   GMG Racing 5 Ret 7 7 75
Pos. Driver Team SON  AUS  VIR  NSH  ELK  WGL  SEB  IND  Points

GT4 edit

Pos. Driver Team SON  AUS  VIR  NSH  ELK  WGL  SEB  IND  Points
1   Jason Bell   GMG Racing 8 10 9 13 8 10 15 14 11 7 5 6 10 11 230
2   Sean Quinlan   Stephen Cameron Racing 6 9 20 11 6 6 9 13 9 5 NC 10 12 Ret 217
3   Robb Holland   Rotek Racing 7 7 11 15 12 12 10 12 13 9 10 13 14 17 162
4   Alex Welch   ROTR Motorsport 17 14 16 16 10 7 9 11 14 10 11 9 17 12 146
5   Gray Newell   Heart of Racing Team 16 15 14 14 13 11 18 18 15 Ret 6 Ret 11 10 105
6   Chris Cagnazzi   RENNtech Motorsports 10 DNS 9 8 13 10 10 Ret 16 Ret 104
7   Ross Chouest   RENNtech Motorsports 15 17 8 12 11 9 DNS DNS 17 Ret 8 7 102
8   Scott Noble   Nolasport 12 8 13 13 51
9   Christopher Gumprecht   RENNtech Motorsports DNS DNS 18 11 9 8 15 16 50
10   Adam Adelson   Premier Sportscar 9 11 13 Ret Ret DNS 14 15 19 13 50
11   Alain Stad   Stephen Cameron Racing 19 17 14 13 16 12 14 12 33
12   Phil Bloom   Classic BMW 10 8 DNS DNS 28
13   Elias Sabo   GMG Racing 11 13 17 18 20
14   Tim Pappas   Black Swan Racing Ret 12 12 DNS DNS Ret DNS DNS 18
15   Thomas Surgent   Prive Motorsports / Topp Racing 21 DNS 17 21 12 11 20 18 18
16   Sean Whalen   Zelus Motorsports 13 15 18 15 15
17   Mark Brummond   Classic BMW 12 20 13
18   Matt Rivard   Dexter Racing 19 14 11
19   Matt Forbush   TGR Forbush Performance 16 16 10
20   Matt Dalton   Notlad Racing by RS1 13 16 DNS Ret Ret DNS 7
21   Dan Miller   ST Racing 14 19 4
21   Derek DeBoer   The Racer's Group Ret 17 4
23   Paul Kiebler   Automatic Racing NC 14 DNS 14 4
24   Jason Nolan   GMG Racing DNS 19 2
  Jeff Courtney   RecStuff Racing DNS DNS 0
  Jason Hall   Nolasport DNS DNS 0
  John Allen   Capstone Motorsports DNS 0
Pos. Driver Team SON  AUS  VIR  NSH  ELK  WGL  SEB  IND  Points

References edit

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