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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

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

Entry list

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Team Car Engine No. Drivers Class Rounds
  CrowdStrike Racing by Riley Motorsports[3] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 04   Colin Braun[3] PA 1–3
  George Kurtz[3]
  DXDT Racing[4] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 08   Bryan Sellers[3] PA 1
  Scott Smithson[3]
91   Jeff Burton[3] PA 1
  Philip Ellis[3]
Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R Chevrolet LT6 5.5 L V8 08   Bryan Sellers[5] PA 2–5
  Scott Smithson[5] 2–4
  Bryson Morris[6] 5
63   Tommy Milner[7] P 3–5
  Alec Udell[7]
  Flying Lizard Motorsports[8][9] Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V8 2   Jason Bell[10] PA TBA
  Henrique Chaves[10]
8   Andy Lee[8] PA 1–4
  Elias Sabo[8]
BMW M4 GT3 BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Twin Turbo I6   Andy Lee[9] 5
  Elias Sabo[9]
  Mercedes-AMG Austin with Esses Racing[11] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 19   Will Hardeman[11] PA 1, 3–4
Am 5 		1, 3–5
  Adam Carroll[11] 1, 4
  Alan Metni[11] 3, 5
  ST Racing[12] BMW M4 GT3 BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Twin Turbo I6 28   Bill Auberlen[13] P 1–5
  Varun Choksey[13]
38   Samantha Tan[12] PA 1–5
  Neil Verhagen[12]
  John Capestro-Dubets[14] TBC
  Turner Motorsport[15] BMW M4 GT3 BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Twin Turbo I6 29   Robby Foley[15] PA 1–5
  Justin Rothberg[15]
  GMG Racing[16] Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 32   Tom Sargent[16] PA 1–5
  Kyle Washington[16]
  Chouest Povoledo Racing[3] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 50   Ross Chouest[3] PA 1–5
  Aaron Povoledo[3]
  RennSport1[10] Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 85   Trent Hindman[10] P 2, 4
PA 3, 5 		2–5
  Spencer Pumpelly[10] 2, 4
  Jake Pedersen[17] 3, 5
  AF Corse[17] Ferrari 296 GT3 Ferrari F163 3.0 L Turbo V6 88   Riccardo Agostini[17] PA 3
  Custodio Toledo[17]
163   Oswaldo Negri Jr.[18] Am 5
  Jay Schreibman[18]
  Regulator Racing[19] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 91   Jeff Burton[19] PA 2–5
  Philip Ellis[19]
  Montreal Motorsport Group[20] Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 92   Jean-Frédéric Laberge[20] PA 5
  Kyle Marcelli[21]
  Alex Tagliani[20] TBA
  Racers Edge Motorsports[22] Acura NSX GT3 Evo22 Acura JNC1 3.5 L Turbo V6 93   Luca Mars[22] P 1–5
  Zach Veach[22]
  Random Vandals Racing[23] BMW M4 GT3 BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Twin Turbo I6 99   Kenton Koch[23] P 5
  Madison Snow[24]
  Conor Daly[23] TBA
  Connor De Phillippi[23]
  Wright Motorsports[25] Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 120   Adam Adelson[25] P 1–5
  Elliot Skeer[25]
Source: [26][27][28][29][30]
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.They withdrew from subsequent rounds as well due to the same issue.[31]
  • CrowdStrike Racing by Riley Motorsports was originally entered for the fourth round at Virginia International Raceway,[32] but was withdrawn following the CrowdStrike incident.[33]
  • Scott Smithson was originally scheduled to drive the No. 08 Corvette for DXDT Racing at Road America,[18] but Bryson Morris replaced Smithson after the team and driver parted ways.[6]
  • Conor Daly was originally scheduled to drive the No. 99 BMW for Random Vandals Racing at Road America,[18] but it was later announced Daly would miss the race due to an scheduling conflict. Madison Snow replaced Daly for the round.[24]

Race results

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Bold indicates overall winner

Round Circuit Pole position Pro Winners Pro/Am Winners Am Winners Results
1 R1   Sonoma   #91 DXDT Racing   #120 Wright Motorsports   #04 CrowdStrike Racing by Riley Motorsports No Entries Report
  Jeff Burton
  Philip Ellis 		  Adam Adelson
  Elliot Skeer 		  Colin Braun
  George Kurtz
R2   #120 Wright Motorsports   #120 Wright Motorsports   #04 CrowdStrike Racing by Riley Motorsports Report
  Adam Adelson
  Elliot Skeer 		  Adam Adelson
  Elliot Skeer 		  Colin Braun
  George Kurtz
2 R1   Sebring   #91 Regulator Racing   #85 RennSport1   #38 ST Racing No Entries Report
  Jeff Burton
  Philip Ellis 		  Trent Hindman
  Spencer Pumpelly 		  Samantha Tan
  Neil Verhagen
R2   #38 ST Racing   #85 RennSport1   #29 Turner Motorsport Report
  Samantha Tan
  Neil Verhagen 		  Trent Hindman
  Spencer Pumpelly 		  Robby Foley
  Justin Rothberg
3 R1   COTA   #88 AF Corse   #63 DXDT Racing   #38 ST Racing No Entries Report
  Riccardo Agostini
  Custodio Toledo 		  Tommy Milner
  Alec Udell 		  Samantha Tan
  Neil Verhagen
R2   #38 ST Racing   #63 DXDT Racing   #38 ST Racing Report
  Samantha Tan
  Neil Verhagen 		  Tommy Milner
  Alec Udell 		  Samantha Tan
  Neil Verhagen
4 R1   Virginia   #91 Regulator Racing   #63 DXDT Racing   #32 GMG Racing No Entries Report
  Jeff Burton
  Philip Ellis 		  Tommy Milner
  Alec Udell 		  Tom Sargent
  Kyle Washington
R2   #63 DXDT Racing   #63 DXDT Racing   #91 Regulator Racing Report
  Tommy Milner
  Alec Udell 		  Tommy Milner
  Alec Udell 		  Jeff Burton
  Philip Ellis
5 R1   Road America   #63 DXDT Racing[a]   #63 DXDT Racing   #29 Turner Motorsport   #19 Mercedes-AMG Austin with Esses Racing Report
  Tommy Milner
  Alec Udell[a] 		  Tommy Milner
  Alec Udell 		  Robby Foley
  Justin Rothberg 		  Will Hardeman
  Alan Metni
R2   #29 Turner Motorsport   #63 DXDT Racing   #08 DXDT Racing   #163 AF Corse Report
  Robby Foley
  Justin Rothberg 		  Tommy Milner
  Alec Udell 		  Bryson Morris
  Bryan Sellers 		  Oswaldo Negri Jr.
  Jay Schreibman
6 R1   Barber
R2
7   Indianapolis

Championship standings

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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

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Pos. Driver Team SON SEB COT VIR ELK BAR IND Points
Pro class
1   Adam Adelson
  Elliot Skeer 		  Wright Motorsports 1 1 2 2 4 2 2 5 3 3 185
2   Alec Udell
  Tommy Milner 		  DXDT Racing 1 1 1 2 1 1 150
3   Varun Choksey
  Bill Auberlen 		  ST Racing 3 5 6 3 9 7 10† 9 12 6 137
4   Luca Mars
  Zach Veach 		  Racers Edge Motorsports 9 6 7 7 Ret 6 4 4 2 5 129
5   Trent Hindman
  Spencer Pumpelly 		  RennSport1 1 1 3 3 83
6   Kenton Koch
  Madison Snow 		  Random Vandals Racing Ret 7 10
Pro-Am class
1   Neil Verhagen
  Samantha Tan 		  ST Racing 4 3 3 6 2 3 6 6 9 4 190
2   Robby Foley
  Justin Rothberg 		  Turner Motorsport 5 8 4 4 6 4 Ret 8 4 15 139
3   Philip Ellis
  Jeff Burton 		  DXDT Racing 8 7 114
  Regulator Racing 5 11 12 12 7 1 7 8
4   Colin Braun
  George Kurtz 		  CrowdStrike Racing by Riley Motorsports 2 2 9 5 5 5 WD WD 108
5   Tom Sargent
  Kyle Washington 		  GMG Racing 12‡ 10 8 8 10 14 5 11 5 11 96
6   Bryan Sellers   DXDT Racing 7 4 Ret 10 7 15 11 7 14 2 95
7   Scott Smithson   DXDT Racing 7 4 Ret 10 7 15 11 7 66
8   Andy Lee
  Elias Sabo 		  Flying Lizard Motorsports 10 9 10 12† 11 11 9 WD 10 10 64
9   Trent Hindman
  Jake Pedersen 		  RennSport1 3 8 13 9 48
10   Will Harderman   Mercedes-AMG Austin with Esses Racing 6 11 13 13 8 10 41
11   Adam Carroll   Mercedes-AMG Austin with Esses Racing 6 11 8 10 38
12   Bryson Morris   DXDT Racing 14 2 29
13   Ross Chouest
  Aaron Povoledo 		  Chouest Povoledo Racing 11‡ 12 Ret 9 14 9 DNS 12 WD WD 28
14   Kyle Marcelli
  Jean-Frederic Laberge 		  Montreal Motorsport Group 6 12 21
15   Riccardo Agostini
  Custodio Toledo 		  AF Corse 8 10 16
16   Alan Metni   Mercedes-AMG Austin with Esses Racing 13 13 3
Am class
1   Alan Metni
  Will Harderman 		  Mercedes-AMG Austin with Esses Racing 8 14 43
2   Jay Schreibman
  Oswaldo Negri Jr. 		  AF Corse 11 13 43
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

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b The Regulator Racing #91 AMG driven by Jeff Burton and Philip Ellis was penalised due to a ride height violation, promoting the DXDT Racing #63 Corvette driven by Tommy Milner and Alec Udell to pole position for race one.[34]

References

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