2024 Porsche Carrera Cup North America

The 2024 Porsche Carrera Cup North America, known as the 2024 Porsche Deluxe Carrera Cup North America for sponsorship reasons, will be the fourth season of the Porsche Carrera Cup North America. It will begin on March 13 at Sebring International Raceway and end on October 20 at Circuit of the Americas.

Calendar

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The calendar was released on October 23, 2023, featuring eight rounds. The rounds at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca and the Grand Prix of Long Beach were dropped in favor of a round at the Canadian Grand Prix, alongside a return to Road Atlanta.[1] A new sub-championship, dubbed the ANDIAL Cup, was introduced at the IMSA-supporting rounds.[2]

Round Circuit Date
1   Sebring International Raceway, Sebring, Florida March 13–15
2   Miami International Autodrome, Miami Gardens, Florida May 3–5
3   Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal, Quebec June 7–9
4   Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen, New York June 20–22
5   Road America, Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin August 2–4
6   Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway, Indiana September 20–22
7   Road Atlanta, Braselton, Georgia October 9–11
8   Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas October 18–20
  Race is part of ANDIAL Cup

Series news

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  • Following three years of competition using Michelin tires, Yokohama became the official tire supplier ahead of the 2024 season.[3]

Entry list

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Team No. Driver Rounds
Pro Class
  ACI Motorsports 2   Jimmy Llibre 1–4
  JDX Racing[4] 4   Elias De La Torre IV[4] 1–4
9   Zachary Vanier[4] 1–4
82   Madeline Stewart[4] 1–4
98   Alex Sedgwick[4] 1–4
  Momentop FMS Motorsport x RGB Racing 5   Ángel Benítez 1–4
91   Michael Verhagen 2
  McCann Racing 8   Michael McCann 1–4
  MDK Motorsports[5] 15   Yves Baltas[5] 1–4
20   Gustav Burton[6] 1–3
37   Sabré Cook[6] 1–4
64   Dan Clarke[6] 1–4
  Kellymoss[7] 24   Loek Hartog[7] 1–4
85   Jake Pedersen[8] 2–4
  Topp Racing Performance 77   Colin Kaminsky 1–4
78   Ryan Yardley 1–4
  Rearden Racing 85   Jake Pedersen 1
  Baby Bull Racing 88   Michael Cooper 1–4
  McElrea Racing[9] TBA   TBA TBA
Pro-Am Class
  GMG Racing 3   Ofir Levy 2–3
14   James Sofronas 1–3
  Forward Motorsport 11   Peter Ludwig 1–4
  ACI Motorsports 16   Pedro Torres 1, 4
26   Roberto Tutino 1–4
84   Marco Cirone 1–4
  Kellymoss[10] 23   Jordan Wallace[11] 1–4
65   Efrin Castro 1–4
99   Alan Metni 1–4
  Baby Bull Racing 44   Moisey Uretsky 1–4
  Topp Racing Performance 56   Jeff Mosing 1–4
  Momentop FMS Motorsport x RGB Racing 66   David Tuaty 2
91   Javier Ripoll Sanchez 1, 4
  Andre Renha Fernandes[12] 3
  BGB Motorsports 69   Thomas Collingwood 1–2
  MDK Motorsports[6] 74   Kenton King[6] 1–4
Masters Class
  MGM Racing 10   Jody Miller 4
  Kellymoss[10] 13   Todd Parriott 1
57   John Goetz 1–4
68   Chris Bellomo 1–4
  ACI Motorsports 18   Richard Edge 1, 4
19   Tom Balames 1–2, 4
55   Matt Halcome 1–4
  Alegra Motorsports, LLC 22   Carlos de Quesada 1–4
  GMG Racing 32   Kyle Washington 1–3
  MDK Motorsports[6] 43   Mark Kvamme[6] 1–4
46   Naveen Rao 1
  Ruckus Racing 45   Scott Blind 1–2, 4

Results

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Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Driver Winning Team Winning Pro-Am Winning Masters
1   Sebring International Raceway, Sebring, Florida March 13–15   Loek Hartog   Loek Hartog   Loek Hartog   Kellymoss   James Sofronas   Matt Halcome
2   Gustav Burton   Loek Hartog   Gustav Burton   MDK Motorsports   Alan Metni   Matt Halcome
3   Miami International Autodrome, Miami Gardens, Florida May 5–7   Alex Sedgwick   Gustav Burton   Loek Hartog   Kellymoss   Efrin Castro   Mark Kvamme
4   Alex Sedgwick   Loek Hartog   Zachary Vanier   JDX Racing   Moisey Uretsky   Mark Kvamme
5   Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal, Quebec June 7–9   Loek Hartog   Yves Baltas   Yves Baltas   MDK Motorsports   James Sofronas   Matt Halcome
6   Loek Hartog   Michael Cooper   Loek Hartog   Kellymoss   Moisey Uretsky   Matt Halcome
7   Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen, New York June 20–22   Ryan Yardley   Ryan Yardley   Ryan Yardley   Topp Racing Performance   Alan Metni   Richard Edge
8   Alex Sedgwick   Jimmy Llibre   Alex Sedgwick   JDX Racing   Pedro Torres   Richard Edge
9   Road America, Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin August 2–4
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11   Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway, Indiana September 20–22
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13   Road Atlanta, Braselton, Georgia October 9–11
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15   Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas October 18–20
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Championship standings

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Points system

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Championship points are awarded in each class at the finish of each event. Points are awarded based on finishing positions in the race as shown in the chart below.[13]

Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th  Pole   FL 
Points 25 20 17 14 12 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 2 1

For the Pro-Am and Masters championships, the lowest two race results before the final round are dropped. All pole position and fastest lap points are retained.

Driver's Championship

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Pos. Driver SEB
 
MIA
 
CGV
 
WGL
 
ELK
 
IMS
 
ATL
 
COT
 
Points
Overall
1   Loek Hartog 1 3 1 7 2 1 2 2 171
2   Alex Sedgwick 4 5 15 2 4 4 6 1 116
3   Michael Cooper 6 6 3 5 3 3 4 7 107
4   Ryan Yardley 3 2 35 3 9 26 1 3 106
5   Zachary Vanier 7 12 2 1 7 5 5 4 105
6   Yves Baltas 9 10 7 8 1 2 9 11 88
7   Dan Clarke 8 9 4 29 5 30 3 5 70
8   Gustav Burton 2 1 18 4 WD WD 62
9   Michael McCann 13 4 6 27 6 7 10 12 56
10   Elias De La Torre 11 11 5 6 11 9 12 8 56
11   Colin Kaminsky 5 7 9 13 12 29 7 9 51
12   Jimmy Llibre 10 8 34 9 10 10 20 6 43
13   Sabré Cook 14 13 8 10 25 8 8 10 41
14   Ángel Benítez 12 24 21 11 8 6 33 34 27
15   Jake Pedersen 33 14 10 12 18 11 11 28 22
16   Moisey Uretsky 32 22 14 14 14 12 17 32 10
17   Efrin Castro 35 35 11 16 30 19 14 31 7
18   Jordan Wallace 25 20 12 33 15 20 28 18 5
19   Alan Metni 40 15 19 35 19 16 13 27 4
20   Pedro Torres 18 19 15 13 4
21   James Sofronas 15 28 23 32 13 27 4
22   Marco Cirone 16 16 17 17 16 14 18 14 4
23   Madeline Stewart 17 40 16 36 17 13 16 29 3
24   Michael Verhagen 13 34 3
25   Kenton King 36 17 20 15 23 25 34 15 2
26   Matt Halcome 20 21 32 23 20 15 23 19 1
27   Richard Edge 22 36 22 16 0
28   Roberto Tutino 28 39 28 21 31 17 19 33 0
29   Mark Kvamme 29 37 24 19 27 24 25 17 0
30   Jeff Mosing 19 38 22 18 24 18 30 26 0
31   Peter Ludwig 23 18 29 28 28 21 21 21 0
32   Jody Miller 24 20 0
33   Scott Blind 30 26 33 20 29 25 0
34   Chris Bellomo 21 31 25 25 21 32 27 30 0
35   Kyle Washington 26 25 WD WD 22 22 0
36   John Goetz 24 27 36 22 32 28 26 22 0
37   Carlos de Quesada 38 23 31 31 26 23 31 23 0
38   Tom Balames 37 34 30 26 32 24 0
39   Ofir Levy 27 24 WD WD 0
40   Thomas Collingwood 27 29 26 30 0
41   Andre Renha Fernandes 29 31 0
42   Javier Ripoll Sanchez 39 30 WD WD 0
43   Naveen Rao 31 33 0
44   Todd Parriott 34 32 0
45   David Tuaty 37 37 0
Pro-Am
1   Marco Cirone 16 16 17 17 16 14 18 14 136
2   Moisey Uretsky 32 22 14 14 14 12 17 32 123
3   Alan Metni 40 15 19 35 19 16 13 27 111
4   Efrin Castro 35 35 11 16 30 19 14 31 106
5   Jordan Wallace 25 20 12 33 15 20 28 18 102
6   Kenton King 36 17 20 15 23 25 34 15 91
7   Jeff Mosing 19 38 22 18 24 18 30 26 79
8   James Sofronas 15 28 23 32 13 27 77
9   Peter Ludwig 23 18 29 28 28 21 21 21 76
10   Pedro Torres 18 19 15 13 73
11   Roberto Tutino 28 39 28 21 31 17 19 33 55
12   Thomas Collingwood 27 29 26 30 27
13   Ofir Levy 27 24 15
14   Naveen Rao 31 33 12
15   Andre Renha Fernandes 29 31 12
16   Javier Ripoll Sanchez 39 30 9
Masters
1   Matt Halcome 20 21 32 23 20 15 23 19 175
2   Mark Kvamme 29 37 24 19 27 24 25 17 132
3   Chris Bellomo 21 31 25 25 21 32 27 30 117
4   Carlos de Quesada 38 23 31 31 26 23 31 23 96
5   John Goetz 24 27 36 22 32 28 26 22 93
6   Richard Edge 22 36 22 16 77
7   Scott Blind 30 26 33 20 29 25 76
8   Kyle Washington 26 25 WD WD 22 22 60
9   Tom Balames 37 34 30 26 32 24 51
10   Jody Miller 24 20 31
11   Todd Parriott 34 32 17
12   David Tuaty 37 37 0
Pos. Driver SEB
 
MIA
 
CGV
 
WGL
 
ELK
 
IMS
 
ATL
 
COT
 
Points
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)
  • Bold - Pole position
  • Italics - Fastest lap

References

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  1. ^ "Porsche announces 2024 Carrera Cup North America event calendar". Porsche Newsroom. October 23, 2023. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
  2. ^ Dagys, John (October 23, 2023). "Montreal Added to 2024 Carrera Cup Schedule". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
  3. ^ "Carrera Cup Set for Switch to Yokohama Tires for 2024". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. October 30, 2023. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
  4. ^ a b c d e Dagys, John (March 3, 2024). "JDX Confirms Expanded Four-Car Carrera Cup Effort". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
  5. ^ a b Dagys, John (February 16, 2024). "Baltas to Make Series Debut in MDK Pro Entry". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
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  7. ^ a b Dagys, John (January 10, 2024). "Porsche Supercup Rising Star Hartog Joins Kellymoss". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
  8. ^ Dagys, John (April 16, 2024). "Pedersen Joins Kellymoss for Dual Series Program". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
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  13. ^ 2024 IMSA SPORTING REGULATIONS and SSR PCCNA Blackline 022824
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