2021 GT World Challenge America

The 2021 Fanatec GT World Challenge America Powered by AWS is the fifteenth season of the United States Auto Club's GT World Challenge America, and the fourth under ownership of SRO Motorsports Group.
The season begins at Sonoma on March 6, and ends at Indianapolis on October 17.

Calendar

The final calendar was released on October 26, 2020^[1] The scheduled round at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park was later cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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 4–6^[2]
4	Road America, Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin	August 28–29
5	Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen, New York	September 18–19
6	Sebring International Raceway, Sebring, Florida	October 1–3
7	Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis, Indiana	October 17

Also part of the Intercontinental GT Challenge

Entry list

Team	Car	No.	Drivers	Class	Rounds
CrowdStrike/ DXDT Racing^[3]	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo^[3]	04	Colin Braun^[3]	PA	1–4
		04	George Kurtz^[3]	PA	1–4
		19	Michael Cooper^[3]	PA	1–4
		19	Erin Vogel^[3]	PA	1–4
		63	David Askew^[3]	PA	1–4
		63	Ryan Dalziel^[3]	PA	1–4
K-PAX Racing^[4]	Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo^[4]	3	Andrea Caldarelli^[4]	P	1–4
		3	Jordan Pepper^[4]	P	1–4
		6	Corey Lewis^[4]	P	1–4
		6	Giovanni Venturini^[4]	P	1–4
TR3 Racing^[5]	Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo^[5]	9	Ziad Ghandour^[5]	PA	1–3
			Giacomo Altoè^[5]		1–2, 4
			Sandy Mitchell^[6]		3
			Martín Fuentes^[7]		4
		10	John Megrue^[7]	Am	4
		10	Bill Sweedler^[7]	Am	4
Ian Lacy Racing with G3 Racing^[8]	Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3^[8]	12	Frank Gannett^[8]	PA	1–4
Ian Lacy Racing with G3 Racing^[8]	Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3^[8]	12	Drew Staveley^[8]	PA	1–4
Wright Motorsports^[9]^[10]	Porsche 911 GT3 R^[9]	20	Jan Heylen^[9]	PA	1–4
Wright Motorsports^[9]^[10]	Porsche 911 GT3 R^[9]	20	Fred Poordad^[9]	PA	1–4
Winward Racing^[5]	Mercedes-AMG GT3^[5]1 Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo^[11] 2	33	Russell Ward^[5]	P	1–4
			Philip Ellis^[5]		1–2
			Mikaël Grenier^[12]		3–4
AF Corse^[13]	Ferrari 488 GT3^[13]	61	Conrad Grunewald^[13]	Am	1–4
AF Corse^[13]	Ferrari 488 GT3^[13]	61	Jean-Claude Saada^[13]	Am	1–4
Inception Racing with Optimum Motorsport^[14]	McLaren 720S GT3^[14]	70	Brendan Iribe^[14]	PA	2–3
Inception Racing with Optimum Motorsport^[14]	McLaren 720S GT3^[14]	70	Ollie Millroy^[14]	PA	2–3
Compass Racing^[15]	Acura NSX GT3 Evo^[15]	77	Matt McMurry^[15]	PA	1–4
			Rodrigo Sales^[15]		1–2
			Michael DiMeo^[12]		3–4
Zelus Motorsports^[16]	Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo^[16]	88	Jason Harward^[16]	PA	2–4
Zelus Motorsports^[16]	Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo^[16]	88	Madison Snow^[16]	PA	2–4
Rearden Racing^[17]	Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo^[17]	91	Jeff Burton^[17]	PA	1–4
Rearden Racing^[17]	Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo^[17]	91	Vesko Kozarov^[17]	PA	1–4
Racers Edge Motorsports^[18]	Acura NSX GT3 Evo^[18]	93	Taylor Hagler^[18]	PA	1–4
			Dakota Dickerson^[18]		1, 4
			Jacob Abel^[18]		2–3
Turner Motorsport^[19]	BMW M6 GT3^[19]	96	Michael Dinan^[20]	P	1–4
Turner Motorsport^[19]	BMW M6 GT3^[19]	96	Robby Foley^[20]	P	1–4

Icon	Class
P	Pro Cup
PA	Pro/Am Cup
Am	Am Cup

Race results

Bold indicates overall winner

Round		Circuit	Pole position	Pro Winners	Pro/Am Winners	Am Winners	Ref.
1	R1	Sonoma	#3 K-Pax Racing	#3 K-Pax Racing	#20 Wright Motorsports	#61 AF Corse	^[21]
	R1		Andrea Caldarelli Jordan Pepper	Andrea Caldarelli Jordan Pepper	Jan Heylen Fred Poordad	Conrad Grunewald Jean-Claude Saada	^[21]
	R2		#3 K-Pax Racing	#3 K-Pax Racing	#04 DXDT Racing	#61 AF Corse	^[22]
	R2		Andrea Caldarelli Jordan Pepper	Andrea Caldarelli Jordan Pepper	Colin Braun George Kurtz	Conrad Grunewald Jean-Claude Saada	^[22]
2	R1	Austin	#3 K-Pax Racing	#3 K-Pax Racing	#70 Inception Racing	#61 AF Corse
	R1		Andrea Caldarelli Jordan Pepper	Andrea Caldarelli Jordan Pepper	Brendan Iribe Ollie Millroy	Conrad Grunewald Jean-Claude Saada
	R2		#33 Winward Racing	#6 K-Pax Racing	#04 DXDT Racing	#61 AF Corse
	R2		Philip Ellis Russell Ward	Corey Lewis Giovanni Venturini	Colin Braun George Kurtz	Conrad Grunewald Jean-Claude Saada
3	R1	Virginia	#3 K-Pax Racing	#3 K-Pax Racing	#19 DXDT Racing	#61 AF Corse	^[23]
	R1		Andrea Caldarelli Jordan Pepper	Andrea Caldarelli Jordan Pepper	Michael Cooper Erin Vogel	Conrad Grunewald Jean-Claude Saada	^[23]
	R2		#33 Winward Racing	#33 Winward Racing	#77 Compass Racing	#61 AF Corse	^[24]
	R2		Mikaël Grenier Russell Ward	Mikaël Grenier Russell Ward	Michael Di Meo Matt McMurry	Conrad Grunewald Jean-Claude Saada	^[24]
4	R1	Road America	#3 K-Pax Racing	#3 K-Pax Racing	#93 Racers Edge Motorsports	#61 AF Corse	^[25]
	R1		Andrea Caldarelli Jordan Pepper	Andrea Caldarelli Jordan Pepper	Dakota Dickerson Taylor Hagler	Conrad Grunewald Jean-Claude Saada	^[25]
	R2		#93 Racers Edge Motorsports
	R2		Dakota Dickerson Taylor Hagler
5	R1	Watkins Glen
	R1
	R2
	R2
6	R1	Sebring
	R1
	R2
	R2
7		Indianapolis
7		Indianapolis

Championship standings

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.

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

Pos.	Driver	Team	SON		AUS		VIR		ELK		Points
Pro class
1	Andrea Caldarelli Jordan Pepper	K-Pax Racing	1	1	1	2	1	14	1	4	170	2	Corey Lewis Giovanni Venturini	K-Pax Racing	2	2	6	1	Ret	2	4	2	124
3	Michael Dinan Robby Foley	Turner Motorsport	9	8	3	5	2	6	7	1	124
4	Russell Ward	Winward Racing	Ret	7	2	3	4	1	2	5	118
5	Philip Ellis	Winward Racing	Ret	7	2	3			2	5	78
6	Mikaël Grenier	Winward Racing					4	1			40
Pro-Am class
1	Jan Heylen Fred Poordad	Wright Motorsports	3	4	5	5	5	4	6	3	130
2	Colin Braun George Kurtz	DXDT Racing	6	3	9	4	6	Ret	WD	WD	87
3	Taylor Hagler	Racers Edge Motorsports	5	5	11	Ret	9	5	3		84
4	Michael Cooper Erin Vogel	DXDT Racing	7	6	14	Ret	3	8	11		65
5	David Askew Ryan Dalziel	DXDT Racing	4	11	10	8	DNS	9	9		62
6	Matt McMurry	Compass Racing	Ret	9	DNS	NC	12	3	5		57
7	Dakota Dickerson	Racers Edge Motorsports	5	5					3		55
8	Michael Di Meo	Compass Racing					12	3	5		47
9	Brendan Iribe Ollie Millroy	Inception Racing with Optimum Motorsport			4	6	10	Ret			46
10	Giacomo Altoè	TR3 Racing	Ret	10	7	11			8		43
11	Jeff Burton Vesko Kozarov	Rearden Racing	10	12	8	NC	Ret	10	10		38
12	Jason Harward Madison Snow	Zelus Motorsport			15	9	7	7	13		37
13	Frank Gannett Drew Staveley	Ian Lacy Racing w/ G3 Racing	11	14	13	12	8	11	12		36
14	Ziad Ghandour	TR3 Racing	Ret	10	7	11	13	13			34
15	Jacob Abel	Racers Edge Motorsports			11	Ret	9	5			29
16	Martín Fuentes	TR3 Racing							8		12
17	Rodrigo Sales	Compass Racing	Ret	9	DNS	NC					10
18	Sandy Mitchell	TR3 Racing					13	13			3
Am class
1	Conrad Grunewald Jean-Claude Saada	AF Corse	8	13	12	10	11	12	14		175
2	John Megrue Bill Sweedler	TR3 Racing							15		18

Key
Colour	Result
Gold	Race winner
Silver	2nd place
Bronze	3rd place
Green	Points finish
Blue	Non-points finish
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Did not finish (Ret)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
Black	Excluded (EX)
White	Did not start (DNS)
	Race cancelled (C)
	Withdrew (WD)
Blank	Did not participate

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

Teams' championship

Pos.	Team	Manufacturer	SON		AUS		VIR		ELK	WGL	SEB	IND	Points
Pro class
1	K-Pax Racing	Lamborghini	1	1	1	1	1	2					143
2	Turner Motorsport	BMW	9	8	3	5	2	6					96
3	Winward Racing	Mercedes-AMG	Ret	7	2	3	4	1					91
Pro-Am class
1	Wright Motorsports	Porsche	3	4	5	5	5	4					115
2	DXDT Racing	Mercedes-AMG	4	3	9	4	3	8					113
3	Racers Edge Motorsports	Acura	5	5	11	Ret	9	5					63
4	Inception Racing with Optimum Motorsport	McLaren			4	6	10	Ret					48
5	Ian Lacy Racing w/ G3 Racing	Aston Martin	11	14	13	12	8	11					48
6	TR3 Racing	Lamborghini	Ret	10	7	11	13	13					43
7	Zelus Motorsport	Lamborghini			15	9	7	7					43
8	Compass Racing	Acura	Ret	9	DNS	NC	12	3					43
9	Rearden Racing	Lamborghini	10	12	8	NC	Ret	10					40
Am class
1	AF Corse	Ferrari	8	13	12	10	11	12					150
Pos.	Driver	Team	SON		AUS		VIR		ELK	WGL	SEB	IND	Points

Manufacturers' championship

Pos.	Manufacturer	SON		AUS		VIR	ELK	WGL	SEB	IND	Points
1	Lamborghini	1	1	1	1						100
2	Mercedes-AMG	4	3	2	3						69
3	Porsche	3	4	5	5						55
4	BMW	9	8	3	4						48
5	Acura	5	5	11	Ret						32
6	Ferrari	8	13	12	10						32
7	McLaren			4	7						22
8	Aston Martin	11	14	13	12						16
Pos.	Manufacturer	SON		AUS		VIR	ELK	WGL	SEB	IND	Points

References

^ Dagys, John (October 26, 2020). "COTA Date Set; 2021 SRO America Calendars Confirmed". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
^ Dagys, John. "SRO America Moves VIR Date to Avoid Expected Detroit Clash – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "DXDT Racing Expands Lineups for 2021 SRO America Effort". gt-world-challenge-america.com. SRO Motorsports Group. February 3, 2021. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f RACER Staff (December 21, 2020). "K-PAX to field two-car Huracan effort in GT World Challenge". racer.com. RACER Media. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Dagys, John (February 26, 2021). "Winward, Turner Listed in Pro Class for Sonoma Opener". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
^ Dagys, John (June 1, 2021). "Mitchell to Sub for N24-Bound Altoe at VIR". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Racers, Start Your Engines - Competitors Fired Up for Road America". gt-world-challenge-america.com. SRO Motorsports Group. August 20, 2021. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Goodwin, Graham (January 6, 2021). "New Aston Martin Vantage GT3 For Ian Lacy Racing with G3 Racing". dailysportscar.com. Daily Sports Car. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Dagys, John (February 23, 2021). "Wright Expands into Two-Car Porsche GT3 Effort". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
^ Dagys, John (February 10, 2021). "14 Entries for Sonoma Opener; Nearly 100 Cars for Event". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
^ "Sports Car Racing Returns to Texas with Fanatec GT World Challenge America powered by AWS". SRO Motorsports Group. April 23, 2021. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
^ ^a ^b Dagys, John (May 31, 2021). "Stable Grids Maintained for VIR". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d RACER Staff (January 8, 2021). "AF Corse reveals GT World Challenge America entry". racer.com. RACER Media. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Lloyd, Daniel (April 23, 2021). "Optimum to Make Series Debut at COTA With McLaren 720S GT3". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Dagys, John (February 11, 2021). "Compass to Run Acura GT3 with IMSA Champion McMurry". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Dagys, John (February 23, 2021). "Zelus Motorsports to Debut With Lamborghini Featuring Snow". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Myrehn, Ryan (February 17, 2021). "Rearden Steps Up to GT3 With Lamborghini Entries". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Dagys, John (February 9, 2021). "HPD GT3 Academy Graduates in Racers Edge Acura". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
^ ^a ^b Dagys, John (December 23, 2020). "Turner to Make Series Return". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
^ ^a ^b Dagys, John (February 9, 2021). "Dinan, Foley Confirmed in Turner BMW". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
^ Dagys, John (March 6, 2021). "Caldarelli, Pepper Dominate Opening Round at Sonoma". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
^ Kish, Ryan (March 8, 2021). "KPAX Lamborghinis Dominate At Sonoma". DailySportsCar. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
^ Dagys, John (June 5, 2021). "Caldarelli, Pepper Keep K-PAX's Win Streak Alive at VIR". John Dagys Media. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
^ Dagys, John (June 6, 2021). "Redemption for Winward in Race 2 at VIR". John Dagys Media. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
^ Dagys, John (August 28, 2021). "K-PAX's Caldarelli, Pepper Win Race 1 at Road America". John Dagys Media. Retrieved August 28, 2021.

External links

Official website

[1] Dagys, John (October 26, 2020). "COTA Date Set; 2021 SRO America Calendars Confirmed". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved January 9, 2021.

[2] Dagys, John. "SRO America Moves VIR Date to Avoid Expected Detroit Clash – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com. Retrieved April 7, 2021.

[DXDT21-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "DXDT Racing Expands Lineups for 2021 SRO America Effort". gt-world-challenge-america.com. SRO Motorsports Group. February 3, 2021. Retrieved February 3, 2021.

[KPAXLambo-4] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f RACER Staff (December 21, 2020). "K-PAX to field two-car Huracan effort in GT World Challenge". racer.com. RACER Media. Retrieved January 9, 2021.

[FinalEntries-5] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Dagys, John (February 26, 2021). "Winward, Turner Listed in Pro Class for Sonoma Opener". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved February 26, 2021.

[Mitchell-6] Dagys, John (June 1, 2021). "Mitchell to Sub for N24-Bound Altoe at VIR". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved June 2, 2021.

[RoadAmerica-7] "Racers, Start Your Engines - Competitors Fired Up for Road America". gt-world-challenge-america.com. SRO Motorsports Group. August 20, 2021. Retrieved August 20, 2021.

[IanLacy-8] Goodwin, Graham (January 6, 2021). "New Aston Martin Vantage GT3 For Ian Lacy Racing with G3 Racing". dailysportscar.com. Daily Sports Car. Retrieved January 9, 2021.

[WrightPorsche-9] Dagys, John (February 23, 2021). "Wright Expands into Two-Car Porsche GT3 Effort". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved February 23, 2021.

[14Entries-10] Dagys, John (February 10, 2021). "14 Entries for Sonoma Opener; Nearly 100 Cars for Event". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved February 10, 2021.

[COTAEntries-11] "Sports Car Racing Returns to Texas with Fanatec GT World Challenge America powered by AWS". SRO Motorsports Group. April 23, 2021. Retrieved April 23, 2021.

[VIREntries-12] Dagys, John (May 31, 2021). "Stable Grids Maintained for VIR". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved June 2, 2021.

[AFCorse-13] RACER Staff (January 8, 2021). "AF Corse reveals GT World Challenge America entry". racer.com. RACER Media. Retrieved January 9, 2021.

[InceptionOptimumMcLaren-14] Lloyd, Daniel (April 23, 2021). "Optimum to Make Series Debut at COTA With McLaren 720S GT3". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved April 23, 2021.

[CompassAcura-15] Dagys, John (February 11, 2021). "Compass to Run Acura GT3 with IMSA Champion McMurry". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved February 11, 2021.

[ZelusLambo-16] Dagys, John (February 23, 2021). "Zelus Motorsports to Debut With Lamborghini Featuring Snow". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved February 23, 2021.

[ReardenLambo-17] Myrehn, Ryan (February 17, 2021). "Rearden Steps Up to GT3 With Lamborghini Entries". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved February 17, 2021.

[RacersEdge21-18] Dagys, John (February 9, 2021). "HPD GT3 Academy Graduates in Racers Edge Acura". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved February 9, 2021.

[TurnerBMW-19] Dagys, John (December 23, 2020). "Turner to Make Series Return". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved January 9, 2021.

[TurnerLineup-20] Dagys, John (February 9, 2021). "Dinan, Foley Confirmed in Turner BMW". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved February 9, 2021.

[21] Dagys, John (March 6, 2021). "Caldarelli, Pepper Dominate Opening Round at Sonoma". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved March 9, 2021.

[22] Kish, Ryan (March 8, 2021). "KPAX Lamborghinis Dominate At Sonoma". DailySportsCar. Retrieved March 9, 2021.

[23] Dagys, John (June 5, 2021). "Caldarelli, Pepper Keep K-PAX's Win Streak Alive at VIR". John Dagys Media. Retrieved June 5, 2021.

[24] Dagys, John (June 6, 2021). "Redemption for Winward in Race 2 at VIR". John Dagys Media. Retrieved June 6, 2021.

[25] Dagys, John (August 28, 2021). "K-PAX's Caldarelli, Pepper Win Race 1 at Road America". John Dagys Media. Retrieved August 28, 2021.

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