2021 GT America Series

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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

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

Round Circuit Date
1 United States Sonoma Raceway, Sonoma, California March 6–7
2 United States Circuit of the Americas, Elroy, Texas May 1–2
3 United States Virginia International Raceway, Alton, Virginia June 5–6
4 United States Nashville Street Circuit, Nashville, Tennessee August 7–8
5 United States Road America, Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin August 28–29
6 United States Watkins Glen International Watkins Glen, New York September 18–19
7 United States Sebring International Raceway Sebring, Florida October 1–3
8 United States 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

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

Bold indicates overall winner.

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

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.

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

Drivers' championships

GT3

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

GT2

Pos. Driver Team SONUnited States AUSUnited States VIRUnited States NSHUnited States ELKUnited States WGLUnited States SEBUnited States INDUnited States Points
1 United States Elias Sabo United States GMG Racing 5 Ret 7 7 75
Pos. Driver Team SONUnited States AUSUnited States VIRUnited States NSHUnited States ELKUnited States WGLUnited States SEBUnited States INDUnited States Points

GT4

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

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