2021 GT America Series

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	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

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 ultra 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 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

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. 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. 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. 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	No Entries
			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

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	Masters	Team	SON		AUS		VIR		NSH		ELK		WGL		SEB		IND		Points
				RD1	RD2	RD1	RD2	RD1	RD2	RD1	RD2	RD1	RD2	RD1	RD2	RD1	RD2	RD1	RD2
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	DNS	6	5	176
3	Jason Harward	OV	Zelus Motorsports	3	3	2	8	17	5	6	6	5	Ret	3	3	2	2	4	9	143
4	Brendan Iribe	OV	Inception Racing with Optimum Motorsport			4	1	2	1									1	1	130
5	James Sofronas	OV	GMG Racing			1	2			1	5	1	6							111
6	Kyle Washington	OV	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	4	5	5	6	97
8	George Kurtz	OV	CrowdStrike / DXDT Racing	1	1	Ret	4	7	Ret	7	4	WD	WD							90
9	Jason Daskalos	OV	Daskalos Motorsports	Ret	4	3	Ret	15	Ret	4	2	8	4			5	4			79
10	CJ Moses	OV	CrowdStrike / DXDT Racing	DNS	DNS	DNS	9	5	4	8	8							8	8	46
11	Memo Gidley	OV	TKO Motorsports with Flying Lizard									2	Ret			1	1	9	2	40
12	Rodrigo Sales	OV	Compass Racing													3	3			30
13	Bret Curtis	OV	Scuderia Corsa							19	1									29
14	Dmitri Novikov	MT	Rearden Racing	12	5															18
15	John Megrue	MT	TR3 Racing									DNS	6	DNS	DNS					10
16	David Askew	MT	CrowdStrike / DXDT Racing							Ret	9									2
Pos.	Driver		Team	SON		AUS		VIR		NSH		ELK		WGL		SEB		IND		Points

GT2

Pos.	Driver	Team	SON		AUS		VIR		NSH		ELK		WGL		SEB		IND		Points
			RD1	RD2	RD1	RD2	RD1	RD2	RD1	RD2	RD1	RD2	RD1	RD2	RD1	RD2	RD1	RD2
1	Elias Sabo	GMG Racing							5	Ret					7	6	7	7	75
Pos.	Driver	Team	SON		AUS		VIR		NSH		ELK		WGL		SEB		IND		Points

GT4

Pos.	Driver	Team	SON		AUS		VIR		NSH		ELK		WGL		SEB		IND		Points
			RD1	RD2	RD1	RD2	RD1	RD2	RD1	RD2	RD1	RD2	RD1	RD2	RD1	RD2	RD1	RD2
1	Jason Bell	GMG Racing	8	10	9	13	8	10	15	14	11	7	5	6	9	DNS	10	11	230
2	Sean Quinlan	Stephen Cameron Racing	6	9	20	11	6	6	9	13	9	5	NC	10	8	16	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	16	9	11	10	105
6	Chris Cagnazzi	RENNtech Motorsports			10	DNS	9	8	13	10	10	Ret			12	10	16	Ret	104
7	Ross Chouest	RENNtech Motorsports	15	17	8	12	11	9	DNS	DNS	17	Ret	8	7	10	Ret			102
8	Scott Noble	Nolasport									12	8			11	8	13	13	51
9	Christopher Gumprecht	RENNtech Motorsports					DNS	DNS			18	11	9	8	Ret	11	15	16	50
10	Adam Adelson	Premier Sportscar	9	11	13	Ret	Ret	DNS	14	15	19	13			15	13			50
11	Alain Stad	Stephen Cameron Racing			19	17	14	13			16	12	14	12	DNS	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													14	14	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	13	15			4
24	Jason Nolan	GMG Racing			DNS	19													2
25	Jeff Courtney	RecStuff Racing			DNS	DNS													0
26	Jason Hall	Nolasport	DNS	DNS															0
27	John Allen	Capstone Motorsports									DNS								0
28	Sameer Ghandi	CarBahn Motorsports with Peregrine Racing													DNS	DNS			0
Pos.	Driver	Team	SON		AUS		VIR		NSH		ELK		WGL		SEB		IND		Points

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External links

• Official website