2021 Porsche Carrera Cup North America

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The 2021 Porsche Carrera Cup North America was the first Porsche Carrera Cup North America season, sanctioned by the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) which in turn replaced both Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge USA & Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Canada. It began on March 19 at Sebring International Raceway and ended on November 12 at Road Atlanta.

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Teams and drivers

The following teams and drivers were signed to run the 2021 season.

TeamNo.DriverClassRounds
992 Pro Class
Flag of the United States.svg JDX Racing [1] 2 Flag of the United States.svg Sean McAlister [2] RAll
9 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Parker Thompson [1] RAll
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kelly-Moss Road and Race [3] 3 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Kay van Berlo [4] RAll
15 Flag of Guernsey.svg Sebastian Priaulx [3] RAll
27 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Sebastian Carazo [5] RAll
Flag of the United States.svg Moorespeed-Wright Motorsports [6] [N 1]
Wright Motorsports [6] [N 1]
7 Flag of the United States.svg Max Root [6] RAll
88 Flag of the United States.svg Hutton McKenna [6] All
Flag of the United States.svg 311RS Motorsport [7] 11 Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Gates [7] All
12 Flag of the United States.svg Leh Keen [7] All
Flag of Germany.svg MRS GT-Racing [8] 14 Flag of Sweden.svg Erik Johansson1–4, 6
Flag of Germany.svg Leon Köhler 7
16 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jeffrey Kingsley [9] 1
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Jimmy Llibre4
Flag of the United States.svg BGB Motorsports [10] 38 Flag of the United States.svg Dylan Murry [10] RAll
Flag of New Zealand.svg Team Hardpoint EBM [11] 53 Flag of the United States.svg Riley Dickinson [12] RAll
Flag of the United States.svg Topp Racing [6] 58 Flag of the United States.svg TJ FischerAll
992 Pro-Am Class
Flag of the United States.svg TPC Racing [6] 10 Flag of the United States.svg Vernon McClure [6] 1, 3–6
Flag of Germany.svg MRS GT-Racing [8] 14 Flag of Hungary.svg Andor Kovacs5
16 Flag of the United States.svg Mark Thomas2
Flag of Romania.svg Alexander Marmureanu5
Flag of the United States.svg Steve Dunn6–7
Flag of the United States.svg ACI Motorsports [6] 17 Flag of the United States.svg Curt Swearingin [6] All
Flag of the United States.svg Goldcrest Motorsports [6] 29 Flag of the United States.svg Jeffrey Majkrzak [6] 5–7
Flag of the United States.svg Topp Racing [6] 42 Flag of the United States.svg Bill Smith [6] All
Flag of the United States.svg Black Swan with JDX Racing [6] 54 Flag of the United States.svg Tim Pappas [6] 1, 4–6
Flag of the United States.svg Wright Motorsports [6] 57 Flag of the United States.svg John Goetz [6] All
Flag of New Zealand.svg Team Hardpoint EBM [11] 65 Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Efrin Castro [12] All
Flag of the United States.svg BGB Motorsport69 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Thomas CollingwoodAll
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kelly-Moss Road and Race [3] [N 2]
iFLY Racing/Kelly-Moss [3] [N 2]
84 Flag of the United States.svg Rene Robichaud [13] 1, 3, 7
99 Flag of the United States.svg Alan Metni [13] All
991 Pro-Am Class
Flag of the United States.svg Goldcrest Motorsports [6] 8 Flag of the United States.svg Joe Still [6] 1–3, 6–7
21 Flag of the United States.svg Grady Willingham [6] All
29 Flag of the United States.svg Jeffrey Majkrzak1–4
55 Flag of the United States.svg Matt Halcome [6] All
72 Flag of the United States.svg Phillip Martien [6] 1–2
96 Flag of the United States.svg Dimitri Dimakos7
Flag of the United States.svg ACI Motorsports [6] [N 3]
Team TGM [14] [N 3]
18 Flag of the United States.svg Richard Edge3
24 Flag of the United States.svg Kurt Hunt [6] 1, 3–4, 7
64 Flag of the United States.svg Ted Giovanis [14] 1
Flag of the United States.svg Topp Racing [6] 56 Flag of the United States.svg Frank Raso [6] 1–2
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kelly-Moss Racing [13] 59 Flag of the United States.svg Tom Balames [13] 1, 3–4, 7
92 Flag of the United States.svg Joseph Lombardo [13] 1, 3, 5, 7
Flag of the United States.svg Flying Lizard Motorsports 68 Flag of the United States.svg Chris Bellomo4, 7
Flag of the United States.svg Irish Mike's Racing [6] 95 Flag of the United States.svg Conor Flynn4–7
97 Flag of the United States.svg Craig Conway [6] 1, 3–7
IconClass
RRookie
GGuest

Race calendar and results

The revised calendar was announced on September 25, 2020. [15]

RoundCircuitDatePole PositionFastest LapWinning DriverWinning Team
1 Flag of the United States.svg Sebring International Raceway, Sebring, Florida March 19 Flag of Guernsey.svg Sebastian Priaulx Flag of the Netherlands.svg Kay van Berlo Flag of Guernsey.svg Sebastian Priaulx Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kelly-Moss Road and Race
2March 20 Flag of Guernsey.svg Sebastian Priaulx Flag of Guernsey.svg Sebastian Priaulx Flag of the Netherlands.svg Kay van Berlo Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kelly-Moss Road and Race
3 Flag of the United States.svg Circuit of The Americas, Austin, Texas April 30 Flag of Guernsey.svg Sebastian Priaulx Flag of Guernsey.svg Sebastian Priaulx Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Parker Thompson Flag of the United States.svg JDX Racing
4May 2 Flag of Guernsey.svg Sebastian Priaulx Flag of the Netherlands.svg Kay van Berlo Flag of the Netherlands.svg Kay van Berlo Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kelly-Moss Road and Race
5 Flag of the United States.svg Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen, New York June 24 Flag of the United States.svg Max Root Flag of Guernsey.svg Sebastian Priaulx Flag of the Netherlands.svg Kay van Berlo Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kelly-Moss Road and Race
6June 27 Flag of Guernsey.svg Sebastian Priaulx Flag of the Netherlands.svg Kay van Berlo Flag of the Netherlands.svg Kay van Berlo Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kelly-Moss Road and Race
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Honda Indy Toronto, Toronto, Ontario Cancelled
7 Flag of the United States.svg Road America, Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin August 6 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Kay van Berlo Flag of the Netherlands.svg Kay van Berlo Flag of the Netherlands.svg Kay van Berlo Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kelly-Moss Road and Race
8August 8 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Kay van Berlo Flag of the United States.svg Riley Dickinson Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Parker Thompson Flag of the United States.svg JDX Racing
9 Flag of the United States.svg Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis, Indiana September 11 Flag of Guernsey.svg Sebastian Priaulx Flag of Guernsey.svg Sebastian Priaulx Flag of Guernsey.svg Sebastian Priaulx Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kelly-Moss Road and Race
10September 12 Flag of Guernsey.svg Sebastian Priaulx Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Parker Thompson Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Parker Thompson Flag of the United States.svg JDX Racing
11September 12 Flag of Guernsey.svg Sebastian Priaulx Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Parker Thompson Flag of Guernsey.svg Sebastian Priaulx Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kelly-Moss Road and Race
12 Flag of the United States.svg Virginia International Raceway, Alton, Virginia October 9 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Kay van Berlo Flag of Guernsey.svg Sebastian Priaulx Flag of the Netherlands.svg Kay van Berlo Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kelly-Moss Road and Race
13October 10 Flag of Guernsey.svg Sebastian Priaulx Flag of Guernsey.svg Sebastian Priaulx Flag of Guernsey.svg Sebastian Priaulx Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kelly-Moss Road and Race
14 Flag of the United States.svg Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta, Braselton, Georgia November 10 Flag of Guernsey.svg Sebastian Priaulx Flag of the United States.svg Riley Dickinson Flag of Guernsey.svg Sebastian Priaulx Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kelly-Moss Road and Race
15November 11 Flag of Guernsey.svg Sebastian Priaulx Flag of the United States.svg Riley Dickinson Flag of the Netherlands.svg Kay van Berlo Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kelly-Moss Road and Race
16November 12 Flag of Guernsey.svg Sebastian Priaulx Flag of Guernsey.svg Sebastian Priaulx Flag of Guernsey.svg Sebastian Priaulx Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kelly-Moss Road and Race

Final Standings

PosDriverTeamPoints
1 Flag of Guernsey.svg Sebastian Priaulx Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kelly-Moss Road and Race 371
2 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Kay van Berlo Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kelly-Moss Road and Race 287
3 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Parker Thompson Flag of the United States.svg JDX Racing258
4 Flag of the United States.svg Riley Dickinson Flag of New Zealand.svg Team Hardpoint EBM 216
5 Flag of the United States.svg Leh Keen311RS Motorsports191
6 Flag of the United States.svg TJ Fischer Flag of the United States.svg Topp Racing163
7 Flag of the United States.svg Dylan Murry Flag of the United States.svg BGB Motorsport123
8 Flag of the United States.svg Max RootWright Motorsports120
9 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Sebastian Carazo Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kelly-Moss Road and Race 105
10 Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Gates Flag of the United States.svg 311RS Motorsports98
11 Flag of the United States.svg Sean McAlister Flag of the United States.svg JDX Racing94
12 Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Efrin Castro Flag of New Zealand.svg Team Hardpoint EBM 58
13 Flag of the United States.svg Alan Metni Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kelly-Moss Road and Race 58
14 Flag of Sweden.svg Erik Johansson Flag of Germany.svg MRS GT-Racing50
15 Flag of the United States.svg Hutton McKenna Flag of the United States.svg Topp Racing35
16 Flag of the United States.svg Curt Swearingin Flag of the United States.svg ACI Motorsports30
17 Flag of Germany.svg Leon Köhler Flag of Germany.svg MRS GT-Racing23
18 Flag of the United States.svg Tim Pappas Flag of the United States.svg Black Swan with JDX Racing23
19 Flag of the United States.svg John Goetz Flag of the United States.svg Wright Motorsports15
20 Flag of the United States.svg Steve Dunn Flag of Germany.svg MRS GT-Racing12
21 Flag of the United States.svg Jimmy Llibre Flag of Germany.svg MRS GT-Racing10
22 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Thomas Collingwood Flag of the United States.svg BGB Motorsport7
23 Flag of the United States.svg Bill Smith Flag of the United States.svg Topp Racing6
24 Flag of the United States.svg Jeffrey Majkrzak Flag of the United States.svg Goldcrest Motorsports3
25 Flag of the United States.svg Rene Robichaud Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kelly-Moss Road and Race 2

Notes

  1. 1 2 Car No. 19 entered as Moorespeed-Wright Motorsports and car No. 88 entered as Wright Motorsports.
  2. 1 2 Car No. 84 entered as Kelly-Moss Road and Race and car No. 99 entered as iFLY Racing/Kelly-Moss.
  3. 1 2 Cars No. 18 and 24 entered as ACI Motorsports and car No. 64 entered as Teama TGM

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