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The 2023 Fanatec GT World Challenge America Powered by AWS was the seventeenth season of the United States Auto Club's GT World Challenge America, and the sixth under ownership of SRO Motorsports Group.

The season began at Sonoma on March 30, and ended at Indianapolis on October 8.

Eric Filgueiras and Stevan McAleer won the Pro class championship for Rennsport One (RS1) in the new Porsche 911 GT3 R, one year after they won the 2022 GT4 America Series Silver class title. George Kurtz and Colin Braun won the Pro-Am championship for CrowdStrike by Riley.

Calendar

The preliminary calendar was released on July 29, 2022, featuring 14 races across seven rounds. [1] In September, an updated schedule was released, postponing the event at Circuit of the Americas by two weeks and bringing the Road America round forward one week. [2] An additional change was announced on October 17, moving the NOLA round from February 24–26 to April 28–30 to alleviate a clash with the Kyalami 9 Hours, as well as allowing the 2023 BoP test to be completed before the start of the season. [3]

RoundCircuitDateMap
1 Flag of California.svg Sonoma Raceway, Sonoma, California March 30 – April 2
2 Flag of Louisiana.svg NOLA Motorsports Park, Avondale, Louisiana April 28–30
3 Flag of Texas.svg Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas May 19–21
4 Flag of Virginia.svg Virginia International Raceway, Alton, Virginia June 16–18
5 Flag of Wisconsin.svg Road America, Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin August 18–20
6 Flag of Florida.svg Sebring International Raceway, Sebring, Florida September 22–24
7 Flag of Indiana.svg Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis, Indiana October 6–8

Entry list

TeamCarEngineNo.DriversClassRounds
Flag of the United States.svg TRG-AMR [4] Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 007 Flag of the United States.svg Derek DeBoer [4] PAAll
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ross Gunn [4] 1, 6
Flag of France.svg Valentin Hasse-Clot [5] 2–5, 7
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ben Tuck [6] 7
Flag of the United States.svg CrowdStrike Racing by Riley Motorsports [7] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 04 Flag of the United States.svg Colin Braun [7] PAAll
Flag of the United States.svg George Kurtz [7]
Flag of the United States.svg Nolan Siegel [8] 7
Flag of the United States.svg DXDT Racing [9] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 08 Flag of the United States.svg Bryan Sellers [9] PAAll
Flag of the United States.svg Scott Smithson [9]
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tom Sargent [8] 7
91 Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Burton [9] PAAll
Flag of the United States.svg Corey Lewis [9]
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Philip Ellis [8] 7
Flag of the United States.svg Turner Motorsports [10] BMW M4 GT3 BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Twin Turbo I6 096 Flag of the United States.svg Vincent Barletta [10] PA4
Flag of the United States.svg Robby Foley [10]
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Grove Racing [6] Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 4 Flag of New Zealand.svg Earl Bamber [6] PA7
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brenton Grove [6]
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stephen Grove [6]
Flag of the United States.svg TR3 Racing [11] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 9 Flag of the United States.svg Ziad Ghandour [11] PA1–3, 5
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Daniel Morad [11]
Flag of the United States.svg Kenton Koch [10] P4
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Daniel Morad [10]
27 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Matt Bell [6] PA7
Flag of the United States.svg Jon Branam [6]
Flag of the United States.svg Kenton Koch [12]
77 Flag of the United States.svg Jon Branam [13] Am5
Flag of the United States.svg Paul Kiebler [13]
Flag of the United States.svg GMG Racing [14] Audi R8 LMS Evo II Audi 5.2 L V10 14 Flag of the United States.svg Tom Dyer [15] PA1
Flag of the United States.svg James Sofronas [16]
Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 32 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jeroen Bleekemolen [13] PA5
Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Washington [13]
Flag of the United States.svg ACI Motorsports [17] Porsche 911 GT3 R Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 16 Flag of the United States.svg Spencer Pumpelly [18] PA1–4
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Pedro Torres [18]
Flag of the United States.svg Mercedes-AMG Austin with Esses Racing [19] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 19 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Adam Carroll [20] PA1–3, 5
Flag of the United States.svg Will Hardeman [19]
Flag of Germany.svg Huber Motorsport [6] Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 20 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Antares Au [6] PA7
Flag of Germany.svg Laurin Heinrich [6]
Flag of Germany.svg Alfred Renauer [6]
Flag of the United States.svg Conquest Racing [21] Ferrari 296 GT3 Ferrari F163 3.0 L Turbo V6 21 Flag of Italy.svg Alessandro Balzan [21] PAll
Flag of the United States.svg Manny Franco [21]
Flag of France.svg Lilou Wadoux [6] 7
Flag of the United States.svg RennSport1 - CBW Racing [22] Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 28 Flag of the United States.svg Eric Filgueiras [22] PAll
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stevan McAleer [22]
Flag of Austria.svg Klaus Bachler [6] 7
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Team WRT [23] BMW M4 GT3 BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Twin Turbo I6 30 Flag of Austria.svg Philipp Eng [23] P7
Flag of South Africa.svg Sheldon van der Linde [23]
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Dries Vanthoor [23]
31 Flag of Brazil.svg Augusto Farfus [23] P7
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Maxime Martin [23]
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Charles Weerts [23]
Flag of the United States.svg Triarsi Competizione [15] Ferrari 296 GT3 Ferrari F163 3.0 L Turbo V6 33 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ryan Dalziel [15] PA1–4, 6–7
Flag of the United States.svg Justin Wetherill [15]
Flag of the United States.svg Onofrio Triarsi [6] 7
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg ST Racing [24] BMW M4 GT3 BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Twin Turbo I6 38 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Samantha Tan [24] PAAll
Flag of the United States.svg John Edwards [25] 1–3
Flag of the United States.svg Neil Verhagen [26] 4–7
Flag of the United States.svg Jake Walker [27] 7
Flag of the United States.svg Bartone Bros Racing with RealTime [28] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 43 Flag of the United States.svg Anthony Bartone [28] Am1–3
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Pilgrim [28]
Flag of the United States.svg Anthony Bartone [28] PA4–6
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Adam Christodoulou [29]
Flag of the United States.svg Wright Motorsports [30] Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 45 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jan Heylen [30] PA1–4
Flag of the United States.svg Charlie Luck [30]
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jan Heylen [31] P5–7
Flag of the United States.svg Madison Snow [31]
Flag of the United States.svg Trent Hindman [6] 7
Porsche 911 GT3 R 1–6
Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 7
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 120 Flag of the United States.svg Adam Adelson [32] PAAll
Flag of the United States.svg Elliot Skeer [32]
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Callum Ilott [6] 7
Flag of the United States.svg MDK Motorsports [33] Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 53 Flag of the United States.svg Trenton Estep [33] PAll
Flag of the United States.svg Seth Lucas [33]
Flag of Italy.svg Matteo Cairoli 7
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Craft-Bamboo Racing [8] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 77 Flag of Germany.svg Maximilian Götz [8] P7
Flag of Andorra.svg Jules Gounon [8]
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Raffaele Marciello [8]
Flag of the United States.svg Rearden Racing [6] Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 85 Flag of Germany.svg Christian Engelhart [6] P7
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Vesko Kozarov [6]
Flag of the United States.svg Jake Pedersen [6]
Flag of the United States.svg Racers Edge Motorsports with WTR-Andretti [34] Acura NSX GT3 Evo22 Acura 3.5 L Turbo V6 93 Flag of Germany.svg Mario Farnbacher [34] PAll
Flag of the United States.svg Ashton Harrison [34]
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kyle Marcelli [35] 7
Flag of the United States.svg Bimmerworld Racing [36] BMW M4 GT3 BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Twin Turbo I6 94 Flag of the United States.svg Bill Auberlen [36] PAll
Flag of the United States.svg Chandler Hull [36]
Flag of the United States.svg Robby Foley [6] 7
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sky – Tempesta Racing [6] Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 535 Flag of Italy.svg Eddie Cheever III [6] PA7
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Chris Froggatt [6]
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Jonathan Hui [6]
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Team GruppeM Racing [8] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 999 Flag of Germany.svg Maro Engel [8] P7
Flag of Spain.svg Daniel Juncadella [8]
Flag of Germany.svg Luca Stolz [8]
IconClass
PPro Cup
PAPro/Am Cup
AmAm Cup

Mid-season changes

Race results

Bold indicates overall winner

RoundCircuitPole positionIGTC Pro WinnersPro WinnersPro/Am WinnersAm WinnersRef.
1R1 Flag of California.svg Sonoma Flag of the United States.svg #28 RennSport1 - CBW RacingDid not participate Flag of the United States.svg #28 RennSport1 - CBW Racing Flag of the United States.svg #120 Wright Motorsports Flag of the United States.svg #43 Bartone Bros Racing with RealTime [39]
Flag of the United States.svg Eric Filgueiras Flag of the United States.svg Eric Filgueiras
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stevan McAleer
Flag of the United States.svg Adam Adelson
Flag of the United States.svg Elliot Skeer
Flag of the United States.svg Anthony Bartone
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Pilgrim
R2 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg #38 ST Racing Flag of the United States.svg #93 Racers Edge Motorsports Flag of the United States.svg #04 CrowdStrike Racing by Riley Motorsports Flag of the United States.svg #43 Bartone Bros Racing with RealTime [40]
Flag of the United States.svg John Edwards Flag of the United States.svg Ashton Harrison
Flag of Germany.svg Mario Farnbacher
Flag of the United States.svg Colin Braun
Flag of the United States.svg George Kurtz
Flag of the United States.svg Anthony Bartone
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Pilgrim
2R1 Flag of Louisiana.svg NOLA Flag of the United States.svg #28 RennSport1 - CBW Racing Flag of the United States.svg #28 RennSport1 - CBW Racing Flag of the United States.svg #120 Wright Motorsports Flag of the United States.svg #43 Bartone Bros Racing with RealTime [41]
Flag of the United States.svg Eric Filgueiras Flag of the United States.svg Eric Filgueiras
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stevan McAleer
Flag of the United States.svg Adam Adelson
Flag of the United States.svg Elliot Skeer
Flag of the United States.svg Anthony Bartone
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Pilgrim
R2 Flag of the United States.svg #007 TRG-AMR Flag of the United States.svg #94 Bimmerworld Racing Flag of the United States.svg #04 CrowdStrike Racing by Riley Motorsports Flag of the United States.svg #43 Bartone Bros Racing with RealTime [42]
Flag of France.svg Valentin Hasse-Clot Flag of the United States.svg Bill Auberlen
Flag of the United States.svg Chandler Hull
Flag of the United States.svg Colin Braun
Flag of the United States.svg George Kurtz
Flag of the United States.svg Anthony Bartone
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Pilgrim
3R1 Flag of Texas.svg COTA Flag of the United States.svg #28 RennSport1 - CBW Racing Flag of the United States.svg #28 RennSport1 - CBW Racing Flag of the United States.svg #120 Wright Motorsports Flag of the United States.svg #43 Bartone Bros Racing with RealTime [43]
Flag of the United States.svg Eric Filgueiras Flag of the United States.svg Eric Filgueiras
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stevan McAleer
Flag of the United States.svg Adam Adelson
Flag of the United States.svg Elliot Skeer
Flag of the United States.svg Anthony Bartone
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Pilgrim
R2 Flag of the United States.svg #04 CrowdStrike Racing by Riley Motorsports Flag of the United States.svg #93 Racers Edge Motorsports Flag of the United States.svg #120 Wright Motorsports Flag of the United States.svg #43 Bartone Bros Racing with RealTime [44]
Flag of the United States.svg Colin Braun Flag of the United States.svg Ashton Harrison
Flag of Germany.svg Mario Farnbacher
Flag of the United States.svg Adam Adelson
Flag of the United States.svg Elliot Skeer
Flag of the United States.svg Anthony Bartone
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Pilgrim
4R1 Flag of Virginia.svg Virginia Flag of the United States.svg #9 TR3 Racing Flag of the United States.svg #9 TR3 Racing Flag of the United States.svg #04 CrowdStrike Racing by Riley Motorsports No Entries [45]
Flag of the United States.svg Kenton Koch Flag of the United States.svg Kenton Koch
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Daniel Morad
Flag of the United States.svg Colin Braun
Flag of the United States.svg George Kurtz
R2 Flag of the United States.svg #096 Turner Motorsport Flag of the United States.svg #9 TR3 Racing Flag of the United States.svg #04 CrowdStrike Racing by Riley Motorsports [46]
Flag of the United States.svg Robby Foley Flag of the United States.svg Kenton Koch
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Daniel Morad
Flag of the United States.svg Colin Braun
Flag of the United States.svg George Kurtz
5R1 Flag of Wisconsin.svg Road America Flag of the United States.svg #21 Conquest Racing Flag of the United States.svg #21 Conquest Racing Flag of the United States.svg #04 CrowdStrike Racing by Riley Motorsports Flag of the United States.svg #77 TR3 Racing [47]
Flag of the United States.svg Manny Franco Flag of Italy.svg Alessandro Balzan
Flag of the United States.svg Manny Franco
Flag of the United States.svg Colin Braun
Flag of the United States.svg George Kurtz
Flag of the United States.svg Jon Branam
Flag of the United States.svg Paul Kiebler
R2 Flag of the United States.svg #04 CrowdStrike Racing by Riley Motorsports Flag of the United States.svg #21 Conquest Racing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg #38 ST Racing Flag of the United States.svg #77 TR3 Racing [48]
Flag of the United States.svg Colin Braun Flag of Italy.svg Alessandro Balzan
Flag of the United States.svg Manny Franco
Flag of the United States.svg Neil Verhagen
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Samantha Tan
Flag of the United States.svg Jon Branam
Flag of the United States.svg Paul Kiebler
6R1 Flag of Florida.svg Sebring Flag of the United States.svg #45 Wright Motorsports Flag of the United States.svg #45 Wright Motorsports Flag of the United States.svg #120 Wright MotorsportsNo Entries [49]
Flag of the United States.svg Madison Snow Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jan Heylen
Flag of the United States.svg Madison Snow
Flag of the United States.svg Adam Adelson
Flag of the United States.svg Elliot Skeer
R2 Flag of the United States.svg #33 Triarsi Competizione Flag of the United States.svg #45 Wright Motorsports Flag of the United States.svg #120 Wright Motorsports [50]
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ryan Dalziel Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jan Heylen
Flag of the United States.svg Madison Snow
Flag of the United States.svg Adam Adelson
Flag of the United States.svg Elliot Skeer
7 Flag of Indiana.svg Indianapolis Flag of Germany.svg #20 Huber Motorsport Flag of Belgium (civil).svg #30 Team WRT Flag of the United States.svg #45 Wright Motorsports Flag of the United States.svg #04 CrowdStrike Racing by Riley Motorsports [51]
Flag of Germany.svg Laurin Heinrich Flag of Austria.svg Philipp Eng
Flag of South Africa.svg Sheldon van der Linde
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Dries Vanthoor
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jan Heylen
Flag of the United States.svg Trent Hindman
Flag of the United States.svg Madison Snow
Flag of the United States.svg Colin Braun
Flag of the United States.svg George Kurtz
Flag of the United States.svg Nolan Siegel

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. Race-by-race entries which only participated in either of the final two races of the season are not eligible for points.

Standard Points
Position 1st  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th  7th  8th  9th  10th 
Points251815121086421
Indianapolis Points
Position 1st  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th  7th  8th  9th  10th 
Points50363024201612842

Drivers' championship

Pos.DriverTeam SON NOL COT VIR ELK SEB IND Points
Pro class
1 Flag of the United States.svg Eric Filgueiras
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stevan McAleer
Flag of the United States.svg RennSport1 - CBW Racing19112228762965236
2 Flag of Germany.svg Mario Farnbacher
Flag of the United States.svg Ashton Harrison
Flag of the United States.svg Racers Edge Motorsports with WTR-Andretti 65161671165574Ret14192
3 Flag of the United States.svg Trenton Estep
Flag of the United States.svg Seth Lucas
Flag of the United States.svg MDK Motorsports786711541484378190
4 Flag of the United States.svg Bill Auberlen
Flag of the United States.svg Chandler Hull
Flag of the United States.svg Bimmerworld Racing 51132Ret13292142220186
5 Flag of Italy.svg Alessandro Balzan
Flag of the United States.svg Manny Franco
Flag of the United States.svg Conquest Racing 96214RetDNS681113819170
6 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jan Heylen
Flag of the United States.svg Madison Snow
Flag of the United States.svg Wright Motorsports711114120
7 Flag of the United States.svg Kenton Koch
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Daniel Morad
Flag of the United States.svg TR3 Racing 1350
Pro/Am class
1 Flag of the United States.svg Colin Braun
Flag of the United States.svg George Kurtz
Flag of the United States.svg CrowdStrike Racing by Riley Motorsports 311316Ret31315756237
2 Flag of the United States.svg Adam Adelson
Flag of the United States.svg Elliot Skeer
Flag of the United States.svg Wright Motorsports2341513126Ret125311220
3 Flag of the United States.svg Derek DeBoer Flag of the United States.svg TRG-AMR 121073549159881013160
4 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Samantha Tan Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg ST Racing17781315852436DSQ12155
5 Flag of France.svg Valentin Hasse-Clot Flag of the United States.svg TRG-AMR 73549159813124
6 Flag of the United States.svg Neil Verhagen Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg ST Racing52436DSQ12121
7 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jan Heylen
Flag of the United States.svg Charlie Luck
Flag of the United States.svg Wright Motorsports841743614489
8 Flag of the United States.svg Bryan Sellers
Flag of the United States.svg Scott Smithson
Flag of the United States.svg DXDT Racing 1314517812151310910122189
9 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ryan Dalziel
Flag of the United States.svg Justin Wetherill
Flag of the United States.svg Triarsi Competizione14171410997111141888
10 Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Burton
Flag of the United States.svg Corey Lewis
Flag of the United States.svg DXDT Racing RetRet11614711Ret1151411Ret77
11 Flag of the United States.svg Ziad Ghandour
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Daniel Morad
Flag of the United States.svg TR3 Racing 1129111010121362
12 Flag of the United States.svg Anthony Bartone
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Adam Christodoulou
Flag of the United States.svg Bartone Bros Racing with RealTime 101215612953
13 Flag of the United States.svg Spencer Pumpelly
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Pedro Torres
Flag of the United States.svg ACI Motorsports413108414Ret1652
14 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Adam Carroll
Flag of the United States.svg Will Hardeman
Flag of the United States.svg Mercedes-AMG Austin with Esses Racing10121251311RetDNS38
15 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ross Gunn Flag of the United States.svg TRG-AMR 121081036
16 Flag of the United States.svg John Edwards Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg ST Racing17781315834
17 Flag of the United States.svg Vin Barletta
Flag of the United States.svg Robby Foley
Flag of the United States.svg Turner Motorsport 131014
18 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jeroen Bleekemolen
Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Washington
Flag of the United States.svg GMG Racing131014
19 Flag of the United States.svg Tom Dyer
Flag of the United States.svg James Sofronas
Flag of the United States.svg GMG Racing 16162
Am class
1 Flag of the United States.svg Anthony Bartone
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Pilgrim
Flag of the United States.svg Bartone Bros Racing with RealTime 15151591215150
2 Flag of the United States.svg Jon Branam
Flag of the United States.svg Paul Kiebler
Flag of the United States.svg TR3 Racing 141650
Pos.DriverTeam SON NOL COT VIR ELK SEB IND Points
Key
ColourResult
GoldRace winner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleDid not finish (Ret)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
Excluded (EX)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Withdrew (WD)
BlankDid not participate

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

Notes

See also

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