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The 2024 Fanatec GT World Challenge America Powered by AWS will be the eighteenth season of the United States Auto Club's GT World Challenge America, and the seventh under ownership of SRO Motorsports Group.

The season will begin at Sonoma on April 5, and end at Indianapolis on October 6.

Calendar

The preliminary calendar released on July 1, 2023, at the SRO's annual 24 Hours of Spa press conference, featuring 14 races across seven rounds. [1] In September, an updated schedule was released, the SRO announced that Barber Motorsports Park would fill the vacancy in the schedule, and Sebring International Raceway would replace NOLA Motorsports Park. [2]

RoundCircuitDateMap
1 Flag of California.svg Sonoma Raceway, Sonoma, California April 5–7
2 Flag of Florida.svg Sebring International Raceway, Sebring, Florida May 3–5
3 Flag of Texas.svg Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas May 17–19
4 Flag of Virginia.svg Virginia International Raceway, Alton, Virginia July 19–21
5 Flag of Wisconsin.svg Road America, Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin August 16–18
6 Flag of Alabama.svg Barber Motorsports Park, Birmingham, Alabama September 6–8
7 Flag of Indiana.svg Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis, Indiana October 4–6

Entry list

TeamCarEngineNo.DriversClassRounds
Flag of the United States.svg CrowdStrike Racing by Riley Motorsports [3] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 04 Flag of the United States.svg Colin Braun [3] PA1–2
Flag of the United States.svg George Kurtz [3]
Flag of the United States.svg DXDT Racing [4] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 08 Flag of the United States.svg Bryan Sellers [3] PA1
Flag of the United States.svg Scott Smithson [3]
91 Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Burton [3] PA1
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Philip Ellis [3]
Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R Chevrolet LT6 5.5 L V8 08 Flag of the United States.svg Bryan Sellers [5] PA2
Flag of the United States.svg Scott Smithson [5]
TBAFlag of none.svg TBATBA
Flag of none.svg TBA
Flag of the United States.svg Flying Lizard Motorsports [6] Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V8 2 Flag of the United States.svg Jason Bell [7] PA2
Flag of Portugal.svg Henrique Chaves [7]
8 Flag of the United States.svg Andy Lee [6] PA1–2
Flag of the United States.svg Elias Sabo [6]
Flag of the United States.svg Mercedes-AMG Austin with Esses Racing [8] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 19 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Adam Carroll [8] PA1
Flag of the United States.svg Will Hardeman [8]
Flag of the United States.svg Alan Metni [8] TBA
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg ST Racing [9] BMW M4 GT3 BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Twin Turbo I6 28 Flag of the United States.svg Bill Auberlen [10] P1–2
Flag of the United States.svg Varun Choksey [10]
38 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Samantha Tan [9] PA1–2
Flag of the United States.svg Neil Verhagen [9]
Flag of the United States.svg Turner Motorsport [11] BMW M4 GT3 BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Twin Turbo I6 29 Flag of the United States.svg Robby Foley [11] PA1–2
Flag of the United States.svg Justin Rothberg [11]
Flag of the United States.svg GMG Racing [12] Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 32 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tom Sargent [12] PA1–2
Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Washington [12]
Flag of the United States.svg Chouest Povoledo Racing [3] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 50 Flag of the United States.svg Ross Chouest [3] PA1–2
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Aaron Povoledo [3]
Flag of the United States.svg RennSport1 - CBW Racing [7] Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 85 Flag of the United States.svg Trent Hindman [7] P2
Flag of the United States.svg Spencer Pumpelly [7]
Flag of the United States.svg Regulator Racing [13] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 91 Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Burton [13] PA2
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Philip Ellis [13]
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Montreal Motorsport Group [14] Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 92 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jean-Frédéric Laberge [14] PA2
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Alex Tagliani [14]
Flag of the United States.svg Racers Edge Motorsports [15] Acura NSX GT3 Evo22 Acura JNC1 3.5 L Turbo V6 93 Flag of the United States.svg Luca Mars [15] P1–2
Flag of the United States.svg Zach Veach [15]
Flag of the United States.svg Wright Motorsports [16] Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 120 Flag of the United States.svg Adam Adelson [16] P1–2
Flag of the United States.svg Elliot Skeer [16]
Flag of the United States.svg Random Vandals Racing [17] BMW M4 GT3 BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Twin Turbo I6 TBA Flag of the United States.svg Conor Daly [17] PATBA
Flag of the United States.svg Connor De Phillippi [17]
Flag of the United States.svg Kenton Koch [17]
Source: [18] [19]
IconClass
PPro Cup
PAPro/Am Cup
AmAm Cup

Notes:

Race results

Bold indicates overall winner

RoundCircuitPole positionPro WinnersPro/Am WinnersAm Winners
1R1 Flag of California.svg Sonoma Flag of the United States.svg #120 Wright Motorsports Flag of the United States.svg #120 Wright Motorsports Flag of the United States.svg #04 CrowdStrike Racing by Riley Motorsports No Entries
Flag of the United States.svg Adam Adelson
Flag of the United States.svg Elliot Skeer		 Flag of the United States.svg Adam Adelson
Flag of the United States.svg Elliot Skeer		 Flag of the United States.svg Colin Braun
Flag of the United States.svg George Kurtz
R2 Flag of the United States.svg #120 Wright Motorsports Flag of the United States.svg #120 Wright Motorsports Flag of the United States.svg #04 CrowdStrike Racing by Riley Motorsports
Flag of the United States.svg Adam Adelson
Flag of the United States.svg Elliot Skeer		 Flag of the United States.svg Adam Adelson
Flag of the United States.svg Elliot Skeer		 Flag of the United States.svg Colin Braun
Flag of the United States.svg George Kurtz
2R1 Flag of Florida.svg Sebring
R2
3R1 Flag of Texas.svg COTA
R2
4R1 Flag of Virginia.svg Virginia
R2
5R1 Flag of Wisconsin.svg Road America
R2
6R1 Flag of Alabama.svg Barber
R2
7 Flag of Indiana.svg 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. 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 SEB COT VIR ELK BAR IND Points
Pro class
1 Flag of the United States.svg Adam Adelson
Flag of the United States.svg Elliot Skeer		 Flag of the United States.svg Wright Motorsports1150
2 Flag of the United States.svg Bill Auberlen
Flag of the United States.svg Varun Choksey		 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg ST Racing3536
3 Flag of the United States.svg Luca Mars
Flag of the United States.svg Zach Veach 		Flag of the United States.svg Racers Edge Motorsports9630
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 2250
2 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Samantha Tan
Flag of the United States.svg Neil Verhagen 		Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg ST Racing4336
3 Flag of the United States.svg Robby Foley
Flag of the United States.svg Justin Rothberg		 Flag of the United States.svg Turner Motorsport 5825
3 Flag of the United States.svg Bryan Sellers
Flag of the United States.svg Scott Smithson		 Flag of the United States.svg DXDT Racing 7425
4 Flag of the United States.svg Bryan Sellers
Flag of the United States.svg Scott Smithson		 Flag of the United States.svg DXDT Racing 8720
5 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 Racing61116
6 Flag of the United States.svg Andy Lee
Flag of the United States.svg Elias Sabo		 Flag of the United States.svg Flying Lizard Motorsports 10914
7 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tom Sargent
Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Washington		 Flag of the United States.svg GMG Racing 12‡106
8 Flag of the United States.svg Ross Chouest
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Aaron Povoledo		 Flag of the United States.svg Chouest Povoledo Racing11‡122
Pos.DriverTeam SON SEB COT VIR ELK BAR 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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