The 2024 Porsche Carrera Cup North America, known as the 2024 Porsche Deluxe Carrera Cup North America for sponsorship reasons, will be the fourth season of the Porsche Carrera Cup North America. It will begin on March 13 at Sebring International Raceway and end on October 20 at Circuit of the Americas.
The calendar was released on October 23, 2023, featuring eight rounds. The rounds at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca and the Grand Prix of Long Beach were dropped in favor of a round at the Canadian Grand Prix, alongside a return to Road Atlanta. [1] A new sub-championship, dubbed the ANDIAL Cup, was introduced at the IMSA-supporting rounds. [2]
Round | Circuit | Date |
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1 | Sebring International Raceway, Sebring, Florida | March 13–15 |
2 | Miami International Autodrome, Miami Gardens, Florida | May 3–5 |
3 | Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal, Quebec | June 7–9 |
4 | Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen, New York | June 20–22 |
5 | Road America, Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin | August 2–4 |
6 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway, Indiana | September 20–22 |
7 | Road Atlanta, Braselton, Georgia | October 9–11 |
8 | Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas | October 18–20 |
Team | No. | Driver | Rounds |
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Pro Class | |||
ACI Motorsports | 2 | Jimmy Llibre | All |
15 | Yves Baltas [4] | 6–8 | |
JDX Racing [5] | 4 | Elias De La Torre IV [5] | All |
9 | Zachary Vanier [5] | All | |
82 | Madeline Stewart [5] | All | |
98 | Alex Sedgwick [5] | All | |
Momentop FMS Motorsport x RGB Racing | 5 | Ángel Benítez | 1–4, 6–8 |
27 | Thomas Kiefer | 8 | |
91 | Michael Verhagen | 2 | |
McCann Racing | 8 | Michael McCann [6] | 1–4 |
Kellymoss [7] | 5–8 | ||
24 | Loek Hartog [7] | All | |
85 | Jake Pedersen [8] | 2–8 | |
GMG Racing | 15 | Yves Baltas [4] | 5 |
MDK Motorsports [4] [9] | 1–4 | ||
20 | Gustav Burton [10] | 1–3 | |
37 | Sabré Cook [10] | 1–4 | |
64 | Dan Clarke [10] | 1–4 | |
Era Motorsport [11] | 37 | Sabré Cook [11] | 5–8 |
64 | Dan Clarke [11] | 5–8 | |
Topp Racing Performance | 77 | Colin Kaminsky | All |
78 | Ryan Yardley | All | |
Rearden Racing | 85 | Jake Pedersen | 1 |
Baby Bull Racing | 88 | Michael Cooper | All |
Pro-Am Class | |||
GMG Racing | 3 | Ofir Levy | 2–3 |
14 | James Sofronas | 1–3, 5, 8 | |
Forward Motorsport | 11 | Peter Ludwig | 1–4 |
ACI Motorsports | 16 | Pedro Torres | 1, 4–7 |
26 | Roberto Tutino | 1–5 | |
84 | Marco Cirone | All | |
Kellymoss [12] | 23 | Jordan Wallace [13] | 1–6, 8 |
65 | Efrin Castro | All | |
99 | Alan Metni | All | |
Momentop FMS Motorsport x RGB Racing | 27 | Stanislav Minskiy | 6 |
66 | David Tuaty | 2 | |
91 | Javier Ripoll Sanchez | 1, 4, 6–8 | |
Andre Renha Fernandes [14] | 3 | ||
Baby Bull Racing | 44 | Moisey Uretsky | All |
Topp Racing Performance | 56 | Jeff Mosing | All |
BGB Motorsports | 69 | Thomas Collingwood | 1–2 |
MDK Motorsports [10] [9] | 74 | Kenton King [10] [11] | 1–4 |
Era Motorsport [11] | 5 | ||
Josh Conley | 8 | ||
Masters Class | |||
MGM Racing | 10 | Jody Miller | 4–5, 7–8 |
Topp Racing | 12 | Peter Atwater | 8 |
Kellymoss [12] | 13 | Todd Parriott | 1, 5–6, 8 |
57 | John Goetz | All | |
68 | Chris Bellomo | All | |
80 | John Gilliland | 8 | |
ACI Motorsports | 18 | Richard Edge | 1, 4–7 |
19 | Tom Balames | 1–2, 4–5, 8 | |
55 | Matt Halcome | All | |
Alegra Motorsports, LLC | 22 | Carlos de Quesada | 1–5 |
GMG Racing | 32 | Kyle Washington | 1–3, 5, 8 |
MDK Motorsports [10] [9] | 43 | Mark Kvamme [10] | 1–4 |
46 | Naveen Rao | 1 | |
Ruckus Racing | 45 | Scott Blind | 1–2, 4–8 |
JDX Racing | 70 | Joel Johnson | 8 |
Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning Driver | Winning Team | Winning Pro-Am | Winning Masters |
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1 | Sebring International Raceway, Sebring, Florida | March 13–15 | Loek Hartog | Loek Hartog | Loek Hartog | Kellymoss | James Sofronas | Matt Halcome |
2 | Gustav Burton | Loek Hartog | Gustav Burton | MDK Motorsports | Alan Metni | Matt Halcome | ||
3 | Miami International Autodrome, Miami Gardens, Florida | May 5–7 | Alex Sedgwick | Gustav Burton | Loek Hartog | Kellymoss | Efrin Castro | Mark Kvamme |
4 | Alex Sedgwick | Loek Hartog | Zachary Vanier | JDX Racing | Moisey Uretsky | Mark Kvamme | ||
5 | Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal, Quebec | June 7–9 | Loek Hartog | Yves Baltas | Yves Baltas | MDK Motorsports | James Sofronas | Matt Halcome |
6 | Loek Hartog | Michael Cooper | Loek Hartog | Kellymoss | Moisey Uretsky | Matt Halcome | ||
7 | Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen, New York | June 20–22 | Ryan Yardley | Ryan Yardley | Ryan Yardley | Topp Racing Performance | Alan Metni | Richard Edge |
8 | Alex Sedgwick | Jimmy Llibre | Alex Sedgwick | JDX Racing | Pedro Torres | Richard Edge | ||
9 | Road America, Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin | August 2–4 | Loek Hartog | Loek Hartog | Loek Hartog | Kellymoss | Pedro Torres | Chris Bellomo |
10 | Loek Hartog | Loek Hartog | Loek Hartog | Kellymoss | James Sofronas | Chris Bellomo | ||
11 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway, Indiana | September 20–22 | Loek Hartog | Loek Hartog | Loek Hartog | Kellymoss | Alan Metni | Scott Blind |
12 | Loek Hartog | Loek Hartog | Loek Hartog | Kellymoss | Alan Metni | Richard Edge | ||
13 | Road Atlanta, Braselton, Georgia | October 9–11 | Alex Sedgwick | Zachary Vanier | Zachary Vanier | JDX Racing | ||
14 | Ryan Yardley | Loek Hartog | Ryan Yardley | Topp Racing Performance | ||||
15 | Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas | October 18–20 | Loek Hartog | Zachary Vanier | Zachary Vanier | JDX Racing | ||
16 | Michael Cooper | Ryan Yardley | Ryan Yardley | Topp Racing Performance |
Championship points are awarded in each class at the finish of each event. Points are awarded based on finishing positions in the race as shown in the chart below. [15]
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | Pole | FL |
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Points | 25 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
For the Pro-Am and Masters championships, the lowest two race results before the final round are dropped. All pole position and fastest lap points are retained.
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