2024 GT World Challenge America
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[edit]
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]
Round | Circuit | Date | Map |
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1 | Sonoma Raceway, Sonoma, California | April 5–7 | |
2 | Sebring International Raceway, Sebring, Florida | May 3–5 | |
3 | Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas | May 17–19 | |
4 | Virginia International Raceway, Alton, Virginia | July 19–21 | |
5 | Road America, Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin | August 16–18 | |
6 | Barber Motorsports Park, Birmingham, Alabama | September 6–8 | |
7 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis, Indiana | October 4–6 |
Entry list[edit]
Notes:
- Montreal Motorsport Group was originally entered for the season opener at Sonoma,[3] but the team had to withdrew due to delays receiving their race car.[23]
Race results[edit]
Bold indicates overall winner
Round | Circuit | Pole position | Pro Winners | Pro/Am Winners | Am Winners | Results | |
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1 | R1 | Sonoma | #91 DXDT Racing | #120 Wright Motorsports | #04 CrowdStrike Racing by Riley Motorsports | No Entries | Report |
Jeff Burton Philip Ellis |
Adam Adelson Elliot Skeer |
Colin Braun George Kurtz | |||||
R2 | #120 Wright Motorsports | #120 Wright Motorsports | #04 CrowdStrike Racing by Riley Motorsports | Report | |||
Adam Adelson Elliot Skeer |
Adam Adelson Elliot Skeer |
Colin Braun George Kurtz | |||||
2 | R1 | Sebring | #91 Regulator Racing | #85 RennSport1 | #38 ST Racing | No Entries | Report |
Jeff Burton Philip Ellis |
Trent Hindman Spencer Pumpelly |
Samantha Tan Neil Verhagen | |||||
R2 | #38 ST Racing | #85 RennSport1 | #29 Turner Motorsport | Report | |||
Samantha Tan Neil Verhagen |
Trent Hindman Spencer Pumpelly |
Robby Foley Justin Rothberg | |||||
3 | R1 | COTA | #88 AF Corse | #63 DXDT Racing | #38 ST Racing | No Entries | Report |
Riccardo Agostini Custodio Toledo |
Tommy Milner Alec Udell |
Samantha Tan Neil Verhagen | |||||
R2 | #38 ST Racing | #63 DXDT Racing | #38 ST Racing | Report | |||
Samantha Tan Neil Verhagen |
Tommy Milner Alec Udell |
Samantha Tan Neil Verhagen | |||||
4 | R1 | Virginia | |||||
R2 | |||||||
5 | R1 | Road America | |||||
R2 | |||||||
6 | R1 | Barber | |||||
R2 | |||||||
7 | Indianapolis | ||||||
Championship standings[edit]
- 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Points | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
- Indianapolis Points
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Points | 50 | 36 | 30 | 24 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 |
Drivers' championship[edit]
|
Bold – Pole |
- Notes
- † – Drivers did not finish the race but were classified, as they completed more than 75% of the race distance.
- ‡ – Post-event penalty. Car moved to back of class.
See also[edit]
- 2024 GT World Challenge Europe
- 2024 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup
- 2024 GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup
- 2024 GT World Challenge Asia
- 2024 GT World Challenge Australia
References[edit]
- ^ Lloyd, Daniel (July 1, 2023). "2024 GTWC America Schedule Released". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved July 1, 2023.
- ^ Lloyd, Daniel (September 3, 2023). "Barber In; Sebring Replaces NOLA on Updated Schedule". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Dagys, John (March 29, 2024). "Entry List Revealed for Sonoma Season Opener". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
- ^ Goodwin, Graham (October 5, 2023). "DXDT Racing Joins The Corvette Racing Customer Family". Dailysportscar. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
- ^ a b O'Connell, RJ (April 5, 2024). "DXDT Racing Confirms Sebring Launch For Corvette Programme". Dailysportscar. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
- ^ a b Dagys, John (April 29, 2024). "Milner, Udell to Drive Second DXDT Corvette; Livery Revealed". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved April 29, 2024.
- ^ a b c Euwema, Davey (December 13, 2023). "Flying Lizard to Field Vantage GT3 for Sabo, Lee". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
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- ^ a b c d Dagys, John (March 19, 2024). "Esses Racing to Return for Partial Season Campaign". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
- ^ a b c Dagys, John (December 22, 2023). "ST Racing Confirms Series Return With Verhagen, Tan". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved December 22, 2023.
- ^ a b "Bill Auberlen Begins New Multi-Year BMW Contract Racing with ST Racing in SRO Fanatec GT World Challenge America Powered by AWS; Varun Choksey to Co-Drive ST Racing No. 28 BMW M4 GT3". GT World Challenge America. SRO Motorsports Group. February 28, 2024. Retrieved February 28, 2024.
- ^ a b c Dagys, John (March 26, 2024). "Turner to Make Full-Time Return to Fanatec GT". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
- ^ a b c Euwema, Davey (February 14, 2024). "Sargent Steps Up to GT3 in GMG Pro-Am Effort". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
- ^ a b c d O’Connell, O’Connell (May 13, 2024). "GT World Challenge America COTA Entry List Published". Dailysportscar. Retrieved May 14, 2024.
- ^ a b c "Regulator Racing to Campaign No. 91 Mercedes-AMG for Remainder of 2024 Fanatec GT World Challenge America Season". GT World Challenge America. SRO Motorsports Group. April 23, 2024. Retrieved April 23, 2024.
- ^ a b c "Alex Tagliani and Jean-Frédéric Laberge to Co-Drive Porsche 992 GT3 R with MMG in Fanatec GT World Challenge America Powered by AWS". GT World Challenge America. SRO Motorsports Group. April 12, 2024. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
- ^ a b c Dagys, John (March 25, 2024). "Veach, Mars Form All-New Lineup in Racers Edge Acura". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
- ^ a b c O'Connell, RJ (March 21, 2024). "Wright Motorsports, Skeer & Adelson Return For Second GTWC America Campaign". Dailysportscar. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
- ^ a b c d Dagys, John (April 4, 2024). "Random Vandals Confirms BMW GT3 Program for Selected Races". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
- ^ "Sonoma - Entry List" (PDF). GT World Challenge America. SRO Motorsports Group America. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
- ^ "Sebring - Entry List" (PDF). GT World Challenge America. SRO Motorsports Group America. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
- ^ "COTA - Entry List" (PDF). GT World Challenge America. SRO Motorsports Group America. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
- ^ O'Connell, RJ (April 5, 2024). "SRO America, Sonoma: Friday Paddock Notes". Dailysportscar. Retrieved April 6, 2024.