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The 2021 Fanatec GT World Challenge America Powered by AWS is the fifteenth season of the United States Auto Club's GT World Challenge America, and the fourth under ownership of SRO Motorsports Group.
The season begins at Sonoma on March 6, and ends at Indianapolis on October 17.

Calendar

The final calendar was released on October 26, 2020[1] The scheduled round at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park was later cancelled due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. A replacement Round has yet to be announced.

Round Circuit Date
1 United States Sonoma Raceway, Sonoma, California March 6–7
2 United States Circuit of the Americas, Elroy, Texas May 1–2
3 United States Virginia International Raceway, Alton, Virginia June 12–13
4 United States Road America, Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin August 28–29
5 United States Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen, New York September 18–19
6 United States Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis, Indiana October 17
  Also part of the Intercontinental GT Challenge

Entry list

Team Car No. Drivers Class Rounds
United States CrowdStrike/ DXDT Racing[2] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo[2] 04 United States Colin Braun[2] PA 1
United States George Kurtz[2]
19 United States Michael Cooper[2] PA 1
United States Erin Vogel[2]
63 United States David Askew[2] PA 1
Scotland Ryan Dalziel[2]
United States K-PAX Racing[3] Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo[3] 3 Italy Andrea Caldarelli[3] P 1
South Africa Jordan Pepper[3]
6 United States Corey Lewis[3] P 1
Italy Giovanni Venturini[3]
United States TR3 Racing[4] Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo[4] 9 Italy Giacomo Altoè[4] PA 1
United States Ziad Ghandour[4]
United States Ian Lacy Racing with G3 Racing[5] Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3[5] 12 United States Frank Gannett[5] PA 1
United States Drew Staveley[5]
United States Wright Motorsports[6][7] Porsche 911 GT3 R[6] 20 Belgium Jan Heylen[6] PA 1
United States Fred Poordad[6]
Wright Motorsports 16 Pat Long
United States Winward Racing[4] Mercedes-AMG GT3[4] 33 United Kingdom Philip Ellis[4] P 1
United States Russell Ward[4]
Italy AF Corse[8] Ferrari 488 GT3[8] 61 United States Conrad Grunewald[8] Am 1
United States Jean-Claude Saada[8]
Canada Compass Racing[9] Acura NSX GT3 Evo[9] 77 United States Matt McMurry[9] PA 1
Mexico Rodrigo Sales[9]
United States Zelus Motorsports[10] Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo[10] 88 United States Jason Harward[10] PA TBA
United States Madison Snow[10]
United States Rearden Racing[11] Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo[11] 91 United States Jeff Burton[11] PA 1
United States Vesko Kozarov[11]
United States Racers Edge Motorsports[12] Acura NSX GT3 Evo[12] 93 United States Dakota Dickerson[12] PA 1
United States Taylor Hagler[12]
United States Turner Motorsport[13] BMW M6 GT3[13] 96 United States Michael Dinan[14] P 1
United States Robby Foley[14]
Icon Class
P Pro Cup
S Silver Cup
PA Pro/Am Cup
Am Am Cup

Race results

Bold indicates overall winner

Round Circuit Pole position Pro Winners Silver Winners Pro/Am Winners Am Winners Ref.
1 R1 United States Sonoma United States #3 K-Pax Racing United States #3 K-Pax Racing No entries United States #20 Wright Motorsports Italy #61 AF Corse [15]
Italy Andrea Caldarelli
South Africa Jordan Pepper 		Italy Andrea Caldarelli
South Africa Jordan Pepper 		Belgium Jan Heylen
United States Fred Poordad 		United States Conrad Grunewald
United States Jean-Claude Saada
R2 United States #3 K-Pax Racing United States #3 K-Pax Racing United States #04 DXDT Racing Italy #61 AF Corse [16]
Italy Andrea Caldarelli
South Africa Jordan Pepper 		Italy Andrea Caldarelli
South Africa Jordan Pepper 		United States Colin Braun
United States George Kurtz 		United States Conrad Grunewald
United States Jean-Claude Saada
2 R1 United States Austin
R2
3 R1 United States Virginia
R2
4 R1 United States Road America
R2
5 R1 United States Watkins Glen
R2
6 United States 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.

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

Pos. Driver Team SON AUS VIR ELK WGL IND Points
Pro class
1 Italy Andrea Caldarelli
South Africa Jordan Pepper 		United States K-Pax Racing 1 1 50
2 United States Corey Lewis
Italy Giovanni Venturini 		United States K-Pax Racing 2 2 36
3 United States Michael Dinan
United States Robby Foley 		United States Turner Motorsport 9 8 27
4 United Kingdom Philip Ellis
United States Russell Ward 		United States Winward Racing Ret 7 15
Pro-Am class
1 Belgium Jan Heylen
United States Fred Poordad 		United States Wright Motorsports 3 4 43
2 United States Colin Braun
United States George Kurtz 		United States DXDT Racing 6 3 37
3 United States Dakota Dickerson
United States Taylor Hagler 		United States Racers Edge Motorsports 5 5 30
4 United States David Askew
Scotland Ryan Dalziel 		United States DXDT Racing 4 11 24
5 United States Michael Cooper
United States Erin Vogel 		United States DXDT Racing 7 6 22
6 United States Jeff Burton
United States Vesko Kozarov 		United States Rearden Racing 10 12 12
7 United States Matt McMurry
Mexico Rodrigo Sales 		Canada Compass Racing Ret 9 10
8 Italy Giacomo Altoè
United States Ziad Ghandour 		United States TR3 Racing Ret 10 8
9 United States Frank Gannett
United States Drew Staveley 		United States Ian Lacy Racing w/ G3 Racing 11 14 8
Am class
1 United States Conrad Grunewald
United States Jean-Claude Saada 		Italy AF Corse 8 13 50
Key
Colour Result
Gold Race winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
Excluded (EX)
White Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Withdrew (WD)
Blank Did not participate

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

See also

References

  1. ^ Dagys, John (October 26, 2020). "COTA Date Set; 2021 SRO America Calendars Confirmed". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "DXDT Racing Expands Lineups for 2021 SRO America Effort". gt-world-challenge-america.com. SRO Motorsports Group. February 3, 2021. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d e f RACER Staff (December 21, 2020). "K-PAX to field two-car Huracan effort in GT World Challenge". racer.com. RACER Media. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h Dagys, John (February 26, 2021). "Winward, Turner Listed in Pro Class for Sonoma Opener". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
  5. ^ a b c d Goodwin, Graham (January 6, 2021). "New Aston Martin Vantage GT3 For Ian Lacy Racing with G3 Racing". dailysportscar.com. Daily Sports Car. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
  6. ^ a b c d Dagys, John (February 23, 2021). "Wright Expands into Two-Car Porsche GT3 Effort". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
  7. ^ Dagys, John (February 10, 2021). "14 Entries for Sonoma Opener; Nearly 100 Cars for Event". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
  8. ^ a b c d RACER Staff (January 8, 2021). "AF Corse reveals GT World Challenge America entry". racer.com. RACER Media. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
  9. ^ a b c d Dagys, John (February 11, 2021). "Compass to Run Acura GT3 with IMSA Champion McMurry". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
  10. ^ a b c d Dagys, John (February 23, 2021). "Zelus Motorsports to Debut With Lamborghini Featuring Snow". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
  11. ^ a b c d Myrehn, Ryan (February 17, 2021). "Rearden Steps Up to GT3 With Lamborghini Entries". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
  12. ^ a b c d Dagys, John (February 9, 2021). "HPD GT3 Academy Graduates in Racers Edge Acura". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
  13. ^ a b Dagys, John (December 23, 2020). "Turner to Make Series Return". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
  14. ^ a b Dagys, John (February 9, 2021). "Dinan, Foley Confirmed in Turner BMW". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
  15. ^ Dagys, John (March 6, 2021). "Caldarelli, Pepper Dominate Opening Round at Sonoma". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
  16. ^ Kish, Ryan (March 8, 2021). "KPAX Lamborghinis Dominate At Sonoma". DailySportsCar. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
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