2021 GT America Series

The 2021 GT America Series was the inaugural season of the SRO Motorsports Group's GT America Series, an auto racing series for grand tourer cars. The races were contested with GT2-spec, GT3-spec and GT4-spec cars. The season began at Sonoma on March 6, and ended at Indianapolis on October 17.

Calendar

The final calendar was released on October 26, 2020[1][2]

Round Circuit Date
1 Sonoma Raceway, Sonoma, California March 6–7
2 Circuit of the Americas, Elroy, Texas May 1–2
3 Virginia International Raceway, Alton, Virginia June 12–13
4 Nashville Street Circuit, Nashville, Tennessee August 7–8
5 Road America, Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin August 28–29
6 Watkins Glen International Watkins Glen, New York September 18–19
7 Sebring International Raceway Sebring, Florida October 1–3
8 Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis, Indiana October 17
  Also part of the Intercontinental GT Challenge
  Denotes invitational-only rounds which do not count for points.

Entry list
Team Car No. Drivers Class Rounds
Car Driver
Notlad Racing by RS1[3] Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 00 Matt Dalton[3] GT4 GT 1–3
CrowdStrike/ DXDT Racing[4] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 04 George Kurtz[5] GT3 OV 1–5, 8
58 C.J. Moses[4] GT3 OV 2–6, 8
63 David Askew[6] GT3 OV 4
GMG Racing[7] Audi R8 LMS GT4 Evo 07 Jason Nolan[8] GT4 GT 2
8 Elias Sabo[7][6] GT4 GT 1–2
Audi R8 LMS GT2 GT2 INV 4, 7–8
Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 2 Jason Bell[9] GT4 GT All
Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo[10] 14 James Sofronas[10][6] GT3 OV 2
Audi R8 LMS Ultra GT3 OV 4–5
Porsche 911 GT3 R 32 Kyle Washington[7] GT3 OV 1–5, 8
Automatic Racing[11] Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 09 Paul Kiebler[11] GT4 GT 5–7
Dexter Racing[12] Ginetta G55 GT4 060 Matt Rivard[12][13] GT4 INV 6
Ginetta G56 GT4 60 GT 7–8
TR3 Racing[11] Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 10 John Megrue [11] GT3 OV 5–7
Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo Evo 90 Caesar Bacarella[12] INV INV 6
Classic BMW[5] BMW M4 GT4 11 Philip Bloom[3] GT4 GT 1–3
Mark Brummond[6] GT4 GT 4
Capstone Motorsports[11] Mercedes-AMG GT4 16 John Allen[11] GT4 GT 5, 7
TGR Forbush Performance[6] Toyota GR Supra GT4 18 Matt Forbush[6] GT4 GT 4
EMG Motorsport[14] Saleen 1 GT4 Cup 21 Zoey Edenholm[14] GT4 INV 3
112 Dominic Starkweather[14] GT4 INV 3
Heart Of Racing Team[5] Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 25 Gray Newell[3] GT4 GT All
Prive Motorsports / Topp Racing[8] McLaren 570S GT4 26 Thomas Surgent[8] GT4 GT 2–4, 6, 8
Daskalos Motorsports[5] Audi R8 LMS 27 Jason Daskalos[5] GT3 OV 1–5, 7
Rearden Racing[15] Lamborghini Huracán GT3 29 Dmitri Novikov[15] GT3 MT 1
Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 191 Jeff Burton[15] GT3 MT All
Audi R8 LMS GT4 888 Kris McCoy[15] GT4 GT 1
RENNtech Motorsports[5] Mercedes-AMG GT4 39 Chris Cagnazzi[8] GT4 GT 2–5, 7–8
79 Christopher Gumprecht[14] GT4 GT 3, 5–8
89 Ross Chouest[3] GT4 GT 1–5
Wright Motorsports[16] Porsche 911 GT3 R 45 Charlie Luck[16] GT3 MT 1–6, 8
Nolasport[5] Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR 49 Jason Hall[3] GT4 GT 1
Scott Noble[11] GT4 GT 5–8
3R Povoledo Racing[12] Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 50 Ross Chouest[12] GT4 GT 6–7
Black Swan Racing[5] Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR 54 Tim Pappas[3] GT4 GT 1–3, 5, 7
Scuderia Corsa[6] Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 62 Bret Curtis[6] GT3 OV 4
TRG - The Racer's Group[6] Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport 66 Derek DeBoer[6] GT4 GT 4
ST Racing[3] Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport 69 Dan Miller[3] GT4 GT 1
Inception Racing with Optimum Motorsport[17] McLaren 720S GT3[17] 70 Brendan Iribe[17] GT3 OV 2–5, 6, 8
ROTR Motorsport[5] Audi R8 LMS GT4 Evo 76 Alex Welch[3] GT4 GT 1–6, 8
Compass Racing[13] Acura NSX GT3 Evo 77 Rodrigo Sales[13] GT3 OV 7
Zelus Motorsports[18] Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 88 Jason Harward[18] GT3 OV All
Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 888 Sean Whelan[19] GT4 GT 8
Random Vandals Racing[6] BMW M4 GT4 98 Paul Sparta[6] GT4 GT 4
Rotek Racing[5] Ford Mustang GT4 99 Robb Holland[3] GT4 GT All
TKO Motorsports with Flying Lizard[8] Bentley Continental GT3 101 Memo Gidley[20] GT3 OV 5, 7–8
Stephen Cameron Racing[5] BMW M4 GT4 119 Sean Quinlan[3] GT4 GT All
Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport 619 Alain Stad[8] GT4 GT 2–3, 5–7
Premier Sportscar[5] Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport 120 Adam Adelson[3] GT4 GT 1–7
TPC Racing[8] Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo GT2 381 Scott Schmidt[8] GT2 INV 2
Flying Lizard Motorsports[8] Porsche 911 GT3 R (2017) 460 Andy Wilzoch[8] GT3 MT 2, 5–8
CarBahn Motorsports with Peregrine Racing[13] Audi R8 LMS GT4 Evo 930 Sameer Ghandi[13] GT4 GT 7
RecStuff Racing[8] Mercedes-AMG GT4 999 Jeff Courtney[8] GT4 GT 2
Icon Class
Car
GT2 GT2 Cars
GT3 GT3 Current-Gen Cars
GT3 GT3 Previous-Gen Cars
GT4 GT4 Cars
Drivers
OV Overall
MT Masters
GT GT4
INV Invitational

Race results

Bold indicates overall winner.

Round Circuit Pole position Overall Winners Masters Winners GT2 Winners GT4 Winners Invitational Winners
1 R1 Sonoma No. 04 CrowdStrike / DXDT Racing No. 04 CrowdStrike / DXDT Racing No. 45 Wright Motorsports No Entries No. 119 Stephen Cameron Racing No Entries
George Kurtz George Kurtz Charlie Luck Sean Quinlan
R2 No. 04 CrowdStrike / DXDT Racing No. 45 Wright Motorsports No. 99 Rotek Racing
George Kurtz Charlie Luck Robb Holland
2 R1 Austin No. 14 GMG Racing No. 14 GMG Racing No. 460 Flying Lizard Motorsports No Entries No. 89 RENNtech Motorsports No. 381 TPC Racing
James Sofronas James Sofronas Andy Wilzoch Ross Chouest Scott Schmidt
R2 No. 70 Inception Racing with Optimum Motorsport No. 45 Wright Motorsports No. 119 Stephen Cameron Racing No. 381 TPC Racing
Brendan Iribe Charlie Luck Sean Quinlan Scott Schmidt
3 R1 Virginia No. 45 Wright Motorsports No. 45 Wright Motorsports No. 45 Wright Motorsports No Entries No. 119 Stephen Cameron Racing No. 21 EMG Motorsport
Charlie Luck Charlie Luck Charlie Luck Sean Quinlan Zoey Edenholm
R2 No. 70 Inception Racing with Optimum Motorsport No. 45 Wright Motorsports No. 119 Stephen Cameron Racing No. 112 EMG Motorsport
Brendan Iribe Charlie Luck Sean Quinlan Dominic Starkweather
4 R1 Nashville No. 14 GMG Racing No. 14 GMG Racing No. 191 Rearden Racing No. 8 GMG Racing No. 76 ROTR Motorsport No Entries
James Sofronas James Sofronas Jeff Burton Elias Sabo Alex Welch
R2 No. 62 Scuderia Corsa No. 191 Rearden Racing No Finishers No. 39 RENNtech Motorsports
Bret Curtis Jeff Burton Chris Cagnazzi
5 R1 Road America No. 14 GMG Racing No. 14 GMG Racing No. 45 Wright Motorsports No Entries No. 119 Stephen Cameron Racing
James Sofronas James Sofronas Charlie Luck Sean Quinlan
R2 No. 460 Flying Lizard Motorsports No. 460 Flying Lizard Motorsports No. 119 Stephen Cameron Racing
Andy Wilzoch Andy Wilzoch Sean Quinlan
6 R1 Watkins Glen
R2
7 R1 Sebring
R2
8 R1 Indianapolis
R2

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.

Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th 
Points 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1

GT3
Pos. Driver Team SON
 AUS
 VIR
 NSH
 ELK
 WGL
 SEB
 IND
 Points
1 Charlie Luck MT Wright Motorsports 2 2 7 3 1 2 3 7 3 Ret 136
2 Jeff Burton MT Rearden Racing 5 18 18 7 3 3 2 3 6 2 115
3 James Sofronas GMG Racing 1 2 1 5 1 6 111
4 Jason Harward Zelus Motorsports 3 3 2 8 17 5 6 6 5 Ret 94
5 George Kurtz CrowdStrike / DXDT Racing 1 1 Ret 4 7 Ret 7 4 WD WD 90
6 Brendan Iribe Inception Racing with Optimum Motorsport 4 1 2 1 80
7 Kyle Washington GMG Racing 4 6 5 6 4 15 Ret 19 7 3 80
8 Jason Daskalos Daskalos Motorsports Ret 4 3 Ret 15 Ret 4 2 8 4 79
9 Andy Wilzoch MT Flying Lizard Motorsports 6 5 4 1 55
10 CJ Moses CrowdStrike / DXDT Racing DNS DNS DNS 9 5 4 8 8 34
11 Bret Curtis Scuderia Corsa 19 1 29
12 Dmitri Novikov MT Rearden Racing 12 5 18
13 Memo Gidley TKO Motorsports with Flying Lizard 2 Ret 18
14 John Megrue TR3 Racing DNS 6 10
15 David Askew MT CrowdStrike / DXDT Racing Ret 9 2
Pos. Driver Team SON
 AUS
 VIR
 NSH
 ELK
 WGL
 SEB
 IND
 Points

GT2

Pos. Driver Team SON
 AUS
 VIR
 NSH
 ELK
 WGL
 SEB
 IND
 Points
1 Elias Sabo GMG Racing 5 Ret 25
Pos. Driver Team SON
 AUS
 VIR
 NSH
 ELK
 WGL
 SEB
 IND
 Points

GT4

Pos. Driver Team SON
 AUS
 VIR
 NSH
 ELK
 WGL
 SEB
 IND
 Points
1 Sean Quinlan Stephen Cameron Racing 6 9 20 11 6 6 9 13 9 5 192
2 Jason Bell GMG Racing 8 10 9 13 8 10 15 14 11 7 137
3 Robb Holland Rotek Racing 7 7 11 15 12 12 10 12 13 9 134
4 Alex Welch ROTR Motorsport 17 14 16 16 10 7 9 11 14 10 107
5 Chris Cagnazzi RENNtech Motorsports 10 DNS 9 8 13 10 10 Ret 98
6 Ross Chouest RENNtech Motorsports 15 17 8 12 11 9 DNS DNS 17 Ret 69
7 Adam Adelson Premier Sportscar 9 11 13 Ret Ret DNS 14 15 19 13 50
8 Gray Newell Heart of Racing Team 16 15 14 14 13 11 18 18 15 Ret 44
9 Phil Bloom Classic BMW 10 8 DNS DNS 28
10 Scott Noble Nolasport 12 8 27
11 Alain Stad Stephen Cameron Racing 19 17 14 13 16 12 25
12 Elias Sabo GMG Racing 11 13 17 18 20
13 Tim Pappas Black Swan Racing Ret 12 12 DNS DNS Ret DNS DNS 18
14 Mark Brummond Classic BMW 12 20 13
15 Matt Forbush TGR Forbush Performance 16 16 10
16 Christopher Gumprecht RENNtech Motorsports DNS DNS 18 11 9
17 Matt Dalton Notlad Racing by RS1 13 16 DNS Ret Ret DNS 7
18 Dan Miller ST Racing 14 19 4
19 Derek DeBoer The Racer's Group Ret 17 4
20 Thomas Surgent Prive Motorsports / Topp Racing 21 DNS 17 21 2
21 Jason Nolan GMG Racing DNS 19 2
22 Paul Kiebler Automatic Racing NC 14 2
Jeff Courtney RecStuff Racing DNS DNS 0
Jason Hall Nolasport DNS DNS 0
John Allen Capstone Motorsports DNS 0
Pos. Driver Team SON
 AUS
 VIR
 NSH
 ELK
 WGL
 SEB
 IND
 Points

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