2021 GT World Challenge America
The 2021 Fanatec GT World Challenge America Powered by AWS was the 15th season of the United States Auto Club's GT World Challenge America, and the fourth under ownership of SRO Motorsports Group.
The season began at Sonoma on March 6, and ended at Indianapolis on October 17.
Calendar
[edit]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.
Round | Circuit | Date |
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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 4–6[2] |
4 | Road America, Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin | August 28–29 |
5 | Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen, New York | September 18–19 |
6 | Sebring International Raceway, Sebring, Florida | October 1–3 |
7 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis, Indiana | October 17 |
Entry list
[edit]Race results
[edit]Bold indicates overall winner
Round | Circuit | Pole position | Pro Winners | Silver Winners | Pro/Am Winners | Am Winners | Ref. | |
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1 | R1 | Sonoma | #3 K-Pax Racing | #3 K-Pax Racing | No Entries | #20 Wright Motorsports | #61 AF Corse | [29] |
Andrea Caldarelli Jordan Pepper | Andrea Caldarelli Jordan Pepper | Jan Heylen Fred Poordad | Conrad Grunewald Jean-Claude Saada | |||||
R2 | #3 K-Pax Racing | #3 K-Pax Racing | #04 DXDT Racing | #61 AF Corse | [30] | |||
Andrea Caldarelli Jordan Pepper | Andrea Caldarelli Jordan Pepper | Colin Braun George Kurtz | Conrad Grunewald Jean-Claude Saada | |||||
2 | R1 | Austin | #3 K-Pax Racing | #3 K-Pax Racing | #70 Inception Racing | #61 AF Corse | ||
Andrea Caldarelli Jordan Pepper | Andrea Caldarelli Jordan Pepper | Brendan Iribe Ollie Millroy | Conrad Grunewald Jean-Claude Saada | |||||
R2 | #33 Winward Racing | #6 K-Pax Racing | #04 DXDT Racing | #61 AF Corse | ||||
Philip Ellis Russell Ward | Corey Lewis Giovanni Venturini | Colin Braun George Kurtz | Conrad Grunewald Jean-Claude Saada | |||||
3 | R1 | Virginia | #3 K-Pax Racing | #3 K-Pax Racing | #19 DXDT Racing | #61 AF Corse | [31] | |
Andrea Caldarelli Jordan Pepper | Andrea Caldarelli Jordan Pepper | Michael Cooper Erin Vogel | Conrad Grunewald Jean-Claude Saada | |||||
R2 | #33 Winward Racing | #33 Winward Racing | #77 Compass Racing | #61 AF Corse | [32] | |||
Mikaël Grenier Russell Ward | Mikaël Grenier Russell Ward | Michael Di Meo Matt McMurry | Conrad Grunewald Jean-Claude Saada | |||||
4 | R1 | Road America | #3 K-Pax Racing | #3 K-Pax Racing | #93 Racers Edge Motorsports | #61 AF Corse | [33] | |
Andrea Caldarelli Jordan Pepper | Andrea Caldarelli Jordan Pepper | Dakota Dickerson Taylor Hagler | Conrad Grunewald Jean-Claude Saada | |||||
R2 | #93 Racers Edge Motorsports | #96 Turner Motorsport | #20 Wright Motorsports | #61 AF Corse | [34] | |||
Dakota Dickerson Taylor Hagler | Michael Dinan Robby Foley | Jan Heylen Fred Poordad | Conrad Grunewald Jean-Claude Saada | |||||
5 | R1 | Watkins Glen | #3 K-Pax Racing | #3 K-Pax Racing | #93 Racers Edge Motorsports | #61 AF Corse | [35] | |
Andrea Caldarelli Jordan Pepper | Andrea Caldarelli Jordan Pepper | Jacob Abel Taylor Hagler | Conrad Grunewald Jean-Claude Saada | |||||
R2 | #3 K-Pax Racing | #3 K-Pax Racing | #77 Compass Racing | #61 AF Corse | [36] | |||
Andrea Caldarelli Jordan Pepper | Andrea Caldarelli Jordan Pepper | Michael Di Meo Matt McMurry | Conrad Grunewald Jean-Claude Saada | |||||
6 | R1 | Sebring | #3 K-Pax Racing | #3 K-Pax Racing | #20 Wright Motorsports | #23 Triarsi Competizione | [37] | |
Andrea Caldarelli Jordan Pepper | Andrea Caldarelli Jordan Pepper | Jan Heylen Fred Poordad | Charlie Scardina Onofrio Triarsi | |||||
R2 | #20 Wright Motorsports | #3 K-Pax Racing | #93 Racers Edge Motorsports | #61 AF Corse | [38] | |||
Jan Heylen Fred Poordad | Andrea Caldarelli Jordan Pepper | Dakota Dickerson Taylor Hagler | Conrad Grunewald Jean-Claude Saada | |||||
7 | 3H | Indianapolis | #51 AF Corse - Francorchamps Motors | #6 K-Pax Racing | #77 Compass Racing | #91 Rearden Racing | #61 AF Corse | [39] [40] |
Côme Ledogar Nicklas Nielsen Alessandro Pier Guidi | Corey Lewis Marco Mapelli Giovanni Venturini | Mario Farnbacher Ashton Harrison Matt McMurry | Jeff Burton Vesko Kozarov | Conrad Grunewald Mark Kvamme Jean-Claude Saada | ||||
8H | #26 Audi Sport Team Saintéloc | #77 Compass Racing | #75 SunEnergy1 Racing | #61 AF Corse | ||||
Christopher Haase Patric Niederhauser Markus Winkelhock | Mario Farnbacher Ashton Harrison Matt McMurry | Mikaël Grenier Kenny Habul Martin Konrad | Conrad Grunewald Mark Kvamme Jean-Claude Saada |
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.
- Standard Points
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
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Points | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
- Indianapolis Points
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
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Points | 50 | 36 | 30 | 24 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 |
Drivers' championship
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Bold – Pole |
Teams' championship
[edit]Pos. | Team | Manufacturer | SON | AUS | VIR | ELK | WGL | SEB | IND | Points | ||||||
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Pro class | ||||||||||||||||
1 | K-Pax Racing | Lamborghini | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 236 | |||
2 | Turner Motorsport | BMW | 9 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 172 | |||
3 | Winward Racing | Mercedes-AMG | Ret | 7 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | Ret | 142 | |||
Pro-Am class | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Wright Motorsports | Porsche | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 183 | |||
2 | DXDT Racing | Mercedes-AMG | 4 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 163 | |||
3 | Racers Edge Motorsports | Acura | 5 | 5 | 11 | Ret | 9 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 129 | |||
4 | Compass Racing | Acura | Ret | 9 | DNS | NC | 12 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 110 | |||
5 | TR3 Racing | Lamborghini | Ret | 10 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 100 | |||
6 | Ian Lacy Racing w/ G3 Racing | Aston Martin | 11 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 10 | Ret | 74 | |||
7 | Zelus Motorsport | Lamborghini | 15 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 69 | |||||
8 | Rearden Racing | Lamborghini | 10 | 12 | 8 | NC | Ret | 10 | 10 | 11 | NC | Ret | 58 | |||
9 | Inception Racing with Optimum Motorsport | McLaren | 4 | 6 | 10 | Ret | 48 | |||||||||
Am class | ||||||||||||||||
1 | AF Corse | Ferrari | 8 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 250 | |||
2 | TR3 Racing | Lamborghini | 15 | 10 | Ret | DNS | 36 | |||||||||
Pos. | Driver | Team | SON | AUS | VIR | ELK | WGL | SEB | IND | Points |
Manufacturers' championship
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See also
[edit]- 2021 GT World Challenge Europe
- 2021 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup
- 2021 GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup
- 2021 GT World Challenge Asia
- 2021 GT World Challenge Australia
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