2021 GT America Series explained

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 5 - 6
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

Entry list

Team	Car		Drivers	Class		Rounds
Team	Car		Drivers	Car	Driver	Rounds
Notlad Racing by RS1^[3]	Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4	00	Matt Dalton	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	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
	Audi R8 LMS GT4 Evo	8	Elias Sabo	GT4	GT	1–2
	Audi R8 LMS GT2	GT2	Elias Sabo	INV	4, 7–8
	Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4	2	Jason Bell^[9]	GT4	GT	All
	Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo^[10]	14	James Sofronas	GT3	OV	2
	Audi R8 LMS Ultra	GT3	James Sofronas	OV	4–5
	Porsche 911 GT3 R	32	Kyle Washington	GT3	OV	1–5, 8
Automatic Racing^[11]	Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4	09	Paul Kiebler	GT4	GT	5–7
Dexter Racing^[12]	Ginetta G55 GT4	060	Matt Rivard^[13]	GT4	INV	6
Dexter Racing^[12]	Ginetta G56 GT4	60	Matt Rivard^[13]	GT	7–8
TR3 Racing	Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo	10	John Megrue	GT3	OV	5–7
TR3 Racing	Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo Evo	90	Caesar Bacarella	INV	INV	6
Classic BMW	BMW M4 GT4	11	Philip Bloom	GT4	GT	1–3
Classic BMW	BMW M4 GT4	Mark Brummond	GT4	GT	4
Capstone Motorsports	Mercedes-AMG GT4	16	John Allen	GT4	GT	5, 7
TGR Forbush Performance	Toyota GR Supra GT4	18	Matt Forbush	GT4	GT	4
EMG Motorsport^[14]	Saleen 1 GT4 Cup	21	Zoey Edenholm	GT4	INV	3
EMG Motorsport^[14]	Saleen 1 GT4 Cup	112	Dominic Starkweather	GT4	INV	3
Heart Of Racing Team	Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4	25	Gray Newell	GT4	GT	All
Prive Motorsports / Topp Racing	McLaren 570S GT4	26	Thomas Surgent	GT4	GT	2–4, 6, 8
Daskalos Motorsports	Audi R8 LMS	27	Jason Daskalos	GT3	OV	1–5, 7
Rearden Racing^[15]	Lamborghini Huracán GT3	29	Dmitri Novikov	GT3	MT	1
	Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo	191	Jeff Burton	GT3	MT	All
	Audi R8 LMS GT4	888	Kris McCoy	GT4	GT	1
RENNtech Motorsports	Mercedes-AMG GT4	39	Chris Cagnazzi	GT4	GT	2–5, 7–8
		79	Christopher Gumprecht	GT4	GT	3, 5–8
		89	Ross Chouest	GT4	GT	1–5
Wright Motorsports^[16]	Porsche 911 GT3 R	45	Charlie Luck	GT3	MT	1–6, 8
Nolasport	Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR	49	Jason Hall	GT4	GT	1
Nolasport	Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR	Scott Noble	GT4	GT	5–8
3R Povoledo Racing	Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4	50	Ross Chouest	GT4	GT	6–7
Black Swan Racing	Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR	54	Tim Pappas	GT4	GT	1–3, 5, 7
Scuderia Corsa	Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020	62	Bret Curtis	GT3	OV	4
TRG - The Racer's Group	Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport	66	Derek DeBoer	GT4	GT	4
ST Racing	Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport	69	Dan Miller	GT4	GT	1
Inception Racing with Optimum Motorsport^[17]	McLaren 720S GT3	70	Brendan Iribe	GT3	OV	2–5, 6, 8
ROTR Motorsport	Audi R8 LMS GT4 Evo	76	Alex Welch	GT4	GT	1–6, 8
Compass Racing	Acura NSX GT3 Evo	77	Rodrigo Sales	GT3	OV	7
Zelus Motorsports^[18]	Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo	88	Jason Harward	GT3	OV	All
Zelus Motorsports^[18]	Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4	888	Sean Whalen^[19]	GT4	GT	6, 8
Random Vandals Racing	BMW M4 GT4	98	Paul Sparta	GT4	GT	4
Rotek Racing	Ford Mustang GT4	99	Robb Holland	GT4	GT	All
TKO Motorsports with Flying Lizard	Bentley Continental GT3	101	Memo Gidley^[20]	GT3	OV	5, 7–8
Stephen Cameron Racing	BMW M4 GT4	119	Sean Quinlan	GT4	GT	All
Stephen Cameron Racing	Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport	619	Alain Stad	GT4	GT	2–3, 5–7
Premier Sportscar	Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport	120	Adam Adelson	GT4	GT	1–7
TPC Racing	Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo GT2	381	Scott Schmidt	GT2	INV	2
Flying Lizard Motorsports	Porsche 911 GT3 R (2017)	460	Andy Wilzoch	GT3	MT	2, 5–8
CarBahn Motorsports with Peregrine Racing	Audi R8 LMS GT4 Evo	930	Sameer Ghandi	GT4	GT	7
RecStuff Racing	Mercedes-AMG GT4	999	Jeff Courtney	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	1	Sonoma	No. 04 CrowdStrike / DXDT Racing	No. 04 CrowdStrike / DXDT Racing	No. 45 Wright Motorsports	No Entries	No. 119 Stephen Cameron Racing	No Entries
	1		George Kurtz	George Kurtz	Charlie Luck	Sean Quinlan
	R2			No. 04 CrowdStrike / DXDT Racing	No. 45 Wright Motorsports	No. 99 Rotek Racing
	R2			George Kurtz	Charlie Luck	Robb Holland
2	1	Austin	No. 14 GMG Racing	No. 14 GMG Racing	No. 460 Flying Lizard Motorsports	No Entries	No. 89 RENNtech Motorsports	No. 381 TPC Racing
	1		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
	R2			Brendan Iribe	Charlie Luck	Sean Quinlan	Scott Schmidt
3	1	Virginia	No. 45 Wright Motorsports	No. 45 Wright Motorsports	No. 45 Wright Motorsports	No Entries	No. 119 Stephen Cameron Racing	No. 21 EMG Motorsport
	1		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
	R2			Brendan Iribe	Charlie Luck	Sean Quinlan	Dominic Starkweather
4	1	Nashville	No. 14 GMG Racing	No. 14 GMG Racing	No. 191 Rearden Racing	No. 8 GMG Racing	No. 76 ROTR Motorsport	No Entries
	1		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
	R2			Bret Curtis	Jeff Burton	Chris Cagnazzi
5	1	Road America	No. 14 GMG Racing	No. 14 GMG Racing	No. 45 Wright Motorsports	No Entries	No. 119 Stephen Cameron Racing
	1		James Sofronas	James Sofronas	Charlie Luck	Sean Quinlan
	R2			No. 460 Flying Lizard Motorsports	No. 460 Flying Lizard Motorsports	No. 119 Stephen Cameron Racing
	R2			Andy Wilzoch	Andy Wilzoch	Sean Quinlan
6	1	Watkins Glen	No. 45 Wright Motorsports	No. 45 Wright Motorsports	No. 45 Wright Motorsports	No Entries	No. 2 GMG Racing	No. 90 TR3 Racing
	1		Charlie Luck	Charlie Luck	Charlie Luck		Jason Bell	Caesar Bacarella
	R2			No. 191 Rearden Racing	No. 191 Rearden Racing		No. 2 GMG Racing	No. 90 TR3 Racing
	R2			Jeff Burton	Jeff Burton		Jason Bell	Caesar Bacarella
7	1	Sebring	No. 101 TKO Motorsports with Flying Lizard	No. 101 TKO Motorsports with Flying Lizard	No. 460 Flying Lizard Motorsports	No. 8 GMG Racing	No. 119 Stephen Cameron Racing
	1		Memo Gidley	Memo Gidley	Andy Wilzoch	Elias Sabo	Sean Quinlan
	R2			No. 101 TKO Motorsports with Flying Lizard	No. 460 Flying Lizard Motorsports	No. 8 GMG Racing	No. 2 GMG Racing
	R2			Memo Gidley	Andy Wilzoch	Elias Sabo	Jason Bell
8	1	Indianapolis	No. 70 Inception Racing	No. 70 Inception Racing	No. 45 Wright Motorsports	No. 8 GMG Racing	No. 2 GMG Racing
	1		Brendan Iribe	Brendan Iribe	Charlie Luck	Elias Sabo	Jason Bell
	R2			No. 70 Inception Racing	No. 45 Wright Motorsports	No. 8 GMG Racing	No. 35 Heart of Racing Team
	R2			Brendan Iribe	Charlie Luck	Elias Sabo	Gray Newell

Championship standings

Scoring systemChampionship 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

Drivers' championships

GT3

	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	1	4		2	3	209
2	Jeff Burton	MT	Rearden Racing	5	18	18	7	3	3	2	3	6	2	2	1		6	5	176
3	Jason Harward		Zelus Motorsports	3	3	2	8	17	5	6	6	5	Ret	3	3		4	9	143
4	Brendan Iribe		Inception Racing with Optimum Motorsport			4	1	2	1								1	1	130
5	James Sofronas		GMG Racing			1	2			1	5	1	6						111
6	Kyle Washington		GMG Racing	4	6	5	6	4	15	Ret	19	7	3				3	4	107
7	Andy Wilzoch	MT	Flying Lizard Motorsports			6	5					4	1	4	5		5	6	97
8	George Kurtz		CrowdStrike / DXDT Racing	1	1	Ret	4	7	Ret	7	4	WD	WD						90
9	Jason Daskalos		Daskalos Motorsports	Ret	4	3	Ret	15	Ret	4	2	8	4						79
10	CJ Moses		CrowdStrike / DXDT Racing	DNS	DNS	DNS	9	5	4	8	8						8	8	46
11	Memo Gidley		TKO Motorsports with Flying Lizard									2	Ret				9	2	40
12	Bret Curtis		Scuderia Corsa							19	1								29
13	Dmitri Novikov	MT	Rearden Racing	12	5														18
14	John Megrue	MT	TR3 Racing									DNS	6	DNS	DNS				10
15	David Askew	MT	CrowdStrike / DXDT Racing							Ret	9								2
	Driver		Team	SON		AUS		VIR		NSH		ELK		WGL		SEB	IND		Points

GT4

	Driver	Team	SON		AUS		VIR		NSH		ELK		WGL		SEB	IND		Points
1	Jason Bell	GMG Racing	8	10	9	13	8	10	15	14	11	7	5	6		10	11	230
2	Sean Quinlan	Stephen Cameron Racing	6	9	20	11	6	6	9	13	9	5	NC	10		12	Ret	217
3	Robb Holland	Rotek Racing	7	7	11	15	12	12	10	12	13	9	10	13		14	17	162
4	Alex Welch	ROTR Motorsport	17	14	16	16	10	7	9	11	14	10	11	9		17	12	146
5	Gray Newell	Heart of Racing Team	16	15	14	14	13	11	18	18	15	Ret	6	Ret		11	10	105
6	Chris Cagnazzi	RENNtech Motorsports			10	DNS	9	8	13	10	10	Ret				16	Ret	104
7	Ross Chouest	RENNtech Motorsports	15	17	8	12	11	9	DNS	DNS	17	Ret	8	7				102
8	Scott Noble	Nolasport									12	8				13	13	51
9	Christopher Gumprecht	RENNtech Motorsports					DNS	DNS			18	11	9	8		15	16	50
10	Adam Adelson	Premier Sportscar	9	11	13	Ret	Ret	DNS	14	15	19	13						50
11	Alain Stad	Stephen Cameron Racing			19	17	14	13			16	12	14	12				33
12	Phil Bloom	Classic BMW	10	8	DNS	DNS												28
13	Elias Sabo	GMG Racing	11	13	17	18												20
14	Tim Pappas	Black Swan Racing	Ret	12	12	DNS	DNS	Ret			DNS	DNS						18
15	Thomas Surgent	Prive Motorsports / Topp Racing			21	DNS			17	21			12	11		20	18	18
16	Sean Whalen	Zelus Motorsports											13	15		18	15	15
17	Mark Brummond	Classic BMW							12	20								13
18	Matt Rivard	Dexter Racing														19	14	11
19	Matt Forbush	TGR Forbush Performance							16	16								10
20	Matt Dalton	Notlad Racing by RS1	13	16	DNS	Ret	Ret	DNS										7
21	Dan Miller	ST Racing	14	19														4
21	Derek DeBoer	The Racer's Group							Ret	17								4
23	Paul Kiebler	Automatic Racing									NC	14	DNS	14				4
24	Jason Nolan	GMG Racing			DNS	19												2
	Jeff Courtney	RecStuff Racing			DNS	DNS												0
	Jason Hall	Nolasport	DNS	DNS														0
	John Allen	Capstone Motorsports									DNS							0
	Driver	Team	SON		AUS		VIR		NSH		ELK		WGL		SEB	IND		Points

External links

Notes and References

News: COTA Date Set; 2021 SRO America Calendars Confirmed. October 26, 2020. Dagys. John. sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. January 9, 2021.
News: GT4 Sprint, GTSC Absorbed into New GT America Series. October 2, 2020. Lloyd. Daniel. sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. February 3, 2021.
News: Winward, Turner Listed in Pro Class for Sonoma Opener. February 26, 2021. Lloyd. Daniel. sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. February 26, 2021.
News: Cooper, Vogel Join DXDT in Expanded Three-Car GT3 Effort. Dagys. John. February 3, 2021. sportscar365. John Dagys Media. February 3, 2021.
News: 14 Entries for Sonoma Opener; Nearly 100 Cars for Event. February 10, 2021. John. Dagys. sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. February 10, 2021.
News: The Sounds of GT Race Cars Ready to Roar on the Streets of Nashville. 30 July 2021. gtamerica.us. SRO Motorsports Group. 30 July 2021.
News: GMG Confirms Multi-Car SRO America Program. Dagys. John. January 26, 2021. sportscar365. John Dagys Media. January 26, 2021.
News: Growing GT America powered by AWS Grid Set for Circuit of the Americas. April 23, 2021. SRO Motorsports Group. April 23, 2021.
News: GMG Confirms Multi-Car SRO America Program. Dagys. John. December 14, 2020. sportscar365. John Dagys Media. December 14, 2020.
News: Sofronas Debuts Ex-FFF Lamborghini Huracan GT3 Evo. Dagys. John. April 30, 2021. sportscar365. John Dagys Media. April 30, 2021.
News: From Music City to the National Park of Speed, GT Sprint Racing Returns to Road America. 20 August 2021. gtamerica.us. SRO Motorsports Group. 20 August 2021.
News: GT Sprint Racing Returns to Upstate New York for a Double-header at The Glen. 10 September 2021. gtamerica.us. SRO Motorsports Group. 10 September 2021.
News: Sebring Invitational Set for Sprint Showdown in the South. 24 September 2021. gtamerica.us. SRO Motorsports Group. 24 September 2021.
News: GT Sprint Racing Celebrates Return to VIRginia International Raceway. May 28, 2021. gtamerica.us. SRO Motorsports Group. May 29, 2021.
News: Rearden Steps Up to GT3 With Lamborghini Entries. February 17, 2021. Myrehn. Ryan. sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. February 17, 2021.
News: Wright Expands into Two-Car Porsche GT3 Effort. February 23, 2021. Dagys. John. sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. February 23, 2021.
Web site: Optimum to Make Series Debut at COTA With McLaren 720S GT3. April 23, 2021. Lloyd. Daniel. sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. April 23, 2021.
News: Zelus Motorsports to Debut With Lamborghini Featuring Snow. February 23, 2021. Dagys. John. sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. February 23, 2021.
News: GT America Championship Bids Come Down to the Wire at The Brickyard. 8 October 2021. gtamerica.us. SRO Motorsports Group. 8 October 2021.
News: Gidley to Make Return in Flying Lizard-Run Bentley. 11 August 2021. Dagys. John. sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. 11 August 2021.