2021 GT World Challenge America explained

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

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
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

Team Car Drivers Class Rounds CrowdStrike/ DXDT Racing[3] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 04 Colin Braun PA All George Kurtz Ben Keating[4] 7 19 Michael Cooper PA All Erin Vogel Thomas Merrill 7 63 David Askew PA All Ryan Dalziel Scott Smithson 7 K-PAX Racing[5] Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 3 Andrea Caldarelli P All Jordan Pepper Mirko Bortolotti[6] 7 6 Corey Lewis P All Giovanni Venturini Marco Mapelli 7 TR3 Racing Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 9 Ziad Ghandour PA 1–3 Giacomo Altoè 1–2, 4–5 Sandy Mitchell[7] 3 Martín Fuentes[8] 4–6 Giacomo Altoè P 6 Dennis Lind[9] 10 John Megrue Am 4–5 Bill Sweedler Giacomo Altoè[10] PA 7 John Megrue Bill Sweedler Ian Lacy Racing with G3 Racing[11] Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 12 Frank Gannett PA 1–6 Drew Staveley Ian Lacy 7 Wright Motorsports[12] [13] Porsche 911 GT3 R 20 Jan Heylen PA 1–6 Fred Poordad Jan Heylen S 7 Fred Poordad Max Root Triarsi Competizione[14] Ferrari 488 GT3 23 Charlie Scardina Am 6 Onofrio Triarsi Winward Racing[15] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo[16] 33 Russell Ward P 1–6 Philip Ellis 1–2, 4 Mikaël Grenier[17] 3, 5–6 Marvin Dienst S 7 Philip Ellis Russell Ward AF Corse[18] Ferrari 488 GT3 61 Conrad Grunewald Am All Jean-Claude Saada Mark Kvamme[19] 7 Inception Racing with Optimum Motorsport[20] McLaren 720S GT3 70 Brendan Iribe PA 2–3, 7 Ollie Millroy Kevin Madsen[21] 7 Compass Racing[22] Acura NSX GT3 Evo 77 Matt McMurry PA All Rodrigo Sales 1–2, 6 Michael DiMeo 3–5 Mario Farnbacher[23] S 7 Ashton Harrison Matt McMurry Zelus Motorsports[24] Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 88 Jason Harward PA 2–7 Madison Snow Rearden Racing[25] Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 91 Jeff Burton PA All Vesko Kozarov Racers Edge Motorsports[26] Acura NSX GT3 Evo 93 Taylor Hagler PA S All Dakota Dickerson 1, 4, 6–7 Jacob Abel 2–3, 5, 7 Turner Motorsport[27] BMW M6 GT3 96 Michael Dinan[28] P All Robby Foley Connor De Phillippi 7

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
1	1	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

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. 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

Driver Team SON AUS VIR ELK WGL SEB IND Points Pro class 1 Andrea Caldarelli Jordan Pepper K-Pax Racing 1 1 1 2 1 14 1 4 1 1 1 1 270 2 Corey Lewis Giovanni Venturini K-Pax Racing 2 2 6 1 Ret 2 4 2 9 2 5 3 3 234 3 Michael Dinan Robby Foley Turner Motorsport 9 8 3 5 2 6 7 1 2 4 DNS Ret 157 4 Russell Ward Winward Racing Ret 7 2 3 4 1 2 5 3 Ret Ret 2 Ret 151 5 Philip Ellis Winward Racing Ret 7 2 3 2 5 Ret 78 6 Mikaël Grenier Winward Racing 4 1 3 Ret Ret 2 73 7 Giacomo Altoè Dennis Lind TR3 Racing 2 4 30 Pro-Am class 1 Jan Heylen Fred Poordad Wright Motorsports 3 4 5 5 5 4 6 3 8 5 3 8 8 236 2 Taylor Hagler Racers Edge Motorsports 5 5 11 Ret 9 5 3 14 4 7 4 5 2 204 3 Matt McMurry Compass Racing Ret 9 DNS NC 12 3 5 13 5 3 7 7 1 183 4 Dakota Dickerson Racers Edge Motorsports 5 5 3 14 4 5 2 138 5 Michael Cooper Erin Vogel DXDT Racing 7 6 14 Ret 3 8 11 NC 6 8 12 6 Ret 114 6 Colin Braun George Kurtz DXDT Racing 6 3 9 4 6 Ret WD WD 6 111 7 David Askew Ryan Dalziel DXDT Racing 4 11 10 8 DNS 9 9 7 11 11 11 9 107 8 Michael Di Meo Compass Racing 12 3 5 13 5 3 96 9 Jason Harward Madison Snow Zelus Motorsport 15 9 7 7 13 12 13 9 6 12 9 90 10 Giacomo Altoè TR3 Racing Ret 10 7 11 8 6 7 6 88 11 Jeff Burton Vesko Kozarov Rearden Racing 10 12 8 NC Ret 10 10 11 NC Ret 13 Ret 4 82 12 Frank Gannett Drew Staveley Ian Lacy Racing w/ G3 Racing 11 14 13 12 8 11 12 8 10 Ret 10 10 74 13 Brendan Iribe Ollie Millroy Inception Racing with Optimum Motorsport 4 6 10 Ret 7 66 14 Jacob Abel Racers Edge Motorsports 11 Ret 9 5 4 7 66 15 Martín Fuentes TR3 Racing 8 6 7 6 57 16 Rodrigo Sales Compass Racing Ret 9 DNS NC 7 7 37 17 Ziad Ghandour TR3 Racing Ret 10 7 11 13 13 35 18 Sandy Mitchell TR3 Racing 13 13 4 Am class 1 Conrad Grunewald Jean-Claude Saada AF Corse 8 13 12 10 11 12 14 9 12 10 9 11 5 343 2 John Megrue Bill Sweedler TR3 Racing 15 10 Ret DNS 36 3 Charlie Scardina Onofrio Triarsi Triarsi Competizione 8 Ret 25

Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap

Teams' championship

	Team	Manufacturer	SON		AUS		VIR		ELK		WGL		SEB		IND	Points
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
	Driver	Team	SON		AUS		VIR		ELK		WGL		SEB		IND	Points

Manufacturers' championship

Manufacturer SON AUS VIR ELK WGL SEB IND Points 1 Lamborghini 1 1 1 1 100 2 Mercedes-AMG 4 3 2 3 69 3 Porsche 3 4 5 5 55 4 BMW 9 8 3 4 48 5 Acura 5 5 11 Ret 32 6 Ferrari 8 13 12 10 32 7 McLaren 4 7 22 8 Aston Martin 11 14 13 12 16 Manufacturer SON AUS VIR ELK WGL SEB IND Points

See also

• 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

Notes and References

1. News: COTA Date Set; 2021 SRO America Calendars Confirmed. October 26, 2020. John. Dagys. sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. January 9, 2021.
2. Web site: Dagys. John. SRO America Moves VIR Date to Avoid Expected Detroit Clash – Sportscar365. April 7, 2021. sportscar365.com. en-US.
3. News: DXDT Racing Expands Lineups for 2021 SRO America Effort. February 3, 2021. gt-world-challenge-america.com. SRO Motorsports Group. February 3, 2021.
4. News: Keating, Smithson, Merrill Complete DXDT Lineups for Indy. October 7, 2021. Dagys. John. sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. October 7, 2021.
5. News: K-PAX to field two-car Huracan effort in GT World Challenge. December 21, 2020. RACER Staff. racer.com. RACER Media. January 9, 2021.
6. News: Bortolotti, Mapelli Join K-PAX as FFF Withdraws Indy 8H Entry. October 7, 2021. Dagys. John. sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. October 7, 2021.
7. News: Mitchell to Sub for N24-Bound Altoe at VIR. June 1, 2021. Dagys. John. sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. June 2, 2021.
8. News: Racers, Start Your Engines - Competitors Fired Up for Road America. August 20, 2021. gt-world-challenge-america.com. SRO Motorsports Group. August 20, 2021.
9. News: Lind Joins Altoe in TR3 Pro Class Lamborghini for Sebring. September 30, 2021. sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. October 1, 2021.
10. News: Record 41 Entries for Indianapolis 8H. October 8, 2021. Dagys. John. sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. October 8, 2021.
11. News: New Aston Martin Vantage GT3 For Ian Lacy Racing with G3 Racing. January 6, 2021. Goodwin. Graham. dailysportscar.com. Daily Sports Car. January 9, 2021.
12. News: Wright Expands into Two-Car Porsche GT3 Effort. February 23, 2021. Dagys. John. sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. February 23, 2021.
13. News: 14 Entries for Sonoma Opener; Nearly 100 Cars for Event. February 10, 2021. Dagys. John. sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. February 10, 2021.
14. News: Sebring Welcomes Back GT World Challenge Competitors In Penultimate Contest Weekend. September 24, 2021. gt-world-challenge-america.com. SRO Motorsports Group. September 24, 2021.
15. News: Winward, Turner Listed in Pro Class for Sonoma Opener. February 26, 2021. Dagys. John. sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. February 26, 2021.
16. News: Sports Car Racing Returns to Texas with Fanatec GT World Challenge America powered by AWS. April 23, 2021. SRO Motorsports Group. April 23, 2021.
17. News: Stable Grids Maintained for VIR. May 31, 2021. Dagys. John. sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. June 2, 2021.
18. News: AF Corse reveals GT World Challenge America entry. January 8, 2021. RACER Staff. racer.com. RACER Media. January 9, 2021.
19. News: Spa winners Pier Guidi, Ledogar and Nielsen headline Ferrari’s Indy 8 Hour assault. 4 October 2021. gt-world-challenge-america.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 4 October 2021.
20. 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.
21. News: inception racing confirms Indianapolis 8 Hour entry. September 23, 2021. gt-world-challenge-america.com. SRO Motorsports Group. September 23, 2021.
22. News: Compass to Run Acura GT3 with IMSA Champion McMurry. February 11, 2021. Dagys. John. sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. February 11, 2021.
23. News: Compass Names Drivers for Indianapolis 8H Entry. 5 October 2021. Lloyd. Daniel. sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. 5 October 2021.
24. News: Zelus Motorsports to Debut With Lamborghini Featuring Snow. February 23, 2021. Dagys. John. sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. February 23, 2021.
25. News: Rearden Steps Up to GT3 With Lamborghini Entries. February 17, 2021. Myrehn. Ryan. sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. February 17, 2021.
26. News: HPD GT3 Academy Graduates in Racers Edge Acura. February 9, 2021. Dagys. John. sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. February 9, 2021.
27. News: Turner to Make Series Return. December 23, 2020. Dagys. John. sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. January 9, 2021.
28. News: Dinan, Foley Confirmed in Turner BMW. February 9, 2021. John. Dagys. sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. February 9, 2021.
29. News: Caldarelli, Pepper Dominate Opening Round at Sonoma. March 6, 2021. John. Dagys. sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. March 9, 2021.
30. News: KPAX Lamborghinis Dominate At Sonoma. March 8, 2021. Ryan. Kish. DailySportsCar. March 9, 2021.
31. News: Caldarelli, Pepper Keep K-PAX’s Win Streak Alive at VIR. June 5, 2021. John. Dagys. John Dagys Media. June 5, 2021.
32. News: Redemption for Winward in Race 2 at VIR. June 6, 2021. John. Dagys. John Dagys Media. June 6, 2021.
33. News: K-PAX’s Caldarelli, Pepper Win Race 1 at Road America. August 28, 2021. John. Dagys. John Dagys Media. August 28, 2021.
34. News: Turner Wins After Late-Race Winward Drama on Sunday. August 29, 2021. John. Dagys. John Dagys Media. September 4, 2021.
35. News: Pepper, Caldarelli Dominate Race 1 at The Glen. September 18, 2021. John. Dagys. John Dagys Media. September 18, 2021.
36. News: K-PAX’s Caldarelli, Pepper Sweep Watkins Glen Weekend. September 19, 2021. John. Dagys. John Dagys Media. September 19, 2021.
37. News: Caldarelli, Pepper Clinch Title With Eighth Win of Season. October 2, 2021. John. Dagys. John Dagys Media. October 2, 2021.
38. News: K-PAX Wins Again at Sebring; Wright Clinches Pro-Am Title. October 3, 2021. John. Dagys. John Dagys Media. October 8, 2021.
39. News: Compass Acura Wins GTWC America Portion of Indy 8H. October 17, 2021. John. Dagys. John Dagys Media. October 17, 2021.
40. News: Sainteloc Audi Wins Incident-Filled Indianapolis 8H. October 17, 2021. John. Dagys. John Dagys Media. October 17, 2021.