2021 Porsche Carrera Cup North America Explained

The 2021 Porsche Carrera Cup North America was the first Porsche Carrera Cup North America season, sanctioned by the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) which in turn replaced both Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge USA & Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Canada. It began on March 19 at Sebring International Raceway and ended on November 12 at Road Atlanta.

Teams and drivers

The following teams and drivers were signed to run the 2021 season.

Team Driver Class Rounds 992 Pro Class JDX Racing[1] 2 Sean McAlister[2] All 9 Parker Thompson All Kelly-Moss Road and Race[3] 3 Kay van Berlo[4] All 15 Sebastian Priaulx All 27 Sebastian Carazo[5] All Moorespeed-Wright Motorsports[6] Wright Motorsports 7 Max Root All 88 Hutton McKenna All 311RS Motorsport[7] 11 Ryan Gates All 12 Leh Keen All MRS GT-Racing[8] 14 Erik Johansson 1–4, 6 Leon Köhler 7 16 Jeffrey Kingsley[9] 1 Jimmy Llibre 4 BGB Motorsports[10] 38 Dylan Murry All Team Hardpoint EBM[11] 53 Riley Dickinson[12] All Topp Racing 58 TJ Fischer All 992 Pro-Am Class TPC Racing 10 Vernon McClure 1, 3–6 MRS GT-Racing 14 Andor Kovacs 5 16 Mark Thomas 2 Alexander Marmureanu 5 Steve Dunn 6–7 ACI Motorsports 17 Curt Swearingin All Goldcrest Motorsports 29 Jeffrey Majkrzak 5–7 Topp Racing 42 Bill Smith All Black Swan with JDX Racing 54 Tim Pappas 1, 4–6 Wright Motorsports 57 John Goetz All Team Hardpoint EBM 65 Efrin Castro All BGB Motorsport 69 Thomas Collingwood All Kelly-Moss Road and Race iFLY Racing/Kelly-Moss 84 Rene Robichaud[13] 1, 3, 7 99 Alan Metni All 991 Pro-Am Class Goldcrest Motorsports 8 Joe Still 1–3, 6–7 21 Grady Willingham All 29 Jeffrey Majkrzak 1–4 55 Matt Halcome All 72 Phillip Martien 1–2 96 Dimitri Dimakos 7 ACI Motorsports Team TGM[14] 18 Richard Edge 3 24 Kurt Hunt 1, 3–4, 7 64 Ted Giovanis 1 Topp Racing 56 Frank Raso 1–2 Kelly-Moss Racing 59 Tom Balames 1, 3–4, 7 92 Joseph Lombardo 1, 3, 5, 7 Flying Lizard Motorsports 68 Chris Bellomo 4, 7 Irish Mike's Racing 95 Conor Flynn 4–7 97 Craig Conway 1, 3–7

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Race calendar and results

The revised calendar was announced on September 25, 2020.^[15]

Round	Circuit	Date	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Winning Driver	Winning Team
1	Sebring International Raceway, Sebring, Florida	March 19	Sebastian Priaulx	Kay van Berlo	Sebastian Priaulx	Kelly-Moss Road and Race
2		March 20	Sebastian Priaulx	Sebastian Priaulx	Kay van Berlo	Kelly-Moss Road and Race
3	Circuit of The Americas, Austin, Texas	April 30	Sebastian Priaulx	Sebastian Priaulx	Parker Thompson	JDX Racing
4		May 2	Sebastian Priaulx	Kay van Berlo	Kay van Berlo	Kelly-Moss Road and Race
5	Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen, New York	June 24	Max Root	Sebastian Priaulx	Kay van Berlo	Kelly-Moss Road and Race
6		June 27	Sebastian Priaulx	Kay van Berlo	Kay van Berlo	Kelly-Moss Road and Race
	Honda Indy Toronto, Toronto, Ontario	Cancelled
7	Road America, Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin	August 6	Kay van Berlo	Kay van Berlo	Kay van Berlo	Kelly-Moss Road and Race
8		August 8	Kay van Berlo	Riley Dickinson	Parker Thompson	JDX Racing
9	Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis, Indiana	September 11	Sebastian Priaulx	Sebastian Priaulx	Sebastian Priaulx	Kelly-Moss Road and Race
10		September 12	Sebastian Priaulx	Parker Thompson	Parker Thompson	JDX Racing
11		September 12	Sebastian Priaulx	Parker Thompson	Sebastian Priaulx	Kelly-Moss Road and Race
12	Virginia International Raceway, Alton, Virginia	October 9	Kay van Berlo	Sebastian Priaulx	Kay van Berlo
13		October 10	Sebastian Priaulx	Sebastian Priaulx	Sebastian Priaulx	Kelly-Moss Road and Race
14	Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta, Braselton, Georgia	November 10	Sebastian Priaulx	Riley Dickinson	Sebastian Priaulx	Kelly-Moss Road and Race
15		November 11	Sebastian Priaulx	Riley Dickinson	Kay van Berlo	Kelly-Moss Road and Race
16		November 12	Sebastian Priaulx	Sebastian Priaulx	Sebastian Priaulx	Kelly-Moss Road and Race

Final Standings

!Pos!Driver!Team!Points

1	Sebastian Priaulx	Kelly-Moss Road and Race	371
2	Kay van Berlo	Kelly-Moss Road and Race	287
3	Parker Thompson	JDX Racing	258
4	Riley Dickinson	Team Hardpoint EBM	216
5	Leh Keen	311RS Motorsports	191
6	TJ Fischer	Topp Racing	163
7	Dylan Murry	BGB Motorsport	123
8	Max Root	Wright Motorsports	120
9	Sebastian Carazo	Kelly-Moss Road and Race	105
10	Ryan Gates	311RS Motorsports	98
11	Sean McAlister	JDX Racing	94
12	Efrin Castro	Team Hardpoint EBM	58
13	Alan Metni	Kelly-Moss Road and Race	58
14	Erik Johansson	MRS GT-Racing	50
15	Hutton McKenna	Topp Racing	35
16	Curt Swearingin	ACI Motorsports	30
17	Leon Köhler	MRS GT-Racing	23
18	Tim Pappas	Black Swan with JDX Racing	23
19	John Goetz	Wright Motorsports	15
20	Steve Dunn	MRS GT-Racing	12
21	Jimmy Llibre	MRS GT-Racing	10
22	Thomas Collingwood	BGB Motorsport	7
23	Bill Smith	Topp Racing	6
24	Jeffrey Majkrzak	Goldcrest Motorsports	3
25	Rene Robichaud	Kelly-Moss Road and Race	2

Notes and References

1. Web site: Thompson Returns to JDX Racing. Dagys. John. March 5, 2021. sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. March 5, 2021.
2. Web site: McAllister to Continue with JDX in Second Confirmed Entry. Dagys. John. March 8, 2021. sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. March 8, 2021.
3. Web site: Seb Priaulx Signs With Kelly-Moss. Dagys. John. February 9, 2021. sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. February 9, 2021.
4. Web site: Van Berlo Joins Kelly-Moss as Team's Second Signing. Perrins. Slade. February 26, 2021. sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. February 26, 2021.
5. Web site: Former GT3 Cup Challenge Champ Rejoins Kelly-Moss. Dagys. John. March 4, 2021. sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. March 4, 2021.
6. Web site: 35 Cars for Series-Opening Rounds at Sebring. Dagys. John. March 11, 2021. sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. March 11, 2021.
7. Web site: 311RS Motorsport Confirms Keen, Gates in Two-Car Effort. Dagys. John. February 18, 2021. sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. February 18, 2021.
8. Web site: MRS GT-Racing Set for U.S. Expansion. Dagys. John. September 28, 2020. sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. September 28, 2020.
9. Web site: Johansson, Kingsley in MRS-GT Entries for Sebring. Lloyd. Daniel. March 15, 2021. sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. March 15, 2021.
10. Web site: IMSA LMP3 Driver Murry Signs with BGB Motorsports. Lloyd. Daniel. March 1, 2021. sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. March 1, 2021.
11. Web site: Hardpoint, EBM Join Forces for Carrera Cup Program. Lloyd. Daniel. October 16, 2020. sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. October 16, 2020.
12. Web site: Dickinson, Castro Join Team Hardpoint EBM Effort. March 8, 2021. sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. March 8, 2021.
13. Web site: Former GT3 Cup Challenge Champ Rejoins Kelly-Moss. Dagys. John. March 5, 2021. sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. March 5, 2021.
14. Web site: Team TGM Expands, Confirms Single-Car Entry for Giovanis. Staff. Sportscar365. March 8, 2021. sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. March 8, 2021.
15. Web site: Porsche Carrera Cup North America to Launch in 2021. Dagys. John. September 25, 2020. sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. September 25, 2020.