2024 GT World Challenge America explained

The 2024 Fanatec GT World Challenge America Powered by AWS was the eighteenth season of the United States Auto Club's GT World Challenge America, and the seventh under ownership of SRO Motorsports Group.

The season began at Sonoma on April 5, and ended at Indianapolis on October 6.

Calendar

The preliminary calendar released on July 1, 2023, at the SRO's annual 24 Hours of Spa press conference, featuring 14 races across seven rounds.^[1] In September, an updated schedule was released, the SRO announced that Barber Motorsports Park would fill the vacancy in the schedule, and Sebring International Raceway would replace NOLA Motorsports Park.^[2]

Round	Circuit	Date	Map
1	Sonoma Raceway, Sonoma, California	April 5–7
2	Sebring International Raceway, Sebring, Florida	May 3–5
3	Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas	May 17–19
4	Virginia International Raceway, Alton, Virginia	July 19–21
5	Road America, Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin	August 16–18
6	Barber Motorsports Park, Birmingham, Alabama	September 6–8
7	Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis, Indiana	October 4–6

Entry list

Team Car Engine Drivers Class Rounds CrowdStrike Racing by Riley Motorsports[3] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 04 Colin Braun PA 1–3 George Kurtz DXDT Racing[4] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 08 Bryan Sellers PA 1 Scott Smithson 91 Jeff Burton PA 1 Philip Ellis Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R Chevrolet LT6 5.5 L V8 08 Bryan Sellers[5] PA 2–5 Scott Smithson 2–4 Bryson Morris[6] 5 63 Tommy Milner[7] P 3–7 Alec Udell Alexander Sims[8] 7 64 Bryson Morris PA 6 Bryan Sellers 6–7 Patrick Liddy 7 Blake McDonald Mercedes-AMG Team Lone Star Racing[9] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 align=center rowspan="3" 4 Alex Palou[10] P 7 Fabian Schiller Luca Stolz Flying Lizard Motorsports[11] [12] Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V8 8 Andy Lee PA 1–4 Elias Sabo BMW M4 GT3 BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Twin Turbo I6 Andy Lee 5–7 Elias Sabo Nick Yelloly[13] 7 Herberth Motorsport[14] Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 align=center rowspan="3" 10 Antares Au PA 7 Loek Hartog Patric Niederhauser Mercedes-AMG Austin with Esses Racing[15] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 19 Will Hardeman nowrap rowspan="3" align=center PA Am 1, 3–5 Adam Carroll 1, 4 Alan Metni 3, 5 Car Collection Motorsport[16] Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 align=center rowspan="3" 21 Alex Fontana PA 7 Yannick Mettler 'Hash' ST Racing[17] BMW M4 GT3 BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Twin Turbo I6 28 Bill Auberlen[18] P All Varun Choksey Philipp Eng 7 38 Samantha Tan PA All Neil Verhagen John Capestro-Dubets[19] 7 Turner Motorsport[20] BMW M4 GT3 BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Twin Turbo I6 29 Robby Foley PA All Justin Rothberg Patrick Gallagher 7 Team WRT BMW M4 GT3 BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Twin Turbo I6 31 Sheldon van der Linde P 7 Dries Vanthoor Charles Weerts 33 Augusto Farfus P 7 Dan Harper Max Hesse GMG Racing[21] Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 32 Tom Sargent PA All Kyle Washington Ayhancan Güven[22] 7 Chouest Povoledo Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 50 Ross Chouest PA 1–6 Aaron Povoledo Earl Bamber Motorsport[23] Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 align=center rowspan="3" 61 Bastian Buus PA 7 Adrian D'Silva Brendon Leitch SunEnergy1 Racing[24] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 align=center rowspan="3" 75 Lucas Auer PA 7 Kenny Habul Jayden Ojeda RennSport1[25] Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 85 Trent Hindman nowrap rowspan="4" align="center" P PA 2–7 Spencer Pumpelly 2, 4 Jake Pedersen[26] 3, 5–7 Kay van Berlo 7 AF Corse Ferrari 296 GT3 Ferrari F163 3.0 L Turbo V6 88 Riccardo Agostini PA 3, 6–7 Custodio Toledo Cedric Sbirrazzuoli 7 163 Oswaldo Negri Jr.[27] PA Am 5–7 Jay Schreibman Toni Vilander[28] 7 Regulator Racing[29] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 91 Jeff Burton PA 2–7 Philip Ellis Elias Seppänen 7 Montreal Motorsport Group[30] Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 92 Jean-Frédéric Laberge PA 5–6 Kyle Marcelli[31] Racers Edge Motorsports[32] Acura NSX GT3 Evo22 Acura JNC1 3.5 L Turbo V6 93 Luca Mars P All Zach Veach Gabby Chaves[33] 7 Random Vandals Racing[34] BMW M4 GT3 BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Twin Turbo I6 99 Kenton Koch P 5–7 Madison Snow[35] 5 Conor Daly 6–7 Connor De Phillippi 7 Wright Motorsports[36] Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 120 Adam Adelson P All Elliot Skeer Laurin Heinrich 7 Mercedes-AMG Team GruppeM Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 align=center rowspan="3" 130 Maro Engel P 7 Jules Gounon Mikael Grenier Triple Eight JMR Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 align=center rowspan="3" 888 Prince Jefri Ibrahim PA 7 Arjun Maini Jordan Love Source: [37] [38] [39] [40] [41] [42] [43]

Icon Class P Pro Cup PA Pro/Am Cup Am Am Cup

Notes:

• Montreal Motorsport Group was originally entered for the season opener at Sonoma,^[3] but the team had to withdrew due to delays receiving their race car.They withdrew from subsequent rounds as well due to the same issue.^[44]
• CrowdStrike Racing by Riley Motorsports was originally entered for the fourth round at Virginia International Raceway,^[45] but was withdrawn following the CrowdStrike incident.^[46]
• Scott Smithson was originally scheduled to drive the No. 08 Corvette for DXDT Racing at Road America,^[27] but Bryson Morris replaced Smithson after the team and driver parted ways.^[6]
• Conor Daly was originally scheduled to drive the No. 99 BMW for Random Vandals Racing at Road America,^[27] but it was later announced Daly would miss the race due to an scheduling conflict. Madison Snow replaced Daly for the round.^[35]

Race results

Bold indicates overall winner

Round		Circuit	Pole position	IGTC Pro Winners		Pro/Am Winners	Am Winners	Results
1	1	Sonoma	#91 DXDT Racing	Did not participate	#120 Wright Motorsports	#04 CrowdStrike Racing by Riley Motorsports	No Entries	Report
			Jeff Burton Philip Ellis		Adam Adelson Elliot Skeer	Colin Braun George Kurtz
	R2		#120 Wright Motorsports		#120 Wright Motorsports	#04 CrowdStrike Racing by Riley Motorsports		Report
			Adam Adelson Elliot Skeer		Adam Adelson Elliot Skeer	Colin Braun George Kurtz
2	1	Sebring	#91 Regulator Racing		#85 RennSport1	#38 ST Racing		Report
			Jeff Burton Philip Ellis		Trent Hindman Spencer Pumpelly	Samantha Tan Neil Verhagen
	R2		#38 ST Racing		#85 RennSport1	#29 Turner Motorsport		Report
			Samantha Tan Neil Verhagen		Trent Hindman Spencer Pumpelly	Robby Foley Justin Rothberg
3	1	COTA	#88 AF Corse		#63 DXDT Racing	#38 ST Racing		Report
			Riccardo Agostini Custodio Toledo		Tommy Milner Alec Udell	Samantha Tan Neil Verhagen
	R2		#38 ST Racing		#63 DXDT Racing	#38 ST Racing		Report
			Samantha Tan Neil Verhagen		Tommy Milner Alec Udell	Samantha Tan Neil Verhagen
4	1	Virginia	#91 Regulator Racing		#63 DXDT Racing	#32 GMG Racing		Report
			Jeff Burton Philip Ellis		Tommy Milner Alec Udell	Tom Sargent Kyle Washington
	R2		#63 DXDT Racing		#63 DXDT Racing	#91 Regulator Racing		Report
			Tommy Milner Alec Udell		Tommy Milner Alec Udell	Jeff Burton Philip Ellis
5	1	Road America	#63 DXDT Racing		#63 DXDT Racing	#29 Turner Motorsport	#19 Mercedes-AMG Austin with Esses Racing	Report
			Tommy Milner Alec Udell		Tommy Milner Alec Udell	Robby Foley Justin Rothberg	Will Hardeman Alan Metni
	R2		#29 Turner Motorsport		#63 DXDT Racing	#08 DXDT Racing	#163 AF Corse	Report
			Robby Foley Justin Rothberg		Tommy Milner Alec Udell	Bryson Morris Bryan Sellers	Oswaldo Negri Jr. Jay Schreibman
6	1	Barber	#63 DXDT Racing		#63 DXDT Racing	#64 DXDT Racing	#163 AF Corse	Report
			Tommy Milner Alec Udell		Tommy Milner Alec Udell	Bryson Morris Bryan Sellers	Oswaldo Negri Jr. Jay Schreibman
	R2		#29 Turner Motorsport		#63 DXDT Racing	#91 Regulator Racing	No Finishers	Report
			Robby Foley Justin Rothberg		Tommy Milner Alec Udell	Jeff Burton Philip Ellis
7	Indianapolis	#10 Herberth Motorsport	#31 Team WRT	#120 Wright Motorsports	#10 Herberth Motorsport	No Entries	Report
Antares Au Loek Hartog Patric Niederhauser		Sheldon van der Linde Dries Vanthoor Charles Weerts	Adam Adelson Elliot Skeer Laurin Heinrich	Antares Au Loek Hartog Patric Niederhauser

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. Race-by-race entries which only participated in either of the final two races of the season are not eligible for points.

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 SEB COT VIR ELK BAR IND Points Pro class 1 Adam Adelson Elliot Skeer Wright Motorsports 1 1 2 2 4 2 2 5 3 3 5 6 2 257 2 Alec Udell Tommy Milner DXDT Racing 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 5 230 3 Luca Mars Zach Veach Racers Edge Motorsports 9 6 7 7 Ret 6 4 4 2 5 3 5 4 192 4 Varun Choksey Bill Auberlen ST Racing 3 5 6 3 9 7 10 9 12 6 4 2 11 190 5 Trent Hindman RennSport1 1 1 3 3 6 107 6 Spencer Pumpelly RennSport1 1 1 3 3 83 7 Laurin Heinrich Wright Motorsports 2 50 8 Kenton Koch Random Vandals Racing Ret 7 2 13 21 38 9 Gabby Chaves Racers Edge Motorsports 4 36 10 Alexander Sims DXDT Racing 5 30 11 Conor Daly Random Vandals Racing 2 13 21 28 12 Kay van Berlo Jake Pedersen RennSport1 6 24 13 Philipp Eng ST Racing 11 20 14 Madison Snow Random Vandals Racing Ret 7 10 Drivers ineligible to score points - Sheldon van der Linde Dries Vanthoor Charles Weerts Team WRT 1 - - Maro Engel Jules Gounon Mikael Grenier Mercedes-AMG Team GruppeM Racing 3 - - Alex Palou Fabian Schiller Luca Stolz Mercedes-AMG Team Lone Star Racing 13 - - Augusto Farfus Dan Harper Max Hesse Team WRT 18 - - Connor De Phillippi Random Vandals Racing 21 - Pro-Am class 1 Robby Foley Justin Rothberg Turner Motorsport 5 8 4 4 6 4 Ret 8 4 15 8 4 8 228 2 Neil Verhagen Samantha Tan ST Racing 4 3 3 6 2 3 6 6 9 4 12 7 19 223 3 Philip Ellis Jeff Burton DXDT Racing 8 7 187 Regulator Racing 5 11 12 12 7 1 7 8 9 3 9 4 Bryan Sellers DXDT Racing 7 4 Ret 10 7 15 11 7 14 2 6 8 14 156 5 Tom Sargent Kyle Washington GMG Racing 12 10 8 8 10 14 5 11 5 11 10 11 23 112 6 Colin Braun George Kurtz CrowdStrike Racing by Riley Motorsports 2 2 9 5 5 5 WD WD 108 7 Bryson Morris DXDT Racing 14 2 6 8 14 90 8 Andy Lee Elias Sabo Flying Lizard Motorsports 10 9 10 12 11 11 9 WD 10 10 15 14 17 84 9 Trent Hindman Jake Pedersen RennSport1 3 8 13 9 7 10 74 10 Scott Smithson DXDT Racing 7 4 Ret 10 7 15 11 7 66 11 Patrick Gallagher Turner Motorsport 8 50 12 Riccardo Agostini Custodio Toledo AF Corse 8 10 13 9 15 50 13 Will Harderman Mercedes-AMG Austin with Esses Racing 6 11 13 13 8 10 41 14 Adam Carroll Mercedes-AMG Austin with Esses Racing 6 11 8 10 38 15 Elias Seppänen Regulator Racing 9 36 16 Ross Chouest Aaron Povoledo Chouest Povoledo Racing 11 12 Ret 9 14 9 DNS 12 WD WD 11 WD WD 36 17 Toni Vilander Oswaldo Negri Jr. Jay Schreibman AF Corse 10 30 18 Kyle Marcelli Jean-Frederic Laberge Montreal Motorsport Group 6 12 Ret 12 WD 25 19 Blake McDonald DXDT Racing 14 24 20 Cedric Sbirrazzuoli AF Corse 15 20 21 Nick Yelloly Flying Lizard Motorsports 17 16 22 John Capestro-Dubets ST Racing 19 12 23 Alan Metni Mercedes-AMG Austin with Esses Racing 13 13 3 - Ayhancan Güven GMG Racing 23 0 Drivers ineligible to score points - Patric Niederhauser Loek Hartog Antares Au Herberth Motorsport 7 - - Alex Fontana Yannick Mettler Ashish Patel Car Collection Motorsport 12 - - Bastian Buus Brendon Leitch Adrian D'Silva Earl Bamber Motorsport 16 - - Lucas Auer Jayden Ojeda Kenny Habul SunEnergy1 Racing 20 - - Arjun Maini Jordan Love Prince Jefri Ibrahim Triple Eight Race Engineering 22 - Am class 1 Jay Schreibman Oswaldo Negri Jr. AF Corse 11 13 14 Ret 68 2 Alan Metni Will Harderman Mercedes-AMG Austin with Esses Racing 8 14 43 Driver Team SON SEB COT VIR ELK BAR IND Points

Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap

Notes

•  – Drivers did not finish the race but were classified, as they completed more than 75% of the race distance.
•  – Post-event penalty. Car moved to back of class.

See also

• 2024 GT World Challenge Europe
• 2024 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup
• 2024 GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup
• 2024 GT World Challenge Asia
• 2024 GT World Challenge Australia

Notes and References

1. News: 2024 GTWC America Schedule Released. July 1, 2023. Daniel. Lloyd. sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. July 1, 2023.
2. News: Barber In; Sebring Replaces NOLA on Updated Schedule. September 3, 2023. Daniel. Lloyd. sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. September 3, 2023.
3. News: Entry List Revealed for Sonoma Season Opener. sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Dagys. John. 29 March 2024. 29 March 2024.
4. News: DXDT Racing Joins The Corvette Racing Customer Family. Dailysportscar. Goodwin. Graham. 5 October 2023. 5 October 2023.
5. Web site: DXDT Racing Confirms Sebring Launch For Corvette Programme. Dailysportscar. O'Connell. RJ. 5 April 2024. 6 April 2024.
6. News: Morris to Replace Smithson in DXDT Corvette at Road America. Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Dagys. John. 10 August 2024. 14 August 2024.
7. News: Milner, Udell to Drive Second DXDT Corvette; Livery Revealed. Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Dagys. John. 29 April 2024. 29 April 2024.
8. News: Sims, Liddy, & McDonald Join DXDT For Indianapolis 8 Hour. Dailysportscar. O’Connell. O’Connell. 19 September 2024. 19 September 2024.
9. News: New Manufacturers, New Grid Record: Indianapolis 8 Hour Primed to be Biggest Finale to Date. GT World Challenge America. SRO Motorsports Group. 13 September 2024. 13 September 2024.
10. News: Palou to Make GT3 Return With Lone Star at Indianapolis. Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Klein. Jamie. 25 September 2024. 25 September 2024.
11. News: Flying Lizard to Field Vantage GT3 for Sabo, Lee. Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Euwema. Davey. 13 December 2023. 13 December 2023.
12. Web site: Flying Lizards Switch To BMW Confirmed. Dailysportscar. Goodwin. Graham. 12 August 2024. 14 August 2024.
13. News: ROWE Drivers Bolster WRT’s Indy 8H Lineup. 26 September 2024. Euwema. Davey. Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. 26 September 2024.
14. News: Star Studded Lineups Take On the Indy 8 Hour. GT World Challenge America. SRO Motorsports Group. 27 September 2024. 27 September 2024.
15. News: Esses Racing to Return for Partial Season Campaign. Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Dagys. John. 19 March 2024. 19 March 2024.
16. News: IGTC - Car Collection aux 8 H. d'Indianapolis avec une Porsche 911 GT3 R. Endurance-Info. Tassel. Pierre. fr. 20 September 2024. 20 September 2024.
17. News: ST Racing Confirms Series Return With Verhagen, Tan. Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Dagys. John. 22 December 2023. 22 December 2023.
18. News: Bill Auberlen Begins New Multi-Year BMW Contract Racing with ST Racing in SRO Fanatec GT World Challenge America Powered by AWS; Varun Choksey to Co-Drive ST Racing No. 28 BMW M4 GT3. GT World Challenge America. SRO Motorsports Group. 28 February 2024. 28 February 2024.
19. News: Capestro-Dubets Drafted into ST Racing BMW Lineup for Indy 8H. Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Dagys. John. 23 August 2024. 23 August 2024.
20. News: Turner to Make Full-Time Return to Fanatec GT. Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Dagys. John. 26 March 2024. 26 March 2024.
21. News: Sargent Steps Up to GT3 in GMG Pro-Am Effort. Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Euwema. Davey. 14 February 2024. 14 February 2024.
22. News: Ayhançan Güven rejoint GMG Racing. Endurance-Info. fr. 27 September 2024. 27 September 2024.
23. News: Leitch, Buus, D’Silva to Race EBM Porsche in Indy 8H. Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Klein. Jamie. 25 September 2024. 25 September 2024.
24. News: Ojeda to tackle Indianapolis enduro before Bathurst. Chapman. Simon. 26 September 2024. Speedcafe. 26 September 2024.
25. News: Seasoned Veterans Return to Fanatec GT World Challenge America powered by AWS for Sebring Fight. GT World Challenge America. SRO Motorsports Group. 26 April 2024. 26 April 2024.
26. News: GT World Challenge America COTA Entry List Published. Dailysportscar. O’Connell. O’Connell. 13 May 2024. 14 May 2024.
27. News: Les brèves du vendredi 9 août. Endurance-Info. fr. 9 August 2024. 9 August 2024.
28. News: Toni Vilander Returns to the Indy 8 Hour with AF Corse. GT World Challenge America. SRO Motorsports Group. 18 September 2024. 18 September 2024.
29. News: Regulator Racing to Campaign No. 91 Mercedes-AMG for Remainder of 2024 Fanatec GT World Challenge America Season. GT World Challenge America. SRO Motorsports Group. 23 April 2024. 23 April 2024.
30. News: Alex Tagliani and Jean-Frédéric Laberge to Co-Drive Porsche 992 GT3 R with MMG in Fanatec GT World Challenge America Powered by AWS. GT World Challenge America. SRO Motorsports Group. 12 April 2024. 12 April 2024.
31. News: Marcelli Joins MMG Porsche Effort for Rest of Season. Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Dagys. John. 7 August 2024. 7 August 2024.
32. News: Veach, Mars Form All-New Lineup in Racers Edge Acura. Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Dagys. John. 25 March 2024. 25 March 2024.
33. News: Chaves Completes Racers Edge Acura Lineup for Indy 8H. 26 September 2024. Dagys. John. Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. 26 September 2024.
34. News: Random Vandals Confirms BMW GT3 Program for Selected Races. Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Dagys. John. 4 April 2024. 4 April 2024.
35. Web site: Snow, Morris Land Road America Drives. Dailysportscar. O'Connell. RJ. 14 August 2024. 14 August 2024.
36. Web site: Wright Motorsports, Skeer & Adelson Return For Second GTWC America Campaign. Dailysportscar. O'Connell. RJ. 21 March 2024. 21 March 2024.
37. Web site: Sonoma - Entry List. GT World Challenge America. SRO Motorsports Group America. 29 March 2024.
38. Web site: Sebring - Entry List. GT World Challenge America. SRO Motorsports Group America. 29 March 2024.
39. Web site: COTA - Entry List. GT World Challenge America. SRO Motorsports Group America. 17 May 2024.
40. Web site: VIR - Entry List. GT World Challenge America. SRO Motorsports Group America. 17 July 2024.
41. Web site: Road America - Entry List. GT World Challenge America. SRO Motorsports Group America. 9 August 2024.
42. Web site: Barber - Entry List. GT World Challenge America. SRO Motorsports Group America. 30 August 2024.
43. Web site: Indianapolis 8 Hour - Entry List. GT World Challenge America. SRO Motorsports Group America. 27 September 2024.
44. Web site: SRO America, Sonoma: Friday Paddock Notes. Dailysportscar. O'Connell. RJ. 5 April 2024. 6 April 2024.
45. News: VIR to Feature Season-High Pro Class Field With RS1 Return. Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Dagys. John. 17 July 2024. 20 July 2024.
46. News: CrowdStrike by Riley Withdraws from VIR Weekend. Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Dagys. John. 19 July 2024. 19 July 2024.