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2020 GT World Challenge America

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The 2020 GT World Challenge America powered by AWS is the 14th season of the United States Auto Club's GT World Challenge America, the third season under ownership of the SRO Motorsports Group and the first season without Blancpain sponsorship.[1] The season began on 7 March in Austin and will end on 4 October at Indianapolis.

Calendar

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At the annual press conference during the 2019 24 Hours of Spa on 26 July, the Stéphane Ratel Organisation announced the first draft of the 2020 calendar with Las Vegas being dropped from the schedule in favor of Indianapolis.[2] Austin was removed from the provisional calendar on 25 October,[3] before it would return on 8 November after extensive discussions with team owners and stakeholders. The round at Indianapolis became a non-points paying event.[4]

Calendar changes due to COVID-19 pandemic

The round at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park was cancelled. The round at Virginia was moved from 6–7 June to 11–12 July. The round at Indianapolis is back to being a points paying event to replace the cancelled rounds at CTMP with the first three hours of the Indianapolis 8 Hour Intercontinental GT race counting towards the championship.

Round Circuit Date
1 United States Circuit of the Americas, Elroy, Texas 7–8 March
2 United States Virginia International Raceway, Alton, Virginia 11–12 July
3 United States Sonoma Raceway, Sonoma, California 8–9 August
4 United States Road America, Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin 29–30 August
5 United States Circuit of the Americas, Elroy, Texas 19–20 September
6 United States Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis, Indiana 4 October
Cancelled due to the 2019-20 coronavirus pandemic
Circuit Original Date
Canada Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, Bowmanville, Ontario 16–17 May
  Combined races with GT Sports Club America due to drop in expected entries amid COVID-19 pandemic
  Also part of the Intercontinental GT Challenge

Entry list

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The Pro Cup class was eliminated from the series for this season.[5]

Team Car No. Drivers Class Rounds
Italy
United States
Squadra Corse[6][N 1]
TR3 Racing[6][N 1]
Ferrari 488 GT3[6] 1 Mexico Martin Fuentes[6] PA 1–2, 4–6
Brazil Rodrigo Baptista[6] 1–2, 4–5
Italy Alessandro Balzan 6
United States Mark Issa 6
24 United States Ziad Ghandour[6] PA 1, 3
Italy Matteo Cressoni[6] 1
United States Jeff Segal 3
31 United States John Megrue[7] Am 2
United States Bill Sweedler[7]
United States DXDT Racing[8] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo[8] 04 United States Colin Braun[8] PA All
United States George Kurtz[8]
United States Ben Keating 6
63 United States David Askew[9] PA All
United Kingdom Ryan Dalziel[9]
United States Richard Heistand 6
United States Vital Speed[10] Ferrari 488 GT3[10] 6 United States Rich Baek[6] Am 1
United States Mark Issa[6]
Australia Ryan Briscoe PA 6
United States Trevor Baek
United States Jeff Westphal
7 United States Trevor Baek[10] PA 1
United States Jeff Westphal[10]
United States K-PAX Racing[11] Bentley Continental GT3[11] 8 United States Patrick Byrne[11] PA 1
United States Guy Cosmo[11]
United States GMG Racing[12] Porsche 911 GT3 R[12] 14 Netherlands Jeroen Bleekemolen[12] PA 1, 3
United States James Sofronas[12]
United States Wright Motorsports[13] Porsche 911 GT3 R[13] 20 United States Fred Poordad[13] Am 1–4
United States Max Root[13]
United States Fred Poordad[13] PA 5–6
Belgium Jan Heylen
United States Max Root 6
United States Winward Racing[6] Mercedes-AMG GT3[6] 33 United States Russell Ward[6] PA 1–3
United States Bryce Ward[6] 1
United States Kris Wilson[14] 2–3
United States Russell Ward S 4–5
Netherlands Indy Dontje 4
United States Alec Udell 5
United States Park Place Motorsports[6] Porsche 911 GT3 R[6] 73 United States David Ducote[6] Am 1
United States Alan Metni[6]
United States Racers Edge Motorsports[15] Acura NSX GT3[15] 80 Canada Kyle Marcelli[15] PA 1–2, 5
Canada Martin Barkey[15] 1–2
United States Ziad Ghandour 5
93 United States Shelby Blackstock[16] S All
United States Trent Hindman[16]
United States Robert Megennis 6
United States Stephen Cameron Racing[6] BMW M6 GT3[6] 87 United States Greg Liefooghe[6] PA 1
United States Henry Schmitt[6]
Icon Class
S Silver Cup
PA Pro-Am Cup
Am Am Cup

Race results

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Bold indicates overall winner.

Round Circuit Pole position Silver Winners Pro-Am Winners Am Winners
1 R1 United States Austin United States No. 14 GMG Racing United States No. 93 Racers Edge Motorsports United States No. 14 GMG Racing United States No. 20 Wright Motorsports
Netherlands Jeroen Bleekemolen
United States James Sofronas
United States Shelby Blackstock
United States Trent Hindman
Netherlands Jeroen Bleekemolen
United States James Sofronas
United States Fred Poordad
United States Max Root
R2 United States No. 93 Racers Edge Motorsports United States No. 93 Racers Edge Motorsports Italy No. 1 Squadra Corse United States No. 20 Wright Motorsports
United States Shelby Blackstock
United States Trent Hindman
United States Shelby Blackstock
United States Trent Hindman
Brazil Rodrigo Baptista
Mexico Martin Fuentes
United States Fred Poordad
United States Max Root
2 R1 United States Virginia United States No. 93 Racers Edge Motorsports United States No. 93 Racers Edge Motorsports United States No. 80 Racers Edge Motorsports United States No. 31 TR3 Racing
United States Shelby Blackstock
United States Trent Hindman
United States Shelby Blackstock
United States Trent Hindman
Canada Martin Barkey
Canada Kyle Marcelli
United States John Megrue
United States Bill Sweedler
R2 United States No. 93 Racers Edge Motorsports United States No. 93 Racers Edge Motorsports United States No. 04 DXDT Racing United States No. 31 TR3 Racing
United States Shelby Blackstock
United States Trent Hindman
United States Shelby Blackstock
United States Trent Hindman
United States Colin Braun
United States George Kurtz
United States John Megrue
United States Bill Sweedler
3 R1 United States Sonoma United States No. 93 Racers Edge Motorsports United States No. 93 Racers Edge Motorsports Italy No. 1 Squadra Corse United States No. 20 Wright Motorsports
United States Shelby Blackstock
United States Trent Hindman
United States Shelby Blackstock
United States Trent Hindman
Brazil Rodrigo Baptista
Mexico Martin Fuentes
United States Fred Poordad
United States Max Root
R2 United States No. 93 Racers Edge Motorsports United States No. 93 Racers Edge Motorsports United States No. 14 GMG Racing United States No. 20 Wright Motorsports
United States Shelby Blackstock
United States Trent Hindman
United States Shelby Blackstock
United States Trent Hindman
Netherlands Jeroen Bleekemolen
United States James Sofronas
United States Fred Poordad
United States Max Root
4 R1 United States Road America United States No. 33 Winward Racing United States No. 93 Racers Edge Motorsports Italy No. 1 Squadra Corse United States No. 20 Wright Motorsports
Netherlands Indy Dontje
United States Russell Ward
United States Shelby Blackstock
United States Trent Hindman
Brazil Rodrigo Baptista
Mexico Martin Fuentes
United States Fred Poordad
United States Max Root
R2 United States No. 63 DXDT Racing United States No. 93 Racers Edge Motorsports United States No. 04 DXDT Racing United States No. 20 Wright Motorsports
United States David Askew
United Kingdom Ryan Dalziel
United States Shelby Blackstock
United States Trent Hindman
United States Colin Braun
United States George Kurtz
United States Fred Poordad
United States Max Root
5 R1 United States Austin Italy No. 1 Squadra Corse United States No. 93 Racers Edge Motorsports Italy No. 1 Squadra Corse No Entries
Brazil Rodrigo Baptista
Mexico Martin Fuentes
United States Shelby Blackstock
United States Trent Hindman
Brazil Rodrigo Baptista
Mexico Martin Fuentes
R2 Italy No. 1 Squadra Corse United States No. 93 Racers Edge Motorsports Italy No. 1 Squadra Corse
Brazil Rodrigo Baptista
Mexico Martin Fuentes
United States Shelby Blackstock
United States Trent Hindman
Brazil Rodrigo Baptista
Mexico Martin Fuentes
6 United States Indianapolis Germany No. 34 Walkenhorst Motorsport United States No. 93 Racers Edge Motorsports United States No. 04 DXDT Racing
Netherlands Nicky Catsburg
Brazil Augusto Farfus
United States Connor De Phillippi
United States Shelby Blackstock
United States Trent Hindman
United States Robert Megennis
United States Colin Braun
United States Ben Keating
United States George Kurtz

Points system

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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 
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

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Pos. Driver Team AUS1
United States
VIR
United States
SON
United States
ELK
United States
AUS2
United States
IND
United States
Points
Silver class
1 United States Shelby Blackstock
United States Trent Hindman
United States Racers Edge Motorsports 1 1 2 7 5 1 1 1 2 2 3 300
2 United States Russell Ward United States Winward Racing 2 2 3 4 72
3 Netherlands Indy Dontje United States Winward Racing 2 2 36
4 United States Alec Udell United States Winward Racing 3 4 36
Pro-Am class
1 Mexico Martin Fuentes Italy Squadra Corse 4 2 3 3 1 6 4 5 1 1 2 234
2 United States Colin Braun
United States George Kurtz
United States DXDT Racing 3 3 5 1 3 4 6 3 WD WD 1 199
3 Brazil Rodrigo Baptista Italy Squadra Corse 4 2 3 3 1 6 4 5 1 1 198
4 United States David Askew
United Kingdom Ryan Dalziel
United States DXDT Racing 14 5 4 6 4 5 5 4 5 5 Ret 134
5 Canada Kyle Marcelli United States Racers Edge Motorsports 5 6 1 2 6 6 89
6 United States Ziad Ghandour United States TR3 Racing 6 4 6 7 73
United States Racers Edge Motorsports 6 6
7 Canada Martin Barkey United States Racers Edge Motorsports 5 6 1 2 65
8 Netherlands Jeroen Bleekemolen
United States James Sofronas
United States GMG Racing 2 9 DSQ 3 58
9 United States Fred Poordad
Belgium Jan Heylen
United States Wright Motorsports 4 3 NC 36
10 United States Russell Ward United States Winward Racing 9 DNS 7 4 WD WD 28
11 Italy Matteo Cressoni United States TR3 Racing 6 4 25
12 United States Kris Wilson United States Winward Racing 7 4 WD WD 22
13 United States Jeff Segal United States TR3 Racing 6 7 22
14 United States Trevor Baek
United States Jeff Westphal
United States Vital Speed 8 10 14
15 United States Patrick Byrne
United States Guy Cosmo
United States K-PAX Racing 10 11 WD WD 8
16 United States Bryce Ward United States Winward Racing 9 DNS 6
17 United States Greg Liefooghe
United States Henry Schmitt
United States Stephen Cameron Racing 11 Ret 2
Drivers ineligible to score points
Italy Alessandro Balzan Italy Squadra Corse 2
Am class
1 United States Fred Poordad
United States Max Root
United States Wright Motorsports 7 7 8 8 2 2 3 6 186
2 United States John Megrue
United States Bill Sweedler
United States TR3 Racing 6 5 50
3 United States David Ducote
United States Alan Metni
United States Park Place Motorsports 12 8 36
4 United States Rich Baek
United States Mark Issa
United States Vital Speed 13 Ret 15
Pos. Driver Team AUS1
United States
VIR
United States
SON
United States
ELK
United States
AUS2
United States
IND
United States
Points
Key
Colour Result
Gold Race winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
Excluded (EX)
White Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Withdrew (WD)
Blank Did not participate

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

Teams' championship

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Pos. Team Manufacturer AUS1
United States
VIR
United States
SON
United States
ELK
United States
AUS2
United States
IND
United States
Points
Silver class
1 United States Racers Edge Motorsports Acura 1 1 2 7 5 1 1 1 2 2 3 300
2 United States Winward Racing Mercedes-AMG 2 2 3 4 72
Pro-Am class
1 Italy Squadra Corse Ferrari 4 2 3 3 1 6 4 5 1 1 2 239
2 United States DXDT Racing Mercedes-AMG 3 3 4 1 3 4 5 3 5 5 1 235
3 United States Racers Edge Motorsports Acura 5 6 1 2 6 6 91
4 United States GMG Racing Porsche 2 9 DSQ 3 60
5 United States TR3 Racing Ferrari 6 4 6 7 52
6 United States Wright Motorsports Porsche 4 3 NC 36
7 United States Winward Racing Mercedes-AMG 9 DNS 7 4 WD WD 30
8 United States Vital Speed Ferrari 8 10 16
9 United States K-PAX Racing Bentley 10 11 WD WD 10
10 United States Stephen Cameron Racing BMW 11 Ret 2
Am class
1 United States Wright Motorsports Porsche 7 7 8 8 2 2 3 6 186
2 United States TR3 Racing Ferrari 6 5 50
3 United States Park Place Motorsports Porsche 12 8 36
4 United States Vital Speed Ferrari 13 Ret 15
Pos. Team Manufacturer AUS1
United States
VIR
United States
SON
United States
ELK
United States
AUS2
United States
IND
United States
Points

Manufacturers' championship

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Pos. Manufacturer AUS1
United States
VIR
United States
SON
United States
ELK
United States
AUS2
United States
IND
United States
Points
1 Japan Acura 1 1 1 2 4 1 1 1 2 2 3 246
2 Italy Ferrari 4 2 2 3 1 4 4 3 1 1 2 213
3 Germany Mercedes-AMG 3 3 3 1 3 3 2 2 3 4 1 213
4 Germany Porsche 2 4 4 4 2 2 3 4 4 3 144
5 Italy Lamborghini 0
Pos. Manufacturer AUS1
United States
VIR
United States
SON
United States
ELK
United States
AUS2
United States
IND
United States
Points

Source:[17]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b Car No. 1 entered as Squadra Corse at Round 1 and as TR3 Racing from Round 2 on. Cars No. 24 and 31 entered as TR3 Racing.

References

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  1. ^ "Blancpain and SRO Motorsports Group conclude successful 10-year partnership". gt-world-challenge-america.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 17 December 2019. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  2. ^ Lloyd, Daniel (26 July 2019). "SRO America Schedules Released; Indy Round Added". sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  3. ^ Dagys, John (25 October 2019). "SRO America Confirms Reduced Six-Round Schedule for 2020". sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Circuit of the Americas To Kick Off 2020 GT World Challenge America". gt-world-challenge-america.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 8 November 2019. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  5. ^ Dagys, John (20 October 2019). "GT3 Pro Class to Be Eliminated in 2020". sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u "GT World Challenge America Powered by AWS Opens 2020 Season at Circuit of The Americas". gt-world-challenge-america.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 28 February 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  7. ^ a b "Green! Green! Green! VIRginia International Raceway Readies for Roar of GT World Challenge America powered by AWS Series, GT Sports Club America Series Debut". gt-world-challenge-america.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 7 July 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  8. ^ a b c d "CrowdStrike Racing Expands Motorsports Program for 2020". gt-world-challenge-america.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 11 February 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  9. ^ a b Dagys, John (18 February 2020). "Dalziel, Askew Return to DXDT in Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo". sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  10. ^ a b c d Kilshaw, Jake (5 February 2020). "Vital Speed Ferrari Returns; Westphal Joins Team". sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  11. ^ a b c d "K-PAX Racing Maintains American Program for 2020". kpaxracing.com. K-PAX Racing. 9 January 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  12. ^ a b c d "GMG ready for large and diverse roster of racing 2020". gmgracing.com. GMG Racing. 2 March 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  13. ^ a b c d e "Wright Motorsports Gears Up for GT World Challenge America Campaign with Root and Poordad". wrightmotorsports.com. Wright Motorsports. 2 March 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  14. ^ "Mercedes-AMG Motorsport Customer Racing Teams Return to North American Competition in July". gt-world-challenge-america.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 6 July 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  15. ^ a b c d "Racers Edge Returns to Defend GT World Challenge America Title". gt-world-challenge-america.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 13 December 2019. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  16. ^ a b "Trent Hindman and Shelby Blackstock Team Up In NSX GT3 Evo To Run 2020 SRO GT World Challenge Americas". gt-world-challenge-america.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 28 February 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  17. ^ "Standings GT World Challenge America Brands 2020". Fanatec GT World Challenge America Powered by AWS. Retrieved 2021-09-10.
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