2017 SprintX GT Championship Series
The 2017 SprintX GT Championship Series was the second season of the SprintX GT Championship Series. Dion von Moltke was the defending champion in the highest class, the Pro class in GT. It was the first season sanctioned by the United States Auto Club, after being under Sports Car Club of America sanctioning last year.
Schedule
[edit]The calendar was revealed on 13 October 2016.[1] The season comprised five rounds, all of which are headliners. Laguna Seca did not return on the schedule. Virginia, Lime Rock and Circuit of the Americas made their first appearance on the SprintX schedule.
Round | Date | Event | Circuit | Location |
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1 | April 28–30 | Nissan Grand Prix of VIR | Virginia International Raceway | Alton, Virginia |
2 | May 19–21 | Pirelli World Challenge at CTMP | Canadian Tire Motorsport Park | Bowmanville, Ontario |
3 | May 26–27 | Grand Prix of Lime Rock Park | Lime Rock Park | Lakeville, Connecticut |
4 | August 11–13 | Grand Prix of Utah presented by Security National Mortgage | Utah Motorsports Campus | Tooele, Utah |
5 | September 1–3 | Grand Prix of Texas | Circuit of the Americas | Austin, Texas |
Entry list
[edit]GT
[edit]GT Cup
[edit]Team | Car | No. | Drivers | Class | Rounds |
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DXDT Racing | Lamborghini Huracán LP 620-2 Super Trofeo | 10 | Jeff Burton | PA | 4 |
Brandon Davis | |||||
Precision Driving | Ferrari 458 Challenge Evo | 11 | Dani Clos | PA | 1, 3 |
Marko Radisic | |||||
R3 Motorsports | Ferrari 458 Challenge | 18 | Conrad Grunewald | AA | 5 |
James Weiland | |||||
Dream Racing Motorsport | Lamborghini Huracán LP 620-2 Super Trofeo | 55 | Alessandro Bressan | PA | All |
Yuki Harata | |||||
Autometrics Motorsports | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup | 90 | Cory Friedman | AA | All |
Joe Toussaint | |||||
Tool Racing | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup | 95 | Erich Joiner | PA | 3–5 |
Andy Lee | |||||
Sources:[2][3][4][5][6] |
GTS
[edit]Team | Car | No. | Drivers | Class | Rounds |
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VOLT Racing | McLaren 570S GT4 | 02 | Alan Brynjolfsson | AA | 2 |
Chris Hall | |||||
Ford Mustang | 077 | Alan Brynjolfsson | 3 | ||
Chris Hall | |||||
TRG-AMR | Aston Martin Vantage GT4 | 03 | Craig Lyons | AA | 5 |
Kris Wilson | |||||
09 | Jerry Kaufman | PA | 1–2 | ||
Kyle Tilley | |||||
Derek DeBoer | AA | 4–5 | |||
Jason Alexandridis | 4 | ||||
Sean Gibbons | 5 | ||||
GMG Racing | McLaren 570S GT4 | 04 | Kenton Koch | PA | 2 |
George Kurtz | |||||
Case-it Racing | Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR | 017 | Trent Hindman | PA | All |
Adam Merzon | |||||
018 | Philip Bloom | AA | 1–3 | ||
Cameron Cassels | |||||
Stephen Cameron Racing | Aston Martin Vantage GT4 | 019 | Ari Balogh | AA | 1 |
Greg Liefooghe | |||||
BMW M3 E92 | Ari Balogh | 2–5 | |||
Greg Liefooghe | |||||
PF Racing | Ford Mustang | 40 | Ernie Francis Jr. | PA | 2 |
James Pesek | |||||
NOLAsport | Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR | 47 | Jason Hart | AA | 1, 3–5 |
Matt Travis | 1, 3–4 | ||||
Mike Vess | 5 | ||||
Sources:[2][3][4][5][6] |
Race results
[edit]Round | Circuit | GT Pro-Pro Winning Car | GT Pro-Am Winning Car | GT Am-Am Winning Car | GT Cup Pro-Am Winning Car | GT Cup Am-Am Winning Car | GTS Pro-Am Winning Car | GTS Am-Am Winning Car | |
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GT Pro-Pro Winning Driver | GT Pro-Am Winning Driver | GT Am-Am Winning Driver | GT Cup Pro-Am Winning Driver | GT Cup Am-Am Winning Driver | GTS Pro-Am Winning Driver | GTS Am-Am Winning Driver | |||
1 | R1 | Virginia | #31 Ferrari 488 GT3 | #16 Porsche 911 GT3 R | #007 Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 |
#55 Lamborghini Huracán LP 620-2 Super Trofeo |
#90 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup | #017 Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR |
#019 Aston Martin Vantage GT4 |
Daniel Mancinelli Andrea Montermini |
Jan Heylen Michael Schein |
Drew Regitz Kris Wilson |
Alessandro Bressan Yuki Harata |
Cory Friedman Joe Toussaint |
Trent Hindman Adam Merzon |
Ari Balogh Greg Liefooghe | |||
R2 | #2 Mercedes-AMG GT3 | #54 Mercedes-AMG GT3 | #30 Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | #55 Lamborghini Huracán LP 620-2 Super Trofeo |
#90 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup | #017 Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR |
#019 Aston Martin Vantage GT4 | ||
Ryan Dalziel Daniel Morad |
Jeroen Bleekemolen Tim Pappas |
Henrique Cisneros Tyler McQuarrie |
Alessandro Bressan Yuki Harata |
Cory Friedman Joe Toussaint |
Trent Hindman Adam Merzon |
Ari Balogh Greg Liefooghe | |||
2 | R1 | Mosport | #8 Cadillac ATS-V.R | #14 Porsche 911 GT3 R | #30 Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | #55 Lamborghini Huracán LP 620-2 Super Trofeo |
#90 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup | #40 Ford Mustang | #019 BMW M3 E92 |
Michael Cooper Jordan Taylor |
James Sofronas Laurens Vanthoor |
Henrique Cisneros Tyler McQuarrie |
Alessandro Bressan Yuki Harata |
Cory Friedman Joe Toussaint |
Ernie Francis Jr. James Pesek |
Ari Balogh Greg Liefooghe | |||
R2 | Race cancelled due to a heavy rain shower. The race will be replaced by a third race at Circuit of the Americas. | ||||||||
3 | R1 | Lime Rock | #58 Porsche 911 GT3 R | #16 Porsche 911 GT3 R | #30 Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | #55 Lamborghini Huracán LP 620-2 Super Trofeo |
#90 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup | #017 Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR |
#077 Ford Mustang |
Marc Lieb Patrick Long |
Jan Heylen Michael Schein |
Henrique Cisneros Tyler McQuarrie |
Alessandro Bressan Yuki Harata |
Cory Friedman Joe Toussaint |
Trent Hindman Adam Merzon |
Alan Brynjolfsson Chris Hall | |||
R2 | #4 Audi R8 LMS | #16 Porsche 911 GT3 R | #30 Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | #55 Lamborghini Huracán LP 620-2 Super Trofeo |
#90 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup | #017 Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR |
#019 BMW M3 E92 | ||
Dane Cameron Spencer Pumpelly |
Jan Heylen Michael Schein |
Henrique Cisneros Tyler McQuarrie |
Alessandro Bressan Yuki Harata |
Cory Friedman Joe Toussaint |
Trent Hindman Adam Merzon |
Ari Balogh Greg Liefooghe | |||
4 | R1 | Utah | #93 Acura NSX GT3 | #16 Porsche 911 GT3 R | #30 Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | #95 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup | #90 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup | #017 Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR |
#47 Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR |
Peter Kox Mark Wilkins |
Jan Heylen Michael Schein |
Henrique Cisneros Jonathon Ziegelman |
Erich Joyner Andy Lee |
Cory Friedman Joe Toussaint |
Trent Hindman Adam Merzon |
Jason Hart Matt Travis | |||
R2 | #31 Ferrari 488 GT3 | #14 Porsche 911 GT3 R | #30 Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | #55 Lamborghini Huracán LP 620-2 Super Trofeo |
#90 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup | #017 Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR |
#47 Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR | ||
Daniel Mancinelli Niccolò Schirò |
Mathieu Jaminet James Sofronas |
Henrique Cisneros Jonathon Ziegelman |
Alessandro Bressan Yuki Harata |
Cory Friedman Joe Toussaint |
Trent Hindman Adam Merzon |
Jason Hart Matt Travis | |||
5 | R1 | Austin | #58 Porsche 911 GT3 R | #14 Porsche 911 GT3 R | #30 Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | #55 Lamborghini Huracán LP 620-2 Super Trofeo |
#90 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup | #017 Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR |
#019 BMW M3 E92 |
Jörg Bergmeister Patrick Long |
Mathieu Jaminet James Sofronas |
Henrique Cisneros Peter Ludwig |
Alessandro Bressan Yuki Harata |
Cory Friedman Joe Toussaint |
Trent Hindman Adam Merzon |
Ari Balogh Greg Liefooghe | |||
R2 | #31 Ferrari 488 GT3 | #14 Porsche 911 GT3 R | #30 Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | #55 Lamborghini Huracán LP 620-2 Super Trofeo |
#18 Ferrari 458 Challenge | No finishers | #09 Aston Martin Vantage GT4 | ||
Daniel Mancinelli Niccolò Schirò |
Mathieu Jaminet James Sofronas |
Henrique Cisneros Peter Ludwig |
Alessandro Bressan Yuki Harata |
Conrad Grunewald James Weiland |
Derek DeBoer Sean Gibbons | ||||
R3 | #2 Mercedes-AMG GT3 | #14 Porsche 911 GT3 R | #30 Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | #55 Lamborghini Huracán LP 620-2 Super Trofeo |
#90 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup | #017 Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR |
#09 Aston Martin Vantage GT4 | ||
Ryan Dalziel Daniel Morad |
Mathieu Jaminet James Sofronas |
Henrique Cisneros Peter Ludwig |
Alessandro Bressan Yuki Harata |
Cory Friedman Joe Toussaint |
Trent Hindman Adam Merzon |
Derek DeBoer Sean Gibbons |
Championship standings
[edit]Drivers' championships
[edit]Championship points were awarded for the first twenty positions in each race. The overall pole-sitter also received one point. Entries were required to complete 50% 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 | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | 16th | 17th | 18th | 19th | 20th | Pole |
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Points | 25 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Overall
[edit]
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Bold – Pole position |
Pro-Am
[edit]Pos. | Driver | Team | VIR | MOS | LIM | UTA | AUS | Points | |||||
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GT | |||||||||||||
1 | James Sofronas | GMG Racing | 10 | 15 | 8 | 12 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 227 |
2 | Jan Heylen Michael Schein |
Wright Motorsports | 3 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 14 | 29 | 12 | 214 |
3 | Jeroen Bleekemolen Tim Pappas |
Black Swan Racing | 22 | 10 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 192 |
4 | Frankie Montecalvo Ricardo Sánchez |
Always Evolving/AIM Autosport | Ret | 20 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 17 | DNS | 156 |
5 | John Potter | Magnus Racing | 31 | 25 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 13 | Ret | 13 | 156 |
6 | Preston Calvert Alec Udell |
Calvert Dynamics | 14 | Ret | 18 | 17 | 20 | 15 | 16 | 16 | Ret | 14 | 126 |
7 | Mathieu Jaminet | GMG Racing | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 123 | |||||
8 | Marco Seefried | Magnus Racing | 31 | 25 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 13 | Ret | 13 | 122 | ||
9 | Luo Yufeng | Absolute Racing | 8 | 19 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 95 | |||||
10 | Mike Hedlund Michael Lewis |
K-PAX Racing | 16 | 18 | 17 | 28 | 18 | 79 | |||||
11 | Laurens Vanthoor | GMG Racing | 10 | 15 | 8 | 69 | |||||||
12 | Alexandre Imperatori | Absolute Racing | 8 | 19 | 12 | 61 | |||||||
13 | Michael McCann Mike Skeen |
McCann Racing | 14 | 17 | 36 | ||||||||
14 | Matthew Halliday | GMG Racing | 12 | 19 | 35 | ||||||||
15 | Andrew Davis | Magnus Racing | 15 | 14 | 34 | ||||||||
16 | André Couto | Absolute Racing | 14 | 16 | 34 | ||||||||
17 | Andrew Kim Will Stevens |
Absolute Racing | 14 | 31 | 32 | ||||||||
18 | Alexandre Negrão Alexandre Negrão Sr. |
MCC Motorsports | 17 | 31 | WD | 28 | |||||||
19 | David Askew Aaron Povoledo |
DXDT Racing | 17 | 28 | 28 | ||||||||
20 | James Dayson David Ostella |
M1GT Racing | 21 | WD | WD | 17 | 25 | ||||||
21 | Terry Borcheller Marc Muzzo |
R. Ferri Motorsport | 19 | 13 | |||||||||
GT Cup | |||||||||||||
1 | Alessandro Bressan Yuki Harata |
Dream Racing Motorsport | 20 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 21 | 25 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 248 |
2 | Erich Joiner Andy Lee |
Tool Racing | 20 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 138 | ||||
3 | Dani Clos Marko Radisic |
Precision Driving | WD | WD | 22 | 22 | 44 | ||||||
4 | Jeff Burton Brandon Davis |
DXDT Racing | 26 | 23 | 42 | ||||||||
Tom Haacker Sloan Urry |
TruSpeed AutoSport | WD | WD | 0 | |||||||||
GTS | |||||||||||||
1 | Trent Hindman Adam Merzon |
Case-it Racing | 24 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 25 | 29 | 26 | 20 | Ret | 28 | 223 |
2 | Jerry Kaufman Kyle Tilley |
TRG-AMR | 26 | Ret | 28 | 44 | |||||||
3 | Ernie Francis Jr. James Pesek |
PF Racing | 25 | 25 | |||||||||
4 | Kenton Koch George Kurtz |
GMG Racing | Ret | 0 | |||||||||
Pos. | Driver | Team | VIR | MOS | LIM | UTA | AUS | Points |
Am-Am
[edit]Pos. | Driver | Team | VIR | MOS | LIM | UTA | AUS | Points | |||||
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GT | |||||||||||||
1 | Henrique Cisneros | MOMO/NGT Motorsports | 15 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 248 |
2 | Drew Regitz Kris Wilson |
TRG-AMR | 12 | 21 | 23 | 18 | 17 | 163 | |||||
R. Ferri Motorsport | 20 | 19 | |||||||||||
3 | James Dayson | M1GT Racing | 27 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 128 | ||||
4 | Tyler McQuarrie | MOMO/NGT Motorsports | 15 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 123 | |||||
5 | Jason Bell | M1GT Racing | 23 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 86 | ||||||
6 | Peter Ludwig | MOMO/NGT Motorsports | 15 | 16 | 15 | 75 | |||||||
7 | Jonathon Ziegelman | MOMO/NGT Motorsports | 18 | 18 | 50 | ||||||||
8 | Walt Bowlin Lars Viljoen |
M1GT Racing | 26 | 16 | 42 | ||||||||
9 | Larry Pegram | M1GT Racing | 27 | 24 | 42 | ||||||||
10 | Ate de Jong Jorge De La Torre |
De La Torre Racing | 23 | 23 | 40 | ||||||||
11 | Martín Fuentes Stefan Johansson |
Scuderia Corsa | 30 | 27 | WD | 38 | |||||||
GT Cup | |||||||||||||
1 | Cory Friedman Joe Toussaint |
Autometrics Motorsports | 21 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 248 |
2 | Conrad Grunewald James Weiland |
R3 Motorsports | 19 | 22 | 48 | ||||||||
GTS | |||||||||||||
1 | Ari Balogh Greg Liefooghe |
Stephen Cameron Racing | 23 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 30 | 29 | 22 | 27 | 25 | 236 |
2 | Jason Hart | NOLAsport | WD | WD | WD | WD | 27 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 94 | ||
3 | Derek DeBoer | TRG-AMR | 28 | 30 | 24 | 24 | 94 | ||||||
4 | Matt Travis | NOLAsport | WD | WD | WD | WD | 27 | 25 | 50 | ||||
5 | Sean Gibbons | TRG-AMR | 24 | 24 | 50 | ||||||||
6 | Alan Brynjolfsson Chris Hall |
VOLT Racing | 29 | 24 | DNS | 48 | |||||||
7 | Philip Bloom Cameron Cassels |
Case-it Racing | 25 | 29 | WD | WD | WD | 46 | |||||
8 | Jason Alexandridis | TRG-AMR | 28 | 30 | 44 | ||||||||
8 | Mike Vess | NOLAsport | 25 | 26 | 44 | ||||||||
10 | Craig Lyons Kris Wilson |
TRG-AMR | 28 | 27 | 38 | ||||||||
Pos. | Driver | Team | VIR | MOS | LIM | UTA | AUS | Points |
Notes
[edit]- ^ James Dayson and David Ostella also entered the makeup race at Circuit of the Americas.
- ^ a b No points were awarded in the overall GT Cup and GTS classes, because there were no Pro-Pro GT Cup and Pro-Pro GTS entries.
References
[edit]- ^ "Pirelli World Challenge Announces 2017 Racing Schedule". world-challenge.com. Pirelli World Challenge. October 13, 2016. Retrieved April 28, 2017.
- ^ a b c "Pirelli World Challenge Virginia International Raceway Entry List" (PDF). world-challenge.com. Pirelli World Challenge. April 26, 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 20, 2017. Retrieved April 28, 2017.
- ^ a b c "Pirelli World Challenge Canadian Tire Motorsport Park Entry List" (PDF). world-challenge.com. Pirelli World Challenge. May 17, 2017. Retrieved May 19, 2017.
- ^ a b c "Pirelli World Challenge Lime Rock Park Entry List" (PDF). world-challenge.com. Pirelli World Challenge. May 24, 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 3, 2017. Retrieved May 26, 2017.
- ^ a b c "Pirelli World Challenge Utah Motorsports Campus Park Entry List" (PDF). world-challenge.com. Pirelli World Challenge. August 11, 2017. Retrieved August 17, 2017.
- ^ a b c "Pirelli World Challenge Circuit of the Americas Entry List" (PDF). world-challenge.com. Pirelli World Challenge. August 31, 2017. Retrieved September 2, 2017.