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2024 GT America Series

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The 2024 GT America Series was the fourth season of the SRO Motorsports Group's GT America Series, an auto racing series for grand tourer cars. The races were contested with GT2-spec, GT3-spec and GT4-spec cars. The season began on April 5 at Sonoma Raceway and ended on October 6 at Indianapolis.

Calendar

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The initial calendar was revealed during the 2023 24 Hours of Spa featuring eight rounds.[1]

Round Circuit Date Supporting
1 California Sonoma Raceway, Sonoma, California April 5–7 GT World Challenge America
2 California Long Beach Grand Prix, Long Beach, California April 19–21 IndyCar Series
IMSA SportsCar Championship
3 Florida Sebring International Raceway, Sebring, Florida May 3–5 GT World Challenge America
4 Texas Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas May 17–19
5 Virginia Virginia International Raceway, Alton, Virginia July 19–21
6 Wisconsin Road America, Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin August 16–18
7 Alabama Barber Motorsports Park, Birmingham, Alabama September 6–8
8 Indiana Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis, Indiana October 4–6 Intercontinental GT Challenge
GT World Challenge America

Entry list

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Team Car No. Drivers Class Rounds
Car Driver
United States Crowdstrike Racing by Riley Motorsports[2] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 04 United States George Kurtz[2] GT3 OV 1–4
United States Flying Lizard Motorsports[3][4] Nissan Z Nismo GT4 05 Canada Damir Hot[4] GT4 GT 5, 8
5 4
Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo 2 United States Jason Bell[3] GT3 OV All
48 United States Elias Sabo[5][6][7] GT3 OV 5
BMW M4 GT3 8 GT3 OV 6–7
Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 GT4 GT 2
13 United States Todd Parriott[3] GT4 GT 1–3
31 4–7
United States ProSport Competition[8] Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 007 United States Tim Savage[8] GT3 OV 1, 3–8
United States DXDT Racing[2][9] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 08 United States Scott Smithson[2] GT3 OV 1
Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R 3–5
United States Bryson Morris GT3 OV 6
64 7
United States Blake McDonald GT3 OV 8
United States Orlando Motorsports Services[10] McLaren Artura GT4 085 United States Alan Teo[10] GT4 GT 8
United States Regulator Racing[7] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 91 United States Jeff Burton[7] GT3 OV 6–7
Germany Rotek Racing[6] Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport 098 United States Isaac Sherman[2] GT4 GT All
099 United States Robb Holland[6] GT4 GT 2
United States SKI Autosports[11] Audi R8 LMS Evo II 3 United States Johnny O'Connell[11] GT3 OV All
United States ACI Motorsports[12] Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport 7 United States Curt Swearingin[12] GT4 GT All
United States Lone Star Racing[6][4] Mercedes-AMG GT2 10 United States Dan Knox[6] GT2 GT 2, 8
Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 11 United States Marc Austin[4] GT3 OV 4
United States GMG Racing[2] Audi R8 LMS Evo II 14 United States James Sofronas[2] GT3 OV 1–2, 4, 6, 8
Porsche 911 GT3 R (991.2) 32 United States Kyle Washington[2] GT3 OV 1–4
Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 5–7
Mercedes-AMG GT2 44 United States Brent Holden[2] GT2 GT 1–2
Audi R8 LMS GT2 58 United States CJ Moses[6] GT2 GT 2, 8
United States Carrus Callas Raceteam[13] BMW M4 GT4 (G82) 21 United States Nicholas Shanny[13] GT4 GT All
United States Heart of Racing Team[14] Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 25 United States Gray Newell[14] GT4 GT All
United States CRP/Daskalos Racing[2] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 27 United States Jason Daskalos[2] GT3 OV All
United States Turner Motorsports[2] BMW M4 GT3 29 United States Justin Rothberg[2] GT3 OV All
United States Fast Track Racing[4] BMW M4 GT3 30 United States John Roberts[4] GT3 OV 4
United States Rigid Speed Company[15] BMW M4 GT4 Gen II 33 United States Joseph Catania[15] GT4 GT 5
Canada STR38 Motorsports[16] BMW M4 GT4 (G82) 38 Canada Samantha Tan[6] GT4 GT 2
United States Dollahite Racing[10] Audi R8 LMS Evo II 46 United States Scott Dollahite[10] GT3 OV 8
United States Chouest Povoledo Racing[2] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 50 United States Ross Chouest[2] GT3 OV All
United States Archangel Motorsports[2] Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 69 United States Todd Coleman[2] GT4 GT 1–2
Germany Mishumotors[2] Corvette C7 GT3-R 70 Germany Mirco Schultis[2] GT3 OV 1–3, 6, 8
Canada Montreal Motorsport Group[5] Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 92 Canada Jean-Frédéric Laberge[5] GT3 OV 5
United States FastMD Racing with Remstar Racing[9] Audi R8 LMS GT4 Evo 95 United States Farhan Siddiqi[9] GT4 GT 3–4, 6
United States TPC with Dream Racing[17][18] McLaren Artura GT4 102 United States Alan Grossberg[17][18] GT4 GT 6–8
Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo GT2 GT2 GT 1–4
127 United States Aaron Farhadi[17] GT2 GT 1–3
Source:[19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26]
Icon Class
Car
GT2 GT2 Cars
GT3 GT3 Current-Gen Cars
GT3 GT3 Previous-Gen Cars
GT4 GT4 Cars
Drivers
OV Overall
GT GT2
GT GT4
INV Invitational

Notes:

Race Results

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Bold indicates overall winner

Round Circuit Pole position SRO3 Winners GT2 Winners GT4 Winners Results
1 R1 California Sonoma United States #27 CRP/Daskalos Racing United States #27 CRP/Daskalos Racing United States #127 TPC with Dream Racing United States #098 Rotek Racing Report
United States Jason Daskalos United States Jason Daskalos United States Aaron Farhadi United States Isaac Sherman
R2 United States #14 GMG Racing United States #3 SKI Autosports United States #127 TPC with Dream Racing United States #098 Rotek Racing Report
United States James Sofronas United States Johnny O'Connell United States Aaron Farhadi United States Isaac Sherman
2 R1 California Long Beach United States #3 SKI Autosports United States #27 CRP/Daskalos Racing United States #10 Lone Star Racing United States #098 Rotek Racing Report
United States Johnny O'Connell United States Jason Daskalos United States Dan Knox United States Isaac Sherman
R2 United States #27 CRP/Daskalos Racing United States #27 CRP/Daskalos Racing United States #10 Lone Star Racing United States #098 Rotek Racing Report
United States Jason Daskalos United States Jason Daskalos United States Dan Knox United States Isaac Sherman
3 R1 Florida Sebring United States #04 Crowdstrike Racing by Riley Motorsports United States #04 Crowdstrike Racing by Riley Motorsports United States #102 TPC with Dream Racing United States #098 Rotek Racing Report
United States George Kurtz United States George Kurtz United States Alan Grossberg United States Isaac Sherman
R2 United States #04 Crowdstrike Racing by Riley Motorsports United States #04 Crowdstrike Racing by Riley Motorsports United States #102 TPC with Dream Racing United States #098 Rotek Racing Report
United States George Kurtz United States George Kurtz United States Alan Grossberg United States Isaac Sherman
4 R1 Texas COTA United States #3 SKI Autosports United States #27 CRP/Daskalos Racing United States #102 TPC with Dream Racing United States #098 Rotek Racing Report
United States Johnny O'Connell United States Jason Daskalos United States Alan Grossberg United States Isaac Sherman
R2 United States #04 Crowdstrike Racing by Riley Motorsports United States #04 Crowdstrike Racing by Riley Motorsports United States #102 TPC with Dream Racing United States #7 ACI Motorsports Report
United States George Kurtz United States George Kurtz United States Alan Grossberg United States Curt Swearingin
5 R1 Virginia Virginia United States #29 Turner Motorsports United States #29 Turner Motorsports No Entries United States #7 ACI Motorsports Report
United States Justin Rothberg United States Justin Rothberg United States Curt Swearingin
R2 United States #3 SKI Autosports United States #3 SKI Autosports Germany #098 Rotek Racing Report
United States Johnny O'Connell United States Johnny O'Connell United States Isaac Sherman
6 R1 Wisconsin Road America United States #29 Turner Motorsports United States #29 Turner Motorsports No Entries United States #7 ACI Motorsports Report
United States Justin Rothberg United States Justin Rothberg United States Curt Swearingin
R2 United States #14 GMG Racing United States #14 GMG Racing Germany #098 Rotek Racing Report
United States James Sofronas United States James Sofronas United States Isaac Sherman
7 R1 Alabama Barber United States #29 Turner Motorsports United States #27 CRP/Daskalos Racing No Entries Germany #098 Rotek Racing Report
United States Justin Rothberg United States Jason Daskalos United States Isaac Sherman
R2 United States #27 CRP/Daskalos Racing United States #27 CRP/Daskalos Racing Germany #098 Rotek Racing Report
United States Jason Daskalos United States Jason Daskalos United States Isaac Sherman
8 R1 Indiana Indianapolis United States #29 Turner Motorsports United States #29 Turner Motorsports United States #10 Lone Star Racing Germany #098 Rotek Racing Report
United States Justin Rothberg United States Justin Rothberg United States Dan Knox United States Isaac Sherman
R2 United States #29 Turner Motorsports United States #29 Turner Motorsports United States #58 GMG Racing Germany #098 Rotek Racing Report
United States Justin Rothberg United States Justin Rothberg United States CJ Moses United States Isaac Sherman

Championship Standings

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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.

Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th 
Points 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1

Drivers' Championships

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Pos. Driver Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Points
California
SON
California
LBH
Florida
SEB
Texas
COTA
Virginia
VIR
Wisconsin
ELK
Alabama
BAR
Indiana
IND
SRO3
1 United States Johnny O'Connell United States SKI Autosports 2 1 2 3 3 2 2 13 3 1 3 3 199
2 United States Jason Daskalos United States CRP/Daskalos Racing 1 6 1 1 2 4 1 11 15 3 2 4 191
3 United States Justin Rothberg United States Turner Motorsport 6 5 4 4 4 3 5 3 1 2 1 2 180
4 United States George Kurtz United States CrowdStrike Racing by Riley Motorsports 3 3 1 1 3 1 WD WD 120
5 United States James Sofronas United States GMG Racing 8 2 3 2 4 10 5 1 110
6 United States Kyle Washington United States GMG Racing 9 4 5 8 Ret 5 6 2 5 5 6 6 102
7 United States Ross Chouest United States Chouest Povoledo Racing 5 19 7 7 6 7 17 4 4 4 74
8 Germany Mirco Schultis Germany Mishumotors 4 9 6 5 5 6 4 5 72
9 United States Jason Bell United States Flying Lizard Motorsports 7 7 10 10 Ret 8 7 12 2 8 Ret DNS 56
10 United States Tim Savage United States ProSport Competition 10 8 13 9 10 15 9 Ret 7 7 32
11 United States Elias Sabo United States Flying Lizard Motorsports 6 6 DNS DNS 16
12 United States Marc Austin United States Lone Star Racing 8 5 14
13 Canada Jean-Frédéric Laberge Canada Montreal Motorsport Group 12 7 10
14 United States John Roberts United States Fast Track Racing 9 14 3
15 United States Bryson Morris United States DXDT Racing DNS DNS 0
GT2
1 United States Alan Grossberg United States TPC with Dream Racing 19 11 12 13 7 14 11 16 155
2 United States Aaron Farhadi United States TPC with Dream Racing 11 10 9 9 86
3 United States Brent Holden United States GMG Racing 17 18 11 11 63
4 United States Dan Knox United States Lone Star Racing 8 6 50
5 United States CJ Moses United States GMG Racing 13 12 22
GT4
1 United States Isaac Sherman Germany Rotek Racing 12 12 14 14 8 10 12 7 8 9 13 8 269
2 United States Curt Swearingin United States ACI Motorsports 15 15 16 17 9 11 13 6 7 10 8 9 216
3 United States Gray Newell United States Heart of Racing Team 13 14 17 16 10 12 14 8 11 12 9 10 177
4 United States Nicholas Shanny United States Carrus Callas Raceteam 18 17 21 Ret 11 13 15 9 13 13 11 12 110
5 United States Todd Parriott United States Flying Lizard Motorsports 16 16 20 20 12 15 Ret Ret 14 14 10 11 95
6 United States Todd Coleman United States Archangel Motorsports 14 13 Ret 18 45
7 Canada Damir Hot United States Flying Lizard Motorsports WD WD 10 11 30
8 Canada Samantha Tan Canada STR38 Motorsports 18 15 28
9 United States Farhan Siddiqi United States FastMD Racing with Remstar Racing 16 Ret 12 14 26
10 United States Robb Holland Germany Rotek Racing 15 Ret 18
11 United States Elias Sabo United States Flying Lizard Motorsports 19 19 16
12 United States Alan Grossberg United States TPC Racing 14 13 14
13 United States Joseph Catania United States Rigid Speed Company DNS 15 6
Pos. Driver Team California
SON
California
LBH
Florida
SEB
Texas
COTA
Virginia
VIR
Wisconsin
ELK
Alabama
BAR
Indiana
IND
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

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.

References

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