2021 GT World Challenge America
Appearance
The 2021 on October 17.
Calendar
The final calendar was released on October 26, 2020[1] The scheduled round at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park was later cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Round | Circuit | Date |
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1 | Sonoma Raceway, Sonoma, California | March 6–7 |
2 | Circuit of the Americas, Elroy, Texas | May 1–2 |
3 | Virginia International Raceway, Alton, Virginia | June 4–6[2] |
4 | Road America, Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin | August 28–29 |
5 | Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen, New York | September 18–19 |
6 | Sebring International Raceway, Sebring, Florida | October 1–3 |
7 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis, Indiana | October 17 |
Also part of the Intercontinental GT Challenge
Entry list
Race results
Bold indicates overall winner
Round | Circuit | Pole position | Pro Winners | Silver Winners | Pro/Am Winners | Am Winners | Ref. | |
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1 | R1 | Sonoma | #3 K-Pax Racing | #3 K-Pax Racing | No Entries | #20 Wright Motorsports | #61 AF Corse | [29] |
Andrea Caldarelli Jordan Pepper |
Andrea Caldarelli Jordan Pepper |
Jan Heylen Fred Poordad |
Conrad Grunewald Jean-Claude Saada | |||||
R2 | #3 K-Pax Racing | #3 K-Pax Racing | #04 DXDT Racing | #61 AF Corse | [30] | |||
Andrea Caldarelli Jordan Pepper |
Andrea Caldarelli Jordan Pepper |
Colin Braun George Kurtz |
Conrad Grunewald Jean-Claude Saada | |||||
2 | R1 | Austin | #3 K-Pax Racing | #3 K-Pax Racing | #70 Inception Racing | #61 AF Corse | ||
Andrea Caldarelli Jordan Pepper |
Andrea Caldarelli Jordan Pepper |
Brendan Iribe Ollie Millroy |
Conrad Grunewald Jean-Claude Saada | |||||
R2 | #33 Winward Racing | #6 K-Pax Racing | #04 DXDT Racing | #61 AF Corse | ||||
Philip Ellis Russell Ward |
Corey Lewis Giovanni Venturini |
Colin Braun George Kurtz |
Conrad Grunewald Jean-Claude Saada | |||||
3 | R1 | Virginia | #3 K-Pax Racing | #3 K-Pax Racing | #19 DXDT Racing | #61 AF Corse | [31] | |
Andrea Caldarelli Jordan Pepper |
Andrea Caldarelli Jordan Pepper |
Michael Cooper Erin Vogel |
Conrad Grunewald Jean-Claude Saada | |||||
R2 | #33 Winward Racing | #33 Winward Racing | #77 Compass Racing | #61 AF Corse | [32] | |||
Mikaël Grenier Russell Ward |
Mikaël Grenier Russell Ward |
Michael Di Meo Matt McMurry |
Conrad Grunewald Jean-Claude Saada | |||||
4 | R1 | Road America | #3 K-Pax Racing | #3 K-Pax Racing | #93 Racers Edge Motorsports | #61 AF Corse | [33] | |
Andrea Caldarelli Jordan Pepper |
Andrea Caldarelli Jordan Pepper |
Dakota Dickerson Taylor Hagler |
Conrad Grunewald Jean-Claude Saada | |||||
R2 | #93 Racers Edge Motorsports | #96 Turner Motorsport | #20 Wright Motorsports | #61 AF Corse | [34] | |||
Dakota Dickerson Taylor Hagler |
Michael Dinan Robby Foley |
Jan Heylen Fred Poordad |
Conrad Grunewald Jean-Claude Saada | |||||
5 | R1 | Watkins Glen | #3 K-Pax Racing | #3 K-Pax Racing | #93 Racers Edge Motorsports | #61 AF Corse | [35] | |
Andrea Caldarelli Jordan Pepper |
Andrea Caldarelli Jordan Pepper |
Jacob Abel Taylor Hagler |
Conrad Grunewald Jean-Claude Saada | |||||
R2 | #3 K-Pax Racing | #3 K-Pax Racing | #77 Compass Racing | #61 AF Corse | [36] | |||
Andrea Caldarelli Jordan Pepper |
Andrea Caldarelli Jordan Pepper |
Michael Di Meo Matt McMurry |
Conrad Grunewald Jean-Claude Saada | |||||
6 | R1 | Sebring | #3 K-Pax Racing | #3 K-Pax Racing | #20 Wright Motorsports | #23 Triarsi Competizione | [37] | |
Andrea Caldarelli Jordan Pepper |
Andrea Caldarelli Jordan Pepper |
Jan Heylen Fred Poordad |
Charlie Scardina Onofrio Triarsi | |||||
R2 | #20 Wright Motorsports | #3 K-Pax Racing | #93 Racers Edge Motorsports | #61 AF Corse | [38] | |||
Jan Heylen Fred Poordad |
Andrea Caldarelli Jordan Pepper |
Dakota Dickerson Taylor Hagler |
Conrad Grunewald Jean-Claude Saada | |||||
7 | 3H | Indianapolis | #51 AF Corse - Francorchamps Motors | #6 K-Pax Racing | #77 Compass Racing | #91 Rearden Racing | #61 AF Corse | [39] [40] |
Côme Ledogar Nicklas Nielsen Alessandro Pier Guidi |
Corey Lewis Marco Mapelli Giovanni Venturini |
Mario Farnbacher Ashton Harrison Matt McMurry |
Jeff Burton Vesko Kozarov |
Conrad Grunewald Mark Kvamme Jean-Claude Saada | ||||
8H | #26 Audi Sport Team Saintéloc | #77 Compass Racing | #75 SunEnergy1 Racing | #61 AF Corse | ||||
Christopher Haase Patric Niederhauser Markus Winkelhock |
Mario Farnbacher Ashton Harrison Matt McMurry |
Mikaël Grenier Kenny Habul Martin Konrad |
Conrad Grunewald Mark Kvamme Jean-Claude Saada |
Championship standings
- 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 |
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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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Bold – Pole |
Teams' championship
Pos. | Team | Manufacturer | SON | AUS | VIR | ELK | WGL | SEB | IND | Points | ||||||
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Pro class | ||||||||||||||||
1 | K-Pax Racing | Lamborghini | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 236 | |||
2 | Turner Motorsport | BMW | 9 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 172 | |||
3 | Winward Racing | Mercedes-AMG | Ret | 7 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | Ret | 142 | |||
Pro-Am class | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Wright Motorsports | Porsche | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 183 | |||
2 | DXDT Racing | Mercedes-AMG | 4 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 163 | |||
3 | Racers Edge Motorsports | Acura | 5 | 5 | 11 | Ret | 9 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 129 | |||
4 | Compass Racing | Acura | Ret | 9 | DNS | NC | 12 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 110 | |||
5 | TR3 Racing | Lamborghini | Ret | 10 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 100 | |||
6 | Ian Lacy Racing w/ G3 Racing | Aston Martin | 11 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 10 | Ret | 74 | |||
7 | Zelus Motorsport | Lamborghini | 15 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 69 | |||||
8 | Rearden Racing | Lamborghini | 10 | 12 | 8 | NC | Ret | 10 | 10 | 11 | NC | Ret | 58 | |||
9 | Inception Racing with Optimum Motorsport | McLaren | 4 | 6 | 10 | Ret | 48 | |||||||||
Am class | ||||||||||||||||
1 | AF Corse | Ferrari | 8 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 250 | |||
2 | TR3 Racing | Lamborghini | 15 | 10 | Ret | DNS | 36 | |||||||||
Pos. | Driver | Team | SON | AUS | VIR | ELK | WGL | SEB | IND | Points |
Manufacturers' championship
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See also
- 2021 GT World Challenge Europe
- 2021 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup
- 2021 GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup
- 2021 GT World Challenge Asia
- 2021 GT World Challenge Australia
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