2025 GT World Challenge America

The 2025 GT World Challenge America Powered by AWS is the nineteenth season of the United States Auto Club's GT World Challenge America, and the eighth under ownership of SRO Motorsports Group.

The season began at Sonoma on March 28, and will end at Indianapolis on October 18.

Calendar

The preliminary calendar released on June 26, 2024, at the SRO's annual 24 Hours of Spa press conference, featuring 14 races across seven rounds.[1] On August 6, 2024, the calendar was finalized, and the date of Indianapolis round was pushed back two weeks.[2]

Round Circuit Date Map
1 Sonoma Raceway, Sonoma, California March 28–30
2 Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas April 25–27
3 Sebring International Raceway, Sebring, Florida May 16–18
4 Virginia International Raceway, Alton, Virginia July 18–20
5 Road America, Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin August 15–17
6 Barber Motorsports Park, Birmingham, Alabama September 5–7
7 Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis, Indiana October 16–18

Entry list

Team Car Engine No. Drivers Class Rounds
CrowdStrike Racing by Riley Motorsports[3] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 04 Colin Braun[3] PA 1
George Kurtz[3]
Racers Edge Motorsports[4][3] Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo Aston Martin AMR16A 4.0 L Turbo V8 2 Jason Bell[5] PA 1–3
Michael Cooper[5]
Dollahite Racing[6] Ford Mustang GT3 Ford Coyote 5.4 L V8 6 Scott Dollahite[6] PA 1
Am 2-3 		1–3
Anthony Lazzaro[7] 1–2
Stefano Gattuso[8] 3
Flying Lizard Motorsports[9] BMW M4 GT3 Evo BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Twin Turbo I6 8 Andy Lee[7] PA 1–2
Elias Sabo[7]
DXDT Racing[10][3] Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R Chevrolet LT6 5.5 L V8 11 Matt Bell[10] PA 1–3
Blake McDonald[10]
AF Corse USA[11][3] Ferrari 296 GT3 Ferrari F163 3.0 L Turbo V6 16 Marcelo Hahn[7] PA 1–2
Allam Khodair[7]
163 Oswaldo Negri Jr.[11] Am 1–2
Jay Schreibman[11]
RS1[3] Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 18 Jan Heylen[12] P 1–3
Alex Sedgwick[12]
Heart of Racing Team[13] Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo Aston Martin AMR16A 4.0 L Turbo V8 24 Gray Newell[14] PA 1–3
Darren Turner[14]
CRP Racing[3] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 27 Jason Daskalos[3] PA 1–3
Isaac Sherman[3]
Turner Motorsport[15][3] BMW M4 GT3 Evo BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Twin Turbo I6 29 Robby Foley[15] PA 1–3
Justin Rothberg[15]
GMG Racing[3] Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 32 Tom Sargent[3] PA 1–3
Kyle Washington[3]
JMF Motorsports[16] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 34 Mikaël Grenier[17] P 1–3
Michai Stephens[17]
Chouest Povoledo Racing[18] Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R Chevrolet LT6 5.5 L V8 50 Ross Chouest[18] PA 1–3
Aaron Povoledo[18]
Random Vandals Racing[19] BMW M4 GT3 Evo BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Twin Turbo I6 51 Bill Auberlen[20] P 1–3
Varun Choksey[20]
99 Connor De Phillippi[21] P 1–3
Kenton Koch[21]
Conor Daly[21] TBC
Archangel Motorsports[22] McLaren 720S GT3 Evo McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8 88 Todd Coleman[22] PA 1–3
Aaron Telitz[22]
Regulator Racing[23] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 91 Jeff Burton[3] PA 1–3
Philip Ellis[3]
LAB Motorsport by GT Racing[24] Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 92 Jean-Frédéric Laberge[24] PA 1–3
Kyle Marcelli[24]
Source:[25][26][8]
Icon Class
P Pro Cup
PA Pro/Am Cup
Am Am Cup

Race results

Bold indicates overall winner

Round Circuit Pole position Pro Winners Pro/Am Winners Am Winners Results
1 R1 Sonoma #99 Random Vandals Racing #34 JMF Motorsports #29 Turner Motorsport #163 AF Corse USA Report
Connor De Phillippi
Kenton Koch 		Mikaël Grenier
Michai Stephens 		Robby Foley
Justin Rothberg 		Oswaldo Negri Jr.
Jay Schreibman
R2 #04 CrowdStrike Racing by Riley Motorsports #99 Random Vandals Racing #91 Regulator Racing #163 AF Corse USA Report
Colin Braun
George Kurtz 		Connor De Phillippi
Kenton Koch 		Jeff Burton
Philip Ellis 		Oswaldo Negri Jr.
Jay Schreibman
2 R1 Austin #91 Regulator Racing #99 Random Vandals Racing #11 DXDT Racing #163 AF Corse USA Report
Jeff Burton
Philip Ellis 		Connor De Phillippi
Kenton Koch 		Matt Bell
Blake McDonald 		Oswaldo Negri Jr.
Jay Schreibman
R2 #29 Turner Motorsport #34 JMF Motorsports #91 Regulator Racing #6 Dollahite Racing Report
Robby Foley
Justin Rothberg 		Mikaël Grenier
Michai Stephens 		Jeff Burton
Philip Ellis 		Scott Dollahite
Anthony Lazzaro
3 R1 Sebring #91 Regulator Racing #99 Random Vandals Racing #11 DXDT Racing #6 Dollahite Racing Report
Jeff Burton
Philip Ellis 		Connor De Phillippi
Kenton Koch 		Matt Bell
Blake McDonald 		Scott Dollahite
Stefano Gattuso
R2 #29 Turner Motorsport #99 Random Vandals Racing #29 Turner Motorsport #6 Dollahite Racing Report
Robby Foley
Justin Rothberg 		Connor De Phillippi
Kenton Koch 		Robby Foley
Justin Rothberg 		Scott Dollahite
Stefano Gattuso
4 R1 Virginia
R2
5 R1 Road America
R2
6 R1 Barber
R2
7 R1 Indianapolis

Championship standings

Scoring system

Championship points are awarded for the first ten positions in each race. 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

Pos. Driver Team SON COT SEB VIR ELK BAR IND Points
Pro class
1 Connor De Phillippi
Kenton Koch 		Random Vandals Racing 2PF 1PF 1F 16† 1P 1PF 130
2 Mikaël Grenier
Michai Stephens 		JMF Motorsports 1 3 2P 2PF 4 3 110
3 Jan Heylen
Alex Sedgwick 		RS1 4 2 3 3 2F 2 99
4 Bill Auberlen
Varun Choksey 		Random Vandals Racing 3 4 14† 15 3 4 81
Pro-Am class
1 Robby Foley
Justin Rothberg 		Turner Motorsport 5 7 5 7P 7 5P 108
2 Jeff Burton
Philip Ellis 		Regulator Racing 11P 5 10P 1 6P 6 98
3 Matt Bell
Blake McDonald 		DXDT Racing 17 14 4F 5 5 7F 81
4 Todd Coleman
Aaron Telitz 		Archangel Motorsports 9 10 9 10 8F 9 52
5 Tom Sargent
Kyle Washington 		GMG Racing 13 13 6 6F 10 8 51
6 Jason Daskalos
Isaac Sherman 		CRP Racing 8 8 15 4 15 14 45
7 Colin Braun
George Kurtz 		CrowdStrike Racing by Riley Motorsports 6F 6PF 36
8 Gray Newell
Darren Turner 		Heart of Racing Team 12 15 7 9 11 12 34
9 Jason Bell
Michael Cooper 		Racers Edge Motorsports 10 16 8 11 14 10 30
10 Marcelo Hahn
Allam Khodair 		AF Corse USA 7 9 13 14 27
11 Jean-Frédéric Laberge
Kyle Marcelli 		LAB Motorsport by GT Racing DNS DNS 12 8 9 15 21
12 Ross Chouest
Aaron Povoledo 		Chouest Povoledo Racing 15 12 11 17† 13 13 16
13 Andy Lee
Elias Sabo 		Flying Lizard Motorsports 14 11 17† DNS 7
– Scott Dollahite
Anthony Lazzaro 		Dollahite Racing 18 17 0
Am class
1 Oswaldo Negri Jr.
Jay Schreibman 		AF Corse USA 16PF 18†PF 16PF 13F 93
1 Scott Dollahite
Anthony Lazzaro 		Dollahite Racing 18† 12P 12PF 11PF 93
2 Stefano Gattuso Dollahite Racing 12PF 11PF 50
3 Anthony Lazzaro Dollahite Racing 18† 12P 43
Pos. Driver Team SON COT SEB VIR ELK BAR 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

P – Pole
F – Fastest Lap

Teams' championship

Pos. Team SON COT SEB VIR ELK BAR IND Points
Pro class
1 Random Vandals Racing 2PF 1PF 1F 15 1P 1PF 133
2 JMF Motorsports 1 3 2P 2PF 4 3 113
3 RS1 4 2 3 3 2F 2 102
Pro-Am class
1 Turner Motorsport 5 7 5 7P 7 5P 108
2 Regulator Racing 11P 5 10P 1 6P 6 98
3 DXDT Racing 17 14 4F 5 5 7F 81
4 Archangel Motorsports 9 10 9 10 8F 9 52
5 GMG Racing 13 13 6 6F 10 8 51
6 CRP Racing 8 8 15 4 15 14 45
7 CrowdStrike Racing by Riley Motorsports 6F 6PF 36
8 Heart of Racing Team 12 15 7 9 11 12 34
9 Racers Edge Motorsports 10 16 8 11 14 10 30
10 AF Corse USA 7 9 13 14 27
11 LAB Motorsport by GT Racing DNS DNS 12 8 9 15 21
12 Chouest Povoledo Racing 15 12 11 17† 13 13 16
13 Flying Lizard Motorsports 14 11 17† DNS 7
14 Dollahite Racing 18 17 0
Am class
1 AF Corse USA 16PF 18†PF 16PF 13F 93
= Dollahite Racing 18† 12P 12PF 11PF 93
Pos. Team SON COT SEB VIR ELK BAR IND Points
Notes
  • † – Drivers did not finish the race but were classified, as they had started the race.

See also

Notes

References

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