The 2021 Fanatec GT World Challenge America Powered by AWS was the 15th season of the United States Auto Club's GT World Challenge America, and the fourth under ownership of SRO Motorsports Group.The season began at Sonoma on March 6, and ended at Indianapolis on October 17.
Calendar The final calendar was released on October 26, 2020 The scheduled round at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park was later cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Round Circuit Date 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 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
Entry list Team Car Drivers Class Rounds CrowdStrike / DXDT Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 04 Colin Braun PA All George Kurtz Ben Keating 7 19 Michael Cooper PA All Erin Vogel Thomas Merrill 7 63 David Askew PA All Ryan Dalziel Scott Smithson 7 K-PAX Racing Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 3 Andrea Caldarelli P All Jordan Pepper Mirko Bortolotti 7 6 Corey Lewis P All Giovanni Venturini Marco Mapelli 7 TR3 Racing Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 9 Ziad Ghandour PA 1–3 Giacomo Altoè 1–2, 4–5 Sandy Mitchell 3 Martín Fuentes 4–6 Giacomo Altoè P 6 Dennis Lind 10 John Megrue Am 4–5 Bill Sweedler Giacomo Altoè PA 7 John Megrue Bill Sweedler Ian Lacy Racing with G3 Racing Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 12 Frank Gannett PA 1–6 Drew Staveley Ian Lacy 7 Wright Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 R 20 Jan Heylen PA 1–6 Fred Poordad Jan Heylen S 7 Fred Poordad Max Root Triarsi Competizione Ferrari 488 GT3 23 Charlie Scardina Am 6 Onofrio Triarsi Winward Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 33 Russell Ward P 1–6 Philip Ellis 1–2, 4 Mikaël Grenier 3, 5–6 Marvin Dienst S 7 Philip Ellis Russell Ward AF Corse Ferrari 488 GT3 61 Conrad Grunewald Am All Jean-Claude Saada Mark Kvamme 7 Inception Racing with Optimum Motorsport McLaren 720S GT3 70 Brendan Iribe PA 2–3, 7 Ollie Millroy Kevin Madsen 7 Compass Racing Acura NSX GT3 Evo 77 Matt McMurry PA All Rodrigo Sales 1–2, 6 Michael DiMeo 3–5 Mario Farnbacher S 7 Ashton Harrison Matt McMurry Zelus Motorsports Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 88 Jason Harward PA 2–7 Madison Snow Rearden Racing Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 91 Jeff Burton PA All Vesko Kozarov Racers Edge Motorsports Acura NSX GT3 Evo 93 Taylor Hagler PA S All Dakota Dickerson 1, 4, 6–7 Jacob Abel 2–3, 5, 7 Turner Motorsport BMW M6 GT3 96 Michael Dinan P All Robby Foley Connor De Phillippi 7 Icon Class P Pro Cup S Silver Cup PA Pro/Am Cup Am Am Cup
Race results Bold indicates overall winner Round Circuit Pole position Pro Winners Silver Winners Pro/Am Winners Am Winners 1 1 Sonoma #3 K-Pax Racing #3 K-Pax Racing No Entries #20 Wright Motorsports #61 AF Corse 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Driver Team SON AUS VIR ELK WGL SEB IND Points RD1 RD2 RD1 RD2 RD1 RD2 RD1 RD2 RD1 RD2 RD1 RD2 RDU Pro class 1 Andrea Caldarelli Jordan Pepper K-Pax Racing 1 1 1 2 1 14 1 4 1 1 1 1 270 2 Corey Lewis Giovanni Venturini K-Pax Racing 2 2 6 1 Ret 2 4 2 9 2 5 3 3 234 3 Michael Dinan Robby Foley Turner Motorsport 9 8 3 5 2 6 7 1 2 4 DNS Ret 157 4 Russell Ward Winward Racing Ret 7 2 3 4 1 2 5 3 Ret Ret 2 Ret 151 5 Philip Ellis Winward Racing Ret 7 2 3 2 5 Ret 78 6 Mikaël Grenier Winward Racing 4 1 3 Ret Ret 2 73 7 Giacomo Altoè Dennis Lind TR3 Racing 2 4 30 Pro-Am class 1 Jan Heylen Fred Poordad Wright Motorsports 3 4 5 5 5 4 6 3 8 5 3 8 8 236 2 Taylor Hagler Racers Edge Motorsports 5 5 11 Ret 9 5 3 14 4 7 4 5 2 204 3 Matt McMurry Compass Racing Ret 9 DNS NC 12 3 5 13 5 3 7 7 1 183 4 Dakota Dickerson Racers Edge Motorsports 5 5 3 14 4 5 2 138 5 Michael Cooper Erin Vogel DXDT Racing 7 6 14 Ret 3 8 11 NC 6 8 12 6 Ret 114 6 Colin Braun George Kurtz DXDT Racing 6 3 9 4 6 Ret WD WD 6 111 7 David Askew Ryan Dalziel DXDT Racing 4 11 10 8 DNS 9 9 7 11 11 11 9 107 8 Michael Di Meo Compass Racing 12 3 5 13 5 3 96 9 Jason Harward Madison Snow Zelus Motorsport 15 9 7 7 13 12 13 9 6 12 9 90 10 Giacomo Altoè TR3 Racing Ret 10 7 11 8 6 7 6 88 11 Jeff Burton Vesko Kozarov Rearden Racing 10 12 8 NC Ret 10 10 11 NC Ret 13 Ret 4 82 12 Frank Gannett Drew Staveley Ian Lacy Racing w/ G3 Racing 11 14 13 12 8 11 12 8 10 Ret 10 10 74 13 Brendan Iribe Ollie Millroy Inception Racing with Optimum Motorsport 4 6 10 Ret 7 66 14 Jacob Abel Racers Edge Motorsports 11 Ret 9 5 4 7 66 15 Martín Fuentes TR3 Racing 8 6 7 6 57 16 Rodrigo Sales Compass Racing Ret 9 DNS NC 7 7 37 17 Ziad Ghandour TR3 Racing Ret 10 7 11 13 13 35 18 Sandy Mitchell TR3 Racing 13 13 4 Am class 1 Conrad Grunewald Jean-Claude Saada AF Corse 8 13 12 10 11 12 14 9 12 10 9 11 5 343 2 John Megrue Bill Sweedler TR3 Racing 15 10 Ret DNS 36 3 Charlie Scardina Onofrio Triarsi Triarsi Competizione 8 Ret 25Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap
Teams' championship Team Manufacturer SON AUS VIR ELK WGL SEB IND Points RD1 RD2 RD1 RD2 RD1 RD2 RD1 RD2 RD1 RD2 RD1 RD2 RDU Pro class 1 K-Pax Racing Lamborghini 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 3 236 2 Turner Motorsport BMW 9 8 3 5 2 6 7 1 2 4 DNS Ret 172 3 Winward Racing Mercedes-AMG Ret 7 2 3 4 1 2 5 3 Ret Ret 2 Ret 1424 TR3 Racing Lamborghini 2 433 Pro-Am class 1 Wright Motorsports Porsche 3 4 5 5 5 4 6 3 8 5 3 8 8 183 2 DXDT Racing Mercedes-AMG 4 3 9 4 3 8 9 7 6 8 11 6 6 163 3 Racers Edge Motorsports Acura 5 5 11 Ret 9 5 3 14 4 7 4 5 2 129 4 Compass Racing Acura Ret 9 DNS NC 12 3 5 13 5 3 7 7 1 110 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 10 10 74 7 Zelus Motorsport Lamborghini 15 9 7 7 13 12 13 9 6 12 9 69 8 Rearden Racing Lamborghini 10 12 8 NC Ret 10 10 11 NC Ret 13 Ret 4 58 9 Inception Racing with Optimum Motorsport McLaren 4 6 10 Ret 7 48 Am class 1 AF Corse Ferrari 8 13 12 10 11 12 14 9 12 10 9 11 5 250 2 TR3 Racing Lamborghini 15 10 Ret DNS 8 Ret 36 Driver Team SON AUS VIR ELK WGL SEB IND Points
Manufacturers' championship Manufacturer SON AUS VIR ELK WGL SEB IND Points RD1 RD2 RD1 RD2 RD1 RD2 RD1 RD2 RD1 RD2 RD1 RD2 RDU 1 Lamborghini 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 3 100 2 Mercedes-AMG 4 3 2 3 3 1 2 5 3 Ret Ret 2 6 69 3 Porsche 3 4 5 5 5 4 6 3 8 5 3 8 8 55 4 BMW 9 8 3 4 2 6 7 1 2 4 DNS Ret 48 5 Acura 5 5 11 Ret 9 3 3 13 4 3 4 5 1 32 6 Ferrari 8 13 12 10 11 12 14 9 12 10 9 11 5 32 7 McLaren 4 7 10 Ret 22 8 Aston Martin 11 14 13 12 8 11 12 8 10 Ret 10 10 16 Manufacturer SON AUS VIR ELK WGL SEB IND Points
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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