2020 GT World Challenge America

The 2020 GT World Challenge America powered by AWS is the 14th season of the United States Auto Club's GT World Challenge America, the third season under ownership of the SRO Motorsports Group and the first season without Blancpain sponsorship.^[1] The season began on 7 March in Austin and will end on 4 October at Indianapolis.

Calendar[]

At the annual press conference during the 2019 24 Hours of Spa on 26 July, the Stéphane Ratel Organisation announced the first draft of the 2020 calendar with Las Vegas being dropped from the schedule in favor of Indianapolis.^[2] Austin was removed from the provisional calendar on 25 October,^[3] before it would return on 8 November after extensive discussions with team owners and stakeholders. The round at Indianapolis became a non-points paying event.^[4]

Calendar changes due to COVID-19 pandemic

The round at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park was cancelled. The round at Virginia was moved from 6–7 June to 11–12 July. The round at Indianapolis is back to being a points paying event to replace the cancelled rounds at CTMP with the first three hours of the Intercontinental GT race counting towards the championship.

Round	Circuit	Date
1	Circuit of the Americas, Elroy, Texas	7–8 March
2	Virginia International Raceway, Alton, Virginia	11–12 July
3	Sonoma Raceway, Sonoma, California	8–9 August
4	Road America, Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin	29–30 August
5	Circuit of the Americas, Elroy, Texas	19–20 September
6	Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis, Indiana	4 October
Cancelled due to the 2019-20 coronavirus pandemic
Circuit		Original Date
Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, Bowmanville, Ontario		16–17 May

Combined races with GT Sports Club America due to drop in expected entries amid COVID-19 pandemic

Also part of the Intercontinental GT Challenge

Entry list[]

The Pro Cup class was eliminated from the series for this season.^[5]

Team

Car

Drivers

Class

Rounds

	Squadra Corse^[6]^{[N 1]}
	TR3 Racing^[6]^{[N 1]}

Ferrari 488 GT3^[6]

1

Martin Fuentes^[6]

PA

1–2, 4–6

Rodrigo Baptista^[6]

1–2, 4–5

Alessandro Balzan

6

Mark Issa

6

24

Ziad Ghandour^[6]

PA

1, 3

Matteo Cressoni^[6]

1

Jeff Segal

3

31

John Megrue^[7]

Am

2

Bill Sweedler^[7]

DXDT Racing^[8]

Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo^[8]

04

Colin Braun^[8]

PA

All

George Kurtz^[8]

Ben Keating

6

63

David Askew^[9]

PA

All

Ryan Dalziel^[9]

Richard Heistand

6

Vital Speed^[10]

Ferrari 488 GT3^[10]

6

Rich Baek^[6]

Am

1

Mark Issa^[6]

Ryan Briscoe

PA

6

Trevor Baek

Jeff Westphal

7

Trevor Baek^[10]

PA

1

Jeff Westphal^[10]

K-PAX Racing^[11]

Bentley Continental GT3^[11]

8

Patrick Byrne^[11]

PA

1

Guy Cosmo^[11]

GMG Racing^[12]

Porsche 911 GT3 R^[12]

14

Jeroen Bleekemolen^[12]

PA

1, 3

James Sofronas^[12]

Wright Motorsports^[13]

Porsche 911 GT3 R^[13]

20

Fred Poordad^[13]

Am

1–4

Max Root^[13]

Fred Poordad^[13]

PA

5–6

Jan Heylen

Max Root

6

Winward Racing^[6]

Mercedes-AMG GT3^[6]

33

Russell Ward^[6]

PA

1–3

Bryce Ward^[6]

1

Kris Wilson^[14]

2–3

Russell Ward

S

4–5

Indy Dontje

4

Alec Udell

5

Park Place Motorsports^[6]

Porsche 911 GT3 R^[6]

73

David Ducote^[6]

Am

1

Alan Metni^[6]

Racers Edge Motorsports^[15]

Acura NSX GT3^[15]

80

Kyle Marcelli^[15]

PA

1–2, 5

Martin Barkey^[15]

1–2

Ziad Ghandour

5

93

Shelby Blackstock^[16]

S

All

Trent Hindman^[16]

Robert Megennis

6

Stephen Cameron Racing^[6]

BMW M6 GT3^[6]

87

Greg Liefooghe^[6]

PA

1

Henry Schmitt^[6]

Icon	Class
S	Silver Cup
PA	Pro-Am Cup
Am	Am Cup

Race results[]

Bold indicates overall winner.

Round		Circuit	Pole position	Silver Winners	Pro-Am Winners	Am Winners
1	R1	Austin	No. 14 GMG Racing	No. 93 Racers Edge Motorsports	No. 14 GMG Racing	No. 20 Wright Motorsports
	R1		Jeroen Bleekemolen James Sofronas	Shelby Blackstock Trent Hindman	Jeroen Bleekemolen James Sofronas	Fred Poordad Max Root
	R2		No. 93 Racers Edge Motorsports	No. 93 Racers Edge Motorsports	No. 1 Squadra Corse	No. 20 Wright Motorsports
	R2		Shelby Blackstock Trent Hindman	Shelby Blackstock Trent Hindman	Rodrigo Baptista Martin Fuentes	Fred Poordad Max Root
2	R1	Virginia	No. 93 Racers Edge Motorsports	No. 93 Racers Edge Motorsports	No. 80 Racers Edge Motorsports	No. 31 TR3 Racing
	R1		Shelby Blackstock Trent Hindman	Shelby Blackstock Trent Hindman	Martin Barkey Kyle Marcelli	John Megrue Bill Sweedler
	R2		No. 93 Racers Edge Motorsports	No. 93 Racers Edge Motorsports	No. 04 DXDT Racing	No. 31 TR3 Racing
	R2		Shelby Blackstock Trent Hindman	Shelby Blackstock Trent Hindman	Colin Braun George Kurtz	John Megrue Bill Sweedler
3	R1	Sonoma	No. 93 Racers Edge Motorsports	No. 93 Racers Edge Motorsports	No. 1 Squadra Corse	No. 20 Wright Motorsports
	R1		Shelby Blackstock Trent Hindman	Shelby Blackstock Trent Hindman	Rodrigo Baptista Martin Fuentes	Fred Poordad Max Root
	R2		No. 93 Racers Edge Motorsports	No. 93 Racers Edge Motorsports	No. 14 GMG Racing	No. 20 Wright Motorsports
	R2		Shelby Blackstock Trent Hindman	Shelby Blackstock Trent Hindman	Jeroen Bleekemolen James Sofronas	Fred Poordad Max Root
4	R1	Road America	No. 33 Winward Racing	No. 93 Racers Edge Motorsports	No. 1 Squadra Corse	No. 20 Wright Motorsports
	R1		Indy Dontje Russell Ward	Shelby Blackstock Trent Hindman	Rodrigo Baptista Martin Fuentes	Fred Poordad Max Root
	R2		No. 63 DXDT Racing	No. 93 Racers Edge Motorsports	No. 04 DXDT Racing	No. 20 Wright Motorsports
	R2		David Askew Ryan Dalziel	Shelby Blackstock Trent Hindman	Colin Braun George Kurtz	Fred Poordad Max Root
5	R1	Austin	No. 1 Squadra Corse	No. 93 Racers Edge Motorsports	No. 1 Squadra Corse	No Entries
	R1		Rodrigo Baptista Martin Fuentes	Shelby Blackstock Trent Hindman	Rodrigo Baptista Martin Fuentes
	R2		No. 1 Squadra Corse	No. 93 Racers Edge Motorsports	No. 1 Squadra Corse
	R2		Rodrigo Baptista Martin Fuentes	Shelby Blackstock Trent Hindman	Rodrigo Baptista Martin Fuentes
6		Indianapolis	No. 34 Walkenhorst Motorsport	No. 93 Racers Edge Motorsports	No. 04 DXDT Racing
6		Indianapolis	Nicky Catsburg Augusto Farfus Connor De Phillippi	Shelby Blackstock Trent Hindman Robert Megennis	Colin Braun Ben Keating George Kurtz

Points system[]

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[]

Pos.	Driver	Team	AUS1		VIR		SON		ELK		AUS2		IND	Points
Silver class
1	Shelby Blackstock Trent Hindman	Racers Edge Motorsports	1	1	2	7	5	1	1	1	2	2	3	300
2	Russell Ward	Winward Racing							2	2	3	4		72
3	Indy Dontje	Winward Racing							2	2				36
4	Alec Udell	Winward Racing									3	4		36
Pro-Am class
1	Martin Fuentes	Squadra Corse	4	2	3	3	1	6	4	5	1	1	2	234
2	Colin Braun George Kurtz	DXDT Racing	3	3	5	1	3	4	6	3	WD	WD	1	199
3	Rodrigo Baptista	Squadra Corse	4	2	3	3	1	6	4	5	1	1		198
4	David Askew Ryan Dalziel	DXDT Racing	14	5	4	6	4	5	5	4	5	5	Ret	134
5	Kyle Marcelli	Racers Edge Motorsports	5	6	1	2					6	6		89
6	Ziad Ghandour	TR3 Racing	6	4			6	7						73
6	Ziad Ghandour	Racers Edge Motorsports									6	6		73
7	Martin Barkey	Racers Edge Motorsports	5	6	1	2								65
8	Jeroen Bleekemolen James Sofronas	GMG Racing	2	9			DSQ	3						58
9	Fred Poordad Jan Heylen	Wright Motorsports									4	3	NC	36
10	Russell Ward	Winward Racing	9	DNS	7	4	WD	WD						28
11	Matteo Cressoni	TR3 Racing	6	4										25
12	Kris Wilson	Winward Racing			7	4	WD	WD						22
13	Jeff Segal	TR3 Racing					6	7						22
14	Trevor Baek Jeff Westphal	Vital Speed	8	10										14
15	Patrick Byrne Guy Cosmo	K-PAX Racing	10	11	WD	WD								8
16	Bryce Ward	Winward Racing	9	DNS										6
17	Greg Liefooghe Henry Schmitt	Stephen Cameron Racing	11	Ret										2
Drivers ineligible to score points
	Alessandro Balzan	Squadra Corse											2	–
Am class
1	Fred Poordad Max Root	Wright Motorsports	7	7	8	8	2	2	3	6				186
2	John Megrue Bill Sweedler	TR3 Racing			6	5								50
3	David Ducote Alan Metni	Park Place Motorsports	12	8										36
4	Rich Baek Mark Issa	Vital Speed	13	Ret										15
Pos.	Driver	Team	AUS1		VIR		SON		ELK		AUS2		IND	Points

Key
Colour	Result
Gold	Race winner
Silver	2nd place
Bronze	3rd place
Green	Points finish
Blue	Non-points finish
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Did not finish (Ret)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
Black	Excluded (EX)
White	Did not start (DNS)
	Race cancelled (C)
	Withdrew (WD)
Blank	Did Not Participate

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

Teams' championship[]

Pos.	Team	Manufacturer	AUS1		VIR		SON		ELK		AUS2		IND	Points
Silver class
1	Racers Edge Motorsports	Acura	1	1	2	7	5	1	1	1	2	2	3	300
2	Winward Racing	Mercedes-AMG							2	2	3	4		72
Pro-Am class
1	Squadra Corse	Ferrari	4	2	3	3	1	6	4	5	1	1	2	239
2	DXDT Racing	Mercedes-AMG	3	3	4	1	3	4	5	3	5	5	1	235
3	Racers Edge Motorsports	Acura	5	6	1	2					6	6		91
4	GMG Racing	Porsche	2	9			DSQ	3						60
5	TR3 Racing	Ferrari	6	4			6	7						52
6	Wright Motorsports	Porsche									4	3	NC	36
7	Winward Racing	Mercedes-AMG	9	DNS	7	4	WD	WD						30
8	Vital Speed	Ferrari	8	10										16
9	K-PAX Racing	Bentley	10	11	WD	WD								10
10	Stephen Cameron Racing	BMW	11	Ret										2
Am class
1	Wright Motorsports	Porsche	7	7	8	8	2	2	3	6				186
2	TR3 Racing	Ferrari			6	5								50
3	Park Place Motorsports	Porsche	12	8										36
4	Vital Speed	Ferrari	13	Ret										15
Pos.	Team	Manufacturer	AUS1		VIR		SON		ELK		AUS2		IND	Points

Manufacturers' championship[]

Pos.	Manufacturer	AUS1		VIR		SON		ELK		AUS2		IND	Points
1	Acura	1	1	1	2	4	1	1	1	2	2	3	246
2	Ferrari	4	2	2	3	1	4	4	3	1	1	2	213
3	Mercedes-AMG	3	3	3	1	3	3	2	2	3	4	1	213
4	Porsche	2	4	4	4	2	2	3	4	4	3		144
5	Lamborghini												0
Pos.	Manufacturer	AUS1		VIR		SON		ELK		AUS2		IND	Points

Source:^[17]

Notes[]

^ ^a ^b Car No. 1 entered as Squadra Corse at Round 1 and as TR3 Racing from Round 2 on. Cars No. 24 and 31 entered as TR3 Racing.

References[]

^ "Blancpain and SRO Motorsports Group conclude successful 10-year partnership". gt-world-challenge-america.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 17 December 2019. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
^ Lloyd, Daniel (26 July 2019). "SRO America Schedules Released; Indy Round Added". sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
^ Dagys, John (25 October 2019). "SRO America Confirms Reduced Six-Round Schedule for 2020". sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
^ "Circuit of the Americas To Kick Off 2020 GT World Challenge America". gt-world-challenge-america.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 8 November 2019. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
^ Dagys, John (20 October 2019). "GT3 Pro Class to Be Eliminated in 2020". sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u "GT World Challenge America Powered by AWS Opens 2020 Season at Circuit of The Americas". gt-world-challenge-america.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 28 February 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Green! Green! Green! VIRginia International Raceway Readies for Roar of GT World Challenge America powered by AWS Series, GT Sports Club America Series Debut". gt-world-challenge-america.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 7 July 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "CrowdStrike Racing Expands Motorsports Program for 2020". gt-world-challenge-america.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 11 February 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
^ ^a ^b Dagys, John (18 February 2020). "Dalziel, Askew Return to DXDT in Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo". sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Kilshaw, Jake (5 February 2020). "Vital Speed Ferrari Returns; Westphal Joins Team". sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "K-PAX Racing Maintains American Program for 2020". kpaxracing.com. K-PAX Racing. 9 January 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "GMG ready for large and diverse roster of racing 2020". gmgracing.com. GMG Racing. 2 March 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Wright Motorsports Gears Up for GT World Challenge America Campaign with Root and Poordad". wrightmotorsports.com. Wright Motorsports. 2 March 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
^ "Mercedes-AMG Motorsport Customer Racing Teams Return to North American Competition in July". gt-world-challenge-america.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 6 July 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Racers Edge Returns to Defend GT World Challenge America Title". gt-world-challenge-america.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 13 December 2019. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Trent Hindman and Shelby Blackstock Team Up In NSX GT3 Evo To Run 2020 SRO GT World Challenge Americas". gt-world-challenge-america.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 28 February 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
^ "Standings GT World Challenge America Brands 2020". Fanatec GT World Challenge America Powered by AWS. Retrieved 2021-09-10.

External links[]

Official website

[SquadraCorseTR3-7] Car No. 1 entered as Squadra Corse at Round 1 and as TR3 Racing from Round 2 on. Cars No. 24 and 31 entered as TR3 Racing.

[1] "Blancpain and SRO Motorsports Group conclude successful 10-year partnership". gt-world-challenge-america.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 17 December 2019. Retrieved 9 July 2020.

[2] Lloyd, Daniel (26 July 2019). "SRO America Schedules Released; Indy Round Added". sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 7 January 2020.

[3] Dagys, John (25 October 2019). "SRO America Confirms Reduced Six-Round Schedule for 2020". sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 7 January 2020.

[4] "Circuit of the Americas To Kick Off 2020 GT World Challenge America". gt-world-challenge-america.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 8 November 2019. Retrieved 9 July 2020.

[5] Dagys, John (20 October 2019). "GT3 Pro Class to Be Eliminated in 2020". sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 9 July 2020.

[COTAProv-6] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u "GT World Challenge America Powered by AWS Opens 2020 Season at Circuit of The Americas". gt-world-challenge-america.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 28 February 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2020.

[VIRProv-8] "Green! Green! Green! VIRginia International Raceway Readies for Roar of GT World Challenge America powered by AWS Series, GT Sports Club America Series Debut". gt-world-challenge-america.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 7 July 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2020.

[CrowdStrike-9] "CrowdStrike Racing Expands Motorsports Program for 2020". gt-world-challenge-america.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 11 February 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2020.

[DXDT63-10] Dagys, John (18 February 2020). "Dalziel, Askew Return to DXDT in Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo". sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 18 February 2020.

[Vital-11] Kilshaw, Jake (5 February 2020). "Vital Speed Ferrari Returns; Westphal Joins Team". sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 7 February 2020.

[KPAX-12] "K-PAX Racing Maintains American Program for 2020". kpaxracing.com. K-PAX Racing. 9 January 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2020.

[GMG-13] "GMG ready for large and diverse roster of racing 2020". gmgracing.com. GMG Racing. 2 March 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2020.

[Wright-14] "Wright Motorsports Gears Up for GT World Challenge America Campaign with Root and Poordad". wrightmotorsports.com. Wright Motorsports. 2 March 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2020.

[15] "Mercedes-AMG Motorsport Customer Racing Teams Return to North American Competition in July". gt-world-challenge-america.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 6 July 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2020.

[RacersEdge-16] "Racers Edge Returns to Defend GT World Challenge America Title". gt-world-challenge-america.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 13 December 2019. Retrieved 9 July 2020.

[RacersEdge93-17] "Trent Hindman and Shelby Blackstock Team Up In NSX GT3 Evo To Run 2020 SRO GT World Challenge Americas". gt-world-challenge-america.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 28 February 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2020.

[18] "Standings GT World Challenge America Brands 2020". Fanatec GT World Challenge America Powered by AWS. Retrieved 2021-09-10.

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