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

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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

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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 1–2
  Michael Cooper[5]
  Dollahite Racing[6] Ford Mustang GT3 Ford Coyote 5.4 L V8 6   Scott Dollahite[6] PA 1–2
  Anthony Lazzaro[7]
  Flying Lizard Motorsports[8] BMW M4 GT3 Evo BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Twin Turbo I6 8   Andy Lee[7] PA 1–2
  Elias Sabo[7]
  DXDT Racing[9][3] Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R Chevrolet LT6 5.5 L V8 11   Matt Bell[9] PA 1–2
  Blake McDonald[9]
  AF Corse[10][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.[10] Am 1–2
  Jay Schreibman[10]
  RennSport1[3] Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 18   Jan Heylen[11] P 1–2
  Alex Sedgwick[11]
  Heart of Racing Team[12] Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo Aston Martin AMR16A 4.0 L Turbo V8 24   Gray Newell[13] PA 1–2
  Darren Turner[13]
  CRP Racing[3] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 27   Jason Daskalos[3] PA 1–2
  Isaac Sherman[3]
  Turner Motorsport[14][3] BMW M4 GT3 Evo BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Twin Turbo I6 29   Robby Foley[14] PA 1–2
  Justin Rothberg[14]
  GMG Racing[3] Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 32   Tom Sargent[3] PA 1–2
  Kyle Washington[3]
  JMF Motorsports[15] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 34   Mikaël Grenier[16] P 1–2
  Michai Stephens[16]
  Chouest Povoledo Racing[17] Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R Chevrolet LT6 5.5 L V8 50   Ross Chouest[17] PA 1–2
  Aaron Povoledo[17]
  Random Vandals Racing[18] BMW M4 GT3 Evo BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Twin Turbo I6 51   Bill Auberlen[19] P 1–2
  Varun Choksey[19]
99   Connor De Phillippi[20] P 1–2
  Kenton Koch[20]
  Conor Daly[20] TBC
  Archangel Motorsports[21] McLaren 720S GT3 Evo McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8 88   Todd Coleman[21] PA 1–2
  Aaron Telitz[21]
  Regulator Racing[22] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 91   Jeff Burton[3] PA 1–2
  Philip Ellis[3]
  LAB Motorsport by GT Racing[23] Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 92   Jean-Frédéric Laberge[23] PA 1–2
  Kyle Marcelli[23]
Source:[24][25]
Icon Class
P Pro Cup
PA Pro/Am Cup
Am Am Cup

Race results

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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 No Finishers Report
  Colin Braun
  George Kurtz
  Connor De Phillippi
  Kenton Koch
  Jeff Burton
  Philip Ellis
2 R1   Austin
R2
3 R1   Sebring
R2
4 R1   Virginia
R2
5 R1   Road America
R2
6 R1   Barber
R2
7 R1   Indianapolis

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. 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

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Pos. Driver Team SON SEB COT VIR ELK BAR IND Points
Pro class
1   Connor De Phillippi
  Kenton Koch
  Random Vandals Racing 2 1 43
2   Mikaël Grenier
  Michai Stephens
  JMF Motorsports 1 3 40
3   Jan Heylen
  Alex Sedgwick
  RennSport1 4 2 30
4   Bill Auberlen
  Varun Choksey
  Random Vandals Racing 3 4 27
Pro-Am class
1   Robby Foley
  Justin Rothberg
  Turner Motorsport 1 3 40
2   Colin Braun
  George Kurtz
  CrowdStrike Racing by Riley Motorsports 2 2 36
3   Jeff Burton
  Philip Ellis
  Regulator Racing 7 1 31
4   Marcelo Hahn
  Allam Khodair
  AF Corse USA 3 5 25
5   Jason Daskalos
  Isaac Sherman
  CRP Racing 4 4 24
6   Todd Coleman
  Aaron Telitz
  Archangel Motorsports 5 6 18
7   Jason Bell
  Michael Cooper
  Racers Edge Motorsports 6 12 8
8   Andy Lee
  Elias Sabo
  Flying Lizard Motorsports 10 7 7
9   Ross Chouest
  Aaron Povoledo
  Chouest Povoledo Racing 11 8 4
=   Gray Newell
  Darren Turner
  Heart of Racing Team 8 11 4
=   Tom Sargent
  Kyle Washington
  GMG Racing 9 9 4
12   Matt Bell
  Blake McDonald
  DXDT Racing 12 10 1
  Scott Dollahite
  Anthony Lazzaro
  Dollahite Racing 13 13 0
  Jean-Frédéric Laberge
  Kyle Marcelli
  LAB Motorsport by GT Racing DNS 0
Am class
1   Oswaldo Negri Jr
  Jay Schreibman
  AF Corse USA 1 1 50
Pos. Driver Team SON SEB COT 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

Teams' championship

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Pos. Team SON SEB COT VIR ELK BAR IND Points
Pro class
1   Random Vandals Racing 2 1 43
2   JMF Motorsports 1 3 40
3   RennSport1 4 2 33
Pro-Am class
1   Turner Motorsport 1 3 40
2   CrowdStrike Racing by Riley Motorsports 2 2 36
3   Regulator Racing 7 1 31
4   AF Corse USA 3 5 25
5   CRP Racing 4 4 24
6   Archangel Motorsports 5 6 18
7   Racers Edge Motorsports 6 12 8
8   Flying Lizard Motorsports 10 7 7
9   Chouest Povoledo Racing 11 8 4
=   Heart of Racing Team 8 11 4
=   GMG Racing 9 9 4
12   DXDT Racing 12 10 1
  Dollahite Racing 13 13 0
  LAB Motorsport by GT Racing DNS 0
Am class
1   AF Corse USA 1 1 50
Pos. Team SON SEB COT VIR ELK BAR IND Points
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.

See also

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Notes

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References

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  1. ^ John, Dagys (June 28, 2024). "SRO America Confirms Unchanged 2025 Calendar". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
  2. ^ "SRO America 2025 Calendar Update". SRO Motorsports Group. August 6, 2024. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p O'Connell, RJ (March 5, 2025). "GT World Challenge America Field Taking Shape Ahead Of Sonoma". Dailysportscar. Retrieved March 5, 2025.
  4. ^ "Racers Edge Motorsports Announces Strategic Partnership with Aston Martin Racing". GT World Challenge America. SRO Motorsports Group. November 25, 2024. Retrieved November 25, 2024.
  5. ^ a b Dagys, John (February 7, 2025). "Racers Edge to Field Aston Martin for Cooper, Bell". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved February 7, 2025.
  6. ^ a b Dagys, John (January 30, 2025). "Dollahite to Field Mustang GT3". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved January 31, 2025.
  7. ^ a b c d e Dagys, John (March 21, 2025). "Expanded 19-Car Entry for Sonoma Season Opener". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved March 22, 2025.
  8. ^ Dagys, John (November 1, 2024). "Flying Lizard Confirms Continued Dual Series Effort in 2025". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved November 1, 2024.
  9. ^ a b c "McDonald and Bell Join DXDT Racing in GT World Challenge America". GT World Challenge America. SRO Motorsports Group. January 8, 2025. Retrieved January 8, 2025.
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  11. ^ a b Dagys, John (March 20, 2025). "Sedgwick to Team Up With Heylen in RS1 Porsche". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved March 20, 2025.
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  13. ^ a b Dagys, John (January 13, 2025). "Turner to Team With Newell in Heart of Racing Vantage GT3". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved January 13, 2025.
  14. ^ a b c Dagys, John (November 13, 2024). "Turner Confirms Pro-Am Title Defense With Foley, Rothberg". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
  15. ^ Dagys, John (November 15, 2024). "JMF to Step Up to GTWC America in Expanded 2025 Effort". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved November 15, 2024.
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  17. ^ a b c Dagys, John (March 18, 2025). "Chouest Povoledo Switches to Corvette". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved March 18, 2025.
  18. ^ Dagys, John (November 7, 2024). "Random Vandals Set for Dual Series 2025 Campaign". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved November 7, 2024.
  19. ^ a b Dagys, John (February 27, 2025). "Random Vandals to Field Second BMW for Auberlen, Choksey". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved February 27, 2025.
  20. ^ a b c Dagys, John (January 30, 2025). "De Phillippi to Spearhead Random Vandals Pro Lineup". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved January 30, 2025.
  21. ^ a b c "Coleman and Telitz Take on GT World Challenge GT3 Racing with Archangel Motorsports". GT World Challenge America. SRO Motorsports Group. March 19, 2025. Retrieved March 19, 2025.
  22. ^ Dagys, John (October 24, 2024). "Regulator Racing Confirms 2025 Return". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
  23. ^ a b c "LAB Motorsport Set to Tackle SRO GT World Challenge America with All-Canadian Lineup". GT World Challenge America. SRO Motorsports Group. March 24, 2025. Retrieved March 24, 2025.
  24. ^ "Sonoma Raceway Provisional Entry List" (PDF). SRO Motorsports Group. March 21, 2025. Retrieved March 22, 2025.
  25. ^ "Circuit of the Americas Provisional Entry List" (PDF). SRO Motorsports Group. April 21, 2025. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
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