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
editThe 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 |
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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
editRace results
editBold indicates overall winner
Round | Circuit | Pole position | Pro Winners | Pro/Am Winners | Am Winners | Results | |
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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
edit- 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 |
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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 |
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Points | 50 | 36 | 30 | 24 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 |
Drivers' championship
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Teams' championship
editPos. | Team | SON | SEB | COT | VIR | ELK | BAR | IND | Points | ||||||
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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
editNotes
editReferences
edit- ^ John, Dagys (June 28, 2024). "SRO America Confirms Unchanged 2025 Calendar". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
- ^ "SRO America 2025 Calendar Update". SRO Motorsports Group. August 6, 2024. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Racers Edge Motorsports Announces Strategic Partnership with Aston Martin Racing". GT World Challenge America. SRO Motorsports Group. November 25, 2024. Retrieved November 25, 2024.
- ^ a b Dagys, John (February 7, 2025). "Racers Edge to Field Aston Martin for Cooper, Bell". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved February 7, 2025.
- ^ a b Dagys, John (January 30, 2025). "Dollahite to Field Mustang GT3". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved January 31, 2025.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Dagys, John (November 1, 2024). "Flying Lizard Confirms Continued Dual Series Effort in 2025". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved November 1, 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c "AF Corse Aim for Full Season Success". GT World Challenge America. SRO Motorsports Group. January 10, 2025. Retrieved January 10, 2025.
- ^ a b Dagys, John (March 20, 2025). "Sedgwick to Team Up With Heylen in RS1 Porsche". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved March 20, 2025.
- ^ "Heart of Racing Hits High Gear with GT3 and GT4 Entries". GT World Challenge America. SRO Motorsports Group. December 9, 2024. Retrieved December 9, 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Dagys, John (November 15, 2024). "JMF to Step Up to GTWC America in Expanded 2025 Effort". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved November 15, 2024.
- ^ a b O'Connell, RJ (February 17, 2025). "Grenier, Stephens To Lead JMF Motorsports' First GTWC America Campaign". Dailysportscar. Retrieved February 17, 2025.
- ^ a b c Dagys, John (March 18, 2025). "Chouest Povoledo Switches to Corvette". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved March 18, 2025.
- ^ Dagys, John (November 7, 2024). "Random Vandals Set for Dual Series 2025 Campaign". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved November 7, 2024.
- ^ a b Dagys, John (February 27, 2025). "Random Vandals to Field Second BMW for Auberlen, Choksey". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved February 27, 2025.
- ^ a b c Dagys, John (January 30, 2025). "De Phillippi to Spearhead Random Vandals Pro Lineup". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved January 30, 2025.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Dagys, John (October 24, 2024). "Regulator Racing Confirms 2025 Return". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Sonoma Raceway Provisional Entry List" (PDF). SRO Motorsports Group. March 21, 2025. Retrieved March 22, 2025.
- ^ "Circuit of the Americas Provisional Entry List" (PDF). SRO Motorsports Group. April 21, 2025. Retrieved April 21, 2025.