2023 GT World Challenge America

The 2023 Fanatec GT World Challenge America Powered by AWS will be the seventeenth season of the United States Auto Club's GT World Challenge America, and the sixth under ownership of SRO Motorsports Group.

The season will begin at Sonoma on March 30, and end at Indianapolis on October 8.

Calendar

The preliminary calendar was released on July 29, 2022, featuring 14 races across seven rounds.[1] In September, an updated schedule was released, postponing the event at Circuit of the Americas by two weeks and bringing the Road America round forward one week.[2] An additional change was announced on October 17, moving the NOLA round from February 24–26 to April 28–30 to alleviate a clash with the Kyalami 9 Hours, as well as allowing the 2023 BoP test to be completed before the start of the season.[3]

Round Circuit Date
1 United States Sonoma Raceway, Sonoma, California March 30 – April 2
2 United States NOLA Motorsports Park, Avondale, Louisiana April 28–30
3 United States Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas May 19–21
4 United States Virginia International Raceway, Alton, Virginia June 16–18
5 United States Road America, Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin August 18–20
6 United States Sebring International Raceway, Sebring, Florida September 22–24
7 United States Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis, Indiana October 6–8

Entry list
Team Car Engine No. Drivers Class Rounds
United States TRG-AMR[4] Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 007 United States Derek DeBoer[4] PA 1–2
United Kingdom Ross Gunn[4] 1
France Valentin Hasse-Clot[5] 2
United States CrowdStrike Racing by Riley Motorsports[6] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 04 United States Colin Braun[6] PA 1–2
United States George Kurtz[6]
United States DXDT Racing[7] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 08 United States Bryan Sellers[7] PA 1–2
United States Scott Smithson[7]
91 United States Jeff Burton[7] PA 1–2
United States Corey Lewis[7]
United States TR3 Racing[8] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 9 United States Ziad Ghandour[8] PA 1–2
Canada Daniel Morad[8]
United States GMG Racing[9] Audi R8 LMS Evo II Audi 5.2 L V10 14 United States Tom Dyer[10] PA 1
United States James Sofronas[11]
Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 TBA TBA TBA
TBA
United States ACI Motorsports[12] Porsche 911 GT3 R Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 16 United States Spencer Pumpelly[13] PA 1–2
Switzerland Pedro Torres[13]
United States Mercedes-AMG Austin with Esses Racing[14] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 19 United Kingdom Adam Carroll[15] PA 1–2
United States Will Hardeman[14]
United States Conquest Racing[16] Ferrari 296 GT3 Ferrari 3.0 L Turbo V6 21 Italy Alessandro Balzan[16] P 1–2
United States Manny Franco[16]
United States RennSport1 - CBW Racing[17] Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 28 United States Eric Filgueiras[17] P 1–2
United Kingdom Stevan McAleer[17]
United States Triarsi Competizione[10] Ferrari 296 GT3 Ferrari 3.0 L Turbo V6 33 United Kingdom Ryan Dalziel[10] PA 1–2
United States Justin Wetherill[10]
Canada ST Racing[18] BMW M4 GT3 BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Twin Turbo I6 38 United States John Edwards[19] PA 1–2
Canada Samantha Tan[18]
United States Bartone Bros Racing with RealTime[20] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 43 United States Anthony Bartone[20] Am 1–2
United Kingdom Andy Pilgrim[20]
United States Wright Motorsports[21] Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 45 Belgium Jan Heylen[21] PA 1–2
United States Charlie Luck[21]
Porsche 911 GT3 R Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 120 United States Adam Adelson[22] PA 1–2
United States Elliot Skeer[22]
United States MDK Motorsports[23] Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 53 United States Trenton Estep[23] P 1–2
United States Seth Lucas[23]
United States Racers Edge Motorsports with WTR-Andretti[24] Acura NSX GT3 Evo22 Acura 3.5 L Turbo V6 93 Germany Mario Farnbacher[24] P 1–2
United States Ashton Harrison[24]
United States Bimmerworld Racing[25] BMW M4 GT3 BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Twin Turbo I6 94 United States Bill Auberlen[25] P 1–2
United States Chandler Hull[25]
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 Ref.
1 R1 United States Sonoma United States #28 RennSport1 - CBW Racing United States #28 RennSport1 - CBW Racing United States #120 Wright Motorsports United States #43 Bartone Bros Racing with RealTime [26]
United States Eric Filgueiras
United Kingdom Stevan McAleer		 United States Eric Filgueiras
United Kingdom Stevan McAleer		 United States Adam Adelson
United States Elliot Skeer		 United States Anthony Bartone
United Kingdom Andy Pilgrim
R2 Canada #38 ST Racing United States #93 Racers Edge Motorsports United States #04 CrowdStrike Racing by Riley Motorsports United States #43 Bartone Bros Racing with RealTime [27]
United States John Edwards
Canada Samantha Tan		 United States Ashton Harrison
Germany Mario Farnbacher		 United States Colin Braun
United States George Kurtz		 United States Anthony Bartone
United Kingdom Andy Pilgrim
2 R1 United States NOLA United States #28 RennSport1 - CBW Racing United States #28 RennSport1 - CBW Racing United States #120 Wright Motorsports United States #43 Bartone Bros Racing with RealTime [28]
United States Eric Filgueiras
United Kingdom Stevan McAleer		 United States Eric Filgueiras
United Kingdom Stevan McAleer		 United States Adam Adelson
United States Elliot Skeer		 United States Anthony Bartone
United Kingdom Andy Pilgrim
R2 United States #007 TRG-AMR United States #94 Bimmerworld Racing United States #04 CrowdStrike Racing by Riley Motorsports United States #43 Bartone Bros Racing with RealTime [29]
United States Derek DeBoer
France Valentin Hasse-Clot		 United States Bill Auberlen
United States Chandler Hull		 United States Colin Braun
United States George Kurtz		 United States Anthony Bartone
United Kingdom Andy Pilgrim
3 R1 United States COTA
R2
4 R1 United States Virginia
R2
5 R1 United States Road America
R2
6 R1 United States Sebring
R2
7 United States Indianapolis

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. 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 NOL COT VIR ELK SEB IND Points
Pro class
1 United States Eric Filgueiras
United Kingdom Stevan McAleer		 United States RennSport1 - CBW Racing 1 9 1 12 77
2 United States Bill Auberlen
United States Chandler Hull		 United States Bimmerworld Racing 5 11 3 2 68
3 Germany Mario Farnbacher
United States Ashton Harrison		 United States Racers Edge Motorsports with WTR-Andretti 6 5 16 16 60
4 Italy Alessandro Balzan
United States Manny Franco		 United States Conquest Racing 9 6 2 14 58
5 United States Trenton Estep
United States Seth Lucas		 United States MDK Motorsports 7 8 6 7 57
Pro/Am class
1 United States Colin Braun
United States George Kurtz		 United States CrowdStrike Racing by Riley Motorsports 3 1 13 1 70
2 United States Adam Adelson
United States Elliot Skeer		 United States Wright Motorsports 2 3 4 15 66
3 United States Derek DeBoer United States TRG-AMR 12 10 7 3 47
4 United States Ziad Ghandour
Canada Daniel Morad		 United States TR3 Racing 11 2 9 11 40
5 Belgium Jan Heylen
United States Charlie Luck		 United States Wright Motorsports 8 4 17dagger 4 39
6 United States Spencer Pumpelly
Switzerland Pedro Torres		 United States ACI Motorsports 4 13 10 8 35
7 France Valentin Hasse-Clot United States TRG-AMR 7 3 33
8 United Kingdom Adam Carroll
United States Will Hardeman		 United States Mercedes-AMG Austin with Esses Racing 10 12 12 5 32
9 United States Bryan Sellers
United States Scott Smithson		 United States DXDT Racing 13 14 5 17 24
10 United States John Edwards
Canada Samantha Tan		 Canada ST Racing 17dagger 7 8 13 24
11 United States Jeff Burton
United States Corey Lewis		 United States DXDT Racing Ret Ret 11 6 16
12 United Kingdom Ross Gunn United States TRG-AMR 12 10 14
13 United Kingdom Ryan Dalziel
United States Justin Wetherill		 United States Triarsi Competizione 14 17 14 10 9
14 United States Tom Dyer
United States James Sofronas		 United States GMG Racing 16 16 2
Am class
1 United States Anthony Bartone
United Kingdom Andy Pilgrim		 United States Bartone Bros Racingw with RealTime 15 15 15 9 100
Pos. Driver Team SON NOL COT VIR ELK SEB IND Points
Key
ColourResult
GoldRace winner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenPoints finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleDid not finish (Ret)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
Excluded (EX)
White Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Withdrew (WD)
BlankDid Not Participate

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

Notes
  • dagger – Drivers did not finish the race but were classified, as they completed more than 75% of the race distance.

See also

References
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