Blancpain GT World Challenge America TC America Series
The 2019 Pirelli GT4 America Series was the inaugural season of the GT4 America Series. It took over the GTS class of the Pirelli World Challenge, which adopted global GT4 technical regulations in 2018, and it is a Blancpain GT World Challenge America support series. GT4 America Series is split into a Sprint series, which features 50-minute races with one driver per car, and a SprintX series, which features one-hour races with two drivers per car and a mandatory driver change during Pit stops. Also East and West regional championships are awarded. The season began on 2 March in Austin and ended on 20 October in Las Vegas.[1]
Calendar
[edit]
At the annual press conference during the 2018 24 Hours of Spa on 27 July, the Stéphane Ratel Organisation announced the first draft of the 2019 calendar.[2] The date for the season opening weekend in Austin was confirmed on 15 August.[3] Finalized schedules were announced on 29 September.[1] An official announcement, concerning the races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway that carry the 'Grand Finale' name, is forthcoming.[4]
SprintX
[edit]
Round
Circuit
Date
Series
1
Circuit of the Americas, Elroy, Texas
2–3 March
East / West
2
WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, Monterey, California
30–31 March
West
3
Virginia International Raceway, Alton, Virginia
27–28 April
East
4
Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, Bowmanville, Ontario
18–19 May
East
5
Sonoma Raceway, Sonoma, California
8–9 June
West
6
Portland International Raceway, Portland, Oregon
13–14 July
West
7
Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen, New York
31 August–1 September
East
8
Road America, Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin
21–22 September
East
9
Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas, Nevada
19–20 October
West
The round at Laguna Seca only counts towards GT4 America West points and not towards SprintX.
Sprint
[edit]
Round
Circuit
Date
1
Streets of St. Petersburg, St. Petersburg, Florida
9–10 March
2
Streets of Long Beach, Long Beach, California
14 April
3
Virginia International Raceway, Alton, Virginia
27–28 April
4
Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, Bowmanville, Ontario
18–19 May
5
Sonoma Raceway, Sonoma, California
8–9 June
6
Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen, New York
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 25 minutes in order to earn championship points in any SprintX race.
Position
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
10th
Points
25
18
15
12
10
8
6
4
2
1
Drivers' championships
[edit]
SprintX
[edit]
Pos.
Driver
Team
AUS
LAG
VIR
MOS
SON
POR
WGL
ELK
LVS
Points
SprintX Pro-Am Cup
1
Greg Liefooghe Sean Quinlan
Stephen Cameron Racing
5
4
—
2
4
2
1
1
4
1
3
1
1
1
2
4
3
309
2
Jason Hart Matt Travis
Nolasport
1
1
1
1
1
5
3
3
2
1
5
11
3
1
2
6
302
3
Toby Grahovec Chris Ohmacht
Classic BMW
6
3
4
3
10
7
4
3
8
8
127
4
Michael Dinan Robby Foley
Flying Lizard Motorsports
4
2
Ret
DNS
6
7
13
3
Ret
5
Ret
4
97
5
Jarett Andretti
Andretti Autosport
2
2
Ret
Ret
14
DNS
Ret
DNS
1
1
94
5
Colin Mullan
Andretti Autosport
2
2
Ret
Ret
14
DNS
1
1
94
6
Jason Bell
GMG Racing
2
8
9
10
2
4
72
7
Alec Udell
GMG Racing
2
8
2
4
60
7
Warren Dexter
Dexter Racing
4
2
4
4
60
8
Alexandre Prémat Mark Ramsey
Ramsey Racing/EXR Team by Premat
7
5
6
2
50
9
Ryan Dexter
Dexter Racing
4
2
33
10
Ari Balogh Tom Dyer
Stephen Cameron Racing
3
5
28
11
Ben Anderson
Dexter Racing
4
4
27
12
Andrew Davis
GMG Racing
9
9
12
13
Charlie Bellaurdo Jan Heylen
RS1
8
12
10
Drivers ineligible to score points
Patrick Byrne Guy Cosmo
RENNtech Motorsports
—
3
2
Marco DiLeo Ross Smith
Racers Edge Motorsports
10
11
David Donahue
Andretti Autosport
Ret
DNS
SprintX Am Cup
1
Preston Calvert Matt Keegan
Team Panoz Racing
3
7
—
8
7
6
2
Ret
1
3
4
7
6
5
6
5
10
313
2
John Allen Kris Wilson
Auto Technic Racing
6
8
9
5
5
4
5
6
5
6
11
8
6
7
230
3
James Sofronas
GMG Racing
4
8
4
5
12
10
7
5
141
4
Jason Bell
GMG Racing
4
5
7
5
86
5
Jeff Burton Vesko Kozarov
Rearden Racing
3
2
2
DNS
75
6
John Capestro-Dubets Mike Vess
Nolasport
6
6
5
6
63
7
Jarett Andretti Karl Thomson
Andretti Autosport
DSQ
3
7
Ret
3
Ret
62
8
CJ Moses
GMG Racing
4
8
12
10
55
Seth Neiman
Flying Lizard Motorsports
WD
WD
Drivers ineligible to score points
Anthony Lazzaro Dmitri Novikov
Rearden Racing
—
6
9
Tom Collingwood John Teece
BGB Motorsports Group
9
7
East Pro-Am Cup
1
Stevan McAleer Justin Raphael
Classic BMW
4
6
—
1
3
3
8
—
8
3
3
5
—
167
2
Karl Wittmer
Precision Driving Tech
5
7
3
1
165
Ian Lacy Racing
4
3
3
6
4
4
3
Alan Brynjolfsson Trent Hindman
Park Place Motorsports
1
1
Ret
5
Ret
5
2
2
Ret
1
152
4
Anthony Geraci Elivan Goulart
KRÜGSPEED
Ret
9
4
Ret
1
2
Ret
DNS
71
5
Frank Gannett
Ian Lacy Racing
4
3
3
6
66
6
Marko Radisic
Precision Driving Tech
5
7
3
1
63
7
Andy Pilgrim Adam Poland
Doghouse Performance
Ret
8
8
2
42
8
Parker Chase Reinhold Renger
RENNtech Motorsports
2
3
36
9
Stuart Briscoe Andrew Davis
Kelly-Moss Road & Race
12
14
5
6
34
10
Rich Golinello Nate Stacy
KohR Motorsports
3
4
Ret
DNS
30
Toby Grahovec Chris Ohmacht
Classic BMW
Ret
Ret
Drivers ineligible to score points
Patrick Byrne Guy Cosmo
Nolasport
—
—
4
7
—
RENNtech Motorsports
2
3
Drew Staveley
Ian Lacy Racing
4
4
East Am Cup
1
Matt Fassnacht Christian Szymczak
Murillo Racing
10
2
—
9
Ret
7
1
—
1
1
1
2
—
184
2
Sean Gibbons
Bodymotion Racing
6
11
169
TRG - The Racers Group
6
7
6
6
6
4
6
6
3
Tom Collingwood John Tecce
BGB Motorsports Group
7
13
7
4
5
7
7
5
5
7
156
4
Derek DeBoer
TRG - The Racers Group
6
7
6
6
6
4
6
6
132
5
James Clay Randy Mueller
Epic Motorsports
8
5
2
Ret
2
4
5
8
131
6
Eric Palmer Greg Palmer
Kelly-Moss/Photon Motorsports
11
12
DNS
DNS
8
9
Ret
8
50
7
Al Carter
Bodymotion Racing
6
11
37
8
Ray Mason Jeff Sexton
Classic BMW
9
10
27
West Pro-Am Cup
1
Harry Gottsacker Jon Miller
ST Racing
2
1
5
1
—
3
2
2
1
—
3
1
216
2
Samantha Tan Jason Wolfe
ST Racing
3
7
4
9
7
4
3
4
5
3
148
3
Jeff Bader Casey Dennis
USRD
6
4
2
5
6
8
10
Ret
96
4
Kenny Murillo Christian Szymczak
Murillo Racing
2
1
1
5
90
5
Sarah Cattaneo Owen Trinkler
Rearden Racing
7
6
5
5
4
8
87
6
Greg Liefooghe Sean Quinlan
Stephen Cameron Racing
1
2
43
7
Bob Michaelian Ross Smith
Racers Edge Motorsports
6
7
24
8
James Li Will Wattanawongkiri
USRD
9
DNS
10
Drivers ineligible to score points
Alan Brynjolfsson Trent Hindman
Park Place Motorsports
—
—
1
2
Jean-Francois Brunot Cody Kishiel
USRD
7
6
West Am Cup
1
Jeff Burton Vesko Kozarov
Rearden Racing
1
Ret
3
4
—
1
3
5
2
—
2
Ret
186
2
Chris Bellomo Kevin Woods
TRG - The Racers Group
4
2
8
3
4
7
8
8
6
7
176
3
Derek DeBoer Jim Rappaport
TRG - The Racers Group
8
5
7
7
Ret
6
11
9
9
4
133
4
Frank Gannett Drew Staveley
Ian Lacy Racing
5
3
DNQ
WD
4
3
76
5
Jeff Bader Casey Dennis
USRD
8
5
33
6
Jerold Lowe Michael McAleenan
Motorsports USA
7
6
30
7
Bob Michaelian Mark Pavan
Racers Edge Motorsports
6
8
28
8
Daren Jorgensen Brett Strom
RHC Jorgensen / Strom by Strom Motorsports
Ret
6
15
Pos.
Driver
Team
AUS
LAG
VIR
MOS
SON
POR
WGL
ELK
LVS
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
Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap
Sprint Overall
[edit]
Pos.
Driver
Team
STP
LBH
VIR
MOS
SON
WGL
ELK
LVS
Points
1
Ian James
Team Panoz Racing
1
5
2
20
3
5
3
2
1
1
7
10
6
1
4
211
2
Michael Cooper
Blackdog Speed Shop
4
13
3
2
4
3
2
1
2
4
18
1
1
18
1
207.5
3
Spencer Pumpelly
TRG - The Racers Group
2
4
1
19
Ret
2
1
3
3
5
5
2
2
10
2
195
4
Gar Robinson
Robinson Racing
3
2
9
3
2
7
6
18
10
2
2
4
4
137
5
Jarett Andretti
Andretti Autosport
Ret
8
7
5
20
4
5
6
5
19
1
6
17
2
3
128
6
Shane Lewis
Robinson Racing
14
3
5
4
5
6
9
7
7
3
16
3
3
118.5
PF Racing
4
14
7
Drew Staveley
Ian Lacy Racing
10
6
6
8
8
4
6
6
4
7
8
5
5
96
8
Matt Fassnacht
Murillo Racing
1
1
Ret
13
50
9
Nicolai Elghanayan
Marco Polo Motorsports
Ret
12
17
8
7
1
7
8
8
49
10
Jade Buford
PF Racing
15
1
3
6
48
11
Jeff Courtney
JCR Motorsports
7
3
9
14
8
8
35
12
Matt Brabham
CRP Racing
8
5
4
6
Ret
34
13
Alan Brynjolfsson
Park Place Motorsports
5
11
11
17
16
9
11
11
Ret
8
6
11
7
17
Ret
29
14
Marko Radisic
Precision Driving Tech
8
7
13
7
8
19
17
12
10
20
9
23
15
Tony Gaples
Blackdog Speed Shop
6
15
14
11
12
11
10
10
9
11
DNS
8
11
Ret
9
20.5
16
Preston Calvert
Team Panoz Racing
7
6
14
17
Nate Stacy
KohR Motorsports
Ret
4
12
18
Matt Keegan
Team Panoz Racing
4
12
19
James Pesek
PF Racing
Ret
Ret
9
7
10
20
James Sofronas
GMG Racing
6
8
21
Ari Balogh
Stephen Cameron Racing
9
8
6
22
Jeff Burton
Rearden Racing
9
10
9
12
Ret
Ret
5
23
Sean Quinlan
Stephen Cameron Racing
10
9
Ret
15
Ret
11
13
9
12
16
20
DNS
5
24
Mark Klenin
KPR
10
9
DNS
14
17
12
12
13
16
14
13
DNS
13
14
10
4
25
Tom Collingwood
BGB Motorsports Group
9
10
16
11
13
17
18
17
14
12
3
26
Jason Bell
GMG Racing
12
14
15
18
14
10
16
14
15
15
11
17
Ret
13
13
1
27
Michael Dinan
Flying Lizard Motorsports
11
Ret
Ret
Ret
DNS
17
12
13
10
12
12
1
28
Michael McCann
McCann Racing
Ret
DNS
10
14
15
DNS
1
29
Dmitry Novikov
Rearden Racing
12
19
17
19
11
11
1
Toby Grahovec
Classic BMW
12
13
0
Samantha Tan
ST Racing
12
0
Chris Ohmacht
Classic BMW
13
13
0
Ian Lacy
Ian Lacy Racing
13
DNS
0
Frank Gannett
Ian Lacy Racing
16
DNS
Ret
15
18
14
14
20
20
16
15
16
DNS
15
15
0
Henry Schmitt
Stephen Cameron Racing
DNS
15
15
14
0
Greg Palmer
Kelly-Moss/Photon Motorsports
DNS
DNS
18
15
0
CJ Moses
GMG Racing
17
Ret
16
0
Erin Vogel
Flying Lizard Motorsports
16
18
0
Bob Michaelian
Racers Edge Motorsports
Ret
Drivers ineligible to score points
Andrew Davis
Kelly-Moss Road & Race
5
5
Matt Travis
Nolasport
7
18
Fred Roberts
Dexter Racing
16
16
Kevan Millstein
K2R Motorsports
19
DNS
19
17
Pos.
Driver
Team
STP
LBH
VIR
MOS
SON
WGL
ELK
LVS
Points
Sprint Am Cup
[edit]
Pos.
Driver
Team
STP
LBH
VIR
MOS
SON
WGL
ELK
LVS
Points
1
Drew Staveley
Ian Lacy Racing
10
6
6
8
8
4
6
6
4
7
8
5
5
261
2
Tony Gaples
Blackdog Speed Shop
6
15
14
11
12
11
10
10
9
11
DNS
8
11
Ret
9
146
3
Alan Brynjolfsson
Park Place Motorsports
5
11
11
17
16
9
11
11
Ret
8
6
11
7
17
Ret
142.5
4
Jarett Andretti
Andretti Autosport
Ret
8
7
5
20
4
5
101
5
Jeff Courtney
JCR Motorsports
7
3
9
14
8
8
96
6
Marko Radisic
Precision Driving Tech
8
7
13
7
8
19
17
12
10
20
9
93.5
7
Mark Klenin
KPR
10
9
DNS
14
17
12
12
13
16
14
13
DNS
13
14
10
84
8
Jason Bell
GMG Racing
12
14
15
18
14
10
16
14
15
15
11
17
Ret
13
13
72
9
Sean Quinlan
Stephen Cameron Racing
10
9
Ret
15
Ret
11
13
9
12
16
20
DNS
67.5
10
Matt Fassnacht
Murillo Racing
1
1
Ret
13
58
11
Jeff Burton
Rearden Racing
9
10
9
12
Ret
Ret
50
12
Tom Collingwood
BGB Motorsports Group
9
10
16
11
13
17
18
17
14
12
45
13
Michael Dinan
Flying Lizard Motorsports
11
Ret
Ret
Ret
DNS
17
12
13
10
12
12
44
14
Preston Calvert
Team Panoz Racing
7
6
40
15
Dmitry Novikov
Rearden Racing
12
19
17
19
11
11
32
16
Frank Gannett
Ian Lacy Racing
16
DNS
Ret
15
18
14
14
20
20
16
15
16
DNS
15
15
28
17
Matt Keegan
Team Panoz Racing
4
25
18
Ari Balogh
Stephen Cameron Racing
9
8
24
19
Henry Schmitt
Stephen Cameron Racing
DNS
15
15
14
17
20
Samantha Tan
ST Racing
12
10
21
Chris Ohmacht
Classic BMW
13
13
6
22
Erin Vogel
Flying Lizard Motorsports
16
18
6
23
CJ Moses
GMG Racing
17
Ret
16
3
24
Greg Palmer
Kelly-Moss/Photon Motorsports
DNS
DNS
18
15
2
Bob Michaelian
Racers Edge Motorsports
Ret
Drivers ineligible to score points
Matt Travis
Nolasport
7
18
Fred Roberts
Dexter Racing
16
16
Kevan Millstein
K2R Motorsports
19
DNS
19
17
Pos.
Driver
Team
STP
LBH
VIR
MOS
SON
WGL
ELK
LVS
Points
Teams' championships
[edit]
SprintX
[edit]
Pos.
Team
Manufacturer
Points
SprintX
1
Stephen Cameron Racing
BMW
211
2
Nolasport
Porsche
198
3
Andretti Autosport
McLaren
82
4
Flying Lizard Motorsports
Porsche
69
5
GMG Racing
Audi
66
6
Dexter Racing
Ginetta
57
7
Classic BMW
BMW
50
8
Team Panoz Racing
Panoz
46
9
Rearden Racing
Audi
45
10
Ramsey Racing/EXR Team by Premat
Mercedes-AMG
44
11
Auto Technic Racing
BMW
14
12
RS1
Porsche
7
East
1
Park Place Motorsports
Porsche
99
2
Murillo Racing
Mercedes-AMG
95
3
Classic BMW
BMW
90
4
Epic Motorsports
BMW
59
5
Precision Driving Tech
BMW
56
6
RENNtech Motorsports
Mercedes-AMG
55
7
Ian Lacy Racing
Ford
44
8
KRÜGSPEED
Ginetta
41
9
KohR Motorsports
Ford
27
10
Doghouse Performance
Audi
26
11
Nolasport
Porsche
25
12
BGB Motorsports Group
Porsche
22
13
Kelly-Moss Road & Race / Photon Motorsports
Audi Porsche
19
14
Bodymotion Racing
Porsche
9
15
TRG - The Racers Group
Porsche
8
West
1
ST Racing
BMW
147
2
Rearden Racing
Audi
92
3
Murillo Racing
Mercedes-AMG
70
4
USRD
Ginetta
66
5
TRG - The Racers Group
Porsche
56
6
Ian Lacy Racing
Ford Ginetta
36
7
Racers Edge Motorsports
SIN
33
8
Stephen Cameron Racing
BMW
27
RHC Jorgensen / Strom by Strom Motorsports
BMW
0
Pos.
Team
Manufacturer
Points
Sprint
[edit]
Pos.
Team
Manufacturer
Points
1
Team Panoz Racing
Panoz
218
2
Blackdog Speed Shop
McLaren
210.5
3
TRG - The Racers Group
Porsche
204
4
Robinson Racing
Chevrolet
164.5
5
Andretti Autosport
McLaren
138
6
Ian Lacy Racing
Ford
112
7
Marco Polo Motorsports
KTM
54
8
Murillo Racing
Mercedes-AMG
50
9
PF Racing
Ford
48
10
JCR Motorsports
Maserati
45
11
Park Place Motorsports
Porsche
44
12
CRP Racing
Mercedes-AMG
38
13
Precision Driving Tech
BMW
38
14
Stephen Cameron Racing
BMW
18
15
KPR
McLaren
16.5
16
GMG Racing
Audi Porsche
15
17
Rearden Racing
Audi BMW
15
18
KohR Motorsports
Ford
12
19
BGB Motorsports Group
Porsche
12
20
Flying Lizard Motorsports
Audi Porsche
8
21
McCann Racing
Audi
2
22
ST Racing
BMW
1
23
Classic BMW
BMW
1
Racers Edge Motorsports
SIN
0
Kelly-Moss/Photon Motorsports
Audi
0
Pos.
Team
Manufacturer
Points
Manufacturers' championships
[edit]
SprintX
[edit]
Pos.
Manufacturer
Car
Points
1
Porsche
718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR
319
2
BMW
M4 GT4
309
3
Panoz
Avezzano GT4
215
4
McLaren
570S GT4
141
5
Audi
R8 LMS GT4
113
KTM
X-Bow GT4
0
Ford
Mustang GT4
0
Pos.
Manufacturer
Car
Points
Sprint
[edit]
Pos.
Manufacturer
Car
Points
1
McLaren
570S GT4
282.5
2
Panoz
Avezzano GT4
255.5
3
Porsche
718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR
235
4
Ford
Mustang GT4
200
5
BMW
M4 GT4
124
6
KTM
X-Bow GT4
93
7
Audi
R8 LMS GT4
88
Pos.
Manufacturer
Car
Points
See also
[edit]
2019 Blancpain GT World Challenge America
Notes
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^ abCar Nos. 32 and 81 entered as Kelly-Moss Road & Race and car No. 44 entered as Kelly-Moss/Photon Motorsports.
GT Series seasons organized by the SRO Motorsports Group
International
BPR Global GT Series (1994–1996)
1994
1995
1996
FIA GT Championship (1997–2009)
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
FIA GT1 World Championship (2010–2012)
2010
2011
2012
Intercontinental GT Challenge (2016–present)
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021–22
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Asia
FIA GT World Cup (2015–2019, 2023–present)
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2023
2024
2025
Blancpain GT Series Asia (2017–2018) Blancpain GT World Challenge Asia (2019) GT World Challenge Asia (2022–present)
2017
2018
2019
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
SRO Japan Cup (2022–present)
2022
2023
2024
2025
Thailand Super Series (2025)
2025
Europe
FIA GT3 European Championship (2006–2012)
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
Blancpain Endurance Series (2011–2015) Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup (2016–2019) GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup (2020–present)
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
FIA GT Series (2013) Blancpain Sprint Series (2014–2015) Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup (2016–2018) Blancpain GT World Challenge Europe (2019) GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup (2020–present)
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Blancpain GT Series (2014–2019) GT World Challenge Europe (2020–present)
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
GT Sports Club (2015) Blancpain GT Sports Club (2016–2019) GT2 European Series (2021–present)
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
British GT Championship (2004–present)
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
GT3 Revival Series
2026
Americas
Pirelli World Challenge (2018) Blancpain GT World Challenge America (2019) GT World Challenge America (2020–present)
2018 (SprintX)
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
GT Sports Club America (2020) GT America Series (2021–present)
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Oceania
GT World Challenge Australia (2021–present)
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Europe GT4
GT4 European Cup/Trophy/Series (2007–2016, 2018–present) GT4 European Series Northern Cup (2017)
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
GT4 European Series Southern Cup (2017) French GT4 Cup (2018–present)