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2023 GT America Series

The 2023 GT America Series was the third season of the SRO Motorsports Group's GT America Series, an auto racing series for grand tourer cars. The races were contested with GT2-spec, GT3-spec and GT4-spec cars. The season began on March 5 at St. Petersburg and ended on October 9 at Indianapolis.

Calendar edit

The preliminary calendar was released on October 17, 2022, featuring seven rounds.[1]

Round Circuit Date Supporting
1   St. Petersburg Street Circuit, St. Petersburg, Florida March 3–5 IndyCar Series
2   Sonoma Raceway, Sonoma, California March 30 – April 2 GT World Challenge America
3   NOLA Motorsports Park, Avondale, Louisiana April 28–30
4   Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas May 19–21
5   Virginia International Raceway, Alton, Virginia June 16–18
6   Nashville Street Circuit, Nashville, Tennessee August 4–6 IndyCar Series
7   Road America, Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin August 19–21 GT World Challenge America
8   Sebring International Raceway, Sebring, Florida September 23–25
9   Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis, Indiana October 7–9

Entry list edit

Team Car No. Drivers Class Rounds
Car Driver
  Crowdstrike Racing by Riley Motorsports[2] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 04   George Kurtz[2] GT3 OV 1–5, 7–9
  TRG-AMR[2] Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 009   Tim Savage[3] GT4 GT 2, 5, 7–9
  DXDT Racing[2] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 08   Scott Smithson[2] GT3 OV 1–4, 7–9
91   Jeff Burton[2] GT3 OV 1–5, 7
  Lone Star Racing[4] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 011   Marc Austin GT3 OV 2, 4, 7, 9
Mercedes-AMG GT2 80   Dan Knox[5] GT2 GT 9
  OnlyFans Racing With P1 Groupe By MRS[6] Porsche 911 GT3 R (991.2) 043   Alex Vogel[6] GT3 OV 1–3, 5–9
  Peter Pejacsevich[7] 4
  Archangel Motorsports[8] Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 045   Scott Blind GT4 GT 7–9
69   Todd Coleman[8] GT4 GT 1–4
  Chicago Performance & Tuning, Co.[5] KTM X-Bow GT2 094   Kevin Woods[5] GT2 GT 9
  Turner Motorsports[3] BMW M4 GT3 096   Vincent Barletta[3] GT3 OV 5
  Rotek Racing[4] Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport 098   Chris Alliegro[4] GT4 GT 2, 5–6
099   Robb Holland[4] GT4 GT 2–9
  Flying Lizard Motorsports[9] Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 2   Jason Bell[9] GT4 GT All
8   Elias Sabo[9] GT4 GT 2–5, 7–9
Porsche 911 GT3 R (991.2) 460   Andy Wilzoch[10] GT3 OV All
  SKI Autosports[11] Audi R8 LMS Ultra 3   Johnny O'Connell[11][3] GT3 OV 5–9
Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 56 GT3 OV 3–4
  Blackdog Speed Shop[12] Chevrolet Camaro GT4.R 5   Tony Gaples[12] GT4 GT All
  Flatrock Motorsports Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport 7   Rusty Bittle GT4 GT 6
  TR3 Racing[13] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 9   Ziad Ghandour[13] GT3 OV 2
Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 77   Jon Branam GT4 GT 2
  Paul Kiebler[13] 2–5
  Fast Track Racing[7][5] BMW M4 GT4 11   John Roberts[7][5] GT4 GT 4, 7
BMW M4 GT3 GT3 OV 9
  Team ACP Tangerine[14] BMW M4 GT4 12   Kenneth Goldberg[14] GT4 GT 1
152   Steve Weber[14] GT4 GT 1
  GMG Racing[15] Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 13   Todd Parriott GT4 GT 7, 9
Audi R8 LMS Evo II 14   James Sofronas[15] GT3 OV 1, 4, 7
Porsche 911 GT3 R (991.2) 32   Kyle Washington[4] GT3 OV 2, 5, 7, 9
Audi R8 LMS GT2 58   CJ Moses[3] GT2 GT 5, 9
Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport 71   Jay Logan[7] GT4 GT 4
  TGR Carrus Callas Racing Team[2] Toyota GR Supra GT4 21   Nicholas Shanny[2] GT4 GT All
  Heart of Racing Team[16] Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 25   Gray Newell[16] GT4 GT All
  CRP Racing[2] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 27   Jason Daskalos[2] GT3 OV All
41   Todd Treffert[4] GT3 OV 2–5, 7–9
  Bartone Bros Racing with RealTime[17] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 43   Andy Pilgrim[17] GT3 OV 1
427   Anthony Bartone[17] GT3 OV 1–5, 7–8
  Chouest Povoledo Racing[2] Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 50   Ross Chouest[2] GT4 GT All
  Accelerating Performance[2] Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 55   Moisey Uretsky[2][N 1] GT4 GT 1
  CDR Valkyrie[18] Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 66   Amir Haleem[18] GT3 OV 7
Acura NSX GT3 Evo22 86   Brian Lock[18] GT3 OV 7
  Mishumotors[2] Corvette C7 GT3-R 70   Mirco Schultis[2] GT3 OV 1–3, 6–9
  BGB Motorsports[2] Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport 81   Thomas Collingwood[2] GT4 GT 1, 8
  RENNtech Motorsports[2] Mercedes-AMG GT4 89   Thomas Johnson[2] GT4 GT 1
  Extreme Velocity Motorsports[19] Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport 99   Matt Joffe[19] GT4 GT 3, 5
  TKO Motorsports with Flying Lizard[20] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 101   Memo Gidley[20] GT3 OV All
  Wright Motorsports[21] Porsche 911 GT3 R (991.2) 120   Adam Adelson[21] GT3 OV 2–5
Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 7–9
  Auto Technic Racing[4] BMW M4 GT4 253   Rob Walker[4] GT4 GT 2
  Van der Steur Racing Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 428   Brady Behrman GT4 GT 7
Icon Class
Car
GT2 GT2 Cars
GT3 GT3 Current-Gen Cars
GT3 GT3 Previous-Gen Cars
GT4 GT4 Cars
Drivers
OV Overall
GT GT2
GT GT4
INV Invitational

Race results edit

Bold indicates overall winner

Round Circuit Pole position SRO3 Winners GT2 Winners GT4 Winners
1 R1   St. Petersburg   #08 DXDT Racing   #27 CRP Racing No Entries   #50 Chouest Povoledo Racing
  Scott Smithson   Jason Daskalos   Ross Chouest
R2   #101 TKO Motorsports with Flying Lizard   #2 Flying Lizard Motorsports
  Memo Gidley   Jason Bell
2 R1   Sonoma   #101 TKO Motorsports with Flying Lizard   #099 Rotek Racing
  Memo Gidley   Robb Holland
R2   #427 Bartone Bros Racing with RealTime   #77 TR3 Racing
  Anthony Bartone   Jon Branam
3 R1   NOLA   #101 TKO Motorsports with Flying Lizard   #101 TKO Motorsports with Flying Lizard   #50 Chouest Povoledo Racing
  Memo Gidley   Memo Gidley   Ross Chouest
R2   #101 TKO Motorsports with Flying Lizard   #8 Flying Lizard Motorsports
  Memo Gidley   Elias Sabo
4 R1   COTA   #56 SKI Autosports   #04 Crowdstrike Racing by Riley Motorsports   #50 Chouest Povoledo Racing
  Johnny O'Connell   George Kurtz   Ross Chouest
R2   #27 CRP Racing   #8 Flying Lizard Motorsports
  Jason Daskalos   Elias Sabo
5 R1   Virginia   #120 Wright Motorsports   #101 TKO Motorsports with Flying Lizard No Finishers   #099 Rotek Racing
  Adam Adelson   Memo Gidley   Robb Holland
R2   #101 TKO Motorsports with Flying Lizard   #58 GMG Racing   #099 Rotek Racing
  Memo Gidley   CJ Moses   Robb Holland
6 R1   Nashville   #27 CRP Racing   #3 SKI Autosports No Entries   #099 Rotek Racing
  Jason Daskalos   Johnny O'Connell   Robb Holland
R2   #27 CRP Racing   #099 Rotek Racing
  Jason Daskalos   Robb Holland
7 R1   Road America   #101 TKO Motorsports with Flying Lizard   #04 Crowdstrike Racing by Riley Motorsports   #8 Flying Lizard Motorsports
  Memo Gidley   George Kurtz   Elias Sabo
R2   #04 Crowdstrike Racing by Riley Motorsports   #099 Rotek Racing
  George Kurtz   Robb Holland
8 R1   Sebring   #101 TKO Motorsports with Flying Lizard   #101 TKO Motorsports with Flying Lizard   #2 Flying Lizard Motorsports
  Memo Gidley   Memo Gidley   Jason Bell
R2   #27 CRP Racing   #5 Blackdog Speed Shop
  Jason Daskalos   Tony Gaples
9 R1   Indianapolis   #101 TKO Motorsports with Flying Lizard   #101 TKO Motorsports with Flying Lizard   #80 Lone Star Racing   #099 Rotek Racing
  Memo Gidley   Memo Gidley   Dan Knox   Robb Holland
R2   #101 TKO Motorsports with Flying Lizard   #094 Chicago Performance & Tuning, Co.   #099 Rotek Racing
  Memo Gidley   Kevin Woods   Robb Holland

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.

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

Pos. Driver Team STP
  		SON
  		NOL
  		COA
  		VIR
  		NSH
  		ELK
  		SEB
  		IND
  		Points
SRO3
1   Memo Gidley   TKO Motorsports with Flying Lizard 2 1 1 3 1 1 11 5 DSQ 1 3 3 2 2 1 2 1 1 327
2   Jason Daskalos   CRP Racing 1 3 4 4 2 3 2 1 Ret 2 2 1 Ret 3 2 1 8 5 277
3   George Kurtz   CrowdStrike Racing by Riley Motorsports Ret 8 3 2 4 2 1 3 2 5 1 1 4 4 3 2 242
4   Johnny O'Connell   SKI Autosports 6 5 6 11 15 3 1 2 5 Ret 7 3 2 4 159
5=   Anthony Bartone   Bartone Bros Racing with RealTime 6 4 5 1 7 6 5 12 14 7 4 4 5 7 137
5=   Adam Adelson   Wright Motorsports 2 20 3 4 7 2 Ret 4 3 DNS 3 5 DNS 3 137
7   Todd Treffert   CRP Racing 6 6 5 10 4 6 1 6 Ret 13 DNS DNS 6 6 20 6 106
8   Mirco Schultis   Mishumotors 5 7 9 7 8 7 4 4 6 6 17 DNS 4 7 93
9   Andy Wilzoch   Flying Lizard Motorsports 7 Ret 8 8 9 8 8 4 5 9 11 9 11 7 9 8 DNS DNS 78
10   Alex Vogel   OnlyFans Racing With P1 Groupe By MRS 16 18 10 18 10 9 4 10 8 5 10 10 8 9 10 9 61
11   James Sofronas   GMG Racing 3 2 3 21 DNS DNS 48
12   Kyle Washington   GMG Racing 7 5 7 8 5 8 40
13   Andy Pilgrim   Bartone Bros Racing with RealTime 4 5 22
14   Vincent Barletta   Turner Motorsports 3 8 19
15=   Marc Austin   Lone Star Racing 9 19 9 9 9 10 14
15=   Brian Lock   CDR Valkyrie 8 5 14
17   Scott Smithson   DXDT Racing Ret 6 DNS DNS DNS DNS 8
18   Peter Pejascevich   OnlyFans Racing With P1 Groupe By MRS 10 13 3
19   Jeff Burton   DXDT Racing Ret DNS 0
  Ziad Ghandour   TR3 Racing DNS DNS 0
  John Roberts   Fast Track Racing WD WD 0
GT2
1   CJ Moses   GMG Racing Ret 11 11 12 75
Ineligible to score points
  Kevin Woods   Chicago Performance & Tuning, Co. 7 11 -
  Dan Knox   Lone Star Racing 6 13 -
GT4
1   Jason Bell   Flying Lizard Motorsports 10 9 12 19 12 15 13 8 8 15 6 8 13 12 10 11 13 15 279
2   Robb Holland   Rotek Racing 11 Ret 13 13 19 14 6 12 5 6 24 11 11 12 12 14 277
3   Ross Chouest   Chouest Povoledo Racing 8 Ret 13 11 11 14 12 16 7 13 7 7 14 16 19 16 15 16 242
4   Gray Newell   Heart of Racing Team 9 10 16 13 14 18 14 9 17 WD Ret 10 17 14 14 14 14 17 179
5   Tony Gaples   Blackdog Speed Shop 17 11 20 15 16 16 15 10 11 14 12 11 15 21 13 10 17 18 165
6   Elias Sabo   Flying Lizard Motorsports 15 10 15 11 16 7 Ret DNS 12 13 12 DNS DNS DNS 153
7   Nicholas Shanny   TGR Carrus Callas Racing Team 14 15 17 17 17 20 18 15 16 16 9 12 19 18 18 18 18 Ret 87
8   Tim Savage   TRG - The Racers Group 19 12 9 19 22 17 15 13 16 19 74
9   Todd Coleman   Archangel Motorsports 18 16 14 16 19 12 DNS DNS 41
10   Scott Blind   Archangel Motorsports 16 15 16 15 34
11   Jon Branam   TR3 Racing 9 25
12   Paul Kiebler   TR3 Racing 21 20 19 17 20 13 17 24
13   Matt Joffe   Extreme Velocity Motorsports 18 17 12 18 22
14=   Moisey Uretsky   Accelerating Performance 11 14 20
14=   Steve Weber   Team ACP Tangerine 12 13 20
14=   Kenneth Goldberg   Team ACP Tangerine 13 12 20
17=   John Roberts   Fast Track Racing 20 DNS 18 20 13
17=   Todd Parriott   GMG Racing 21 19 19 20 13
19   Rob Walker   Auto Technic Racing 18 14 12
20=   Chris Alliegro   Rotek Racing 10 Ret 10
20=   Rusty Bittle   Flatrock Motorsports 10 Ret 10
22   Thomas Johnson   RENNtech Motorsports 15 17 6
23   Thomas Collingwood   BGB Motorsports DNS DNS 20 17 5
24=   Jay Logan   GMG Racing Ret 18 2
24=   Brady Behrman   Van der Steur Racing 20 Ret 2
Pos. Driver Team STP
  		SON
  		NOL
  		COA
  		VIR
  		NSH
  		ELK
  		SEB
  		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
Bold – Pole

Italics – Fastest Lap

Notes:

  • † – Driver did not finish the race but was classified, as he completed more than 75% of the race distance.

Teams' Championships edit

Each team receives championship points for its highest car finishing position in each race. The positions of subsequent finishing cars from the same team are not considered in the results and all other cars are elevated in the finishing positions accordingly.

Pos. Team Manufacturer STP
  		SON
  		NOL
  		COA
  		VIR
  		NSH
  		ELK
  		SEB
  		IND
  		Points
SRO3
1   TKO Motorsports with Flying Lizard Mercedes-AMG 2 1 1 3 1 1 11 5 DSQ 1 3 3 2 2 1 2 1 1 332
2   CRP Racing Mercedes-AMG 1 3 4 4 2 3 2 1 1 2 2 1 Ret 3 2 1 8 5 302
3   CrowdStrike Racing by Riley Motorsports Mercedes-AMG Ret 8 3 2 4 2 1 3 2 5 1 1 4 4 3 2 244
4   SKI Autosports Ferrari
Audi 		6 5 6 11 15 3 1 2 5 Ret 7 3 2 4 165
5   Bartone Bros Racing with RealTime Mercedes-AMG 6 4 5 1 7 6 5 12 14 7 4 4 5 7 151
6   Wright Motorsports Porsche 2 20 3 4 7 2 Ret 4 3 DNS 3 5 DNS 3 140
7   Mishumotors Callaway 5 7 9 7 8 7 4 4 6 6 17 DNS 4 7 104
8   GMG Racing Audi
Porsche 		3 2 7 5 3 21 7 8 5 8 93
9   Flying Lizard Motorsports Porsche 7 Ret 8 8 9 8 8 4 5 9 11 9 11 7 9 8 DNS DNS 92
10   OnlyFans Racing With P1 Groupe By MRS Porsche 16 18 10 18 10 9 10 13 4 10 8 5 10 10 8 9 10 9 80
11   Turner Motorsports BMW 3 8 21
12   Lone Star Racing Mercedes-AMG 9 19 9 9 9 10 18
13   CDR Valkyrie Nissan 8 5 14
14   DXDT Racing Mercedes-AMG Ret 6 10
  TR3 Racing Mercedes-AMG DNS DNS 0
GT2
1   GMG Racing Audi Ret 11 11 12 75
Ineligible to score points
  Kevin Woods KTM 7 11 -
  Lone Star Racing Mercedes-AMG 6 13 -
GT4
1   Flying Lizard Motorsports Aston Martin 10 9 12 10 12 11 13 7 8 15 6 8 12 12 10 11 13 15 344
2   Rotek Racing Porsche 11 Ret 13 13 19 14 6 12 5 6 24 11 11 12 12 14 281
3   Chouest Povoledo Racing Aston Martin 8 Ret 13 11 11 14 12 16 7 13 7 7 14 16 19 16 15 16 259
4   Heart of Racing Team Aston Martin 9 10 16 13 14 18 14 9 17 WD Ret 10 17 14 14 14 14 17 195
5   Blackdog Speed Shop Chevrolet 17 11 20 15 16 16 15 10 11 14 12 11 15 21 13 10 17 18 191
6   TGR Carrus Callas Racing Team Toyota 14 15 17 17 17 20 18 15 16 16 9 12 19 18 18 18 18 Ret 114
7   Archangel Motorsports Aston Martin 18 16 14 16 19 12 DNS DNS 16 15 16 15 86
8   TRG - The Racers Group Aston Martin 19 12 9 19 22 17 15 13 16 19 81
9   TR3 Racing Aston Martin 21 9 20 19 17 20 13 17 58
10   Extreme Velocity Motorsports Porsche 18 17 12 18 28
11=   Accelerating Performance Aston Martin 11 14 22
11=   Team ACP Tangerine BMW 12 12 22
13   Fast Track Racing BMW 20 DNS 18 20 20
14   Auto Technic Racing BMW 18 14 14
15=   RENNtech Motorsports Mercedes-AMG 15 17 10
15=   GMG Racing Porsche Ret 18 21 19 10
15=   Flatrock Motorsports Porsche 10 Ret 10
18   BGB Motorsports Porsche DNS DNS 20 17 6
19   Van der Steur Racing Aston Martin 20 Ret 4
Pos. Team Manufacturer STP
  		SON
  		NOL
  		COA
  		VIR
  		NSH
  		ELK
  		SEB
  		IND
  		Points

Notes:

  • † – Driver did not finish the race but was classified, as he completed more than 75% of the race distance.

Notes edit

  1. ^ Moisey Uretsky is Russian, but he competes as a neutral competitor as Russian national emblems were banned by the FIA due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

References edit

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