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2021 Porsche Carrera Cup North America

The 2021 Porsche Carrera Cup North America was the first Porsche Carrera Cup North America season, sanctioned by the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) which in turn replaced both Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge USA & Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Canada. It began on March 19 at Sebring International Raceway and ended on November 12 at Road Atlanta.

Teams and drivers edit

The following teams and drivers were signed to run the 2021 season.

Team No. Driver Class Rounds
992 Pro Class
  JDX Racing[1] 2   Sean McAlister[2] R All
9   Parker Thompson[1] R All
  Kelly-Moss Road and Race[3] 3   Kay van Berlo[4] R All
15   Sebastian Priaulx[3] R All
27   Sebastian Carazo[5] R All
  Moorespeed-Wright Motorsports[6][N 1]
Wright Motorsports[6][N 1]
7   Max Root[6] R All
88   Hutton McKenna[6] All
  311RS Motorsport[7] 11   Ryan Gates[7] All
12   Leh Keen[7] All
  MRS GT-Racing[8] 14   Erik Johansson 1–4, 6
  Leon Köhler 7
16   Jeffrey Kingsley[9] 1
  Jimmy Llibre 4
  BGB Motorsports[10] 38   Dylan Murry[10] R All
  Team Hardpoint EBM[11] 53   Riley Dickinson[12] R All
  Topp Racing[6] 58   TJ Fischer All
992 Pro-Am Class
  TPC Racing[6] 10   Vernon McClure[6] 1, 3–6
  MRS GT-Racing[8] 14   Andor Kovacs 5
16   Mark Thomas 2
  Alexander Marmureanu 5
  Steve Dunn 6–7
  ACI Motorsports[6] 17   Curt Swearingin[6] All
  Goldcrest Motorsports[6] 29   Jeffrey Majkrzak[6] 5–7
  Topp Racing[6] 42   Bill Smith[6] All
  Black Swan with JDX Racing[6] 54   Tim Pappas[6] 1, 4–6
  Wright Motorsports[6] 57   John Goetz[6] All
  Team Hardpoint EBM[11] 65   Efrin Castro[12] All
  BGB Motorsport 69   Thomas Collingwood All
  Kelly-Moss Road and Race[3][N 2]
iFLY Racing/Kelly-Moss[3][N 2]
84   Rene Robichaud[13] 1, 3, 7
99   Alan Metni[13] All
991 Pro-Am Class
  Goldcrest Motorsports[6] 8   Joe Still[6] 1–3, 6–7
21   Grady Willingham[6] All
29   Jeffrey Majkrzak 1–4
55   Matt Halcome[6] All
72   Phillip Martien[6] 1–2
96   Dimitri Dimakos 7
  ACI Motorsports[6][N 3]
Team TGM[14][N 3]
18   Richard Edge 3
24   Kurt Hunt[6] 1, 3–4, 7
64   Ted Giovanis[14] 1
  Topp Racing[6] 56   Frank Raso[6] 1–2
  Kelly-Moss Racing[13] 59   Tom Balames[13] 1, 3–4, 7
92   Joseph Lombardo[13] 1, 3, 5, 7
  Flying Lizard Motorsports 68   Chris Bellomo 4, 7
  Irish Mike's Racing[6] 95   Conor Flynn 4–7
97   Craig Conway[6] 1, 3–7
Icon Class
R Rookie
G Guest

Race calendar and results edit

The revised calendar was announced on September 25, 2020.[15]

Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Driver Winning Team
1   Sebring International Raceway, Sebring, Florida March 19   Sebastian Priaulx   Kay van Berlo   Sebastian Priaulx   Kelly-Moss Road and Race
2 March 20   Sebastian Priaulx   Sebastian Priaulx   Kay van Berlo   Kelly-Moss Road and Race
3   Circuit of The Americas, Austin, Texas April 30   Sebastian Priaulx   Sebastian Priaulx   Parker Thompson   JDX Racing
4 May 2   Sebastian Priaulx   Kay van Berlo   Kay van Berlo   Kelly-Moss Road and Race
5   Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen, New York June 24   Max Root   Sebastian Priaulx   Kay van Berlo   Kelly-Moss Road and Race
6 June 27   Sebastian Priaulx   Kay van Berlo   Kay van Berlo   Kelly-Moss Road and Race
  Honda Indy Toronto, Toronto, Ontario Cancelled
7   Road America, Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin August 6   Kay van Berlo   Kay van Berlo   Kay van Berlo   Kelly-Moss Road and Race
8 August 8   Kay van Berlo   Riley Dickinson   Parker Thompson   JDX Racing
9   Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis, Indiana September 11   Sebastian Priaulx   Sebastian Priaulx   Sebastian Priaulx   Kelly-Moss Road and Race
10 September 12   Sebastian Priaulx   Parker Thompson   Parker Thompson   JDX Racing
11 September 12   Sebastian Priaulx   Parker Thompson   Sebastian Priaulx   Kelly-Moss Road and Race
12   Virginia International Raceway, Alton, Virginia October 9   Kay van Berlo   Sebastian Priaulx   Kay van Berlo   Kelly-Moss Road and Race
13 October 10   Sebastian Priaulx   Sebastian Priaulx   Sebastian Priaulx   Kelly-Moss Road and Race
14   Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta, Braselton, Georgia November 10   Sebastian Priaulx   Riley Dickinson   Sebastian Priaulx   Kelly-Moss Road and Race
15 November 11   Sebastian Priaulx   Riley Dickinson   Kay van Berlo   Kelly-Moss Road and Race
16 November 12   Sebastian Priaulx   Sebastian Priaulx   Sebastian Priaulx   Kelly-Moss Road and Race

Final Standings edit

Pos Driver Team Points
1   Sebastian Priaulx   Kelly-Moss Road and Race 371
2   Kay van Berlo   Kelly-Moss Road and Race 287
3   Parker Thompson   JDX Racing 258
4   Riley Dickinson   Team Hardpoint EBM 216
5   Leh Keen 311RS Motorsports 191
6   TJ Fischer   Topp Racing 163
7   Dylan Murry   BGB Motorsport 123
8   Max Root Wright Motorsports 120
9   Sebastian Carazo   Kelly-Moss Road and Race 105
10   Ryan Gates   311RS Motorsports 98
11   Sean McAlister   JDX Racing 94
12   Efrin Castro   Team Hardpoint EBM 58
13   Alan Metni   Kelly-Moss Road and Race 58
14   Erik Johansson   MRS GT-Racing 50
15   Hutton McKenna   Topp Racing 35
16   Curt Swearingin   ACI Motorsports 30
17   Leon Köhler   MRS GT-Racing 23
18   Tim Pappas   Black Swan with JDX Racing 23
19   John Goetz   Wright Motorsports 15
20   Steve Dunn   MRS GT-Racing 12
21   Jimmy Llibre   MRS GT-Racing 10
22   Thomas Collingwood   BGB Motorsport 7
23   Bill Smith   Topp Racing 6
24   Jeffrey Majkrzak   Goldcrest Motorsports 3
25   Rene Robichaud   Kelly-Moss Road and Race 2

Notes edit

  1. ^ a b Car No. 19 entered as Moorespeed-Wright Motorsports and car No. 88 entered as Wright Motorsports.
  2. ^ a b Car No. 84 entered as Kelly-Moss Road and Race and car No. 99 entered as iFLY Racing/Kelly-Moss.
  3. ^ a b Cars No. 18 and 24 entered as ACI Motorsports and car No. 64 entered as Teama TGM

References edit

  1. ^ a b Dagys, John (March 5, 2021). "Thompson Returns to JDX Racing". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
  2. ^ Dagys, John (March 8, 2021). "McAllister to Continue with JDX in Second Confirmed Entry". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d Dagys, John (February 9, 2021). "Seb Priaulx Signs With Kelly-Moss". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
  4. ^ Perrins, Slade (February 26, 2021). "Van Berlo Joins Kelly-Moss as Team's Second Signing". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
  5. ^ Dagys, John (March 4, 2021). "Former GT3 Cup Challenge Champ Rejoins Kelly-Moss". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab Dagys, John (March 11, 2021). "35 Cars for Series-Opening Rounds at Sebring". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
  7. ^ a b c Dagys, John (February 18, 2021). "311RS Motorsport Confirms Keen, Gates in Two-Car Effort". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
  8. ^ a b Dagys, John (September 28, 2020). "MRS GT-Racing Set for U.S. Expansion". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
  9. ^ Lloyd, Daniel (March 15, 2021). "Johansson, Kingsley in MRS-GT Entries for Sebring". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
  10. ^ a b Lloyd, Daniel (March 1, 2021). "IMSA LMP3 Driver Murry Signs with BGB Motorsports". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
  11. ^ a b Lloyd, Daniel (October 16, 2020). "Hardpoint, EBM Join Forces for Carrera Cup Program". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
  12. ^ a b "Dickinson, Castro Join Team Hardpoint EBM Effort". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. March 8, 2021. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
  13. ^ a b c d e Dagys, John (March 5, 2021). "Former GT3 Cup Challenge Champ Rejoins Kelly-Moss". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
  14. ^ a b Staff, Sportscar365 (March 8, 2021). "Team TGM Expands, Confirms Single-Car Entry for Giovanis". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved March 8, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  15. ^ Dagys, John (September 25, 2020). "Porsche Carrera Cup North America to Launch in 2021". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved September 25, 2020.

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