2024 GT4 America Series

The 2024 Pirelli GT4 America Series is the fifth season of the GT4 America Series. The season begins on April 7 at Sonoma Raceway and will end on October 6 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Calendar edit

The preliminary calendar was released on July 1, 2023, featuring 14 races across seven rounds.[1] The calendar was later updated in September, replacing the second round at NOLA Motorsports Park with a round at Sebring International Raceway. Round 6, which was set as TBA on the preliminary calendar was confirmed to be a round at Barber Motorsports Park. All rounds support the 2024 GT World Challenge America.[2]

Round Circuit Date
1   Sonoma Raceway, Sonoma, California April 5–7
2   Sebring International Raceway, Sebring, Florida May 3–5
3   Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas May 17–19
4   Virginia International Raceway, Alton, Virginia July 19–21
5   Road America, Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin August 16–18
6   Barber Motorsports Park, Birmingham, Alabama September 6–8
7   Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis, Indiana October 4–6

Entry list edit

Team Car Engine No. Drivers Class Rounds
  Precision Racing L.A.[3][4] Toyota GR Supra GT4 Evo BMW B58B30 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6 07   Harry Cheung[5] PA 1
  Ryan Eversley[3]
  NOLASport[6] Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport Porsche MDG 4.0 L Flat-6 052   Lee Carpentier[6] Am 1
  David Peterman[6]
60   Steve Schneider[6] Am 1
  Seth Thomas[6]
  Rotek Racing[7] Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport Porsche MDG 4.0 L Flat-6 099   Robb Holland[8] Am 1
  Jaden Lander[8]
  Flying Lizard Motorsports[9][10] Nissan Z Nismo GT4 Nissan VR30DDTT 3.0 L Twin-Turbo V6 5   Damir Hot[10] PA 1
  Stefan Rzadzinski[10]
Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V8 13   Tom Dyer[9] PA 1
  Todd Parriott[9]
  ACI Motorsports[11] Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport Porsche MDG 4.0 L Flat-6 7   Kay van Berlo[11] PA 1
  Curt Swearingin[11]
  Blackdog Speed Shop[10] Nissan Z Nismo GT4 Nissan VR30DDTT 3.0 L Twin-Turbo V6 9   Tony Gaples[10] PA 1–2
  Michael Cooper[10] 1
  Max Root[12] 2
  OGH Motorsports[6] Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport Porsche MDG 4.0 L Flat-6 17   Sean Gibbons[6] Am 1
  Sam Owen[6]
  RennSport1[6] Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport Porsche MDG 4.0 L Flat-6 18   Austin Krainz[6] Am 1
  Roland Krainz[6]
28   John Capestro-Dubets[13] S 1
  Eric Filgueiras[6]
  Carrus Callas Raceteam[14] BMW M4 GT4 Gen II BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Twin Turbo I6 20   Terry Borcheller[14] Am 1
  Nick Shanny[14]
  TechSport Racing[10] Nissan Z Nismo GT4 Nissan VR30DDTT 3.0 L Twin-Turbo V6 22   Colin Harrison[10] PA 1
  Eric Powell[10]
23   Jonathan Neudorf[10] S 1
  Michai Stephens[15]
  Heart of Racing Team[16] Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V8 24   Roman De Angelis[16] PA 1
  Gray Newell[16]
26   Hannah Greenemeier[16] Am 1
  Hannah Grisham[16]
  JMF Motorsports[17] Mercedes-AMG GT4 Mercedes-AMG M178 4.0 L V8 34   Demi Chalkias[17] S 1
  Jake Cowden[17]
  Bimmerworld Racing[18] BMW M4 GT4 Gen II BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Twin Turbo I6 36   James Clay[18] Am 1
  Charlie Postins[18]
82   Tyler McQuarrie[18] PA 1
  James Walker Jr.[18]
  OnlyFans Racing With P1 Groupe By RENNtech[19] Mercedes-AMG GT4 Mercedes-AMG M178 4.0 L V8 43   Matt Bell[19] PA 1
  Alex Vogel[19]
  RENNtech Motorsports[19] 89   Michael Auriemma[19] PA 1
  Matheus Leist[19]
  Auto Technic Racing[20] BMW M4 GT4 Gen II BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Twin Turbo I6 51   Zac Anderson[20] S 1
  Colin Garrett[20]
53   Troy Lindstrom[6] Am 1
  Matt Million[6]
  TGR Smooge Racing[21] Toyota GR Supra GT4 Evo BMW B58B30 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6 68   Tyler Gonzalez[21] S 1
  John Geesbreght[21]
  KRUGSPEED[6] Toyota GR Supra GT4 Evo BMW B58B30 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6 72   Lance Bergstein[6] Am 1
  Anthony Geraci[6]
  CrowdStrike Racing by Random Vandals[22] BMW M4 GT4 Gen II BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Twin Turbo I6 97   Kevin Boehm[22] S 1
  Kenton Koch[22]
  Random Vandals Racing[22] 98   Paul Sparta[22] Am 1
  Kris Wilson[22]
  TGR Hanley Motorsports[23] Toyota GR Supra GT4 Evo BMW B58B30 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6 999   Daniel Hanley[23] S 1
  Parker Thompson[23]
Source:[24]
Icon Class
S Silver Cup
PA Pro-Am Cup
Am Am Cup
INV Invitational

Notes:

  • Tom Kopczynski was originally set to compete for RennSport1 in the No. 28,[6] but withdrew due to other commitments.[13] RennSport1 substituted Kopczynski with John Capestro-Dubets, with the driver change causing the entry to move classes from Pro-Am to Silver.

Race Results edit

Bold indicates overall winner

Round Circuit Pole position Silver Winners Pro-Am Winners Am Winners
1 R1   Sonoma   #22 TechSport Racing   #68 TGR Smooge Racing   #82 Bimmerworld Racing   #26 Heart of Racing Team
  Colin Harrison

  Eric Powell

  John Geesbreght

  Tyler Gonzalez

  Tyler McQuarrie

  James Walker Jr.

  Hannah Greenemeier

  Hannah Grisham

R2   #51 Auto Technic Racing   #89 RENNtech Motorsports   #53 Auto Technic Racing
  Zac Anderson

  Colin Garrett

  Michael Auriemma

  Matheus Leist

  Troy Lindstrom

  Matt Million

2 R1   Sebring
R2
3 R1   COTA
R2
4 R1   Virginia
R2
5 R1   Road America
R2
6 R1   Barber
R2
7 R1   Indianapolis
R2

Championship Standings edit

Scoring system
Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th 
Points 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1

Drivers' championship edit

Pos. Drivers Team SON SEB COT VIR ELK BAR IND Points
Silver Cup
1   Tyler Gonzalez
  John Geesbreght
  TGR Smooge Racing 1 5 37
2   Kevin Boehm
  Kenton Koch
  CrowdStrike Racing by Random Vandals 2 2 36
3   Zac Anderson
  Colin Garrett
  Auto Technic Racing 9 1 33
4   John Capestro-Dubets
  Eric Filgueiras
  RennSport1 7 9 22
5   Jonathan Neudorf
  Michai Stephens
  TechSport Racing 3 26 21
5   Daniel Hanley
  Parker Thompson
  TGR Hanley Motorsports Ret 4 21
6   Demi Chalkias
  Jake Cowden
  JMF Motorsports 8 10 18
Pro-Am
1   Tyler McQuarrie
  James Walker Jr.
  Bimmerworld Racing 4 7 40
2   Michael Auriemma
  Matheus Leist
  RENNtech Motorsports 15 3 33
3   Roman De Angelis
  Gray Newell
  Heart of Racing Team 5 8 30
4   Kay van Berlo
  Curt Swearingin
  ACI Motorsports 11 6 28
5   Colin Harrison
  Eric Powell
  TechSport Racing 6 14 25
6   Tom Dyer
  Todd Parriott
  Flying Lizard Motorsports 10 18 16
7   Michael Cooper
  Tony Gaples
  Blackdog Speed Shop 18 17 12
8   Harry Cheung
  Ryan Eversley
  Precision Racing L.A. Ret 15 9
9   Matt Bell
  Alex Vogel
  OnlyFans Racing with P1 Groupe by RENNtech 22 19 6
10   Damir Hot
  Stefan Rzadzinski
  Flying Lizard Motorsports Ret 25 3
Am
1   Hannah Greenemeier
  Hannah Grisham
  Heart of Racing Team 12 13 40
2   Paul Sparta
  Kris Wilson
  Random Vandals Racing 13 12 36
3   Troy Lindstrom
  Matt Million
  Auto Technic Racing 17 11 35
4   Lance Bergstein
  Anthony Geraci
  KRUGSPEED 20 20 16
5   James Clay
  Charlie Postins
  Bimmerworld Racing 14 Ret 15
6   Robb Holland
  Jaden Lander
  Rotek Racing 16 24† 14
7   Terry Borcheller
  Nick Shanny
  Carras Callus Raceteam 19 23† 12
7   Austin Krainz
  Roland Krainz
  RennSport1 Ret 16 12
8   Sean Gibbons
  Sam Owen
  OGH Motorsports 24† 21 9
9   Steve Schneider
  Seth Thomas
  Nolasport 23 22 8
10   Lee Carpentier
  David Peterman
  Nolasport 21 Ret 5
Pos. Driver Team SON SEB COT VIR ELK BAR 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
  • † – Drivers did not finish the race but were classified, as they completed more than 75% of the race distance.

See also edit

Notes edit

References edit

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