TC America Series
GT 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
The preliminary calendar was released on July 1, 2023, featuring 14 races across seven rounds. 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. The calendar was dropped to 13 rounds with Pirelli GT4 America's first ever endurance race at COTA.
Round | Circuit | Date |
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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
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Notes:
- Tom Kopczynski was originally set to compete for RennSport1 in the No. 28, but withdrew due to other commitments. RennSport1 substituted Kopczynski with John Capestro-Dubets, with the driver change causing the entry to move classes from Pro-Am to Silver.
- Rigid Speed Company was originally entered for the fourth round at VIR, with Joseph and Lucas Catania driving the No. 33 BMW, but later chose to move the entry to GT America.
- Rodrigo Baptista was originally scheduled to drive the No. 5 Nissan for Flying Lizard Motorsports in the fifth round at Road America, but was replaced by Andy Lee due to an scheduling conflict.
- John Geesbreght was originally scheduled to drive the No. 68 Toyota for TGR Smooge Racing in the fifth round at Road America, but was replaced by Corey Lewis.
Race Results
Bold indicates overall winner
Round | Circuit | Pole position | Silver Winners | Pro-Am Winners | Am Winners | Report | |
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1 | R1 | Sonoma | #22 TechSport Racing | #68 TGR Smooge Racing | #82 Bimmerworld Racing | #26 Heart of Racing Team | Report |
Colin Harrison Eric Powell |
John Geesbreght Tyler Gonzalez |
Tyler McQuarrie James Walker Jr. |
Hannah Greenemeier Hannah Grisham | ||||
R2 | #999 TGR Hanley Motorsports | #51 Auto Technic Racing | #89 RENNtech Motorsports | #53 Auto Technic Racing | Report | ||
Daniel Hanley Parker Thompson |
Zac Anderson Colin Garrett |
Michael Auriemma Matheus Leist |
Troy Lindstrom Matt Million | ||||
2 | R1 | Sebring | #28 RennSport1 - CBW Racing | #28 RennSport1 - CBW Racing | #7 ACI Motorsports | #18 RennSport1 | Report |
John Capestro-Dubets Eric Filgueiras |
John Capestro-Dubets Eric Filgueiras |
Kay van Berlo Curt Swearingin |
Austin Krainz Roland Krainz | ||||
R2 | #9 Blackdog Speed Shop | #28 RennSport1 - CBW Racing | #9 Blackdog Speed Shop | #98 Random Vandals Racing | Report | ||
Tony Gaples Max Root |
John Capestro-Dubets Eric Filgueiras |
Tony Gaples Max Root |
Paul Sparta Kris Wilson | ||||
3 | 3H | COTA | #9 Blackdog Speed Shop | #97 CrowdStrike Racing by Random Vandals | #82 Bimmerworld Racing | #98 Random Vandals Racing | Report |
Tony Gaples Michael Cooper |
Kevin Boehm Kenton Koch |
Tyler McQuarrie James Walker Jr. |
Paul Sparta Kris Wilson | ||||
4 | R1 | Virginia | #28 RennSport1 - CBW Racing | #28 RennSport1 - CBW Racing | #7 ACI Motorsports | #36 Bimmerworld Racing | Report |
John Capestro-Dubets Eric Filgueiras |
John Capestro-Dubets Eric Filgueiras |
Kay van Berlo Curt Swearingin |
James Clay Charlie Postins | ||||
R2 | #34 JMF Motorsports | #28 RennSport1 - CBW Racing | #43 OnlyFans Racing With P1 Groupe By RENNtech | #099 Rotek Racing | Report | ||
Jake Cowden | John Capestro-Dubets Eric Filgueiras |
Matt Bell Alex Vogel |
Robb Holland Jaden Lander | ||||
5 | R1 | Road America | |||||
R2 | |||||||
6 | R1 | Barber | |||||
R2 | |||||||
7 | R1 | Indianapolis | |||||
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Championship Standings
- Scoring system
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
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Points | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
Drivers' championship
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Bold – Pole |
- Notes
- † – Drivers did not finish the race but were classified, as they completed more than 75% of the race distance.
See also
- 2024 British GT Championship
- 2024 GT4 European Series
- 2024 French GT4 Cup
- 2024 GT4 Australia Series
- 2024 GT World Challenge Asia
Notes
- Demi Chalkias withdrew from the fourth round at VIR due to health reasons. Jake Cowden was allowed to compete solo after no suitable replacement for Chalkias was found.
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