2022 GT America Series

The 2022 GT America Series will be the second season of the SRO Motorsports Group's GT America Series, an auto racing series for grand tourer cars. The races are contested with GT2-spec, GT3-spec and GT4-spec cars. The season will begin on April 15 at Sonoma and end on October 9 at Indianapolis.

Calendar

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The preliminary calendar was released on September 4, 2021, featuring seven rounds.[1] On October 10, 2021, the SRO announced that the round at Virginia International Raceway would be postponed one week to avoid a clash with the 2022 24 Hours of Le Mans.[2] In December, the SRO announced an additional round to be run alongside the Grand Prix of St. Petersburg in February.[3]

Round Circuit Date
1   St. Petersburg Street Circuit, St. Petersburg, Florida February 25–27
2   Sonoma Raceway, Sonoma, California April 15–17
3   Virginia International Raceway, Alton, Virginia June 17–19
4   Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen, New York July 22–24
5   Nashville Street Circuit, Nashville, Tennessee August 5–7
6   Road America, Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin August 19–21
7   Sebring International Raceway, Sebring, Florida September 23–25
8   Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis, Indiana October 7–9

Entry list

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Team Car No. Drivers Class Rounds
Car Driver
  Team Hardpoint[4] Porsche 911 GT3 R 00   P. J. Hyett[4] GT3 OV 4
  CrowdStrike Racing by Riley Motorsports[5] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 04   George Kurtz[5] GT3 OV All
  Qelo Capital/ DXDT Racing[6] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 08   Scott Smithson[6] GT3 OV 1, 5–7
  USALCO/ DXDT Racing[6] 63   David Askew[6] GT3 OV 1, 5–7
  TGR Hattori Motorsports[4] Toyota GR Supra GT4 016   Seth Lucas[4] GT4 GT 4, 6–8
  GMG Racing[7] Porsche 911 GT3 R 032   Kyle Washington[8] GT3 OV 2, 5–6, 8
Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 2   Jason Bell[7] GT4 GT All
Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport 71   Jay Logan[9] GT4 GT 3, 6–8
  CrowdStrike Racing by GMG Racing[10] Audi R8 LMS GT2 58   C.J. Moses[10] GT2 GT 1, 3, 5–6, 8
  Regal Motorsports LLC/Bartone Bros Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR 3   Andy Pilgrim GT4 GT 5, 7
427   Anthony Bartone GT4 GT 5, 7
  Flatrock Motorsports Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR 7   Rusty Bittle GT4 INV 5
  Flying Lizard Motorsports[11] Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 8   Elias Sabo[11] GT4 GT 2–4, 6–8
  TR3 Racing[7] Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 9   Ziad Ghandour[7] GT3 OV 1
  Fast Track Racing BMW M4 GT4 11   Jayson Clunie GT4 GT 5
  BSport Racing[7] Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 15   Bryan Putt[7] GT4 GT 1–2, 4, 7
  NOLASPORT[8] Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport 19   Alain Stad[8] GT4 GT 2–3
47   Scott Noble GT4 GT 8
  TGR Accelerating Performance[7][a] Toyota GR Supra GT4 21   Nick Shanny[7] GT4 GT All
55   Moisey Uretsky[7][N 1] GT4 GT 1–2
  Accelerating Performance Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 3–8
  SRQ Motorsports[7] BMW M4 GT4 22   Marko Radisic[7] GT4 GT 1–5, 7
28   Rick Uhler[7] GT4 GT 1–5, 7
  Triarsi Competizione[12] Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 23   Onofrio Triarsi GT3 OV 5
37   Justin Wetherill[12] GT3 OV All
  Heart of Racing Team[7] Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 25   Gray Newell[7] GT4 GT 1–6, 8
  Daskalos Motorsports[7] Audi R8 LMS 27   Jason Daskalos[7] GT3 OV All
  Wright Motorsports[8] Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport 30   Hutton McKenna[8] GT4 GT 2
  Forbush Performance Toyota GR Supra GT4 33   Matt Forbush GT4 GT 5–6
  Conquest Racing[8] Mercedes-AMG GT4 35   Custodio Toledo[8] GT4 GT 4, 6–8
  Cameron Racing[7] Mercedes-AMG GT4 39   Chris Cagnazzi[7] GT4 GT 1–5
  Chouest Povoledo Racing[7] Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 50   Ross Chouest[7] GT4 GT All
  Auto Technic Racing BMW M4 GT4 52   Tom Capizzi GT4 GT 8
  SKI Autosports[13] Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 56   Andy Pilgrim[13] GT3 OV 3, 6, 8
  Dexter Racing[9] Ginetta G56 GT4 60   Matthew Ibrahim[9] GT4 GT 3
  Scuderia Corsa Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 62   Bret Curtis GT3 OV 5
  TRG - The Racer's Group[14] Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport 66   Derek DeBoer[14] GT4 GT 1
  TGR Smooge Racing[15] Toyota GR Supra GT4 67   Jose DaSilva[8] GT4 GT 2–4, 6–8
69   Todd Coleman[15] GT4 GT 1–2, 4–8
  Mishumotors[7] Corvette C7 GT3-R 70   Mirco Schultis[7] GT3 OV All
  RENNtech Motorsports[7] Mercedes-AMG GT4 79   Chris Gumprecht[7] GT4 GT 1–3, 5–8
89   Custodio Toledo[7] GT4 GT 1–2
  Paul Kiebler[9] GT4 GT 3–4
  Zelus Motorsports[16] Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 88   Jason Harward[16] GT3 OV All
191   Jeff Burton[16] GT3 OV All
Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 888   Sean Whalen[16] GT4 GT 1–6
  Random Vandals Racing[7] BMW M4 GT4 98   Paul Sparta[7] GT4 GT 1
  Rotek Racing[7]
  ARG / Rotek Racing[8]
Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport 99   Robb Holland[7] GT4 GT 1–4, 6–8
Ford Mustang GT4 124   Chris Allegro[8] GT4 GT 2–4, 6, 8
  Edgar Lau GT4 GT 5
  Premier Racing[7] Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport 120   Adam Adelson[7] GT4 GT All
  CarBahn with Peregrine Racing[8] Audi R8 LMS GT4 Evo 930   Steve Dinan[8] GT4 GT 2
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

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Bold indicates overall winner

Round Circuit Pole position SRO3 Winners GT2 Winners GT4 Winners
1 R1   St. Petersburg   #27 Daskalos Motorsports   #27 Daskalos Motorsports   #58 CrowdStrike Racing by GMG Racing   #22 SRQ Motorsports
  Jason Daskalos   Jason Daskalos   C.J. Moses   Marko Radisic
R2   #04 CrowdStrike Racing by Riley Motorsports   #58 CrowdStrike Racing by GMG Racing   #2 GMG Racing
  George Kurtz   C.J. Moses   Jason Bell
2 R1   Sonoma   #27 Daskalos Motorsports   #27 Daskalos Motorsports No Entries   #930 CarBahn with Peregrine Racing
  Jason Daskalos   Jason Daskalos   Steve Dinan
R2   #88 Zelus Motorsports   #30 Wright Motorsports
  Jason Harward   Hutton McKenna
3 R1   Virginia   #04 CrowdStrike Racing by Riley Motorsports   #04 CrowdStrike Racing by Riley Motorsports   #58 CrowdStrike Racing by GMG Racing   #120 Premier Racing
  George Kurtz   George Kurtz   C.J. Moses   Adam Adelson
R2   #04 CrowdStrike Racing by Riley Motorsports   #58 CrowdStrike Racing by GMG Racing   #55 Accelerating Performance
  George Kurtz   C.J. Moses   Moisey Uretsky
4 R1   Watkins Glen   #04 CrowdStrike Racing by Riley Motorsports   #04 CrowdStrike Racing by Riley Motorsports No Entries   #016 Hattori Motorsports
  George Kurtz   George Kurtz   Seth Lucas
R2   #04 CrowdStrike Racing by Riley Motorsports   #016 Hattori Motorsports
  George Kurtz   Seth Lucas
5 R1   Nashville   #23 Triarsi Competizione   #23 Triarsi Competizione   #99 Rotek Racing
  Onofrio Triarsi   Onofrio Triarsi   Robb Holland
R2   #37 Triarsi Competizione   #99 Rotek Racing
  Justin Wetherill   Robb Holland
6 R1   Road America   #88 Zelus Motorsports   #56 SKI Autosports   #58 CrowdStrike Racing by GMG Racing   #99 Rotek Racing
  Jason Harward   Andy Pilgrim   C.J. Moses   Robb Holland
R2   #04 CrowdStrike Racing by Riley Motorsports   #58 CrowdStrike Racing by GMG Racing   #120 Premier Racing
  George Kurtz   C.J. Moses   Adam Adelson
7 R1   Sebring   #88 Zelus Motorsports   #04 CrowdStrike Racing by Riley Motorsports No Entries   #55 Accelerating Performance
  Jason Harward   George Kurtz   Moisey Uretsky
R2   #04 CrowdStrike Racing by Riley Motorsports   #8 Flying Lizard Motorsports
  George Kurtz   Elias Sabo
8 R1   Indianapolis   #04 CrowdStrike Racing by Riley Motorsports   #04 CrowdStrike Racing by Riley Motorsports   #58 CrowdStrike Racing by GMG Racing   #50 Chouest Povoledo Racing
  George Kurtz   George Kurtz   C.J. Moses   Ross Chouest
R2   #04 CrowdStrike Racing by Riley Motorsports   #58 CrowdStrike Racing by GMG Racing   #50 Chouest Povoledo Racing
  George Kurtz   C.J. Moses   Ross Chouest

Championship Standings

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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

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Pos. Driver Team STP  SON  VIR  WGL  NSH  ELK  SEB  IND  Points
1   George Kurtz   CrowdStrike Racing by Riley Motorsports 3 1 2 10 1 1 1 1 4 4 2 1 1 1 1 1 333
2   Jason Daskalos   Daskalos Motorsports 1 Ret 1 2 5 3 17 5 3 5 Ret 4 21 Ret 16† 5 182
3   Mirco Schultis   Mishumotors 7 Ret 4 4 8 4 Ret 4 8 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 172
4   Jason Harward   Zelus Motorsports Ret Ret 3 1 3 Ret 14 2 7 Ret 22 5 2 2 Ret Ret 147
5   Jeff Burton   Zelus Motorsports Ret 6 5 3 2 7 2 DNS 4 4 2 4 131
6   Justin Wetherill   Triarsi Competizione 6 3 7 5 6 5 Ret 3 2 1 115
7   Andy Pilgrim   SKI Autosports 4 2 1 2 DNS 3 88
8   Scott Smithson   Qelo Capital / DXDT Racing 2 2 5 6 DNS DNS 54
9   Kyle Washington   GMG Racing 6 21 9 8 4 6 Ret 6 48
10   Onofrio Triarsi   Triarsi Competizione 1 2 43
11   David Askew   USALCO / DXDT Racing 4 5 6 7 DNS DNS 36
12   Ziad Ghandour   TR3 Racing 5 4 22
13   PJ Hyett   Team Hardpoint 3 Ret 15
Pos. Driver Team STP  SON  VIR  WGL  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

Pos. Driver Team STP  SON  VIR  WGL  NSH  ELK  SEB  IND  Points
1   C.J. Moses   CrowdStrike Racing by GMG Racing 13 7 7 6 5 7 4 8 100
Pos. Driver Team STP  SON  VIR  WGL  NSH  ELK  SEB  IND  Points
Pos. Driver Team STP
 
SON
 
VIR
 
WGL
 
NSH
 
ELK
 
SEB
 
IND
 
Points
1   Jason Bell   GMG Racing 12 9 25 8 11 10 80
2   Moisey Uretsky   Accelerating Performance 10 11 Ret 13 10 8 79
3   Ross Chouest   Chouest Povoledo Racing 11 14 12 9 14 12 62
4   Marko Radisic   SRQ Motorsports 8 12 17 14 21† 14 48
5   Adam Adelson   Premier Racing 16 21 11 9 17 40
6   Gray Newell   Heart of Racing Team 15 13 11 Ret 17 11 36
7   Hutton McKenna   Wright Motorsports 13 6 35
8   Chris Gumprecht   RENNtech Motorsports 16 10 DNS DNS 12 Ret 34
9   Robb Holland   Rotek Racing 14 12 20 9 34
10   Chris Cagnazzi   Cameron Racing Ret DNS 16 7 15 22 26
11   Steve Dinan   CarBahn with Peregrine Racing 8 Ret 25
12   Jose DaSilva   TGR Smooge Racing 10 15 16 15 25
13   Elias Sabo   Flying Lizard Motorsports 15 DNS 13 13 22
14   Derek DeBoer   TRG - The Racer's Group 9 21† 18
15   Todd Coleman   TGR Smooge Racing 21 Ret 9 20 18
16   Paul Sparta   Random Vandals Racing 14 15 14
17   Sean Whalen   Zelus Motorsports 17 17 Ret 16 22† 18 5
18   Jay Logan   GMG Racing 23† 16 2
19   Nick Shanny   TGR Accelerating Performance 18 18 20 Ret Ret 21 2
20   Paul Kiebler   RENNtech Motorsports 18 Ret 1
  Custodio Toledo   RENNtech Motorsports 19 19 18 18 0
  Rick Uhler   SRQ Motorsports 20 20 24 19 19 19 0
  Bryan Putt   BSport Racing Ret Ret 23 Ret 0
  Alain Stad   NOLASPORT 19 Ret DNS DNS 0
  Chris Allegro   ARG / Rotek Racing 22 17 DSQ 20 0
  Matthew Ibrahim   Dexter Racing Ret 23 0
Pos. Driver Team STP
 
SON
 
VIR
 
WGL
 
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

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  1. ^ Car No. 21 entered as Accelerating Performance from Rounds 1 to 2 and as Carrus Callus Raceteam from Round 3 onwards.
  1. ^ Moisey Uretsky is Russian, but they compete as neutral competitors using the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile flag as Russian national emblems were banned by the association due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

References

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