2025 GT World Challenge America
The 2025 GT World Challenge America Powered by AWS was the nineteenth season of the United States Auto Club's GT World Challenge America, and the eighth under ownership of SRO Motorsports Group.
The season began at Sonoma on March 28, and finished at Indianapolis on October 18.
Calendar
The preliminary calendar released on June 26, 2024, at the SRO's annual 24 Hours of Spa press conference, featuring 14 races across seven rounds.[1] On August 6, 2024, the calendar was finalized, and the date of Indianapolis round was pushed back two weeks.[2]
| Round | Circuit | Date | Map |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sonoma Raceway, Sonoma, California | March 28–30 | |
| 2 | Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas | April 25–27 | |
| 3 | Sebring International Raceway, Sebring, Florida | May 16–18 | |
| 4 | Virginia International Raceway, Alton, Virginia | July 18–20 | |
| 5 | Road America, Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin | August 15–17 | |
| 6 | Barber Motorsports Park, Birmingham, Alabama | September 5–7 | |
| 7 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis, Indiana | October 16–18 |
Entry list
Race results
Bold indicates overall winner
| Round | Circuit | Pole position | Pro Winners | Pro/Am Winners | Am Winners | Results | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R1 | Sonoma | #99 Random Vandals Racing | #34 JMF Motorsports | #29 Turner Motorsport | #163 AF Corse USA | Report |
| Connor De Phillippi Kenton Koch |
Mikaël Grenier Michai Stephens |
Robby Foley Justin Rothberg |
Oswaldo Negri Jr. Jay Schreibman | ||||
| R2 | #04 CrowdStrike Racing by Riley Motorsports | #99 Random Vandals Racing | #91 Regulator Racing | #163 AF Corse USA | Report | ||
| Colin Braun George Kurtz |
Connor De Phillippi Kenton Koch |
Jeff Burton Philip Ellis |
Oswaldo Negri Jr. Jay Schreibman | ||||
| 2 | R1 | Austin | #91 Regulator Racing | #99 Random Vandals Racing | #11 DXDT Racing | #163 AF Corse USA | Report |
| Jeff Burton Philip Ellis |
Connor De Phillippi Kenton Koch |
Matt Bell Blake McDonald |
Oswaldo Negri Jr. Jay Schreibman | ||||
| R2 | #29 Turner Motorsport | #34 JMF Motorsports | #91 Regulator Racing | #6 Dollahite Racing | Report | ||
| Robby Foley Justin Rothberg |
Mikaël Grenier Michai Stephens |
Jeff Burton Philip Ellis |
Scott Dollahite Anthony Lazzaro | ||||
| 3 | R1 | Sebring | #91 Regulator Racing | #99 Random Vandals Racing | #11 DXDT Racing | #6 Dollahite Racing | Report |
| Jeff Burton Philip Ellis |
Connor De Phillippi Kenton Koch |
Matt Bell Blake McDonald |
Scott Dollahite Stefano Gattuso | ||||
| R2 | #29 Turner Motorsport | #99 Random Vandals Racing | #29 Turner Motorsport | #6 Dollahite Racing | Report | ||
| Robby Foley Justin Rothberg |
Connor De Phillippi Kenton Koch |
Robby Foley Justin Rothberg |
Scott Dollahite Stefano Gattuso | ||||
| 4 | R1 | Virginia | #91 Regulator Racing | #18 RS1 | #29 Turner Motorsport | #163 AF Corse USA | Report |
| Jeff Burton Philip Ellis |
Jan Heylen Alex Sedgwick |
Robby Foley Justin Rothberg |
Oswaldo Negri Jr. Jay Schreibman | ||||
| R2 | #18 RS1 | #18 RS1 | #29 Turner Motorsport | #6 Dollahite Racing | Report | ||
| Jan Heylen Alex Sedgwick |
Jan Heylen Alex Sedgwick |
Robby Foley Justin Rothberg |
Scott Dollahite Eric Powell | ||||
| 5 | R1 | Road America | #91 Regulator Racing | #99 Random Vandals Racing | #91 Regulator Racing | #163 AF Corse USA | Report |
| Jeff Burton Philip Ellis |
Connor De Phillippi Kenton Koch |
Jeff Burton Philip Ellis |
Oswaldo Negri Jr. Jay Schreibman | ||||
| R2 | #11 DXDT Racing | #34 JMF Motorsports | #11 DXDT Racing | #163 AF Corse USA | Report | ||
| Matt Bell Blake McDonald |
Mikaël Grenier Michai Stephens |
Matt Bell Blake McDonald |
Oswaldo Negri Jr. Jay Schreibman | ||||
| 6 | R1 | Barber | #91 Regulator Racing | #99 Random Vandals Racing | #29 Turner Motorsport | #6 Dollahite Racing | Report |
| Jeff Burton Philip Ellis |
Connor De Phillippi Kenton Koch |
Robby Foley Justin Rothberg |
Scott Dollahite Eric Powell | ||||
| R2 | #34 JMF Motorsports | #34 JMF Motorsports | #11 DXDT Racing | #6 Dollahite Racing | Report | ||
| Mikaël Grenier Michai Stephens |
Mikaël Grenier Michai Stephens |
Matt Bell Blake McDonald |
Scott Dollahite Eric Powell | ||||
| 7 | R1 | Indianapolis | #80 Mercedes-AMG Lone Star Racing | #46 Team WRT | #21 Blattner Company by Herberth Motorsport | #163 AF Corse USA | Report |
| Jules Gounon Lin Hodenius Maxime Martin |
Kelvin van der Linde Valentino Rossi Charles Weerts |
Dustin Blattner Dennis Marschall Alfred Renauer |
Oswaldo Negri Jr. Jay Schreibman Conrad Grunewald | ||||
Championship standings
- Scoring system
Championship points are awarded for the first ten positions in each race. Individual drivers are required to participate for a minimum of 40 minutes in order to earn championship points in any race. Race-by-race entries which only participated in either of the final two races of the season are not eligible for points.
- Standard Points
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
- Indianapolis Points
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 50 | 36 | 30 | 24 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 |
Drivers' championship
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Teams' championship
| Pos. | Team | SON | COT | SEB | VIR | ELK | BAR | IND | Points | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RD1 | RD2 | RD1 | RD2 | RD1 | RD2 | RD1 | RD2 | RD1 | RD2 | RD1 | RD2 | RDU | |||
| Pro class | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Random Vandals Racing | 2PF | 1PF | 1F | 15 | 1P | 1PF | 2P | 3P | 2F | 2 | 196.5 | |||
| 2 | JMF Motorsports | 1 | 3 | 2P | 2PF | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4P | 1PF | 180 | |||
| 3 | RS1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2F | 2 | 1F | 1F | 5 | 3 | 174.5 | |||
| Pro-Am class | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Turner Motorsport | 5 | 7 | 5 | 7P | 7 | 5P | 3 | 4PF | 11 | 6 | 179 | |||
| 2 | DXDT Racing | 17 | 14 | 4F | 5 | 5 | 7F | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5P | 148 | |||
| 3 | Regulator Racing | 11P | 5 | 10P | 1 | 6P | 6 | 12PF | 15† | 1PF | 8 | 130.5 | |||
| 4 | Heart of Racing Team | 12 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 86 | |||
| 5 | GMG Racing | 13 | 13 | 6 | 6F | 10 | 8 | 7 | 13† | 12 | 9 | 81 | |||
| 6 | CRP Racing | 8 | 8 | 15 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 14† | 73 | |||
| 7 | Archangel Motorsports | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8F | 9 | 10 | 14† | 14† | 12F | 71 | |||
| 8 | AF Corse USA | 7 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 52.5 | |||||
| 9 | Chouest Povoledo Racing | 15 | 12 | 11 | 17† | 13 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 41 | |||
| 10 | CrowdStrike Racing by Riley Motorsports | 6F | 6PF | 36 | |||||||||||
| 11 | Racers Edge Motorsports | 10 | 16 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 30 | |||||||
| 12 | LAB Motorsport by GT Racing | DNS | DNS | 12 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 16† | DNS | 22 | |||||
| 13 | Flying Lizard Motorsports | 14 | 11 | 17† | DNS | 7 | |||||||||
| 14 | Dollahite Racing | 18 | 17 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Am class | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | AF Corse USA | 16PF | 18†PF | 16PF | 13F | 9F | 11PF | 13F | 11PF | 173.5 | |||||
| 2 | Dollahite Racing | 18† | 12P | 12PF | 11PF | 15†P | 10 | 15†P | 15† | 163 | |||||
| Pos. | Team | SON | COT | SEB | VIR | ELK | BAR | IND | Points | ||||||
- Notes
- † – Drivers did not finish the race but were classified, as they had started the race.
See also
- 2025 GT World Challenge Europe
- 2025 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup
- 2025 GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup
- 2025 GT World Challenge Asia
- 2025 GT World Challenge Australia
Notes
- ^ Scott Dollahite damaged the Ford Mustang GT3 chassis in Race 1 at Road America. Turner Motorsport provided Dollahite Racing with a spare BMW M4 GT3 Evo chassis for Race 2 to allow Eric Powell to take the start and score points.
- ^ Race 1 was abandoned with 26 minutes to go due to weather conditions, half points were awarded.
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