2024 GT4 America Series explained

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.^[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] The calendar was dropped to 13 rounds with Pirelli GT4 America's first ever endurance race at COTA.^[3]

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

Team Car Engine Drivers Class Rounds Precision Racing L.A.^[4] ^[5] Toyota GR Supra GT4 Evo BMW B58B30 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6 07 Ryan Eversley PA 1, 3–5 Harry Cheung^[6] 1, 3 Alexandra Hainer^[7] 4–5 Rotek Racing^[8] Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport Porsche MDG 4.0 L Flat-6 099 Robb Holland^[9] Am 1–5 Jaden Lander Flying Lizard Motorsports^[10] ^[11] Nissan Z Nismo GT4 Nissan VR30DDTT 3.0 L Twin-Turbo V6 5 Damir Hot PA 1–5 Stefan Rzadzinski 1–2 Rodrigo Baptista^[12] 3–4 Andy Lee^[13] 5 Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V8 13 Tom Dyer PA 1–5 Todd Parriott ACI Motorsports^[14] Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport Porsche MDG 4.0 L Flat-6 7 Kay van Berlo PA 1–5 Curt Swearingin Blackdog Speed Shop Nissan Z Nismo GT4 Nissan VR30DDTT 3.0 L Twin-Turbo V6 9 Tony Gaples PA 1–5 Michael Cooper 1, 3–5 Max Root^[15] 2 Skip Barber Racing Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V8 16 Marc Sharinn Am 3–5 Tyler Sharinn OGH Motorsports^[16] Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport Porsche MDG 4.0 L Flat-6 17 Sean Gibbons Am 1–3 Sam Owen RennSport1 Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport Porsche MDG 4.0 L Flat-6 18 Austin Krainz nowrap rowspan="2" align="center" Am PA 1–5 Roland Krainz RennSport1 - CBW Racing 28 John Capestro-Dubets^[17] S 1–5 Eric Filgueiras Carrus Callas Raceteam^[18] BMW M4 GT4 Gen II BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Twin Turbo I6 20 Nicholas Shanny Am 1–5 Terry Borcheller 1–3 Chris Walsh^[19] 4–5 TechSport Racing Nissan Z Nismo GT4 Nissan VR30DDTT 3.0 L Twin-Turbo V6 22 Colin Harrison PA 1–5 Eric Powell 1–4 Elivan Goulart^[20] 5 23 Jonathan Neudorf nowrap rowspan="3" align="center" S PA 1–5 Michai Stephens^[21] 1–4 Johan Schwartz 5 Heart of Racing Team^[22] Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V8 24 Roman De Angelis PA 1–5 Gray Newell 26 Hannah Greenemeier nowrap rowspan="2" align="center" Am PA S 1–5 Hannah Grisham Rigid Speed Company BMW M4 GT4 Gen II BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Twin Turbo I6 33 Joseph Catania PA 5 Lucas Catania JMF Motorsports^[23] Mercedes-AMG GT4 Mercedes-AMG M178 4.0 L V8 34 Demi Chalkias S 1–5 Jake Cowden Bimmerworld Racing^[24] BMW M4 GT4 Gen II BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Twin Turbo I6 36 James Clay Am 1–5 Charlie Postins 82 Tyler McQuarrie PA 1–5 James Walker Jr. OnlyFans Racing With P1 Groupe By RENNtech^[25] Mercedes-AMG GT4 Mercedes-AMG M178 4.0 L V8 43 Matt Bell PA 1–5 Alex Vogel RENNtech Motorsports 89 Michael Auriemma PA 1–5 Matheus Leist Auto Technic Racing^[26] BMW M4 GT4 Gen II BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Twin Turbo I6 51 Zac Anderson S 1–5 Colin Garrett 53 Matt Million nowrap rowspan="5" align="center" Am PA 1–3, 5 Troy Lindstrom 1–3 Mark Brummond 4 Mike Skeen Tyler Stone 5 NOLASport Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport Porsche MDG 4.0 L Flat-6 52 Lee Carpentier Am 1–5 David Peterman 60 Steve Schneider Am 1–3 Seth Thomas TGR Smooge Racing^[27] Toyota GR Supra GT4 Evo BMW B58B30 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6 55 Kevin Conway Am 3 Isabella Robusto 68 Tyler Gonzalez S 1–5 John Geesbreght 1–4 Corey Lewis^[28] 5 KRUGSPEED Toyota GR Supra GT4 Evo BMW B58B30 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6 72 Anthony Geraci Am 1–5 Lance Bergstein nowrap 1–2, 4–5 Elivan Goulart 3 Orlando Motorsport Services^[29] McLaren Artura GT4 McLaren M630 3.0 L Turbo V6 80 Nick Longhi Am 2 Kaia Teo CrowdStrike Racing by Random Vandals^[30] BMW M4 GT4 Gen II BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Twin Turbo I6 97 Kevin Boehm S 1–5 Kenton Koch Random Vandals Racing 98 Paul Sparta Am 1–5 Kris Wilson Fast Track Racing BMW M4 GT4 Gen II BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Twin Turbo I6 188 Judson Holt Am 3 Denny Stripling RySpec Racing^[31] Mercedes-AMG GT4 Mercedes-AMG M178 4.0 L V8 635 Danny Dyszelski PA 2 Johan Schwartz TGR Hanley Motorsports^[32] Toyota GR Supra GT4 Evo BMW B58B30 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6 999 Daniel Hanley S 1–4 Parker Thompson Source:^[33] ^[34] ^[35] ^[36] ^[37]

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,^[16] but withdrew due to other commitments.^[17] 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,^[19] but later chose to move the entry to GT America.^[38]
• Rodrigo Baptista was originally scheduled to drive the No. 5 Nissan for Flying Lizard Motorsports in the fifth round at Road America,^[20] but was replaced by Andy Lee due to an scheduling conflict.^[13]
• John Geesbreght was originally scheduled to drive the No. 68 Toyota for TGR Smooge Racing in the fifth round at Road America,^[20] but was replaced by Corey Lewis.^[28]

Race Results

Bold indicates overall winner

Round		Circuit	Pole position	Silver Winners	Pro-Am Winners	Am Winners	Report
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		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	1	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
	R2

Championship Standings

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

Drivers Team SON SEB COT VIR ELK BAR IND Points Silver Cup 1 John Capestro-Dubets Eric Filgueiras RennSport1 7 9 1 1 72 2 Kevin Boehm Kenton Koch CrowdStrike Racing by Random Vandals 2 2 3 4 63 2 Zac Anderson Colin Garrett Auto Technic Racing 9 1 4 2 63 3 Tyler Gonzalez John Geesbreght TGR Smooge Racing 1 5 8 20 55 4 Daniel Hanley Parker Thompson TGR Hanley Motorsports Ret 4 2 6 49 5 Jonathan Neudorf Michai Stephens TechSport Racing 3 26 26 3 42 6 Demi Chalkias Jake Cowden JMF Motorsports 8 10 10 Ret 26 Pro-Am 1 Kay van Berlo Curt Swearingin ACI Motorsports 5 2 1 2 71 2 Roman De Angelis Gray Newell Heart of Racing Team 2 4 6 3 53 3 Tony Gaples Blackdog Speed Shop 8 8 3 1 12 4 Michael Auriemma Matheus Leist RENNtech Motorsports 6 1 4 8 49 5 Tyler McQuarrie James Walker Jr. Bimmerworld Racing 1 3 Ret 9 42 6 Max Root Blackdog Speed Shop - - 3 1 40 7 Colin Harrison Eric Powell TechSport Racing 3 5 8 5 39 8 Danny Dyszelski Johan Schwartz RySpec Racing - - 2 4 30 9 Damir Hot Stefan Rzadzinski Flying Lizard Motorsports Ret 6 5 6 21 10 Matt Bell Alex Vogel OnlyFans Racing with P1 Groupe by RENNtech 8 9 7 7 6 11 Tom Dyer Todd Parriott Flying Lizard Motorsports 4 8 Ret 10 17 12 Michael Cooper Blackdog Speed Shop 7 7 - - 12 13 Harry Cheung Ryan Eversley Precision Racing L.A. Ret 4 - - 8 Am 1 Paul Sparta Kris Wilson Random Vandals Racing 13 12 12 9 5 129 2 Hannah Greenemeier Hannah Grisham Heart of Racing Team 12 13 16 11 65 3 Troy Lindstrom Matt Million Auto Technic Racing 17 11 14 17 60 4 Robb Holland Jaden Lander Rotek Racing 16 24 17 23 10 56 5 Austin Krainz Roland Krainz RennSport1 Ret 16 11 10 55 6 James Clay Charlie Postins Bimmerworld Racing 14 Ret 20 15 12 49 7 Lance Bergstein Anthony Geraci KRUGSPEED 20 20 22 20 13 39 8 Terry Borcheller Nick Shanny Carras Callus Raceteam 19 23 15 27 8 24 9 Judson Holt Denny Stripling Fast Track Racing 11 24 10 Sean Gibbons Sam Owen OGH Motorsports 24 21 Ret DNS 21 17 11 Steve Schneider Seth Thomas Nolasport 23 22 18 25 15 12 Marc Sharinn Tyler Sharinn Skip Barber Racing 16 12 13 Lee Carpentier David Peterman Nolasport 21 Ret 19 24 Ret 11 14 Nick Longhi Kaia Teo Orlando Motorsport Services 25 19 8 15 Kevin Conway Isabella Robusto TGR Smooge Racing Ret 0 Driver Team SON SEB COT VIR ELK BAR IND Points

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

• 2024 British GT Championship
• 2024 GT4 European Series
• 2024 French GT4 Cup
• 2024 GT4 Australia Series
• 2024 GT World Challenge Asia

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2024 SRO America Schedule Unveiled. 2024-01-08. www.dailysportscar.com.
2. Web site: Barber, Sebring added to 2024 SRO America schedule . 2024-01-13 . www.epartrade.com . en.
3. News: COTA Serves as First Ever Pirelli GT4 America Endurance Race with 3 Hour Challenge. GT4 America. SRO Motorsports Group America. 10 May 2024. 10 May 2024.
4. Web site: Eversley Takes On Driver/Manager Role At Precision Racing. Dailysportscar. Goodwin. Graham. O'Connell. RJ. 10 January 2024. 13 January 2024.
5. Web site: GT4 America Catch-Up. Dailysportscar. O'Connell. RJ. 22 March 2024. 22 March 2024.
6. Web site: Cheung Set as Eversley’s Co-Driver in Precision Toyota Entry. Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Dagys. John. 7 March 2024. 7 March 2024.
7. News: Hainer Confirmed as Eversley’s Co-Driver for Rest of Season. Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Dagys. John. 18 July 2024. 18 July 2024.
8. News: Big Moves for Rotek Racing for 2024 SRO Championship. GT4 America. SRO Motorsports Group America. 5 December 2023. 5 December 2023.
9. News: Jaden Lander Signs with Rotek Racing Targeting Pirelli GT4 America AM Class Title in 2024. GT4 America. SRO Motorsports Group America. 4 January 2024. 4 January 2024.
10. Web site: Flying Lizard To Race New Vantage GT3 EVOs In 2024. Dailysportscar. Kilbey. Stephen. 14 December 2023. 14 December 2023.
11. News: Nissan/NMC announces 2024 motorsports programs. Nismo. 15 February 2024. 15 February 2024.
12. News: 31 Cars Entered For GT4 America 3 Hour Challenge At COTA. Dailysportscar. O'Connell. RJ. 13 May 2024. 14 May 2024.
13. News: Road America Thursday Notebook. Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Lloyd. Daniel. 15 August 2024. 15 August 2024.
14. News: Van Berlo, Swearingin in Re-Focused ACI Motorsports Effort. Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Dagys. John. 2 April 2024. 2 April 2024.
15. News: Root to Fill in for Cooper in Blackdog Nissan at Sebring. Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Dagys. John. 30 April 2024. 30 April 2024.
16. News: 28 Entries for Sonoma. Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Dagys. John. 29 March 2024. 29 March 2024.
17. Web site: SRO America, Sonoma: Friday Paddock Notes. Dailysportscar. O'Connell. RJ. 5 April 2024. 6 April 2024.
18. Web site: Carrus Callas Raceteam Unveils Exciting Plans with BMW for the 2024 Race Season. GT4 America. SRO Motorsports Group America. 10 January 2024. 13 January 2024.
19. News: 28 Entries for VIR. Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Dagys. John. 17 July 2024. 17 July 2024.
20. Web site: SRO America Publishes Road America Entry Lists. Dailysportscar. O'Connell. RJ. 9 August 2024. 12 August 2024.
21. Web site: Stephens Joins TechSport Nissan GT4 Program. Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Dagys. John. 5 March 2024. 5 March 2024.
22. Web site: Greenemeier Joins the Heart of Racing SRO Motorsports America Lineup. GT4 America. SRO Motorsports Group America. 14 February 2024. 15 February 2024.
23. Web site: Stephens, Webb Move to GS in JMF Motorsport Expansion. Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Dagys. John. 2 January 2024. 2 January 2024.
24. Web site: BimmerWorld Confirms Returning Two-Car GT4 Effort. Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Dagys. John. 21 February 2024. 21 February 2024.
25. News: Auriemma, Liest Confirmed in RENNtech Mercedes-AMG GT4. Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Dagys. John. 18 March 2024. 18 March 2024.
26. News: AutoTechnic Signs Garrett for Silver Cup Defense. Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Euwema. Davey. 22 March 2024. 22 March 2024.
27. News: Gonzalez Steps into GT4 America With Smooge Racing. Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Dagys. John. 22 March 2024. 22 March 2024.
28. News: Two Defending Champions in TF Sport LMP2 Lineup. Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Lloyd. Daniel. 16 August 2024. 16 August 2024.
29. Web site: Orlando Motorsports Services Launches Sports Car Racing Team. GT4 America. SRO Motorsports Group America. 1 April 2024. 1 May 2024.
30. News: Random Vandals Racing Returns to Pirelli GT4 America with Two-Car Lineup for 2024. GT4 America. SRO Motorsports Group America. 5 March 2024. 5 March 2024.
31. News: Increased 29-Car Entry for Sebring. Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Dagys. John. 29 April 2024. 1 May 2024.
32. News: Hanley Motorsports Reunites Parker Thompson, Daniel Hanley, and the #999 GR Supra GT4 EVO for 2024. GT4 America. SRO Motorsports Group America. 15 February 2024. 15 February 2024.
33. Web site: Sonoma - Entry List. GT4 America. SRO Motorsports Group America. 29 March 2024.
34. Web site: Sebring - Entry List. GT4 America. SRO Motorsports Group America. 1 May 2024.
35. Web site: COTA - Entry List. GT4 America. SRO Motorsports Group America. 14 May 2024.
36. Web site: VIR - Entry List. GT4 America. SRO Motorsports Group America. 18 July 2024.
37. Web site: Road America - Entry List. GT4 America. SRO Motorsports Group America. 12 August 2024.
38. News: VIR Thursday Notebook. Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Dagys. John. 18 July 2024. 18 July 2024.