2017 SprintX GT Championship Series

2017 SprintX GT Championship Series
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The 2017 SprintX GT Championship Series will be the second season of the SprintX GT Championship Series. Dion von Moltke is the defending champion in the highest class, the Pro class in GT. It is the first season sanctioned by the United States Auto Club, after being under Sports Car Club of America sanctioning last year.

Schedule

The calendar was revealed on 13 October 2016.[1] The season comprises five rounds, all of which are headliners. Laguna Seca did not return on the schedule. Virginia, Lime Rock and Circuit of the Americas make their first appearance on the SprintX schedule.

Round Date Event Circuit Location
1 April 28–30 Nissan Grand Prix of VIR Virginia International Raceway Alton, Virginia
2 May 19–21 Pirelli World Challenge at CTMP Canadian Tire Motorsport Park Bowmanville, Ontario
3 May 26–27 Grand Prix of Lime Rock Park Lime Rock Park Lakeville, Connecticut
4 August 11–13 Security National Mortgage Supercar Grand Prix Utah Motorsports Campus Tooele, Utah
5 September 1–3 TBA Circuit of the Americas Austin, Texas

Entry list

GT

Team Car No. Drivers Class Rounds
United States TRG-AMR Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 007 United States Drew Regitz AA 1–3
United States Kris Wilson
Canada R. Ferri Motorsport Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 013 United States Terry Borcheller PA 2
Canada Marc Muzzo
United States Drew Regitz AA 4
United States Kris Wilson
Ferrari 488 GT3 61 Canada Kyle Marcelli P 1–2
Spain Alex Riberas
United States CRP Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 2 United Kingdom Ryan Dalziel P 1–4
Canada Daniel Morad
United States Cadillac Racing Cadillac ATS-V.R 3 United States Johnny O'Connell P 1–4
United States Ricky Taylor
8 United States Michael Cooper P 1–3
United States Jordan Taylor
United States Magnus Racing Audi R8 LMS 4 United States Spencer Pumpelly P 1–4
Germany Pierre Kaffer 1–2, 4
United States Dane Cameron 3
44 United States John Potter PA 1–4
Germany Marco Seefried 1–2, 4
United States Andrew Davis 3
United States K-PAX Racing McLaren 650S GT3 6 United Kingdom Jonny Kane P 1–3
United States Bryan Sellers 1-4
United States Michael Lewis 4
9 United Kingdom Ben Barnicoat P 1–4
Portugal Álvaro Parente
98 United States Mike Hedlund PA 1–3
United States Michael Lewis
United States Scuderia Corsa Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 7 Mexico Martín Fuentes AA 1–2
Sweden Stefan Johansson
United States GMG Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R 14 United States James Sofronas PA 1–4
Belgium Laurens Vanthoor 1–2
New Zealand Matthew Halliday 3
France Mathieu Jaminet 4
United States Wright Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 R 16 Belgium Jan Heylen PA 1–4
United States Michael Schein
58 United States Patrick Long P 1–4
Germany Jörg Bergmeister 1–2, 4
Germany Marc Lieb 3
United States M1GT Racing Audi R8 LMS ultra 23 United States Larry Pegram AA 1
United States Jason Bell 4
Canada James Dayson
1–4
Canada David Ostella PA 2-3
United States MOMO/NGT Motorsports Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 30 Venezuela Henrique Cisneros AA 1–4
United States Tyler McQuarrie 1-3
United States Jonathon Ziegelman 4
United States TR3 Racing Ferrari 488 GT3 31 Italy Daniel Mancinelli P 1–4
Italy Andrea Montermini 1
Italy Niccolò Schirò 2–4
United States RealTime Racing Acura NSX GT3 43 United States Tom Dyer P 1–4
United States Ryan Eversley
93 Netherlands Peter Kox P 1–4
Canada Mark Wilkins
United States Black Swan Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 54 Netherlands Jeroen Bleekemolen PA 1–4
United States Tim Pappas
United States DXDR Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 63 United States David Askew PA 4
Canada Aaron Povoledo
Canada Always Evolving/AIM Autosport Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 75 United States Frankie Montecalvo PA 1–4
Mexico Ricardo Sánchez
United States Calvert Dynamics Porsche 911 GT3 R 77 United States Preston Calvert PA 1–4
United States Alec Udell
Hong Kong Absolute Racing Bentley Continental GT3 78 China Luo Yufeng PA 1–3
Switzerland Alexandre Imperatori 1–2
Macau André Couto 3
South Korea Andrew Kim 4
United Kingdom Will Stevens
88 Monaco Vincent Abril P 1–4
Hong Kong Adderly Fong
United States McCann Racing Audi R8 LMS 82 United States Andrew Davis P 1
United States Mike Skeen
United States MCC Motorsports Mercedes-AMG GT3 92 Brazil Alexandre Negrão PA 1–2
Brazil Alexandre Negrão Sr.
United States GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R 99 United States Jon Fogarty P 4
Germany Wolf Henzler
United States DIME Racing Lamborghini Huracán GT3 111 Australia J. D. Davison P 1
United States Jonathan Summerton
Sources:[2][3][4]
Icon Class
P Pro
PA Pro-Am
AA Am-Am

GT Cup

Team Car No. Drivers Class Rounds
United States DXDT Racing Lamborghini Huracán LP 620-2 Super Trofeo 10 United States Jeff Burton PA 4
United States Brandon Davis
United States Precision Driving Ferrari 458 Challenge Evo 11 Spain Dani Clos PA 1, 3
Serbia Marko Radisic
United States TruSpeed Autosport Porsche 911 GT3 Cup 45 United States Tom Haacker PA 4
United States Sloan Urry
United States Dream Racing Motorsport Lamborghini Huracán LP 620-2 Super Trofeo 55 Italy Alessandro Bressan PA 1–4
Japan Yuki Harata
United States Autometrics Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 Cup 90 United States Cory Friedman AA 1–4
United States Joe Toussaint
United States Tool Racing Porsche 911 GT3 Cup 95 United States Erich Joiner PA 3-4
United States Andy Lee
Sources:[2][3][4]

GTS

Team Car No. Drivers Class Rounds
United States VOLT Racing McLaren 570S GT4 02 United States Alan Brynjolfsson AA 2
United States Chris Hall
Ford Mustang 077 United States Alan Brynjolfsson 3
United States Chris Hall
United States GMG Racing McLaren 570S GT4 04 United States Kenton Koch PA 2
United States George Kurtz
United States TRG-AMR Aston Martin Vantage GT4 09 United States Jerry Kaufman PA 1–2
United Kingdom Kyle Tilley
United States Jason Alexandridis AA 4
United States Derek DeBoer
United States Case-it Racing Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR 017 United States Trent Hindman PA 1–4
United States Adam Merzon
018 United States Philip Bloom AA 1–4
Canada Cameron Cassels
United States Stephen Cameron Racing Aston Martin Vantage GT4 019 United States Ari Balogh AA 1, 4
United States Greg Liefooghe
BMW M3 E92 United States Ari Balogh 2–3
United States Greg Liefooghe
United States PF Racing Ford Mustang 40 United States Ernie Francis Jr. PA 2
United States James Pesek
United States NOLAsport Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR 47 United States Jason Hart AA 1, 3-4
United States Matt Travis
Sources:[2][3][4]


Race results

Round Circuit GT Pro-Pro Winning Car GT Pro-Am Winning Car GT Am-Am Winning Car GT Cup Pro-Am Winning Car GT Cup Am-Am Winning Car GTS Pro-Am Winning Car GTS Am-Am Winning Car
GT Pro-Pro Winning Driver GT Pro-Am Winning Driver GT Am-Am Winning Driver GT Cup Pro-Am Winning Driver GT Cup Am-Am Winning Driver GTS Pro-Am Winning Driver GTS Am-Am Winning Driver
1 R1 Virginia #31 Ferrari 488 GT3 #16 Porsche 911 GT3 R #007 Aston Martin
V12 Vantage GT3
#55 Lamborghini Huracán
LP 620-2 Super Trofeo
#90 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup #017 Porsche Cayman
GT4 Clubsport MR
#019 Aston Martin Vantage GT4
Italy Daniel Mancinelli
Italy Andrea Montermini
Belgium Jan Heylen
United States Michael Schein
United States Drew Regitz
United States Kris Wilson
Italy Alessandro Bressan
Japan Yuki Harata
United States Cory Friedman
United States Joe Toussaint
United States Trent Hindman
United States Adam Merzon
United States Ari Balogh
United States Greg Liefooghe
R2 #2 Mercedes-AMG GT3 #54 Mercedes-AMG GT3 #30 Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 #55 Lamborghini Huracán
LP 620-2 Super Trofeo
#90 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup #017 Porsche Cayman
GT4 Clubsport MR
#019 Aston Martin Vantage GT4
United Kingdom Ryan Dalziel
Canada Daniel Morad
Netherlands Jeroen Bleekemolen
United States Tim Pappas
Venezuela Henrique Cisneros
United States Tyler McQuarrie
Italy Alessandro Bressan
Japan Yuki Harata
United States Cory Friedman
United States Joe Toussaint
United States Trent Hindman
United States Adam Merzon
United States Ari Balogh
United States Greg Liefooghe
2 R1 Mosport #8 Cadillac ATS-V.R #14 Porsche 911 GT3 R #30 Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 #55 Lamborghini Huracán
LP 620-2 Super Trofeo
#90 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup #40 Ford Mustang #019 BMW M3 E92
United States Michael Cooper
United States Jordan Taylor
United States James Sofronas
Belgium Laurens Vanthoor
Venezuela Henrique Cisneros
United States Tyler McQuarrie
Italy Alessandro Bressan
Japan Yuki Harata
United States Cory Friedman
United States Joe Toussaint
United States Ernie Francis Jr.
United States James Pesek
United States Ari Balogh
United States Greg Liefooghe
R2 Race cancelled due to a heavy rain shower. The race will be replaced by a third race at Circuit of the Americas.
3 R1 Lime Rock #58 Porsche 911 GT3 R #16 Porsche 911 GT3 R #30 Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 #55 Lamborghini Huracán
LP 620-2 Super Trofeo
#90 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup #017 Porsche Cayman
GT4 Clubsport MR
#077 Ford Mustang
Germany Marc Lieb
United States Patrick Long
Belgium Jan Heylen
United States Michael Schein
Venezuela Henrique Cisneros
United States Tyler McQuarrie
Italy Alessandro Bressan
Japan Yuki Harata
United States Cory Friedman
United States Joe Toussaint
United States Trent Hindman
United States Adam Merzon
United States Alan Brynjolfsson
United States Chris Hall
R2 #4 Audi R8 LMS #16 Porsche 911 GT3 R #30 Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 #55 Lamborghini Huracán
LP 620-2 Super Trofeo
#90 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup #017 Porsche Cayman
GT4 Clubsport MR
#019 BMW M3 E92
United States Dane Cameron
United States Spencer Pumpelly
Belgium Jan Heylen
United States Michael Schein
Venezuela Henrique Cisneros
United States Tyler McQuarrie
Italy Alessandro Bressan
Japan Yuki Harata
United States Cory Friedman
United States Joe Toussaint
United States Trent Hindman
United States Adam Merzon
United States Ari Balogh
United States Greg Liefooghe

Championship standings

Drivers' championships

Championship points are awarded for the first twenty positions in each race. The overall pole-sitter also receives one point. Entries are required to complete 50% 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   11th   12th   13th   14th   15th   16th   17th   18th   19th   20th   Pole 
Points 25 23 21 19 17 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 1

Overall

Pos. Driver Team VIR MOS LIM UTA AUS Points
GT
1 United States Michael Cooper
United States Jordan Taylor
United States Cadillac Racing 4 3 1 4 2 107
2 United Kingdom Ryan Dalziel
Canada Daniel Morad
United States CRP Racing 5 1 6 6 9 84
3 United States Spencer Pumpelly United States Magnus Racing 28 5 5 2 1 82
4 Monaco Vincent Abril
Hong Kong Adderly Fong
Hong Kong Absolute Racing 11 8 4 9 4 73
5 United States Patrick Long United States Wright Motorsports 6 30 2 1 Ret 66
6 Italy Daniel Mancinelli United States TR3 Racing 1 4 13 25 10 65
7 United Kingdom Ben Barnicoat
Portugal Álvaro Parente
United States K-PAX Racing 29 2 30 3 3 65
8 United States Johnny O'Connell
United States Ricky Taylor
United States Cadillac Racing 7 13 3 26 7 58
9 Belgium Jan Heylen
United States Michael Schein
United States Wright Motorsports 3 16 10 10 11 58
10 United States Tom Dyer
United States Ryan Eversley
United States RealTime Racing 19 11 11 5 5 56
11 United Kingdom Jonny Kane
United States Bryan Sellers
United States K-PAX Racing 18 12 7 8 8 52
12 United States Andrew Davis United States McCann Racing 2 7 51
United States Magnus Racing 15 14
13 United States Dane Cameron United States Magnus Racing 2 1 48
14 Netherlands Peter Kox
Canada Mark Wilkins
United States RealTime Racing Ret 14 9 7 6 48
15 Italy Andrea Montermini United States TR3 Racing 1 4 44
16 United States James Sofronas United States GMG Racing 10 15 8 12 19 41
17 Germany Jörg Bergmeister United States Wright Motorsports 6 30 2 39
18 United States Mike Skeen United States McCann Racing 2 7 38
19 China Luo Yufeng Hong Kong Absolute Racing 8 19 12 14 16 36
20 Germany Pierre Kaffer United States Magnus Racing 28 5 5 34
21 Belgium Laurens Vanthoor United States GMG Racing 10 15 8 30
22 Netherlands Jeroen Bleekemolen
United States Tim Pappas
United States Black Swan Racing 22 10 20 13 13 30
23 Germany Marc Lieb United States Wright Motorsports 1 Ret 27
24 Canada Kyle Marcelli
Spain Alex Riberas
Canada R. Ferri Motorsport 9 6 DNS 27
25 United States Frankie Montecalvo
Mexico Ricardo Sánchez
Canada Always Evolving/AIM Autosport Ret 20 14 11 12 27
26 Venezuela Henrique Cisneros
United States Tyler McQuarrie
United States MOMO/NGT Motorsports 15 17 15 16 15 27
27 Switzerland Alexandre Imperatori Hong Kong Absolute Racing 8 19 12 24
28 Italy Niccolò Schirò United States TR3 Racing 13 25 10 21
29 Australia J. D. Davison
United States Jonathan Summerton
United States DIME Racing 13 9 20
30 United States John Potter United States Magnus Racing 31 25 16 15 14 18
31 United States Drew Regitz
United States Kris Wilson
United States TRG-AMR 12 21 23 18 17 16
32 United States Preston Calvert
United States Alec Udell
United States Calvert Dynamics 14 Ret 18 17 20 15
33 United States Mike Hedlund
United States Michael Lewis
United States K-PAX Racing 16 18 17 28 18 15
34 Macau André Couto Hong Kong Absolute Racing 14 16 12
35 New Zealand Matthew Halliday United States GMG Racing 12 19 11
36 Germany Marco Seefried United States Magnus Racing 31 25 16 5
37 Brazil Alexandre Negrão
Brazil Alexandre Negrão Sr.
United States MCC Motorsports 17 31 WD 4
38 United States Terry Borcheller
Canada Marc Muzzo
Canada R. Ferri Motorsport 19 2
39 Canada James Dayson United States M1GT Racing 27 24 21 WD WD 0
40 Canada David Ostella United States M1GT Racing 21 WD WD 0
41 United States Larry Pegram United States M1GT Racing 27 24 0
42 Mexico Martín Fuentes
Sweden Stefan Johansson
United States Scuderia Corsa 30 27 WD 0
GT Cup[N 1]
Italy Alessandro Bressan
Japan Yuki Harata
United States Dream Racing Motorsport 20 22 22 19 21
United States Erich Joiner
United States Andy Lee
United States Tool Racing 20 24
United States Cory Friedman
United States Joe Toussaint
United States Autometrics Motorsports 21 23 24 21 23
Spain Dani Clos
Serbia Marko Radisic
United States Precision Driving WD WD 22 22
GTS[N 1]
United States Trent Hindman
United States Adam Merzon
United States Case-it Racing 24 28 26 23 25
United States Ari Balogh
United States Greg Liefooghe
United States Stephen Cameron Racing 23 26 27 27 26
United States Alan Brynjolfsson
United States Chris Hall
United States VOLT Racing 29 24 DNS
United States Philip Bloom
Canada Cameron Cassels
United States Case-it Racing 25 29 WD WD WD
United States Ernie Francis Jr.
United States James Pesek
United States PF Racing 25
United States Jerry Kaufman
United Kingdom Kyle Tilley
United States TRG-AMR 26 Ret 28
United States Kenton Koch
United States George Kurtz
United States GMG Racing Ret
United States Jason Hart
United States Matt Travis
United States NOLAsport WD WD WD WD
Pos. Driver Team VIR MOS LIM UTA AUS 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)
Blank Did Not Participate

Bold – Pole position
Italics – Fastest Lap

Pro-Am

Pos. Driver Team VIR MOS LIM UTA AUS Points
GT
1 Belgium Jan Heylen
United States Michael Schein
United States Wright Motorsports 3 16 10 10 11 119
2 United States James Sofronas United States GMG Racing 10 15 8 12 19 104
3 China Luo Yufeng Hong Kong Absolute Racing 8 19 12 14 16 95
4 Netherlands Jeroen Bleekemolen
United States Tim Pappas
United States Black Swan Racing 22 10 20 13 13 91
5 United States Frankie Montecalvo
Mexico Ricardo Sánchez
Canada Always Evolving/AIM Autosport Ret 20 14 11 12 80
6 United States Mike Hedlund
United States Michael Lewis
United States K-PAX Racing 16 18 17 28 18 79
7 United States John Potter United States Magnus Racing 31 25 16 15 14 78
8 Belgium Laurens Vanthoor United States GMG Racing 10 15 8 69
9 Switzerland Alexandre Imperatori Hong Kong Absolute Racing 8 19 12 61
10 United States Preston Calvert
United States Alec Udell
United States Calvert Dynamics 14 Ret 18 17 20 60
11 Germany Marco Seefried United States Magnus Racing 31 25 16 44
12 New Zealand Matthew Halliday United States GMG Racing 12 19 35
13 United States Andrew Davis United States Magnus Racing 15 14 34
14 Macau André Couto Hong Kong Absolute Racing 14 16 34
15 Brazil Alexandre Negrão
Brazil Alexandre Negrão Sr.
United States MCC Motorsports 17 31 WD 28
16 United States Terry Borcheller
Canada Marc Muzzo
Canada R. Ferri Motorsport 19 13
17 Canada James Dayson
Canada David Ostella
United States M1GT Racing 21 WD WD 11
GT Cup
1 Italy Alessandro Bressan
Japan Yuki Harata
United States Dream Racing Motorsport 20 22 22 19 21 125
2 Spain Dani Clos
Serbia Marko Radisic
United States Precision Driving WD WD 22 22 44
3 United States Erich Joiner
United States Andy Lee
United States Tool Racing 20 24 44
GTS
1 United States Trent Hindman
United States Adam Merzon
United States Case-it Racing 24 28 26 23 25 123
2 United States Jerry Kaufman
United Kingdom Kyle Tilley
United States TRG-AMR 26 Ret 28 44
3 United States Ernie Francis Jr.
United States James Pesek
United States PF Racing 25 25
4 United States Kenton Koch
United States George Kurtz
United States GMG Racing Ret 0
Pos. Driver Team VIR MOS LIM UTA AUS Points

Am-Am

Pos. Driver Team VIR MOS LIM UTA AUS Points
GT
1 Venezuela Henrique Cisneros
United States Tyler McQuarrie
United States MOMO/NGT Motorsports 15 17 15 16 15 123
2 United States Drew Regitz
United States Kris Wilson
United States TRG-AMR 12 21 23 18 17 117
3 Canada James Dayson
United States Larry Pegram
United States M1GT Racing 27 24 42
4 Mexico Martín Fuentes
Sweden Stefan Johansson
United States Scuderia Corsa 30 27 WD 38
GT Cup
1 United States Cory Friedman
United States Joe Toussaint
United States Autometrics Motorsports 21 23 24 21 23 125
GTS
1 United States Ari Balogh
United States Greg Liefooghe
United States Stephen Cameron Racing 23 26 27 27 26 123
2 United States Alan Brynjolfsson
United States Chris Hall
United States VOLT Racing 29 24 DNS 48
3 United States Philip Bloom
Canada Cameron Cassels
United States Case-it Racing 25 29 WD WD WD 46
United States Jason Hart
United States Matt Travis
United States NOLAsport WD WD WD WD 0
Pos. Driver Team VIR MOS LIM UTA AUS Points

Manufacturers' championships

Only manufacturer's council members are eligible to earn Manufacturer Points. Points were awarded based on finishing positions as shown in the chart below. Only the highest finishing car of each eligible manufacturer earned points for its finishing position.

Position 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9  Pole 
Race 10 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 1

GT

Pos. Manufacturer Car VIR MOS LIM UTA AUS Points
1 Germany Audi R8 LMS
R8 LMS ultra
2 5 5 2 1 37
2 United States Cadillac ATS-V.R 4 3 1 4 2 37
3 Germany Porsche 911 GT3 R 3 15 2 1 11 28
4 Germany Mercedes-AMG AMG GT3 5 1 6 6 9 25
5 United Kingdom McLaren 650S GT3 16 2 7 3 3 25
6 United Kingdom Bentley Continental GT3 8 8 4 9 4 17
7 Italy Ferrari 458 Italia GT3
488 GT3
1 4 13 25 10 16
8 Japan Acura NSX GT3 19 11 9 5 5 11
9 Japan Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 Ret 20 14 11 12 0
Manufacturers ineligible for GT championship points
Italy Lamborghini Huracán GT3 13 9
United Kingdom Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 12 21 23 18 17
Pos. Manufacturer Car VIR MOS LIM UTA AUS Points

GTS

Pos. Manufacturer Car VIR MOS LIM UTA AUS Points
1 Germany Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR 24 28 26 23 25 44
2 United States Ford Mustang 25 24 DNS 18
Manufacturers ineligible for GTS championship points
United Kingdom Aston Martin Vantage GT4 23 26 28
Germany BMW M3 E92 27 27 26
United Kingdom McLaren 570S GT4 29
Pos. Manufacturer Car VIR MOS LIM UTA AUS Points

Notes

  1. 1 2 No points were awarded in the overall GT Cup and GTS classes, because there were no Pro-Pro GT Cup and Pro-Pro GTS entries.

References

  1. "Pirelli World Challenge Announces 2017 Racing Schedule". world-challenge.com. Pirelli World Challenge. October 13, 2016. Retrieved April 28, 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 "Pirelli World Challenge Virginia International Raceway Entry List" (PDF). world-challenge.com. Pirelli World Challenge. April 26, 2017. Retrieved April 28, 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 "Pirelli World Challenge Canadian Tire Motorsport Park Entry List" (PDF). world-challenge.com. Pirelli World Challenge. May 17, 2017. Retrieved May 19, 2017.
  4. 1 2 3 "Pirelli World Challenge Lime Rock Park Entry List" (PDF). world-challenge.com. Pirelli World Challenge. May 24, 2017. Retrieved May 26, 2017.
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