2017 SprintX GT Championship Series
2017 SprintX GT Championship Series | |||
Previous: | 2016 | Next: | 2018 |
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 |
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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
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GT Cup
Team | Car | No. | Drivers | Class | Rounds |
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DXDT Racing | Lamborghini Huracán LP 620-2 Super Trofeo | 10 | Jeff Burton | PA | 4 |
Brandon Davis | |||||
Precision Driving | Ferrari 458 Challenge Evo | 11 | Dani Clos | PA | 1, 3 |
Marko Radisic | |||||
TruSpeed Autosport | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup | 45 | Tom Haacker | PA | 4 |
Sloan Urry | |||||
Dream Racing Motorsport | Lamborghini Huracán LP 620-2 Super Trofeo | 55 | Alessandro Bressan | PA | 1–4 |
Yuki Harata | |||||
Autometrics Motorsports | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup | 90 | Cory Friedman | AA | 1–4 |
Joe Toussaint | |||||
Tool Racing | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup | 95 | Erich Joiner | PA | 3-4 |
Andy Lee | |||||
Sources:[2][3][4] |
GTS
Team | Car | No. | Drivers | Class | Rounds |
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VOLT Racing | McLaren 570S GT4 | 02 | Alan Brynjolfsson | AA | 2 |
Chris Hall | |||||
Ford Mustang | 077 | Alan Brynjolfsson | 3 | ||
Chris Hall | |||||
GMG Racing | McLaren 570S GT4 | 04 | Kenton Koch | PA | 2 |
George Kurtz | |||||
TRG-AMR | Aston Martin Vantage GT4 | 09 | Jerry Kaufman | PA | 1–2 |
Kyle Tilley | |||||
Jason Alexandridis | AA | 4 | |||
Derek DeBoer | |||||
Case-it Racing | Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR | 017 | Trent Hindman | PA | 1–4 |
Adam Merzon | |||||
018 | Philip Bloom | AA | 1–4 | ||
Cameron Cassels | |||||
Stephen Cameron Racing | Aston Martin Vantage GT4 | 019 | Ari Balogh | AA | 1, 4 |
Greg Liefooghe | |||||
BMW M3 E92 | Ari Balogh | 2–3 | |||
Greg Liefooghe | |||||
PF Racing | Ford Mustang | 40 | Ernie Francis Jr. | PA | 2 |
James Pesek | |||||
NOLAsport | Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR | 47 | Jason Hart | AA | 1, 3-4 |
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 | |
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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 |
Daniel Mancinelli Andrea Montermini |
Jan Heylen Michael Schein |
Drew Regitz Kris Wilson |
Alessandro Bressan Yuki Harata |
Cory Friedman Joe Toussaint |
Trent Hindman Adam Merzon |
Ari Balogh 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 | ||
Ryan Dalziel Daniel Morad |
Jeroen Bleekemolen Tim Pappas |
Henrique Cisneros Tyler McQuarrie |
Alessandro Bressan Yuki Harata |
Cory Friedman Joe Toussaint |
Trent Hindman Adam Merzon |
Ari Balogh 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 |
Michael Cooper Jordan Taylor |
James Sofronas Laurens Vanthoor |
Henrique Cisneros Tyler McQuarrie |
Alessandro Bressan Yuki Harata |
Cory Friedman Joe Toussaint |
Ernie Francis Jr. James Pesek |
Ari Balogh 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 |
Marc Lieb Patrick Long |
Jan Heylen Michael Schein |
Henrique Cisneros Tyler McQuarrie |
Alessandro Bressan Yuki Harata |
Cory Friedman Joe Toussaint |
Trent Hindman Adam Merzon |
Alan Brynjolfsson 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 | ||
Dane Cameron Spencer Pumpelly |
Jan Heylen Michael Schein |
Henrique Cisneros Tyler McQuarrie |
Alessandro Bressan Yuki Harata |
Cory Friedman Joe Toussaint |
Trent Hindman Adam Merzon |
Ari Balogh 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 |
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Points | 25 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Overall
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Bold – Pole position |
Pro-Am
Pos. | Driver | Team | VIR | MOS | LIM | UTA | AUS | Points | |||||
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GT | |||||||||||||
1 | Jan Heylen Michael Schein |
Wright Motorsports | 3 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 119 | |||||
2 | James Sofronas | GMG Racing | 10 | 15 | 8 | 12 | 19 | 104 | |||||
3 | Luo Yufeng | Absolute Racing | 8 | 19 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 95 | |||||
4 | Jeroen Bleekemolen Tim Pappas |
Black Swan Racing | 22 | 10 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 91 | |||||
5 | Frankie Montecalvo Ricardo Sánchez |
Always Evolving/AIM Autosport | Ret | 20 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 80 | |||||
6 | Mike Hedlund Michael Lewis |
K-PAX Racing | 16 | 18 | 17 | 28 | 18 | 79 | |||||
7 | John Potter | Magnus Racing | 31 | 25 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 78 | |||||
8 | Laurens Vanthoor | GMG Racing | 10 | 15 | 8 | 69 | |||||||
9 | Alexandre Imperatori | Absolute Racing | 8 | 19 | 12 | 61 | |||||||
10 | Preston Calvert Alec Udell |
Calvert Dynamics | 14 | Ret | 18 | 17 | 20 | 60 | |||||
11 | Marco Seefried | Magnus Racing | 31 | 25 | 16 | 44 | |||||||
12 | Matthew Halliday | GMG Racing | 12 | 19 | 35 | ||||||||
13 | Andrew Davis | Magnus Racing | 15 | 14 | 34 | ||||||||
14 | André Couto | Absolute Racing | 14 | 16 | 34 | ||||||||
15 | Alexandre Negrão Alexandre Negrão Sr. |
MCC Motorsports | 17 | 31 | WD | 28 | |||||||
16 | Terry Borcheller Marc Muzzo |
R. Ferri Motorsport | 19 | 13 | |||||||||
17 | James Dayson David Ostella |
M1GT Racing | 21 | WD | WD | 11 | |||||||
GT Cup | |||||||||||||
1 | Alessandro Bressan Yuki Harata |
Dream Racing Motorsport | 20 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 21 | 125 | |||||
2 | Dani Clos Marko Radisic |
Precision Driving | WD | WD | 22 | 22 | 44 | ||||||
3 | Erich Joiner Andy Lee |
Tool Racing | 20 | 24 | 44 | ||||||||
GTS | |||||||||||||
1 | Trent Hindman Adam Merzon |
Case-it Racing | 24 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 25 | 123 | |||||
2 | Jerry Kaufman Kyle Tilley |
TRG-AMR | 26 | Ret | 28 | 44 | |||||||
3 | Ernie Francis Jr. James Pesek |
PF Racing | 25 | 25 | |||||||||
4 | Kenton Koch George Kurtz |
GMG Racing | Ret | 0 | |||||||||
Pos. | Driver | Team | VIR | MOS | LIM | UTA | AUS | Points |
Am-Am
Pos. | Driver | Team | VIR | MOS | LIM | UTA | AUS | Points | |||||
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GT | |||||||||||||
1 | Henrique Cisneros Tyler McQuarrie |
MOMO/NGT Motorsports | 15 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 123 | |||||
2 | Drew Regitz Kris Wilson |
TRG-AMR | 12 | 21 | 23 | 18 | 17 | 117 | |||||
3 | James Dayson Larry Pegram |
M1GT Racing | 27 | 24 | 42 | ||||||||
4 | Martín Fuentes Stefan Johansson |
Scuderia Corsa | 30 | 27 | WD | 38 | |||||||
GT Cup | |||||||||||||
1 | Cory Friedman Joe Toussaint |
Autometrics Motorsports | 21 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 23 | 125 | |||||
GTS | |||||||||||||
1 | Ari Balogh Greg Liefooghe |
Stephen Cameron Racing | 23 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 123 | |||||
2 | Alan Brynjolfsson Chris Hall |
VOLT Racing | 29 | 24 | DNS | 48 | |||||||
3 | Philip Bloom Cameron Cassels |
Case-it Racing | 25 | 29 | WD | WD | WD | 46 | |||||
Jason Hart Matt Travis |
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 |
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Race | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
GT
Pos. | Manufacturer | Car | VIR | MOS | LIM | UTA | AUS | Points | |||||
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1 | Audi | R8 LMS R8 LMS ultra |
2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 37 | |||||
2 | Cadillac | ATS-V.R | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 37 | |||||
3 | Porsche | 911 GT3 R | 3 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 28 | |||||
4 | Mercedes-AMG | AMG GT3 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 25 | |||||
5 | McLaren | 650S GT3 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 25 | |||||
6 | Bentley | Continental GT3 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 17 | |||||
7 | Ferrari | 458 Italia GT3 488 GT3 |
1 | 4 | 13 | 25 | 10 | 16 | |||||
8 | Acura | NSX GT3 | 19 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 11 | |||||
9 | Nissan | GT-R Nismo GT3 | Ret | 20 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 0 | |||||
Manufacturers ineligible for GT championship points | |||||||||||||
Lamborghini | Huracán GT3 | 13 | 9 | ||||||||||
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 | |||||
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1 | Porsche | Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR | 24 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 25 | 44 | |||||
2 | Ford | Mustang | 25 | 24 | DNS | 18 | |||||||
Manufacturers ineligible for GTS championship points | |||||||||||||
Aston Martin | Vantage GT4 | 23 | 26 | 28 | |||||||||
BMW | M3 E92 | 27 | 27 | 26 | |||||||||
McLaren | 570S GT4 | 29 | |||||||||||
Pos. | Manufacturer | Car | VIR | MOS | LIM | UTA | AUS | Points |
Notes
References
- ↑ "Pirelli World Challenge Announces 2017 Racing Schedule". world-challenge.com. Pirelli World Challenge. October 13, 2016. Retrieved April 28, 2017.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.