The 2019 Pirelli GT4 America Series was the inaugural season of the GT4 America Series. It took over the GTS class of the Pirelli World Challenge, which adopted global GT4 technical regulations in 2018, and it is a Blancpain GT World Challenge America support series. GT4 America Series is split into a Sprint series, which features 50-minute races with one driver per car, and a SprintX series, which features one-hour races with two drivers per car and a mandatory driver change during Pit stops. Also East and West regional championships are awarded. The season began on 2 March in Austin and ended on 20 October in Las Vegas.
Calendar At the annual press conference during the 2018 24 Hours of Spa on 27 July, the Stéphane Ratel Organisation announced the first draft of the 2019 calendar. The date for the season opening weekend in Austin was confirmed on 15 August. Finalized schedules were announced on 29 September. An official announcement, concerning the races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway that carry the 'Grand Finale' name, is forthcoming.
SprintX Round Circuit Date 1 Circuit of the Americas, Elroy, Texas 2–3 March East / West 2 WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, Monterey, California 30–31 March West 3 Virginia International Raceway, Alton, Virginia 27–28 April East 4 Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, Bowmanville, Ontario 18–19 May East 5 Sonoma Raceway, Sonoma, California 8–9 June West 6 Portland International Raceway, Portland, Oregon 13–14 July West 7 Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen, New York 31 August–1 September East 8 Road America, Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin 21–22 September East 9 Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas, Nevada 19–20 October West
Sprint Round Circuit Date 1 St. Petersburg Street Circuit, St. Petersburg, Florida 9–10 March 2 Long Beach Street Circuit, Long Beach, California 14 April 3 Virginia International Raceway, Alton, Virginia 27–28 April 4 Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, Bowmanville, Ontario 18–19 May 5 Sonoma Raceway, Sonoma, California 8–9 June 6 Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen, New York 31 August–1 September 7 Road America, Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin 21–22 September 8 Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas, Nevada 19–20 October
Entry list
SprintX Team Car Drivers Class Rounds Driver Series GMG Racing Audi R8 LMS GT4 2 Jason Bell PA SX 1, 7–8 Alec Udell 1, 8 Andrew Davis 7 Jason Bell Am 5 James Sofronas Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport James Sofronas 8 Jason Bell Audi R8 LMS GT4 04 CJ Moses Am SX 3, 7 James Sofronas Epic Motorsports BMW M4 GT4 3 James Clay Am East 1, 3–4, 7 Randy Mueller USRD Ginetta G55 GT4 5 Jeff Bader PA West 1–2, 5, 9 Casey Dennis Audi R8 LMS GT4 6 Jeff Bader Ginetta G55 GT4 15 James Li PA West 6 Will Wattanawongkiri Audi R8 LMS GT4 Jean-Francois Brunot 9 Cody Kishel Motorsports USA Maserati GranTurismo MC GT4 8 Jerold Lowe PA SX 6 Michael McAleenan Auto Technic Racing BMW M4 GT4 16 John Allen Am SX All Kris Wilson TRG - The Racers Group Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport 17 Jim Rappaport Am West All Derek DeBoer East 3–4, 8 Sean Gibbons 67 Chris Bellomo Am West All Kevin Woods Stephen Cameron Racing BMW M4 GT4 19 Greg Liefooghe PA SX All Sean Quinlan West 2 Greg Liefooghe 190 Ari Balogh PA SX 7 Tom Dyer Flying Lizard Motorsports Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport 21 Michael Dinan PA SX 1, 3, 6–9 Robby Foley 35 Seth Neiman Am SX 1 Precision Driving Tech BMW M4 GT4 22 Marko Radisic PA East 1, 3 Karl Wittmer Ian Lacy Racing Ginetta G55 GT4 24 Frank Gannett Am West 1 Drew Staveley Ford Mustang GT4 Frank Gannett PA East 4, 7–8 Karl Wittmer Frank Gannett Am West 5–6 Drew Staveley KRÜGSPEED Ginetta G55 GT4 27 Anthony Geraci PA East 1, 3–4 Elivan Goulart McLaren 570S GT4 7–8 Anthony Geraci ST Racing BMW M4 GT4 28 Harry Gottsacker PA West All Jon Miller 38 Samantha Tan PA West All Jason Wolfe Classic BMW BMW M4 GT4 29 Stevan McAleer PA East All Justin Raphael 92 Toby Grahovec PA East 1 Chris Ohmacht SX 3–4, 7–9 Toby Grahovec 254 Ray Mason Am East 1 Jeff Sexton Bodymotion Racing Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport 31 Al Carter Am East 1 Sean Gibbons Kelly-Moss Road & Race Kelly-Moss/Photon Motorsports Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR 32 Stuart Briscoe PA East 1 Andrew Davis Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport 3 Stuart Briscoe Audi R8 LMS GT4 44 Eric Palmer Am East 1, 3–4, 8 Greg Palmer 81 Andrew Davis PA East 8 Dan Weyland Doghouse Performance Audi R8 LMS GT4 33 Andy Pilgrim PA East 1, 3 Adam Poland Murillo Racing Mercedes-AMG GT4 34 Matt Fassnacht Am East 1, 3–4, 7–8 Christian Szymczak PA West 5–6 Kenny Murillo Andretti Autosport McLaren 570S GT4 36 Jarett Andretti Am SX 1, 3 Karl Thomson Jarett Andretti PA 5–9 Colin Mullan 5–7, 9 David Donohue 8 RS 1 Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR 37 Charlie Bellarudo PA SX 7 Jan Heylen Rearden Racing Audi R8 LMS GT4 43 Sarah Cattaneo PA West 1, 5–6, 9 Owen Trinkler Mercedes-AMG GT4 64 Anthony Lazzaro Am West 9 Dmitri Novikov Audi R8 LMS GT4 91 Jeff Burton Am West 1–2, 6, 9 Vesko Kozarov SX 3, 7 Jeff Burton Nolasport Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport 46 John Capestro-Dubets Am SX 1, 3, 5 Mike Vess Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR Patrick Byrne PA East 7 Guy Cosmo Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport 47 Jason Hart PA SX All Matt Travis Team Panoz Racing Panoz Avezzano GT4 51 Preston Calvert Am SX All Matt Keegan Racers Edge Motorsports SIN R1 GT4 54 Mark Pavan Am West 2 Bob Michaelian PA 6 Ross Smith Marco DiLeo 9 Ross Smith KohR Motorsports Ford Mustang GT4 55 Rich Golinello PA East 1, 3 Nate Stacy Dexter Racing Ginetta G55 GT4 63 Ryan Dexter PA West 6 Warren Dexter SX 7 Ben Anderson BGB Motorsports Group Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR 69 Tom Collingwood Am East 1 John Tecce Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport 3–4, 7–8 Tom Collingwood SX 9 John Teece Park Place Motorsports Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport 77 Alan Brynjolfsson PA East 1, 4, 7–8 Trent Hindman West 9 Alan Brynjolfsson Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR Trent Hindman East 3 Alan Brynjolfsson RENNtech Motorsports Mercedes-AMG GT4 89 Parker Chase PA East 1 Reinhold Renger Patrick Byrne 8 Guy Cosmo West 9 Patrick Byrne RHC Jorgensen / Strom by Strom Motorsports BMW M4 GT4 452 Daren Jorgensen Am West 2 Brett Strom Ramsey Racing/EXR Team by Premat Mercedes-AMG GT4 592 Alexandre Prémat PA SX 6 Mark Ramsey Icon Class Drivers PA Pro-Am Cup Am Am Cup Series SX SprintX East East West West
Sprint Team Car Drivers Class Rounds GMG Racing Audi R8 LMS GT4 2 Jason Bell Am 1 Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport 2–8 Audi R8 LMS GT4 04 CJ Moses Am 1–2 14 James Sofronas Pro 2 Park Place Motorsports Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport 7 Alan Brynjolfsson Am All Blackdog Speed Shop McLaren 570S GT4 10 Michael Cooper Pro All 11 Tony Gaples Am All Ian Lacy Racing Ford Mustang GT4 12 Ian Lacy Pro 1 Drew Staveley Am 2–8 24 Frank Gannett Am All Andretti Autosport McLaren 570S GT4 18 Jarett Andretti Am 1–4 Pro 5–8 Stephen Cameron Racing BMW M4 GT4 19 Sean Quinlan Am 3–8 88 Henry Schmitt Am 3, 5 190 Ari Balogh Am 6 CRP Racing Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR 20 Matt Brabham Pro 2, 5, 8 Flying Lizard Motorsports Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport 21 Michael Dinan Am 1–2 210 3, 7–8 Audi R8 LMS GT4 30 Erin Vogel Am 5 Precision Driving Tech BMW M4 GT4 22 Marko Radisic Am 1–3, 5–7 Classic BMW BMW M4 GT4 26 Toby Grahovec Pro 5 Stevan McAleer 7 92 Chris Ohmacht Am 3 ST Racing BMW M4 GT4 38 Samantha Tan Am 2 PF Racing Ford Mustang GT4 40 James Pesek Pro 1, 8 41 Jade Buford Pro 1, 8 42 Shane Lewis Pro 8 Kelly-Moss/Photon Motorsports Audi R8 LMS GT4 44 Greg Palmer Am 3 Team Panoz Racing Panoz Avezzano GT4 50 Ian James Pro All 51 Preston Calvert Am 1 Matt Keegan Am 2 Murillo Racing Mercedes-AMG GT4 53 Matt Fassnacht Am 3–4 Racers Edge Motorsports SIN R1 GT4 54 Bob Michaelian Am 2 KohR Motorsports Ford Mustang GT4 55 Nate Stacy Pro 4 KPR McLaren 570S GT4 62 Mark Klenin Am All TRG - The Racers Group Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport 66 Spencer Pumpelly Pro All BGB Motorsports Group Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR 69 Tom Collingwood Am 1 169 3–4 Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport 6–7 Marco Polo Motorsports KTM X-Bow GT4 71 Nicolai Elghanayan Pro 1–5 Robinson Racing Chevrolet Camaro GT4.R 72 Shane Lewis Pro 1–7 74 Gar Robinson Pro 1–7 Rearden Racing Mercedes-AMG GT4 64 Dmitry Novikov Am 8 BMW M4 GT4 80 3, 5 Audi R8 LMS GT4 91 Jeff Burton Am 3, 5–6 McCann Racing Audi R8 LMS GT4 82 Michael McCann Pro 3, 6–7 K2R Motorsports Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport 83 Kevan Millstein Am 6–8 JCR Motorsports Maserati GranTurismo MC GT4 99 Jeff Courtney Am 6, 8 Icon Class Pro Pro Cup Am Am Cup
Race results Bold indicates overall winner.
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