The 2020 GT World Challenge America powered by AWS was the 14th season of the United States Auto Club's GT World Challenge America, the third season under ownership of the SRO Motorsports Group and the first season without Blancpain sponsorship. The season began on 7 March in Austin and ended on 4 October at Indianapolis.
Calendar At the annual press conference during the 2019 24 Hours of Spa on 26 July, the Stéphane Ratel Organisation announced the first draft of the 2020 calendar with Las Vegas being dropped from the schedule in favor of Indianapolis. Austin was removed from the provisional calendar on 25 October, before it would return on 8 November after extensive discussions with team owners and stakeholders. The round at Indianapolis became a non-points paying event. Calendar changes due to COVID-19 pandemic The round at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park was cancelled. The round at Virginia was moved from 6–7 June to 11–12 July. The round at Indianapolis is back to being a points paying event to replace the cancelled rounds at CTMP with the first three hours of the Indianapolis 8 Hour Intercontinental GT race counting towards the championship. Round Circuit Date 1 Circuit of the Americas, Elroy, Texas 7–8 March 2 Virginia International Raceway, Alton, Virginia 11–12 July 3 Sonoma Raceway, Sonoma, California 8–9 August 4 Road America, Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin 29–30 August 5 Circuit of the Americas, Elroy, Texas 19–20 September 6 Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis, Indiana 4 October Cancelled due to the 2019-20 coronavirus pandemic Circuit Original Date Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, Bowmanville, Ontario 16–17 May
Entry list The Pro Cup class was eliminated from the series for this season. Team Car Drivers Class Rounds Squadra Corse TR3 Racing Ferrari 488 GT3 1 Martin Fuentes PA 1–2, 4–6 Rodrigo Baptista 1–2, 4–5 Alessandro Balzan 6 Mark Issa6 24 Ziad Ghandour PA 1, 3 Matteo Cressoni 1 Jeff Segal 3 31 John Megrue Am 2 Bill Sweedler DXDT Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 04 Colin Braun PA All George Kurtz Ben Keating 6 63 David Askew PA All Ryan Dalziel Richard Heistand 6 Vital Speed Ferrari 488 GT3 6 Rich Baek Am 1 Mark Issa Ryan BriscoePA6 Trevor Baek Jeff Westphal 7 Trevor Baek PA 1 Jeff Westphal K-PAX Racing Bentley Continental GT3 8 Patrick Byrne PA 1 Guy Cosmo GMG Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R 14 Jeroen Bleekemolen PA 1, 3 James Sofronas Wright Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 R 20 Fred Poordad Am 1–4 Max Root Fred Poordad PA 5–6 Jan Heylen Max Root 6 Winward Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 33 Russell Ward PA 1–3 Bryce Ward 1 Kris Wilson 2–3 Russell Ward S 4–5 Indy Dontje 4 Alec Udell 5 Park Place Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 R 73 David Ducote Am 1 Alan Metni Racers Edge Motorsports Acura NSX GT3 80 Kyle Marcelli PA 1–2, 5 Martin Barkey 1–2 Ziad Ghandour 5 93 Shelby Blackstock S All Trent Hindman Robert Megennis 6 Stephen Cameron Racing BMW M6 GT3 87 Greg Liefooghe PA 1 Henry Schmitt Icon Class S Silver Cup PA Pro-Am Cup Am Am Cup
Race results Bold indicates overall winner. Round Circuit Pole position Silver Winners Pro-Am Winners Am Winners 1 1 Austin No. 14 GMG Racing No. 93 Racers Edge Motorsports No. 14 GMG Racing No. 20 Wright Motorsports Jeroen Bleekemolen James Sofronas Shelby Blackstock Trent Hindman Jeroen Bleekemolen James Sofronas Fred Poordad Max Root R2 No. 93 Racers Edge Motorsports No. 93 Racers Edge Motorsports No. 1 Squadra Corse No. 20 Wright Motorsports Shelby Blackstock Trent Hindman Shelby Blackstock Trent Hindman Rodrigo Baptista Martin Fuentes Fred Poordad Max Root 2 R1 Virginia No. 93 Racers Edge Motorsports No. 93 Racers Edge Motorsports No. 80 Racers Edge Motorsports No. 31 TR3 Racing Shelby Blackstock Trent Hindman Shelby Blackstock Trent Hindman Martin Barkey Kyle Marcelli John Megrue Bill Sweedler R2 No. 93 Racers Edge Motorsports No. 93 Racers Edge Motorsports No. 04 DXDT Racing No. 31 TR3 Racing Shelby Blackstock Trent Hindman Shelby Blackstock Trent Hindman Colin Braun George Kurtz John Megrue Bill Sweedler 3 R1 Sonoma No. 93 Racers Edge Motorsports No. 93 Racers Edge Motorsports No. 1 Squadra Corse No. 20 Wright Motorsports Shelby Blackstock Trent Hindman Shelby Blackstock Trent Hindman Rodrigo Baptista Martin Fuentes Fred Poordad Max Root R2 No. 93 Racers Edge Motorsports No. 93 Racers Edge Motorsports No. 14 GMG Racing No. 20 Wright Motorsports Shelby Blackstock Trent Hindman Shelby Blackstock Trent Hindman Jeroen Bleekemolen James Sofronas Fred Poordad Max Root 4 R1 Road America No. 33 Winward Racing No. 93 Racers Edge Motorsports No. 1 Squadra Corse No. 20 Wright Motorsports Indy Dontje Russell Ward Shelby Blackstock Trent Hindman Rodrigo Baptista Martin Fuentes Fred Poordad Max Root R2 No. 63 DXDT Racing No. 93 Racers Edge Motorsports No. 04 DXDT Racing No. 20 Wright Motorsports David Askew Ryan Dalziel Shelby Blackstock Trent Hindman Colin Braun George Kurtz Fred Poordad Max Root 5 R1 Austin No. 1 Squadra Corse No. 93 Racers Edge Motorsports No. 1 Squadra Corse No Entries Rodrigo Baptista Martin Fuentes Shelby Blackstock Trent Hindman Rodrigo Baptista Martin Fuentes R2 No. 1 Squadra Corse No. 93 Racers Edge Motorsports No. 1 Squadra Corse Rodrigo Baptista Martin Fuentes Shelby Blackstock Trent Hindman Rodrigo Baptista Martin Fuentes 6 Indianapolis No. 34 Walkenhorst Motorsport No. 93 Racers Edge Motorsports No. 04 DXDT Racing Nicky Catsburg Augusto Farfus Connor De Phillippi Shelby Blackstock Trent Hindman Robert Megennis Colin Braun Ben Keating George Kurtz
Points system Scoring system Championship points are awarded for the first ten positions in each race. Entries are required to complete 75% of the winning car's race distance in order to be classified and earn points. Individual drivers are required to participate for a minimum of 40 minutes in order to earn championship points in any race.
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 Driver Team AUS1 VIR SON ELK AUS2 IND Points RD1 RD2 RD1 RD2 RD1 RD2 RD1 RD2 RD1 RD2 RDU Silver class 1 Shelby Blackstock Trent Hindman Racers Edge Motorsports 1 1 2 7 5 11122 3 300 2 Russell Ward Winward Racing223472 3 Indy Dontje Winward Racing2236 4 Alec Udell Winward Racing3436 Pro-Am class 1 Martin Fuentes Squadra Corse 4 2 3 3 1 64511 2 234 2 Colin Braun George Kurtz DXDT Racing 3 3 5 1 3 4 6 3 WD WD 1 199 3 Rodrigo Baptista Squadra Corse 4 2 3 3 1 64511 198 4 David Askew Ryan Dalziel DXDT Racing 14 5 4 6 4 55455 Ret 134 5 Kyle Marcelli Racers Edge Motorsports 5 6 1 266 89 6 Ziad Ghandour TR3 Racing 64 6 7 73 Racers Edge Motorsports66 7 Martin Barkey Racers Edge Motorsports 5 6 1 265 8 Jeroen Bleekemolen James Sofronas GMG Racing2 9DSQ 3 58 9 Fred Poordad Jan Heylen Wright Motorsports 4 3 NC 36 10 Russell Ward Winward Racing 9 DNS 7 4 WD WD 28 11 Matteo Cressoni TR3 Racing 64 25 12 Kris Wilson Winward Racing7 4 WD WD 22 13 Jeff Segal TR3 Racing 6 7 22 14 Trevor Baek Jeff Westphal Vital Speed 8 10 14 15 Patrick Byrne Guy Cosmo K-PAX Racing 10 11 WD WD 8 16 Bryce Ward Winward Racing 9 DNS 6 17 Greg Liefooghe Henry Schmitt Stephen Cameron Racing 11 Ret 2 Drivers ineligible to score points Alessandro Balzan Squadra Corse 2 – Am class 1 Fred Poordad Max Root Wright Motorsports 7 7 8 8 2 236 186 2 John Megrue Bill Sweedler TR3 Racing 6 5 50 3 David Ducote Alan Metni Park Place Motorsports 12 8 36 4 Rich Baek Mark Issa Vital Speed 13 Ret 15 Driver Team AUS1 VIR SON ELK AUS2 IND PointsBold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap
Teams' championship Team Manufacturer AUS1 VIR SON ELK AUS2 IND Points RD1 RD2 RD1 RD2 RD1 RD2 RD1 RD2 RD1 RD2 RDU Silver class 1 Racers Edge Motorsports Acura 1 1 2 7 5 1 1 1 2 2 3 300 2 Winward RacingMercedes-AMG 2 2 3 4 72 Pro-Am class 1 Squadra Corse Ferrari 4 2 3 3 1 6 4 5 1 1 2 239 2 DXDT Racing Mercedes-AMG 3 3 4 1 3 453 5 5 1 235 3 Racers Edge Motorsports Acura 5 6 1 2 6 6 91 4 GMG Racing Porsche 2 9 DSQ 3 60 5 TR3 Racing Ferrari 6 4 6 7 52 6 Wright Motorsports Porsche 4 3 NC 36 7 Winward Racing Mercedes-AMG 9 DNS 7 4 WD WD 30 8 Vital Speed Ferrari 8 10 16 9 K-PAX Racing Bentley 10 11 WD WD 10 10 Stephen Cameron Racing BMW 11 Ret 2 Am class 1 Wright Motorsports Porsche 7 7 8 8 2 236 186 2 TR3 Racing Ferrari 6 5 50 3 Park Place Motorsports Porsche 12 8 36 4 Vital Speed Ferrari 13 Ret 15 Team Manufacturer AUS1 VIR SON ELK AUS2 IND Points
Manufacturers' championship Manufacturer AUS1 VIR SON ELK AUS2 IND Points RD1 RD2 RD1 RD2 RD1 RD2 RD1 RD2 RD1 RD2 RDU 1 Acura 1 1 1 2 4 1 1 1 2 2 3246 2 Ferrari 4 2 2 3 1 4 4 3 1 1 2213 3 Mercedes-AMG 3 3 3 1 3 3 2 2 3 4 1213 4 Porsche 2 4 4 4 2 2 3 4 4 3144 5 Lamborghini0 Manufacturer AUS1 VIR SON ELK AUS2 IND Points See also 2020 GT World Challenge Europe 2020 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup 2020 GT World Challenge Asia 2020 GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup
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