2018 SprintX GT Championship Series

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Pirelli World Challenge

The 2018 SprintX GT Championship Series is the final season of the SprintX GT Championship Series. Michael Cooper and Jordan Taylor are the defending champions in the highest class, the Pro class in GT. It is the second season sanctioned by the United States Auto Club. The season began on 23 March at Circuit of the Americas and will end on 12 August at Utah Motorsports Campus. GTS cars are separated from GT and GT Cup, as the GT4-based category has its own races this season.

Calendar

On 17 November 2017, WC Vision announced the 2018 calendar. All rounds are headliner events held in the United States. Circuit of the Americas was the season opener instead of Virginia. Mosport was dropped from the schedule in favor of Portland.

Round	Event	Circuit	Date
1	Grand Prix of Texas	Circuit of the Americas, Elroy, Texas	23–25 March
2	Grand Prix of Virginia presented by Audi Sport	Virginia International Raceway, Alton, Virginia	27–29 April
3	Grand Prix of Lime Rock powered by M	Lime Rock Park, Lakeville, Connecticut	25–26, 28 May
4	58th Rose Cup Races	Portland International Raceway, Portland, Oregon	13–15 July
5	Grand Prix of Utah	Utah Motorsports Campus, Tooele, Utah	10–12 August

Entry list

GT/GT Cup

Team Car No. Drivers Class Rounds Squadra Corse Garage Italia Ferrari 488 GT3 07 Caesar Bacarella Am All Martin Fuentes CRP Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 2 Daniel Morad PP 1–4 Fabian Schiller 1–2 Raffaele Marciello 3 Matthew Brabham 4–5 Michael Cooper 5 K-PAX Racing Bentley Continental GT3 3 Rodrigo Baptista PP All Maxime Soulet 9 Álvaro Parente PP All Andy Soucek Precision Driving Ferrari 458 Challenge Evo 11 Marko Radisic Cup 1–2 David Roberts TruSpeed AutoSport Audi R8 LMS 19 Parker Chase PA All Ryan Dalziel 71 Dore Chaponick Jr. PA 2 Brett Sandberg Alegra Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 R 24 Michael Christensen PP All Spencer Pumpelly Callaway Competition USA Corvette C7 GT3-R 26 Eric Curran PP 1 Daniel Keilwitz Dream Racing Motorsport Lamborghini Huracán LP 620-2 Super Trofeo 27 Ryan Hardwick Cup 1–4 Davide Amaduzzi 1 Lamborghini Huracán GT3 55 Alessandro Bressan PA All Yuki Harata TR3 Racing Ferrari 488 GT3 31 Wei Lu PA All Jeff Segal GMG Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R 41 Alec Udell PP 1–2 Mathieu Jaminet 1 Corey Lewis 2 DXDT Racing Lamborghini Huracán GT3 45 Lawrence DeGeorge Am 1 Lawrence DeGeorge PA 2 Cédric Sbirrazzuoli Mercedes-AMG GT3 63 David Askew Am 1–2, 4–5 Precision Performance Motorsports Lamborghini Huracán GT3 47 Patrick Byrne PA 4 Guy Cosmo Black Swan Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R 54 Jeroen Bleekemolen PA 1–4 Tim Pappas Topp Racing Porsche 911 GT3 Cup 56 David Baker Cup 1 R. Ferri Motorsport Ferrari 488 GT3 61 Miguel Molina PP All Toni Vilander P1 Motorsports Lamborghini Huracán LP 620-2 Super Trofeo 71 JC Perez Cup 1 Lone Star Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 80 Scott Heckert PP 1–3, 5 Mike Skeen Risi Competizione Ferrari 488 GT3 82 Anthony Lazzaro PA 5 Pierre Mulacek Vital Speed Motorsport Ferrari 488 GT3 87 Rich Baek Am 4 Trevor Baek Pfaff Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 R 96 Scott Hargrove PP All Wolf Henzler Turner Motorsport BMW M6 GT3 97 Takuya Shirasaka Am 5 Naoto Takeda AM Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 Cup 99 Alan Metni Cup 1 Sources:

Icon Class PP Pro-Pro PA Pro-Am Am Am Cup GT Cup

GTS

Team Car No. Drivers Class Rounds GMG Racing Audi R8 LMS GT4 04 Colin Braun PA All George Kurtz 2 Jason Bell Am 3–5 McLaren 570S GT4 8 Andy Lee PA 1–2 Elias Sabo Audi R8 LMS GT4 Andy Lee 5 Elias Sabo Audi R8 LMS GT4 14 James Sofronas PA All Alex Welch Rearden Racing Audi R8 LMS GT4 06 Vesko Kozarov Am 1 Ace Robey 19 Jeff Burton Am All Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR 70 Edward Nakato Am 4 Scott Peterson Blackdog Racing Chevrolet Camaro GT4.R 1 Lawson Aschenbach PA All Andy Pilgrim 11 Michael Cooper PA All Tony Gaples M1 GT Racing Audi R8 LMS GT4 2 Jason Bell Am 1–2 Epic Motorsports BMW M4 GT4 3 Randy Mueller Am All Michael Camus 1–4 William Vanjonack 5 PF Racing Ford Mustang GT4 10 Vinnie Allegretta PA All JR Pesek 40 James Pesek PA All Shelby Blackstock 1–4 Patrick Gallagher 5 55 Jade Buford PA All Scott Maxwell 1–2, 4–5 Patrick Gallagher 3 Ian Lacy Racing Ginetta G55 GT4 12 Drew Staveley Am All 24 Frank Gannett Am All 43 Steve Burns Am 1–2, 4–5 Pfaff Motorsports Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR 13 Orey Fidani PA All Kyle Marcelli Classic BMW BMW M4 GT4 17 Stevan McAleer PA All Justin Raphael 27 Jason Hart PA 1–2 Mike Vess 92 Toby Grahovec Am All Chris Ohmacht 113 Daren Jorgenson Am 4–5 Brett Strom Motorsport USA Maserati GranTurismo MC GT4 18 Mike McAleenan Am 4 Cavan O'Keefe Mühlner Motorsports America Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR 21 Moritz Kranz PA 2, 4 Gabriele Piana Moritz Kranz Am 3 Efrin Castro 24 Keith Jensen Am 4 Precision Driving BMW M4 GT4 22 Marko Radisic Am 1–2 David Roberts Case-it Racing by Flying Lizard Flying Lizard Motorsports Audi R8 LMS GT4 23 Ryan Eversley PA All Adam Merzon 45 Mike Hedlund Am 1–4 Michael Dinan PA 5 Robby Foley NOLAsport Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR 32 Keith Jensen Am 2–3 47 Jason Hart PA 3 Matt Travis Winward Racing Mercedes-AMG GT4 33 Bryce Ward PA 3 Russell Ward Murillo Racing Mercedes-AMG GT4 34 Matt Fassnacht PA All Christian Szymczak ST Racing BMW M4 GT4 36 Aurora Straus Am All Al Carter 1 Jon Miller 2–5 38 Samantha Tan PA All Nick Wittmer Team Panoz Racing Panoz Avezzano GT4 50 Ian James PA All Matt Keegan 51 Preston Calvert Am All KohR Motorsports Ford Mustang GT4 52 Dean Martin PA 1 Nate Stacy Racers Edge Motorsports SIN R1 GT4 54 Mark Pavan Am All 69 Harry Gottsacker PA All KPR McLaren 570S GT4 62 Mark Klenin PA 1, 4–5 Max Riddle 1 Mark Klenin Am 2 Kris Wilson Audi R8 LMS GT4 Mark Klenin PA 3 Max Riddle TRG Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR 66 Derek DeBoer Am 1–2, 4 Sean Gibbons MarcoPolo Motorsports KTM X-Bow GT4 71 Nicolai Elghanayan Am 1, 3–5 Robinson Racing Chevrolet Camaro GT4.R 72 Canaan O'Connell PA 5 Johnny O'Connell Mercedes-AMG GT4 74 Shane Lewis PA 1–3 Gar Robinson Chevrolet Camaro GT4.R Shane Lewis 4–5 Gar Robinson Volt Racing Ford Mustang GT4 77 Alan Brynjolfsson PA 2 Trent Hindman Compass Racing McLaren 570S GT4 78 Paul Holton PA All Ray Mason 1–3 Al Carter 4 Andrew Novich 5 Stephen Cameron Racing BMW M4 GT4 88 Greg Liefooghe Am 1–2, 4–5 Henry Schmitt JCR Motorsports Maserati GranTurismo MC GT4 89 Fred Roberts Am 2 99 Jeff Courtney Am 1–2 RHC Lawrence-Strom BMW M4 GT4 113 Daren Jorgensen PA 1 Cameron Lawrence Sources:

Icon Class PA Pro-Am Am

Race results

Round		Circuit	GT Pro-Pro Winners	GT Pro-Am Winners	GT Am Winners	GT Cup Winners	GTS Pro-Am Winners	GTS Am Winners
1	R1	Austin	No. 61 R. Ferri Motorsport	No. 55 Dream Racing Motorsport	No. 07 Squadra Corse Garage Italia	No. 71 P1 Motorsports	No. 55 PF Racing	No. 12 Ian Lacy Racing
			Miguel Molina Toni Vilander	Alessandro Bressan Yuki Harata	Caesar Bacarella Martín Fuentes	JC Perez	Jade Buford Scott Maxwell	Drew Staveley
	R2		No. 61 R. Ferri Motorsport	No. 31 TR3 Racing	No. 07 Squadra Corse Garage Italia	No. 71 P1 Motorsports	No. 14 GMG Racing	No. 36 ST Racing
			Miguel Molina Toni Vilander	Wei Lu Jeff Segal	Caesar Bacarella Martín Fuentes	JC Perez	James Sofronas Alex Welch	Al Carter Aurora Straus
2	R1	Virginia	No. 3 K-PAX Racing	No. 19 TruSpeed AutoSport	No. 07 Squadra Corse Garage Italia	No. 27 Dream Racing Motorsport	No. 77 Volt Racing	No. 92 Classic BMW
			Rodrigo Baptista Maxime Soulet	Parker Chase Ryan Dalziel	Caesar Bacarella Martín Fuentes	Ryan Hardwick	Alan Brynjolfsson Trent Hindman	Toby Grahovec Chris Ohmacht
	R2		No. 80 Lone Star Racing	No. 55 Dream Racing Motorsport	No. 07 Squadra Corse Garage Italia	No. 27 Dream Racing Motorsport	No. 14 GMG Racing	No. 36 ST Racing
			Scott Heckert Mike Skeen	Alessandro Bressan Yuki Harata	Caesar Bacarella Martín Fuentes	Ryan Hardwick	James Sofronas Alex Welch	Jon Miller Aurora Straus
3	R1	Lime Rock	No. 24 Alegra Motorsports	No. 19 TruSpeed AutoSport	No. 07 Squadra Corse Garage Italia	No. 27 Dream Racing Motorsport	No. 55 PF Racing	No. 71 MarcoPolo Motorsports
			Michael Christensen Spencer Pumpelly	Parker Chase Ryan Dalziel	Caesar Bacarella Martín Fuentes	Ryan Hardwick	Jade Buford Patrick Gallagher	Nicolai Elghanayan
	R2		No. 61 R. Ferri Motorsport	No. 19 TruSpeed AutoSport	No. 07 Squadra Corse Garage Italia	No. 27 Dream Racing Motorsport	No. 50 Team Panoz Racing	No. 12 Ian Lacy Racing
			Miguel Molina Toni Vilander	Parker Chase Ryan Dalziel	Caesar Bacarella Martín Fuentes	Ryan Hardwick	Ian James Matt Keegan	Drew Staveley
4	R1	Portland	No. 61 R. Ferri Motorsport	No. 19 TruSpeed AutoSport	No. 07 Squadra Corse Garage Italia	No. 27 Dream Racing Motorsport	No. 50 Team Panoz Racing	No. 3 Epic Motorsports
			Miguel Molina Toni Vilander	Parker Chase Ryan Dalziel	Caesar Bacarella Martín Fuentes	Ryan Hardwick	Ian James Matt Keegan	James Clay Randy Mueller
	R2		No. 3 K-PAX Racing	No. 19 TruSpeed AutoSport	No. 07 Squadra Corse Garage Italia	No. 27 Dream Racing Motorsport	No. 69 Racers Edge Motorsports	No. 51 Team Panoz Racing
			Rodrigo Baptista Maxime Soulet	Parker Chase Ryan Dalziel	Caesar Bacarella Martín Fuentes	Ryan Hardwick	Harry Gottsacker	Preston Calvert
5	R1	Utah	No. 61 R. Ferri Motorsport	No. 31 TR3 Racing	No. 63 DXDT Racing	No entries	No. 50 Team Panoz Racing	No. 51 Team Panoz Racing
			Miguel Molina Toni Vilander	Wei Lu Jeff Segal	David Askew		Ian James Matt Keegan	Preston Calvert
	R2		No. 61 R. Ferri Motorsport	No. 31 TR3 Racing	No. 07 Squadra Corse Garage Italia		No. 69 Racers Edge Motorsports	No. 92 Classic BMW
			Miguel Molina Toni Vilander	Wei Lu Jeff Segal	Caesar Bacarella Martín Fuentes		Harry Gottsacker	Toby Grahovec Chris Ohmacht

Championship standings

Drivers' championships

Championship points were awarded for the first twenty positions in each race. The overall pole-sitter also received one point. Entries were 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

GT/GT Cup Overall

Pos. Driver Team AUS VIR LIM POR UTA Points GT 1 Miguel Molina Toni Vilander R. Ferri Motorsport 1 1 2 8 2 1 1 7 1 1 224 2 Michael Christensen Spencer Pumpelly Alegra Motorsports 7 8 5 3 1 3 2 4 2 3 198 3 Scott Hargrove Wolf Henzler Pfaff Motorsports 4 3 3 2 3 4 6 3 4 13 187 4 Rodrigo Baptista Maxime Soulet K-PAX Racing 5 6 1 5 9 5 13 2 7 4 170 5 Parker Chase Ryan Dalziel TruSpeed AutoSport 13 9 6 10 5 7 3 1 6 7 152 6 Scott Heckert Mike Skeen Lone Star Racing 3 2 14 1 9 6 3 2 150 7 Wei Lu Jeff Segal TR3 Racing 11 4 10 9 7 8 4 5 5 6 148 8 Daniel Morad CRP Racing 2 5 8 4 6 13 7 12 121 9 Alessandro Bressan Yuki Harata Dream Racing Motorsport 8 11 7 7 11 10 5 11 8 Ret 112 10 Caesar Bacarella Martin Fuentes Squadra Corse Garage Italia 10 13 11 12 12 11 8 6 10 9 108 11 Álvaro Parente Andy Soucek K-PAX Racing 6 7 Ret DNS 4 2 Ret DNS NC 5 90 12 David Askew DXDT Racing 12 14 15 14 11 8 9 12 74 13 Fabian Schiller CRP Racing 2 5 8 4 73 14 Jeroen Bleekemolen Tim Pappas Black Swan Racing 9 12 9 11 10 9 66 15 Alec Udell GMG Racing Ret 10 4 6 45 16 Matthew Brabham CRP Racing 7 12 Ret 8 36 17 Corey Lewis GMG Racing 4 6 34 18 Raffaele Marciello CRP Racing 6 13 25 19 Guy Cosmo Patrick Byrne PPM 9 10 23 20 Trevor Baek Rich Baek Vital Speed Motorsports 10 9 23 21 Takuya Shirasaka Naoto Takeda Turner Motorsport 11 10 21 22 Pierre Mulacek Anthony Lazzaro Risi Competizione 12 11 19 23 Lawrence DeGeorge DXDT Racing WD WD 12 16 15 24 Cédric Sbirrazzuoli DXDT Racing 12 16 15 25 Michael Cooper CRP Racing Ret 8 13 26 Mathieu Jaminet GMG Racing Ret 10 11 27 Dore Chaponick Jr. Brett Sandberg TruSpeed AutoSport Ret 13 8 28 Eric Curran Daniel Keilwitz Callaway Competition USA DNS 19 6 GT Cup 1 Ryan Hardwick Dream Racing Motorsport 15 18 13 15 13 12 12 13 198 2 JC Perez P1 Motorsports 14 15 50 3 Alan Metni AM Motorsports 17 16 43 4 David Baker Topp Racing 16 17 43 5 Davide Amaduzzi Dream Racing Motorsport 15 18 42 Marko Radisic David Roberts Precision Driving WD WD WD WD Pos. Driver Team AUS VIR LIM POR UTA 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) Withdrew (WD) Blank Did not participate Bold – Pole position Italics – Fastest Lap

GT Pro-Am

Pos.	Driver	Team	AUS		VIR		LIM		POR		UTA		Points
1	Parker Chase Ryan Dalziel	TruSpeed AutoSport	13	9	6	10	5	7	3	1	6	7	234
2	Wei Lu Jeff Segal	TR3 Racing	11	4	10	9	7	8	4	5	5	6	230
3	Alessandro Bressan Yuki Harata	Dream Racing Motorsport	8	11	7	7	11	10	5	11	8	Ret	193
4	Jeroen Bleekemolen Tim Pappas	Black Swan Racing	9	12	9	11	10	9					124
5	Guy Cosmo Patrick Byrne	PPM							9	10			40
6	Pierre Mulacek Anthony Lazzaro	Risi Competizione									12	11	40
7	Lawrence DeGeorge Cédric Sbirrazzuoli	DXDT Racing			12	16							32
8	Dore Chaponick Jr. Brett Sandberg	TruSpeed AutoSport			Ret	13							17
Pos.	Driver	Team	AUS		VIR		LIM		POR		UTA		Points

GT Am

Pos.	Driver	Team	AUS		VIR		LIM		POR		UTA		Points
1	Caesar Bacarella Martin Fuentes	Squadra Corse Garage Italia	10	13	11	12							100
2	David Askew	DXDT Racing	12	14	15	14							92
	Lawrence DeGeorge	DXDT Racing	WD	WD
Pos.	Driver	Team	AUS		VIR		LIM		POR		UTA		Points

GTS Overall

Pos.	Driver	Team	AUS		VIR		LIM		POR		UTA		Points
1	James Sofronas Alex Welch	GMG Racing	4	1	2	1							93
2	Jade Buford Scott Maxwell	PF Racing	1	8	6	11							63
3	Lawson Aschenbach Andy Pilgrim	Blackdog Racing	7	33	3	3							56
4	Alan Brynjolfsson Trent Hindman	Volt Racing			1	2							48
5	Michael Cooper Tony Gaples	Blackdog Racing	3	18	15	5							47
6	Aurora Straus	ST Racing	11	6	13	8							46
7	Samantha Tan Nick Wittmer	ST Racing	6	3	17	17							45
8	Harry Gottsacker	Racers Edge Motorsports	2	4	Ret	30							43
9	Colin Braun George Kurtz	GMG Racing	10	20	10	4							42
10	Drew Staveley	Ian Lacy Racing	5	7	16	33							36
11	Toby Grahovec Chris Ohmacht	Classic BMW	15	24	4	13							33
12	Greg Liefooghe Henry Schmitt	Stephen Cameron Racing	12	Ret	7	12							32
13	Mike Hedlund	Flying Lizard Motorsports	Ret	10	12	10							31
14	Stevan McAleer Justin Raphael	Classic BMW	24	2	20	15							30
15	Shane Lewis Gar Robinson	Robinson Racing	19	9	9	18							30
16	Paul Holton Ray Mason	Compass Racing	13	5	Ret	DNS							25
17	Al Carter	ST Racing	11	6									25
18	Orey Fidani Kyle Marcelli	Pfaff Motorsports	18	31	14	6							25
19	Ian James Matt Keegan	Team Panoz Racing	Ret	35	5	14							24
20	Jon Miller	ST Racing			13	8							21
21	Matt Fassnacht Christian Szymczak	Murillo Racing	33	14	19	9		DNS					21
22	Daren Jorgensen Cameron Lawrence	RHC Lawrence-Strom	14	12									16
23	Michael Camus Randy Mueller	Epic Motorsports	Ret	32	8	19							15
24	Jeff Courtney	JCR Motorsports	WD	WD	11	16							15
25	Moritz Kranz Gabriele Piana	Mühlner Motorsports America			36	7							14
26	Dean Martin Nate Stacy	KohR Motorsports	9	19									14
27	Ryan Eversley Adam Merzon	Case-it Racing by Flying Lizard	17	11	22	22							14
28	Jason Hart Mike Vess	Classic BMW	8	30	25	24							13
29	Shelby Blackstock James Pesek	PF Racing	16	17	23	29							9
30	Andy Lee Elias Sabo	GMG Racing	Ret	13	33	31							8
31	Derek DeBoer Sean Gibbons	TRG	23	15	28	Ret							6
32	Marko Radisic David Roberts	Precision Driving	31	16	29	32							5
33	Preston Calvert	Team Panoz Racing	20	25	18	DSQ							4
34	Mark Klenin	KPR	21	23	21	20							1
35	Kris Wilson	KPR			21	20							1
36	Max Riddle	KPR	21	23									0
37	Vinnie Allegretta JR Pesek	PF Racing	25	21	27	27	WD	WD					0
38	Jeff Burton	Rearden Racing	30	28	26	21							0
39	Jason Bell	M1 GT Racing	22	27	35	23							0
40	Nicolai Elghanayan	MarcoPolo Motorsports	28	22									0
41	Fred Roberts	JCR Motorsports			24	DNS							0
42	Mark Pavan	Racers Edge Motorsports	29	34	30	25							0
43	Vesko Kozarov Ace Robey	Rearden Racing	26	26									0
44	Keith Jensen	NOLAsport			34	26							0
45	Frank Gannett	Ian Lacy Racing	27	Ret	32	28							0
46	Steve Burns	Ian Lacy Racing	32	29	31	DNS							0
Pos.	Driver	Team	AUS		VIR		LIM		POR		UTA		Points

GTS Am

Pos.	Driver	Team	AUS		VIR		LIM		POR		UTA		Points
1	Aurora Straus	ST Racing	11	6	13	8							88
2	Toby Grahovec Chris Ohmacht	Classic BMW	15	24	4	13							77
3	Drew Staveley	Ian Lacy Racing	5	7	16	33							69
4	Greg Liefooghe Henry Schmitt	Stephen Cameron Racing	12	Ret	7	12							65
5	Mike Hedlund	Flying Lizard Motorsports	Ret	10	12	10							61
6	Al Carter	ST Racing	11	6									48
7	Michael Camus Randy Mueller	Epic Motorsports	Ret	32	8	19							44
8	Preston Calvert	Team Panoz Racing	20	25	18	DSQ							43
9	Derek DeBoer Sean Gibbons	TRG	23	15	28	Ret							42
10	Jeff Burton	Rearden Racing	30	28	26	21							42
11	Marko Radisic David Roberts	Precision Driving	31	16	29	32							41
12	Jason Bell	M1 GT Racing	22	27	35	23							41
13	Jon Miller	ST Racing			13	8							40
14	Jeff Courtney	JCR Motorsports	WD	WD	11	16							36
15	Mark Pavan	Racers Edge Motorsports	29	34	30	25							35
16	Nicolai Elghanayan	MarcoPolo Motorsports	28	22									26
17	Mark Klenin Kris Wilson	KPR			21	20							26
18	Frank Gannett	Ian Lacy Racing	27	Ret	32	28							26
19	Vesko Kozarov Ace Robey	Rearden Racing	26	26									25
20	Steve Burns	Ian Lacy Racing	32	29	31	DNS							22
21	Keith Jensen	NOLAsport			34	26							14
22	Fred Roberts	JCR Motorsports			24	DNS							11
Pos.	Driver	Team	AUS		VIR		LIM		POR		UTA		Points

External links

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