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2020 GT Sports Club America

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The 2020 GT Sports Club America is the inaugural season of the SRO Motorsports Group's GT Sports Club America, an auto racing series for grand tourer cars. GT Sports Club America is a championship for Bronze, Titanium and Iron drivers only. The Titanium categorisation is within the Bronze category, for drivers between the age of 50 and 59. The Iron categorisation is within the Bronze category, for drivers over the age of 60. The races are contested with GT2-spec and GT3-spec cars. The season began on 11 July at Virginia and will end on 3 October at Indianapolis.

Calendar

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At the annual press conference during the 2019 24 Hours of Spa on 26 July, the Stéphane Ratel Organisation announced the 2020 calendar.[1]

Calendar changes due to COVID-19 pandemic

The season opening round at Virginia was moved from 6–7 June to 11–12 July.

Round Circuit Date
1 United States Virginia International Raceway, Alton, Virginia 11–12 July
2 United States Sonoma Raceway, Sonoma, California 8–9 August
3 United States Road America, Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin 29–30 August
4 United States Circuit of the Americas, Elroy, Texas 19–20 September
5 United States Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis, Indiana 2–3 October
  Combined races with GT World Challenge America due to drop in expected entries amid COVID-19 pandemic

Entry list

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Team Car No. Drivers Class Rounds
United States GMG Racing Porsche 911 GT2 RS Clubsport 2 United States Jason Bell 1–4
32 United States Kyle Washington Ti 2
57 United States Stu Frederick Iron 1–3
Audi R8 LMS Ultra 14 United States James Sofronas Ti 4
United States Daskalos Motorsports Audi R8 LMS Ultra 27 United States Jason Daskalos 2, 4
United States TR3 Racing Ferrari 488 GT3 31 United States Mark Issa 3–4
United States ATech Design Porsche 911 GT2 RS Clubsport 54 United States Karl Leinsing Ti 1
United States 311RS Motorsport Porsche 911 GT2 RS Clubsport 311 United States Ryan Gates 1–4
Sources:[2]
Icon Class
Ti Titanium Cup
Iron Iron Cup

Race results

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Round Circuit Pole position Overall Winner Titanium Winner Iron Winner
1 R1 United States Virginia United States No. 311 311RS Motorsport United States No. 311 311RS Motorsport United States No. 54 Karl Leinsing No Finishers
United States Ryan Gates United States Ryan Gates
R2 United States No. 311 311RS Motorsport United States No. 311 311RS Motorsport United States No. 54 Karl Leinsing United States No. 57 GMG Racing
United States Ryan Gates United States Ryan Gates United States Stu Frederick
2 R1 United States Sonoma United States No. 27 Daskalos Motorsport United States No. 27 Daskalos Motorsport United States No. 32 GMG Racing United States No. 57 GMG Racing
United States Jason Daskalos United States Jason Daskalos United States Kyle Washington United States Stu Frederick
R2 United States No. 27 Daskalos Motorsport United States No. 27 Daskalos Motorsport United States No. 32 GMG Racing United States No. 57 GMG Racing
United States Jason Daskalos United States Jason Daskalos United States Kyle Washington United States Stu Frederick
3 R1 United States Road America United States No. 31 TR3 Racing United States No. 311 311RS Motorsport No Entries United States No. 57 GMG Racing
United States Mark Issa United States Ryan Gates United States Stu Frederick
R2 United States No. 31 TR3 Racing United States No. 31 TR3 Racing United States No. 57 GMG Racing
United States Mark Issa United States Mark Issa United States Stu Frederick
4 R1 United States Austin United States No. 14 GMG Racing United States No. 27 Daskalos Motorsports United States No. 14 GMG Racing No Entries
United States James Sofronas United States Jason Daskalos United States James Sofronas
R2 United States No. 27 Daskalos Motorsports United States No. 31 TR3 Racing No Starters
United States Jason Daskalos United States Mark Issa
5 R1 United States Indianapolis No Entries
R2

Championship standings

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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.

Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th 
Points 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1

Drivers' championships

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Overall

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Pos. Driver Team VIR
United States
SON
United States
ELK
United States
AUS
United States
IND
United States
Points
1 United States Ryan Gates United States 311RS Motorsport 1 1 2 2 1 2 129
2 United States Jason Bell United States GMG Racing 2 2 3 3 3 4 93
3 United States Stu Frederick United States GMG Racing Ret 3 4 4 4 3 66
4 United States Jason Daskalos United States Daskalos Motorsport 1 1 50
5 United States Mark Issa United States TR3 Racing 2 1 43
6 United States Karl Leinsing United States ATech Design 3 4 27
7 United States Kyle Washington United States GMG Racing 5 5 20
Pos. Driver Team VIR
United States
SON
United States
ELK
United States
AUS
United States
IND
United States
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
Italics – Fastest Lap

Titanium Cup

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Pos. Driver Team VIR
United States
SON
United States
ELK
United States
AUS
United States
IND
United States
Points
1 United States Kyle Washington United States GMG Racing 5 5 50
Pos. Driver Team VIR
United States
SON
United States
ELK
United States
AUS
United States
IND
United States
Points

Iron Cup

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Pos. Driver Team VIR
United States
SON
United States
ELK
United States
AUS
United States
IND
United States
Points
1 United States Stu Frederick United States GMG Racing Ret 3 4 4 4 3 125
Pos. Driver Team VIR
United States
SON
United States
ELK
United States
AUS
United States
IND
United States
Points

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Kilshaw, Jake (26 July 2019). "GT Sports Club Goes Global as GT2 Platform". sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Green! Green! Green! VIRginia International Raceway Readies for Roar of GT World Challenge America powered by AWS Series, GT Sports Club America Series Debut". gtsportsclub.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 7 July 2020. Archived from the original on 11 July 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
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