2022 GT World Challenge America

The 2022 Fanatec GT World Challenge America Powered by AWS was the sixteenth season of the United States Auto Club's GT World Challenge America, and the fifth under ownership of SRO Motorsports Group.The season began at Sonoma Raceway on April 15, and ended at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on October 8.

2022 GT World Challenge America

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Pirelli GT4 America Series
TC America Series
GT America Series
Indianapolis 8 Hours

K-PAX Racing and Andrea Caldarelli won the Pro category Teams' and Drivers' Championships for the second consecutive year, as Lamborghini won the Manufacturers' Championship. Racers Edge Motorsports, Mario Farnbacher, and Ashton Harrison won the Pro/Am Championships, as Harrison became the first woman to win a series championship in any category of GT World Challenge America. Triarsi Competizione, Onofrio Triarsi, and Charlie Scardina won the Am Championships as the only team in the category to participate in every round.

Calendar

The preliminary calendar was released on September 4, 2021, without disclosing the location of round two.^[1] On October 10, 2021, the SRO announced that Ozarks International Raceway would fill the vacancy in the schedule, pending FIA circuit homologation. The round at Virginia International Raceway was also postponed one week to avoid a clash with the 2022 24 Hours of Le Mans.^[2]

On April 27, 2022, the SRO announced that the second round at Ozarks was relocated to NOLA Motorsports Park, due to the challenges related with infrastructure and supply chain.^[3]

The Indianapolis 8 Hours once again served as the final round of the GT World Challenge America season. However, unlike the 2021 race where points were paid after three hours of racing to eligible teams, championship points would be paid at the end of the eight-hour distance.

Round	Circuit	Date
1	Sonoma Raceway, Sonoma, California	April 15–17
2	NOLA Motorsports Park, Avondale, Louisiana	May 20–22
3	Virginia International Raceway, Alton, Virginia	June 17–19
4	Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen, New York	July 22–24
5	Road America, Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin	August 19–21
6	Sebring International Raceway, Sebring, Florida	September 23–25
7	Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis, Indiana	October 7–9

  Also part of the Intercontinental GT Challenge

Entry list

Team Car No. Drivers Class Rounds Team Hardpoint[4] Porsche 911 GT3 R 00 P. J. Hyett[4] PA 4 Gunnar Jeannette[4] CrowdStrike Racing by Riley Motorsports[5] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 04 Colin Braun[5] PA All George Kurtz[5] Ben Keating[6] 7 Qelo Capital/ DXDT Racing[7] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 08 Bryan Sellers[7] PA 1–6 Scott Smithson[7] David Askew[7] Am 7 Valentin Pierburg[6] Scott Smithson[7] USALCO/ DXDT Racing[7] 63 David Askew[7] PA 1–6 Dirk Müller[7] Patrick Assenheimer[6] P 7 Dirk Müller[7] Bryan Sellers[6] GMG Racing[8] Porsche 911 GT3 R 032 James Sofronas[8] Am 5 Kyle Washington[8] 32 Klaus Bachler[6] PA 7 James Sofronas[8] Kyle Washington[8] K-PAX Racing[9] Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 1 Andrea Caldarelli[9] P All Jordan Pepper[9] 1 Michele Beretta[10] 2–7 Marco Mapelli[11] 7 3 Misha Goikhberg[9] P All Giacomo Altoè[9] 1 Jordan Pepper[10] 2–7 Franck Perera[11] 7 SADA Systems/USRT[12] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 6 Steven Aghakhani[12] P 1–5, 7 Loris Spinelli[12] Tristan Vautier[6] 7 TR3 Racing[13] Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 9 Ziad Ghandour[13] PA 1–3 Michele Beretta[13] 1 Giacomo Altoè[10] 2–3 91 Jeff Burton[8] PA 5–7 Corey Lewis[8] Jon Branam[6] 7 Ian Lacy Racing with G3 Racing[13] Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 12 Frank Gannett[13] PA 1–6 Drew Staveley[13] Triarsi Competizione[14] Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 13 Ryan Dalziel[14] PA All Justin Wetherill[14] Conrad Grunewald[6] 7 23 Charlie Scardina[14] Am 1–6 Onofrio Triarsi[14] Alessio Rovera[6] PA 7 Charlie Scardina[14] Onofrio Triarsi[14] Winward Racing[13] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 33 Philip Ellis[13] P 1, 4–5, 7 Russell Ward[13] Jules Gounon[6] 7 Conquest Racing[15] Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 34 Alessandro Balzan[15] P 6–7 Manny Franco[15] 6 Daniel Mancinelli[6] 7 Cedric Sbirrazzuoli ST Racing[16] BMW M4 GT3 38 Samantha Tan[16] PA 1, 3 Nick Wittmer[13] Samantha Tan[16] S 7 Nick Wittmer[13] Harry Gottsacker[6] Hero Life with Stephen Cameron Racing[17] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 39 Chris Cagnazzi[17] PA 7 Guy Cosmo[17] Shane Lewis[17] RealTime Racing[18] Acura NSX GT3 Evo22 43 Michael Cooper[18] PA All Erin Vogel[18] Taylor Hagler[19] 7 Wright Motorsports[20] Porsche 911 GT3 R 45 Jan Heylen[20] PA All Charlie Luck[20] Elia Erhart[21] 7 AF Corse[13] Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 61 Conrad Grunewald[13] Am 1–3 Jean-Claude Saada[13] Zelus Motorsports[22] Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 88 Jason Harward[22] PA 1–4 Madison Snow[22] Jason Daskalos[6] Am 7 Jason Harward[22] Seth Lucas[6] 91 Jeff Burton[22] PA 2–3 Corey Lewis[22] 191 Jeff Burton[22] PA 1, 4 Corey Lewis[22] Racers Edge Motorsports[23] Acura NSX GT3 Evo22 93 Mario Farnbacher[23] PA All Ashton Harrison[23] Christina Nielsen[6] 7 Bimmerworld Racing[24] BMW M4 GT3 94 Bill Auberlen[24] PA All Chandler Hull[24] Richard Heistand[6] 7 Turner Motorsport[25] BMW M4 GT3 96 Michael Dinan[25] P All Robby Foley[25] John Edwards[6] 7 Andretti Autosport x Vital Speed[26] Ferrari 488 GT3 218 Jarett Andretti[26] P 7 Ryan Briscoe[26] Jeff Westphal[26]

Icon Class P Pro Cup PA Pro/Am Cup Am Am Cup

Mid-season changes

• On May 10, the Pro category requirements were updated to require one Silver graded driver on every eligible team, beginning from the second race meeting at NOLA Motorsports Park. This forced the following changes within the line-ups at Lamborghini Squadra Corse teams:
  • The 2021 Pro Championship winning lineup of Andrea Caldarelli and Jordan Pepper were separated, with Pepper moving to the #3 K-PAX Racing entry to join Misha Goikhberg.
  • Giacomo Altoè moved from the #3 K-PAX Racing team to Pro/Am team TR3 Racing, alongside Ziad Ghandour for the NOLA and VIR rounds.
  • Michele Beretta moved from TR3 Racing into the #1 K-PAX Racing entry to join Caldarelli.

• K-PAX Racing's #3 car and Turner Motorsport were moved from Pro/Am to Pro prior to the start of the first race at Sonoma Raceway, following a review of Misha Goikhberg and Michael Dinan's driver rating derogations.
• Jean-Claude Saada, Conrad Grunewald, and the #61 AF Corse entry did not race after an accident in the first race at VIR. Grunewald would later join Triarsi Competizione for the Indianapolis 8 Hours, driving their #13 Ferrari 488 GT3.
• Jeff Burton and Corey Lewis joined TR3 Racing from Zelus Motorsports at Road America, replacing Ghandour and Altoè in their Lamborghini Huracán GT3.
• Team Hardpoint entered Watkins Glen as a one-off entry with drivers PJ Hyett and Gunnar Jeannette driving a Porsche 911 GT3-R. An incident for Hyett in GT America race two forced them to withdraw from that afternoon's GT World Challenge America race.
• GMG Racing entered Road America with a Porsche 911 GT3-R for James Sofronas and Kyle Washington.
• Zelus Motorsports did not enter Road America and Sebring. Madison Snow did not rejoin the team when they returned for the Indianapolis 8 Hours.
• Conquest Racing joined the series from Sebring. They were moved from Pro/Am to Pro prior to the start of the first race, following a review of Manny Franco's driver rating derogation.
• Andretti Autosport x Vital Speed and Cameron Racing joined the series at the Indianapolis 8 Hours.
• For the Indianapolis 8 Hours, DXDT Racing moved both of their cars out of Pro/Am, and entered their #63 Mercedes-AMG GT3 into the Pro category, and their #08 car into the Am category. Triarsi Competizione's #23 Ferrari was moved from Am to Pro/Am. GMG Racing's #32 Porsche also moved from Am to Pro/Am, while Zelus Motorsports moved their #88 Lamborghini from Pro/Am to Am. ST Racing moved their #38 BMW from Pro/Am to be the only Silver Cup entry in the race.

Race results

Bold indicates overall winner.

Round		Circuit	Pole position	Pro Winners	Silver Winners	Pro/Am Winners	Am Winners	Ref.
1	R1	Sonoma	#1 K-PAX Racing	#1 K-PAX Racing	No Entries	#45 Wright Motorsports	#61 AF Corse	[27]
			Jordan Pepper	Andrea Caldarelli Jordan Pepper		Jan Heylen Charlie Luck	Conrad Grunewald Jean-Claude Saada
	R2		#6 SADA Systems/USRT	#1 K-PAX Racing		#45 Wright Motorsports	#61 AF Corse	[28]
			Loris Spinelli	Andrea Caldarelli Jordan Pepper		Jan Heylen Charlie Luck	Conrad Grunewald Jean-Claude Saada
2	R1	NOLA	#1 K-PAX Racing	#1 K-PAX Racing		#04 CrowdStrike Racing by Riley Motorsports	#23 Triarsi Competizione	[29]
			Michele Beretta	Michele Beretta Andrea Caldarelli		Colin Braun George Kurtz	Charlie Scardina Onofrio Triarsi
	R2		#6 SADA Systems/USRT	#1 K-PAX Racing		#93 Racers Edge Motorsports	#23 Triarsi Competizione	[30]
			Loris Spinelli	Michele Beretta Andrea Caldarelli		Mario Farnbacher Ashton Harrison	Charlie Scardina Onofrio Triarsi
3	R1	Virginia	#1 K-PAX Racing	#1 K-PAX Racing		#13 Triarsi Competizione	#23 Triarsi Competizione	[31]
			Michele Beretta	Michele Beretta Andrea Caldarelli		Ryan Dalziel Justin Wetherill	Charlie Scardina Onofrio Triarsi
	R2		#93 Racers Edge Motorsports	#1 K-PAX Racing		#04 CrowdStrike Racing by Riley Motorsports	#23 Triarsi Competizione	[32]
			Mario Farnbacher	Michele Beretta Andrea Caldarelli		Colin Braun George Kurtz	Charlie Scardina Onofrio Triarsi
4	R1	Watkins Glen	#1 K-PAX Racing	#96 Turner Motorsport		#45 Wright Motorsports	#23 Triarsi Competizione	[33]
			Michele Beretta	Michael Dinan Robby Foley		Jan Heylen Charlie Luck	Charlie Scardina Onofrio Triarsi
	R2		#6 SADA Systems/USRT	#33 Winward Racing		#04 CrowdStrike Racing by Riley Motorsports	#23 Triarsi Competizione	[34]
			Loris Spinelli	Philip Ellis Russell Ward		Colin Braun George Kurtz	Charlie Scardina Onofrio Triarsi
5	R1	Road America	#33 Winward Racing	#33 Winward Racing		#93 Racers Edge Motorsports	#23 Triarsi Competizione	[35]
			Russell Ward	Philip Ellis Russell Ward		Mario Farnbacher Ashton Harrison	Charlie Scardina Onofrio Triarsi
	R2		#6 SADA Systems/USRT	#33 Winward Racing		#93 Racers Edge Motorsports	#23 Triarsi Competizione	[36]
			Loris Spinelli	Philip Ellis Russell Ward		Mario Farnbacher Ashton Harrison	Charlie Scardina Onofrio Triarsi
6	R1	Sebring	#1 K-PAX Racing	#1 K-PAX Racing		#93 Racers Edge Motorsports	#23 Triarsi Competizione	[37]
			Michele Beretta	Michele Beretta Andrea Caldarelli		Mario Farnbacher Ashton Harrison	Charlie Scardina Onofrio Triarsi
	R2		#34 Conquest Racing	#1 K-PAX Racing		#45 Wright Motorsports	#23 Triarsi Competizione	[38]
			Alessandro Balzan	Michele Beretta Andrea Caldarelli		Jan Heylen Charlie Luck	Charlie Scardina Onofrio Triarsi
7		Indianapolis	#33 Winward Racing	#77 Theodore Racing with Craft-Bamboo	#38 ST Racing	#94 Bimmerworld Racing	#88 Zelus Motorsports	[39] [40]
			Jules Gounon	Daniel Juncadella Raffaele Marciello Daniel Morad	Harry Gottsacker Samantha Tan Nick Wittmer	Bill Auberlen Richard Heistand Chandler Hull	Jason Daskalos Jason Harward Seth Lucas

Championship standings

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. Race-by-race entries which only participated in either of the final two races of the season are not eligible for points.

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

Pos. Driver Team SON NOL VIR WGL ELK SEB IND Points Pro class 1 Andrea Caldarelli K-PAX Racing 1 1 1 1 1 1 14 7 3 2 1 1 Ret 263 2 Jordan Pepper K-PAX Racing 1 1 2 4 7 5 15 15† 2 14† 3 3 7 229 3 Michele Beretta K-PAX Racing 1 1 1 1 14 7 3 2 1 1 Ret 213 4 Misha Goikhberg K-PAX Racing 3 3 2 4 7 5 15 15† 2 14† 3 3 7 209 5 Michael Dinan Robby Foley Turner Motorsport 4 4 15 Ret 2 3 3 8 Ret DNS 2 WD 1 180 6 Philip Ellis Russell Ward Winward Racing 5 2 9 2 1 1 2 154 7 Steven Aghakhani Loris Spinelli SADA Systems/USRT 2 17 5 3 8 7 8 14† Ret DNS Ret 115 8 Giacomo Altoè K-PAX Racing 3 3 30 9 Dirk Müller Bryan Sellers USALCO/ DXDT Racing Ret 0 Pro/Am class 1 Mario Farnbacher Ashton Harrison Racers Edge Motorsports 11 6 4 2 Ret 10 13 3 4 3 5 13 5 212 2 Jan Heylen Charlie Luck Wright Motorsports 6 5 16 9 4 8 1 9 6 6 7 4 12 207 3 Bill Auberlen Chandler Hull Bimmerworld Racing 8 14 6 5 12 4 11 4 5 5 Ret 5 3 195 4 Colin Braun George Kurtz CrowdStrike Racing by Riley Motorsports 7 7 3 6 13 2 2 1 Ret 12 6 7 16† 185 5 Ryan Dalziel Justin Wetherill Triarsi Competizione Ret 12 9 10 3 11 7 5 DNS DNS 13 6 10 110 6 Michael Cooper Erin Vogel RealTime Racing 12 9 8 11 9 Ret 4 10 9 7 Ret DNS 15† 93 7 Bryan Sellers Scott Smithson Qelo Capital/ DXDT Racing 13 20 13 7 16 9 6 13 7 4 9 8 84 8 David Askew Dirk Müller USALCO/ DXDT Racing Ret 10 Ret 15 5 6 5 11 8 11 11 11 84 9 Jeff Burton Corey Lewis Zelus Motorsports 9 19 10 13 15 Ret Ret DNS 78 TR3 Racing Ret 9 8 10 8 10 Ziad Ghandour TR3 Racing 16 8 7 8 6 12 54 11 Giacomo Altoè TR3 Racing 7 8 6 12 40 12 Frank Gannett Drew Staveley Ian Lacy Racing with G3 Racing 18 13 11 16 10 14 DNS DNS 10 10 12 12 38 13 James Sofronas Kyle Washington GMG Racing 9 24 14 Samantha Tan Nick Wittmer ST Racing 10 11 Ret DNS 16 15 Michele Beretta TR3 Racing 16 8 14 16 Jason Harward Madison Snow Zelus Motorsports 17 16 Ret 12 14 Ret Ret 12 9 17 P. J. Hyett Gunnar Jeannette Team Hardpoint 12 DNS 4 18 Charlie Scardina Onofrio Triarsi Triarsi Competizione Ret 0 Am class 1 Charlie Scardina Onofrio Triarsi Triarsi Competizione 15 18 12 14 11 13 10 6 11 8 10 9 286 2 Conrad Grunewald Jean-Claude Saada AF Corse 14 15 14 17 Ret DNS 86 3 Jason Harward Zelus Motorsports 13 50 4 David Askew Scott Smithson Qelo Capital/ DXDT Racing 18 36 5 James Sofronas Kyle Washington GMG Racing 12 13 36 Pos. Driver Team SON NOL VIR WGL ELK SEB IND Points Source: [41]

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

Notes

• † – Drivers did not finish the race but were classified, as they completed more than 75% of the race distance.

Teams' championship

Pos.	Team	Manufacturer	SON		NOL		VIR		WGL		ELK		SEB		IND	Points
Pro class
1	K-PAX Racing	Lamborghini	1	1	1	1	1	1	7	14	2	2	1	1	11	296
2	Turner Motorsport	BMW	4	4	15	Ret	2	3	3	8	Ret	DNS	2	WD	3	189
3	Winward Racing	Mercedes-AMG	5	2					9	2	1	1			4	156
4	SADA Systems/ USRT	Mercedes-AMG	2	17	5	3	8	7	8	14	Ret	DNS			Ret	126
5	USALCO/ DXDT Racing	Mercedes-AMG													Ret
Pro/Am class
1	Racers Edge Motorsports	Acura	11	6	4	2	Ret	10	13	3	4	3	5	13	9	216
2	Wright Motorsports	Porsche	6	5	16	9	4	8	1	9	6	6	7	4	16	207
3	Bimmerworld Racing	BMW	8	14	6	5	12	4	11	4	5	5	Ret	5	6	197
4	CrowdStrike Racing by Riley Motorsports	Mercedes-AMG	7	7	3	6	13	2	2	1	Ret	12	6	7	20	187
5	Qelo Capital/ DXDT Racing USALCO/ DXDT Racing	Mercedes-AMG	13	10	13	7	5	6	5	11	7	4	9	8		124
6	Triarsi Competizione	Ferrari	Ret	12	9	10	3	11	7	5	DNS	DNS	13	6	14	114
7	TR3 Racing	Lamborghini	16	8	7	8	6	12			Ret	9	8	10	12	112
8	RealTime Racing	Acura	12	9	8	11	9	Ret	4	10	9	7	Ret	DNS	19	95
9	Ian Lacy Racing with G3 Racing	Aston Martin	18	13	11	16	10	14	DNS	DNS	10	10	12	12		48
10	Zelus Motorsports	Lamborghini	9	16	10	12	14	Ret	Ret	12						26
11	GMG Racing	Porsche													13	24
12	ST Racing	BMW	10	11			Ret	DNS								16
13	Team Hardpoint	Porsche								12	DNS					6
Am class
1	Triarsi Competizione	Ferrari	15	18	12	14	11	13	10	6	11	8	10	9		86
2	AF Corse	Ferrari	14	15	14	17	Ret	DNS								86
3	Zelus Motorsports	Lamborghini													17	50
4	GMG Racing	Porsche									12	13				36
=	Qelo Capital/ DXDT Racing	Mercedes-AMG													18	36
Pos.	Driver	Team	SON		NOL		VIR		WGL		ELK		SEB		IND	Points
Source: [41]

See also

• 2022 British GT Championship
• 2022 GT World Challenge Europe
• 2022 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup
• 2022 GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup
• 2022 GT World Challenge Asia
• 2022 GT World Challenge Australia
• 2022 Intercontinental GT Challenge