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The 2026 GT World Challenge America Powered by AWS is the twentieth season of the United States Auto Club's GT World Challenge America, and the ninth under ownership of SRO Motorsports Group.

The season began at Sonoma on March 27, and will end at Indianapolis on October 11.

Calendar

The preliminary calendar released on June 27, 2025, at the SRO's annual 24 Hours of Spa press conference, featuring 7 races across seven rounds.^[1] On August 13, 2025, the calendar was finalized, with Road America and the return to Road Atlanta for the first time since 2011.^[2] However on September 19, 2025, it was announced that the round at Sebring International Raceway was shifted one week earlier.^[3]

Round	Circuit	Date	Map
1	Sonoma Raceway, Sonoma, California	March 27–29	Sonoma Sebring COTA Road Atlanta Road America Barber Indianapolis
2	Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas	April 24–26
3	Sebring International Raceway, Sebring, Florida	May 8–10
4	Road Atlanta, Braselton, Georgia	June 12–14
5	Road America, Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin	August 28–30
6	Barber Motorsports Park, Birmingham, Alabama	September 25–27
7	Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis, Indiana	October 8–11

Entry list

Team	Car	Engine	No.	Drivers	Class	Rounds
Kellymoss^[4]	Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)	Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6	017	Colin Braun^[4]	PA	1–4
			017	Michael Clark^[4]	PA	1–4
			13	Riley Dickinson^[4]	PA	1–4
			13	Todd Parriott^[4]	PA	1–4
			88	John Gilliland^[4]	PA	1–4
			88	Loek Hartog^[4]	PA	1–4
Dollahite Racing^[5]	Ford Mustang GT3 Evo	Ford Coyote 5.4 L V8	6	Cameron Lawrence^[6]	P	1–4
Dollahite Racing^[5]	Ford Mustang GT3 Evo	Ford Coyote 5.4 L V8	6	Alex Sedgwick^[6]	P	1–4
McCann Racing^[7]	Porsche 911 GT3 R (992.2)	Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6	8	Michael McCann Jr.^[7]	P	1–4
McCann Racing^[7]	Porsche 911 GT3 R (992.2)	Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6	8	Zachary Vanier^[7]	P	1–4
TR3 Racing^[8]	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8	9	Brayton Williams^[8]	PA	1–4
				Daniel Morad^[9]		2–4
				Will Bamber^[8]		1
MAD Joker by Lone Star Racing^[5]	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8	11	Marc Austin^[9]	Am	2
MAD Joker by Lone Star Racing^[5]	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8	11	Jason Golan^[9]	Am	2
AF Corse USA^[10]	Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo	Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6	12	Matías Pérez Companc^[10]	P	1–4
			12	Frederik Schandorff^[10]	P	1–4
			163	Jay Schreibman^[10]	Am	1–4
				Oswaldo Negri Jr.^[10]		1–3
				Benny Simonsen^[11]		4
Riley Technologies^[12]	BMW M4 GT3 Evo	BMW P58 3.0 L Twin Turbo I6	14	Andy Lee^[12]	PA	1–4
Riley Technologies^[12]	BMW M4 GT3 Evo	BMW P58 3.0 L Twin Turbo I6	14	Slade Stewart^[12]	PA	1–4
Triarsi Competizione^[9]	Ferrari 296 GT3	Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6	18	Riccardo Agostini^[9]	PA	2–3
Triarsi Competizione^[9]	Ferrari 296 GT3	Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6	18	Sebastian Mascaro^[9]	PA	2–3
JMF Motorsports^[13]	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8	27	Jason Daskalos^[13]	PA	1–4
				Lorcan Hanafin^[13]		1–3
				Philip Ellis^[11]		4
			34	Mikaël Grenier^[13]	P	1–4
			34	Michai Stephens^[13]	P	1–4
RS1^[5]	Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)	Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6	28	Jan Heylen^[6]	PA	1–4
RS1^[5]	Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)	Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6	28	JP Martinez^[6]	PA	1–4
Turner Motorsport^[14]	BMW M4 GT3 Evo	BMW P58 3.0 L Twin Turbo I6	29	Robby Foley^[14]	P	1–4
Turner Motorsport^[14]	BMW M4 GT3 Evo	BMW P58 3.0 L Twin Turbo I6	29	Justin Rothberg^[14]	P	1–4
Wright Motorsports^[15]^[16]	Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)	Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6	31	Dave Musial Jr.^[16]	PA	1–4
			31	Ryan Yardley^[16]	PA	1–4
			242	Therese Lahlouh^[17]^[18]	PA	1–4
			242	Thomas Merrill^[18]	PA	1–4
GMG Racing^[5]	Porsche 911 GT3 R (992.2)	Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6	32	Tom Sargent^[6]	PA	1–4
GMG Racing^[5]	Porsche 911 GT3 R (992.2)	Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6	32	Kyle Washington^[6]	PA	1–4
Chouest Povoledo Racing^[5]	Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R	Chevrolet LT6.R 5.5 L V8	50	Ross Chouest^[5]	PA	1–3
Chouest Povoledo Racing^[5]	Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R	Chevrolet LT6.R 5.5 L V8	50	Aaron Povoledo^[5]	PA	1–3
Chicago Performance and Tuning Co.^[19]	Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2	Lamborghini DGF 5.2 L V10	64	Nicolai Elghanayan^[19]	PA	1
Chicago Performance and Tuning Co.^[19]	Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2	Lamborghini DGF 5.2 L V10	64	Mads Siljehaug^[19]	PA	1
Archangel Motorsports^[20]	McLaren 720S GT3 Evo	McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8	69	Todd Coleman^[20]	PA	1–4
Archangel Motorsports^[20]	McLaren 720S GT3 Evo	McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8	69	Aaron Telitz^[20]	PA	1–4
Rebel Rock Racing^[21]	Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo	Aston Martin AMR16A 4.0 L Turbo V8	71	Frank DePew^[21]	PA	2–4
Rebel Rock Racing^[21]	Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo	Aston Martin AMR16A 4.0 L Turbo V8	71	Robin Liddell^[21]	PA	2–4
Forte Racing^[22]	Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2	Lamborghini DGF 5.2 L V10	78	TBA		TBC
Forte Racing^[22]	Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2	Lamborghini DGF 5.2 L V10	78	TBA		TBC
Random Vandals Racing^[23]^[24]	BMW M4 GT3 Evo	BMW P58 3.0 L Twin Turbo I6	99	Derek DeBoer^[23]	PA	1–4
				Hampus Ericsson^[23]		1–4
				Marcus Ericsson^[24]		TBC
			TBA	TBA	P	TBC
				TBA
				TBA
Johor Motorsports Racing JMR^[25]	Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R	Chevrolet LT6.R 5.5 L V8	TBA	TBA	P	TBC
				TBA
				TBA
			TBA	TBA		TBC
				TBA
				TBA
Source:^[26]

Icon	Class
P	Pro
PA	Pro-Am
Am	Am
	GT Academy Entrant

Race results

Bold indicates overall winner

Round	Circuit	Pole position	Pro Winners	Pro-Am Winners	Am Winners	Results
1	Sonoma	#34 JMF Motorsports	#34 JMF Motorsports	#32 GMG Racing	#163 AF Corse USA	Report
1	Sonoma	Mikaël Grenier Michai Stephens	Mikaël Grenier Michai Stephens	Tom Sargent Kyle Washington	Oswaldo Negri Jr. Jay Schreibman	Report
2	Austin	#34 JMF Motorsports	#34 JMF Motorsports	#31 Wright Motorsports	#163 AF Corse USA	Report
2	Austin	Mikaël Grenier Michai Stephens	Mikaël Grenier Michai Stephens	Dave Musial Jr. Ryan Yardley	Oswaldo Negri Jr. Jay Schreibman	Report
3	Sebring	#34 JMF Motorsports	#29 Turner Motorsport	#32 GMG Racing	#163 AF Corse USA	Report
3	Sebring	Mikaël Grenier Michai Stephens	Robby Foley Justin Rothberg	Tom Sargent Kyle Washington	Oswaldo Negri Jr. Jay Schreibman	Report
4	Road Atlanta	#12 AF Corse USA	#12 AF Corse USA	#27 JMF Motorsports	#163 AF Corse USA
4	Road Atlanta	Matías Pérez Companc Frederik Schandorff	Matías Pérez Companc Frederik Schandorff	Jason Daskalos Philip Ellis	Jay Schreibman Benny Simonsen
5	Road America
5	Road America
6	Barber
6	Barber
7	Indianapolis
7	Indianapolis

Championship standings

Scoring system

Championship points are awarded for the first ten positions in each race. 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	AUS	SEB	ATL	ELK	BAR	IND	Points
Pro class
1	Mikaël Grenier Michai Stephens	JMF Motorsports	1^P	2^P^F	18†^P	6				78
2	Matías Pérez Companc Frederik Schandorff	AF Corse USA	2	19	3^F	2^PF				70
3	Robby Foley Justin Rothberg	Turner Motorsport	6^F	4	1	16†				67
4	Cameron Lawrence Alex Sedgwick	Dollahite Racing	5	20	2	17†				53
5	Michael McCann Jr. Zachary Vanier	McCann Racing	13	8	4	8				52
Pro-Am class
1	Tom Sargent Kyle Washington	GMG Racing	3^F	6^F	5^F	4^F				77
2	Dave Musial Jr. Ryan Yardley	Wright Motorsports	4	1	8	7				65
3	Jan Heylen JP Martinez	RS1	7	5	6	18†				48
4	Jason Daskalos	JMF Motorsports	14^P	21†^P	7	1				42
5	Therese Lahlouh Thomas Merrill	Wright Motorsports	9	3	12	15				32
6	Colin Braun Michael Clark	Kellymoss	10	11	13	5				26
7	Philip Ellis	JMF Motorsports				1				25
8	Andy Lee Slade Stewart	Riley Technologies	18†	7	11	9				24
9	Todd Coleman Aaron Telitz	Archangel Motorsports	15	18	20†	3^P				19
10	Riccardo Agostini Sebastian Mascaro	Triarsi Competizione		9	9^P					18
11	Lorcan Hanafin	JMF Motorsports	14^P	21†^P	7					17
12	Riley Dickinson Todd Parriott	Kellymoss	8	14	15	11				16
13	Brayton Williams	TR3 Racing	17	13	10	10				15
13	Daniel Morad	TR3 Racing		13	10	10				15
14	John Gilliland Loek Hartog	Kellymoss	WD	10	14	12				9
15	Derek DeBoer Hampus Ericsson	Random Vandals Racing	11	12	19†	19†				8
16	Nicolai Elghanayan Mads Siljehaug	Chicago Performance and Tuning Co	12							4
17	Frank DePew Robin Liddell	Rebel Rock Racing		17	17	13				1
18	Will Bamber	TR3 Racing	17							0
19	Ross Chouest Aaron Povoledo	Chouest Povoledo Racing	DNS	DNS	WD					0
Am class
1	Jay Schreibman	AF Corse USA	16^PF	15^PF	16^PF	14^PF				100
2	Oswaldo Negri Jr.	AF Corse USA	16^PF	15^PF	16^PF					75
3	Benny Simonsen	AF Corse USA				14^PF				25
4	Marc Austin Jason Golan	MAD Joker by Lone Star Racing		16						18
Pos.	Driver	Team	SON	AUS	SEB	ATL	ELK	BAR	IND	Points

Key
Colour	Result
Gold	Race winner
Silver	2nd place
Bronze	3rd place
Green	Points finish
Blue	Non-points finish
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Did not finish (Ret)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
Black	Excluded (EX)
White	Did not start (DNS)
	Race cancelled (C)
	Withdrew (WD)
Blank	Did not participate

^P – Pole
^F – Fastest lap

Notes

† – Drivers did not finish the race but were classified, as they had started the race.

SRO GT Academy

Rather than on race results, points are awarded largely on the basis of single-driver performance, average pace and fastest laps. The winner of the class will compete in the 2027 24 Hours of Spa.

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Tom Sargent	GMG Racing	144
2	Ryan Yardley	Wright Motorsports	79
3	Zachary Vanier	McCann Racing	64
4	Lorcan Hanafin	JMF Motorsports	56
5	Riley Dickinson	Kellymoss	40
6	Hampus Ericsson	Random Vandals Racing	35
7	Alex Sedgwick	Dollahite Racing	33
8	Justin Rothberg	Turner Motorsport	14
9	Matías Pérez Companc	AF Corse USA	9

Teams' championship

Pos.	Team	Manufacturer	SON	AUS	SEB	ATL	ELK	BAR	IND	Points
Pro class
1	JMF Motorsports	Mercedes-AMG	1^P	2^P^F	18†^P	6				78
2	AF Corse USA	Ferrari	2	19	3^F	2^PF				70
3	Turner Motorsport	BMW	6^F	4	1	16†				67
4	Dollahite Racing	Ford	5	20	2	17†				53
5	McCann Racing	Porsche	13	8	4	8				52
Pro-Am class
1	GMG Racing	Porsche	3^F	6^F	5^F	4^F				80
2	Wright Motorsports	Porsche	4	1	8	7				65
3	RS1	Porsche	7	5	6	18†				53
4	JMF Motorsports	Mercedes-AMG	14^P	21†^P	7	1				46
5	Kellymoss	Porsche	8	10	13	5				36
6	Riley Technologies	BMW	18†	7	11	9				27
7	Archangel Motorsports	McLaren	15	18	20†	3^P				23
8	Triarsi Competizione	Ferrari		9	9^P					20
9	TR3 Racing	Mercedes-AMG	17	13	10	10				20
10	Random Vandals Racing	BMW	11	12	19†	19†				18
11	Chicago Performance and Tuning Co	Lamborghini	12							8
12	Rebel Rock Racing	Aston Martin		17	17	13				8
13	Chouest Povoledo Racing	Chevrolet	DNS	DNS	WD					0
Am class
1	AF Corse USA	Ferrari	16^PF	15^PF	16^PF	14^PF				100
2	MAD Joker by Lone Star Racing	Mercedes-AMG		16						18
Pos.	Team	Manufacturer	SON	AUS	SEB	ATL	ELK	BAR	IND	Points

Key
Colour	Result
Gold	Race winner
Silver	2nd place
Bronze	3rd place
Green	Points finish
Blue	Non-points finish
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Did not finish (Ret)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
Black	Excluded (EX)
White	Did not start (DNS)
	Race cancelled (C)
	Withdrew (WD)
Blank	Did not participate