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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

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

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	Virginia International Raceway, Alton, Virginia	11–12 July
2	Sonoma Raceway, Sonoma, California	8–9 August
3	Road America, Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin	29–30 August
4	Circuit of the Americas, Elroy, Texas	19–20 September
5	Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis, Indiana	2–3 October

Entry list

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

Icon Class Ti Titanium Cup Iron Iron Cup

Race results

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

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.

Drivers' championships

Overall

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

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

Iron Cup

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

See also

• 2020 GT World Challenge America
• 2020 GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup

References

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.

External links

• Official website

• 2020 in American motorsport