The eighth and ninth rounds of the Pirelli GT4 America championship season are set to unfold at the famed Road America from August 16th to 18th as the field of 27 cars takes on the 14-turn, 4.048 mile track for two 60-minute sprint events.
Aptly referred to as the National Park of Speed, this road course is not for the faint of heart. With a high-speed layout featuring iconic corners such as the Kink and Canada Corner, this old school circuit holds a prestigious reputation for a reason.
In addition to the thrilling on-track action, fans will be treated to even more pre-event excitement as a full-field car parade will cruise through the streets of Elkhart Lake on Thursday, August 15th, showcasing SRO America’s fleet of impressive cars up close. As spectators make their way to Road America for the weekend festivities, they can immerse themselves in the open paddock activities, including autograph sessions, a Car Corral, and the feature Fanatec GT World Challenge America powered by AWS pre-race grid walk on Sunday.
Silver Class
RS1’s Eric Filgueiras and John Capestro-Dubets were a dominant force in Virginia, sweeping the weekend their No. 28 Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport and extending their Silver class championship lead in the process.
Kenton Koch and Kevin Boehm occupy the second position in the standings in their No. 97 Random Vandals Racing BMW M4 GT4, with Zac Anderson and Colin Garrett following in third in the No. 51 AutoTechnic Racing BMW M4 GT4.
JMF Motorsports earned their first podium finish of the season, and Jake Cowden and Demi Chalkias are looking to carry this momentum into Wisconsin in the No. 34 Mercedes-AMG GT4. Meanwhile, Hannah Grisham and Hannah Greenemeier successfully completed their first event since moving up to the Silver category, and are ready to challenge for a podium finish of their own in the No. 26 Heart of Racing Team Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4.
The Silver class is further completed by the Toyota Gazoo Racing GR Supra GT4 EVO entry of John Geesbreght and Tyler Gonzalez behind the wheel of the No. 68 Smooge Racing machine.
Pro-Am Class
ACI Motorsports had a terrific weekend in Virginia, as Curt Swearingin and Kay Van Berlo walked away with two podium finishes, including their second win of the season with the No. 7 ACI Motorsports Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport. They were challenged by the likes of Alex Vogel and Matt Bell in the No. 43 P1 Groupe Mercedes-AMG GT4, who claimed their maiden victory after a stunning charge through the field and last lap battle in Race 2.
After previously finishing on the podium in Sebring, Michael Auriemma and Matheus Leist earned a second-place result in their No. 89 RENNtech Motorsports Mercedes-AMG GT4 in Race 1. The Top 3 was completed by Damir Hot and Rodrigo Baptista in the No. 5 Nissan Z NISMO GT4 in Race 1, while Mark Brummond and Mike Skeen did the same in Race 2 in the No. 53 AutoTechnic Racing BMW M4 GT4 G82. However, this time the No. 53 entry will be manned by Tyler Stone and Matt Million.
BimmerWorld’s James Walker Jr. and Tyler McQuarrie, co-driving the No. 82 BMW M4 GT4 remain neck and neck with the standings with Roman De Angelis and Gray Newell in the No. 24 Heart of Racing Team Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4. Blackdog Speed Shop’s Tony Gaples and Michael Cooper also remain in contention in the No. 9 Nissan Z NISMO GT4.
The second Flying Lizard Motorsports entry features Todd Parriott and Tom Dyer in the No. 13 Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4. Meanwhile, TechSport Racing are also fielding two cars this time around, with new pairing Elivan Goulart and Colin Harrison in the No. 22 Nissan Z NISMO GT4, while Jonathan Neudorf shifts to the Pro-Am class alongside Johan Schwartz in the No. 23 Nissan Z NISMO GT4.
Alexandra Hainer and Ryan Eversley will be back in the mix with the No. 07 Precision Racing LA Toyota Gazoo Racing GR Supra GT4 EVO, while RS1’s Austin and Roland Krainz return to the Pro-Am field in the No. 18 Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport. Finally, Lucas Catania and Joseph Catania are looking to make a splash with the No. 33 Rigid Speed BMW M4 GT4 G82.
Am Class
BimmerWorld and Rotek Racing each took a win apiece at VIR, with James Clay and Charlie Postins returning to victory lane in Race 1 with their No. 36 BMW M4 GT4, while Robb Holland and Jaden Lander took the top spot in Race 2 on board the No. 099 Rotek Racing Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport.
Random Vandals Racing had another strong weekend as well, with double podium finishes enabling Paul Sparta and Kris Wilson to maintain the top spot on the Am class leaderboard with their No. 98 BMW M4 GT4. David Peterman and Lee Carpentier had a podium result of their own in the No. 52 NOLASPORT Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport.
Wisconsin native Nicholas Shanny is preparing for a homecoming affair, joined by teammate Chris Walsh in the No. 20 Carrus Callas Raceteam BMW M4 GT4 G82.
Finally, the grid at Road America will be completed by Anthony Geraci and Lance Bergstein attempting in the No. 72 KRUGSPEED Toyota Gazoo Racing GR Supra GT4 EVO, and Marc Sharinn and Tyler Sharinn in the No. 16 Skip Barber Racing Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4.
Let’s Get Racing
The Pirelli GT4 America field is set to take to the track during Practice 1 on Friday, August 16th. Click here for the full schedule of the GT4 America weekend.
If you can’t make it to Road America, be sure to tune-in to SRO’s free livestreams all weekend long on YouTube (GTWorld) and Twitch (SROMotorsports) and follow all the action through our social media channels and the event hashtag #GTRoadAmerica.