2021 Porsche Carrera Cup North America

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The 2021 Porsche Carrera Cup North America was the first Porsche Carrera Cup North America season, sanctioned by the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) which in turn replaced both Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge USA & Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Canada. It began on March 19 at Sebring International Raceway and ended on November 12 at Road Atlanta.

Teams and drivers[edit]

The following teams and drivers were signed to run the 2021 season.

Team No. Driver Class Rounds
992 Pro Class
United States JDX Racing[1] 2 United States Sean McAlister[2] R All
9 Canada Parker Thompson[1] R All
Canada Kelly-Moss Road and Race[3] 3 Netherlands Kay van Berlo[4] R All
15 Guernsey Sebastian Priaulx[3] R All
27 Puerto Rico Sebastian Carazo[5] R All
United States Moorespeed-Wright Motorsports[6][N 1]
Wright Motorsports[6][N 1]
7 United States Max Root[6] R All
88 United States Hutton McKenna[6] All
United States 311RS Motorsport[7] 11 United States Ryan Gates[7] All
12 United States Leh Keen[7] All
Germany MRS GT-Racing[8] 14 Sweden Erik Johansson 1–4, 6
Germany Leon Köhler 7
16 Canada Jeffrey Kingsley[9] 1
Dominican Republic Jimmy Llibre 4
United States BGB Motorsports[10] 38 United States Dylan Murry[10] R All
New Zealand Team Hardpoint EBM[11] 53 United States Riley Dickinson[12] R All
United States Topp Racing[6] 58 United States TJ Fischer All
992 Pro-Am Class
United States TPC Racing[6] 10 United States Vernon McClure[6] 1, 3–6
Germany MRS GT-Racing[8] 14 Hungary Andor Kovacs 5
16 United States Mark Thomas 2
Romania Alexander Marmureanu 5
United States Steve Dunn 6–7
United States ACI Motorsports[6] 17 United States Curt Swearingin[6] All
United States Goldcrest Motorsports[6] 29 United States Jeffrey Majkrzak[6] 5–7
United States Topp Racing[6] 42 United States Bill Smith[6] All
United States Black Swan with JDX Racing[6] 54 United States Tim Pappas[6] 1, 4–6
United States Wright Motorsports[6] 57 United States John Goetz[6] All
New Zealand Team Hardpoint EBM[11] 65 Dominican Republic Efrin Castro[12] All
United States BGB Motorsport 69 Canada Thomas Collingwood All
Canada Kelly-Moss Road and Race[3][N 2]
iFLY Racing/Kelly-Moss[3][N 2]
84 United States Rene Robichaud[13] 1, 3, 7
99 United States Alan Metni[13] All
991 Pro-Am Class
United States Goldcrest Motorsports[6] 8 United States Joe Still[6] 1–3, 6–7
21 United States Grady Willingham[6] All
29 United States Jeffrey Majkrzak 1–4
55 United States Matt Halcome[6] All
72 United States Phillip Martien[6] 1–2
96 United States Dimitri Dimakos 7
United States ACI Motorsports[6][N 3]
Team TGM[14][N 3]
18 United States Richard Edge 3
24 United States Kurt Hunt[6] 1, 3–4, 7
64 United States Ted Giovanis[14] 1
United States Topp Racing[6] 56 United States Frank Raso[6] 1–2
Canada Kelly-Moss Racing[13] 59 United States Tom Balames[13] 1, 3–4, 7
92 United States Joseph Lombardo[13] 1, 3, 5, 7
United States Flying Lizard Motorsports 68 United States Chris Bellomo 4, 7
United States Irish Mike's Racing[6] 95 United States Conor Flynn 4–7
97 United States Craig Conway[6] 1, 3–7
Icon Class
R Rookie
G Guest

Race calendar and results[edit]

The revised calendar was announced on September 25, 2020.[15]

Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Driver Winning Team
1 United States Sebring International Raceway, Sebring, Florida March 19 Guernsey Sebastian Priaulx Netherlands Kay van Berlo Guernsey Sebastian Priaulx Canada Kelly-Moss Road and Race
2 March 20 Guernsey Sebastian Priaulx Guernsey Sebastian Priaulx Netherlands Kay van Berlo Canada Kelly-Moss Road and Race
3 United States Circuit of The Americas, Austin, Texas April 30 Guernsey Sebastian Priaulx Guernsey Sebastian Priaulx Canada Parker Thompson United States JDX Racing
4 May 2 Guernsey Sebastian Priaulx Netherlands Kay van Berlo Netherlands Kay van Berlo Canada Kelly-Moss Road and Race
5 United States Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen, New York June 24 United States Max Root Guernsey Sebastian Priaulx Netherlands Kay van Berlo Canada Kelly-Moss Road and Race
6 June 27 Guernsey Sebastian Priaulx Netherlands Kay van Berlo Netherlands Kay van Berlo Canada Kelly-Moss Road and Race
Canada Honda Indy Toronto, Toronto, Ontario Cancelled
7 United States Road America, Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin August 6 Netherlands Kay van Berlo Netherlands Kay van Berlo Netherlands Kay van Berlo Canada Kelly-Moss Road and Race
8 August 8 Netherlands Kay van Berlo United States Riley Dickinson Canada Parker Thompson United States JDX Racing
9 United States Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis, Indiana September 11 Guernsey Sebastian Priaulx Guernsey Sebastian Priaulx Guernsey Sebastian Priaulx Canada Kelly-Moss Road and Race
10 September 12 Guernsey Sebastian Priaulx Canada Parker Thompson Canada Parker Thompson United States JDX Racing
11 September 12 Guernsey Sebastian Priaulx Canada Parker Thompson Guernsey Sebastian Priaulx Canada Kelly-Moss Road and Race
12 United States Virginia International Raceway, Alton, Virginia October 9 Netherlands Kay van Berlo Guernsey Sebastian Priaulx Netherlands Kay van Berlo Canada Kelly-Moss Road and Race
13 October 10 Guernsey Sebastian Priaulx Guernsey Sebastian Priaulx Guernsey Sebastian Priaulx Canada Kelly-Moss Road and Race
14 United States Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta, Braselton, Georgia November 10 Guernsey Sebastian Priaulx United States Riley Dickinson Guernsey Sebastian Priaulx Canada Kelly-Moss Road and Race
15 November 11 Guernsey Sebastian Priaulx United States Riley Dickinson Netherlands Kay van Berlo Canada Kelly-Moss Road and Race
16 November 12 Guernsey Sebastian Priaulx Guernsey Sebastian Priaulx Guernsey Sebastian Priaulx Canada Kelly-Moss Road and Race

Final Standings[edit]

Pos Driver Team Points
1 Guernsey Sebastian Priaulx Canada Kelly-Moss Road and Race 371
2 Netherlands Kay van Berlo Canada Kelly-Moss Road and Race 287
3 Canada Parker Thompson United States JDX Racing 258
4 United States Riley Dickinson New Zealand Team Hardpoint EBM 216
5 United States Leh Keen 311RS Motorsports 191
6 United States TJ Fischer United States Topp Racing 163
7 United States Dylan Murry United States BGB Motorsport 123
8 United States Max Root Wright Motorsports 120
9 Puerto Rico Sebastian Carazo Canada Kelly-Moss Road and Race 105
10 United States Ryan Gates United States 311RS Motorsports 98
11 United States Sean McAlister United States JDX Racing 94
12 Dominican Republic Efrin Castro New Zealand Team Hardpoint EBM 58
13 United States Alan Metni Canada Kelly-Moss Road and Race 58
14 Sweden Erik Johansson Germany MRS GT-Racing 50
15 United States Hutton McKenna United States Topp Racing 35
16 United States Curt Swearingin United States ACI Motorsports 30
17 Germany Leon Köhler Germany MRS GT-Racing 23
18 United States Tim Pappas United States Black Swan with JDX Racing 23
19 United States John Goetz United States Wright Motorsports 15
20 United States Steve Dunn Germany MRS GT-Racing 12
21 United States Jimmy Llibre Germany MRS GT-Racing 10
22 Canada Thomas Collingwood United States BGB Motorsport 7
23 United States Bill Smith United States Topp Racing 6
24 United States Jeffrey Majkrzak United States Goldcrest Motorsports 3
25 United States Rene Robichaud Canada Kelly-Moss Road and Race 2

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ a b Car No. 19 entered as Moorespeed-Wright Motorsports and car No. 88 entered as Wright Motorsports.
  2. ^ a b Car No. 84 entered as Kelly-Moss Road and Race and car No. 99 entered as iFLY Racing/Kelly-Moss.
  3. ^ a b Cars No. 18 and 24 entered as ACI Motorsports and car No. 64 entered as Teama TGM

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Dagys, John (March 5, 2021). "Thompson Returns to JDX Racing". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
  2. ^ Dagys, John (March 8, 2021). "McAllister to Continue with JDX in Second Confirmed Entry". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d Dagys, John (February 9, 2021). "Seb Priaulx Signs With Kelly-Moss". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
  4. ^ Perrins, Slade (February 26, 2021). "Van Berlo Joins Kelly-Moss as Team's Second Signing". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
  5. ^ Dagys, John (March 4, 2021). "Former GT3 Cup Challenge Champ Rejoins Kelly-Moss". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab Dagys, John (March 11, 2021). "35 Cars for Series-Opening Rounds at Sebring". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
  7. ^ a b c Dagys, John (February 18, 2021). "311RS Motorsport Confirms Keen, Gates in Two-Car Effort". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
  8. ^ a b Dagys, John (September 28, 2020). "MRS GT-Racing Set for U.S. Expansion". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
  9. ^ Lloyd, Daniel (March 15, 2021). "Johansson, Kingsley in MRS-GT Entries for Sebring". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
  10. ^ a b Lloyd, Daniel (March 1, 2021). "IMSA LMP3 Driver Murry Signs with BGB Motorsports". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
  11. ^ a b Lloyd, Daniel (October 16, 2020). "Hardpoint, EBM Join Forces for Carrera Cup Program". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
  12. ^ a b "Dickinson, Castro Join Team Hardpoint EBM Effort". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. March 8, 2021. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
  13. ^ a b c d e Dagys, John (March 5, 2021). "Former GT3 Cup Challenge Champ Rejoins Kelly-Moss". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
  14. ^ a b Staff, Sportscar365 (March 8, 2021). "Team TGM Expands, Confirms Single-Car Entry for Giovanis". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved March 8, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  15. ^ Dagys, John (September 25, 2020). "Porsche Carrera Cup North America to Launch in 2021". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved September 25, 2020.

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