2018 Pirelli World Challenge

The 2018 GT World Challenge (known for sponsorship reasons as the 2018 Pirelli World Challenge)is the twenty-ninth season of the Pirelli World Challenge. Patrick Long was the defending champion in the highest class, the GT class. It is the second season sanctioned by the United States Auto Club. The season began on 9 March in St. Petersburg and ended on 2 September at Watkins Glen. It is the first season of the new TCR class, while the TCB class has been removed from the series.[1]

2018 GT World Challenge
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SprintX GT Championship Series

On 25 May 2018, the series announced it had been acquired by the SRO Motorsports Group.[2]

Calendar

On 17 November 2017, WC Vision announced the 2018 calendar. Circuit of the Americas will be the SprintX season opener instead of Virginia. Mid-Ohio and Sonoma were dropped from the schedule in favor of Portland and Watkins Glen. Laguna Seca, which played host for the Touring Car classes season finale weekend in 2017, will not return to the series.[3]

Round	Event	Circuit	Date	Classes	Supporting
1	Grand Prix of St. Petersburg	Streets of St. Petersburg, St. Petersburg, Florida	9–11 March	GT/GTA/GT Cup (x2) GTS/GTSA (x2)	IndyCar Series
2	Grand Prix of Texas	Circuit of the Americas, Elroy, Texas	23–25 March	SprintX GT (x2) SprintX GTS (x2) TCR/TCA (x2) TC (x2)	Headliner
3	Grand Prix of Long Beach	Streets of Long Beach, Long Beach, California	13–15 April	GT/GTA/GT4/GT4A[N 1]	IndyCar Series WeatherTech SportsCar Championship
4	Grand Prix of Virginia presented by Audi Sport	Virginia International Raceway, Alton, Virginia	27–29 April	SprintX GT (x2) SprintX GTS (x2) TCR/TCA (x2) TC (x2)	Headliner
5	Victoria Day Speedfest at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park	Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, Bowmanville, Ontario	18–20 May	GT/GTA/GT Cup (x2) GTS/GTSA (x2)	Co-Headliner with NASCAR Pinty's Series
6	Grand Prix of Lime Rock powered by M	Lime Rock Park, Lakeville, Connecticut	25–26, 28 May	SprintX GT (x2) SprintX GTS (x2) TCR/TCA (x2) TC (x2)	Headliner
7	Grand Prix of Road America	Road America, Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin	22–24 June	GT/GTA/GT Cup/GTS/GTSA (x2)	IndyCar Series
8	58th Rose Cup Races	Portland International Raceway, Portland, Oregon	13–15 July	SprintX GT (x2) SprintX GTS (x2) TCR/TCA (x2) TC (x2)	Headliner
9	TBA	Utah Motorsports Campus, Tooele, Utah	10–12 August	SprintX GT (x2) SprintX GTS (x2) TCR/TCA (x2) TC (x2)
10	TBA	Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen, New York	31 August–2 September	GT/GTA/GT Cup (x2) GTS/GTSA (x2) TCR/TCA (x2) TC (x2)

Entry list

GT/GTA/GT Cup

Team Car No. Drivers Rounds TRG Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 00 Spencer Pumpelly 1 Squadra Corse Garage Italia Ferrari 488 GT3 07 Martin Fuentes All CRP Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 2 Daniel Morad 1, 3, 5, 7 Michael Cooper 10 K-PAX Racing Bentley Continental GT3 3 Rodrigo Baptista All 9 Álvaro Parente All Black Swan Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R 12 David Calvert-Jones 3 54 Tim Pappas 3 TruSpeed AutoSport Audi R8 LMS 19 Parker Chase 1, 3, 5, 7 71 Rocky Moran Jr. 3 Alegra Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 R 24 Michael Christensen All Callaway Competition USA Corvette C7 GT3-R 26 Daniel Keilwitz 1 Dream Racing Motorsport Lamborghini Huracán LP 620-2 Super Trofeo 27 Ryan Hardwick 7 Lamborghini Huracán GT3 55 Yuki Harata 1, 3, 5, 7 TR3 Racing Ferrari 488 GT3 31 Daniel Mancinelli All GMG Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R 41 Alec Udell 3 DXDT Racing Lamborghini Huracán GT3 45 Lawrence DeGeorge 7 Mercedes-AMG GT3 63 David Askew 7, 10 Flying Lizard Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 R 46 Andy Wilzoch 7 R. Ferri Motorsport Ferrari 488 GT3 61 Toni Vilander All Wright Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 R 91 Anthony Imperato 7, 10 RealTime Racing/HART Racing Acura NSX GT3 93 Mario Farnbacher 10 Pfaff Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 R 96 Scott Hargrove All Sources:[4][5][6][7]

Colour Class GT GTA GT Cup

GTS/GTSA

Team Car No. Drivers Rounds GMG Racing Audi R8 LMS GT4 04 George Kurtz All * 2 Jason Bell 7, 10 14 James Sofronas All Blackdog Racing Chevrolet Camaro GT4.R 1 Lawson Aschenbach All 11 Tony Gaples All M1 GT Racing Audi R8 LMS GT4 2 Jason Bell 1, 5 Black Swan Racing Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR 7 Jeff Ward * PF Racing Ford Mustang GT4 10 Vinnie Allegretta 1, 5, 7 Patrick Gallagher 10 40 James Pesek All 55 Jade Buford All Ian Lacy Racing Ginetta G55 GT4 12 Drew Staveley All 24 Frank Gannett All 43 Steve Burns 1, 7 Pfaff Motorsports Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR 13 Orey Fidani All Classic BMW BMW M4 GT4 17 Justin Raphael 1 26 Toby Grahovec 1 92 Chris Ohmacht 1 Mühlner Motorsports America Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR 21 Gabriele Piana 1 Precision Driving BMW M4 GT4 22 Marko Radisic 1, 7 Case-it Racing by Flying Lizard[N 2] Flying Lizard Motorsports[N 2] Audi R8 LMS GT4 23 Adam Merzon All 45 Mike Hedlund All Racers Edge Motorsports SIN R1 GT4 45 Bob Michaelian * 54 Mark Pavan 5 69 Harry Gottsacker All * Team Panoz Racing Panoz Avezzano GT4 50 Ian James All 51 Preston Calvert All KohR Motorsports Ford Mustang GT4 52 Nate Stacy 1 KPR McLaren 570S GT4 62 Mark Klenin All TRG Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR 66 Spencer Pumpelly * MarcoPolo Motorsports KTM X-Bow GT4 71 Nicolai Elghanayan 7, 10 Robinson Racing Mercedes-AMG GT4 72 Shane Lewis 1, 5 Chevrolet Camaro GT4.R 7, 10 Mercedes-AMG GT4 74 Gar Robinson 1, 5 Chevrolet Camaro GT4.R 7, 10 Volt Racing Ford Mustang GT4 77 Alan Brynjolfsson 7 Compass Racing McLaren 570S GT4 78 Paul Holton * BimmerWorld BMW M4 GT4 83 James Clay 7 Competition Motorsports Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR 83 Mike Sullivan * Stephen Cameron Racing BMW M4 GT4 88 Henry Schmitt 10 JCR Motorsports Maserati GranTurismo MC GT4 89 Fred Roberts 1, 5, 7 99 Jeff Courtney All Policaro Motorsport / SportsCarBoutique Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR 138 Andrew Danyliw 5 Sources:[4][5][6][7]

Colour Class GTS GTSA

Notes

•  – Drivers with an asterisk in the "Rounds" column took part in the non-championship round at Long Beach.[N 1]

TCR/TCA

Team Car No. Drivers Rounds Ives Motorsports Mazda Global MX-5 Cup 07 Jose DaSilva 2, 6, 10 The Racing Company Audi RS 3 LMS 2 Jérimy Daniel 2, 4, 6, 10 Copeland Motorsports Mazda Global MX-5 Cup 4 Bryan Ortiz 2, 4 Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR 18 Jarett Andretti 2, 4, 8–10 Bryan Ortiz 6 M1 GT Racing Audi RS 3 LMS 8 David Ostella 6 Ian Lacy Racing Mazda Global MX-5 Cup 10 Jenny Gannett All TFB Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR 12 Mason Filippi 2, 4, 6, 8 Atlanta Motorsports Group/Mauro Motorsports[N 3] Jason Hoover Motorsports[N 3] Mazda Global MX-5 Cup 13 John Mauro 2 54 Austin Allison 2 TechSport Racing Subaru BRZ tS 22 Breton Williams All 25 P. J. Groenke All 79 Spencer Patterson All 89 Jeff Sexton All 95 Eric Powell All Murillo Racing Mazda Global MX-5 Cup 24 Kenny Murillo 2, 4, 6 55 Moisey Uretsky All Audi RS 3 LMS 74 Matt Fassnacht 2, 4, 6, 8–9 Indian Summer Racing Volkswagen Golf GTI 30 Travis Washay 2, 4, 6, 10 TWOth Autosport Audi RS 3 LMS 37 Eddie Killeen 10 RealTime Racing[N 4] TOMO Racing[N 4] Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) 43 Ryan Eversley All 44 Nick Esayian 2 Adam Merzon 4, 6 Michael Cooper 8 Mason Filippi 9–10 Honda Civic Si 94 Tom O'Gorman All Team Octane Mini Cooper JCW 45 Nelson Chan 4, 10 46 Michel Sallenbach 4 Alain Lauziere 10 Jim Gorman Motorsports Honda Civic Si 67 Skip Woody 4 Heinlein Racing Development[N 5] FCP Euro by HRD[N 5] Audi RS 3 LMS 69 Anthony Geraci All Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR 71 Michael Hurczyn All 72 Nate Vincent All 73 Dwight Merriman All Alfatcr.USA Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR 70 Martin Jensen 2, 4 Compass Racing Audi RS 3 LMS 77 JT Coupal All Bryan Herta Autosport with Curb-Agajanian Hyundai i30 N TCR 98 Michael Lewis All 99 Mark Wilkins All Sources:[8][9][10]

Colour Class TCR TCA

TC

Team Car No. Drivers Rounds AutoTechnic Racing BMW M235iR 02 Mark Brummond 2, 4, 10 Anthony Serra 6 20 Robert Nimkoff 2, 4, 6, 9–10 21 John Allen 10 DRS BMW M235iR 06 Bruce Wexler 10 09 Greg Nitzkowski 8–10 Rearden Racing Nissan 370Z 3 Vesko Kozarov All 33 Paul Terry All Matt Young Motorsports BMW M235iR 5 Max Fedler 2 Stephen Cameron Racing BMW M235iR 19 Sean Quinlan 2, 4, 8–9 87 Henry Schmitt 2, 4, 8–10 TechSport Racing Nissan 370Z 23 Steve Streimer All Classic BMW BMW M235iR 26 Matt Travis All 27 Jayson Clunie All 28 CJ Lett 4 66 Daren Jorgensen 9 91 Karl Wittmer All RTF Racing Honda Accord V6 Coupe 31 Jack Baruth 10 KRÜGSPEED Lotus Exige 40 Dennis Hanratty Jr. 10 BERG Mazda MX-5 50 Dinah Weisberg 10 51 John Weisberg 6, 10 Steve Bottom Racing Nissan 370Z 58 Steve Bottom 4, 6 RHC Lawrence-Strom BMW M235iR 66 Daren Jorgensen 2 GenRacer Hyundai Genesis Coupe 75 Jason Stanley 4, 10 78 Jeff Ricca 2, 4, 6, 10 Rooster Hall Racing BMW M235iR 80 Johan Schwartz All 82 Richard Zulman 9 Winding Road Team TFB BMW M235iR 81 Jacob Ruud 2, 6, 8 MarcoPolo Motorsports Lotus Exige 92 Nicolai Elghanayan 6 Team HMA Honda Civic Type R (FK8) 93 Joshua Foran 2, 4, 6, 10 Brass Monkey Racing Nissan 370Z 97 Tony Rivera 2, 4 Sources:[8][9][10] Race results Round Circuit GT Winners GTA Winners GT Cup Winners GTS Winners[N 1] GTSA Winners[N 1] TCR Winners TC Winners TCA Winners 1 R1 St. Petersburg No. 96 Pfaff Motorsports No. 07 Squadra Corse Garage Italia No entries No. 1 Blackdog Racing No. 12 Ian Lacy Racing Did not participate Scott Hargrove Martin Fuentes Lawson Aschenbach Drew Staveley R2 No. 96 Pfaff Motorsports No. 07 Squadra Corse Garage Italia No. 1 Blackdog Racing No. 12 Ian Lacy Racing Scott Hargrove Martin Fuentes Lawson Aschenbach Drew Staveley 2 R1 Austin Did not participate No. 98 Bryan Herta Autosport with Curb-Agajanian No. 3 Rearden Racing No. 95 TechSport Racing Michael Lewis Vesko Kozarov Eric Powell R2 No. 99 Bryan Herta Autosport with Curb-Agajanian No. 3 Rearden Racing No. 94 TOMO Racing Mark Wilkins Vesko Kozarov Tom O'Gorman 3 Long Beach No. 31 TR3 Racing No. 55 Dream Racing Motorsport Did not participate No. 78 Compass Racing No. 45 Racers Edge Motorsports Did not participate Daniel Mancinelli Yuki Harata Paul Holton Bob Michaelian 4 R1 Virginia Did not participate No. 43 RealTime Racing No. 80 Rooster Hall Racing No. 94 TOMO Racing Ryan Eversley Johan Schwartz Tom O'Gorman R2 No. 99 Bryan Herta Autosport with Curb-Agajanian No. 23 TechSport Racing No. 95 TechSport Racing Mark Wilkins Steve Streimer Eric Powell 5 R1 Mosport No. 2 CRP Racing No. 19 TruSpeed Autosport No entries No. 1 Blackdog Racing No. 62 KPR Did not participate Daniel Morad Parker Chase Lawson Aschenbach Mark Klenin R2 No. 9 K-PAX Racing No. 07 Squadra Corse Garage Italia No. 1 Blackdog Racing No. 12 Ian Lacy Racing Álvaro Parente Martin Fuentes Lawson Aschenbach Drew Staveley 6 R1 Lime Rock Did not participate No. 43 RealTime Racing No. 91 Classic BMW No. 95 TechSport Racing Ryan Eversley Karl Wittmer Eric Powell R2 No. 98 Bryan Herta Autosport with Curb-Agajanian No. 80 Rooster Hall Racing No. 94 TOMO Racing Michael Lewis Johan Schwartz Tom O'Gorman 7 R1 Road America No. 9 K-PAX Racing No. 07 Squadra Corse Garage Italia No. 27 Dream Racing Motorsport No. 50 Team Panoz Racing No. 62 KPR Did not participate Álvaro Parente Martin Fuentes Ryan Hardwick Ian James Mark Klenin R2 No. 24 Alegra Motorsports No. 19 TruSpeed AutoSport No. 27 Dream Racing Motorsport No. 50 Team Panoz Racing No. 99 JCR Motorsports Michael Christensen Parker Chase Ryan Hardwick Ian James Jeff Courtney 8 R1 Portland Did not participate No. 99 Bryan Herta Autosport with Curb-Agajanian No. 3 Rearden Racing No. 89 TechSport Racing Mark Wilkins Vesko Kozarov Jeff Sexton R2 No. 43 RealTime Racing No. 3 Rearden Racing No. 89 TechSport Racing Ryan Eversley Vesko Kozarov Jeff Sexton 9 R1 Utah No. 98 Bryan Herta Autosport with Curb-Agajanian No. 3 Rearden Racing No. 94 TOMO Racing Michael Lewis Vesko Kozarov Tom O'Gorman R2 No. 98 Bryan Herta Autosport with Curb-Agajanian No. 3 Rearden Racing No. 94 TOMO Racing Michael Lewis Vesko Kozarov Tom O'Gorman 10 R1 Watkins Glen No. 3 K-PAX Racing No. 91 Wright Motorsports No entries No. 55 PF Racing No. 99 JCR Motorsports No. 43 RealTime Racing No. 91 Classic BMW No. 94 TOMO Racing Rodrigo Baptista Anthony Imperato Jade Buford Jeff Courtney Ryan Eversley Karl Wittmer Tom O'Gorman R2 No. 3 K-PAX Racing No. 91 Wright Motorsports No. 50 Team Panoz Racing No. 45 Flying Lizard Motorsports No. 43 RealTime Racing No. 80 Rooster Hall Racing No. 30 Indian Summer Racing Rodrigo Baptista Anthony Imperato Ian James Mike Hedlund Ryan Eversley Johan Schwartz Travis Washay Championship standings Drivers' championships Championship points were awarded for the first twenty positions in each race. The pole-sitter also received one point with the exception of the GTA and GTSA classes. Entries were required to complete 50% of the winning car's race distance in order to be classified and earn points. Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th   15th   16th   17th   18th   19th   20th   Pole  Points 25 23 21 19 17 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 GT Pos. Driver Team STP AUS LBH VIR MOS LIM ELK POR UTA WGL Overall Sprint 1 Toni Vilander R. Ferri Motorsport 2 11 1 1 2 2 8 5 3 2 1 2 5 1 7 1 1 4 4 398 174 2 Scott Hargrove Pfaff Motorsports 1 1 4 3 4 3 2 4 6 3 4 3 4 3 6 4 13 6 2 369 182 3 Michael Christensen Alegra Motorsports 5 4 7 8 11 5 3 2 4 1 3 5 1 2 4 2 3 3 6 364 166 4 Rodrigo Baptista K-PAX Racing 7 6 5 6 10 1 5 10 2 8 5 7 6 12 2 7 4 1 1 325 155 5 Álvaro Parente K-PAX Racing Ret 8 6 7 3 Ret DNS 6 1 4 2 1 2 Ret DNS Ret 6 10 3 246 156 6 Daniel Morad CRP Racing 3 3 2 5 20 8 4 1 5 6 12 6 12 7 12 237 116 7 Parker Chase TruSpeed AutoSport Ret 7 13 9 7 6 10 7 9 5 7 9 7 3 1 6 7 232 80 8 Miguel Molina R. Ferri Motorsport 1 1 2 8 2 1 1 7 1 1 224 – 9 Spencer Pumpelly TRG Ret 10 16^1 209 11 Alegra Motorsports 7 8 5 3 1 3 2 4 2 3 10 Martin Fuentes Squadra Corse Garage Italia 6 5 10 13 6 11 12 8 8 12 11 8 8 8 6 10 9 207 99 11 Yuki Harata Dream Racing Motorsport 8 9 8 11 5 7 7 9 10 11 10 11 9 5 11 8 Ret 199 87 12 Wolf Henzler Pfaff Motorsports 4 3 3 2 6 3 3 6 4 13 187 – 13 Maxime Soulet K-PAX Racing 5 6 1 5 8 5 12 2 7 4 170 – 14 Ryan Dalziel TruSpeed AutoSport 13 9 6 10 5 7 3 1 6 7 152 – 15 Scott Heckert Mike Skeen Lone Star Racing 3 2 13 1 9 6 3 2 150 – 16 Wei Lu Jeff Segal TR3 Racing 11 4 10 9 7 8 4 5 5 6 148 – 17 Daniel Mancinelli TR3 Racing WD WD 1 3 7 4 3 2 Ret 124 124 18 David Askew DXDT Racing 12 14 14 14 12 10 11 8 9 12 9 7 113 46 19 Alessandro Bressan Dream Racing Motorsport 8 11 7 7 11 10 5 11 8 Ret 112 – 20 Caesar Bacarella Squadra Corse Garage Italia 10 13 11 12 12 11 8 6 10 9 108 – 21 Andy Soucek K-PAX Racing 6 7 Ret DNS 4 2 Ret DNS Ret 6 90 – 22 Tim Pappas Black Swan Racing 9 12 9 9 11 10 9 78 12 23 Fabian Schiller CRP Racing 2 5 8 4 73 – 24 Jeroen Bleekemolen Black Swan Racing 9 12 9 11 10 9 66 – 25 Alec Udell GMG Racing Ret 10 13 4 6 53 8 26 Daniel Keilwitz Callaway Competition USA 4 2 DNS 19 48 42 27 Anthony Imperato Wright Motorsports 10 Ret 7 5 42 42 28 Matthew Brabham CRP Racing 7 12 Ret 8 36 - 29 Corey Lewis GMG Racing 4 6 34 – 30 Michael Cooper CRP Racing Ret 8 5 Ret 30 17 31 Mario Farnbacher HART 8 8 26 26 32 Raffaele Marciello CRP Racing 6 12 25 - 33 Guy Cosmo Patrick Byrne Precision Performance Motorsports 9 10 23 – 34 Rich Baek Trevor Baek Vital Speed Motorsports 10 9 23 – 35 Naoto Takeda Takuya Shirasaka Turner Motorsport 11 10 21 – 36 Pierre Mulacek Anthony Lazzaro Risi Competizione 12 11 19 – 37 Andy Wilzoch Flying Lizard Motorsports 13 11 18 18 38 Lawrence DeGeorge DXDT Racing WD WD 12 16 15 – 39 Cédric Sbirrazzuoli DXDT Racing 12 16 15 – 40 David Calvert-Jones Black Swan Racing 8 13 13 41 Mathieu Jaminet GMG Racing Ret 10 11 – 42 Rocky Moran Jr. TruSpeed AutoSport 12 9 9 43 Dore Chaponick Jr. Brett Sandberg TruSpeed AutoSport Ret 13 8 – 44 Eric Curran Callaway Competition USA DNS 19 6 – GT4 class entered drivers at the non-championship round at Long Beach Paul Holton Compass Racing 14 Harry Gottsacker Racers Edge Motorsports 15 GT4A class entered drivers at the non-championship round at Long Beach Bob Michaelian Racers Edge Motorsports 17 Jeff Ward Black Swan Racing 18 George Kurtz GMG Racing 19 Mike Sullivan Competition Motorsports Ret Pos. Driver Team STP AUS LBH VIR MOS LIM ELK POR UTA WGL Overall Sprint 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   SprintX races Bold – Pole position Italics – Fastest Lap Notes ^1 – Ineligible to score points GTA Pos. Driver Team STP LBH MOS ELK WGL Points 1 Martin Fuentes Squadra Corse Garage Italia 6 5 6 8 8 121 2 Yuki Harata Dream Racing Motorsport 8 9 5 9 10 111 3 Parker Chase TruSpeed AutoSport Ret 7 7 7 9 92 4 David Calvert-Jones Black Swan Racing 8 19 5 Tim Pappas Black Swan Racing 9 17 Pos. Driver Team STP LBH MOS ELK WGL Points GTS Pos. Driver Team STP AUS VIR MOS LIM ELK POR UTA WGL Overall Sprint 1 James Sofronas GMG Racing 5 3 4 1 2 1 4 4 169 76 2 Lawson Aschenbach Blackdog Racing 1 1 7 33 3 3 1 1 158 102 3 Jade Buford PF Racing Ret 5 1 8 6 11 2 3 124 61 4 Shane Lewis Robinson Racing 6 10 19 9 9 18 3 5 94 64 5 Alex Welch GMG Racing 4 1 2 1 93 – 6 Harry Gottsacker Racers Edge Motorsports 17 6 2 4 Ret 30 9 6 89 47 7 Drew Staveley Ian Lacy Racing 3 8 5 7 16 33 16 7 89 53 8 Tony Gaples Blackdog Racing 11 11 3 18 15 5 10 11 88 41 9 Gar Robinson Robinson Racing 18 13 19 9 9 18 6 2 79 39 10 Mike Hedlund Flying Lizard Motorsports 8 12 Ret 10 12 10 11 13 71 40 11 Scott Maxwell PF Racing 1 8 6 11 63 – 12 Gabriele Piana Mühlner Motorsports America 2 2 36 7 61 47 13 Ian James Team Panoz Racing 25 4 Ret 35 5 14 5 EX 61 37 14 Andy Pilgrim Blackdog Racing 7 33 3 3 56 – 15 Toby Grahovec Classic BMW 12 9 15 24 4 13 54 21 16 Jeff Courtney JCR Motorsports 10 16 WD WD 11 16 12 8 53 38 17 George Kurtz GMG Racing 24 Ret 10 20 10 4 20 12 52 10 18 Alan Brynjolfsson Trent Hindman Volt Racing 1 2 48 – 20 Orey Fidani Pfaff Motorsports 15 15 18 31 14 6 14 17 48 23 21 Michael Cooper Blackdog Racing 3 18 15 5 47 – 22 Aurora Straus ST Racing 11 6 13 8 46 – 23 Samantha Tan Nick Wittmer ST Racing 6 3 17 17 45 – 25 Colin Braun GMG Racing 10 20 10 4 42 – 26 Nate Stacy KohR Motorsports 9 7 9 19 40 26 27 Justin Raphael Classic BMW 14 19 24 2 20 15 39 9 28 Chris Ohmacht Classic BMW 21 20 15 24 4 13 34 1 29 Preston Calvert Team Panoz Racing 13 18 20 25 18 DSQ 13 10 34 30 30 Greg Liefooghe Henry Schmitt Stephen Cameron Racing 12 Ret 7 12 32 – 32 Stevan McAleer Classic BMW 24 2 20 15 30 – 33 Jason Bell M1 GT Racing 4 14 22 27 35 23 23 21 26 26 34 Paul Holton Ray Mason Compass Racing 13 5 Ret DNS 25 – 36 Al Carter ST Racing 11 6 25 – 37 Kyle Marcelli Pfaff Motorsports 18 31 14 6 25 – 38 Fred Roberts JCR Motorsports DNS 21 24 DNS 8 9 25 25 39 Matt Keegan Team Panoz Racing Ret 35 5 14 24 – 40 Vinnie Allegretta PF Racing 7 24 25 21 27 27 17 15 24 24 41 Jon Miller ST Racing 13 8 21 – 42 Matt Fassnacht Christian Szymczak Murillo Racing 33 14 19 9 21 – 44 Adam Merzon Case-it Racing by Flying Lizard 19 23 17 11 22 22 19 20 19 5 45 Mark Klenin KPR 20 26 21 23 21 20 7 22 16 15 46 Daren Jorgensen Cameron Lawrence RHC Lawrence-Strom 14 12 16 – 48 James Pesek PF Racing 23 17 16 17 23 29 22 18 16 7 49 Michael Camus Randy Mueller Epic Motorsports Ret 32 8 19 15 – 51 Moritz Kranz Mühlner Motorsports America 36 7 14 – 52 Dean Martin KohR Motorsports 9 19 14 – 53 Ryan Eversley Case-it Racing by Flying Lizard 17 11 22 22 14 – 54 Jason Hart Mike Vess Classic BMW 8 30 25 24 13 – 56 Mark Pavan Racers Edge Motorsports 29 34 30 25 15 14 13 13 57 Marko Radisic Precision Driving 16 Ret 31 16 29 32 10 5 58 Shelby Blackstock PF Racing 16 17 23 29 9 – 59 Andy Lee Elias Sabo GMG Racing Ret 13 33 31 8 – 61 Andrew Danyliw Policaro Motorsport / SportsCarBoutique 18 16 8 8 62 Derek DeBoer Sean Gibbons TRG 23 15 28 Ret 6 – 64 David Roberts Precision Driving 31 16 29 32 5 – 65 Frank Gannett Ian Lacy Racing Ret 22 27 Ret 32 28 21 19 2 2 66 Kris Wilson KPR 21 20 1 – 67 Max Riddle KPR 21 23 0 – 68 JR Pesek PF Racing 25 21 27 27 0 – 69 Jeff Burton Rearden Racing 30 28 26 21 0 – 70 Steve Burns Ian Lacy Racing 22 25 32 29 31 DNS 0 0 71 Nicolai Elghanayan MarcoPolo Motorsports 28 22 0 – 72 Vesko Kozarov Ace Robey Rearden Racing 26 26 0 – 74 Keith Jensen NOLAsport 34 26 0 – Pos. Driver Team STP AUS VIR MOS LIM ELK POR UTA WGL Overall Sprint GTSA Pos. Driver Team STP MOS ELK WGL Points 1 Drew Staveley Ian Lacy Racing 3 8 16 7 87 2 Tony Gaples Blackdog Racing 11 11 10 11 76 3 Jeff Courtney JCR Motorsports 10 16 12 8 73 4 Mike Hedlund Flying Lizard Motorsports 8 12 11 13 73 5 Preston Calvert Team Panoz Racing 13 18 13 10 60 6 Fred Roberts JCR Motorsports DNS 21 8 9 53 7 Jason Bell M1 GT Racing 4 14 23 21 53 8 Orey Fidani Pfaff Motorsports 15 15 14 17 52 9 Mark Klenin KPR 20 26 7 22 45 10 Toby Grahovec Classic BMW 12 9 38 11 James Pesek PF Racing 23 17 22 18 36 12 Adam Merzon Case-it Racing by Flying Lizard 19 23 19 20 35 13 George Kurtz GMG Racing 24 Ret 20 12 29 14 Mark Pavan Racers Edge Motorsports 15 14 26 15 Frank Gannett Ian Lacy Racing Ret 22 21 19 25 16 Justin Raphael Classic BMW 14 19 24 17 Andrew Danyliw Policaro Motorsport / SportsCarBoutique 18 16 23 18 Chris Ohmacht Classic BMW 21 20 18 19 Steve Burns Ian Lacy Racing 22 25 13 20 Marko Radisic Precision Driving 16 Ret 11 Pos. Driver Team STP MOS ELK WGL Points TCR/TCA Pos. Driver Team AUS VIR LIM POR UTA WGL Points TCR 1 Ryan Eversley RealTime Racing 3 3 1 2 91 2 Mark Wilkins Bryan Herta Autosport with Curb-Agajanian 2 1 24 1 83 3 Michael Lewis Bryan Herta Autosport with Curb-Agajanian 1 2 2 Ret 72 4 Jérimy Daniel The Racing Company 7 6 3 3 71 5 Anthony Geraci Heinlein Racing Development 5 4 5 5 70 6 JT Coupal Compass Racing 13 9 6 4 54 7 Mason Filippi TFB 9 7 4 26 53 8 Nate Vincent FCP Euro by HRD 8 5 8 12 52 9 Martin Jensen Alfatcr.USA 4 Ret 7 6 48 10 Dwight Merriman Heinlein Racing Development 11 10 10 10 43 11 Michael Hurczyn FCP Euro by HRD 6 8 Ret 7 42 12 Matt Fassnacht Murillo Racing 10 Ret 9 8 36 13 Jarett Andretti Copeland Motorsports Ret 23 11 9 Ret 7 6 7 Ret 8 106 14 Nick Esayian RealTime Racing 12 11 19 15 Adam Merzon RealTime Racing 12 11 19 TCA 1 Eric Powell TechSport Racing 14 13 14 13 97 2 Tom O'Gorman TOMO Racing 15 12 13 15 95 3 Bryan Ortiz Copeland Motorsports 17 18 15 16 74 4 Spencer Patterson TechSport Racing 19 17 16 17 66 5 P. J. Groenke TechSport Racing 16 14 20 27 62 6 Kenny Murillo Murillo Racing 18 15 25 18 DNS 61 7 Travis Washay Indian Summer Racing 25 Ret 17 14 49 8 Moisey Uretsky Murillo Racing 24 21 21 20 46 9 Breton Williams TechSport Racing 20 Ret 23 23 34 10 Jeff Sexton TechSport Racing 27 16 Ret 24 33 11 Michel Sallenbach Team Octane 18 19 29 12 Nelson Chan Team Octane 19 21 26 13 John Mauro Atlanta Motorsports Group/Mauro Motorsports 21 19 26 14 Austin Allison Jason Hoover Motorsports 23 20 23 15 Jose DaSilva Ives Motorsports 22 22 22 16 Skip Woody Jim Gorman Motorsports 22 22 22 17 Jenny Gannett Ian Lacy Racing 26 Ret Ret 25 16 Pos. Driver Team AUS VIR LIM POR UTA WGL Points TC Pos. Driver Team AUS VIR LIM POR UTA WGL Points 1 Vesko Kozarov Rearden Racing 1 1 4 5 88 2 Karl Wittmer Classic BMW 3 5 3 3 80 3 Steve Streimer TechSport Racing 7 8 2 1 75 4 Johan Schwartz Rooster Hall Racing 4 3 1 14 73 5 Matt Travis Classic BMW 6 4 5 4 70 6 Jeff Ricca GenRacer 9 7 9 2 61 7 Robert Nimkoff AutoTechnic Racing 8 6 6 6 58 8 Sean Quinlan Stephen Cameron Racing 12 10 13 7 42 9 Tony Rivera Brass Monkey Racing 5 2 WD WD 40 10 Henry Schmitt Stephen Cameron Racing 15 13 8 9 39 11 Mark Brummond AutoTechnic Racing 17 11 12 10 35 12 Joshua Foran Team HMA 14 15 10 13 WD WD 32 13 Paul Terry Rearden Racing 2 Ret 14 DNS 30 14 Jason Stanley GenRacer 7 8 30 15 Jayson Clunie Classic BMW 10 9 WD WD 23 16 CJ Lett Classic BMW 11 11 20 17 Max Fedler Matt Young Motorsports 13 12 17 18 Daren Jorgensen RHC Lawrence-Strom 16 14 12 19 Jacob Ruud Winding Road Team TFB 11 Ret 10 20 Steve Bottom Steve Bottom Racing DNS 12 DNS 9 Pos. Driver Team AUS VIR LIM POR UTA WGL Points Manufacturers' championships Only those manufacturers who are SCCA Pro Racing corporate members were eligible to receive points toward the Manufacturers' championship. Points were awarded based on finishing positions as shown in the chart below. Only the highest finishing car of each eligible manufacturer earned points for its finishing position. Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   Pole  Points 10 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 GT Pos. Manufacturer Car STP AUS LBH VIR MOS LIM ELK POR UTA WGL Points 1 Ferrari 488 GT3 2 5 1 1 1 2 8 3 3 70 2 Porsche 911 GT3 R 1 1 4 3 4 3 2 2 4 69 3 Mercedes-AMG GT3 3 3 2 2 20 8 1 1 5 60 4 Bentley Continental GT3 7 6 5 6 3 1 5 6 1 54 5 Lamborghini Huracán GT3 8 9 8 11 5 7 7 9 10 17 6 Audi R8 LMS Ret 7 13 9 7 6 10 7 9 15 7 Chevrolet Corvette C7 GT3-R 4 2 DNS 19 14 Manufacturers ineligible to score GT class points Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 Ret 10 Pos. Manufacturer Car STP AUS LBH VIR MOS LIM ELK POR UTA WGL Points GTS Pos. Manufacturer Car STP AUS VIR MOS LIM ELK POR UTA WGL Points 1 Chevrolet Camaro GT4.R 1 1 3 18 3 3 1 1 63 2 Audi R8 LMS GT4 4 3 4 1 2 1 4 4 60 3 Ford Mustang GT4 7 5 1 8 1 2 2 3 53 4 Mercedes-AMG GT4 6 10 19 9 9 9 3 2 23 5 BMW M4 GT4 12 9 6 2 4 8 22 6 Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR 2 2 18 15 14 6 14 16 21 7 Ginetta G55 GT4 3 8 5 7 16 28 16 7 20 8 Panoz Avezzano GT4 13 4 20 25 5 14 5 10 17 Manufacturers ineligible to score GTS class points SIN R1 GT4 17 16 2 4 30 25 9 6 McLaren 570S GT4 20 26 13 5 21 20 7 22 Maserati GranTurismo MC GT4 10 16 WD WD 11 16 8 8 KTM X-Bow GT4 28 22 Pos. Manufacturer Car STP AUS VIR MOS LIM ELK POR UTA WGL Points TCR/TCA Pos. Manufacturer Car AUS VIR LIM POR UTA WGL Points TCR 1 Hyundai i30 N TCR 1 1 2 1 41 2 Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) 3 3 1 2 33 3 Audi RS 3 LMS 5 4 3 3 25 4 Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR 6 5 4 7 18 Manufacturers ineligible to score TCR class points Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR 4 Ret 7 6 TCA 1 Honda Civic Si 15 12 13 15 36 2 Mazda Global MX-5 Cup 17 15 15 16 27 Manufacturers ineligible to score TCA class points Subaru BRZ tS 14 13 14 13 Volkswagen Golf GTI 25 Ret 17 14 Mini Cooper JCW 18 19 Pos. Manufacturer Car AUS VIR LIM POR UTA WGL Points TC Pos. Manufacturer Car AUS VIR LIM POR UTA WGL Points 1 Nissan 370Z 1 1 2 1 40 2 BMW M235iR 3 3 1 2 33 Manufacturers ineligible to score TC class points Hyundai Genesis Coupe 9 7 7 2 Honda Civic Type R (FK8) 14 15 10 13 Pos. Manufacturer Car AUS VIR LIM POR UTA WGL Points Notes GTS(A) cars were added on an invitational basis for Long Beach. The class was named GT4(A) for this round. Drivers competing in GT4(A) were ineligible to score points. Car No. 23 entered as Case-it Racing by Flying Lizard and car No. 45 entered as Flying Lizard Motorsports. Car No. 13 entered as Atlanta Motorsports Group/Mauro Motorsports and car No. 54 entered as Jason Hoover Motorsports. Cars No. 43 and 44 entered as RealTime Racing and car No. 94 entered as TOMO Racing. Cars No. 69 and 73 entered as Heinlein Racing Development and cars No. 71 and 72 entered as FCP Euro by HRD. References "PWC Adding TCR Class in Touring Car in 2018". world-challenge.com. WC Vision. 18 December 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2018. Dagys, John (25 May 2018). "SRO Becomes Majority Shareholder of PWC". sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 4 August 2018. "PWC Announces Watkins Glen Int'l as 2018 Season Finale Venue". world-challenge.com. WC Vision. 17 November 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2018. "Pirelli World Challenge St. Petersburg Entry List" (PDF). world-challenge.com. WC Vision. 8 March 2018. Retrieved 9 March 2018. 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