GMG Confirms Three-Car Carrera Cup Effort

Photo: Jamey Price/GMG

GMG Racing has announced a three-car, multi-class entry for Porsche Carrera Cup North America, featuring Kyle Washington, Ofir Levy and team owner/driver James Sofronas.

Washington and Sofronas are set to bring GMG back to Sebring International Raceway next month for the season-opening rounds for the the team’s first race at the circuit since 2022.

“The Carrera Cup season starts off with three big events in a row at Sebring and then in support of the Formula 1 races at Miami and Montreal,” Sofronas said.

“Kyle Washington and I will start our campaign at the Sebring opener and we are looking forward to it. Kyle is now eligible in the new Masters class while, despite being 55 years old, I am competing in the Pro-Am division.

“It’s been six years since I last drove at Sebring but we will all get up to speed quickly.”

Washington will return to Carrera Cup in the No. 32 GMG Racing Porsche 911 GT3 Cup car while Sofronas will be back in his No. 14 GMG entry.

Both drivers enjoyed Carrera Cup success last year, with Washington delivering GMG’s first major podium finish of the season with a third place showing in the opening sprint at the Miami Formula 1 race, and Sofronas sweeping the Pro-Am class victories in his series debut at the Circuit of The Americas.

“I’m totally stoked to be able to race some of the Porsche Carrera cup venues this year in completely sold-out fields,” Washington said. “Only Carrera Cup can put on the big shows at the F1 race weekends or other blockbuster events like last year’s Rennsport Reunion.

“I firmly believe that there is no higher-end spec racing than Carrera Cup.

“Being a Canadian citizen, I’m really looking forward to the Montreal F1 race. Those French-Canadian people are wild and some of the world’s best race fans. If you’ve never been, make sure you hit that one.”

Levy, meanwhile, will make his Carrera Cup debut at the Miami round in May, as part of a three to four race program.

“I’m really excited to be racing in Carrera Cup with GMG Racing,” he said. “These are bucket-list events alongside Formula 1 this season.

“I’ve known James and the GMG team for a while and have watched their program grow at The Thermal Club. It’s my first Porsche race car, we’ve already begun testing and I can’t wait to get out there.”

Sofronas added: “Carrera Cup is important for GMG because it is the highest level of Porsche single-make series in North America.

“In our street car performance tuning business we really like to take advantage of the data transfer and gain some knowledge on that chassis as it parlays into the 992 GT3 and RS Porsches we offer.

“Our Carrera Cup racing is key to the chassis development and tuning for the street car. We are putting race slicks on the street cars, adjusting the suspension and using all of the knowledge from Carrera Cup racing to apply to that. That is a direct carryover that is a big advantage for our customer base.”

John Dagys

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