Near-Capacity Grid Anticipated for GT4 America Season

A near-capacity grid is anticipated for the upcoming Pirelli GT4 America season, which will see a number of additions to the paddock along with returning drivers and teams to the SRO America-run series.

While a full entry list for this month’s season opener at Sonoma Raceway has yet to be released, the series has previewed the grid with a rundown of the so-far confirmed efforts in the three classes, with entries totaling nearly 30 cars.

The Silver class will be stacked with formidable challengers, including Auto Technic Racing, which enters the fray with the No. 52 BMW M4 GT4, featuring previous champion Zac Anderson and returning teammate Colin Garrett.

RAFA Racing Team will unleash its No. 68 Toyota GR Supra GT4 EVO2, driven by Tyler Gonzalez and Gresham Wagner, while Marco Polo Motorsports will bring the No. 71 Toyota GR Supra GT4 EVO, piloted by Nicolai Elghanayan and Mads Siljehaug.

JMF Motorsports continue their upward trajectory in GT4 competition, expanding their presence with two entries in the class. The team will field Aston Martin Vantage GT4 EVO machines, with Jesse Webb and Jonathan Neudorf piloting the No. 3, while Braydon Arthur and Mike David Ortmann take the wheel of the No. 4.

After partaking in a few select events last season, VPX Motorsport re-enters the fight with the No. 77 Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport, featuring a lineup of Danny Dyszelski and Alex Ellis. Random Vandals Racing will field the No. 97 BMW once again, with 2024 vice champions Kenton Koch and Kevin Boehm back together.

Pro-Am will feature a number of talents. Notably, Flying Lizard Motorsports is lining up its No. 5 Nissan Z NISMO GT4 with Damir Hot and Rodrigo Baptista.

Meanwhile, ACI Motorsports is bringing the heat with two Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport entries, the No. 7 for 2024 class champion Curt Swearingin and new co-driver Riley Dickinson, and the No. 9 for Dan Sibille and Loek Hartog.

Archangel Motorsports joins the action with the No. 15 Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4, helmed by Adrian Comstock and Thomas Merrill. Rigid Speed Company will see the father-son duo of Joseph Catania and Lucas Catania behind the wheel of their No. 17 BMW M4 GT4.

Other strong contenders include Nolasport with the No. 23 Porsche for Michael Auriemma and Matheus Leist, Heart of Racing Team’s No. 26 Vantage GT4 EVO for Hannah Grisham and Hannah Greenemeier and Fast Track Racing’s No. 28 BMW for Nate Cicero and Stu McAleer.

McLaren’s latest GT4 machine, the Artura GT4, is well represented, with Blackdog Racing’s No. 33 entry for Tony Gaples and Michael Cooper, P1 Groupe’s No. 43 entry for Alex Vogel and Matthew Bell and TPC Racing’s No. 44 for Zoe Barry and Aurora Straus.

Dome Motorsport will field the No. 37 Mercedes-AMG GT4 with Edward Killeen and Marc Miller, while JTR Motorsports Engineering brings the No. 69 Toyota for Anthony McIntosh and Parker Thompson.

BimmerWorld will enter the mix with the No. 82 BMW for James Walker Jr. and Tyler McQuarrie and Random Vandals will see Sam Craven and Josh Green piloting the No. 94 BMW Auto Technic is joining the Pro-Am BMW fleet with Tyler Stone and Matt Million in the No. 53 entry.

In the Am class, Skip Barber Racing will bring the No. 07 Aston Martin for Alex and Michael Garcia, while BimmerWorld’s No. 36 BMW features the lineup of multi-time champions James Clay and Charlie Postins, who are eager to add another title to their list.

RAFA Racing Team’s No. 72 Toyota will be driven by Anthony Geraci and Kenny Schmied, while Random Vandals enters the No. 98 BMW with Paul Sparta and Michael Kanisczak.

Carrus Callas Raceteam adds its No. 104 BMW with Chris Walsh and a to-be-confirmed co-driver. Thunder Bunny Racing rounds out the field with irs No. 606 Toyota, featuring Allen Patten and Laura Hayes.

The GT4 America season kicks off at Sonoma on March 28-30, as part of the packed weekend headlined by GT World Challenge America powered by AWS.