Speedway, IN | Porsche Sprint Challenge North America is poised for one of its most successful

seasons yet as the program approaches its first event of 2023.

The Porsche one-make series returns with its duo of championships – Porsche Sprint Challenge North

America by Yokohama (PSCNA) in its third season of competition and Porsche Sprint Challenge USA

West by Yokohama (PSCUW) in its second season for teams preferring a West Coast race schedule.

While the series maintains much of its structure going into 2023, it also introduces a handful of new

elements to both championships.

Most notably, PSCNA and PSCUW will upgrade from three classes to five this season – 992 GT3 Cup

Pro/AM, 992 GT3 Cup Am, 991 GT3 Cup, Cayman GT4 Clubsport Pro/Am and Cayman GT4 Clubsport

Am.

For both championships, 992 GT3 Cup entries will compete in respective Porsche models from 2021 –

2023, with drivers aged 16 to 49 racing in the Pro/Am class and drivers 50 and older in the Am class. The

same structure applies to Cayman GT4 Clubsport entries with respective Porsche models from 2019 –

2021, albeit with the Pro/Am minimum age requirement set at 15. The 991 GT3 Cup class is reserved for

all competitors driving Porsche 991 GT3 Cup race cars of the 991.2 generation (model years from 2017 –

2020).

The new-for-2023 championship structure highlights one of the most appealing aspects of this Porsche

Motorsport Pyramid series, with drivers having the ability to advance amongst models and classes as

their development continues. Two champions from 2022 – Aiden Kenny and Laura Ely – will do just that

in 2023. After winning last year’s North American Cayman GT4 Clubsport title, Kenny will join the 992

GT3 Cup Pro/Am field, while Ely moves to the 992 GT3 Cup Am field after clinching last year’s 991 GT3

Cup title.

Additionally, multiple drivers are ready to invest in season-long commitments for 2023 after an initial

introduction last season. Zachary Vanier contested only two races in 2022, including one win, in the 991

GT3 Cup class and will join the 992 GT3 Cup Pro/Am field full-time this season. Former PSCUW

competitor Kayden Kelly will do the same after a promising series introduction with just four 991 GT3 Cup starts last year. In total, more than 40 season-long entries are confirmed across both championships for the upcoming

season.

The North American championship will kick off its calendar in less than one month’s time at Sebring

International Raceway on March 24 – 26, while Spring Mountain Motorsports Ranch – an exclusive

motorsports country club located one hour west of Las Vegas – hosts the first doubleheader weekend for

USA West on the 2.76-mile Charleston Peak racetrack, scheduled for April 21 – 23.

Additionally, both championships will join select events this season featuring some of North America’s

premier motorsports series. INDYCAR – which welcomed its first Porsche Sprint Challenge event in 2022

– increases its alliance with the series for three weekends in 2023, starting with PSCNA at Barber

Motorsports Park and Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, followed by PSCUW at WeatherTech Raceway

Laguna Seca. While only PSCNA’s GT3 Cup classes will run at Mid-Ohio during the INDYCAR weekend,

Cayman GT4 Clubsport competitors will get their turn in the spotlight with NASCAR one week later.

After a total of seven event weekends for PSCNA and five for PSCUW, both championships will conclude

their seasons at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on October 6 – 8 during the SRO-sanctioned and fan-

favorite Indy 8 Hour.

Full calendars for the North American and USA West championships are listed below, and all events will

broadcast live on FloRacing.com and the series’ YouTube channel.

Follow along with Porsche Sprint Challenge action throughout the season at www.porschesprint.com, and

on social media using the hashtags #PorscheSCNA and #PSCNA for the North American championship

and #PorscheSCUW and #PSCUW for USA West.

Schedules

Porsche Sprint Challenge North America:

March 24 – 26: Sebring International Raceway

April 28 – 30: Barber Motorsports Park (with INDYCAR)

June 2 – 4: VIRginia International Raceway

June 30 – July 2: Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course (with INDYCAR)*

July 7 – 9: Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course (with NASCAR)**

August 11 – 13: Road America

August 25 – 27: Circuit of The Americas

October 6 – 8: Indianapolis Motor Speedway (with SRO)

*GT3 Cup-Only

**Cayman GT4 Clubsport-Only

Porsche Sprint Challenge USA West

April 21 – 23: Spring Mountain Motorsports Ranch

June 16 – 18: Sonoma Raceway

July 14 – 16: Utah Motorsports Campus

August 25 – 27: Circuit of The Americas

September 8 – 10: WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca (with INDYCAR)

October 6 – 8: Indianapolis Motor Speedway (with SRO)

Speedway, IN | Coming off a year of tremendous growth and exposure, Porsche Sprint Challenge North America by Yokohama will return for its third season and Porsche Sprint Challenge USA West by Yokohama will return for its second season. With the announcement of the 2023 season schedule, Porsche Sprint Challenge North America will feature 14 rounds at 7 of the most prestigious circuits in the United States. The 2023 Porsche Sprint Challenge North America season will begin in Sebring on March 24th, 2023 with the champion being crowned at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on October 8th, 2023. Porsche Sprint Challenge USA West will consist of 12 rounds at 6 circuits with a favorable Western United States line-up. The 2023 Porsche Sprint Challenge USA West season kicks off at Spring Mountain Motorsports Ranch – an exclusive motorsports country club located one hour west of Las Vegas – hosts the first doubleheader weekend for USA West on the 2.76-mile Charleston Peak racetrack, scheduled for April 21 – 23.

New for the 2023 season is the addition of Pro/Am and Am classes into the championship battle. The GT3 Cup 992 class will now be broken into a Pro/Am and Am class based on age with those drivers over the age of 50 falling into the Am class. The GT3 Cup 991 class will remain unchanged from 2022 and will not feature the addition of the Pro/Am and Am classes. The Cayman class will reflect the addition of the Pro/Am and Am classes. In addition, the Cayman class will feature a brand new Junior Championship with details to be announced soon.

2023 Porsche Sprint Challenge North America by Yokohama Schedule

March 24th – 26th: Sebring International Raceway

April 28th – 30th: Barber Motorsports Park

June 2nd – 4th: Virginia International Raceway

June 30th – July 2nd: Mid-Ohio SportsCar Course**

July 7th – 9th: Mid-Ohio Sportscar Course*

August 11th – 13th: Road America

August 25th – 27th: Circuit of the Americas

October 6th – 8th: Indianapolis Motor Speedway

** GT3 Cup Only Event | * Cayman Only Event

2023 Porsche Sprint Challenge USA West by Yokohama Schedule

April 21st – 23rd: Spring Mountain Motorsports Ranch

June 16th – 18th: Sonoma Raceway

July 14th – 16th: Utah Motorsports Campus

August 25th – 27th: Circuit of the Americas

September 8th – 10th: WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca

October 6th – 8th: Indianapolis Motor Speedway

 

Indianapolis, IN | Sebastian Carazo, #27 Kelly Moss Road & Race, wins the 2022 Porsche Sprint Challenge North America GT3 Cup 992 Championship. Carazo finished the season with 664 championship points and a comfortable 63-point lead over 2nd place championship finisher David Williams. Sebastian Carazo had a dominant 2022 season in a very competitive 992 GT3 Cup class. Carzao won a total of eight (8) races in the 2022 season on top of three (3) 2nd place finishes. His most notable wins included sweeps at Mid-Ohio and COTA in addition to a Miami GP race win.

 

2022 Porsche Sprint Challenge Race Wins:

Miami Race 1

Virginia International Raceway Race 2

Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Race 1 & 2

Road America Race 1

Porsche Sportscar Together Fest Race 2

Circuit of the Americas Race 1 & 2

Indianapolis, IN | Jimmy Llibre, #89 MDK Motorsports, wins the 2022 Porsche Sprint Challenge North America GT3 Cup 991 Championship. After a very impressive 2022 campaign for Llibre, he was able to cap it off with a Championship by finishing the season with 636 championship points. Llibre ended the season with a 65-point gap over the closest championship competitor, Michael Levitas. Llibre built an impressive resume during his 2022 Porsche Sprint Challenge North America season with five (5) wins on the season and six (6) 2nd place finishes. Jimmy Llibre’s most notable wins included a sweep of the Miami Grand Prix running in support of Formula One with strong support from the Latin American community.

 

2022 Porsche Sprint Challenge Race Wins:

Miami Grand Prix Race 1 & 2

Road America Race 1 & 2

Circuit of the Americas Race 2

Indianapolis, IN | Aidan Kenny, #22 W2W Racing, wins the 2022 Porsche Sprint Challenge North America Cayman Championship. Kenny started off the 2022 season on a roll winning the first 4 races of the year and going on to win 6 of the first 8 races of the season. Aidan Kenny finished the season with 564 championship points and a 35-point lead to fellow W2W teammate, Mark Smith. Kenny’s 2022 Porsche Sprint Challenge North America campaign was highlighted with six (6) race wins and two (2) 2nd place finishes. Aidan Kenny’s most notable wins on the season include sweeps at Sebring and the brand new Ozarks International Raceway.

2022 Porsche Sprint Challenge Race Wins:

Sebring International Raceway Race 1 & 2

Ozarks International Raceway Race 1 & 2

Virginia International Raceway Race 2

Road America Race 1

 

Indianapolis, IN | Chris Bellomo, #68 Flying Lizard Motorsports, wins the 2022 Porsche Sprint Challenge USA West GT3 Cup 992 Championship. Bellomo put on an absolutely dominant performance during the 2022 Porsche Sprint Challenge USA West season finishing with 594 championship points and a suffocating 399-point lead over 2nd place finisher in the championship, Kyle Washington. During the 2022 season, Bellomo was able to secure nine (9) race victories and only a single (1) 2nd place finish. Chris Bellomo’s most notable wins during the season include sweeps at Virginia International Raceway, Road America, and COTA.

2022 Porsche Sprint Challenge Race Wins:

Sonoma Raceway Race 1 & 2

Virginia International Raceway Race 1 & 2

Road America Race 1 & 2

Utah Motorsports Campus Race 2

Circuit of the Americas Race 1 & 2

Indianapolis, IN | Laura Ely, #09 Black Sheep Racing, wins the 2022 Porsche Sprint Challenge USA West GT3 Cup 991 Championship. Ely and the USA West 991 class put on the most fierce championship battle with first place changing hands every weekend between Ely and Nemschoff. In the end, Ely was able to triumph and finish the season with 583 championship points and a 10-point gap over Nemschoff. Laura Ely had a remarkable 2022 season with a total of six (6) race victories and four (4) 2nd place finishes. Notable wins for Ely include the sweeps of Sonoma and COTA.

2022 Porsche Sprint Challenge Race Wins:

Sonoma Raceway Race 1 & 2

Virginia International Raceway Race 2

Road America Race 1

Circuit of the Americas Race 1 & 2

Indianapolis, IN | Michael Gaulke, #90 Flying Lizard Motorsports, wins the 2022 Porsche Sprint Challenge USA West GT3 Cup Cayman Championship. Gaulke and fellow Flying Lizard teammate, Paul Bonderson, fought hard all season for the USA West Cayman championship with Gaulke ending up on top with 596 championship points, a 26-point gap over Bonderson. Gaulke had an impressive start to the 2022 USA West season by winning the first 7 races of the season. In total for the 2022 Porsche Sprint Challenge USA West season, Gaulke won nine (9) races and had two (2) 2nd place finishes.

2022 Porsche Sprint Challenge Race Wins:

Laguna Seca Raceway Race 1 & 2

Sonoma Raceway Race 1 & 2

Ozarks International Raceway Race 1 & 2

Virginia International Raceway Race 1

Circuit of the Americas Race 1 & 2

 

Austin, TX | The 2022 Porsche Sprint Challenge North America and Porsche Sprint Challenge USA West by Yokohama season finale will take place this weekend at the famed Circuit of the Americas. 6 champions will be crowned this weekend with 3 coming from each series. Some notable championship battles to keep a eye out for this championship weekend include – North America 992: Sebastian Carazo (+53) over David Williams, North America 991: Jimmy Llibre (+43) over Michael Levitas, North America Cayman: Aiden Kenny (+31) over Mark Smith, USA West 991: Laura Ely (+1) over Paul Nemschoff, USA West Cayman: Micheal Gaulke (+21) over Paul Bonderson. There are also some tight battles in the team championship battles including – North America 992 Team: Kelly Moss (+57) over TPC, North America 991 Team: MDK (+7) over TPC, North America Cayman Team: W2W (+29) over RS1, USA West 991 Team: Black Sheep (+5) over Flying Lizard. Both the Cayman and GT3 Cup classes each had three practice sessions through the course of the day. Tomorrow will see the Caymans qualify at 9:55 am CST with the GT3 Cup following at 11:25 am CST. Cayman Race 1 will be at 2:30 pm and GT3 Cup Race 1 will be at 4:20 pm CST. On Sunday Cayman Race 2 will be at 10:20 am and GT3 Cup Race 2 will be at 12:20 pm CST. All races will be live streamed via race control and on the Porsche Sprint Challenge North America by Yokohama YouTube page.

Practice 1 Times:

Cayman:

1️⃣ #29 de la Torre – 2:18.448

2️⃣ #22 Kenny – 2:19.395

3️⃣ #619 Krainz – 2:19.902

4️⃣ #114 Horstmann – 2:20.238

5️⃣ #520 Kopczynski – 2:20.316

6️⃣ #26 Scalzo – 2:20.702

7️⃣ #95 O’Hara – 2:21.452

8️⃣ #119 Krainz – 2:21.587

9️⃣ #111 Harvey – 2:21.588

🔟 #111 Smith – 2:22.030

GT3 Cup 992:

1️⃣ #98 Menti – 2:11.220

2️⃣ #156 Mosing – 2:21.690

3️⃣ #042 Davo udi – 2:24.579

4️⃣ #339 Krahn – 2:26.112

5️⃣ #17 Siblie – 2:27.714

GT3 Cup 991:

1️⃣ #89 Llibre – 2:12.053

2️⃣ #243 Chambers – 2:14.228

3️⃣ #09 Ely – 2:15.628

4️⃣ #402 Bray – 2:17.118

5️⃣ #36 Levitas – 2:17.159

Practice 2:

Cayman:

1️⃣ #114 Horstmann – 2:20.688

2️⃣ #29 de la Torre – 2:20.970

3️⃣ #117 McAuliffe – 2:21.645

4️⃣ #21 Sajady – 2:21.799

5️⃣ #22 Kenny – 2:22.113

6️⃣ #119 Krainz – 2:22.437

7️⃣ #154 Harvey – 2:22.815

8️⃣ #421 Smith – 2:23.260

9️⃣ #26 Scalzo – 2:23.277

🔟 #11 Formela – 2:23.384

GT3 Cup 992:

1️⃣ #98 Menti – 2:10.639

2️⃣ #27 Carazo – 2:11.301

3️⃣ #68 Bellomo – 2:12.592

4️⃣ #37 Williams – 2:12.820

5️⃣ #156 Mosing – 2:13.226

GT3 Cup 991:

1️⃣ #89 Llibre – 2:12.912

2️⃣ #99 Zdanis – 2:13.859

3️⃣ #09 Ely – 2:14.025

4️⃣ #41 Nemschoff – 2:14.199

5️⃣ #437 Vanier – 2:14.592

Practice 3:

Cayman:

1️⃣ #29 de la Torre – 2:19.389

2️⃣ #114 Horstmann – 2:19.903

3️⃣ #22 Kenny – 2:20.322

4️⃣ #421 Smith – 2:20.322

5️⃣ #115 McAuliffe – 2:21.518

6️⃣ #119 Krainz – 2:21.677

7️⃣ #26 Scalzo – 2:22.840

8️⃣ #21 Sajady – 2:23.351

9️⃣ #171 Madruga – 2:23.404

🔟 #95 O’Hara – 2:23.493

GT3 Cup 992:

1️⃣ #27 Carazo – 2:10.914

2️⃣ #98 Metni – 2:11.285

3️⃣ #37 Williams – 2:11.693

4️⃣ #68 Bellomo – 2:12.187

5️⃣ #156 Mosing – 2:13.789

GT3 Cup 991:

1️⃣ #89 Llibre – 2:11.285

2️⃣ #437 Vanier – 2:12.593

3️⃣ #09 Ely – 2:13.388

4️⃣ #402 Bray – 2:13.490

5️⃣ #41 Nemschoff – 2:13.900

Indianapolis, IN | Over this Labor Day weekend, Porsche was back in Indianapolis to commemorate its long history of successful road and racing cars. For spectators of all ages, there were also trackside activities. Two of the German sports car manufacturer’s best performance models—the GT range of road vehicles and its top one-make race series—were on exhibit at the Sports Car Together Fest, the second annual headliner at the esteemed Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS) by Porsche. The Porsche GT car gathering was the biggest ever, and the event also celebrated the RS model’s 50th birthday.

Weather conditions were much improved compared to yesterday’s heavy rain fall. The GT3 Cup cars were the first to hit the track for the Porsche Sprint Challenge North America by Yokohama. Race 2 of the weekend for the GT3 Cup class saw dry track conditions and everyone was able to run on the slick Advan Yokohama tires. Sebastian Carazo was able to get back to his winning ways after a tire failure yesterday caused him to DNF. Carazo won the North America 992 class by finishing P1 Overall. 2nd place in the 992 class was Todd who finished P10 Overall. Rounding out the North America GT3 Cup 992 podium was Race 1 winner Washington who placed P14 overall. On the North America 991 side of things, championship leader Jimmy Llibre suffered mechanical issues and was not able to finish Race 2. Winning the 991 podium and sweeping the weekend in the class was Dan Clarke who placed P2 Overall. 2nd place in the 991 class was claimed by Sedgewick who placed P3 Overall and in 3rd place for the class was Cirone who placed P4 Overall. In the USA West 991 class, John McInnes was able to sweep the weekend by placing P15 Overall. Haunold placed 2nd in the class and P21 Overall with Ayers taking 3rd and P33 Overall.

The Porsche Sprint Challenge North America Cayman class was swept by Conor Horstmann who was able to run away from the field and win both races this weekend. After a wild incident yesterday, the RS1 team was able to rebuild Austin Krainz’s car which paid off well and Krainz was able to take home 2nd place after an eventful 24 hours for him and the team. Rounding out the Cayman podium was Kenny in 3rd place.

🏁North America GT3 Cup 992 Podium 🏁

🥇 #27 Carazo (P1 Overall)

🥈 #52 Todd (P10 Overall)

🥉 #132 Washington (P14 Overall)

🏁North America GT3 Cup 991 Podium 🏁

🥇 #641 Clarke (P2 Overall)

🥈 #189 Sedgwick (P3 Overall)

🥉 #184 Cirone (P4 Overall)

🏁USA West GT3 Cup 991 Podium 🏁

🥇 #56 McInnes (P15 Overall)

🥈 #00 Haunold (P21 Overall)

🥉 #30 Ayers (P33 Overall)

🏁North America Cayman Podium 🏁

🥇 #114 Horstmann

🥈 #119 Krainz

🥉 #22 Kenny