Austin, 03 May, 2021
Ferrari secured its second-consecutive weekend sweep Sunday at Circuit of The Americas, winning its fourth race of the 2021 season in the Am class of the GT World Challenge America Powered by AWS.
AF Corse drivers Conrad Grunewald and Jean-Claude Saada netted their second Am class win of the COTA weekend on board the No. 61 Cambridge Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020. The effort saw them claim 10th overall and come home on the lead lap in the caution-free race.
Grunewald started in 15th and gained three positions during his 48-minute stint during the 90-minute race. Saada rejoined the fray in 12th, and managed to gain two positions prior to the checkered flag.
Unlike Saturday’s conditions, where a heavy downpour ended the race with eight minutes remaining, Sunday’s event was run under sunny skies and in 85-degree heat.
Next up will be Virginia International Raceway, where a larger Am field is expected for Rounds 5 and 6 of the 11-race season.
Race 1 OA | IC | Class | R# | Make Model | Chassis # | | Driver | 1 | 1 | Pro | 3 | Lamborghini Huracan GT3 | | KPAX Racing | Jordan PEPPER (ZAF) / Andrea CALDARELLI (ITA) | 2 | 2 | Pro | 33 | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | | Winward Racing | Russell WARD (USA) / Philip ELLIS (GBR) | 3 | 3 | Pro | 96 | BMW F13 M6 GT3 | | Turner Motorsport | Michael DINAN (USA) / Robby FOLEY (USA) | 4 | 1 | Pro/Am | 70 | McLaren 720S GT3 | | Inception Racing | Brendan IRIBE (USA) / Ollie MILLROY (GBR) | 5 | 2 | Pro/Am | 20 | Porsche 911 GT3 R (991.ii) | | Wright Motorsports | Fred POORDAD (USA) / Jan HEYLEN (BEL) | 6 | 4 | Pro | 6 | Lamborghini Huracan GT3 | | KPAX Racing | Giovanni VENTURINI (ITA) / Corey LEWIS (USA) | 7 | 3 | Pro/Am | 9 | Lamborghini Huracan GT3 | | TR3 Racing | Ziad GHANDOUR (USA) / Giacomo ALTOE (ITA) | 8 | 4 | Pro/Am | 91 | Lamborghini Huracan GT3 | | Rearden Racing | Jeff BURTON (USA) / Vesko KOZAROV (USA) | 9 | 5 | Pro/Am | 04 | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | | DXDT Racing | George KURTZ (USA) / Colin BRAUN (USA) | 10 | 6 | Pro/Am | 63 | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | | DXDT Racing | David ASKEW (USA) / Ryan DALZIEL (SCO) | 11 | 7 | Pro/Am | 93 | Acura NSX GT3 | | Racers Edge Motorsports | Taylor HAGLER (USA) / Jacob ABEL (USA) | 12 | 1 | Am | 61 | Ferrari 488 GT3 | | AF Corse | Jean-Claude SAADA (USA) / Conrad GRUNEWALD (USA) | 13 | 8 | Pro/Am | 12 | Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 | | Ian Lacy Racing | Frank GANNETT (USA) / Drew STAVELEY (USA) | 14 | 9 | Pro/Am | 19 | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | | DXDT Racing | Erin VOGEL (USA) / Michael COOPER (USA) | 15 | 10 | Pro/Am | 88 | Lamborghini Huracan GT3 | | Zelus Motorsport | Jason HARWARD (USA) / Madison SNOW (USA) |
Race 2 OA | IC | Class | R# | Make Model | Chassis # | | Driver | 1 | 1 | Pro | 6 | Lamborghini Huracan GT3 | | KPAX Racing | Giovanni VENTURINI (ITA) / Corey LEWIS (USA) | 2 | 2 | Pro | 3 | Lamborghini Huracan GT3 | | KPAX Racing | Jordan PEPPER (ZAF) / Andrea CALDARELLI (ITA) | 3 | 3 | Pro | 33 | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | | Winward Racing | Russell WARD (USA) / Philip ELLIS (GBR) | 4 | 1 | Pro/Am | 04 | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | | DXDT Racing | George KURTZ (USA) / Colin BRAUN (USA) | 5 | 4 | Pro | 96 | BMW F13 M6 GT3 | | Turner Motorsport | Michael DINAN (USA) / Robby FOLEY (USA) | 6 | 2 | Pro/Am | 20 | Porsche 911 GT3 R (991.ii) | | Wright Motorsports | Fred POORDAD (USA) / Jan HEYLEN (BEL) | 7 | 3 | Pro/Am | 70 | McLaren 720S GT3 | | Inception Racing | Brendan IRIBE (USA) / Ollie MILLROY (GBR) | 8 | 4 | Pro/Am | 63 | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | | DXDT Racing | David ASKEW (USA) / Ryan DALZIEL (SCO) | 9 | 5 | Pro/Am | 88 | Lamborghini Huracan GT3 | | Zelus Motorsport | Jason HARWARD (USA) / Madison SNOW (USA) | 10 | 1 | Am | 61 | Ferrari 488 GT3 | | AF Corse | Jean-Claude SAADA (USA) / Conrad GRUNEWALD (USA) | 11 | 6 | Pro/Am | 9 | Lamborghini Huracan GT3 | | TR3 Racing | Ziad GHANDOUR (USA) / Giacomo ALTOE (ITA) | 12 | 7 | Pro/Am | 12 | Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 | | Ian Lacy Racing | Frank GANNETT (USA) / Drew STAVELEY (USA) | NC | | Pro/Am | 77 | Acura NSX GT3 | | Compass Racing | Rodrigo SALES (MEX) / Matt MCMURRY (USA) | NC | | Pro/Am | 19 | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | | DXDT Racing | Erin VOGEL (USA) / Michael COOPER (USA) | NC | | Pro/Am | 91 | Lamborghini Huracan GT3 | | Rearden Racing | Jeff BURTON (USA) / Vesko KOZAROV (USA) | NC | | Pro/Am | 93 | Acura NSX GT3 | | Racers Edge Motorsports | Taylor HAGLER (USA) / Jacob ABEL (USA) |
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