2011 Pirelli World Challenge

The 2011 Pirelli World Challenge season was the 22nd season of the Sports Car Club of America's World Challenge series. It was the first season under the Pirelli sponsorship. Championships were awarded in three classes: GT, GTS, and Touring. The season began at St. Petersburg, Florida, on March 26 ended after 12 rounds at Road Atlanta on September 30. All rounds were covered on television by Versus.

Schedule

Part of the schedule was released December 1, 2010.^[1] The final two rounds were announced February 2, 2011.^[2] Watkins Glen, Exhibition Place, and Virginia International Raceway were not retained. Infineon Raceway returned to the schedule after a five-year absence. Laguna Seca and Road Atlanta returned after a one-year absence.

Round	Date	Circuit	Location	Supporting
1	March 26	Streets of St. Petersburg	St. Petersburg, Florida	IndyCar Series
2	March 27
3	April 18	Streets of Long Beach	Long Beach, California	IndyCar Series / American Le Mans Series
4	April 30	Miller Motorsports Park	Tooele, Utah	Stand-alone event with NASCAR West Series
5	May 21	Mosport International Raceway	Bowmanville, Ontario	Stand-alone event
6	May 22
7	August 6	Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course	Lexington, Ohio	IndyCar Series / American Le Mans Series
8	August 7
9	August 27	Infineon Raceway (Indy course)	Sonoma, California	IndyCar Series
10	August 28
11	September 18	Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca	Monterey, California	American Le Mans Series
12	September 30	Road Atlanta	Braselton, Georgia	American Le Mans Series

News

On January 3, 2011, Cadillac announced their return to the series after a four-year absence.^[3]

Pirelli became the sole tire supplier for the 2011 season. The series used slick racing tires, rather than the street-legal treaded tires used in previous seasons.^[4]

Brimtek Motorsports announced that they would be fielding a Volkswagen GTI in the touring car class for 2011.^[5]

It was announced that Mike Skeen would be driving a Chevrolet Corvette for CRP Motorsports in the GT class.^[6]

Results

Rnd	Circuit	GT Winning Car	GTS Winning Car	TC Winning Car
		GT Winning Driver	GTS Winning Driver	TC Winning Driver
1	St. Petersburg	#45 TruSpeed Porsche 911 GT3	#19 Steeda Ford Mustang Boss 302S	#71 Compass360 Racing Honda Civic Si
		Patrick Long	Jason von Kluge	Lawson Aschenbach
2		#45 TruSpeed Porsche 911 GT3	#73 Traxxas Ford Mustang FR500S	#33 Brimtek Motorsports Volkswagen GTI
		Patrick Long	Eric Foss	Tristan Herbert
3	Long Beach	#10 ACS Express Ford Mustang Cobra	#50 Tiger Racing Ford Mustang Boss 302S	#67 Shea Racing Honda Civic Si
		Brandon Davis	Paul Brown	Shea Holbrook
4	Miller	#7 Daskalos Motorsports Dodge Viper	#05 Momentum Chevrolet Camaro	#88 K-Pax Racing Volvo C30
		Jason Daskalos	Jordan Musser	Aaron Povoledo
5	Mosport	#2 CRP Racing Chevrolet Corvette Z06	#25 Interbank FX/Racewithrp.com Ford Mustang FR500S	#71 Compass360 Racing Honda Civic Si
		Mike Skeen	Ben Crosland	Lawson Aschenbach
6		#2 CRP Racing Chevrolet Corvette Z06	#50 Tiger Racing Ford Mustang Boss 302S	#71 Compass360 Racing Honda Civic Si
		Mike Skeen	Paul Brown	Lawson Aschenbach
7	Mid-Ohio	#9 K-Pax Racing Volvo S60	#50 Tiger Racing Ford Mustang Boss 302S	#66 K-Pax Racing Volvo C30
		Alex Figge	Paul Brown	Robb Holland
8		#3 Cadillac Racing Cadillac CTS-V	#50 Tiger Racing Ford Mustang Boss 302S	#88 K-Pax Racing Volvo C30
		Johnny O'Connell	Paul Brown	Aaron Povoledo
9	Infineon	#45 TruSpeed Porsche 911 GT3	#1 RealTime Racing Acura TSX	#71 Compass360 Racing Honda Civic Si
		Patrick Long	Peter Cunningham	Lawson Aschenbach
10		#45 TruSpeed Porsche 911 GT3	#25 Interbank FX/Racewithrp.com Ford Mustang FR500S	#88 K-Pax Racing Volvo C30
		Patrick Long	Ben Crosland	Aaron Povoledo
11	Laguna Seca	#2 CRP Racing Chevrolet Corvette Z06	#50 Tiger Racing Ford Mustang Boss 302S	#71 Compass360 Racing Honda Civic Si
		Mike Skeen	Paul Brown	Lawson Aschenbach
12	Road Atlanta	#3 Cadillac Racing Cadillac CTS-V	#73 Traxxas Ford Mustang FR500S	#88 K-Pax Racing Volvo C30
		Johnny O'Connell	Eric Foss	Aaron Povoledo

References

• "GT Driver's Championship Points Standings" (PDF). SCCA Pro Racing. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-10-18. Retrieved 9 October 2011.
• "GTS Driver's Championship Points Standings" (PDF). SCCA Pro Racing. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 October 2011. Retrieved 9 October 2011.
• "Touring Driver's Championship Points Standings" (PDF). SCCA Pro Racing. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-10-17. Retrieved 9 October 2011.

1. "World Challenge Announces 2011 Schedule". Sports Car Club of America. 1 December 2010. Archived from the original on 29 September 2011. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
2. "World Challenge Announces Final Two Venues to Complete 2011 Season". Sports Car Club of America. 8 February 2011. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
3. "Cadillac Poised for Return to World Challenge". Sports Car Club of America. 3 January 2011. Archived from the original on 29 September 2011. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
4. "World Challenge teams begin Pirelli tire tests". Racer. Haymarket Media. 12 October 2010. Archived from the original on 6 April 2012. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
5. "Brimtek Motorsports Joins The Sports Car Wars". Sports Car Club of America. 20 January 2011. Archived from the original on 29 September 2011. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
6. "CRP Racing Signs Mike Skeen For Full Season to Drive the Cragar Wheels Sponsored Corvette". Sports Car Club of America. 2 February 2011. Archived from the original on 29 September 2011. Retrieved 4 October 2011.

External links

• World Challenge Official Website