GT America COTA 2026 - Racing Sports Cars

Event: CieloVision GT World Texas powered by Samsung		Date: 26.4.2026
Track: Circuit of the Americas (United States), 3.427 kms	Organiser: SRO
GT America COTA
GT America Series (round 2)

Weather:	dry
Start time:	25/4 15:20 and 26/4 9:40
Grid:	2-2-2, PP left, rolling start
Distance:	2 x 40 minutes
Attendance:	unknown

Entered:	22
Practiced:	22
Qualified:	18
Started:	18
Finished:	18
Classified:	18

Classes:	Pract	Start	Class
FIA GT3 & SRO GT3	19	15	15
SRO GT4	2	2	2
SRO GT2	0	0	0
GT Cup	1	1	1

No Photos Yet Entered Cars Technical Data Appearance Race 1 Results Grid Race 1 Race 2 Results Grid Race 2 Qualifying Qualifying 1 Lap Times

Pre-race sessions:
2 non-qualifying practice sessions held for a total of 60 minutes on 24/4
1 qualifying session held for a total of 15 minutes on 25/4

Winners:
Race 1:	56	Audi R8 LMS GT3 EVOII	Memo Gidley
Race 2:	56	Audi R8 LMS GT3 EVOII	Memo Gidley
SRO GT4 race 1:	83	Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport	Jozsef Petkes
SRO GT4 race 2:	83	Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport	Jozsef Petkes
GT Cup race 1:	89	Ginetta GTP8	David Lecko
GT Cup race 2:	89	Ginetta GTP8	David Lecko
Fastest Laps:
Race 1:	56	Audi R8 LMS GT3 EVOII	Memo Gidley	2:08.0300	153.9000 km/h	lap 11
Race 2:	32	Porsche 992 GT3 R Evo	Kyle Washington	2:08.0390	153.8000 km/h	lap 15
SRO GT4 race 1:	83	Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport	Jozsef Petkes	2:23.6360	137.1000 km/h	lap 17
SRO GT4 race 2:	83	Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport	Jozsef Petkes	2:23.4970	137.3000 km/h	lap 15
GT Cup race 1:	89	Ginetta GTP8	David Lecko	2:20.2590	140.4000 km/h	lap 3
GT Cup race 2:	89	Ginetta GTP8	David Lecko	2:19.7930	140.9000 km/h	lap 15
Pole Positions:
Race 1:	04	Ferrari 296 GT3 EVO	Tony Davis	2:06.2100
Race 2:	56	Audi R8 LMS GT3 EVOII	Memo Gidley (USA)
SRO GT4 race 1:	610	BMW M4 GT4 (G82) EVO	Craig Lumsden	2:27.6620
SRO GT4 race 2:	83	Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport	Jozsef Petkes
GT Cup race 1:	89	Ginetta GTP8	David Lecko	2:18.8510
GT Cup race 2:	89	Ginetta GTP8	David Lecko (USA)
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:	Ferrari (6), Porsche (6), Mercedes-AMG (2)
Top engines by numbers:	Ferrari (6), Porsche (6), Mercedes-AMG (2)
Top car types by numbers:	Ferrari 296 (6), Porsche 992 GT3 R (4), Mercedes-AMG GT3 (2)
Driver nationalities:	USA (14), CDN (2)
Team nationalities:	USA (15), CDN (2)
Engine positions:	mid-engined (52%), rear-engined (29%), front-engined (19%)
Average engine size:	4048 cc (with regard to 43% turbocharged cars an applicable size is 4744 cc)
Oldest known drivers:	Thor Haugen (60), Rodin Younessi (57), Memo Gidley (56)
Youngest known drivers:	Memo Gidley (56), Rodin Younessi (57), Thor Haugen (60)

Official Race Programme:

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