2011 Pirelli World Challenge

The 2011 Pirelli World Challenge season was the 21st 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.

2011 Pirelli World Challenge
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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 2011-10-09. Retrieved 9 October 2011.
  • "GTS Driver's Championship Points Standings" (PDF). SCCA Pro Racing. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 October 2011. Retrieved 9 October 2011.
  • "Touring Driver's Championship Points Standings" (PDF). SCCA Pro Racing. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-10-09. Retrieved 9 October 2011.
  1. "World Challenge Announces 2011 Schedule". Sports Car Club of America. 1 December 2010. Archived from the original on 4 October 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 4 October 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 4 October 2011. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
  4. "World Challenge teams begin Pirelli tire tests". Racer. Haymarket Media. 12 October 2010. Archived from the original on 4 October 2011. 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 4 October 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 4 October 2011. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
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