- Ferrari Claims SRO3 Pole Position
- Hometown Hero First in Cup Class
- Porsche Quickest in GT4
- Provisional Qualifying Results
GT America powered by AWS took to Circuit of The Americas for its qualifying session, with competitors across the SRO3, Cup, and GT4 classes battling for pole position on the 3.426-mile Texas circuit. The session saw multiple names rotate through the top of the timing sheets, but it was Tony Davis who delivered when it mattered most, putting the No. 04 HP-TECH Motorsport Ferrari 296 GT3 EVO on overall and SRO3 class pole with a 2:06.210 lap.
SRO3 Class
Tony Davis was quick out of the gate, holding the fastest lap for a portion of the session before Memo Gidley moved to the top of the charts in the No. 56 SKI Autosports Audi R8 LMS GT3 EVOII. Jason McCarthy followed suit in second place aboard the No. 115 One11 Competition Ferrari 296 GT3, while Marc Muzzo slotted into third in the No. 013 R. Ferri Motorsport Ferrari 296 GT3.
As the session reached the halfway mark, Davis responded to reclaim second place, with Joel Cortes also entering the conversation by clocking the third-fastest lap in the No. 19 RS1 Porsche 911 GT3-R. However, Davis had not said his last word. In the closing stages, he went quickest once again, laying down the benchmark time that would ultimately secure pole position.
Scott Blind followed in second place in the No. 45 Ruckus Racing Porsche 911 GT3-R (992) EVO with a 2:06.646, while Ross Chouest made a last-dash effort to slot into third in the No. 50 Chouest Povoledo Racing Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R with a 2:06.738. Gidley completed the top four, narrowly behind Chouest by just five thousandths of a second.
Cup Class
Hometown hero David Lecko mastered the Texan track in the No. 89 RacingSupport Ginetta GTP8, claiming pole position in the Cup class with a 2:18.851. Lecko’s lap, set on his fourth tour of the session, placed him comfortably at the top of the class order as he looks to continue building momentum on home soil.
GT4 Class
In GT4, Jozsef Petkes claimed class pole position in the No. 83 RCX Motorsport Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport, setting a 2:23.672 on his final lap of the session. Craig Lumsden followed in second place in the No. 610 Flying Lizard Motorsports BMW M4 GT4 (G82) EVO, completing the GT4 front row.
Let’s Get Racing
The GT America powered by AWS will return to the track for Race 1 on Saturday afternoon, April 25th at 3:20 PM CT.
If you can’t make it to Circuit of The Americas, be sure to tune-in to SRO’s free live streams all weekend long on SRO RaceControl, YouTube (GTWorld) and Twitch (SROMotorsports) and follow all the action through our social media channels and the event hashtag #GTCOTA.