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Photo: TGRNA After a weekend to forget in Sonoma Raceway, Jeremy Fletcher returned to the top of the time sheets in both Toyota GR Cup North America practice sessions Friday at Circuit of The Americas, in preparation for Rounds 5 and 6 of the season this weekend. The Copeland Motorsports driver’s 2:28.901 lap time from the morning session held as the quickest of the day, a mere 0.003 seconds quicker than points leader Spike Kohlbecker of TechSport Racing. RVA Graphics Motorsports by Speed Syndicate driver Will Robusto, who was second quickest in the afternoon session, wound up third on the combined practice results. Ethan Goulart, in one of six cars fielded by BSI Racing, which suffered a transporter fire en route to COTA , was fourth quickest, while Speed Syndicate’s Max Schweid completing the top-five. No major incidents were reported over the course of the pair of 30-minute practice sessions, which ran without any red flags. However, numerous cars were given either warnings ...

Photo: Fred Hardy/SRO OGH Motorsports has been hit with a $10,000 fine as its No. 5 McLaren Artura GT4 was driven by an non-registered and unlicensed driver in Thursday’s testing sessions at Circuit of The Americas. Confirmed in a stewards’ decision issued on Friday afternoon, a team representative admitted that an unregistered driver, understood to be a driver of McLaren’s Junior Driver Development program, drove the car. However, the driver was not permitted to take part in the sessions based on a plethora of prerequisites that would have needed to be completed in order to be eligible. In addition to not being named on the entry list as a nominated driver, the driver had not completed the mandatory driver checks set out in Article 16.3, including submission of an SRO driver’s license application, a copy of a valid FIA International Grade C (or equivalent) license with current medical certificate, ASN authorization to compete, certificate of completion of the Sean Edwards Founda...

Photo: Fred Hardy/SRO The GT4 Manufacturer Ranking is up and running – and if the opening five rounds are any indication, the season ahead promises to be fiercely contested. BMW has reigned supreme since the global competition was launched in 2024, producing a particularly commanding performance to secure last year’s title. But the early signs suggest it will be unable to replicate this level of dominance, with a new force emerging at the top of the table. The car in front is a Toyota. The Japanese marque enjoyed a strong 2025 campaign, banking 20 race wins and finishing third in the standings thanks to an especially strong record in Asia. Its form has now gone global. The GR Supra GT4 EVO2 has scored consistently across two rounds in Europe, as well as one each in America, Australia and Asia, indicating that the fight really is on. The season began on March 14-15 with SRO GT Cup launching its sophomore campaign at the Shanghai International Circuit. The very first GT4 Manufactu...

Photo: SRO Daniel Morad said he’s been an “easy insert” back into TR3 Racing and GT World Challenge America powered by AWS competition after two seasons away, after getting the call-up to join the Florida-based squad’s Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo for the remainder of the season. The Mercedes-AMG veteran, who has replaced Will Bamber in the No. 9 Pro-Am class entry alongside derogated FIA Silver-rated driver Brayton Williams, last took part in the series in 2023, also with the Gregory Romanelli-led team. However, it was his series debut, back in 2017 with CRP Racing that raised eyebrows for the Canadian rising star’s future, which has since led to numerous accolades around the world, including a pair of Rolex 24 at Daytona GTD class victories. “It’s great to be back,” Morad told Sportscar365. “I missed everyone. It’s been a few years. Brayton is so fresh and has so much potential. “It’s funny because I come back to the paddock and every time I come back, the same thing always comes up a...

Photo: TGRNA ***SRO America teams unloaded at Circuit of The Americas on Thursday for the beginning of track action, which included a pair of test sessions for Toyota GR Cup North America, a session for Pirelli GT4 America and two practices for TC America powered by Skip Barber. ***An incident in GT4 America testing this afternoon involving the No. 37 Dome Motorsport Mercedes-AMG GT4 of Eddie Kileen and Tom Kopczynski’s No. 52 Kellymoss Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport has resulted in the Kellymoss team going to a backup car for the remainder of the weekend. ***The sporting regulations in both GT World Challenge America powered by AWS and Pirelli GT4 America have been adjusted ahead of this weekend’s races. Most notably, the maximum stint length in GTWC America has been changed from 50 to 65 minutes, and extended from 55 to 70 minutes in the event a stint occurs during a full-course caution. ***This change, which now falls in line with SRO Motorsports Group’s global sporting r...

Photo: Mike Levitt/IMSA The Acura ARX-06 has received the smallest Balance of Performance break for next weekend’s StubHub Monterey SportsCar Championship at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca. Released in the latest Balance of Performance tables on Thursday, the Meyer Shank Racing-run prototypes have only received a 3 kg weight break since its victory at Long Beach, with BMW, Cadillac and Porsche all getting double-digit decreases. While the Aston Martin Valkyrie remains at the 1030 kg baseline, the BMW M Hybrid V8 receives a significant 17 kg weight reduction, while the Cadillac V-Series.R gets a 15 kg weight break and the two specification Porsche 963s also shed considerable weight in the form of 16 kg (2026) and 8 kg (2025), respectively. At 1084 kg, the factory Porsche Penske Motorsport entries are still the heaviest GTP cars, by 28 kg compares to the next heaviest, which is the Acura. It’s believed the significant weight shifts for the LMDh-based cars are to work around the...

Photo: Shea Holbrook BSI Racing arrived on time at Circuit of The Americas despite its transporter having suffered a fire and one of its Toyota GR 86 Cup cars damaged. The Daytona Beach, Fla.-based team, which fields six cars in the SRO America-run single-make series, faced the significant setback on Monday just ten minutes outside of its workshop on I-95 en route to Austin. Volusia County firefighters, who were on their way to a training exercise, were able to put the fire out that saved the team from a “much worse outcome” according to team owner Shea Holbrook, who said nobody was injured in the accident. “To the hundreds of you who reached out, offered trailers, or checked in on us, thank you!” Holbrook wrote in a post on Instagram. “We were completely overwhelmed by the kindness of the racing community. From competitors stopping roadside to the flood of messages in our inbox, your support is simply incredible. “What happened next is a testament to the BSI crew. “On the sho...