At 2025, Maserati showcased its MC20 GT2 for the first time in North America ahead of the SRO GT America presented by AWS finale in Indianapolis, and in 2026, the car made its U.S. competition debut at the same venue, going perfect in GT America’s double-header finale.
Peter Dempsey drove the #100 Risi Competizione Maserati to victories in both races at Indianapolis, bookending a weekend where the Irish driver also won his class at the final Indianapolis 8 Hour.
Dempsey had to come from the back of the SRO3 class grid to win Race 1, after the #100’s pole-winning lap in Friday qualifying was struck from the board due to a technical breach. But in just one lap around the Indy road course, Dempsey went from 11th to third, then overtook the #04 HP-Tech Racing Ferrari of Tony Davis for second on the next lap.
He then spent the remainder of the 40-minute Race 1 pressuring race leader Memo Gidley, before passing him with less than five minutes left to take the win. And by setting the fastest lap, Dempsey would get the pole for Race 2 on Sunday.
Save for only a brief off-track excursion on the opening lap, Race 2 was much more straightforward for the #100 Maserati which led every lap on the way to a weekend sweep for Dempsey – who’s now gone perfect in his last four races at Indianapolis dating back to his famous 2013 Indy Lights Freedom 100 win – and for Risi Competizione.
This also marks the first time that a SRO GT2 car has won in the GT America series’ brief lifespan, though it should be said that the MC20 GT2 was running to a “GT2 Plus” specification with added horsepower to offset the downforce deficit to the other GT3 cars in its class.
The podium was the same in both races: SRO3 Champion Memo Gidley and the #56 SKI Autosports Audi R8 LMS GT3 EVO II finished second and took maximum points (the #100 Risi Maserati was ineligible for series points) from the weekend. Gidley also finishes 2026 tied for the most wins in a GT America season, matching the mark set by George Kurtz in 2022.
Ross Chouest in the #50 Chouest Povoledo Racing Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R – the only presence from the current Corvette programme this weekend at Indy – was third in both races.
The Ferraris of Marc Muzzo (#013 R. Ferri Motorsport) and Davis finished fourth and fifth in Race 1, while Scott Blind (#45 Ruckus Racing Porsche) was fourth in Race 2 ahead of Muzzo.
Kyle Washington skipped Race 1 to focus on his upcoming Indianapolis 8 Hour run, and after taking the overall victory and GT World Challenge America Pro-Am championship, he would return for Race 2 and finish seventh in his #32 GMG Racing Porsche.
Another entrant of note is Mirco Schultis in the #70 Mishumotors Callaway Corvette C7 GT3-R, a fan-favourite in GT America for the past five seasons. He was seventh in Race 1, and 11th in Race 2 after a puncture from contact. The Callaway ‘Vette would remain eligible for SRO3 competition once its official GT3 homologation lapses at the end of the season – whether Schultis and his team elect to campaign the car in 2027 is up to the team.
David Lecko finished both races in his #89 RacingSupport Ginetta GTP8, while Damir Hot won the GT4 class in his #25 ACI Motorsports Porsche 718 GT4 RS Clubsport. Archangel Motorsports team principal Mike Johnson was a late addition to the field in a previous-gen Aston Martin Vantage GT4.
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