Four class champions, two overall winners and a pair of prestigious Porsche Night of Champions invitations highlighted the conclusion of the 2026 Porsche Sprint Challenge North America by Yokohama season.
The 2026 Porsche Sprint Challenge North America by Yokohama champions were honored Saturday evening during the championship’s season-ending awards celebration at Château Élan near Road Atlanta in Braselton, Georgia.
Drivers, teams, families and series personnel gathered to celebrate a seven-round season featuring 14 Cayman races and 13 GT3 Cup contests after the second GT3 Cup
Karel Staut (Kellymoss) completed a dominant debut season as the GT3 Cup Pro-Am and overall champion. Anna Cecchi (Charlie Hayes Racing) secured the Cayman Pro-Am and overall crowns, Mark Boden (Fall-Line Motorsports) won the GT3 Cup Masters title and William “Bill” Peluchiwski (Kellymoss) prevailed in a closely fought Cayman Masters championship.
Staut and Cecchi’s championship success also earned them one of Porsche Motorsport’s most prestigious invitations: the opportunity to represent Porsche Sprint Challenge North America at the annual Porsche Night of Champions in Stuttgart, Germany. The end-of-season celebration brings together championship-winning drivers and teams from Porsche series around the world.
Staut completes dominant debut season.
Karel Staut arrived in Porsche Sprint Challenge North America at just 15 years old and immediately established himself as the driver to beat in GT3 Cup Pro-Am.
The Belgian racer opened the season with six consecutive victories, sweeping the opening rounds at Sebring International Raceway, Barber Motorsports Park and Sonoma Raceway.
He added another victory at Circuit of The Americas before returning to sweep both races at VIRginia International Raceway. His nine wins were accompanied by 12 podium finishes from 13 races.
Staut finished second in the only GT3 Cup race contested at Road Atlanta to complete his championship-winning campaign.
The Kellymoss driver won the GT3 Cup Pro-Am championship by 167 points over
“I can’t really believe it,” Staut said. “I’ve been given a great car by Kellymoss and just having all the people around me helping me out across the year, having Aaron Jeansonne, my dad, my mom, obviously, and having my crew Ted and Danny.”
Giacomazzi completed the Pro-Am championship in second, while fellow Junior Program racer Matthew Siegal (JDX Racing) finished third.
Kellymoss added the GT3 Cup team championship, finishing ahead of JDX Racing and Competition Motorsports.
Cecchi seals two Cayman championships.
Anna Cecchi began the season with a sweep at Sebring and finished it by winning the final Cayman race of the year at Road Atlanta.
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She completed her season with a second-place finish in the opening Road Atlanta race before taking victory in the wet Race 2.
Cecchi won the Cayman Pro-Am championship by 48 points over Keith Grant (Grant Motorsports). She also secured the Cayman overall title with an 85-point margin.
“It’s been an amazing season,” Cecchi said. “You really can’t complain, but when it comes down to it, how I think it was all possible was the people behind me.
“I have such an amazing support team. I have a great family, a really cool dad and an amazing team. You look back, and we have come a long way. It really wouldn’t be possible without them, and I’m just so grateful.
“I really want to thank everybody and the series. I’m super, super proud to represent the Porsche Mobil 1 Female Driver program and just everybody. It’s been a great year.”
Grant finished second in Cayman Pro-Am, while Todd Ruttura (HM Road Racing) completed the championship podium.
Cecchi’s performances also helped Charlie Hayes Racing secure the Cayman team championship ahead of Kellymoss and Grant Motorsports.
Six wins carry Boden to Masters title.
Mark Boden put together a run of six victories and 11 podium finishes from 13 races to secure the GT3 Cup Masters championship.
After opening the season with a podium at Sebring, the Fall-Line Motorsports driver broke through for his first win of the year in Race 2 at Barber. He followed with victories at Sonoma, COTA and VIR before taking control of the championship battle with a sweep at Road America.
Boden arrived in Wisconsin holding a nine-point lead over Alain Scalzo (Scalzo Autosport) but departed with two victories and a larger advantage heading into the season finale.
A fourth-place result in the only GT3 Cup race at Road Atlanta completed his championship campaign and secured the title by 48 points over Scalzo. Todd Treffert (CRP Racing) finished third.
“The Porsches are great,” Boden said. “You never miss a session. You never miss a lap. They’re just great cars.
“The Fall-Line guys have always given me a great car. It’s just a wonderful team, and I always think about the long game.
“It’s the camaraderie. It’s all the competition and the people that you’re around the entire weekend. Not only my own people, my crew and my co-drivers, but everybody in the paddock is approachable.
“It’s a great community. I really love being here and I’m looking forward to another year.”
Peluchiwski prevails in closest title fight.
Bill Peluchiwski emerged on top of the closest of the four class championship contests, defeating Tom Rogers (Tatum Racing) by 15 points.
The Kellymoss driver recorded five victories and 11 podium finishes from 14 races, beginning his winning run during Race 2 at Barber Motorsports Park.
Peluchiwski returned to the top step at VIR and strengthened his championship challenge by sweeping both races at Road America.
He carried that momentum into the finale, winning the opening race at Road Atlanta before finishing second to Rogers in the wet Race 2. Greg Cecchi (Charlie Hayes Racing) completed the championship podium.
“I spent the season really refining the skill of racing, but also understanding the team dynamics of racing, which I just want to emphasize, it’s really about the team,” Peluchiwski said.
“We all are drivers, so we’re always a little selfish as drivers, but honestly, you couldn’t do it without the whole team at Kellymoss and my coach, Andrew Davis.
“I think that’s an important takeaway for everybody in this room to remember: this is still a team sport. You can’t do it without them. It was just a great year.”
The awards celebration also honored Justin Lewis (Lewis Racing) and Troy Monthye (Fall-Line Motorsports) as the 2026 Yokohama APEX’N Award recipients.
Lewis received the award for the Cayman category, while Monthye was recognized among the GT3 Cup competitors.
Wrapping up the season with a four-hour enduro.
While the Porsche Sprint Challenge North America by Yokohama championships have been decided, the racing at Road Atlanta is not yet complete.
The final round of
All Porsche Sprint Challenge North America by Yokohama races stream live – and are available to watch anytime – on the Porsche Motorsport North America
Final championship standings.
GT3 Cup Pro-Am
Karel Staut
Riley Giacomazzi
Matthew Siegal
GT3 Cup Masters
Mark Boden
Alain Scalzo
Todd Treffert
Cayman Pro-Am
Anna Cecchi
Keith Grant
Todd Ruttura
Cayman Masters
Bill Peluchiwski
Tom Rogers
Greg Cecchi
