James Sofronas

James Sofronas (born September 9, 1968) is an American racing driver and the founder of Global Motorsports Group.

Motorsports career Sofronas began his racing career in the early 1990s, purchasing a Nissan NX 2000 which was eligible for the SCCA SSB category. In order to make enough money to race it, Sofronas worked as a salesman at Pitney Bowes, using the street-legal car on sales calls despite the fact it had no air conditioning unit. In 1994, he acquired an SCCA Pro Racing license and took part in the SCCA Pro Racing World Challenge, driving an Oldsmobile Achieva in the Super Production class, which he rented from Chuck Hemingson for $1,800. In his lone outing that season at Road America, Sofronas finished ninth in class.

Sofronas began racing under the GMG Racing banner in the early 2000s; the team is used to advertise his auto tuning service he operates out of Southern California. He scored his first victory in the then-Speed World Challenge in 2008 at New Jersey Motorsports Park, en route to a fourth-placed finish in the championship. He would finish runner-up in the GT class the following season, scoring two wins and four podiums. That same season, Sofronas began competing in the American Le Mans Series, beginning with a one-off appearance at Laguna Seca with co-driver Bret Curtis, where the duo finished fifth in class. Sofronas and GMG Racing would continue to run a partial schedule in the series until 2012.

In 2017, Sofronas claimed a pair of titles in the Pirelli World Challenge, claiming the overall GTA title and the SprintX GT Pro/Am title. Partnering with Porsche factory drivers Laurens Vanthoor and Mathieu Jaminet, Sofronas took the SprintX title by just 13 points over Jan Heylen and Michael Schein. He scored 11 class victories in 19 starts between the two championships that season. He followed his championship haul in 2017 with two more in 2018, this time competing in GT4 machinery. Sofronas and co-driver Alex Welch claimed the SprintX GTS title, while Sofronas alone won the GTS class title overall.

In 2023, Sofronas began his 30th season of competition under the World Challenge/SRO America umbrella, fielding the first Audi R8 LMS Evo II on American soil. During the GT America Series event at Circuit of the Americas, Sofronas tallied his 350th World Challenge/SRO event appearance.

The company services Porsche, Ferrari, Audi, Mercedes-Benz, and BMW models, among others. Their racing endeavors are closely intertwined with their tuning operations, with a series of World Challenge-based performance products being released in 2008.

The team also works closely with Audi Sport, debuting and competing with the marque's racing cars. In 2012, GMG Racing became the first American providers of the new Audi R8 LMS GT3. In September 2019, Sofronas took part in the global debut of the Audi R8 LMS GT2 at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. At the SRO GT Anniversary, Sofronas fielded an Audi R8 LMS ultra, one of just two in the field. Ahead of the 2023 season, the team acquired an Audi R8 LMS Evo II, and were awaiting delivery of a Type-992 Porsche 911 GT3 R.

In 2021, the team expanded their relationship with Italian manufacturer Lamborghini, acquiring a Huracán GT3 Evo as part of a partnership with FFF Racing Team.

Racing record Career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position 1994 SCCA Pro Racing World Challenge - Super Production National Wheels & Tires 1 0 ? ? 0 17 32nd 1995 SCCA Pro Racing World Challenge - Super Production Greek Brothers Racing 6 0 0 ? 0 131 14th 1996 SCCA Pro Racing World Challenge - T2 Greek Brothers Racing 3 0 0 ? 0 42 18th SCCA Pro Racing World Challenge - T1 1 0 0 ? 0 17 36th 1997 SCCA Pro Racing World Challenge - T2 Greek Brothers Racing 2 0 0 0 0 25 27th 1998 SCCA Pro Racing World Challenge - T2 Greek Brothers Racing 1 0 0 0 0 15 31st 1999 SpeedVision World Challenge - Touring Car Peppa Seed Racing 1 0 0 ? 0 20 34th 2000 SpeedVision World Challenge - Touring Car Peppa Seed Racing 2 0 0 ? 0 11 45th SpeedVision World Challenge - GT SSF / GMG Racing 1 0 0 ? 0 ? ? 2001 SpeedVision World Challenge - GT SSF Parts / TC Kline 8 0 0 0 0 76 14th 2002 Speed World Challenge - Touring Car SSF Imported Parts / GMG Racing 5 0 0 0 0 53 24th 2003 Speed World Challenge - Touring Car Tecmark Autosport / Lectric Air 9 0 0 ? 0 42 27th 2004 Speed World Challenge - Touring Car Tecmark Corp / GMG Racing 10 0 0 ? 2 196 4th Grand-Am Cup - GS Anchor Racing 6 0 ? ? 0 75 41st Grand-Am Cup - ST DF Motorsports ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 2005 Speed World Challenge - GT GMG Racing 6 0 0 0 1 102 15th Grand-Am Cup - GS Anchor Racing 7 0 ? ? 0 78 52nd 2006 Speed World Challenge - GT GMG Racing 10 0 0 0 0 156 8th Grand-Am Cup - GS 1 0 ? ? 0 18 86th 2007 Speed World Challenge - TC Tecmark Autosport / GMG 10 0 0 0 2 205 7th Speed World Challenge - GT GMG Racing 10 0 0 0 0 103 11th 2008 Speed World Challenge - GT GMG Racing 10 1 0 0 1 750 4th Speed World Challenge - TC Tecmark Corporation / GMG Racing 3 0 0 0 0 219 17th Grand-Am KONI Challenge - GS BGB Motorsports 1 0 0 0 0 17 73rd 2009 Speed World Challenge - GT GMG Racing 10 2 2 1 4 931 2nd American Le Mans Series - Challenge 1 0 0 0 0 13 7th Rolex Sports Car Series - GT 2 0 0 0 0 24 62nd 2010 SCCA Pro Racing World Challenge - GT GMG Racing 11 1 1 0 7 1052 3rd American Le Mans Series - GTC 6 0 0 0 2 60 10th 2011 Pirelli World Challenge - GT GMG Racing 12 0 1 1 6 1112 4th American Le Mans Series - GTC 5 0 0 0 0 36 15th Rolex Sports Car Series - GT TRG / BSR / GMG Racing 1 0 0 0 0 16 57th 2012 Pirelli World Challenge - GT GMG Racing 9 0 0 0 1 723 9th American Le Mans Series - GTC 5 0 0 0 2 49 9th Rolex Sports Car Series - GT Orbit / GMG Racing 1 0 0 0 0 20 64th 2013 Pirelli World Challenge - GT GMG Racing 14 3 3 2 9 1444 2nd 2014 Pirelli World Challenge - GT GMG Racing 16 0 0 0 0 1062 6th United SportsCar Championship - GTD 2 0 0 0 0 22 79th 2015 Pirelli World Challenge - GT GMG Racing 13 0 0 0 0 600 20th 2016 Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America - Pro-Am GMG Racing 2 1 0 0 2 27 8th Pirelli World Challenge - GT 7 0 0 0 0 263 17th Pirelli World Challenge - GTS 1 0 0 0 0 51 39th 2017 Pirelli World Challenge - GTA GMG Racing 9 6 3 3 8 211 1st Pirelli World Challenge SprintX - GT Pro-Am 9 5 1 2 8 227 1st Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge - GS 1 0 0 0 0 14 36th 2018 Pirelli World Challenge - GTS GMG Racing 8 0 0 2 3 162 1st Pirelli World Challenge SprintX - GTS 10 2 0 1 3 176 1st Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge - GS 1 0 0 0 0 7 71st 2019 GT4 America Series SprintX - Am GMG Racing 8 2 1 0 6 98 3rd Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America - Am 2 2 2 1 2 31 5th GT World Challenge America - Pro/Am 2 1 0 0 2 40 9th GT World Challenge America - Am 2 0 0 0 1 27 9th GT4 America Series Sprint 1 0 0 0 0 8 20th GT Sports Club Audi Sport Team WRT 2 0 0 0 1 15 15th 2020 GT World Challenge America - Pro/Am GMG Racing 4 2 2 0 2 58 8th GT Sports Club America - Titanium 1 1 1 1 1 ? ? 2021 GT America Series - SRO3 GMG Racing 6 3 3 2 4 111 5th Intercontinental GT Challenge 1 0 0 0 0 2 20th IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD 1 0 0 0 0 176 66th 2022 Michelin Pilot Challenge - GS GMG Racing 2 0 0 0 0 300 50th IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD 3 0 0 0 0 323 52nd GT World Challenge America - Pro/Am100102413th GT World Challenge America - Am20002365th Intercontinental GT Challenge10000619th SRO GT Anniversary 2023 GT America Series - GT3 GMG Racing401134811th GT World Challenge America - Pro/Am20000219th GT4 America Series - Am200000NC Porsche Carrera Cup North America220125112th GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup GMG Racing by Car Collection Motorsport100000NC Intercontinental GT Challenge100000NC2024 Porsche Carrera Cup North America GMG Racing100000922nd2025Porsche Carrera Cup North AmericaGMG Racing1000002518thMcLaren Trophy America Season still in progress.

Complete American Le Mans Series results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) Year Team Class Make Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Rank Points 2014 GMG Racing GTD Audi R8 LMS ultra Audi 5.2 L V10 DAY SEB LGA DET WGL MOS IND ELK VIR COA COA 79th 22 2021 GMG Racing GTD Porsche 911 GT3 R Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6DAY SEB MDO DET WGL WGL LIM ELK LGA LBHVIR PET 72nd 176 2022 GMG Racing GTD Porsche 911 GT3 R Porsche MA1.76/MDG.G 4.0 L Flat-6 DAY SEB LBH LGAMDO DET WGL MOS LIM ELK VIR PET 52nd 323 Season still in progress.

Complete GT World Challenge Europe results GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Season still in progress.