MILLVILLE, N.J. Rising racing star Alex Sedgwick steps up to one of the top tiers of U.S. sports car racing, joining RS1 Racing in the GT World Challenge America Powered by AWS series, alongside racing veteran Jan Heylen behind the wheel of a Porsche 911 GT3 R.

Sedgwick and Heylen will drive the No. 18 RS1/Race Brew by Momentum Brewery/PT Autosport/Porsche Naples Porsche 911 GT3 R in the 13-race GT Challenge America season, racing at legendary road courses including Sebring, Road America and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

PT Autosport is dedicated to matching opportunity with talent, supporting deserving young drivers as well as engineers, mechanics, and support personnel as they progress up the racing ladders. Its annual Aspiring Driver Shootout provides young drivers with the chance to begin their racing career, with mentorship and training an important part of the program.

With support from PT Autosport, Sedgwick finished fourth in the 2023 and 2024 Porsche Carrera Cup North America series, with a win from pole at Watkins Glen last season.

The 26-year-old Warwickshire, UK native, held second for much of the 2024 season before a string of bad mechanical luck cost critical points as he closed out the year fourth in the standings.

After an offseason full of conversations pointing in different sports car racing directions, Sedgwick is relieved to have his 2025 racing program sorted and looks forward to this new challenge and the chance to stay within the Porsche family, with a solid contender for the championship title. RS1, based in Pompano Beach, Fla., won the 2022 and 2024 GT4 America championships, the 2023 GT World Challenge America Pro class title, and finished second in the 2024 IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenges GS class standings.

Im glad this worked out RS1 is a pretty good place to land, said Sedgwick. They have a ton of experience with this car and in Jan Heylen, Ive got a teammate who really knows this car. I did a seat fitting in the shop several weeks ago and it was clear from the start that this is a properly run program so Im excited to get started. I appreciate the help from my new partner Race Brew and PT Autosport to piece it all together.

Im also quite happy to stay with Porsche, to step up within their ladder from Carrera Cup into multi-class racing, continued Sedgwick. The GT3 R is obviously a very different animal from the cup car more tech, more aero but its still a Porsche, and most of what Ive learned in Carrera Cup should transfer over so I will know how to get the most out of the car. Im also looking forward to joining the GT World Challenge America series. Its a good place for me to learn all the things Ill need to know as I progress in racing, like pitstops, understanding BoP (balance of performance), and the nuances of multi-class racing. This is a very good place for me to be and hopefully I will continue this trajectory as I progress in my professional career ideally in a Porsche.

PT Autosport team principal Jason Myers is more than ready for the season to begin at Sonoma next week.

I am very excited that this deal with RS1 came together, said Myers. I have heard great things about Justin and his team, they put on a top-notch effort, and they only compete to win. While PT Autosport has helped get Alex through two very competitive seasons in Carrera Cup, our financial support has recently been directed more at our young driver programs and the annual Aspiring Driver Shootout. To broaden their horizons, we are sending both Alex and Henry (Drury, 2022 Aspiring Driver Shootout winner) to the Nürburgring later this week to qualify for their Nürburgring racing permits. This will open a wide array of options for both drivers in the near future, especially as we work to get Henry in a GT4 car. Were also excited to be working with new partner Momentum Brewing, and increasing our involvement with New Jersey Motorsports Park, bringing new blood and energy into the sportscar racing arena with more announcements to come soon.