Sedgwick set to co-drive the No. 18 Porsche alongside veteran Jan Heylen, with support from Race Brew non-alcoholic beer, PT Autosport, NJMP and Porsche Naples
MILLVILLE, NJ (March 20, 2025) – Rising racing star Alex Sedgwick steps up to one of the top tiers of U.S. sports car racing in 2025, joining RS1 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 Challenge’s GS class standings.
“I’m 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, I’ve 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 I’m excited to get started. I appreciate the help from my new partner Race Brew and PT Autosport to piece it all together, and from Eric Lapp and The Raleigh House (a Colorado-based integrative substance recovery and behavioral health center). I’ve been working with Eric in Porsche Sprint Challenge for the past year, as he’s started his racing journey, and he’s made a huge progression in that time. It means a great deal to me that he wanted to support me in this effort.
“I’m 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 it’s still a Porsche, and most of what I’ve learned in Carrera Cup should transfer over so I will know how to get the most out of the car. I’m also looking forward to joining the GT World Challenge America series. It’s a good place for me to learn all the things I’ll 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.”
Naturally, 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. We’re 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.”
The GT World Challenge America series will contest two 90-minute races at Sonoma Raceway, March 28-30. The races will be broadcast live on GT World’s YouTube channel.
Program Partners:
Momentum Brewery, founded in NY in 2023, is at the forefront of premium craft brewing for non-alcoholic beer, with their groundbreaking German-engineered “Genius Yeast” process naturally limiting alcohol content to below 0.5% ABV while preserving the authentic craft beer experience. The brewery will debut Race Brew, a new 0.0% ABV beer, in July.
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PT Autosport, based at New Jersey Motorsports Park in Millville, NJ, provides merit-based motorsport industry opportunities for diverse individuals with high integrity, grit, and coach-ability, achieved through a development program for young aspiring drivers, engineers, mechanics, and other professionals. The first step of this process is applying for the annual Aspiring Driver Shootout, in which aspiring drivers aged 18-23 can compete for a team racing partnership with the team.
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New Jersey Motorsports Park (NJMP) is a 500-acre multi-purpose event and entertainment destination located in Millville, NJ. The park includes two world-class road courses, Thunderbolt and Lightning Raceway, two motorsports country club membership programs for cars and motorcycles, and one of the top outdoor karting complexes in the U.S. – Tempest Raceway. NJMP continues to develop commercial and private real estate opportunities including its Exotic Car Garage private garage condominiums and the NJMP Speedplex featuring performance/automotive services and more.
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