2018 California 8 Hours

Race details
Date	28 October 2018
Location	Monterey, United States
Course	3.602 km (2.238 mi)
Race
Pole
Drivers	Christopher Haase Kelvin van der Linde Christopher Mies	Audi Sport Team Land
Time	1:23.660
Podium
First	Christopher Haase Kelvin van der Linde Christopher Mies	Audi Sport Team Land
Second	Robin Frijns Dries Vanthoor Markus Winkelhock	Audi Sport Team WRT
Third	Maximilian Buhk Maro Engel Tristan Vautier	Mercedes-AMG Team SunEnergy1 Racing

The 2018 WeatherTech Raceway California 8 Hours was the second edition of the WeatherTech Raceway California 8 Hours race held on WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca on 28 October 2018. The race was contested with GT3-spec cars, GT Cup-spec cars, GT4-spec cars, MARC cars and TCR-touring cars. The race was organized by the Stéphane Ratel Organisation (SRO).

The second annual California 8 Hours is the fourth and final round of the 2018 Intercontinental GT Challenge.

Entries

No. Entrant Car Class Driver 1 Driver 2 Driver 3 GT3 Entries 7 Bentley Team M-Sport Bentley Continental GT3 (2018) P Jules Gounon [1] Steven Kane [1] Jordan Pepper [1] 8 Bentley Team M-Sport Bentley Continental GT3 (2018) P Vincent Abril [1] Andy Soucek [1] Maxime Soulet [1] 9 K-PAX Racing Bentley Continental GT3 (2016) P Rodrigo Baptista [1] Álvaro Parente [1] Bryan Sellers [1] 17 Audi Sport Team WRT Audi R8 LMS P Stuart Leonard [2] Sheldon van der Linde [2] Alex Riberas [2] 19 Audi Sport Team WRT Audi R8 LMS P Robin Frijns [2] Dries Vanthoor [2] Markus Winkelhock [2] 29 Audi Sport Team Land Audi R8 LMS P Christopher Haase [2] Kelvin van der Linde [2] Christopher Mies [2] 33 ARC Bratislava BMW M6 GT3 PA Konstantīns Calko [3] Miro Konôpka [3] Andrzej Lewandowski [3] 42 Strakka Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 PA Felipe Fraga [4] David Fumanelli [4] Nick Leventis [4] 43 Mercedes-AMG Team Strakka Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 P Maximilian Götz [4] Raffaele Marciello [4] Lewis Williamson [4] 44 Strakka Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 P Jack Hawksworth [4] Adrien Tambay [4] Christian Vietoris [4] 46 PPM Lamborghini Huracán GT3 PA Steve Dunn [5] Brandon Gdovic [5] Shinya Michimi [5] 54 Black Swan Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R P Jeroen Bleekemolen [6] Patrick Long [6] Tim Pappas [6] 63 DXDT Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 PA David Askew [4] Ryan Dalziel [4] Mike Hedlund [4] 75 SunEnergy1 Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 PA Mikaël Grenier [4] Kenny Habul [4] Luca Stolz [4] 87 Vital Speed Motorsport Ferrari 488 GT3 P Trevor Baek [7] Marino Franchitti [7] Jeff Westphal [7] 175 Mercedes-AMG Team SunEnergy1 Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 P Maximilian Buhk [4] Maro Engel [4] Tristan Vautier [4] 911 Porsche Motorsport North America by Wright Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 R P Romain Dumas [8] Frédéric Makowiecki [8] Dirk Werner [8] GT Cup Entries 6 US RaceTronics Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo Evo Steven Aghakhani [9] Richard Antinucci [9] Taylor Proto [9] GT4 Entries 2 GMG Racing Audi R8 LMS GT4 Jason Bell [10] Andrew Davis [10] James Sofronas [10] 10 PF Racing Ford Mustang GT4 Jade Buford [10] Scott Maxwell [10] James Pesek [10] 12 Ian Lacy Racing Ginetta G55 GT4 Frank Gannett [10] Ian Lacy [10] Drew Staveley [10] 22 Automatic Racing Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT4 Charles Espenlaub [11] Eric Lux [11] Charles Putnam [11] 34 Murillo Racing Mercedes-AMG GT4 Matt Fassnacht [4] Christian Szymczak [4] 51 Team Panoz Racing Panoz Avezzano GT4 Preston Calvert [12] Ian James [12] Matt Keegan [12] 65 Murillo Racing Mercedes-AMG GT4 Jeff Mosing [4] Justin Piscitell [4] Tim Probert [4] 66 TRG Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR Derek DeBoer [5] Sean Gibbons [5] Spencer Pumpelly [5] 67 TRG Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR Chris Bellomo [5] Tom Dyer [5] Robert Orcutt [5] 88 Stephen Cameron Racing BMW M4 GT4 Gregory Liefooghe [10] Sean Quinlan [10] Henry Schmitt [10] 91 Rearden Racing Audi R8 LMS GT4 James Burke [10] Jeff Burton [10] Jessica Burton [10] 113 RHC-Jorgensen/Strom BMW M4 GT4 Daren Jorgensen [10] Jon Miller [10] Brett Strom [10] 626 Rearden Racing Audi R8 LMS GT4 Jeff Kearl [5] Vesko Kozarov [5] Lara Tallman [5] TCR Entries 23 M1 GT Racing Audi RS 3 LMS TCR Walter Bowlin [5] Jerimy Daniel [5] Lars Viljoen [5] 98 Bryan Herta Autosport with Curb-Agajanian Hyundai i30 N TCR Bryan Herta [13] Colton Herta [13] George Kurtz [13] 99 Bryan Herta Autosport with Curb-Agajanian Hyundai i30 N TCR Michael Lewis [13] Mark Wilkins [13] Mason Filippi [13]

Icon Class P Pro Cup PA Pro-Am Cup

Official results

Bold denotes category winner. Results validated on 26 June 2019 following an FIA-related hearing.

Pos.	Class	No.	Team/Entrant	Drivers	Car	Laps
1	GT3 Pro	29	Audi Sport Team Land	Christopher Haase Kelvin van der Linde Christopher Mies	Audi R8 LMS	306
2	GT3 Pro	19	Audi Sport Team WRT	Robin Frijns Dries Vanthoor Markus Winkelhock	Audi R8 LMS	306
3	GT3 Pro	175	Mercedes-AMG Team SunEnergy1 Racing	Maximilian Buhk Maro Engel Tristan Vautier	Mercedes-AMG GT3	306
4	GT3 Pro	911	Wright Motorsports	Romain Dumas Frédéric Makowiecki Dirk Werner	Porsche 911 GT3 R	306
5	GT3 Pro	17	Audi Sport Team WRT	Stuart Leonard Sheldon van der Linde Alex Riberas	Audi R8 LMS	306
6	GT3 Pro	8	Bentley Team M-Sport	Vincent Abril Andy Soucek Maxime Soulet	Bentley Continental GT3 (2018)	305
7	GT3 Pro	43	Mercedes-AMG Team Strakka Racing	Maximilian Götz Raffaele Marciello Lewis Williamson	Mercedes-AMG GT3	304
8	GT3 Pro	44	Strakka Racing	Jack Hawksworth Adrien Tambay Christian Vietoris	Mercedes-AMG GT3	303
9	GT3 Pro	54	Black Swan Racing	Jeroen Bleekemolen Patrick Long Tim Pappas	Porsche 911 GT3 R	303
10	GT3 Pro	9	K-PAX Racing	Rodrigo Baptista Álvaro Parente Bryan Sellers	Bentley Continental GT3 (2016)	302
11	GT3	7	Bentley Team M-Sport	Jules Gounon Steven Kane Jordan Pepper	Bentley Continental GT3 (2018)	297
12	GT3 Pro-Am	2	DXDT Racing	David Askew Ryan Dalziel Mike Hedlund	Mercedes-AMG GT3	296
13	GTC	6	US RaceTronics	Steven Aghakhani Richard Antinucci Taylor Proto	Lamborghini Huracán Super Tropheo Evo	291
14	GT3 Pro-Am	46	PPM	Steven Dunn Brandon Gdovic Shinya Michimi	Lamborghini Huracán GT3	283
15	GT4	626	Rearden Racing	Jeff Kearl Vesko Kozarov Lara Tallman	Audi R8 LMS GT4	281
16	GT4	66	TRG	Derek DeBoer Sean Gibbons Spencer Pumpelly	Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR	280
17	GT4	65	Murillo Racing	Jeff Mosing Justin Piscitell Tim Probert	Mercedes-AMG GT4	280
18	GT4	12	Ian Lacy Racing	Frank Gannett Ian Lacy Drew Staveley	Ginetta G55 GT4	280
19	GT4	88	Stephen Cameron Racing	Gregory Liefooghe Sean Quinlan Henry Schmitt	BMW M4 GT4	278
20	TCR	98	Bryan Herta Autosport with Curb-Agajanian	Bryan Herta Colton Herta George Kurtz	Hyundai i30 N TCR	276
21	GT4	91	Rearden Racing	James Burke Jeff Burton Jessica Burton	Rudi R8 LMS GT4	272
22	GT4	113	RHC-Jorgensen/Strom	Daren Jorgensen Jon Miller Brett Strom	BMW M4 GT4	272
23	GT4	34	Murillo Racing	Matt Fassnacht Christian Szymczak	Mercedes-AMG GT4	263
24	GT4	67	TRG	Chris Bellomo Tom Dyer Robert Orcutt	Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR	256
25	GT4	22	Automatic Racing	Charles Espenlaub Eric Lux Charles Putnam	Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT4	237
26	GT3 Pro-Am	75	SunEnergy1 Racing	Mikaël Grenier Kenny Habul Luca Stolz	Mercedes-AMG GT3	219
27	GT4	2	GMG Racing	Jason Bell Andrew Davis James Sofronas	Audi R8 LMS GT4	217
DNF	GT4	10	PF Racing	Jade Buford Scott Maxwell James Pesek	Ford Mustang GT4	194
DNF	GT3 Pro	87	Vital Speed Motorsport	Trevor Baek Marino Franchitti Jeff Westphal	Ferrari 488 GT3	112
DNF	GT4	51	Team Panoz Racing	Preston Calvert Ian James Matt Keegan	Panoz Avezzano GT4	81
DNF	TCR	99	Bryan Herta Autosport with Curb-Agajanian	Michael Lewis Mark Wilkins Mason Filippi	Hyundai i30 N TCR	58
DNS	GT3 Pro-Am	33	ARC Bratislava	Konstantīns Calko Miro Konôpka Andrzej Lewandowski	BMW M6 GT3	0
DNS	TCR	23	M1 GT Racing	Walter Bowlin Jerimy Daniel Lars Viljoen	Audi RS3 LMS TCR	0
DQ	GT3 Pro-Am	42	Strakka Racing	Felipe Fraga David Fumanelli Nick Leventis	Mercedes-AMG GT3	304

NOTE: The No. 42 Strakka Racing Mercedes-AMG GT that had finished eighth overall, and first in GT3 Pro-Am, was disqualified under after driver Nick Leventis was found in violation of FIA doping regulations. Leventis' urine sample was taken to the Sports Medicine Research & Testing Laboratory at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah, where it tested positive for anastrozole (an exogenous aromatase inhibitor, prohibited under S4.1 of the FIA Anti-Doping Code), drostanolone and related metabolite 2α-methyl-5α-androstan-3α-ol-17-one, which are exogenous anabolic 3 androgenic steroids, prohibited under S1.1.a of the FIA Anti-Doping Code). The results were altered on 26 June 2019 after an official report of the positive test. ^[14]

References

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