2018 Suzuka 10 Hours

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Layout of the Suzuka International Racing Course Suzuka circuit map--2005.svg
Layout of the Suzuka International Racing Course

The 2018 Suzuka 10 Hours was endurance event that took place on August 26, 2018 at the Suzuka Circuit in Suzuka City, Japan. It was the 47th edition of the Summer Endurance Classic at Suzuka, and the first as part of the Intercontinental GT Challenge, running under the ten-hour format (the race having previously been a 1000-kilometer format). The race was won by the GruppeM Racing team with Maro Engel, Raffaele Marciello and Tristan Vautier driving. [1]

Due to regulation change, GT300 cars were still eligible to race in Suzuka 10 Hours, while GT500 cars were banned.

Classification

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PosCar No.ClassEntrantDriversVehicleLaps
1888P Flag of Hong Kong.svg Mercedes-AMG Team GruppeM Racing Flag of Germany.svg Maro Engel
Flag of Italy.svg Raffaele Marciello
Flag of France.svg Tristan Vautier
Mercedes-AMG GT3 276
243P Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mercedes-AMG Team Strakka Racing Flag of Germany.svg Maximilian Götz
Flag of Portugal.svg Álvaro Parente
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lewis Williamson
Mercedes-AMG GT3 276
36P Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Audi Sport Team Absolute Racing Flag of Germany.svg Christopher Haase
Flag of South Africa.svg Kelvin van der Linde
Flag of Germany.svg Markus Winkelhock
Audi R8 LMS 276
466P Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Audi Sport Team WRT Flag of Germany.svg Christopher Mies
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Dries Vanthoor
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Frédéric Vervisch
Audi R8 LMS 276
500P Flag of Japan.svg Mercedes-AMG Team Good Smile Flag of Japan.svg Tatsuya Kataoka
Flag of Japan.svg Kamui Kobayashi
Flag of Japan.svg Nobuteru Taniguchi
Mercedes-AMG GT3 275
608P Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Bentley Team M-Sport Flag of Monaco.svg Vincent Abril
Flag of Spain.svg Andy Soucek
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Maxime Soulet
Bentley Continental GT3 275
744P Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Strakka Racing Flag of Germany.svg Maximilian Buhk
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Oliver Rowland
Flag of France.svg Adrien Tambay
Mercedes-AMG GT3 275
821P Flag of Japan.svg Audi Sport Team Hitotsuyama Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Richard Lyons
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Alessio Picariello
Flag of Japan.svg Ryuichiro Tomita
Audi R8 LMS 275
917P Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Audi Sport Team WRT Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jake Dennis
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stuart Leonard
Flag of South Africa.svg Sheldon van der Linde
Audi R8 LMS 275
1075PA Flag of the United States.svg SunEnergy1 Racing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mikaël Grenier
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kenny Habul
Flag of Germany.svg Luca Stolz
Mercedes-AMG GT3 275
11991P Flag of Hong Kong.svg Craft-Bamboo Racing Flag of France.svg Kévin Estre
Flag of France.svg Mathieu Jaminet
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Laurens Vanthoor
Porsche 911 GT3 R 275
12911P Flag of Germany.svg Manthey Racing Flag of France.svg Romain Dumas
Flag of France.svg Frédéric Makowiecki
Flag of Germany.svg Dirk Werner
Porsche 911 GT3 R 275
1328PA Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg HubAuto Corsa Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nick Foster
Flag of South Africa.svg David Perel
Flag of Japan.svg Hiroki Yoshida
Ferrari 488 GT3 275
1411P Flag of Japan.svg GAINER Flag of Japan.svg Katsuyuki Hiranaka
Flag of Japan.svg Kazuki Hoshino
Flag of Japan.svg Hironobu Yasuda
Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 274
1588P Flag of Japan.svg JLOC Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Caldarelli
Flag of Japan.svg Kazuki Hiramine
Flag of Italy.svg Marco Mapelli
Lamborghini Huracán GT3 273
168P Flag of Japan.svg ARN Racing Flag of Japan.svg Kohei Hirate
Flag of Japan.svg Hiroaki Nagai
Flag of Japan.svg Koki Saga
Ferrari 488 GT3 273
1787PA Flag of Japan.svg JLOC Flag of Japan.svg Taiyo Iida
Flag of Japan.svg Yuya Motojima
Flag of Japan.svg Kimiya Sato
Lamborghini Huracán GT3 273
1810P Flag of Japan.svg Honda Team Motul Flag of Japan.svg Hideki Mutoh
Flag of Japan.svg Daisuke Nakajima
Flag of Japan.svg Naoki Yamamoto
Honda NSX GT3 272
1954PA Flag of the United States.svg Black Swan Racing Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jeroen Bleekemolen
Flag of the United States.svg Marc Miller
Flag of the United States.svg Tim Pappas
Porsche 911 GT3 R 271
2091PA Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Singha-Team AAI Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Blomqvist
Flag of Japan.svg Akira Iida
Flag of Thailand.svg Piti Bhirombhakdi
BMW M6 GT3 270
2134P Flag of Japan.svg Modulo Drago Corse Flag of Japan.svg Takashi Kogure
Flag of Japan.svg Ryo Michigami
Flag of Japan.svg Hiroki Otsu
Honda NSX GT3 270
2213PA Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Absolute Racing Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Congfu Cheng
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Adderly Fong
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Jingzu Sun
Audi R8 LMS 270
23777PA Flag of Japan.svg CarGuy Racing Flag of Japan.svg Kei Cozzolino
Flag of Japan.svg Takeshi Kimura
Flag of Japan.svg Naoki Yokomizo
Honda NSX GT3 268
2427P Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg HubAuto Corsa Flag of Ireland.svg Matt Griffin
Flag of Spain.svg Miguel Molina
Flag of Italy.svg Davide Rigon
Ferrari 488 GT3 267
25112Am Flag of Japan.svg Sato, Yamashita-SS/Rn-Sports Flag of Japan.svg Norio Kubo
Flag of Japan.svg Atsushi Sato
Flag of Japan.svg Ryosei Yamashita
Mercedes-AMG GT3 264
2637PA Flag of Germany.svg Callaway Competition with Bingo Racing Flag of Japan.svg Yuta Kamimura
Flag of Japan.svg Yuichi Mikasa
Flag of Japan.svg Shinji Takei
Chevrolet Corvette C7 GT3-R 260
2718P Flag of Japan.svg Team UpGarage Flag of Japan.svg Takuto Iguchi
Flag of Japan.svg Takashi Kobayashi
Flag of Japan.svg Yuhki Nakayama
Toyota 86 MC 246
2877PA Flag of Japan.svg D'station Racing Flag of New Zealand.svg Jono Lester
Flag of Japan.svg Satoshi Hoshino
Flag of Japan.svg Tsubasa Kondo
Porsche 911 GT3 R 246
2907P Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Bentley Team M-Sport Flag of France.svg Jules Gounon
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Steven Kane
Flag of South Africa.svg Jordan Pepper
Bentley Continental GT3 217
Not Classified
-018P Flag of Hong Kong.svg KCMG Flag of Japan.svg Katsumasa Chiyo
Flag of Japan.svg Tsugio Matsuda
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Alexandre Imperatori
Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 155
-28PA Flag of Japan.svg CarsTokaiDream28 Flag of Japan.svg Hiroshi Hamaguchi
Flag of Japan.svg Hiroki Katoh
Flag of Japan.svg Kazuho Takahashi
Lotus Evora MC 98
-23P Flag of Hong Kong.svg KCMG Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Richard Bradley
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Oliver Jarvis
Flag of Italy.svg Edoardo Liberati
Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 95
-58P Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Garage 59 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ben Barnicoat
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andrew Watson
Flag of France.svg Côme Ledogar
McLaren 650S GT3 77
-7P Flag of Japan.svg D'station Racing Flag of New Zealand.svg Earl Bamber
Flag of Japan.svg Tomonobu Fujii
Flag of Germany.svg Sven Müller
Porsche 911 GT3 R 72
-42PA Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Strakka Racing Flag of Brazil.svg Felipe Fraga
Flag of Italy.svg David Fumanelli
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nick Leventis
Mercedes-AMG GT3 22

Notes

    References

    1. "Unpacking The 2018 Suzuka 10 Hours | dailysportscar.com". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
    2. "Intercontinental GT Challenge | Powered by Pirelli".
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