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Round 2 of 3 in the 2021 Intercontinental GT Challenge | ||||||||||||||
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Date | 17 October 2021 Intercontinental GT Challenge | |||||||||||||
Location | Speedway, Indiana, United States | |||||||||||||
Venue | Indianapolis Motor Speedway | |||||||||||||
Results | ||||||||||||||
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The 2021 Indianapolis 8 Hours was an endurance race held on 17 October 2021 [1] at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, in Indiana, United States. The event was open to cars in GT classes, namely GT3 and GT4. It was the second running of the Indianapolis 8 Hour. It was also the second leg of the 2021 Intercontinental GT Challenge and the seventh and final race of the 2021 GT World Challenge America. The GT World Challenge America results were determined by the race results after three hours instead of the full eight hours.
The race was run on the SCCA Runoffs layout, not the INDYCAR Grand Prix layout as was done the previous year, as it was made necessary as a result of kerbing damage in the Turn 5-6 chicane during the Verizon 200 NASCAR-INDYCAR meeting. The Runoffs course utilised the old Formula One course with the newer Snake Pit section. [2]
Cars competed in the following two GT classes.
Pole positions in each class are denoted in bold.
Pos. [20] [21] | Class | No. | Team | Qualifying | Pole Shootout | Grid |
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1 | GT3 Pro | 51 | ![]() | 1:34.916 | 1:33.456 | 1 |
2 | GT3 Pro | 25 | ![]() | 1:34.728 | 1:33.514 | 2 |
3 | GT3 Pro | 99 | ![]() | 1:34.444 | 1:33.515 | 3 |
4 | GT3 Pro | 71 | ![]() | 1:34.706 | 1:33.556 | 4 |
5 | GT3 Pro | 32 | ![]() | 1:34.826 | 1:33.817 | 5 |
6 | GT3 Pro | 37 | ![]() | 1:34.562 | 1:33.845 | 6 |
7 | GT3 Silver | 33 | ![]() | 1:35.168 | 1:34.013 | 7 |
8 | GT3 Pro | 89 | ![]() | 1:34.942 | 1:34.130 | 8 |
9 | GT3 Silver | 20 | ![]() | 1:35.885 | 1:34.197 | 9 |
10 | GT3 Pro/Am | 75 | ![]() | 1:35.791 | 1:34.232 | 10 |
11 | GT3 Pro | 3 | ![]() | 1:34.641 | 1:34.376 | 11 |
12 | GT3 Silver | 26 | ![]() | 1:35.503 | 1:34.418 | 12 |
13 | GT3 Silver | 93 | ![]() | 1:35.775 | 1:34.456 | 13 |
14 | GT3 Pro | 6 | ![]() | 1:35.664 | 1:34.903 | 14 |
15 | GT3 Pro | 59 | ![]() | 1:34.730 | No Time | 15 |
16 | GT3 Silver | 77 | ![]() | 1:36.045 | 16 | |
17 | GT3 Pro/Am | 70 | ![]() | 1:36.152 | 17 | |
18 | GT3 Pro/Am | 19 | ![]() | 1:36.395 | 18 | |
19 | GT3 Pro/Am | 34 | ![]() | 1:36.523 | 19 | |
20 | GT3 Pro/Am | 88 | ![]() | 1:36.764 | 20 | |
21 | GT3 Pro/Am | 04 | ![]() | 1:37.044 | 21 | |
22 | GT3 Pro/Am | 63 | ![]() | 1:37.199 | 22 | |
23 | GT3 Pro/Am | 10 | ![]() | 1:37.218 | 23 | |
24 | GT3 Pro/Am | 91 | ![]() | 1:37.429 | 24 | |
25 | GT3 Am | 61 | ![]() | 1:37.537 | 25 | |
26 | GT3 Pro/Am | 16 | ![]() | 1:41.637 | 26 | |
27 | GT4 Am | 68 | ![]() | 1:43.069 | 39 [Q 1] | |
28 | GT4 Pro/Am | 2 | ![]() | 1:43.516 | 27 | |
29 | GT4 Silver | 36 | ![]() | 1:43.748 | 28 | |
30 | GT4 Pro/Am | 119 | ![]() | 1:44.093 | 29 | |
31 | GT4 Silver | 82 | ![]() | 1:44.240 | 30 | |
32 | GT4 Pro/Am | 47 | ![]() | 1:44.252 | 31 | |
33 | GT4 Pro/Am | 8 | ![]() | 1:44.414 | 32 | |
34 | GT4 Pro/Am | 98 | ![]() | 1:44.649 | 33 | |
35 | GT4 Silver | 111 | ![]() | 1:44.651 | 34 | |
36 | GT4 Pro/Am | 66 | ![]() | 1:44.740 | 35 | |
37 | GT4 Pro/Am | 54 | ![]() | 1:44.859 | 36 | |
38 | GT4 Am | 7 | ![]() | 1:46.189 | 37 | |
39 | GT4 Am | 09 | ![]() | 1:44.608 | 38 | |
40 | GT3 Pro | 96 | ![]() | No Time | WD [Q 2] | |
41 | GT3 Pro/Am | 12 | ![]() | No Time | WD [Q 3] | |
Class winners denoted with bold and ‡.
Pos. | Class | No. | Team / Entrant | Drivers | Car | Laps | Time/Retired |
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1 | GT3 Pro | 25 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Audi R8 LMS Evo | 265 | 8:00:59.768‡ |
2 | GT3 Pro | 89 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 265 | +11.958 |
3 | GT3 Pro | 3 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo | 265 | +22.853 |
4 | GT3 Pro | 51 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 | 265 | +49.508 |
5 | GT3 Pro | 32 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Audi R8 LMS Evo | 265 | +51.655 |
6 | GT3 Silver | 77 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Acura NSX GT3 Evo | 265 | +59.815‡ |
7 | GT3 Silver | 26 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Audi R8 LMS Evo | 265 | +1:23.937 |
8 | GT3 Silver | 93 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Acura NSX GT3 Evo | 264 | +1 Lap |
9 | GT3 Pro | 6 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo | 264 | +1 Lap |
10 | GT3 Pro-Am | 75 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 261 | +4 Laps‡ |
11 | GT3 Pro-Am | 34 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Porsche 911 GT3 R | 261 | +4 Laps |
12 | GT3 Pro | 37 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Audi R8 LMS Evo | 261 | +4 Laps |
13 | GT3 Pro-Am | 10 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo | 259 | +6 Laps |
14 | GT3 Pro-Am | 63 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 256 | +9 Laps |
15 | GT3 Pro-Am | 70 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | McLaren 720S GT3 | 255 | +10 Laps |
16 | GT3 Am | 61 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 | 254 | +11 Laps‡ |
17 | GT4 Silver | 36 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | BMW M4 GT4 | 247 | +18 Laps‡ |
18 | GT4 Pro-Am | 119 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | BMW M4 GT4 | 247 | +18 Laps‡ |
19 | GT4 Pro-Am | 54 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport | 247 | +18 Laps |
20 | GT4 Silver | 82 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | BMW M4 GT4 | 246 | +19 Laps |
21 | GT4 Pro-Am | 66 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport | 246 | +19 Laps |
22 | GT4 Pro-Am | 8 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Audi R8 LMS GT4 Evo | 244 | +21 Laps |
23 | GT4 Silver | 111 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | BMW M4 GT4 | 223 | +42 Laps |
24 | GT3 Pro-Am | 04 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 212 | +53 Laps |
25 | GT4 Am | 09 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 | 212 | +53 Laps‡ |
26 | GT4 Am | 7 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport | 200 | +65 Laps |
27 | GT4 Pro-Am | 47 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport | 196 | +69 Laps |
NC | GT3 Pro | 99 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 243 | Retired |
NC | GT3 Pro | 59 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | McLaren 720S GT3 | 242 | Retired |
NC | GT3 Pro | 71 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 | 237 | Retired |
NC | GT4 Pro-Am | 98 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | BMW M4 GT4 | 169 | Retired |
NC | GT3 Pro-Am | 16 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Porsche 911 GT3 R | 144 | Retired |
NC | GT3 Silver | 20 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Porsche 911 GT3 R | 144 | Retired |
NC | GT4 Pro-Am | 2 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 | 134 | Retired |
NC | GT4 Am | 68 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Toyota GR Supra GT4 | 120 | Retired |
NC | GT3 Pro-Am | 91 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo | 103 | Retired |
NC | GT3 Pro-Am | 19 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 62 | Retired |
NC | GT3 Silver | 33 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 62 | Retired |
NC | GT3 Pro-Am | 88 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo | 100 | Retired |
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