2025 Indianapolis 8 Hour

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Flag of the United States.svg Indianapolis 8 Hour
Event information
Round 5 of 5 in the 2025 Intercontinental GT Challenge
Indianapolis Motor Speedway Grand Prix Road Course 2024.svg
Date18 October 2025
Location Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
Venue Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Duration8 Hours
Results
Laps completed198
Distance779.13 km (484.13 mi)
Pole position
Time1:22.283
Team Flag of the United States.svg Mercedes-AMG Team Lone Star Racing
Drivers Flag of Andorra.svg Jules Gounon
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Lin Hodenius
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Maxime Martin
Winners
Time8:00:16.725
Team Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Team WRT
Drivers Flag of South Africa.svg Kelvin van der Linde
Flag of Italy.svg Valentino Rossi
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Charles Weerts

The 2025 Indianapolis 8 Hour (formally known as the Indianapolis 8 Hour Presented by AWS [1] ) was a sports car race held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Indiana, on October 18, 2025. It was the fifth and final round of the 2025 Intercontinental GT Challenge and the seventh and final round of the 2025 GT World Challenge America season.

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Entry list

The provisional entry list was announced on September 17, featuring 27 entries. Eight manufacturers were represented: 7 Porsche cars, 6 Mercedes cars, 5 BMW cars, 2 Ferrari and Aston Martin cars, and 1 car each from Corvette, McLaren, and Ford. [2] An updated list was revealed on 10 October, with the grid decreasing to 25 entries, with Racers Edge Motorsports and CRP Racing withdrawing from the event. [3]

No.EntrantCarDriver 1Driver 2Driver 3
Pro (11 entries)
18 Flag of the United States.svg RS1 Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jan Heylen Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Alessio Picariello Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alex Sedgwick
34 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg JMF Motorsports Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Flag of Austria.svg Lucas Auer [4] Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mikaël Grenier [4] Flag of the United States.svg Michai Stephens [4]
46 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Team WRT BMW M4 GT3 Evo Flag of South Africa.svg Kelvin van der Linde [5] Flag of Italy.svg Valentino Rossi [5] Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Charles Weerts [5]
51 Flag of the United States.svg Random Vandals Racing BMW M4 GT3 Evo Flag of the United States.svg Bill Auberlen Flag of the United States.svg Varun Choksey Flag of Austria.svg Philipp Eng
61 Flag of New Zealand.svg Earl Bamber Motorsport Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Flag of Malaysia.svg Adrian D'Silva Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Ricardo Feller Flag of Germany.svg Sven Müller
75 Flag of Australia (converted).svg 75 Express Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kenny Habul [6] Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chaz Mostert [6] Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Power [6]
80 Flag of the United States.svg Mercedes-AMG Team Lone Star Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Flag of Andorra.svg Jules Gounon [4] Flag of the Netherlands.svg Lin Hodenius [4] Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Maxime Martin [4]
99 Flag of the United States.svg Random Vandals Racing BMW M4 GT3 Evo Flag of the United States.svg Conor Daly Flag of the United States.svg Connor De Phillippi Flag of the United States.svg Kenton Koch
120 Flag of the United States.svg Wright Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Flag of the United States.svg Adam Adelson [7] Flag of Germany.svg Laurin Heinrich [7] Flag of the United States.svg Elliott Skeer [7]
777 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Team WRT BMW M4 GT3 Evo Flag of Brazil.svg Augusto Farfus [5] Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Raffaele Marciello [5] Flag of Oman.svg Al Faisal Al Zubair [5]
888 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Mercedes-AMG Team GMR Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Flag of Germany.svg Maro Engel [4] Flag of Germany.svg Tom Kalender [4] Flag of Germany.svg Luca Stolz [4]
Pro-Am (12 entries)
04 Flag of the United States.svg CrowdStrike Racing by Riley Motorsports Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Flag of the United States.svg Colin Braun [4] Flag of the United States.svg George Kurtz [4] Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Toby Sowery [4]
7 Flag of Germany.svg Herberth Motorsport Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Flag of Germany.svg Ralf Bohn Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Rolf Ineichen Flag of Germany.svg Robert Renauer
10 Flag of the United States.svg Wright Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Flag of Hong Kong.svg Antares Au [7] Flag of the Netherlands.svg Loek Hartog Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Patric Niederhauser
11 Flag of the United States.svg DXDT Racing Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Matt Bell Flag of the United States.svg Blake McDonald Flag of the United States.svg Alec Udell
16 Flag of Italy.svg AF Corse USA Ferrari 296 GT3 Flag of Brazil.svg Christian Hahn Flag of Brazil.svg Marcelo Hahn Flag of Brazil.svg Allam Khodair
21 Flag of Germany.svg Blattner Company by Herberth Motorsport Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Flag of the United States.svg Dustin Blattner Flag of Germany.svg Dennis Marschall Flag of Germany.svg Alfred Renauer
24 Flag of the United States.svg Heart of Racing Team Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo Flag of the United States.svg Gray Newell [8] Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Zacharie Robichon [8] Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Darren Turner [8]
29 Flag of the United States.svg Turner Motorsport BMW M4 GT3 Evo Flag of the United States.svg Robby Foley Flag of the United States.svg Patrick Gallagher Flag of the United States.svg Justin Rothberg
32 Flag of the United States.svg GMG Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Flag of Austria.svg Klaus Bachler Flag of Australia (converted).svg Thomas Sargent Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Washington
50 Flag of the United States.svg Chouest Povoledo Racing Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R Flag of the Netherlands.svg Nicky Catsburg Flag of the United States.svg Ross Chouest Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Aaron Povoledo
88 Flag of the United States.svg Archangel Motorsports McLaren 720S GT3 Evo Flag of the United States.svg Todd Coleman Flag of the United States.svg Thomas Merrill Flag of the United States.svg Aaron Telitz
91 Flag of the United States.svg Regulator Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Flag of the Netherlands.svg "Daan Arrow" [4] Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Burton [4] Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Philip Ellis [4]
Am (2 entries)
6 Flag of the United States.svg Dollahite Racing Ford Mustang GT3 Flag of the United States.svg Scott Dollahite Flag of Italy.svg Stefano Gattuso Flag of the United States.svg Eric Powell
163 Flag of Italy.svg AF Corse USA Ferrari 296 GT3 Flag of the United States.svg Conrad Grunewald Flag of Brazil.svg Oswaldo Negri Jr. Flag of the United States.svg Jay Schreibman
Source: [9] [3]

Race results

Class winners denoted in bold and with ‡

PosClassNo.TeamDriversCarLapsTime/Retired
Engine
1P46 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Team WRT Flag of South Africa.svg Kelvin van der Linde
Flag of Italy.svg Valentino Rossi
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Charles Weerts 		BMW M4 GT3 Evo 1988:00:16.725‡
BMW P58 3.0 L Twin-turbo I6
2P888 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Mercedes-AMG Team GMR Flag of Germany.svg Maro Engel
Flag of Germany.svg Tom Kalender
Flag of Germany.svg Luca Stolz 		Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 198+0.805
Mercedes-Benz M159 6.2 L V8
3P777 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Team WRT Flag of Brazil.svg Augusto Farfus
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Raffaele Marciello
Flag of Oman.svg Al Faisal Al Zubair 		BMW M4 GT3 Evo 198+2.542
BMW P58 3.0 L Twin-turbo I6
4P99 Flag of the United States.svg Random Vandals Racing Flag of the United States.svg Connor De Phillippi
Flag of the United States.svg Kenton Koch
Flag of the United States.svg Conor Daly 		BMW M4 GT3 Evo 198+10.448
BMW P58 3.0 L Twin-turbo I6
5P18 Flag of the United States.svg RS1 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jan Heylen
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Alessio Picariello
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alex Sedgwick 		Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 198+33.069
Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6
6P75 Flag of Australia (converted).svg 75 Express Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kenny Habul
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chaz Mostert
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Power 		Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 198+39.167
Mercedes-Benz M159 6.2 L V8
7P34 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg JMF Motorsports Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mikaël Grenier
Flag of the United States.svg Michai Stephens
Flag of Austria.svg Lucas Auer 		Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 198+19:45.525
Mercedes-Benz M159 6.2 L V8
8PA21 Flag of Germany.svg Blattner Company by Herberth Motorsport Flag of the United States.svg Dustin Blattner
Flag of Germany.svg Dennis Marschall
Flag of Germany.svg Alfred Renauer		 Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 197+1 Lap‡
Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6
9PA10 Flag of the United States.svg Wright Motorsports Flag of Hong Kong.svg Antares Au
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Loek Hartog
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Patric Niederhauser 		Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 197+1 Lap
Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6
10PA29 Flag of the United States.svg Turner Motorsport Flag of the United States.svg Robby Foley
Flag of the United States.svg Patrick Gallagher
Flag of the United States.svg Justin Rothberg		 BMW M4 GT3 Evo 197+1 Lap
BMW P58 3.0 L Twin-turbo I6
11PA24 Flag of the United States.svg Heart of Racing Team Flag of the United States.svg Gray Newell
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Zacharie Robichon
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Darren Turner 		Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo 197+1 Lap
Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V8
12PA88 Flag of the United States.svg Archangel Motorsports Flag of the United States.svg Todd Coleman
Flag of the United States.svg Aaron Telitz
Flag of the United States.svg Thomas Merrill 		McLaren 720S GT3 Evo 197+1 Lap
McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8
13PA04 Flag of the United States.svg CrowdStrike Racing by Riley Motorsports Flag of the United States.svg Colin Braun
Flag of the United States.svg George Kurtz
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Toby Sowery 		Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 197+1 Lap
Mercedes-Benz M159 6.2 L V8
14PA32 Flag of the United States.svg GMG Racing Flag of Austria.svg Klaus Bachler
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tom Sargent
Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Washington		 Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 197+1 Lap
Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6
15PA7 Flag of Germany.svg Herberth Motorsport Flag of Germany.svg Ralf Bohn
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Rolf Ineichen
Flag of Germany.svg Robert Renauer		 Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 196+2 Laps
Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6
16PA91 Flag of the United States.svg Regulator Racing Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Burton
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Philip Ellis
Flag of the Netherlands.svg "Daan Arrow"		 Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 196+2 Laps
Mercedes-Benz M159 6.2 L V8
17Am163 Flag of Italy.svg AF Corse USA Flag of the United States.svg Conrad Grunewald
Flag of Brazil.svg Oswaldo Negri Jr.
Flag of the United States.svg Jay Schreibman		 Ferrari 296 GT3 195+3 Laps‡
Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6
18Am6 Flag of the United States.svg Dollahite Racing Flag of the United States.svg Scott Dollahite
Flag of Italy.svg Stefano Gattuso
Flag of the United States.svg Eric Powell		 Ford Mustang GT3 195+3 Laps
Ford Coyote 5.4 L V8
19PA16 Flag of Italy.svg AF Corse USA Flag of Brazil.svg Christian Hahn
Flag of Brazil.svg Marcelo Hahn
Flag of Brazil.svg Allam Khodair 		Ferrari 296 GT3 194+4 Laps
Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6
20PA50 Flag of the United States.svg Chouest Povoledo Racing Flag of the United States.svg Ross Chouest
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Aaron Povoledo
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Nicky Catsburg 		Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R 192+6 Laps
Chevrolet LT6.R 5.5 L V8
21P80 Flag of the United States.svg Mercedes-AMG Lone Star Racing Flag of Andorra.svg Jules Gounon
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Lin Hodenius
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Maxime Martin 		Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 183+15 Laps
Mercedes-Benz M159 6.2 L V8
22PA11 Flag of the United States.svg DXDT Racing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Matt Bell
Flag of the United States.svg Blake McDonald
Flag of the United States.svg Alec Udell 		Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R 174+24 Laps
Chevrolet LT6.R 5.5 L V8
DNFP61 Flag of New Zealand.svg EBM Flag of Malaysia.svg Adrian D'Silva
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Ricardo Feller
Flag of Germany.svg Sven Müller 		Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 161Electrical
Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6
DNFP51 Flag of the United States.svg Random Vandals Racing Flag of the United States.svg Bill Auberlen
Flag of the United States.svg Varun Choksey
Flag of Austria.svg Philipp Eng 		BMW M4 GT3 Evo 156Throttle body
BMW P58 3.0 L Twin-turbo I6
DNFP120 Flag of the United States.svg Wright Motorsports Flag of the United States.svg Adam Adelson
Flag of Germany.svg Laurin Heinrich
Flag of the United States.svg Elliott Skeer 		Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 130Contact
Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6
Source: [10]
IconClass
PPro Cup
PAPro-Am Cup
AmAm Cup

References

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  2. ↑ "27 Entries on Provisional Indy 8H Entry List". Sportscar365. September 17, 2025. Retrieved September 20, 2025.
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  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Dagys, John (October 2, 2025). "Rossi Confirmed for Indy 8H in BMW Team WRT Lineup". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved October 2, 2025.
  6. 1 2 3 Chapman, Simon (October 11, 2025). "Power to make GT3 debut with Mostert at Indianapolis". Speedcafe.com. Retrieved October 11, 2025.
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  9. ↑ "INDIANAPOLIS 8 HOUR PROVISIONAL ENTRY LIST 17.09.2025" (PDF). Intercontinental GT Challenge . September 17, 2025. Retrieved September 20, 2025.
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