2025 Intercontinental GT Challenge

2025 Intercontinental GT Challenge

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The 2025 Intercontinental GT Challenge is the tenth season of the Intercontinental GT Challenge. For the first time since 2019, the series returns to five rounds starting with the Bathurst 12 Hour on 2 February with the finale at Indianapolis 8 Hour on 18 October.

Calendar

Bathurst

Nürburgring

Spa

Suzuka

Indianapolis

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Map of circuit locations

The provisional calendar was released on July 28, 2024, at the SRO's annual press conference, including 5 rounds. ^[1] On August 6, 2024, the calendar was officialized, the date of Suzuka round was revealed and the date of Indianapolis round was pushed back two weeks. ^[2]

  Also part of the GT World Challenge Europe

  Also part of the GT World Challenge America

Round	Race	Circuit	Date	Report
1	Meguiar's Bathurst 12 Hour	Mount Panorama Circuit, Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia	31 January–2 February	Report
2	ADAC Ravenol Nürburgring 24 Hours	Nürburgring Nordschleife, Nürburg, Germany	19–22 June	Report
3	CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot, Belgium	26–29 June	Report
4	Suzuka 1000 km	Suzuka International Racing Course, Suzuka, Mie Prefecture, Japan	12–14 September	Report
5	Indianapolis 8 Hour Presented by AWS	Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis, Indiana, United States	16–18 October	Report

Entries

Intercontinental GT Challenge Manufacturer Team Car No. Drivers Class Rounds BMW Team WRT [3] [4] BMW M4 GT3 32 Augusto Farfus P 1 Kelvin van der Linde Sheldon van der Linde 46 Raffaele Marciello P 1 Valentino Rossi Charles Weerts Ferrari [5] Arise Racing GT Ferrari 296 GT3 26 Will Brown P 1 Chaz Mostert Daniel Serra 36 Jaxon Evans PA 1 Alessio Rovera Brad Schumacher Elliot Schutte PONOS Racing [6] 45 Kei Cozzolino [6] TBC Yorikatsu Tsujiko [6] Yusuke Yamasaki [6] LM corsa [7] 60 Giancarlo Fisichella TBC Shigekazu Wakisaka TBA Realize Kondo Racing with Rinaldi [8] TBC Thomas Neubauer TBC TBA TBA Mercedes-AMG Grove Racing [9] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 4 Stephen Grove B 1 Brenton Grove Fabian Schiller Goodsmile Racing & Team UKYO [10] 4 Tatsuya Kataoka [10] TBC Kamui Kobayashi [10] Nobuteru Taniguchi [10] Heart of Racing by SPS [11] 27 Ian James B 1 Ross Gunn Zacharie Robichon Supabarn Tigani Motorsport [12] 47 James Koundouris S 1 Theo Koundouris David Russell Luke Youlden 75 Express [13] 75 Jules Gounon P 1 Kenny Habul Luca Stolz Mercedes-AMG Team Craft-Bamboo Racing [14] 77 Lucas Auer P 1 Maximilian Götz Jayden Ojeda Scott Taylor Motorsport [15] 222 Craig Lowndes P 1 Thomas Randle Cameron Waters Mercedes-AMG Team GMR [16] 888 Maro Engel P 1 Mikaël Grenier Maxime Martin Porsche Porsche Centre Okazaki [17] Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 18 Kazuto Kotaka [17] PA TBC Hiroaki Nagai [17] Takuro Shinohara [17] Dinamic GT [18] 54 Bastian Buus P TBC Matteo Cairoli Loek Hartog Joel Sturm Origine Motorsport 86 Anders Fjordbach [19] TBC Li Kerong [19] TBA The Bend Manthey EMA [20] 91 Laurin Heinrich PA 1 Morris Schuring Sam Shahin Yasser Shahin Absolute Racing [21] 911 Matt Campbell P 1 Ayhancan Güven Alessio Picariello Source: [22]

Icon Class P Pro Cup S Silver Cup PA Pro-Am Cup B Bronze Cup

Notes

• 111 Racing was due to compete in the Bronze class with a Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo in the 2025 Bathurst 12 Hour with drivers Darren Currie, Grant Donaldson and Cameron McLeod, ^{[23] [24]} but withdrew due to a lack of funding. ^[25]

Championship standings

Scoring system

Championship points were awarded for the first ten positions in each race. Entries were required to complete 75% of the winning car's race distance in order to be classified and earn points. Individual drivers were required to participate for a minimum of 25 minutes in order to earn championship points in any race. A manufacturer only received points for its two highest placed cars in each round.

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th
Points	25	18	15	12	10	8	6	4	2	1

Drivers' championships

The results indicate the classification relative to other drivers in the series, not the classification in the race.

Pos. Driver Manufacturer BAT NÜR SPA SUZ IND Points 1 Augusto Farfus Kelvin van der Linde Sheldon van der Linde BMW 1 25 2 Raffaele Marciello Valentino Rossi Charles Weerts BMW 2 18 3 Jules Gounon Kenny Habul Luca Stolz Mercedes-AMG 3 15 4 Will Brown Chaz Mostert Daniel Serra Ferrari 4 12 5 Lucas Auer Maximilian Götz Jayden Ojeda Mercedes-AMG 5 10 6 Matt Campbell Ayhancan Güven Alessio Picariello Porsche 6 8 7 Ian James Ross Gunn Zacharie Robichon Mercedes-AMG 7 6 8 Jaxon Evans Alessio Rovera Brad Schumacher Elliot Schutte Ferrari 8 4 9 Laurin Heinrich Morris Schuring Sam Shahin Yasser Shahin Porsche 9 2 10 James Koundouris Theo Koundouris David Russell Luke Youlden Mercedes-AMG 10 1 - Maro Engel Mikaël Grenier Maxime Martin Mercedes-AMG Ret 0 - Stephen Grove Brenton Grove Fabian Schiller Mercedes-AMG Ret 0 - Craig Lowndes Thomas Randle Cameron Waters Mercedes-AMG Ret 0 Pos. Driver Manufacturer BAT NÜR SPA SUZ IND Points

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver Second place Bronze Third place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Withdrew (WD) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not practice (DNP) Did not arrive (DNA) Excluded (EX) Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap

Manufacturer's championship

Pos.	Manufacturer	BAT	NÜR	SPA	SUZ	IND	Points
1	BMW	1					43
		2
2	Mercedes-AMG	3					25
		5
3	Ferrari	4					16
		8
4	Porsche	6					10
		9

See also

• 2025 GT World Challenge America
• 2025 GT World Challenge Asia
• 2025 GT World Challenge Australia
• 2025 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup

References

1. "Suzuka 1000km revived for long-awaited Intercontinental GT Challenge return". SRO Motorsports Group. 28 June 2024. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
2. "2025 IGTC calendar confirmed after Suzuka and Indianapolis dates finalised". SRO Motorsports Group. 6 August 2024. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
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5. Klein, Jamie (2025-01-27). "Ferrari Becomes Fourth Registered Manufacturer – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 2025-01-28.
6. O'Connell, RJ (19 February 2025). "PONOS Racing Announces SUPER GT & SRO Programmes". dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
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8. Klein, Jamie (9 December 2024). "Kondo Racing to Make N24 Return With Ferrari". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
9. Euwema, Davey (18 December 2024). "Grove Racing Set for Bathurst 12H Return". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
10. Euwema, Davey (14 December 2024). "Kobayashi to Make 24H Spa Return With Goodsmile". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
11. "SPS automotive performance and The Heart of Racing continue their partnership in 2025". Endurance-Info. 17 December 2024. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
12. Goodwin, Graham (3 December 2024). "Supabarn AMG Adds Luke Youlden for 2025 Bathurst 12 Hour". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
13. "Bathurst's most successful team returns in 2025". Bathurst 12 Hour. 15 January 2025. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
14. Chapman, Simon (22 January 2025). "Aussie joins star-studded Mercedes Bathurst line-up". Speedcafe . Retrieved 2 February 2025.
15. "Lowndes, Randle & Waters team up for Bathurst 12-Hour". Velocity News. 5 December 2024. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
16. Chapman, Simon (12 December 2024). "Top Mercedes team confirms Bathurst 12 Hour entry". Speedcafe . Retrieved 11 December 2024.
17. "2025 ENTRIES: Super GT rivals Kotaka and Shinohara join Okazaki". gt-world-challenge-asia.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 1 March 2025. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
18. Euwema, Davey (17 March 2025). "Dinamic GT Sets Porsche N24 Lineup". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
19. O'Connell, RJ (7 March 2025). "Origine, Phantom Global Reveal New Silver-Am Entries". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
20. Dale, Will (8 January 2025). "Brothers combine for Porsche Bathurst 12 Hour tilt". V8 Sleuth. AN1 Media. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
21. Newbold, James (10 January 2025). "Campbell, Guven to defend Bathurst 12 Hour victory in Absolute Racing Porsche". Autosport . Motorsport Network . Retrieved 10 January 2025.
22. SRO Motorsports Group (22 January 2025). "2025 IGTC Bathurst 12 Hour Entry List" (PDF). Intercontinental GT Challenge .
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24. Bartholomaeus, Stefan (30 January 2025). "Bathurst withdrawal cost Supercars young gun GT3 debut". Speedcafe . Retrieved 30 January 2025.
25. Chapman, Simon (28 January 2025). "'Let down badly': Bathurst 12 Hour suffers last-minute withdrawal". Speedcafe . Retrieved 28 January 2025.

External links

• Official website