California 8 Hours

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California 8 Hours
Laguna Seca.svg
Intercontinental GT Challenge
Venue WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca
First race2017
Last race2019
Duration8 Hours
Most wins (driver) Kelvin van der Linde (2)
Most wins (manufacturer) Audi (2)

The California 8 Hours was a sports car endurance race held at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca in Monterey, California, United States from 2017 to 2019 as part of the Intercontinental GT Challenge. [1]

Contents

The inaugural edition was open to GT3 and GT4 cars. TCR Touring Cars were added for 2018. [2]

For the first two years, the California 8 Hours served as the season finale of the Intercontinental GT Challenge. In 2019, the date was brought forward to fill the second race of the season. The event was replaced as the American leg of IGTC by the newly created Indianapolis 8 Hours event at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in the 2020 Intercontinental GT Challenge. [3]

Over the three editions of the event, it was broadcast in part on television by CBS Sports Network, and streamed live across the internet. [4] [5] [6]

Winners

YearDriversVehicleEntrantLapsRef
2017 Flag of Germany.svg Pierre Kaffer
Flag of South Africa.svg Kelvin van der Linde
Flag of Germany.svg Markus Winkelhock
Audi R8 LMS Flag of the United States.svg Audi Sport Team Magnus 314 [7]
2018 Flag of Germany.svg Christopher Haase
Flag of South Africa.svg Kelvin van der Linde
Flag of Germany.svg Christopher Mies
Audi R8 LMS Flag of Germany.svg Audi Sport Team Land306 [8]
2019 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nick Foster
Flag of Spain.svg Miguel Molina
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tim Slade
Ferrari 488 GT3 Flag of the Republic of China.svg HubAuto Corsa327 [9]

Multiple winners

By driver

WinsDriverYears
2 Flag of South Africa.svg Kelvin van der Linde 2017, 2018

By manufacturer

WinsManufacturerYears
2 Flag of Germany.svg Audi 2017, 2018

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