Indianapolis 8 Hour

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Indianapolis 8 Hours
Indianapolis IndycarGP.svg
Intercontinental GT Challenge
Venue Indianapolis Motor Speedway
First race2020
First IGTC race2020
Duration8 Hours
Most wins (driver)12 drivers tied (1)
Most wins (team)4 teams tied (1)
Most wins (manufacturer)BMW (2)

The Indianapolis 8 Hour is an endurance sports car race contested at Indianapolis Motor Speedway using the infield road course, first held in 2020, [1] making it the first ever endurance sports car race at this venue. [2] The event is the US leg of the Intercontinental GT Challenge (IGTC) and the finale of the GT World Challenge America series. [3]

Contents

The race was originally open to GT3 and GT4 cars. In 2022 the GT4 class was dropped; in addition the race ran into the twilight for the first time; and the GT World Challenge America entrants were awarded points at the full 8 hours rather than at the three-hour mark in previous years.

For the GT World Challenge America drivers, this event is the longest of the races and the only event to include three drivers.

For the cars additionally competing in IGTC, this event differs from the remainder of IGTC, with the maximum number of Gold or Platinum drivers reduced to two.

In 2022 14 cars took part in the IGTC within the total grid of 25 entries running GT World Challenge America.

History

The US leg of the SRO's IGTC - the California 8 Hours - was held at Laguna Seca circuit from 2016 to 2019. [4] The event was moved to Indianapolis in 2020. [3]

For 2022 the GT World Challenge America element of the event was extended such that the entire 8 hour duration scored points for the GTWC America entrants; [5] in previous years those entrants scored points for the first three hours only.

Additionally for 2022 GT4 classes were dropped from the race making it GT3 only.

Winners

YearDriversVehicleEntrantLapsReportRef
2020 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Nicky Catsburg
Flag of the United States.svg Connor De Phillippi
Flag of Brazil.svg Augusto Farfus 		BMW M6 GT3 Flag of Germany.svg Walkenhorst Motorsport 300 Report [6]
2021 Flag of Germany.svg Christopher Haase
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Patric Niederhauser
Flag of Germany.svg Markus Winkelhock 		Audi R8 LMS Evo Flag of France.svg Audi Sport Team Saintéloc 265 [lower-alpha 1] Report [7]
2022 Flag of Spain.svg Daniel Juncadella
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Raffaele Marciello
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Daniel Morad 		Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Flag of Hong Kong.svg Mercedes-AMG Team Craft-Bamboo Racing 328 Report [8]
2023 Flag of Austria.svg Philipp Eng
Flag of South Africa.svg Sheldon van der Linde
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Dries Vanthoor 		BMW M4 GT3 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Team WRT 332 Report [9]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Due to the kerbing damage in the Turn 5-6 chicane, the 2021 race was run on the SCCA Runoffs layout instead of the INDYCAR Grand Prix layout, which utilised the old Formula One course with the newer Snake Pit section.

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References

  1. ↑ "23 Car Entry For Indianapolis 8 Hour, 13 x GT3 & 10 x GT4". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 2023-01-11.
  2. ↑ Brown, Nathan. "After IMS hosts its first endurance race, a look at the track's future of hosting 'events that matter around the world'". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved 2023-01-11.
  3. 1 2 "Intercontinental GT and World Challenge Team to Bring Sports Car Racing Back to Indianapolis". Jalopnik. 2019-07-27. Retrieved 2023-01-11.
  4. ↑ Coch, Mat (2019-07-26). "Indianapolis joins Bathurst on IGTC calendar". Speedcafe. Retrieved 2022-10-08.
  5. ↑ "Indianapolis 8 Hour to decide GT World Challenge America Pro-Am". RACER. 2022-10-06. Retrieved 2023-01-11.
  6. ↑ "2020 Indianapolis 8 Hour Race - Classification - Provisional" (PDF). Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  7. ↑ "2021 Indianapolis 8 Hour presented by aws Race - Classification - Provisional - Amended" (PDF). Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  8. ↑ "2022 Indianapolis 8 Hour Race - Classification - Provisional" (PDF). Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  9. ↑ "2023 Indianapolis 8 Hour Race - Classification - Provisional" (PDF). Retrieved 9 October 2023.


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