2018 California 8 Hours


The 2018 WeatherTech Raceway California 8 Hours was the second edition of the WeatherTech Raceway California 8 Hours race held on WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca on 28 October 2018. The race was contested with GT3-spec cars, GT Cup-spec cars, GT4-spec cars, MARC cars and TCR-touring cars. The race was organized by the Stéphane Ratel Organisation (SRO).

Race details
Date 28 October 2018
Location Monterey, United States
Course 3.602 km (2.238 mi)
Race
Pole
Drivers Christopher Haase
Kelvin van der Linde
Christopher Mies		 Audi Sport Team Land
Time 1:23.660
Podium
First Christopher Haase
Kelvin van der Linde
Christopher Mies		 Audi Sport Team Land
Second Robin Frijns
Dries Vanthoor
Markus Winkelhock		 Audi Sport Team WRT
Third Maximilian Buhk
Maro Engel
Tristan Vautier		 Mercedes-AMG Team SunEnergy1 Racing

The second annual California 8 Hours is the fourth and final round of the 2018 Intercontinental GT Challenge.

Entries

GT3/GT Cup
Team Car No. Drivers Class
US RaceTronics[1] Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo Evo[2] 6 Steven Aghakhani[1] GTC
Richard Antinucci[1]
Taylor Proto[1]
Bentley Team M-Sport[3] Bentley Continental GT3 (2018)[3] 7 Jules Gounon[3] P
Steven Kane[3]
Jordan Pepper[3]
8 Vincent Abril[3] P
Andy Soucek[3]
Maxime Soulet[3]
K-PAX Racing[3] Bentley Continental GT3 (2016)[3] 9 Rodrigo Baptista[3] P
Álvaro Parente[3]
Bryan Sellers[3]
Audi Sport Team WRT[4] Audi R8 LMS[4] 17 Stuart Leonard[4] P
Sheldon van der Linde[4]
Alex Riberas[4]
19 Robin Frijns[4] P
Dries Vanthoor[4]
Markus Winkelhock[4]
Audi Sport Team Land[4] Audi R8 LMS[4] 29 Christopher Haase[4] P
Kelvin van der Linde[4]
Christopher Mies[4]
ARC Bratislava[2] BMW M6 GT3[2] 33 Konstantīns Calko[2] PA
Miroslav Konôpka[2]
Andrzej Lewandowski[2]
Strakka Racing[5][N 1]
Mercedes-AMG Team Strakka Racing[5][N 1]
 Mercedes-AMG GT3[5] 42 Felipe Fraga[5] PA
David Fumanelli[5]
Nick Leventis[5]
43 Maximilian Götz[5] P
Raffaele Marciello[5]
Lewis Williamson[5]
44 Jack Hawksworth[5] P
Adrien Tambay[5]
Christian Vietoris[5]
PPM[6] Lamborghini Huracán GT3[6] 46 Steve Dunn[6] PA
Brandon Gdovic[6]
Shinya Michimi[6]
Black Swan Racing[7] Porsche 911 GT3 R[7] 54 Jeroen Bleekemolen[7] P
Patrick Long[7]
Tim Pappas[7]
DXDT Racing[5] Mercedes-AMG GT3[5] 63 David Askew[5] PA
Ryan Dalziel[5]
Mike Hedlund[5]
SunEnergy1 Racing[5][N 2]
Mercedes-AMG Team SunEnergy1 Racing[5][N 2]
 Mercedes-AMG GT3[5] 75 Mikaël Grenier[5] PA
Kenny Habul[5]
Luca Stolz[5]
175 Maximilian Buhk[5] P
Maro Engel[5]
Tristan Vautier[5]
Vital Speed Motorsport[8] Ferrari 488 GT3[8] 87 Trevor Baek[8] P
Marino Franchitti[8]
Jeff Westphal[8]
Porsche Motorsport North America by Wright Motorsports[7] Porsche 911 GT3 R[7] 911 Romain Dumas[9] P
Frédéric Makowiecki[9]
Dirk Werner[9]
Icon Class
P Pro Cup
PA Pro-Am Cup
GTC GT Cup

GT4
Team Car No. Drivers
GMG Racing[10] Audi R8 LMS GT4[10] 2 Jason Bell[10]
Andrew Davis[10]
James Sofronas[10]
PF Racing[10] Ford Mustang GT4[10] 10 Jade Buford[10]
Scott Maxwell[10]
James Pesek[10]
Ian Lacy Racing[10] Ginetta G55 GT4[10] 12 Frank Gannett[10]
Ian Lacy[10]
Drew Staveley[10]
Automatic Racing[11] Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT4[11] 22 Charles Espenlaub[11]
Eric Lux[11]
Charles Putnam[11]
Murillo Racing[5] Mercedes-AMG GT4[10] 34 Matt Fassnacht[5]
Christian Szymczak[5]
TBA[5]
65 Jeff Mosing[5]
Justin Piscitell[5]
Tim Probert[5]
Team Panoz Racing[12] Panoz Avezzano GT4[12] 51 Preston Calvert[12]
Ian James[12]
Matt Keegan[12]
TRG[6] Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR[6] 66 Derek DeBoer[6]
Sean Gibbons[6]
Spencer Pumpelly[6]
67 Chris Bellomo[6]
Tom Dyer[6]
Robert Orcutt[6]
Stephen Cameron Racing[10] BMW M4 GT4[10] 88 Gregory Liefooghe[10]
Sean Quinlan[10]
Henry Schmitt[10]
Rearden Racing[10] Audi R8 LMS GT4[10] 91 James Burke[10]
Jeff Burton[10]
Jessica Burton[10]
626 Jeff Kearl[6]
Vesko Kozarov[6]
Lara Tallman[6]
RHC-Lawrence/Strom[10] BMW M4 GT4[10] 113 Daren Jorgensen[10]
Jon Miller[10]
Brett Strom[10]

TCR

Team Car No. Drivers
M1 GT Racing[6] Audi RS 3 LMS TCR[6] 23 Walter Bowlin[6]
Jerimy Daniel[6]
Lars Viljoen[6]
Bryan Herta Autosport with Curb-Agajanian[13] Hyundai i30 N TCR[13] 98 Bryan Herta[13]
Colton Herta[13]
George Kurtz[13]
99 Michael Lewis[13]
Mark Wilkins[13]
Mason Filippi[13]

Notes

  1. Car No. 42 and 44 entered as Strakka Racing and cars No. 43 entered as Mercedes-AMG Team Strakka Racing.
  2. Car No. 75 entered as SunEnergy1 Racing and cars No. 175 entered as Mercedes-AMG Team SunEnergy1 Racing.

Official results

Bold denotes category winner. Results validated on 26 June 2019 following an FIA-related hearing.

Pos. Class No. Team/Entrant Drivers Car Laps
1 GT3 Pro 29 Audi Sport Team Land Christopher Haase
Kelvin van der Linde
Christopher Mies		 Audi R8 LMS 306
2 GT3 Pro 19 Audi Sport Team WRT Robin Frijns
Dries Vanthoor
Markus Winkelhock		 Audi R8 LMS 306
3 GT3 Pro 175 Mercedes-AMG Team SunEnergy1 Racing Maximilian Buhk
Maro Engel
Tristan Vautier		 Mercedes-AMG GT3 306
4 GT3 Pro 911 Wright Motorsport Romain Dumas
Frédéric Makowiecki
Dirk Werner		 Porsche 911 GT3 R 306
5 GT3 Pro 17 Audi Sport Team WRT Stuart Leonard
Sheldon van der Linde
Alex Riberas		 Audi R8 LMS 306
6 GT3 Pro 8 Bentley Team M-Sport Vincent Abril
Andy Soucek
Maxime Soulet		 Bentley Continental GT3 (2018) 305
7 GT3 Pro 43 Mercedes-AMG Team Strakka Racing Maximilian Götz
Raffaele Marciello
Lewis Williamson		 Mercedes-AMG GT3 304
8 GT3 Pro 44 Strakka Racing Jack Hawksworth
Adrien Tambay
Christian Vietoris		 Mercedes-AMG GT3 303
9 GT3 Pro 54 Black Swan Racing Jeroen Bleekemolen
Patrick Long
Tim Pappas		 Porsche 911 GT3 R 303
10 GT3 Pro 9 K-PAX Racing Rodrigo Baptista
Álvaro Parente
Bryan Sellers		 Bentley Continental GT3 (2016) 302
11 GT3 7 Bentley Team M-Sport Jules Gounon
Steven Kane
Jordan Pepper		 Bentley Continental GT3 (2018) 297
12 GT3 Pro-Am 2 DXDT Racing David Askew
Ryan Dalziel
Mike Hedlund		 Mercedes-AMG GT3 296
13 GTC 6 US RaceTronics Steven Aghakhani
Richard Antinucci
Taylor Proto		 Lamborghini Huracán Super Tropheo Evo 291
14 GT3 Pro-Am 46 PPM Steven Dunn
Brandon Gdovic
Shinya Michimi		 Lamborghini Huracán GT3 283
15 GT4 626 Rearden Racing Jeff Kearl
Vesko Kozarov
Lara Tallman		 Audi R8 LMS GT4 281
16 GT4 66 TRG Derek DeBoer
Sean Gibbons
Spencer Pumpelly		 Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR 280
17 GT4 65 Murillo Racing Jeff Mosing
Justin Piscitell
Tim Probert		 Mercedes-AMG GT4 280
18 GT4 12 Ian Lacy Racing Frank Gannett
Ian Lacy
Drew Staveley		 Ginetta G55 GT4 280
19 GT4 88 Stephen Cameron Racing Gregory Liefooghe
Sean Quinlan
Henry Schmitt		 BMW M4 GT4 278
20 TCR 98 Bryan Herta Autosport with Curb-Agajanian Bryan Herta
Colton Herta
George Kurtz		 Hyundai i30 N TCR 276
21 GT4 91 Rearden Racing James Burke
Jeff Burton
Jessica Burton		 Rudi R8 LMS GT4 272
22 GT4 113 RHC-Lawrence/Strom Daren Jorgensen
Jon Miller
Brett Strom		 BMW M4 GT4 272
23 GT4 34 Murillo Racing Matt Fassnacht
Christian Szymczak		 Mercedes-AMG GT4 263
24 GT4 67 TRG Chris Bellomo
Tom Dyer
Robert Orcutt		 Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR 256
25 GT4 22 Automatic Racing Charles Espenlaub
Eric Lux
Charles Putnam		 Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT4 237
26 GT3 Pro-Am 75 SunEnergy1 Racing Mikaël Grenier
Kenny Habul
Luca Stolz		 Mercedes-AMG GT3 219
27 GT4 2 GMG Racing Jason Bell
Andrew Davis
James Sofronas		 Audi R8 LMS GT4 217
DNF GT4 10 PF Racing Jade Buford
Scott Maxwell
James Pesek		 Ford Mustang GT4 194
DNF GT3 Pro 87 Vital Speed Motorsport Trevor Baek
Marino Franchitti
Jeff Westphal		 Ferrari 488 GT3 112
DNF GT4 51 Team Panoz Racing Preston Calvert
Ian James
Matt Keegan		 Panoz Avezzano GT4 81
DNF TCR 99 Bryan Herta Autosport with Curb-Agajanian Michael Lewis
Mark Wilkins
Mason Filippi		 Hyundai i30 N TCR 58
DNS GT3 Pro-Am 33 ARC Bratislava Konstantīns Calko
Miroslav Konôpka
Andrzej Lewandowski		 BMW M6 GT3 0
DNS TCR 23 M1 GT Racing Walter Bowlin
Jerimy Daniel
Lars Viljoen		 Audi RS3 LMS TCR 0
DQ GT3 Pro-Am 42 Strakka Racing Felipe Fraga
David Fumanelli
Nick Leventis		 Mercedes-AMG GT3 304

NOTE: The No. 42 Strakka Racing Mercedes-AMG GT that had finished eighth overall, and first in GT3 Pro-Am, was disqualified under after driver Nick Leventis was found in violation of FIA doping regulations. Leventis' urine sample was taken to the Sports Medicine Research & Testing Laboratory at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah, where it tested positive for anastrozole (an exogenous aromatase inhibitor, prohibited under S4.1 of the FIA Anti-Doping Code), drostanolone and related metabolite 2α-methyl-5α-androstan-3α-ol-17-one, which are exogenous anabolic 3 androgenic steroids, prohibited under S1.1.a of the FIA Anti-Doping Code). The results were altered on 26 June 2019 after an official report of the positive test. [14]

References

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  3. Kilshaw, Jake (29 August 2018). "K-PAX Commits to California 8H". sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  4. Kilshaw, Jake (18 September 2018). "Audi Reveals Three-Car Factory Lineup for California 8H". sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  5. Kilshaw, Jake (18 October 2018). "IGTC Points Leaders Marciello, Vautier Split Up for California 8H". sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
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  7. Kilshaw, Jake (1 October 2018). "Manthey to Skip California 8H". sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  8. Lloyd, Daniel (5 October 2018). "Vital Speed Motorsports Confirms California 8H Debut". sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
  9. Dagys, John (17 October 2018). "Dumas, Makowiecki, Werner Confirmed in Wright Porsche for California 8H". sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
  10. Dagys, John (1 October 2018). "Additional GT4 Teams Commit to California 8H". sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  11. Dagys, John (26 September 2018). "Automatic Racing Confirms California 8H Return". sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
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