2022 Indianapolis 8 Hours
The 2022 Indianapolis 8 Hours (also known as the Indianapolis 8 Hour Presented by AWS for sponsorship reasons) was the third running of the Indianapolis 8 Hour. It took place from October 6–9 2022. The race was the third round of the 2022 Intercontinental GT Challenge and the seventh and final round 2022 GT World Challenge America championships. For the 2022 race, the event returned to the IndyCar grand prix layout after having used the SCCA runoff course the previous year.[1]
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| Round 3 of 4 in the 2022 Intercontinental GT Challenge | ||||||||||||||
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| Date | 8 October 2022 Intercontinental GT Challenge | |||||||||||||
| Location | Speedway, Indiana, United States | |||||||||||||
| Venue | Indianapolis Motor Speedway | |||||||||||||
| Results | ||||||||||||||
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Background
The 2022 was open only to cars within GT3 regulations. GT4 cars, which had appeared in the first two races, were dropped from the race in an effort to reduce incidents caused by multi-class racing.[2]
Adjustments were made to driver lineups for Pro class cars, with all Pro teams now required to include an FIA silver-rated driver as part of the lineup.[2]
Supporting the race weekend were the Pirelli GT4 America Series, the TC America Series, and the GT America Series.[3]
Entry list
Race Result
Class winners denoted with bold and ‡.
| Pos. | Class | No. | Team / Entrant | Drivers | Car | Laps | Time/Retired |
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| 1 | Pro | 77 |  Mercedes-AMG Team Craft-Bamboo Racing |
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Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 328 | 8:00:34.571‡ |
| 2 | Pro | 71 |  AF Corse - Francorchamps |
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Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 | 328 | +0.800 |
| 3 | Pro | 96 |  Turner Motorsport |
Michael Dinan John Edwards Robby Foley |
BMW M4 GT3 | 328 | +1:05.864 |
| 4 | Pro | 33 | Winward Racing |
Philip Ellis Jules Gounon Russell Ward |
Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 328 | +1:16.351 |
| 5 | Pro | 51 | AF Corse - Francorchamps |
Miguel Molina Pierre Ragues Davide Rigon |
Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 | 326 | +2 Laps |
| 6 | Pro-Am | 94 | Bimmerworld Racing |
Bill Auberlen Chandler Hull Richard Heistand |
BMW M4 GT3 | 326 | +2 Laps‡ |
| 7 | Pro-Am | 75 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} SunEnergy1 Racing by AKKodis ASP |
 Dominik Baumann Kenny Habul Martin Konrad |
Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 325 | +3 Laps |
| 8 | Pro | 34 | Conquest Racing |
Alessandro Balzan Daniel Mancinelli Cedric Sbirrazzuoli |
Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 | 325 | +3 Laps |
| 9 | Pro-Am | 93 | Racers Edge Motorsports |
 Mario Farnbacher Ashton Harrison Christina Nielsen |
Acura NSX GT3 Evo22 | 324 | +4 Laps |
| 10 | Silver | 38 | ST Racing |
Harry Gottsacker Samantha Tan Nick Wittmer |
BMW M4 GT3 | 324 | +4 Laps‡ |
| 11 | Pro | 3 | K-Pax Racing |
Misha Goikhberg Jordan Pepper Franck Perera |
Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo | 323 | +5 Laps |
| 12 | Pro-Am | 91 | TR3 Racing |
Jon Branam Jeff Burton Corey Lewis |
Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo | 322 | +6 Laps |
| 13 | Pro-Am | 32 | GMG Racing |
Klaus Bachler James Sofronas Kyle Washington |
Porsche 911 GT3 R | 322 | +6 Laps |
| 14 | Pro-Am | 13 | Triarsi Competizione |
 Ryan Dalziel Conrad Grunewald Justin Wetherill |
Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 | 321 | +7 Laps |
| 15 | Pro | 218 | Andretti Autosport x Vital Speed |
Jarett Andretti Ryan Briscoe Jeff Westphal |
Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2018 | 314 | +14 Laps |
| 16 | Pro-Am | 45 | Wright Motorsport |
Elia Erhart Jan Heylen Charlie Luck |
Porsche 911 GT3 R | 309 | +19 Laps |
| 17 | Am | 88 | Zelus Motorsports |
Jason Daskalos Jason Harward Seth Lucas |
Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo | 301 | +27 Laps‡ |
| 18 | Am | 08 | DXDT Racing |
David Askew Valentin Pierburg Scott Smithson |
Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 288 | +40 Laps |
| 19 | Pro-Am | 43 | RealTime Racing |
Michael Cooper Taylor Hagler Erin Vogel |
Acura NSX GT3 Evo22 | 286 | +42 Laps |
| 20 | Pro-Am | 04 | Crowdstrike with Riley Motorsports |
Colin Braun Ben Keating George Kurtz |
Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 236 | +92 Laps |
| NC | Pro-Am | 23 | Triarsi Competizione |
Alessio Rovera Charlie Scardina Onofrio Triarsi |
Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2018 | 226 | Contact |
| NC | Pro | 63 | DXDT Racing |
Patrick Assenheimer Dirk Müller Bryan Sellers |
Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 209 | Contact |
| NC | Pro | 1 | K-Pax Racing |
Michele Beretta Andrea Caldarelli Marco Mapelli |
Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo | 178 | Accident |
| NC | Pro-Am | 39 | Stephen Cameron Racing LLC |
Chris Cagnazzi Guy Cosmo Shane Lewis |
Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 103 | Contact damage |
| NC | Pro | 6 | US RaceTronics |
Steven Aghakhani Loris Spinelli Tristan Vautier |
Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 101 | Vibration |
| Intercontinental GT Challenge results | |||||||
| GT World Challenge America results | |||||||
References
- Dagys, John (October 6, 2022). "Indianapolis Thursday Notebook". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media, LLC. Retrieved October 8, 2022.
- Lloyd, Daniel (July 5, 2022). "Silver Driver Required in Each Top Category Lineup at Indy 8H". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media, LLC. Retrieved October 8, 2022.
- Indianapolis 8 Hour Full Event Timetable