2023 Intercontinental GT Challenge

The 2023 Intercontinental GT Challenge is the eighth season of the Intercontinental GT Challenge. It comprises five rounds starting with the Bathurst 12 Hour on 3 February with the finale at Gulf 12 Hours on 9 December.[1]

Calendar

Round Race Circuit Date Report
1 Australia Bathurst 12 Hour Mount Panorama Circuit, Bathurst, Australia 3–5 February Report
2 South Africa Kyalami 9 Hours Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit, Midrand, South Africa 23–25 February Report
3 Belgium 24 Hours of Spa Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot, Belgium 29 June–2 July Report
4 United States Indianapolis 8 Hour Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis, United States 5–7 October Report
5 United Arab Emirates Gulf 12 Hours Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates 8–10 December Report
  Also part of the GT World Challenge Europe
  Also part of the GT World Challenge America

Entries

Intercontinental GT Challenge
Manufacturer Team Car No. Drivers Class Rounds
BMW Belgium Team WRT M4 GT3 30 Germany Niklas Krütten G 3
France Jean-Baptiste Simmenauer
Australia Calan Williams
Austria Philipp Eng P 4
South Africa Sheldon van der Linde
Belgium Dries Vanthoor
31 United Kingdom Adam Carroll P 3
United Kingdom Lewis Proctor
United Kingdom Tim Whale
Brazil Augusto Farfus 4
Belgium Maxime Martin
Belgium Charles Weerts
32 South Africa Sheldon van der Linde P 1–3
Belgium Dries Vanthoor
Belgium Charles Weerts
33 Austria Philipp Eng P 2
Brazil Augusto Farfus
Belgium Maxime Martin
46 Brazil Augusto Farfus P 1, 3
Belgium Maxime Martin
Italy Valentino Rossi
Canada ST Racing 38 Canada Samantha Tan PA 4
United States Neil Verhagen
United States Jake Walker
United States Bimmerworld Racing 94 United States Bill Auberlen PA 4
United States Robby Foley
United States Chandler Hull
Germany ROWE Racing 98 Austria Philipp Eng P 3
Germany Marco Wittmann
United Kingdom Nick Yelloly
Mercedes-AMG United States CrowdStrike Racing by Riley Motorsports AMG GT3 Evo 04 United States Colin Braun PA 4
United States George Kurtz
United States Nolan Siegel
Germany SPS automotive performance 20 Republic of Ireland Reece Barr PA 2
Portugal Miguel Ramos
Germany Luca Stolz
United States Winward Racing 57 Netherlands Indy Dontje G 3
Switzerland Philip Ellis
United States Russell Ward
Australia SunEnergy1 Racing 75 Andorra Jules Gounon P 1
Australia Kenny Habul
Germany Luca Stolz
Australia Kenny Habul PA 2
Andorra Jules Gounon
Switzerland Yannick Mettler
Netherlands Nicky Catsburg 3
Austria Martin Konrad
Australia Chaz Mostert
Germany Adam Osieka
Hong Kong Mercedes-AMG Craft-Bamboo Racing 77 Netherlands Nicky Catsburg P 1
Switzerland Philip Ellis
Spain Daniel Juncadella
Germany Maximilian Götz 4
Andorra Jules Gounon
Switzerland Raffaele Marciello
South Africa Stradale Motorsport 86 South Africa Charl Arangies PA 2
South Africa Arnold Neveling
South Africa Clint Weston
France AKKodis ASP Team 88 Main Page Timur Boguslavskiy P 3
Andorra Jules Gounon
Switzerland Raffaele Marciello
United States DXDT Racing 91 United States Jeff Burton PA 4
Switzerland Philip Ellis
United States Corey Lewis
Oman Mercedes-AMG Team Al Manar 777 Austria Lucas Auer P 3
Germany Fabian Schiller
Germany Luca Stolz
Hong Kong Mercedes-AMG Team GruppeM Racing[2] 999 Germany Maro Engel P 1–4
Canada Mikaël Grenier 1–3
Switzerland Raffaele Marciello 1–2
Spain Daniel Juncadella 3–4
Germany Luca Stolz 4
Australia Makita Volante Rosso Motorsport AMG GT3 24 Australia Tony Bates PA 1
Australia Jordan Love
Australia David Reynolds
Porsche Australia Grove Racing 911 GT3 R 4 Australia Brenton Grove PA 1–2, 4
Australia Stephen Grove
Australia Anton de Pasquale 1
New Zealand Earl Bamber 2, 4
23 New Zealand Earl Bamber B 3
Australia Brenton Grove
Australia Stephen Grove
Australia Anton de Pasquale
Germany Huber Motorsport 20 Hong Kong Antares Au PA 4
Germany Laurin Heinrich
Germany Alfred Renauer
United States Wright Motorsports 45 Belgium Jan Heylen P 4
United States Trent Hindman
United States Madison Snow
United States MDK Motorsports 53 Italy Matteo Cairoli P 4
United States Trenton Estep
United States Seth Lucas
Italy Dinamic GT Huber Racing 54 Germany Christian Engelhart P 3
Turkey Ayhancan Güven
Germany Sven Müller
Germany Manthey EMA[lower-alpha 1]
Australia Manthey EMA[lower-alpha 2]
92 France Julien Andlauer P 3
France Kévin Estre
Belgium Laurens Vanthoor
912 Australia Matt Campbell P 1
France Mathieu Jaminet
Austria Thomas Preining
Germany Rutronik Racing 96 Germany Laurin Heinrich P 3
Norway Dennis Olsen
Austria Thomas Preining
United States GMG Racing by Car Collection Motorsport 132 Netherlands Jeroen Bleekemolen PA 3
United States Patrick Long
United States James Sofronas
United States Kyle Washington
Sources:
Icon Class
P Pro Cup
S Silver Cup
PA Pro-Am Cup
G Gold Cup
Am Am Cup
B Bronze Cup
Intercontinental GT Challenge Independent Cup
Manufacturer Team Car No. Drivers Class Rounds
Ferrari United Kingdom Sky – Tempesta Racing 488 GT3 Evo 2020 535 Italy Eddie Cheever III PA 4
United Kingdom Chris Froggatt
Hong Kong Jonathan Hui
McLaren United Kingdom Sky – Tempesta Racing 720S GT3 Evo 93 Italy Eddie Cheever III B 3
United Kingdom Chris Froggatt
Hong Kong Jonathan Hui
Switzerland Jeffrey Schmidt
Mercedes-AMG Australia SunEnergy1 Racing AMG GT3 Evo 75 Australia Kenny Habul PA 2
Andorra Jules Gounon
Switzerland Yannick Mettler
Netherlands Nicky Catsburg 3
Austria Martin Konrad
Australia Chaz Mostert
Germany Adam Osieka
Australia Harrolds Volante Rosso Motorsport[3] 101 Hong Kong Jonathan Hui S 1
Australia Josh Hunt
Australia Ross Poulakis
Macau Kevin Tse
Porsche Australia Grove Racing 911 GT3 R 4 Australia Brenton Grove PA 1–2, 4
Australia Stephen Grove
Australia Anton de Pasquale 1
New Zealand Earl Bamber 2, 4
23 New Zealand Earl Bamber B 3
Australia Brenton Grove
Australia Stephen Grove
Australia Anton de Pasquale
Germany Huber Motorsport 20 Hong Kong Antares Au B 3
Italy Matteo Cairoli
Germany Jannes Fittje
Germany Tim Heinemann
Hong Kong Antares Au PA 4
Germany Laurin Heinrich
Germany Alfred Renauer

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
Australia
KYA
South Africa
SPA
Belgium
IND
United States
ABU
United Arab Emirates
Points
1 Andorra Jules Gounon Mercedes-AMG 1 3 2 58
2 Germany Luca Stolz Mercedes-AMG 1 4 6 43
= Austria Philipp Eng BMW 2 1 43
3 Australia Kenny Habul Mercedes-AMG 1 3 40
4 Switzerland Raffaele Marciello Mercedes-AMG 3 7 2 39
5 Brazil Augusto Farfus
Belgium Maxime Martin
BMW 5 2 5 38
6 South Africa Sheldon van der Linde
Belgium Dries Vanthoor
Belgium Charles Weerts
BMW 4 1 Ret 37
7 Austria Thomas Preining Porsche 2 4 30
8 Germany Marco Wittmann
United Kingdom Nick Yelloly
BMW 1 25
9 Germany Maro Engel
Canada Mikaël Grenier
Mercedes-AMG 3 7 Ret 21
10 Italy Valentino Rossi BMW 5 5 20
11 Russia Timur Boguslavskiy Mercedes-AMG 2 18
= Australia Matt Campbell
France Mathieu Jaminet
Porsche 2 18
12 France Kevin Estre
Belgium Laurens Vanthoor
France Julien Andlauer
Porsche 3 18
= Switzerland Yannick Mettler Mercedes-AMG 3 15
13 Australia Brenton Grove
Australia Stephen Grove
New Zealand Earl Bamber
Porsche 4 10 13
14 Netherlands Nicky Catsburg Mercedes-AMG 6 8 12
= Germany Laurin Heinrich
Norway Dennis Olsen
Porsche 4 12
15 Switzerland Philip Ellis Mercedes-AMG 6 9 10
= Portugal Miguel Ramos
Republic of Ireland Reece Barr
Mercedes-AMG 5 10
16 Austria Lucas Auer
Germany Fabian Schiller
Mercedes-AMG 6 8
= South Africa Charl Arangies
South Africa Arnold Neveling
South Africa Clint Weston
Mercedes-AMG 6 8
= Spain Daniel Juncadella Mercedes-AMG 6 Ret 8
17 Germany Christian Engelhart
Germany Sven Müller
Turkey Ayhancan Güven
Porsche 7 6
= Australia Tony Bates
Australia Jordan Love
Australia David Reynolds
Mercedes-AMG 7 6
18 Australia Chaz Mostert
Austria Martin Konrad
Germany Adam Osieka
Mercedes-AMG 8 4
19 Netherlands Indy Dontje
United States Russell Ward
Mercedes-AMG 9 2
20 Australia Anton de Pasquale Porsche 10 1
Pos. Driver Manufacturer BAT
Australia
KYA
South Africa
SPA
Belgium
IND
United States
ABU
United Arab Emirates
Points
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

See also

Notes

  1. Car no. 92 entered under a German license.
  2. Car no 912. entered under an Australian license.

References

  1. "2023 Intercontinental GT Challenge Calendar". Intercontinental GT Challenge | Powered by Pirelli. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  2. "Mercedes-AMG set for Intercontinental GT Challenge Powered by Pirelli title defence". Intercontinental GT Challenge | Powered by Pirelli. Retrieved 2023-01-29.
  3. "Hui confirms full-season IGTC Pro-Am Challenge entry". Intercontinental GT Challenge | Powered by Pirelli. Retrieved 2023-01-29.
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