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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 Germany Christopher Haase
South Africa Kelvin van der Linde
Germany Christopher Mies 		Germany Audi Sport Team Land
Time 1:23.660
Podium
First Germany Christopher Haase
South Africa Kelvin van der Linde
Germany Christopher Mies		 Germany Audi Sport Team Land
Second Netherlands Robin Frijns
Belgium Dries Vanthoor
Germany Markus Winkelhock		 Belgium Audi Sport Team WRT
Third Germany Maximilian Buhk
Germany Maro Engel
France Tristan Vautier		 United States Mercedes-AMG Team SunEnergy1 Racing

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

Entries edit

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

Official results edit

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-Jorgensen/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
  Miro 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 edit

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  3. ^ a b c Kilshaw, Jake (17 September 2018). "ARC Bratislava Switches California 8H Entry to BMW". sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
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  7. ^ a b c Lloyd, Daniel (5 October 2018). "Vital Speed Motorsports Confirms California 8H Debut". sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
  8. ^ a b c Dagys, John (17 October 2018). "Dumas, Makowiecki, Werner Confirmed in Wright Porsche for California 8H". sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
  9. ^ a b c Dagys, John (11 September 2018). "US RaceTronics Enters California 8H with 15-Year-Old Aghakhani". sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  10. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r Dagys, John (1 October 2018). "Additional GT4 Teams Commit to California 8H". sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
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  12. ^ a b c Dagys, John (22 June 2018). "Panoz Commits to California 8H". sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
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  14. ^ FIA vs Nick Leventis. Paris, France: FIA. 2019-06-26. Retrieved 2019-07-22.


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