2020 Indianapolis 8 Hours

The 2020 Indianapolis 8 Hours was an endurance race held on 4 October 2020 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, in Indiana, United States. The event was open to cars in GT classes, namely GT3 and GT4. It was the inaugural running of the Indianapolis 8 Hour, replacing the previous American leg of the Intercontinental GT Challenge, the California 8 Hours held at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca. It was the second leg of the 2020 Intercontinental GT Challenge and the sixth and final round of the 2020 GT World Challenge America. The GT World Challenge America results would be determined by the race results after three hours instead of the full eight hours.

United States 2020 Indianapolis 8 Hours
Event Information
Round 2 of 4 in the 2020 Intercontinental GT Challenge
Date2–4 October 2020 Intercontinental GT Challenge
LocationSpeedway, Indiana, United States
VenueIndianapolis Motor Speedway
Results
Race 1
Distance 300 laps 1177.500 km
Pole position United States Connor de Phillippi
Walkenhorst Motorsport
1:23.318
Winner United States Connor de Phillippi
Netherlands Nick Catsburg
Brazil Augusto Farfus, Jr.
Walkenhorst Motorsport
8:00:55.390

22 cars started the race, 12 GT3 entries and 10 GT4 entries. Just three of the entries had also raced in round 1 of the Intercontinental GT Challenge held in Australia in February.

The race was dominated by BMWs. The German Walkenhorst Motorsport team finished first and second after eight hours, led by the #34 BMW M6 of Dutch driver Nicky Catsburg, American driver Connor De Phillippi and Brazilian driver Augusto Farfus. BMW M4s also finished first and second in the GT4 class.

Class structure

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Cars competed in the following four classes.

  • GT3 Overall
  • GT3 Pro/Am
  • GT3 Silver Cup
  • GT4

Entries

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No. Entrant Car Class Driver 1 Driver 2 Driver 3
GT3 Entries
04   CrowdStrike/ DXDT Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo PA   Colin Braun   Ben Keating   George Kurtz
1   Squadra Corse Ferrari 488 GT3 PA   Alessandro Balzan   Martin Fuentes   Mark Issa
6   Vital Speed Motorsport Ferrari 488 GT3 OV   Trevor Baek   Ryan Briscoe   Jeff Westphal
7   K-PAX Racing Bentley Continental GT3 OV   Jules Gounon   Jordan Pepper   Maxime Soulet
20   Wright Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 R S   Jan Heylen   Fred Poordad   Max Root
30   Team Honda Racing Honda NSX GT3 Evo OV   Dane Cameron   Mario Farnbacher   Renger van der Zande
31   Audi Sport Team Hardpoint Audi R8 LMS Evo OV   Mirko Bortolotti   Spencer Pumpelly   Markus Winkelhock
34   Walkenhorst Motorsport BMW M6 GT3 OV   Nicky Catsburg   Connor De Phillippi   Augusto Farfus
35   Walkenhorst Motorsport BMW M6 GT3 OV   David Pittard   Martin Tomczyk   Nicholas Yelloly
63   CrowdStrike/ DXDT Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo PA   David Askew   Ryan Dalziel   Richard Heistand
75   SunEnergy1 Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo PA   Mikaël Grenier   Kenny Habul   Martin Konrad
80   Racers Edge Motorsports Acura NSX GT3 Evo PA   Ziad Ghandour   Kyle Marcelli   TBA
93   Racers Edge Motorsports Acura NSX GT3 Evo OV   Shelby Blackstock   Trent Hindman   Robert Megennis
GT4 Entries
2   GMG Racing Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 CS MR   Jason Bell   Andrew Davis   Robin Liddell
3   Motorsport USA McLaren 570S GT4   Michael Cooper   Michael McAleenan   Dan Rogers
8   GMG Racing Audi R8 LMS Evo   Andy Lee   Elias Sabo   James Sofronas
17   TRG - The Racers Group Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 CS MR   Derek Deboer   Andy Lally   James Rappaport
25   CCR Team TFB BMW M4 GT4   Tim Barber   Parker Chase   Cole Ciraulo
26   Classic BMW BMW M4 GT4   Phil Bloom   Toby Grahovec   Stevan McAleer
33   Notlad Racing by RS1 Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4   Joe Dalton   Patrick Gallagher   Jonathan Taylor
69   BGB Motorsports Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 CS MR   Tom Collingwood   Dylan Murry   John Tecce
82   BimmerWorld Racing BMW M4 GT4   Bill Auberlen   James Clay   Chandler Hull
438   ST Racing BMW M4 GT4   Jon Miller   Samantha Tan   Nickolas Wittmer
Source:[1]
Icon Class
OV Overall
S Silver Cup
PA Pro/Am Cup

Results

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Top 10 shootout

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Pos. No. Class Driver Team Car Time Gap
1 34 Overall   Connor De Phillippi   Walkenhorst Motorsport BMW M6 GT3 1:23.318
2 7 Overall   Jules Gounon   K-Pax Racing Bentley Continental GT3 1:23.560 +0.242
3 30 Overall   Mario Farnbacher   Team Honda Racing Honda NSX GT3 Evo 1:23.821 +0.503
4 35 Overall   Nicholas Yelloly   Walkenhorst Motorsport BMW M6 GT3 1:23.858 +0.540
5 93 Overall   Trent Hindman   Racers Edge Motorsports Acura NSX GT3 Evo 1:23.961 +0.643
6 1 Pro/Am   Alessandro Balzan   Squadra Corse Ferrari 488 GT3 1:23.961 +0.643
7 31 Overall   Mirko Bortolotti   Audi Sport Team Hardpoint Audi R8 LMS Evo 1:24.073 +0.755
8 63 Pro/Am   Ryan Dalziel   DXDT Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 1:24.245 +0.927
9 20 Silver Cup   Max Root   Wright Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 R 1:24.268 +0.950
10 6 Overall   Jeff Westphal   Vital Speed Ferrari 488 GT3 1:24.512 +1.194
Source:[2]

Race

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Pos. Class No. Team / Entrant Drivers Car Laps Time/Retired
Engine
1 Overall 34   Walkenhorst Motorsport   Nicky Catsburg
  Connor De Phillippi
  Augusto Farfus
BMW M6 GT3 300 8:00:55.390
4.4 L S63 BMW twin-turbo V8
2 Overall 35   Walkenhorst Motorsport   David Pittard
  Martin Tomczyk
  Nicholas Yelloly
BMW M6 GT3 300 +41.346
4.4 L S63 BMW twin-turbo V8
3 Overall 30   Team Honda Racing   Dane Cameron
  Mario Farnbacher
  Renger van der Zande
Honda NSX GT3 Evo 299 +1 lap
3.5 L Honda JNC1 twin-turbocharged V6
4 Overall 31   Audi Sport Team Hardpoint   Mirko Bortolotti
  Spencer Pumpelly
  Markus Winkelhock
Audi R8 LMS Evo 297 +3 laps
5.2 L FSI 2×DOHC Audi V10
5 Pro/Am 4   DXDT Racing   Colin Braun
  Ben Keating
  George Kurtz
Mercedes-AMG GT3 295 +5 laps
6.2 L Mercedes-Benz M159 V8
6 Silver Cup 20   Wright Motorsports   Jan Heylen
  Fred Poordad
  Max Root
Porsche 911 GT3 R 295 +5 laps
4.0 L Porsche H6
7 Overall 93   Racers Edge Motorsports   Shelby Blackstock
  Trent Hindman
  Robert Megennis
Acura NSX GT3 Evo 293 +7 laps
3.5 L Honda JNC1 twin-turbocharged V6
8 Pro/Am 1   Squadra Corse   Alessandro Balzan
  Martin Fuentes
  Mark Issa
Ferrari 488 GT3 292 +8 laps
3.9 L Ferrari F154 twin-turbo V8
9 Pro/AM 75   SunEnergy 1 Racing   Mikaël Grenier
  Kenny Habul
  Martin Konrad
Mercedes-AMG GT3 291 +9 laps
6.2 L Mercedes-Benz M159 V8
10 GT4 82   BimmerWorld Racing   Bill Auberlen
  James Clay
  Chandler Hull
BMW M4 GT4 273 +27 laps
3.0 L BMW N55 twin-turbo I6
11 GT4 438   ST Racing   Jon Miller
  Samantha Tan
  Nickolas Wittmer
BMW M4 GT4 273 +27 laps
3.0 L BMW N55 twin-turbo I6
12 GT4 2   GMG Racing   Jason Bell
  Andrew Davis
  Robin Liddell
Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 CS MR 273 +27 laps
3.8 L Porsche H6
13 GT4 33   Notlad Racing by RS1   Joe Dalton
  Patrick Gallagher
  Jonathan Taylor
Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 272 +28 laps
4.0 L Mercedes-AMG M177 twin-turbocharged V8
14 GT4 17   TRG - The Racers Group   Derek Deboer
  Andy Lally
  James Rappaport
Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 CS MR 270 +30 laps
3.8 L Porsche H6
15 GT4 8   GMG Racing   Andy Lee
  Elias Sabo
  James Sofronas
Audi R8 LMS Evo 297 +3 laps
5.2 L FSI 2×DOHC Audi V10
16 GT4 69   BGB Motorsports   Tom Collingwood
  Dylan Murry
  John Tecce
Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 263 +37 laps
3.8 L Porsche H6
17 Overall 7   K-Pax Racing   Jules Gounon
  Jordan Pepper
  Maxime Soulet
Bentley Continental GT3 260 +40 laps
4.0 L Volkswagen twin-turbo V8
18 GT4 26   Classic BMW   Phil Bloom
  Toby Grahovec
  Stevan McAleer
BMW M4 GT4 224 +76 laps
3.0 L BMW N55 twin-turbo I6
19 GT4 25   CCR Team TFB   Tim Barber
  Parker Chase
  Cole Ciraulo
BMW M4 GT4 219 +81 laps
3.0 L BMW N55 twin-turbo I6
DNF Pro/Am 63   DXDT Racing   David Askew
  Ryan Dalziel
  Richard Heistand
Mercedes-AMG GT3 175 +125 laps
6.2 L Mercedes-Benz M159 V8
DNF Overall 6   Vital Speed   Trevor Baek
  Ryan Briscoe
  Jeff Westphal
Ferrari 488 GT3 98 +202 laps
3.9 L Ferrari F154 twin-turbo V8
DNF GT4 3   Motorsport USA   Michael Cooper
  Michael McAleenan
  Dan Rogers
McLaren 570S GT4 67 +233 laps
3.8 L McLaren M838T E twin-turbocharged V8
DNS Overall 80   Racers Edge Motorsports   Ziad Ghandour
  Kyle Marcelli
Honda NSX GT3 Evo - -
3.5 L Honda JNC1 twin-turbocharged V6
Source:[3]
  • Race time of winning car: 8:00:55.390
  • Race distance of cars on the lead lap: 1177.500 km
  • Fastest race lap: 1:23.310 – Nicky Catsburg on lap 219

References

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  1. ^ Dagys, John (September 28, 2020). "Indy 8H Set for 23-Car Grid; Numerous Driver Additions". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
  2. ^ "Indianapolis Motor Speedway POLE SHOOTOUT - CLASSIFICATION - FINAL" (PDF). SRO Motorsports Group. 6 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Indianapolis Motor Speedway RACE - CLASSIFICATION - PROVISIONAL" (PDF). SRO Motorsports Group. 10 October 2020.
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