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2020 Indianapolis 8 Hours

Event Information

Round 2 of 4 in the 2020 Intercontinental GT Challenge

Date

2–4 October 2020 Intercontinental GT Challenge

Location

Speedway, Indiana, United States

Venue

Indianapolis Motor Speedway

Results

Race 1
Distance	300 laps	1177.500 km
Pole position	Connor de Phillippi Walkenhorst Motorsport	1:23.318
Winner	Connor de Phillippi Nick Catsburg Augusto Farfus, Jr. Walkenhorst Motorsport	8:00:55.390

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.

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

Cars competed in the following four classes.

GT3 Overall
GT3 Pro/Am
GT3 Silver Cup
GT4

Entries

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

Top 10 shootout

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

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

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

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