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2018 California 8 Hours

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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 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).

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

Entries

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

Official results

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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 Germany Audi Sport Team Land Germany Christopher Haase
South Africa Kelvin van der Linde
Germany Christopher Mies
Audi R8 LMS 306
2 GT3 Pro 19 Belgium Audi Sport Team WRT Netherlands Robin Frijns
Belgium Dries Vanthoor
Germany Markus Winkelhock
Audi R8 LMS 306
3 GT3 Pro 175 United States Mercedes-AMG Team SunEnergy1 Racing Germany Maximilian Buhk
Germany Maro Engel
France Tristan Vautier
Mercedes-AMG GT3 306
4 GT3 Pro 911 United States Wright Motorsport France Romain Dumas
France Frédéric Makowiecki
Germany Dirk Werner
Porsche 911 GT3 R 306
5 GT3 Pro 17 Belgium Audi Sport Team WRT United Kingdom Stuart Leonard
South Africa Sheldon van der Linde
Spain Alex Riberas
Audi R8 LMS 306
6 GT3 Pro 8 United Kingdom Bentley Team M-Sport Monaco Vincent Abril
Spain Andy Soucek
Belgium Maxime Soulet
Bentley Continental GT3 (2018) 305
7 GT3 Pro 43 United Kingdom Mercedes-AMG Team Strakka Racing Germany Maximilian Götz
Italy Raffaele Marciello
United Kingdom Lewis Williamson
Mercedes-AMG GT3 304
8 GT3 Pro 44 United Kingdom Strakka Racing United Kingdom Jack Hawksworth
France Adrien Tambay
Germany Christian Vietoris
Mercedes-AMG GT3 303
9 GT3 Pro 54 United States Black Swan Racing Netherlands Jeroen Bleekemolen
United States Patrick Long
United States Tim Pappas
Porsche 911 GT3 R 303
10 GT3 Pro 9 United States K-PAX Racing Brazil Rodrigo Baptista
Portugal Álvaro Parente
United States Bryan Sellers
Bentley Continental GT3 (2016) 302
11 GT3 7 United Kingdom Bentley Team M-Sport France Jules Gounon
United Kingdom Steven Kane
South Africa Jordan Pepper
Bentley Continental GT3 (2018) 297
12 GT3 Pro-Am 2 United States DXDT Racing United States David Askew
United Kingdom Ryan Dalziel
United States Mike Hedlund
Mercedes-AMG GT3 296
13 GTC 6 United States US RaceTronics United States Steven Aghakhani
United States Richard Antinucci
United Kingdom Taylor Proto
Lamborghini Huracán Super Tropheo Evo 291
14 GT3 Pro-Am 46 United States PPM United States Steven Dunn
United States Brandon Gdovic
Japan Shinya Michimi
Lamborghini Huracán GT3 283
15 GT4 626 United States Rearden Racing United States Jeff Kearl
United States Vesko Kozarov
United States Lara Tallman
Audi R8 LMS GT4 281
16 GT4 66 United States TRG United States Derek DeBoer
United States Sean Gibbons
United States Spencer Pumpelly
Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR 280
17 GT4 65 United States Murillo Racing United States Jeff Mosing
United States Justin Piscitell
United States Tim Probert
Mercedes-AMG GT4 280
18 GT4 12 United States Ian Lacy Racing United States Frank Gannett
United States Ian Lacy
United States Drew Staveley
Ginetta G55 GT4 280
19 GT4 88 United States Stephen Cameron Racing United States Gregory Liefooghe
United States Sean Quinlan
United States Henry Schmitt
BMW M4 GT4 278
20 TCR 98 United States Bryan Herta Autosport with Curb-Agajanian United States Bryan Herta
United States Colton Herta
United States George Kurtz
Hyundai i30 N TCR 276
21 GT4 91 United States Rearden Racing United States James Burke
United States Jeff Burton
United States Jessica Burton
Rudi R8 LMS GT4 272
22 GT4 113 United States RHC-Jorgensen/Strom United States Daren Jorgensen
United States Jon Miller
United States Brett Strom
BMW M4 GT4 272
23 GT4 34 United States Murillo Racing United States Matt Fassnacht
United States Christian Szymczak
Mercedes-AMG GT4 263
24 GT4 67 United States TRG United States Chris Bellomo
United States Tom Dyer
United States Robert Orcutt
Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR 256
25 GT4 22 United States Automatic Racing United States Charles Espenlaub
United States Eric Lux
United States Charles Putnam
Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT4 237
26 GT3 Pro-Am 75 United States SunEnergy1 Racing Canada Mikaël Grenier
Australia Kenny Habul
Germany Luca Stolz
Mercedes-AMG GT3 219
27 GT4 2 United States GMG Racing United States Jason Bell
United States Andrew Davis
United States James Sofronas
Audi R8 LMS GT4 217
DNF GT4 10 United States PF Racing United States Jade Buford
Canada Scott Maxwell
United States James Pesek
Ford Mustang GT4 194
DNF GT3 Pro 87 United States Vital Speed Motorsport United States Trevor Baek
United Kingdom Marino Franchitti
United States Jeff Westphal
Ferrari 488 GT3 112
DNF GT4 51 United States Team Panoz Racing United States Preston Calvert
United States Ian James
United States Matt Keegan
Panoz Avezzano GT4 81
DNF TCR 99 United States Bryan Herta Autosport with Curb-Agajanian United States Michael Lewis
Canada Mark Wilkins
United States Mason Filippi
Hyundai i30 N TCR 58
DNS GT3 Pro-Am 33 Slovakia ARC Bratislava Latvia Konstantīns Calko
Slovakia Miro Konôpka
Poland Andrzej Lewandowski
BMW M6 GT3 0
DNS TCR 23 United States M1 GT Racing United States Walter Bowlin
Canada Jerimy Daniel
United Kingdom Lars Viljoen
Audi RS3 LMS TCR 0
DQ GT3 Pro-Am 42 United Kingdom Strakka Racing Brazil Felipe Fraga
Italy David Fumanelli
United Kingdom 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

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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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  14. ^ FIA vs Nick Leventis. Paris, France: FIA. 2019-06-26. Retrieved 2019-07-22.


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