2024 Intercontinental GT Challenge

Summary

The 2024 Intercontinental GT Challenge is the ninth season of the Intercontinental GT Challenge. It comprises four rounds starting with the Bathurst 12 Hour on 18 February with the finale at Indianapolis 8 Hour on 6 October.

Calendar edit

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Map of circuit locations

The provisional calendar was released on July 1, 2023, at the SRO's annual 24 Hours of Spa press conference, featuring four rounds.[1][2][3][4]

  Also part of the GT World Challenge Australia
  Also part of the GT World Challenge Europe
  Also part of the GT World Challenge America
Round Race Circuit Date Report
1   Repco Bathurst 12 Hour Mount Panorama Circuit, Bathurst, Australia 16 – 18 February Report
2   ADAC Ravenol Nürburgring 24 Hours Nürburgring Nordschleife, Nürburg, Germany 30 May – 2 June Report
3   CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot, Belgium 27 – 30 June Report
4   Indianapolis 8 Hour Presented by AWS Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis, United States 4 – 6 October Report

Entries edit

Intercontinental GT Challenge
Manufacturer Team Car No. Drivers Class Rounds
BMW   BMW M Team WRT M4 GT3 32   Sheldon van der Linde P 1
  Dries Vanthoor
  Charles Weerts
46   Raffaele Marciello P 1
  Maxime Martin
  Valentino Rossi
  BMW M Team RMG 72   Dan Harper P 2
  Max Hesse
  Charles Weerts
  ROWE Racing 98   Raffaele Marciello P 2
  Maxime Martin
  Marco Wittmann
  Augusto Farfus
99   Robin Frijns P 2
  Sheldon van der Linde
  Dries Vanthoor
  Augusto Farfus
Mercedes-AMG   Mercedes-AMG Team Bilstein by HRT AMG GT3 Evo 3   Michele Beretta P 2
  Frank Bird
  Jusuf Owega
  Arjun Maini
4   Luca Stolz P 2
  Maximilian Götz
  Daniel Juncadella
  Arjun Maini
  Team ADVAN x HRT 6   Dennis Fetzer PA 2
  Hubert Haupt
  Ralf Aron
  Salman Owega
  Mercedes-AMG Team GetSpeed 8   Lucas Auer P 2
  Adam Christodoulou
  Philip Ellis
  Mikaël Grenier
130   Maro Engel P 2
  Jules Gounon
  Fabian Schiller
  Schnitzelalm Racing 11   Marcel Marchewicz PA 2
  Jay Mo Härtling
  Kenneth Heyer
  Heart of Racing by SPS 27   Ian James PA 1
  Ross Gunn
  Alex Riberas
  Supabarn Supermarkets/Tigani Motorsport 47   James Koundouris S 1
  Theo Koundouris
  David Russell
  Jonathon Webb
  MMotorsport 48   Jack Le Brocq PA 1
  Justin McMillan
  Garth Walden
  Glen Wood
  SunEnergy1 75   Jules Gounon P 1
  Kenny Habul
  Luca Stolz
  Mercedes-AMG Team Craft-Bamboo Racing 77   Maximilian Götz P 1
  Daniel Juncadella
  Jayden Ojeda
  Kevin Tse
  Triple Eight JMR 88   Prince Jeffri Ibrahim PA 1
  Jordan Love
  Jamie Whincup
  Mercedes-AMG Team GruppeM Racing 130   Maro Engel P 1
  Felipe Fraga
  David Reynolds
  Scott Taylor Motorsport[5] 222   Craig Lowndes P 1
  Thomas Randle
  Cameron Waters
  National Storage Racing 888   Will Brown P 1
  Broc Feeney
  Mikaël Grenier
Porsche   Herberth Motorsport 911 GT3 R (992) 5   Robert Renauer P 2
  Vicent Kolb
  Dennis Olsen
  Matt Campbell
  Phantom Global Racing 13   Bastian Buus P 1
  Joel Eriksson
  Jaxon Evans
  Lionspeed GP 24   Antares Au PA 2
  Patric Niederhauser
  Patrick Kolb
  Indy Dontje
  Falken Motorsports 33   Julien Andlauer P 2
  Klaus Bachler
  Sven Müller
  Alessio Picariello
44   Joel Eriksson P 2
  Tim Heinemann
  Nico Menzel
  Martin Ragginger
  Dinamic GT 54   Marco Holzer P 2
  Marco Seefried
  Bastian Buus
  Marvin Dienst
  Manthey EMA 911   Laurens Vanthoor P 2
  Thomas Preining
  Kévin Estre
  Ayhancan Güven
912   Matt Campbell P 1
  Ayhancan Güven
  Laurens Vanthoor
  The Bend Manthey EMA 911 GT3 R (991.2) 911   Harry King PA 1
  Alessio Picariello
  Yasser Shahin
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
Mercedes-AMG   Triple Eight JMR AMG GT3 Evo 88   Prince Jeffri Ibrahim PA 1
  Jordan Love
  Jamie Whincup
Porsche   Lionspeed GP 911 GT3 R (992) 24   Antares Au PA 2
  Patric Niederhauser
  Patrick Kolb
  Indy Dontje

Championship standings edit

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 edit

The results indicate the classification relative to other drivers in the series, not the classification in the race.

Pos. Driver Manufacturer BAT
 
NUR
 
SPA
 
IND
 
Points
1   Matt Campbell
  Ayhancan Güven
  Laurens Vanthoor
Porsche 1 25
2   Jules Gounon
  Kenny Habul
  Luca Stolz
Mercedes-AMG 2 18
3   Bastian Buus
  Joel Eriksson
  Jaxon Evans
Porsche 3 15
4   Raffaele Marciello
  Maxime Martin
  Valentino Rossi
BMW 4 12
5   Will Brown
  Broc Feeney
  Mikaël Grenier
Mercedes-AMG 5 10
6   Craig Lowndes
  Thomas Randle
  Cameron Waters
Mercedes-AMG 6 8
7   Maro Engel
  Felipe Fraga
  David Reynolds
Mercedes-AMG 7 6
8   Harry King
  Alessio Picariello
  Yasser Shahin
Porsche 8 4
9   Ian James
  Ross Gunn
  Alex Riberas
Mercedes-AMG 9 2
10   Prince Jeffri Ibrahim
  Jordan Love
  Jamie Whincup
Mercedes-AMG 10 1
11   James Koundouris
  Theo Koundouris
  David Russell
  Jonathon Webb
Mercedes-AMG 11 0
12   Jack Le Brocq
  Justin McMillan
  Garth Walden
  Glen Wood
Mercedes-AMG 12 0
-   Maximilian Götz
  Daniel Juncadella
  Jayden Ojeda
  Kevin Tse
Mercedes-AMG Ret 0
-   Sheldon van der Linde
  Dries Vanthoor
  Charles Weerts
BMW Ret 0
Pos. Driver Manufacturer BAT
 
NUR
 
SPA
 
IND
 
Points
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did 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 edit

Notes edit

References edit

  1. ^ Lloyd, Daniel (1 July 2023). "Nürburgring 24 to Join Four-Round IGTC Calendar Next Year". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
  2. ^ "New destinations among 2024 plans announced by Stéphane Ratel during annual CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa press conference". SRO Motorsports Group. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  3. ^ "2024 Calendar". Intercontinental GT Challenge. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  4. ^ Staff, Sportscar365 (24 November 2023). "Repco Named New Bathurst 12H Title Sponsor". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 24 November 2023.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ van Leeuwen, Andrew (11 December 2023). "Supercars stars to race STM Mercedes at Bathurst 12 Hour". Speedcafe.

External links edit

  • Official website