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

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

Entries

GT3/GT Cup

Team Car No. Drivers Class US RaceTronics[1] Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo Evo[2] 6 Steven Aghakhani[1] GTC Richard Antinucci[1] Taylor Proto[1] Bentley Team M-Sport[3] Bentley Continental GT3 (2018)[3] 7 Jules Gounon[3] P Steven Kane[3] Jordan Pepper[3] 8 Vincent Abril[3] P Andy Soucek[3] Maxime Soulet[3] K-PAX Racing[3] Bentley Continental GT3 (2016)[3] 9 Rodrigo Baptista[3] P Álvaro Parente[3] Bryan Sellers[3] Audi Sport Team WRT[4] Audi R8 LMS[4] 17 Stuart Leonard[4] P Sheldon van der Linde[4] Alex Riberas[4] 19 Robin Frijns[4] P Dries Vanthoor[4] Markus Winkelhock[4] Audi Sport Team Land[4] Audi R8 LMS[4] 29 Christopher Haase[4] P Kelvin van der Linde[4] Christopher Mies[4] ARC Bratislava[2] BMW M6 GT3[2] 33 Konstantīns Calko[2] PA Miroslav Konôpka[2] Andrzej Lewandowski[2] Strakka Racing[5][N 1] Mercedes-AMG Team Strakka Racing[5][N 1] Mercedes-AMG GT3[5] 42 Felipe Fraga[5] PA David Fumanelli[5] Nick Leventis[5] 43 Maximilian Götz[5] P Raffaele Marciello[5] Lewis Williamson[5] 44 Jack Hawksworth[5] P Adrien Tambay[5] Christian Vietoris[5] PPM[6] Lamborghini Huracán GT3[6] 46 Steve Dunn[6] PA Brandon Gdovic[6] Shinya Michimi[6] Black Swan Racing[7] Porsche 911 GT3 R[7] 54 Jeroen Bleekemolen[7] P Patrick Long[7] Tim Pappas[7] DXDT Racing[5] Mercedes-AMG GT3[5] 63 David Askew[5] PA Ryan Dalziel[5] Mike Hedlund[5] SunEnergy1 Racing[5][N 2] Mercedes-AMG Team SunEnergy1 Racing[5][N 2] Mercedes-AMG GT3[5] 75 Mikaël Grenier[5] PA Kenny Habul[5] Luca Stolz[5] 175 Maximilian Buhk[5] P Maro Engel[5] Tristan Vautier[5] Vital Speed Motorsport[8] Ferrari 488 GT3[8] 87 Trevor Baek[8] P Marino Franchitti[8] Jeff Westphal[8] Porsche Motorsport North America by Wright Motorsports[7] Porsche 911 GT3 R[7] 911 Romain Dumas[9] P Frédéric Makowiecki[9] Dirk Werner[9]

Icon Class P Pro Cup PA Pro-Am Cup GTC GT Cup

GT4

Team Car No. Drivers GMG Racing[10] Audi R8 LMS GT4[10] 2 Jason Bell[10] Andrew Davis[10] James Sofronas[10] PF Racing[10] Ford Mustang GT4[10] 10 Jade Buford[10] Scott Maxwell[10] James Pesek[10] Ian Lacy Racing[10] Ginetta G55 GT4[10] 12 Frank Gannett[10] Ian Lacy[10] Drew Staveley[10] Automatic Racing[11] Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT4[11] 22 Charles Espenlaub[11] Eric Lux[11] Charles Putnam[11] Murillo Racing[5] Mercedes-AMG GT4[10] 34 Matt Fassnacht[5] Christian Szymczak[5] TBA[5] 65 Jeff Mosing[5] Justin Piscitell[5] Tim Probert[5] Team Panoz Racing[12] Panoz Avezzano GT4[12] 51 Preston Calvert[12] Ian James[12] Matt Keegan[12] TRG[6] Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR[6] 66 Derek DeBoer[6] Sean Gibbons[6] Spencer Pumpelly[6] 67 Chris Bellomo[6] Tom Dyer[6] Robert Orcutt[6] Stephen Cameron Racing[10] BMW M4 GT4[10] 88 Gregory Liefooghe[10] Sean Quinlan[10] Henry Schmitt[10] Rearden Racing[10] Audi R8 LMS GT4[10] 91 James Burke[10] Jeff Burton[10] Jessica Burton[10] 626 Jeff Kearl[6] Vesko Kozarov[6] Lara Tallman[6] RHC-Lawrence/Strom[10] BMW M4 GT4[10] 113 Daren Jorgensen[10] Jon Miller[10] Brett Strom[10] TCR Team Car No. Drivers M1 GT Racing[6] Audi RS 3 LMS TCR[6] 23 Walter Bowlin[6] Jerimy Daniel[6] Lars Viljoen[6] Bryan Herta Autosport with Curb-Agajanian[13] Hyundai i30 N TCR[13] 98 Bryan Herta[13] Colton Herta[13] George Kurtz[13] 99 Michael Lewis[13] Mark Wilkins[13] Mason Filippi[13] Notes Car No. 42 and 44 entered as Strakka Racing and cars No. 43 entered as Mercedes-AMG Team Strakka Racing. Car No. 75 entered as SunEnergy1 Racing and cars No. 175 entered as Mercedes-AMG Team SunEnergy1 Racing. Official results 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-Lawrence/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 Miroslav 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 Dagys, John (11 September 2018). "US RaceTronics Enters California 8H with 15-Year-Old Aghakhani". sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 11 September 2018. Kilshaw, Jake (17 September 2018). "ARC Bratislava Switches California 8H Entry to BMW". sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 17 September 2018. Kilshaw, Jake (29 August 2018). "K-PAX Commits to California 8H". sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 29 August 2018. Kilshaw, Jake (18 September 2018). "Audi Reveals Three-Car Factory Lineup for California 8H". sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 18 September 2018. Kilshaw, Jake (18 October 2018). "IGTC Points Leaders Marciello, Vautier Split Up for California 8H". sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 18 October 2018. Dagys, John (19 October 2018). "33 Entries for California 8H". sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 19 October 2018. Kilshaw, Jake (1 October 2018). "Manthey to Skip California 8H". sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 1 October 2018. Lloyd, Daniel (5 October 2018). "Vital Speed Motorsports Confirms California 8H Debut". sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 5 October 2018. Dagys, John (17 October 2018). "Dumas, Makowiecki, Werner Confirmed in Wright Porsche for California 8H". sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 17 October 2018. Dagys, John (1 October 2018). "Additional GT4 Teams Commit to California 8H". sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 1 October 2018. Dagys, John (26 September 2018). "Automatic Racing Confirms California 8H Return". sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 26 September 2018. Dagys, John (22 June 2018). "Panoz Commits to California 8H". sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 22 June 2018. Myrehn, Ryan (18 September 2018). "BHA Confirms Two-Car TCR Entry for California 8H". sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 18 September 2018. FIA vs Nick Leventis. Paris, France: FIA. 2019-06-26. Retrieved 2019-07-22. Intercontinental GT Challenge Previous race: Suzuka 10 Hours 2018 season Next race: none