2023 Intercontinental GT Challenge

The 2023 Intercontinental GT Challenge was the eighth season of the Intercontinental GT Challenge. It comprised five rounds starting with the Bathurst 12 Hour on 3 February with the finale at Gulf 12 Hours on 9 December.[1]

Calendar

Map of circuit locations
Round Race Circuit Date Report
1 Bathurst 12 Hour Mount Panorama Circuit, Bathurst, Australia 3–5 February Report
2 Kyalami 9 Hours Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit, Midrand, South Africa 23–25 February Report
3 24 Hours of Spa Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot, Belgium 29 June–2 July Report
4 Indianapolis 8 Hour Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis, United States 5–7 October Report
5 Gulf 12 Hours Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates 8–10 December Report
  Also part of the GT World Challenge Europe
  Also part of the GT World Challenge America

Entries

Manufacturer Team Car No. Drivers Class Rounds
BMW Team WRT M4 GT3 30 Niklas Krütten G 3
Jean-Baptiste Simmenauer
Calan Williams
Philipp Eng P 4
Sheldon van der Linde
Dries Vanthoor
31 Adam Carroll P 3
Lewis Proctor
Tim Whale
Augusto Farfus 4
Maxime Martin
Charles Weerts
32 Sheldon van der Linde P 1–3, 5
Charles Weerts
Dries Vanthoor 1–3
Philipp Eng 5
33 Philipp Eng P 2
Augusto Farfus
Maxime Martin
46 Valentino Rossi P 1, 3, 5
Augusto Farfus 1, 3
Maxime Martin
Dries Vanthoor 5
Nick Yelloly
ST Racing 38 Samantha Tan PA 4
Neil Verhagen
Jake Walker
Bimmerworld Racing 94 Bill Auberlen PA 4
Robby Foley
Chandler Hull
ROWE Racing 98 Philipp Eng P 3
Marco Wittmann
Nick Yelloly
Mercedes-AMG CrowdStrike Racing by Riley Motorsports AMG GT3 Evo 04 Colin Braun PA 4
George Kurtz
Nolan Siegel
Mercedes-AMG Team 2 Seas 14 Maximilian Götz P 5
Jules Gounon
Fabian Schiller
SPS automotive performance 20 Reece Barr PA 2
Miguel Ramos
Luca Stolz
Winward Racing 57 Indy Dontje G 3
Philip Ellis
Russell Ward
SunEnergy1 Racing 75 Jules Gounon P 1
Kenny Habul
Luca Stolz
Kenny Habul PA 2, 5
Jules Gounon 2
Yannick Mettler
Martin Konrad 3, 5
Nicky Catsburg 3
Chaz Mostert
Adam Osieka
Dominik Baumann 5
Philip Ellis
Mercedes-AMG Craft-Bamboo Racing 77 Nicky Catsburg P 1
Philip Ellis
Daniel Juncadella
Maximilian Götz 4
Jules Gounon
Raffaele Marciello
Mercedes-AMG Team GruppeM Racing[2] 77 Lucas Auer P 5
Frank Bird
Lorenzo Ferrari
99 Maro Engel P 5
Mikaël Grenier
Luca Stolz
999 Maro Engel P 1–4
Mikaël Grenier 1–3
Raffaele Marciello 1–2
Daniel Juncadella 3–4
Luca Stolz 4
Stradale Motorsport 86 Charl Arangies PA 2
Arnold Neveling
Clint Weston
AKKodis ASP Team 88 Timur Boguslavskiy P 3
Jules Gounon
Raffaele Marciello
DXDT Racing 91 Jeff Burton PA 4
Philip Ellis
Corey Lewis
Mercedes-AMG Team Al Manar 777 Lucas Auer P 3
Fabian Schiller
Luca Stolz
Makita Volante Rosso Motorsport AMG GT3 24 Tony Bates PA 1
Jordan Love
David Reynolds
Porsche Grove Racing 911 GT3 R 4 Brenton Grove PA 1–2, 4–5
Stephen Grove
Anton de Pasquale 1
Earl Bamber 2, 4
Richie Stanaway 5
23 Earl Bamber B 3
Brenton Grove
Stephen Grove
Anton de Pasquale
Herberth Motorsport 7 Daniel Allemann Am 5
Ralf Bohn
Alfred Renauer
33 Antares Au PA 5
Matteo Cairoli
Tim Heinemann
Car Collection Motorsport 12 Stefano Costantini PA 5
Alex Fontana
Yannick Mettler
Hash Patel
Huber Motorsport 20 Antares Au PA 4
Laurin Heinrich
Alfred Renauer
Wright Motorsports 45 Jan Heylen P 4
Trent Hindman
Madison Snow
MDK Motorsports 53 Matteo Cairoli P 4
Trenton Estep
Seth Lucas
Dinamic GT Huber Racing 54 Christian Engelhart P 3
Ayhancan Güven
Sven Müller
Manthey EMA[a]
Manthey EMA[b] 		92 Julien Andlauer P 3
Kévin Estre
Laurens Vanthoor
912 Matt Campbell P 1
Mathieu Jaminet
Thomas Preining
Rutronik Racing 96 Laurin Heinrich P 3
Dennis Olsen
Thomas Preining
GMG Racing by Car Collection Motorsport 132 Jeroen Bleekemolen PA 3
Patrick Long
James Sofronas
Kyle Washington
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
Ferrari Sky – Tempesta Racing 488 GT3 Evo 2020 535 Eddie Cheever III PA 4
Chris Froggatt
Jonathan Hui
McLaren Sky – Tempesta Racing 720S GT3 Evo 93 Eddie Cheever III B 3
Chris Froggatt
Jonathan Hui
Jeffrey Schmidt
Eddie Cheever III PA 5
Chris Froggatt
Jonathan Hui
Kevin Tse
Mercedes-AMG SunEnergy1 Racing AMG GT3 Evo 75 Kenny Habul PA 2, 5
Jules Gounon 2
Yannick Mettler
Martin Konrad 3, 5
Nicky Catsburg 3
Chaz Mostert
Adam Osieka
Dominik Baumann 5
Philip Ellis
Harrolds Volante Rosso Motorsport[3] 101 Jonathan Hui S 1
Josh Hunt
Ross Poulakis
Kevin Tse
Porsche Grove Racing 911 GT3 R 4 Brenton Grove PA 1–2, 4–5
Stephen Grove
Anton de Pasquale 1
Earl Bamber 2, 4
Richie Stanaway 5
23 Earl Bamber B 3
Brenton Grove
Stephen Grove
Anton de Pasquale
Huber Motorsport 20 Antares Au B 3
Matteo Cairoli
Jannes Fittje
Tim Heinemann
Antares Au PA 4
Laurin Heinrich
Alfred Renauer
Herberth Motorsport 33 Antares Au PA 5
Matteo Cairoli
Tim Heinemann

Championship standings

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

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

Pos. Driver Manufacturer BAT
 KYA
 SPA
 IND
 ABU
 Points
1 Jules Gounon Mercedes-AMG 1 3 2 2 3 91
2 Luca Stolz Mercedes-AMG 1 4 6 3 1 83
3 Dries Vanthoor BMW 4 1 Ret 1 2 80
4 Philipp Eng BMW 2 1 1 7 74
5 Sheldon van der Linde BMW 4 1 Ret 1 7 68
6 Maro Engel Mercedes-AMG 3 7 Ret 3 1 61
7 Raffaele Marciello Mercedes-AMG 3 7 2 2 57
8 Mikaël Grenier Mercedes-AMG 3 7 Ret 1 46
9 Charles Weerts BMW 4 1 Ret 10 7 44
10 Nick Yelloly BMW 1 2 43
11 Kenny Habul Mercedes-AMG 1 3 NC 40
12 Augusto Farfus
Maxime Martin 		BMW 5 2 5 10 39
13 Valentino Rossi BMW 5 5 2 38
14 Maximilian Götz Mercedes-AMG 2 3 33
15 Thomas Preining Porsche 2 4 30
16 Marco Wittmann BMW 1 25
17 Daniel Juncadella Mercedes-AMG 6 Ret 3 23
= Fabian Schiller Mercedes-AMG 6 3 23
18 Laurin Heinrich Porsche 4 6 20
= Lucas Auer Mercedes-AMG 6 4 20
19 Matt Campbell
Mathieu Jaminet 		Porsche 2 18
= Timur Boguslavskiy Mercedes-AMG 2 18
= Antares Au Porsche 6 5 18
20 Alfred Renauer Porsche 6 6 16
= Matteo Cairoli Porsche 7 5 16
21 Yannick Mettler Mercedes-AMG 3 DNS 15
= Kévin Estre
Laurens Vanthoor
Julien Andlauer 		Porsche 3 15
22 Brenton Grove
Stephen Grove 		Porsche Ret 4 11 9 Ret 14
= Earl Bamber Porsche 4 11 9 14
23 Dennis Olsen Porsche 4 12
= Jan Heylen
Trent Hindman
Madison Snow 		Porsche 4 12
= Lorenzo Ferrari
Frank Bird 		Mercedes-AMG 4 12
24 Nicky Catsburg Mercedes-AMG 6 9 10
= Miguel Ramos
Reece Barr 		Mercedes-AMG 5 10
= Colin Braun
George Kurtz
Nolan Siegel 		Mercedes-AMG 5 10
= Tim Heinemann Porsche 5 10
25 Philip Ellis Mercedes-AMG 6 10 Ret NC 9
26 Charl Arangies
Arnold Neveling
Clint Weston 		Mercedes-AMG 6 8
= Daniel Allemann
Ralf Bohn 		Porsche 6 8
27 Tony Bates
Jordan Love
David Reynolds 		Mercedes-AMG 7 6
= Christian Engelhart
Sven Müller
Ayhancan Güven 		Porsche 7 6
= Trenton Estep
Seth Lucas 		Porsche 7 6
28 Niklas Krütten
Jean-Baptiste Simmenauer
Calan Williams 		BMW 8 4
= Samantha Tan
Neil Verhagen
Jake Walker 		BMW 8 4
29 Martin Konrad Mercedes-AMG 9 NC 2
= Chaz Mostert
Adam Osieka 		Mercedes-AMG 9 2
30 Indy Dontje
Russell Ward 		Mercedes-AMG 10 1
- Anton de Pasquale Porsche Ret 11 0
- Bill Auberlen
Robby Foley
Chandler Hull 		BMW 11 0
- Dominik Baumann Mercedes-AMG NC 0
- Jeroen Bleekemolen
Patrick Long
James Sofronas
Kyle Washington 		Porsche Ret 0
- Jeff Burton
Corey Lewis 		Mercedes-AMG Ret 0
- Richie Stanaway Porsche Ret 0
Pos. Driver Manufacturer BAT
 KYA
 SPA
 IND
 ABU
 Points
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points classification
Blue Non-points classification
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired, not classified (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

Manufacturer's championship

Pos. Manufacturer BAT
 KYA
 SPA
 IND
 ABU
 Points
1 Mercedes-AMG 1 3 2 2 1 164
3 5 6 3 3
2 BMW 4 1 1 1 2 159
5 2 5 8 7
3 Porsche 2 4 3 4 5 101
Ret 4 6 6

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Car no. 92 entered under a German license.
  2. ^ Car no 912. entered under an Australian license.

References

  1. ^ "2023 Intercontinental GT Challenge Calendar". Intercontinental GT Challenge | Powered by Pirelli. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Mercedes-AMG set for Intercontinental GT Challenge Powered by Pirelli title defence". Intercontinental GT Challenge | Powered by Pirelli. Retrieved 2023-01-29.
  3. ^ "Hui confirms full-season IGTC Pro-Am Challenge entry". Intercontinental GT Challenge | Powered by Pirelli. Retrieved 2023-01-29.
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