2021 Indianapolis 8 Hours
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| Round 2 of 3 in the 2021 Intercontinental GT Challenge | ||||||||||||||
| Date | 17 October 2021 Intercontinental GT Challenge | |||||||||||||
| Location | Speedway, Indiana, United States | |||||||||||||
| Venue | Indianapolis Motor Speedway | |||||||||||||
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The 2021 Indianapolis 8 Hours was an endurance race held on 17 October 2021[1] 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 second running of the Indianapolis 8 Hour. It was also the second leg of the 2021 Intercontinental GT Challenge and the seventh and final race of the 2021 GT World Challenge America. The GT World Challenge America results were determined by the race results after three hours instead of the full eight hours.
The race was run on the SCCA Runoffs layout, not the INDYCAR Grand Prix layout as was done the previous year, as it was made necessary as a result of kerbing damage in the Turn 5-6 chicane during the Verizon 200 NASCAR-INDYCAR meeting. The Runoffs course utilised the old Formula One course with the newer Snake Pit section.[2]
Class structure
[edit ]Cars competed in the following two GT classes.
- GT3 Cars
- GT4 Cars
Entry List
[edit ]Qualifying
[edit ]Qualifying results
[edit ]Pole positions in each class are denoted in bold.
| Pos.[20] [21] | Class | No. | Team | Qualifying | Pole Shootout | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GT3 Pro | 51 | Italy AF Corse - Francorchamps Motors | 1:34.916 | 1:33.456 | 1 |
| 2 | GT3 Pro | 25 | France Audi Sport Team Saintéloc | 1:34.728 | 1:33.514 | 2 |
| 3 | GT3 Pro | 99 | Hong Kong Mercedes-AMG Team Craft-Bamboo Racing | 1:34.444 | 1:33.515 | 3 |
| 4 | GT3 Pro | 71 | Italy AF Corse - Francorchamps Motors | 1:34.706 | 1:33.556 | 4 |
| 5 | GT3 Pro | 32 | Belgium Audi Sport Team WRT | 1:34.826 | 1:33.817 | 5 |
| 6 | GT3 Pro | 37 | Belgium Audi Sport Team WRT | 1:34.562 | 1:33.845 | 6 |
| 7 | GT3 Silver | 33 | United States Winward Racing | 1:35.168 | 1:34.013 | 7 |
| 8 | GT3 Pro | 89 | France Mercedes-AMG Team AKKA ASP | 1:34.942 | 1:34.130 | 8 |
| 9 | GT3 Silver | 20 | United States Wright Motorsports | 1:35.885 | 1:34.197 | 9 |
| 10 | GT3 Pro/Am | 75 | Australia SunEnergy1 Racing | 1:35.791 | 1:34.232 | 10 |
| 11 | GT3 Pro | 3 | United States K-Pax Racing | 1:34.641 | 1:34.376 | 11 |
| 12 | GT3 Silver | 26 | France Saintéloc Racing | 1:35.503 | 1:34.418 | 12 |
| 13 | GT3 Silver | 93 | United States Racers Edge Motorsports | 1:35.775 | 1:34.456 | 13 |
| 14 | GT3 Pro | 6 | United States K-Pax Racing | 1:35.664 | 1:34.903 | 14 |
| 15 | GT3 Pro | 59 | United States Crucial Motorsports | 1:34.730 | No Time | 15 |
| 16 | GT3 Silver | 77 | Canada Richard Mille - Compass Racing | 1:36.045 | 16 | |
| 17 | GT3 Pro/Am | 70 | United Kingdom Inception Racing with Optimum Motorsport | 1:36.152 | 17 | |
| 18 | GT3 Pro/Am | 19 | United States CrowdStrike/ DXDT Racing | 1:36.395 | 18 | |
| 19 | GT3 Pro/Am | 34 | United States GMG Racing | 1:36.523 | 19 | |
| 20 | GT3 Pro/Am | 88 | United States Zelus Motorsports | 1:36.764 | 20 | |
| 21 | GT3 Pro/Am | 04 | United States CrowdStrike/ DXDT Racing | 1:37.044 | 21 | |
| 22 | GT3 Pro/Am | 63 | United States CrowdStrike/ DXDT Racing | 1:37.199 | 22 | |
| 23 | GT3 Pro/Am | 10 | United States TR3 Racing | 1:37.218 | 23 | |
| 24 | GT3 Pro/Am | 91 | United States Rearden Racing | 1:37.429 | 24 | |
| 25 | GT3 Am | 61 | Italy AF Corse | 1:37.537 | 25 | |
| 26 | GT3 Pro/Am | 16 | Malaysia EBM Giga Racing | 1:41.637 | 26 | |
| 27 | GT4 Am | 68 | United States TGR Smooge Racing | 1:43.069 | 39[Q 1] | |
| 28 | GT4 Pro/Am | 2 | United States GMG Racing | 1:43.516 | 27 | |
| 29 | GT4 Silver | 36 | United States Bimmerworld Racing | 1:43.748 | 28 | |
| 30 | GT4 Pro/Am | 119 | United States Stephen Cameron Racing | 1:44.093 | 29 | |
| 31 | GT4 Silver | 82 | United States Bimmerworld Racing | 1:44.240 | 30 | |
| 32 | GT4 Pro/Am | 47 | United States Nolasport | 1:44.252 | 31 | |
| 33 | GT4 Pro/Am | 8 | United States GMG Racing | 1:44.414 | 32 | |
| 34 | GT4 Pro/Am | 98 | United States Random Vandals Racing | 1:44.649 | 33 | |
| 35 | GT4 Silver | 111 | United States Classic BMW | 1:44.651 | 34 | |
| 36 | GT4 Pro/Am | 66 | United States TRG - The Racers Group | 1:44.740 | 35 | |
| 37 | GT4 Pro/Am | 54 | United States Black Swan Racing | 1:44.859 | 36 | |
| 38 | GT4 Am | 7 | United States Nolasport with OGH | 1:46.189 | 37 | |
| 39 | GT4 Am | 09 | United States Automatic Racing | 1:44.608 | 38 | |
| 40 | GT3 Pro | 96 | United States Turner Motorsport | No Time | WD[Q 2] | |
| 41 | GT3 Pro/Am | 12 | United States Ian Lacy Racing with G3 Racing | No Time | WD[Q 3] |
- ^ The No. 68 Smooge Racing Toyota GR Supra GT4 has been stripped of its GT4 class pole following a overboost issue in Qualifying.[22]
- ^ The No. 96 Turner Motorsport BMW M6 GT3 was withdrawn following Michael Dinan's sickness in pre-qualifying.[23]
- ^ The No. 12 Ian Lacy Racing with G3 Racing Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 was withdrawn following Frank Gannett's crash in Friday's Bronze Test Session.[23]
Race Result
[edit ]Class winners denoted with bold and ‡.
| Pos. | Class | No. | Team / Entrant | Drivers | Car | Laps | Time/Retired |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GT3 Pro | 25 | France Audi Sport Team Saintéloc | Germany Christopher Haase Switzerland Patric Niederhauser Germany Markus Winkelhock |
Audi R8 LMS Evo | 265 | 8:00:59.768‡ |
| 2 | GT3 Pro | 89 | France Mercedes-AMG Team AKKA ASP | Russia Timur Boguslavskiy Spain Daniel Juncadella Italy Raffaele Marciello |
Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 265 | +11.958 |
| 3 | GT3 Pro | 3 | United States K-Pax Racing | Italy Mirko Bortolotti Italy Andrea Caldarelli South Africa Jordan Pepper |
Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo | 265 | +22.853 |
| 4 | GT3 Pro | 51 | Italy AF Corse - Francorchamps Motors | France Côme Ledogar Denmark Nicklas Nielsen Italy Alessandro Pier Guidi |
Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 | 265 | +49.508 |
| 5 | GT3 Pro | 32 | Belgium Audi Sport Team WRT | Germany Christopher Mies Belgium Dries Vanthoor Belgium Charles Weerts |
Audi R8 LMS Evo | 265 | +51.655 |
| 6 | GT3 Silver | 77 | Canada Richard Mille - Compass Racing | Germany Mario Farnbacher United States Ashton Harrison United States Matt McMurry |
Acura NSX GT3 Evo | 265 | +59.815‡ |
| 7 | GT3 Silver | 26 | France Saintéloc Racing | Belgium Nicolas Baert Switzerland Lucas Légeret France Aurélien Panis |
Audi R8 LMS Evo | 265 | +1:23.937 |
| 8 | GT3 Silver | 93 | United States Racers Edge Motorsports | United States Jacob Abel United States Dakota Dickerson United States Taylor Hagler |
Acura NSX GT3 Evo | 264 | +1 Lap |
| 9 | GT3 Pro | 6 | United States K-Pax Racing | United States Corey Lewis Italy Marco Mapelli Italy Giovanni Venturini |
Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo | 264 | +1 Lap |
| 10 | GT3 Pro-Am | 75 | Australia SunEnergy1 Racing | Canada Mikaël Grenier Australia Kenny Habul Austria Martin Konrad |
Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 261 | +4 Laps‡ |
| 11 | GT3 Pro-Am | 34 | United States GMG Racing | Norway Dennis Olsen United States James Sofronas United States Kyle Washington |
Porsche 911 GT3 R | 261 | +4 Laps |
| 12 | GT3 Pro | 37 | Belgium Audi Sport Team WRT | Italy Mattia Drudi Netherlands Robin Frijns Switzerland Nico Müller |
Audi R8 LMS Evo | 261 | +4 Laps |
| 13 | GT3 Pro-Am | 10 | United States TR3 Racing | Italy Giacomo Altoè United States John Megrue United States Bill Sweedler |
Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo | 259 | +6 Laps |
| 14 | GT3 Pro-Am | 63 | United States CrowdStrike/DXDT Racing | United States David Askew United Kingdom Ryan Dalziel United States Scott Smithson |
Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 256 | +9 Laps |
| 15 | GT3 Pro-Am | 70 | United Kingdom Inception Racing with Optimum Motorsport | United States Brendan Iribe United States Kevin Madsen United Kingdom Ollie Millroy |
McLaren 720S GT3 | 255 | +10 Laps |
| 16 | GT3 Am | 61 | Italy AF Corse | United States Conrad Grunewald United States Mark Kvamme United States Jean-Claude Saada |
Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 | 254 | +11 Laps‡ |
| 17 | GT4 Silver | 36 | United States Bimmerworld Racing | United States Bill Auberlen United States James Clay United States Chandler Hull |
BMW M4 GT4 | 247 | +18 Laps‡ |
| 18 | GT4 Pro-Am | 119 | United States Stephen Cameron Racing | United States Guy Cosmo United States Tom Dyer Australia Sean Quinlan |
BMW M4 GT4 | 247 | +18 Laps‡ |
| 19 | GT4 Pro-Am | 54 | United States Black Swan Racing | Netherlands Jeroen Bleekemolen Netherlands Sebastiaan Bleekemolen United States Tim Pappas |
Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport | 247 | +18 Laps |
| 20 | GT4 Silver | 82 | United States Bimmerworld Racing | United States Nick Galante United States Devin Jones United States James Walker |
BMW M4 GT4 | 246 | +19 Laps |
| 21 | GT4 Pro-Am | 66 | United States TRG - The Racer's Group | United States Derek DeBoer United States Andy Lally United States Spencer Pumpelly |
Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport | 246 | +19 Laps |
| 22 | GT4 Pro-Am | 8 | United States GMG Racing | United States Andy Lee United States Joel Miller United States Elias Sabo |
Audi R8 LMS GT4 Evo | 244 | +21 Laps |
| 23 | GT4 Silver | 111 | United States Classic BMW | United States John Capestro-DuBets Canada Alex Filsinger United States Dominic Starkweather |
BMW M4 GT4 | 223 | +42 Laps |
| 24 | GT3 Pro-Am | 04 | United States CrowdStrike/DXDT Racing | United States Colin Braun United States Ben Keating United States George Kurtz |
Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 212 | +53 Laps |
| 25 | GT4 Am | 09 | United States Automatic Racing | United States Jonathan Branam United States Paul Kiebler United States Mikel Miller |
Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 | 212 | +53 Laps‡ |
| 26 | GT4 Am | 7 | United States Nolasport with OGH | United States Sean Gibbons United Kingdom Pippa Mann United States Sam Owens |
Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport | 200 | +65 Laps |
| 27 | GT4 Pro-Am | 47 | United States Nolasport | United States Jason Hart United Kingdom Colin Noble United States Matt Travis |
Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport | 196 | +69 Laps |
| NC | GT3 Pro | 99 | Hong Kong Mercedes-AMG Team Craft-Bamboo Racing | Germany Maro Engel France Jules Gounon Germany Luca Stolz |
Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 243 | Retired |
| NC | GT3 Pro | 59 | United States Crucial Motorsports | United Kingdom Ben Barnicoat United Kingdom Robert Bell United States Paul Holton |
McLaren 720S GT3 | 242 | Retired |
| NC | GT3 Pro | 71 | Italy AF Corse - Francorchamps Motors | Italy Antonio Fuoco United Kingdom Callum Ilott Italy Davide Rigon |
Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 | 237 | Retired |
| NC | GT4 Pro-Am | 98 | United States Random Vandals Racing | United States Al Carter United States Conor Daly United States Paul Sparta |
BMW M4 GT4 | 169 | Retired |
| NC | GT3 Pro-Am | 16 | Malaysia EBM Giga Racing | United States Nick Boulle Malaysia Adrian D'Silva Canada Jeffery Kingsley |
Porsche 911 GT3 R | 144 | Retired |
| NC | GT3 Silver | 20 | United States Wright Motorsports | Belgium Jan Heylen United States Fred Poordad United States Max Root |
Porsche 911 GT3 R | 144 | Retired |
| NC | GT4 Pro-Am | 2 | United States GMG Racing | United States Jason Bell United States Andrew Davis United States Trent Hindman |
Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 | 134 | Retired |
| NC | GT4 Am | 68 | United States TGR Smooge Racing | United States Kevin Conway United States John Geesbreght United Kingdom Jack Hawksworth |
Toyota GR Supra GT4 | 120 | Retired |
| NC | GT3 Pro-Am | 91 | United States Rearden Racing | United States Jeff Burton Bulgaria Vesko Kozarov |
Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo | 103 | Retired |
| NC | GT3 Pro-Am | 19 | United States CrowdStrike/DXDT Racing | United States Michael Cooper United States Thomas Merrill United States Erin Vogel |
Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 62 | Retired |
| NC | GT3 Silver | 33 | United States Winward Racing | Germany Marvin Dienst United Kingdom Philip Ellis United States Russell Ward |
Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 62 | Retired |
| NC | GT3 Pro-Am | 88 | United States Zelus Motorsports | United States Jason Harward United States Madison Snow |
Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo | 100 | Retired |
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References
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