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

2023 Intercontinental GT Challenge is located in Earth

Bathurst

Kyalami

Spa

Indianapolis

Abu Dhabi

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		1–3, 5
				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		1, 3
				Dries Vanthoor		5
				Nick Yelloly		5
	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		2
				Martin Konrad		3, 5
				Nicky Catsburg		3
				Chaz Mostert
				Adam Osieka
				Dominik Baumann		5
				Philip Ellis		5
	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		1–2, 4–5
				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		2
				Martin Konrad		3, 5
				Nicky Catsburg		3
				Chaz Mostert
				Adam Osieka
				Dominik Baumann		5
				Philip Ellis		5
	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		1–2, 4–5
				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
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Retired, not classified (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Red	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
1	Mercedes-AMG	3	5	6	3	3	164
2	BMW	4	1	1	1	2	159
2	BMW	5	2	5	8	7	159
3	Porsche	2	4	3	4	5	101
3	Porsche	Ret		4	6	6	101

Notes

↑ Car no. 92 entered under a German license.
↑ Car no 912. entered under an Australian license.

References

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

External links

Official website

[3] Car no. 92 entered under a German license.

[4] Car no 912. entered under an Australian license.

[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.

[5] "Hui confirms full-season IGTC Pro-Am Challenge entry". Intercontinental GT Challenge | Powered by Pirelli. Retrieved 2023-01-29.

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