2023 Intercontinental GT Challenge

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

Calendar

Round Race Circuit Date Report
1 Australia Bathurst 12 Hour Mount Panorama Circuit, Bathurst, Australia 3–5 February Report
2 South Africa Kyalami 9 Hours Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit, Midrand, South Africa 23–25 February Report
3 Belgium 24 Hours of Spa Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot, Belgium 29 June–2 July Report
4 United States Indianapolis 8 Hour Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis, United States 5–7 October Report
5 United Arab Emirates 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

Intercontinental GT Challenge
Manufacturer Team Car No. Drivers Class Rounds
BMW Belgium Team WRT M4 GT3 32 South Africa Sheldon van der Linde P 1–2
Belgium Dries Vanthoor
Belgium Charles Weerts
33 Austria Philipp Eng P 2
Brazil Augusto Farfus
Belgium Maxime Martin
46 Brazil Augusto Farfus P 1
Belgium Maxime Martin
Italy Valentino Rossi
Mercedes-AMG Germany SPS automotive performance AMG GT3 Evo 20 Republic of Ireland Reece Barr PA 2
Portugal Miguel Ramos
Germany Luca Stolz
Australia SunEnergy1 Racing 75 Andorra Jules Gounon P 1
Australia Kenny Habul
Germany Luca Stolz
Andorra Jules Gounon PA 2
Australia Kenny Habul
Switzerland Yannick Mettler
Hong Kong Mercedes-AMG Craft-Bamboo Racing 77 Netherlands Nicky Catsburg P 1
Switzerland Philip Ellis
Spain Daniel Juncadella
South Africa Stradale Motorsport 86 South Africa Charl Arangies PA 2
South Africa Arnold Neveling
South Africa Clint Weston
Hong Kong Mercedes-AMG Team GruppeM Racing[2] 999 Germany Maro Engel P 1–2
Canada Mikaël Grenier
Switzerland Raffaele Marciello
Australia Makita Volante Rosso Motorsport AMG GT3 24 Australia Tony Bates PA 1
Australia Jordan Love
Australia David Reynolds
Porsche Australia Grove Racing 911 GT3 R 4 Australia Brenton Grove PA 1–2
Australia Stephen Grove
Australia Anton de Pasquale 1
New Zealand Earl Bamber 2
Australia Manthey EMA 912 Australia Matt Campbell P 1
France Mathieu Jaminet
Austria Thomas Preining
Sources:
Icon Class
P Pro Cup
S Silver Cup
PA Pro-Am Cup
G Gold Cup
Am Am Cup
Intercontinental GT Challenge Independent Cup
Manufacturer Team Car No. Drivers Class Rounds
Mercedes-AMG Australia SunEnergy1 Racing AMG GT3 Evo 75 Andorra Jules Gounon PA 2
United States Kenny Habul
Switzerland Yannick Mettler
Australia Harrolds Volante Rosso Motorsport[3] 101 Hong Kong Jonathan Hui S 1
Australia Josh Hunt
Australia Ross Poulakis
Macau Kevin Tse
Porsche Australia Grove Racing 911 GT3 R 4 Australia Brenton Grove PA 1–2
Australia Stephen Grove
Australia Anton de Pasquale 1
New Zealand Earl Bamber 2

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
Australia
KYA
South Africa
SPA
Belgium
IND
United States
ABU
United Arab Emirates
Points
1 Andorra Jules Gounon
Australia Kenny Habul
Mercedes-AMG 1 3 40
2 South Africa Sheldon van der Linde
Belgium Dries Vanthoor
Belgium Charles Weerts
BMW 4 1 37
3 Germany Luca Stolz Mercedes-AMG 1 4 35
4 Brazil Augusto Farfus
Belgium Maxime Martin
BMW 5 2 28
5 Germany Maro Engel
Canada Mikaël Grenier
Switzerland Raffaele Marciello
Mercedes-AMG 3 7 21
6 Austria Philipp Eng BMW 2 18
= Australia Matt Campbell
France Mathieu Jaminet
Austria Thomas Preining
Porsche 2 18
7 Switzerland Yannick Mettler Mercedes-AMG 3 15
8 Australia Brenton Grove
Australia Stephen Grove
New Zealand Earl Bamber
Porsche 4 12
9 Italy Valentino Rossi BMW 5 10
= Portugal Miguel Ramos
Republic of Ireland Reece Barr
Mercedes-AMG 5 10
10 South Africa Charl Arangies
South Africa Arnold Neveling
South Africa Clint Weston
Mercedes-AMG 6 8
= Netherlands Nicky Catsburg
Switzerland Philip Ellis
Spain Daniel Juncadella
Mercedes-AMG 6 8
= Australia Tony Bates
Australia Jordan Love
Australia David Reynolds
Mercedes-AMG 7 6
Pos. Driver Manufacturer BAT
Australia
KYA
South Africa
SPA
Belgium
IND
United States
ABU
United Arab Emirates
Points
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid 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

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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