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2021 Indianapolis 8 Hours

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.

United States 2021 Indianapolis 8 Hours
Event Information
Round 2 of 3 in the 2021 Intercontinental GT Challenge
Date17 October 2021 Intercontinental GT Challenge
LocationSpeedway, Indiana, United States
VenueIndianapolis Motor Speedway
Results
Race 1
Distance 265 laps 636.88 miles (1,024.96 km) km
Pole position Italy No. 51 AF Corse
(driver for session: Alessandro Pier Guidi)
AF Corse - Francorchamps Motors		 1:33.456
Winner Germany Christopher Haase
Switzerland Patric Niederhauser
Germany Markus Winkelhock
France Audi Sport Team Saintéloc
8:00:59.768

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

No. Entrant Car Class Driver 1 Driver 2 Driver 3
Group GT3 (28 entries)
04   CrowdStrike/ DXDT Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo PA   Colin Braun[3]   Ben Keating[3]   George Kurtz[3]
3   K-Pax Racing Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo P   Mirko Bortolotti[4]   Andrea Caldarelli[4]   Jordan Pepper[4]
6   K-Pax Racing Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo P   Corey Lewis[4]   Marco Mapelli[4]   Giovanni Venturini[4]
10   TR3 Racing Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo PA   Giacomo Altoè[5]   John Megrue[5]   Bill Sweedler[5]
12   Ian Lacy Racing with G3 Racing Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 PA   Frank Gannett[5]   Ian Lacy[5]   Drew Staveley[5]
16   EBM Giga Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R PA   Nick Boulle[5]   Adrian D'Silva[5]   Jeffrey Kingsley[5]
19   CrowdStrike/ DXDT Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo PA   Michael Cooper[3]   Thomas Merrill[3]   Erin Vogel[3]
20   Wright Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 R S   Jan Heylen[5]   Fred Poordad[5]   Max Root[5]
25   Audi Sport Team Saintéloc Audi R8 LMS Evo P   Christopher Haase[6]   Patric Niederhauser[6]   Markus Winkelhock[6]
26   Saintéloc Racing Audi R8 LMS Evo S   Nicolas Baert[7]   Lucas Légeret[7]   Aurélien Panis[7]
32   Audi Sport Team WRT Audi R8 LMS Evo P   Christopher Mies[6]   Dries Vanthoor[6]   Charles Weerts[6]
33   Winward Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo S   Marvin Dienst[5]   Philip Ellis[5]   Russell Ward[5]
34   GMG Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R PA   Dennis Olsen[5]   James Sofronas[5]   Kyle Washington[5]
37   Audi Sport Team WRT Audi R8 LMS Evo P   Mattia Drudi[6]   Robin Frijns[6]   Nico Müller[6]
51   AF Corse - Francorchamps Motors Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 P   Côme Ledogar[8][9]   Nicklas Nielsen[9][8]   Alessandro Pier Guidi[9][8]
59   Crucial Motorsports McLaren 720S GT3 P   Ben Barnicoat[10]   Robert Bell[10]   Paul Holton[10]
61   AF Corse Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 Am   Conrad Grunewald[9]   Mark Kvamme[9]   Jean-Claude Saada[9]
63   CrowdStrike/ DXDT Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo PA   David Askew[3]   Ryan Dalziel[3]   Scott Smithson[3]
70   Inception Racing with Optimum Motorsport McLaren 720S GT3 PA   Brendan Iribe[11]   Kevin Madsen[11]   Ollie Millroy[11]
71   AF Corse - Francorchamps Motors Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 P   Antonio Fuoco[9][8]   Callum Ilott[9][8]   Davide Rigon[9][8]
75   SunEnergy1 Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo PA   Mikaël Grenier[5]   Kenny Habul[5]   Martin Konrad[5]
77   Richard Mille - Compass Racing Acura NSX GT3 Evo S   Mario Farnbacher[12]   Ashton Harrison[12]   Matt McMurry[12]
88   Zelus Motorsports Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo PA   Jason Harward[5]   Madison Snow[5]   TBA
89   Mercedes-AMG Team AKKA ASP Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo P   Timur Boguslavskiy[13][14]   Daniel Juncadella[15][14]   Raffaele Marciello[13][14]
91   Rearden Racing Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo PA   Jeff Burton[5]   Vesko Kozarov[5]   TBA
93   Racers Edge Motorsports Acura NSX GT3 Evo S   Jacob Abel[5]   Dakota Dickerson[5]   Taylor Hagler[5]
96   Turner Motorsport BMW M6 GT3 P   Connor De Phillippi[5]   Michael Dinan[5]   Robby Foley[5]
99   Mercedes-AMG Team Craft-Bamboo Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo P   Maro Engel[16]   Jules Gounon[16]   Luca Stolz[16]
Group GT4 (13 entries)
09   Automatic Racing Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 Am   Jonathan Branam[5]   Paul Kiebler[5]   Mikel Miller[5]
2   GMG Racing Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 PA   Jason Bell[5]   Andrew Davis[5]   Trent Hindman[5]
7   Nolasport with OGH Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport Am   Sean Gibbons[5]   Pippa Mann[5]   Sam Owens[5]
8   GMG Racing Audi R8 LMS GT4 Evo PA   Andy Lee[5]   Joel Miller[5]   Elias Sabo[5]
36   Bimmerworld Racing BMW M4 GT4 S   Bill Auberlen[5]   James Clay[5]   Chandler Hull[5]
47   Nolasport Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport PA   Jason Hart[5]   Colin Noble[5]   Matt Travis[5]
54   Black Swan Racing Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport PA   Jeroen Bleekemolen[5]   Sebastiaan Bleekemolen[5]   Tim Pappas[5]
66   TRG - The Racers Group Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport PA   Derek DeBoer[5]   Andy Lally[17]   Spencer Pumpelly[5]
68   TGR Smooge Racing Toyota GR Supra GT4 Am   Kevin Conway[18]   John Geesbreght[18]   Jack Hawksworth[18]
82   Bimmerworld Racing BMW M4 GT4 S   Nick Galante[5]   Devin Jones[5]   James Walker[5]
98   Random Vandals Racing BMW M4 GT4 PA   Al Carter[19]   Conor Daly[19]   Paul Sparta[19]
111   Classic BMW BMW M4 GT4 S   John Capestro-DuBets[17]   Alex Filsinger[5]   Dominic Starkweather[17]
119   Stephen Cameron Racing BMW M4 GT4 PA   Guy Cosmo[5]   Tom Dyer[5]   Sean Quinlan[5]
Icon Class
P Pro Cup
S Silver Cup
PA Pro/Am Cup
Am Am Cup

Qualifying edit

Qualifying results edit

Pole positions in each class are denoted in bold.

Final qualifying classification
Pos.[20][21] Class No. Team Qualifying Pole Shootout Grid
1 GT3 Pro 51   AF Corse - Francorchamps Motors 1:34.916 1:33.456 1
2 GT3 Pro 25   Audi Sport Team Saintéloc 1:34.728 1:33.514 2
3 GT3 Pro 99   Mercedes-AMG Team Craft-Bamboo Racing 1:34.444 1:33.515 3
4 GT3 Pro 71   AF Corse - Francorchamps Motors 1:34.706 1:33.556 4
5 GT3 Pro 32   Audi Sport Team WRT 1:34.826 1:33.817 5
6 GT3 Pro 37   Audi Sport Team WRT 1:34.562 1:33.845 6
7 GT3 Silver 33   Winward Racing 1:35.168 1:34.013 7
8 GT3 Pro 89   Mercedes-AMG Team AKKA ASP 1:34.942 1:34.130 8
9 GT3 Silver 20   Wright Motorsports 1:35.885 1:34.197 9
10 GT3 Pro/Am 75   SunEnergy1 Racing 1:35.791 1:34.232 10
11 GT3 Pro 3   K-Pax Racing 1:34.641 1:34.376 11
12 GT3 Silver 26   Saintéloc Racing 1:35.503 1:34.418 12
13 GT3 Silver 93   Racers Edge Motorsports 1:35.775 1:34.456 13
14 GT3 Pro 6   K-Pax Racing 1:35.664 1:34.903 14
15 GT3 Pro 59   Crucial Motorsports 1:34.730 No Time 15
16 GT3 Silver 77   Richard Mille - Compass Racing 1:36.045 16
17 GT3 Pro/Am 70   Inception Racing with Optimum Motorsport 1:36.152 17
18 GT3 Pro/Am 19   CrowdStrike/ DXDT Racing 1:36.395 18
19 GT3 Pro/Am 34   GMG Racing 1:36.523 19
20 GT3 Pro/Am 88   Zelus Motorsports 1:36.764 20
21 GT3 Pro/Am 04   CrowdStrike/ DXDT Racing 1:37.044 21
22 GT3 Pro/Am 63   CrowdStrike/ DXDT Racing 1:37.199 22
23 GT3 Pro/Am 10   TR3 Racing 1:37.218 23
24 GT3 Pro/Am 91   Rearden Racing 1:37.429 24
25 GT3 Am 61   AF Corse 1:37.537 25
26 GT3 Pro/Am 16   EBM Giga Racing 1:41.637 26
27 GT4 Am 68   TGR Smooge Racing 1:43.069 39[Q 1]
28 GT4 Pro/Am 2   GMG Racing 1:43.516 27
29 GT4 Silver 36   Bimmerworld Racing 1:43.748 28
30 GT4 Pro/Am 119   Stephen Cameron Racing 1:44.093 29
31 GT4 Silver 82   Bimmerworld Racing 1:44.240 30
32 GT4 Pro/Am 47   Nolasport 1:44.252 31
33 GT4 Pro/Am 8   GMG Racing 1:44.414 32
34 GT4 Pro/Am 98   Random Vandals Racing 1:44.649 33
35 GT4 Silver 111   Classic BMW 1:44.651 34
36 GT4 Pro/Am 66   TRG - The Racers Group 1:44.740 35
37 GT4 Pro/Am 54   Black Swan Racing 1:44.859 36
38 GT4 Am 7   Nolasport with OGH 1:46.189 37
39 GT4 Am 09   Automatic Racing 1:44.608 38
40 GT3 Pro 96   Turner Motorsport No Time WD[Q 2]
41 GT3 Pro/Am 12   Ian Lacy Racing with G3 Racing No Time WD[Q 3]
  1. ^ The No. 68 Smooge Racing Toyota GR Supra GT4 has been stripped of its GT4 class pole following a overboost issue in Qualifying.[22]
  2. ^ The No. 96 Turner Motorsport BMW M6 GT3 was withdrawn following Michael Dinan's sickness in pre-qualifying.[23]
  3. ^ 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   Audi Sport Team Saintéloc   Christopher Haase
  Patric Niederhauser
  Markus Winkelhock 		Audi R8 LMS Evo 265 8:00:59.768‡
2 GT3 Pro 89   Mercedes-AMG Team AKKA ASP   Timur Boguslavskiy
  Daniel Juncadella
  Raffaele Marciello 		Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 265 +11.958
3 GT3 Pro 3   K-Pax Racing   Mirko Bortolotti
  Andrea Caldarelli
  Jordan Pepper 		Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 265 +22.853
4 GT3 Pro 51   AF Corse - Francorchamps Motors   Côme Ledogar
  Nicklas Nielsen
  Alessandro Pier Guidi 		Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 265 +49.508
5 GT3 Pro 32   Audi Sport Team WRT   Christopher Mies
  Dries Vanthoor
  Charles Weerts 		Audi R8 LMS Evo 265 +51.655
6 GT3 Silver 77   Richard Mille - Compass Racing   Mario Farnbacher
  Ashton Harrison
  Matt McMurry 		Acura NSX GT3 Evo 265 +59.815‡
7 GT3 Silver 26   Saintéloc Racing   Nicolas Baert
  Lucas Légeret
  Aurélien Panis 		Audi R8 LMS Evo 265 +1:23.937
8 GT3 Silver 93   Racers Edge Motorsports   Jacob Abel
  Dakota Dickerson
  Taylor Hagler 		Acura NSX GT3 Evo 264 +1 Lap
9 GT3 Pro 6   K-Pax Racing   Corey Lewis
  Marco Mapelli
  Giovanni Venturini 		Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 264 +1 Lap
10 GT3 Pro-Am 75   SunEnergy1 Racing   Mikaël Grenier
  Kenny Habul
  Martin Konrad 		Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 261 +4 Laps‡
11 GT3 Pro-Am 34   GMG Racing   Dennis Olsen
  James Sofronas
  Kyle Washington 		Porsche 911 GT3 R 261 +4 Laps
12 GT3 Pro 37   Audi Sport Team WRT   Mattia Drudi
  Robin Frijns
  Nico Müller 		Audi R8 LMS Evo 261 +4 Laps
13 GT3 Pro-Am 10   TR3 Racing   Giacomo Altoè
  John Megrue
  Bill Sweedler 		Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 259 +6 Laps
14 GT3 Pro-Am 63   CrowdStrike/DXDT Racing   David Askew
  Ryan Dalziel
  Scott Smithson 		Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 256 +9 Laps
15 GT3 Pro-Am 70   Inception Racing with Optimum Motorsport   Brendan Iribe
  Kevin Madsen
  Ollie Millroy 		McLaren 720S GT3 255 +10 Laps
16 GT3 Am 61   AF Corse   Conrad Grunewald
  Mark Kvamme
  Jean-Claude Saada 		Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 254 +11 Laps‡
17 GT4 Silver 36   Bimmerworld Racing   Bill Auberlen
  James Clay
  Chandler Hull 		BMW M4 GT4 247 +18 Laps‡
18 GT4 Pro-Am 119   Stephen Cameron Racing   Guy Cosmo
  Tom Dyer
  Sean Quinlan 		BMW M4 GT4 247 +18 Laps‡
19 GT4 Pro-Am 54   Black Swan Racing   Jeroen Bleekemolen
  Sebastiaan Bleekemolen
  Tim Pappas 		Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport 247 +18 Laps
20 GT4 Silver 82   Bimmerworld Racing   Nick Galante
  Devin Jones
  James Walker 		BMW M4 GT4 246 +19 Laps
21 GT4 Pro-Am 66   TRG - The Racer's Group   Derek DeBoer
  Andy Lally
  Spencer Pumpelly 		Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport 246 +19 Laps
22 GT4 Pro-Am 8   GMG Racing   Andy Lee
  Joel Miller
  Elias Sabo 		Audi R8 LMS GT4 Evo 244 +21 Laps
23 GT4 Silver 111   Classic BMW   John Capestro-DuBets
  Alex Filsinger
  Dominic Starkweather 		BMW M4 GT4 223 +42 Laps
24 GT3 Pro-Am 04   CrowdStrike/DXDT Racing   Colin Braun
  Ben Keating
  George Kurtz 		Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 212 +53 Laps
25 GT4 Am 09   Automatic Racing   Jonathan Branam
  Paul Kiebler
  Mikel Miller 		Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 212 +53 Laps‡
26 GT4 Am 7   Nolasport with OGH   Sean Gibbons
  Pippa Mann
  Sam Owens 		Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport 200 +65 Laps
27 GT4 Pro-Am 47   Nolasport   Jason Hart
  Colin Noble
  Matt Travis 		Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport 196 +69 Laps
NC GT3 Pro 99   Mercedes-AMG Team Craft-Bamboo Racing   Maro Engel
  Jules Gounon
  Luca Stolz 		Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 243 Retired
NC GT3 Pro 59   Crucial Motorsports   Ben Barnicoat
  Robert Bell
  Paul Holton 		McLaren 720S GT3 242 Retired
NC GT3 Pro 71   AF Corse - Francorchamps Motors   Antonio Fuoco
  Callum Ilott
  Davide Rigon 		Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 237 Retired
NC GT4 Pro-Am 98   Random Vandals Racing   Al Carter
  Conor Daly
  Paul Sparta 		BMW M4 GT4 169 Retired
NC GT3 Pro-Am 16   EBM Giga Racing   Nick Boulle
  Adrian D'Silva
  Jeffery Kingsley 		Porsche 911 GT3 R 144 Retired
NC GT3 Silver 20   Wright Motorsports   Jan Heylen
  Fred Poordad
  Max Root 		Porsche 911 GT3 R 144 Retired
NC GT4 Pro-Am 2   GMG Racing   Jason Bell
  Andrew Davis
  Trent Hindman 		Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 134 Retired
NC GT4 Am 68   TGR Smooge Racing   Kevin Conway
  John Geesbreght
  Jack Hawksworth 		Toyota GR Supra GT4 120 Retired
NC GT3 Pro-Am 91   Rearden Racing   Jeff Burton
  Vesko Kozarov 		Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 103 Retired
NC GT3 Pro-Am 19   CrowdStrike/DXDT Racing   Michael Cooper
  Thomas Merrill
  Erin Vogel 		Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 62 Retired
NC GT3 Silver 33   Winward Racing   Marvin Dienst
  Philip Ellis
  Russell Ward 		Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 62 Retired
NC GT3 Pro-Am 88   Zelus Motorsports   Jason Harward
  Madison Snow 		Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 100 Retired
Results

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External links edit

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