2024 Intercontinental GT Challenge

The 2024 Intercontinental GT Challenge was the ninth season of the Intercontinental GT Challenge. It consisted of four rounds starting with the Bathurst 12 Hour on 18 February with the finale at Indianapolis 8 Hour on 6 October.

Calendar

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The provisional calendar was released on July 1, 2023, at the SRO's annual 24 Hours of Spa press conference, featuring four rounds.[1][2][3][4]

  Also part of the GT World Challenge Australia
  Also part of the GT World Challenge Europe
  Also part of the GT World Challenge America
Round Race Circuit Date Report
1   Repco Bathurst 12 Hour Mount Panorama Circuit, Bathurst, Australia 16 – 18 February Report
2   ADAC Ravenol Nürburgring 24 Hours Nürburgring Nordschleife, Nürburg, Germany 30 May – 2 June Report
3   CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot, Belgium 27 – 30 June Report
4   Indianapolis 8 Hour Presented by AWS Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway, United States 4 – 6 October Report

Entries

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Manufacturer Team Car No. Drivers Class Rounds
BMW   Flying Lizard Motorsports M4 GT3 8   Andy Lee PA 4
  Elias Sabo
  Nick Yelloly
  ST Racing 28   Bill Auberlen P 4
  Varun Choksey
  Philipp Eng
38   Samantha Tan PA 4
  Neil Verhagen
  John Capestro-Dubets
  Turner Motorsport 29   Robby Foley P 4
  Justin Rothberg
  Patrick Gallagher
  OQ by Oman Racing[a]

  BMW M Team WRT[a]

  Team WRT[a]
30   Ahmad Al Harthy B 3
  Sam De Haan
  Jens Klingmann
  Calan Williams
31   Sheldon van der Linde P 4
  Dries Vanthoor
  Charles Weerts
32   Sheldon van der Linde P 1, 3
  Dries Vanthoor
  Charles Weerts
33   Dan Harper P 4
  Max Hesse
  Augusto Farfus
46   Raffaele Marciello P 1, 3
  Maxime Martin
  Valentino Rossi
  BMW M Team RMG 72   Dan Harper P 2
  Max Hesse
  Charles Weerts
  ROWE Racing 98   Marco Wittmann P 2–3
  Augusto Farfus 2
  Raffaele Marciello
  Maxime Martin
  Philipp Eng 3
  Nick Yelloly
99   Augusto Farfus P 2
  Robin Frijns
  Sheldon van der Linde
  Dries Vanthoor
998   Augusto Farfus P 3
  Dan Harper
  Max Hesse
  Random Vandals Racing 99   Kenton Koch P 4
  Conor Daly
  Connor De Phillippi
  Century Motorsport 991   Darren Leung B 3
  Toby Sowery
  Connor De Phillippi
  Pedro Ebrahim
Mercedes-AMG   Mercedes-AMG Team GetSpeed[b]

  GetSpeed[b]

  AlManar Racing by GetSpeed[b]
AMG GT3 Evo 2   Jules Gounon P 3
  Fabian Schiller
  Luca Stolz
3   Anthony Bartone S 3
  James Jell
  Yannick Mettler
  Aaron Walker
8   Lucas Auer P 2
  Adam Christodoulou
  Philip Ellis
  Mikaël Grenier
130   Maro Engel P 2
  Jules Gounon
  Fabian Schiller
  Adam Christodoulou
777   Al Faisal Al Zubair G 3
  Dominik Baumann
  Mikaël Grenier
  Philip Ellis
  Mercedes-AMG Team Bilstein by HRT[c]

  Team ADVAN x HRT[c]

  Haupt Racing Team[c]
3   Michele Beretta P 2
  Frank Bird
  Jusuf Owega
  Arjun Maini
4   Maximilian Götz P 2
  Daniel Juncadella
  Arjun Maini
  Luca Stolz
6   Ralf Aron PA 2
  Dennis Fetzer
  Hubert Haupt
  Salman Owega
77   Arjun Maini G 3
  Jusuf Owega
  Michele Beretta
  CrowdStrike by Riley 4   George Kurtz PA 3
  Colin Braun
  Ian James
  Nick Catsburg
  Mercedes-AMG Team Lone Star Racing[5] 4   Álex Palou[5] P 4
  Fabian Schiller[5]
  Luca Stolz[5]
  Boutsen VDS 9   Maximilian Götz P 3
  Thomas Drouet
  Ulysse de Pauw
10   Aurélien Panis S 3
  César Gazeau
  Roee Meyuhas
  Sebastien Baud
  Schnitzelalm Racing 11   Jay Mo Härtling PA 2
  Kenneth Heyer
  Marcel Marchewicz
  Uno Racing Team with Landgraf 16   "Rio" PA 3
  David Pun
  Kevin Tse
  Indy Dontje
  Heart of Racing by SPS 27   Ross Gunn PA 1
  Ian James
  Alex Riberas
  Supabarn Supermarkets/Tigani Motorsport 47   James Koundouris S 1
  Theo Koundouris
  David Russell
  Jonathon Webb
  MMotorsport 48   Jack Le Brocq PA 1
  Justin McMillan
  Garth Walden
  Glen Wood
  Mercedes-AMG Team MANN-FILTER[d]

  Winward Racing[d]
48   Lucas Auer P 3
  Maro Engel
  Daniel Morad
57   Tanart Sathienthirakul S 3
  Colin Caresani
  Daan Arrow
  Esteban Masson
  2 Seas Motorsport 60   Isa Al Khalifa G 3
  Frank Bird[6]
  Martin Kodrić
  Lewis Williamson
  SunEnergy1[e]

  75 Express[e]
75   Jules Gounon P 1
  Kenny Habul
  Luca Stolz
  Lucas Auer PA 4
  Kenny Habul
  Jayden Ojeda
  Mercedes-AMG Team Craft-Bamboo Racing 77   Maximilian Götz P 1
  Daniel Juncadella
  Jayden Ojeda
  Kevin Tse
  Triple Eight JMR[f]

  National Storage Racing[f]
88   Prince Jeffri Ibrahim PA 1
  Jordan Love
  Jamie Whincup
888   Will Brown P 1
  Broc Feeney
  Mikaël Grenier
  Prince Jeffri Ibrahim PA 3–4
  Jordan Love
  Alexander Sims 3
  Martin Konrad
  Arjun Maini 4
  Madpanda Motorsport 90   Ezequiel Pérez Companc S 3
  Patrick Assenheimer
  Karol Basz
  Sam Neary
  Regulator Racing 91   Jeff Burton PA 4
  Philip Ellis
  Elias Seppänen
  Mercedes-AMG Team GruppeM Racing 130   Maro Engel P 1, 4
  Felipe Fraga 1
  David Reynolds
  Ralf Aron 3
  Daniel Juncadella
  Frederik Vesti
  Jules Gounon 4
  Mikaël Grenier
  Scott Taylor Motorsport[7] 222   Craig Lowndes P 1
  Thomas Randle
  Cameron Waters
Porsche   Herberth Motorsport[g]

  Lionspeed GP[g]

  Lionspeed x Herberth[g]

  SSR Herberth[g]

  Pure Rxcing[g]
911 GT3 R (992) 5   Matt Campbell P 2
  Vicent Kolb
  Dennis Olsen
  Robert Renauer
10   Antares Au PA 4
  Loek Hartog
  Patric Niederhauser
24   Antares Au PA 2
  Indy Dontje
  Patrick Kolb
  Patric Niederhauser
80   Antares Au B 3
  Alessio Picariello
  Martin Rump
  Alexander Fach
91   Ralf Bohn B 3
  Robert Renauer
  Morris Schuring
  Alfred Renauer
92   Mathieu Jaminet P 3
  Matt Campbell
  Frédéric Makowiecki
911   Alex Malykhin P 3
  Klaus Bachler
  Joel Sturm
  Phantom Global Racing 13   Bastian Buus P 1
  Joel Eriksson
  Jaxon Evans
23   Joel Eriksson P 3
  Jaxon Evans
  Thomas Preining
  Car Collection Motorsport 21   Alex Fontana PA 4
  Yannick Mettler
  'Hash'
  Schumacher CLRT 22   Dorian Boccolacci P 3
  Ayhancan Güven
  Laurin Heinrich
  GMG Racing 32   Tom Sargent PA 4
  Kyle Washington
  Ayhancan Güven
  Falken Motorsports 33   Julien Andlauer P 2
  Klaus Bachler
  Sven Müller
  Alessio Picariello
44   Joel Eriksson P 2
  Tim Heinemann
  Nico Menzel
  Martin Ragginger
  Dinamic GT 54   Bastian Buus P 2
  Marvin Dienst
  Marco Holzer
  Marco Seefried
  Philipp Sager B 3
  Marvin Dienst
  Guilherme Oliveira
  Christopher Zöchling
55   Théo Nouet S 3
  Jop Rappange
  Marius Nakken
  Axel Blom
  EBM 61   Adrian D'Silva PA 3–4
  Brendon Leitch
  Earl Bamber 3
  Kerong Li
  Bastian Buus 4
  RennSport1 85   Trent Hindman PA 4
  Jake Pedersen
  Kay van Berlo
  Rutronik Racing 96   Patric Niederhauser P 3
  Sven Müller
  Julien Andlauer
97   Dustin Blattner B 3
  Dennis Marschall
  Loek Hartog
  Zacharie Robichon
  Wright Motorsports 120   Adam Adelson P 4
  Elliott Skeer
  Laurin Heinrich
  Manthey EMA 911   Kévin Estre P 2
  Ayhancan Güven
  Thomas Preining
  Laurens Vanthoor
912   Matt Campbell P 1
  Ayhancan Güven
  Laurens Vanthoor
  HubAuto Racing 992   Kévin Estre P 3
  Patrick Pilet
  Laurens Vanthoor
  The Bend Manthey EMA 911 GT3 R (991.2) 911   Harry King PA 1
  Alessio Picariello
  Yasser Shahin
Sources:[8][9][10]
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
Mercedes-AMG   Triple Eight JMR AMG GT3 Evo 88   Prince Jeffri Ibrahim PA 1
  Jordan Love
  Jamie Whincup
888   Prince Jeffri Ibrahim PA 3–4
  Jordan Love
  Alexander Sims 3
  Martin Konrad
  Arjun Maini 4
Porsche   Herberth Motorsport[h]

  Lionspeed GP[h]

  Lionspeed x Herberth[h]
911 GT3 R (992) 10   Antares Au PA 4
  Loek Hartog
  Patric Niederhauser
24   Antares Au PA 2
  Indy Dontje
  Patrick Kolb
  Patric Niederhauser
80   Antares Au B 3
  Alessio Picariello
  Martin Rump
  Alexander Fach
  EBM 61   Adrian D'Silva PA 3–4
  Brendon Leitch
  Earl Bamber 3
  Kerong Li
  Bastian Buus 4

Championship standings

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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

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

Pos. Driver Manufacturer BAT
 
NÜR
 
SPA
 
IND
 
Points
1   Charles Weerts BMW Ret 2 1 1 68
2   Ayhancan Güven Porsche 1 1 Ret Ret 50
2   Sheldon van der Linde
  Dries Vanthoor
BMW Ret Ret 1 1 50
2   Laurens Vanthoor Porsche 1 1 Ret 50
3   Mikaël Grenier Mercedes-AMG 5 Ret 3 3 40
4   Matt Campbell Porsche 1 11 4 37
5   Max Hesse
  Dan Harper
BMW 2 2 13 36
6   Luca Stolz Mercedes-AMG 2 3 Ret 10 34
7   Jules Gounon Mercedes-AMG 2 Ret Ret 3 33
8   Augusto Farfus BMW 5 2 13 28
8   Patric Niederhauser Porsche 6 5 5 28
9   Thomas Preining Porsche 1 11 25
9   Kévin Estre Porsche 1 Ret 25
10   Raffaele Marciello
  Maxime Martin
BMW 4 5 9 24
11   Sven Müller
  Julien Andlauer
Porsche 4 5 22
11   Antares Au Porsche 6 8 5 22
12   Joel Eriksson Porsche 3 7 11 21
12   Maximilian Götz Mercedes-AMG Ret 3 7 21
12   Philip Ellis Mercedes-AMG Ret 3 7 21
12   Maro Engel Mercedes-AMG 7 Ret Ret 3 21
13   Alessio Picariello Porsche 8 4 8 20
14   Kenny Habul Mercedes-AMG 2 Ret 18
14   Laurin Heinrich Porsche Ret 2 18
14   Elliott Skeer
  Adam Adelson
Porsche 2 18
15   Bastian Buus Porsche 3 9 11 16
16   Jaxon Evans Porsche 3 11 15
16   Al Faisal Al Zubair
  Dominik Baumman
Mercedes-AMG 3 15
16   Daniel Juncadella Mercedes-AMG Ret 3 Ret 15
17   Valentino Rossi BMW 4 9 14
18   Mathieu Jaminet
  Frédéric Makowiecki
Porsche 4 12
18   Arjun Maini Mercedes-AMG 8 6 Ret 12
18   Michele Beretta
  Jusuf Owega
Mercedes-AMG 8 6 12
18   Klaus Bachler Porsche 4 Ret 12
18   Trent Hindman
  Jake Pedersen
  Kay van Berlo
Porsche 4 12
19   Will Brown
  Broc Feeney
Mercedes-AMG 5 10
19   Marco Wittmann BMW 5 Ret 10
19   Loek Hartog Porsche Ret 5 10
20   Craig Lowndes
  Thomas Randle
  Cameron Waters
Mercedes-AMG 6 8
20   Indy Dontje Porsche

Mercedes-AMG

6 17 8
20   Patrick Kolb Porsche 6 8
20   Robby Foley
  Justin Rothberg
  Patrick Gallagher
BMW 6 8
21   Felipe Fraga
  David Reynolds
Mercedes-AMG 7 6
21   Thomas Drouet
  Ulysse de Pauw
Mercedes-AMG 7 6
21   Tim Heinemann
  Nico Menzel
  Martin Ragginger
Porsche 7 6
21   Elias Seppänen
  Jeff Burton
Mercedes-AMG 7 6
22   Harry King
  Yasser Shahin
Porsche 8 4
22   Alexander Fach
  Martin Rump
Porsche 8 4
22   Frank Bird Mercedes-AMG 8 19 4
22   Philipp Eng BMW Ret 8 4
22   Bill Auberlen
  Varun Choksey
BMW 8 4
23   Yannick Mettler Mercedes-AMG

Porsche

10 9 3
24   Ian James Mercedes-AMG 9 14 2
24   Ross Gunn
  Alex Riberas
Mercedes-AMG 9 2
24   Marco Holzer
  Marco Seefried
Porsche 9 2
24   Marvin Dienst Porsche 9 Ret 2
24   Alex Fontana
  'Hash'
Porsche 9 2
25   Jamie Whincup Mercedes-AMG 10 1
25   Prince Jeffri Ibrahim
  Jordan Love
Mercedes-AMG 10 Ret Ret 1
25   Anthony Bartone
  James Kell
  Aaron Walker
Mercedes-AMG 10 1
25   Marcel Marchewicz
  Jay Mo Härtling
  Kenneth Heyer
Mercedes-AMG 10 1
25   Álex Palou Mercedes-AMG 10 1
-   James Koundouris
  Theo Koundouris
  David Russell
  Jonathon Webb
Mercedes-AMG 11 0
-   Vincent Kolb
  Robert Renauer
  Dennis Olsen
Porsche 11 0
-   Adrien D'Silva
  Brendon Leitch
Porsche Ret 11 0
-   Jack Le Brocq
  Justin McMillan
  Garth Walden
  Glen Wood
Mercedes-AMG 12 0
-   Huber Haupt
  Salman Owega
  Dennis Fetzer
Mercedes-AMG 12 0
-   Ralf Aron Mercedes-AMG 12 Ret 0
-  Théo Nouet
  Jop Rappange
  Marius Nakken
  Axel Blom
Porsche 12 0
-   Nick Yelloly BMW Ret 12 0
-  Andy Lee
  Elias Sabo
BMW 12 0
-   Tanart Sathienthirakul
  Daan Arrow
  Colin Caresani
  Esteban Masson
Mercedes-AMG 13 0
-   George Kurtz
  Colin Braun
  Nicky Catsburg
Mercedes-AMG 14 0
-   Samantha Tan
  Neil Verhagen
  John Capestro-Dubets
BMW 14 0
-   Ezequiel Pérez Companc
  Patrick Assenheimer
  Karol Basz
  Sam Neary
Mercedes-AMG 15 0
-   Connor De Phillippi BMW 16 Ret 0
-   Darren Leung
  Pedro Ebrahim
  Toby Sowery
BMW 16 0
-   Kevin Tse Mercedes-AMG Ret 17 0
-   'RIO'
  David Pun
Mercedes-AMG 17 0
-   Aurélien Panis
  Cezar Gazeu
  Roee Meyuhas
  Sébastien Baud
Mercedes-AMG 18 0
-   Isa Al-Khalifa
  Martin Kodric
  Lewis Williamson
Mercedes-AMG 19 0
-   Jayden Ojeda Mercedes-AMG Ret Ret -
-   Lucas Auer Mercedes-AMG Ret Ret Ret -
-   Adam Christodoulou Mercedes-AMG Ret -
-   Fabian Schiller Mercedes-AMG Ret Ret -
-   Robin Frijns BMW Ret -
-   Alex Malykhin
  Joel Sturm
Porsche Ret -
-   Ahmad Al Harthy
  Sam de Haan
  Calan Williams
  Jens Klingmann
BMW Ret -
-   Frederik Vesti Mercedes-AMG Ret -
-   Daniel Morad Mercedes-AMG Ret -
-   Rafl Bohn
  Robert Renauer
  Alfred Renauer
  Morris Schuring
Porsche Ret -
-   Alexander Sims
  Martin Konrad
Mercedes-AMG Ret -
-   Dorian Boccolacci Porsche Ret -
-   Patrick Pilet Porsche Ret -
-   Kerong Li
  Earl Bamber
Porsche Ret -
-   Philipp Sager
  Guilherme Moura De Oliveira
  Christopher Zöchling
Porsche Ret -
-   Zacharie Robichon
  Dustin Blattner
  Dennis Marschall
Porsche Ret -
-   Kenton Koch
  Conor Daly
BMW Ret -
-   Tom Sargent
  Kyle Washington
Porsche Ret -
Pos. Driver Manufacturer BAT
 
NÜR
 
SPA
 
IND
 
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

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c Car No. 30 entered as OQ by Oman Racing, car 31 and 33 entered as Team WRT, car No. 32 and No. 46 entered as BMW M Team WRT in round 1, and entered as Team WRT in round 3
  2. ^ a b c Car No. 2, No. 8 and No. 130 entered as Mercedes-AMG Team GetSpeed, car No. 3 entered as Getspeed, and car No. 777 entered as Almanar Racing by Getspeed.
  3. ^ a b c Car No. 3 and No. 4 entered as Mercedes-AMG Team Bilstein by HRT, car No. 6 entered as Team ADVAN x HRT, and car No. 77 entered as Haupt Racing Team.
  4. ^ a b Car No. 48 entered as Mercedes-AMG Team MANN-FILTER, and car No. 58 entered as Winward Racing.
  5. ^ a b Car No. 75 entered as SunEnergy1 in round 1, and entered as 75 Express in round 4.
  6. ^ a b Car No. 88 entered as Triple Eight JMR, car No. 888 entered as National Storage Racing in round 1, and entered as Triple Eight JMR in rounds 3 and 4.
  7. ^ a b c d e Car No. 5, No. 10 and No. 91 entered as Herberth Motorsport, car No. 24 entered as Lionspeed GP, car No. 80 entered as Lionspeed x Herberth, car No. 92 entered as SSR Herberth, and Car No. 911 entered as Pure Racing.
  8. ^ a b c Car No. 10 entered as Herberth Motorsport, car No. 24 entered as Lionspeed GP, and car No. 80 entered as Lionspeed x Herberth.

References

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  2. ^ "New destinations among 2024 plans announced by Stéphane Ratel during annual CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa press conference". SRO Motorsports Group. July 2023. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  3. ^ "2024 Calendar". Intercontinental GT Challenge. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  4. ^ "Repco Named New Bathurst 12H Title Sponsor". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. 24 November 2023. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
  5. ^ a b c d Klein, Jamie (25 September 2024). "Palou to Make GT3 Return With Lone Star at Indianapolis". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  6. ^ Euwema, Davey (18 June 2024). "Bird Replaces Panciatici at 2 Seas for 24H Spa". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
  7. ^ van Leeuwen, Andrew (11 December 2023). "Supercars stars to race STM Mercedes at Bathurst 12 Hour". Speedcafe.
  8. ^ "Bathurst organisers reveal provisional 12 Hour entry". intercontinentalgtchallenge.com. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  9. ^ "ADAC RAVENOL 24h Nürburgring entry list revealed". intercontinentalgtchallenge.com. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  10. ^ "CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa presents sensational 67-car entry list for centenary edition". intercontinentalgtchallenge.com. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
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