The2018 Intercontinental GT Challenge was the third season of theIntercontinental GT Challenge . The season featured four rounds, starting with theLiqui Moly Bathurst 12 Hour on 4 February and concluding with theCalifornia 8 Hours on 28 October.Markus Winkelhock was the defending Drivers' champion andAudi was the defending Manufacturers' champion.
The series reverted to rules of theinaugural season , where each manufacturer was permitted to nominate up to four cars in each event. In2017 all cars and drivers scored points towards the championship.[ 1]
At the annual press conference during the2017 24 Hours of Spa on 28 July, theStéphane Ratel Organisation announced the 2018 calendar.Suzuka was added to the schedule, replacing theSepang 12 Hours , which was cancelled the season before.[ 2] Laguna Seca was moved a week.[ 3]
Icon Class P Pro Cup PA Pro-Am Cup Am Am Cup
Cars not nominated by a manufacturer and therefore not eligible for manufacturer or overall driver points
Drivers participating in championship for Bronze-rated drivers
NOTE: California 8 Hours results announced 27 July 2019 following review when the original winner, the No. 42 Strakka Racing team, was disqualified when a driver was disqualified for doping violations.
Championship standings [ edit ] 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, with the exception of Bathurst where a car simply had to cross the finish line to be classified. 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
[ edit ] The results indicate the classification relative to other drivers in the series, not the classification in the race.
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 – PoleItalics – Fastest Lap
Notes 1 – Luca Stolz's result withPorsche did not count, because he scored more points withMercedes-AMG .2 – Ineligible to score points.3 –Álvaro Parente 's result withBentley did not count, because he scored more points withMercedes-AMG .4 - Results finalised on 27 July 2019 following review of California 8 Hours.[ edit ] Only the top two cars for a manufacturer are eligible for points.
^a b Cars No. 1, 2, 19, 37, 39 and 66 entered asAudi Sport Team WRT . Car No. 17 entered asBelgian Audi Club Team WRT at Round 2 and asAudi Sport Team WRT at Rounds 3 and 4. ^a b Car No. 8 entered as Scott Taylor Motorsport and car No. 75 entered asMercedes-AMG Team SunEnergy1 Racing . ^a b Car No. 42 entered asStrakka Racing and cars No. 43, 55 and 56 entered asMercedes-AMG Team Strakka Racing . Car No. 44 entered asMercedes-AMG Team Strakka Racing at Round 3 and asStrakka Racing at Round 4. ^a b Car No. 84 entered asMercedes-AMG Team MANN-FILTER and car No. 175 entered asSunEnergy1 Team HTP Motorsport . ^a b c Car No. 75 entered as SunEnergy1 Racing, car No. 88 entered asMercedes-AMG Team AKKA ASP and car No. 175 entered asMercedes-AMG Team SunEnergy1 Racing. ^ Chaz Mostert took Pole position in the No. 43BMW Team Schnitzer car, butKelvin van der Linde was the highest qualified Intercontinental GT Challenge driver.^ Maxime Martin took Pole position in the No. 62 R-Motorsport car, butNico Müller was the highest qualified Intercontinental GT Challenge driver.^ Tom Blomqvist ,Philipp Eng and Christian Krognes won the race in the No. 34 Walkenhorst Motorsport car, butChristopher Haase ,Frédéric Vervisch andMarkus Winkelhock were the highest classified Intercontinental GT Challenge drivers.^ Nick Foster took Pole position in the No. 28 HubAuto Corsa car, butRaffaele Marciello was the highest qualified Intercontinental GT Challenge driver.
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Mount Panorama Circuit,Bathurst,Australia
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps,Stavelot,Belgium
Suzuka Circuit,Suzuka,Japan
WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca,Monterey,United States
Kelvin van der Linde
Robin Frijns
Stuart Leonard
No. 25Audi Sport Team Saintéloc[N 8]
Nico Müller
René Rast
No. 888Mercedes-AMG Team GruppeM Racing[N 9]
Raffaele Marciello
