The2020 Intercontinental GT Challenge was the fifth season of theIntercontinental GT Challenge. The season again features five rounds, starting with theLiqui Moly Bathurst 12 Hour on 2 February and concluding with theKyalami 9 Hours on 12 December.Dennis Olsen is the defending Drivers' champion and Porsche is the defending Manufacturers' champion.
At the annual press conference during the2019 24 Hours of Spa on 26 July, theStéphane Ratel Organisation announced the first draft of the 2020 calendar. The only change from2019 was theNorth American round moving fromLaguna Seca Raceway to theIndianapolis Motor Speedway,[1] primarily because of event permit restrictions at Laguna Seca (which is owned by the local government).[citation needed] The Indianapolis event will form a revival of the Speedway'sHarvest Auto Racing Classic. The schedule was further changed on 22 May 2020 when theBH Auction SMBC Suzuka 10 Hours on 23 August was canceled because of Japanese entry restrictions as a result of theCOVID-19 pandemic. Also, on 22 June 2020, it was announced as a result of the rescheduled 24 Hours of Spa, the race would be extended to 25 hours. The new date falls on the weekend Europe leaves summertime, so clocks are turned back one hour, so the race will run 25 hours, with the original 24 hours name retained.[2] Finally the raced lasted for 24 hours and not for 25 hours.
| Round | Race | Circuit | Date | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liqui MolyBathurst 12 Hour |  Mount Panorama Circuit,Bathurst,Australia | February 2 | Report |
| 2 | Indianapolis 8 Hours |  Indianapolis Motor Speedway,Indianapolis,United States | October 4 | Report |
| 3 | 24 Hours of Spa |  Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps,Stavelot,Belgium | October 24–25 | Report |
| 4 | Kyalami 9 Hours |  Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit,Midrand,South Africa | December 12 | Report |
| Cancelled due to the2019-20 coronavirus pandemic | ||||
| Race | Circuit | Original Date | ||
| Suzuka 10 Hours |  Suzuka Circuit,Suzuka,Japan | 23 August | ||
| Rnd. | Circuit | Pole position | IGTC Winners | Winning Manufacturer | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bathurst |  No. 911 Absolute Racing |  No. 7BentleyTeam M-Sport |  Mercedes-AMG | [5][6] |
Matt Campbell Mathieu JaminetPatrick Pilet | Jules GounonJordan PepperMaxime Soulet | ||||
| 2 | Indianapolis | No. 34 Walkenhorst Motorsport | No. 34 Walkenhorst Motorsport | BMW | [7][8] |
 Nicky CatsburgConnor De Phillippi Augusto Farfus | Nicky CatsburgConnor De PhillippiAugusto Farfus | ||||
| 3 | Spa-Francorchamps | No. 88Mercedes-AMG Team AKKA ASP | No. 98Rowe Racing | Porsche | [9][10] |
 Timur BoguslavskiyFelipe Fraga Raffaele Marciello |  Earl BamberNick TandyLaurens Vanthoor | ||||
| 4 | Kyalami | No. 30Team Honda Racing | No. 34 Walkenhorst Motorsport | BMW | [11][12] |
| Bertrand BaguetteMario FarnbacherRenger van der Zande | Nicky CatsburgAugusto FarfusSheldon van der Linde |
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 |
The results indicate the classification relative to other drivers in the series, not the classification in the race.
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Bold – Pole |
| Pos. | Manufacturer | Car | BAT | IND | SPA | KYA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Porsche | 911 GT3 R | 3 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 100 |
| 6 | 3 | 7 | |||||
| 7 | |||||||
| 2 | BMW | M6 GT3 | Ret | 1 | 21 | 1 | 76 |
| 2 | Ret | 6 | |||||
| Ret | |||||||
| 3 | Audi | R8 LMS Evo | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 74 |
| 12 | 5 | 5 | |||||
| 12 | |||||||
| 4 | Mercedes-AMG | AMG GT3 AMG GT3 Evo | 2 | 5 | 6 | 50 | |
| 4 | 9 | 16 | |||||
| 18 | |||||||
| 5 | Honda | NSX GT3 Evo | Ret | 3 | 8 | 4 | 37 |
| 7 | |||||||
| 6 | Bentley | Continental GT3 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 33 |
| Ret | 10 | Ret | |||||
| 23 | |||||||
| 7 | Ferrari | 488 GT3 488 GT3 Evo 2020 | WD | 8 | 4 | 16 | |
| Ret | 15 | ||||||
| 17 | |||||||
| 8 | Aston Martin | Vantage AMR GT3 | 9 | 14 | |||
| 10 | |||||||
| Lamborghini | Huracán GT3 Evo | Ret | 13 | 0 | |||
| 14 | |||||||
| 26 | |||||||
| Pos. | Manufacturer | Car | BAT | IND | SPA | KYA | Points |
