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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Map of circuit locations
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
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Mount Panorama Circuit, Bathurst, Australia | 16 – 18 February | Report |
| 2 |  ADAC Ravenol Nürburgring 24 Hours
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Nürburgring Nordschleife, Nürburg, Germany | 30 May – 2 June | Report |
| 3 |  CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa
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Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot, Belgium | 27 – 30 June | Report |
| 4 |  Indianapolis 8 Hour Presented by AWS
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Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway, United States | 4 – 6 October | Report |
Entries
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| Manufacturer | Team | Car | No. | Drivers | Class | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercedes-AMG | Triple Eight JMR
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AMG GT3 Evo | 88 |  Prince Jeffri Ibrahim
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PA | 1 |
| Jordan Love
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| Jamie Whincup
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| 888 | Prince Jeffri Ibrahim
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PA | 3–4 | |||
| Jordan Love
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 Alexander Sims
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3 | |||||
 Martin Konrad
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 Arjun Maini
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4 | |||||
| Porsche | Herberth Motorsport[h] Lionspeed GP[h] Lionspeed x Herberth[h]
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911 GT3 R (992) | 10 |  Antares Au
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PA | 4 |
 Loek Hartog
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 Patric Niederhauser
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| 24 | Antares Au
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PA | 2 | |||
| Indy Dontje
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| Patrick Kolb
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| Patric Niederhauser
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| 80 | Antares Au
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B | 3 | |||
| Alessio Picariello
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 Martin Rump
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| Alexander Fach
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 EBM
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61 | Adrian D'Silva
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PA | 3–4 | ||
| Brendon Leitch
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| Earl Bamber
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3 | |||||
 Kerong Li
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 Bastian Buus
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4 |
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. 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
[edit]The results indicate the classification relative to other drivers in the series, not the classification in the race.
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Bold – Pole |
See also
[edit]- 2024 GT World Challenge America
- 2024 GT World Challenge Australia
- 2024 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup
Notes
[edit]- ^ 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
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Car No. 48 entered as Mercedes-AMG Team MANN-FILTER, and car No. 58 entered as Winward Racing.
- ^ a b Car No. 75 entered as SunEnergy1 in round 1, and entered as 75 Express in round 4.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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
[edit]- ^ Lloyd, Daniel (1 July 2023). "Nürburgring 24 to Join Four-Round IGTC Calendar Next Year". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "2024 Calendar". Intercontinental GT Challenge. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
- ^ Staff, Sportscar365 (24 November 2023). "Repco Named New Bathurst 12H Title Sponsor". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
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- ^ Euwema, Davey (18 June 2024). "Bird Replaces Panciatici at 2 Seas for 24H Spa". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
- ^ van Leeuwen, Andrew (11 December 2023). "Supercars stars to race STM Mercedes at Bathurst 12 Hour". Speedcafe.
- ^ "Bathurst organisers reveal provisional 12 Hour entry". intercontinentalgtchallenge.com. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
- ^ "ADAC RAVENOL 24h Nürburgring entry list revealed". intercontinentalgtchallenge.com. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
- ^ "CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa presents sensational 67-car entry list for centenary edition". intercontinentalgtchallenge.com. Retrieved 21 May 2024.