2018 California 8 Hours
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| Date | 28 October 2018 | |
| Location | Monterey, United States | |
| Course | 3.602 km (2.238 mi) | |
| Race | ||
| Pole | ||
| Drivers |
Christopher Haase Kelvin van der Linde Christopher Mies |
Audi Sport Team Land |
| Time | 1:23.660 | |
| Podium | ||
| First |
Christopher Haase Kelvin van der Linde Christopher Mies |
Audi Sport Team Land |
| Second |
Robin Frijns Dries Vanthoor Markus Winkelhock |
Audi Sport Team WRT |
| Third |
Maximilian Buhk Maro Engel Tristan Vautier |
Mercedes-AMG Team SunEnergy1 Racing |
The 2018 WeatherTech Raceway California 8 Hours was the second edition of the WeatherTech Raceway California 8 Hours race held on WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca on 28 October 2018. The race was contested with GT3-spec cars, GT Cup-spec cars, GT4-spec cars, MARC cars and TCR-touring cars. The race was organized by the Stéphane Ratel Organisation (SRO).
The second annual California 8 Hours is the fourth and final round of the 2018 Intercontinental GT Challenge.
Entries
Official results
Bold denotes category winner. Results validated on 26 June 2019 following an FIA-related hearing.
| Pos. | Class | No. | Team/Entrant | Drivers | Car | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GT3 Pro | 29 | Audi Sport Team Land |
Christopher Haase Kelvin van der Linde Christopher Mies |
Audi R8 LMS | 306 |
| 2 | GT3 Pro | 19 | Audi Sport Team WRT |
Robin Frijns Dries Vanthoor Markus Winkelhock |
Audi R8 LMS | 306 |
| 3 | GT3 Pro | 175 | Mercedes-AMG Team SunEnergy1 Racing |
Maximilian Buhk Maro Engel Tristan Vautier |
Mercedes-AMG GT3 | 306 |
| 4 | GT3 Pro | 911 | Wright Motorsport |
Romain Dumas Frédéric Makowiecki Dirk Werner |
Porsche 911 GT3 R | 306 |
| 5 | GT3 Pro | 17 | Audi Sport Team WRT |
Stuart Leonard Sheldon van der Linde Alex Riberas |
Audi R8 LMS | 306 |
| 6 | GT3 Pro | 8 | Bentley Team M-Sport |
Vincent Abril Andy Soucek Maxime Soulet |
Bentley Continental GT3 (2018) | 305 |
| 7 | GT3 Pro | 43 | Mercedes-AMG Team Strakka Racing |
Maximilian Götz Raffaele Marciello Lewis Williamson |
Mercedes-AMG GT3 | 304 |
| 8 | GT3 Pro | 44 | Strakka Racing |
Jack Hawksworth Adrien Tambay Christian Vietoris |
Mercedes-AMG GT3 | 303 |
| 9 | GT3 Pro | 54 | Black Swan Racing |
Jeroen Bleekemolen Patrick Long Tim Pappas |
Porsche 911 GT3 R | 303 |
| 10 | GT3 Pro | 9 | K-PAX Racing |
Rodrigo Baptista Álvaro Parente Bryan Sellers |
Bentley Continental GT3 (2016) | 302 |
| 11 | GT3 | 7 | Bentley Team M-Sport |
Jules Gounon Steven Kane Jordan Pepper |
Bentley Continental GT3 (2018) | 297 |
| 12 | GT3 Pro-Am | 2 | DXDT Racing |
David Askew Ryan Dalziel Mike Hedlund |
Mercedes-AMG GT3 | 296 |
| 13 | GTC | 6 | US RaceTronics |
Steven Aghakhani Richard Antinucci Taylor Proto |
Lamborghini Huracán Super Tropheo Evo | 291 |
| 14 | GT3 Pro-Am | 46 | PPM |
Steven Dunn Brandon Gdovic Shinya Michimi |
Lamborghini Huracán GT3 | 283 |
| 15 | GT4 | 626 | Rearden Racing |
Jeff Kearl Vesko Kozarov Lara Tallman |
Audi R8 LMS GT4 | 281 |
| 16 | GT4 | 66 | TRG |
Derek DeBoer Sean Gibbons Spencer Pumpelly |
Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR | 280 |
| 17 | GT4 | 65 | Murillo Racing |
Jeff Mosing Justin Piscitell Tim Probert |
Mercedes-AMG GT4 | 280 |
| 18 | GT4 | 12 | Ian Lacy Racing |
Frank Gannett Ian Lacy Drew Staveley |
Ginetta G55 GT4 | 280 |
| 19 | GT4 | 88 | Stephen Cameron Racing |
Gregory Liefooghe Sean Quinlan Henry Schmitt |
BMW M4 GT4 | 278 |
| 20 | TCR | 98 | Bryan Herta Autosport with Curb-Agajanian |
Bryan Herta Colton Herta George Kurtz |
Hyundai i30 N TCR | 276 |
| 21 | GT4 | 91 | Rearden Racing |
James Burke Jeff Burton Jessica Burton |
Rudi R8 LMS GT4 | 272 |
| 22 | GT4 | 113 | RHC-Jorgensen/Strom |
Daren Jorgensen Jon Miller Brett Strom |
BMW M4 GT4 | 272 |
| 23 | GT4 | 34 | Murillo Racing |
Matt Fassnacht Christian Szymczak |
Mercedes-AMG GT4 | 263 |
| 24 | GT4 | 67 | TRG |
Chris Bellomo Tom Dyer Robert Orcutt |
Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR | 256 |
| 25 | GT4 | 22 | Automatic Racing |
Charles Espenlaub Eric Lux Charles Putnam |
Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT4 | 237 |
| 26 | GT3 Pro-Am | 75 | SunEnergy1 Racing |
Mikaël Grenier Kenny Habul Luca Stolz |
Mercedes-AMG GT3 | 219 |
| 27 | GT4 | 2 | GMG Racing |
Jason Bell Andrew Davis James Sofronas |
Audi R8 LMS GT4 | 217 |
| DNF | GT4 | 10 | PF Racing |
Jade Buford Scott Maxwell James Pesek |
Ford Mustang GT4 | 194 |
| DNF | GT3 Pro | 87 | Vital Speed Motorsport |
Trevor Baek Marino Franchitti Jeff Westphal |
Ferrari 488 GT3 | 112 |
| DNF | GT4 | 51 | Team Panoz Racing |
Preston Calvert Ian James Matt Keegan |
Panoz Avezzano GT4 | 81 |
| DNF | TCR | 99 | Bryan Herta Autosport with Curb-Agajanian |
Michael Lewis Mark Wilkins Mason Filippi |
Hyundai i30 N TCR | 58 |
| DNS | GT3 Pro-Am | 33 | ARC Bratislava |
Konstantīns Calko Miro Konôpka Andrzej Lewandowski |
BMW M6 GT3 | 0 |
| DNS | TCR | 23 | M1 GT Racing |
Walter Bowlin Jerimy Daniel Lars Viljoen |
Audi RS3 LMS TCR | 0 |
| DQ | GT3 Pro-Am | 42 | Strakka Racing |
Felipe Fraga David Fumanelli Nick Leventis |
Mercedes-AMG GT3 | 304 |
NOTE: The No. 42 Strakka Racing Mercedes-AMG GT that had finished eighth overall, and first in GT3 Pro-Am, was disqualified under after driver Nick Leventis was found in violation of FIA doping regulations. Leventis' urine sample was taken to the Sports Medicine Research & Testing Laboratory at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah, where it tested positive for anastrozole (an exogenous aromatase inhibitor, prohibited under S4.1 of the FIA Anti-Doping Code), drostanolone and related metabolite 2α-methyl-5α-androstan-3α-ol-17-one, which are exogenous anabolic 3 androgenic steroids, prohibited under S1.1.a of the FIA Anti-Doping Code). The results were altered on 26 June 2019 after an official report of the positive test.