The 2022 Indianapolis 8 Hours (also known as the Indianapolis 8 Hour Presented by AWS for sponsorship reasons) was the third running of the Indianapolis 8 Hour. It took place from October 6–9 2022. The race was the third round of the 2022 Intercontinental GT Challenge and the seventh and final round 2022 GT World Challenge America championships. For the 2022 race, the event returned to the IndyCar grand prix layout after having used the SCCA runoff course the previous year.[1]
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| Round 3 of 4 in the 2022 Intercontinental GT Challenge | ||||||||||||||
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| Date | 8 October 2022 Intercontinental GT Challenge | |||||||||||||
| Location | Speedway, Indiana, United States | |||||||||||||
| Venue | Indianapolis Motor Speedway | |||||||||||||
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Background
editThe 2022 was open only to cars within GT3 regulations. GT4 cars, which had appeared in the first two races, were dropped from the race in an effort to reduce incidents caused by multi-class racing.[2]
Adjustments were made to driver lineups for Pro class cars, with all Pro teams now required to include an FIA silver-rated driver as part of the lineup.[2]
Supporting the race weekend were the Pirelli GT4 America Series, the TC America Series, and the GT America Series.[3]
Entry list
editRace Result
editClass winners denoted with bold and ‡.
| Pos. | Class | No. | Team / Entrant | Drivers | Car | Laps | Time/Retired |
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| 1 | Pro | 77 | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 328 | 8:00:34.571‡ | ||
| 2 | Pro | 71 | Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 | 328 | +0.800 | ||
| 3 | Pro | 96 | BMW M4 GT3 | 328 | +1:05.864 | ||
| 4 | Pro | 33 | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 328 | +1:16.351 | ||
| 5 | Pro | 51 | Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 | 326 | +2 Laps | ||
| 6 | Pro-Am | 94 | BMW M4 GT3 | 326 | +2 Laps‡ | ||
| 7 | Pro-Am | 75 | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 325 | +3 Laps | ||
| 8 | Pro | 34 | Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 | 325 | +3 Laps | ||
| 9 | Pro-Am | 93 | Acura NSX GT3 Evo22 | 324 | +4 Laps | ||
| 10 | Silver | 38 | BMW M4 GT3 | 324 | +4 Laps‡ | ||
| 11 | Pro | 3 | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo | 323 | +5 Laps | ||
| 12 | Pro-Am | 91 | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo | 322 | +6 Laps | ||
| 13 | Pro-Am | 32 | Porsche 911 GT3 R | 322 | +6 Laps | ||
| 14 | Pro-Am | 13 | Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 | 321 | +7 Laps | ||
| 15 | Pro | 218 | Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2018 | 314 | +14 Laps | ||
| 16 | Pro-Am | 45 | Porsche 911 GT3 R | 309 | +19 Laps | ||
| 17 | Am | 88 | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo | 301 | +27 Laps‡ | ||
| 18 | Am | 08 | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 288 | +40 Laps | ||
| 19 | Pro-Am | 43 | Acura NSX GT3 Evo22 | 286 | +42 Laps | ||
| 20 | Pro-Am | 04 | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 236 | +92 Laps | ||
| NC | Pro-Am | 23 | Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2018 | 226 | Contact | ||
| NC | Pro | 63 | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 209 | Contact | ||
| NC | Pro | 1 | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo | 178 | Accident | ||
| NC | Pro-Am | 39 | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 103 | Contact damage | ||
| NC | Pro | 6 | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 101 | Vibration | ||
| Intercontinental GT Challenge results | |||||||
| GT World Challenge America results | |||||||
References
edit- ^ Dagys, John (October 6, 2022). "Indianapolis Thursday Notebook". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media, LLC. Retrieved October 8, 2022.
- ^ a b Lloyd, Daniel (July 5, 2022). "Silver Driver Required in Each Top Category Lineup at Indy 8H". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media, LLC. Retrieved October 8, 2022.
- ^ Indianapolis 8 Hour Full Event Timetable