2023 Intercontinental GT Challenge

The 2023 Intercontinental GT Challenge was the eighth season of the Intercontinental GT Challenge. It comprised five rounds starting with the Bathurst 12 Hour on 3 February with the finale at Gulf 12 Hours on 9 December.^[1]

2023 Intercontinental GT Challenge

Previous

2022

Next

2024

Calendar

Bathurst

Kyalami

Spa

Indianapolis

Abu Dhabi

Map of circuit locations

Round	Race	Circuit	Date	Report
1	Bathurst 12 Hour	Mount Panorama Circuit, Bathurst, Australia	3–5 February	Report
2	Kyalami 9 Hours	Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit, Midrand, South Africa	23–25 February	Report
3	24 Hours of Spa	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot, Belgium	29 June–2 July	Report
4	Indianapolis 8 Hour	Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis, United States	5–7 October	Report
5	Gulf 12 Hours	Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	8–10 December	Report

  Also part of the GT World Challenge Europe

  Also part of the GT World Challenge America

Entries

Intercontinental GT Challenge Manufacturer Team Car No. Drivers Class Rounds BMW Team WRT M4 GT3 30 Niklas Krütten G 3 Jean-Baptiste Simmenauer Calan Williams Philipp Eng P 4 Sheldon van der Linde Dries Vanthoor 31 Adam Carroll P 3 Lewis Proctor Tim Whale Augusto Farfus 4 Maxime Martin Charles Weerts 32 Sheldon van der Linde P 1–3, 5 Charles Weerts Dries Vanthoor 1–3 Philipp Eng 5 33 Philipp Eng P 2 Augusto Farfus Maxime Martin 46 Valentino Rossi P 1, 3, 5 Augusto Farfus 1, 3 Maxime Martin Dries Vanthoor 5 Nick Yelloly ST Racing 38 Samantha Tan PA 4 Neil Verhagen Jake Walker Bimmerworld Racing 94 Bill Auberlen PA 4 Robby Foley Chandler Hull ROWE Racing 98 Philipp Eng P 3 Marco Wittmann Nick Yelloly Mercedes-AMG CrowdStrike Racing by Riley Motorsports AMG GT3 Evo 04 Colin Braun PA 4 George Kurtz Nolan Siegel Mercedes-AMG Team 2 Seas 14 Maximilian Götz P 5 Jules Gounon Fabian Schiller SPS automotive performance 20 Reece Barr PA 2 Miguel Ramos Luca Stolz Winward Racing 57 Indy Dontje G 3 Philip Ellis Russell Ward SunEnergy1 Racing 75 Jules Gounon P 1 Kenny Habul Luca Stolz Kenny Habul PA 2, 5 Jules Gounon 2 Yannick Mettler Martin Konrad 3, 5 Nicky Catsburg 3 Chaz Mostert Adam Osieka Dominik Baumann 5 Philip Ellis Mercedes-AMG Craft-Bamboo Racing 77 Nicky Catsburg P 1 Philip Ellis Daniel Juncadella Maximilian Götz 4 Jules Gounon Raffaele Marciello Mercedes-AMG Team GruppeM Racing[2] 77 Lucas Auer P 5 Frank Bird Lorenzo Ferrari 99 Maro Engel P 5 Mikaël Grenier Luca Stolz 999 Maro Engel P 1–4 Mikaël Grenier 1–3 Raffaele Marciello 1–2 Daniel Juncadella 3–4 Luca Stolz 4 Stradale Motorsport 86 Charl Arangies PA 2 Arnold Neveling Clint Weston AKKodis ASP Team 88 Timur Boguslavskiy P 3 Jules Gounon Raffaele Marciello DXDT Racing 91 Jeff Burton PA 4 Philip Ellis Corey Lewis Mercedes-AMG Team Al Manar 777 Lucas Auer P 3 Fabian Schiller Luca Stolz Makita Volante Rosso Motorsport AMG GT3 24 Tony Bates PA 1 Jordan Love David Reynolds Porsche Grove Racing 911 GT3 R 4 Brenton Grove PA 1–2, 4–5 Stephen Grove Anton de Pasquale 1 Earl Bamber 2, 4 Richie Stanaway 5 23 Earl Bamber B 3 Brenton Grove Stephen Grove Anton de Pasquale Herberth Motorsport 7 Daniel Allemann Am 5 Ralf Bohn Alfred Renauer 33 Antares Au PA 5 Matteo Cairoli Tim Heinemann Car Collection Motorsport 12 Stefano Costantini PA 5 Alex Fontana Yannick Mettler Hash Patel Huber Motorsport 20 Antares Au PA 4 Laurin Heinrich Alfred Renauer Wright Motorsports 45 Jan Heylen P 4 Trent Hindman Madison Snow MDK Motorsports 53 Matteo Cairoli P 4 Trenton Estep Seth Lucas Dinamic GT Huber Racing 54 Christian Engelhart P 3 Ayhancan Güven Sven Müller Manthey EMA[a] Manthey EMA[b] 92 Julien Andlauer P 3 Kévin Estre Laurens Vanthoor 912 Matt Campbell P 1 Mathieu Jaminet Thomas Preining Rutronik Racing 96 Laurin Heinrich P 3 Dennis Olsen Thomas Preining GMG Racing by Car Collection Motorsport 132 Jeroen Bleekemolen PA 3 Patrick Long James Sofronas Kyle Washington Sources:

Icon Class P Pro Cup S Silver Cup PA Pro-Am Cup G Gold Cup Am Am Cup B Bronze Cup

Intercontinental GT Challenge Independent Cup

Manufacturer	Team	Car	No.	Drivers	Class	Rounds
Ferrari	Sky – Tempesta Racing	488 GT3 Evo 2020	535	Eddie Cheever III	PA	4
				Chris Froggatt
				Jonathan Hui
McLaren	Sky – Tempesta Racing	720S GT3 Evo	93	Eddie Cheever III	B	3
				Chris Froggatt
				Jonathan Hui
				Jeffrey Schmidt
				Eddie Cheever III	PA	5
				Chris Froggatt
				Jonathan Hui
				Kevin Tse
Mercedes-AMG	SunEnergy1 Racing	AMG GT3 Evo	75	Kenny Habul	PA	2, 5
				Jules Gounon		2
				Yannick Mettler
				Martin Konrad		3, 5
				Nicky Catsburg		3
				Chaz Mostert
				Adam Osieka
				Dominik Baumann		5
				Philip Ellis
	Harrolds Volante Rosso Motorsport[3]		101	Jonathan Hui	S	1
				Josh Hunt
				Ross Poulakis
				Kevin Tse
Porsche	Grove Racing	911 GT3 R	4	Brenton Grove	PA	1–2, 4–5
				Stephen Grove
				Anton de Pasquale		1
				Earl Bamber		2, 4
				Richie Stanaway		5
			23	Earl Bamber	B	3
				Brenton Grove
				Stephen Grove
				Anton de Pasquale
	Huber Motorsport		20	Antares Au	B	3
				Matteo Cairoli
				Jannes Fittje
				Tim Heinemann
				Antares Au	PA	4
				Laurin Heinrich
				Alfred Renauer
	Herberth Motorsport		33	Antares Au	PA	5
				Matteo Cairoli
				Tim Heinemann

Championship standings

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

The results indicate the classification relative to other drivers in the series, not the classification in the race.

Pos. Driver Manufacturer BAT KYA SPA IND ABU Points 1 Jules Gounon Mercedes-AMG 1 3 2 2 3 91 2 Luca Stolz Mercedes-AMG 1 4 6 3 1 83 3 Dries Vanthoor BMW 4 1 Ret 1 2 80 4 Philipp Eng BMW 2 1 1 7 74 5 Sheldon van der Linde BMW 4 1 Ret 1 7 68 6 Maro Engel Mercedes-AMG 3 7 Ret 3 1 61 7 Raffaele Marciello Mercedes-AMG 3 7 2 2 57 8 Mikaël Grenier Mercedes-AMG 3 7 Ret 1 46 9 Charles Weerts BMW 4 1 Ret 10 7 44 10 Nick Yelloly BMW 1 2 43 11 Kenny Habul Mercedes-AMG 1 3 NC 40 12 Augusto Farfus Maxime Martin BMW 5 2 5 10 39 13 Valentino Rossi BMW 5 5 2 38 14 Maximilian Götz Mercedes-AMG 2 3 33 15 Thomas Preining Porsche 2 4 30 16 Marco Wittmann BMW 1 25 17 Daniel Juncadella Mercedes-AMG 6 Ret 3 23 = Fabian Schiller Mercedes-AMG 6 3 23 18 Laurin Heinrich Porsche 4 6 20 = Lucas Auer Mercedes-AMG 6 4 20 19 Matt Campbell Mathieu Jaminet Porsche 2 18 = Timur Boguslavskiy Mercedes-AMG 2 18 = Antares Au Porsche 6 5 18 20 Alfred Renauer Porsche 6 6 16 = Matteo Cairoli Porsche 7 5 16 21 Yannick Mettler Mercedes-AMG 3 DNS 15 = Kévin Estre Laurens Vanthoor Julien Andlauer Porsche 3 15 22 Brenton Grove Stephen Grove Porsche Ret 4 11 9 Ret 14 = Earl Bamber Porsche 4 11 9 14 23 Dennis Olsen Porsche 4 12 = Jan Heylen Trent Hindman Madison Snow Porsche 4 12 = Lorenzo Ferrari Frank Bird Mercedes-AMG 4 12 24 Nicky Catsburg Mercedes-AMG 6 9 10 = Miguel Ramos Reece Barr Mercedes-AMG 5 10 = Colin Braun George Kurtz Nolan Siegel Mercedes-AMG 5 10 = Tim Heinemann Porsche 5 10 25 Philip Ellis Mercedes-AMG 6 10 Ret NC 9 26 Charl Arangies Arnold Neveling Clint Weston Mercedes-AMG 6 8 = Daniel Allemann Ralf Bohn Porsche 6 8 27 Tony Bates Jordan Love David Reynolds Mercedes-AMG 7 6 = Christian Engelhart Sven Müller Ayhancan Güven Porsche 7 6 = Trenton Estep Seth Lucas Porsche 7 6 28 Niklas Krütten Jean-Baptiste Simmenauer Calan Williams BMW 8 4 = Samantha Tan Neil Verhagen Jake Walker BMW 8 4 29 Martin Konrad Mercedes-AMG 9 NC 2 = Chaz Mostert Adam Osieka Mercedes-AMG 9 2 30 Indy Dontje Russell Ward Mercedes-AMG 10 1 - Anton de Pasquale Porsche Ret 11 0 - Bill Auberlen Robby Foley Chandler Hull BMW 11 0 - Dominik Baumann Mercedes-AMG NC 0 - Jeroen Bleekemolen Patrick Long James Sofronas Kyle Washington Porsche Ret 0 - Jeff Burton Corey Lewis Mercedes-AMG Ret 0 - Richie Stanaway Porsche Ret 0 Pos. Driver Manufacturer BAT KYA SPA IND ABU Points

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 – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap

Manufacturer's championship

Pos.	Manufacturer	BAT	KYA	SPA	IND	ABU	Points
1	Mercedes-AMG	1	3	2	2	1	164
		3	5	6	3	3
2	BMW	4	1	1	1	2	159
		5	2	5	8	7
3	Porsche	2	4	3	4	5	101
		Ret		4	6	6

See also

• 2023 British GT Championship
• 2023 GT World Challenge Europe
• 2023 GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup
• 2023 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup
• 2023 GT World Challenge Asia
• 2023 GT World Challenge America
• 2023 GT World Challenge Australia

Notes

1. Car no. 92 entered under a German license.
2. Car no 912. entered under an Australian license.