2025 Indianapolis 8 Hour

The 2025 Indianapolis 8 Hour (formally known as the Indianapolis 8 Hour Presented by AWS^[1]) was a sports car race held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Indiana, on October 18, 2025. It was the fifth and final round of the 2025 Intercontinental GT Challenge and the seventh and final round of the 2025 GT World Challenge America season.

2025 Indianapolis 8 Hour

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Indianapolis 8 Hour

Event information
Round 5 of 5 in the 2025 Intercontinental GT Challenge
Date	18 October 2025
Location	Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
Venue	Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Duration	8 Hours
Results
Laps completed	198
Distance	779.13 km (484.13 mi)
Pole position
Time	1:22.283
Team	Mercedes-AMG Team Lone Star Racing
Drivers	Jules Gounon Lin Hodenius Maxime Martin
Winners
Time	8:00:16.725
Team	Team WRT
Drivers	Kelvin van der Linde Valentino Rossi Charles Weerts

Entry list

The provisional entry list was announced on September 17, featuring 27 entries. Eight manufacturers were represented: 7 Porsche cars, 6 Mercedes cars, 5 BMW cars, 2 Ferrari and Aston Martin cars, and 1 car each from Corvette, McLaren, and Ford.^[2] An updated list was revealed on 10 October, with the grid decreasing to 25 entries, with Racers Edge Motorsports and CRP Racing withdrawing from the event.^[3]

No.	Entrant	Car	Driver 1	Driver 2	Driver 3
Pro (11 entries)
18	RS1	Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)	Jan Heylen	Alessio Picariello	Alex Sedgwick
34	JMF Motorsports	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	Lucas Auer[4]	Mikaël Grenier[4]	Michai Stephens[4]
46	Team WRT	BMW M4 GT3 Evo	Kelvin van der Linde[5]	Valentino Rossi[5]	Charles Weerts[5]
51	Random Vandals Racing	BMW M4 GT3 Evo	Bill Auberlen	Varun Choksey	Philipp Eng
61	Earl Bamber Motorsport	Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)	Adrian D'Silva	Ricardo Feller	Sven Müller
75	75 Express	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	Kenny Habul[6]	Chaz Mostert[6]	Will Power[6]
80	Mercedes-AMG Team Lone Star Racing	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	Jules Gounon[4]	Lin Hodenius[4]	Maxime Martin[4]
99	Random Vandals Racing	BMW M4 GT3 Evo	Conor Daly	Connor De Phillippi	Kenton Koch
120	Wright Motorsports	Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)	Adam Adelson[7]	Laurin Heinrich[7]	Elliott Skeer[7]
777	Team WRT	BMW M4 GT3 Evo	Augusto Farfus[5]	Raffaele Marciello[5]	Al Faisal Al Zubair[5]
888	Mercedes-AMG Team GMR	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	Maro Engel[4]	Tom Kalender[4]	Luca Stolz[4]
Pro-Am (12 entries)
04	CrowdStrike Racing by Riley Motorsports	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	Colin Braun[4]	George Kurtz[4]	Toby Sowery[4]
7	Herberth Motorsport	Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)	Ralf Bohn	Rolf Ineichen	Robert Renauer
10	Wright Motorsports	Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)	Antares Au[7]	Loek Hartog	Patric Niederhauser
11	DXDT Racing	Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R	Matt Bell	Blake McDonald	Alec Udell
16	AF Corse USA	Ferrari 296 GT3	Christian Hahn	Marcelo Hahn	Allam Khodair
21	Blattner Company by Herberth Motorsport	Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)	Dustin Blattner	Dennis Marschall	Alfred Renauer
24	Heart of Racing Team	Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo	Gray Newell[8]	Zacharie Robichon[8]	Darren Turner[8]
29	Turner Motorsport	BMW M4 GT3 Evo	Robby Foley	Patrick Gallagher	Justin Rothberg
32	GMG Racing	Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)	Klaus Bachler	Thomas Sargent	Kyle Washington
50	Chouest Povoledo Racing	Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R	Nicky Catsburg	Ross Chouest	Aaron Povoledo
88	Archangel Motorsports	McLaren 720S GT3 Evo	Todd Coleman	Thomas Merrill	Aaron Telitz
91	Regulator Racing	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	"Daan Arrow"[4]	Jeff Burton[4]	Philip Ellis[4]
Am (2 entries)
6	Dollahite Racing	Ford Mustang GT3	Scott Dollahite	Stefano Gattuso	Eric Powell
163	AF Corse USA	Ferrari 296 GT3	Conrad Grunewald	Oswaldo Negri Jr.	Jay Schreibman
Source:[9][3]

Race results

Class winners denoted in bold and with ‡

Pos Class No. Team Drivers Car Laps Time/Retired Engine 1 P 46 Team WRT Kelvin van der Linde Valentino Rossi Charles Weerts BMW M4 GT3 Evo 198 8:00:16.725‡ BMW P58 3.0 L Twin-turbo I6 2 P 888 Mercedes-AMG Team GMR Maro Engel Tom Kalender Luca Stolz Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 198 +0.805 Mercedes-Benz M159 6.2 L V8 3 P 777 Team WRT Augusto Farfus Raffaele Marciello Al Faisal Al Zubair BMW M4 GT3 Evo 198 +2.542 BMW P58 3.0 L Twin-turbo I6 4 P 99 Random Vandals Racing Connor De Phillippi Kenton Koch Conor Daly BMW M4 GT3 Evo 198 +10.448 BMW P58 3.0 L Twin-turbo I6 5 P 18 RS1 Jan Heylen Alessio Picariello Alex Sedgwick Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 198 +33.069 Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 6 P 75 75 Express Kenny Habul Chaz Mostert Will Power Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 198 +39.167 Mercedes-Benz M159 6.2 L V8 7 P 34 JMF Motorsports Mikaël Grenier Michai Stephens Lucas Auer Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 198 +19:45.525 Mercedes-Benz M159 6.2 L V8 8 PA 21 Blattner Company by Herberth Motorsport Dustin Blattner Dennis Marschall Alfred Renauer Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 197 +1 Lap‡ Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 9 PA 10 Wright Motorsports Antares Au Loek Hartog Patric Niederhauser Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 197 +1 Lap Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 10 PA 29 Turner Motorsport Robby Foley Patrick Gallagher Justin Rothberg BMW M4 GT3 Evo 197 +1 Lap BMW P58 3.0 L Twin-turbo I6 11 PA 24 Heart of Racing Team Gray Newell Zacharie Robichon Darren Turner Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo 197 +1 Lap Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V8 12 PA 88 Archangel Motorsports Todd Coleman Aaron Telitz Thomas Merrill McLaren 720S GT3 Evo 197 +1 Lap McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8 13 PA 04 CrowdStrike Racing by Riley Motorsports Colin Braun George Kurtz Toby Sowery Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 197 +1 Lap Mercedes-Benz M159 6.2 L V8 14 PA 32 GMG Racing Klaus Bachler Tom Sargent Kyle Washington Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 197 +1 Lap Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 15 PA 7 Herberth Motorsport Ralf Bohn Rolf Ineichen Robert Renauer Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 196 +2 Laps Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 16 PA 91 Regulator Racing Jeff Burton Philip Ellis "Daan Arrow" Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 196 +2 Laps Mercedes-Benz M159 6.2 L V8 17 Am 163 AF Corse USA Conrad Grunewald Oswaldo Negri Jr. Jay Schreibman Ferrari 296 GT3 195 +3 Laps‡ Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6 18 Am 6 Dollahite Racing Scott Dollahite Stefano Gattuso Eric Powell Ford Mustang GT3 195 +3 Laps Ford Coyote 5.4 L V8 19 PA 16 AF Corse USA Christian Hahn Marcelo Hahn Allam Khodair Ferrari 296 GT3 194 +4 Laps Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6 20 PA 50 Chouest Povoledo Racing Ross Chouest Aaron Povoledo Nicky Catsburg Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R 192 +6 Laps Chevrolet LT6.R 5.5 L V8 21 P 80 Mercedes-AMG Lone Star Racing Jules Gounon Lin Hodenius Maxime Martin Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 183 +15 Laps Mercedes-Benz M159 6.2 L V8 22 PA 11 DXDT Racing Matt Bell Blake McDonald Alec Udell Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R 174 +24 Laps Chevrolet LT6.R 5.5 L V8 DNF P 61 EBM Adrian D'Silva Ricardo Feller Sven Müller Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 161 Electrical Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 DNF P 51 Random Vandals Racing Bill Auberlen Varun Choksey Philipp Eng BMW M4 GT3 Evo 156 Throttle body BMW P58 3.0 L Twin-turbo I6 DNF P 120 Wright Motorsports Adam Adelson Laurin Heinrich Elliott Skeer Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 130 Contact Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 Source:[10]

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