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The 2019 Intercontinental GT Challenge was the fourth season of the Intercontinental GT Challenge. The season featured five rounds, starting with the Liqui Moly Bathurst 12 Hour on 3 February and concluding with the Kyalami 9 Hours on 23 November. Tristan Vautier was the defending Drivers' champion and Audi was the defending Manufacturers' champion.

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Calendar

At the annual press conference during the 2018 24 Hours of Spa on 27 July, the Stéphane Ratel Organisation announced the first draft of the 2019 calendar. Kyalami was added to the schedule.1 On 3 December, it was announced the nine-hour race in South Africa would be moved from 3 to 23 November to avoid a clash with the Rugby World Cup.2 The date of the California 8 Hours was confirmed on 18 January. The race was moved from Sunday to the Saturday the day before in order to better accommodate live TV.3

RoundRaceCircuitDateReport
1Liqui Moly Bathurst 12 Hour Mount Panorama Circuit, Bathurst, Australia3 FebruaryReport
2California 8 Hours WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, Monterey, United States30 MarchReport
324 Hours of Spa Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot, Belgium27–28 JulyReport
4Suzuka 10 Hours Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka, Japan25 AugustReport
5Kyalami 9 Hours Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit, Midrand, South Africa23 NovemberReport
  Also part of the Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup

Entry list

ManufacturerTeamCarNo.DriversClassRounds
Audi Audi Sport Team ValvolineR8 LMS (2018)2 Christopher HaaseP1
Christopher Mies
Markus Winkelhock
22 Kelvin van der LindeP1
Garth Tander
Frédéric Vervisch
Melbourne Performance Centre3 Matt NealPA1
Gordon Shedden
Pete Storey
9 Marc CiniPA1
Dean Fiore
Lee Holdsworth
Audi Sport Team WRTR8 LMS (2019)1 Robin FrijnsP3
Nico Müller
René Rast
2 Alex RiberasP3
Frank Stippler
Dries Vanthoor
10 Christopher HaaseP2
Dries Vanthoor
Frédéric Vervisch
25 Kelvin van der LindeP4–5
Dries Vanthoor
Frédéric Vervisch
Audi Team Hitotsuyama21 Richard LyonsP4
Alessio Picariello
Ryuichiro Tomita
Audi Sport Team Saintéloc25 Christopher HaaseP3
Frédéric Vervisch
Markus Winkelhock
Audi Sport Team Land4
Montaplast by Land Motorsport5
29 Christopher MiesP2, 5
Markus Winkelhock
Kelvin van der Linde2
Christopher Haase5
129 Ricardo FellerP3
Jamie Green
Christopher Mies
Audi Sport Team Absolute Racing125 Christopher HaaseP4
Christopher Mies
Markus Winkelhock
Bentley
Bentley Team M-Sport6
M-Sport Team Bentley7
Continental GT3107 Jules GounonPAll
Jordan Pepper
Steven Kane1–4
Maxime Soulet5
108 Maxime SouletP1–3
Andy Soucek1, 4–5
Vincent Abril1
Markus Palttala2–3
Lucas Ordóñez2
Alex Buncombe3–4
Seb Morris4
Rodrigo Baptista5
Steven Kane
109 Rodrigo BaptistaP3
Callum MacLeod
Seb Morris
110 Pipo DeraniP3
Lucas Ordóñez
Andy Soucek
BMW Boutsen GinionM6 GT39 Gennaro BonafedeAm3
Erik Maris
Karim Ojjeh
Marc Rostan
Walkenhorst Motorsport34 Nick CatsburgPAll
Mikkel Jensen
Christian Krognes
36 Henry WalkenhorstAm3, 5
Anders Buchardt3
David Pittard
Don Yount
Gennaro Bonafede5
Michael Von Rooyen
BMW Team Schnitzer42 Augusto FarfusPAll
Martin Tomczyk
Chaz Mostert1–2
John Edwards3
Nick Yelloly4
Sheldon van der Linde5
Ferrari apr with ARN Racing488 GT38 Yuta KamimuraS4
Hiroaki Nagai
Manabu Orido
Wochenspiegel Team Monschau by Rinaldi22 Jochen KrumbachS5
David Perel
Leonard Weiss
HubAuto Corsa27 Nick FosterP1–2, 4
Tim Slade1–2
Nick Percat1
Miguel Molina2
Nick Cassidy4
Heikki Kovalainen
227 Nick CassidyP3
Nick Foster
Daniel Serra
AF Corse8 Spirit of Race9 SMP Racing1051 Paul Dalla LanaPA1
Pedro Lamy
Mathias Lauda
Sam BirdP3
James Calado
Alessandro Pier Guidi
52 Andrea BertoliniPA3
Niek Hommerson
Louis Machiels
Toni Vilander
72 Mikhail AleshinP3
Miguel Molina
Davide Rigon
CarGuy Racing777 James CaladoP4
Kei Cozzolino
Miguel Molina
Honda Modulo Drago CorseNSX GT3034 Ryo MichigamiP4
Hiroki Otsu
Daisuke Nakajima
Team UpGarage18 Takashi KobayashiP4
Kosuke Matsuura
Tadasuke Makino
Jenson Team Rocket RJN22 Philipp FrommenwilerS3
Matt McMurry
Struan Moore
Ricardo Sánchez
Honda Team Motul30 Bertrand BaguetteP2–5
Mario Farnbacher2–3
Renger van der Zande
Marco Bonanomi4–5
Hideki Mutoh4
Dane Cameron5
Arrows Racing98 Lic Ka LiuAm4
Philip Ma
Jacky Yeung
Mercedes-AMG Mercedes-AMG Team GOOD SMILEAMG GT300 Tatsuya KataokaP4
Kamui Kobayashi
Nobuteru Taniguchi
Mercedes-AMG Team Black Flacon11
Black Falcon12
4 Yelmer BuurmanP3
Maro Engel
Luca Stolz
6 Patrick AssenheimerS3, 5
Hubert Haupt
Gabriele Piana3
Abdulaziz Al Faisal
Sergei Afanasiev5
Mercedes-AMG Team SPS Automotive Performance10 Yelmer BuurmanP5
Maximilian Götz
Luca Stolz
Strakka Racing13
Mercedes-AMG Team Strakka Racing14
43 Dominik BaumannP2
Adam Christodoulou
Christina Nielsen
44 Gary PaffettP2–5
Tristan Vautier
Lewis Williamson
SunEnergy1 Racing751 Kenny HabulPA1, 4
Dominik Baumann1
Thomas Jäger
Nico Bastian4
Mikaël Grenier
Mercedes-AMG Team Craft Bamboo Black Falcon15
Mercedes-AMG Team Craft-Bamboo Racing16
77 Luca StolzP1, 4
Gary Paffett1
Maro Engel
Yelmer Buurman4
Maximilian Götz
Mercedes-AMG Team AKKA ASP88 Vincent AbrilP3
Raffaele Marciello
Fabian Schiller
Mercedes-AMG Team Vodafone888 Shane van GisbergenP1
Craig Lowndes
Jamie Whincup
Mercedes-AMG Team GruppeM Racing888 Yelmer BuurmanP2
Maro Engel
Luca Stolz
999 Maximilian BuhkPAll
Maximilian Götz1–3
Raffaele Marciello1–2, 4–5
Lucas Auer3
Maro Engel4–5
Nissan GTNET Motor SportsGT-R Nismo GT3 (2015)5 Teruhiko HamanoPA4
Kazuki Hoshino
Eiji Yamada
MP Racing9 Joe ShindoAm4
Yusaku Shibata
Takumi Takata
KCMGGT-R Nismo GT3 (2018)(0)18 Alexandre ImperatoriPAll
Oliver Jarvis
Edoardo Liberati
35 Josh BurdonPAll
Katsumasa Chiyo
Tsugio Matsuda1, 3–4
Alex Buncombe2
Joao Paulo de Oliveira5
Porsche Competition Motorsports / McElrea Racing911 GT3 R (2018)12 David Calvert-JonesPA1
Kévin Estre
Jaxon Evans
Black Swan Racing540 Jeroen BleekemolenPA1
Marc Lieb
Tim Pappas
EBM911 Romain DumasP1
Mathieu Jaminet
Sven Müller
912 Matt CampbellP1
Dennis Olsen
Dirk Werner
Dinamic Motorsport911 GT3 R (2019)12 Earl BamberP5
Matt Campbell
Laurens Vanthoor
GPX Racing20 Michael ChristensenP3, 5
Kévin Estre
Richard Lietz
Frikadelli Racing Team31 Mathieu JaminetP5
Dennis Olsen
Nick Tandy
LM corsa60 Juichi WakisakaPA4
Shigekazu Wakisaka
Kei Nakanishi
Rowe Racing98 Romain DumasP3
Mathieu Jaminet
Sven Müller
99 Matt CampbellP3
Dennis Olsen
Dirk Werner
KÜS Team75 Bernhard117 Earl BamberP3
Timo Bernhard
Laurens Vanthoor
911 Romain DumasP5
Sven Müller
Dirk Werner
Park Place Motorsports17 EBM18911 Romain DumasP2, 4
Mathieu Jaminet
Sven Müller
Wright Motorsports19 Absolute Racing20912 Matt CampbellP2, 4
Dennis Olsen
Dirk Werner
AMAC Motorsport997 GT3 R51 Andrew MacphersonS4
Ben Porter
Brad Shiels
Sources:2122
IconClass
PPro Cup
SSilver Cup
PAPro-Am Cup
AmAm Cup
  Cars not nominated by a manufacturer and therefore not eligible for manufacturer or overall driver points   Drivers participating in championship for Bronze-rated drivers

1 – Car No. 75 was nominated for manufacturer points at Round 1, but was not nominated for manufacturer points at Round 4.

Race results

Rnd.CircuitPole positionIGTC WinnersBronze WinnersWinning Manufacturer
1 Bathurst No. 999 Mercedes-AMG Team GruppeM Racing23 No. 912 EBMNo finishersMercedes-AMG
Maximilian Buhk Maximilian Götz Raffaele Marciello Matt Campbell Dennis Olsen Dirk Werner
2 Laguna Seca No. 30 Honda Team Motul No. 27 HubAuto CorsaNo entriesMercedes-AMG
Bertrand Baguette Mario Farnbacher Renger van der Zande Nick Foster Miguel Molina Tim Slade
3 Spa-Francorchamps No. 4 Mercedes-AMG Team Black Falcon No. 20 GPX RacingPorsche
Yelmer Buurman Maro Engel Luca Stolz Michael Christensen Kévin Estre Richard Lietz
4 Suzuka No. 42 BMW Team Schnitzer No. 25 Audi Sport Team WRT No. 75 SunEnergy1 RacingAudi
Augusto Farfus Martin Tomczyk Nick Yelloly Kelvin van der Linde Dries Vanthoor Frédéric Vervisch Kenny Habul
5 Kyalami No. 31 Frikadelli Racing No. 31 Frikadelli RacingNo entriesPorsche
Mathieu Jaminet Dennis Olsen Nick Tandy Mathieu Jaminet Dennis Olsen Nick Tandy

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, with the exception of Bathurst where a car simply had to cross the finish line to be classified. 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 
Points251815121086421

Drivers' championships

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

Pos.DriverManufacturerBATLGASPASUZKYAPoints
1 Dennis OlsenPorsche1Ret63173
2 Maximilian GötzMercedes-AMG2284562
3 Maximilian BuhkMercedes-AMG2282Ret58
4 Raffaele MarcielloMercedes-AMG22102Ret55
5 Frédéric VervischAudiRet4311053
6 Mathieu JaminetPorscheRet3413152
6 Matt CampbellPorsche1Ret63852
8 Dirk WernerPorsche1Ret63950
9 Luca StolzMercedes-AMGRet624548
9 Yelmer BuurmanMercedes-AMG624548
10 Christopher HaaseAudi10437446
11 Maro EngelMercedes-AMGRet622Ret44
12 Kévin EstrePorscheRet1340
12 Michael Christensen Richard LietzPorsche1340
12 Markus WinkelhockAudi10737440
14 Dries VanthoorAudi41511038
14 Augusto Farfus Martin TomczykBMW45Ret5738
16 Kelvin van der LindeAudiRet711032
17 Romain Dumas Sven MüllerPorscheRet3413929
18 Miguel MolinaFerrari1Ret1125
18 Nick FosterFerrari121Ret2425
18 Tim SladeFerrari12125
18 Nick TandyPorsche125
18 Christopher MiesAudi107117425
21 Nick Catsburg Mikkel Jensen Christian KrognesBMWRet89Ret224
22 Chaz MostertBMW4522
23 Alexandre Imperatori Oliver Jarvis Edoardo LiberatiNissan691218618
24 Shane van Gisbergen Craig Lowndes Jamie WhincupMercedes-AMG315
25 Maxime SouletBentley511Ret1110
25 Andy SoucekBentley516211610
25 Vincent AbrilBentley510
Mercedes-AMG10
25 Bertrand BaguetteHonda13515Ret10
25 Mario Farnbacher Renger van der ZandeHonda13510
25 Nick YellolyBMW510
25 Jules Gounon Jordan PepperBentley7Ret2081110
25 Steven KaneBentley7Ret2081610
25 Earl Bamber Laurens VanthoorPorsche7810
31 Josh Burdon Katsumasa ChiyoNissan1112186158
31 Tsugio MatsudaNissan111868
32 Timo BernhardPorsche76
32 Sheldon van der LindeBMW76
34 Paul Dalla Lana Pedro Lamy Mathias LaudaFerrari84
34 Lucas AuerMercedes-AMG84
35 Marc Cini Dean Fiore Lee HoldsworthAudi92
35 Gary PaffettMercedes-AMGRetRet139Ret2
35 Tristan Vautier Lewis WilliamsonMercedes-AMGRet139Ret2
37 Dominik BaumannMercedes-AMGRet101
37 Adam ChristodoulouMercedes-AMG101
37 Christina NielsenMercedes-AMG101
37 Fabian SchillerMercedes-AMG101
37 Tatsuya Kataoka Kamui Kobayashi Nobuteru TaniguchiMercedes-AMG101
Lucas OrdóñezBentley11160
Markus PalttalaBentley11Ret0
Ricardo Feller Jamie GreenAudi110
James CaladoFerrariRet110
Kei CozzolinoFerrari110
Nick PercatFerrari120
Alex BuncombeNissan120
BentleyRet21
Sergei Afanasiev Patrick Assenheimer Hubert HauptMercedes-AMG120
Jochen Krumbach David Perel Leonard WeissFerrari130
Gennaro BonafedeBMW19140
Robin Frijns Nico Müller René RastAudi140
Takashi Kobayashi Kosuke Matsuura Tadasuke MakinoHonda140
Michael Van Rooyen Henry WalkenhorstBMW140
Alex Riberas Frank StipplerAudi150
Marco BonanomiHonda15Ret0
Hideki MutohHonda150
Joao Paulo de OliveiraNissan150
Rodrigo BaptistaBentleyRet160
Pipo DeraniBentley160
Richard Lyons Alessio Picariello Ryuichiro TomitaAudi160
Philipp Frommenwiler Matt McMurry Struan Moore Ricardo SánchezHonda170
Ryo Michigami Hiroki Otsu Daisuke NakajimaHonda170
Erik Maris Karim Ojjeh Marc RostanBMW190
Juichi Wakisaka Shigekazu Wakisaka Kei NakanishiPorsche190
Joe Shindo Yusaku Shibata Takumi TakataNissan200
Mikhail Aleshin Davide RigonFerrari210
Seb MorrisBentleyRet210
Teruhiko Hamano Kazuki Hoshino Eiji YamadaNissan220
Andrea Macpherson Ben Porter Brad ShielsPorsche230
Nick CassidyFerrariRet240
Heikki KovalainenFerrari240
Kenny HabulMercedes-AMGRet120
Thomas JägerMercedes-AMGRet0
Garth TanderAudiRet0
David Calvert-Jones Jaxon EvansPorscheRet0
John EdwardsBMWRet0
Sam Bird Alessandro Pier GuidiFerrariRet0
Andrea Bertolini Niek Hommerson Louis Machiels Toni VilanderFerrariRet0
Daniel SerraFerrariRet0
Anders Buchardt David Pittard Henry Walkenhorst Don YountBMWRet0
Callum MacLeodBentleyRet0
Yuta Kamimura Hiroaki Nagai Manabu OridoFerrariRet0
Lic Ka Liu Philip Ma Jacky YeungHondaRet0
Dane CameronHondaRet0
Jeroen Bleekemolen Marc Lieb Tim PappasPorscheWD
Matt Neal Gordon Shedden Pete StoreyAudiWD
Drivers ineligible to score points
Nico Bastian Mikaël GrenierMercedes-AMG12
Pos.DriverManufacturerBATLGASPASUZKYAPoints
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints classification
BlueNon-points classification
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired, not classified (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
BlankDid not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – PoleItalics – Fastest Lap

Bronze Drivers

Pos.DriverManufacturerBATLGASPASUZKYAPoints
1 Kenny HabulMercedes-AMGRet1225
Tim PappasPorscheWD
Pos.DriverManufacturerBATLGASPASUZKYAPoints

Manufacturers' championship

Only the top two cars of each specific manufacturer is eligible for points.

Pos.ManufacturerCarBATLGASPASUZKYAPoints
1Porsche911 GT3 R (2018)911 GT3 R (2019)13131133
RetRet4133
2Mercedes-AMGAMG GT322225126
368412
3AudiR8 LMS (2018)R8 LMS (2019)9431485
10714710
4BMWM6 GT34595266
Ret817Ret7
5Ferrari488 GT38119111331
12Ret23
6NissanGT-R Nismo GT369126630
1112161715
7BentleyContinental GT35111681124
7Ret182016
8HondaNSX GT313514Ret10
1515
Pos.ManufacturerCarBATLGASPASUZKYAPoints

See also

Notes

References

  1. "Stephane Ratel presents exciting new global vision for SRO Motorsports Group". intercontinentalgtchallenge.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 27 July 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2019. https://www.intercontinentalgtchallenge.com/news/1365/stephane-ratel-presents-exciting-new-global-vision-for-sro-motorsports-group-?filter_on_igtc_site=1&filter_team_news=0

  2. "New date for the inaugural Kyalami 9 Hour completes 2019 Intercontinental GT Challenge calendar". intercontinentalgtchallenge.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 3 December 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2019. https://www.intercontinentalgtchallenge.com/news/1424/new-date-for-the-inaugural-kyalami-9-hour-completes-2019-intercontinental-gt-challenge-calendar?filter_on_igtc_site=1&filter_team_news=0

  3. "California 8 Hours switches to Saturday 30 March". intercontinentalgtchallenge.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 18 January 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2019. https://www.intercontinentalgtchallenge.com/news/1436/california-8-hours-switches-to-saturday-30-march?filter_on_igtc_site=1&filter_team_news=0

  4. Car No. 29 entered as Audi Sport Team Land and car No. 129 as Montaplast by Land Motorsport.

  5. Car No. 29 entered as Audi Sport Team Land and car No. 129 as Montaplast by Land Motorsport.

  6. Car Nos. 107 and 108 entered as Bentley Team M-Sport and car Nos. 109 and 110 entered as M-Sport Team Bentley. /wiki/Bentley

  7. Car Nos. 107 and 108 entered as Bentley Team M-Sport and car Nos. 109 and 110 entered as M-Sport Team Bentley. /wiki/Bentley

  8. Car No. 51 entered as Spirit of Race under a Swiss license at Round 1 and as AF Corse under an Italian license at Round 3, car No. 52 entered as AF Corse under an Italian License and car No. 72 entered as SMP Racing under a Russian license. /wiki/AF_Corse

  9. Car No. 51 entered as Spirit of Race under a Swiss license at Round 1 and as AF Corse under an Italian license at Round 3, car No. 52 entered as AF Corse under an Italian License and car No. 72 entered as SMP Racing under a Russian license. /wiki/AF_Corse

  10. Car No. 51 entered as Spirit of Race under a Swiss license at Round 1 and as AF Corse under an Italian license at Round 3, car No. 52 entered as AF Corse under an Italian License and car No. 72 entered as SMP Racing under a Russian license. /wiki/AF_Corse

  11. Car No. 4 entered as Mercedes-AMG Team Black Falcon and car No. 6 entered as Black Falcon. /wiki/Mercedes-AMG

  12. Car No. 4 entered as Mercedes-AMG Team Black Falcon and car No. 6 entered as Black Falcon. /wiki/Mercedes-AMG

  13. Car No. 43 entered as Strakka Racing and car No. 44 entered as Mercedes-AMG Team Strakka Racing. /wiki/Strakka_Racing

  14. Car No. 43 entered as Strakka Racing and car No. 44 entered as Mercedes-AMG Team Strakka Racing. /wiki/Strakka_Racing

  15. Car No. 77 entered as Mercedes-AMG Team Craft Bamboo Black Falcon at Round 1 and as Mercedes-AMG Team Craft-Bamboo Racing at Round 4. /wiki/Craft-Bamboo_Racing

  16. Car No. 77 entered as Mercedes-AMG Team Craft Bamboo Black Falcon at Round 1 and as Mercedes-AMG Team Craft-Bamboo Racing at Round 4. /wiki/Craft-Bamboo_Racing

  17. Car entered as Park Place Motorsports at Round 2 and as Earl Bamber Motorsport (EBM) at Round 4.

  18. Car entered as Park Place Motorsports at Round 2 and as Earl Bamber Motorsport (EBM) at Round 4.

  19. Car entered as Wright Motorsports at Round 2 and as Absolute Racing at Round 4.

  20. Car entered as Wright Motorsports at Round 2 and as Absolute Racing at Round 4.

  21. "Full Liqui-Moly Bathurst 12 Hour entry list confirmed". intercontinentalgtchallenge.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 18 January 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2019. https://www.intercontinentalgtchallenge.com/news/1435/full-liqui-moly-bathurst-12-hour-entry-list-confirmed?filter_on_igtc_site=1&filter_team_news=0

  22. "Record eight full-season manufacturers all set for California 8 Hours". intercontinentalgtchallenge.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 25 March 2019. Retrieved 26 March 2019. https://www.intercontinentalgtchallenge.com/news/1461/record-eight-full-season-manufacturers-all-set-for-california-8-hours

  23. Jake Dennis took Pole position in the No. 62 R-Motorsport car, but Raffaele Marciello was the highest qualified Intercontinental GT Challenge driver. The R-Motorsport team was later excluded from the results due to a technical breach related to the mandated rev limit threshold of the Aston Martin Vantage GT3's V12 engine. /wiki/Jake_Dennis