2019 California 8 Hours
| Race details | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Date | March 30, 2019 | |
| Location | Monterey, United States | |
| Course | 3.602 km (2.238 mi) | |
| Race | ||
| Drivers |  Mario Farnbacher Bertrand Baguette Renger van der Zande
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 Honda Team Motul
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| Time | 1:23.156 | |
| Podium | ||
| First |  Miguel Molina Nick Foster Tim Slade |
 HubAuto Corsa
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| Second | Maximilian Buhk Maximilian Götz Raffaele Marciello |
 Mercedes-AMG Team GruppeM Racing
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| Third |  Mathieu Jaminet Sven Müller Romain Dumas |
 Park Place Motorsports
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The 2019 California 8 Hours was the third edition of the California 8 Hours race held on WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca on March 30, 2019. The race was contested with GT3-spec cars, "GT Cup" for one-make spec cars, GT4-spec cars. The race was organized by the Stéphane Ratel Organisation (SRO).
The third and final California 8 Hours was the second round of the 2019 Intercontinental GT Challenge. The event was to be replaced by a race held at Indianapolis Motor Speedway
The race was won by Taiwanese Ferrari team HubAuto Corsa. The Ferrari 488 GT3 completed 327 laps in the allotted eight hours, making a race distance of over 730 miles. Miguel Molina, Nick Foster and Tim Slade beat Hong Kong Mercedes-AMG Team GruppeM Racing by twelve seconds. American Porsche team Park Place Motorsports was third.
Lamborghini team ARC Bratislava won the GT Cup class, finishing 24 laps behind the HubAuto Corsa Ferrari and completed 678 miles. Winning the GT4 class was the PF Racing Ford Mustang, a further seven laps down, completing 662 miles.
Entries
Qualifying
Pole Shootout
These were the 10 fastest cars in qualifying[1]
| Pos | N° | Driver | Team | Car | Time | Dif |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 30 | Mario Farnbacher
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Honda Team Motul | Acura NSX GT3 | 1:23.156 | |
| 2 | 35 |  Alex Buncombe
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KCMG | Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 | 1:23.342 | +0.186 |
| 3 | 10 | Dries Vanthoor
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Audi Sport Team WRT | Audi R8 LMS Evo | 1:23.420 | +0.264 |
| 4 | 27 | Nick Foster
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HubAuto Corsa | Ferrari 488 GT3 | 1:23.459 | +0.303 |
| 5 | 912 | Matt Campbell
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Wright Motorsports | Porsche 911 GT3 R | 1:23.528 | +0.372 |
| 6 | 34 |  Mikkel Jensen
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Walkenhorst Motorsport | BMW M6 GT3 | 1:23.533 | +0.377 |
| 7 | 42 |  Augusto Farfus
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BMW Team Schnitzer | BMW M6 GT3 | 1:23.544 | +0.388 |
| 8 | 911 | Mathieu Jaminet
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Park Place Motorsports | Porsche 911 GT3 R | 1:23.627 | +0.471 |
| 9 | 18 |  Alexandre Imperatori
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KCMG | Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 | 1:23.673 | +0.517 |
| 10 | 999 | Raffaele Marciello
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Mercedes-AMG Team GruppeM Racing | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | 1:29.714 | +0.558 |
Official results
Bold denotes category winner.
| Pos. | Class | No. | Team / Entrant | Drivers | Car | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engine | ||||||
| 1 | GT3 | 27 | HubAuto Corsa
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Nick Foster Miguel Molina Tim Slade
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Ferrari 488 GT3 | 327 |
| 3.9 L Ferrari F154 twin-turbo V8 | ||||||
| 2 | GT3 | 999 | Mercedes-AMG Team GruppeM Racing
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Maximilian Buhk Maximilian Götz Raffaele Marciello
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Mercedes-AMG GT3 | 327 |
| 6.2 L Mercedes-Benz M159 V8 | ||||||
| 3 | GT3 | 911 | Park Place Motorsports
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Romain Dumas Mathieu Jaminet Sven Müller
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Porsche 911 GT3 R | 327 |
| 4.0 L Porsche H6 | ||||||
| 4 | GT3 | 10 | Audi Sport Team WRT
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Christopher Haase Dries Vanthoor Frédéric Vervisch
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Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo | 327 |
| 5.2 L FSI 2×DOHC Audi V10 | ||||||
| 5 | GT3 | 42 | BMW Team Schnitzer
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Augusto Farfus Chaz Mostert Martin Tomczyk
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BMW M6 GT3 | 326 |
| 4.4 L S63 BMW twin-turbo V8 | ||||||
| 6 | GT3 | 888 | Mercedes-AMG Team GruppeM Racing
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Yelmur Buurman Maro Engel Luca Stolz
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Mercedes-AMG GT3 | 326 |
| 6.2 L Mercedes-Benz M159 V8 | ||||||
| 7 | GT3 | 29 | Audi Sport Team Land
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Christopher Haase Dries Vanthoor Frédéric Vervisch
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Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo | 326 |
| 5.2 L FSI 2×DOHC Audi V10 | ||||||
| 8 | GT3 | 34 | Walkenhorst Motorsport
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Nick Catsburg Mikkel Jensen Christian Krognes
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BMW M6 GT3 | 326 |
| 4.4 L S63 BMW twin-turbo V8 | ||||||
| 9 | GT3 | 18 | KCMG
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Alexandre Imperatori Oliver Jarvis Edoardo Liberati
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Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 | 326 |
| 3.8 L Nissan VR38DETT twin-turbo V6 | ||||||
| 10 | GT3 | 43 | Strakka Racing
|
 Dominik Baumann Adam Christodoulou Christina Nielsen
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Mercedes-AMG GT3 | 325 |
| 6.2 L Mercedes-Benz M159 V8 | ||||||
| 11 | GT3 | 108 | Bentley Team M-Sport
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Lucas Ordóñez Markus Paltalla Maxime Soulet
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Bentley Continental GT3 (2018) | 325 |
| 4.0 L Volkswagen twin-turbo V8 | ||||||
| 12 | GT3 | 35 | KCMG
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Alex Buncombe Josh Burdon Katsumasa Chiyo
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Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 | 315 |
| 3.8 L Nissan VR38DETT twin-turbo V6 | ||||||
| 13 | GT3 | 30 | Honda Team Motul
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Bertrand Baguette Mario Farnbacher Renger van der Zande
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Acura NSX GT3 Evo | 308 |
| 3.5 L Honda JNC1 twin-turbocharged V6 | ||||||
| 14 | GT Cup | 88 |  ARC Bratislava
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Miro Konopka Andrzej Lewandowski Zdeno Mikulasko
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Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo | 303 |
| 5.2 L Lamborghini V10 | ||||||
| 15 | GT4 | 41 | PF Racing
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Jade Buford Chad McCumbee James Pesek
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Ford Mustang GT4 | 296 |
| 5.2 L Ford Voodoo V8 | ||||||
| 16 | GT4 | 113 | RHC Jorgensen/Strom by Strom Motorsport
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Daren Jorgensen Jonathan Miller Brett Strom
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BMW M4 GT4 | 289 |
| 3.0 L BMW N55 twin-turbo I6 | ||||||
| 17 | GT4 | 67 | TRG
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Jason Alexandridis Chris Bellomo Spencer Pumpelly
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Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR | 289 |
| 3.8 L Porsche H6 | ||||||
| DNF | GT3 | 912 | Wright Motorsports
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Matt Campbell Dennis Olsen Dirk Werner
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Porsche 911 GT3 R | 168 |
| 4.0 L Porsche H6 | ||||||
| DNF | GT3 | 44 | Strakka Racing
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Gary Paffett Tristan Vautier Lewis Williamson
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Mercedes-AMG GT3 | 148 |
| 6.2 L Mercedes-Benz M159 V8 | ||||||
| DNF | GT3 | 107 | Bentley Team M-Sport
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Jules Gounon Steven Kane Jordan Pepper
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Bentley Continental GT3 (2018) | 137 |
| 4.0 L Volkswagen twin-turbo V8 |
| Icon | Class |
|---|---|
| GT3 | GT3 |
| GT Cup | GT Cup |
| GT4 | GT4 |
|}
- Race time of winning car: 8:01:11.484
- Race distance of cars on the leaders lap: 731.826 mi (1,177.760 km)
- Fastest race lap: 1:24.287 – Alex Buncombe on lap 5
Notes
References
- ^ "California 8 Hours Intercontinental GT Challenge POLE SHOOTOUT - CLASSIFICATION - FINAL" (PDF). TSL Timing. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
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