The 2025 Indianapolis 8 Hour (formally known as the Indianapolis 8 Hour Presented by AWS) 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.
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. 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.
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 Mikaël Grenier Michai Stephens 46 Team WRT BMW M4 GT3 Evo Kelvin van der Linde Valentino Rossi Charles Weerts 51 Random Vandals Racing BMW M4 GT3 Evo Bill Auberlen Varun Choksey Philipp Eng61 Earl Bamber MotorsportPorsche 911 GT3 R (992) Adrian D'Silva Ricardo Feller Sven Müller75 75 ExpressMercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Kenny Habul Chaz Mostert Will Power 80 Mercedes-AMG Team Lone Star Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Jules Gounon Lin Hodenius Maxime Martin 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 Laurin Heinrich Elliott Skeer 777 Team WRT BMW M4 GT3 Evo Augusto Farfus Raffaele Marciello Al Faisal Al Zubair 888 Mercedes-AMG Team GMR Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Maro Engel Tom Kalender Luca Stolz Pro-Am (12 entries) 04 CrowdStrike Racing by Riley Motorsports Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Colin Braun George Kurtz Toby Sowery 7 Herberth Motorsport Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Ralf Bohn Rolf Ineichen Robert Renauer 10 Wright Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Antares Au 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 Zacharie Robichon Darren Turner 29 Turner Motorsport BMW M4 GT3 Evo Robby Foley Patrick Gallagher Justin Rothberg 32 GMG Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Klaus Bachler Tom 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 Jeff Burton Philip Ellis 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: Race results Class winners denoted in bold and with
PosClassTeamDriversCarLapsTime/RetiredEngine 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 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:IconClassPPro CupPAPro-Am Cup AmAm Cup
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