Porsche wins the Indianapolis 8 Hours and celebrates the World Championship title

The Intercontinental GT Challenge, the unofficial GT3 World Championship, concluded with the 8 Hours of Indianapolis. For the time being, this marked the SRO series’ final visit to the infield circuit of the world-famous oval.

DTM champion Ayhancan Güven, Riccardo Pera and Kyle Washington took the win at the wheel of the GMG Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R. This marks the first time in the race’s history that a Porsche has won. It is also the first overall victory for a Pro-Am car at the Indianapolis 8 Hours.

Todd Coleman, Aaron Telitz and Thomas Fleming finished the race in second place in the Archangel Motorsports McLaren, 56.209 seconds behind the winning Porsche.

Completing the podium were Justin Rothberg, Connor de Phillippi and Robey Foley in the Turner Motorsports BMW M4 GT3.

Porsche secured the manufacturers’ title. The Swabian outfit has thus won the prestigious manufacturers’ title in the Intercontinental GT Challenge for the fourth time. The drivers’ title was won by Mercedes-AMG works driver Maxime Martin.