2017 Mazda Raceway California 8 Hours

The 2017 Mazda Raceway California 8 Hours was the first Mazda Raceway California 8 Hours race held on Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca on 15 October 2017. The race was contested with GT3-spec cars, GT4-spec cars and MARC cars. The race was organized by the Stéphane Ratel Organisation (SRO).

Race details
Date 15 October 2017
Location Monterey, United States
Course 3.602 km (2.238 mi)
Weather Qualifying: Sunny
Race: Sunny
Race
Pole
Driver Christopher Haase Audi Sport Team Land
Time 1:23.961
Podium
First Pierre Kaffer
Kelvin van der Linde
Markus Winkelhock		Audi Sport Team Magnus
Second Christopher Haase
Christopher Mies
Connor De Phillippi		Audi Sport Team Land
Third Ben Barnicoat
Álvaro Parente
Bryan Sellers		K-PAX Racing

Report

Testing

Free Practice

Pre-Qualifying Practice

Qualifying

Pole Shootout

Race

Event format
Day Session Time/distance
Thursday (12 October) Testing 100 minutes
Friday (13 October) Free Practice 90 minutes
Pre-Qualifying Practice 60 minutes
Saturday (14 October) Qualifying 45 minutes
Pole Shootout 15 minutes
Sunday (15 October) Race 8 hours
Source:[1]

Race results

Class winners in bold.

Pos. Class No. Drivers Team Car Laps Time/Retired
1 GT3 Pro 44 Pierre Kaffer
Kelvin van der Linde
Markus Winkelhock		 Audi Sport Team Magnus Audi R8 LMS 314 8:00:27.641
2 GT3 Pro 29 Christopher Haase
Christopher Mies
Connor De Phillippi		 Audi Sport Team Land Audi R8 LMS 314 +2.488
3 GT3 Pro 9 Ben Barnicoat
Álvaro Parente
Bryan Sellers		 K-PAX Racing McLaren 650S GT3 314 +43.050
4 GT3 Pro 43 Dane Cameron
Tom Dyer
Ryan Eversley		 RealTime Racing Acura NSX GT3 313 +1 Lap
5 GT3 Pro-Am 54 Jeroen Bleekemolen
David Calvert-Jones
Tim Pappas		 Black Swan Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R 312 +2 Laps
6 GT3 Pro 11 Jake Dennis
Robin Frijns
Stuart Leonard		 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Audi R8 LMS 312 +2 Laps
7 GT3 Pro 17 Wolf Henzler
Sven Müller
Alec Udell		 GMG Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R 312 +2 Laps
8 GT3 Pro-Am 77 Preston Calvert
Andrew Davis
Michael Lewis		 Calvert Dynamics / GMG Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R 308 +6 Laps
9 Inv 193 Jake Camilleri
Morgan Haber
Hadrian Morrell		 MARC Cars Australia MARC Mazda 3 V8 294 +20 Laps
10 Inv 194 Keith Kassulke
Ryan McLeod
Will Rodgers		 MARC Cars Australia MARC Mazda 3 V8 294 +20 Laps
11 GT4 26 Jeff Kearl
Sean McAlister
Jeff Westphal		 Rearden Racing Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR 286 +28 Laps
12 GT4 8 Andy Lee
Jon Miller
Carter Yeung		 HKG Racing / GMG Racing Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport 286 +28 Laps
13 GT4 3 Craig Lyons
Thomas Merrill
Kris Wilson		 TRG Aston Martin Vantage GT4 280 +34 Laps
14 GT4 117 Daren Jorgensen
Vesko Kozarov
Hutton McKenna		 Rearden Racing Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR 280 +34 Laps
15 GT4 07 Michael Davis
Derek DeBoer
Greg Milzcik		 TRG Aston Martin Vantage GT4 266 +48 Laps
16 GT3 Pro 58 Jörg Bergmeister
Romain Dumas
Patrick Long		 Porsche Motorsport North America by Wright Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 R 256 +58 Laps
Ret GT4 12 Frank Gannett
Ian Lacy
Drew Staveley		 Ian Lacy Racing Ginetta G55 GT4 206 Retired
Ret GT4 99 Charles Espenlaub
Eric Lux
Charlie Putman		 Automatic Racing Aston Martin Vantage GT4 136 Retired
Ret GT3 Pro 93 Jules Gounon
Peter Kox
Mark Wilkins		 RealTime Racing Acura NSX GT3 21 Cooling system
Source:[2]

See also

References
  1. "California 8 Hours - October 12th-15th 2017 - Detailed Timetable" (PDF). blancpain-gt-series.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 12 October 2017. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
  2. "California 8 Hours - Race - Classification - Provisional". intercontinentalgtchallenge.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 15 October 2017. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
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