California 8 Hours

California 8 Hours
Intercontinental GT Challenge

Venue	WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca
First race	2017
Duration	8 Hours
Most wins (driver)	Kelvin van der Linde (2)
Most wins (manufacturer)	Audi (2)

The California 8 Hours is a sports car endurance race for GT3 and GT4 specification cars held at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca in Monterey, California, as part of the Intercontinental GT Challenge.^[1] The first annual race was run in 2017.

For the first two years, the California 8 Hours served as the season finale of the Intercontinental GT Challenge. In 2019, the date was brought forward to fill the second race of the season. The event is due to be replaced by the newly-created Indianapolis 8 Hours event at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in the 2020 Intercontinental GT Challenge.^[2]

Winners

Year	Drivers	Vehicle	Entrant	Laps
2017	Pierre Kaffer Kelvin van der Linde Markus Winkelhock	Audi R8 LMS	Audi Sport Team Magnus	314
2018	Christopher Haase Kelvin van der Linde Christopher Mies	Audi R8 LMS	Audi Sport Team Land	306
2019	Nick Foster Miguel Molina Tim Slade	Ferrari 488 GT3	HubAuto Corsa	327

Multiple winners

By driver

Wins	Driver	Years
2	Kelvin van der Linde	2017, 2018

By manufacturer

Wins	Manufacturer	Years
2	Audi	2017, 2018

References

^ Karis, Tony. "Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca preps for California 8 Hours, the longest race in track history". Monterey Herald. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
^ Coch, Mat (26 July 2019). "Indianapolis joins Bathurst on IGTC calendar". Speedcafe. Retrieved 26 August 2019.

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Current	Bathurst 12 Hour 24 Hours of Spa Suzuka 10 Hours Indianapolis 8 Hours Kyalami 9 Hours
Former	Sepang 12 Hours California 8 Hours

v t e Automobile endurance races
24 hours	24 Hours of Le Mans 24 Hours of Daytona 24 Hours Nürburgring Spa 24 Hours Dubai 24 Hour 24 Hours of Chamonix [fr] Fuji 24 Hours [jp] Longest Day of Nelson 24 Hours of Zolder 24H Silverstone – European Touring Car Edition Willhire 24 Hour Bathurst 24 Hour 2CV 24 Hour Race Tokachi 24 Hours Barcelona 24 Hour Fermín Vélez Trophy
12 hours	12 Hours of Sebring Bathurst 12 Hour Gulf 12 Hours Sepang 12 Hours 12 Hours at the Point 12 Hours of Reims Rothmans 12 hours 12 Hours of Brno
7-11 hours	Petit Le Mans (10 hours) Suzuka 10 Hours Kyalami 9 Hours California 8 Hours
6 hours	6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps 6 Hours of Silverstone 6 Hours of Nürburgring Lone Star Le Mans 6 Hours of Mexico 6 Hours of São Paulo 6 Hours of Bahrain 6 Hours of Shanghai 6 Hours of Fuji 6 Hours of Watkins Glen LA Times GP 6 Hour Le Mans 6 Hours of Atlanta Bathurst 6 Hour 6 Hours of Castellet 6 Hours of Donington 6 Hours of Estoril 6 Hours of Imola Mid-Ohio 6 Hours Monterey 6 Hours Mosport 6 Hours 6 Hours of Vallelunga 6 Hours of Zhuhai
1000 miles	Mille Miglia Mil Milhas Brasil 1000 Miles of Sebring
1000 km	Bathurst 1000 1000 km Algarve Baja 1000 1000 km Brands Hatch 1000 km Buenos Aires 1000 km Catalunya Fuji 1000 km 1000 km Istanbul 1000 km Jarama 1000 km Le Mans (Bugatti) 1000 km Monza 1000 km Mosport 1000 km Okayama 1000 km Paris Sepang 1000 km 1000 km Zeltweg Race of a Thousand Years
Other	Carrera Panamericana Targa Florio TCR Spa 500 Laps or 23 Hours 25 Hours of Spa Charge of the Headlight Brigade 25 Hours of Thunderhill
Defunct races are indicated in italics

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Winners

Multiple winners

By driver

By manufacturer

See also

References