# 2023 Indianapolis 8 Hours

The 2023 Indianapolis 8 Hours (also known as the Indianapolis 8 Hour Presented by AWS for sponsorship reasons) was the fourth running of the Indianapolis 8 Hour. It took place from October 5–8, 2023. The race was the fourth round of the 2023 Intercontinental GT Challenge and the seventh and final round 2023 GT World Challenge America championships.

## Background

The 2023 edition was open only to cars within GT3 regulations. GT4 cars, which had appeared in the first two races, were dropped from the race in an effort to reduce incidents caused by multi-class racing.
Supporting the race weekend were the Pirelli GT4 America Series, the TC America Series, and the GT America Series.

## Entry list

| No. | Entrant | Car | Class | Driver 1 | Driver 2 | Driver 3 |
| 04 | Crowdstrike with Riley Motorsports | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | PA | Colin Braun | Nolan Siegel | George Kurtz |
| 007 | TRG-AMR | Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 | PA | Derek DeBoer | Valentin Hasse-Clot | Ben Tuck |
| 08 | DXDT Racing | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | PA | Bryan Sellers | Scott Smithson | Tom Sargent |
| 4 | Grove Racing | Porsche 911 GT3 R | PA | Brenton Grove | Stephen Grove | Earl Bamber |
| 20 | Huber Motorsport | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | PA | Antares Au | Laurin Heinrich | Alfred Renauer |
| 21 | Conquest Racing | Ferrari 296 GT3 | P | Alessandro Balzan | Manny Franco | Lilou Wadoux |
| 27 | TR3 Racing | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | PA | Matt Bell | Jon Branam | Kenton Koch |
| 28 | RennSport1 - CBW Racing | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | P | Eric Filgueiras | Stevan McAleer | Klaus Bachler |
| 30 | Team WRT | BMW M4 GT3 | P | Philipp Eng | Sheldon van der Linde | Dries Vanthoor |
| 31 | Team WRT | BMW M4 GT3 | P | Augusto Farfus | Maxime Martin | Charles Weerts |
| 33 | Triarsi Competizione | Ferrari 296 GT3 | PA | Ryan Dalziel | Justin Wetherill | Onofrio Triarsi |
| 38 | ST Racing | BMW M4 GT3 | PA | Samantha Tan | Neil Verhagen | Jake Walker |
| 45 | Wright Motorsports | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | P | Jan Heylen | Madison Snow | Trent Hindman |
| 53 | MDK Motorsports | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | P | Trenton Estep | Seth Lucas | Matteo Cairoli |
| 77 | Mercedes-AMG Team Craft-Bamboo Racing | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | P | Maximilian Götz | Jules Gounon | Raffaele Marciello |
| 85 | Rearden Racing | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | P | Christian Engelhart | Vesko Kozarov | Jake Pedersen |
| 91 | DXDT Racing | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | PA | Jeff Burton | Corey Lewis | Philip Ellis |
| 93 | Racers Edge Motorsports with WTR-Andretti | Acura NSX GT3 Evo22 | P | Mario Farnbacher | Ashton Harrison | Kyle Marcelli |
| 94 | Bimmerworld Racing | BMW M4 GT3 | P | Bill Auberlen | Chandler Hull | Robby Foley |
| 120 | Wright Motorsports | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | PA | Adam Adelson | Elliot Skeer | Callum Ilott |
| 535 | Sky – Tempesta Racing | Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 | PA | Eddie Cheever III | Chris Froggatt | Jonathan Hui |
| 999 | Team GruppeM Racing | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | P | Maro Engel | Daniel Juncadella | Luca Stolz |
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| Icon | Class |
| P | Pro Cup |
| PA | Pro/Am Cup |

## Race Result

Class winners denoted with bold and ‡.
| Pos. | Class | No. | Team / Entrant | Drivers | Car | Laps | Time/Retired |
| 1 | Pro | 30 | Team WRT | Philipp Eng Sheldon van der Linde Dries Vanthoor | BMW M4 GT3 | 332 | 8:00:05.921‡ |
| 2 | Pro | 77 | Mercedes-AMG Team Craft-Bamboo Racing | Maximilian Götz Raffaele Marciello Jules Gounon | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 332 | +53.110 |
| 3 | Pro | 999 | Team GruppeM Racing | Maro Engel Daniel Juncadella Luca Stolz | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 332 | +53.640 |
| 4 | Pro | 45 | Wright Motorsports | Madison Snow Jan Heylen Trent Hindman | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | 330 | +2 Laps |
| 5 | Pro | 28 | RennSport1 - CBW Racing | Eric Filgueiras Stevan McAleer Klaus Bachler | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | 329 | +3 Laps |
| 6 | Pro-Am | 04 | Crowdstrike with Riley Motorsports | Colin Braun Nolan Siegel George Kurtz | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 329 | +3 Laps‡ |
| 7 | Pro-Am | 20 | Huber Motorsport | Antares Au Laurin Heinrich Alfred Renauer | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | 328 | +4 Laps |
| 8 | Pro | 53 | MDK Motorsports | Trenton Estep Seth Lucas Matteo Cairoli | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | 328 | +4 Laps |
| 9 | Pro-Am | 27 | TR3 Racing | Matt Bell Jon Branam Kenton Koch | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 328 | +4 Laps |
| 10 | Pro-Am | 535 | Sky – Tempesta Racing | Eddie Cheever III Chris Froggatt Jonathan Hui | Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 | 327 | +5 Laps |
| 11 | Pro-Am | 120 | Wright Motorsports | Adam Adelson Elliot Skeer Callum Ilott | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | 327 | +5 Laps |
| 12 | Pro-Am | 38 | ST Racing | Neil Verhagen Samantha Tan Jake Walker | BMW M4 GT3 | 327 | +5 Laps |
| 13 | Pro-Am | 007 | TRG-AMR | Derek DeBoer Valentin Hasse-Clot Ben Tuck | Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 | 326 | +6 Laps |
| 14 | Pro | 93 | Racers Edge Motorsports | Mario Farnbacher Ashton Harrison Kyle Marcelli | Acura NSX GT3 Evo22 | 325 | +7 Laps |
| 15 | Pro-Am | 4 | Grove Racing | Earl Bamber Brenton Grove Stephen Grove | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | 324 | +8 Laps |
| 16 | Pro | 85 | Rearden Racing | Christian Engelhart Vesko Kozarov Jake Pedersen | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | 322 | +10 Laps |
| 17 | Pro | 31 | Team WRT | Augusto Farfus Maxime Martin Charles Weerts | BMW M4 GT3 | 321 | +11 Laps |
| 18 | Pro-Am | 33 | Triarsi Competizione | Ryan Dalziel Onofrio Triarsi Justin Wetherill | Ferrari 296 GT3 | 317 | +15 Laps |
| 19 | Pro | 21 | Conquest Racing | Alessandro Balzan Manny Franco Lilou Wadoux | Ferrari 296 GT3 | 311 | +21 Laps |
| 20 | Pro | 94 | Bimmerworld Racing | Bill Auberlen Chandler Hull Richard Heistand | BMW M4 GT3 | 309 | Retired |
| 21 | Pro-Am | 08 | DXDT Racing | Bryan Sellers Scott Smithson Tom Sargent | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 285 | Suspension |
| NC | Pro-Am | 91 | DXDT Racing | Jeff Burton Corey Lewis Philip Ellis | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 65 | Driveline |
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