# 2019 California 8 Hours

The 2019 California 8 Hours was the third edition of the California 8 Hours race held on WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca on March 30, 2019. The race was contested with GT3-spec cars, "GT Cup" for one-make spec cars, and GT4-spec cars. The race was organized by the Stéphane Ratel Organisation (SRO).
The third and final California 8 Hours was the second round of the 2019 Intercontinental GT Challenge. The event was replaced on the Intercontinental GT Challenge calendar by the Indianapolis 8 Hour.
The race was won by Taiwanese Ferrari team HubAuto Corsa. The Ferrari 488 GT3 completed 327 laps in the allotted eight hours, making a race distance of over 730 miles. Miguel Molina, Nick Foster and Tim Slade beat Hong Kong Mercedes-AMG Team GruppeM Racing by twelve seconds. American Porsche team Park Place Motorsports was third.
Lamborghini team ARC Bratislava won the GT Cup class, finishing 24 laps behind the HubAuto Corsa Ferrari and completed 678 miles. Winning the GT4 class was the PF Racing Ford Mustang, a further seven laps down, completing 662 miles.

## Entries

| No. | Entrant | Car | Driver 1 | Driver 2 | Driver 3 |
| GT3 Entries ||||||
| 10 | Audi Sport Team WRT | Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo | Christopher Haase | Dries Vanthoor | Frédéric Vervisch |
| 18 | KCMG | Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 | Alexandre Imperatori | Oliver Jarvis | Edoardo Liberati |
| 27 | HubAuto Corsa | Ferrari 488 GT3 | Nick Foster | Miguel Molina | Tim Slade |
| 29 | Audi Sport Team Land | Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo | Christopher Mies | Kelvin van der Linde | Markus Winkelhock |
| 30 | Honda Team Motul | Honda NSX GT3 | Bertrand Baguette | Mario Farnbacher | Renger van der Zande |
| 34 | Walkenhorst Motorsport | BMW M6 GT3 | Nicky Catsburg | Mikkel Jensen | Christian Krognes |
| 35 | KCMG | Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 | Alex Buncombe | Josh Burdon | Katsumasa Chiyo |
| 42 | BMW Team Schnitzer | BMW M6 GT3 | Augusto Farfus | Chaz Mostert | Martin Tomczyk |
| 43 | Mercedes-AMG Team Strakka Racing | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | Dominik Baumann | Adam Christodoulou | Christina Nielsen |
| 44 | Mercedes-AMG Team Strakka Racing | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | Gary Paffett | Tristan Vautier | Lewis Williamson |
| 107 | Bentley Team M-Sport | Bentley Continental GT3 | Jules Gounon | Steven Kane | Jordan Pepper |
| 108 | Bentley Team M-Sport | Bentley Continental GT3 | Lucas Ordóñez | Markus Paltalla | Maxime Soulet |
| 888 | Mercedes-AMG Team GruppeM Racing | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | Yelmur Buurman | Maro Engel | Luca Stolz |
| 911 | Park Place Motorsports | Porsche 911 GT3 R | Romain Dumas | Mathieu Jaminet | Sven Müller |
| 912 | Wright Motorsports | Porsche 911 GT3 R | Matt Campbell | Dennis Olsen | Dirk Werner |
| 999 | Mercedes-AMG Team GruppeM Racing | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | Maximilian Buhk | Maximilian Götz | Raffaele Marciello |
| GT Cup Entries ||||||
| 88 | ARC Bratislava | Lamborghini Huracan Super Trofeo | Miro Konopka | Andrzej Lewandowski | Zdeno Mikulasko |
| GT4 Entries ||||||
| 41 | PF Racing | Ford Mustang GT4 | Jade Buford | Chad McCumbee | James Pesek |
| 67 | TRG | Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR | Jason Alexandridis | Chris Bellomo | Spencer Pumpelly |
| 113 | RHC-Lawrence/Strom by Storm Motorsport | Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR | Daren Jorgensen | Jon Miller | Brett Strom |
| Icon | Class |
| P | Pro Cup |
| PA | Pro-Am Cup |

## Qualifying
### Pole Shootout

These were the 10 fastest cars in qualifying
| Pos | N° | Driver | Team | Car | Time | Dif |
| 1 | 30 | Mario Farnbacher | Honda Team Motul | Acura NSX GT3 | 1:23.156 | |
| 2 | 35 | Alex Buncombe | KCMG | Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 | 1:23.342 | +0.186 |
| 3 | 10 | Dries Vanthoor | Audi Sport Team WRT | Audi R8 LMS Evo | 1:23.420 | +0.264 |
| 4 | 27 | Nick Foster | HubAuto Corsa | Ferrari 488 GT3 | 1:23.459 | +0.303 |
| 5 | 912 | Matt Campbell | Wright Motorsports | Porsche 911 GT3 R | 1:23.528 | +0.372 |
| 6 | 34 | Mikkel Jensen | Walkenhorst Motorsport | BMW M6 GT3 | 1:23.533 | +0.377 |
| 7 | 42 | Augusto Farfus | BMW Team Schnitzer | BMW M6 GT3 | 1:23.544 | +0.388 |
| 8 | 911 | Mathieu Jaminet | Park Place Motorsports | Porsche 911 GT3 R | 1:23.627 | +0.471 |
| 9 | 18 | Alexandre Imperatori | KCMG | Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 | 1:23.673 | +0.517 |
| 10 | 999 | Raffaele Marciello | Mercedes-AMG Team GruppeM Racing | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | 1:29.714 | +0.558 |

## Official results

Bold denotes category winner.
| Pos. | Class | No. | Team / Entrant | Drivers | Car | Laps |
| Pos. | Class | No. | Team / Entrant | Drivers | Engine | Laps |
| 1 | GT3 | 27 | HubAuto Corsa | Nick Foster Miguel Molina Tim Slade | Ferrari 488 GT3 | 327 |
| 1 | GT3 | 27 | HubAuto Corsa | Nick Foster Miguel Molina Tim Slade | 3.9 L Ferrari F154 twin-turbo V8 | 327 |
| 2 | GT3 | 999 | Mercedes-AMG Team GruppeM Racing | Maximilian Buhk Maximilian Götz Raffaele Marciello | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | 327 |
| 2 | GT3 | 999 | Mercedes-AMG Team GruppeM Racing | Maximilian Buhk Maximilian Götz Raffaele Marciello | 6.2 L Mercedes-Benz M159 V8 | 327 |
| 3 | GT3 | 911 | Park Place Motorsports | Romain Dumas Mathieu Jaminet Sven Müller | Porsche 911 GT3 R | 327 |
| 3 | GT3 | 911 | Park Place Motorsports | Romain Dumas Mathieu Jaminet Sven Müller | 4.0 L Porsche H6 | 327 |
| 4 | GT3 | 10 | Audi Sport Team WRT | Christopher Haase Dries Vanthoor Frédéric Vervisch | Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo | 327 |
| 4 | GT3 | 10 | Audi Sport Team WRT | Christopher Haase Dries Vanthoor Frédéric Vervisch | 5.2 L FSI 2×DOHC Audi V10 | 327 |
| 5 | GT3 | 42 | BMW Team Schnitzer | Augusto Farfus Chaz Mostert Martin Tomczyk | BMW M6 GT3 | 326 |
| 5 | GT3 | 42 | BMW Team Schnitzer | Augusto Farfus Chaz Mostert Martin Tomczyk | 4.4 L S63 BMW twin-turbo V8 | 326 |
| 6 | GT3 | 888 | Mercedes-AMG Team GruppeM Racing | Yelmur Buurman Maro Engel Luca Stolz | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | 326 |
| 6 | GT3 | 888 | Mercedes-AMG Team GruppeM Racing | Yelmur Buurman Maro Engel Luca Stolz | 6.2 L Mercedes-Benz M159 V8 | 326 |
| 7 | GT3 | 29 | Audi Sport Team Land | Christopher Mies Kelvin van der Linde Markus Winkelhock | Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo | 326 |
| 7 | GT3 | 29 | Audi Sport Team Land | Christopher Mies Kelvin van der Linde Markus Winkelhock | 5.2 L FSI 2×DOHC Audi V10 | 326 |
| 8 | GT3 | 34 | Walkenhorst Motorsport | Nick Catsburg Mikkel Jensen Christian Krognes | BMW M6 GT3 | 326 |
| 8 | GT3 | 34 | Walkenhorst Motorsport | Nick Catsburg Mikkel Jensen Christian Krognes | 4.4 L S63 BMW twin-turbo V8 | 326 |
| 9 | GT3 | 18 | KCMG | Alexandre Imperatori Oliver Jarvis Edoardo Liberati | Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 | 326 |
| 9 | GT3 | 18 | KCMG | Alexandre Imperatori Oliver Jarvis Edoardo Liberati | 3.8 L Nissan VR38DETT twin-turbo V6 | 326 |
| 10 | GT3 | 43 | Strakka Racing | Dominik Baumann Adam Christodoulou Christina Nielsen | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | 325 |
| 10 | GT3 | 43 | Strakka Racing | Dominik Baumann Adam Christodoulou Christina Nielsen | 6.2 L Mercedes-Benz M159 V8 | 325 |
| 11 | GT3 | 108 | Bentley Team M-Sport | Lucas Ordóñez Markus Paltalla Maxime Soulet | Bentley Continental GT3 (2018) | 325 |
| 11 | GT3 | 108 | Bentley Team M-Sport | Lucas Ordóñez Markus Paltalla Maxime Soulet | 4.0 L Volkswagen twin-turbo V8 | 325 |
| 12 | GT3 | 35 | KCMG | Alex Buncombe Josh Burdon Katsumasa Chiyo | Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 | 315 |
| 12 | GT3 | 35 | KCMG | Alex Buncombe Josh Burdon Katsumasa Chiyo | 3.8 L Nissan VR38DETT twin-turbo V6 | 315 |
| 13 | GT3 | 30 | Honda Team Motul | Bertrand Baguette Mario Farnbacher Renger van der Zande | Acura NSX GT3 Evo | 308 |
| 13 | GT3 | 30 | Honda Team Motul | Bertrand Baguette Mario Farnbacher Renger van der Zande | 3.5 L Honda JNC1 twin-turbocharged V6 | 308 |
| 14 | GTC | 88 | ARC Bratislava | Miro Konopka Andrzej Lewandowski Zdeno Mikulasko | Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo | 303 |
| 14 | GTC | 88 | ARC Bratislava | Miro Konopka Andrzej Lewandowski Zdeno Mikulasko | 5.2 L Lamborghini V10 | 303 |
| 15 | GT4 | 41 | PF Racing | Jade Buford Chad McCumbee James Pesek | Ford Mustang GT4 | 296 |
| 15 | GT4 | 41 | PF Racing | Jade Buford Chad McCumbee James Pesek | 5.2 L Ford Voodoo V8 | 296 |
| 16 | GT4 | 113 | RHC Jorgensen/Strom by Strom Motorsport | Daren Jorgensen Jonathan Miller Brett Strom | BMW M4 GT4 | 289 |
| 16 | GT4 | 113 | RHC Jorgensen/Strom by Strom Motorsport | Daren Jorgensen Jonathan Miller Brett Strom | 3.0 L BMW N55 twin-turbo I6 | 289 |
| 17 | GT4 | 67 | TRG | Jason Alexandridis Chris Bellomo Spencer Pumpelly | Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR | 289 |
| 17 | GT4 | 67 | TRG | Jason Alexandridis Chris Bellomo Spencer Pumpelly | 3.8 L Porsche H6 | 289 |
| DNF | GT3 | 912 | Wright Motorsports | Matt Campbell Dennis Olsen Dirk Werner | Porsche 911 GT3 R | 168 |
| DNF | GT3 | 912 | Wright Motorsports | Matt Campbell Dennis Olsen Dirk Werner | 4.0 L Porsche H6 | 168 |
| DNF | GT3 | 44 | Strakka Racing | Gary Paffett Tristan Vautier Lewis Williamson | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | 148 |
| DNF | GT3 | 44 | Strakka Racing | Gary Paffett Tristan Vautier Lewis Williamson | 6.2 L Mercedes-Benz M159 V8 | 148 |
| DNF | GT3 | 107 | Bentley Team M-Sport | Jules Gounon Steven Kane Jordan Pepper | Bentley Continental GT3 (2018) | 137 |
| DNF | GT3 | 107 | Bentley Team M-Sport | Jules Gounon Steven Kane Jordan Pepper | 4.0 L Volkswagen twin-turbo V8 | 137 |
| Source: |||||||
| Icon | Class |
| GT3 | GT3 |
| GTC | GT Cup |
| GT4 | GT4 |

## Statistics

* Race time of winning car: 8:01:11.484
* Race distance of cars on the leaders lap: 731.826 mi (1,177.760 km)
* Fastest race lap: 1:24.287 – Alex Buncombe on lap 5