The 2019 Intercontinental GT Challenge was the fourth season of the Intercontinental GT Challenge . The season featured five rounds, starting with the Liqui Moly Bathurst 12 Hour on 3 February and concluding with the Kyalami 9 Hours on 23 November. Tristan Vautier was the defending Drivers' champion and Audi was the defending Manufacturers' champion.
Calendar
At the annual press conference during the 2018 24 Hours of Spa on 27 July, the Stéphane Ratel Organisation announced the first draft of the 2019 calendar. Kyalami was added to the schedule.[1] On 3 December, it was announced the nine-hour race in South Africa would be moved from 3 to 23 November to avoid a clash with the Rugby World Cup .[2] The date of the California 8 Hours was confirmed on 18 January. The race was moved from Sunday to the Saturday the day before in order to better accommodate live TV.[3]
Round
Race
Circuit
Date
1
Liqui Moly Bathurst 12 Hour
Mount Panorama Circuit , Bathurst , Australia
3 February
Report
2
California 8 Hours
WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca , Monterey , United States
30 March
Report
3
24 Hours of Spa
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps , Stavelot , Belgium
27–28 July
Report
4
Suzuka 10 Hours
Suzuka Circuit , Suzuka , Japan
25 August
Report
5
Kyalami 9 Hours
Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit , Midrand , South Africa
23 November
Report
Entry list
Manufacturer
Team
Car
Drivers
Class
Rounds
Audi
Audi Sport Team Valvoline
R8 LMS (2018)
2
Christopher Haase
P
1
Christopher Mies
Markus Winkelhock
22
Kelvin van der Linde
P
1
Garth Tander
Frédéric Vervisch
Melbourne Performance Centre
3
Matt Neal
PA
1
Gordon Shedden
Pete Storey
9
Marc Cini
PA
1
Dean Fiore
Lee Holdsworth
Audi Sport Team WRT
R8 LMS (2019)
1
Robin Frijns
P
3
Nico Müller
René Rast
2
Alex Riberas
P
3
Frank Stippler
Dries Vanthoor
10
Christopher Haase
P
2
Dries Vanthoor
Frédéric Vervisch
25
Kelvin van der Linde
P
4–5
Dries Vanthoor
Frédéric Vervisch
Audi Team Hitotsuyama
21
Richard Lyons
P
4
Alessio Picariello
Ryuichiro Tomita
Audi Sport Team Saintéloc
25
Christopher Haase
P
3
Frédéric Vervisch
Markus Winkelhock
29
Christopher Mies
P
2, 5
Markus Winkelhock
Kelvin van der Linde
2
Christopher Haase
5
129
Ricardo Feller
P
3
Jamie Green
Christopher Mies
Audi Sport Team Absolute Racing
125
Christopher Haase
P
4
Christopher Mies
Markus Winkelhock
Bentley
Continental GT3
107
Jules Gounon
P
All
Jordan Pepper
Steven Kane
1–4
Maxime Soulet
5
108
Maxime Soulet
P
1–3
Andy Soucek
1, 4–5
Vincent Abril
1
Markus Palttala
2–3
Lucas Ordóñez
2
Alex Buncombe
3–4
Seb Morris
4
Rodrigo Baptista
5
Steven Kane
109
Rodrigo Baptista
P
3
Callum MacLeod
Seb Morris
110
Pipo Derani
P
3
Lucas Ordóñez
Andy Soucek
BMW
Boutsen Ginion
M6 GT3
9
Gennaro Bonafede
Am
3
Erik Maris
Karim Ojjeh
Marc Rostan
Walkenhorst Motorsport
34
Nick Catsburg
P
All
Mikkel Jensen
Christian Krognes
36
Henry Walkenhorst
Am
3, 5
Anders Buchardt
3
David Pittard
Don Yount
Gennaro Bonafede
5
Michael Von Rooyen
BMW Team Schnitzer
42
Augusto Farfus
P
All
Martin Tomczyk
Chaz Mostert
1–2
John Edwards
3
Nick Yelloly
4
Sheldon van der Linde
5
Ferrari
apr with ARN Racing
488 GT3
8
Yuta Kamimura
S
4
Hiroaki Nagai
Manabu Orido
Wochenspiegel Team Monschau by Rinaldi
22
Jochen Krumbach
S
5
David Perel
Leonard Weiss
HubAuto Corsa
27
Nick Foster
P
1–2, 4
Tim Slade
1–2
Nick Percat
1
Miguel Molina
2
Nick Cassidy
4
Heikki Kovalainen
227
Nick Cassidy
P
3
Nick Foster
Daniel Serra
AF Corse [N 3] Spirit of Race [N 3] SMP Racing [N 3]
51
Paul Dalla Lana
PA
1
Pedro Lamy
Mathias Lauda
Sam Bird
P
3
James Calado
Alessandro Pier Guidi
52
Andrea Bertolini
PA
3
Niek Hommerson
Louis Machiels
Toni Vilander
72
Mikhail Aleshin
P
3
Miguel Molina
Davide Rigon
CarGuy Racing
777
James Calado
P
4
Kei Cozzolino
Miguel Molina
Honda
Modulo Drago Corse
NSX GT3
034
Ryo Michigami
P
4
Hiroki Otsu
Daisuke Nakajima
Team UpGarage
18
Takashi Kobayashi
P
4
Kosuke Matsuura
Tadasuke Makino
Jenson Team Rocket RJN
22
Philipp Frommenwiler
S
3
Matt McMurry
Struan Moore
Ricardo Sánchez
Honda Team Motul
30
Bertrand Baguette
P
2–5
Mario Farnbacher
2–3
Renger van der Zande
Marco Bonanomi
4–5
Hideki Mutoh
4
Dane Cameron
5
Arrows Racing
98
Lic Ka Liu
Am
4
Philip Ma
Jacky Yeung
Mercedes-AMG
Mercedes-AMG Team GOOD SMILE
AMG GT3
00
Tatsuya Kataoka
P
4
Kamui Kobayashi
Nobuteru Taniguchi
4
Yelmer Buurman
P
3
Maro Engel
Luca Stolz
6
Patrick Assenheimer
S
3, 5
Hubert Haupt
Gabriele Piana
3
Abdulaziz Al Faisal
Sergei Afanasiev
5
Mercedes-AMG Team SPS Automotive Performance
10
Yelmer Buurman
P
5
Maximilian Götz
Luca Stolz
43
Dominik Baumann
P
2
Adam Christodoulou
Christina Nielsen
44
Gary Paffett
P
2–5
Tristan Vautier
Lewis Williamson
SunEnergy1 Racing
751
Kenny Habul
PA
1, 4
Dominik Baumann
1
Thomas Jäger
Nico Bastian
4
Mikaël Grenier
77
Luca Stolz
P
1, 4
Gary Paffett
1
Maro Engel
Yelmer Buurman
4
Maximilian Götz
Mercedes-AMG Team AKKA ASP
88
Vincent Abril
P
3
Raffaele Marciello
Fabian Schiller
Mercedes-AMG Team Vodafone
888
Shane van Gisbergen
P
1
Craig Lowndes
Jamie Whincup
Mercedes-AMG Team GruppeM Racing
888
Yelmer Buurman
P
2
Maro Engel
Luca Stolz
999
Maximilian Buhk
P
All
Maximilian Götz
1–3
Raffaele Marciello
1–2, 4–5
Lucas Auer
3
Maro Engel
4–5
Nissan
GTNET Motor Sports
GT-R Nismo GT3 (2015)
5
Teruhiko Hamano
PA
4
Kazuki Hoshino
Eiji Yamada
MP Racing
9
Joe Shindo
Am
4
Yusaku Shibata
Takumi Takata
KCMG
GT-R Nismo GT3 (2018)
(0)18
Alexandre Imperatori
P
All
Oliver Jarvis
Edoardo Liberati
35
Josh Burdon
P
All
Katsumasa Chiyo
Tsugio Matsuda
1, 3–4
Alex Buncombe
2
Joao Paulo de Oliveira
5
Porsche
Competition Motorsports / McElrea Racing
911 GT3 R (2018)
12
David Calvert-Jones
PA
1
Kévin Estre
Jaxon Evans
Black Swan Racing
540
Jeroen Bleekemolen
PA
1
Marc Lieb
Tim Pappas
EBM
911
Romain Dumas
P
1
Mathieu Jaminet
Sven Müller
912
Matt Campbell
P
1
Dennis Olsen
Dirk Werner
Dinamic Motorsport
911 GT3 R (2019)
12
Earl Bamber
P
5
Matt Campbell
Laurens Vanthoor
GPX Racing
20
Michael Christensen
P
3, 5
Kévin Estre
Richard Lietz
Frikadelli Racing Team
31
Mathieu Jaminet
P
5
Dennis Olsen
Nick Tandy
LM corsa
60
Juichi Wakisaka
PA
4
Shigekazu Wakisaka
Kei Nakanishi
Rowe Racing
98
Romain Dumas
P
3
Mathieu Jaminet
Sven Müller
99
Matt Campbell
P
3
Dennis Olsen
Dirk Werner
KÜS Team75 Bernhard
117
Earl Bamber
P
3
Timo Bernhard
Laurens Vanthoor
911
Romain Dumas
P
5
Sven Müller
Dirk Werner
Park Place Motorsports[N 7] EBM [N 7]
911
Romain Dumas
P
2, 4
Mathieu Jaminet
Sven Müller
Wright Motorsports[N 8] Absolute Racing[N 8]
912
Matt Campbell
P
2, 4
Dennis Olsen
Dirk Werner
AMAC Motorsport
997 GT3 R
51
Andrew Macpherson
S
4
Ben Porter
Brad Shiels
Sources:[4] [5]
Icon
Class
P
Pro Cup
S
Silver Cup
PA
Pro-Am Cup
Am
Am Cup
Cars not nominated by a manufacturer and therefore not eligible for manufacturer or overall driver points
Drivers participating in championship for Bronze-rated drivers
1 – Car No. 75 was nominated for manufacturer points at Round 1, but was not nominated for manufacturer points at Round 4.
Championship standings
Scoring system Championship points were awarded for the first ten positions in each race. Entries were required to complete 75% of the winning car's race distance in order to be classified and earn points, with the exception of Bathurst where a car simply had to cross the finish line to be classified. Individual drivers were required to participate for a minimum of 25 minutes in order to earn championship points in any race. A manufacturer only received points for its two highest placed cars in each round.
Position
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
10th
Points
25
18
15
12
10
8
6
4
2
1
Drivers' championships
The results indicate the classification relative to other drivers in the series, not the classification in the race.
Colour
Result
Gold
Winner
Silver
Second place
Bronze
Third place
Green
Points finish
Blue
Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple
Retired (Ret)
Red
Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black
Disqualified (DSQ)
White
Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank
Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)
Bold – PoleItalics – Fastest Lap
Bronze Drivers
Manufacturers' championship
Only the top two cars of each specific manufacturer is eligible for points.
GT Series seasons organized by the SRO Motorsports Group
International
Asia
Europe
Americas
Oceania
Europe GT4
Americas GT4
Asia GT4
GT4 International Cup (2018)
Australia GT4
GT4 Australia Series (2024)
Europe TC
TC France Series (2021–present)
Americas TC