2017 Mazda Raceway California 8 Hours
| Race details | ||
|---|---|---|
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| 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.svg.png){kind=small} Álvaro Parente Bryan Sellers | K-PAX Racing |
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).
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.svg.png){kind=small} 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 | .svg.png){kind=small} 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.svg.png){kind=small} Mark Wilkins | RealTime Racing | Acura NSX GT3 | 21 | Cooling system |
| Source:[2] | |||||||
See also
References
- ^ "California 8 Hours - October 12th-15th 2017 - Detailed Timetable" (PDF). blancpain-gt-series.com. SRO Motorsports Group. October 12, 2017. Retrieved December 1, 2017.
- ^ "California 8 Hours - Race - Classification - Provisional". intercontinentalgtchallenge.com. SRO Motorsports Group. October 15, 2017. Retrieved December 1, 2017.
