The Intercontinental GT Challenge (IGTC) is a sports car racing series developed by the SRO Group in 2016. It consists of international endurance races for grand tourer racing cars complying with the FIA's GT3 regulations.
Format The series is aimed at manufacturers. Instead of fielding their own cars, manufacturers support local teams in selected events to gain points. Four manufacturers took part in the inaugural series in 2016: Audi, Bentley, McLaren and Mercedes.
The races may be stand-alone events, like the Suzuka 1000km and the Bathurst 12 Hour, or part of another championship, like the 24 Hours of Spa and Indianapolis 8 Hour, but they are all contested by cars complying with the same technical regulations.
Champions The title is awarded to the manufacturer with the highest points tally. A manufacturer can enter up to four cars in any event but only receives points for its two highest placed cars. Drivers’ titles are awarded in the Pro category and the Am category for drivers that are rated bronze by the FIA's ranking system.
Manufacturers' championship Year GT3 GT4 2016 Audi Not held 2017 Audi Porsche 2018 Audi Not held 2019 Porsche2020 Porsche2021 Audi2022 Mercedes-AMG2023 Mercedes-AMG2024 Porsche2025 BMW
Drivers' championship Year Drivers Am Drivers (2016)Bronze Drivers (2018–2019)Pro-Am Drivers (2021–22)Independent Cup (2023–) 2016 Laurens Vanthoor (Audi) Thierry Cornac (Porsche) Steve McLaughlan (Audi) 2017 Markus Winkelhock (Audi) Not held 2018 Tristan Vautier (Mercedes-AMG) Kenny Habul (Mercedes-AMG) 2019 Dennis Olsen (Porsche) Kenny Habul (Mercedes-AMG) 2020 Nicky Catsburg (BMW) Augusto Farfus (BMW) Not held 2021 Côme Ledogar (Ferrari) Alessandro Pier Guidi (Ferrari) Mikaël Grenier (Mercedes-AMG) Kenny Habul (Mercedes-AMG) Martin Konrad (Mercedes-AMG) 2022 Daniel Juncadella (Mercedes-AMG) Kenny Habul (Mercedes-AMG) Martin Konrad (Mercedes-AMG) 2023 Jules Gounon (Mercedes-AMG) Jonathan Hui (Mercedes-AMG/McLaren/Ferrari) 2024 Charles Weerts (BMW) Antares Au (Porsche) 2025 Kelvin van der Linde (BMW) Kenny Habul (Mercedes-AMG)
See also Bathurst 12 Hour 24 Hours of Spa Sepang 12 Hours Suzuka 1000km California 8 Hours Kyalami 9 Hours Indianapolis 8 Hour Gulf 12 Hours Nürburgring 24 Hours
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