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Layout of the Suzuka International Racing Course

The 2018 Suzuka 10 Hours was endurance event that took place on August 26, 2018 at the Suzuka Circuit in Suzuka City, Japan. It was the 47th edition of the Summer Endurance Classic at Suzuka, and the first as part of the Intercontinental GT Challenge, running under the ten-hour format (the race having previously been a 1000-kilometer format). The race was won by the GruppeM Racing team with Maro Engel, Raffaele Marciello and Tristan Vautier driving.[1]

Due to regulation change, GT300 cars were still eligible to race in Suzuka 10 Hours, while GT500 cars were banned.

Classification

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PosCar No.ClassEntrantDriversVehicleLaps
1888PHong Kong Mercedes-AMG Team GruppeM RacingGermany Maro Engel
Italy Raffaele Marciello
France Tristan Vautier
Mercedes-AMG GT3276
243PUnited Kingdom Mercedes-AMG Team Strakka RacingGermany Maximilian Götz
Portugal Álvaro Parente
United Kingdom Lewis Williamson
Mercedes-AMG GT3276
36PChina Audi Sport Team Absolute RacingGermany Christopher Haase
South Africa Kelvin van der Linde
Germany Markus Winkelhock
Audi R8 LMS276
466PBelgium Audi Sport Team WRTGermany Christopher Mies
Belgium Dries Vanthoor
Belgium Frédéric Vervisch
Audi R8 LMS276
500PJapan Mercedes-AMG Team Good SmileJapan Tatsuya Kataoka
Japan Kamui Kobayashi
Japan Nobuteru Taniguchi
Mercedes-AMG GT3275
608PUnited Kingdom Bentley Team M-SportMonaco Vincent Abril
Spain Andy Soucek
Belgium Maxime Soulet
Bentley Continental GT3275
744PUnited Kingdom Strakka RacingGermany Maximilian Buhk
United Kingdom Oliver Rowland
France Adrien Tambay
Mercedes-AMG GT3275
821PJapan Audi Sport Team HitotsuyamaUnited Kingdom Richard Lyons
Belgium Alessio Picariello
Japan Ryuichiro Tomita
Audi R8 LMS275
917PBelgium Audi Sport Team WRTUnited Kingdom Jake Dennis
United Kingdom Stuart Leonard
South Africa Sheldon van der Linde
Audi R8 LMS275
1075PAUnited States SunEnergy1 RacingCanada Mikaël Grenier
Australia Kenny Habul
Germany Luca Stolz
Mercedes-AMG GT3275
11991PHong Kong Craft-Bamboo RacingFrance Kévin Estre
France Mathieu Jaminet
Belgium Laurens Vanthoor
Porsche 911 GT3 R275
12911PGermany Manthey RacingFrance Romain Dumas
France Frédéric Makowiecki
Germany Dirk Werner
Porsche 911 GT3 R275
1328PAChinese Taipei HubAuto CorsaAustralia Nick Foster
South Africa David Perel
Japan Hiroki Yoshida
Ferrari 488 GT3275
1411PJapan GAINERJapan Katsuyuki Hiranaka
Japan Kazuki Hoshino
Japan Hironobu Yasuda
Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3274
1588PJapan JLOCItaly Andrea Caldarelli
Japan Kazuki Hiramine
Italy Marco Mapelli
Lamborghini Huracán GT3273
168PJapan ARN RacingJapan Kohei Hirate
Japan Hiroaki Nagai
Japan Koki Saga
Ferrari 488 GT3273
1787PAJapan JLOCJapan Taiyo Iida
Japan Yuya Motojima
Japan Kimiya Sato
Lamborghini Huracán GT3273
1810PJapan Honda Team MotulJapan Hideki Mutoh
Japan Daisuke Nakajima
Japan Naoki Yamamoto
Honda NSX GT3272
1954PAUnited States Black Swan RacingNetherlands Jeroen Bleekemolen
United States Marc Miller
United States Tim Pappas
Porsche 911 GT3 R271
2091PAChinese Taipei Singha-Team AAIUnited Kingdom Tom Blomqvist
Japan Akira Iida
Thailand Piti Bhirombhakdi
BMW M6 GT3270
2134PJapan Modulo Drago CorseJapan Takashi Kogure
Japan Ryo Michigami
Japan Hiroki Otsu
Honda NSX GT3270
2213PAChina Absolute RacingChina Congfu Cheng
Hong Kong Adderly Fong
China Jingzu Sun
Audi R8 LMS270
23777PAJapan CarGuy RacingJapan Kei Cozzolino
Japan Takeshi Kimura
Japan Naoki Yokomizo
Honda NSX GT3268
2427PChinese Taipei HubAuto CorsaRepublic of Ireland Matt Griffin
Spain Miguel Molina
Italy Davide Rigon
Ferrari 488 GT3267
25112AmJapan Sato, Yamashita-SS/Rn-SportsJapan Norio Kubo
Japan Atsushi Sato
Japan Ryosei Yamashita
Mercedes-AMG GT3264
2637PAGermany Callaway Competition with Bingo RacingJapan Yuta Kamimura
Japan Yuichi Mikasa
Japan Shinji Takei
Chevrolet Corvette C7 GT3-R260
2718PJapan Team UpGarageJapan Takuto Iguchi
Japan Takashi Kobayashi
Japan Yuhki Nakayama
Toyota 86 MC246
2877PAJapan D'station RacingNew Zealand Jono Lester
Japan Satoshi Hoshino
Japan Tsubasa Kondo
Porsche 911 GT3 R246
2907PUnited Kingdom Bentley Team M-SportFrance Jules Gounon
United Kingdom Steven Kane
South Africa Jordan Pepper
Bentley Continental GT3217
Not Classified
-018PHong Kong KCMGJapan Katsumasa Chiyo
Japan Tsugio Matsuda
Switzerland Alexandre Imperatori
Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3155
-28PAJapan CarsTokaiDream28Japan Hiroshi Hamaguchi
Japan Hiroki Katoh
Japan Kazuho Takahashi
Lotus Evora MC98
-23PHong Kong KCMGUnited Kingdom Richard Bradley
United Kingdom Oliver Jarvis
Italy Edoardo Liberati
Nissan GT-R Nismo GT395
-58PUnited Kingdom Garage 59United Kingdom Ben Barnicoat
United Kingdom Andrew Watson
France Côme Ledogar
McLaren 650S GT377
-7PJapan D'station RacingNew Zealand Earl Bamber
Japan Tomonobu Fujii
Germany Sven Müller
Porsche 911 GT3 R72
-42PAUnited Kingdom Strakka RacingBrazil Felipe Fraga
Italy David Fumanelli
United Kingdom Nick Leventis
Mercedes-AMG GT322

Notes

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References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Unpacking The 2018 Suzuka 10 Hours | dailysportscar.com". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
  2. ^ "Intercontinental GT Challenge | Powered by Pirelli".


    Layout of the Suzuka International Racing Course

    The 2018 Suzuka 10 Hours was endurance event that took place on August 26, 2018 at the Suzuka Circuit in Suzuka City, Japan. It was the 47th edition of the Summer Endurance Classic at Suzuka, and the first as part of the Intercontinental GT Challenge, running under the ten-hour format (the race having previously been a 1000-kilometer format). The race was won by the GruppeM Racing team with Maro Engel, Raffaele Marciello and Tristan Vautier driving.[1]

    Due to regulation change, GT300 cars were still eligible to race in Suzuka 10 Hours, while GT500 cars were banned.

    Classification

    [2]

    PosCar No.ClassEntrantDriversVehicleLaps
    1888PHong Kong Mercedes-AMG Team GruppeM RacingGermany Maro Engel
    Italy Raffaele Marciello
    France Tristan Vautier
    Mercedes-AMG GT3276
    243PUnited Kingdom Mercedes-AMG Team Strakka RacingGermany Maximilian Götz
    Portugal Álvaro Parente
    United Kingdom Lewis Williamson
    Mercedes-AMG GT3276
    36PChina Audi Sport Team Absolute RacingGermany Christopher Haase
    South Africa Kelvin van der Linde
    Germany Markus Winkelhock
    Audi R8 LMS276
    466PBelgium Audi Sport Team WRTGermany Christopher Mies
    Belgium Dries Vanthoor
    Belgium Frédéric Vervisch
    Audi R8 LMS276
    500PJapan Mercedes-AMG Team Good SmileJapan Tatsuya Kataoka
    Japan Kamui Kobayashi
    Japan Nobuteru Taniguchi
    Mercedes-AMG GT3275
    608PUnited Kingdom Bentley Team M-SportMonaco Vincent Abril
    Spain Andy Soucek
    Belgium Maxime Soulet
    Bentley Continental GT3275
    744PUnited Kingdom Strakka RacingGermany Maximilian Buhk
    United Kingdom Oliver Rowland
    France Adrien Tambay
    Mercedes-AMG GT3275
    821PJapan Audi Sport Team HitotsuyamaUnited Kingdom Richard Lyons
    Belgium Alessio Picariello
    Japan Ryuichiro Tomita
    Audi R8 LMS275
    917PBelgium Audi Sport Team WRTUnited Kingdom Jake Dennis
    United Kingdom Stuart Leonard
    South Africa Sheldon van der Linde
    Audi R8 LMS275
    1075PAUnited States SunEnergy1 RacingCanada Mikaël Grenier
    Australia Kenny Habul
    Germany Luca Stolz
    Mercedes-AMG GT3275
    11991PHong Kong Craft-Bamboo RacingFrance Kévin Estre
    France Mathieu Jaminet
    Belgium Laurens Vanthoor
    Porsche 911 GT3 R275
    12911PGermany Manthey RacingFrance Romain Dumas
    France Frédéric Makowiecki
    Germany Dirk Werner
    Porsche 911 GT3 R275
    1328PAChinese Taipei HubAuto CorsaAustralia Nick Foster
    South Africa David Perel
    Japan Hiroki Yoshida
    Ferrari 488 GT3275
    1411PJapan GAINERJapan Katsuyuki Hiranaka
    Japan Kazuki Hoshino
    Japan Hironobu Yasuda
    Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3274
    1588PJapan JLOCItaly Andrea Caldarelli
    Japan Kazuki Hiramine
    Italy Marco Mapelli
    Lamborghini Huracán GT3273
    168PJapan ARN RacingJapan Kohei Hirate
    Japan Hiroaki Nagai
    Japan Koki Saga
    Ferrari 488 GT3273
    1787PAJapan JLOCJapan Taiyo Iida
    Japan Yuya Motojima
    Japan Kimiya Sato
    Lamborghini Huracán GT3273
    1810PJapan Honda Team MotulJapan Hideki Mutoh
    Japan Daisuke Nakajima
    Japan Naoki Yamamoto
    Honda NSX GT3272
    1954PAUnited States Black Swan RacingNetherlands Jeroen Bleekemolen
    United States Marc Miller
    United States Tim Pappas
    Porsche 911 GT3 R271
    2091PAChinese Taipei Singha-Team AAIUnited Kingdom Tom Blomqvist
    Japan Akira Iida
    Thailand Piti Bhirombhakdi
    BMW M6 GT3270
    2134PJapan Modulo Drago CorseJapan Takashi Kogure
    Japan Ryo Michigami
    Japan Hiroki Otsu
    Honda NSX GT3270
    2213PAChina Absolute RacingChina Congfu Cheng
    Hong Kong Adderly Fong
    China Jingzu Sun
    Audi R8 LMS270
    23777PAJapan CarGuy RacingJapan Kei Cozzolino
    Japan Takeshi Kimura
    Japan Naoki Yokomizo
    Honda NSX GT3268
    2427PChinese Taipei HubAuto CorsaRepublic of Ireland Matt Griffin
    Spain Miguel Molina
    Italy Davide Rigon
    Ferrari 488 GT3267
    25112AmJapan Sato, Yamashita-SS/Rn-SportsJapan Norio Kubo
    Japan Atsushi Sato
    Japan Ryosei Yamashita
    Mercedes-AMG GT3264
    2637PAGermany Callaway Competition with Bingo RacingJapan Yuta Kamimura
    Japan Yuichi Mikasa
    Japan Shinji Takei
    Chevrolet Corvette C7 GT3-R260
    2718PJapan Team UpGarageJapan Takuto Iguchi
    Japan Takashi Kobayashi
    Japan Yuhki Nakayama
    Toyota 86 MC246
    2877PAJapan D'station RacingNew Zealand Jono Lester
    Japan Satoshi Hoshino
    Japan Tsubasa Kondo
    Porsche 911 GT3 R246
    2907PUnited Kingdom Bentley Team M-SportFrance Jules Gounon
    United Kingdom Steven Kane
    South Africa Jordan Pepper
    Bentley Continental GT3217
    Not Classified
    -018PHong Kong KCMGJapan Katsumasa Chiyo
    Japan Tsugio Matsuda
    Switzerland Alexandre Imperatori
    Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3155
    -28PAJapan CarsTokaiDream28Japan Hiroshi Hamaguchi
    Japan Hiroki Katoh
    Japan Kazuho Takahashi
    Lotus Evora MC98
    -23PHong Kong KCMGUnited Kingdom Richard Bradley
    United Kingdom Oliver Jarvis
    Italy Edoardo Liberati
    Nissan GT-R Nismo GT395
    -58PUnited Kingdom Garage 59United Kingdom Ben Barnicoat
    United Kingdom Andrew Watson
    France Côme Ledogar
    McLaren 650S GT377
    -7PJapan D'station RacingNew Zealand Earl Bamber
    Japan Tomonobu Fujii
    Germany Sven Müller
    Porsche 911 GT3 R72
    -42PAUnited Kingdom Strakka RacingBrazil Felipe Fraga
    Italy David Fumanelli
    United Kingdom Nick Leventis
    Mercedes-AMG GT322

    Notes

    References

    1. ^ "Unpacking The 2018 Suzuka 10 Hours | dailysportscar.com". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
    2. ^ "Intercontinental GT Challenge | Powered by Pirelli".


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