IGTC: GMG Racing Wins Indianapolis 8 Hour as Porsche and Laurin Heinrich Claim Titles

GMG Racing took a sensational overall and Pro-Am victory at the Desder Indianapolis 8 Hour presented by AWS, leading home a Porsche-dominated finale at Indianapolis Motor Speedway to crown Porsche the 2026 Intercontinental GT Challenge manufacturers' champion.

Event Overview

Event: Desder Indianapolis 8 Hour (IGTC Round 5 / GT World Challenge America Round 7)
Track: Indianapolis Motor Speedway (Speedway, IN)
Series: Intercontinental GT Challenge & Fanatec GT World Challenge America
Dates: 8 - 11 October 2026

Overall Podium

1st: #32 GMG Racing (Pro-Am) - Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) EVO (Kyle Washington / Riccardo Pera / Ayhancan Güven)
2nd: #69 Archangel Motorsports (Pro-Am) - McLaren 720S GT3 EVO (Todd Coleman / Aaron Telitz / Thomas Fleming)
3rd: #29 Turner Motorsport (Pro) - BMW M4 GT3 EVO (Justin Rothberg / Robby Foley / Connor De Phillippi)

Class Winners

Pro-Am: #32 GMG Racing (Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) EVO)
Pro: #29 Turner Motorsport (BMW M4 GT3 EVO)
Am: #11 MAD Joker Racing (Mercedes-AMG GT3 EVO)

Highlights

GMG Racing Takes Dramatic Indy Victory: Kyle Washington, Riccardo Pera, and Ayhancan Güven completed 323 laps in the #32 GMG Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R to take overall and Pro-Am honors, crossing the line 56.209 seconds ahead of the #69 Archangel Motorsports McLaren.
Porsche & Maxime Martin Crowned IGTC Champions: GMG Racing's overall triumph sealed the 2026 Intercontinental GT Challenge Manufacturer Championship for Porsche. Meanwhile, a fifth-place overall finish for the #34 Mercedes-AMG Team JMF Motorsports entry secured the IGTC Driver Title for Maxime Martin.
Turner Motorsport Wins Pro Class: The #29 Turner Motorsport BMW M4 GT3 EVO driven by Justin Rothberg, Connor De Phillippi, and Robby Foley claimed victory in the Pro category, finishing third overall (+1:04.987s behind the race winner).

Support Series Wrap-Up

Pirelli GT4 America: RAFA Racing Team swept both 1-hour races at Indianapolis, with Westin Workman and Tyler Gonzalez driving the #68 Toyota Gazoo Racing GR Supra GT4 EVO2 to victory in Race 1 (+3.518s over Advance Motorsports) and Race 2 (+4.389s over ACI Motorsports).
Toyota GR Cup North America: TechSport Racing's Parker DeLong (#42) won Race 1 in a tight battle ahead of teammate Spike Kohlbecker (+0.346s). In Race 2, Niko Colby (#16 Copeland Motorsports) took the top step of the podium in a photo finish, edging out Will Robusto by just 0.237 seconds.
GT America: Peter Dempsey dominated both 40-minute sprints behind the wheel of the #100 Risi Competizione Maserati GT2, sweeping the weekend ahead of Memo Gidley's #56 SKI AUTOSPORTS Audi R8 LMS GT3 EVO II in both Race 1 (+0.307s) and Race 2 (+2.702s).

Photo credits: BMW Group PressClub