🗞️ ACI Motorsports Returns To GT World America With Mercedes-AMG

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While the teams' championship reflects the drivers' championship in the Pro class, it's a different story in Pro-Am:
1⃣ GMG with Porsche - 95 pts.
2⃣ RS1 with Porsche - 89 (-6)
3⃣ Wright with Porsche - 86 (-9)
4⃣ JMF with AMG - 70 (-25)
5⃣ Archangel with McLaren - 52 (-43)

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Pro-Am drivers' championship:
1⃣ Sargent* / Washington - 92 points
2⃣ Musial Jr. / Yardley - 86 (-6)
3⃣ Heylen** - 84 (-8)
4⃣ Daskalos - 64 (-28)
5⃣ Martinez*** - 48 (-44)
6⃣ Ellis** - 47 (-45)
7⃣ Coleman / Telitz - 46 (-46)

📸 Fabian Lagunas

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The championships in GT World Challenge America powered by AWS are wide open with double points up for grabs in the DESDER #Indy8H.

Pro drivers' championship:
1⃣ Grenier / Stephens - 114 points
2⃣ Pérez Companc - 105 (-9)
3⃣ Foley / Rothberg - 104 (-10)

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Manufacturers' championship:
1⃣ Porsche - 132 points
2⃣ Mercedes-AMG - 94 (-38)

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Drivers' championship:
1⃣ Maro Engel* - 68 points
2⃣ Luca Stolz - 61 (-7)
3⃣ Maxime Martin - 60 (-8)
4⃣ Bastian Buus** - 47 (-21)
5⃣ Ricardo Feller** - 46 (-22)
6⃣ Laurin Heinrich - 46 (-22)

*not entered
**not entered and cannot win the championship

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While the Independent Cup has already been clinched by Li Kerong, the drivers' championship and the manufacturers' championship are still up for grabs in the Intercontinental GT Challenge.

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Andrew Davis joins Robin Liddell and Frank DePew at Rebel Rock Racing.

I'm pretty certain the No. 6 Dollahite Ford and No. 120 Wright Porsche don't score GT World Challenge points due to their class switch specifically for the #Indy8H.

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Here is the 27-car entry list for the DESDER Indianapolis 8 Hour, the season finale of both the Intercontinental GT Challenge and the GT World Challenge America powered by AWS.

6 cars are in the Pro class, 18 in Pro-Am and 3 in the Am class.

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🎨 NEW LIVERY FOR SPARKLEFARTS BMW: Slade Stewart has picked a drawing of 5-year-old Addilyn to feature on the Riley BMW in the DESDER Indianapolis 8 Hour (#Indy8H). Jesse Krohn will be the third driver alongside Andy Lee and Stewart.

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🔄 LATE CHANGE AT SCUDERIA CORSA: Conrad Grunewald replaces Jon Morley at Scuderia Corsa for the DESDER Indianapolis 8 Hour (#Indy8H) this weekend. He will join Mitchell Green and Jamie Morrow in the Am class Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo.

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🏹 ARROW TO TEAM UP WITH RS1: Danny Dyszelski and Jan Heylen are set to share the RS1 Porsche with 'Daan Arrow' in the DESDER Indianapolis 8 Hour. The Florida-based outfit will be fighting for the #GTWorldAmerica Pro-Am teams' championship.

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❌ ACADEMY LEADER NOT ELIGIBLE FOR PRIZE: Despite having a significant advantage in the standings, Tom Sargent will not be able to win the SRO GT Academy in GT World Challenge America powered by AWS, because he will miss the DESDER Indianapolis 8 Hour (#Indy8H).

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Ci avviciniamo al round finale dell'Intercontinental GT Challenge 2026! Ecco come poterlo seguire!

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🏆 GT WORLD CHALLENGE CHAMPION JOINS ARCHANGEL: Thomas Fleming will be the third driver alongside Todd Coleman and Aaron Telitz aboard the Pro-Am McLaren of Archangel Motorsports in the DESDER Indianapolis 8 Hour (#Indy8H) this weekend.

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⬆️ WRIGHT PORSCHE BUMPED UP TO PRO: Therese Lahlouh will miss the DESDER Indianapolis 8 Hour (#Indy8H) due to an acute illness and allergic reaction. Morris Schuring joins Estre and Merrill instead, moving the No. 242 Wright Porsche from Pro-Am to the Pro class.

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🔱 MASERATI SET FOR GT AMERICA OUTING: Risi Competizione enter a Maserati MC20 GT2 in the GT America powered by AWS at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway next weekend. Peter Dempsey, who will also take part in the #Indy8H, is set to get behind the wheel.

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🧱 THREE INDEPENDENT CUP ENTRIES: Ralf Bohn, Li Kerong and Johannes Zelger will take part in the DESDER Indianapolis 8 Hour (#Indy8H) next weekend.

Newly-crowned champion Li is set to share the High Class Porsche with Anders Fjordbach and Ye Hongli again.

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✅ FERRARI LINE-UP COMPLETE: Nicklas Nielsen will help Matías Pérez Companc in the Pro class title battle of the GT World Challenge America powered by AWS next weekend, joining AF Corse USA for the DESDER Indianapolis 8 Hour (#Indy8H).

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