🌟 MORE PORSCHE STARS AT INDY: Alessio Picariello will be the third driver of the McCann Porsche in the DESDER Indianapolis 8 Hour (#Indy8H) alongside Michael McCann Jr. and Zachary Vanier.

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💪 MIES PART OF DOLLAHITE RETURN: Dollahite Racing will be back for the #Indy8H after skipping Barber. The Mustang squad has switched from Pro to Pro-Am, with Scott Dollahite replacing Cam Lawrence. Chris Mies will be the third driver.

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❌ SOLE CORVETTE WITHDRAWN: The #Indy8H will not feature a single Corvette. DragonSpeed have withdrawn, because "conditions were not perfect". According to Sportscar365, the line-up would've been Ben Green, Alexander Sims and Casper Stevenson.

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BMW factory driver Connor De Phillippi joins Turner Motorsport to help Robby Foley and Justin Rothberg in their bid to win the Pro title in the GT World Challenge America powered by AWS.

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🇸🇪 ERICSSON BROTHERS UNITE: Marcus Ericsson is set for his third-ever GT3 start next weekend. He will be the third driver alongside Derek DeBoer and his younger brother Hampus Ericsson at Random Vandals Racing in the DESDER Indianapolis 8 Hour (#Indy8H).

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✅ JMF LINE-UP COMPLETE: Wyatt Brichacek will team up with #GTWorldAmerica powered by AWS Pro-Am title contender Jason Daskalos and Philip Ellis as the third driver of the No. 27 JMF Mercedes-AMG in the DESDER Indianapolis 8 Hour next weekend.

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🧱 FIRST INDY START SINCE 2013 FREEDOM 100: Indy Lights winner-turned-GT racer Peter Dempsey joins MAD Joker Racing for the DESDER Indianapolis 8 Hour (#Indy8H), sharing a Mercedes-AMG in the Am class with Marc Austin and Ben Keating.

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🤝 MARTIN JOINS CHAMPIONSHIP LEADERS: Maxime Martin, a title contender in the #IGTC himself, is announced as the third driver of the JMF Mercedes-AMG in the #Indy8H, where Mikaël Grenier and Michai Stephens will fight for the Pro title in the #GTWorldAmerica powered by AWS.

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🏆 FIVE-TIME INDYCAR CHAMP BACK IN AMG: Álex Palou will contest the DESDER Indianapolis 8 Hour (#Indy8H) for the same team as in 2024. The Spaniard is set to share a Mercedes-AMG of Lone Star Racing with Lin Hodenius and Luca Stolz.

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Sargent is fourth in the LMGT3 championship of the European Le Mans Series together with Proton Competition teammates Matt Kurzejewski and Richard Lietz, 12 points behind Julian Hanses and Abdulla Al Khelaifi.

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💥 CLASH WITH ELMS: Tom Sargent, who is on top of the #GTWorldAmerica Pro-Am and SRO GT Academy standings, has confirmed that he will not take part in the DESDER Indianapolis 8 Hour next weekend. It clashes with the 4 Hours of Portimão.

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❌ NO MUSTANG AT BARBER: Dollahite Racing will be skipping the GT World Challenge America powered by AWS at Barber Motorsports Park next weekend. The Ford outfit is focussing all of its efforts on the DESDER Indianapolis 8 Hour.

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🐂 FACTORY DRIVER IN LONE LAMBORGHINI: Loris Spinelli will partner up with Nicolai Elghanayan and Mads Siljehaug in the DESDER Indianapolis 8 Hour (#Indy8H) next month, piloting the Huracán GT3 EVO2 of Chicago Performance and Tuning.

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L'Intercontinental GT Challenge si prepara all'ultimo round del suo calendario, l'adrenalinica 8 ore di Indianapolis! Ecco quali sono le prime vetture iscritte!

#TSOS // #IGTC // #Indy8H // #Indianapolis // #Endurance // #Motorsport

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Johor Motorsports Racing was expected to take part in the Intercontinental GT Challenge season finale as well, but their two Corvettes, of which one was going to be entered in the Pro class and the other in Pro-Am, will not be featured on the entry list.

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⭐️ DRAGONSPEED ENTER IGTC FINALE: Corvette will be represented by a Pro class entry of DragonSpeed in the DESDER Indianapolis 8 Hour next month. The line-up is to-be-announced.

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🏆 INDY SEAT FOR 3-TIME DAYTONA WINNER: Fresh off of their first Pro-Am victory of the #GTWorldAmerica season, TR3 Racing have announced Indy Dontje as the third driver in the AMG for the #Indy8H next month alongside Daniel Morad and Brayton Williams.

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💪 PORSCHE WORKS DRIVERS AT INDY: Laurin Heinrich, who was leading at the finish in 2024, returns to Wright Motorsports for the #Indy8H as the third driver alongside Musial Jr. and Yardley, while Kévin Estre joins Lahlouh and Merrill.

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🧱 KELLYMOSS COMPLETES BRICKYARD LINE-UP: Kellymoss have announced Kay van Berlo with Dickinson & Parriott, Lars Kern with Braun & Clark and Aaron Jeansonne with Gilliland & Hartog as their third drivers for next month's #Indy8H.

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