The 2018 Total Spa 24 Hours was the 71st running of the Spa 24 Hours endurance race. It was also the fourth round of the 2018 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup and was held on 28 and 29 July at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium.[1]

Layout of the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps

Entry list

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The following drivers will attend the 2018 24 Hours of Spa:[2]

Icon Class
P Pro Cup
S Silver Cup
PA Pro-Am Cup
Am Am Cup
N Group N
Team Car Drivers Class
Audi Sport Team WRT Audi R8 LMS 1   Dries Vanthoor P
  Alex Riberas
  Christopher Mies
2   René Rast P
  Nico Müller
  Robin Frijns
Black Falcon Mercedes-AMG GT3 4   Yelmer Buurman P
  Luca Stolz
  Maro Engel
5   Saud Al Faisal PA
  Kriton Lendoudis
  Rui Aguas
  Tom Onslow-Cole
6   Abdulaziz Al Faisal S
  Hubert Haupt
  Manuel Metzger
  Gabriele Piana
Bentley Team M-Sport Bentley Continental GT3 7   Jordan Pepper P
  Steven Kane
  Jules Gounon
8   Vincent Abril P
  Andy Soucek
  Maxine Soulet
Target Racing Lamborghini Huracán GT3 9   Alberto di Folco Am
  Stefano Costantini
  Bernard Delhez
  Sylvain Debs
Ombra Racing 12   Kang Ling S
  Alex Frassinetti
  Romain Monti
  Andrea Rizzoli
Emil Frey Lexus Racing Lexus RC F GT3 14   Marco Seefried P
  Christian Klien
  Albert Costa
Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Audi R8 LMS 17   Daniel Serra P
  Stuart Leonard
  Marcel Fässler
Antonelli Motorsport Lamborghini Huracán GT3 18   Juan Perez PA
  Gianluca Giraudi
  Loris Spinelli
  Giacomo Altoè
GRT Grasser Racing Team 19   Ezequiel Perez Companc P
  Raffaelle Giammaria
  Marco Mapelli
63   Andrea Cadarelli P
  Christian Engelhart
  Mirko Bortolotti
82   Rolf Ineichen P
  Phil Keen
  Franck Perera
GT SPORT-MOTUL Team RJN Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 22   Sean Walkinshaw S
  Jordan Witt
  Ricardo Sanchez
  Struan Moore
23   Matt Parry P
  Alex Buncombe
  Lucas Ordoñez
Audi Sport Team Sainteloc Audi R8 LMS 25   Markus Winkelhock P
  Frederic Vervisch
  Christopher Haase
Sainteloc Racing 26   Christian Kelders Am
  Nyls Stievenart
  Marc Rostan
  Simon Gachet
Daiko Lazarus Racing Lamborghini Huracán GT3 28   Arno Santamato S
  Stefano Gattuso
  Nicolas Pohler
  Fabrizio Crestani
Montaplast by Land-Motorsport Audi R8 LMS 29   Kelvin van der Linde P
  Sheldon van der Linde
  Jeffrey Schmidt
Castrol Honda Racing Acura Honda NSX GT3 30   Riccardo Patrese PA
  Loic Depailler
  Esteban Guerrieri
  Bertrand Baguette
Team Parker Racing Bentley Continental GT3 31   Rob Smith PA
  Derek Pierce
  Andy Meyrick
  Seb Morris
Wakenhorst Motorsport BMW M6 GT3 34   Tom Blomqvist P
  Christian Krognes
  Philipp Eng
36   Anders Buchardt Am
  Henry Walkenhorst
  Ralf Oeverhaus
  Immanuel Vinke
SMP Racing by AKKA ASP Mercedes-AMG GT3 35   Michael Meadows P
  Denis Bulatov
  Vitaly Petrov
Strakka Racing 42   Chris Buncombe PA
  Nick Leventis
  Lewis Williamson
  David Fumanelli
43   Maxi Buhk P
  Alvaro Parente
  Maxi Götz
44   Rubens Barrichello P
  Christian Vietoris
  Felipe Fraga
Ram Racing 49   Darren Burke PA
  Salih Yoluc
  Euan Hankey
  Felix Rosenqvist
AF Corse Ferrari 488 GT3 51   Duncan Cameron PA
  Lorenzo Bontempelli
  Aaron Scott
  Matt Griffin PA
53   Niek Hommerson
  Lous Machiels
  Marco Cioci
  Andrea Bertolini
Emil Frey Jaguar Racing Emil Frey GT3 Jaguar 54   Alex Fontana S
  Adrian Zaugg
  Mikael Grenier
Attempto Racing Audi R8 LMS 55   Kim-Luis Schramm P
  Clemens Schmid
  Pierre Kaffer
66   Pieter Schothorst P
  Steijn Schothorst
  Jamie Green
Garage 59 McLaren 650S GT3 58   Côme Ledogar P
  Olivier Pla
  Ben Barnicoat
188   Alexander West Am
  Chris Harris
  Chris Goodwin
  Andrew Watson
R-Motorsport Aston Martin V12 Vantage 62   Dominik Baumann P
  Marvin Kirchhöfer
  Maxime Martin
76   Matthieu Vaxiviere P
  Jake Dennis
  Nicki Thiim
GDL Racing Lamborghini Super Trofeo 67   Andrew Haryanto N
  Andres Josephsohn
  Beniamino Caccia
  Sarah Bovy
Speed Lover Porsche 991 Cup 70   Pierre-Yves Paque N
  Gregory Paisse
  Bob Wilwert
  Gilles Petit
SMP Racing Ferrari 488 GT3 72   Mikhail Aleshin P
  Miguel Molina
  Davide Rigon
T2 Motorsport 75   Gregory Teo Am
  David Tjiptobiantoro
  Matteo Cressoni
Barwell Motorsport Lamborghini Huracán GT3 77   Adrian Amstutz Am
  Leo Machitski
  Patrick Kujala
78   Michele Beretta S
  Rik Breukers
  Sandy Mitchell
  Martin Kodric
Mercedes-AMG Team MANN-FILTER Mercedes-AMG GT3 84   Renger van der Zande P
  Edoardo Mortara
  Gary Paffett
AKKA ASP Team 88   Raffaele Marciello P
  Daniel Juncadella
  Tristan Vautier
89   Nico Jamin Am
  Philippe Giauque
  Eric Debard
  Fabien Barthez
90   Jack Manchester S
  Jules Szymkowiak
  Fabian Schiller
  Nico Bastian
Oman Racing with TF Sport Aston Martin V12 Vantage 97   Ahmad Al Harthy S
  Euan Mckay
  Charlie Eastwood
  Ross Gunn
ROWE Racing BMW M6 GT3 98   Ricky Collard P
  Marco Wittmann
  Jesse Krohn
99   Alexander Sims P
  Jens Klingmann
  Nicky Catsburg
Brussels Racing Aston Martin V12 Vantage 100   Nicolas Van Dierendonck PA
  Koen Wauters
  Tim Verbergt
  Sam Dejonghe
Aust Motorsport Audi R8 LMS 111   Nikolaj Rogivue S
  Loris Hezemans
  Philipp Frommenwiler
  Tobias Dauenhauer
Emil Frey Lexus Racing Lexus RC F GT3 114   Norbert Siedler P
  Stephane Ortelli
  Markus Palttala
KÜS Team75 Bernhard Porsche 911 GT3 R 117   Earl Bamber P
  Timo Bernhard
  Laurens Vanthoor
Sun Energy 1 Team HTP Motorsport Mercedes-AMG GT3 175   Kenny Habul PA
  Bernd Schneider
  Thomas Jäger
  Martin Konrad
Rinaldi Racing Ferrari 488 GT3 333   Daniel Keilwitz PA
  Alexander Mattschull
  Rinat Salikhov
  David Perel
488   Murod Sultanov Am
  Rick Yoon
  Nicholas Boulle
  Pierre Ehret
Black Swan Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R 540   Tim Pappas PA
  Jeroen Bleekemolen
  Marc Miller
  Marc Lieb
Attempto Racing Lamborghini Huracán GT3 666   Sven Heyrowsky Am
  Jürgen Krebs
  Tim Müller
  John Louis Jasper
Manthey Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R 911   Frédéric Makowiecki P
  Romain Dumas
  Dirk Werner
Herberth Motorsport 991   Jürgen Häring Am
  Edward Lewis
  Wolfgang Triller
  Alfred Renauer

Qualifying

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These were the 10 fastest cars in qualifying[3]

Pos Driver Team Car Time Dif
1 1 Dries Vanthoor Audi Sport Team WRT Audi R8 LMS 2:18,578
2 62 Maxime Martin R-Motorsport Aston Martin V12 Vantage 2:19.183 +0,605
3 2 Nico Müller Audi Sport Team WRT Audi R8 LMS 2:19.366 +0,788
4 72 Davide Rigon SMP Racing Ferrari 488 GT3 2:19.433 +0,855
5 29 Kevin van der Linde Montaplast by Land-Motorsport Audi R8 LMS 2:19.493 +0,915
6 58 Côme Ledogar Garage 59 McLaren 650S GT3 2:19.512 +0,934
7 25 Markus Winkelhock Audi Sport Team Saintéloc Audi R8 LMS 2:19.515 +0,937
8 34 Philipp Eng Wakenhorst Motorsport BMW M6 GT3 2:19.517 +0,939
9 911 Frédéric Makowiecki Manthey Racing Porsche 911 GT3 2:19.649 +1,071
10 63 Mirko Bortolotti GRT Grasser Racing Team Lamborghini Huracán GT3 2:19.697 +1,119

Race

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Race Result

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Pos Class No Team Drivers Car Laps
1 Pro 34   Walkenhorst Motorsport   Tom Blomqvist
  Philipp Eng
  Christian Krognes
BMW M6 GT3 511
2 Pro 99   Rowe Racing   Nick Catsburg
  Jens Klingmann
  Alexander Sims
BMW M6 GT3 511
3 Pro 29   Montaplast by Land-Motorsport   Kelvin van der Linde
  Sheldon van der Linde
  Jeffrey Schmidt
Audi R8 LMS 511
4 Pro 25   Audi Sport Team Saintéloc   Christopher Haase
  Frédéric Vervisch
  Markus Winkelhock
Audi R8 LMS 511
5 Pro 4   Mercedes-AMG Team Black Falcon   Yelmer Buurman
  Maro Engel
  Luca Stolz
Mercedes-AMG GT3 511
6 Pro 88   Mercedes-AMG Team AKKA ASP   Daniel Juncadella
  Raffaele Marciello
  Tristan Vautier
Mercedes-AMG GT3 510
7 Pro 23   GT SPORT MOTUL Team RJN   Alex Buncombe
  Lucas Ordóñez
  Matt Parry
Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 (2018) 510
8 Pro 2   Audi Sport Team WRT   Robin Frijns
  Nico Müller
  René Rast
Audi R8 LMS 509
9 Pro 76   R-Motorsport   Jake Dennis
  Nicki Thiim
  Matthieu Vaxiviere
Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 508
10 Pro 72   SMP Racing   Davide Rigon
  Miguel Molina
  Mikhail Aleshin
Ferrari 488 GT3 508
11 Pro 43   Mercedes-AMG Team Strakka Racing   Maximilian Buhk
  Maximilian Götz
  Álvaro Parente
Mercedes-AMG GT3 508
12 Pro 84   Mercedes-AMG Team MANN-FILTER   Edoardo Mortara
  Gary Paffett
  Renger van der Zande
Mercedes-AMG GT3 507
13 Pro 14   Emil Frey Lexus Racing   Albert Costa
  Christian Klien
  Marco Seefried
Lexus RC F GT3 507
14 Pro 19   GRT Grasser Racing Team   Raffaele Giammaria
  Ezequiel Pérez Companc
  Marco Mapelli
Lamborghini Huracán GT3 506
15 Pro-Am 333   Rinaldi Racing   Daniel Keilwitz
  Alexander Mattschull
  Rinat Salikhov
  David Perel
Ferrari 488 GT3 506
16 Pro 35   SMP Racing by AKKA ASP   Denis Bulatov
  Michael Meadows
  Vitaly Petrov
Mercedes-AMG GT3 505
17 Pro-Am 42   Strakka Racing   Chris Buncombe
  David Fumanelli
  Nick Leventis
  Lewis Williamson
Mercedes-AMG GT3 504
18 Silver 12   Ombra Racing   Alex Frassineti
  Kang Ling
  Romain Monti
  Andrea Rizzoli
Lamborghini Huracán GT3 504
19 Silver 78   Barwell Motorsport   Michele Beretta
  Rik Breukers
  Martin Kodrić
  Sandy Mitchell
Lamborghini Huracán GT3 504
20 Pro-Am 175   SunEnergy 1 Team HTP Motorsport   Kenny Habul
  Thomas Jäger
  Martin Konrad
  Bernd Schneider
Mercedes-AMG GT3 503
21 Pro-Am 51   AF Corse   Lorenzo Bontempelli
  Duncan Cameron
  Matt Griffin
  Aaron Scott
Ferrari 488 GT3 503
22 Pro 58   Garage 59   Ben Barnicoat
  Côme Ledogar
  Olivier Pla
McLaren 650S GT3 503
23 Silver 6   Black Falcon   Abdulaziz Al Faisal
  Hubert Haupt
  Manuel Metzger
  Gabriele Piana
Mercedes-AMG GT3 501
24 Pro 55   Attempto Racing   Pierre Kaffer
  Clemens Schmid
  Kim-Luis Schramm
Audi R8 LMS 501
25 Pro 7   Bentley Team M-Sport   Jules Gounon
  Steven Kane
  Jordan Pepper
Bentley Continental GT3 (2018) 499
26 Pro-Am 53   AF Corse   Andrea Bertolini
  Marco Cioci
  Niek Hommerson
  Louis Machiels
Ferrari 488 GT3 499
27 Am 77   Barwell Motorsport   Richard Abra
  Adrian Amstutz
  Patrick Kujala
  Leo Machitski
Lamborghini Huracán GT3 496
28 Silver 54   Emil Frey Jaguar Racing   Alex Fontana
  Mikaël Grenier
  Adrian Zaugg
Emil Frey GT3 Jaguar 496
29 Pro 911   Manthey Racing   Romain Dumas
  Frédéric Makowiecki
  Dirk Werner
Porsche 911 GT3 R 493
30 Am 9   Target Racing   Stefano Costantini
  Sylvain Debs
  Bernard Delhez
  Alberto Di Folco
Lamborghini Huracán GT3 491
31 Pro-Am 5   Black Falcon   Rui Águas
  Saud Al Faisal
  Kriton Lendoudis
  Tom Onslow-Cole
Mercedes-AMG GT3 490
32 Pro-Am 30   Castrol Honda Racing   Bertrand Baguette
  Loïc Depailler
  Esteban Guerrieri
  Riccardo Patrese
Honda NSX GT3 490
33 Pro-Am 49   Ram Racing   Euan Hankey
  Salih Yoluç
  Darren Burke
  Felix Rosenqvist
Mercedes-AMG GT3 489
34 Am 488   Rinaldi Racing   Nicolas Boulle
  Pierre Ehret
  Murad Sultanov
  Rick Yoon
Ferrari 488 GT3 488
35 Pro 62   R-Motorsport   Dominik Baumann
  Marvin Kirchhöfer
  Maxime Martin
Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 485
36 Am 75   T2 Motorsport   Christian Colombo
  Matteo Cressoni
  Gregory Teo
  David Tjiptobiantoro
Ferrari 488 GT3 482
37 Silver 22   GT SPORT MOTUL Team RJN   Struan Moore
  Ricardo Sánchez
  Sean Walkinshaw
  Jordan Witt
Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 (2017) 482
38 Am 36   Walkenhorst Motorsport   Anders Buchardt
  Ralf Oeverhaus
  Immanuel Vinke
  Henry Walkenhorst
BMW M6 GT3 478
39 Am 991   Herberth Motorsport   Edward Lewis Brauner
  Jürgen Häring
  Wolfgang Triller
  Alfred Renauer
Porsche 911 GT3 R 475
40 Pro 1   Audi Sport Team WRT   Christopher Mies
  Alex Riberas
  Dries Vanthoor
Audi R8 LMS 456
41 Pro-Am 540   Black Swan Racing   Jeroen Bleekemolen
  Marc Lieb
  Marc Miller
  Tim Pappas
Porsche 911 GT3 R 447
42 Am 188   Garage 59   Chris Goodwin
  Chris Harris
  Andrew Watson
  Alexander West
McLaren 650S GT3 391
43 Group Nat. 70   SpeedLover   Grégory Paisse
  Pierre-Yves Paque
  Gilles Petit
  Bob Wilwert
Porsche 911 GT3 Cup 390
44 Pro 66   Attempto Racing   Jamie Green
  Pieter Schothorst
  Steijn Schothorst
Audi R8 LMS 384
45 Pro-Am 100   Brussels Racing   Sam Dejonghe
  Nicolas Vandierendonck
  Tim Verbergt
  Koen Wauters
Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 376
46 Pro-Am 18   Antonelli Motorsport   Giacomo Altoè
  Gianluca Giraudi
  Juan Perez
  Loris Spinelli
Lamborghini Huracán GT3 374
47 Group Nat. 67   GDL Racing   Sarah Bovy
  Beniamino Caccia
  Andrew Haryanto
  Andrés Josephsohn
Lamborghini Huracán LP 620-2 Super Trofeo 364
DNF Pro 117   KÜS Team75 Bernhard   Earl Bamber
  Timo Bernhard
  Laurens Vanthoor
Porsche 911 GT3 R 353
DNF Pro 8   Bentley Team M-Sport   Vincent Abril
  Andy Soucek
  Maxime Soulet
Bentley Continental GT3 (2018) 349
DNF Silver 111   Aust Motorsport   Tobias Dauenhauer
  Philipp Frommenwiler
  Loris Hezemans
  Nikolaj Rogivue
Audi R8 LMS 342
DNF Pro 82   GRT Grasser Racing Team   Rolf Ineichen
  Phil Keen
  Franck Perera
Lamborghini Huracán GT3 311
DNF Silver 90   AKKA ASP Team   Nico Bastian
  Jack Manchester
  Fabian Schiller
  Jules Szymkowiak
Mercedes-AMG GT3 261
DNF Am 666   Attempto Racing   Sven Heyrowsky
  John-Louis Jasper
  Jürgen Krebs
  Tim Müller
  Rory Penttinen
Lamborghini Huracán GT3 227
DNF Pro 114   Emil Frey Lexus Racing   Stéphane Ortelli
  Markus Palttala
  Norbert Siedler
Lexus RC F GT3 196
DNF Pro-Am 31   Team Parker Racing   Andy Meyrick
  Seb Morris
  Derek Pierce
  Rob Smith
Bentley Continental GT3 (2016) 195
DNF Pro 98   Rowe Racing   Ricky Collard
  Jesse Krohn
  Marco Wittmann
BMW M6 GT3 194
DNF Silver 28   Daiko Lazarus Racing   Fabrizio Crestani
  Stefano Gattuso
  Nicolas Pohler
  Arno Santamato
Lamborghini Huracán GT3 135
DNF Pro 44   Strakka Racing   Rubens Barrichello
  Felipe Fraga
  Christian Vietoris
Mercedes-AMG GT3 117
DNF Pro 63   GRT Grasser Racing Team   Mirko Bortolotti
  Andrea Caldarelli
  Christian Engelhart
Lamborghini Huracán GT3 113
DNF Pro 17   Belgian Audi Club Team WRT   Marcel Fässler
  Stuart Leonard
  Daniel Serra
Audi R8 LMS 93
DNF Silver 97   Oman Racing with TF Sport   Charlie Eastwood
  Ross Gunn
  Ahmad Al Harthy
  Euan McKay
Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 72
DNF Am 89   AKKA ASP Team   Fabian Barthez
  Eric Debard
  Philippe Giauque
  Nico Jamin
Mercedes-AMG GT3 43
DNF Am 26   Saintéloc Racing   Simon Gachet
  Christian Kelders
  Marc Rostan
  Nyls Stievenart
Audi R8 LMS 39

References

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  1. ^ "PREVIEW: 2018 Total 24 Hours of Spa - Pro Cup Class - The Checkered Flag". 25 July 2018.
  2. ^ "Official Site of Blancpain GT Series". www.blancpain-gt-series.com. Retrieved 2018-07-27.
  3. ^ Watkins, Gary. "Spa 24 Hours Blancpain GT: Dries Vanthoor puts WRT Audi on pole". Autosport.com. Retrieved 2018-07-27.


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