The 2021 Intercontinental GT Challenge was the sixth season of the Intercontinental GT Challenge. Normally a five round season, the races in the Pacific Rim were eliminated because of pandemic-related restrictions, reducing the season to three rounds, one in Europe (24 Hours of Spa on 31 July), one in North America (Indianapolis 8 Hour), and one in Africa (Kyalami 9 Hours, later postponed to 5 February 2022). Nicky Catsburg and Augusto Farfus were the defending drivers' champions and Porsche was the defending Manufacturers' champion.
At the annual press conference during the 2020 24 Hours of Spa on 23 October, the Stéphane Ratel Organisation announced the first draft of the 2021 calendar.[1]
Round | Race | Circuit | Date | Report | |
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1 | 24 Hours of Spa | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot, Belgium | July 29–August 1, 2021 | report | |
2 | Indianapolis 8 Hour | Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis, United States | October 15–17, 2021 | report | |
3 | Kyalami 9 Hours | Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit, Midrand, South Africa | February 3–5, 2022 | report |
Kyalami 9 Hours was rescheduled from 2–4 December 2021 to 3–5 February 2022 due to SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant cases in South Africa.[2]
Porsche | EBM Giga Racing | 911 GT3 R | 16 | Nicholas Boulle | PA | 2 |
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Adrian d'Silva | ||||||
Jeff Kinglsey | ||||||
61 | Wolfgang Triller | PA | 1 | |||
Reid Harker | ||||||
Will Bamber | ||||||
Carlos Rivas | ||||||
McLaren | Inception Racing | McLaren 720S GT3 | 70 | Oliver Millroy | PA | 1–2 |
Brendan Iribe | ||||||
Kevin Madsen | ||||||
Jordan Pepper | 1 |
Circuit | Pole position | Winners | Ref. | ||
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1 | Spa-Francorchamps | No. 88 Mercedes-AMG Team AKKA ASP | No. 51 Iron Lynx Motorsport Lab | Ferrari | [6] [7] |
Jules Gounon Daniel Juncadella Raffaele Marciello | Alessandro Pier Guidi Nicklas Nielsen Côme Ledogar | ||||
2 | Indianapolis | No. 51 AF Corse - Francorchamps Motors | No. 25 Audi Sport Team Saintéloc Racing | Audi | [8] |
Alessandro Pier Guidi Nicklas Nielsen Côme Ledogar | Christopher Haase Patric Niederhauser Markus Winkelhock | ||||
3 | Kyalami | No. 89 Mercedes-AMG Team AKKA ASP | No. 89 Mercedes-AMG Team AKKA ASP | Mercedes | |
Jules Gounon Timur Boguslavskiy Raffaele Marciello | Jules Gounon Timur Boguslavskiy Raffaele Marciello |
The results indicate the classification relative to other drivers in the series, not the classification in the race.
| Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap |