Entrepreneur Rob Ferriol founded Team Hardpoint Motorsports in 2018 and as team principal and driver he is involved in the programs of both IMSA racing series. His teammate is Spencer Pumpelly. The experienced racing driver, who lives in Atlanta, has been a big name in US endurance racing for two decades. He has already scored two class wins at the Daytona 24 Hours and contested the Le Mans 24 Hours four times. The 45-year-old racer is one of three drivers in the cockpit of the Audi R8 LMS at the Indianapolis 8 Hours. Two professional drivers from Audi Sport customer racing complete the line-up: five-time 24-hour race winner Markus Winkelhock and Mirko Bortolotti, who is also a top endurance driver as former winner of the Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup and a two-time class winner at the Daytona 24 Hours.
Opened in 1909, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway is one of the most traditional race tracks in the world and attracts fans around the globe with spectacular oval races. At the Indianapolis 8 Hours, a field of 22 GT3 and GT4 race cars compete on a 2.439-mile combination of oval and infield track. The Intercontinental GT Challenge shares the Indianapolis race weekend and circuit with the IndyCar Series, so popular in the U.S., which is holding its 12th and 13th races of the season.
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