Round two of 2019’s Intercontinental GT Challenge Powered by Pirelli—the California 8 Hours at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca—will now take place on Saturday, March 30, one day earlier than previously announced.

The three-day event, which follows Bathurst’s season opener on February 1-3, has been moved to better accommodate live TV.

The event’s final timetable and broadcast schedule will be revealed at a future date. Testing is expected to take place Wednesday, March 27, before the weekend’s official track action begins on Thursday. Friday brings with it qualifying and subsequent Pole Shootout ahead of Saturday’s race.

Teams and manufacturers can now also submit and nominate their California 8 Hours entries.

The California 8 Hours marks the first Intercontinental GT Challenge outing for the new Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo and Porsche 911 GT3 R. Other new-for-2019 GT3 machinery is also expected alongside GTC, GT4 and TCR entries.

The historic US circuit hosts one of five Intercontinental GT Challenge rounds in as many regions this season, with the Liqui-Moly Bathurst 12 Hour (Australia), Total 24 Hours of Spa (Europe), Suzuka 10 Hours (Asia) and revived Kyalami 9 Hour (Africa) comprising the other four throughout the year.

For more information, visit the Intercontinental GT Challenge Powered by Pirelli website.

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