2004 Spa 24 Hours
The 2004 Proximus Spa 24 Hours was the 57th running of the Spa 24 Hours and the seventh round the 2004 FIA GT Championship season. This event combined the FIA GT's two classes (GT and N-GT) with cars from national series and one-make series, designated G2 and G3. It took place at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium, from July 31 to August 1, 2004.
Half-point leaders
For the FIA GT Championship, the top eight cars in the GT and N-GT classes are awarded half points for their positions after six hours and twelve hours into the race. Points to the top eight were awarded in the order of 4.0 – 3.0 – 2.5 – 2.0 – 1.5 – 1.0 – 0.5.
6 Hour leaders in GT
| Pos | No | Team | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 |  G.P.C. Giesse Squadra Corse
|
145 |
| 2 | 1 | BMS Scuderia Italia
|
145 |
| 3 | 2 | BMS Scuderia Italia
|
145 |
| 4 | 7 |  Ray Mallock Ltd.
|
141 |
| 5 | 10 |  Zwaans GTR Racing Team
|
141 |
| 6 | 18 |  JMB Racing
|
136 |
| 7 | 14 | Lister Racing
|
135 |
| 8 | 17 | JMB Racing
|
128 |
6 Hour leaders in N-GT
| Pos | No | Team | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 77 |  Yukos Freisinger Motorsport
|
143 |
| 2 | 50 | Yukos Freisinger Motorsport
|
141 |
| 3 | 88 | GruppeM
|
138 |
| 4 | 71 | JWR
|
135 |
| 5 | 69 | Proton Competition
|
134 |
| 6 | 66 | Autorlando Sport
|
133 |
| 7 | 75 | Seikel Motorsport
|
132 |
| 8 | 99 | Freisinger Motorsport
|
130 |
12 Hour leaders in GT
| Pos | No | Team | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | BMS Scuderia Italia
|
286 |
| 2 | 11 | G.P.C. Giesse Squadra Corse
|
286 |
| 3 | 10 | Zwaans GTR Racing Team
|
275 |
| 4 | 1 | BMS Scuderia Italia
|
267 |
| 5 | 17 | JMB Racing
|
266 |
| 6 | 32 |  Force One Racing Festina
|
236 |
| 7 | 27 | Creation Autosportif
|
226 |
| 8 | 7 | Ray Mallock Ltd.
|
220 |
12 Hour leaders in N-GT
| Pos | No | Team | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 77 | Yukos Freisinger Motorsport
|
283 |
| 2 | 50 | Yukos Freisinger Motorsport
|
280 |
| 3 | 99 | Freisinger Motorsport
|
271 |
| 4 | 88 | GruppeM
|
269 |
| 5 | 75 | Seikel Motorsport
|
268 |
| 6 | 71 | JWR
|
267 |
| 7 | 69 | Proton Competition
|
261 |
| 8 | 66 | Autorlando Sport
|
259 |
Official results
Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 70% of winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC).
| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Chassis | Tyre | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engine | |||||||
| 1 | GT | 2 | BMS Scuderia Italia
|
Fabrizio Gollin Luca Cappellari Lilian Bryner Enzo Calderari
|
Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello | M | 558 |
| Ferrari 5.9L V12 | |||||||
| 2 | GT | 11 | G.P.C. Giesse Squadra Corse
|
 Philipp Peter Fabio Babini Mika Salo Vincent Vosse
|
Ferrari 575-GTC Maranello | P | 557 |
| Ferrari 6.0L V12 | |||||||
| 3 | N-GT | 50 | Yukos Freisinger Motorsport
|
 Emmanuel Collard Romain Dumas Stéphane Ortelli
|
Porsche 911 GT3-RSR | M | 545 |
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 4 | N-GT | 77 | Yukos Freisinger Motorsport
|
Jörg Bergmeister Timo Bernhard Alexey Vasilyev
|
Porsche 911 GT3-RSR | M | 543 |
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 5 | N-GT | 99 | Freisinger Motorsport
|
Marc Lieb Lucas Luhr Sascha Maassen
|
Porsche 911 GT3-RSR | M | 528 |
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 6 | G2 | 142 | BMW Motorsport
|
Jörg Müller Dirk Müller Hans-Joachim Stuck
|
BMW M3 GTR | M | 525 |
| BMW 4.0L V8 | |||||||
| 7 | GT | 1 | BMS Scuderia Italia
|
Matteo Bobbi Stefano Livio Gabriele Gardel Miguel Ángel de Castro
|
Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello | M | 524 |
| Ferrari 5.9L V12 | |||||||
| 8 | N-GT | 71 | JWR
|
Mike Jordan Godfrey Jones David Jones
|
Porsche 911 GT3-RS | D | 521 |
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 9 | N-GT | 69 | Proton Competition
|
Gerold Ried Christian Ried Horst Felbermayr, Sr. Horst Felbermayr, Jr.
|
Porsche 911 GT3-RS | D | 513 |
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 10 | G3 | 123 | Mühlner Motorsport
|
Vanina Ickx Peter Wyss Jean-François Hemroulle
|
Porsche 911 GT3 Cup | M | 507 |
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 11 | G3 | 124 | Mühlner Motorsport
|
Helmut Reis Heinz-Josef Bermes Kurt Thiim
|
Porsche 911 GT3 Cup | M | 503 |
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 12 | G2 | 186 | EBRT
|
Eric Jamar Rudi Penders Jean André Nicolas de Gastines
|
Porsche 911 GT3-R | D | 494 |
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 13 | G2 | 100 | Belgian Racing
|
Renaud Kuppens Bas Leinders Sébastien Ugeux
|
Gillet Vertigo Streiff | D | 491 |
| Alfa Romeo 3.0L V6 | |||||||
| 14 | N-GT | 66 | Autorlando Sport
|
Luigi Moccia Moreno Soli Liz Halliday
|
Porsche 911 GT3-RSR | P | 483 |
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 15 | G2 | 121 | Renstal Excelsior Markant Racing
|
Bert Van Rossem Marc Sluszny Joost Vollebergh Patrick Schreurs
|
Porsche 911 GT3 Cup | D | 483 |
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 16 | GT | 17 | JMB Racing
|
Karl Wendlinger Bert Longin Pierre-Yves Corthals Alex Müller
|
Ferrari 575-GTC Maranello | M | 480 |
| Ferrari 6.0L V12 | |||||||
| 17 | GT | 32 | Force One Racing Festina
|
François Labhardt Julien Gilbert François Jakubowski Philippe Alliot
|
Chrysler Viper GTS-R | P | 477 |
| Chrysler 8.0L V10 | |||||||
| 18 | G2 | 103 | PSI Motorsport
|
Leo Van Sande Marc Sourd Pierre Martinet Philippe Tillie
|
Porsche 911 Bi-Turbo | D | 457 |
| Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
| 19 | GT | 13 | G.P.C. Giesse Squadra Corse
|
Emanuele Naspetti Gianni Morbidelli Didier Defourny Frédéric Bouvy
|
Ferrari 575-GTC Maranello | P | 420 |
| Ferrari 6.0L V12 | |||||||
| 20 | N-GT | 73 | Cirtek Motorsport
|
Adam Jones John Grant Vic Rice Nikolai Fomenko
|
Porsche 911 GT3-RS | D | 418 |
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 21 NC |
G3 | 116 | EBRT
|
Philippe Menage Sylvie Delcour José Close Lino Pecoraro
|
Lotus Elise | Y | 341 |
| Rover K18 1.8L I4 | |||||||
| 22 NC |
GT | 18 | JMB Racing
|
Andrea Garbagnati Antoine Gosse Peter Kutemann
|
Ferrari 575-GTC Maranello | M | 154 |
| Ferrari 6.0L V12 | |||||||
| 23 DNF |
GT | 10 | Zwaans GTR Racing Team
|
Stéphane Lemeret Marc Duez Fanny Duchâteau Loïc Deman
|
Chrysler Viper GTS-R | D | 365 |
| Chrysler 8.0L V10 | |||||||
| 24 DNF |
N-GT | 75 | Seikel Motorsport
|
Luca Riccitelli Alex Caffi Gabrio Rosa Robin Liddell
|
Porsche 911 GT3-RS | Y | 360 |
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 25 DNF |
GT | 27 | Creation Autosportif
|
Jamie Campbell-Walter Jamie Derbyshire Bobby Verdon-Roe Peter Snowden
|
Lister Storm | D | 350 |
| Jaguar 7.0L V12 | |||||||
| 26 DNF |
G3 | 115 | US Carworld Racing
|
Roger Grouwels Rob Frijns René Wijnen Xavier Maassen
|
Dodge Viper Competition Coupe | D | 323 |
| Dodge 8.3L V10 | |||||||
| 27 DNF |
N-GT | 88 | GruppeM
|
Tim Mullen Jonathan Cocker Tim Sugden Warren Hughes
|
Porsche 911 GT3-RSR | D | 301 |
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 28 DNF |
G2 | 108 | Renstal Excelsior
|
Marc Goossens Anthony Kumpen Yvan Lebon Éric Cayrolle
|
Chevrolet Corvette C5-R | M | 295 |
| Chevrolet 7.0L V8 | |||||||
| 29 DNF |
G2 | 143 | BMW Motorsport
|
Andy Priaulx Kurt Mollekens Pedro Lamy Antonio García
|
BMW M3 GTR | M | 278 |
| BMW 4.0L V8 | |||||||
| 30 DNF |
N-GT | 70 | Graham Nash Motorsport
|
Edy Gay Armand Fumal Steve Van Bellingen Michel Orts
|
Porsche 911 GT3-R | D | 221 |
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 31 DNF |
GT | 7 | Ray Mallock Ltd.
|
Mike Newton Chris Goodwin Thomas Erdos Miguel Ramos
|
Saleen S7-R | D | 220 |
| Ford 7.0L V8 | |||||||
| 32 DNF |
GT | 14 | Lister Racing
|
Gregor Fisken Ian Donaldson Robert Schirle
|
Lister Storm | D | 216 |
| Jaguar 7.0L V12 | |||||||
| 33 DNF |
GT | 28 | Graham Nash Motorsport
|
Paolo Ruberti Gian Maria Gabbiani Christophe Geoffroy Sergei Zlobin
|
Saleen S7-R | D | 110 |
| Ford 7.0L V8 | |||||||
| 34 DNF |
G3 | 111 | Signa Racing
|
Patrick Chaillet Rafaël Coenen Giovanni Bruno
|
Porsche 911 GT3 Cup | P | 93 |
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 35 DNF |
GT | 5 | Vitaphone Racing Team Konrad Motorsport
|
Michael Bartels Uwe Alzen Franz Konrad Eric van de Poele
|
Saleen S7-R | P | 78 |
| Ford 7.0L V8 | |||||||
| 36 DNF |
GT | 8 | Ray Mallock Ltd.
|
Michael Mallock Ray Mallock Adam Wiseberg
|
Saleen S7-R | D | 50 |
| Ford 7.0L V8 | |||||||
| 37 DNF |
N-GT | 85 | RJN Motorsport
|
Chris Buncombe Neil Cunningham Carl Rosenblad Vincent Radermecker
|
Nissan 350Z | D | 49 |
| Nissan VQ35 3.5L V6 | |||||||
| 38 DNF |
GT | 4 | Konrad Motorsport
|
Paul Knapfield Walter Lechner, Jr. Wolfgang Treml Toni Seiler
|
Saleen S7-R | P | 43 |
| Ford 7.0L V8 | |||||||
| 39 DNF |
G2 | 105 | Emeraude Racing
|
Olivier Baron Christophe Bigourie Gérard Tremblay André-Alain Corbel
|
Porsche 911 GT3-R | D | 35 |
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 40 DNF |
G2 | 101 | Ice Pol Racing Team
|
Yves Lambert Christian Lefort Jean-Pierre van de Wauwer
|
Gillet Vertigo Streiff | D | 23 |
| Alfa Romeo 3.4L V6 | |||||||
| 41 DNF |
N-GT | 62 | G.P.C. Giesse Squadra Corse
|
Fabrizio de Simone Christian Pescatori Andrea Bertolini
|
Ferrari 360 Modena GTC | P | 7 |
| Ferrari 3.6L V8 | |||||||
| 42 DNF |
GT | 9 | Zwaans GTR Racing Team
|
Val Hillebrand Henrik Roos Rob van der Zwaan Arjan van der Zwaan
|
Chrysler Viper GTS-R | D | 0 |
| Chrysler 8.0L V10 | |||||||
| DNS | N-GT | 72 | Cirtek Motorsport
|
Frank Mountain Rob Wilson Maurizio Fabris Karim Ojjeh
|
Ferrari 360 Modena GTC | D | – |
| Ferrari 3.6L V8 | |||||||
| DNS | G2 | 104 | PSI Motorsport
|
Wolfgang Kaufmann Jos Menten Markus Palttala Romain Bera
|
Porsche 911 Bi-Turbo | D | – |
| Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 |
Statistics
- Pole position – #2 BMS Scuderia Italia – 2:15.047
- Fastest lap – #13 G.P.C. Giesse Squadra Corse – 2:18.111
- Average speed – 161.974 km/h
References
- "Results: 2004 Round 7 – Spa-Francorchamps". FIA GT Championship. 1 August 2004. Retrieved 2007-11-04.
- "24 h Spa". World Sports Racing Prototypes. 2 October 2005. Archived from the original on 2012-12-18. Retrieved 2007-11-04.
- "Spa 24 Hours 2004 (Photo Archive)". Racing Sports Cars. 16 August 2004. Retrieved 2007-11-04.