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 31 July to 1 August 2004.

Layout of the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps (2004-2006)

Half-point leaders

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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  • 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

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  • "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.


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