The 2024 24 Hours of Spa (also known as the CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa, and as the Centenary 24 Hours of Spa) will the 76th running of the 24 Hours of Spa and its centenary anniversary edition. The race will take place from 29 to 30 June 2024. The race will be a part of both the 2024 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup and the 2024 Intercontinental GT Challenge.

Belgium 2024 24 Hours of Spa
Event Information
Round 2 of 5 in the 2024 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup
Date29–30 June 2024 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup
LocationSpa-Francorchamps, Wallonia, Belgium
VenueCircuit de Spa-Francorchamps
Results
Race 1
Distance laps km

Background

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Supporting the race weekend will be the GT4 European Series, GT2 European Series, McLaren Trophy Europe, as well as some Spa Anniversary races from the Heritage Touring Cup and Endurance Racing Legends to celebrate the 100 years of the 24 Hours of Spa.[1]

Entry list

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A 67-car field will contest the race — 24 in Pro class, 6 in Gold Cup, 10 in Silver Cup, 21 in Bronze Cup and 6 in Pro-Am Cup. 9 manufacturers will be represented, with 14 Mercedes cars, 12 Porsche cars, 8 Audi cars, 7 Ferrari 296 GT3 cars, 6 BMW cars, 6 Lamborghini cars and 6 McLaren cars, as well as the debut for the new Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo with 7 and the new Ford Mustang GT3 with just 1.[2]

No. Entrant Car Driver 1 Driver 2 Driver 3 Driver 4
Pro (24 entries)
2   Mercedes-AMG Team GetSpeed Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo   Jules Gounon   Fabian Schiller   Luca Stolz
7   Comtoyou Racing Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo   Mattia Drudi   Marco Sørensen   Nicki Thiim
9   Boutsen VDS Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo   Thomas Drouet   Maximilian Götz   Ulysse de Pauw[3]
22   Schumacher CLRT Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)   Dorian Boccolacci   Ayhancan Güven   Laurin Heinrich
23   Phantom Global Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)   Joel Eriksson[4]   Jaxon Evans[4]   Thomas Preining[4]
28   HAAS RT Audi R8 LMS Evo II   Simon Gachet[5]   Jan Heylen[5]   Dennis Lind[5]
32   Team WRT BMW M4 GT3   Sheldon van der Linde   Dries Vanthoor   Charles Weerts
34   Walkenhorst Motorsport Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo   Henrique Chaves   Ross Gunn   David Pittard
46   Team WRT BMW M4 GT3   Raffaele Marciello   Maxime Martin   Valentino Rossi
48   Mercedes-AMG Team Mann-Filter Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo   Lucas Auer   Maro Engel   Daniel Morad
51   AF Corse - Francorchamps Motors Ferrari 296 GT3   Alessandro Pier Guidi   Davide Rigon   Alessio Rovera
63   Iron Lynx Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo2   Mirko Bortolotti   Matteo Cairoli   Andrea Caldarelli
64   Proton Competition Ford Mustang GT3   Christopher Mies[6]   Dennis Olsen[6]   Frédéric Vervisch[6]
71   AF Corse - Francorchamps Motors Ferrari 296 GT3   Vincent Abril   Thomas Neubauer   David Vidales
92   SSR Performance with Herberth Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)   Matt Campbell[7]   Mathieu Jaminet[7]   Frédéric Makowiecki[7]
96   Rutronik Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)   Julien Andlauer   Sven Müller   Patric Niederhauser
98   ROWE Racing BMW M4 GT3   Philipp Eng   Marco Wittmann   Nick Yelloly
99   Tresor Attempto Racing Audi R8 LMS Evo II   Alex Aka   Ricardo Feller   Christopher Haase
130   Mercedes-AMG Team GruppeM Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo   Ralf Aron   Daniel Juncadella   Frederik Vesti
159   Garage 59 McLaren 720S GT3 Evo   Tom Gamble   Benjamin Goethe   Dean MacDonald
163   GRT - Grasser Racing Team Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo2   Marco Mapelli   Jordan Pepper   Franck Perera
911   Pure Rxcing Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)   Klaus Bachler   Alex Malykhin[a]   Joel Sturm
992   HubAuto Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)   Kévin Estre[8]   Patrick Pilet[8]   Laurens Vanthoor[8]
998   ROWE Racing BMW M4 GT3   Augusto Farfus   Dan Harper   Max Hesse
Gold (6 entries)
25   Saintéloc Junior Team Audi R8 LMS Evo II   Paul Evrard   Gilles Magnus   Jim Pla   Ugo de Wilde
60   2 Seas Motorsport Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo   Isa Al Khalifa   Frank Bird[9]   Martin Kodrić   Lewis Williamson
77   Haupt Racing Team Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo   Michele Beretta   Arjun Maini   Jusuf Owega
88   Tresor Attempto Racing Audi R8 LMS Evo II   Glenn van Berlo   Lorenzo Ferrari   Leonardo Moncini   Lorenzo Patrese
111   CSA Racing Audi R8 LMS Evo II   Romain Carton   Adam Eteki   Arthur Rougier   Steven Palette
777   AlManar Racing by GetSpeed Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo   Al Faisal Al Zubair   Dominik Baumann   Philip Ellis   Mikaël Grenier
Silver (10 entries)
3   GetSpeed Performance Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo   Anthony Bartone   James Kell   Yannick Mettler   Aaron Walker
10   Boutsen VDS Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo   Sébastien Baud   César Gazeau   Roee Meyuhas   Aurélien Panis
12   Comtoyou Racing Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo   Nicolas Baert   Erwan Bastard   Esteban Muth   Sebastian Øgaard
19   GRT - Grasser Racing Team Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo2   Hugo Cook   Baptiste Moulin   Mateo Llarena[b]   Haytham Qarajouli
21   Comtoyou Racing Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo   Charles Clark   Sam Dejonghe   Matisse Lismont   Xavier Maassen
26   Saintéloc Junior Team Audi R8 LMS Evo II   Ivan Klymenko   Gilles Stadsbader   Marcus Påverud   Alban Varutti
35   Walkenhorst Motorsport Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo   Lorcan Hanafin   Romain Leroux   Maxime Robin
55   Dinamic GT Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)   Axel Blom   Marius Nakken   Théo Nouet   Jop Rappange
57   Winward Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo   Daan Arrow   Colin Caresani   Tanart Sathienthirakul
90   Madpanda Motorsport Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo   Patrick Assenheimer   Karol Basz   Ezequiel Pérez Companc   Alain Valente
Bronze (21 entries)
5   Optimum Motorsport McLaren 720S GT3 Evo   Ben Barnicoat   Shaun Balfe   Sam Neary   Ruben del Sarte
8   Kessel Racing Ferrari 296 GT3   Daniele Di Amato   David Fumanelli   Nicolò Rosi   Niccolò Schirò
11   Comtoyou Racing Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo   Kobe Pauwels   Dante Rappange   Job van Uitert   John de Wilde
27   Optimum Motorsport McLaren 720S GT3 Evo   Rob Bell   Ollie Millroy   Mark Radcliffe   Fran Rueda
30   OQ by Oman Racing BMW M4 GT3   Ahmad Al Harthy   Sam De Haan   Jens Klingmann   Calan Williams
36   Walkenhorst Motorsport Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo   Tim Creswick   Bijoy Garg[10]   Ben Green   Mex Jansen
52   AF Corse Ferrari 296 GT3   Andrea Bertolini   Jef Machiels   Louis Machiels   Tommaso Mosca
54   Dinamic GT Huber Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)   Marvin Dienst   Guilherme Oliveira   Philipp Sager   Christopher Zöchling
66   Tresor Attempto Racing Audi R8 LMS Evo II   Max Hofer   Andrey Mukovoz[c]   Alexey Nesov[c]   Dylan Pereira
72   Barwell Motorsport Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo2   Patrick Kujala   Mattia Michelotto   Gabriel Rindone   Casper Stevenson
74   Kessel Racing Ferrari 296 GT3   John Hartshorne   Chandler Hull   Phil Keen   Ben Tuck
78   Barwell Motorsport Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo2   Till Bechtolsheimer   Ricky Collard   Antoine Doquin   Sandy Mitchell
80   Lionspeed GP with Herberth Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)   Antares Au   Alexander Fach   Alessio Picariello   Martin Rump
83   Iron Dames Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo2   Sarah Bovy   Rahel Frey   Michelle Gatting
91   Herberth Motorsport Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)   Ralf Bohn   Alfred Renauer   Robert Renauer   Morris Schuring
93   Sky - Tempesta Racing Ferrari 296 GT3   Eddie Cheever III   Chris Froggatt   Jonathan Hui   Lilou Wadoux
97   Rutronik Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)   Dustin Blattner   Loek Hartog   Dennis Marschall   Zacharie Robichon
158   Garage 59 McLaren 720S GT3 Evo   James Baldwin[11]   Nicolai Kjærgaard[11]   Chris Salkeld[11]   Mark Sansom[11]
188   Garage 59 McLaren 720S GT3 Evo   Marvin Kirchhöfer   Louis Prette   Miguel Ramos   Adam Smalley
333   Rinaldi Racing Ferrari 296 GT3   Fabrizio Crestani   Felipe Fernández Laser   Christian Hook   David Perel
991   Century Motorsport BMW M4 GT3   Pedro Ebrahim   Darren Leung   Connor De Phillippi   Toby Sowery
Pro-Am (6 entries)
4   CrowdStrike Racing by Riley Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo   Colin Braun[12]   Nicky Catsburg[12]   Ian James[12]   George Kurtz[12]
16   Uno Racing Team with Landgraf Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo   Indy Dontje   David Pun   "Rio"   Kevin Tse
38   HAAS RT Audi R8 LMS Evo II   Julius Adomavičius   Olivier Bertels   Armand Fumal   Brad Schumacher[13]
61   Earl Bamber Motorsport Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)   Earl Bamber   Adrian D'Silva   Brendon Leitch   Kerong Li
100   Team RJN McLaren 720S GT3 Evo   Alex Buncombe[14]   Chris Buncombe[14]   Josh Caygill   Jann Mardenborough[14]
888   Triple Eight JMR Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo   Prince Jefri Ibrahim[15]   Martin Konrad[15]   Jordan Love[15]   Alexander Sims[15]
Source:[2]

Qualifying Results

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Qualifying

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Super Pole

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Race results

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Notes

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  1. ^ Malykhin is Belarusian, but he competes under a British licence as Belarusian national emblems were banned by the FIA following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
  2. ^ Llarena is a Guatemalan driver competing under an Italian licence.
  3. ^ a b Nesov is Russian, but he competes under a Kyrgyz license due to Russian national emblems were banned by the FIA following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Mukovoz is Russian, but he competes as a neutral competitor for the same reason.

References

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  1. ^ "CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa (Belgium) 2024 Fanatec GT World Challenge powered by AWS Round 4 // Endurance Cup - June 27th - 30th, 2024 Provisional timetable - draft 5 - 18/01/2024" (PDF). gt-world-challenge-europe.com. SRO Motorsports Group. January 18, 2024. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  2. ^ a b Kilbey, Stephen (21 June 2024). "Revised 67-Car Entry List For Spa 24 Published". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  3. ^ Euwema, Davey (5 June 2024). "De Pauw Replaces Christodoulou in Boutsen VDS 24H Spa Lineup". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  4. ^ a b c "Phantom Global Racing to make 24-hour race debut at Spa". Endurance-Info. 15 May 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  5. ^ a b c Tassel, Pierre (22 April 2024). "Haas RT avec deux Audi R8 LMS GT3 aux 24 Heures de Spa". Endurance-Info (in French). Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  6. ^ a b c Euwema, Davey (28 March 2024). "Vervisch, Mies, Olsen Join Proton at Paul Ricard". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  7. ^ a b c "SSR Performance partners with Herberth Motorsport for CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa debut". crowdstrike24hoursofspa.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 13 May 2024. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
  8. ^ a b c Goodwin, Graham (16 May 2024). "HubAuto To Field Full Factory Porsche Line Up At 2024 Spa 24 Hours". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  9. ^ Euwema, Davey (18 June 2024). "Bird Replaces Panciatici at 2 Seas for 24H Spa". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
  10. ^ Euwema, Davey (21 June 2024). "Garg to Make 24H Spa Debut With Walkenhorst". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  11. ^ a b c d "Baldwin and Salkeld join Garage 59 for CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa". gt-world-challenge-europe.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 30 May 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
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