Le Mans 24 Hours 2004 - Racing Sports Cars

Event: 24 Heures du Mans		Date: 13.6.2004
Track: Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans (France), 13.650 kms	Organiser: Automobile Club de l'Ouest
Le Mans 24 Hours
Non championship race

Weather:	dry, warm and hot
Start time:	12/6 16:00
Grid:	2-2-2, PP left
Distance:	24 hours
Attendance:	200000

Entered:	77
Practiced:	48
Qualified:	48
Started:	48
Finished:	27
Classified:	26

Classes:	Pract	Start	Class
Le Mans Prototype 1	19	19	10
Le Mans Prototype 2	6	6	2
Le Mans GTS	7	7	5
Le Mans GT	16	16	10

Photo Gallery Entered Cars Technical Data Appearance Race Results Grid Qualifying Qualifying 1 Qualifying 2 Lap Times

Race notes:
3 full-course cautions for 35 minutes

Pre-race sessions:
4 qualifying sessions held for a total of 480 minutes on 9-10/6
45 minute pre-race warm-up held

Winners:
Overall:	5	Audi R8	Capello / Kristensen / Ara
Le Mans Prototype 2:	32	Lola B2K/40 Judd	Field / Binnie / Sutherland
Le Mans GTS:	64	Chevrolet Corvette C5-R	Gavin / Beretta / Magnussen
Le Mans GT:	90	Porsche 996 GT3-RSR	Maassen / Bergmeister / Long
Fastest Laps:
Overall:	88	Audi R8	Jamie Davies (GB)	3:34.2640	229.3430 km/h
Le Mans Prototype 2:	31	Courage C65 AER	Jean-Marc Gounon (F)	3:47.9180	215.6040 km/h
Le Mans GTS:	65	Ferrari 550 Maranello	Darren Turner (GB)	3:52.2230	211.6070 km/h
Le Mans GT:	90	Porsche 996 GT3-RSR	Sascha Maassen (D)	4:06.3060	199.5080 km/h
Pole Positions:
Overall:	88	Audi R8	Johnny Herbert (GB)	3:32.8380	230.8800 km/h
Le Mans Prototype 2:	31	Courage C65 AER	Jean-Marc Gounon (F)	3:41.1260	222.2260 km/h
Le Mans GTS:	66	Ferrari 550 Maranello	Tomáš Enge (CZ)	3:49.4380	214.1760 km/h
Le Mans GT:	90	Porsche 996 GT3-RSR	Sascha Maassen (D)	4:07.3940	198.6310 km/h
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:	Porsche (11), Ferrari (7), Audi (4), Lola (4), Dome (3), Courage (3)
Top engines by numbers:	Porsche (11), Judd (9), Ferrari (7), Audi (4), Chevrolet (3)
Top car types by numbers:	Porsche 996 GT3-RSR (6), Audi R8 (4), Dome S101 (3), Ferrari 550 Maranello (3), Porsche 996 GT3-RS (3), Courage C65 (3)
Driver nationalities:	GB (38), F (33), USA (13), J (10), D (8), NL (7), I (6), DK (6), CH (4), CDN (3), NZ (3)
Team nationalities:	GB (15), F (12), USA (10), NL (4), D (4), J (3)
Most used colours:	white (22%), blue (18%), red (18%), black (15%), yellow (11%), silver (10%)
Engine positions:	mid-engined (54%), rear-engined (22%), front-engined (24%)
Average engine size:	4090 cc (with regard to 20% turbocharged cars an applicable size is 4417 cc)
Oldest known drivers:	Jean-Luc Maury-Laribiére (61), Andrew Bagnall (57), Yojiro Terada (57)
Youngest known drivers:	Pierre Kaffer (18), Mike Rockenfeller (21), Clint Field (21)

Official Race Programme:

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