Silverstone 1000 Kilometres 2004

Event: Le Mans Endurance Series Race Supported by the British F3 & GT Championships		Date: 14.8.2004
Track: Silverstone Circuit (United Kingdom), 5.140 kms	Organiser: unknown
Silverstone 1000 Kilometres
Le Mans Endurance Series (round 3)

Weather:	bright, warm, dry
Start time:	14:03
Grid:	2-2-2, PP right
Distance:	1000 kilometres
Attendance:	14000

Entered:	46
Practiced:	39
Qualified:	38
Started:	38
Finished:	28
Classified:	25

Classes:	Pract	Start	Class
Le Mans Prototype 1	11	11	8
Le Mans Prototype 2	9	9	4
Le Mans GTS	6	5	4
Le Mans GT	13	13	9

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

Pre-race sessions:
2 non-qualifying practice sessions held for a total of 120 minutes on 12-13/8
2 qualifying sessions held for a total of 90 minutes on 13/8
20 minute pre-race warm-up held

Winners:
Overall:	8	Audi R8	Kaffer / McNish
Le Mans Prototype 2:	13	Courage C65 AER	Gounon / Hancock / Frei
Le Mans GTS:	86	Ferrari 550 Maranello	Lamy / Bouchut / Zacchia
Le Mans GT:	70	Ferrari 360 Modena GT	Daoudi / Rusinov
Fastest Laps:
Overall:	22	Zytek 04S	Robbie Kerr (GB)	1:36.9320	190.9004 km/h	lap 2
Le Mans Prototype 2:	13	Courage C65 AER	Jean-Marc Gounon (F)	1:44.1260	177.7038 km/h	lap 2
Le Mans GTS:	59	Saleen S7-R	Uwe Alzen (D)	1:48.5350	170.4939 km/h	lap 3
Le Mans GT:	81	Porsche 996 GT3-RSR	Patrick Long (USA)	1:54.4890	161.6264 km/h	lap 142
Pole Positions:
Overall:	22	Zytek 04S	Robbie Kerr (GB)	1:34.0330	196.7906 km/h
Le Mans Prototype 2:	13	Courage C65 AER	Jean-Marc Gounon (F)	1:41.9010	181.5823 km/h
Le Mans GTS:	86	Ferrari 550 Maranello	Pedro Lamy (P)	1:48.3550	170.7675 km/h
Le Mans GT:	93	Porsche 996 GT3-RSR	Sascha Maassen (D)	1:52.8030	164.0404 km/h
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:	Porsche (8), Ferrari (6), Audi (3), Pilbeam (3), Zytek (2), Courage (2), Saleen (2), TVR (2), Lola (2)
Top engines by numbers:	Porsche (8), Ferrari (6), Audi (3), Zytek (3), Judd (3), AER (3), Ford (3)
Top car types by numbers:	Porsche 996 GT3-RSR (5), Audi R8 (3), Ferrari 360 Modena (3)
Driver nationalities:	GB (38), F (19), I (7), CH (5), D (4), J (4), USA (4), P (3), CDN (2), NL (2), DK (2)
Team nationalities:	GB (17), F (8), D (5), J (2), NL (2), USA (2)
Most used colours:	white (24%), red (19%), black (14%), blue (13%), yellow (11%), silver (9%)
Engine positions:	mid-engined (65%), rear-engined (21%), front-engined (14%)
Average engine size:	3918 cc (with regard to 18% turbocharged cars an applicable size is 4200 cc)
Oldest known drivers:	Peter Owen (58), Thorkild Thyrring (58), Richard Jones (55)
Youngest known drivers:	Pierre Kaffer (18), Simon Pullan (22), Steve Zacchia (22)

Official Race Programme:

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