Spa 1000 Kilometres 2004 - Racing Sports Cars

Event: 1000 km Spa, Le Mans Endurance Series		Date: 12.9.2004
Track: Spa-Francorchamps (Belgium), 6.976 kms	Organiser: unknown
Spa 1000 Kilometres
Le Mans Endurance Series (round 4)

Weather:	intermittent rain
Start time:	unknown
Grid:	unknown
Distance:	1000 kilometres
Attendance:	unknown

Entered:	53
Practiced:	41
Qualified:	41
Started:	41
Finished:	28
Classified:	28

Classes:	Pract	Start	Class
Le Mans Prototype 1	11	11	6
Le Mans Prototype 2	8	8	6
Le Mans GTS	6	6	5
Le Mans GT	16	16	11

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

Race notes:
5 full-course cautions for 73 minutes, 21 laps

Pre-race sessions:
2 non-qualifying practice sessions held for a total of 90 minutes on 10/9
2 qualifying sessions held for a total of 90 minutes on 11/9
20 minute pre-race warm-up held

Winners:
Overall:	88	Audi R8	Herbert / Davies
Le Mans Prototype 2:	13	Courage C65 AER	Cochet / Hancock / Frei
Le Mans GTS:	86	Ferrari 550 Maranello	Lamy / Bouchut / Zacchia
Le Mans GT:	85	Porsche 996 GT3-RSR	Ortelli / Collard
Fastest Laps:
Overall:	88	Audi R8	Jamie Davies (GB)	2:06.6260	198.3289 km/h	lap 104
Le Mans Prototype 2:	13	Courage C65 AER	Jonathan Cochet (F)	2:13.4330	188.2114 km/h
Le Mans GTS:	87	Ferrari 550 Maranello	Tomáš Enge (CZ)	2:19.7000	179.7681 km/h
Le Mans GT:	80	Porsche 996 GT3-R	Marc Lieb (D)	2:27.2460	170.5555 km/h
Pole Positions:
Overall:	3	DBA 03S Zytek	Nicolas Minassian (F)	2:05.9640	199.3714 km/h
Le Mans Prototype 2:	13	Courage C65 AER	Jonathan Cochet (F)	2:11.7560	190.6067 km/h
Le Mans GTS:	59	Saleen S7-R	Uwe Alzen (D)	2:18.2210	181.6914 km/h
Le Mans GT:	85	Porsche 996 GT3-RSR	Stéphane Ortelli (MC)	2:25.2640	172.8825 km/h
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:	Porsche (11), Ferrari (6), Audi (3), TVR (3), Courage (2), Lucchini (2), Saleen (2), Pilbeam (2)
Top engines by numbers:	Porsche (11), Ferrari (6), Judd (4), Audi (3), AER (3), TVR (3)
Top car types by numbers:	Porsche 996 GT3-RSR (5), Porsche 996 GT3-RS (4), Audi R8 (3), TVR Tuscan (3)
Driver nationalities:	GB (32), F (23), I (8), B (7), CH (6), D (5), USA (5), DK (3), J (3), NL (3), P (3)
Team nationalities:	GB (15), F (10), D (5), I (3), J (2), NL (2), USA (2)
Most used colours:	white (27%), red (17%), blue (16%), black (16%), silver (8%), yellow (7%)
Engine positions:	mid-engined (53%), rear-engined (26%), front-engined (21%)
Average engine size:	4035 cc (with regard to 14% turbocharged cars an applicable size is 4260 cc)
Oldest known drivers:	Gianni Collini (54), Danny Sullivan (53), Franz Konrad (53)
Youngest known drivers:	Pierre Kaffer (18), Steve Zacchia (22), Jonathan Coleman (22)
Female drivers:	Sylvie Delcour, Liz Halliday, Vanina Ickx

Official Race Programme:

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