Spa 1000 Kilometres 2005 - Racing Sports Cars

Event: 1000 km of Spa		Date: 17.4.2005
Track: Spa-Francorchamps (Belgium), 6.976 kms	Organiser: unknown
Spa 1000 Kilometres
Le Mans Endurance Series (round 1)

Weather:	fog, rain
Start time:	12:00
Grid:	unknown
Distance:	1000 kilometres
Attendance:	unknown

Entered:	53
Practiced:	47
Qualified:	47
Started:	47
Finished:	23
Classified:	22

Classes:	Pract	Start	Class
Le Mans Prototype 1	10	10	4
Le Mans Prototype 2	12	12	6
Le Mans Grand Touring 1	9	9	3
Le Mans Grand Touring 2	16	16	9

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

Race notes:
3 full-course cautions for 36 laps
stopped on 6 hour rule, scheduled for 144 laps (= 1004.544 kms)

Pre-race sessions:
3 non-qualifying practice sessions held for a total of 180 minutes on 15-16/4
1 qualifying session held for a total of 20 minutes on 16/4
20 minute pre-race warm-up held

Winners:
Overall:	15	Zytek 04S	Nielsen / Shimoda / Elgaard
Le Mans Prototype 2:	39	Lola B05/40 AER	Berridge / Owen / Evans
Le Mans Grand Touring 1:	52	Ferrari 550 Maranello	Gollin / Ramos / Cressoni
Le Mans Grand Touring 2:	81	TVR Tuscan T400R	Hughes / Kane
Fastest Laps:
Overall:	15	Zytek 04S	Hayanari Shimoda (J)	2:10.2700	192.7810 km/h	lap 90
Le Mans Prototype 2:	36	Courage C65 Ford	Vincent Vosse (B)	2:16.3860	184.1360 km/h
Le Mans Grand Touring 1:	61	Ferrari 550 Maranello	Christophe Bouchut (F)	2:24.3550	173.9710 km/h
Le Mans Grand Touring 2:	93	Ferrari 360 Modena GT	Nathan Kinch (GB)	2:29.2950	168.2150 km/h
Pole Positions:
Overall:	17	Pescarolo C60 Hybrid Judd	Emmanuel Collard (F)	2:21.0760	178.0150 km/h
Le Mans Prototype 2:	25	MG Lola EX264	Thomas Erdos (BR)	2:28.3490	169.2870 km/h
Le Mans Grand Touring 1:	61	Ferrari 550 Maranello	Christophe Bouchut (F)	2:35.4700	161.5330 km/h
Le Mans Grand Touring 2:	88	Porsche 996 GT3-R	Jonny Cocker (GB)	2:44.2420	152.9060 km/h
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:	Porsche (11), Ferrari (7), Courage (7), TVR (3), Zytek (2), Dallara (2), Lucchini (2), Saleen (2)
Top engines by numbers:	Porsche (11), Judd (7), Ferrari (7), Ford (4), TVR (3)
Top car types by numbers:	Courage C65 (6), Porsche 996 GT3-RSR (5), Ferrari 550 Maranello (4), Porsche 996 GT3-RS (4)
Driver nationalities:	GB (30), F (25), I (18), B (8), CH (7), DK (7), J (6), NL (6), D (5), P (3)
Team nationalities:	GB (19), F (10), I (7), D (3), B (2), J (2)
Engine positions:	mid-engined (57%), rear-engined (23%), front-engined (20%)
Average engine size:	4087 cc (with regard to 12% turbocharged cars an applicable size is 4283 cc)
Oldest known drivers:	Jean-Luc Maury-Laribiére (62), Horst Felbermayr, Sr. (60), Peter Owen (59)
Youngest known drivers:	Jonny Cocker (19), Matteo Cressoni (21), Hayanari Shimoda (21)
Female drivers:	Vanina Ickx

Official Race Programme:

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