2003 Spa 24 Hours

The 2003 Proximus 24 Spa was the 56th running of the Spa 24 Hours and the sixth round the 2003 FIA GT Championship season. This event combined the FIA GT's two classes (GT and N-GT) with cars from national series and one-make series, designated G2 and G3. It took place at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium, on July 25 and 26 2003.

2003 Proximus Spa 24 Hours
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This race marked the only time in the history of the FIA GT Championship that the slower of the two classes (N-GT in this case) managed to win a race overall.

Half-point leaders

For the FIA GT Championship, the top eight cars in the GT and N-GT classes are awarded half points for their positions after six hours and twelve hours into the race. Points to the top eight were awarded in the order of 4.0 – 3.0 – 2.5 – 2.0 – 1.5 – 1.0 – 0.5.

6 Hour leaders in GT

Pos No Team Laps
1 9 JMB Racing 107
2 1 Larbre Compétition 107
3 22 BMS Scuderia Italia 105
4 17 Larbre Compétition 105
5 5 Force One Racing Festina 105
6 24 Paul Belmondo Racing 105
7 6 Creation Autosportif 105
8 15 Lister Racing 104

6 Hour leaders in N-GT

Pos No Team Laps
1 50 Freisinger Motorsport 107
2 61 EMKA Racing 106
3 57 MenX 105
4 72 Seikel Motorsport 105
5 77 RWS Yukos Motorsport 105
6 88 Team Maranello Concessionaires 104
7 89 Team Maranello Concessionaires 104
8 74 Team Eurotech 104

12 Hour leaders in GT

Pos No Team Laps
1 1 Larbre Compétition 220
2 9 JMB Racing 217
3 24 Paul Belmondo Racing 216
4 15 Lister Racing 215
5 22 BMS Scuderia Italia 214
6 17 Larbre Compétition 213
7 11 Roos Optima Racing Team 203
8 7 Graham Nash Motorsport 195

12 Hour leaders in N-GT

Pos No Team Laps
1 50 Freisinger Motorsport 220
2 72 Seikel Motorsport 216
3 61 EMKA Racing 214
4 57 MenX 213
5 77 RWS Yukos Motorsport 213
6 74 Team Eurotech 207
7 53 JMB Racing 203
8 89 Team Maranello Concessionaires 203

Official results

Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 70% of winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC).

Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Tyre Laps
Engine
1 N-GT 50 Freisinger Motorsport Marc Lieb
Stéphane Ortelli
Romain Dumas
Porsche 911 GT3-RS D 479
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
2 GT 22 BMS Scuderia Italia Fabrizio Gollin
Luca Cappellari
Enzo Calderari
Lilian Bryner
Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello M 471
Ferrari 5.9L V12
3 N-GT 72 Seikel Motorsport Andrea Chiesa
Alex Caffi
Luca Drudi
Gabrio Rosa
Porsche 911 GT3-RS Y 470
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
4 GT 1 Larbre Compétition Christophe Bouchut
Sébastien Dumez
Vincent Vosse
Patrick Huisman
Chrysler Viper GTS-R M 469
Chrysler 8.0L V10
5 G2 126 Zakspeed Kurt Mollekens
Didier de Radiguès
Pedro Lamy
Chrysler Viper GTS-R D 468
Chrysler 8.0L V10
6 GT 24 Paul Belmondo Racing Paul Belmondo
Yann Clairay
Emmanuel Clérico
Pierre-Yves Corthals
Chrysler Viper GTS-R P 466
Chrysler 8.0L V10
7 N-GT 57 MenX Jaroslav Janiš
Robert Pergl
Yannick Schroeder
Ferrari 360 Modena GT D 466
Ferrari 3.6L V8
8 N-GT 53 JMB Racing Iradj Alexander
Fabrizio de Simone
Luciano Burti
Ferrari 360 Modena N-GT P 461
Ferrari 3.6L V8
9 G2 102 AD Sport Koen Wauters
Kris Wauters
Albert Vanierschot
Jos Menten
Porsche 911 Bi-Turbo P 457
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
10 GT 15 Lister Storm Racing Andrea Piccini
Gabriele Lancieri
David Sterckx
Gavin Pickering
Lister Storm D 455
Jaguar 7.0L V12
11 N-GT 74 Team Eurotech
JVG Racing
Ian Khan
Nigel Smith
Mark Mayall
Jürgen von Gartzen
Porsche 911 GT3-RS D 455
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
12 G3 117 Land Motorsport Christian Land
Peter Scharmarch
Loïc Deman
Sylvie Delcour
Porsche 911 GT3 Cup P 454
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
13 N-GT 66 Autorlando Sport Diego Alessi
Edy Gay
Maurizio Mediani
Michel Orts
Porsche 911 GT3-RS P 445
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
14 G2 105 De Bokkenrijders
RTM Racing
Pascal Nelissen Grade
Steve Van Bellingen
Nicolas de Gastines
Porsche 911 GT3 Cup P 443
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
15 G2 160 Track Promotion
Ice Pol Racing Team
Christian Lefort
Yves Lambert
Renato Premoli
Antonio De Castro
Porsche 911 GT3-RS D 441
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
16 G3 110 Alméras Freres Philippe Almèras
Marc Sourd
Steeve Hiesse
Pierre Martinet
Porsche 911 GT3 Cup P 438
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
17 GT 7 Graham Nash Motorsport Mike Newton
Thomas Erdos
Miguel Ramos
Pedro Chaves
Saleen S7-R D 432
Ford 7.0L V8
18 G2 105 Excelsior Patrick Selleslagh
Alain Corbisier
Marc Vannerum
Frédéric Bouvy
Chevrolet Corvette C5-R D 431
Chevrolet 7.0L V8
19 G3 113 Ruffier Racing James Ruffier
Eric Mouez
Éric Hélary
Stéphane Pereira
Porsche 911 GT3 Cup P 431
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
20 N-GT 89 Team Maranello Concessionaires Darren Turner
Guy Smith
Jamie Davies
Ferrari 360 Modena N-GT D 426
Ferrari 3.6L V8
21 G3 111 Signa Racing Team Patrick Chaillet
Rafaël Coenen
Bruno Giovanni
Porsche 911 GT3 Cup P 417
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
22 GT 5 Force One Racing Festina David Hallyday
François Jakubowski
Julien Gilbert
Steve Zacchia
Chrysler Viper GTS-R P 412
Chrysler 8.0L V10
23 G2 171 Emeraude Racing Didier Caradec
Olivier Baron
André-Alain Corbel
Gérard Tremblay
Porsche 911 GT3-R P 393
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
24 G3 118 Campus Automobile Philippe Menage
José Close
Lino Pecoraro
Lotus Elise Y 389
Rover K18 1.8L I4
25 GT 11 Roos Optima Racing Team Henrik Roos
Magnus Wallinder
Vincent Dupont
Peter Snowdon
Chrysler Viper GTS-R D 375
Chrysler 8.0L V10
26 G2 100 Racing Team Belgium Sébastien Ugeux
Renaud Kuppens
Stéphane Lemeret
Gillet Vertigo Streiff D 360
Alfa Romeo 3.0L V6
27
DNF
GT 9 JMB Racing Philipp Peter
Fabio Babini
Boris Derichebourg
Ferrari 550 Maranello P 326
Ferrari 6.0L V12
28
DNF
N-GT 69 Proton Competition Christian Ried
Gerold Ried
Horst Felbermayr, Sr.
Horst Felbermayr, Jr.
Porsche 911 GT3-RS D 303
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
29
DNF
N-GT 61 EMKA Racing Emmanuel Collard
Tim Sugden
Chris Goodwin
Porsche 911 GT3-R D 268
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
30
DNF
N-GT 77 RWS Yukos Motorsport Nikolai Fomenko
Alexey Vasilyev
Adam Jones
Stéphane Daoudi
Porsche 911 GT3-RS P 240
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
31
DNF
GT 17 Larbre Compétition Jean-Luc Blanchemain
Vanina Ickx
Stefano Zonca
Pertti Kuismanen
Chrysler Viper GTS-R M 234
Chrysler 8.0L V10
32
DNF
GT 25 Paul Belmondo Racing Claude-Yves Gosselin
Olivier Dupard
Marco Saviozzi
Pierre Ragues
Chrysler Viper GTS-R P 164
Chrysler 8.0L V10
33
DNF
N-GT 67 Autorlando Sport Bruno Corradi
Moreno Soli
Marco Facchetti
Giampaolo Tenchini
Porsche 911 GT3-RS P 162
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
34
DNF
GT 6 Creation Autosportif Bobby Verdon-Roe
Marco Zadra
Duncan Huisman
Jean-Marc Gounon
Lister Storm D 152
Jaguar 7.0L V12
35
DNF
G2 109 Laurent Van Moerkerke Laurent Van Moerkerke
Marc Schoonbroodt
Pierre-Yves Rosoux
Bernard de Dryver
Porsche 911 GT3 Cup D 146
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
36
DNF
N-GT 84 T2M – Kaneko Frank Hahn
Paul Daniels
Christophe Geoffroy
Wim Coekelberghs
Porsche 911 GT3-R D 128
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
37
DNF
N-GT 73 Seikel Motorsport Tony Burgess
John Lloyd
Philip Collin
Tim Bergmeister
Porsche 911 GT3-RS Y 115
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
38
DNF
N-GT 68 Peter Kutemann
JMB Racing
Peter Kutemann
Antoine Gosse
Stephen Earle
Batti Pregliasco
Ferrari 360 Modena N-GT P 111
Ferrari 3.6L V8
39
DNF
N-GT 88 Team Maranello Concessionaires Tim Mullen
Kelvin Burt
Andrew Kirkaldy
Ferrari 360 Modena GT D 104
Ferrari 3.6L V8
40
DNF
N-GT 52 JMB Racing Andrea Bertolini
Christian Pescatori
David Terrien
Ferrari 360 Modena GT P 96
Ferrari 3.6L V8
41
DNF
GT 14 Lister Storm Racing Jamie Campbell-Walter
Nathan Kinch
Robert Schirle
Tom Coronel
Lister Storm D 93
Jaguar 7.0L V12
42
DNF
GT 16 Wieth Racing Wolfgang Kaufmann
Niko Wieth
Elmar Grimm
Thierry Stépec
Ferrari 550 Maranello D 87
Ferrari 6.0L V12
43
DNF
GT 23 BMS Scuderia Italia Matteo Bobbi
Thomas Biagi
Ettore Bonaldi
Stefano Livio
Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello M 81
Ferrari 5.9L V12
44
DNF
G2 104 Perspective Racing Thierry Perrier
Angelo Barretto
Michel Neugarten
João Barbosa
Mosler MT900R D 75
Chevrolet LS1 5.7L V8
45
DNF
GT 2 Konrad Motorsport Franz Konrad
Walter Lechner, Jr.
Toni Seiler
Eric van de Poele
Saleen S7-R D 74
Ford 7.0L V8
46
DNF
N-GT 51 Freisinger Motorsport Bert Longin
Jeffrey van Hooydonk
Gabriele Gardel
Guillaume Gomez
Porsche 911 GT3-RS D 52
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
47
DNF
G2 107 Aero Racing Paula Cook
Neil Cunningham
Jacques Laffite
Morgan Aero 8R D 45
BMW (Mader) 4.5L V8
48
DNF
G2 103 Darro Motor Racing
SEAT Sport
Miguel Ángel de Castro
Didier Defourny
Christian Lavieille
SEAT Toledo GT D 38
SEAT 3.0L Turbo V6
49
DNF
N-GT 75 Team Eurotech David Jones
Godfrey Jones
Mike Jordan
Mark Sumpter
Porsche 911 GT3-R D 33
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
50
DNF
G3 115 JMT Racing Stany Linnertz
Mike Janssen
Jérôme Naveaux
Olivier Bouche
BMW Z3 M P 23
BMW 3.2L I6
51
DNF
GT 18 Zwaan's Racing Arjan van der Zwaan
Rob van der Zwaan
Klaus Abbelen
Marc Goossens
Chrysler Viper GTS-R D 17
Chrysler 8.0L V10
52
DNF
GT 4 Force One Racing Festina
Carsport Holland
Mike Hezemans
David Hart
Anthony Kumpen
Philippe Alliot
Chrysler Viper GTS-R P 12
Chrysler 8.0L V10
53
DNF
G2 101 Rollcentre Racing Martin Short
Rob Barff
Tom Herridge
Patrick Pearce
Mosler MT900R D 0
Chevrolet LS1 5.7L V8
DNS GT 21 Care Racing
BMS Scuderia Italia
Jean-Marc Gounon
Jérôme Policand
Nicola Cadei
Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello M
Ferrari 5.9L V12

Statistics

  • Pole position – #22 BMS Scuderia Italia – 2:15.718
  • Fastest lap – #14 Lister Racing – 2:19.453
  • Distance – 3327.613 km
  • Average speed – 138.557 km/h

References

  • "Results: 2003 Round 6 – Spa-Francorchamps". FIA GT Championship. 26 July 2003. Retrieved 2007-11-07.
  • "24 h Spa". World Sports Racing Prototypes. 2 October 2005. Archived from the original on 22 June 2008. Retrieved 2007-11-07.
  • "Spa 24 Hours 2003 (Photo Archive)". Racing Sports Cars. 4 April 2006. Retrieved 2007-11-07.
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