2004 Grand Prix of Mosport

The 2004 Toronto Grand Prix of Mosport was an American Le Mans Series professional sports car race held at Mosport International Raceway near Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada from August 6 to the 8, 2004. It was the sixth race of the 2004 American Le Mans Series season and the 19th IMSA sanctioned sports car race held at the facility.

Mosport International Raceway


Race

The LMP1 and overall race victory went to Dyson Racing drivers Butch Leitzinger and James Weaver for their first victory of the season in the MG-Lola EX257. After winning the previous four rounds, ADT Champion Racing drivers Marco Werner and JJ Lehto finished second in the Audi R8, with the second Dyson Racing entry of Chris Dyson and Andy Wallace finishing third.

The GTS class win went to Corvette Racing's Oliver Gavin and Olivier Beretta in the Chevrolet Corvette C5-R, with Intersport Racing's Clint Field and Robin Liddell taking the LMP2 victory in the Lola B2K/40. Alex Job Racing drivers Jörg Bergmeister and Timo Bernhard won the GT class in a Porsche 911 GT3-RSR.[1]

The race was broadcast across North America on CBS Sports with Ralph Sheheen and Bill Adam calling the race.

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 LMP1 16 Dyson Racing Butch Leitzinger
James Weaver		 MG-Lola EX257 G 137
MG (AER) XP20 2.0L Turbo I4
2 LMP1 38 ADT Champion Racing Marco Werner
JJ Lehto		 Audi R8 M 137
Audi 3.6L Turbo V8
3 LMP1 20 Dyson Racing Chris Dyson
Andy Wallace		 MG-Lola EX257 G 135
MG (AER) XP20 2.0L Turbo I4
4 GTS 4 Corvette Racing Oliver Gavin
Olivier Beretta		 Chevrolet Corvette C5-R M 129
Chevrolet 7.0L V8
5 GTS 3 Corvette Racing Ron Fellows
Johnny O'Connell		 Chevrolet Corvette C5-R M 129
Chevrolet 7.0L V8
6 LMP2 30 Intersport Racing Clint Field
Robin Liddell		 Lola B2K/40 P 127
Judd KV675 3.4L V8
7 GTS 63 ACEMCO Motorsports Terry Borcheller
Johnny Mowlem		 Saleen S7-R P 125
Ford 7.0L V8
8 GT 23 Alex Job Racing Jörg Bergmeister
Timo Bernhard		 Porsche 911 GT3-RSR M 120
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
9 GT 31 White Lightning Racing David Murry
Craig Stanton		 Porsche 911 GT3-RSR M 120
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
10 GT 45 Flying Lizard Motorsports Johannes van Overbeek
Darren Law		 Porsche 911 GT3-RSR M 120
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
11 GT 35 Risi Competizione Anthony Lazzaro
Ralf Kelleners		 Ferrari 360 Modena GTC P 119
Ferrari 3.6L V8
12 GT 66 New Century - The Racer's Group Patrick Long
Cort Wagner		 Porsche 911 GT3-RSR M 119
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
13 GT 44 Flying Lizard Motorsports Lonnie Pechnik
Seth Neiman		 Porsche 911 GT3-RSR M 118
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
14 GT 79 J-3 Racing Justin Jackson
Tim Sugden		 Porsche 911 GT3-RSR M 117
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
15 GT 50 Panoz Motor Sports Gunnar Jeannette
David Saelens		 Panoz Esperante GT-LM P 116
Ford (Elan) 5.0L V8
16 GT 43 BAM! Leo Hindery
Sascha Maassen		 Porsche 911 GT3-RSR M 116
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
17 GTS 71 Carsport America Tom Weickardt
Jean-Philippe Belloc		 Dodge Viper GTS-R P 116
Dodge 8.0L V10
18 GT 60 P.K. Sport Tony Burgess
Piers Masarati		 Porsche 911 GT3-RS P 116
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
19 LMP2 10 Miracle Motorsports Ian James
James Gue
John Macaluso		 Lola B2K/40 Y 111
Nissan (AER) 3.0L V6
20 GT 24 Alex Job Racing Marc Lieb
Romain Dumas		 Porsche 911 GT3-RSR M 96
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
21
DNF		 LMP1 37 Intersport Racing Jon Field
Niclas Jönsson		 Lola B01/60 G 17
Judd KV675 3.4L V8
FINAL RACE RESULTS[2]

Statistics
  • Pole Position - #16 Dyson Racing - 1:07.430
  • Fastest Lap - #16 Dyson Racing - 1:09.088
  • Distance - 336.883 miles (542.161 km)
  • Average Speed - 122.065 mph (196.445 km/h)
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References
  1. Ingram, Jonathan (August 12, 2004). "Weaver keeps it straight - Mosport ALMS Report". Autosport. London: Haymarket Media Group. p. 85.
  2. "Final Race Results" (PDF). International Motor Sports Association. 8 August 2004. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
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