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2004 24 Hours of Le Mans
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The 2004 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 72nd Grand Prix of Endurance, and took place on June 12 and 13 2004.

Race[]

With the end of the Bentley project, there were no official factory teams at this years race, theoretically leaving it open to anyone. However, the Audi R8s proved their abilities, even in privateer hands, by taking a 1-2-3 victory over the competition.

Once again, Tom Kristensen was in the winning car, an Audi entered by the Japanese Team Goh, setting a record fifth straight victory and tying Jacky Ickx with 6 overall wins.

The GTS-class Corvettes avenged their loss to Ferrari the previous year by winning the class following mechanical difficulties for the Ferraris late in the race. GT-class also went to an American squad, White Lightning Racing, which featured three Porsche factory drivers. LMP2 was again a test of survival as only two cars finishing, with Intersport Racing completing the American trifecta. Dodge ended its participation this year.

Official results[]

Class winners marked in bold. Cars not completing 75% of the winner's distance are listed as Not Classified (NC).

Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Tyre Laps
Engine
1 LMP1 5 25px Japan Audi Sport Japan Team Goh 25px Japan Seiji Ara
25px Italy Rinaldo Capello
25px Flag of Denmark Tom Kristensen
Audi R8 M 379
Audi 3.6L Turbo V8
2 LMP1 88 25px United Kingdom Audi Sport UK Team Veloqx 25px United Kingdom Jamie Davies
25px United Kingdom Johnny Herbert
25px United Kingdom Guy Smith
Audi R8 M 379
Audi 3.6L Turbo V8
3 LMP1 2 25px United States ADT Champion Racing 25px Finland JJ Lehto
25px Germany Marco Werner
25px Italy Emanuele Pirro
Audi R8 M 368
Audi 3.6L Turbo V8
4 LMP1 18 25px France Pescarolo Sport 25px France Soheil Ayari
25px France Érik Comas
25px France Benoît Tréluyer
Pescarolo C60 M 361
Judd GV5 5.0L V10
5 LMP1 8 25px United Kingdom Audi Sport UK Team Veloqx 25px United Kingdom Allan McNish
25px Germany Frank Biela
25px Germany Pierre Kaffer
Audi R8 M 350
Audi 3.6L Turbo V8
6 GTS 64 25px United States Corvette Racing 25px United Kingdom Oliver Gavin
25px Monaco Olivier Beretta
25px Flag of Denmark Jan Magnussen
Chevrolet Corvette C5-R M 345
Chevrolet 7.0L V8
7 LMP1 15 25px Netherlands Racing for Holland 25px Netherlands Jan Lammers
25px United States Chris Dyson
25px Japan Katsutomo Kaneishi
Dome S101 D 341
Judd GV4 4.0L V10
8 GTS 63 25px United States Corvette Racing 25px Canada Ron Fellows
25px Italy Max Papis
25px United States Johnny O'Connell
Chevrolet Corvette C5-R M 334
Chevrolet 7.0L V8
9 GTS 65 25px United Kingdom Prodrive Racing 25px United Kingdom Darren Turner
25px United Kingdom Colin McRae
25px Sweden Rickard Rydell
Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello M 329
Ferrari F133 5.9L V12
10 GT 90 25px United States White Lightning Racing 25px Germany Jörg Bergmeister
25px United States Patrick Long
25px Germany Sascha Maassen
Porsche 911 GT3-RS M 327
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
11 GTS 66 25px United Kingdom Prodrive Racing 25px Switzerland Alain Menu
25px Netherlands Peter Kox
25px Template:Country alias Czech Republic Tomáš Enge
Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello M 325
Ferrari F133 5.9L V12
12 GT 77 25px Japan ChoroQ Racing Team 25px Japan Haruki Kurosawa
25px Japan Kazuyuki Nishizawa
25px Japan Manabu Orido
Porsche 911 GT3-RSR Y 322
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
13 GT 85 25px Germany Freisinger Motorsport 25px France Stéphane Ortelli
25px Germany Ralf Kelleners
25px France Romain Dumas
Porsche 911 GT3-RSR D 321
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
14 GTS 69 25px France Larbre Compétition 25px France Christophe Bouchut
25px France Patrice Goueslard
25px France Olivier Dupard
Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello M 317
Ferrari F133 5.9L V12
15 GT 84 25px Germany Seikel Motorsport 25px Canada Anthony Burgess
25px United States Philip Collin
25px New Zealand Andrew Bagnall
Porsche 911 GT3-RS Y 317
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
16 GT 72 25px France Luc Alphand Aventures 25px France Luc Alphand
25px France Christian Lavieille
25px France Phillippe Almeras
Porsche 911 GT3-RS M 316
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
17 LMP1 14 25px United Kingdom Team Nasamax
25px United Kingdom McNeil Engineering
25px Canada Robbie Stirling
25px South Africa Werner Lupberger
25px Great Britain Kevin McGarrity
Nasamax (Reynard) DM139 D 316
Judd GV5 5.0L V10
(Bioethanol)
18 GT 81 25px United States The Racer's Group 25px Flag of Denmark Lars-Erik Nielsen
25px United Kingdom Ian Donaldson
25px United Kingdom Gregor Fisken
Porsche 911 GT3-RSR M 314
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
19 GT 92 25px United Kingdom Cirtek Motorsport 25px United Kingdom Frank Mountain
25px Netherlands Hans Hugenholtz
25px New Zealand Rob Wilson
Ferrari 360 Modena GTC D 311
Ferrari F131 3.6L V8
20 LMP1 4 25px United Kingdom Taurus Sports Racing 25px United Kingdom Christian Vann
25px Switzerland Benjamin Leuenberger
25px France Didier André
Lola B2K/10 M 300
Judd GV4 4.0L V10
21 GT 89 25px United Kingdom Chamberlain-Synergy Motorsport 25px United Kingdom Bob Berridge
25px United Kingdom Michael Caine
25px United States Chris Stockton
TVR Tuscan T400R D 300
TVR Speed Six 4.0L I6
22 GT 96 25px United Kingdom Chamberlain-Synergy Motorsport 25px United Kingdom Lawrence Tomlinson
25px United Kingdom Nigel Greensall
25px United Kingdom Gareth Evans
TVR Tuscan T400R D 291
TVR Speed Six 4.0L I6
23 GT 75 25px France Thierry Perrier
25px France Perspective Racing
25px United Kingdom Ian Khan
25px United Kingdom Nigel Smith
25px United Kingdom Tim Sugden
Porsche 911 GT3-RS D 283
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
24 LMP1 20 25px United Kingdom Lister Racing 25px Flag of Denmark John Nielsen
25px Flag of Denmark Casper Elgaard
25px Flag of Denmark Jens Møller
Lister Storm LMP D 279
Chevrolet LS1 6.0L V8
25 LMP2 32 25px United States Intersport Racing 25px United States William Binnie
25px United States Clint Field
25px United States Rick Sutherland
Lola B2K/40 P 278
Judd KV675 3.4L V8
26 LMP2 24 25px France Rachel Welter 25px Japan Yojiro Terada
25px France Patrice Roussel
25px France Olivier Porta
WR LM2001 M 270
Peugeot 2.0L Turbo I4
27
NC
GT 80 25px United Kingdom Morgan Works Race Team 25px United Kingdom Adam Sharpe
25px New Zealand Neil Cunningham
25px United Kingdom Steve Hyde
Morgan Aero 8R Y 222
BMW B44 (Mader) 4.5L V8
28
NC
LMP1 16 25px Netherlands Racing for Holland 25px Netherlands Tom Coronel
25px United Kingdom Justin Wilson
25px United Kingdom Ralph Firman
Dome S101 D 313
Judd GV4 4.0L V10
29
DNF
LMP1 17 25px France Pescarolo Sport 25px France Sébastien Bourdais
25px France Nicolas Minassian
25px France Emmanuel Collard
Pescarolo C60 M 282
Judd GV5 5.0L V10
30
DNF
LMP1 25 25px United Kingdom Ray Mallock Ltd. (RML) 25px Brazil Thomas Erdos
25px United Kingdom Mike Newton
25px United Kingdom Nathan Kinch
MG-Lola EX257 D 256
MG (AER) XP20 2.0L Turbo I4
31
DNF
LMP1 6 25px United Kingdom Rollcentre Racing 25px United Kingdom Martin Short
25px United Kingdom Rob Barff
25px The flag of Portugal João Barbosa
Dallara SP1 D 230
Judd GV4 4.0L V10
32
DNF
GT 87 25px United States Orbit Racing
25px United States BAM!
25px United States Leo Hindery, Jr.
25px Germany Marc Lieb
25px Germany Mike Rockenfeller
Porsche 911 GT3-RS M 223
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
33
DNF
LMP1 9 25px Japan Kondo Racing 25px Japan Hiroki Kato
25px Japan Ryo Fukuda
25px Japan Ryo Michigami
Dome S101 Y 206
Mugen MF408S 4.0L V8
34
DNF
GTS 62 25px Netherlands Barron Connor Racing 25px Netherlands Mike Hezemans
25px France Ange Barde
25px Switzerland Jean-Denis Délétraz
Ferrari 575-GTC P 200
Ferrari F133 6.0L V12
35
DNF
LMP1 22 25px United Kingdom Zytek Engineering, Ltd. 25px United Kingdom Andy Wallace
25px Australia David Brabham
25px Japan Hayanari Shimoda
Zytek 04S M 167
Zytek ZG348 3.4L V8
36
DNF
GTS 61 25px Netherlands Barron Connor Racing 25px Netherlands John Bosch
25px United States Danny Sullivan
25px Italy Thomas Biagi
Ferrari 575-GTC P 163
Ferrari F133 6.0L V12
37
DNF
GT 83 25px Germany Seikel Motorsport 25px Italy Gabrio Rosa
25px Netherlands Peter van Merksteijn
25px Italy Alex Caffi
Porsche 911 GT3-RS Y 148
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
38
DNF
LMP2 36 25px France Gerard Welter 25px France Tristan Gommendy
25px France Jean-Bernard Bouvet
25px France Bastien Brière
WR LM2004 M 137
Peugeot ES9J4S 3.4L V6
39
DNF
GT 70 25px France JMB Racing 25px France Jean-René de Fournoux
25px Brazil Jaime Melo
25px France Stéphane Daoudi
Ferrari 360 Modena GTC M 133
Ferrari F131 3.6L V8
40
DNF
LMP2 31 25px France Courage Compétition 25px Switzerland Alexander Frei
25px United Kingdom Sam Hancock
25px France Jean-Marc Gounon
Courage C65 M 127
JPX 3.4L V6
41
DNF
LMP2 35 25px France Epsilon Sport 25px France Renaud Derlot
25px United States Gunnar Jeanette
25px United Kingdom Gavin Pickering
Courage C65 M 124
Willman (JPX) 3.4L V6
42
DNF
LMP1 29 25px France Noël del Bello Racing 25px France Bruno Besson
25px France Sylvain Boulay
25px France Jean-Luc Maury-Laribière
Reynard 2KQ M 122
Volkswagen HPT16 2.0L Turbo I4
43
DNF
LMP2 37 25px France Paul Belmondo Racing 25px France Paul Belmondo
25px France Claude-Yves Gosselin
25px France Marco Saviozzi
Courage C65 M 80
JPX 3.4L V6
44
DNF
GT 86 25px Germany Freisinger Motorsport 25px Russia Alexey Vasilyev
25px Russia Nikolai Fomenko
25px United Kingdom Robert Nearn
Porsche 911 GT3-RSR D 65
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
45
DNF
LMP1 11 25px United States Panoz Motor Sports
25px France Larbre Compétition
25px France Patrick Bourdais
25px France Jean-Luc Blanchemain
25px France Roland Bervillé
Panoz GTP M 54
Élan 6L8 6.0L V8
46
DNF
LMP1 10 25px United Kingdom Taurus Sports Racing 25px United Kingdom Phil Andrews
25px United Kingdom Calum Lockie
25px Belgium Anthony Kumpen
Lola B2K/10 D 35
Caterpillar 5.0L Turbo V10
(Diesel)
47
DNF
LMP1 27 25px United States Intersport Racing 25px United States Jon Field
25px United States Duncan Dayton
25px United States Larry Connor
Lola B01/60 G 29
Judd XV675 3.4L V8
48
DNF
GT 78 25px United Kingdom PK Sport Ltd. 25px United States Jim Matthews
25px United Kingdom David Warnock
25px United Kingdom Paul Daniels
Porsche 911 GT3-RS D 27
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6

Statistics[]

  • Pole Position - #88 Audi Sport UK Team Veloqx - 3:32.838
  • Fastest Lap - #88 Audi Sport UK Team Veloqx - 3:34.264
  • Distance - 5169.9 km
  • Average Speed - 215.415 km/h
  • Highest Trap Speed - Nasamax DM139 - 330 km/h (race), Dome Judd S101 - 335 km/h (qualifying)
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