2003 Spa 24 Hours

Layout of the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps (1995-2003)

The 2003 Proximus 24 Spa was the 56th running of the Spa 24 Hours and the sixth round the 2003 FIA GT Championship. 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 25 and 26 July 2003.

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

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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 5.0 - 4.0 – 3.0 – 2.5 – 2.0 – 1.5 – 1.0 – 0.5.

6 Hour leaders in GT

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

6 Hour leaders in N-GT

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

12 Hour leaders in GT

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

12 Hour leaders in N-GT

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

Official results

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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 Germany Freisinger Motorsport Germany Marc Lieb
France Stéphane Ortelli
France Romain Dumas
Porsche 911 GT3-RS D 479
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
2 GT 22 Italy BMS Scuderia Italia Italy Fabrizio Gollin
Italy Luca Cappellari
Switzerland Enzo Calderari
Switzerland Lilian Bryner
Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello M 471
Ferrari 5.9L V12
3 N-GT 72 Germany Seikel Motorsport Switzerland Andrea Chiesa
Italy Alex Caffi
Italy Luca Drudi
Italy Gabrio Rosa
Porsche 911 GT3-RS Y 470
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
4 GT 1 France Larbre Compétition France Christophe Bouchut
France Sébastien Dumez
Belgium Vincent Vosse
Netherlands Patrick Huisman
Chrysler Viper GTS-R M 469
Chrysler 8.0L V10
5 G2 126 Germany Zakspeed Belgium Kurt Mollekens
Belgium Didier de Radiguès
Portugal Pedro Lamy
Chrysler Viper GTS-R D 468
Chrysler 8.0L V10
6 GT 24 France Paul Belmondo Racing France Paul Belmondo
France Yann Clairay
France Emmanuel Clérico
Belgium Pierre-Yves Corthals
Chrysler Viper GTS-R P 466
Chrysler 8.0L V10
7 N-GT 57 Czech Republic MenX Czech Republic Jaroslav Janiš
Czech Republic Robert Pergl
France Yannick Schroeder
Ferrari 360 Modena GT D 466
Ferrari 3.6L V8
8 N-GT 53 France JMB Racing Switzerland Iradj Alexander
Italy Fabrizio de Simone
Brazil Luciano Burti
Ferrari 360 Modena N-GT P 461
Ferrari 3.6L V8
9 G2 102 Belgium AD Sport Belgium Koen Wauters
Belgium Kris Wauters
Belgium Albert Vanierschot
Netherlands Jos Menten
Porsche 911 Bi-Turbo P 457
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
10 GT 15 United Kingdom Lister Storm Racing Italy Andrea Piccini
Italy Gabriele Lancieri
Belgium David Sterckx
United Kingdom Gavin Pickering
Lister Storm D 455
Jaguar 7.0L V12
11 N-GT 74 United Kingdom Team Eurotech
Germany JVG Racing
United Kingdom Ian Khan
United Kingdom Nigel Smith
United Kingdom Mark Mayall
Germany Jürgen von Gartzen
Porsche 911 GT3-RS D 455
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
12 G3 117 Germany Land Motorsport Germany Christian Land
Germany Peter Scharmarch
Belgium Loïc Deman
Belgium Sylvie Delcour
Porsche 911 GT3 Cup P 454
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
13 N-GT 66 Italy Autorlando Sport Italy Diego Alessi
Italy Edy Gay
Italy Maurizio Mediani
France Michel Orts
Porsche 911 GT3-RS P 445
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
14 G2 105 Belgium De Bokkenrijders
Belgium RTM Racing
Belgium Pascal Nelissen Grade
Belgium Steve Van Bellingen
France Nicolas de Gastines
Porsche 911 GT3 Cup P 443
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
15 G2 160 Belgium Track Promotion
Belgium Ice Pol Racing Team
Belgium Christian Lefort
Belgium Yves Lambert
Italy Renato Premoli
Italy Antonio De Castro
Porsche 911 GT3-RS D 441
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
16 G3 110 France Alméras Freres France Philippe Almèras
France Marc Sourd
France Steeve Hiesse
France Pierre Martinet
Porsche 911 GT3 Cup P 438
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
17 GT 7 United Kingdom Graham Nash Motorsport United Kingdom Mike Newton
Brazil Thomas Erdos
Portugal Miguel Ramos
Portugal Pedro Chaves
Saleen S7-R D 432
Ford 7.0L V8
18 G2 106 Belgium Excelsior Belgium Patrick Selleslagh
Belgium Alain Corbisier
Belgium Marc Vannerum
Belgium Frédéric Bouvy
Chevrolet Corvette C5-R D 431
Chevrolet 7.0L V8
19 G3 113 France Ruffier Racing France James Ruffier
France Eric Mouez
France Éric Hélary
France Stéphane Pereira
Porsche 911 GT3 Cup P 431
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
20 N-GT 89 United Kingdom Team Maranello Concessionaires United Kingdom Darren Turner
United Kingdom Guy Smith
United Kingdom Jamie Davies
Ferrari 360 Modena N-GT D 426
Ferrari 3.6L V8
21 G3 111 Belgium Signa Racing Team Belgium Patrick Chaillet
Belgium Rafaël Coenen
Italy Bruno Giovanni
Porsche 911 GT3 Cup P 417
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
22 GT 5 Switzerland Force One Racing Festina France David Hallyday
France François Jakubowski
France Julien Gilbert
Switzerland Steve Zacchia
Chrysler Viper GTS-R P 412
Chrysler 8.0L V10
23 G2 171 France Emeraude Racing France Didier Caradec
France Olivier Baron
France André-Alain Corbel
France Gérard Tremblay
Porsche 911 GT3-R P 393
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
24 G3 118 Belgium Campus Automobile Belgium Philippe Menage
Belgium José Close
Italy Lino Pecoraro
Lotus Elise Y 389
Rover K18 1.8L I4
25 GT 11 Sweden Roos Optima Racing Team Sweden Henrik Roos
Sweden Magnus Wallinder
Belgium Vincent Dupont
United Kingdom Peter Snowdon
Chrysler Viper GTS-R D 375
Chrysler 8.0L V10
26 G2 100 Belgium Racing Team Belgium Belgium Sébastien Ugeux
Belgium Renaud Kuppens
Belgium Stéphane Lemeret
Gillet Vertigo Streiff D 360
Alfa Romeo 3.0L V6
27
DNF
GT 9 France JMB Racing Austria Philipp Peter
Italy Fabio Babini
France Boris Derichebourg
Ferrari 550 Maranello P 326
Ferrari 6.0L V12
28
DNF
N-GT 69 Germany Proton Competition Germany Christian Ried
Germany Gerold Ried
Austria Horst Felbermayr, Sr.
Austria Horst Felbermayr, Jr.
Porsche 911 GT3-RS D 303
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
29
DNF
N-GT 61 United Kingdom EMKA Racing France Emmanuel Collard
United Kingdom Tim Sugden
United Kingdom Chris Goodwin
Porsche 911 GT3-R D 268
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
30
DNF
N-GT 77 Germany RWS Yukos Motorsport Russia Nikolai Fomenko
Russia Alexey Vasilyev
United Kingdom Adam Jones
France Stéphane Daoudi
Porsche 911 GT3-RS P 240
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
31
DNF
GT 17 France Larbre Compétition France Jean-Luc Blanchemain
Belgium Vanina Ickx
Italy Stefano Zonca
Finland Pertti Kuismanen
Chrysler Viper GTS-R M 234
Chrysler 8.0L V10
32
DNF
GT 25 France Paul Belmondo Racing France Claude-Yves Gosselin
France Olivier Dupard
France Marco Saviozzi
France Pierre Ragues
Chrysler Viper GTS-R P 164
Chrysler 8.0L V10
33
DNF
N-GT 67 Italy Autorlando Sport Italy Bruno Corradi
Italy Moreno Soli
Italy Marco Facchetti
Italy Giampaolo Tenchini
Porsche 911 GT3-RS P 162
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
34
DNF
GT 6 United Kingdom Creation Autosportif United Kingdom Bobby Verdon-Roe
Italy Marco Zadra
Netherlands Duncan Huisman
France Jean-Marc Gounon
Lister Storm D 152
Jaguar 7.0L V12
35
DNF
G2 109 Belgium Laurent Van Moerkerke Belgium Laurent Van Moerkerke
Belgium Marc Schoonbroodt
Belgium Pierre-Yves Rosoux
Belgium Bernard de Dryver
Porsche 911 GT3 Cup D 146
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
36
DNF
N-GT 84 Germany T2M – Kaneko Germany Frank Hahn
United Kingdom Paul Daniels
Belgium Christophe Geoffroy
Belgium Wim Coekelberghs
Porsche 911 GT3-R D 128
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
37
DNF
N-GT 73 Germany Seikel Motorsport Canada Tony Burgess
United States John Lloyd
United States Philip Collin
Germany Tim Bergmeister
Porsche 911 GT3-RS Y 115
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
38
DNF
N-GT 68 Netherlands Peter Kutemann
France JMB Racing
Netherlands Peter Kutemann
France Antoine Gosse
United States Stephen Earle
Italy Batti Pregliasco
Ferrari 360 Modena N-GT P 111
Ferrari 3.6L V8
39
DNF
N-GT 88 United Kingdom Team Maranello Concessionaires United Kingdom Tim Mullen
United Kingdom Kelvin Burt
United Kingdom Andrew Kirkaldy
Ferrari 360 Modena GT D 104
Ferrari 3.6L V8
40
DNF
N-GT 52 France JMB Racing Italy Andrea Bertolini
Italy Christian Pescatori
France David Terrien
Ferrari 360 Modena GT P 96
Ferrari 3.6L V8
41
DNF
GT 14 United Kingdom Lister Storm Racing United Kingdom Jamie Campbell-Walter
United Kingdom Nathan Kinch
United Kingdom Robert Schirle
Netherlands Tom Coronel
Lister Storm D 93
Jaguar 7.0L V12
42
DNF
GT 16 Germany Wieth Racing Germany Wolfgang Kaufmann
Germany Niko Wieth
Germany Elmar Grimm
France Thierry Stépec
Ferrari 550 Maranello D 87
Ferrari 6.0L V12
43
DNF
GT 23 Italy BMS Scuderia Italia Italy Matteo Bobbi
Italy Thomas Biagi
Italy Ettore Bonaldi
Italy Stefano Livio
Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello M 81
Ferrari 5.9L V12
44
DNF
G2 104 France Perspective Racing France Thierry Perrier
Philippines Angelo Barretto
Belgium Michel Neugarten
Portugal João Barbosa
Mosler MT900R D 75
Chevrolet LS1 5.7L V8
45
DNF
GT 2 Germany Konrad Motorsport Austria Franz Konrad
Austria Walter Lechner, Jr.
Switzerland Toni Seiler
Belgium Eric van de Poele
Saleen S7-R D 74
Ford 7.0L V8
46
DNF
N-GT 51 Germany Freisinger Motorsport Belgium Bert Longin
Belgium Jeffrey van Hooydonk
Switzerland Gabriele Gardel
France Guillaume Gomez
Porsche 911 GT3-RS D 52
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
47
DNF
G2 107 United Kingdom Aero Racing United Kingdom Paula Cook
New Zealand Neil Cunningham
France Jacques Laffite
Morgan Aero 8R D 45
BMW (Mader) 4.5L V8
48
DNF
G2 103 Spain Darro Motor Racing
Spain SEAT Sport
Spain Miguel Ángel de Castro
Belgium Didier Defourny
France Christian Lavieille
SEAT Toledo GT D 38
SEAT 3.0L Turbo V6
49
DNF
N-GT 75 United Kingdom Team Eurotech United Kingdom David Jones
United Kingdom Godfrey Jones
United Kingdom Mike Jordan
United Kingdom Mark Sumpter
Porsche 911 GT3-R D 33
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
50
DNF
G3 115 Belgium JMT Racing Belgium Stany Linnertz
Belgium Mike Janssen
Belgium Jérôme Naveaux
Belgium Olivier Bouche
BMW Z3 M P 23
BMW 3.2L I6
51
DNF
GT 18 Netherlands Zwaan's Racing Netherlands Arjan van der Zwaan
Netherlands Rob van der Zwaan
Germany Klaus Abbelen
Belgium Marc Goossens
Chrysler Viper GTS-R D 17
Chrysler 8.0L V10
52
DNF
GT 4 Switzerland Force One Racing Festina
Netherlands Carsport Holland
Netherlands Mike Hezemans
Netherlands David Hart
Belgium Anthony Kumpen
France Philippe Alliot
Chrysler Viper GTS-R P 12
Chrysler 8.0L V10
53
DNF
G2 101 United Kingdom Rollcentre Racing United Kingdom Martin Short
United Kingdom Rob Barff
United Kingdom Tom Herridge
United Kingdom Patrick Pearce
Mosler MT900R D 0
Chevrolet LS1 5.7L V8
DNS GT 21 United Kingdom Care Racing
Italy BMS Scuderia Italia
France Jean-Marc Gounon
France Jérôme Policand
Italy Nicola Cadei
Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello M
Ferrari 5.9L V12

Statistics

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  • 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

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  • "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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