2004 FIA GT Imola 500 km explained

The 2004 FIA GT Imola 500 km was the eighth round of the 2004 FIA GT Championship season. It took place at the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Italy, on September 5, 2004.

This race featured the competition debut of the Maserati MC12, with AF Corse entering two cars. The FIA initially refused to homologate of the road versions of the MC12 because the car was wider than the current regulations allow. However, with agreement from other FIA GT teams, the MC12 was allowed to participate in the GT1 class with revised bodywork, a narrower rear wing, and no ability to score championship points.[1]

Official results

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

PosClassNoTeamDriversChassisTyreLaps
Engine
1GT5 Vitaphone Racing Team
Konrad Motorsport
Michael Bartels
Uwe Alzen
Saleen S7-R97
Ford 7.0L V8
2GT33 AF Corse Andrea Bertolini
Mika Salo
Maserati MC12 GT197
Maserati 6.0L V12
3GT34 AF Corse Fabrizio de Simone
Johnny Herbert
Maserati MC12 GT197
Maserati 6.0L V12
4GT2 BMS Scuderia Italia Fabrizio Gollin
Luca Cappellari
Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello96
Ferrari 5.9L V12
5GT3 Care Racing Developments
BMS Scuderia Italia
Stefano Livio
Enzo Calderari
Lilian Bryner
Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello96
Ferrari 5.9L V12
6GT1 BMS Scuderia Italia Matteo Bobbi
Gabriele Gardel
Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello95
Ferrari 5.9L V12
7GT11 G.P.C. Giesse Squadra Corse Philipp Peter
Fabio Babini
Ferrari 575-GTC Maranello95
Ferrari 6.0L V12
8GT13 G.P.C. Giesse Squadra Corse Emanuele Naspetti
Gianni Morbidelli
Ferrari 575-GTC Maranello95
Ferrari 6.0L V12
9N-GT99 Freisinger Motorsport Lucas Luhr
Sascha Maassen
Porsche 911 GT3-RSR94
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
10GT17 JMB Racing Karl Wendlinger
Jaime Melo
Ferrari 575-GTC Maranello94
Ferrari 6.0L V12
11N-GT50 Yukos Freisinger Motorsport Emmanuel Collard
Stéphane Ortelli
Porsche 911 GT3-RSR93
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
12N-GT77 Yukos Freisinger Motorsport Jörg Bergmeister
Alexey Vasilyev
Porsche 911 GT3-RSR92
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
13GT7 Ray Mallock Ltd. Mike Newton
Thomas Erdos
Saleen S7-R92
Ford 7.0L V8
14N-GT87 MIK Corse Alessandro Piccolo
Giovanni Berton
Ferrari 360 Modena GTC90
Ferrari 3.6L V8
15GT19 JMB Matteo Malucelli
Antoine Gosse
Peter Kutemann
Ferrari 575-GTC Maranello90
Ferrari 6.0L V12
16N-GT59 Jens Petersen Racing Jens Petersen
Oliver Mathai
Jan-Dirk Lueders
Porsche 911 GT3-RS89
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
17GT28 Graham Nash Motorsport Paolo Ruberti
Gabriele Lancieri
Luca Pirri-Ardizzone
Saleen S7-R88
Ford 7.0L V8
18N-GT56 AB Motorsport Antonio De Castro
Renato Premoli
Bruno Barbaro
Porsche 911 GT3-RS88
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
19GT18 JMB Racing Chris Buncombe
Bert Longin
Sergei Zlobin
Ferrari 575-GTC Maranello88
Ferrari 6.0L V12
20N-GT69 Proton Competition Gerold Ried
Christian Ried
Porsche 911 GT3-RS87
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
21GT24 DAMS Andrea Piccini
Jean-Denis Délétraz
Lamborghini Murciélago R-GT86
Lamborghini 6.0L V12
22N-GT57 Vonka Racing Jan Vonka
Marco Panzavuota
Massimiliano Degiovanni
Porsche 911 GT3-R84
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
23GT10 Zwaans GTR Racing Team Christophe Bouchut
Stéphane Lemeret
Val Hillebrand
Chrysler Viper GTS-R77
Chrysler 8.0L V10
24N-GT73 Cirtek Motorsport Adam Jones
Nikolai Fomenko
Porsche 911 GT3-RS70
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
25
DNF
GT35 Scuderia Veregra Base Up
Valerio Scarsellati
Angelo Lancelotti
Chrysler Viper GTS-R45
Chrysler 8.0L V10
26
DNF
GT4 Konrad Motorsport Franz Konrad
Walter Lechner, Jr.
Toni Seiler
Saleen S7-R44
Ford 7.0L V8
27
DNF
GT26 DAMS Beppe Gabbiani
Filipe Ortiz
Lamborghini Murciélago R-GT39
Lamborghini 6.0L V12
28
DNF
GT8 Ray Mallock Ltd. Chris Goodwin
Miguel Ramos
Saleen S7-R0
Ford 7.0L V8
29
DNF
GT27 Creation Autosportif Jamie Campbell-Walter
Jamie Derbyshire
Lister Storm0
Jaguar 7.0L V12
DSQN-GT62 G.P.C. Giesse Squadra Corse Iradj Alexander
Christian Pescatori
Ferrari 360 Modena GTC94
Ferrari 3.6L V8
DNSN-GT89 Scuderia Veregra Roberto Castagna
Bepo Orlandi
Porsche 911 GT3-RS?
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6

† – #62 G.P.C. Giesse Squadra Corse was disqualified after failing post-race technical inspection. The car's airbox was larger than regulations allowed.

Statistics

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FIA Statement on the Maserati MC12 . dailysportscar.com . 7 August 2004 . 2007-11-04.