2004 Le Mans Series season
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The 2004 Le Mans Series season was the first season of ACO Le Mans Endurance Series. It is a series comprised of Le Mans prototype and Grand Touring style cars broken into 4 classes: LMP1, LMP2, GTS, and GT. It began on May 9, 2004 and ended on November 13, 2004 after 4 rounds.
This season was preceded by the 1000km of Le Mans held in 2003 as a development race for the creation of the LMES.
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[edit] Schedule
| Rnd | Race | Circuit | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| - |  LMES Official Test |
Paul Richard HTTT | April 10 April 11 |
| 1 |  1000km of Monza |
Autodromo Nazionale Monza | May 9 |
| 2 |  1000km of Nürburgring |
Nürburgring | July 4 |
| 3 |  1000km of Silverstone |
Silverstone Circuit | August 13 |
| 4 |  1000km of Spa |
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | September 12 |
[edit] Season Results
Overall winner in bold.
| Rnd | Circuit | LMP1 Winning Team | LMP2 Winning Team | GTS Winning Team | GT Winning Team | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LMP1 Winning Drivers | LMP2 Winning Drivers | GTS Winning Drivers | GT Winning Drivers | |||
| 1 | Monza | #88 Audi Sport UK Veloqx |
#99 PIR Competition |
#86 Larbre Competition |
#85 Freisinger Motorsport |
Results |
| Johnny Herbert Jamie Davies |
Marc Rostan Pierre Bruneau |
Christophe Bouchut Pedro Lamy Steve Zacchia |
Stephane Ortelli Romain Dumas |
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| 2 | Nürburgring | #8 Audi Sport UK Veloqx |
#13 Courage Compétition |
#86 Larbre Competition |
#93 Cirtek Motorsport |
Results |
| Allan McNish Pierre Kaffer |
Jean-Marc Gounon Alexander Frei Sam Hancock |
Christophe Bouchut Pedro Lamy Steve Zacchia |
Sascha Maassen Adam Jones |
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| 3 | Silverstone | #8 Audi Sport UK Veloqx |
#13 Courage Compétition |
#86 Larbre Competition |
 #70 JMB Racing |
Results |
| Allan McNish Pierre Kaffer |
Jean-Marc Gounon Alexander Frei Sam Hancock |
Christophe Bouchut Pedro Lamy Steve Zacchia |
Stéphane Daoudi Roman Rusinov |
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| 4 | Spa | #88 Audi Sport UK Veloqx |
#13 Courage Compétition |
#86 Larbre Competition |
#85 Freisinger Motorsport |
Results |
| Johnny Herbert Jamie Davies |
Jonathon Cochet Alexander Frei Sam Hancock |
Christophe Bouchut Pedro Lamy Steve Zacchia |
Stephane Ortelli Emmanuel Collard |
[edit] Teams Championship
Points are awarded to the top 8 finishers in the order of 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1. Teams with multiple entries do not have their cars combined, each entry number is scored separately in the championship. Cars failing to complete 70% of the winner's distance are not awarded points.
[edit] LMP1 Standings
| Pos | No | Team | Chassis | Engine | Rnd 1 | Rnd 2 | Rnd 3 | Rnd 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #88 | Audi Sport UK Team Veloqx |
Audi R8 | Audi 3.6L Turbo V8 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 34 |
| 2 | #8 | Audi Sport UK Team Veloqx |
Audi R8 | Audi 3.6L Turbo V8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 28 | |
| 3 | #5 |  Team Goh |
Audi R8 | Audi 3.6L Turbo V8 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 27 |
| 4 | #3 | Creation Autosportif |
DBA 03S | Zytek ZG348 3.4L V8 | 6 | 6 | 12 | ||
| 5 | #7 | Ray Mallock, Ltd. (RML) |
MG-Lola EX257 | MG (AER) XP20 2.0L Turbo I4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 6= | #17 | Pescarolo Sport |
Pescarolo C60 | Judd GV4 4.0L V10 | 5 | 4 | 9 | ||
| 6= | #69 | Team Jota |
Zytek 04S | Zytek ZG348 3.4L V8 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | |
| 8= | #6 | Rollcentre Racing |
Dallara LMP1 | Judd GV4 4.0L V10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | |
| 8= | #22 | Zytek Engineering |
Zytek 04S | Zytek ZG348 3.4L V8 | 3 | 5 | 8 | ||
| 10 | #14 | Team Nasamax |
Nasamax DM139 | Judd GV5 5.0L V10 (Bioethanol) | 1 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 11 | #11 | Larbre Competition |
Panoz GTP | Ford (Élan) 6L8 6.0L V8 | 3 | 3 |
[edit] LMP2 Standings
| Pos | No | Team | Chassis | Engine | Rnd 1 | Rnd 2 | Rnd 3 | Rnd 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #13 | Courage Compétition |
Courage C65 | MG (AER) XP20 2.0L Turbo I4 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | |
| 2 | #99 | PiR Competition |
Pilbeam MP91 | JPX 3.4L V6 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 26 |
| 3 | #27 | Tracsport |
Lola B2K/40 | Nissan (AER) VQL 3.0L V6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 15 | |
| 4 | #36 | Gerard Welter |
WR LMP2 | Peugeot 3.4L V6 | 8 | 6 | 14 | ||
| 5 | #26 | Paul Belmondo Racing |
Courage C65 | MG (AER) XP20 2.0L Turbo I4 | 8 | 8 | |||
| 6 | #31 | Palmyr |
Lucchini SR2000 | Alfa Romeo 3.0L V6 | 6 | 6 | |||
| 7 | #35 | G-Force Racing |
Pilbeam MP84 | Nissan (AER) VQL 3.0L V6 | 5 | 5 | |||
| 8 | #32 | Lucchini Engineering |
Lucchini LMP2 | Judd XV675 3.4L V8 | 4 | 4 |
[edit] GTS Standings
| Pos | No | Team | Chassis | Engine | Rnd 1 | Rnd 2 | Rnd 3† | Rnd 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #86 | Larbre Competition |
Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello | Ferrari 5.9L V12 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 35 |
| 2 | #61 |  Barron Connor Racing |
Ferrari 575-GTC Maranello | Ferrari 6.0L V12 | 8 | 5 | 2.5 | 5 | 20.5 |
| 3 | #62 | Barron Connor Racing |
Ferrari 575-GTC Maranello | Ferrari 6.0L V12 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | |
| 4 | #52 | Graham Nash Motorsport |
Saleen S7-R | Ford 7.0L V8 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 13 | |
| 5= | #59 | Vitaphone Racing |
Saleen S7-R | Ford 7.0L V8 | 8 | 8 | |||
| 5= | #87 | Larbre Competition |
Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello | Ferrari 5.9L V12 | 8 | 8 |
† - Half points were awarded due to a lack of competitors.
[edit] GT Standings
| Pos | No | Team | Chassis | Engine | Rnd 1 | Rnd 2 | Rnd 3 | Rnd 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #80 | Sebah Automotive Ltd. |
Porsche 911 GT3-R | Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 26 |
| 2 | #70 | JMB Racing |
Ferrari 360 Modena GTC | Ferrari 3.6L V8 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 25 |
| 3 | #85 | Freisinger Motorsport |
Porsche 911 GT3-RSR | Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 24 | |
| 4 | #93 | Cirtek Motorsport |
Porsche 911 GT3-RSR | Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 21 | |
| 5 | #77 | Choro Q Racing Team |
Porsche 911 GT3-RSR | Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 13 | |
| 6 | #84 | Seikel Motorsport |
Porsche 911 GT3-RS | Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 12 |
| 7 | #81 | Farnbacher Racing |
Porsche 911 GT3-RSR | Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | 6 | 5 | 11 | ||
| 8 | #81 |  The Racer's Group |
Porsche 911 GT3-RSR | Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | 5 | 5 | |||
| 9= | #92 | Cirtek Motorsport |
Ferrari 360 Modena GTC | Ferrari 3.6L V8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 9= | #97 | Auto Palace |
Ferrari 360 Modena GTC | Ferrari 3.6L V8 | 4 | 4 | |||
| 11= | #91 | Racesport Salisbury |
TVR Tuscan T400R | TVR 4.0L I6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
| 11= | #89 | Chamberlain-Synergy Motorsport |
TVR Tuscan T400R | TVR 4.0L I6 | 3 | 3 | |||
| 11= | #90 | T2M Motorsport |
Porsche 911 GT3-RS | Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | 3 | 3 | |||
| 14 | #75 | Autorlando Sport |
Porsche 911 GT3-RS | Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | 2 | 2 |
