2007 Spa 24 Hours

The 2007 Total Spa 24 Hours was the 60th running of the Spa 24 Hours as well as the fifth round of the 2007 FIA GT Championship season. The G3 class also included cars running in the GT3 specification seen in the FIA GT3 European Championship, although this event was not part of their scheduled season. It took place at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium, on July 28 and 29 2007.

Report

The race was run under varying weather conditions over the 24-hour period, with occasional heavy rain leading to length safety car periods several times. The #33 Jetalliance Aston Martin led the race early on, yet was forced to drop out after 158 laps. The lead was then shared by a group of cars all running on the same lap, including both Vitaphone Racing Maseratis as well as the Scuderia Playteam Maserati, as well as the PK Carsport and Carsport Holland Corvettes.

Nearing the final hour of the race, the #1 Vitaphone Racing Maserati had a lap lead over Carsport Holland, but a mistake on a slippery track led to the car becoming buried in a gravel trap. While the car was being extracted, the Carsport Holland Corvette would take over the lead, remaining there to take the victory. The margin of victory was 1:17.756.

In GT2, the BMS Scuderia Italia Porsche lead for nearly the entire event, eventually earning a four lap margin of victory. In the G2 class, the pair of Mosler MT900s would easily defeat other competitors, with the Belgian G&A Racing team taking the class win. Fellow Belgian team Mühlner Motorsport would take the G3 class victory, with their Porsche 997 GT3 Cup 16 laps ahead of the nearest competitor. In the Coupe du Roi relay, the JMB Racing Ferrari would be the only car to finish the event, earning them the win.

Half-point Leaders

In the FIA GT Championship (using the GT1 and GT2 classes), the top eight teams are awarded half-points for their position both at the six hour mark as well as at the midway point of the race. Points for the top eight go in the order of 5 – 4 – 3 – 2.5 – 2 – 1.5 – 1 – 0.5.

6 Hour Leaders in GT1

Pos No Team Laps
1 33 Austria Jetalliance Racing 148
2 11 Italy Scuderia Playteam Sarafree 148
3 5 Netherlands Carsport Holland 148
4 3 France Luc Alphand Aventures 147
5 1 Germany Vitaphone Racing Team 147
6 2 Germany Vitaphone Racing Team 147
7 23 Italy Aston Martin Racing BMS 147
8 4 Belgium PK Carsport 147

6 Hour Leaders in GT2

Pos No Team Laps
1 97 Italy BMS Scuderia Italia 142
2 51 Italy AF Corse Motorola 141
3 52 Italy Racing Team Edil Cris 140
4 76 France IMSA Performance Matmut 140
5 74 Italy Ebimotors 139
6 99 United Kingdom Tech9 Motorsport 139
7 62 United Kingdom Scuderia Ecosse 136
8 63 United Kingdom Scuderia Ecosse 134

12 Hour Leaders in GT1

Pos No Team Laps
1 5 Netherlands Carsport Holland 292
2 1 Germany Vitaphone Racing Team 291
3 11 Italy Scuderia Playteam Sarafree 291
4 2 Germany Vitaphone Racing Team 290
5 4 Belgium PK Carsport 290
6 3 France Luc Alphand Aventures 289
7 18 Belgium Selleslagh Racing Team 284
8 16 Monaco JMB Racing 280

12 Hour Leaders in GT2

Pos No Team Laps
1 97 Italy BMS Scuderia Italia 280
2 51 Italy AF Corse Motorola 278
3 76 France IMSA Performance Matmut 277
4 52 Italy Racing Team Edil Cris 276
5 99 United Kingdom Tech9 Motorsport 274
6 74 Italy Ebimotors 274
7 63 United Kingdom Scuderia Ecosse 268
8 70 Italy Easy Race 260

Official results

Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 75% of winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC).

Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Tyre Laps
Engine
1 GT1 5 Netherlands Carsport Holland
Germany Phoenix Racing
Netherlands Mike Hezemans
Switzerland Jean-Denis Délétraz
Switzerland Marcel Fässler
Italy Fabrizio Gollin
Chevrolet Corvette C6.R M 532
Chevrolet LS7-R 7.0L V8
2 GT1 1 Germany Vitaphone Racing Team Germany Michael Bartels
Italy Thomas Biagi
Belgium Eric van de Poele
Portugal Pedro Lamy
Maserati MC12 GT1 M 532
Maserati 6.0L V12
3 GT1 4 Belgium PK Carsport Belgium Anthony Kumpen
Belgium Bert Longin
Belgium Kurt Mollekens
Belgium Frédéric Bouvy
Chevrolet Corvette C5-R M 529
Chevrolet LS7-R 7.0L V8
4 GT1 2 Germany Vitaphone Racing Team Portugal Miguel Ramos
San Marino Christian Montanari
Italy Matteo Bobbi
Belgium Stéphane Lemeret
Maserati MC12 GT1 M 529
Maserati 6.0L V12
5 GT1 11 Italy Scuderia Playteam Sarafree Italy Andrea Bertolini
Italy Andrea Piccini
Italy Alessandro Pier Guidi
Italy Fabrizio de Simone
Maserati MC12 GT1 P 527
Maserati 6.0L V12
6 GT1 3 France Luc Alphand Aventures Belgium Vincent Vosse
Belgium Gregory Franchi
United Kingdom Oliver Gavin
Monaco Olivier Beretta
Chevrolet Corvette C6.R M 521
Chevrolet LS7-R 7.0L V8
7 GT1 16 Monaco JMB Racing United Kingdom Joe Macari
United Kingdom Ben Aucott
United Kingdom Marino Franchitti
Austria Philipp Peter
Maserati MC12 GT1 M 515
Maserati 6.0L V12
8 GT2 97 Italy BMS Scuderia Italia France Emmanuel Collard
Italy Matteo Malucelli
Germany Marc Lieb
Porsche 997 GT3-RSR P 511
Porsche 3.8L Flat-6
9 GT2 76 France IMSA Performance Matmut France Raymond Narac
United States Patrick Long
Austria Richard Lietz
Porsche 997 GT3-RSR M 507
Porsche 3.8L Flat-6
10 GT1 18 Belgium Selleslagh Racing Team Belgium Marc Duez
Belgium Damien Coens
Belgium Maxime Soulet
Belgium Steve Van Bellingen
Chevrolet Corvette C5-R M 502
Chevrolet LS7-R 7.0L V8
11 GT2 99 United Kingdom Tech9 Motorsport Russia Leo Machitski
United Kingdom Sean Edwards
Germany Sascha Maassen
Porsche 997 GT3-RSR M 501
Porsche 3.8L Flat-6
12 GT2 74 Italy Ebimotors Italy Emanuele Busnelli
Italy Marcello Zani
Italy Andrea Ceccato
France Xavier Pompidou
Porsche 997 GT3-RSR M 495
Porsche 3.8L Flat-6
13 GT2 52 Italy Racing Team Edil Cris Italy Paolo Ruberti
France Damien Pasini
Italy Matteo Cressoni
Italy Lorenzo Casè
Ferrari F430 GT2 P 483
Ferrari 4.0L V8
14 G3 124 Belgium Mühlner Motorsport Netherlands Paul van Splunteren
Netherlands Simon Frederiks
Netherlands Pim van Riet
Monaco Ian Khan
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup M 475
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
15 GT2 63 United Kingdom Scuderia Ecosse Canada Chris Niarchos
United Kingdom Andrew Kirkaldy
United Kingdom Tim Sugden
Ferrari F430 GT2 P 474
Ferrari 4.0L V8
16 GT2 70 Italy Easy Race Italy Giampaolo Tenchini
Italy Maurice Basso
Italy Roberto Plati
United Kingdom Bo McCormick
Ferrari F430 GT2 P 474
Ferrari 4.0L V8
17 G3 160 Belgium Prospeed Competition Belgium Christian Lefort
Belgium Christian Kelders
Belgium Christophe Kerkhove
Belgium Philippe Greisch
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup M 459
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
18 GT1 12 Italy Scuderia Playteam Sarafree Italy Giambattista Giannoccaro
Italy Max Busnelli
Germany Alex Müller
Belgium Yves Lambert
Maserati MC12 GT1 P 458
Maserati 6.0L V12
19 G2 105 Belgium G&A Racing
Belgium Renstal de Bokkenrijders
Belgium Guino Kenis
Belgium Michael de Keersmaecker
Belgium Patrick Smets
Belgium Chris Mattheus
Mosler MT900 GT3 M 455
Chevrolet LS7 7.0L V8
20 G3 141 France Emeraude Racing RMS France Romain Rautureau
France Patrice Fournet
France Patrick Herbert
France Matthieu Lahaye
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup M 453
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
21 GT2 95 United Kingdom James Watt Automotive United Kingdom Paul Daniels
United Kingdom David Cox
Switzerland Joël Camathias
United Kingdom Oliver Moorey
Porsche 997 GT3-RSR P 450
Porsche 3.8L Flat-6
22 G2 103 Belgium Gravity International Belgium Vincent Radermecker
Belgium David Dermont
Belgium Olivier Muytjens
Belgium Loris De Sordi
Mosler MT900 GT3 M 448
Chevrolet LS7 7.0L V8
23 Coupe
du Roi
201A Monaco JMB Racing Netherlands Peter Kutemann
Netherlands Henk Haane
Ferrari F430 GT3 M 439
201B France Nicolas Comar
France Philippe Rambeaud
Ferrari 4.3L V8
201C France Pascal Ballay
France Damien Chanard
24 G3 140 France Emeraude Racing RMS France Laurent Pasquali
France Olivier Baron
France Andrea Lancorpel
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup M 437
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
25 G3 121 Germany GS Motorsport Belgium Philippe Broodcooren
Netherlands Roger Grouwels
Germany Kenneth Heyer
United Kingdom Mark J. Thomas
Dodge Viper Competition Coupe M 411
Dodge 8.3L V10
26 G3 178 Germany G Private Racing Austria Patrick Ortlieb
Austria Paul Pfefferkorn
Austria Martin Sagmeister
Switzerland Philip Zumstein
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup M 399
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
27 G3 177 Germany G Private Racing Austria Otto Dragun
Finland Mikael Forsten
Austria Jörg Peham
Switzerland Mathias Schmitter
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup M 382
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
28 G3 174 France Sport Garage France Gaël Lesoudier
France François Jakubowski
France Gilles Vannelet
Republic of Ireland Hector Lester
Ferrari F430 GT3 M 381
Ferrari 4.3L V8
29 GT2 78 Monaco JMB Racing Belgium Charles de Pauw
Belgium Alain van den Hove
Belgium Didier de Radiguès
France Paul Belmondo
Ferrari F430 GT2 M 369
Ferrari 4.0L V8
30 GT2 51 Italy AF Corse Motorola Italy Gianmaria Bruni
Monaco Stéphane Ortelli
Portugal Rui Águas
Ferrari F430 GT2 M 365
Ferrari 4.0L V8
31 G3 175 France Sport Garage France François-Xavier Boucher
Belgium Michel Keyzer
France Sébastien Carcone
France Thierry Stépec
Ferrari F430 GT3 M 354
Ferrari 4.3L V8
32 G2 106 France Champion Racing France Philippe Noziere
France Rémy Brouard
France Philippe Roussaud
France Manuel Ferreira
Porsche 911 GT3 Cup M 348
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
33 G3 118 United Kingdom Trackspeed Racing United Kingdom David Ashburn
United Kingdom Martin Rich
United Kingdom Johnny Lang
United Kingdom Luke Hines
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup M 341
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
34
DNF
GT1 23 Italy Aston Martin Racing BMS United Kingdom Jamie Davies
Italy Fabio Babini
Italy Ferdinando Monfardini
Italy Diego Alessi
Aston Martin DBR9 P 330
Aston Martin 6.0L V12
35
DNF
GT1 28 Germany Reiter Lamborghini Netherlands Jos Menten
Netherlands Peter Kox
Netherlands Jeroen Bleekemolen
Lamborghini Murcielago R-GT M 268
Lamborghini 6.0L V12
36
DNF
Coupe
du Roi
215A Austria S-Berg Racing Czech Republic Jan Charouz
Czech Republic Jaromir Jírik
Lamborghini Gallardo GT3 M 232
215B France Antoine Leclerc
Russia Vadim Kuzminykh
Lamborghini 5.0L V10
215C Czech Republic Milan Urban
Czech Republic Jan Urban
37
DNF
GT1 33 Austria Jetalliance Racing Austria Karl Wendlinger
United Kingdom Ryan Sharp
Austria Lukas Lichtner-Hoyer
Austria Robert Lechner
Aston Martin DBR9 M 158
Aston Martin 6.0L V12
38
DNF
G3 116 Belgium Signa Motorsport Belgium Patrick Chaillet
Belgium Laurent Nef
Luxembourg Christophe Geoffroy
Dodge Viper Competition Coupe M 153
Dodge 8.3L V10
39
DNF
GT2 62 United Kingdom Scuderia Ecosse United Kingdom Tim Mullen
Czech Republic Jaroslav Janiš
Czech Republic Tomáš Enge
United Kingdom Jonny Kane
Ferrari F430 GT2 P 136
Ferrari 4.0L V8
40
DNF
GT1 7 Germany All-Inkl.com Racing France Christophe Bouchut
Germany Stefan Mücke
Germany Frank Stippler
Lamborghini Murcielago R-GT M 83
Lamborghini 6.0L V12
41
DNF
G2 101 Belgium Belgian Racing Belgium Sarah Bovy
Belgium Bas Leinders
Belgium Renaud Kuppens
Gillet Vertigo Streiff P 64
Alfa Romeo 3.6L V6
42
DNF
G2 107 Italy AB Motorsport Italy Antonio de Castro
Italy Renato Premoli
Italy Bruno Barbaro
Porsche 911 GT3-RS D 63
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
43
DNF
GT2 50 Italy AF Corse Motorola Finland Toni Vilander
Germany Dirk Müller
Finland Mika Salo
Ferrari F430 GT2 M 58
Ferrari 4.0L V8
44
DNF
GT2 60 Belgium Prospeed Competition Belgium Rudi Penders
Belgium Franz Lamot
Belgium Bart Couwberghs
Belgium François Duval
Porsche 997 GT3-RSR M 57
Porsche 3.8L Flat-6
45
DNF
G3 117 France Pilotage Passion France Thierry Guiod
France Jean-Charles Levy
France Philippe Levy
Belgium Michel Mitieus
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup T 45
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
46
DNF
GT1 22 Italy Aston Martin Racing BMS Italy Enrico Toccacelo
Italy Alex Frassinetti
Italy Gabriele Lancieri
Italy Riccardo Ragazzi
Aston Martin DBR9 P 13
Aston Martin 6.0L V12

Statistics

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