2004 Grand Prix of Mosport

The 2004 Toronto Grand Prix of Mosport was an American Le Mans Series professional sports car race held at Mosport International Raceway near Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada from August 6 to the 8, 2004. It was the sixth race of the 2004 American Le Mans Series season and the 19th IMSA sanctioned sports car race held at the facility.

Mosport International Raceway

Race edit

The LMP1 and overall race victory went to Dyson Racing drivers Butch Leitzinger and James Weaver for their first victory of the season in the MG-Lola EX257. After winning the previous four rounds, ADT Champion Racing drivers Marco Werner and JJ Lehto finished second in the Audi R8, with the second Dyson Racing entry of Chris Dyson and Andy Wallace finishing third.

 
Dyson Racing MG-Lola EX257 - Winner 2004 Grand Prix of Mosport

The GTS class win went to Corvette Racing's Oliver Gavin and Olivier Beretta in the Chevrolet Corvette C5-R, with Intersport Racing's Clint Field and Robin Liddell taking the LMP2 victory in the Lola B2K/40. Alex Job Racing drivers Jörg Bergmeister and Timo Bernhard won the GT class in a Porsche 911 GT3-RSR.[1]

 
Winners Podium

The race was broadcast across North America on CBS Sports with Ralph Sheheen and Bill Adam calling the race.

Official results edit

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 LMP1 16   Dyson Racing   Butch Leitzinger
  James Weaver
MG-Lola EX257 G 137
MG (AER) XP20 2.0L Turbo I4
2 LMP1 38   ADT Champion Racing   Marco Werner
  JJ Lehto
Audi R8 M 137
Audi 3.6L Turbo V8
3 LMP1 20   Dyson Racing   Chris Dyson
  Andy Wallace
MG-Lola EX257 G 135
MG (AER) XP20 2.0L Turbo I4
4 GTS 4   Corvette Racing   Oliver Gavin
  Olivier Beretta
Chevrolet Corvette C5-R M 129
Chevrolet 7.0L V8
5 GTS 3   Corvette Racing   Ron Fellows
  Johnny O'Connell
Chevrolet Corvette C5-R M 129
Chevrolet 7.0L V8
6 LMP2 30   Intersport Racing   Clint Field
  Robin Liddell
Lola B2K/40 P 127
Judd KV675 3.4L V8
7 GTS 63   ACEMCO Motorsports   Terry Borcheller
  Johnny Mowlem
Saleen S7-R P 125
Ford 7.0L V8
8 GT 23   Alex Job Racing   Jörg Bergmeister
  Timo Bernhard
Porsche 911 GT3-RSR M 120
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
9 GT 31   White Lightning Racing   David Murry
  Craig Stanton
Porsche 911 GT3-RSR M 120
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
10 GT 45   Flying Lizard Motorsports   Johannes van Overbeek
  Darren Law
Porsche 911 GT3-RSR M 120
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
11 GT 35   Risi Competizione   Anthony Lazzaro
  Ralf Kelleners
Ferrari 360 Modena GTC P 119
Ferrari 3.6L V8
12 GT 66   New CenturyThe Racer's Group   Patrick Long
  Cort Wagner
Porsche 911 GT3-RSR M 119
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
13 GT 44   Flying Lizard Motorsports   Lonnie Pechnik
  Seth Neiman
Porsche 911 GT3-RSR M 118
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
14 GT 79   J-3 Racing   Justin Jackson
  Tim Sugden
Porsche 911 GT3-RSR M 117
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
15 GT 50   Panoz Motor Sports   Gunnar Jeannette
  David Saelens
Panoz Esperante GT-LM P 116
Ford (Elan) 5.0L V8
16 GT 43   BAM!   Leo Hindery
  Sascha Maassen
Porsche 911 GT3-RSR M 116
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
17 GTS 71   Carsport America   Tom Weickardt
  Jean-Philippe Belloc
Dodge Viper GTS-R P 116
Dodge 8.0L V10
18 GT 60   P.K. Sport   Tony Burgess
  Piers Masarati
Porsche 911 GT3-RS P 116
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
19 LMP2 10   Miracle Motorsports   Ian James
  James Gue
  John Macaluso
Lola B2K/40 Y 111
Nissan (AER) 3.0L V6
20 GT 24   Alex Job Racing   Marc Lieb
  Romain Dumas
Porsche 911 GT3-RSR M 96
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
21
DNF
LMP1 37   Intersport Racing   Jon Field
  Niclas Jönsson
Lola B01/60 G 17
Judd KV675 3.4L V8
FINAL RACE RESULTS Archived 2014-05-30 at the Wayback Machine[2]

Statistics edit

  • Pole position – #16 Dyson Racing - 1:07.430
  • Fastest lap – #16 Dyson Racing - 1:09.088
  • Distance – 336.883 miles (542.161 km)
  • Average speed – 122.065 mph (196.445 km/h)

References edit

  1. ^ Ingram, Jonathan (August 12, 2004). "Weaver keeps it straight - Mosport ALMS Report". Autosport. London: Haymarket Media Group. p. 85.
  2. ^ "Final Race Results" (PDF). International Motor Sports Association. 8 August 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 May 2014. Retrieved 13 October 2014.

External links edit


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