The 2004 Le Mans Endurance Series was the inaugural season of ACO's Le Mans Endurance Series. It is a series for Le Mans prototype and Grand Touring style cars broken into 4 classes: LMP1, LMP2, GTS, and GT. It began on 9 May 2004 and ended on 13 November 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.
Schedule edit
| Rnd | Race | Circuit | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| - |  LMES Official Test
|
Paul Ricard HTTT | 10 April 11 April |
| 1 |  1000km of Monza
|
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | 9 May |
| 2 |  1000km of Nürburgring
|
Nürburgring | 3 July[1][2] |
| 3 |  1000km of Silverstone
|
Silverstone Circuit | 13 August |
| 4 |  1000km of Spa
|
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 12 September |
| Sources:[3][4] | |||
Entry list edit
| Entry List | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entrant/Team | Car | Engine | Tyre | No | Drivers | Rounds |
| LMP1 | ||||||
| Creation Autosportif
|
DBA 03S | Zytek ZG348 3.4L V8 | D | 3 | Nicolas Minassian
|
All |
| Jamie Campbell-Walter
| ||||||
| Taurus Sports
|
Lola B2K/10 | Judd GV4 4.0L V10 | D | 4 | Christian Vann
|
1 |
 Benjamin Leuenberger
| ||||||
| Alex Müller
| ||||||
| Caterpillar 5.0L Turbo V10 (Diesel) | 10 | Calum Lockie
|
1, 3 | |||
| Phil Andrews
| ||||||
| Richard Jones
|
3 | |||||
 Team Goh
|
Audi R8 | Audi 3.6L Turbo V8 | M | 5 | Rinaldo Capello
|
All |
| Seiji Ara
| ||||||
 Tom Kristensen
|
1 | |||||
| Rollcentre Racing
|
Dallara SP1 | Judd GV4 4.0L V10 | D | 6 | Martin Short
|
All |
 João Barbosa
| ||||||
| Rob Barff
|
1 | |||||
| Patrick Pearce
|
2–4 | |||||
| RML
|
MG-Lola EX257 | MG (AER) XP20 2.0L Turbo I4 | D | 7 | Mike Newton
|
All |
 Thomas Erdos
| ||||||
| Miguel Ramos
| ||||||
| Audi Sport UK Team Veloqx
|
Audi R8 | Audi 3.6L Turbo V8 | M | 8 | Allan McNish
|
All |
| Pierre Kaffer
| ||||||
| 88 | Johnny Herbert
| |||||
| Jamie Davies
| ||||||
| Advan Kondo Racing
|
Dome S101 | Mugen MF408S 4.0L V8 | Y | 9 | Hiroki Katoh
|
1 |
| Ryo Michigami
| ||||||
| Larbre Compétition
|
Panoz GTP | Ford Élan 6L8 6.0L V8 | M | 11 | Olivier Dupard
|
4 |
| Sébastien Dumez
| ||||||
| Jean-Luc Blanchemain
| ||||||
| Team Nasamax
|
Nasamax (Reynard) DM139 | Judd GV5 5.0L V10 (Bio-ethanol) | D M |
14 |  Robbie Stirling
|
1, 3–4 |
 Werner Lupberger
| ||||||
| Romain Dumas
|
3–4 | |||||
| Pescarolo Sport
|
Pescarolo C60 | Judd GV5 5.0L V10 | M | 17 | Soheil Ayari
|
1–2, 4 |
| Emmanuel Collard
|
1 | |||||
| Éric Hélary
|
2 | |||||
| Jean-Marc Gounon
|
4 | |||||
| Lister Cars Lister Racing
|
Lister Storm LMP | Chevrolet LS1 6.0L V8 | D | 20 | Justin Keen
|
2–4 |
| John Nielsen
|
2 | |||||
| Rob Barff
|
3 | |||||
| Marc Goossens
|
4 | |||||
| Zytek Engineering
|
Zytek 04S | Zytek ZG348 3.4L V8 | M | 22 | Andy Wallace
|
1 |
 David Brabham
| ||||||
 Stefan Johansson
| ||||||
| Robbie Kerr
|
3 | |||||
 Chris Dyson
| ||||||
| Spinnaker Clandesteam
|
Dallara SP1 | Judd GV4 4.0L V10 | M | 24 | Rocky Agusta
|
1 |
 Felipe Ortiz
| ||||||
| Beppe Gabbiani
| ||||||
| Team Jota
|
Zytek 04S | Zytek ZG348 3.4L V8 | D | 69 | John Stack
|
All |
| Sam Hignett
| ||||||
| Gianni Collini
| ||||||
| LMP2 | ||||||
| Courage Compétition
|
Courage C65 | MG (AER) XP20 2.0L Turbo I4 | M | 13 | Alexander Frei
|
2–4 |
| Sam Hancock
| ||||||
| Jean-Marc Gounon
|
2–3 | |||||
| Jonathan Cochet
|
4 | |||||
| Paul Belmondo Racing
|
Courage C65 | MG (AER) XP20 2.0L Turbo I4 | M | 26 | Paul Belmondo
|
All |
| Claude-Yves Gosselin
| ||||||
| Marco Saviozzi
|
1–3 | |||||
| Wim Eyckmans
|
4 | |||||
| Tracsport
|
Lola B2K/40 | Nissan (AER) VQL 3.0L V6 | D | 27 | John Ingram
|
2–4 |
| John Gaw
| ||||||
| Rick Pearson
| ||||||
| Team Ranieri Randaccio
|
Tampolli RTA99 | Ford Nicholson-McLaren 3.3L V8 | G | 28 | Ranieri Randaccio
|
1–3 |
| Leonardo Maddalena
|
1–2 | |||||
| Fabio Mancini
|
3 | |||||
| Équipe Palmyr
|
Lucchini SR2000 | Alfa Romeo 3.0L V6 | A D |
31 | Christophe Ricard
|
2–4 |
| Philippe Favre
| ||||||
| Grégory Fargier
| ||||||
| Intersport Racing
|
Lola B2K/40 | Judd KV675 3.4L V8 | P | 32 | Clint Field
|
1 |
| Jon Field
| ||||||
| William Binnie
| ||||||
| Lucchini Engineering
|
Lucchini LMP2/04 | Judd XV675 3.4L V8 | P | Piergiuseppe Peroni
|
4 | |
| Mirko Savoldi
| ||||||
| Filippo Francioni
| ||||||
 Renauer Motorsport
|
Tampolli RTA99 | Alfa Romeo 3.0L V6 | D | 33 | Manfred Jurasz
|
2 |
| Hannes Gsell
| ||||||
 Petr Válek
| ||||||
| K2 Race Engineering
|
Pilbeam MP91 | Judd KV675 3.4L V8 | ? | 34 | Simon Pullan
|
3 |
| Peter Owen
| ||||||
| Ben Devlin
| ||||||
| G-Force Racing
|
Pilbeam MP84 | Nissan (AER) VQL 3.0L V6 | D | 35 | Franck Hahn
|
2–4 |
| Jean-François Leroch
|
2–3 | |||||
| Philippe Haezebrouck
|
2, 4 | |||||
| Tim Greaves
|
3 | |||||
| Sylvie Delcour
|
4 | |||||
| Gerard Welter Welter Racing
|
WR LMP2 | Peugeot 3.4L V6 | M | 36 | Jean-René de Fournoux
|
2–4 |
| Jean-Bernard Bouvet
| ||||||
| Sylvain Boulay
|
4 | |||||
| Pierre Bruneau PiR Compétition
|
Pilbeam MP91 | JPX (Mader) 3.4L V6 | M | 99 | Pierre Bruneau
|
All |
| Marc Rostan
| ||||||
| GTS | ||||||
| A-Level Engineering
|
Porsche 911 Bi-Turbo | Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | M | 50 | Wolfgang Kaufmann
|
2–3 |
| Eric van de Poele
| ||||||
| MAC Racing Scuderia Veregra
|
Chrysler Viper GTS-R | Chrysler 8.0L V10 | P G |
51 | Maurizio Strada
|
1–2 |
| Massimo Morini
| ||||||
| "Base Up"
| ||||||
| Graham Nash Motorsport
|
Saleen S7-R | Ford 6.9L V8 | D | 52 | Gian Maria Gabbiani
|
1–2 |
| Ettore Bonaldi
|
1 | |||||
| Michel Orts
| ||||||
| Phillip Bennett
|
2–4 | |||||
| David Leslie
|
3–4 | |||||
| Paul Whight
| ||||||
| Konrad Motorsport Vitaphone Racing
|
Saleen S7-R | Ford 6.9L V8 | P | 53 | Klaus Abbelen
|
2 |
 Maciej Stanco
| ||||||
| Paul Knapfield
| ||||||
| 59 | Uwe Alzen
|
All | ||||
| Michael Bartels
| ||||||
| Franz Konrad
| ||||||
| Force One Racing
|
Chrysler Viper GTS-R | Chrysler 8.0L V10 | P | 60 | David Hallyday
|
1–2 |
| Bruno Besson
| ||||||
| Anthony Kumpen
|
2 | |||||
 Barron Connor Racing
|
Ferrari 575-GTC Maranello | Ferrari 6.0L V12 | P | 61 | Thomas Biagi
|
All |
| Danny Sullivan
| ||||||
| John Bosch
| ||||||
| 62 | Mike Hezemans
|
All | ||||
| Jean-Denis Délétraz
| ||||||
| Ange Barde
|
1 | |||||
| Andrea Piccini
|
3 | |||||
| Larbre Compétition
|
Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello | Ferrari 5.9L V12 | M | 86 | Christophe Bouchut
|
All |
| Pedro Lamy
| ||||||
| Steve Zacchia
| ||||||
| 87 | Tomáš Enge
|
4 | ||||
| Robert Pergl
| ||||||
| Patrice Goueslard
| ||||||
| GT | ||||||
| RSR Racing
|
TVR Tuscan T400R | TVR Speed 6 4.0L I6 | D | 40 | Michael Caine
|
4 |
| Nigel Greensall
| ||||||
| Jonathan Coleman
| ||||||
| 41 | Jonny Kane
| |||||
| Warren Hughes
| ||||||
| Lawrence Tomlinson
| ||||||
| 74 | 3 | |||||
| Nigel Greensall
| ||||||
 JMB Racing
|
Ferrari 360 Modena GTC | Ferrari 3.6L V8 | D | 70 |  Roman Rusinov
|
All |
| Stéphane Daoudi
|
1–3 | |||||
| Jaime Melo
|
1, 4 | |||||
| Bert Longin
|
4 | |||||
| JWR Mike Jordan JWR
|
Porsche 911 GT3-RSR | Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | D | 71 | Mike Jordan
|
2–3 |
| Robin Liddell
|
2 | |||||
| Johnny Mowlem
|
3 | |||||
| Autorlando Sport
|
Porsche 911 GT3-RSR | Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | P | 75 | Liz Halliday
|
4 |
| Piers Masarati
| ||||||
| 76 | Franco Groppi
|
1 | ||||
| Giampaolo Tenchini
| ||||||
| Joël Camathias
| ||||||
| Jim Michaelian
|
4 | |||||
| Mauro Casadei
| ||||||
| François Labhardt
| ||||||
| Choro-Q Racing Team
|
Porsche 911 GT3-RSR | Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | Y | 77 | Haruki Kurosawa
|
All |
| Kazuyuki Nishizawa
| ||||||
| Manabu Orido
|
1–2 | |||||
| Thierry Perrier Perspective Racing
|
Porsche 911 GT3-R | Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | D | 79 | Ian Khan
|
1–2, 4 |
| Nigel Smith
|
1 | |||||
| Peter Kox
| ||||||
| Michel Heydens
|
2, 4 | |||||
| Tim Sugden
|
4 | |||||
| Sebah Automotive
|
Porsche 911 GT3-R | Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | D | 80 | Piers Masarati
|
1, 3 |
| Bart Hayden
|
1 | |||||
| Xavier Pompidou
|
2–3 | |||||
| Marino Franchitti
|
2 | |||||
| Marc Lieb
|
4 | |||||
| The Racer's Group
|
Porsche 911 GT3-RSR | Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | D | 81 | Patrick Long
|
1 |
| Lars-Erik Nielsen
| ||||||
| Thorkild Thyrring
| ||||||
| Farnbacher Racing
|
Porsche 911 GT3-RSR | Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | D | 2–4 | ||
| Lars-Erik Nielsen
| ||||||
| Mike Rockenfeller
|
2 | |||||
| Patrick Long
|
3–4 | |||||
| Denis Cohignac
|
Porsche 911 GT3-R | Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | D | 82 | Sylvain Noël
|
1–2 |
| Denis Cohignac
|
1 | |||||
| Daniel Desbrueres
| ||||||
| Thierry Stépec
|
2 | |||||
| André-Alain Corbel
| ||||||
| Seikel Motorsport
|
Porsche 911 GT3-RS | Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | Y | 83 | Luca Riccitelli
|
1 |
| Alex Caffi
| ||||||
| Gabrio Rosa
| ||||||
| 84 | Philip Collin
|
All | ||||
| Tony Burgess
|
1, 3–4 | |||||
| Gaël Lesoudier
|
2–3 | |||||
| Arno Klasen
|
2 | |||||
| Graeme Mundy
|
4 | |||||
| Freisinger Motorsport
|
Porsche 911 GT3-RSR | Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | D | 85 | Stéphane Ortelli
|
All |
| Romain Dumas
|
1 | |||||
| Emmanuel Collard
|
2–4 | |||||
| Alexey Vasilyev
|
2 | |||||
| Chamberlain-Synergy Motorsport
|
TVR Tuscan T400R | TVR Speed 6 4.0L I6 | D | 89 | Christopher Stockton
|
1 |
| Bob Berridge
| ||||||
| Michael Caine
| ||||||
| Jonny Kane
|
3 | |||||
| Warren Hughes
| ||||||
| T2M Motorsport
|
Porsche 911 GT3-RS | Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | Y | 90 | Vanina Ickx
|
1–2, 4 |
| Wolfgang Kaufmann
|
1 | |||||
| Keiko Ihara
| ||||||
| Thierry Rabineau
|
2, 4 | |||||
| Paul Daniels
|
2 | |||||
| Robin Liddell
|
3 | |||||
| Gilles Vannelet
| ||||||
| Yukihiro Hane
| ||||||
| Christophe Tinseau
|
4 | |||||
| Racesport Salisbury
|
TVR Tuscan T400R | TVR Speed 6 4.0L I6 | D | 91 | John Hartshorne
|
All |
| Richard Stanton
|
1–3 | |||||
| Graeme Mundy
| ||||||
| Steve Hyde
|
4 | |||||
| Adam Sharpe
| ||||||
| Cirtek Motorsport
|
Ferrari 360 Modena GTC | Ferrari 3.6L V8 | D | 92 |  Rob Wilson
|
All |
| Frank Mountain
|
1–3 | |||||
| Hans Hugenholtz
|
1 | |||||
 Karim Ojjeh
|
2 | |||||
| Rory Passey
|
3 | |||||
| Andrew Kirkaldy
|
4 | |||||
| Maurizio Fabris
| ||||||
| Porsche 911 GT3-RSR | Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | 93 | Adam Jones
|
All | ||
| Sascha Maassen
| ||||||
| IN2 Racing
|
Porsche 911 GT3-RSR | Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | D | 96 | Juan Barazi
|
4 |
| Michael Vergers
| ||||||
| Nick Dudfield
| ||||||
| Auto Palace
|
Ferrari 360 Modena GTC | Ferrari 3.6L V8 | P | 97 | Steeve Hiesse
|
1–3 |
| Giovanni Lavaggi
| ||||||
| Giampaolo Ermolli
|
1 | |||||
Season results edit
Overall winner in bold.
Teams Championships edit
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.[6] Cars failing to complete 70% of the winner's distance are not awarded points.
LMP1 Standings edit
| 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 | RML
|
MG-Lola EX257 | MG (AER) XP20 2.0L Turbo I4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 6= | #17 | Pescarolo Sport
|
Pescarolo C60 | Judd GV5 5.0L V10 | 5 | 4 | 9 | ||
| 6= | #69 | Team Jota
|
Zytek 04S | Zytek ZG348 3.4L V8 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | |
| 8= | #6 | Rollcentre Racing
|
Dallara SP1 | 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 Compétition
|
Panoz GTP | Ford (Élan) 6L8 6.0L V8 | 3 | 3 |
LMP2 Standings edit
| 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 Compétition
|
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 | Equipe 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 |
GTS Standings edit
| Pos | No | Team | Chassis | Engine | Rnd 1 | Rnd 2 | Rnd 3† | Rnd 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #86 | Larbre Compétition
|
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 Konrad Motorsport
|
Saleen S7-R | Ford 7.0L V8 | 8 | 8 | |||
| 5= | #87 | Larbre Compétition
|
Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello | Ferrari 5.9L V12 | 8 | 8 |
† - Half points were awarded due to a lack of competitors.
GT Standings edit
| 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 |
References edit
- ^ "2004 Eifelrennen". MotorSport Magazine Database. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
- ^ "Nürburgring 1000 Kilometres". Racing Sports Cars. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
- ^ "Final LMES Dates". DailySportsCar. 14 December 2003. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- ^ "European Le Mans Series Calendar 2004". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- ^ "LeMans Endurance Series (LMES) - Season 2004: Results". Speedsport Magazine. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- ^ "LeMans Endurance Series (LMES) - 2004: Point standings". Speedsport Magazine. Retrieved 21 January 2024.