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, was sponsored by Total S.A. 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.

Layout of the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps

Report edit

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 edit

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 edit

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

6 Hour Leaders in GT2 edit

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

12 Hour Leaders in GT1 edit

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

12 Hour Leaders in GT2 edit

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

Official results edit

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   Carsport Holland
  Phoenix Racing
  Mike Hezemans
  Jean-Denis Délétraz
  Marcel Fässler
  Fabrizio Gollin
Chevrolet Corvette C6.R M 532
Chevrolet LS7-R 7.0L V8
2 GT1 1   Vitaphone Racing Team   Michael Bartels
  Thomas Biagi
  Eric van de Poele
  Pedro Lamy
Maserati MC12 GT1 M 532
Maserati 6.0L V12
3 GT1 4   PK Carsport   Anthony Kumpen
  Bert Longin
  Kurt Mollekens
  Frédéric Bouvy
Chevrolet Corvette C5-R M 529
Chevrolet LS7-R 7.0L V8
4 GT1 2   Vitaphone Racing Team   Miguel Ramos
  Christian Montanari
  Matteo Bobbi
  Stéphane Lemeret
Maserati MC12 GT1 M 529
Maserati 6.0L V12
5 GT1 11   Scuderia Playteam Sarafree   Andrea Bertolini
  Andrea Piccini
  Alessandro Pier Guidi
  Fabrizio de Simone
Maserati MC12 GT1 P 527
Maserati 6.0L V12
6 GT1 3   Luc Alphand Aventures   Vincent Vosse
  Gregory Franchi
  Oliver Gavin
  Olivier Beretta
Chevrolet Corvette C6.R M 521
Chevrolet LS7-R 7.0L V8
7 GT1 16   JMB Racing   Joe Macari
  Ben Aucott
  Marino Franchitti
  Philipp Peter
Maserati MC12 GT1 M 515
Maserati 6.0L V12
8 GT2 97   BMS Scuderia Italia   Emmanuel Collard
  Matteo Malucelli
  Marc Lieb
Porsche 997 GT3-RSR P 511
Porsche 3.8L Flat-6
9 GT2 76   IMSA Performance Matmut   Raymond Narac
  Patrick Long
  Richard Lietz
Porsche 997 GT3-RSR M 507
Porsche 3.8L Flat-6
10 GT1 18   Selleslagh Racing Team   Marc Duez
  Damien Coens
  Maxime Soulet
  Steve Van Bellingen
Chevrolet Corvette C5-R M 502
Chevrolet LS7-R 7.0L V8
11 GT2 99   Tech9 Motorsport   Leo Machitski
  Sean Edwards
  Sascha Maassen
Porsche 997 GT3-RSR M 501
Porsche 3.8L Flat-6
12 GT2 74   Ebimotors   Emanuele Busnelli
  Marcello Zani
  Andrea Ceccato
  Xavier Pompidou
Porsche 997 GT3-RSR M 495
Porsche 3.8L Flat-6
13 GT2 52   Racing Team Edil Cris   Paolo Ruberti
  Damien Pasini
  Matteo Cressoni
  Lorenzo Casè
Ferrari F430 GT2 P 483
Ferrari 4.0L V8
14 G3 124   Mühlner Motorsport   Paul van Splunteren
  Simon Frederiks
  Pim van Riet
  Ian Khan
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup M 475
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
15 GT2 63   Scuderia Ecosse   Chris Niarchos
  Andrew Kirkaldy
  Tim Sugden
Ferrari F430 GT2 P 474
Ferrari 4.0L V8
16 GT2 70   Easy Race   Giampaolo Tenchini
  Maurice Basso
  Roberto Plati
  Bo McCormick
Ferrari F430 GT2 P 474
Ferrari 4.0L V8
17 G3 160   Prospeed Competition   Christian Lefort
  Christian Kelders
  Christophe Kerkhove
  Philippe Greisch
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup M 459
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
18 GT1 12   Scuderia Playteam Sarafree   Giambattista Giannoccaro
  Max Busnelli
  Alex Müller
  Yves Lambert
Maserati MC12 GT1 P 458
Maserati 6.0L V12
19 G2 105   G&A Racing
  Renstal de Bokkenrijders
  Guino Kenis
  Michael de Keersmaecker
  Patrick Smets
  Chris Mattheus
Mosler MT900 GT3 M 455
Chevrolet LS7 7.0L V8
20 G3 141   Emeraude Racing RMS   Romain Rautureau
  Patrice Fournet
  Patrick Herbert
  Matthieu Lahaye
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup M 453
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
21 GT2 95   James Watt Automotive   Paul Daniels
  David Cox
  Joël Camathias
  Oliver Moorey
Porsche 997 GT3-RSR P 450
Porsche 3.8L Flat-6
22 G2 103   Gravity International   Vincent Radermecker
  David Dermont
  Olivier Muytjens
  Loris De Sordi
Mosler MT900 GT3 M 448
Chevrolet LS7 7.0L V8
23 Coupe
du Roi
201A   JMB Racing   Peter Kutemann
  Henk Haane
Ferrari F430 GT3 M 439
201B   Nicolas Comar
  Philippe Rambeaud
Ferrari 4.3L V8
201C   Pascal Ballay
  Damien Chanard
24 G3 140   Emeraude Racing RMS   Laurent Pasquali
  Olivier Baron
  Andrea Lancorpel
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup M 437
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
25 G3 121   GS Motorsport   Philippe Broodcooren
  Roger Grouwels
  Kenneth Heyer
  Mark J. Thomas
Dodge Viper Competition Coupe M 411
Dodge 8.3L V10
26 G3 178   G Private Racing   Patrick Ortlieb
  Paul Pfefferkorn
  Martin Sagmeister
  Philip Zumstein
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup M 399
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
27 G3 177   G Private Racing   Otto Dragun
  Mikael Forsten
  Jörg Peham
  Mathias Schmitter
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup M 382
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
28 G3 174   Sport Garage   Gaël Lesoudier
  François Jakubowski
  Gilles Vannelet
  Hector Lester
Ferrari F430 GT3 M 381
Ferrari 4.3L V8
29 GT2 78   JMB Racing   Charles de Pauw
  Alain van den Hove
  Didier de Radiguès
  Paul Belmondo
Ferrari F430 GT2 M 369
Ferrari 4.0L V8
30 GT2 51   AF Corse Motorola   Gianmaria Bruni
  Stéphane Ortelli
  Rui Águas
Ferrari F430 GT2 M 365
Ferrari 4.0L V8
31 G3 175   Sport Garage   François-Xavier Boucher
  Michel Keyzer
  Sébastien Carcone
  Thierry Stépec
Ferrari F430 GT3 M 354
Ferrari 4.3L V8
32 G2 106   Champion Racing   Philippe Noziere
  Rémy Brouard
  Philippe Roussaud
  Manuel Ferreira
Porsche 911 GT3 Cup M 348
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
33 G3 118   Trackspeed Racing   David Ashburn
  Martin Rich
  Johnny Lang
  Luke Hines
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup M 341
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
34
DNF
GT1 23   Aston Martin Racing BMS   Jamie Davies
  Fabio Babini
  Ferdinando Monfardini
  Diego Alessi
Aston Martin DBR9 P 330
Aston Martin 6.0L V12
35
DNF
GT1 28   Reiter Lamborghini   Jos Menten
  Peter Kox
  Jeroen Bleekemolen
Lamborghini Murcielago R-GT M 268
Lamborghini 6.0L V12
36
DNF
Coupe
du Roi
215A   S-Berg Racing   Jan Charouz
  Jaromir Jírik
Lamborghini Gallardo GT3 M 232
215B   Antoine Leclerc
  Vadim Kuzminykh
Lamborghini 5.0L V10
215C   Milan Urban
  Jan Urban
37
DNF
GT1 33   Jetalliance Racing   Karl Wendlinger
  Ryan Sharp
  Lukas Lichtner-Hoyer
  Robert Lechner
Aston Martin DBR9 M 158
Aston Martin 6.0L V12
38
DNF
G3 116   Signa Motorsport   Patrick Chaillet
  Laurent Nef
  Christophe Geoffroy
Dodge Viper Competition Coupe M 153
Dodge 8.3L V10
39
DNF
GT2 62   Scuderia Ecosse   Tim Mullen
  Jaroslav Janiš
  Tomáš Enge
  Jonny Kane
Ferrari F430 GT2 P 136
Ferrari 4.0L V8
40
DNF
GT1 7   All-Inkl.com Racing   Christophe Bouchut
  Stefan Mücke
  Frank Stippler
Lamborghini Murcielago R-GT M 83
Lamborghini 6.0L V12
41
DNF
G2 101   Belgian Racing   Sarah Bovy
  Bas Leinders
  Renaud Kuppens
Gillet Vertigo Streiff P 64
Alfa Romeo 3.6L V6
42
DNF
G2 107   AB Motorsport   Antonio de Castro
  Renato Premoli
  Bruno Barbaro
Porsche 911 GT3-RS D 63
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
43
DNF
GT2 50   AF Corse Motorola   Toni Vilander
  Dirk Müller
  Mika Salo
Ferrari F430 GT2 M 58
Ferrari 4.0L V8
44
DNF
GT2 60   Prospeed Competition   Rudi Penders
  Franz Lamot
  Bart Couwberghs
  François Duval
Porsche 997 GT3-RSR M 57
Porsche 3.8L Flat-6
45
DNF
G3 117   Pilotage Passion   Thierry Guiod
  Jean-Charles Levy
  Philippe Levy
  Michel Mitieus
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup T 45
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
46
DNF
GT1 22   Aston Martin Racing BMS   Enrico Toccacelo
  Alex Frassinetti
  Gabriele Lancieri
  Riccardo Ragazzi
Aston Martin DBR9 P 13
Aston Martin 6.0L V12

Statistics edit

  • Pole Position – #5 Carsport Holland – 2:14.554
  • Average Speed – 155.21 km/h

External links edit


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