2004 FIA GT Zhuhai 500km
The 2004 FIA GT Zhuhai 500 km was the eleventh and final round the 2004 FIA GT Championship season. It took place at the Zhuhai International Circuit, China, on November 14, 2004.
Following three straight races in which AF Corse's Maserati MC12s were allowed to race but ineligible for points, the FIA finally approved the car for homologation. Although this meant that the MC12s were still restricted, Maserati was able to score their first and only points all season.
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 | GT | 33 |  AF Corse
|
Andrea Bertolini Mika Salo
|
Maserati MC12 GT1 | P | 113 |
| Maserati 6.0L V12 | |||||||
| 2 | GT | 34 | AF Corse
|
Fabrizio de Simone Johnny Herbert
|
Maserati MC12 GT1 | P | 113 |
| Maserati 6.0L V12 | |||||||
| 3 | GT | 1 | BMS Scuderia Italia
|
Matteo Bobbi Gabriele Gardel
|
Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello | M | 113 |
| Ferrari 5.9L V12 | |||||||
| 4 | GT | 3 | Care Racing Developments BMS Scuderia Italia
|
 Christophe Bouchut Enzo Calderari Lilian Bryner
|
Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello | M | 112 |
| Ferrari 5.9L V12 | |||||||
| 5 | GT | 17 |  JMB Racing
|
 Karl Wendlinger Tarso Marques Iradj Alexander
|
Ferrari 575-GTC Maranello | M | 112 |
| Ferrari 6.0L V12 | |||||||
| 6 | GT | 13 | G.P.C. Giesse Squadra Corse
|
Emanuele Naspetti Philipp Peter
|
Ferrari 575-GTC Maranello | P | 111 |
| Ferrari 6.0L V12 | |||||||
| 7 | GT | 8 | Ray Mallock Ltd.
|
Chris Goodwin Michael Mallock
|
Saleen S7-R | D | 111 |
| Ford 7.0L V8 | |||||||
| 8 | GT | 11 | G.P.C. Giesse Squadra Corse
|
Gianni Morbidelli Fabio Babini
|
Ferrari 575-GTC Maranello | P | 110 |
| Ferrari 6.0L V12 | |||||||
| 9 | GT | 18 | JMB Racing
|
Maurizio Mediani Bert Longin Sergei Zlobin
|
Ferrari 575-GTC Maranello | M | 109 |
| Ferrari 6.0L V12 | |||||||
| 10 | N-GT | 62 | G.P.C. Giesse Squadra Corse
|
Jaime Melo Christian Pescatori
|
Ferrari 360 Modena GTC | P | 109 |
| Ferrari 3.6L V8 | |||||||
| 11 | N-GT | 99 |  Freisinger Motorsport
|
Lucas Luhr Sascha Maassen
|
Porsche 911 GT3-RSR | M | 108 |
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 12 | GT | 2 | BMS Scuderia Italia
|
Luca Drudi Nicola Cadei Frédéric Dor
|
Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello | M | 108 |
| Ferrari 5.9L V12 | |||||||
| 13 | GT | 19 | JMB
|
Stéphane Daoudi Mauro Casadei Peter Kutemann
|
Ferrari 575-GTC Maranello | M | 107 |
| Ferrari 6.0L V12 | |||||||
| 14 | GT | 7 | Ray Mallock Ltd.
|
Mike Newton Thomas Erdos
|
Saleen S7-R | D | 105 |
| Ford 7.0L V8 | |||||||
| 15 | GT | 10 | Zwaans GTR Racing Team
|
Val Hillebrand Rob van der Zwaan
|
Chrysler Viper GTS-R | D | 102 |
| Chrysler 8.0L V10 | |||||||
| 16 | N-GT | 57 |  Vonka Racing
|
Jan Vonka Miro Konopka
|
Porsche 911 GT3-R | P | 100 |
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 17 | N-GT | 64 | G.P.C. Giesse Squadra Corse
|
 Charles Kwan Matthew Marsh
|
Ferrari 360 Modena GT | P | 99 |
| Ferrari 3.6L V8 | |||||||
| 18 | N-GT | 69 | Proton Competition
|
Gerold Ried Christian Ried
|
Porsche 911 GT3-RS | D | 97 |
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 19 | GT | 24 | DAMS
|
Philip Ma Michael Choi Koon Ming Samson Chan
|
Lamborghini Murciélago R-GT | M | 94 |
| Lamborghini 6.0L V12 | |||||||
| 20 | GT | 88 | GruppeM Europe
|
Marc Lieb Tim Sugden
|
Porsche 911 GT3-RSR | D | 87 |
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 21 DNF |
GT | 4 | Konrad Motorsport
|
 Alexandros Margaritis Walter Lechner, Jr. Franz Konrad
|
Saleen S7-R | P | 60 |
| Ford 7.0L V8 | |||||||
| 22 DNF |
N-GT | 50 | Yukos Freisinger Motorsport
|
Emmanuel Collard Stéphane Ortelli
|
Porsche 911 GT3-RSR | M | 57 |
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 23 DNF |
N-GT | 68 | Proton Competition
|
Horst Felbermayr, Sr. Horst Felbermayr, Jr.
|
Porsche 911 GT3-RS | D | 48 |
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 24 DNF |
GT | 28 | Graham Nash Motorsport
|
Paolo Ruberti Luca Pirri-Ardizzone Rocky Agusta
|
Saleen S7-R | D | 45 |
| Ford 7.0L V8 | |||||||
| 25 DNF |
GT | 5 | Vitaphone Racing Team Konrad Motorsport
|
Michael Bartels Uwe Alzen
|
Saleen S7-R | P | 31 |
| Ford 7.0L V8 | |||||||
| 26 DNF |
N-GT | 85 | RJN Motorsport
|
 Neil Cunningham Ben Collins
|
Nissan 350Z | D | 27 |
| Nissan VQ35 3.5L V6 | |||||||
| 27 DNF |
GT | 26 | DAMS
|
Andrea Piccini Jean-Denis Délétraz
|
Lamborghini Murciélago R-GT | M | 15 |
| Lamborghini 6.0L V12 | |||||||
| 28 DNF |
GT | 35 | Scuderia Veregra
|
Marco Saviozzi David Terrien Jean-Yves Mallat
|
Chrysler Viper GTS-R | P | 8 |
| Chrysler 8.0L V10 | |||||||
| 29 DNF |
N-GT | 77 | Yukos Freisinger Motorsport
|
Nikolai Fomenko Alexey Vasilyev
|
Porsche 911 GT3-RSR | M | 8 |
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | |||||||
| DNS | N-GT | 70 | Graham Nash Motorsport
|
Stephen Stokoe Ken McAlpine Ben Orcutt
|
Porsche 911 GT3-R | D | – |
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 |
Statistics
[edit]- Pole position – #1 BMS Scuderia Italia – 1:31.121
- Fastest lap – #1 BMS Scuderia Italia – 1:32.490
- Average speed – 160.850 km/h
References
[edit]- "Results: 2004 Round 11 – Zhuhai". FIA GT Championship. 14 November 2004. Archived from the original on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 2007-11-05.
- "500 km Zhuhai". World Sports Racing Prototypes. 2 October 2005. Archived from the original on 2012-12-18. Retrieved 2007-11-05.
- "FIA GT Championship Zhuhai 2004 (Photo Archive)". Racing Sports Cars. 22 November 2004. Retrieved 2007-11-05.