2003 Spa 24 Hours

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Layout of the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps (1995-2003)

The 2003 Proximus 24 Spa was the 56th running of the Spa 24 Hours and the sixth round the 2003 FIA GT Championship. This event combined the FIA GT's two classes (GT and N-GT) with cars from national series and one-make series, designated G2 and G3. It took place at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium, on 25 and 26 July 2003.

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This race marked the only time in the history of the FIA GT Championship that the slower of the two classes (N-GT in this case) managed to win a race overall.

Half-point leaders

For the FIA GT Championship, the top eight cars in the GT and N-GT classes are awarded half points for their positions after six hours and twelve hours into the race. Points to the top eight were awarded in the order of 5.0 - 4.0 – 3.0 – 2.5 – 2.0 – 1.5 – 1.0 – 0.5.

6 Hour leaders in GT

PosNoTeamLaps
19 Flag of France.svg JMB Racing 107
21 Flag of France.svg Larbre Compétition 107
322 Flag of Italy.svg BMS Scuderia Italia 105
417 Flag of France.svg Larbre Compétition 105
55 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Force One Racing Festina 105
624 Flag of France.svg Paul Belmondo Racing105
76 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Creation Autosportif 105
815 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lister Racing 104

6 Hour leaders in N-GT

PosNoTeamLaps
150 Flag of Germany.svg Freisinger Motorsport 107
261 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg EMKA Racing 106
357 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg MenX105
472 Flag of Germany.svg Seikel Motorsport 105
577 Flag of Germany.svg RWS Yukos Motorsport105
688 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Team Maranello Concessionaires104
789 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Team Maranello Concessionaires104
874 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Team Eurotech104

12 Hour leaders in GT

PosNoTeamLaps
11 Flag of France.svg Larbre Compétition 220
29 Flag of France.svg JMB Racing 217
324 Flag of France.svg Paul Belmondo Racing216
415 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lister Racing 215
522 Flag of Italy.svg BMS Scuderia Italia 214
617 Flag of France.svg Larbre Compétition 213
711 Flag of Sweden.svg Roos Optima Racing Team203
87 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Graham Nash Motorsport195

12 Hour leaders in N-GT

PosNoTeamLaps
150 Flag of Germany.svg Freisinger Motorsport 220
272 Flag of Germany.svg Seikel Motorsport 216
361 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg EMKA Racing 214
457 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg MenX213
577 Flag of Germany.svg RWS Yukos Motorsport213
674 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Team Eurotech207
753 Flag of France.svg JMB Racing 203
889 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Team Maranello Concessionaires203

Official results

Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 70% of winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC).

PosClassNoTeamDriversChassisTyreLaps
Engine
1N-GT50 Flag of Germany.svg Freisinger Motorsport Flag of Germany.svg Marc Lieb
Flag of France.svg Stéphane Ortelli
Flag of France.svg Romain Dumas
Porsche 911 GT3-RS D 479
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
2GT22 Flag of Italy.svg BMS Scuderia Italia Flag of Italy.svg Fabrizio Gollin
Flag of Italy.svg Luca Cappellari
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Enzo Calderari
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Lilian Bryner
Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello M 471
Ferrari 5.9L V12
3N-GT72 Flag of Germany.svg Seikel Motorsport Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Andrea Chiesa
Flag of Italy.svg Alex Caffi
Flag of Italy.svg Luca Drudi
Flag of Italy.svg Gabrio Rosa
Porsche 911 GT3-RS Y 470
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
4GT1 Flag of France.svg Larbre Compétition Flag of France.svg Christophe Bouchut
Flag of France.svg Sébastien Dumez
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Vincent Vosse
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Patrick Huisman
Chrysler Viper GTS-R M 469
Chrysler 8.0L V10
5G2126 Flag of Germany.svg Zakspeed Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kurt Mollekens
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Didier de Radiguès
Flag of Portugal.svg Pedro Lamy
Chrysler Viper GTS-R D 468
Chrysler 8.0L V10
6GT24 Flag of France.svg Paul Belmondo Racing Flag of France.svg Paul Belmondo
Flag of France.svg Yann Clairay
Flag of France.svg Emmanuel Clérico
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Pierre-Yves Corthals
Chrysler Viper GTS-R P 466
Chrysler 8.0L V10
7N-GT57 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg MenX Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jaroslav Janiš
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Robert Pergl
Flag of France.svg Yannick Schroeder
Ferrari 360 Modena GT D 466
Ferrari 3.6L V8
8N-GT53 Flag of France.svg JMB Racing Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Iradj Alexander
Flag of Italy.svg Fabrizio de Simone
Flag of Brazil.svg Luciano Burti
Ferrari 360 Modena N-GT P 461
Ferrari 3.6L V8
9G2102 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg AD Sport Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Koen Wauters
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kris Wauters
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Albert Vanierschot
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jos Menten
Porsche 911 Bi-Turbo P 457
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
10GT15 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lister Storm Racing Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Piccini
Flag of Italy.svg Gabriele Lancieri
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg David Sterckx
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Gavin Pickering
Lister Storm D 455
Jaguar 7.0L V12
11N-GT74 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Team Eurotech
Flag of Germany.svg JVG Racing
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ian Khan
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nigel Smith
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mark Mayall
Flag of Germany.svg Jürgen von Gartzen
Porsche 911 GT3-RS D 455
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
12G3117 Flag of Germany.svg Land Motorsport Flag of Germany.svg Christian Land
Flag of Germany.svg Peter Scharmarch
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Loïc Deman
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Sylvie Delcour
Porsche 911 GT3 Cup P 454
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
13N-GT66 Flag of Italy.svg Autorlando Sport Flag of Italy.svg Diego Alessi
Flag of Italy.svg Edy Gay
Flag of Italy.svg Maurizio Mediani
Flag of France.svg Michel Orts
Porsche 911 GT3-RS P 445
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
14G2105 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg De Bokkenrijders
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg RTM Racing
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Pascal Nelissen Grade
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Steve Van Bellingen
Flag of France.svg Nicolas de Gastines
Porsche 911 GT3 Cup P 443
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
15G2160 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Track Promotion
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Ice Pol Racing Team
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Christian Lefort
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Yves Lambert
Flag of Italy.svg Renato Premoli
Flag of Italy.svg Antonio De Castro
Porsche 911 GT3-RS D 441
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
16G3110 Flag of France.svg Alméras Freres Flag of France.svg Philippe Almèras
Flag of France.svg Marc Sourd
Flag of France.svg Steeve Hiesse
Flag of France.svg Pierre Martinet
Porsche 911 GT3 Cup P 438
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
17GT7 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Graham Nash Motorsport Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mike Newton
Flag of Brazil.svg Thomas Erdos
Flag of Portugal.svg Miguel Ramos
Flag of Portugal.svg Pedro Chaves
Saleen S7-R D 432
Ford 7.0L V8
18G2106 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Excelsior Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Patrick Selleslagh
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Alain Corbisier
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Marc Vannerum
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Frédéric Bouvy
Chevrolet Corvette C5-R D 431
Chevrolet 7.0L V8
19G3113 Flag of France.svg Ruffier Racing Flag of France.svg James Ruffier
Flag of France.svg Eric Mouez
Flag of France.svg Éric Hélary
Flag of France.svg Stéphane Pereira
Porsche 911 GT3 Cup P 431
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
20N-GT89 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Team Maranello Concessionaires Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Darren Turner
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Guy Smith
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jamie Davies
Ferrari 360 Modena N-GT D 426
Ferrari 3.6L V8
21G3111 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Signa Racing Team Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Patrick Chaillet
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Rafaël Coenen
Flag of Italy.svg Bruno Giovanni
Porsche 911 GT3 Cup P 417
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
22GT5 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Force One Racing Festina Flag of France.svg David Hallyday
Flag of France.svg François Jakubowski
Flag of France.svg Julien Gilbert
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Steve Zacchia
Chrysler Viper GTS-R P 412
Chrysler 8.0L V10
23G2171 Flag of France.svg Emeraude Racing Flag of France.svg Didier Caradec
Flag of France.svg Olivier Baron
Flag of France.svg André-Alain Corbel
Flag of France.svg Gérard Tremblay
Porsche 911 GT3-R P 393
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
24G3118 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Campus Automobile Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Philippe Menage
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg José Close
Flag of Italy.svg Lino Pecoraro
Lotus Elise Y 389
Rover K18 1.8L I4
25GT11 Flag of Sweden.svg Roos Optima Racing Team Flag of Sweden.svg Henrik Roos
Flag of Sweden.svg Magnus Wallinder
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Vincent Dupont
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Peter Snowdon
Chrysler Viper GTS-R D 375
Chrysler 8.0L V10
26G2100 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Racing Team Belgium Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Sébastien Ugeux
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Renaud Kuppens
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Stéphane Lemeret
Gillet Vertigo Streiff D 360
Alfa Romeo 3.0L V6
27
DNF
GT9 Flag of France.svg JMB Racing Flag of Austria.svg Philipp Peter
Flag of Italy.svg Fabio Babini
Flag of France.svg Boris Derichebourg
Ferrari 550 Maranello P 326
Ferrari 6.0L V12
28
DNF
N-GT69 Flag of Germany.svg Proton Competition Flag of Germany.svg Christian Ried
Flag of Germany.svg Gerold Ried
Flag of Austria.svg Horst Felbermayr, Sr.
Flag of Austria.svg Horst Felbermayr, Jr.
Porsche 911 GT3-RS D 303
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
29
DNF
N-GT61 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg EMKA Racing Flag of France.svg Emmanuel Collard
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tim Sugden
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Chris Goodwin
Porsche 911 GT3-R D 268
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
30
DNF
N-GT77 Flag of Germany.svg RWS Yukos Motorsport Flag of Russia.svg Nikolai Fomenko
Flag of Russia.svg Alexey Vasilyev
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Adam Jones
Flag of France.svg Stéphane Daoudi
Porsche 911 GT3-RS P 240
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
31
DNF
GT17 Flag of France.svg Larbre Compétition Flag of France.svg Jean-Luc Blanchemain
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Vanina Ickx
Flag of Italy.svg Stefano Zonca
Flag of Finland.svg Pertti Kuismanen
Chrysler Viper GTS-R M 234
Chrysler 8.0L V10
32
DNF
GT25 Flag of France.svg Paul Belmondo Racing Flag of France.svg Claude-Yves Gosselin
Flag of France.svg Olivier Dupard
Flag of France.svg Marco Saviozzi
Flag of France.svg Pierre Ragues
Chrysler Viper GTS-R P 164
Chrysler 8.0L V10
33
DNF
N-GT67 Flag of Italy.svg Autorlando Sport Flag of Italy.svg Bruno Corradi
Flag of Italy.svg Moreno Soli
Flag of Italy.svg Marco Facchetti
Flag of Italy.svg Giampaolo Tenchini
Porsche 911 GT3-RS P 162
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
34
DNF
GT6 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Creation Autosportif Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Bobby Verdon-Roe
Flag of Italy.svg Marco Zadra
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Duncan Huisman
Flag of France.svg Jean-Marc Gounon
Lister Storm D 152
Jaguar 7.0L V12
35
DNF
G2109 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Laurent Van Moerkerke Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Laurent Van Moerkerke
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Marc Schoonbroodt
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Pierre-Yves Rosoux
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Bernard de Dryver
Porsche 911 GT3 Cup D 146
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
36
DNF
N-GT84 Flag of Germany.svg T2M – Kaneko Flag of Germany.svg Frank Hahn
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Paul Daniels
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Christophe Geoffroy
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Wim Coekelberghs
Porsche 911 GT3-R D 128
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
37
DNF
N-GT73 Flag of Germany.svg Seikel Motorsport Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Tony Burgess
Flag of the United States.svg John Lloyd
Flag of the United States.svg Philip Collin
Flag of Germany.svg Tim Bergmeister
Porsche 911 GT3-RS Y 115
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
38
DNF
N-GT68 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Peter Kutemann
Flag of France.svg JMB Racing
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Peter Kutemann
Flag of France.svg Antoine Gosse
Flag of the United States.svg Stephen Earle
Flag of Italy.svg Batti Pregliasco
Ferrari 360 Modena N-GT P 111
Ferrari 3.6L V8
39
DNF
N-GT88 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Team Maranello Concessionaires Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tim Mullen
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kelvin Burt
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andrew Kirkaldy
Ferrari 360 Modena GT D 104
Ferrari 3.6L V8
40
DNF
N-GT52 Flag of France.svg JMB Racing Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Bertolini
Flag of Italy.svg Christian Pescatori
Flag of France.svg David Terrien
Ferrari 360 Modena GT P 96
Ferrari 3.6L V8
41
DNF
GT14 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lister Storm Racing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jamie Campbell-Walter
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nathan Kinch
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Robert Schirle
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Tom Coronel
Lister Storm D 93
Jaguar 7.0L V12
42
DNF
GT16 Flag of Germany.svg Wieth Racing Flag of Germany.svg Wolfgang Kaufmann
Flag of Germany.svg Niko Wieth
Flag of Germany.svg Elmar Grimm
Flag of France.svg Thierry Stépec
Ferrari 550 Maranello D 87
Ferrari 6.0L V12
43
DNF
GT23 Flag of Italy.svg BMS Scuderia Italia Flag of Italy.svg Matteo Bobbi
Flag of Italy.svg Thomas Biagi
Flag of Italy.svg Ettore Bonaldi
Flag of Italy.svg Stefano Livio
Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello M 81
Ferrari 5.9L V12
44
DNF
G2104 Flag of France.svg Perspective Racing Flag of France.svg Thierry Perrier
Flag of the Philippines.svg Angelo Barretto
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Michel Neugarten
Flag of Portugal.svg João Barbosa
Mosler MT900R D 75
Chevrolet LS1 5.7L V8
45
DNF
GT2 Flag of Germany.svg Konrad Motorsport Flag of Austria.svg Franz Konrad
Flag of Austria.svg Walter Lechner, Jr.
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Toni Seiler
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Eric van de Poele
Saleen S7-R D 74
Ford 7.0L V8
46
DNF
N-GT51 Flag of Germany.svg Freisinger Motorsport Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Bert Longin
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jeffrey van Hooydonk
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Gabriele Gardel
Flag of France.svg Guillaume Gomez
Porsche 911 GT3-RS D 52
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
47
DNF
G2107 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Aero Racing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Paula Cook
Flag of New Zealand.svg Neil Cunningham
Flag of France.svg Jacques Laffite
Morgan Aero 8R D 45
BMW (Mader) 4.5L V8
48
DNF
G2103 Flag of Spain.svg Darro Motor Racing
Flag of Spain.svg SEAT Sport
Flag of Spain.svg Miguel Ángel de Castro
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Didier Defourny
Flag of France.svg Christian Lavieille
SEAT Toledo GT D 38
SEAT 3.0L Turbo V6
49
DNF
N-GT75 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Team Eurotech Flag of the United Kingdom.svg David Jones
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Godfrey Jones
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mike Jordan
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mark Sumpter
Porsche 911 GT3-R D 33
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
50
DNF
G3115 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg JMT Racing Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Stany Linnertz
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Mike Janssen
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jérôme Naveaux
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Olivier Bouche
BMW Z3 M P 23
BMW 3.2L I6
51
DNF
GT18 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Zwaan's Racing Flag of the Netherlands.svg Arjan van der Zwaan
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Rob van der Zwaan
Flag of Germany.svg Klaus Abbelen
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Marc Goossens
Chrysler Viper GTS-R D 17
Chrysler 8.0L V10
52
DNF
GT4 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Force One Racing Festina
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Carsport Holland
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Mike Hezemans
Flag of the Netherlands.svg David Hart
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Anthony Kumpen
Flag of France.svg Philippe Alliot
Chrysler Viper GTS-R P 12
Chrysler 8.0L V10
53
DNF
G2101 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Rollcentre Racing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Martin Short
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Rob Barff
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Herridge
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Patrick Pearce
Mosler MT900R D 0
Chevrolet LS1 5.7L V8
DNSGT21 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Care Racing
Flag of Italy.svg BMS Scuderia Italia
Flag of France.svg Jean-Marc Gounon
Flag of France.svg Jérôme Policand
Flag of Italy.svg Nicola Cadei
Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello M
Ferrari 5.9L V12

Statistics

References

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