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.
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.
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 4.0 – 3.0 – 2.5 – 2.0 – 1.5 – 1.0 – 0.5.
Pos | No | Team | Laps |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 9 | ![]() | 107 |
2 | 1 | ![]() | 107 |
3 | 22 | ![]() | 105 |
4 | 17 | ![]() | 105 |
5 | 5 | ![]() | 105 |
6 | 24 | ![]() | 105 |
7 | 6 | ![]() | 105 |
8 | 15 | ![]() | 104 |
Pos | No | Team | Laps |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 50 | ![]() | 107 |
2 | 61 | ![]() | 106 |
3 | 57 | ![]() | 105 |
4 | 72 | ![]() | 105 |
5 | 77 | ![]() | 105 |
6 | 88 | ![]() | 104 |
7 | 89 | ![]() | 104 |
8 | 74 | ![]() | 104 |
Pos | No | Team | Laps |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | ![]() | 220 |
2 | 9 | ![]() | 217 |
3 | 24 | ![]() | 216 |
4 | 15 | ![]() | 215 |
5 | 22 | ![]() | 214 |
6 | 17 | ![]() | 213 |
7 | 11 | ![]() | 203 |
8 | 7 | ![]() | 195 |
Pos | No | Team | Laps |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 50 | ![]() | 220 |
2 | 72 | ![]() | 216 |
3 | 61 | ![]() | 214 |
4 | 57 | ![]() | 213 |
5 | 77 | ![]() | 213 |
6 | 74 | ![]() | 207 |
7 | 53 | ![]() | 203 |
8 | 89 | ![]() | 203 |
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 | N-GT | 50 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Porsche 911 GT3-RS | D | 479 |
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | |||||||
2 | GT | 22 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello | M | 471 |
Ferrari 5.9L V12 | |||||||
3 | N-GT | 72 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Porsche 911 GT3-RS | Y | 470 |
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | |||||||
4 | GT | 1 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Chrysler Viper GTS-R | M | 469 |
Chrysler 8.0L V10 | |||||||
5 | G2 | 126 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Chrysler Viper GTS-R | D | 468 |
Chrysler 8.0L V10 | |||||||
6 | GT | 24 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Chrysler Viper GTS-R | P | 466 |
Chrysler 8.0L V10 | |||||||
7 | N-GT | 57 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Ferrari 360 Modena GT | D | 466 |
Ferrari 3.6L V8 | |||||||
8 | N-GT | 53 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Ferrari 360 Modena N-GT | P | 461 |
Ferrari 3.6L V8 | |||||||
9 | G2 | 102 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Porsche 911 Bi-Turbo | P | 457 |
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
10 | GT | 15 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Lister Storm | D | 455 |
Jaguar 7.0L V12 | |||||||
11 | N-GT | 74 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Porsche 911 GT3-RS | D | 455 |
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | |||||||
12 | G3 | 117 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup | P | 454 |
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | |||||||
13 | N-GT | 66 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Porsche 911 GT3-RS | P | 445 |
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | |||||||
14 | G2 | 105 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup | P | 443 |
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | |||||||
15 | G2 | 160 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Porsche 911 GT3-RS | D | 441 |
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | |||||||
16 | G3 | 110 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup | P | 438 |
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | |||||||
17 | GT | 7 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Saleen S7-R | D | 432 |
Ford 7.0L V8 | |||||||
18 | G2 | 105 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Chevrolet Corvette C5-R | D | 431 |
Chevrolet 7.0L V8 | |||||||
19 | G3 | 113 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup | P | 431 |
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | |||||||
20 | N-GT | 89 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Ferrari 360 Modena N-GT | D | 426 |
Ferrari 3.6L V8 | |||||||
21 | G3 | 111 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup | P | 417 |
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | |||||||
22 | GT | 5 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Chrysler Viper GTS-R | P | 412 |
Chrysler 8.0L V10 | |||||||
23 | G2 | 171 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Porsche 911 GT3-R | P | 393 |
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | |||||||
24 | G3 | 118 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Lotus Elise | Y | 389 |
Rover K18 1.8L I4 | |||||||
25 | GT | 11 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Chrysler Viper GTS-R | D | 375 |
Chrysler 8.0L V10 | |||||||
26 | G2 | 100 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Gillet Vertigo Streiff | D | 360 |
Alfa Romeo 3.0L V6 | |||||||
27 DNF | GT | 9 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Ferrari 550 Maranello | P | 326 |
Ferrari 6.0L V12 | |||||||
28 DNF | N-GT | 69 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Porsche 911 GT3-RS | D | 303 |
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | |||||||
29 DNF | N-GT | 61 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Porsche 911 GT3-R | D | 268 |
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | |||||||
30 DNF | N-GT | 77 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Porsche 911 GT3-RS | P | 240 |
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | |||||||
31 DNF | GT | 17 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Chrysler Viper GTS-R | M | 234 |
Chrysler 8.0L V10 | |||||||
32 DNF | GT | 25 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Chrysler Viper GTS-R | P | 164 |
Chrysler 8.0L V10 | |||||||
33 DNF | N-GT | 67 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Porsche 911 GT3-RS | P | 162 |
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | |||||||
34 DNF | GT | 6 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Lister Storm | D | 152 |
Jaguar 7.0L V12 | |||||||
35 DNF | G2 | 109 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup | D | 146 |
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | |||||||
36 DNF | N-GT | 84 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Porsche 911 GT3-R | D | 128 |
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | |||||||
37 DNF | N-GT | 73 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Porsche 911 GT3-RS | Y | 115 |
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | |||||||
38 DNF | N-GT | 68 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Ferrari 360 Modena N-GT | P | 111 |
Ferrari 3.6L V8 | |||||||
39 DNF | N-GT | 88 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Ferrari 360 Modena GT | D | 104 |
Ferrari 3.6L V8 | |||||||
40 DNF | N-GT | 52 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Ferrari 360 Modena GT | P | 96 |
Ferrari 3.6L V8 | |||||||
41 DNF | GT | 14 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Lister Storm | D | 93 |
Jaguar 7.0L V12 | |||||||
42 DNF | GT | 16 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Ferrari 550 Maranello | D | 87 |
Ferrari 6.0L V12 | |||||||
43 DNF | GT | 23 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello | M | 81 |
Ferrari 5.9L V12 | |||||||
44 DNF | G2 | 104 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Mosler MT900R | D | 75 |
Chevrolet LS1 5.7L V8 | |||||||
45 DNF | GT | 2 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Saleen S7-R | D | 74 |
Ford 7.0L V8 | |||||||
46 DNF | N-GT | 51 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Porsche 911 GT3-RS | D | 52 |
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | |||||||
47 DNF | G2 | 107 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Morgan Aero 8R | D | 45 |
BMW (Mader) 4.5L V8 | |||||||
48 DNF | G2 | 103 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | SEAT Toledo GT | D | 38 |
SEAT 3.0L Turbo V6 | |||||||
49 DNF | N-GT | 75 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Porsche 911 GT3-R | D | 33 |
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | |||||||
50 DNF | G3 | 115 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | BMW Z3 M | P | 23 |
BMW 3.2L I6 | |||||||
51 DNF | GT | 18 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Chrysler Viper GTS-R | D | 17 |
Chrysler 8.0L V10 | |||||||
52 DNF | GT | 4 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Chrysler Viper GTS-R | P | 12 |
Chrysler 8.0L V10 | |||||||
53 DNF | G2 | 101 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Mosler MT900R | D | 0 |
Chevrolet LS1 5.7L V8 | |||||||
DNS | GT | 21 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello | M | – |
Ferrari 5.9L V12 |
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