2005 Spa 24 Hours

Last updated July 29, 2023

The 2005 Proximus 24 Hours of Spa was the 58th running of the Spa 24 Hours and the sixth race for the 2005 FIA GT Championship season. It featured the combination of the FIA GT's two classes (GT1 and GT2) with cars from national and one-make series, designated G2 and G3. It took place on 30 and 31 July 2005 at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium.

Half-point leaders

For the FIA GT Championship, the top eight cars in the GT1 and GT2 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.

Note that the factory Aston Martin Racing squads and the GLPK-Carsport team are listed in these results for the place in which they were running at the time. They were however unable to score points and thus are skipped.

6 Hour leaders in GT1

Pos	No	Team	Laps
1	9	Vitaphone Racing	145
2	10	Vitaphone Racing	145
–	28	Aston Martin Racing	144
–	6	GLPK-Carsport	143
–	29	Aston Martin Racing	143
3	15	JMB Racing	143
4	22	Renstal Excelsior	140
5	11	Larbre Compétition	140
6	12	Larbre Compétition	139
7	16	JMB Racing	138
8	8	Graham Nash Motorsport	138

6 Hour leaders in GT2

Pos	No	Team	Laps
1	66	GruppeM Racing	139
2	67	Autorlando Sport	134
3	55	Embassy Racing	128
4	56	Czech National Team	121
5	69	Proton Competition	116

12 Hour leaders in GT1

Pos	No	Team	Laps
1	9	Vitaphone Racing	292
2	10	Vitaphone Racing	292
3	15	JMB Racing	290
–	28	Aston Martin Racing	286
4	11	Larbre Compétition	284
5	12	Larbre Compétition	282
6	22	Renstal Excelsior	281
7	8	Graham Nash Motorsport	278
–	6	GLPK-Carsport	275
–	29	Aston Martin Racing	274
8	3	GPC Sport	242

12 Hour leaders in GT2

Pos	No	Team	Laps
1	66	GruppeM	272
2	67	Autorlando Sport	272
3	69	Proton Competition	239
4	55	Embassy Racing	239
5	56	Czech National Team	212

Official results

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
Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Engine	Tyre	Laps
1	GT1	9	Vitaphone Racing	Eric van de Poele Michael Bartels Timo Scheider	Maserati MC12 GT1	P	576
1	GT1	9	Vitaphone Racing	Eric van de Poele Michael Bartels Timo Scheider	Maserati 6.0L V12	P	576
2	GT1	15	JMB Racing	Andrea Bertolini Karl Wendlinger Philipp Peter	Maserati MC12 GT1	P	574
2	GT1	15	JMB Racing	Andrea Bertolini Karl Wendlinger Philipp Peter	Maserati 6.0L V12	P	574
3	GT1	11	Larbre Compétition	Vincent Vosse Kurt Mollekens Christophe Bouchut Gabriele Gardel	Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello	M	567
3	GT1	11	Larbre Compétition		Ferrari 5.9 V12	M	567
4	GT1	12	Larbre Compétition	Lilian Bryner Enzo Calderari Steve Zacchia Frédéric Bouvy	Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello	M	562
4	GT1	12	Larbre Compétition	Lilian Bryner Enzo Calderari Steve Zacchia Frédéric Bouvy	Ferrari 5.9 V12	M	562
5	GT1	29	Aston Martin Racing^†	Marc Goossens Peter Kox Pedro Lamy	Aston Martin DBR9	M	557
5	GT1	29	Aston Martin Racing^†	Marc Goossens Peter Kox Pedro Lamy	Aston Martin 6.0L V12	M	557
6	GT1	28	Aston Martin Racing^†	David Brabham Darren Turner Stéphane Sarrazin	Aston Martin DBR9	M	555
6	GT1	28	Aston Martin Racing^†	David Brabham Darren Turner Stéphane Sarrazin	Aston Martin 6.0L V12	M	555
7	GT2	66	GruppeM Racing	Marc Lieb Mike Rockenfeller Lucas Luhr	Porsche 911 GT3-RSR	M	541
7	GT2	66	GruppeM Racing	Marc Lieb Mike Rockenfeller Lucas Luhr	Porsche 3.6L Flat-6	M	541
8	GT1	22	Renstal Excelsior	Marc Duez Jos Menten Bruno Hernandez Eric Cayrolle	Chevrolet Corvette C5-R	M	536
8	GT1	22	Renstal Excelsior	Marc Duez Jos Menten Bruno Hernandez Eric Cayrolle	Chevrolet LS7r 7.0L V8	M	536
9	GT2	67	Autorlando Sport	Luigi Moccia Franco Groppi Joël Camathias	Porsche 911 GT3-RSR	P	535
9	GT2	67	Autorlando Sport	Luigi Moccia Franco Groppi Joël Camathias	Porsche 3.6L Flat-6	P	535
10	GT1	8	Graham Nash Motorsport	Mike Newton Thomas Erdos Michael Mallock Phil Bennett	Saleen S7-R	P	529
10	GT1	8	Graham Nash Motorsport	Mike Newton Thomas Erdos Michael Mallock Phil Bennett	Ford 7.0L V8	P	529
11	G2	191	Renstal de Bokkenrijders TT Racing	Rudi Penders Franz Lamot Bart Couwberghs	Porsche 911 GT3-RS	M	529
11	G2	191	Renstal de Bokkenrijders TT Racing	Rudi Penders Franz Lamot Bart Couwberghs	Porsche 3.6L Flat-6	M	529
12	G2	121	Force One Racing	Richard Virenque François Labhardt Philippe Prette Didier de Radiguès	Dodge Viper GTS-R	P	509
12	G2	121	Force One Racing		Dodge 8.0L V10	P	509
13	G2	190	GPR Racing	Nicolas de Gastines Tom Cloet Bert van Rossem Danny De Laet	Porsche 911 GT3-RS	D	497
13	G2	190	GPR Racing	Nicolas de Gastines Tom Cloet Bert van Rossem Danny De Laet	Porsche 3.6L Flat-6	D	497
14	G3	124	Mühlner Motorsport	Chris Mattheus Steve Van Bellingen Armand Fumal Christophe Geoffroy	Porsche 911 GT3 Cup	M	495
14	G3	124	Mühlner Motorsport		Porsche 3.6L Flat-6	M	495
15	GT1	3	GPC Sport	Stéphane Lemeret Loïc Deman Jean-Philippe Belloc Stefano Livio	Ferrari 575-GTC Maranello	P	492
15	GT1	3	GPC Sport		Ferrari 6.0 V12	P	492
16	GT2	69	Proton Competition	Christian Ried Gerold Ried Horst Felbermayr Horst Felbermayr Jr.	Porsche 911 GT3-RS	D	489
16	GT2	69	Proton Competition		Porsche 3.6L Flat-6	D	489
17	G2	170	Ice Pol Racing Team	Yves Lambert Christian Lefort Markus Palttala Jean André	Porsche 911 GT3-RS	D	486
17	G2	170	Ice Pol Racing Team	Yves Lambert Christian Lefort Markus Palttala Jean André	Porsche 3.6L Flat-6	D	486
18	G2	108	Autorlando Sport	Daniel Model Giampaolo Tenchini Salvatore Riolo Dario Cerati	Porsche 911 GT3-RSR	P	477
18	G2	108	Autorlando Sport		Porsche 3.6L Flat-6	P	477
19	GT2	88	GruppeM Racing	Emmanuel Collard Tim Sugden Stéphane Ortelli	Porsche 911 GT3-RSR	M	477
19	GT2	88	GruppeM Racing	Emmanuel Collard Tim Sugden Stéphane Ortelli	Porsche 3.6L Flat-6	M	477
20	GT2	55	Embassy Racing	Ben Collins Neil Cunningham Sascha Maassen	Porsche 911 GT3-RSR	D	476
20	GT2	55	Embassy Racing	Ben Collins Neil Cunningham Sascha Maassen	Porsche 3.6L Flat-6	D	476
21	G3	112	Jean-Charles Levy	Philippe Nozière Rémy Brouard Philippe Levy Jean-Charles Levy	Porsche 911 GT3 Cup	P ^[1]	469
21	G3	112	Jean-Charles Levy		Porsche 3.6L Flat-6	P ^[1]	469
22	G2	173	Olivier Baron	André-Alain Corbel Olivier Baron Denis Cohignac Thierry Stépec	Porsche 911 GT3-RS	D	465
22	G2	173	Olivier Baron		Porsche 3.6L Flat-6	D	465
23	G2	111	Signa Racing Team	Patrick Chaillet Laurent Nef Jacques Morlet	Porsche 911 GT3 Cup	D ^[1]	461
23	G2	111	Signa Racing Team	Patrick Chaillet Laurent Nef Jacques Morlet	Porsche 3.6L Flat-6	D ^[1]	461
24	G2	107	Scuderia Giudici	Gianni Giudici Diego Romanini Raffaele Raimondi	Maserati Gran Sport Light	P	435
24	G2	107	Scuderia Giudici	Gianni Giudici Diego Romanini Raffaele Raimondi	Maserati 4.2L V8	P	435
25	GT2	56	Czech National Team	Jan Vonka Miro Konopka Antonio De Castro	Porsche 911 GT3-RS	D	423
25	GT2	56	Czech National Team	Jan Vonka Miro Konopka Antonio De Castro	Porsche 3.6L Flat-6	D	423
26 DNF	GT1	10	Vitaphone Racing	Fabio Babini Thomas Biagi Jamie Davies	Maserati MC12 GT1	P	401
26 DNF	GT1	10	Vitaphone Racing	Fabio Babini Thomas Biagi Jamie Davies	Maserati 6.0L V12	P	401
27 DNF	G2	106	PSI Motorsport	Damien Coens Anthony Beltoise Jean-Luc Blanchemain	Porsche 911 GT3-RS	D	342
27 DNF	G2	106	PSI Motorsport	Damien Coens Anthony Beltoise Jean-Luc Blanchemain	Porsche 3.6L Flat-6	D	342
28 DNF	G2	115	EBRT Renstal de Bokkenrijders	Olivier Muytjens Rafaël Coenen Roger Grouwels	Porsche 911 GT3 Cup	P	218
28 DNF	G2	115	EBRT Renstal de Bokkenrijders	Olivier Muytjens Rafaël Coenen Roger Grouwels	Porsche 3.6L Flat-6	P	218
29 DNF	G3	123	Mühlner Motorsport	Vanina Ickx Heinz-Josef Bermes Jean-François Hemroulle Helmut Reis	Porsche 911 GT3 Cup	M	198
29 DNF	G3	123	Mühlner Motorsport		Porsche 3.6L Flat-6	M	198
30 DNF	GT1	16	JMB Racing	Rob van der Zwaan Arjan van der Zwaan Peter Kutemann	Maserati MC12 GT1	P	141
30 DNF	GT1	16	JMB Racing	Rob van der Zwaan Arjan van der Zwaan Peter Kutemann	Maserati 6.0L V12	P	141
31 DNF	GT1	14	Lister Storm Racing	Justin Keen Liz Halliday Jens Møller Bobby Verdon-Roe	Lister Storm GT	D	134
31 DNF	GT1	14	Lister Storm Racing	Justin Keen Liz Halliday Jens Møller Bobby Verdon-Roe	Jaguar 7.0 V12	D	134
32 DNF	GT1	17	Russian Age Racing	Nikolai Fomenko Alexey Vasilyev Nicolas Minassian Jamie Campbell-Walter	Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello	M	96
32 DNF	GT1	17	Russian Age Racing		Ferrari 5.9 V12	M	96
33 DNF	G2	105	Belgian Racing	Bas Leinders Renaud Kuppens Jérôme d'Ambrosio Sylvie Delcour	Gillet Vertigo Streiff	D	84
33 DNF	G2	105	Belgian Racing		Alfa Romeo 3.6L V6	D	84
34 DNF	GT1	2	GPC Sport	Jean-Denis Délétraz Andrea Piccini Jaime Melo Gianni Morbidelli	Ferrari 575-GTC Maranello	P	29
34 DNF	GT1	2	GPC Sport		Ferrari 6.0 V12	P	29
35 DNF	G2	175	Ian Khan	Paul Belmondo Ian Khan Charles de Pauw Alain van den Hove	Porsche 911 GT3-RSR	P	2
35 DNF	G2	175	Ian Khan	Paul Belmondo Ian Khan Charles de Pauw Alain van den Hove	Porsche 3.6L Flat-6	P	2
36 DNF	GT2	74	Ebimotors	Emanuele Busnelli Andrea Sovinco Yvan Jacoma Paolo Rapetti	Porsche 911 GT3-RSR	D	1
36 DNF	GT2	74	Ebimotors	Emanuele Busnelli Andrea Sovinco Yvan Jacoma Paolo Rapetti	Porsche 3.6L Flat-6	D	1
DSQ	GT1	6	GLPK-Carsport	Bert Longin Anthony Kumpen Mike Hezemans Jeroen Bleekemolen	Chevrolet Corvette C5-R	M	563
DSQ	GT1	6	GLPK-Carsport	Bert Longin Anthony Kumpen Mike Hezemans Jeroen Bleekemolen	Chevrolet LS7r 7.0L V8	M	563

† – These entries are factory teams and thus do not score points for the championship.

Statistics

Pole Position – #9 Vitaphone Racing Team – 2:14.845
Fastest Lap – #10 Vitaphone Racing Team – 2:15.598
Average Speed – 166.63 km/h

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