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Round 3 of 5 in the 2023 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup | ||||||||||||||
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Date | 29 June–2 July 2023 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup | |||||||||||||
Location | Spa-Francorchamps, Wallonia, Belgium | |||||||||||||
Venue | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | |||||||||||||
Results | ||||||||||||||
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The 2023 24 Hours of Spa (also known as the CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa) was the 76th running of the 24 Hours of Spa. The race took place from June 29 to July 2, 2023. The race was a part of both the 2023 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup and the 2023 Intercontinental GT Challenge.
Supporting the race weekend were the McLaren Trophy Europe, Lamborghini Super Trofeo, Formula Regional European Championship, GT4 European Series and GT1 Sports Club. [1]
During the Saturday morning support race featuring the Formula Regional European Championship, a crash on Lap 9, the penultimate lap of the 30-minute plus one lap race, German driver Tim Tramnitz crashed on the restart exiting Radillon, on the Kemmel Straight. Dutch driver Dilano van't Hoff then collided with a barrier. Without visibility at the circuit, Irish driver Adam Fitzgerald then crashed into the side of the van't Hoff's vehicle, causing it to tear in half. Van't Hoff was rushed to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead. [2]
A 70-car field contested the race — 20 in Pro class, 7 in Gold Cup, 10 in Silver Cup, 21 in Bronze Cup and 12 in Pro-Am Cup. 8 manufacturers were represented, with 15 Mercedes cars, 14 Porsche cars, 13 Audi cars, 10 Lamborghini cars, 7 BMW cars, 5 Ferrari cars (4 Ferrari 296 GT3 and 1 Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020), 5 McLaren cars and 1 Aston Martin car. Compared to the previous edition of the race, Porsche and Ferrari introduced brand-new models, while Lamborghini and McLaren provided the teams with updated kits. [3]
Fastest times for each car are denoted in bold.
Pole positions in each class are denoted in bold.
Pos. | Class | No. | Team | Car | Overall Time | Time 1 | Time 2 | Time 3 | Time 4 | |
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1 | Bronze | 911 | ![]() | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | 2:28.569 | 2:18.937 | 2:21.486 | 2:36.778 | 2:37.078 | |
2 | Gold | 5 | ![]() | McLaren 720S GT3 Evo | 2:28.923 | 2:20.971 | 2:22.479 | 2:35.645 | 2:36.598 | |
3 | Bronze | 20 | ![]() | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | 2:28.923 | 2:20.971 | 2:22.479 | 2:35.645 | 2:36.598 | |
4 | Bronze | 83 | ![]() | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo2 | 2:29.829 | 2:19.199 | 2:24.568 | 2:38.727 | 2:36.822 | |
5 | Gold | 9 | ![]() | Audi R8 LMS Evo II | 2:29.880 | 2:18.543 | 2:23.377 | 2:38.999 | 2:38.601 | |
6 | Bronze | 44 | ![]() | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | 2:30.323 | 2:22.223 | 2:23.684 | 2:37.244 | 2:38.143 | |
7 | Pro | 92 | ![]() | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | 2:30.456 | 2:20.441 | 2:35.746 | 2:35.182 | ||
8 | Bronze | 91 | ![]() | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | 2:30.497 | 2:21.019 | 2:24.781 | 2:38.371 | 2:37.819 | |
9 | Pro | 999 | ![]() | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 2:30.677 | 2:20.684 | 2:36.058 | 2:35.291 | ||
10 | Pro | 40 | ![]() | Audi R8 LMS Evo II | 2:30.773 | 2:20.509 | 2:36.117 | 2:35.694 | ||
11 | Pro-Am | 78 | ![]() | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo2 | 2:30.853 | 2:20.591 | 2:28.241 | 2:39.171 | 2:35.409 | |
12 | Pro | 51 | ![]() | Ferrari 296 GT3 | 2:31.026 | 2:23.095 | 2:35.120 | 2:34.864 | ||
13 | Silver | 60 | ![]() | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo2 | 2:31.258 | 2:20.457 | 2:23.139 | 2:43.265 | 2:38.173 | |
14 | Pro | 11 | ![]() | Audi R8 LMS Evo II | 2:31.351 | 2:22.686 | 2:36.381 | 2:34.987 | ||
15 | Silver | 12 | ![]() | Audi R8 LMS Evo II | 2:31.444 | 2:25.045 | 2:24.734 | 2:38.536 | 2:37.463 | |
16 | Pro | 17 | ![]() | Audi R8 LMS Evo II | 2:31.451 | 2:22.282 | 2:37.334 | 2:34.739 | ||
17 | Pro | 6 | ![]() | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo2 | 2:31.463 | 2:21.359 | 2:37.173 | 2:35.858 | ||
18 | Silver | 58 | ![]() | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo2 | 2:31.489 | 2:18.487 | 2:23.532 | 2:40.689 | 2:43.251 | |
19 | Bronze | 79 | ![]() | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 2:31.496 | 2:21.299 | 2:27.353 | 2:38.698 | 2:38.634 | |
20 | Bronze | 23 | ![]() | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | 2:31.502 | 2:26.240 | 2:24.981 | 2:37.595 | 2:37.194 | |
21 | Pro | 46 | ![]() | BMW M4 GT3 | 2:31.539 | 2:22.110 | 2:35.511 | 2:36.998 | ||
22 | Pro | 32 | ![]() | BMW M4 GT3 | 2:31.667 | 2:22.677 | 2:37.100 | 2:35.224 | ||
23 | Pro | 88 | ![]() | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 2:31.691 | 2:22.011 | 2:38.021 | 2:35.042 | ||
24 | Silver | 10 | ![]() | Audi R8 LMS Evo II | 2:31.712 | 2:19.109 | 2:22.007 | 2:47.303 | 2:38.429 | |
25 | Pro | 998 | ![]() | BMW M4 GT3 | 2:31.922 | 2:22.034 | 2:37.243 | 2:36.491 | ||
26 | Pro | 98 | ![]() | BMW M4 GT3 | 2:31.955 | 2:22.824 | 2:35.927 | 2:37.116 | ||
27 | Pro | 777 | ![]() | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 2:31.963 | 2:24.347 | 2:36.536 | 2:35.006 | ||
28 | Bronze | 188 | ![]() | McLaren 720S GT3 Evo | 2:31.987 | 2:21.035 | 2:24.790 | 2:40.667 | 2:41.457 | |
29 | Pro | 25 | ![]() | Audi R8 LMS Evo II | 2:32.026 | 2:21.585 | 2:37.661 | 2:36.832 | ||
30 | Pro | 96 | ![]() | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | 2:32.039 | 2:22.011 | 2:35.648 | 2:38.460 | ||
31 | Bronze | 62 | ![]() | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | 2:32.104 | 2:24.613 | 2:28.029 | 2:40.068 | 2:35.709 | |
32 | Gold | 21 | ![]() | Audi R8 LMS Evo II | 2:32.283 | 2:23.411 | 2:37.304 | 2:36.134 | ||
33 | Bronze | 50 | ![]() | Ferrari 296 GT3 | 2:32.319 | 2:23.912 | 2:27.031 | 2:38.130 | 2:40.206 | |
34 | Bronze | 52 | ![]() | Ferrari 296 GT3 | 2:32.371 | 2:19.549 | 2:28.320 | 2:41.605 | 2:40.010 | |
35 | Pro-Am | 24 | ![]() | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | 2:32.405 | 2:21.840 | 2:34.230 | 2:36.777 | 2:36.773 | |
36 | Bronze | 66 | ![]() | Audi R8 LMS Evo II | 2:32.482 | 2:23.393 | 2:25.895 | 2:43.350 | 2:37.290 | |
37 | Pro | 54 | ![]() | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | 2:32.704 | 2:22.139 | 2:38.176 | 2:37.797 | ||
38 | Pro | 87 | ![]() | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 2:32.836 | 2:23.648 | 2:37.007 | 2:37.855 | ||
39 | Pro-Am | 2 | ![]() | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 2:33.015 | 2:22.957 | 2:29.345 | 2:40.819 | 2:38.940 | |
40 | Pro-Am | 38 | ![]() | Ferrari 296 GT3 | 2:33.098 | 2:22.438 | 2:26.654 | 2:40.474 | 2:42.828 | |
41 | Pro | 159 | ![]() | McLaren 720S GT3 Evo | 2:33.101 | 2:21.532 | 2:37.397 | 2:40.374 | ||
42 | Bronze | 89 | ![]() | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 2:33.230 | 2:25.905 | 2:25.257 | 2:40.941 | 2:40.820 | |
43 | Gold | 157 | ![]() | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 2:33.389 | 2:25.705 | 2:36.861 | 2:37.603 | ||
44 | Pro-Am | 64 | ![]() | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 2:33.390 | 2:25.868 | 2:23.456 | 2:37.207 | 2:47.030 | |
45 | Gold | 30 | ![]() | BMW M4 GT3 | 2:33.491 | 2:24.626 | 2:38.451 | 2:37.398 | ||
46 | Bronze | 93 | ![]() | McLaren 720S GT3 Evo | 2:33.699 | 2:20.397 | 2:28.605 | 2:46.486 | 2:39.310 | |
47 | Pro | 71 | ![]() | Ferrari 296 GT3 | 2:33.935 | 2:22.647 | 2:38.313 | 2:40.846 | ||
48 | Bronze | 35 | ![]() | BMW M4 GT3 | 2:34.094 | 2:20.133 | 2:32.140 | 2:42.472 | 2:41.631 | |
49 | Silver | 99 | ![]() | Audi R8 LMS Evo II | 2:34.169 | 2:24.249 | 2:40.744 | 2:37.514 | ||
50 | Silver | 85 | ![]() | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo2 | 2:34.277 | 2:21.689 | 2:42.353 | 2:38.791 | ||
51 | Pro-Am | 888 | ![]() | Audi R8 LMS Evo II | 2:34.303 | 2:23.164 | 2:35.095 | 2:40.033 | 2:38.920 | |
52 | Gold | 57 | ![]() | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 2:34.363 | 2:24.727 | 2:39.050 | 2:39.314 | ||
53 | Bronze | 81 | ![]() | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 2:34.976 | 2:39.346 | 2:21.763 | 2:39.327 | 2:39.469 | |
54 | Gold | 19 | ![]() | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo2 | 2:35.012 | 2:23.708 | 2:39.324 | 2:42.006 | ||
55 | Bronze | 55 | ![]() | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | 2:35.620 | 2:40.259 | 2:23.380 | 2:41.884 | 2:36.960 | |
56 | Silver | 26 | ![]() | Audi R8 LMS Evo II | 2:36.355 | 2:20.865 | 2:35.768 | 2:45.411 | 2:43.379 | |
57 | Bronze | 31 | ![]() | BMW M4 GT3 | 2:38.382 | 2:36.114 | 2:38.206 | 2:40.828 | ||
58 | Silver | 56 | ![]() | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | 2:38.436 | 2:38.958 | 2:34.153 | 2:41.423 | 2:39.212 | |
59 | Bronze | 8 | ![]() | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo2 | 2:38.599 | 2:37.336 | 2:40.260 | 2:38.202 | ||
60 | Silver | 33 | ![]() | Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 | 2:39.329 | 2:42.171 | 2:23.782 | 2:39.623 | 2:51.742 | |
61 | Pro-Am | 16 | ![]() | Audi R8 LMS Evo II | 2:39.881 | 2:24.278 | 2:35.409 | 3:00.204 | 2:39.636 | |
62 | Pro | 63 | ![]() | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo2 | 2:30.472 | 2:23.144 | 2:37.800 | |||
63 | Bronze | 3 | ![]() | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 2:33.107 | 2:21.197 | 2:39.314 | 2:38.810 | ||
64 | Silver | 90 | ![]() | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 2:38.182 | 2:28.045 | 2:39.584 | 2:46.918 | ||
65 | Pro-Am | 70 | ![]() | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo2 | 2:40.812 | 2:49.794 | 2:37.822 | 2:41.766 | 2:42.849 | |
66 | Pro-Am | 4 | ![]() | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 2:30.050 | 2:21.489 | 2:38.612 | |||
67 | Pro-Am | 216 | ![]() | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | 2:24.465 | 2:24.465 | ||||
68 | Bronze | 7 | ![]() | McLaren 720S GT3 Evo | 2:33.064 | 2:33.064 | ||||
69 | Pro-Am | 132 | ![]() | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | No Time | |||||
70 | Pro-Am | 75 | ![]() | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | DNQ/No Time | |||||
Source: [8] |
Pole positions in each class are denoted in bold.
Class winners denoted in bold and with ‡