2004 Le Mans Endurance Series season
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The 2004 Le Mans Endurance Series season was the first season of ACO's Le Mans Endurance Series. It is a series for Le Mans prototype and Grand Touring style cars broken into 4 classes: LMP1, LMP2, GTS, and GT. It began on 9 May 2004 and ended on 13 November 2004 after 4 rounds.
This season was preceded by the 1000km of Le Mans held in 2003 as a development race for the creation of the LMES.
Contents
Schedule
| Rnd | Race | Circuit | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| - |  LMES Official Test |
Paul Ricard HTTT | 10 April 11 April |
| 1 |  1000km of Monza |
Autodromo Nazionale Monza | 9 May |
| 2 |  1000km of Nürburgring |
Nürburgring | 4 July |
| 3 |  1000km of Silverstone |
Silverstone Circuit | 13 August |
| 4 |  1000km of Spa |
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 12 September |
Season results
Overall winner in bold.
Teams Championship
Points are awarded to the top 8 finishers in the order of 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1. Teams with multiple entries do not have their cars combined, each entry number is scored separately in the championship. Cars failing to complete 70% of the winner's distance are not awarded points.
LMP1 Standings
| Pos | No | Team | Chassis | Engine | Rnd 1 | Rnd 2 | Rnd 3 | Rnd 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #88 | Audi Sport UK Team Veloqx |
Audi R8 | Audi 3.6L Turbo V8 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 34 |
| 2 | #8 | Audi Sport UK Team Veloqx |
Audi R8 | Audi 3.6L Turbo V8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 28 | |
| 3 | #5 |  Team Goh |
Audi R8 | Audi 3.6L Turbo V8 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 27 |
| 4 | #3 | Creation Autosportif |
DBA 03S | Zytek ZG348 3.4L V8 | 6 | 6 | 12 | ||
| 5 | #7 | RML |
MG-Lola EX257 | MG (AER) XP20 2.0L Turbo I4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 6= | #17 | Pescarolo Sport |
Pescarolo C60 | Judd GV5 5.0L V10 | 5 | 4 | 9 | ||
| 6= | #69 | Team Jota |
Zytek 04S | Zytek ZG348 3.4L V8 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | |
| 8= | #6 | Rollcentre Racing |
Dallara SP1 | Judd GV4 4.0L V10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | |
| 8= | #22 | Zytek Engineering |
Zytek 04S | Zytek ZG348 3.4L V8 | 3 | 5 | 8 | ||
| 10 | #14 | Team Nasamax |
Nasamax DM139 | Judd GV5 5.0L V10 (Bioethanol) | 1 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 11 | #11 | Larbre Compétition |
Panoz GTP | Ford (Élan) 6L8 6.0L V8 | 3 | 3 |
LMP2 Standings
| Pos | No | Team | Chassis | Engine | Rnd 1 | Rnd 2 | Rnd 3 | Rnd 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #13 | Courage Compétition |
Courage C65 | MG (AER) XP20 2.0L Turbo I4 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | |
| 2 | #99 | PiR Compétition |
Pilbeam MP91 | JPX 3.4L V6 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 26 |
| 3 | #27 | Tracsport |
Lola B2K/40 | Nissan (AER) VQL 3.0L V6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 15 | |
| 4 | #36 | Gerard Welter |
WR LMP2 | Peugeot 3.4L V6 | 8 | 6 | 14 | ||
| 5 | #26 | Paul Belmondo Racing |
Courage C65 | MG (AER) XP20 2.0L Turbo I4 | 8 | 8 | |||
| 6 | #31 |  Equipe Palmyr |
Lucchini SR2000 | Alfa Romeo 3.0L V6 | 6 | 6 | |||
| 7 | #35 | G-Force Racing |
Pilbeam MP84 | Nissan (AER) VQL 3.0L V6 | 5 | 5 | |||
| 8 | #32 | Lucchini Engineering |
Lucchini LMP2 | Judd XV675 3.4L V8 | 4 | 4 |
GTS Standings
| Pos | No | Team | Chassis | Engine | Rnd 1 | Rnd 2 | Rnd 3† | Rnd 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #86 | Larbre Compétition |
Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello | Ferrari 5.9L V12 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 35 |
| 2 | #61 |  Barron Connor Racing |
Ferrari 575-GTC Maranello | Ferrari 6.0L V12 | 8 | 5 | 2.5 | 5 | 20.5 |
| 3 | #62 | Barron Connor Racing |
Ferrari 575-GTC Maranello | Ferrari 6.0L V12 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | |
| 4 | #52 | Graham Nash Motorsport |
Saleen S7-R | Ford 7.0L V8 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 13 | |
| 5= | #59 | Vitaphone Racing Konrad Motorsport |
Saleen S7-R | Ford 7.0L V8 | 8 | 8 | |||
| 5= | #87 | Larbre Compétition |
Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello | Ferrari 5.9L V12 | 8 | 8 |
† - Half points were awarded due to a lack of competitors.
GT Standings
| Pos | No | Team | Chassis | Engine | Rnd 1 | Rnd 2 | Rnd 3 | Rnd 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #80 | Sebah Automotive Ltd. |
Porsche 911 GT3-R | Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 26 |
| 2 | #70 |  JMB Racing |
Ferrari 360 Modena GTC | Ferrari 3.6L V8 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 25 |
| 3 | #85 | Freisinger Motorsport |
Porsche 911 GT3-RSR | Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 24 | |
| 4 | #93 | Cirtek Motorsport |
Porsche 911 GT3-RSR | Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 21 | |
| 5 | #77 | Choro Q Racing Team |
Porsche 911 GT3-RSR | Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 13 | |
| 6 | #84 | Seikel Motorsport |
Porsche 911 GT3-RS | Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 12 |
| 7 | #81 | Farnbacher Racing |
Porsche 911 GT3-RSR | Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | 6 | 5 | 11 | ||
| 8 | #81 |  The Racer's Group |
Porsche 911 GT3-RSR | Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | 5 | 5 | |||
| 9= | #92 | Cirtek Motorsport |
Ferrari 360 Modena GTC | Ferrari 3.6L V8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 9= | #97 | Auto Palace |
Ferrari 360 Modena GTC | Ferrari 3.6L V8 | 4 | 4 | |||
| 11= | #91 | Racesport Salisbury |
TVR Tuscan T400R | TVR 4.0L I6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
| 11= | #89 | Chamberlain-Synergy Motorsport |
TVR Tuscan T400R | TVR 4.0L I6 | 3 | 3 | |||
| 11= | #90 | T2M Motorsport |
Porsche 911 GT3-RS | Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | 3 | 3 | |||
| 14 | #75 | Autorlando Sport |
Porsche 911 GT3-RS | Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | 2 | 2 |
