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2004 Le Mans 24 Hours

2004 Le Mans 24 Hours is 72nd Le Mans 24 Hours race. Passed at the Le Mans circuit. Jamie Davies, Guy Smith, Johnny Herbert won the pole position, Rinaldo Capello, Tom Kristensen, Seiji Ara won this race. Jamie Davies, Guy Smith, Johnny Herbert and Emanuele Pirro, Marco Werner also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 379 laps (5,170 km).

Previous race: 2003 Le Mans 24 Hours
Next race: 2005 Le Mans 24 Hours
Race Start: 13th June 2004

Interesting facts and statistics about the 2004 Le Mans 24 Hours

1st victory for the Audi Sport Japan Team Goh team
2nd victory for the Rinaldo Capello
6th victory for the Tom Kristensen
1st victory for the Seiji Ara
5th podium for the Rinaldo Capello
6th podium for the Tom Kristensen
1st podium for the Seiji Ara
1st podium for the Jamie Davies
2nd podium for the Guy Smith
4th podium for the Johnny Herbert
3rd podium for the Emanuele Pirro
2nd podium for the Marco Werner

2004 Le Mans 24 Hours

Audi R8 #5 - 2004 Le Mans 24 Hours winner (Class: LMP1)

Chevrolet Corvette C5-R - 2004 Le Mans 24 Hours winner

Chevrolet Corvette C5-R #64 - 2004 Le Mans 24 Hours winner (Class: GTS)

Porsche 996 GT3-RSR - 2004 Le Mans 24 Hours winner

Porsche 996 GT3-RSR #90 - 2004 Le Mans 24 Hours winner (Class: GT)

Lola B2K/40 - 2004 Le Mans 24 Hours winner

Lola B2K/40 #32 - 2004 Le Mans 24 Hours winner (Class: LMP2)

2004 Le Mans 24 Hours results

Position	Name	Car	Result	Lap	Team	Class	Class position
1	Rinaldo Capello, Tom Kristensen, Seiji Ara	Audi R8, #5	5169.970 kms	379	Audi Sport Japan Team Goh	LMP1	1
2	Jamie Davies, Guy Smith, Johnny Herbert	Audi R8, #88	5167.703 kms	379	Audi Sport UK Team Veloqx	LMP1	2
3	Emanuele Pirro, Marco Werner	Audi R8, #2	5019.804 kms	368	Champion Racing Dave Maraj	LMP1	3
4	Erik Comas, Benoit Treluyer, Soheil Ayari	Pescarolo C60, #18	4913.454 kms	361	Pescarolo Sport	LMP1	4
5	Pierre Kaffer, Frank Biela	Audi R8, #8	4771.779 kms	350	Audi Sport UK Team Veloqx	LMP1	5
6	Oliver Gavin, Olivier Beretta, Jan Magnussen	Chevrolet Corvette C5-R, #64	4695.140 kms	345	Corvette Racing	GTS	1
7	Jan Lammers, Chris Dyson, Katsutomo Kaneishi	Dome S101, #15	4651.158 kms	341	Racing For Holland	LMP1	6
8	Ron Fellows, Johnny O'Connell, Max Papis	Chevrolet Corvette C5-R, #63	4546.709 kms	334	Corvette Racing	GTS	2
9	Darren Turner, Rickard Rydell, Colin McRae	Ferrari 550 Maranello, #65	4478.806 kms	329	Prodrive Racing	GTS	3
10	Sascha Maassen, Jörg Bergmeister, Patrick Long	Porsche 996 GT3-RSR, #90	4450.974 kms	327	Dale White, White Lightning Racing	GT	1
11	Peter Kox, Tomas Enge, Alain Menu	Ferrari 550 Maranello, #66	4432.191 kms	325	Prodrive Racing	GTS	4
12	Haruki Kurosawa, Kazuyuki Nishizawa, Manabu Orido	Porsche 996 GT3-RSR, #77	4384.260 kms	322	Choroq Racing Team	GT	2
13	Stéphane Ortelli, Romain Dumas, Ralf Kelleners	Porsche 996 GT3-RSR, #85	4371.299 kms	321	Freisinger Motorsport	GT	3
14	Christophe Bouchut, Patrice Goueslard, Olivier Dupard	Ferrari 550 Maranello, #69	4319.671 kms	317	Larbre Compétition	GTS	5
15	Tony Burgess, Philip Collin, Andrew Bagnall	Porsche 996 GT3-RS, #84	4316.241 kms	317	Seikel Motorsport	GT	4
16	Luc Alphand, Philippe Alméras, Christian Lavielle	Porsche 996 GT3-RS, #72	4306.127 kms	316	Luc Alphand Aventure	GT	5
17	Werner Lupberger, Kevin McGarrity, Robbie Stirling	Nasamax DM139, #14	4299.330 kms	316	Team Nasamax	LMP1	7
18	Ian Donaldson, Lars Nielsen, Gregor Fisken	Porsche 996 GT3-RSR, #81	4278.059 kms	314	The Racers Group	GT	6
19	Rob Wilson, Frank Mountain, Hans Hugenholtz	Ferrari 360 Modena GTC, #92	4234.875 kms	311	Cirtek Motorsport	GT	7
20	Didier Andre, Benjamin Leuenberger, Christian Vann	Lola B2K/10 B, #4	4089.222 kms	300	Taurus Sports Racing	LMP1	8
21	Bob Berridge, Michael Caine, Christopher Stockton	TVR Tuscan T400R, #89	4089.111 kms	300	Chamberlain - Synergy Motorsport	GT	8
22	Nigel Greensall, Lawrence Tomlinson, Gareth Evans	TVR Tuscan T400R, #96	3966.253 kms	291	Chamberlain - Synergy Motorsport	GT	9
23	Tim Sugden, Nigel Smith, Ian Khan	Porsche 996 GT3-R, #75	3856.489 kms	283	Thierry Perrier	GT	10
24	John Nielsen, Casper Elgaard, Jens Moller	Lister Storm LMP, #20	3805.250 kms	279	Lister Racing	LMP1	9
25	Clint Field, William Binnie, Rick Sutherland	Lola B2K/40, #32	3790.213 kms	278	Intersport Racing	LMP2	1
26	Olivier Porta, Yojiro Terada, Patrice Roussel	WR LMP2, #24	3680.599 kms	270	Rachel Welter	LMP2	2
DNF	Tom Coronel, Justin Wilson, Ralph Firman	Dome S101, #16	4272.450 kms	313	Racing For Holland	LMP1	10
DNF	Emmanuel Collard, Sébastien Bourdais, Nicolas Minassian	Pescarolo C60, #17	3849.300 kms	282	Pescarolo Sport	LMP1	11
DNF	Thomas Erdos, Mike Newton, Nathan Kinch	MG EX257, #25	3494.400 kms	256	RML	LMP1	12
DNF	João Barbosa, Rob Barff, Martin Short	Dallara SP1, #6	3139.500 kms	230	Rollcentre Racing	LMP1	13
DNF	Marc Lieb, Mike Rockenfeller, Leo Hindery	Porsche 996 GT3-RSR, #87	3043.950 kms	223	Orbit	GT	12
DNC	Neil Cunningham, Adam Sharpe, Steve Hyde	Morgan Aero 8 GTN, #80	3030.300 kms	222	Morgan Works Race Team	GT	11
DNF	Hiroki Katou, Ryou Michigami, Ryou Fukuda	Dome S101, #9	2811.900 kms	206	Kondo Racing	LMP1	14
DNF	Jean-Denis Deletraz, Ange Barde, Mike Hezemans	Ferrari 575 Maranello GTC, #62	2730.000 kms	200	Barron Connor Racing	GTS	6
DNF	Andy Wallace, David Brabham, Hayanari Shimoda	Zytek 04S, #22	2279.550 kms	167	Zytek Engineering LTD	LMP1	15
DNF	John Bosch, Danny Sullivan, Thomas Biagi	Ferrari 575 Maranello GTC, #61	2224.950 kms	163	Barron Connor Racing	GTS	7
DNF	Alex Caffi, Gabrio Rosa, Peter van Merksteijn	Porsche 996 GT3-RS, #83	2020.200 kms	148	Seikel Motorsport	GT	13
DNF	Tristan Gommendy, Jean-Bernard Bouvet, Bastien Brière	WR LMP2, #36	1870.050 kms	137	Gerard Welter	LMP2	3
DNF	Jaime Melo, Stéphane Daoudi, Jean-René de Fournoux	Ferrari 360 Modena GT, #70	1815.450 kms	133	JMB Racing	GT	14
DNF	Jean-Marc Gounon, Sam Hancock, Alexander Frei	Courage C65, #31	1733.550 kms	127	Courage Competition	LMP2	4
DNF	Gunnar Jeannette, Gavin Pickering, Renaud Derlot	Courage C65, #35	1692.600 kms	124	Epsilon Sport	LMP2	5
DNF	Bruno Besson, Jean-Luc Maury-Laribiére, Sylvain Boulay	Reynard 2KQ, #29	1665.300 kms	122	Noël del Bello	LMP1	16
DNF	Paul Belmondo, Marco Saviozzi	Courage C65, #37	1092.000 kms	80	Paul Belmondo Racing	LMP2	6
DNF	Alex Vasiliev, Robert Nearn, Nikolaj Fomenko	Porsche 996 GT3-RSR, #86	887.250 kms	65	Freisinger Motorsport	GT	15
DNF	Patrick Bourdais, Jean-Luc Blanchemain, Roland Bervillé	Panoz GTP, #11	737.100 kms	54	Panoz Motor Sport	LMP1	17
DNF	Phil Andrews, Calum Lockie, Anthony Kumpen	Lola B2K/10 B, #10	477.750 kms	35	Taurus Sports Racing	LMP1	18
DNF	Jon Field, Duncan Dayton, Larry Connor	Lola B01/60, #27	395.850 kms	29	Intersport Racing	LMP1	19
DNF	David Warnock, Jim Matthews, Paul Daniels	Porsche 996 GT3-R, #78	368.550 kms	27	PK Sport LTD	GT	16

Qualifying Results for the 2004 Le Mans 24 Hours on the Le Mans circuit

Position	Name	Car	Result	Team
1	Jamie Davies, Guy Smith, Johnny Herbert	Audi R8, #88	3:32.838	Audi Sport UK Team Veloqx
2	Pierre Kaffer, Frank Biela	Audi R8, #8	3:33.233	Audi Sport UK Team Veloqx
3	Andy Wallace, David Brabham, Hayanari Shimoda	Zytek 04S, #22	3:33.923	Zytek Engineering LTD
4	Rinaldo Capello, Tom Kristensen, Seiji Ara	Audi R8, #5	3:34.038	Audi Sport Japan Team Goh
5	Emmanuel Collard, Sébastien Bourdais, Nicolas Minassian	Pescarolo C60, #17	3:34.252	Pescarolo Sport
6	Emanuele Pirro, Marco Werner	Audi R8, #2	3:34.927	Champion Racing Dave Maraj
7	Hiroki Katou, Ryou Michigami, Ryou Fukuda	Dome S101, #9	3:36.285	Kondo Racing
8	Jan Lammers, Chris Dyson, Katsutomo Kaneishi	Dome S101, #15	3:36.353	Racing For Holland
9	João Barbosa, Rob Barff, Martin Short	Dallara SP1, #6	3:39.260	Rollcentre Racing
10	Tom Coronel, Justin Wilson, Ralph Firman	Dome S101, #16	3:40.261	Racing For Holland
11	Erik Comas, Benoit Treluyer, Soheil Ayari	Pescarolo C60, #18	3:40.399	Pescarolo Sport
12	Jean-Marc Gounon, Sam Hancock, Alexander Frei	Courage C65, #31	3:41.126	Courage Competition
13	Thomas Erdos, Mike Newton, Nathan Kinch	MG EX257, #25	3:42.298	RML
14	Werner Lupberger, Kevin McGarrity, Robbie Stirling	Nasamax DM139, #14	3:42.429	Team Nasamax
15	John Nielsen, Casper Elgaard, Jens Moller	Lister Storm LMP, #20	3:43.760	Lister Racing
16	Jon Field, Duncan Dayton, Larry Connor	Lola B01/60, #27	3:48.670	Intersport Racing
17	Peter Kox, Tomas Enge, Alain Menu	Ferrari 550 Maranello, #66	3:49.438	Prodrive Racing
18	Oliver Gavin, Olivier Beretta, Jan Magnussen	Chevrolet Corvette C5-R, #64	3:49.750	Corvette Racing
19	Didier Andre, Benjamin Leuenberger, Christian Vann	Lola B2K/10 B, #4	3:50.703	Taurus Sports Racing
20	Ron Fellows, Johnny O'Connell, Max Papis	Chevrolet Corvette C5-R, #63	3:51.378	Corvette Racing
21	Darren Turner, Rickard Rydell, Colin McRae	Ferrari 550 Maranello, #65	3:51.755	Prodrive Racing
22	Paul Belmondo, Marco Saviozzi	Courage C65, #37	3:51.862	Paul Belmondo Racing
23	Bruno Besson, Jean-Luc Maury-Laribiére, Sylvain Boulay	Reynard 2KQ, #29	3:53.640	Noël del Bello
24	Christophe Bouchut, Patrice Goueslard, Olivier Dupard	Ferrari 550 Maranello, #69	3:55.500	Larbre Compétition
25	Gunnar Jeannette, Gavin Pickering, Renaud Derlot	Courage C65, #35	3:57.850	Epsilon Sport
26	Clint Field, William Binnie, Rick Sutherland	Lola B2K/40, #32	3:59.984	Intersport Racing
27	Jean-Denis Deletraz, Ange Barde, Mike Hezemans	Ferrari 575 Maranello GTC, #62	4:00.714	Barron Connor Racing
28	John Bosch, Danny Sullivan, Thomas Biagi	Ferrari 575 Maranello GTC, #61	4:06.375	Barron Connor Racing
29	Sascha Maassen, Jörg Bergmeister, Patrick Long	Porsche 996 GT3-RSR, #90	4:07.394	Dale White, White Lightning Racing
30	Jaime Melo, Stéphane Daoudi, Jean-René de Fournoux	Ferrari 360 Modena GT, #70	4:08.484	JMB Racing
31	Marc Lieb, Mike Rockenfeller, Leo Hindery	Porsche 996 GT3-RSR, #87	4:09.079	Orbit
32	Stéphane Ortelli, Romain Dumas, Ralf Kelleners	Porsche 996 GT3-RSR, #85	4:10.011	Freisinger Motorsport
33	Alex Caffi, Gabrio Rosa, Peter van Merksteijn	Porsche 996 GT3-RS, #83	4:11.490	Seikel Motorsport
34	Haruki Kurosawa, Kazuyuki Nishizawa, Manabu Orido	Porsche 996 GT3-RSR, #77	4:12.949	Choroq Racing Team
35	Tim Sugden, Nigel Smith, Ian Khan	Porsche 996 GT3-R, #75	4:13.009	Thierry Perrier
36	Bob Berridge, Michael Caine, Christopher Stockton	TVR Tuscan T400R, #89	4:13.368	Chamberlain - Synergy Motorsport
37	Tony Burgess, Philip Collin, Andrew Bagnall	Porsche 996 GT3-RS, #84	4:13.943	Seikel Motorsport
38	Luc Alphand, Philippe Alméras, Christian Lavielle	Porsche 996 GT3-RS, #72	4:14.785	Luc Alphand Aventure
39	Rob Wilson, Frank Mountain, Hans Hugenholtz	Ferrari 360 Modena GTC, #92	4:18.768	Cirtek Motorsport
40	Alex Vasiliev, Robert Nearn, Nikolaj Fomenko	Porsche 996 GT3-RSR, #86	4:18.973	Freisinger Motorsport
41	Nigel Greensall, Lawrence Tomlinson, Gareth Evans	TVR Tuscan T400R, #96	4:19.980	Chamberlain - Synergy Motorsport
42	Ian Donaldson, Lars Nielsen, Gregor Fisken	Porsche 996 GT3-RSR, #81	4:20.010	The Racers Group
43	David Warnock, Jim Matthews, Paul Daniels	Porsche 996 GT3-R, #78	4:21.277	PK Sport LTD
44	Neil Cunningham, Adam Sharpe, Steve Hyde	Morgan Aero 8 GTN, #80	4:24.080	Morgan Works Race Team
45	Patrick Bourdais, Jean-Luc Blanchemain, Roland Bervillé	Panoz GTP, #11	3:57.816	Panoz Motor Sport
46	Tristan Gommendy, Jean-Bernard Bouvet, Bastien Brière	WR LMP2, #36	4:05.163	Gerard Welter
47	Olivier Porta, Yojiro Terada, Patrice Roussel	WR LMP2, #24	4:05.852	Rachel Welter
48	Phil Andrews, Calum Lockie, Anthony Kumpen	Lola B2K/10 B, #10	4:14.380	Taurus Sports Racing