2009 24 Hours of Spa
{{Short description|Motor racing meeting}}
{{Motorsport season
| title = Total Spa 24 Hours
| link = 24 Hours of Spa
| year = 2009
}}
File:Spa-Francorchamps of Belgium.svg]]
The 2009 Total 24 Hours of Spa was the 62nd running of the Spa 24 Hours and the fourth round of the 2009 FIA GT Championship season. The race took place at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps between 25 and 26 July 2009. Joining the FIA GT Championship competitors were cars from numerous national GT series as well as competitors from the FIA GT3 European Championship. This was the last time GT1 machinery was eligible for the race, as well as the last Spa 24 Hours that was part of the FIA GT Championship.
PK Carsport's Anthony Kumpen, Mike Hezemans, Kurt Mollekens, and Jos Menten won the race for the second time for Corvette, leading a Vitaphone Racing Maserati and a Phoenix Racing Audi for the overall podium. The GT2 category was won by AF Corse Ferrari, while the Ford GT of Matech GT Racing won amongst G3 entries.
Report
=Qualifying=
Qualifying's three sessions were hampered by rain, with the only dry track time coming in the early minutes of the first session. The three Vitaphone Maseratis were able to quickly grab the top positions before the rains came, locking them into that position as no improvements were able to be made in any of the latter wet sessions.{{cite web | url = http://www.fiagt.com/newsitem.php?key=2111 | title = Müller and Bruni on pole after wet qualifying | publisher = FIA GT Championship | date = 2009-07-24 | accessdate = 2009-07-26}}
The No. 120 Rossa Corsa Ferrari and No. 11 Full Speed Racing Saleen were required to start from pit lane after they both changed engines following qualifying. The two PMB Motorsports Porsches did not participate in any of the three qualifying sessions and also had to start from pit lane.
==Qualifying results==
Pole position winners in each class are marked in bold.{{cite web | url = http://www.fiagt.com/results.php?season=2009&event=4&session=Combined%20Qualifying | title = Combined Qualifying | publisher = FIA GT Championship | date = 2009-07-24 | accessdate = 2009-07-26}}
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! Pos ! Class ! Team ! Lap Time ! Grid |
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! 1 | GT1 | No.2 Vitaphone Racing Team | 2:18.030 | 1 |
2
| GT1 | No.33 Vitaphone Racing Team DHL | 2:18.591 | 2 |
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3
| GT1 | No.1 Vitaphone Racing Team | 2:19.222 | 3 |
4
| GT1 | No.8 Sangari Team Brazil | 2:19.530 | 4 |
5
| GT1 | No.3 Selleslagh Racing Team | 2:19.670 | 5 |
6
| GT1 | No.40 Marc VDS Racing Team | 2:21.881 | 6 |
7
| GT1 | No.4 PK Carsport | 2:22.640 | 7 |
8
| GT1 | No.35 Nissan Motorsports | 2:24.109 | 8 |
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! 9 | GT2 | No.50 AF Corse | 2:25.232 | 9 |
10
| GT2 | No.55 CRS Racing | 2:26.349 | 10 |
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! 11 | G3 | No.121 Matech GT Racing | 2:26.364 | 11 |
12
| GT2 | No.59 Trackspeed Racing | 2:26.471 | 12 |
13
| GT2 | No.77 BMS Scuderia Italia | 2:26.584 | 13 |
14
| GT2 | No.51 AF Corse | 2:27.245 | 14 |
15
| GT2 | No.70 IMSA Performance Matmut | 2:28.038 | 15 |
16
| GT2 | No.60 Prospeed Competition | 2:28.133 | 16 |
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! 17 | G2 | No.111 Phoenix Racing | 2:28.327 | 17 |
18
| GT2 | No.97 Brixia Racing | 2:29.320 | 18 |
19
| G3 | No.172 Barwell Motorsports | 2:30.014 | 19 |
20
| G3 | No.145 First Motorsport | 2:30.458 | 20 |
21
| GT2 | No.56 CRS Racing | 2:30.593 | 21 |
22
| G3 | No.123 Mühlner Motorsport | 2:30.648 | 22 |
23
| G3 | No.174 M.P. Sport | 2:31.472 | 23 |
24
| G2 | No.118 Gravity Racing International | 2:31.601 | 24 |
25
| G3 | No.124 Mühlner Motorsport | 2:31.693 | 25 |
26
| G3 | No.122 Matech GT Racing | 2:31.796 | 26 |
27
| GT2 | No.99 JMB Racing | 2:32.294 | 27 |
28
| GT2 | No.61 Prospeed Competition | 2:36.050 | 28 |
29
| G2 | No.116 Jetalliance Racing | 2:39.943 | 29 |
30
| G3 | No.120 Rossa Corsa | 2:39.981 | Pit |
31
| G3 | No.160 Prospeed Competition | 2:41.463 | 30 |
32
| GT1 | No.11 Full Speed Racing Team | 2:41.902 | Pit |
33
| G2 | No.110 G&A Racing | 2:52.360 | 31 |
34
| G3 | No.161 Prospeed Competition | 2:55.564 | 32 |
35
| GT2 | No.78 BMS Scuderia Italia | 2:58.437 | 33 |
36
| GT2 | No.95 PeCom Racing | 2:59.646 | 35 |
37
| G3 | No.175 M.P. Garage | 3:00.933 | 34 |
–
| G2 | No.117 PMB Motorsport | No Time | Pit |
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| G2 | No.115 PMB Motorsport | No Time | Pit |
=Race=
Victory in the race went to the number 4 PK Carsport Chevrolet Corvette C6.R GT1, which finished 11 laps ahead of the second placed Maserati MC12 GT1 of Vitaphone Racing Team DHL. Phoenix Racing, AF Corse and Matech GT Racing took class victories.
Following the race, Porsche revealed that all of their cars participating in the GT2 category had used steel sleeves which did not match the homologation papers for the 997 GT3-RSR. The FIA later disqualified all Porsches from the GT2 category for this violation, amending the final race results.{{cite web | url = http://www.fiagt.com/newsitem.php?key=2244 | title = Oschersleben and Spa results finalised | publisher = FIA GT Championship | date = 2009-10-03 | accessdate = 2009-10-03}}
==Race result==
Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 75% of winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC).{{cite web | url = http://www.fiagt.com/results.php?season=2009&event=4&session=Race%20Result | title = Race Result | publisher = FIA GT Championship | date = 2009-07-26 | accessdate = 2009-07-26}}
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!rowspan=2| Pos !rowspan=2| Class !rowspan=2| No !rowspan=2| Team !rowspan=2| Drivers ! Chassis !rowspan=2| Tyre !rowspan=2| Laps |
Engine |
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!rowspan=2| 1 |rowspan=2| GT1 |rowspan=2| 4 |rowspan=2| {{flagicon|BEL}} PK Carsport |rowspan=2| {{flagicon|BEL}} Anthony Kumpen |rowspan=2| {{Michelin}} |rowspan=2| 559 |
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| Chevrolet LS7.R 7.0 L V8 |
rowspan=2| 2
|rowspan=2| GT1 |rowspan=2| 33 |rowspan=2| {{flagicon|DEU}} Vitaphone Racing Team DHL |rowspan=2| {{flagicon|BEL}} Vincent Vosse | Maserati MC12 GT1 |rowspan=2| {{Michelin}} |rowspan=2| 548 |
Maserati 6.0 L V12 |
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!rowspan=2| 3 |rowspan=2| G2 |rowspan=2| 111 |rowspan=2| {{flagicon|DEU}} Phoenix Racing |rowspan=2| {{flagicon|CHE}} Marcel Fässler | Audi R8 LMS |rowspan=2| {{Michelin}} |rowspan=2| 544 |
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| Audi 5.2 L V10 |
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!rowspan=2| 4 |rowspan=2| GT2 |rowspan=2| 50 |rowspan=2| {{flagicon|ITA}} AF Corse |rowspan=2| {{flagicon|ITA}} Gianmaria Bruni | Ferrari F430 GT2 |rowspan=2| {{Michelin}} |rowspan=2| 540 |
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| Ferrari 4.0 L V8 |
rowspan=2| 5
|rowspan=2| GT2 |rowspan=2| 56 |rowspan=2| {{flagicon|GBR}} CRS Racing |rowspan=2| {{flagicon|GBR}} Rob Bell | Ferrari F430 GT2 |rowspan=2| {{Michelin}} |rowspan=2| 528 |
Ferrari 4.0 L V8 |
rowspan=2| 6
|rowspan=2| GT2 |rowspan=2| 55 |rowspan=2| {{flagicon|GBR}} CRS Racing |rowspan=2| {{flagicon|CAN}} Chris Niarchos | Ferrari F430 GT2 |rowspan=2| {{Michelin}} |rowspan=2| 525 |
Ferrari 4.0 L V8 |
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!rowspan=2| 7 |rowspan=2| G3 |rowspan=2| 121 |rowspan=2| {{flagicon|CHE}} Matech GT Racing |rowspan=2| {{flagicon|DEU}} Thomas Mutsch | Ford GT GT3 |rowspan=2| {{Michelin}} |rowspan=2| 519 |
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| Ford 5.0 L Supercharged V8 |
rowspan=2| 8
|rowspan=2| G3 |rowspan=2| 123 |rowspan=2| {{flagicon|BEL}} Mühlner Motorsport |rowspan=2| {{flagicon|BEL}} Christian Lefort | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup S |rowspan=2| {{Michelin}} |rowspan=2| 518 |
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 |
rowspan=2| 9
|rowspan=2| G3 |rowspan=2| 161 |rowspan=2| {{flagicon|BEL}} Prospeed Competition |rowspan=2| {{flagicon|FIN}} Markus Palttala | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup S |rowspan=2| {{Michelin}} |rowspan=2| 517 |
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 |
rowspan=2| 10
|rowspan=2| GT1 |rowspan=2| 35 |rowspan=2| {{flagicon|JPN}} Nissan Motorsports |rowspan=2| {{flagicon|GBR}} Darren Turner | Nissan GT-R GT1 |rowspan=2| {{Michelin}} |rowspan=2| 513 |
Nissan 5.6 L V8 |
rowspan=2| 11
|rowspan=2| G3 |rowspan=2| 172 |rowspan=2| {{flagicon|GBR}} Barwell Motorsport |rowspan=2| {{flagicon|BEL}} Eddy Renard |rowspan=2| {{Michelin}} |rowspan=2| 503 |
Aston Martin 6.0 L V12 |
rowspan=2| 12
|rowspan=2| G3 |rowspan=2| 145 |rowspan=2| {{flagicon|BEL}} First Motorsport |rowspan=2| {{flagicon|BEL}} Christian Kelders | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup S |rowspan=2| {{Michelin}} |rowspan=2| 497 |
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 |
rowspan=2| 13
|rowspan=2| GT1 |rowspan=2| 1 |rowspan=2| {{flagicon|DEU}} Vitaphone Racing Team |rowspan=2| {{flagicon|DEU}} Michael Bartels | Maserati MC12 GT1 |rowspan=2| {{Michelin}} |rowspan=2| 489 |
Maserati 6.0 L V12 |
rowspan=2| 14
|rowspan=2| G2 |rowspan=2| 116 |rowspan=2| {{flagicon|AUT}} Jetalliance Racing |rowspan=2| {{flagicon|AUT}} Lukas Lichtner-Hoyer | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup |rowspan=2| {{Michelin}} |rowspan=2| 487 |
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 |
rowspan=2| 15
|rowspan=2| GT1 |rowspan=2| 3 |rowspan=2| {{flagicon|BEL}} Selleslagh Racing Team |rowspan=2| {{flagicon|BEL}} Bert Longin |rowspan=2| {{Michelin}} |rowspan=2| 485 |
Chevrolet LS7.R 7.0 L V8 |
rowspan=2| 16
|rowspan=2| G3 |rowspan=2| 160 |rowspan=2| {{flagicon|BEL}} Prospeed Competition |rowspan=2| {{flagicon|BEL}} Christophe Kerhove | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup S |rowspan=2| {{Michelin}} |rowspan=2| 484 |
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 |
rowspan=2| 17
|rowspan=2| G3 |rowspan=2| 120 |rowspan=2| {{flagicon|IRL}} Rosso Corsa |rowspan=2| {{flagicon|IRL}} Michael Cullen | Ferrari F430 GT3 |rowspan=2| {{Pirelli}} |rowspan=2| 476 |
Ferrari 4.3 L V8 |
rowspan=2| 18 DNF |rowspan=2| GT1 |rowspan=2| 2 |rowspan=2| {{flagicon|DEU}} Vitaphone Racing Team |rowspan=2| {{flagicon|PRT}} Miguel Ramos | Maserati MC12 GT1 |rowspan=2| {{Michelin}} |rowspan=2| 419 |
Maserati 6.0 L V12 |
rowspan=2| 19 DNF |rowspan=2| GT2 |rowspan=2| 99 |rowspan=2| {{flagicon|MCO}} JMB Racing |rowspan=2| {{flagicon|CHE}} Maurizio Basso | Ferrari F430 GT2 |rowspan=2| {{Michelin}} |rowspan=2| 406 |
Ferrari 4.0 L V8 |
rowspan=2| 20 NC |rowspan=2| G2 |rowspan=2| 110 |rowspan=2| {{flagicon|BEL}} G&A Racing |rowspan=2| {{flagicon|BEL}} Guino Kenis | Mosler MT900R GT3 |rowspan=2| {{Pirelli}} |rowspan=2| 403 |
Chevrolet LS7 7.0 L V8 |
rowspan=2| 21 DNF |rowspan=2| GT2 |rowspan=2| 77 |rowspan=2| {{flagicon|ITA}} BMS Scuderia Italia |rowspan=2| {{flagicon|ITA}} Paolo Ruberti | Ferrari F430 GT2 |rowspan=2| {{Pirelli}} |rowspan=2| 329 |
Ferrari 4.0 L V8 |
rowspan=2| 22 NC |rowspan=2| GT1 |rowspan=2| 40 |rowspan=2| {{flagicon|BEL}} Marc VDS Racing Team |rowspan=2| {{flagicon|BEL}} Renaud Kuppens | Ford GT1 |rowspan=2| {{Michelin}} |rowspan=2| 318 |
Ford 5.0 L V8 |
rowspan=2| 23 DNF |rowspan=2| GT2 |rowspan=2| 51 |rowspan=2| {{flagicon|ITA}} AF Corse |rowspan=2| {{flagicon|ESP}} Álvaro Barba | Ferrari F430 GT2 |rowspan=2| {{Michelin}} |rowspan=2| 316 |
Ferrari 4.0 L V8 |
rowspan=2| 24 DNF |rowspan=2| G3 |rowspan=2| 174 |rowspan=2| {{flagicon|FRA}} M.P. Racing |rowspan=2| {{flagicon|FRA}} Romain Brandela |rowspan=2| {{Michelin}} |rowspan=2| 288 |
BMW 4.4 L Supercharged V8 |
rowspan=2| 25 DNF |rowspan=2| G3 |rowspan=2| 122 |rowspan=2| {{flagicon|CHE}} Matech GT Racing |rowspan=2| {{flagicon|BRA}} Alexandre Funari Negrão | Ford GT GT3 |rowspan=2| {{Michelin}} |rowspan=2| 272 |
Ford 5.0 L Supercharged V8 |
rowspan=2| 26 DNF |rowspan=2| G3 |rowspan=2| 124 |rowspan=2| {{flagicon|BEL}} Mühlner Motorsport |rowspan=2| {{flagicon|DEU}} Jürgen Häring | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup S |rowspan=2| {{Michelin}} |rowspan=2| 234 |
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 |
rowspan=2| 27 DNF |rowspan=2| G2 |rowspan=2| 117 |rowspan=2| {{flagicon|BEL}} PMB Motorsport |rowspan=2| {{flagicon|DEU}} Wolfgang Kaufmann | Porsche 996 GT2-R |rowspan=2| {{Pirelli}} |rowspan=2| 159 |
Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 |
rowspan=2| 28 DNF |rowspan=2| GT1 |rowspan=2| 11 |rowspan=2| {{flagicon|AUT}} Full Speed Racing Team |rowspan=2| {{flagicon|BEL}} Robert Dierick | Saleen S7-R |rowspan=2| {{Pirelli}} |rowspan=2| 128 |
Ford 7.0 L V8 |
rowspan=2| 29 DNF |rowspan=2| G2 |rowspan=2| 118 |rowspan=2| {{flagicon|BEL}} Gravity Racing International |rowspan=2| {{flagicon|CAN}} Jacques Villeneuve | Mosler MT900R GT3 |rowspan=2| {{Michelin}} |rowspan=2| 65 |
Chevrolet LS7 7.0 L V8 |
rowspan=2| 30 DNF |rowspan=2| GT1 |rowspan=2| 8 |rowspan=2| {{flagicon|BRA}} Sangari Team Brazil |rowspan=2| {{flagicon|BRA}} Enrique Bernoldi |rowspan=2| {{Michelin}} |rowspan=2| 55 |
Chevrolet LS7.R 7.0 L V8 |
rowspan=2| 31 DNF |rowspan=2| G2 |rowspan=2| 115 |rowspan=2| {{flagicon|BEL}} PMB Motorsport |rowspan=2| {{flagicon|FRA}} Gérard Tremblay | Porsche 996 GT2-R |rowspan=2| {{Pirelli}} |rowspan=2| 26 |
Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 |
rowspan=2| 32 DNF |rowspan=2| G3 |rowspan=2| 175 |rowspan=2| {{flagicon|FRA}} M.P. Racing |rowspan=2| {{flagicon|FRA}} Michaël Petit |rowspan=2| {{Michelin}} |rowspan=2| 3 |
BMW 4.4 L Supercharged V8 |
rowspan=2| 33 DNF |rowspan=2| GT2 |rowspan=2| 78 |rowspan=2| {{flagicon|ITA}} BMS Scuderia Italia |rowspan=2| {{flagicon|ITA}} Fabio Babini | Ferrari F430 GT2 |rowspan=2| {{Pirelli}} |rowspan=2| 3 |
Ferrari 4.0 L V8 |
rowspan=2| 34 DNF |rowspan=2| GT2 |rowspan=2| 95 |rowspan=2| {{flagicon|ARG}} PeCom Racing Team |rowspan=2| {{flagicon|ITA}} Lorenzo Casè | Ferrari F430 GT2 |rowspan=2| {{Michelin}} |rowspan=2| 3 |
Ferrari 4.0 L V8 |
rowspan=2| DSQ
|rowspan=2| GT2 |rowspan=2| 97 |rowspan=2| {{flagicon|ITA}} Brixia Racing |rowspan=2| {{flagicon|ITA}} Luigi Lucchini | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR |rowspan=2| {{Michelin}} |rowspan=2| 535 |
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 |
rowspan=2| DSQ
|rowspan=2| GT2 |rowspan=2| 61 |rowspan=2| {{flagicon|BEL}} Prospeed Competition |rowspan=2| {{flagicon|NLD}} Paul van Splunteren | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR |rowspan=2| {{Michelin}} |rowspan=2| 527 |
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 |
rowspan=2| DSQ
|rowspan=2| GT2 |rowspan=2| 60 |rowspan=2| {{flagicon|BEL}} Prospeed Competition |rowspan=2| {{flagicon|FRA}} Emmanuel Collard | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR |rowspan=2| {{Michelin}} |rowspan=2| 526 |
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 |
rowspan=2| DSQ
|rowspan=2| GT2 |rowspan=2| 59 |rowspan=2| {{flagicon|GBR}} Trackspeed Racing |rowspan=2| {{flagicon|GBR}} Tim Sugden | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR |rowspan=2| {{Michelin}} |rowspan=2| 486 |
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 |
rowspan=2| DSQ
|rowspan=2| GT2 |rowspan=2| 70 |rowspan=2| {{flagicon|FRA}} IMSA Performance Matmut |rowspan=2| {{flagicon|FRA}} Raymond Narac | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR |rowspan=2| {{Michelin}} |rowspan=2| 425 |
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 |
References
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{{Sportscar Race Report
| Year_of_race = 2009
| Sportscar_Series = FIA GT Championship
| Previous_race_in_season = FIA GT Oschersleben 2 Hours
| Next_race_in_season = Budapest City Challenge
}}