2004 American Le Mans Series
The 2004 American Le Mans Series season was the 34th season for the IMSA GT Championship, and the sixth under the American Le Mans Series banner. It was a series for Le Mans Prototypes (LMP) and Grand Touring (GT) race cars divided into 4 classes: LMP1, LMP2, GTS, and GT. It began March 20, 2004 and ended October 16, 2004 after 9 races.
Schedule
[edit]Three circuits were added to the 2004 schedule, replacing three events which did not return from 2003. The sprint event at Road Atlanta along with Circuit Trois-Rivières and the Miami, Florida street circuit were removed, while Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course and Portland International Raceway both returned once again. These were joined by the addition of Lime Rock Park. The removal of Trois-Rivières rendered Mosport as the only race outside the United States.
Rnd | Race | Circuit | Date |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Mobil 1 12 Hours of Sebring | Sebring Raceway | March 20 |
2 | American Le Mans at Mid-Ohio | Mid-Ohio | June 27 |
3 | New England Grand Prix | Lime Rock Park | July 5 |
4 | Infineon Grand Prix of Sonoma | Infineon Raceway | July 18 |
5 | Portland Grand Prix | Portland International Raceway | July 25 |
6 | Toronto Grand Prix of Mosport | Mosport | August 8 |
7 | Road America 500 | Road America | August 22 |
8 | Chevy presents Petit Le Mans | Road Atlanta | September 25 |
9 | Audi Sports Car Championships | Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca | October 16 |
Sources:[1][2] |
Season results
[edit]Overall winner in bold.
Teams Championship
[edit]Points are awarded to the top 10 finishers in the following order:[4]
- 20-16-13-10-8-6-4-3-2-1
Exceptions were for the 4 Hour Monterey Sports Car Championships was scored in the following order:
- 23-19-16-13-11-9-7-6-5-4
And for the 12 Hours of Sebring and Petit Le Mans which award the top 10 finishers in the following order:
- 26-22-19-16-14-12-10-9-8-7
Cars failing to complete 70% of the winner's distance are not awarded points. Teams only score the points of their highest finishing entry in each race.
LMP1 Standings
[edit]Pos | Team | Chassis | Engine | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 | Rd 7 | Rd 8 | Rd 9 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Audi R8 | Audi 3.6L Turbo V8 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 20 | 26 | 19 | 183 | |
2 | MG-Lola EX257 | MG (AER) XP20 2.0L Turbo I4 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 133 | ||
3 | Audi R8 | Audi 3.6L Turbo V8 | 26 | 26 | |||||||||
4 | Riley & Scott Mk III C Lola B01/60 |
Élan 6L8 6.0L V8 Judd KV675 3.4L V8 |
9 |
16 |
25 | ||||||||
5 | Dallara SP1 | Judd GV4 4.0L V10 | 16 | 16 | |||||||||
6 | Riley & Scott Mk III C | Lincoln (Élan) 5.0L V8 | 12 | 12 | |||||||||
7 | Panoz GTP | Élan 6L8 6.0L V8 | 10 | 10 |
LMP2 Standings
[edit]Pos | Team | Chassis | Engine | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 | Rd 7 | Rd 8 | Rd 9 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Lola B2K/40 Courage C65 |
Nissan (AER) VQL 3.0L V6 MG (AER) XP20 2.0L Turbo I4 |
26 |
13 |
20 |
16 |
16 |
16 |
20 |
19 |
146 | ||
2 | Lola B2K/40 | Judd KV675 3.4L V8 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 26 | 23 | 129 | ||||
3 | Lola B2K/40 | Ford (Millington) 2.0L Turbo I4 | 16 | 16 | 22 | 54 | |||||||
4 | Lola B2K/40 | Nissan (AER) VQL 3.0L V6 | 22 | 22 | |||||||||
5 | Pilbeam MP91 | Nissan (AER) VQL 3.0L V6 Willman 3.4L V6 |
13 |
13 |
GTS Standings
[edit]Pos | Team | Chassis | Engine | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 | Rd 7 | Rd 8 | Rd 9 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Chevrolet Corvette C5-R | Chevrolet 7.0L V8 | 26 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 26 | 23 | 195 | |
2 | Saleen S7-R | Ford 7.0L V8 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 116 | ||
3 | Dodge Viper GTS-R | Dodge 8.0L V10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 19 | 59 | |||||
4 | Lamborghini Murciélago R-GT | Lamborghini 6.0L V12 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 14 | 50 | ||||||
5 | Ferrari 575-GTC Maranello | Ferrari 6.0L V12 | 22 | 22 |
GT Standings
[edit]Pos | Team | Chassis | Engine | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 | Rd 7 | Rd 8 | Rd 9 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Porsche 911 GT3-RSR | Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | 26 | 16 | 13 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 26 | 23 | 184 | |
2 | Porsche 911 GT3-RSR | Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | 16 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 140 | |
3 | Porsche 911 GT3-RSR | Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 9 | 114 | |
4 | Porsche 911 GT3-RSR | Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 80 | |
5 | Ferrari 360GTC Modena | Ferrari 3.6L V8 | 10 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 13 | 79 | ||||
6 | Porsche 911 GT3-RSR | Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 58 | ||
7 | Porsche 911 GT3-RSR | Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 41 | ||||
8 | Porsche 911 GT3-RS | Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 17 | |||||
9 | Panoz Esperante GT-LM | Ford (Élan) 5.0L V8 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | |||||||
10= | Morgan Aero 8-R | BMW (Mader) 4.5L V8 | 7 | 7 | |||||||||
10= | Porsche 911 GT3-RSR Ferrari 360GTC Modena |
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 Ferrari 3.6L V8 |
7 |
7 |
References
[edit]- ^ "ALMS Announces 2004 Race Schedule – All Road Course Schedule "Avoids"". DailySportsCar. October 17, 2003. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
- ^ "American LeMans Series - 2004: Racing Calendar". Speedsport Magazine. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
- ^ "American LeMans Series - Season 2004: Results". Speedsport Magazine. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
- ^ "American LeMans Series - 2004: Point standings". Speedsport Magazine. Retrieved January 21, 2024.