2009 24 Hours of Spa

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.

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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.[1]

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.[2]

Pos Class Team Lap Time Grid
1 GT1 No.2 Vitaphone Racing Team 2:18.030 1
2 GT1 No.33 Vitaphone Racing Team DHL 2:18.591 2
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
9 GT2 No.50 AF Corse 2:25.232 9
10 GT2 No.55 CRS Racing 2:26.349 10
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
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
– 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.[3]

Race result

Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 75% of winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC).[4]

Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Tyre Laps
Engine
1 GT1 4 PK Carsport Anthony Kumpen
Kurt Mollekens
Mike Hezemans
Jos Menten		 Chevrolet Corvette C6.R M 559
Chevrolet LS7.R 7.0 L V8
2 GT1 33 Vitaphone Racing Team DHL Vincent Vosse
Stéphane Léméret
Alessandro Pier Guidi
Carl Rosenblad		 Maserati MC12 GT1 M 548
Maserati 6.0 L V12
3 G2 111 Phoenix Racing Marcel Fässler
Henri Moser
Alexandros Margaritis
Marc Basseng		 Audi R8 LMS M 544
Audi 5.2 L V10
4 GT2 50 AF Corse Gianmaria Bruni
Toni Vilander
Jaime Melo
Luís Pérez Companc		 Ferrari F430 GT2 M 540
Ferrari 4.0 L V8
5 GT2 56 CRS Racing Rob Bell
Andrew Kirkaldy
Antonio García
Peter Kox		 Ferrari F430 GT2 M 528
Ferrari 4.0 L V8
6 GT2 55 CRS Racing Chris Niarchos
Tim Mullen
Phil Quaife
Chris Goodwin		 Ferrari F430 GT2 M 525
Ferrari 4.0 L V8
7 G3 121 Matech GT Racing Thomas Mutsch
Marc Hennerici
Maxime Martin
Peter Wyss		 Ford GT GT3 M 519
Ford 5.0 L Supercharged V8
8 G3 123 Mühlner Motorsport Christian Lefort
François Verbist
Rodney Forbes		 Porsche 997 GT3 Cup S M 518
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
9 G3 161 Prospeed Competition Markus Palttala
Niki Lanik
David Loix
Oskar Slingerland		 Porsche 997 GT3 Cup S M 517
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
10 GT1 35 Nissan Motorsports
Gigawave Motorsport		 Darren Turner
Anthony Davidson
Michael Krumm		 Nissan GT-R GT1 M 513
Nissan 5.6 L V8
11 G3 172 Barwell Motorsport Eddy Renard
Koen Wauters
Jeffrey van Hooydonk
Julien Schroyen		 Aston Martin DBRS9 M 503
Aston Martin 6.0 L V12
12 G3 145 First Motorsport Christian Kelders
Philippe Greisch
Éric Hélary
Daniel Desbrueres		 Porsche 997 GT3 Cup S M 497
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
13 GT1 1 Vitaphone Racing Team Michael Bartels
Andrea Bertolini
Stéphane Sarrazin
Alexandre Negrão		 Maserati MC12 GT1 M 489
Maserati 6.0 L V12
14 G2 116 Jetalliance Racing Lukas Lichtner-Hoyer
Vitus Eckert
Martin Rich
Ryan Sharp		 Porsche 997 GT3 Cup M 487
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
15 GT1 3 Selleslagh Racing Team Bert Longin
Maxime Soulet
James Ruffier
Oliver Gavin		 Chevrolet Corvette C6.R M 485
Chevrolet LS7.R 7.0 L V8
16 G3 160 Prospeed Competition Christophe Kerhove
Rémy Brouard
Eric Havette
Philippe Nozière		 Porsche 997 GT3 Cup S M 484
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
17 G3 120 Rosso Corsa Michael Cullen
Paddy Shovlin
Mark Patterson
Peter Ludwig		 Ferrari F430 GT3 P 476
Ferrari 4.3 L V8
18
DNF		 GT1 2 Vitaphone Racing Team Miguel Ramos
Pedro Lamy
Alex Müller
Eric van de Poele		 Maserati MC12 GT1 M 419
Maserati 6.0 L V12
19
DNF		 GT2 99 JMB Racing Maurizio Basso
Peter Kutemann
John Hartshorne
Stéphane Daoudi		 Ferrari F430 GT2 M 406
Ferrari 4.0 L V8
20
NC		 G2 110 G&A Racing Guino Kenis
Michael De Keersmaecker
Patrick Smets
Joël Schuybroeck		 Mosler MT900R GT3 P 403
Chevrolet LS7 7.0 L V8
21
DNF		 GT2 77 BMS Scuderia Italia Paolo Ruberti
Matteo Malucelli
Diego Romanini
Kenneth Heyer		 Ferrari F430 GT2 P 329
Ferrari 4.0 L V8
22
NC		 GT1 40 Marc VDS Racing Team Renaud Kuppens
Bas Leinders
Eric De Doncker		 Ford GT1 M 318
Ford 5.0 L V8
23
DNF		 GT2 51 AF Corse Álvaro Barba
Niki Cadei
Matías Russo
Pierre Kaffer		 Ferrari F430 GT2 M 316
Ferrari 4.0 L V8
24
DNF		 G3 174 M.P. Racing
Sport Garage		 Romain Brandela
Gaël Lesoudier
Thierry Prignaud
André Alain Corbel		 BMW Alpina B6 GT3 M 288
BMW 4.4 L Supercharged V8
25
DNF		 G3 122 Matech GT Racing Alexandre Funari Negrão
Constantino de Oliveira Jr.
Luiz Clemente Lunardi
Andreas Mattheis		 Ford GT GT3 M 272
Ford 5.0 L Supercharged V8
26
DNF		 G3 124 Mühlner Motorsport Jürgen Häring
Achim Dürr
René Bourdeaux
Dimitrios Konstantinou		 Porsche 997 GT3 Cup S M 234
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
27
DNF		 G2 117 PMB Motorsport Wolfgang Kaufmann
Philippe Ullman
Gilles Vannelet
Jonathan Hirschi		 Porsche 996 GT2-R P 159
Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6
28
DNF		 GT1 11 Full Speed Racing Team Robert Dierick
Carlo van Dam
Arjan van der Zwaan
Rob van der Zwaan		 Saleen S7-R P 128
Ford 7.0 L V8
29
DNF		 G2 118 Gravity Racing International Jacques Villeneuve
Vincent Radermecker
Loris de Sordi
Ho-Pin Tung		 Mosler MT900R GT3 M 65
Chevrolet LS7 7.0 L V8
30
DNF		 GT1 8 Sangari Team Brazil Enrique Bernoldi
Roberto Streit
Xavier Maassen		 Chevrolet Corvette C6.R M 55
Chevrolet LS7.R 7.0 L V8
31
DNF		 G2 115 PMB Motorsport Gérard Tremblay
Dominique Nury
Christophe Lapierre
Jean-Charles Perrin		 Porsche 996 GT2-R P 26
Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6
32
DNF		 G3 175 M.P. Racing
Sport Garage		 Michaël Petit
Ange Barde
Pascal Hugot
Valentin Hummel		 BMW Alpina B6 GT3 M 3
BMW 4.4 L Supercharged V8
33
DNF		 GT2 78 BMS Scuderia Italia Fabio Babini
Christian Pescatori
Marcello Zani		 Ferrari F430 GT2 P 3
Ferrari 4.0 L V8
34
DNF		 GT2 95 PeCom Racing Team
AF Corse		 Lorenzo Casè
Cédric Sbirrazuoli		 Ferrari F430 GT2 M 3
Ferrari 4.0 L V8
DSQ GT2 97 Brixia Racing Luigi Lucchini
Martin Ragginger
Marco Holzer
Bryce Miller		 Porsche 997 GT3-RSR M 535
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
DSQ GT2 61 Prospeed Competition Paul van Splunteren
Raymond Coronel
Niek Hommerson
Louis Machiels		 Porsche 997 GT3-RSR M 527
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
DSQ GT2 60 Prospeed Competition Emmanuel Collard
Richard Westbrook
Sean Edwards
Darryl O'Young		 Porsche 997 GT3-RSR M 526
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
DSQ GT2 59 Trackspeed Racing Tim Sugden
David Ashburn
Stéphane Ortelli
Jörg Bergmeister		 Porsche 997 GT3-RSR M 486
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
DSQ GT2 70 IMSA Performance Matmut Raymond Narac
Patrick Pilet
Patrick Long		 Porsche 997 GT3-RSR M 425
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6

References
  1. "Müller and Bruni on pole after wet qualifying". FIA GT Championship. 2009-07-24. Retrieved 2009-07-26.
  2. "Combined Qualifying". FIA GT Championship. 2009-07-24. Retrieved 2009-07-26.
  3. "Oschersleben and Spa results finalised". FIA GT Championship. 2009-10-03. Retrieved 2009-10-03.
  4. "Race Result". FIA GT Championship. 2009-07-26. Retrieved 2009-07-26.
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