24 Hour Spa-Francorchamps: Race Result and Gallery

The WRT Belgian Audi Club R8 LMS took the win after a day of racing at the Spa-Francorchamps 24 Hour race over the weekend. Drivers Timo Scheider, Greg Franchi and Matthias Ekstrom took the Audi R8 LMS to victory at the grueling race, proving once again Audi’s strength in endurance racing.

“An incredible feeling!” enthused Scheider. “Obviously the expectations before the race were very high. I always tried to subdue them a little because the competition was stronger than ever before and we also started with a very young team which hardly any of us knew beforehand. The guys did a fantastic job from the very first minute of practice and stayed cool in spite of the enormous pressure. Our Audi R8 LMS survived the 24 hours without a single scratch. A marvelous weekend for all of us.”

“For a young team like us this victory is incredible,” said Vincent Vosse, WRT team boss. “The 24 hours of Spa was a very important race for Audi. We worked very purposefully towards the goal. Everybody stuck together for a year. This victory is the just reward for the team and us as big family. Thank you to all at Audi Sport, quattro GmbH and the Belgian Audi Club.”

Finishing second is Schubert Racing’s BMW Z4 and coming in third overall is the Black Falcon Mercedes SLS.

Full Race Result
PosCarClassDriversCarTimeLapsGapAvg
speed
133PROMatthias Ekström / Greg Franchi / Timo ScheiderAudi R8 LMS24:01:22.333545
276PRODirk Werner / Edward Sandström / Claudia HürtgenBMW Z424:02:11.12654348.793
335PROKenneth Heyer / Thomas Jäger / Stéphane LemeretMercedes SLS AMG24:02:07.32853544.995
432PROFilipe Albuquerqe / Bert Longin / Stephane OrtelliAudi R8 LMS24:01:22.5795340.246
529PROMatteo Bobbi / Frank Kechele / Giacamo PetrobelliFerrari 458 Italia24:02:08.63653146.303
620PAMLudovic Badey / Franck Morel / Guliaume Moreau / Jean-Luc BeaubeliqueFerrari 458 Italia24:02:08.09553045.762
790PAMDavid Jones / Godfrey Jones / Mike JordanMercedes SLS AMG24:02:48.1745291:25.841
83PROYann Clairay / Julien Rodrigues / Pierre Brice MenaAston Martin DBRS 924:03:03.4865271:41.153
950PAMJack Gerber / Matt Griffin / Nicola Cadei / Marco CiociFerrari 458 Italia24:01:24.0055261.672
1043PAMJeroen der Boer / Simon Knap / David HartBMW Z424:02:22.15852159.825
1141PROJonathan Hirschi / Markus Palttala / Antoine LeclercFord GT24:03:36.9025212:14.569
1238PAMAndril Lebed / Bret Curtis / Peter van der Kolk / Jeroen van der HeuveMercedes SLS AMG24:03:54.2985182:31.965
1323PAMRichard Dean / Zakary Brown / Johnny Herbert / Stefan JohanssonAudi R8 LMS24:01:21.7025120.631
1498PROMarcel Fässler / Andrea Piccini / Mike RockenfellerAudi R8 LMS24:01:22.7995100.466
154PROFrederic Makowiecki / Henri Moser / Stef DusseldorpAston Martin DBRS 924:02:22.5795101:00.246
1616PAMRaf Vanthoor / Marius Ritskes / Bernard van Oranje / Dennis ReteraMercedes SLS AMG24:03:15.4925041:53.159
1719GENBrody / Christoff Corten / Mathijs Herkema / Kurt DujardinPorsche 997 GT3 Cup S24:01:48.25349325.920
18124GENMartin Rich / Tim Bergmeister / Sebastian Asch / Jochen KrumbachPorsche 997 GT3 Cup S24:03:26.6154932:04.282
1912PAMArie Luyendyk / Alain Li / Richard Meins / Henri RichardAudi R8 LMS23:34:45.94249026:36.391
2079PAMOliver Bryant / Alasdair McCaig / Andrew Smith / Joe TwymanAston Martin DBRS 924:03:49.6984892:27.365
21888PAMRichard Westbrook / Christian Menzel / Mike Stursberg / Hans Guido RiegelPorsche 997 GT3 R22:16:18.3864851:45:03.94
2263GT4Alex Buncombe / Jordan Tresson / Christopher WardNissan 370Z24:03:19.8264761:57.493
23116GENPatrick Chaillet / Thierry de Latre du Bosqueau / Benoit Galand / ChristophDodge Viper GT324:03:59.4424732:37.109
2456CupMarc Faggionato / Thierry Stepec / Thierry Prignaud / Franck RacinetPorsche 997 GT3 Cup23:10:05.06847051:17.265
2560PAMAdam Christodoulou / Glynn Geddie / Phil Quaife / Roger WillsMcLaren GT24:02:44.7834691:22.450
2682GENDomenique Nury / Bernard Salam / Jean-Marc Merlin / Guy ClairayDodge Viper GT324:04:12.8544672:50.521
27100GT4Christophe Legrand / Raffaelle Sangiuolo / Guiseppe De Pasquale / WolfgangBMW M3 GT424:02:01.69446539.361
2892PAMMarc Duez / Jean Michel Martin / Eric BachelartFord Mustang FR50024:03:00.2104441:37.877
2957CupManuel Nicolaids / Fabio Spirgi / Richard Feller / Olivier BaronPorsche 997 GT3 Cup24:02:13.62744251.294
3085GENBenjamin Bailly / Julien Schroyen / Jose Close / Raphael van der StratenFord Mustang FR50024:03:00.2894371:37.956
3144PAMHoevert Vos / Harrie Kolen / Archie Hamilton / Xavier MaassenBMW Z419:58:44.6664324:02:37.66
32161CupPascal Muller / Patrick Gelade / Didier Grandjean / Dominique SandonaPorsche 997 GT3 Cup24:03:31.7594072:09.426
332PAMMichael Bartels / Andrea Bertolini / Nick Hommerson / Louis MachielsFerrari 458 Italia18:19:45.0524015:41:37.28
3410PROOliver Pla / Julien Jousse / Patrice GoueslardFerrari 458 Italia17:36:28.6353746:24:53.69
3555PAMMike Parisy / Gilles Vannelet / Philippe Haezebrouck / Massimo VignallMercedes SLS AMG17:13:49.9133676:47:32.42
3654PAMOlivier Panis / Nicolas Lapierre / Gregoire Demoustier / Eric DebardMercedes SLS AMG18:17:35.8633645:43:46.47
3775PROMarc Goossens / Jan Heylen / Maxime SouletPorsche 997 GT3 R15:56:43.3533318:04:38.98
386PAMRicardo Bravo / Lourenco Beirao da Veiga / Duarte Felix da Costa / Mika VahLamborghini Gallardo LP60015:54:55.4173298:06:26.91
3922GENLionel Comole / Andre Alain Corbel / Thomas Duchene / Eric VaissiereFerrari 430 Scuderia20:13:36.7463193:47:45.58
4070GT4Edoardo Piscopo / Leo Mansell / Greg Mansell / Gianni GiudiciLotus Evora GT416:02:32.8323157:58:49.50
411PROEric van de Poele / Nico Verdonck / Jean-Karl VernayFerrari 458 Italia12:37:51.87825111:23:30.4
4236CupSergio Negroni / Stefano Crotti / Roberto Fecchio / Giorgio PiodiPorsche 997 GT3 Cup12:48:44.34723911:12:37.9
43103GT4Peter van Audenhove / Sven van Laere / Rene Marin / Christophe BigourieAston Martin GT417:13:55.1922356:47:27.14
449PROGianluca Roda / Raffaele Giammaria / Paolo RubertiPorsche 997 GT3 R10:58:45.74923313:02:36.5
4599PROMarc Basseng / Christopher Haase / Frank StipplerAudi R8 LMS10:11:55.54122413:49:26.7
4626PAMFrederic Bouvy / Damien Coens / Jean Luc Blachemain / Christian KeldersCorvette Z06 GT311:07:20.30321512:54:02.0
47104CupMichel de Coster / Rik Renmans / Tom Langeberg / Oskar SlingerlandPorsche 997 GT3 Cup10:02:44.60020013:58:37.7
4842PAMRomain Brandela / Eric Cayrolle / Christophe Jouet / Michael PetitFerrari 430 Scuderia8:31:52.08216015:29:30.2
498PAMTomas Enge / Eddy Renard / Gavin Pickering / Jan StovicekAston Martin DBRS 97:48:15.88615416:13:06.4
5015PROKoen Wauters / Anthony Kumpen / Mike HezemansMercedes SLS AMG6:57:22.94615117:03:59.3
5145PAMFabien Giroix / Frederic Fatien / Andrea Barlesi / Karim Al AzhariLamborghini Gallardo LP6006:29:01.34513617:32:20.9
52123PAMArmand Fumal / Christian Lefort / Carl Rosenblad / Jerome ThiryPorsche 997 GT3 R6:26:55.53313117:34:26.8
5318PAMGianluca de Lorenzi / Alessandro Bonetti / Beniamino Caccia / Lorenzo BontePorsche 997 GT3 R6:30:04.91212817:31:17.4
5411PAMMark Patterson / Matthew Bell / Eddie Cheever / Mark BlundellAudi R8 LMS5:32:35.09311218:28:47.2
5540PROMaxime Martin / Bas Leinders / Marc HennericiBMW Z44:42:02.64310219:19:19.6
5658PRORob Bell / Chris Goodwin / Tim MullenMcLaren GT4:24:03.9548819:37:18.3
5751PAMYannick Mallegol / Jean Marc Bachelier / Howard BlancFerrari 458 Italia3:40:04.0226920:21:18.3
5824PAMMarc A. Hayek / Peter Kox / Jos MentenLamborghini Gallardo LP6003:06:59.1266520:54:23.2
5974PAMPaul van Splunteren / Bryce Miller / Ludovic Sougnez / Nicolas de CremPorsche 997 GT3 R2:59:21.8574321:02:00.4
6025PROEugenio Amos / Nikolaus Mayr-Melnhof / Albert von Thurn und TaxisLamborghini Gallardo LP6001:43:00.1323622:18:22.2
6178GENPierre Grivegnee / Jean-Pierre Vandewauwer / Alix van de PoeleAston Martin DBRS 91:04:45.7261922:56:36.6
6259PROAndrew Kirkaldy / Alvaro Parente / Oliver TurveyMcLaren GT10:49.087223:50:33.2

24 Hour Spa-Francorchamps Gallery

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