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

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]

Entry list

Le Mans Prototype 1 (LMP1)

Team	Chassis	Engine	Tyre	No.	Drivers	Rnds.
Champion Racing	Audi R8	Audi 3.6 L Turbo V8	M	2	Johnny Herbert	8–9
				2	Pierre Kaffer	8–9
				38	J.J. Lehto	All
					Marco Werner	All
					Emanuele Pirro	1
Autocon Motorsports	Riley & Scott Mk III C	Lincoln (Élan) 5.0 L V8	D	12	Tomy Drissi	1, 8
					Michael Lewis	1, 8
					Vic Rice	1
					Melanie Paterson	8
Taurus Racing	Lola B2K/10	Judd GV4 4.0 L V10	D	15	Justin Wilson	1
					Phil Andrews	1
					Milka Duno	1
Dyson Racing Team	MG-Lola EX257	MG (AER) XP20 2.0 L Turbo I4	G	16	James Weaver	All
					Butch Leitzinger	All
					Andy Wallace	1, 8
				20	Chris Dyson	All
					Jan Lammers	1, 8
					Didier de Radigues	1
					Andy Wallace	2–7, 9
Rollcentre Racing	Dallara SP1	Judd GV4 4.0 L V10	D	22	Joăo Barbosa	1
					Rob Barff	1
					Martin Short	1
Creation Autosportif	DBA 03S	Zytek ZG348 3.4 L V8	D	27	Nicolas Minassian	8–9
Creation Autosportif	DBA 03S	Zytek ZG348 3.4 L V8	D	27	Jamie Campbell-Walter	8–9
Audi Sport UK	Audi R8	Audi 3.6 L Turbo V8	M	28	Allan McNish	1
					Frank Biela	1
					Pierre Kaffer	1
				88	Johnny Herbert	1
					Jamie Davies	1
					Guy Smith	1
Intersport Racing	Riley & Scott Mk III C	Élan 6L8 6.0 L V8	G	33	Mike Durand	1
					Chad Block	1
					Georges Forgeois	1
	Lola B01/60	Judd KV675 3.4 L V8		37	Jon Field	1–4, 6–9
					Duncan Dayton	1–4, 7–9
					Larry Connor	1
					Niclas Jönsson	6
					Mike Durand	8
Team Elite	Lotus Elise GT1	Chevrolet LT5 6.0 L V8	D	50	Jay Cochran	1
					Ed Zabinski	1
					Damien Faulkner	1
Larbre Compétition	Panoz GTP	Élan 6L8 6.0 L V8	M	86	Christophe Bouchut	1
					Jean-Luc Blanchemain	1
					Roland Bervillé	1

Le Mans Prototype 2 (LMP2)

Team	Chassis	Engine	Tyre	No.	Drivers	Rnds.
Rand Racing	Lola B2K/40	Nissan (AER) VQL 3.0L V6	Y	7	Bill Rand	1
					Mike Fitzgerald	1
					James Gue	1
				8	Marino Franchitti	1
					Derek Hill	1
					Andy Lally	1
Marshall Cooke Racing	Lola B2K/40	Ford (Millington) 2.0 L Turbo I4	P	7	Jason Workman	8
					Ben Devlin	8
					Rich Grupp	8
				13	Andy Lally	8
					Spencer Pumpelly	8
					Ryan Eversley	8
American Spirit Racing Miracle Motorsports	Lola B2K/40 (1-6) Courage C65 (7-9)	Nissan (AER) VQL 3.0 L V6 (1-6) MG (AER) XP20 2.0 L Turbo I4 (7-9)	'P'Y	10	Ian James	All
					John Macaluso	1, 5–6, 8–9
					Mike Borkowski	1
					James Gue	2–9
	Lola B2K/40	Nissan (AER) VQL 3.0 L V6		11	Jason Workman	1
					Scott Bradley	1
					Bobby Sak	1
					John Macaluso	7
					Mike Borkowski	7
				56	Jeff Bucknum	8–9
					Chris McMurry	8–9
					Bryan Willman	8–9
Race Car Company	Lola B2K/40	Ford (Millington) 2.0 L Turbo I4	A	13	Andy Lally	2–3
Race Car Company	Lola B2K/40	Ford (Millington) 2.0 L Turbo I4	A	13	Ryan Eversley	2–3
Van der Steur Racing	Lola B2K/40	Nissan (AER) VQL 3.0L V6	Y	19	Gunnar van der Steur	1–3, 8–9
					Eric van der Steur	1–3, 8–9
					Spencer Pumpelly	1*
					Ben Devlin	8–9
Intersport Racing	Lola B2K/40	Judd KV675 3.4 L V8	P	30	Clint Field	All
					Rick Sutherland	1, 9
					William Binnie	1
					Robin Liddell	2, 4–9
					Mike Durand	3
					Jon Field	4–5
					Milka Duno	8
Team Bucknum Racing	Pilbeam MP91	Willman (JPX) 3.4 L V6	D	56	Jeff Bucknum	1–7
					Chris McMurry	1–7
					Bryan Willman	1–7

Grand Touring Sport (GTS)

Team	Chassis	Engine	Tyre	No.	Drivers	Rnds.
Corvette Racing	Chevrolet Corvette C5-R	Chevrolet LS7r 7.0L V8	M	3	Ron Fellows	All
					Johnny O'Connell	All
					Max Papis	1, 8
				4	Oliver Gavin	All
					Olivier Beretta	All
					Jan Magnussen	1, 8
Krohn-Barbour Racing	Lamborghini Murciélago R-GT	Lamborghini 6.0 L V12	P	5	Peter Kox	2–6, 8
					David Brabham	2–6, 8
					Niclas Jönsson	8
				6	Tracy Krohn	2–6, 8
					Scott Maxwell	2–3, 6, 8
					David McEntee	4
					Niclas Jönsson	5
					Joe Fox	8
Barron Connor Racing	Ferrari 575-GTC Maranello	Ferrari 6.0 L V12	P	25	Danny Sullivan	1
					John Bosch	1
					Thomas Biagi	1
				26	Mike Hezemans	1
					Jean-Denis Delétraz	1
					Ange Barde	1
ACEMCO Motorsports	Saleen S7-R	Ford 7.0L V8	P	63	Terry Borcheller	All
					Johnny Mowlem	All
					David Brabham	1
					Joăo Barbosa	8
Carsport America	Dodge Viper GTS-R	Dodge 8.0L V10	P	71	Jean-Philippe Belloc	All
					Tom Weickardt	All
					Kevin Allen	1
					Fabio Babini	8

Grand Touring (GT)

Team	Chassis	Engine	Tyre	No.	Drivers	Rnds.
Foxhill Racing Comprent Motor Sports	Porsche 996 GT3-RS	Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6	D	8	Andrew Davis	8
					Michael Cawley	8
					Charles Espenlaub	8
Alex Job Racing	Porsche 996 GT3-RSR	Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6	M	23	Timo Bernhard	All
					Jörg Bergmeister	All
					Sascha Maassen	1, 8
				24	Romain Dumas	All
					Marc Lieb	All
					Lucas Lühr	1
					Wolf Henzler	8
White Lightning Racing	Porsche 996 GT3-RS (1) Porsche 996 GT3-RSR (2-9)	Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6	M	31	David Murry	All
White Lightning Racing	Porsche 996 GT3-RS (1) Porsche 996 GT3-RSR (2-9)	Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6	M	31	Craig Stanton	All
Cirtek Motorsport	Porsche 996 GT3-RSR	Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6	D	32/92	Rob Wilson	1, 8
					Frank Mountain	1, 8
					Robert Brooks	1
					Andrea Montermini	8
	Ferrari 360 Modena GTC	Ferrari 3.6 L V8		92	Christophe Bouchut	8
	Ferrari 360 Modena GTC	Ferrari 3.6 L V8		92	Stéphane Ortelli	8
Risi Competizione	Ferrari 360 Modena GTC	Ferrari 3.6 L V8	P	35	Ralf Kelleners	1–6, 8–9
					Anthony Lazzaro	1–6, 8–9
					Matteo Bobbi	1
					Fabrizio de Simone	8
BAM! British American Motorsport	Porsche 996 GT3-RS (1) Porsche 996 GT3-RSR (2-9)	Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6	M	43	Leo Hindery	All
					Peter Baron	1–2
					Mike Rockenfeller	1
					Lucas Lühr	3–5, 8–9
					Sascha Maassen	6–7, 9
					Adam Jones	8
Flying Lizard Motorsports	Porsche 996 GT3-RS (1-2) Porsche 996 GT3-RSR (3-9)	Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6	M	44	Lonnie Pechnik	All
					Seth Neiman	All
					Peter Cunningham	1
					Jon Fogarty	8
	Porsche 996 GT3-RSR	Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6		45	Johannes van Overbeek	All
					Darren Law	All
					Jon Fogarty	1
					Patrick Huisman	8
Morgan Works Racing Team	Morgan Aero 8-R	BMW (Mader) 4.5 L V8	Y	49	Neil Cunningham	1
					Keith Ahlers	1
					Adam Sharpe	1
Panoz Motor Sports	Panoz Esperante GT-LM	Ford (Elan) 5.0 L V8	P	50	Gunnar Jeannette	2–9
					David Saelens	2, 4, 6–7
					Kelly Collins	3, 5
					Marino Franchitti	8–9
					Christophe Tinseau	8
Seikel Motorsport	Porsche 996 GT3-RS	Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6	Y	52	Tony Burgess	1, 8*
					Grady Willingham	1, 8*
					Philip Collin	1
P.K. Sport	Porsche 996 GT3-RS	Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6	P	60	Hugh Plumb	1–5
					Peter Boss	1–5
					Robin Liddell	1
					Piers Masarati	6, 8–9
					Tony Burgess	6
					Liz Halliday	8–9
					Ian Donaldson	8
				61	Alex Caffi	1
					David Warnock	1
					Tracy Krohn	1
New Century/The Racer's Group	Porsche 996 GT3-RSR	Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6	M	66	Patrick Long	All
					Cort Wagner	All
					Kelly Collins	1
					Mike Rockenfeller	8
				67	Pierre Ehret	1–5, 7–9
					Jim Matthews	1–5, 7–9
					Marc Bunting	1
					Philip Collin	7–8
					Robert Nearn	8
					Robert Julien	9
	Porsche 996 GT3-RS	Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6		68	Piers Masarati	1
					Gregor Fisken	1
					Ian Donaldson	1
J-3 Racing	Porsche 996 GT3-RS	Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6	M	78	Romeo Kapudija	1
					Niclas Jönsson	1
					Dorsey Porter, Jr.	1
					Randy Wars	3, 8
					Melanie Paterson	3
					Manuel Matos	8
					Rick Skelton	8
	Porsche 996 GT3-RSR	Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6		79	Justin Jackson	All
					Tim Sugden	All
					Brian Cunningham	1
					Xavier Pompidou	8
Chamberlain-Synergy Motorsport	TVR Tuscan T400R	TVR Speed Six 4.0 L I6	D	91	Christopher Stockton	1
					Gareth Evans	1
					Amanda Stretton	1
				92	Bob Berridge	1
					Lee Caroline	1
					Michael Caine	1

* Was on the entry list but did not participate in the event.

Season results

Overall winner in bold.

Rnd	Circuit	LMP1 Winning Team	LMP2 Winning Team	GTS Winning Team	GT Winning Team	Results
Rnd	Circuit	LMP1 Winning Drivers	LMP2 Winning Drivers	GTS Winning Drivers	GT Winning Drivers	Results
1	Sebring	#28 Audi Sport UK Veloqx	#10 American Spirit Racing	#3 Corvette Racing	#23 Alex Job Racing	Results
1	Sebring	Allan McNish Frank Biela Pierre Kaffer	Ian James Mike Borkowski John Macaluso	Ron Fellows Johnny O'Connell Max Papis	Timo Bernhard Sascha Maassen	Results
2	Mid-Ohio	#38 ADT Champion Racing	#30 Intersport Racing	#3 Corvette Racing	#45 Flying Lizard Motorsports	Results
2	Mid-Ohio	Marco Werner JJ Lehto	Clint Field Robin Liddell	Ron Fellows Johnny O'Connell	Darren Law Johannes van Overbeek	Results
3	Lime Rock	#38 ADT Champion Racing	#10 Miracle Motorsports	#4 Corvette Racing	#35 Risi Competizione	Results
3	Lime Rock	Marco Werner JJ Lehto	Ian James James Gue	Oliver Gavin Olivier Beretta	Ralf Kelleners Anthony Lazzaro	Results
4	Infineon	#38 ADT Champion Racing	#30 Intersport Racing	#3 Corvette Racing	#23 Alex Job Racing	Results
4	Infineon	Marco Werner JJ Lehto	Jon Field Clint Field Robin Liddell	Ron Fellows Johnny O'Connell	Timo Bernhard Jörg Bergmeister	Results
5	Portland	#38 ADT Champion Racing	#30 Intersport Racing	#3 Corvette Racing	#24 Alex Job Racing	Results
5	Portland	Marco Werner JJ Lehto	Jon Field Clint Field Robin Liddell	Ron Fellows Johnny O'Connell	Romain Dumas Marc Lieb	Results
6	Mosport	#16 Dyson Racing	#30 Intersport Racing	#4 Corvette Racing	#23 Alex Job Racing	Results
6	Mosport	Butch Leitzinger James Weaver	Clint Field Robin Liddell	Oliver Gavin Olivier Beretta	Jörg Bergmeister Timo Bernhard	Results
7	Road America	#38 ADT Champion Racing	#10 Miracle Motorsports	#4 Corvette Racing	#23 Alex Job Racing	Results
7	Road America	Marco Werner JJ Lehto	Ian James James Gue	Oliver Gavin Olivier Beretta	Jörg Bergmeister Timo Bernhard	Results
8	Road Atlanta	#38 ADT Champion Racing	#30 Intersport Racing	#4 Corvette Racing	#23 Alex Job Racing	Results
8	Road Atlanta	Marco Werner JJ Lehto	Clint Field Robin Liddell Milka Duno	Oliver Gavin Olivier Beretta Jan Magnussen	Jörg Bergmeister Timo Bernhard Sascha Maassen	Results
9	Laguna Seca	#2 ADT Champion Racing	#30 Intersport Racing	#3 Corvette Racing	#24 Alex Job Racing	Results
9	Laguna Seca	Johnny Herbert Pierre Kaffer	Clint Field Rick Sutherland Robin Liddell	Ron Fellows Johnny O'Connell	Marc Lieb Romain Dumas	Results
Source:^[3]

Teams Championship

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

Pos	Team	Chassis	Engine	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Rd 5	Rd 6	Rd 7	Rd 8	Rd 9	Total
1	ADT Champion Racing	Audi R8	Audi 3.6L Turbo V8	22	20	20	20	20	16	20	26	19	183
2	Dyson Racing	MG-Lola EX257	MG (AER) XP20 2.0L Turbo I4	14	16	16	16	16	20		19	16	133
3	Audi Sport UK Team Veloqx	Audi R8	Audi 3.6L Turbo V8	26									26
4	Intersport Racing	Riley & Scott Mk III C Lola B01/60	Élan 6L8 6.0L V8 Judd KV675 3.4L V8	9						16			25
5	Rollcentre Racing	Dallara SP1	Judd GV4 4.0L V10	16									16
6	Autocon Motorsports	Riley & Scott Mk III C	Lincoln (Élan) 5.0L V8	12									12
7	Larbre Compétition	Panoz GTP	Élan 6L8 6.0L V8	10									10

LMP2 Standings

Pos	Team	Chassis	Engine	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Rd 5	Rd 6	Rd 7	Rd 8	Rd 9	Total
1	Miracle Motorsports	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	Intersport Racing	Lola B2K/40	Judd KV675 3.4L V8		20		20	20	20		26	23	129
3	Marshall Cooke Race Car Company	Lola B2K/40	Ford (Millington) 2.0L Turbo I4		16	16					22		54
4	Rand Racing	Lola B2K/40	Nissan (AER) VQL 3.0L V6	22									22
5	Team Bucknum	Pilbeam MP91	Nissan (AER) VQL 3.0L V6 Willman 3.4L V6				13						13

GTS Standings

Pos	Team	Chassis	Engine	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Rd 5	Rd 6	Rd 7	Rd 8	Rd 9	Total
1	Corvette Racing	Chevrolet Corvette C5-R	Chevrolet 7.0L V8	26	20	20	20	20	20	20	26	23	195
2	ACEMCO Motorsports	Saleen S7-R	Ford 7.0L V8	19	13	13		13	13	13	16	16	116
3	Carsport America	Dodge Viper GTS-R	Dodge 8.0L V10			10	10		10	10	19		59
4	Krohn-Barbour Racing	Lamborghini Murciélago R-GT	Lamborghini 6.0L V12		10		16	10			14		50
5	Barron Connor Racing	Ferrari 575-GTC Maranello	Ferrari 6.0L V12	22									22

GT Standings

Pos	Team	Chassis	Engine	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Rd 5	Rd 6	Rd 7	Rd 8	Rd 9	Total
1	Alex Job Racing	Porsche 911 GT3-RSR	Porsche 3.6L Flat-6	26	16	13	20	20	20	20	26	23	184
2	Flying Lizard Motorsports	Porsche 911 GT3-RSR	Porsche 3.6L Flat-6	16	20	16	16	16	13	13	14	16	140
3	White Lightning Racing	Porsche 911 GT3-RSR	Porsche 3.6L Flat-6	19	13	8	1	13	16	16	19	9	114
4	The Racer's Group	Porsche 911 GT3-RSR	Porsche 3.6L Flat-6	9	10	6	8	8	8	10	10	11	80
5	Risi Competizione	Ferrari 360GTC Modena	Ferrari 3.6L V8	10		20	10		10		16	13	79
6	J-3 Racing	Porsche 911 GT3-RSR	Porsche 3.6L Flat-6	12		10	6	4	4	8	9	5	58
7	British American Motorsports (BAM!)	Porsche 911 GT3-RSR	Porsche 3.6L Flat-6	14	3				2	4	12	6	41
8	P.K. Sport	Porsche 911 GT3-RS	Porsche 3.6L Flat-6		6	3	4	3	1				17
9	Panoz Motor Sports	Panoz Esperante GT-LM	Ford (Élan) 5.0L V8				2		3			7	12
10=	Morgan Works Race Team	Morgan Aero 8-R	BMW (Mader) 4.5L V8	7									7
10=	Cirtek Motorsport	Porsche 911 GT3-RSR Ferrari 360GTC Modena	Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 Ferrari 3.6L V8								7		7

References

^ "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.

External links

[1] "ALMS Announces 2004 Race Schedule – All Road Course Schedule "Avoids"". DailySportsCar. October 17, 2003. Retrieved January 21, 2024.

[2] "American LeMans Series - 2004: Racing Calendar". Speedsport Magazine. Retrieved January 21, 2024.

[3] "American LeMans Series - Season 2004: Results". Speedsport Magazine. Retrieved January 21, 2024.

[2004Points-4] "American LeMans Series - 2004: Point standings". Speedsport Magazine. Retrieved January 21, 2024.

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