Spa 24 Hours
Blancpain Endurance Series Intercontinental GT Challenge | |
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Venue | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps |
Corporate sponsor | TotalEnergies |
First race | 1924 |
Duration | 24 Hours |
Most wins (driver) | Eric van de Poele (5) |
Most wins (manufacturer) | BMW (24) |
The 24 Hours of Spa is an endurance racing event for cars held annually since 1924 at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot, Belgium. It is currently sponsored by TotalEnergies.
History[]
The Spa 24 Hours was conceived by Jules de Their and Henri Langlois Van Ophem just one year after the inaugural 24 Hours of Le Mans was run. It debuted in 1924 over a 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) circuit on public roads between the towns of Francorchamps, Malmedy and Stavelot, under the auspices of the Royal Automobile Club of Belgium (RACB). The present 7.004 kilometres (4.352 mi) circuit was inaugurated in 1979 with only slight variations since then.
The Spa 24 Hours was part of the European Touring Car Championship from 1966 to 1973, again in 1976 and from 1982 to 1988 (with the exception of 1987 when it was part of the inaugural World Touring Car Championship). The event also counted towards the World Sportscar Championship in 1953 and the World Endurance Championship in 1981. As on the Nürburgring, both a 24h and a 1000 km race is held at Spa, as the 1000 km Spa for sports car racing were introduced in 1966.
Cars entered have spanned from the Russian Moskvitch and models with sub-1 liter engines such as the NSU Prinz TT to the luxurious V8-powered Mercedes-Benz 300 SEL 6.3. Tuned by Mercedes-AMG, the 6834 cc and 420 hp (313 kW) so-called "Red pig" finished as high as second in 1971.
With the participation of Swiss Lilian Bryner on the victorious Ferrari 550 of the BMS Scuderia Italia team, the 2004 race marked the first time in history that a female driver was part of the winning team of a 24-hour endurance race in a Gran Turismo with more than 500 hp (370 kW).
The current version of the Spa 24 Hours is an event under the Blancpain Endurance Series calendar, although it was previously run as part of the FIA GT Championship featuring GT1 and GT2 machinery, and by various touring car series. Currently, the cars run fall under the FIA GT3 and GT3 Cup classifications. It has also been a round of the SRO Group's Intercontinental GT Challenge since its inaugural season in 2016.
2020 will see the race held behind closed doors for the first time.
Coupe du Roi[]
The best manufacturer wins the Coupe du Roi (King's Cup), which is not necessarily the race winners. The cup is won by the manufacturer with the most points, accrued by cars that are made by the same manufacturer.[1] For example, Australian car manufacturer Holden won the Coupe du Roi in 1986 despite their cars finishing the race in 18th, 22nd and 23rd positions outright.[2]
List of winners[]
Year | Drivers | Team | Car | Layout | Distance (km) | Average (km/h) | Notes |
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1924 | |
Bignan 2L | 15 km | ||||
1925 | André Lagache René Léonard |
Chenard-Walcker | |||||
1926 | André Boillot |
Peugeot 174S | |||||
1927 | Robert Sénéchal |
Excelsior | |||||
1928 | Boris Ivanowski[NB 1] Attilio Marinoni |
Alfa Romeo 6C 1500 S | |||||
1929 | Robert Benoist Attilio Marinoni |
Alfa Romeo 6C 1750SS | |||||
1930 | Attilio Marinoni Pietro Ghersi |
Alfa Romeo 6C 1750GS | |||||
1931 | Dimitri Djordjadze[NB 2] Goffredo Zehender |
Mercedes-Benz SSK | |||||
1932 | Antonio Brivio Eugenio Siena |
Alfa Romeo 8C 2300LM | |||||
1933 | Louis Chiron Luigi Chinetti |
Alfa Romeo 8C 2300LM | |||||
1934 | |
Bugatti Type 44 | Reduced to 10 hours[3] | ||||
1935 | Not held | ||||||
1936 | Raymond Sommer |
Alfa Romeo 8C 2900A | 15 km | ||||
1937 | Not held | ||||||
1938 | Carlo Pintacuda |
Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B | 15 km | ||||
1939 – 1947 |
Not held | ||||||
1948 | St. John Horsfall Leslie Johnson |
Aston Martin 2-Litre Sports | 15 km | ||||
1949 | Luigi Chinetti Jean Lucas |
Ferrari 166 MM | |||||
1950 – 1952 |
Not held | ||||||
1953 | Giuseppe Farina Mike Hawthorn |
Ferrari 375 MM Pinin Farina | 14 km | World Sportscar Championship | |||
1954 – 1963 |
Not held | ||||||
1964 | |
Mercedes-Benz 300SE | 14 km | 3962.100 | 164.825 | ||
1965 | |
BMW 1800 Ti/SA | 3812.591 | 158.855 | |||
1966 | Hubert Hahne Jacky Ickx |
BMW 2000ti | 4048.368 | 168.681 | European Touring Car Championship | ||
1967 | |
Porsche 911 | 4052.883 | 168.867 | European Touring Car Championship | ||
1968 | Erwin Kremer Willi Kauhsen Helmut Kelleners |
Porsche 911 | 4004.827 | 166.867 | European Touring Car Championship | ||
1969 | Guy Chasseuil Claude Ballot-Léna |
Porsche 911 | 4272.231 | 187.006 | European Touring Car Championship | ||
1970 | Helmut Kelleners |
BMW 2800CS | 4252.407 | 177.183 | European Touring Car Championship | ||
1971 | Dieter Glemser Alex Soler-Roig |
Ford Capri RS | 4385.100 | 182.690 | European Touring Car Championship | ||
1972 | Jochen Mass Hans-Joachim Stuck |
Ford Capri RS 2600 | 4498.436 | 187.431 | European Touring Car Championship | ||
1973 | Toine Hezemans Dieter Quester |
BMW 3.0 CSL | 4422.980 | 184.290 | European Touring Car Championship | ||
1974 | Pierre Dieudonné |
BMW 3.0 CSi | 4147.289 | 172.804 | |||
1975 | Pierre Dieudonné |
BMW 3.0 CSi | 4249.270 | 177.053 | |||
1976 | |
BMW 3.0 CSL | 4087.904 | 170.329 | European Touring Car Championship | ||
1977 | Jean-Claude Andruet |
BMW 530i | 4083.835 | 170.159 | |||
1978 | Gordon Spice Teddy Pilette |
Ford Capri III 3.0S | 4315.594 | 179.816 | |||
1979 | Jean-Michel Martin Philippe Martin |
Ford Capri III 3.0S | 7 km | 3083.632 | 128.485 | ||
1980 | Jean-Michel Martin Philippe Martin |
Ford Capri III 3.0S | 2952.318 | 123.013 | |||
1981 | Pierre Dieudonné Tom Walkinshaw |
Mazda RX-7 | 3183.952 | 132.737 | World Endurance Championship | ||
1982 | Hans Heyer Armin Hahne |
BMW 528i | 3132.224 | 130.808 | European Touring Car Championship | ||
1983 | Thierry Tassin Hans Heyer Armin Hahne |
BMW 635 CSi | 3333.726 | 130.808 | European Touring Car Championship | ||
1984 | Hans Heyer Tom Walkinshaw Win Percy |
Jaguar XJS | 3055.485 | 131.091 | European Touring Car Championship | ||
1985 | Roberto Ravaglia Marc Surer Gerhard Berger |
BMW 635 CSi | 3470.000 | 144.344 | European Touring Car Championship | ||
1986 | Dieter Quester Altfrid Heger Thierry Tassin |
BMW 635 CSi | 3463.060 | 144.232 | European Touring Car Championship | ||
1987 | Jean-Michel Martin Didier Theys Eric van de Poele |
BMW M3 | 3338.140 | 139.908 | World Touring Car Championship | ||
1988 | Altfrid Heger Dieter Quester Roberto Ravaglia |
BMW M3 | 3532.460 | 146.929 | European Touring Car Championship | ||
1989 | Gianfranco Brancatelli Win Percy Bernd Schneider |
Ford Sierra RS500 | 3338.140 | 139.130 | |||
1990 | Markus Oestreich Fabien Giroix Johnny Cecotto |
BMW M3 Evolution | 3247.920 | 135.330 | |||
1991 | Anders Olofsson David Brabham Naoki Hattori |
Nissan Skyline R32 GT-R | 3587.980 | 149.456 | |||
1992 | Steve Soper Jean-Michel Martin Christian Danner |
BMW M3 Evolution | 3560.220 | 148.947 | |||
1993 | Uwe Alzen Christian Fittipaldi Jean-Pierre Jarier |
Porsche 911 RSR | 2154.904 | 144.667 | Race stopped after 15 hours due to the death of King Baudouin[4] | ||
1994 | Roberto Ravaglia Thierry Tassin Alexander Burgstaller |
BMW 318is | 3625.960 | 151.047 | |||
1995 | Joachim Winkelhock Steve Soper Peter Kox |
BMW 320i | 3612.532 | 150.531 | |||
1996 | Jörg Müller Alexander Burgstaller Thierry Tassin |
BMW 320i | 3507.821 | 145.956 | |||
1997 | Didier de Radiguès Marc Duez Éric Hélary |
BMW 320i | 3372.680 | 140.252 | |||
1998 | Alain Cudini Marc Duez Eric van de Poele |
BMW 318i | 3344.807 | 139.344 | |||
1999 | Emmanuel Collard Anthony Beltoise |
Peugeot 306 GTI | 3428.427 | 142.588 | |||
2000 | Kurt Mollekens |
Peugeot 306 GTI | 3330.870 | 138.686 | Last race for touring cars | ||
2001 | Marc Duez Christophe Bouchut Jean-Philippe Belloc |
Larbre Compétition | Chrysler Viper GTS-R | 3679.104 | 152.999 | FIA GT Championship | |
2002 | Christophe Bouchut Sébastien Bourdais David Terrien |
Larbre Compétition | Chrysler Viper GTS-R | 3654.059 | 152.019 | FIA GT Championship | |
2003 | Romain Dumas Stéphane Ortelli Marc Lieb |
Freisinger Motorsport | Porsche 911 GT3-RS | 3327.613 | 138.557 | FIA GT Championship | |
2004 | Fabrizio Gollin Lilian Bryner |
BMS Scuderia Italia | Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello | 3888.144 | 161.974 | FIA GT Championship | |
2005 | Michael Bartels Timo Scheider Eric van de Poele |
Vitaphone Racing | Maserati MC12 | 4000.896 | 166.638 | FIA GT Championship | |
2006 | Eric van de Poele Michael Bartels Andrea Bertolini |
Vitaphone Racing Team | Maserati MC12 | 4092.961 | 171.034 | FIA GT Championship | |
2007 | Fabrizio Gollin Mike Hezemans Jean-Denis Délétraz Marcel Fässler |
Carsport Holland Phoenix Racing |
Chevrolet Corvette C6.R | 3726.660 | 155.241 | FIA GT Championship | |
2008 | Michael Bartels Andrea Bertolini Stéphane Sarrazin Eric van de Poele |
Vitaphone Racing Team | Maserati MC12 | 4041.885 | 168.096 | FIA GT Championship | |
2009 | Anthony Kumpen Kurt Mollekens Mike Hezemans |
PK Carsport | Chevrolet Corvette C6.R | 3915.236 | 163.128 | FIA GT Championship | |
2010 | Romain Dumas Jörg Bergmeister Wolf Henzler |
BMS Scuderia Italia | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | 3789.164 | 157.832 | ||
2011 | Timo Scheider Greg Franchi Mattias Ekström |
Audi Sport Team WRT | Audi R8 LMS | 3817.180 | 158.898 | Blancpain Endurance Series | |
2012 | Andrea Piccini René Rast Frank Stippler |
Audi Sport Performance Team | Audi R8 LMS ultra | 3565.036 | 148.543 | Blancpain Endurance Series | |
2013 | Bernd Schneider Maximilian Götz Maximilian Buhk |
HTP Motorsport | Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 | 3950.256 | 164.594 | Blancpain Endurance Series | |
2014 | René Rast Markus Winkelhock Laurens Vanthoor |
Belgian Audi Club Team WRT | Audi R8 LMS ultra | 3691.108 | 153.732 | Blancpain Endurance Series Red flag (1 hour)[5] | |
2015 | Nick Catsburg Lucas Luhr Markus Palttala |
BMW Sports Trophy Team Marc VDS | BMW Z4 GT3 | 3754.144 | 156.423 | Blancpain Endurance Series | |
2016 | Philipp Eng Maxime Martin Alexander Sims |
ROWE Racing | BMW M6 GT3 | 3719.403 | 154.975 | Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup, Intercontinental GT Challenge | |
2017 | Jules Gounon Christopher Haase Markus Winkelhock |
Audi Sport Team Saintéloc | Audi R8 GT3 | 3824.184 | 159.341 | Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup, Intercontinental GT Challenge | |
2018 | Tom Blomqvist Philipp Eng Christian Krognes |
Walkenhorst Motorsport | BMW M6 GT3 | 3579.044 | 149.127 | Intercontinental GT Challenge, Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup | |
2019 | Kévin Estre Richard Lietz Michael Christensen |
GPX Racing | Porsche 911 GT3 R | 2542.45 | 105.78 | Intercontinental GT Challenge, Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup 18 hour race. Racing suspended from 4:00 AM to 11:30 AM (rain), initially by safety car, but red flag at 5:40 AM. | |
2020 | Earl Bamber Nick Tandy Laurens Vanthoor |
Rowe Racing | Porsche 911 GT3 R | 3691.10 | 153.7 | Intercontinental GT Challenge, GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup | |
2021 | Côme Ledogar Nicklas Nielsen Alessandro Pier Guidi |
Iron Lynx | Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 | 3894.22 | - | Intercontinental GT Challenge, GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup |
Multiple winners[]
By driver[]
Wins | Driver | Years |
---|---|---|
5 | Eric van de Poele | 1987, 1998, 2005, 2006, 2008 |
4 | Jean-Michel Martin | 1979, 1980, 1987, 1992 |
Thierry Tassin | 1983, 1986, 1994, 1996 | |
3 | Attilio Marinoni | 1928, 1929, 1930 |
Pierre Dieudonné | 1974, 1975, 1981 | |
Hans Heyer | 1982, 1983, 1984 | |
Dieter Quester | 1973, 1986, 1988 | |
Roberto Ravaglia | 1985, 1988, 1994 | |
Marc Duez | 1997, 1998, 2001 | |
Michael Bartels | 2005, 2006, 2008 | |
2 | Francesco Severi | 1936, 1938 |
Luigi Chinetti | 1933, 1949 | |
Helmut Kelleners | 1968, 1970 | |
1974, 1975 | ||
Philippe Martin | 1979, 1980 | |
1977, 1982 | ||
Armin Hahne | 1982, 1983 | |
Tom Walkinshaw | 1981, 1984 | |
Altfrid Heger | 1986, 1988 | |
Win Percy | 1984, 1989 | |
Steve Soper | 1992, 1995 | |
Alexander Burgstaller | 1994, 1996 | |
1999, 2000 | ||
Christophe Bouchut | 2001, 2002 | |
Fabrizio Gollin | 2004, 2007 | |
Andrea Bertolini | 2006, 2008 | |
Kurt Mollekens | 2000, 2009 | |
Mike Hezemans | 2007, 2009 | |
Romain Dumas | 2003, 2010 | |
Timo Scheider | 2005, 2011 | |
Bernd Schneider | 1989, 2013 | |
René Rast | 2012, 2014 | |
Markus Winkelhock | 2014, 2017 | |
Philipp Eng | 2016, 2018 | |
Laurens Vanthoor | 2014, 2020 |
By manufacturer[]
Wins | Manufacturer | Years |
---|---|---|
24 | BMW | 1965, 1966, 1970, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2015, 2016, 2018 |
8 | Porsche | 1967, 1968, 1969, 1993, 2003, 2010, 2019, 2020 |
7 | Alfa Romeo | 1928, 1929, 1930, 1932, 1933, 1936, 1938 |
6 | Ford | 1971, 1972, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1989 |
4 | Audi | 2011, 2012, 2014, 2017 |
Ferrari | 1949, 1953, 2004, 2021 | |
3 | Peugeot | 1926, 1999, 2000 |
Maserati | 2005, 2006, 2008 | |
Mercedes-Benz | 1931, 1964, 2013 | |
2 | Chrysler | 2001, 2002 |
Chevrolet | 2007, 2009 |
See also[]
- Motorcycle endurance racing series.
Notes[]
References[]
- ^ Vincent Wouters (27 July 2015), Spa Post-Race Notebook, SportsCar360
- ^ Gricey's King's Cup Story (Spa 1986)
- ^ "SPORTS CAR RACING". kolumbus.fi. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ "1993 Spa 24 Hours". touringcarracing.net. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
- ^ "28 Jul 2014 - Belgian Audi Club Team WRT takes home win after nail-biting finish". total24hours.com. 28 July 2014. Archived from the original on 28 July 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
External links[]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to 24 Hours of Spa. |
- TotalEnergies Spa 24 Hours website: Available in English, French and Dutch
- 1971 results
- 1972 results
- 1981 results
- FIA GT Website
- Spa 24 Hours
- Sports car races
- Touring car races
- Auto races in Belgium
- World Sportscar Championship races
- Endurance motor racing
- Recurring sporting events established in 1924
- Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps
- 1924 establishments in Belgium