The 2004 FIA GT Imola 500 km was the eighth round of the 2004 FIA GT Championship season. It took place at the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Italy, on September 5, 2004.
This race featured the competition debut of the Maserati MC12, with AF Corse entering two cars. The FIA initially refused to homologate of the road versions of the MC12 because the car was wider than the current regulations allow. However, with agreement from other FIA GT teams, the MC12 was allowed to participate in the GT1 class with revised bodywork, a narrower rear wing, and no ability to score championship points.
Official results
Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 70% of winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC).
| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Chassis | Tyre | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engine | |||||||
| 1 | GT | 5 |  Vitaphone Racing Team Konrad Motorsport
|
Michael Bartels Uwe Alzen
|
Saleen S7-R | P | 97 |
| Ford 7.0L V8 | |||||||
| 2 | GT | 33 |  AF Corse
|
Andrea Bertolini Mika Salo
|
Maserati MC12 GT1 | P | 97 |
| Maserati 6.0L V12 | |||||||
| 3 | GT | 34 | AF Corse
|
Fabrizio de Simone Johnny Herbert
|
Maserati MC12 GT1 | P | 97 |
| Maserati 6.0L V12 | |||||||
| 4 | GT | 2 | BMS Scuderia Italia
|
Fabrizio Gollin Luca Cappellari
|
Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello | M | 96 |
| Ferrari 5.9L V12 | |||||||
| 5 | GT | 3 | Care Racing Developments BMS Scuderia Italia
|
Stefano Livio Enzo Calderari Lilian Bryner
|
Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello | M | 96 |
| Ferrari 5.9L V12 | |||||||
| 6 | GT | 1 | BMS Scuderia Italia
|
Matteo Bobbi Gabriele Gardel
|
Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello | M | 95 |
| Ferrari 5.9L V12 | |||||||
| 7 | GT | 11 | G.P.C. Giesse Squadra Corse
|
 Philipp Peter Fabio Babini
|
Ferrari 575-GTC Maranello | P | 95 |
| Ferrari 6.0L V12 | |||||||
| 8 | GT | 13 | G.P.C. Giesse Squadra Corse
|
Emanuele Naspetti Gianni Morbidelli
|
Ferrari 575-GTC Maranello | P | 95 |
| Ferrari 6.0L V12 | |||||||
| 9 | N-GT | 99 | Freisinger Motorsport
|
Lucas Luhr Sascha Maassen
|
Porsche 911 GT3-RSR | M | 94 |
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 10 | GT | 17 |  JMB Racing
|
Karl Wendlinger Jaime Melo
|
Ferrari 575-GTC Maranello | M | 94 |
| Ferrari 6.0L V12 | |||||||
| 11 | N-GT | 50 | Yukos Freisinger Motorsport
|
 Emmanuel Collard Stéphane Ortelli
|
Porsche 911 GT3-RSR | M | 93 |
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 12 | N-GT | 77 | Yukos Freisinger Motorsport
|
Jörg Bergmeister Alexey Vasilyev
|
Porsche 911 GT3-RSR | M | 92 |
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 13 | GT | 7 | Ray Mallock Ltd.
|
Mike Newton Thomas Erdos
|
Saleen S7-R | D | 92 |
| Ford 7.0L V8 | |||||||
| 14 | N-GT | 87 | MIK Corse
|
Alessandro Piccolo Giovanni Berton
|
Ferrari 360 Modena GTC | P | 90 |
| Ferrari 3.6L V8 | |||||||
| 15 | GT | 19 | JMB
|
Matteo Malucelli Antoine Gosse Peter Kutemann
|
Ferrari 575-GTC Maranello | M | 90 |
| Ferrari 6.0L V12 | |||||||
| 16 | N-GT | 59 | Jens Petersen Racing
|
Jens Petersen Oliver Mathai Jan-Dirk Lueders
|
Porsche 911 GT3-RS | M | 89 |
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 17 | GT | 28 | Graham Nash Motorsport
|
Paolo Ruberti Gabriele Lancieri Luca Pirri-Ardizzone
|
Saleen S7-R | D | 88 |
| Ford 7.0L V8 | |||||||
| 18 | N-GT | 56 | AB Motorsport
|
Antonio De Castro Renato Premoli Bruno Barbaro
|
Porsche 911 GT3-RS | D | 88 |
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 19 | GT | 18 | JMB Racing
|
Chris Buncombe Bert Longin Sergei Zlobin
|
Ferrari 575-GTC Maranello | M | 88 |
| Ferrari 6.0L V12 | |||||||
| 20 | N-GT | 69 | Proton Competition
|
Gerold Ried Christian Ried
|
Porsche 911 GT3-RS | D | 87 |
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 21 | GT | 24 | DAMS
|
Andrea Piccini Jean-Denis Délétraz
|
Lamborghini Murciélago R-GT | M | 86 |
| Lamborghini 6.0L V12 | |||||||
| 22 | N-GT | 57 |  Vonka Racing
|
Jan Vonka Marco Panzavuota Massimiliano Degiovanni
|
Porsche 911 GT3-R | P | 84 |
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 23 | GT | 10 | Zwaans GTR Racing Team
|
Christophe Bouchut Stéphane Lemeret Val Hillebrand
|
Chrysler Viper GTS-R | D | 77 |
| Chrysler 8.0L V10 | |||||||
| 24 | N-GT | 73 | Cirtek Motorsport
|
Adam Jones Nikolai Fomenko
|
Porsche 911 GT3-RS | D | 70 |
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 25 DNF |
GT | 35 | Scuderia Veregra
|
Base Up Valerio Scarsellati Angelo Lancelotti
|
Chrysler Viper GTS-R | P | 45 |
| Chrysler 8.0L V10 | |||||||
| 26 DNF |
GT | 4 | Konrad Motorsport
|
Franz Konrad Walter Lechner, Jr. Toni Seiler
|
Saleen S7-R | P | 44 |
| Ford 7.0L V8 | |||||||
| 27 DNF |
GT | 26 | DAMS
|
Beppe Gabbiani Filipe Ortiz
|
Lamborghini Murciélago R-GT | M | 39 |
| Lamborghini 6.0L V12 | |||||||
| 28 DNF |
GT | 8 | Ray Mallock Ltd.
|
Chris Goodwin Miguel Ramos
|
Saleen S7-R | D | 0 |
| Ford 7.0L V8 | |||||||
| 29 DNF |
GT | 27 | Creation Autosportif
|
Jamie Campbell-Walter Jamie Derbyshire
|
Lister Storm | D | 0 |
| Jaguar 7.0L V12 | |||||||
| DSQ | N-GT | 62 | G.P.C. Giesse Squadra Corse
|
Iradj Alexander Christian Pescatori
|
Ferrari 360 Modena GTC | P | 94 |
| Ferrari 3.6L V8 | |||||||
| DNS | N-GT | 89 | Scuderia Veregra
|
Roberto Castagna Bepo Orlandi
|
Porsche 911 GT3-RS | ? | – |
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 |
† – #62 G.P.C. Giesse Squadra Corse was disqualified after failing post-race technical inspection. The car's airbox was larger than regulations allowed.
Statistics
- Pole position – #2 BMS Scuderia Italia – 1:45.593
- Fastest lap – #5 Vitaphone Racing Team – 1:47.399
- Average speed – 158.150 km/h
References
- "FIA Statement on the Maserati MC12". dailysportscar.com. 7 August 2004. Retrieved 2007-11-04.
- "Results: 2004 Round 8 – Imola". FIA GT Championship. 5 September 2004. Retrieved 2007-11-04.
- "500 km Imola". World Sports Racing Prototypes. 2 October 2005. Archived from the original on 2012-12-18. Retrieved 2007-11-04.
- "FIA GT Championship Imola 2004 (Photo Archive)". Racing Sports Cars. 2 January 2005. Retrieved 2007-11-04.
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