The 2004 Toronto Grand Prix of Mosport was an American Le Mans Series professional sports car race held at Mosport International Raceway near Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada from August 6 to the 8, 2004. It was the sixth race of the 2004 American Le Mans Series season and the 19th IMSA sanctioned sports car race held at the facility.

Race

The LMP1 and overall race victory went to Dyson Racing drivers Butch Leitzinger and James Weaver for their first victory of the season in the MG-Lola EX257. After winning the previous four rounds, ADT Champion Racing drivers Marco Werner and JJ Lehto finished second in the Audi R8, with the second Dyson Racing entry of Chris Dyson and Andy Wallace finishing third.

Dyson Racing MG-Lola EX257 - Winner 2004 Grand Prix of Mosport

The GTS class win went to Corvette Racing's Oliver Gavin and Olivier Beretta in the Chevrolet Corvette C5-R, with Intersport Racing's Clint Field and Robin Liddell taking the LMP2 victory in the Lola B2K/40. Alex Job Racing drivers Jörg Bergmeister and Timo Bernhard won the GT class in a Porsche 911 GT3-RSR.[1]

Winners Podium

The race was broadcast across North America on CBS Sports with Ralph Sheheen and Bill Adam calling the race.

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 LMP1 16 United States Dyson Racing United States Butch Leitzinger
United Kingdom James Weaver
MG-Lola EX257 G 137
MG (AER) XP20 2.0L Turbo I4
2 LMP1 38 United States ADT Champion Racing Germany Marco Werner
Finland JJ Lehto
Audi R8 M 137
Audi 3.6L Turbo V8
3 LMP1 20 United States Dyson Racing United States Chris Dyson
United Kingdom Andy Wallace
MG-Lola EX257 G 135
MG (AER) XP20 2.0L Turbo I4
4 GTS 4 United States Corvette Racing United Kingdom Oliver Gavin
Monaco Olivier Beretta
Chevrolet Corvette C5-R M 129
Chevrolet 7.0L V8
5 GTS 3 United States Corvette Racing Canada Ron Fellows
United States Johnny O'Connell
Chevrolet Corvette C5-R M 129
Chevrolet 7.0L V8
6 LMP2 30 United States Intersport Racing United States Clint Field
United Kingdom Robin Liddell
Lola B2K/40 P 127
Judd KV675 3.4L V8
7 GTS 63 United States ACEMCO Motorsports United States Terry Borcheller
United Kingdom Johnny Mowlem
Saleen S7-R P 125
Ford 7.0L V8
8 GT 23 United States Alex Job Racing Germany Jörg Bergmeister
Germany Timo Bernhard
Porsche 911 GT3-RSR M 120
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
9 GT 31 United States White Lightning Racing United States David Murry
United States Craig Stanton
Porsche 911 GT3-RSR M 120
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
10 GT 45 United States Flying Lizard Motorsports United States Johannes van Overbeek
United States Darren Law
Porsche 911 GT3-RSR M 120
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
11 GT 35 United States Risi Competizione United States Anthony Lazzaro
Germany Ralf Kelleners
Ferrari 360 Modena GTC P 119
Ferrari 3.6L V8
12 GT 66 United States New Century - The Racer's Group United States Patrick Long
United States Cort Wagner
Porsche 911 GT3-RSR M 119
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
13 GT 44 United States Flying Lizard Motorsports United States Lonnie Pechnik
United States Seth Neiman
Porsche 911 GT3-RSR M 118
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
14 GT 79 United States J-3 Racing United States Justin Jackson
United Kingdom Tim Sugden
Porsche 911 GT3-RSR M 117
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
15 GT 50 United States Panoz Motor Sports United States Gunnar Jeannette
Belgium David Saelens
Panoz Esperante GT-LM P 116
Ford (Elan) 5.0L V8
16 GT 43 United States BAM! United States Leo Hindery
Germany Sascha Maassen
Porsche 911 GT3-RSR M 116
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
17 GTS 71 United States Carsport America United States Tom Weickardt
France Jean-Philippe Belloc
Dodge Viper GTS-R P 116
Dodge 8.0L V10
18 GT 60 United Kingdom P.K. Sport Canada Tony Burgess
United Kingdom Piers Masarati
Porsche 911 GT3-RS P 116
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
19 LMP2 10 United States Miracle Motorsports United States Ian James
United States James Gue
United States John Macaluso
Lola B2K/40 Y 111
Nissan (AER) 3.0L V6
20 GT 24 United States Alex Job Racing Germany Marc Lieb
France Romain Dumas
Porsche 911 GT3-RSR M 96
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
21
DNF
LMP1 37 United States Intersport Racing United States Jon Field
Sweden Niclas Jönsson
Lola B01/60 G 17
Judd KV675 3.4L V8
FINAL RACE RESULTS Archived 2014-05-30 at the Wayback Machine[2]

Statistics

  • Pole Position - #16 Dyson Racing - 1:07.430
  • Fastest Lap - #16 Dyson Racing - 1:09.088
  • Distance - 336.883 miles (542.161 km)
  • Average Speed - 122.065 mph (196.445 km/h)

References

  1. Ingram, Jonathan (August 12, 2004). "Weaver keeps it straight - Mosport ALMS Report". Autosport. London: Haymarket Media Group. p. 85.
  2. "Final Race Results" (PDF). International Motor Sports Association. 8 August 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 May 2014. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
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