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The 2004 Le Mans Endurance Series was the inaugural season of ACO's Le Mans Endurance Series. It is a series for Le Mans prototype and Grand Touring style cars broken into 4 classes: LMP1, LMP2, GTS, and GT. It began on 9 May 2004 and ended on 13 November 2004 after 4 rounds.

This season was preceded by the 1000km of Le Mans held in 2003 as a development race for the creation of the LMES.

## Schedule

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Rnd  | Race  | Circuit  | Date

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\-  |  LMES Official Test | Paul Ricard HTTT | 10 April
11 April
1  |  1000km of Monza | Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | 9 May
2  |  1000km of Nürburgring | Nürburgring | 3 July[1][2]
3  |  1000km of Silverstone | Silverstone Circuit | 13 August
4  |  1000km of Spa | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 12 September
Sources:[3][4]

## Entry list

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Entry List

Entrant/Team  | Car  | Engine  | Tyre  | No  | Drivers  | Rounds
LMP1
Creation Autosportif | DBA 03S | Zytek ZG348 3.4L V8  | D | 3  |  Nicolas Minassian | All
Jamie Campbell-Walter
Taurus Sports  | Lola B2K/10 | Judd GV4 4.0L V10  | D | 4  |  Christian Vann  | 1
Benjamin Leuenberger
Alex Müller
Caterpillar 5.0L Turbo V10 (Diesel)  | 10  |  Calum Lockie  | 1, 3
Phil Andrews
Richard Jones | 3
Team Goh | Audi R8 | Audi 3.6L Turbo V8  | M | 5  |  Rinaldo Capello | All
Seiji Ara
Tom Kristensen | 1
Rollcentre Racing  | Dallara SP1 | Judd GV4 4.0L V10  | D | 6  |  Martin Short  | All
João Barbosa
Rob Barff  | 1
Patrick Pearce  | 2–4
RML | MG-Lola EX257 | MG (AER) XP20 2.0L Turbo I4  | D | 7  |  Mike Newton | All
Thomas Erdos
Miguel Ramos
Audi Sport UK Team Veloqx  | Audi R8 | Audi 3.6L Turbo V8  | M | 8  |  Allan McNish | All
Pierre Kaffer
88  |  Johnny Herbert
Jamie Davies
Advan Kondo Racing | Dome S101 | Mugen MF408S 4.0L V8  | Y | 9  |  Hiroki Katoh | 1
Ryo Michigami
Larbre Compétition | Panoz GTP | Ford Élan 6L8 6.0L V8  | M | 11  |  Olivier Dupard  | 4
Sébastien Dumez
Jean-Luc Blanchemain
Team Nasamax  | Nasamax DM139 (Reynard)  | Judd GV5 5.0L V10 (Bio-ethanol)  | D
M | 14  |  Robbie Stirling | 1, 3–4
Werner Lupberger
Romain Dumas | 3–4
Pescarolo Sport | Pescarolo C60 | Judd GV5 5.0L V10  | M | 17  |  Soheil Ayari | 1–2, 4
Emmanuel Collard | 1
Éric Hélary | 2
Jean-Marc Gounon | 4
Lister Cars
Lister Racing | Lister Storm LMP | Chevrolet LS1 6.0L V8  | D | 20  |  Justin Keen | 2–4
John Nielsen | 2
Rob Barff  | 3
Marc Goossens | 4
Zytek Engineering | Zytek 04S | Zytek ZG348 3.4L V8  | M | 22  |  Andy Wallace | 1
David Brabham
Stefan Johansson
Robbie Kerr | 3
Chris Dyson
Spinnaker Clandesteam  | Dallara SP1 | Judd GV4 4.0L V10  | M | 24  |  Rocky Agusta | 1
Felipe Ortiz
Beppe Gabbiani
Team Jota | Zytek 04S | Zytek ZG348 3.4L V8  | D | 69  |  John Stack  | All
Sam Hignett
Gianni Collini
LMP2
Courage Compétition | Courage C65 | MG (AER) XP20 2.0L Turbo I4  | M | 13  |  Alexander Frei  | 2–4
Sam Hancock
Jean-Marc Gounon | 2–3
Jonathan Cochet | 4
Paul Belmondo Racing | Courage C65 | MG (AER) XP20 2.0L Turbo I4  | M | 26  |  Paul Belmondo | All
Claude-Yves Gosselin
Marco Saviozzi  | 1–3
Wim Eyckmans | 4
Tracsport  | Lola B2K/40 | Nissan (AER) VQL 3.0L V6  | D | 27  |  John Ingram  | 2–4
John Gaw
Rick Pearson
Team Ranieri Randaccio  | Tampolli RTA99 | Ford Nicholson-McLaren 3.3L V8  | G | 28  |  Ranieri Randaccio  | 1–3
Leonardo Maddalena  | 1–2
Fabio Mancini  | 3
Équipe Palmyr  | Lucchini SR2000  | Alfa Romeo 3.0L V6  | A
D | 31  |  Christophe Ricard  | 2–4
Philippe Favre
Grégory Fargier
Intersport Racing | Lola B2K/40 | Judd KV675 3.4L V8  | P | 32  |  Clint Field  | 1
Jon Field
William Binnie
Lucchini Engineering | Lucchini LMP2/04  | Judd XV675 3.4L V8  | P |  Piergiuseppe Peroni  | 4
Mirko Savoldi
Filippo Francioni
Renauer Motorsport  | Tampolli RTA99 | Alfa Romeo 3.0L V6  | D | 33  |  Manfred Jurasz  | 2
Hannes Gsell
Petr Válek
K2 Race Engineering  | Pilbeam MP91 | Judd KV675 3.4L V8  | ?  | 34  |  Simon Pullan  | 3
Peter Owen
Ben Devlin
G-Force Racing  | Pilbeam MP84 | Nissan (AER) VQL 3.0L V6  | D | 35  |  Franck Hahn  | 2–4
Jean-François Leroch  | 2–3
Philippe Haezebrouck  | 2, 4
Tim Greaves | 3
Sylvie Delcour  | 4
Gerard Welter
Welter Racing | WR LMP2  | Peugeot 3.4L V6  | M | 36  |  Jean-René de Fournoux  | 2–4
Jean-Bernard Bouvet
Sylvain Boulay  | 4
Pierre Bruneau
PiR Compétition  | Pilbeam MP91 | JPX (Mader) 3.4L V6  | M | 99  |  Pierre Bruneau  | All
Marc Rostan
GTS
A-Level Engineering  | Porsche 911 Bi-Turbo | Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6  | M | 50  |  Wolfgang Kaufmann  | 2–3
Eric van de Poele
MAC Racing
Scuderia Veregra  | Chrysler Viper GTS-R | Chrysler 8.0L V10  | P
G | 51  |  Maurizio Strada  | 1–2
Massimo Morini
"Base Up"
Graham Nash Motorsport  | Saleen S7-R  | Ford 6.9L V8  | D | 52  |  Gian Maria Gabbiani  | 1–2
Ettore Bonaldi  | 1
Michel Orts
Phillip Bennett | 2–4
David Leslie | 3–4
Paul Whight
Konrad Motorsport
Vitaphone Racing | Saleen S7-R  | Ford 6.9L V8  | P | 53  |  Klaus Abbelen | 2
Maciej Stanco
Paul Knapfield
59  |  Uwe Alzen | All
Michael Bartels
Franz Konrad
Force One Racing  | Chrysler Viper GTS-R | Chrysler 8.0L V10  | P | 60  |  David Hallyday | 1–2
Bruno Besson
Anthony Kumpen  | 2
Barron Connor Racing  | Ferrari 575-GTC Maranello  | Ferrari 6.0L V12  | P | 61  |  Thomas Biagi | All
Danny Sullivan
John Bosch
62  |  Mike Hezemans | All
Jean-Denis Délétraz
Ange Barde  | 1
Andrea Piccini | 3
Larbre Compétition | Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello  | Ferrari 5.9L V12  | M | 86  |  Christophe Bouchut | All
Pedro Lamy
Steve Zacchia
87  |  Tomáš Enge | 4
Robert Pergl
Patrice Goueslard

RSR Racing  | TVR Tuscan T400R  | TVR Speed 6 4.0L I6  | D | 40  |  Michael Caine | 4
Nigel Greensall
Jonathan Coleman
41  |  Jonny Kane
Warren Hughes
Lawrence Tomlinson
74  | 3
Nigel Greensall
JMB Racing | Ferrari 360 Modena GTC  | Ferrari 3.6L V8  | D | 70  |  Roman Rusinov | All
Stéphane Daoudi  | 1–3
Jaime Melo | 1, 4
Bert Longin  | 4
JWR Mike Jordan
JWR  | Porsche 911 GT3-RSR  | Porsche 3.6L Flat-6  | D | 71  |  Mike Jordan | 2–3
Robin Liddell  | 2
Johnny Mowlem | 3
Autorlando Sport  | Porsche 911 GT3-RSR  | Porsche 3.6L Flat-6  | P | 75  |  Liz Halliday | 4
Piers Masarati
76  |  Franco Groppi  | 1
Giampaolo Tenchini
Joël Camathias
Jim Michaelian  | 4
Mauro Casadei
François Labhardt
Choro-Q Racing Team  | Porsche 911 GT3-RSR  | Porsche 3.6L Flat-6  | Y | 77  |  Haruki Kurosawa | All
Kazuyuki Nishizawa
Manabu Orido | 1–2
Thierry Perrier
Perspective Racing  | Porsche 911 GT3-R  | Porsche 3.6L Flat-6  | D | 79  |  Ian Khan | 1–2, 4
Nigel Smith | 1
Peter Kox
Michel Heydens  | 2, 4
Tim Sugden | 4
Sebah Automotive  | Porsche 911 GT3-R  | Porsche 3.6L Flat-6  | D | 80  |  Piers Masarati  | 1, 3
Bart Hayden  | 1
Xavier Pompidou | 2–3
Marino Franchitti | 2
Marc Lieb | 4
The Racer's Group | Porsche 911 GT3-RSR  | Porsche 3.6L Flat-6  | D | 81  |  Patrick Long | 1
Lars-Erik Nielsen
Thorkild Thyrring
Farnbacher Racing  | Porsche 911 GT3-RSR  | Porsche 3.6L Flat-6  | D | 2–4
Lars-Erik Nielsen
Mike Rockenfeller | 2
Patrick Long | 3–4
Denis Cohignac  | Porsche 911 GT3-R  | Porsche 3.6L Flat-6  | D | 82  |  Sylvain Noël  | 1–2
Denis Cohignac  | 1
Daniel Desbrueres
Thierry Stépec  | 2
André-Alain Corbel
Seikel Motorsport | Porsche 911 GT3-RS  | Porsche 3.6L Flat-6  | Y | 83  |  Luca Riccitelli  | 1
Alex Caffi
Gabrio Rosa
84  |  Philip Collin  | All
Tony Burgess  | 1, 3–4
Gaël Lesoudier  | 2–3
Arno Klasen | 2
Graeme Mundy  | 4
Freisinger Motorsport | Porsche 911 GT3-RSR  | Porsche 3.6L Flat-6  | D | 85  |  Stéphane Ortelli | All
Romain Dumas | 1
Emmanuel Collard | 2–4
Alexey Vasilyev | 2
Chamberlain-Synergy Motorsport  | TVR Tuscan T400R  | TVR Speed 6 4.0L I6  | D | 89  |  Christopher Stockton | 1
Bob Berridge
Michael Caine
Jonny Kane | 3
Warren Hughes
T2M Motorsport  | Porsche 911 GT3-RS  | Porsche 3.6L Flat-6  | Y | 90  |  Vanina Ickx | 1–2, 4
Wolfgang Kaufmann  | 1
Keiko Ihara
Thierry Rabineau  | 2, 4
Paul Daniels  | 2
Robin Liddell  | 3
Gilles Vannelet
Yukihiro Hane
Christophe Tinseau | 4
Racesport Salisbury  | TVR Tuscan T400R  | TVR Speed 6 4.0L I6  | D | 91  |  John Hartshorne  | All
Richard Stanton  | 1–3
Graeme Mundy
Steve Hyde  | 4
Adam Sharpe
Cirtek Motorsport  | Ferrari 360 Modena GTC  | Ferrari 3.6L V8  | D | 92  |  Rob Wilson | All
Frank Mountain  | 1–3
Hans Hugenholtz  | 1
Karim Ojjeh | 2
Rory Passey  | 3
Andrew Kirkaldy | 4
Maurizio Fabris
Porsche 911 GT3-RSR  | Porsche 3.6L Flat-6  | 93  |  Adam Jones | All
Sascha Maassen
IN2 Racing  | Porsche 911 GT3-RSR  | Porsche 3.6L Flat-6  | D | 96  |  Juan Barazi | 4
Michael Vergers
Nick Dudfield
Auto Palace  | Ferrari 360 Modena GTC  | Ferrari 3.6L V8  | P | 97  |  Steeve Hiesse  | 1–3
Giovanni Lavaggi
Giampaolo Ermolli  | 1

## Season results

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Overall winner in bold.

Rnd  | Circuit  | LMP1 Winning Team  | LMP2 Winning Team  | GTS Winning Team  | GT Winning Team  | Results

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LMP1 Winning Drivers  | LMP2 Winning Drivers  | GTS Winning Drivers  | GT Winning Drivers
1  | Monza |  #88 Audi Sport UK Veloqx |  #99 PiR Compétition  |  #86 Larbre Compétition |  #85 Freisinger Motorsport | Results
Johnny Herbert
Jamie Davies |  Marc Rostan
Pierre Bruneau  |  Christophe Bouchut
Pedro Lamy
Steve Zacchia |  Stéphane Ortelli
Romain Dumas
2  | Nürburgring |  #8 Audi Sport UK Veloqx |  #13 Courage Compétition |  #86 Larbre Compétition |  #93 Cirtek Motorsport  | Results
Allan McNish
Pierre Kaffer |  Jean-Marc Gounon
Alexander Frei
Sam Hancock |  Christophe Bouchut
Pedro Lamy
Steve Zacchia |  Sascha Maassen
Adam Jones
3  | Silverstone |  #8 Audi Sport UK Veloqx |  #13 Courage Compétition |  #86 Larbre Compétition |  #70 JMB Racing | Results
Allan McNish
Pierre Kaffer |  Jean-Marc Gounon
Alexander Frei
Sam Hancock |  Christophe Bouchut
Pedro Lamy
Steve Zacchia |  Stéphane Daoudi
Roman Rusinov
4  | Spa |  #88 Audi Sport UK Veloqx |  #13 Courage Compétition |  #86 Larbre Compétition |  #85 Freisinger Motorsport | Results
Johnny Herbert
Jamie Davies |  Jonathan Cochet
Alexander Frei
Sam Hancock |  Christophe Bouchut
Pedro Lamy
Steve Zacchia |  Stéphane Ortelli
Emmanuel Collard
Source:[5]

## Teams Championships

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Points are awarded to the top 8 finishers in the order of 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1. Teams with multiple entries do not have their cars combined, each entry number is scored separately in the championship.[6] Cars failing to complete 70% of the winner's distance are not awarded points.

### LMP1 Standings

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Pos  | No  | Team  | Chassis  | Engine  | Rnd 1  | Rnd 2  | Rnd 3  | Rnd 4  | Total

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1  | #88  |  Audi Sport UK Team Veloqx  | Audi R8 | Audi 3.6L Turbo V8  | 10  | 8  | 6  | 10  | 34
2  | #8  |  Audi Sport UK Team Veloqx  | Audi R8 | Audi 3.6L Turbo V8  | 8  | 10  | 10  |  | 28
3  | #5  |  Team Goh | Audi R8 | Audi 3.6L Turbo V8  | 6  | 5  | 8  | 8  | 27
4  | #3  |  Creation Autosportif | DBA 03S | Zytek ZG348 3.4L V8  |  | 6  |  | 6  | 12
5  | #7  |  RML | MG-Lola EX257 | MG (AER) XP20 2.0L Turbo I4  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 4  | 10
6=  | #17  |  Pescarolo Sport | Pescarolo C60 | Judd GV5 5.0L V10  | 5  | 4  |  |  | 9
6=  | #69  |  Team Jota | Zytek 04S | Zytek ZG348 3.4L V8  |  | 1  | 3  | 5  | 9
8=  | #6  |  Rollcentre Racing  | Dallara SP1 | Judd GV4 4.0L V10  | 4  | 3  | 1  |  | 8
8=  | #22  |  Zytek Engineering  | Zytek 04S | Zytek ZG348 3.4L V8  | 3  |  | 5  |  | 8
10  | #14  |  Team Nasamax  | Nasamax DM139 | Judd GV5 5.0L V10 (Bioethanol)  | 1  |  | 4  |  | 5
11  | #11  |  Larbre Compétition | Panoz GTP | Ford (Élan) 6L8 6.0L V8  |  |  |  | 3  | 3

### LMP2 Standings

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Pos  | No  | Team  | Chassis  | Engine  | Rnd 1  | Rnd 2  | Rnd 3  | Rnd 4  | Total

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1  | #13  |  Courage Compétition | Courage C65 | MG (AER) XP20 2.0L Turbo I4  |  | 10  | 10  | 10  | 30
2  | #99  |  PiR Compétition  | Pilbeam MP91 | JPX 3.4L V6  | 10  | 8  | 5  | 3  | 26
3  | #27  |  Tracsport  | Lola B2K/40 | Nissan (AER) VQL 3.0L V6  |  | 6  | 4  | 5  | 15
4  | #36  |  Gerard Welter | WR LMP2  | Peugeot 3.4L V6  |  |  | 8  | 6  | 14
5  | #26  |  Paul Belmondo Racing  | Courage C65 | MG (AER) XP20 2.0L Turbo I4  |  |  |  | 8  | 8
6  | #31  |  Equipe Palmyr  | Lucchini SR2000  | Alfa Romeo 3.0L V6  |  |  | 6  |  | 6
7  | #35  |  G-Force Racing  | Pilbeam MP84 | Nissan (AER) VQL 3.0L V6  |  | 5  |  |  | 5
8  | #32  |  Lucchini Engineering | Lucchini LMP2  | Judd XV675 3.4L V8  |  |  |  | 4  | 4

### GTS Standings

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Pos  | No  | Team  | Chassis  | Engine  | Rnd 1  | Rnd 2  | Rnd 3† | Rnd 4  | Total

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1  | #86  |  Larbre Compétition | Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello  | Ferrari 5.9L V12  | 10  | 10  | 5  | 10  | 35
2  | #61  |  Barron Connor Racing  | Ferrari 575-GTC Maranello  | Ferrari 6.0L V12  | 8  | 5  | 2.5  | 5  | 20.5
3  | #62  |  Barron Connor Racing  | Ferrari 575-GTC Maranello  | Ferrari 6.0L V12  |  | 4  | 4  | 6  | 14
4  | #52  |  Graham Nash Motorsport  | Saleen S7-R  | Ford 7.0L V8  |  | 6  | 3  | 4  | 13
5=  | #59  |  Vitaphone Racing
Konrad Motorsport | Saleen S7-R  | Ford 7.0L V8  |  | 8  |  |  | 8
5=  | #87  |  Larbre Compétition | Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello  | Ferrari 5.9L V12  |  |  |  | 8  | 8

† - Half points were awarded due to a lack of competitors.

### GT Standings

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Pos  | No  | Team  | Chassis  | Engine  | Rnd 1  | Rnd 2  | Rnd 3  | Rnd 4  | Total

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1  | #80  |  Sebah Automotive Ltd.  | Porsche 911 GT3-R  | Porsche 3.6L Flat-6  | 4  | 8  | 8  | 6  | 26
2  | #70  |  JMB Racing | Ferrari 360 Modena GTC  | Ferrari 3.6L V8  | 8  | 3  | 10  | 4  | 25
3  | #85  |  Freisinger Motorsport | Porsche 911 GT3-RSR  | Porsche 3.6L Flat-6  | 10  |  | 4  | 10  | 24
4  | #93  |  Cirtek Motorsport  | Porsche 911 GT3-RSR  | Porsche 3.6L Flat-6  | 3  | 10  |  | 8  | 21
5  | #77  |  Choro Q Racing Team  | Porsche 911 GT3-RSR  | Porsche 3.6L Flat-6  | 6  | 6  | 1  |  | 13
6  | #84  |  Seikel Motorsport | Porsche 911 GT3-RS  | Porsche 3.6L Flat-6  | 1  | 5  | 5  | 1  | 12
7  | #81  |  Farnbacher Racing  | Porsche 911 GT3-RSR  | Porsche 3.6L Flat-6  |  |  | 6  | 5  | 11
8  | #81  |  The Racer's Group  | Porsche 911 GT3-RSR  | Porsche 3.6L Flat-6  | 5  |  |  |  | 5
9=  | #92  |  Cirtek Motorsport  | Ferrari 360 Modena GTC  | Ferrari 3.6L V8  | 2  | 2  |  |  | 4
9=  | #97  |  Auto Palace  | Ferrari 360 Modena GTC  | Ferrari 3.6L V8  |  | 4  |  |  | 4
11=  | #91  |  Racesport Salisbury  | TVR Tuscan T400R  | TVR 4.0L I6  |  | 1  | 2  |  | 3
11=  | #89  |  Chamberlain-Synergy Motorsport  | TVR Tuscan T400R  | TVR 4.0L I6  |  |  | 3  |  | 3
11=  | #90  |  T2M Motorsport  | Porsche 911 GT3-RS  | Porsche 3.6L Flat-6  |  |  |  | 3  | 3
14  | #75  |  Autorlando Sport  | Porsche 911 GT3-RS  | Porsche 3.6L Flat-6  |  |  |  | 2  | 2

## References

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1. ^ "2004 Eifelrennen". MotorSport Magazine Database. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
2. ^ "Nürburgring 1000 Kilometres". Racing Sports Cars. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
3. ^ "Final LMES Dates". DailySportsCar. 14 December 2003. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
4. ^ "European Le Mans Series Calendar 2004". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
5. ^ "LeMans Endurance Series (LMES) - Season 2004: Results". Speedsport Magazine. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
6. ^ "LeMans Endurance Series (LMES) - 2004: Point standings". Speedsport Magazine. Retrieved 21 January 2024.

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