# 2004 FIA GT Imola 500 km

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 |
| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Engine | Tyre | Laps |
| 1 | GT | 5 | Vitaphone Racing Team Konrad Motorsport | Michael Bartels Uwe Alzen | Saleen S7-R | P | 97 |
| 1 | GT | 5 | Vitaphone Racing Team Konrad Motorsport | Michael Bartels Uwe Alzen | Ford 7.0L V8 | P | 97 |
| 2 | GT | 33 | AF Corse | Andrea Bertolini Mika Salo | Maserati MC12 GT1 | P | 97 |
| 2 | GT | 33 | AF Corse | Andrea Bertolini Mika Salo | Maserati 6.0L V12 | P | 97 |
| 3 | GT | 34 | AF Corse | Fabrizio de Simone Johnny Herbert | Maserati MC12 GT1 | P | 97 |
| 3 | GT | 34 | AF Corse | Fabrizio de Simone Johnny Herbert | Maserati 6.0L V12 | P | 97 |
| 4 | GT | 2 | BMS Scuderia Italia | Fabrizio Gollin Luca Cappellari | Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello | M | 96 |
| 4 | GT | 2 | BMS Scuderia Italia | Fabrizio Gollin Luca Cappellari | Ferrari 5.9L V12 | M | 96 |
| 5 | GT | 3 | Care Racing Developments BMS Scuderia Italia | Stefano Livio Enzo Calderari Lilian Bryner | Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello | M | 96 |
| 5 | GT | 3 | Care Racing Developments BMS Scuderia Italia | Stefano Livio Enzo Calderari Lilian Bryner | Ferrari 5.9L V12 | M | 96 |
| 6 | GT | 1 | BMS Scuderia Italia | Matteo Bobbi Gabriele Gardel | Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello | M | 95 |
| 6 | GT | 1 | BMS Scuderia Italia | Matteo Bobbi Gabriele Gardel | Ferrari 5.9L V12 | M | 95 |
| 7 | GT | 11 | G.P.C. Giesse Squadra Corse | Philipp Peter Fabio Babini | Ferrari 575-GTC Maranello | P | 95 |
| 7 | GT | 11 | G.P.C. Giesse Squadra Corse | Philipp Peter Fabio Babini | Ferrari 6.0L V12 | P | 95 |
| 8 | GT | 13 | G.P.C. Giesse Squadra Corse | Emanuele Naspetti Gianni Morbidelli | Ferrari 575-GTC Maranello | P | 95 |
| 8 | GT | 13 | G.P.C. Giesse Squadra Corse | Emanuele Naspetti Gianni Morbidelli | Ferrari 6.0L V12 | P | 95 |
| 9 | N-GT | 99 | Freisinger Motorsport | Lucas Luhr Sascha Maassen | Porsche 911 GT3-RSR | M | 94 |
| 9 | N-GT | 99 | Freisinger Motorsport | Lucas Luhr Sascha Maassen | Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | M | 94 |
| 10 | GT | 17 | JMB Racing | Karl Wendlinger Jaime Melo | Ferrari 575-GTC Maranello | M | 94 |
| 10 | GT | 17 | JMB Racing | Karl Wendlinger Jaime Melo | Ferrari 6.0L V12 | M | 94 |
| 11 | N-GT | 50 | Yukos Freisinger Motorsport | Emmanuel Collard Stéphane Ortelli | Porsche 911 GT3-RSR | M | 93 |
| 11 | N-GT | 50 | Yukos Freisinger Motorsport | Emmanuel Collard Stéphane Ortelli | Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | M | 93 |
| 12 | N-GT | 77 | Yukos Freisinger Motorsport | Jörg Bergmeister Alexey Vasilyev | Porsche 911 GT3-RSR | M | 92 |
| 12 | N-GT | 77 | Yukos Freisinger Motorsport | Jörg Bergmeister Alexey Vasilyev | Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | M | 92 |
| 13 | GT | 7 | Ray Mallock Ltd. | Mike Newton Thomas Erdos | Saleen S7-R | D | 92 |
| 13 | GT | 7 | Ray Mallock Ltd. | Mike Newton Thomas Erdos | Ford 7.0L V8 | D | 92 |
| 14 | N-GT | 87 | MIK Corse | Alessandro Piccolo Giovanni Berton | Ferrari 360 Modena GTC | P | 90 |
| 14 | N-GT | 87 | MIK Corse | Alessandro Piccolo Giovanni Berton | Ferrari 3.6L V8 | P | 90 |
| 15 | GT | 19 | JMB | Matteo Malucelli Antoine Gosse Peter Kutemann | Ferrari 575-GTC Maranello | M | 90 |
| 15 | GT | 19 | JMB | Matteo Malucelli Antoine Gosse Peter Kutemann | Ferrari 6.0L V12 | M | 90 |
| 16 | N-GT | 59 | Jens Petersen Racing | Jens Petersen Oliver Mathai Jan-Dirk Lueders | Porsche 911 GT3-RS | M | 89 |
| 16 | N-GT | 59 | Jens Petersen Racing | Jens Petersen Oliver Mathai Jan-Dirk Lueders | Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | M | 89 |
| 17 | GT | 28 | Graham Nash Motorsport | Paolo Ruberti Gabriele Lancieri Luca Pirri-Ardizzone | Saleen S7-R | D | 88 |
| 17 | GT | 28 | Graham Nash Motorsport | Paolo Ruberti Gabriele Lancieri Luca Pirri-Ardizzone | Ford 7.0L V8 | D | 88 |
| 18 | N-GT | 56 | AB Motorsport | Antonio De Castro Renato Premoli Bruno Barbaro | Porsche 911 GT3-RS | D | 88 |
| 18 | N-GT | 56 | AB Motorsport | Antonio De Castro Renato Premoli Bruno Barbaro | Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | D | 88 |
| 19 | GT | 18 | JMB Racing | Chris Buncombe Bert Longin Sergei Zlobin | Ferrari 575-GTC Maranello | M | 88 |
| 19 | GT | 18 | JMB Racing | Chris Buncombe Bert Longin Sergei Zlobin | Ferrari 6.0L V12 | M | 88 |
| 20 | N-GT | 69 | Proton Competition | Gerold Ried Christian Ried | Porsche 911 GT3-RS | D | 87 |
| 20 | N-GT | 69 | Proton Competition | Gerold Ried Christian Ried | Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | D | 87 |
| 21 | GT | 24 | DAMS | Andrea Piccini Jean-Denis Délétraz | Lamborghini Murciélago R-GT | M | 86 |
| 21 | GT | 24 | DAMS | Andrea Piccini Jean-Denis Délétraz | Lamborghini 6.0L V12 | M | 86 |
| 22 | N-GT | 57 | Vonka Racing | Jan Vonka Marco Panzavuota Massimiliano Degiovanni | Porsche 911 GT3-R | P | 84 |
| 22 | N-GT | 57 | Vonka Racing | Jan Vonka Marco Panzavuota Massimiliano Degiovanni | Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | P | 84 |
| 23 | GT | 10 | Zwaans GTR Racing Team | Christophe Bouchut Stéphane Lemeret Val Hillebrand | Chrysler Viper GTS-R | D | 77 |
| 23 | GT | 10 | Zwaans GTR Racing Team | Christophe Bouchut Stéphane Lemeret Val Hillebrand | Chrysler 8.0L V10 | D | 77 |
| 24 | N-GT | 73 | Cirtek Motorsport | Adam Jones Nikolai Fomenko | Porsche 911 GT3-RS | D | 70 |
| 24 | N-GT | 73 | Cirtek Motorsport | Adam Jones Nikolai Fomenko | Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | D | 70 |
| 25 DNF | GT | 35 | Scuderia Veregra | Base Up Valerio Scarsellati Angelo Lancelotti | Chrysler Viper GTS-R | P | 45 |
| 25 DNF | GT | 35 | Scuderia Veregra | Base Up Valerio Scarsellati Angelo Lancelotti | Chrysler 8.0L V10 | P | 45 |
| 26 DNF | GT | 4 | Konrad Motorsport | Franz Konrad Walter Lechner, Jr. Toni Seiler | Saleen S7-R | P | 44 |
| 26 DNF | GT | 4 | Konrad Motorsport | Franz Konrad Walter Lechner, Jr. Toni Seiler | Ford 7.0L V8 | P | 44 |
| 27 DNF | GT | 26 | DAMS | Beppe Gabbiani Filipe Ortiz | Lamborghini Murciélago R-GT | M | 39 |
| 27 DNF | GT | 26 | DAMS | Beppe Gabbiani Filipe Ortiz | Lamborghini 6.0L V12 | M | 39 |
| 28 DNF | GT | 8 | Ray Mallock Ltd. | Chris Goodwin Miguel Ramos | Saleen S7-R | D | 0 |
| 28 DNF | GT | 8 | Ray Mallock Ltd. | Chris Goodwin Miguel Ramos | Ford 7.0L V8 | D | 0 |
| 29 DNF | GT | 27 | Creation Autosportif | Jamie Campbell-Walter Jamie Derbyshire | Lister Storm | D | 0 |
| 29 DNF | GT | 27 | Creation Autosportif | Jamie Campbell-Walter Jamie Derbyshire | Jaguar 7.0L V12 | D | 0 |
| DSQ$^†$ | N-GT | 62 | G.P.C. Giesse Squadra Corse | Iradj Alexander Christian Pescatori | Ferrari 360 Modena GTC | P | 94 |
| DSQ$^†$ | N-GT | 62 | G.P.C. Giesse Squadra Corse | Iradj Alexander Christian Pescatori | Ferrari 3.6L V8 | P | 94 |
| DNS | N-GT | 89 | Scuderia Veregra | Roberto Castagna Bepo Orlandi | Porsche 911 GT3-RS | ? | – |
| DNS | N-GT | 89 | Scuderia Veregra | Roberto Castagna Bepo Orlandi | 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