The 2020 24 Hours of Spa (also known as Total 24 Hours of Spa for sponsorship reasons) was the 73rd running of the 24 Hours of Spa. It took place on 22–25 October 2020. Although it was previously scheduled to held on 25–26 July, it was announced on 15 April that the race would be postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Belgium 2020 24 Hours of Spa
Event Information
Round 3 of 4 in the 2020 Intercontinental GT Challenge
Date22–25 October 2020 Intercontinental GT Challenge
LocationSpa-Francorchamps, Wallonia, Belgium
VenueCircuit de Spa-Francorchamps
Results
Race 1
Distance 527 laps 3691.108 km
Pole position Italy Raffaele Marciello
AKKA ASP
2:32.166
Winner New Zealand Earl Bamber
United Kingdom Nick Tandy
Belgium Laurens Vanthoor
Rowe Racing
24:00:38.727

Background

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The 72nd running of the 24 Hours of Spa took place on 22–25 October 2020. It was previously scheduled to held on 25–26 July, but in March the race was postponed to October due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1][2][3] This will be the first time that the race will be held in October.[4] The race was set to be unique as it would run for a 25 hours duration due to the race being held on the weekend when the clocks change.[5][6] However, this idea was pulled when it became clear that the event was not permitted to allow spectators to the race.[7][8] The race will be the third round of the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup and also the third round of the Intercontinental GT Challenge.[9][10] The official test days took place on the 29 and 30 September.[4] The GT4 European, Lamborghini Super Trofeo, Formula Renault Eurocup and TCR Europe series will all run support races at the event.[2][4][11][12]

Following practice and qualifying track limits was an issue. Drivers were told initially that only track limits would be enforced at the Eau Rouge sequence. However due to "exaggerated abuse" including running out of the bus stop chicane across 10 metres of tarmac runoff up to the barrier, drivers were told that the white lines were the limit of the track and that the cars must remain in contact with the track. The exceptions were at Eau Rouge, Speaker's or No Name Corner, Blanchimont and the exit of the Bus Stop where the drivers were permitted to use the kerbs beyond the white line. Drivers were allowed 3 infringements of the rule before being given a drive through penalty. Any driver gaining an advantage and not giving it back would be penalised 5 or 10 seconds at the next pit stop. The warnings would be reset every 6 hours.[13]

Results

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Super Pole

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Pos. No. Team Driver Car Time Gap
1 88   AKKA ASP   Raffaele Marciello Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 2:32.166
2 31   Team WRT   Kelvin van der Linde Audi R8 LMS Evo 2:32.386 +0.220
3 4   Haupt Racing Team   Maro Engel Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 2:32.522 +0.356
4 66   Attempto Racing   Frédéric Vervisch Audi R8 LMS Evo 2:32.881 +0.715
5 25   Saintéloc Racing   Christopher Haase Audi R8 LMS Evo 2:32.979 +0.813
6 40   GPX Racing   Thomas Preining Porsche 911 GT3-R 2:32.990 +0.824
7 51   AF Corse   Alessandro Pier Guidi Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2:33.024 +0.858
8 63   FFF Racing Team   Andrea Caldarelli Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2:33.294 +1.128
9 163   Emil Frey Racing   Alberto Costa Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2:33.400 +1.234
10 47   KCMG   Kévin Estre Porsche 911 GT3-R 2:33.404 +1.238
11 12   GPX Racing   Patrick Pilet Porsche 911 GT3-R 2:33.541 +1.375
12 32   Team WRT   Charles Weerts Audi R8 LMS Evo 2:33.568 +1.402
13 99   Rowe Racing   Julien Andlauer Porsche 911 GT3-R 2:33.768 +1.602
14 22   Frikadelli Racing Team   Frédéric Makowiecki Porsche 911 GT3-R 2:33.780 +1.614
15 54   Dinamic Motorsport   Matteo Cairoli Porsche 911 GT3-R 2:34.119 +1.953
16 27   HubAuto Corsa   Tom Blomqvist Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2:34.170 +2.004
17 30   Team WRT   Matthieu Vaxivière Audi R8 LMS Evo 2:34.280 +2.114
18 72   SMP Racing   Davide Rigon Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2:34.338 +2.172
19 89   AKKA ASP   Benjamín Hites Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 2:34.791 +2.625
20 98   Rowe Racing   Laurens Vanthoor Porsche 911 GT3-R 2:35.546 +3.380
Source:[14]

Race

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Class winners denoted in bold and with ‡

Pos Class No Team Drivers Car Laps Time/Reason
1 P 98   Rowe Racing   Earl Bamber
  Nick Tandy
  Laurens Vanthoor
Porsche 911 GT3 R 527 24:00:38.727‡
2 P 66   Attempto Racing   Mattia Drudi
  Patric Niederhauser
  Frédéric Vervisch
Audi R8 LMS GT3 527 +4.687
3 P 54   Dinamic Motorsport   Matteo Cairoli
  Christian Engelhart
  Sven Müller
Porsche 911 GT3 R 527 +28.750
4 P 12   GPX Racing   Matt Campbell
  Mathieu Jaminet
  Patrick Pilet
Porsche 911 GT3 R 527 +36.882
5 P 51   AF Corse   James Calado
  Nicklas Nielsen
  Alessandro Pier Guidi
Ferrari 488 GT3 527 +38.225
6 P 25   Saintéloc Racing   Dorian Boccolacci
  Christopher Haase
  Markus Winkelhock
Audi R8 LMS GT3 527 +38.481
7 P 4   Haupt Racing Team   Vincent Abril
  Maro Engel
  Luca Stolz
Mercedes-AMG GT3 527 +41.357
8 P 22   Frikaelli Racing Team   Jörg Bergmeister
  Frédéric Makowiecki
  Dennis Olsen
Porsche 911 GT3 R 527 +1:39.997
9 P 29   JAS Motorsport   Dane Cameron
  Mario Farnbacher
  Renger van der Zande
Honda Acura NSX GT3 526 +1 Lap
10 P 3   K-Pax Racing   Jules Gounon
  Maxime Soulet
  Jordan Pepper
Bentley Continental GT3 525 +2 Laps
11 P 40   GPX Racing   Louis Delétraz
  Romain Dumas
  Thomas Preining
Porsche 911 GT3 R 525 +2 Laps
12 P 9   K-Pax Racing   Rodrigo Baptista
  Álvaro Parente
  Andy Soucek
Bentley Continental GT3 524 +3 Laps
13 P 47   KCMG   Michael Christensen
  Kévin Estre
  Richard Lietz
Porsche 911 GT3 R 522 +5 Laps
14 P 30   Team WRT   Ferdinand von Habsburg
  Dennis Marschall
  Matthieu Vaxivière
Audi R8 LMS GT3 522 +5 Laps
15 PA 77   Barwell Motorsport   Ricky Collard
  Rob Collard
  Leo Machitski
  Sandy Mitchell
Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 521 +6 Laps‡
16 P 14   Emil Frey Racing   Ricardo Feller
  Mikaël Grenier
  Norbert Siedler
Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 520 +7 Laps
17 PA 93   Tempesta Racing   Eddie Cheever III
  Giancarlo Fisichella
  Chris Froggatt
  Jonathan Hui
Ferrari 488 GT3 520 +7 Laps
18 S 5   Haupt Racing Team   Sergey Afanasyev
  Michele Beretta
  Hubert Haupt
  Gabriele Piana
Mercedes-AMG GT3 520 +7 Laps‡
19
DNF
P 72   SMP Racing   Miguel Molina
  Davide Rigon
  Sergey Sirotkin
Ferrari 488 GT3 519 Collision damage
20 PA 188   Garage 59   Jonathan Adam
  Chris Goodwin
  Maxime Martin
  Alexander West
Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 519 +8 Laps
21 S 84   HTP Motorsport   Indy Dontje
  Philip Ellis
  Russell Ward
Mercedes-AMG GT3 517 +10 Laps
22 PA 488   Rinaldi Racing   Pierre Ehret
  Daniel Keilwitz
  Rino Mastronardi
  David Perel
Ferrari 488 GT3 516 +11 Laps
23
DNF
P 27   HubAuto Corsa   Tom Blomqvist
  Marcos Gomes
  Kamui Kobayashi
Ferrari 488 GT3 515 Drivetrain
24 S 555   FFF Racing Team   Hugo Chevalier
  Florian Latorre
  Baptiste Moulin
  Taylor Proto
Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 514 +13 Laps
25 PA 10   Boutsen Ginion Racing   Benjamin Lessennes
  Jens Klingmann
  Karim Ojjeh
  Gilles Vannelet
BMW M6 GT3 514 +13 Laps
26 S 90   MadPanda Motorsport   Patrick Assenheimer
  Ezequiel Pérez Companc
  Juuso Puhakka
  Ricardo Sanchez
Mercedes-AMG GT3 510 +17 Laps
27 PA 20   SPS Automotive Performance   Dominik Baumann
  Colin Braun
  George Kurtz
  Valentin Pierburg
Mercedes-AMG GT3 509 +18 Laps
28 S 11   Team Parker Racing   Frank Bird
  Nicolai Kjærgaard
  Euan McKay
Bentley Continental GT3 500 +27 Laps
29 S 89   AKKA ASP   Alex Fontana
  Benjamin Hites
  Lucas Légeret
Mercedes-AMG GT3 497 +30 Laps
30 Am 108   Classic and Modern Racing   Stéphane Lémeret
  Clément Mateu
  Romano Ricci
  Stéphane Tribaudini
Bentley Continental GT3 497 +30 Laps‡
31
DNF
P 163   Emil Frey Racing   Giacomo Altoè
  Albert Costa
  Franck Perera
Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 496 Accident damage
32
DNF
P 99   Rowe Racing   Julien Andlauer
  Klaus Bachler
  Dirk Werner
Porsche 911 GT3 R 495 Accident damage
33 P 107   Classic and Modern Racing   Pierre-Alexandre Jean
  Nelson Panciatici
  Seb Morris
Bentley Continental GT3 476 +51 Laps
34
DNF
S 33   Team WRT   Rik Breukers
  Benjamin Goethe
  Stuart Hall
Audi R8 LMS GT3 453 Accident
35
DNF
PA 52   AF Corse   Andrea Bertolini
  Niek Hommerson
  Louis Machiels
  Daniel Serra
Ferrari 488 GT3 380 Accident
36
DNF
S 78   Barwell Motorsport   Patrick Kujala
  Alex MacDowall
  Frederik Schandorff
Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 377 Collision
37
DNF
PA 991   Herberth Motorsport   Daniel Allemann
  Ralf Bohn
  Alfred Renauer
  Robert Renauer
Porsche 911 GT3 R 375 Collision
38
DNF
P 63   FFF Racing Team   Andrea Caldarelli
  Marco Mapelli
  Dennis Lind
Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 371 Accident
DNF P 35   Walkenhorst Motorsport   David Pittard
  Martin Tomczyk
  Nick Yelloly
BMW M6 GT3 359 Accident
DNF Am 129   Raton Racing   Stefano Costantini
  Christopher Lenz
  Lucas Mauron
  Michael Petit
Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 318 Accident
DNF PA 87   AKKA ASP   Fabian Barthez
  Jean-Luc Beaubelique
  Thomas Drouet
  Jim Pla
Mercedes-AMG GT3 275 Accident damage
DNF P 88   AKKA ASP   Timur Boguslavskiy
  Felipe Fraga
  Raffaele Marciello
Mercedes-AMG GT3 263 Brakes
DNF P 21   KCMG   Josh Burdon
  Alexandre Imperatori
  Edoardo Liberati
Porsche 911 GT3 R 253 Vibration
DNF S 15   Tech 1 Racing   Timothé Buret
  Thomas Neubauer
  Aurélien Panis
Lexus RC F GT3 213 Mechanical
DNF S 159   Garage 59   Roman de Angelis
  Valentin Hasse-Clot
  James Pull
  Andrew Watson
Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 201 Accident damage
DNF Am 918   Herberth Motorsport   Jürgen Häring
  Michael Joos
  Dimitrios Konstantinou
  Marco Seefried
Porsche 911 GT3 R 158 Accident damage
DNF P 69   Optimum Motorsport   Rob Bell
  Joe Osborne
  Oliver Wilkinson
McLaren 720S GT3 157 Collision damage
DNF S 56   Dinamic Motorsport   Adrian de Leener
  Mikkel Pedersen
  Andrea Rizzoli
  Cedric Sbirrazzuoli
Porsche 911 GT3 R 148 Accident
DNF P 31   Team WRT   Kelvin van der Linde
  Christopher Mies
  Dries Vanthoor
Audi R8 LMS GT3 138 Drivetrain
DNF PA 111   JP Motorsport   Mathias Lauda
  Jens Liebhauser
  Christian Klien
  Patryk Krupiński
Mercedes-AMG GT3 135 Accident
DNF Am 26   Saintéloc Racing   Christophe Cresp
  Gregory Paisse
  Steven Palette
  Pierre Yves Paque
Audi R8 LMS GT3 126 Accident
DNF PA 74   Ram Racing   Martin Konrad
  Callum MacLeod
  Tom Onslow-Cole
  Remon Vos
Mercedes-AMG GT3 121 Accident damage
DNF P 34   Walkenhorst Motorsport   Nick Catsburg
  Philipp Eng
  Augusto Farfus, Jr.
BMW M6 GT3 107 Collision damage
DNF P 32   Team WRT   Edoardo Mortara
  Frank Stippler
  Charles Weerts
Audi R8 LMS GT3 70 Collision
DNF PA 19   FFF Racing Team   Raffaele Giammaria
  Hiroshi Hamaguchi
  Phil Keen
  Luigi Moccia
Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 33 Gearbox
DNF S 55   Attempto Racing   Alex Aka
  Simon Gachet
  Finlay Hutchinson
  Nicolas Schöll
Audi R8 LMS GT3 9 Puncture
Final Classification

References

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  8. ^ Lloyd, Daniel (6 October 2020). "Spa to Run Without Spectators; 25-Hour Format Scrapped". Sportscar365.com. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  9. ^ Watkins, Gary (15 May 2020). "GTCWE News: Updated calendar features extended Nurburgring enduro". Autosport.com.
  10. ^ Watkins, Gary (10 July 2020). "IGTC 2020 calendar remains at four races, Suzuka 10 Hours not replaced". Autosport.com.
  11. ^ "Lamborghini Super Trofeo and Formula Renault Eurocup continue as GT World Challenge Europe Powered by AWS support series". 24 hours of Spa. 19 May 2020. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
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  14. ^ "Total 24 Hours of Spa - Super Pole" (PDF). Stéphane Ratel Organisation. 23 October 2020.


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