- 2004 FIA GT Imola 500 km
The 2004 FIA GT Imola 500 km was the eighth round the
2004 FIA GT Championship season . It took place at theAutodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari ,Italy , onSeptember 5 ,2004 .This race featured the competition debut of the
Maserati MC12 , withAF Corse entering two cars. TheFIA had initially refused homologation of the road versions of the MC12 due to the car being 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. [citeweb | url = http://archive.dailysportscar.com/subscribers/news/fiagt/2004fiagt/fiagt320.htm | title = FIA Statement on the Maserati MC12 | publisher = dailysportscar.com | date = 7 August 2004 | accessdate = 2007-11-04]Official results
Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 70% of winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC).
† - #62 G.P.C. Giesse Squadra Corse was disqualified after failing post-race technical inspection. The car's airbox was larger than regulations allowed.
tatistics
* Pole position - #2 BMS Scuderia Italia - 1:45.593
* Fastest lap - #5 Vitaphone Racing Team - 1:47.399
* Average speed - 158.150 km/hReferences
:* citeweb | url = http://www.fiagt.com/results.php?event=8&season=2004&session=Race%20Result | title = Results: 2004 Round 8 - Imola | publisher = FIA GT Championship | date = 5 September 2004 | accessdate = 2007-11-04:* citeweb | url = http://wsrp.ic.cz/fiagt2004.html#8 | title = 500 km Imola | publisher = World Sports Racing Prototypes | date = 2 October 2005 | accessdate = 2007-11-04:* citeweb | url = http://www.racingsportscars.com/photo/Imola-2004-09-05-photo.html | title = FIA GT Championship Imola 2004 (Photo Archive) | publisher = Racing Sports Cars | date = 2 January 2005 | accessdate = 2007-11-04Sportscar Race Report
Year_of_race = 2004
Sportscar_Series = FIA GT Championship
Previous_race_in_season =2004 Spa 24 Hours
Next_race_in_season =2004 FIA GT Oschersleben 500km
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