2009 1000 km of Spa
# 2009 1000 km of Spa

The 2009 1000 km of Spa was the second round of the 2009 Le Mans Series season. It took place at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium, on 10 May 2009. Several teams used Spa as a test prior to the 24 Hours of Le Mans, including eventual winners Team Peugeot and Team Essex Porsche, as well as the Jetalliance Racing Aston Martin. This is the 28th European Le Mans Series race since 2004.

The Peugeot 908 HDi FAP No. 7, driven by Nicolas Minassian, Simon Pagenaud, and Christian Klien, won the event less than thirty seconds ahead of their pursuer, the Pescarolo 01 No. 16, driven by Jean-Christophe Bouillon and Christophe Tinseau. In the LMP2 class, Xavier Pompidou in the Speedy Racing Team Sebah's Lola B08/80 No. 33 did not manage to catch up to Team Essex's Porsche RS Spyder Evo at the end of the race. The latter, driven by Casper Elgaard, Kristian Poulsen, and Emmanuel Collard, won by seven-tenths of a second.

In GT1, only three crews take the start. The French team Luc Alphand Adventures, the defending champion, prevailed once again with its Chevrolet Corvette C6.R driven by Luc Alphand, Patrice Goueslard, and Yann Clairay. Lastly, in GT2, Team Felbermayr Proton's Porsche 911 GT3 RSR (997), driven by Marc Lieb, Richard Lietz, and Horst Felbermayr, Sr. was initially disqualified then reclassified as the winner, ahead of Team Modena's Ferrari F430 GTC driven by Antonio García, Leo Mansell, and Jaime Melo.

## Report

### Qualifying

The qualifying sessions for both the GT and Prototype categories were marked by several red flag periods which halted the sessions. These were caused by several accidents and car failures on circuit, which left five cars unable to complete a flying lap time. Peugeot was able to lock out the first row by margin of over a second from the leading Aston Martin, while the returning Team Essex Porsche RS Spyder secured pole position in LMP2. Jetalliance Racing gave Aston Martin a pole in GT1 and championship leaders Team Felbermayr-Proton led GT2.

**Qualifying result**

Pole position winners in each class are marked in bold.

| Pos | Class | Team | Lap Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | LMP1 | No. 7 Team Peugeot Total | 2:01.056 |
| 2 | LMP1 | No. 9 Team Peugeot Total | 2:01.082 |
| 3 | LMP1 | No. 009 Aston Martin Racing | 2:02.488 |
| 4 | LMP1 | No. 10 Team Oreca Matmut AIM | 2:02.570 |
| 5 | LMP1 | No. 16 Pescarolo Sport | 2:02.674 |
| 6 | LMP1 | No. 13 Speedy Racing Team Sebah | 2:03.022 |
| 7 | LMP1 | No. 22 Team LNT | 2:03.598 |
| 8 | LMP1 | No. 17 Pescarolo Sport | 2:04.390 |
| 9 | LMP1 | No. 14 Kolles | 2:04.478 |
| 10 | LMP1 | No. 12 Signature Plus | 2:04.614 |
| 11 | LMP1 | No. 15 Kolles | 2:04.630 |
| 12 | LMP2 | No. 31 Team Essex | 2:07.918 |
| 13 | LMP2 | No. 33 Speedy Racing Team Sebah | 2:08.446 |
| 14 | LMP2 | No. 30 Racing Box | 2:08.600 |
| 15 | LMP2 | No. 40 Quifel ASM Team | 2:08.850 |
| 16 | LMP2 | No. 41 GAC Racing Team | 2:09.326 |
| 17 | LMP2 | No. 32 Team Barazi-Epsilon | 2:09.662 |
| 18 | LMP2 | No. 35 OAK Racing Team | 2:11.244 |
| 19 | LMP2 | No. 37 WR Salini | 2:11.874 |
| 20 | LMP1 | No. 3 Scuderia Lavaggi | 2:12.506 |
| 21 | LMP2 | No. 39 KrSM | 2:12.876 |
| 22 | LMP2 | No. 43 Q8 Oils Hache Team | 2:14.256 |
| 23 | LMP2 | No. 38 Pegasus Racing | 2:17.026 |
| 24 | GT1 | No. 66 Jetalliance Racing | 2:17.344 |
| 25 | LMP2 | No. 24 OAK Racing | 2:17.834 |
| 26 | GT1 | No. 55 IPB Spartak Racing | 2:18.242 |
| 27 | LMP2 | No. 28 Ibañez Racing Service | 2:19.258 |
| 28 | GT1 | No. 72 Luc Alphand Aventures | 2:19.680 |
| 29 | LMP1 | No. 11 Team Oreca Matmut AIM | 2:21.146 |
| 30 | GT2 | No. 77 Team Felbermayr-Proton | 2:21.870 |
| 31 | GT2 | No. 76 IMSA Performance Matmut | 2:22.012 |
| 32 | GT2 | No. 84 Team Modena | 2:22.698 |
| 33 | LMP2 | No. 29 Racing Box | 2:22.858 |
| 34 | LMP2 | No. 42 Ranieri Randaccio | 2:23.044 |
| 35 | GT2 | No. 92 JMW Motorsport | 2:23.148 |
| 36 | GT2 | No. 89 Hankook Team Farnbacher | 2:23.232 |
| 37 | GT2 | No. 91 FBR | 2:23.656 |
| 38 | GT2 | No. 87 Drayson Racing | 2:23.694 |
| 39 | GT2 | No. 90 FBR | 2:23.758 |
| 40 | GT2 | No. 85 Snoras Spyker Squadron | 2:25.088 |
| 41 | GT2 | No. 94 Prospeed Competition | 2:26.260 |
| 42 | GT2 | No. 78 Advanced Engineering | 2:26.448 |
| 43 | GT2 | No. 96 Virgo Motorsport | 2:26.892 |
| 44 | GT2 | No. 81 Easyrace | 2:27.024 |
| 45 | GT2 | No. 88 Team Felbermayr-Proton | 2:27.672 |
| 46 | GT2 | No. 99 JMB Racing | 2:27.926 |
| 47 | LMP2 | No. 26 Bruichladdich-Bruneau Team | 3:37.296 |
| 48 | LMP1 | No. 23 Strakka Racing | 3:55.058 |
| 49 | LMP1 | No. 007 Aston Martin Racing | No Time |
| - | LMP2 | No. 25 RML | No Time |
| - | GT2 | No. 79 Reiter Engineering | No Time |

### Race

**Race 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 | LMP1 | 7 | Team Peugeot Total | Nicolas Minassian Simon Pagenaud Christian Klien | Peugeot 908 HDi FAP | M | 143 |
| 1 | LMP1 | 7 | Team Peugeot Total | Nicolas Minassian Simon Pagenaud Christian Klien | Peugeot HDi 5.5 L Turbo V12 (Diesel) | M | 143 |
| 2 | LMP1 | 16 | Pescarolo Sport | Jean-Christophe Boullion Christophe Tinseau | Pescarolo 01 | M | 143 |
| 2 | LMP1 | 16 | Pescarolo Sport | Jean-Christophe Boullion Christophe Tinseau | Judd GV5.5 S2 5.5 L V10 | M | 143 |
| 3 | LMP1 | 007 | Aston Martin Racing | Jan Charouz Tomáš Enge Stefan Mücke | Lola-Aston Martin B09/60 | M | 142 |
| 3 | LMP1 | 007 | Aston Martin Racing | Jan Charouz Tomáš Enge Stefan Mücke | Aston Martin 6.0 L V12 | M | 142 |
| 4 | LMP1 | 11 | Team Oreca Matmut AIM | Olivier Panis Nicolas Lapierre | Oreca 01 | M | 142 |
| 4 | LMP1 | 11 | Team Oreca Matmut AIM | Olivier Panis Nicolas Lapierre | AIM YS5.5 5.5 L V10 | M | 142 |
| 5 | LMP1 | 009 | Aston Martin Racing | Darren Turner Harold Primat Miguel Ramos | Lola-Aston Martin B09/60 | M | 142 |
| 5 | LMP1 | 009 | Aston Martin Racing | Darren Turner Harold Primat Miguel Ramos | Aston Martin 6.0 L V12 | M | 142 |
| 6 | LMP1 | 14 | Kolles | Narain Karthikeyan Andrew Meyrick Charles Zwolsman Jr. | Audi R10 TDI | M | 141 |
| 6 | LMP1 | 14 | Kolles | Narain Karthikeyan Andrew Meyrick Charles Zwolsman Jr. | Audi TDI 5.5 L Turbo V12 (Diesel) | M | 141 |
| 7 | LMP1 | 15 | Kolles | Christijan Albers Christian Bakkerud Giorgio Mondini | Audi R10 TDI | M | 139 |
| 7 | LMP1 | 15 | Kolles | Christijan Albers Christian Bakkerud Giorgio Mondini | Audi TDI 5.5 L Turbo V12 (Diesel) | M | 139 |
| 8 | LMP2 | 31 | Team Essex | Casper Elgaard Kristian Poulsen Emmanuel Collard | Porsche RS Spyder Evo | M | 139 |
| 8 | LMP2 | 31 | Team Essex | Casper Elgaard Kristian Poulsen Emmanuel Collard | Porsche MR6 3.4 L V8 | M | 139 |
| 9 | LMP2 | 33 | Speedy Racing Team Sebah Automotive | Benjamin Leuenberger Xavier Pompidou Jonny Kane | Lola B08/80 | M | 139 |
| 9 | LMP2 | 33 | Speedy Racing Team Sebah Automotive | Benjamin Leuenberger Xavier Pompidou Jonny Kane | Judd DB 3.4 L V8 | M | 139 |
| 10 | LMP1 | 13 | Speedy Racing Team Sebah Automotive | Marcel Fässler Andrea Belicchi Nicolas Prost | Lola B08/60 | M | 139 |
| 10 | LMP1 | 13 | Speedy Racing Team Sebah Automotive | Marcel Fässler Andrea Belicchi Nicolas Prost | Aston Martin 6.0 L V12 | M | 139 |
| 11 | LMP1 | 12 | Signature Plus | Pierre Ragues Franck Mailleux | Courage-Oreca LC70E | M | 138 |
| 11 | LMP1 | 12 | Signature Plus | Pierre Ragues Franck Mailleux | Judd GV5.5 S2 5.5 L V10 | M | 138 |
| 12 | LMP1 | 9 | Team Peugeot Total | David Brabham Marc Gené Alexander Wurz | Peugeot 908 HDi FAP | M | 136 |
| 12 | LMP1 | 9 | Team Peugeot Total | David Brabham Marc Gené Alexander Wurz | Peugeot HDi 5.5 L Turbo V12 (Diesel) | M | 136 |
| 13 | GT1 | 72 | Luc Alphand Aventures | Luc Alphand Patrice Goueslard Yann Clairay | Chevrolet Corvette C6.R | D | 132 |
| 13 | GT1 | 72 | Luc Alphand Aventures | Luc Alphand Patrice Goueslard Yann Clairay | Chevrolet 7.0 L V8 | D | 132 |
| 14 | LMP2 | 35 | OAK Racing Team Mazda France | Matthieu Lahaye Karim Ajlani | Pescarolo 01 | D | 132 |
| 14 | LMP2 | 35 | OAK Racing Team Mazda France | Matthieu Lahaye Karim Ajlani | Mazda MZR-R 2.0 L Turbo I4 | D | 132 |
| 15 | GT1 | 55 | IPB Spartak Racing | Peter Kox Filip Salaquarda Erik Janiš | Lamborghini Murciélago R-GT | M | 131 |
| 15 | GT1 | 55 | IPB Spartak Racing | Peter Kox Filip Salaquarda Erik Janiš | Lamborghini 6.0 L V12 | M | 131 |
| 16 | LMP1 | 22 | Team LNT | Lawrence Tomlinson Robbie Kerr Guy Smith | Ginetta-Zytek GZ09S | M | 130 |
| 16 | LMP1 | 22 | Team LNT | Lawrence Tomlinson Robbie Kerr Guy Smith | Zytek ZJ458 4.5 L V8 | M | 130 |
| 17 | LMP1 | 23 | Strakka Racing | Nick Leventis Peter Hardman Danny Watts | Ginetta-Zytek GZ09S | M | 129 |
| 17 | LMP1 | 23 | Strakka Racing | Nick Leventis Peter Hardman Danny Watts | Zytek ZJ458 4.5 L V8 | M | 129 |
| 18 | GT2 | 77 | Team Felbermayr-Proton | Marc Lieb Richard Lietz Horst Felbermayr, Sr. | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | M | 129 |
| 18 | GT2 | 77 | Team Felbermayr-Proton | Marc Lieb Richard Lietz Horst Felbermayr, Sr. | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | M | 129 |
| 19 | GT2 | 84 | Team Modena | Antonio García Leo Mansell Jaime Melo | Ferrari F430 GT2 | M | 129 |
| 19 | GT2 | 84 | Team Modena | Antonio García Leo Mansell Jaime Melo | Ferrari 4.0 L V8 | M | 129 |
| 20 | GT2 | 92 | JMW Motorsport | Rob Bell Gianmaria Bruni | Ferrari F430 GT2 | D | 128 |
| 20 | GT2 | 92 | JMW Motorsport | Rob Bell Gianmaria Bruni | Ferrari 4.0 L V8 | D | 128 |
| 21 | GT2 | 90 | FBR | Pierre Ehret Dominik Farnbacher | Ferrari F430 GT2 | M | 128 |
| 21 | GT2 | 90 | FBR | Pierre Ehret Dominik Farnbacher | Ferrari 4.0 L V8 | M | 128 |
| 22 | GT2 | 85 | Snoras Spyker Squadron | Tom Coronel Peter Dumbreck | Spyker C8 Laviolette GT2-R | M | 128 |
| 22 | GT2 | 85 | Snoras Spyker Squadron | Tom Coronel Peter Dumbreck | Audi 4.0 L V8 | M | 128 |
| 23 | GT2 | 76 | IMSA Performance Matmut | Patrick Pilet Raymond Narac | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | M | 127 |
| 23 | GT2 | 76 | IMSA Performance Matmut | Patrick Pilet Raymond Narac | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | M | 127 |
| 24 | LMP2 | 38 | Pegasus Racing | Julien Schell Philippe Thirion | Courage-Oreca LC75 | A | 127 |
| 24 | LMP2 | 38 | Pegasus Racing | Julien Schell Philippe Thirion | AER P07 2.0 L Turbo I4 | A | 127 |
| 25 | GT2 | 87 | Drayson Racing | Paul Drayson Jonny Cocker | Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT2 | M | 126 |
| 25 | GT2 | 87 | Drayson Racing | Paul Drayson Jonny Cocker | Aston Martin 4.5 L V8 | M | 126 |
| 26 | GT2 | 96 | Virgo Motorsport | Sean McInerney Michael McInerney Michael Vergers | Ferrari F430 GT2 | D | 125 |
| 26 | GT2 | 96 | Virgo Motorsport | Sean McInerney Michael McInerney Michael Vergers | Ferrari 4.0 L V8 | D | 125 |
| 27 | GT2 | 78 | Advanced Engineering | Peter Bamford Matt Griffin | Ferrari F430 GT2 | M | 124 |
| 27 | GT2 | 78 | Advanced Engineering | Peter Bamford Matt Griffin | Ferrari 4.0 L V8 | M | 124 |
| 28 | GT2 | 94 | Prospeed Competition | Markus Palttala Paul Daniels | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | M | 124 |
| 28 | GT2 | 94 | Prospeed Competition | Markus Palttala Paul Daniels | Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 | M | 124 |
| 29 | LMP2 | 39 | KSM | Hideki Noda Francesco Sini Matthew Marsh | Lola B07/46 | D | 115 |
| 29 | LMP2 | 39 | KSM | Hideki Noda Francesco Sini Matthew Marsh | Mazda MZR-R 2.0 L Turbo I4 | D | 115 |
| 30 | GT1 | 66 | Jetalliance Racing | Lukas Lichtner-Hoyer Thomas Gruber Alex Müller | Aston Martin DBR9 | M | 113 |
| 30 | GT1 | 66 | Jetalliance Racing | Lukas Lichtner-Hoyer Thomas Gruber Alex Müller | Aston Martin 6.0 L V12 | M | 113 |
| 31 | GT2 | 88 | Team Felbermayr-Proton | Horst Felbermayr Jr. Christian Ried Francisco Cruz Martins | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | M | 112 |
| 31 | GT2 | 88 | Team Felbermayr-Proton | Horst Felbermayr Jr. Christian Ried Francisco Cruz Martins | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | M | 112 |
| 32 | LMP2 | 37 | WR Salini | Stéphane Salini Philippe Salini Tristan Gommendy | WR LMP2008 | D | 110 |
| 32 | LMP2 | 37 | WR Salini | Stéphane Salini Philippe Salini Tristan Gommendy | Zytek ZG348 3.4 L V8 | D | 110 |
| 33 | LMP2 | 40 | Quifel ASM Team | Miguel Amaral Olivier Pla | Ginetta-Zytek GZ09S/2 | D | 101 |
| 33 | LMP2 | 40 | Quifel ASM Team | Miguel Amaral Olivier Pla | Zytek ZG348 3.4 L V8 | D | 101 |
| 34 NC | GT2 | 79 | Reiter Engineering | Albert von Thurn und Taxis Christophe Bouchut | Lamborghini Gallardo LP560 | M | 99 |
| 34 NC | GT2 | 79 | Reiter Engineering | Albert von Thurn und Taxis Christophe Bouchut | Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 | M | 99 |
| 35 NC | LMP2 | 43 | Q8 Oils Hache Team | Máximo Cortés Nil Montserrat Pierre Combot | Lucchini LMP2/08 | D | 88 |
| 35 NC | LMP2 | 43 | Q8 Oils Hache Team | Máximo Cortés Nil Montserrat Pierre Combot | Judd XV675 3.4 L V8 | D | 88 |
| 36 NC | LMP1 | 3 | Scuderia Lavaggi | Giovanni Lavaggi Wolfgang Kaufmann | Lavaggi LS1 | D | 49 |
| 36 NC | LMP1 | 3 | Scuderia Lavaggi | Giovanni Lavaggi Wolfgang Kaufmann | AER P32C 4.0 L Turbo V8 | D | 49 |
| 37 DNF | LMP1 | 10 | Team Oreca Matmut AIM | Stéphane Ortelli Bruno Senna | Oreca 01 | M | 129 |
| 37 DNF | LMP1 | 10 | Team Oreca Matmut AIM | Stéphane Ortelli Bruno Senna | AIM YS5.5 5.5 L V10 | M | 129 |
| 38 DNF | GT2 | 89 | Hankook Farnbacher Racing | Allan Simonsen Pierre Kaffer | Ferrari F430 GT2 | H | 110 |
| 38 DNF | GT2 | 89 | Hankook Farnbacher Racing | Allan Simonsen Pierre Kaffer | Ferrari 4.0 L V8 | H | 110 |
| 39 DNF | LMP2 | 41 | GAC Racing Team | Karim Ojjeh Claude-Yves Gosselin Philipp Peter | Zytek 07S/2 | M | 80 |
| 39 DNF | LMP2 | 41 | GAC Racing Team | Karim Ojjeh Claude-Yves Gosselin Philipp Peter | Zytek ZG348 3.4 L V8 | M | 80 |
| 40 DNF | GT2 | 81 | Easyrace | Maurice Basso Roberto Plati Gianpaolo Tenchini | Ferrari F430 GT2 | P | 75 |
| 40 DNF | GT2 | 81 | Easyrace | Maurice Basso Roberto Plati Gianpaolo Tenchini | Ferrari 4.0 L V8 | P | 75 |
| 41 DNF | GT2 | 99 | JMB Racing | Manuel Rodrigues John Hartshorne Plamen Kralev | Ferrari F430 GT2 | M | 57 |
| 41 DNF | GT2 | 99 | JMB Racing | Manuel Rodrigues John Hartshorne Plamen Kralev | Ferrari 4.0 L V8 | M | 57 |
| 42 DNF | LMP1 | 17 | Pescarolo Sport | Bruce Jouanny João Barbosa | Pescarolo 01 | M | 53 |
| 42 DNF | LMP1 | 17 | Pescarolo Sport | Bruce Jouanny João Barbosa | Judd GV5.5 S2 5.5 L V10 | M | 53 |
| 43 DNF | GT2 | 91 | FBR | Gabrio Rosa Giacomo Petrobelli Andrea Montermini | Ferrari F430 GT2 | M | 53 |
| 43 DNF | GT2 | 91 | FBR | Gabrio Rosa Giacomo Petrobelli Andrea Montermini | Ferrari 4.0 L V8 | M | 53 |
| 44 DNF | LMP2 | 25 | RML | Thomas Erdos Mike Newton | Lola B08/86 | M | 47 |
| 44 DNF | LMP2 | 25 | RML | Thomas Erdos Mike Newton | Mazda MZR-R 2.0 L Turbo I4 | M | 47 |
| 45 DNF | LMP2 | 28 | Ibañez Racing Service | José Ibañez William Cavailhès Frédéric Da Rocha | Courage LC75 | D | 41 |
| 45 DNF | LMP2 | 28 | Ibañez Racing Service | José Ibañez William Cavailhès Frédéric Da Rocha | AER P07 2.0 L Turbo I4 | D | 41 |
| 46 DNF | LMP2 | 42 | Ranieri Randaccio | Ranieri Randaccio Glauco Solieri | Lucchini LMP2/08 | D | 35 |
| 46 DNF | LMP2 | 42 | Ranieri Randaccio | Ranieri Randaccio Glauco Solieri | Nicholson-McLaren 3.3 L V8 | D | 35 |
| 47 DNF | LMP2 | 30 | Racing Box | Matteo Bobbi Andrea Piccini Thomas Biagi | Lola B08/80 | M | 7 |
| 47 DNF | LMP2 | 30 | Racing Box | Matteo Bobbi Andrea Piccini Thomas Biagi | Judd DB 3.4 L V8 | M | 7 |
| DSQ | LMP2 | 29 | Racing Box | Andrea Ceccato Filippe Francioni Giacomo Piccini | Lola B08/80 | M | 137 |
| DSQ | LMP2 | 29 | Racing Box | Andrea Ceccato Filippe Francioni Giacomo Piccini | Judd DB 3.4 L V8 | M | 137 |
| DSQ | LMP2 | 32 | Team Barazi-Epsilon | Juan Barazi Fernando Rees | Zytek 07S/2 | M | 134 |
| DSQ | LMP2 | 32 | Team Barazi-Epsilon | Juan Barazi Fernando Rees | Zytek 2ZG348 3.4 L V8 | M | 134 |
| DSQ | LMP2 | 26 | Bruichladdich-Bruneau Team | Pierre Bruneau Stuart Moseley Jonathan Coleman | Radical SR9 | D | 129 |
| DSQ | LMP2 | 26 | Bruichladdich-Bruneau Team | Pierre Bruneau Stuart Moseley Jonathan Coleman | AER P07 2.0 L Turbo I4 | D | 129 |
| DNS | LMP2 | 24 | OAK Racing Team Mazda France | Jacques Nicolet Richard Hein | Pescarolo 01 | D | - |
| DNS | LMP2 | 24 | OAK Racing Team Mazda France | Jacques Nicolet Richard Hein | Mazda MZR-R 2.0 L Turbo I4 | D | - |
