2010 24 Hours of Spa
The 2010 Total 24 Hours of Spa was the 63rd running of the Spa 24 Hours. Following the break-up of the FIA GT Championship, the 2010 running of the Spa 24 Hours served as part of the FIA GT2 European Cup, with cars from the GT3, GT4, and national-level GT categories also being allowed to participate. Due to a transaxle gearbox the BMW M3 GT2 was not allowed to compete in the GT2 class, forcing them to race in GTN instead. This was the last year GT2 cars were eligible for the race.

Shortly after the start it was becoming a 3-class car battle with the #2 Ferrari, #50 Audi and #79 BMW. The #2 Ferrari with Gianmaria Bruni behind the wheel quickly build up a sizeable gap over the rest of the field, but small problems threw them back to 2nd position. Shortly into the night the second place #2 Ferrari and the 3rd place #50 Audi collided and both cars were retired. Late into the night, the safety car gave a one lap advantage to the lead BMW. The positions remained there until the last half hour of the race when the #79 BMW got a suspension problem and went straight into Pouhon, allowing the two Porsches to take the two top spots. The race was won by the BMS Scuderia Italia Porsche, the second 24 Hours of Spa victory for the team and fifth for the manufacturer. Local team Mühlner Motorsport also earned Porsche the GT3 category win after all the leading Audis and Ford retired. Aston Martin's Jota Sport won the GT4 category.
Qualifying
    
    Qualifying result
    
Class leaders are in bold, the fastest lap for each car is in gray.
| Pos | No. | Team | Class | Qualifying 1[1] | Qualifying 2[2] | Qualifying 3[3] | Grid | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | AF Corse ALD Team Vitaphone | GT2 | 2:28.296 | 2:22.403 | 2:23.086 | 1 | 
| 2 | 79 | BMW Motorsport | GTN | 2:28.164 | 2:22.549 | 2:24.419 | 2 | 
| 3 | 50 | Phoenix Racing | GT3 | 2:24.608 | 2:22.807 | 2:24.605 | 3 | 
| 4 | 51 | Phoenix Racing | GT3 | 2:23.964 | 2:23.206 | 2:23.022 | 4 | 
| 5 | 84 | Reiter Engineering | GT3 | 2:27.046 | 2:35.757 | 2:23.252 | 5 | 
| 6 | 78 | BMW Motorsport | GTN | 2:26.954 | 2:24.302 | 2:23.531 | 6 | 
| 7 | 16 | IMSA Performance Matmut | GT2 | 2:26.338 | 2:23.960 | 2:27.011 | 7 | 
| 8 | 13 | Prospeed Competition | GT2 | 2:30.738 | 2:25.839 | 2:24.456 | 8 | 
| 9 | 73 | WRT Belgian Audi Club | GT3 | 2:28.581 | 2:25.603 | 2:24.659 | 9 | 
| 10 | 60 | Prospeed Competition | GT3 | 2:31.945 | 2:24.909 | 2:24.775 | 10 | 
| 11 | 23 | BMS Scuderia Italia | GT2 | 2:30.923 | 2:26.035 | 2:24.887 | 11 | 
| 12 | 99 | Marc VDS Racing Team | GT3 | 2:33.834 | 2:25.270 | 2:26.492 | 12 | 
| 13 | 72 | WRT Belgian Audi Club | GT3 | 2:26.912 | 2:25.388 | 2:27.659 | 13 | 
| 14 | 74 | WRT Belgian Audi Club | GT3 | 2:28.944 | 2:25.702 | 2:35.438 | 14 | 
| 15 | 61 | Prospeed Competition | GT3 | 2:29.316 | 2:30.392 | 2:25.706 | 15 | 
| 16 | 68 | United Autosports | GT3 | 2:31.924 | 2:31.139 | 2:25.745 | 16 | 
| 17 | 81 | Gravity International | GTN | 2:26.033 | 2:25.764 | 2:29.700 | 17 | 
| 18 | 86 | Gulf Team First | GT3 | 2:27.351 | 2:54.625 | 2:25.964 | 18 | 
| 19 | 1 | AF Corse | GT2 | 2:27.477 | 2:27.510 | 2:27.072 | 19 | 
| 20 | 98 | Marc VDS Racing Team | GT3 | 2:31.430 | 2:27.193 | 2:32.862 | 20 | 
| 21 | 67 | United Autosports | GT3 | 2:40.645 | 2:29.127 | 2:27.220 | 21 | 
| 22 | 4 | Prospeed Competition | GT2 | 2:32.792 | 2:27.488 | 2:31.774 | 22 | 
| 23 | 56 | Sport Garage | GT3 | 2:30.685 | 2:41.259 | 2:28.826 | 23 | 
| 24 | 17 | IMSA Performance Matmut | GT2 | 2:28.983 | 2:30.365 | 2:33.690 | 24 | 
| 25 | 71 | Team RPM | GT3 | 2:30.167 | 2:37.166 | 2:29.203 | 25 | 
| 26 | 7 | Trackspeed | GT2 | 2:36.807 | 2:32.506 | 2:29.328 | 26 | 
| 27 | 85 | Gulf Team First | GT3 | 2:29.931 | 2:29.336 | 2:31.366 | 27 | 
| 28 | 64 | BRS Aston Martin Racing | GT3 | 2:29.978 | 2:32.818 | 2:31.597 | 28 | 
| 29 | 55 | Sport Garage | GT3 | 2:30.275 | 2:30.147 | 2:31.091 | 29 | 
| 30 | 53 | Mühlner Motorsport | GT3 | 2:30.761 | 2:32.774 | No Time | 30 | 
| 31 | 66 | Jet Alliance | GTN | 2:30.761 | 2:40.276 | 2:32.580 | 31 | 
| 32 | 52 | Mühlner Motorsport | GT3 | 2:50.278 | No Time | 2:31.199 | 32 | 
| 33 | 100 | First Motorsport | GTN | 2:45.756 | 2:31.351 | 2:36.257 | 33 | 
| 34 | 92 | G2 Racing | GT3 | 2:35.861 | 2:32.729 | 2:47.755 | 34 | 
| 35 | 58 | VDS Racing Aventures | GT3 | 2:43.570 | 2:37.995 | 2:37.182 | 35 | 
| 36 | 62 | RJN Motorsport | GT4 | 2:50.149 | 2:41.937 | 2:39.099 | 36 | 
| 37 | 59 | Team Jota | GT4 | 2:43.773 | 2:40.789 | 2:55.197 | 37 | 
| 38 | 63 | BRS Aston Martin Racing | GT3 | 2:52.682 | 2:46.935 | 2:43.154 | 38 | 
| 39 | 91 | EBRT/Level Racing | GTN | 3:00.830 | 2:58.774 | 2:43.349 | 39 | 
| 40 | 70 | Speedlover | GT4 | 3:04.141 | 2:52.540 | 2:47.881 | 40 | 
Race
    
    Race result
    
| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Chassis | Tyre | Laps | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engine | |||||||
| 1 | GT2 | 23 |  BMS Scuderia Italia |  Romain Dumas  Martin Ragginger  Jörg Bergmeister  Wolf Henzler | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | M | 541 | 
| Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 2 | GT2 | 16 |  IMSA Performance Matmut |  Raymond Narac  Patrick Pilet  Patrick Long  Richard Lietz | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | M | 541 | 
| Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 3 | GTN | 79 |  BMW Motorsport |  Dirk Werner  Dirk Müller  Dirk Adorf | BMW M3 GT2 | D | 540 | 
| BMW 4.0 L V8 | |||||||
| 4 | GTN | 78 |  BMW Motorsport |  Jörg Müller  Uwe Alzen  Pedro Lamy | BMW M3 GT2 | D | 534 | 
| BMW 4.0 L V8 | |||||||
| 5 | GT2 | 1 |  AF Corse  ALD Team Vitaphone |  Michael Waltrip  Robert Kauffman  Niki Cadei  Marco Cioci | Ferrari F430 GTE | M | 519 | 
| Ferrari 4.0 L V8 | |||||||
| 6 | GT3 | 53 | .svg.png.webp) Mühlner Motorsport |  Jürgen Häring  Dimitrios Konstantinou  Gilles Vannelet  Arnaud Peyroles | Porsche 997 GT3-R | M | 518 | 
| Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 7 | GT2 | 4 | .svg.png.webp) Prospeed Competition |  Paul van Splunteren  Niek Hommerson  Phil Bastiaans .svg.png.webp) Louis Machiels | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | M | 515 | 
| Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 8 | GT3 | 99 | .svg.png.webp) Marc VDS Racing Team | .svg.png.webp) Bas Leinders .svg.png.webp) Maxime Martin .svg.png.webp) Marc Duez | Ford GT GT3 | M | 512 | 
| Ford 5.0 L V8 | |||||||
| 9 | GT3 | 68 |  United Autosports |  Mark Patterson  Stefan Johansson  Alain Li  Emil Assentato | Audi R8 LMS | M | 503 | 
| Audi 5.2 L V10 | |||||||
| 10 | GT3 | 67 |  United Autosports |  Eddie Cheever  Zak Brown  Richard Dean  Mark Blundell | Audi R8 LMS | M | 501 | 
| Audi 5.2 L V10 | |||||||
| 11 | GT2 | 7 |  Trackspeed |  David Ashburn  Carl Rosenblad  Sebastian Asch  Tim Bergmeister | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | A | 500 | 
| Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 12 | GT2 | 17 |  IMSA Performance Matmut |  Jean-Philippe Belloc  Richard Balandras  Christophe Bourret  Pascal Gibon | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | M | 498 | 
| Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 13 | GT3 | 73 | .svg.png.webp) WRT Belgian Audi Club |  Stéphane Ortelli .svg.png.webp) Stéphane Léméret .svg.png.webp) François Verbist .svg.png.webp) Kurt Mollekens | Audi R8 LMS | M | 497 | 
| Audi 5.2 L V10 | |||||||
| 14 | GT3 | 71 |  Team RPM |  Alex Mortimer  Peter Bamford  Matt Griffin | Ford GT GT3 | M | 492 | 
| Ford 5.0 L V8 | |||||||
| 15 | GT3 | 60 | .svg.png.webp) Prospeed Competition |  Jos Menten .svg.png.webp) Julien Schroyen .svg.png.webp) Maxime Soulet .svg.png.webp) Oskar Slingerland | Porsche 997 GT3-R | M | 488 | 
| Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 16 | GTN | 81 | .svg.png.webp) Gravity International |  Romain Grosjean .svg.png.webp) Vincent Radermecker  Ron Marchal  Diego Alessi | Mosler MT900R | M | 466 | 
| Chevrolet LS1 5.7 L V8 | |||||||
| 17 | GTN | 66 |  Jetalliance Racing |  Lukas Lichtner-Hoyer  Vitus Eckert  Marco Seefried  Martin Rich | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | M | 461 | 
| Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 18 | GT3 | 56 |  Sport Garage |  André-Alain Corbel  Thomas Duchene  Christian Beroujon | BMW Alpina B6 GT3 | M | 441 | 
| BMW 4.4 L Supercharged V8 | |||||||
| 19 | GTN | 58 | .svg.png.webp) VDS Racing Adventures | .svg.png.webp) Raphaël van der Straten .svg.png.webp) Eric Qvick .svg.png.webp) José Close  Karim Al-Azhari | Ford Mustang FR500GT3 | M | 431 | 
| Ford 5.0 L V8 | |||||||
| 20 | GT3 | 86 |  Gulf Team First |  Didier André  Grégoire de Moustier  Mike Wainright  Roald Goethe | Lamborghini Gallardo LP560 GT3 | M | 410 | 
| Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 | |||||||
| 21 | GT4 | 59 |  Jota Sport |  Sam Hancock  Simon Dolan  Roger Wills  Joe Twyman | Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT4 | M | 376 | 
| Aston Martin 4.7 L V8 | |||||||
| 22 | GT4 | 70 | .svg.png.webp) Excelsior |  Sébastian Viale .svg.png.webp) Michel de Coster .svg.png.webp) Pascal Nelissen-Grade .svg.png.webp) Rik Renmans | Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT4 | M | 338 | 
| Aston Martin 4.7 L V8 | |||||||
| 23 | GT4 | 69 | .svg.png.webp) Speed Lover | .svg.png.webp) Patrick Deblauwe .svg.png.webp) René Brugmans .svg.png.webp) Didier Grandjean .svg.png.webp) Jean-Michel Gérome | Porsche 997 GT3 | M | 333 | 
| Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 24 DNF | GT3 | 55 |  Sport Garage |  Gäel Lesoudier  Thierry Prignaud  Thierry Stépec  Romain Brandela | BMW Alpina B6 GT3 | M | 417 | 
| BMW 4.4 L Supercharged V8 | |||||||
| 25 DNF | GT3 | 85 |  Gulf Team First |  Fabien Giroix  Frédéric Fatien  Anthony Beltoise  Jean-Pierre Valentini | Lamborghini Gallardo LP560 GT3 | M | 374 | 
| Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 | |||||||
| 26 DNF | GT3 | 64 | .svg.png.webp) Brussels Racing | .svg.png.webp) Eddy Renard .svg.png.webp) Tim Verbergt .svg.png.webp) Koen Wauters .svg.png.webp) Jeffrey van Hooydonk | Aston Martin DBRS9 | M | 328 | 
| Aston Martin 6.0 L V12 | |||||||
| 27 DNF | GT3 | 51 |  Phoenix Racing |  Andrea Piccini  Marc Hennerici .svg.png.webp) Henri Moser  Alexandros Margaritis | Audi R8 LMS | M | 325 | 
| Audi 5.2 L V10 | |||||||
| 28 DNF | GT2 | 2 |  AF Corse  ALD Team Vitaphone | .svg.png.webp) Eric van de Poele .svg.png.webp) Bert Longin  Gianmaria Bruni  Toni Vilander | Ferrari F430 GTE | M | 295 | 
| Ferrari 4.0 L V8 | |||||||
| 29 DNF | GT3 | 50 |  Phoenix Racing |  Mike Rockenfeller  Lucas Luhr .svg.png.webp) Marcel Fässler .svg.png.webp) Anthony Kumpen | Audi R8 LMS | M | 294 | 
| Audi 5.2 L V10 | |||||||
| 30 DNF | GT3 | 98 | .svg.png.webp) Marc VDS Racing Team | .svg.png.webp) Eric De Doncker .svg.png.webp) Renaud Kuppens  Markus Palttala | Ford GT GT3 | M | 249 | 
| Ford 5.0 L V8 | |||||||
| 31 DNF | GTN | 91 | .svg.png.webp) Level Racing | .svg.png.webp) Philippe Broodcooren .svg.png.webp) René Marin .svg.png.webp) Christoff Corten  Bruno Barbaro | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | M | 235 | 
| Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 32 DNF | GT2 | 13 | .svg.png.webp) Prospeed Competition |  Marco Holzer  Marc Lieb  Richard Westbrook .svg.png.webp) Marc Goossens | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | M | 207 | 
| Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 33 DNF | GT3 | 52 | .svg.png.webp) Mühlner Motorsport | .svg.png.webp) Armand Fumal .svg.png.webp) Jérôme Thiry .svg.png.webp) Mark Thomas  Gianluca De Lorenzi | Porsche 997 GT3-R | M | 135 | 
| Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 34 DNF | GT3 | 74 | .svg.png.webp) WRT Belgian Audi Club |  David Tuchbant  Jean-Luc Blanchemain .svg.png.webp) Christian Kelders .svg.png.webp) Frédéric Bouvy | Audi R8 LMS | M | 127 | 
| Audi 5.2 L V10 | |||||||
| 35 DNF | GTN | 100 | .svg.png.webp) First Motorsport |  Hoevert Vos  Jeroen Schothorst  Raymond Coronel  Harrie Kolen | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup S | M | 91 | 
| Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 36 DNF | GT3 | 84 |  Reiter Engineering |  Peter Kox  Marc Hayek  Ettore Bonaldi  Jeffrey Lee | Lamborghini Gallardo LP560 GT3 | M | 63 | 
| Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 | |||||||
| 37 DNF | GT3 | 72 | .svg.png.webp) WRT Belgian Audi Club |  Frank Biela  Frank Stippler .svg.png.webp) Vincent Vosse .svg.png.webp) Grégory Franchi | Audi R8 LMS | M | 57 | 
| Audi 5.2 L V10 | |||||||
| 38 DNF | GT3 | 61 | .svg.png.webp) Prospeed Competition |  Philippe Nozière  Remy Brouard .svg.png.webp) Christophe Kerkhove | Porsche 997 GT3-R | M | 43 | 
| Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 39 DNF | GT3 | 63 | .svg.png.webp) Brussels Racing | .svg.png.webp) Pierre Grivegnée .svg.png.webp) Christophe D'Ansembourg  Jérôme Demay | Aston Martin DBRS9 | M | 25 | 
| Aston Martin 6.0 L V12 | |||||||
| 40 DNF | GT4 | 62 |  RJN Motorsport |  Rob Barff  Alex Buncombe  Chris Buncombe  Lucas Ordoñez | Nissan 370Z GT4 | M | 23 | 
| Nissan 3.8 L V6 | |||||||
| DNS | GTN | 92 | .svg.png.webp) G2 Racing |  Björn Grossmann .svg.png.webp) Claudio Sdanewitsch  Stéphane Clareton  Cédric Mézard | Ferrari F430 GT3 | M | – | 
| Ferrari 4.3 L V8 | 
References
    
- "Qualifying 1". gt2europe.com. Stéphane Ratel Organisation. 2010-07-30. Archived from the original on 2011-07-11. Retrieved 2010-07-29.
- "Qualifying 2". gt2europe.com. Stéphane Ratel Organisation. 2010-07-29. Archived from the original on 2011-07-11. Retrieved 2010-07-30.
- "Qualifying 3". gt2europe.com. Stéphane Ratel Organisation. 2010-07-29. Archived from the original on 2011-07-11. Retrieved 2010-07-30.
- "Race". gt2europe.com. Stéphane Ratel Organisation. 2010-08-01. Archived from the original on 2010-08-13. Retrieved 2010-08-01.
External links
    
- Official Website (French) (Dutch)