30th season of the racing series organized by IMSA
The round winningAudi R8 ofAllan McNish &Rinaldo Capello at theRace of a Thousand Years The2000 American Le Mans Series was the second running of theIMSA American Le Mans Series , and overall the 30th season of an IMSA GT Championship, dating back to the 1971 edition. It was a series forLe Mans Prototypes (LMP) andGrand Touring (GT) race cars divided into 3 classes: LMP, GTS, and GT. It began March 18, 2000 and ended December 31, 2000 after 12 races.
This season was the first time that the ALMS held races outside of North America, with two events held in Europe and one in Australia. These events helped with the creation of the2001 European Le Mans Series season , although it was short-lived. An Asian Le Mans Series was also discussed but not developed.
The LMP class champion wasAllan McNish , the GTS champion wasOlivier Beretta and the GT champion wasDirk Müller . Audi won the Manufacturers championship.
Rnd Race Length Circuit Location Date 1 12 Hours of Sebring 12 Hours Sebring International Raceway Sebring, Florida March 18 2 Grand Prix of Charlotte 2 Hours 45 Minutes Lowe's Motor Speedway Concord, North Carolina April 1 3 Silverstone 500 USA Challenge 500 Kilometers Silverstone Circuit Silverstone, Northamptonshire May 13 4 1000 km of Nürburgring 1000 Kilometers Nürburgring Nürburg, Rhineland-Palatinate July 9 5 Grand Prix of Sonoma 2 Hours 45 Minutes Sears Point Raceway Sonoma, California July 23 6 Grand Prix of Mosport 2 Hours 45 Minutes Mosport Park Bowmanville, Ontario August 6 7 Grand Prix of Texas 2 Hours 45 Minutes Texas Motor Speedway Fort Worth, Texas September 2 8 Rose City Grand Prix 2 Hours 45 Minutes Portland International Raceway Portland, Oregon September 10 9 Petit Le Mans 1000 Miles or 10 Hours Road Atlanta Braselton, Georgia September 30 10 Monterey Sports Car Championships 2 Hours 45 Minutes Laguna Seca Raceway Monterey, California October 15 11 Grand Prix of Las Vegas 2 Hours 45 Minutes Las Vegas Motor Speedway Las Vegas, Nevada October 29 12 Race of a Thousand Years 1000 Kilometers or 6 Hours Adelaide Street Circuit Adelaide, South Australia December 31 Sources:[ 1] [ 2]
The following rounds was included on the original calendar but were later cancelled.
The 2000 schedule greatly expanded from the previous season, adding not only three races outside North America, but an additional North American round as well.Silverstone Circuit and theNürburgring were scheduled before and after the24 Hours of Le Mans , while the Race of a Thousand Years in Australia was held long after the North American season ended. Road courses atCharlotte Motor Speedway andTexas Motor Speedway replaced the previous year's Grand Prix of Atlanta atRoad Atlanta . There were plans to have a 13th round held in Asia but this failed to materialize.[ 3]
The San Diego Grand Prix which had initially been on the 1999 calendar before cancellation was once again planning on hosting a race at the formerNaval Training Center , initially for November 7th, but then rescheduled to February 27, which would have made it the season opener. The race was once again cancelled and replaced by the Las Vegas Motor Speedway like the previous season.[ 4] Trans-Am Series .
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[ edit ] Team Chassis Engine Tyre No. Drivers Rnds. Team Rafanelli SRL Lola B2K/10 Judd (Rafanelli) GV4 4.0 L V10M 0 Mimmo Schiattarella 1–3, 5–12 Didier de Radigues 1–3, 5–12 Pierluigi Martini 1 Norman Simon 9, 12 Pole Team Riley & Scott Mk III Judd GV4 4.0 L V10M 02 Norman Simon 1–4 Günther Blieninger 1–4 Mark Simo 1–4 Multimatic Motorsports Lola B98/10 Ford Cosworth XD 2.6 L Turbo V8P 06 Scott Maxwell 1 John Graham 1 David Empringham 1 Panoz Motor Sports Panoz LMP-1 Roadster-S (Rd. 1–11)Panoz LMP07 (Rd. 12)
Élan 6L8 6.0L V8 (Rd. 1–11)Élan (Zytek ) 4.0L V8 (Rd. 12)
M 1 Jan Magnussen All David Brabham 1–11 Pierre-Henri Raphanel 1 Klaus Graf 12 Panoz LMP-1 Roadster-S Élan 6L8 6.0L V82 Johnny O'Connell All Hiroki Kato All Klaus Graf 1, 4, 9, 12 12 David Brabham 12 Greg Murphy 12 Jason Bright 12 Philip Creighton Motorsport Ltd. Lola B2K/10 Ford (Roush ) 6.0 L V8G 8 Scott Schubot 1*, 6 Henry Camferdam 1* Claude Bourbonnais 6 Team Cadillac Cadillac Northstar LMP Cadillac Northstar 4.0 L Turbo V8P 9 Franck Lagorce 1, 9 Andy Wallace 1, 9 Butch Leitzinger 1, 9 19 Wayne Taylor 1, 8–10 Max Angelelli 1, 8–10 Eric van de Poele 1, 9 Phillips Motorsports, Inc. Knight Hawk Racing
Lola B2K/40 Nissan (AER ) VQL 3.0L V6A 13 Mel Hawkins 8, 10–11 Steven Knight 8, 10–11 Pescarolo Sport Courage C52 Peugeot A32 3.2 L Turbo V6M 16 Sébastien Bourdais 3–4 Olivier Grouillard 3–4 Emmanuel Clérico 3–4 SMG Courage C60 Judd GV4 4.0 L V10P 17 Philippe Gache 3–4 Gary Formato 3 Didier Cottaz 4 Thomas Bscher Promotion BMW V12 LM BMW S70 6.0 L V12G 18 Thomas Bscher 3* Geoff Lees 3* GLV Racing Ferrari 333 SP Ferrari F310E 4.0 L V12G 18 Giovanni Lavaggi 4 Nicolás Filiberti 4 Team Ascari Ascari A410 Judd GV4 4.0 L V10P 24 Klaas Zwart 3–4 Max Wilson 3 Werner Lupberger 4 Jeffrey van Hooydonck 4 Johansson -Matthews RacingReynard 2KQ-LMJudd GV4 4.0L V10Y 2439
Jim Matthews 5–9 Mark Simo 5–9 36 Stefan Johansson 1, 3–11 Guy Smith 1, 3–11 Jim Matthews 1* Conrero Riley & Scott Mk III Ford Cosworth 4.0 L V8G 25 Beppe Gabbiani 4 Angelo Lancelotti 4 Felipe Ortiz 4 Doran Lista Racing Ferrari 333 SP Judd GV4 4.0 L V10M 27 Didier Theys 1 Mauro Baldi 1 Fredy Lienhard 1 Konrad Motorsport Lola B2K/10 Ford (Roush ) 6.0L V8G 28 Franz Konrad 4, 9–12 Enzo Calderari 4 Lilian Bryner 4 Charles Slater 9–12 Terry Borcheller 9 Alan Heath 12 35 Jan Lammers 3* Tom Coronel 3* Motorola DAMS Cadillac Northstar LMP Cadillac Northstar 4.0L Turbo V8M 31 Emmanuel Collard 1, 3–4, 9, 12 Eric Bernard 1, 3–4, 9, 12 Christophe Tinseau 1* 32 Christophe Tinseau 1*, 3–4, 9, 12 Marc Goossens 1*, 3–4, 9, 12 Franck Montagny 4 Intersport Racing Lola B98/10 (Rd. 1)Lola B2K/10 (Rd. 5, 7–11)
Ford 5.1 L V8 (Rd. 1)Judd GV4 4.0 L V10 (Rd. 5, 7–11)
G 37 Jon Field 1, 5, 7–11 Dale Whittington 1 Don Whittington 1 Rick Sutherland 5, 7–11 Oliver Gavin 9 Champion Racing Lola B2K/10 Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6M 38 James Weaver 1, 3, 5 Dorsey Schroeder 1, 3, 5 Ralf Kelleners 1 BMW Motorsport Schnitzer Motorsport
BMW V12 LMR BMW S70 6.0 L V12M 42 J.J. Lehto 1-11 Jörg Müller 1-11 43 Bill Auberlen 1-11 Jean-Marc Gounon 1-11 Steve Soper 1 ROC Reynard 2KQ-LM Volkswagen 2.0 L Turbo I4M 53 Ralf Kelleners 4 Jérôme Policand 4 54 Jean-Christophe Boullion 4 Jordi Gené 4 R&M Endurance Racing SRL Riley & Scott Mk III Judd GV4 4.0 L V10? 55 Fabio Montani 4* Marco Zadra 4* Gary Formato 4* Martin Snow Racing Lola B2K/40 Nissan (AER ) VQL 3.0L V6A 56 Martin Snow 10–11 Gunnar Jeannette 10–11 East Belgian Racing Team Pilbeam MP84 Nissan (AER ) VQL 3.0L V6? 58 Pierre Merche 4* Alexander van der Lof 4* Martin Henderson 4* Project 2000 Raceworks Pilbeam MP84 Nissan (AER ) VQL 3.0L V6D 67 Jim Cornish 12 Jamie Wall 12 Michael Mallock 12 Robinson Racing Reynard 2KQJudd GV4 4.0 L V10G 74 George Robinson 1 Jack Baldwin 1 Irv Hoerr 1 Audi Sport North America Audi R8 (Rd. 1, 4–12)Audi R8R (Rd. 2–3)
Audi 3.6 L Turbo V8M 77 Rinaldo Capello All Allan McNish All Michele Alboreto 1–3, 9 Brad Jones 12* 78 Frank Biela All Emanuele Pirro All Tom Kristensen 1, 9 Sezio Florida Racing Team Norma M-2000-01 Mader 4.0 L V8 P 79 Patrice Roussel 1* John Macaluso 1* PiR Competition Debora LMP299 BMW 3.0L I6A 99 Pierre Bruneau 4 Marc Rostan 4
[ edit ] Team Chassis Engine Tyre No. Drivers Rnds. Roock Motorsport North America Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche 3.8 L Turbo Flat-6Y 08 Vic Rice 1–11 Hubert Haupt 1, 3–4 Claudia Hürtgen 1 Zak Brown 2–11 Mike Fitzgerald 8 Martin Snow 9 09 Zak Brown 1 Mandfred Jurasz 1 Stephen Earle 1 Mike Fitzgerald 7, 9 Jürgen Lorenz 7 Spencer Trenery 9 Corvette Racing Chevrolet Corvette C5-R Chevrolet 7.0 L V8G 3 Ron Fellows 1, 6–7, 9–11 Justin Bell 1, 7*, 9 Chris Kneifel 1, 9 Andy Pilgrim 6–7, 9–11 4 Kelly Collins 1, 9–10 Andy Pilgrim 1, 9 Franck Fréon 1, 9 Justin Bell 10–11 Chris Kneifel 10–11 Patriot Motorsports Dodge Viper GTS-R Dodge 8.0L V10D 11 Tom Weickardt 9* Bret Parker 9* 12 John Paul, Jr. 9 Neil Hanneman 9 Bret Parker 9 Henry Gilbert 9* Konrad Motorsport Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche 3.8 L Turbo Flat-6D 33 Franz Konrad 1, 3 Charles Slater 1, 4 John Paul, Jr. 1 Jürgen von Gartzen 3 Manfred Jurasz 4 Michel Neugarten 4 Proton Competition Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6Y 35 Christian Ried 4 Gerold Ried 4 Intersport Racing Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche 3.8 L Turbo Flat-6D 37 Vic Rice 12 Kevin Buckler 12 DonMcGill.com Porsche RacingPorsche 911 GT2 Porsche 3.8 L Turbo Flat-6P 40 Bertrand Godin 2 Sam Shalala 2 BVB Motorsport Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche 3.8 L Turbo Flat-6D 44 Geoff Lister 3 Max Beaverbroock 3 Freisinger Motorsport Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche 3.8 L Turbo Flat-6D 49 Stéphane Ortelli 3–4 Wolfgang Kaufmann 3–4 Saleen /Allen SpeedlabSaleen S7-R Ford 7.0L V8P 55 Tommy Kendall 10 Terry Borcheller 10 Ron Johnson 10 Carsport Holland Chrysler Viper GTS-R Chrysler 8.0 L V10M 25 Tom Coronel 11 Mike Hezemans 11 Zakspeed Chrysler Viper GTS-R Chrysler 8.0 L V10D 60 Peter Zakowski 4* Chamberlain Motorsport Chrysler Viper GTS-R Chrysler 8.0 L V10M 61 Walter Brun 3, 11 Toni Seiler 3 Stephen Watson 4, 9–10, 12 Xavier Pompidou 4, 9 Thomas Erdos 4 Milka Duno 9–10, 12 Didier Defourny 11 Ray Lintott 12 62 Horst Felbermayr, Jr. 3 Michael Culver 3 Multimatic Motorsports Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6P 73 David Lacey 6, 10 Greg Willkins 6, 10 Viper TeamOreca Dodge Viper GTS-R Dodge 8.0 L V10M 91 Olivier Beretta All Karl Wendlinger All Dominique Dupuy 1, 12 Marc Duez 4, 9 92 Tommy Archer 1–11 David Donohue 1–8, 10–11 Marc Duez 1 Jean-Philippe Belloc 4, 12 Boris Derichebourg 9 Patrick Huisman 9 Ni Amorim 12 93 Jean-Philippe Belloc 1, 9 Ni Amorim 1 Anthony Beltoise 1 David Donohue 9 Dominique Dupuy 9
Team Chassis Engine Tyre No. Drivers Rnds. Reiser Callas Rennsport Porsche 996 GT3 -RPorsche 3.6 L Flat-6Y 02 Craig Stanton 1 Hurley Haywood 1 Joel Reiser 1 RWS Red Bull MotorsportPorsche 996 GT3 -RPorsche 3.6 L Flat-6M 07 Luca Riccitelli 1, 3–4 Dieter Quester 1, 3–4 Philipp Peter 1 Hans-Jörg Hofer 3–4 Cirtek Motorsport Porsche 996 GT3 -RPorsche 3.6 L Flat-6? 09 Jürgen Lorenz 12* Dick Barbour Racing Porsche 996 GT3 -RPorsche 3.6 L Flat-6M 5 Dirk Müller All Lucas Lühr All 15 Randy Wars 7–9, 12 Jennifer Tumminelli 7–8 Terry Borcheller 7–8 Mike Brockman 9 Paul Newman 9 Christian Menzel 12 John Graham 12 51 Sascha Maassen All Bob Wollek All Prototype Technology Group BMW M3 (E46) BMW 3.2 L I6Y 6 Johannes van Overbeek 1–6, 10–11 Hans-Joachim Stuck 1–4 Boris Said 1–4 Peter Cunningham 5, 10–11 Brian Simo 6 Terry Borcheller 12 Anthony Lazzaro 12 7 Boris Said 5–12 Hans-Joachim Stuck 5–7, 9, 11–12 Johannes van Overbeek 7–10, 12 BMW M3 (E36) (Rd. 1–2)BMW M3 (E46) (Rd. 3–12)
BMW 3.2 L I610 Brian Cunningham All Peter Cunningham 1–4, 6, 9 Darren Law 1 Niclas Jönsson 3–5, 7–12 Bill Auberlen 12 Haberthur Racing Porsche 996 GT3 -RPorsche 3.6 L Flat-6D 8 Francesc Gutiérrez 12 Patrick Vuillaume 12 Manfred Jurasz 12 Roock Motorsport North America Porsche 996 GT3 -RPorsche 3.6 L Flat-6D 9 André Ahrlé 4 Michael Eschmann 4 Jürgen Lorenz 4 MCR/Aspen Knolls Porsche 996 GT3 -RPorsche 3.6 L Flat-6P 21 Shane Lewis 1–11 Cort Wagner 1–9 Bob Mazzuoccola 1, 9 Darren Law 10–11 Alex Job Racing Porsche 996 GT3 -RPorsche 3.6 L Flat-6M 22 Robert Nagel 2–6 Mike Fitzgerald 2–3, 5–6 Joe Foster 4 Peter Argetsinger 4 Mike Conte 7 Anthony Lazzaro 7 Kimberly Hiskey 8, 11 Doug Hebenthal 8 Grady Willingham 11 23 Randy Pobst All Bruno Lambert All Mike Conte 1 Anthony Lazzaro 9 White Lightning Racing Porsche 996 GT3 -RPorsche 3.6 L Flat-6P 30 Gunnar Jeannette 1–2, 5, 7, 9 Rod McLeod 1 Michael Lauer 1 Quentin Wahl 2 Michael Petersen N/A Dale White 5, 7 Robert Nagel 8 Wade Gaughran 8 Joe Policastro Jr. 9 Wayne Jackson 9 Mike Fitzgerald 10–12 Cort Wagner 10–11 Randy Pobst 12 Orbit Porsche 996 GT3 -RPorsche 3.6 L Flat-6D 34 Peter Baron 9 Leo Hindery 9 Gian Luigi Buitoni 9 35 Steve Rebeil 9* Dave Dullum 9* James McCormick 9* Team LR Organization Porsche 996 GT3 -RPorsche 3.6 L Flat-6Y 41 Christophe Bouchut 1, 3, 4* Angelo Zadra 1 Patrick Cruchet 1* Michel Ligonnet 3 Enzo Calderari 4* Seikel Motorsport Porsche 996 GT3 -RPorsche 3.6 L Flat-6D 5268
Tony Burgess 1, 3–6, 9–11 Kurt Mathewson 1, 9 Philip Collin 1 Michel Neugarten 3 Stefano Buttiero 4–6 Gabrio Rosa 4 Grady Willingham 9 Christophe Bouchut 10–11 Noël del Bello Racing Porsche 996 GT3 -RPorsche 3.6 L Flat-6D 56 Noël del Bello 4 Marc Sourd 4 Roland Bervillé 4 The Racer's Group Porsche 996 GT3 -RPorsche 3.6 L Flat-6P 66 Kevin Buckler 1, 6–11 Robert Nagel 1 Mike Fitzgerald 1 Rick Knoop 6 Philip Collin 7–11 Jim Michaelian 9 Robert Orcutt 12 Darren Palmer 12 Christian D'Agostin 12 67 Jennifer Tumminelli 6–7 Steve Ariana 6 Robert Orcutt 7, 10 Tom McGlynn 10–11 Rick Polk 11 Kyser Racing Porsche 996 GT3 -RPorsche 3.6 L Flat-6P 69 Kye Wankum 1, 3–6, 9–12 Greg Doff 1, 3–6, 9–10 Rudy Bartling 1, 6 Georg Silbermayr 4 Joe Foster 5, 9, 11–12 Craig Stanton 10 Jeffrey Pabst 12 Skea Racing International Porsche 996 GT3 -RPorsche 3.6 L Flat-6P 70 Johnny Mowlem All David Murry 1–11 Richard Dean 12 71 Rohan Skea 1–5, 7–12 Grady Willingham 1–2, 4–6 Lloyd Hawkins 1 Doc Bundy 3–12 Richard Dean 8–11 Des Wall 12 Gunnar Porsche Racing Porsche 996 GT3 -RPorsche 3.6 L Flat-6M 75 Gunnar Jeannette 1* Mike Brockman 1* Michael Lauer 1* Manthey Racing Porsche 996 GT3 -RPorsche 3.6 L Flat-6M 76 Olaf Manthey 4* Kersten Jodexnis 4* G & W Motorsports Porsche 996 GT3 -RPorsche 3.6 L Flat-6D 80 Darren Law 9 John Morton 9 Michael Schrom 9 81 Cindi Lux 9 Divina Galica 9 Belinda Endress 9 MCR/Nygmatech Porsche 911 Carrera RSRPorsche 3.8 L Flat-6P 87 Ian James 1 Tim Robertson 1 Joăo Barbosa 1 Porsche 996 GT3 -RPorsche 3.6 L Flat-688 Leo Hindery 1 Peter Baron 1 Tony Kester 1 89 Dave Dullum 1 James McCormick 1 Kurt Baumann 1 Ian James 2 Joăo Barbosa 2 Trinkler Motorsports Chevrolet Corvette C5 Chevrolet 7.0 L V8G 94 Owen Trinkler 1*, 9*, 11*
* Was on the entry list but did not participate in the event.
Overall winner inbold .
Drivers Championship [ edit ] The Drivers Championship was won byAllan McNish andRinaldo Capello .[ 8]
Manufacturers Championship [ edit ] The Manufacturers Championship was won byAudi .[ 8]
Points are awarded to the finishers in the following order:[ 9]
25-21-19-17-15-14-13-12-11-10-... Exceptions being for the 12 Hours of Sebring, 1000 km of Nurburgring, Petit Le Mans, and Race of a Thousand Years which awarded in the following order:[ 9]
30-26-24-22-20-19-18-17-16-15-... Points were only awarded for the best 10 finishes in the 12 race season. Points won but not counted towards the season championship are listed initalics .
Cars failing to complete 70% of the winner's distance are not awarded points. Teams only score the points of their highest finishing entry in each race.
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San Diego Grand Prix
Audi Sport North America
Team Rafanelli SRL
Motorola-DAMS
GLV Racing
Multimatic Competition
Chamberlain Motorsport
Carsport Holland
Skea Racing International
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