2000 24 Hours of Le Mans

68th 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race 1999 2000 2001 thumb|350px|Le Mans in 2000 The 2000 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 68th Grand Prix of Endurance, and took place on 17 and 18 June 2000. Pre-race After the 1999 race, most of the manufacturers in the top classes went in different directions. BMW and Toyota went into Formula One, while Mercedes-Benz left sportscar racing after the CLR accidents, returning to the DTM. Nissan also left due to financial difficulties. Other than the French privateers Pescarolo, Oreca and DAMS, only Audi and Panoz remained from the previous year, while newcomer Cadillac joined. Race notes Approximately 200,000 people attended the race.Audi 1-2-3 at Le Mans https://www.audi-mediacenter.com/en/press-releases/audi-1-2-3-at-le-mans-8966 Audi MediaCenter 18 June 2000 19 February 2024 The 1-2-3 finish of the Audi LMP900s marked the beginning of two dynasties, Audi's and Tom Kristensen's in the top-finishing Audi.It's twenty years since Audi's first 24 Hours of Le Mans win https://www.24h-lemans.com/en/news/its-twenty-years-since-audis-first-24-hours-of-le-mans-win-53953 Automobile Club de l'Ouest 18 June 2020 19 February 2024 The Oreca team's GTS class winning, seventh place overall, 333 lap finish with the Chrysler Viper was the best ever with that car. It faced serious competition within its class from Corvette Racing's new C5.R.,Panighini Philippe GTS : le grand chelem des Chrysler GTS: the Chrysler grand slam http://www.france-ouest.com/24heures-auto/47.htm Ouest-France fr 18 June 2000 19 February 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20000919235608/http://www.france-ouest.com/24heures-auto/47.htm 19 September 2000 dead which would within the next two years top the Viper's distance record and establish itself as the car to beat among the GT classes. Official results Class winners are denoted in bold.2000 24 Hours of Le Mans https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/2000-03/X/ Racing-Reference NASCAR Digital Media, LLC 19 February 20242000 Le Mans 24 Hours https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/2000-le-mans-24-hours/ Motor Sport 19 February 2024 Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Tyre Laps Engine 1 LMP900 8 DEU Audi Sport Team Joest DEU Frank BielaDNK Tom KristensenITA Emanuele Pirro Audi R8 Michelin 368 Audi 3.6 L Turbo V8 2 LMP900 9 DEU Audi Sport Team Joest FRA Laurent AïelloGBR Allan McNishMCO Stéphane Ortelli Audi R8 Michelin 367 Audi 3.6 L Turbo V8 3 LMP900 7 DEU Audi Sport Team Joest DEU Christian AbtITA Michele AlboretoITA Rinaldo Capello Audi R8 Michelin 365 Audi 3.6 L Turbo V8 4 LMP900 16 FRA Pescarolo Sport FRA Olivier GrouillardFRA Sébastien BourdaisFRA Emmanuel Clérico Courage C52 Michelin 344 Peugeot A32 3.2 L Turbo V6 5 LMP900 12 USA Panoz Motorsports USA Johnny O'ConnellJPN Hiroki KatohFRA Pierre-Henri Raphanel Panoz LMP-1 Roadster-S Michelin 342 Élan 6L8 6.0 L V8 6 LMP900 23 JPN TV Asahi Team Dragon JPN Toshio SuzukiJPN Masami KageyamaJPN Masahiko Kageyama Panoz LMP-1 Roadster-S Michelin 340 Élan 6L8 6.0 L V8 7 LMGTS 51 FRA Viper Team Oreca FRA Dominique DupuyMCO Olivier BerettaAUT Karl Wendlinger Chrysler Viper GTS-R Michelin 333 Chrysler 8.0 L V10 8 LMP900 22 JPN TV Asahi Team Dragon JPN Keiichi TsuchiyaJPN Akira IidaJPN Masahiko Kondo Panoz LMP-1 Roadster-S Michelin 330 Élan 6L8 6.0 L V8 9 LMGTS 53 FRA Viper Team Oreca USA David DonohuePRT Ni AmorimFRA Anthony Beltoise Chrysler Viper GTS-R Michelin 328 Chrysler 8.0 L V10 10 LMGTS 64 USA Corvette Racing FRA Franck FréonUSA Andy PilgrimUSA Kelly Collins Chevrolet Corvette C5-R Goodyear 327 Chevrolet LS7R 7.0 L V8 11 LMGTS 63 USA Corvette Racing USA Chris KneifelCAN Ron FellowsGBR Justin Bell Chevrolet Corvette C5-R Goodyear 326 Chevrolet LS7R 7.0 L V8 12 LMGTS 52 FRA Viper Team Oreca USA Tommy ArcherBEL Marc DuezNLD Patrick Huisman Chrysler Viper GTS-R Michelin 324 Chrysler 8.0 L V10 13 LMGTS 57 NLD Carsport Holland NLD Mike HezemansNLD David HartNLD Hans Hugenholtz Chrysler Viper GTS-R Michelin 317 Chrysler 8.0 L V10 14 LMGTS 60 DEU Konrad Motorsport USA Charles SlaterUSA Tommy Kendall DEU Jürgen von Gartzen Porsche 911 GT2 Dunlop 317 Porsche 3.8 L Turbo Flat-6 15 LMP900 11 USA Panoz Motorsports AUS David BrabhamDNK Jan MagnussenUSA Mario Andretti Panoz LMP-1 Roadster-S Michelin 315 Élan 6L8 6.0 L V8 16 LMGT 73 JPN Team Taisan Advan JPN Hideo FukuyamaJPN Atsushi YogoBEL Bruno Lambert Porsche 911 GT3-R Yokohama 310 Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 17 LMGT 82 AUS Skea Racing International GBR Johnny MowlemUSA David MurryDEU Sascha Maassen Porsche 911 GT3-R Pirelli 304 Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 18 LMGT 76 DEU Seikel Motorsport MAR Max Cohen-OlivarBEL Michel NeugartenCAN Anthony Burgess Porsche 911 GT3-R Dunlop 302 Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 19 LMP900 3 FRA DAMS FRA Éric BernardFRA Emmanuel CollardFRA Franck Montagny Cadillac Northstar LMP Pirelli 300 Cadillac Northstar 4.0 L Turbo V8 20 LMP900 6 FRA Mopar Team Oreca BEL Didier TheysBEL Jeffrey van HooydonkFRA Didier André Reynard 2KQ-LM Michelin 292 Mopar 6.0 L V8 21 LMP900 1 USA Team Cadillac FRA Franck LagorceUSA Butch LeitzingerGBR Andy Wallace Cadillac Northstar LMP Pirelli 291 Cadillac Northstar 4.0 L Turbo V8 22 LMP900 2 USA Team Cadillac ZAF Wayne TaylorITA Max AngelelliBEL Eric van de Poele Cadillac Northstar LMP Pirelli 287 Cadillac Northstar 4.0 L Turbo V8 23 LMGT 79 FRA Perspective Racing FRA Thierry PerrierFRA Jean-Louis RicciFRA Romano Ricci Porsche 911 GT3-R Pirelli 286 Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 24 LMGT 80 BEL M1 Club-Renstal Excelsior BEL Philippe VerellenBEL Rudi PendersBEL Kurt Dujardyn Porsche 911 GT3-R Pirelli 285 Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 25 LMP675 32 CAN Multimatic Motorsports CAN Scott MaxwellCAN John GrahamCAN Greg Wilkins Lola B2K/40 Pirelli 274 Nissan-AER VQL 3.0 L V6 26 LMP675 36 FRA Rachel Welter FRA Richard BalandrasJPN Yojiro TeradaFRA Sylvain Boulay WR LMP Michelin 266 Peugeot 2.0 L Turbo I4 27 LMGT 75 DEU Manthey Racing USA Michael BrockmanUSA Mike LauerUSA Gunnar Jeannette Porsche 911 GT3-R Dunlop 261 Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 NC LMP900 10 DNK Team Den Blå Avis DNK John NielsenITA Mauro BaldiDEU Klaus Graf Panoz LMP-1 Roadster-S Pirelli 205 Élan 6L8 6.0 L V8 DNF LMGTS 59 DEU Freisinger Motorsport DEU Wolfgang KaufmannJPN Yukihiro HaneJPN Katsunori Iketani Porsche 911 GT2 Dunlop 313 Porsche 3.8 L Turbo Flat-6 DNF LMGT 81 CHE Haberthur Racing ITA Gabrio RosaFRA Michel LigonnetITA Fabio Babini Porsche 911 GT3-R Pirelli 310 Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 DNF LMP900 17 FRA SMG Compétition FRA Philippe GacheZAF Gary FormatoFRA Didier Cottaz Courage C60 Pirelli 219 Judd GV4 4.0 L V10 DNF LMGTS 56 JPN Team Goh CHE Walter BrunCHE Toni SeilerDEU Christian Gläsel Chrysler Viper GTS-R Michelin 210 Chrysler 8.0 L V10 DNF LMGTS 54 FRA Paul Belmondo Racing FRA Boris DerichebourgFRA Guy MartinolleFRA Jean-Claude Lagniez Chrysler Viper GTS-R Dunlop 180 Chrysler 8.0 L V10 DNF LMP900 15 DEU Thomas Bscher Promotion DEU Thomas BscherGBR Geoff LeesFRA Jean-Marc Gounon BMW V12 LM Goodyear 180 BMW S70 6.0 L V12 DNF LMP675 35 FRA Gerard Welter FRA Xavier PompidouFRA Stéphane DaoudiFRA Jean-Bernard Bouvet WR LMP Michelin 169 Peugeot 2.0 L Turbo I4 DNF LMP900 21 ITA Team Rafanelli SRL ITA Domenico SchiattarellaBEL Didier de RadiguèsITA Emanuele Naspetti Lola B2K/10 Michelin 154 Judd GV4 4.0 L V10 DNF LMP900 24 USA Johansson-Matthews Racing SWE Stefan JohanssonGBR Guy SmithUSA Jim Matthews Reynard 2KQ-LM Yokohama 133 Judd GV4 4.0 L V10 DNF LMGT 72 ESP Racing Engineering ESP Tomás SaldañaESP Jesús Diez VillaroelITA Giovanni Lavaggi Porsche 911 GT3-R Dunlop 78 Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 DNF LMP675 34 FRA ROC ESP Jordi GenéFRA Jean-Christophe BoullionFRA Jérôme Policand Reynard 2KQ-LM Michelin 72 Volkswagen HPT16 2.0 L Turbo I4 DNF LMP675 33 FRA ROC DEU Ralf KellenersFRA David TerrienCHE Jean-Denis Délétraz Reynard 2KQ-LM Michelin 44 Volkswagen HPT16 2.0  Turbo I4 DNF LMP900 20 DEU Konrad Motorsport NLD Jan LammersNLD Tom CoronelNLD Peter Kox Lola B2K/10 Dunlop 38 Ford-Roush 6.0 L V8 DNF LMGT 77 FRA Larbre Compétition FRA Patrice GoueslardFRA Christophe BouchutFRA Jean-Luc Chéreau Porsche 911 GT3-R Michelin 34 Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 DNF LMGT 78 FRA Jean-Luc Maury-Laribière FRA Jean-Luc Maury-LaribièreFRA Bernard ChauvinITA Angelo Zadra Porsche 911 GT3-R Dunlop 32 Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 DNF LMP675 30 FRA Didier Bonnet FRA Patrick LemariéFRA Jean-Francois YvonFRA Yann Goudy Debora LMP2000 Avon 24 BMW 3.2 L I6 DNF LMGT 71 USA Michael Colucci Racing USA Shane LewisUSA Cort WagnerUSA Bob Mazzuoccola Porsche 911 GT3-R Michelin 22 Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 DNF LMP900 4 FRA DAMS BEL Marc GoossensFRA Christophe TinseauDNK Kristian Kolby Cadillac Northstar LMP Pirelli 4 Cadillac Northstar 4.0 L Turbo V8 DNF LMP900 5 FRA Mopar Team Oreca FRA Yannick DalmasFRA Nicolas MinassianFRA Jean-Philippe Belloc Reynard 2KQ-LM Michelin 1 Mopar 6.0 L V8 DSQ† LMGT 83 USA Dick Barbour Racing DEU Dirk MüllerDEU Lucas LuhrFRA Bob Wollek Porsche 911 GT3-R Michelin 319 Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 † - #83 Dick Barbour Racing was disqualified for an illegally sized fuel tank in post-race inspection. Statistics Pole Position — Allan McNish, #9 Audi Sport Team Joest - 3:36.124 Fastest Lap — Allan McNish, #9 Audi Sport Team Joest - 3:37.359 Distance - 5007.99 km Average Speed - 207.00 km/h Highest Trap Speed — Audi R8 - 337 km/h (race) References Le Mans 24 Hours of Le Mans Category:24 Hours of Le Mans races