2001 Grand Prix of Mosport

February 2025 thumbthumb|right|250px|Mosport International Raceway The 2001 Gran Turismo 3 Grand Prix of Mosport was an American Le Mans Series professional sports car race held at Mosport International Raceway near Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada from August 17 to the 19, 2001. It is named after Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec, a racing game released on July 10, 2001, a month prior to this event. It was the seventh round of the 2001 American Le Mans Series season and the 16th IMSA / Professional SportsCar Racing sanctioned sports car race held at the facility. Race The overall race victory went to Audi Sport North America drivers Frank Biela and Emanuele Pirro marking the Audi R8's second consecutive win at Mosport. Second place went to Jan Magnussen and David Brabham in the Panoz LMP-1 Roadster-S, with Team Cadillac drivers Emmanuel Collard and Christophe Tinseau picking up the first American Le Mans Series podium for the Cadillac Northstar LMP01. Dick Barbour Racing took the LMP675 victory with drivers Bruno Lambert and Didier de Radigues in the Reynard 01Q. Corvette Racing drivers Ron Fellows and Johnny O'Connell drove the Chevrolet Corvette C5-R to the GTS class victory with BMW Schnitzer Motorsport drivers Jörg Müller and JJ Lehto taking the GT win in the BMW M3 GTR.Watkins Gary September 2001 Red Alert - Race Report Mosport Le Mans Series & Sportscar Racer Indianapolis, Indiana Haymarket Media Group 44–49 The race was held under cool and rainy conditions and was broadcast across North America on NBC Sports with Rick Benjamin and Bill Adam calling the race. Official results Class winners in bold. Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Tyre Laps Engine 1 LMP900 2 DEU Audi Sport North America DEU Frank BielaITA Emanuele Pirro Audi R8 Michelin 115 Audi 3.6L Turbo V8 2 LMP900 50 USA Panoz Motor Sports DEN Jan MagnussenAUS David Brabham Panoz LMP-1 Roadster-S Michelin 113 Élan 6L8 6.0L V8 3 LMP900 7 USA Team Cadillac FRA Emmanuel CollardFRA Christophe Tinseau Cadillac Northstar LMP01 Michelin 112 Cadillac Northstar 4.0L Turbo V8 4 LMP900 8 USA Team Cadillac RSA Wayne TaylorITA Max Angelelli Cadillac Northstar LMP01 Michelin 112 Cadillac Northstart 4.0L Turbo V8 5 LMP900 16 USA Dyson Racing USA Butch LeitzingerGBR James Weaver Riley & Scott Mk III C Goodyear 112 Lincoln (Élan) 6.0L V8 6 LMP675 5 USA Dick Barbour Racing BEL Bruno LambertBEL Didier de Radigues Reynard 01Q Goodyear 111 Judd GV675 3.4L V8 7 GTS 3 USA Corvette Racing CAN Ron FellowsUSA Johnny O'Connell Chevrolet Corvette C5-R Goodyear 109 Chevrolet 7.0L V8 8 GTS 26 DEU Konrad Team Saleen USA Terry BorchellerAustria Franz Konrad Saleen S7-R Goodyear 108 Ford 7.0L V8 9 GTS 4 USA Corvette Racing USA Andy PilgrimUSA Kelly Collins Chevrolet Corvette C5-R Goodyear 107 Chevrolet 7.0L V8 10 GT 42 DEU BMW MotorsportDEU Schnitzer Motorsport DEU Jörg MüllerFIN JJ Lehto BMW M3 GTR Michelin 107 BMW 4.0L V8 11 GT 43 DEU BMW MotorsportDEU Schnitzer Motorsport DEU Dirk MüllerSWE Fredrik Ekblom BMW M3 GTR Michelin 107 BMW 4.0L V8 12 GT 6 USA Prototype Technology Group USA Boris SaidDEU Hans-Joachim Stuck BMW M3 GTR Yokohama 107 BMW 4.0L V8 13 GT 23 USA Alex Job Racing DEU Lucas LuhrDEU Sascha Maassen Porsche 911 GT3-RS Michelin 106 Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 14DNF LMP900 38 USA Champion Racing GBR Andy WallaceGBR Johnny Herbert Audi R8 Michelin 104 Audi 3.6L Turbo V8 15 GTS 45 USA American Viperacing USA Shane LewisUSA David Donohue Dodge Viper GTS-R Dunlop 103 Dodge 8.0L V10 16 GT 52 DEU Seikel Motorsport CAN Tony BurgessSWE Magnus Wallinder Porsche 911 GT3-RS Yokohama 102 Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 17 GT 69 CAN Kyser Racing CAN Kye WankumUSA Jeffrey Pabst Porsche 911 GT3-R Dunlop 96 Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 18 GT 15 USA Dick Barbour Racing USA Grady WillinghamMEX Randy Wars Porsche 911 GT3-R Dunlop 95 Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 19 LMP675 57 USA Dick Barbour Racing CAN John GrahamVenezuela 1930 Milka Duno Reynard 01Q Goodyear 95 Judd GV675 3.4L V8 20DNF GT 22 USA Alex Job Racing USA Randy PobstDEU Christian Menzel Porsche 911 GT3-RS Michelin 92 Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 21 GTS 44 USA American Viperacing USA Tom WeickardtUSA Kevin Allen Dodge Viper GTS-R Dunlop 88 Dodge 8.0L V10 22DNF LMP675 11 USA Roock-KnightHawk Racing USA Steven KnightDEU Claudia Hürtgen Lola B2K/40 Avon 56 Nissan (AER) VQL 3.4L V6 23DNF GT 10 USA Prototype Technology Group USA Joe FosterSWE Niclas Jönsson BMW M3 GTR Yokohama 27 BMW 4.0L V8 24DNF LMP900 1 DEU Audi Sport North America ITA Rinaldo CapelloDEN Tom Kristensen Audi R8 Michelin 24 Audi 3.6L Turbo V8 25DNF GT 30 USA Petersen Motorsports GBR Johnny MowlemDEU Timo Bernhard Porsche 911 GT3-R Michelin 21 Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 26DNF LMP900 51 USA Panoz Motor Sports DEU Klaus GrafFRA Franck Lagorce Panoz LMP-1 Roadster-S Michelin 1 Élan 6L8 6.0L V8 Statistics Pole Position - #1 Audi Sport North America - 1:08.222 Fastest Lap - #2 Audi Sport North America - 1:10.002 Time of race - 2:46:03.805 Distance - 455.098 km Average Speed - 164.430 km/h References External links 2001 Grand Prix of Mosport Race Broadcast (American Le Mans Series YouTube Channel) Official Results World Sports Racing Prototypes - Race Results 2001 American Le Mans Series 2001 Grand Prix of Portland 2001 Grand Prix of Mid-Ohio Mosport Category:Grand Prix of Mosport Grand Prix of Mosport Grand Prix of Mosport Grand Prix of Mosport