2001 Grand Prix of Texas

February 2025 thumb|Texas Motor Speedway The 2001 Leather Center Grand Prix of Texas was the opening round of the 2001 American Le Mans Series season. It took place at Texas Motor Speedway, Texas, on March 4, 2001. This event is the only time in the history of the American Le Mans Series that the 12 Hours of Sebring was not the first race on the schedule. This race was also the last time the American Le Mans Series ran on a roval − a combined oval track and road course. Official results Class winners in bold. Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Tyre Laps Engine 1 LMP900 1 DEU Audi Sport North America DEN Tom KristensenITA Rinaldo Capello Audi R8 Michelin 117 Audi 3.6L Turbo V8 2 LMP900 2 DEU Audi Sport North America DEU Frank BielaITA Emanuele Pirro Audi R8 Michelin 117 Audi 3.6L Turbo V8 3 LMP900 50 USA Panoz Motor Sports DEN Jan MagnussenAUS David Brabham Panoz LMP07 Michelin 117 Élan (Zytek) 4.0L V8 4 LMP900 38 USA Champion Racing USA Dorsey SchroederGBR Andy Wallace Audi R8 Michelin 117 Audi 3.6L Turbo V8 5 LMP900 51 USA Panoz Motor Sports DEU Klaus GrafBRA Gualter Salles Panoz LMP-1 Roadster-S Michelin 116 Élan 6L8 6.0L V8 6 LMP900 49 USA Panoz Motor Sports USA Jay CochranGBR Richard Dean Panoz LMP-1 Roadster-S Michelin 113 Élan 6L8 6.0L V8 7 GTS 3 USA Corvette Racing CAN Ron FellowsUSA Johnny O'Connell Chevrolet Corvette C5-R Goodyear 108 Chevrolet 7.0L V8 8 GT 23 USA Alex Job Racing DEU Lucas LuhrDEU Sascha Maassen Porsche 911 GT3-RS Michelin 108 Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 9 GT 22 USA Alex Job Racing USA Randy PobstDEU Christian Menzel Porsche 911 GT3-RS Michelin 107 Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 10 GT 6 USA Prototype Technology Group USA Boris SaidDEU Hans-Joachim Stuck BMW M3 Yokohama 107 BMW 3.2L I6 11 GT 30 USA Petersen Motorsports GBR Johnny MowlemFRA Bob Wollek Porsche 911 GT3-R Michelin 107 Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 12 GT 42 DEU BMW MotorsportDEU Schnitzer Motorsport DEU Jörg MüllerFIN JJ Lehto BMW M3 Michelin 107 BMW 3.2L I6 13 GT 99 USA Kelly-Moss Motorsports USA Anthony LazzaroFRA Christophe Bouchut Porsche 911 GT3-RS Yokohama 106 Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 14 GT 10 USA Prototype Technology Group USA Bill AuberlenSWE Niclas Jönsson BMW M3 Yokohama 106 BMW 3.2L I6 15 GTS 45 USA American Viper Racing USA Erik MessleyUSA Terry Borcheller Dodge Viper GTS-R Dunlop 106 Dodge 8.0L V10 16 GT 52 DEU Seikel Motorsport ITA Stefano ButtieroCAN Tony Burgess Porsche 911 GT3-RS Yokohama 102 Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 17 GT 17 USA Trinkler Racing USA Owen TrinklerUSA Jeff Altenburg Chevrolet Corvette C5 LM-GT Goodyear 98 Chevrolet 5.7L V8 18 GT 98 USA Kelly-Moss Motorsports USA Cort WagnerUSA Rick Polk Porsche 911 GT3-R Yokohama 98 Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 19 GTS 44 USA American Viper Racing USA Tom WeickardtUSA Joe Ellis Dodge Viper GTS-R Dunlop 96 Dodge 8.0L V10 20DNF GTS 4 USA Corvette Racing USA Andy PilgrimUSA Kelly Collins Chevrolet Corvette C5-R Goodyear 61 Chevrolet 7.0L V8 21DNF LMP675 11 USA Roock-KnightHawk Racing USA Steven KnightUSA Mel Hawkins Lola B2K/40 Avon 23 Nissan (AER) VQL 3.4L V6 22DNF GT 12 USA Aspen Knolls MCR USA Shane LewisUSA Vic Rice Callaway C12-R Goodyear 14 Chevrolet 7.0L V8 Statistics Pole Position - #1 Audi Sport North America - 1:48.029 Fastest Lap - #1 Audi Sport North America - 1:48.418 Distance - 2060.282 km Average Speed - 171.406 km/h External links http://www.imsaracing.net/archives/2001texas.pdf Official Results 2007-10-24 https://web.archive.org/web/20051016104951/http://www.imsaracing.net/archives/2001texas.pdf 2005-10-16 dead (18.7 KiB) World Sports Racing Prototypes - Race Results 2001 American Le Mans Series None 2001 12 Hours of Sebring T Category:Grand Prix of Texas Grand Prix