2000 Silverstone 500 USA Challenge

February 2025 thumb|Map of the Silverstone Circuit (2000–2002) The 2000 Silverstone 500 USA Challenge was the third round of the 2000 American Le Mans Series season. It took place at Silverstone Circuit, United Kingdom, on 13 May 2000. This event was the first American Le Mans Series race held outside of North America. It served as a precursor to the creation of the European Le Mans Series by gauging the willingness of European teams from the FIA Sportscar Championship and FIA GT Championship to participate in a series identical to the American Le Mans Series. This event also shared the weekend at Silverstone with an FIA GT round, with some GT teams running both events. Race results Class winners in bold. Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Tyre Laps Engine 1 LMP 42 DEU BMW MotorsportDEU Schnitzer Motorsport DEU Jörg MüllerFIN JJ Lehto BMW V12 LMR Michelin 98 BMW S70/3 6.0 L V12 2 LMP 1 USA Panoz Motor Sports AUS David BrabhamDEN Jan Magnussen Panoz LMP-1 Roadster-S Michelin 98 Élan 6L8 6.0 L V8 3 LMP 77 DEU Audi Sport North America ITA Rinaldo CapelloGBR Allan McNish Audi R8R Michelin 98 Audi 3.6 L Turbo V8 4 LMP 78 DEU Audi Sport North America DEU Frank BielaITA Emanuele Pirro Audi R8R Michelin 97 Audi 3.6 L Turbo V8 5DNF LMP 2 USA Panoz Motor Sports USA Johnny O'ConnellJPN Hiroki Katoh Panoz LMP-1 Roadster-S Michelin 97 Élan 6L8 6.0 L V8 6 LMP 31 FRA Motorola DAMS FRA Emmanuel CollardFRA Éric Bernard Cadillac Northstar LMP Pirelli 97 Cadillac Northstar 4.0 L Turbo V8 7 LMP 16 FRA Pescarolo Sport FRA Sébastien BourdaisFRA Olivier GrouillardFRA Emmanuel Clérico Courage C52 Michelin 94 Peugeot A32 3.2 L Turbo V6 8 GTS 91 FRA Viper Team Oreca MON Olivier BerettaAUT Karl Wendlinger Dodge Viper GTS-R Michelin 91 Dodge EWB 8.0 L V10 9 GTS 92 FRA Viper Team Oreca USA David DonohueUSA Tommy Archer Dodge Viper GTS-R Michelin 90 Dodge EWB 8.0 L V10 10 LMP 17 FRA SMG FRA Philippe GacheRSA Gary Formato Courage C60 Pirelli 88 Judd GV4 4.0 L V10 11 GTS 49 DEU Freisinger Motorsport FRA Stéphane OrtelliDEU Wolfgang Kaufmann Porsche 911 GT2 Dunlop 88 Porsche M64/83 3.8 L Turbo Flat-6 12 LMP 0 ITA Team Rafanelli SRL ITA Mimmo SchiattarellaBEL Didier de Radiguès Lola B2K/10 Michelin 88 Judd (Rafanelli) GV4 4.0 L V10 13 GT 51 USA Dick Barbour Racing DEU Sascha MaassenFRA Bob Wollek Porsche 911 GT3-R Michelin 87 Porsche M96/77 3.6 L Flat-6 14 GTS 33 DEU Konrad Motorsport AUT Franz KonradDEU Jürgen von Gartzen Porsche 911 GT2 Dunlop 87 Porsche M64/83 3.8 L Turbo Flat-6 15 GT 23 USA Alex Job Racing USA Randy PobstBEL Bruno Lambert Porsche 911 GT3-R Michelin 87 Porsche M96/77 3.6 L Flat-6 16 GT 21 USA MCR/Aspen Knolls USA Shane LewisUSA Cort Wagner Porsche 911 GT3-R Pirelli 86 Porsche M96/77 3.6 L Flat-6 17 GTS 44 GBR BVB Motorsport GBR Geoff ListerGBR Max Beaverbroock Porsche 911 GT2 Dunlop 86 Porsche M64/83 3.8 L Turbo Flat-6 18 GT 5 USA Dick Barbour Racing DEU Dirk MüllerDEU Lucas Luhr Porsche 911 GT3-R Michelin 86 Porsche M96/77 3.6 L Flat-6 19 GTS 61 GBR Chamberlain Motorsport SUI Walter BrunSUI Toni Seiler Chrysler Viper GTS-R Michelin 86 Chrysler EWB 8.0 L V10 20 GT 22 USA Alex Job Racing USA Mike FitzgeraldUSA Robert Nagel Porsche 911 GT3-R Michelin 86 Porsche M96/77 3.6 L Flat-6 21 GTS 08 USA Roock Motorsport North America USA Zak BrownUSA Vic RiceDEU Hubert Haupt Porsche 911 GT2 Yokohama 86 Porsche M64/83 3.8 L Turbo Flat-6 22 GT 6 USA Prototype Technology Group USA Johannes van OverbeekUSA Boris SaidDEU Hans-Joachim Stuck BMW M3 Yokohama 85 BMW S54B32 3.2 L I6 23 GTS 62 GBR Chamberlain Motorsport AUT Horst Felbermayr Jr.CAN Michael Culver Chrysler Viper GTS-R Michelin 85 Chrysler EWB 8.0 L V10 24 GT 70 AUS Skea Racing Kingston GBR Johnny MowlemUSA David Murry Porsche 911 GT3-R Pirelli 85 Porsche M96/77 3.6 L Flat-6 25 GT 41 SUI LR Organisation FRA Christophe BouchutFRA Michel Ligonnet Porsche 911 GT3-R Michelin 84 Porsche M96/77 3.6 L Flat-6 26 LMP 20 DEU Kremer Racing GBR Christian VannDEU Christian Gläsel Lola B98/K2000 Goodyear 84 Ford (Roush) 6.0 L V8 27 GT 07 DEU RWS Red Bull Motorsport AUT Dieter QuesterAUT Hans-Jörg HoferITA Luca Riccitelli Porsche 911 GT3-R Michelin 84 Porsche M96/77 3.6 L Flat-6 28DNF GT 10 USA Prototype Technology Group USA Peter CunninghamUSA Brian CunninghamSWE Niclas Jönsson BMW M3 Yokohama 82 BMW S54B32 3.2 L I6 29 GT 68 DEU Seikel Motorsport BEL Michel NeugartenCAN Tony Burgess Porsche 911 GT3-R Dunlop 82 Porsche M96/77 3.6 L Flat-6 30 GT 69 CAN Kyser Racing CAN Kye WankumCAN Greg Doff Porsche 911 GT3-R Pirelli 74 Porsche M96/77 3.6 L Flat-6 31DNF GT 71 AUS Skea Racing Kingston AUS Rohan SkeaUSA Doc Bundy Porsche 911 GT3-R Pirelli 62 Porsche M96/77 3.6 L Flat-6 32DNF LMP 43 DEU BMW MotorsportDEU Schnitzer Motorsport FRA Jean-Marc GounonUSA Bill Auberlen BMW V12 LMR Michelin 56 BMW S70/3 6.0 L V12 33DNF LMP 32 FRA Motorola DAMS FRA Christophe TinseauBEL Marc Goossens Cadillac Northstar LMP Pirelli 39 Cadillac Northstar 4.0 L Turbo V8 34DNF LMP 36 USA Johansson-Matthews Racing SWE Stefan JohanssonGBR Guy Smith Reynard 2KQ-LM Yokohama 32 Judd GV4 4.0 L V10 35DNF LMP 02 DEU Pole Team DEU Norman SimonDEU Günther BlieningerUSA Mark Simo Riley & Scott Mk III Michelin 22 Judd GV4 4.0 L V10 DNS LMP 24 GBR Team Ascari NED Klaas ZwartBRA Max Wilson Ascari A410 Pirelli - Judd GV4 4.0 L V10 Statistics Pole Position - #0 Team Rafanelli - 1:37.030 Fastest Lap - #0 Team Rafanelli - 1:39.748 Distance - 503.744 km Average Speed - 172.607 km/h References http://www.imsaracing.net/archives/2000silverstone.pdf Official Results International Motor Sports Association PDF 2000 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20051016112035/http://www.imsaracing.net/archives/2000silverstone.pdf 2005-10-16 http://wsrp.ic.cz/alms2000.html#3 American Le Mans Series 2000 World Sports Racing Prototypes dead https://web.archive.org/web/20081005044003/http://wsrp.ic.cz/alms2000.html 2008-10-05 2000 American Le Mans Series 2000 Grand Prix of Charlotte 2000 1000 km of Nürburgring Silverstone Silverstone 500 Silverstone 500 USA Challenge Category:6 Hours of Silverstone