2000 Grand Prix of Sonoma

Le Mans Series motor race February 2025 thumb|Sonoma Raceway The 2000 Grand Prix of Sonoma was the fifth round of the 2000 American Le Mans Series season. It took place at the 4.032 km version of Sonoma Raceway, California, on July 23, 2000. Race results Class winners in bold. Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Tyre Laps Engine 1 LMP 77 DEU Audi Sport North America ITA Rinaldo CapelloGBR Allan McNish Audi R8 Michelin 114 Audi 3.6 L Turbo V8 2 LMP 78 DEU Audi Sport North America DEU Frank BielaITA Emanuele Pirro Audi R8 Michelin 113 Audi 3.6 L Turbo V8 3 LMP 42 DEU BMW MotorsportDEU Schnitzer Motorsport DEU Jörg MüllerFIN JJ Lehto BMW V12 LMR Michelin 111 BMW S70 6.0 L V12 4 LMP 43 DEU BMW MotorsportDEU Schnitzer Motorsport FRA Jean-Marc GounonUSA Bill Auberlen BMW V12 LMR Michelin 111 BMW S70 6.0 L V12 5 LMP 1 USA Panoz Motor Sports AUS David BrabhamDEN Jan Magnussen Panoz LMP-1 Roadster-S Michelin 106 Élan 6L8 6.0 L V8 6 LMP 37 USA Intersport Racing USA Jon FieldUSA Rick Sutherland Lola B2K/10 Goodyear 102 Judd GV4 4.0 L V10 7 LMP 36 USA Johansson-Matthews Racing SWE Stefan JohanssonGBR Guy Smith Reynard 2KQ-LM Yokohama 101 Judd GV4 4.0 L V10 8 GTS 92 FRA Viper Team Oreca USA David DonohueUSA Tommy Archer Dodge Viper GTS-R Michelin 101 Dodge 8.0 L V10 9 GTS 91 FRA Viper Team Oreca MON Olivier BerettaAUT Karl Wendlinger Dodge Viper GTS-R Michelin 101 Dodge 8.0 L V10 10 GT 5 USA Dick Barbour Racing DEU Dirk MüllerDEU Lucas Luhr Porsche 911 GT3-R Michelin 99 Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 11 GT 51 USA Dick Barbour Racing DEU Sascha MaassenFRA Bob Wollek Porsche 911 GT3-R Michelin 99 Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 12 GT 6 USA Prototype Technology Group USA Johannes van OverbeekUSA Peter Cunningham BMW M3 Yokohama 98 BMW 3.2 L I6 13 GT 23 USA Alex Job Racing USA Randy PobstBEL Bruno Lambert Porsche 911 GT3-R Michelin 98 Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 14 GTS 08 USA Roock Motorsport North America USA Zak BrownUSA Vic Rice Porsche 911 GT2 Yokohama 97 Porsche 3.8 L Turbo Flat-6 15 GT 21 USA MCR/Aspen Knolls USA Shane LewisUSA Cort Wagner Porsche 911 GT3-R Pirelli 96 Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 16 GT 22 USA Alex Job Racing USA Mike FitzgeraldUSA Robert Nagel Porsche 911 GT3-R Michelin 96 Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 17 GT 30 USA White Lightning Racing USA Gunnar JeannetteUSA Mike Petersen Porsche 911 GT3-R Michelin 92 Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 18 GT 67 USA The Racer's Group USA Steve ArianaUSA Jennifer Tumminelli Porsche 911 GT3-R Pirelli 76 Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 19DNF GT 52 DEU Seikel Motorsport CAN Tony BurgessITA Stefano Buttiero Porsche 911 GT3-R Dunlop 71 Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 20DNF LMP 2 USA Panoz Motor Sports USA Johnny O'ConnellJPN Hiroki Katou Panoz LMP-1 Roadster-S Michelin 67 Élan 6L8 6.0 L V8 21DNF LMP 38 USA Champion Racing USA Dorsey SchroederGBR James Weaver Lola B2K/10 Michelin 62 Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 22DNF GT 70 AUS Skea Racing International GBR Johnny MowlemUSA David Murry Porsche 911 GT3-R Pirelli 49 Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 23DNF GT 71 AUS Skea Racing International AUS Rohan SkeaUSA Doc Bundy Porsche 911 GT3-R Pirelli 38 Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 24DNF LMP 24 USA Johansson-Matthews Racing USA Jim MatthewsUSA Mark Simo Reynard 2KQ-LM Yokohama 22 Judd GV4 4.0 L V10 25DNF LMP 0 ITA Team Rafanelli SRL ITA Mimmo SchiattarellaBEL Didier de Radiguès Lola B2K/10 Michelin 21 Judd (Rafanelli) GV4 4.0 L V10 26DNF GT 10 USA Prototype Technology Group USA Brian CunninghamSWE Niclas Jönsson BMW M3 Yokohama 20 BMW 3.2 L I6 27DNF GT 66 USA The Racer's Group USA Kevin BucklerUSA Rick Knoop Porsche 911 GT3-R Pirelli 7 Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 28DNF GT 69 CAN Kyser Racing CAN Greg DoffUSA Joe Foster Porsche 911 GT3-R Pirelli 4 Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 DSQ† GT 7 USA Prototype Technology Group USA Boris SaidDEU Hans-Joachim Stuck BMW M3 Yokohama 100 BMW 3.2 L I6 † - The #7 Prototype Technology Group entry was disqualified for failing post-race inspection. The car's fuel tank was found to be larger than the rules allowed. Statistics Pole Position: Allan McNIsh - (#77 Audi Sport North America - 1:20.683) Fastest Lap: Allan McNIsh - (#77 Audi Sport North America - 1:22.860) Distance - 462.332 km Average Speed - 166.583 km/h References http://www.imsaracing.net/archives/2000searspoint.pdf Official Results International Motor Sports Association PDF 2000 2007-10-31 https://web.archive.org/web/20051016111504/http://www.imsaracing.net/archives/2000searspoint.pdf 2005-10-16 dead http://wsrp.ic.cz/alms2000.html#5 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 1000 km of Nürburgring 2000 Grand Prix of Mosport Sonoma Category:Grand Prix of Sonoma Category:July 2000 sports events in the United States Category:2000 in sports in California