2001 Petit Le Mans

Sportscar endurance race in Georgia, US February 2025 thumb|269x269px|The Track map of Road Atlanta The 2001 Audi presents Petit Le Mans was the fourth running of this event. It was the tenth and final round of the 2001 American Le Mans Series season as well as the seventh and final round of the 2001 European Le Mans Series season. It took place at Road Atlanta, Georgia, on October 6, 2001. 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 394 Audi 3.6L Turbo V8 2 LMP900 18 GBR Johansson MotorsportGBR Arena Motorsport SWE Stefan JohanssonFRA Patrick Lemarié Audi R8 Michelin 391 Audi 3.6L Turbo V8 3 LMP900 38 USA Champion Racing GBR Andy WallaceGBR Johnny Herbert Audi R8 Michelin 388 Audi 3.6L Turbo V8 4 LMP900 8 USA Team Cadillac RSA Wayne TaylorITA Max AngelelliFRA Christophe Tinseau Cadillac Northstar LMP01 Michelin 382 Cadillac Northstart 4.0L Turbo V8 5 LMP900 7 USA Team Cadillac FRA Emmanuel CollardBEL Marc Goossens Cadillac Northstar LMP01 Michelin 364 Cadillac Northstar 4.0L Turbo V8 6 GTS 4 USA Corvette Racing USA Andy PilgrimUSA Kelly CollinsFRA Franck Fréon Chevrolet Corvette C5-R Goodyear 362 Chevrolet 7.0L V8 7 LMP675 57 USA Dick Barbour Racing CAN John GrahamCAN Scott MaxwellVenezuela 1930 Milka Duno Reynard 01Q Goodyear 361 Judd GV675 3.4L V8 8 GT 6 USA Prototype Technology Group DEU Hans-Joachim StuckUSA Boris SaidUSA Bill Auberlen BMW M3 GTR Yokohama 360 BMW 4.0L V8 9 GT 43 DEU BMW MotorsportDEU Schnitzer Motorsport DEU Dirk MüllerDEU Jörg Müller BMW M3 GTR Michelin 359 BMW 3.2L I6 10 LMP900 50 USA Panoz Motor Sports DEN Jan MagnussenAUS David Brabham Panoz LMP-1 Roadster-S Michelin 358 Élan 6L8 6.0L V8 11 GT 23 USA Alex Job Racing DEU Lucas LuhrDEU Sascha Maassen Porsche 911 GT3-RS Michelin 355 Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 12 GT 42 DEU BMW MotorsportDEU Schnitzer Motorsport AUT Karl WendlingerFIN JJ LehtoSWE Fredrik Ekblom BMW M3 GTR Michelin 355 BMW 4.0L V8 13 GTS 26 DEU Konrad Team Saleen USA Terry BorchellerUSA Charles SlaterAustria Franz Konrad Saleen S7-R Goodyear 355 Ford 7.0L V8 14 GT 22 USA Alex Job Racing USA Randy PobstDEU Christian Menzel Porsche 911 GT3-RS Michelin 353 Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 15 GTS 45 USA American Viperacing NED Mike HezemansBEL Anthony Kumpen Dodge Viper GTS-R Dunlop 349 Dodge 8.0L V10 16 GT 30 USA Petersen Motorsports GBR Johnny MowlemFRA Jean-Christophe BoullionUSA Mike Fitzgerald Porsche 911 GT3-R Michelin 344 Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 17 LMP675 21 USA Archangel Motorsports USA Andrew DavisUSA Jason WorkmanGBR Ben Devlin Lola B2K/40 Avon 341 Nissan (AER) VQL 3.0L V6 18 GT 52 DEU Seikel Motorsport CAN Tony BurgessUSA Hugh PlumbITA Stefano Buttiero Porsche 911 GT3-RS Yokohama 341 Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 19 GT 69 CAN Kyser Racing CAN Kye WankumUSA Joe FosterUSA Doc Bundy Porsche 911 GT3-R Dunlop 329 Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 20 GT 29 GBR Sebah Automotive GBR Bart HaydenGBR Hugh HaydenUSA Stephen Earle Porsche 911 GT3-RS Dunlop 325 Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 21 GT 32 USA Orbit USA Scooter GabelUSA Gary SchultheisUSA Doc Lowman Porsche 911 GT3-RS Dunlop 324 Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 22 GTS 05 USA Park Place RacingUSA Fordahl Motorsports USA Chris BinghamUSA Ron JohnsonGBR Oliver Gavin Saleen S7-R Yokohama 312 Ford 7.0L V8 23 GT 75 USA Gunnar Racing USA Gunnar JeannetteUSA Joe Policastro, Sr.USA Joe Policastro, Jr. Porsche 911 GT3-RS Dunlop 253 Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 24DNF GT 12 USA Aspen Knolls MCR USA Shane LewisUSA Cort WagnerUSA Bob Mazzuoccola Callaway C12-R Goodyear 221 Chevrolet 7.0L V8 25 GTS 44 USA American Viperacing USA Tom WeickardtUSA Kevin AllenUSA Rick Fairbanks Dodge Viper GTS-R Dunlop 220 Dodge 8.0L V10 26 LMP675 5 USA Dick Barbour Racing BEL Bruno LambertBEL Didier de RadiguesRSA Earl Goddard Reynard 01Q Goodyear 213 Judd GV675 3.4L V8 27DNF LMP675 11 USA Roock-KnightHawk Racing USA Steven KnightUSA Mel HawkinsDEU Claudia Hürtgen Lola B2K/40 Avon 209 Nissan (AER) VQL 3.4L V6 28DNF GT 34 USA Orbit USA Leo HinderyUSA Tony KesterUSA Peter Baron Porsche 911 GT3-RS Dunlop 183 Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 29DNF GTS 25 DEU Konrad Motorsport SUI Walter BrunSUI Toni Seiler Saleen S7-R Dunlop 152 Ford 7.0L V8 30DNF GT 15 USA Dick Barbour Racing USA Grady WillinghamUSA Taz HarveyGBR Sam Hancock Porsche 911 GT3-R Dunlop 137 Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 31DNF GT 10 USA Prototype Technology Group USA David MurryUSA Brian CunninghamSWE Niclas Jonsson BMW M3 GTR Yokohama 136 BMW 4.0L V8 32DNF LMP675 31 USA Team Bucknum Racing USA Chris McMurryUSA Bryan WillmanUSA Bret Arsenault Pilbeam MP84 Avon 108 Nissan (AER) VQL 3.0L V6 33DNF GTS 88 GBR Prodrive Allstars NED Peter KoxSWE Rickard RydellBEL Marc Duez Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello Michelin 103 Ferrari 5.9L V12 34DNF LMP900 16 USA Dyson Racing USA Butch LeitzingerUSA Elliott Forbes-RobinsonGBR James Weaver Riley & Scott Mk III C Goodyear 94 Lincoln (Élan) 6.0L V8 35DNF LMP675 39 FRA Racing Organisation Course ESP Jordi GenéFRA Yannick SchroederSUI Jean-Denis Délétraz Reynard 2KQ-LM Michelin 60 Volkswagen 2.0L Turbo I4 36DNF GTS 19 GBR Brookspeed DEU Dino SteinerUSA Joe EllisUSA John Cooper Chrysler Viper GTS-R Dunlop 35 Chrysler 8.0L V10 37DNF LMP900 1 DEU Audi Sport North America ITA Rinaldo CapelloDEN Tom Kristensen Audi R8 Michelin 26 Audi 3.6L Turbo V8 38DNF LMP900 51 USA Panoz Motor Sports DEU Klaus GrafFRA Franck Lagorce Panoz LMP-1 Roadster-S Michelin 78 Élan 6L8 6.0L V8 DSQ† GT 33 USA MSB Motorsport GBR Marino FranchittiGBR Kelvin BurtDEU Ralf Kelleners Ferrari 360 Modena GT Goodyear 26 Ferrari 3.6L V8 DSQ† GTS 3 USA Corvette Racing CAN Ron FellowsUSA Johnny O'ConnellUSA Scott Pruett Chevrolet Corvette C5-R Goodyear 2 Chevrolet 7.0L V8 DSQ† LMP900 37 USA Intersport Racing USA John FieldUSA Rick SutherlandUSA Mark Neuhaus Lola B2K/10B Goodyear 0 Judd GV4 4.0L V10 DNS GT 9 USA Prototype Technology Group USA Bill AuberlenUSA Boris Said BMW M3 Yokohama - BMW 3.2L I6 DNS GT 47 USA Broadfoot Racing USA John WarnerUSA Doc Lowman Porsche 911 GT3-R Dunlop - Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 † - #33 MSB Motorsport, #3 Corvette Racing, and #37 Intersport Racing were all disqualified during the race for receiving outside assistance while still on the track. Statistics Pole Position - #1 Audi Sport North America - 1:10.917 Fastest Lap - #2 Audi Sport North America - 1:11.907 Distance - 1610.567 km Average Speed - 173.816 km/h External links http://www.imsaracing.net/races/01petit/almsrace.pdf Official Results 2007-10-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20050317202736/http://www.imsaracing.net/races/01petit/almsrace.pdf 2005-03-17 dead (23.2 KiB) World Sports Racing Prototypes - Race Results 2000 2001 2002 2001 American Le Mans Series 2001 Monterey Sports Car Championships None Petit Le Mans Petit Le Mans Category:Petit Le Mans Category:2001 in sports in Georgia (U.S. state) Category:October 2001 sports events in the United States