2001 24 Hours of Daytona

none February 2025 2000 2001 2002 thumb|right|230px|Track map of Daytona International Speedway The 2001 Rolex 24 at Daytona was a Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series 24-hour endurance sports car race held on February 3–4, 2001 at the Daytona International Speedway road course. The race served as the first round of the 2001 Rolex Sports Car Series. The race saw increased media attention due to Dale Earnhardt and Dale Earnhardt Jr. competing together for Corvette Racing. The father-son duo finished the race 4th overall. Earnhardt died two weeks later in the 2001 Daytona 500. Victory overall and in the GTS class went to the No. 2 Chevrolet Corvette C5-R from Corvette Racing, driven by Johnny O'Connell, Ron Fellows, Chris Kneifel, and Franck Fréon. The GT class was won by the No. 31 Porsche 996 GT3-RS from White Lightning Racing, driven by Christian Menzel, Randy Pobst, Mike Fitzgerald, and Lucas Luhr. The SRP class was won by the No. 63 Kudzu DLY from Downing/Atlanta Racing, driven by Howard Katz, Chris Ronson, A. J. Smith, and Jim Downing. The SRP II class was won by the No. 21 Archangel Motorsport Services Lola B2K/40, driven by Andy Lally, Paul Macey, Martin Henderson, and Peter Seldon. Finally, the AGT class was won by the No. 11 Hamilton Safe Motorsports Chevrolet Camaro, driven by Ken Bupp, Dick Greer, Doug Mills, and Simon Gregg. Race results Class winners in bold.2001 Rolex 24 at Daytona https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/2001_Rolex_24_at_Daytona/GA/ Racing-Reference NASCAR Digital Media, LLC February 19, 2024Official Results http://sportscarchampionship.imsa.com/sites/default/files/2001_rolex_rolex24atdaytona_raceresults.pdf Rolex Sports Car Series February 4, 2001 February 19, 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20170916140453/https://sportscarchampionship.imsa.com/sites/default/files/2001_rolex_rolex24atdaytona_raceresults.pdf September 16, 2017 dead Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Tire Laps Engine 1 GTS 2 USA Corvette Racing USA Johnny O'ConnellCAN Ron FellowsUSA Chris KneifelFRA Franck Fréon Chevrolet Corvette C5-R Goodyear 656 Chevrolet 7.0 L V8 2 GT 31 USA White Lightning Racing DEU Christian MenzelUSA Randy PobstUSA Mike FitzgeraldDEU Lucas Luhr Porsche 996 GT3-RS Dunlop 648 Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 3 GT 86 DEU Freisinger Motorsport DEU Wolfgang KaufmannUSA Lance StewartFRA Cyril ChateauESP Paco Orti Porsche 996 GT3-RS Yokohama 644 Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 4 GTS 3 USA Corvette Racing USA Dale EarnhardtUSA Dale Earnhardt Jr.USA Andy PilgrimUSA Kelly Collins Chevrolet Corvette C5-R Goodyear 642 Chevrolet 7.0 L V8 5 GT 56 DEU Seikel Motorsport ITA Gabrio RosaITA Fabio RosaITA Fabio BabiniITA Alex Caffi Porsche 996 GT3-RS Yokohama 637 Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 6 GTS 01 CAN Bytzek Motorsport USA Larry SchumacherCAN Harry BytzekCAN John BrennerCAN James Holtom Porsche 911 GT1 Evo Dunlop 632 Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 7 GT 43 USA Orbit Racing USA Peter BaronUSA Kyle PettyUSA Gian Luigi BuitoniUSA Leo HinderyUSA Tony Kester Porsche 996 GT3-RS Dunlop 630 Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 8 GT 81 USA G&W Motorsports USA Darren LawUSA Matt DrendelUSA David MurryUSA Cort Wagner Porsche 996 GT3-R Yokohama 629 Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 9 GT 10 USA Genesis Racing USA Bill AuberlenUSA Chris GleasonUSA Rick FairbanksUSA Chris Miller BMW M3 E46 Yokohama 627 BMW 3.2 L I6 10 GT 39 USA White Lightning Racing USA Hugh PlumbUSA Kimberly HiskeyCAN Michael CulverUSA Michael Petersen Porsche 996 GT3-R Dunlop 627 Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 11 SRP 63 USA Downing/Atlanta Racing USA Howard KatzUSA Chris RonsonUSA A. J. SmithUSA Jim Downing Kudzu DLY Goodyear 624 Mazda 4-Rotor 12 GT 50 USA AASCO-Boduck USA Craig StantonUSA Andy HajduckyJPN Takashi Suzuki Porsche 996 GT3-R Yokohama 618 Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 13 SRP II 21 USA Archangel Motorsport Services USA Andy LallyCAN Paul MaceyGBR Martin HendersonGBR Peter Seldon Lola B2K/40 Avon 600 Nissan 3.0 L V6 14DNF SRP 16 USA Dyson Racing GBR James WeaverUSA Butch LeitzingerGBR Andy Wallace Riley & Scott Mk III Goodyear 598 Ford 6.0 L V8 15 GT 34 USA Spencer Pumpelly Racing USA Spencer PumpellyUSA Stevan IvankovichUSA Tom PumpellyUSA Rick Dilorio Porsche 996 GT3-R Dunlop 595 Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 16 GT 40 ITA MAC Racing ITA Antonio De CastroITA Luca CattaneoITA Renato BicciatoITA Franco Bugané Porsche 996 GT3-R Dunlop 593 Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 17 GT 57 DEU Seikel Motorsport ITA Stefano ButtieroUSA Philip CollinNZL Andrew BagnallCAN Tony Burgess Porsche 996 GT3-R Yokohama 590 Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 18 GT 71 DEU Freisinger Motorsport JPN Yukihiro HaneUSA Kurt ThielDEU Klaus HornAUT Manfred Jurasz Porsche 996 GT3-R Yokohama 585 Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 19 SRP 20 USA Dyson Racing USA Elliott Forbes-RobinsonUSA Rob DysonITA Max PapisSWE Niclas Jönsson Riley & Scott Mk III Goodyear 584 Ford 6.0 L V8 20 SRP II 62 USA Team Spencer Motorsports USA Rich GruppUSA Ryan HamptonUSA Dennis Spencer Kudzu DLM Goodyear 577 Mazda 3-Rotor 21 SRP 37 USA Intersport Racing USA Jon FieldSWE Carl RosenbladUSA Joel FieldUSA Clint Field Lola B2K/10 Goodyear 566 Judd 4.0 L V10 22DNF SRP 74 USA Robinson Racing USA Jack BaldwinUSA George RobinsonUSA Irv HoerrUSA Buddy Lazier Riley & Scott Mk III Goodyear 563 Judd 4.0 L V10 23 GT 14 USA Autometrics Motorsports USA Cory FriedmanUSA Adam MerzonGBR Basil DemeroutisUSA Lynn Wilson Porsche 993 Carrera RSR Dunlop 563 Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 24 GTS 24 NED Marcos Racing International NED Cor EuserGBR Calum LockieNED Herman Buurman Marcos Mantara LM600 Dunlop 562 Chevrolet 6.9 L V8 25 GT 41 ITA MAC Racing ITA Fabio ManciniITA Gianni ColliniITA Paolo RapettiBEL Michel Neugarten Porsche 996 GT3-RS Dunlop 561 Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 26 GT 67 USA The Racer's Group USA Don Kitch Jr.USA Dave GaylordUSA Dave ParkerUSA Mike Oberholtzer Porsche 996 GT3-R Goodyear 560 Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 27 GTS 25 NED Marcos Racing International ESP Miguel Ángel de CastroNED Peter van der KolkSLV Toto Lassally Marcos Mantara LM600 Dunlop 557 Chevrolet 6.0 L V8 28 AGT 11 USA Hamilton Safe Motorsports USA Ken BuppUSA Dick GreerCAN Doug MillsUSA Simon Gregg Chevrolet Camaro Goodyear 553 Chevrolet 5.9 L V8 29 GT 66 USA The Racer's Group USA Wade GaughranUSA Justin MarksUSA Steve MillerJPN Kiichi Takahashi Porsche 996 GT3-R Goodyear 547 Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 30 GT 55 JPN Club: Yellow Magic JPN Toshio SuzukiJPN Tsuyoshi TakahashiJPN Syougo MitsuyamaJPN Shinichi Yamaji Ferrari F355 Yokohama 543 Ferrari F129B 3.9 L V8 31 GTS 114 GBR Chamberlain Motorsports ITA Stefano ZoncaITA Raffaele SangiuoloVEN Milka DunoGBR David Gooding Dodge Viper GTS-R Dunlop 530 Dodge 8.0 L V10 32 GT 52 USA Safina Racing USA Scooter GabelUSA Joseph SafinaUSA Doc LowmanUSA Carlos de Quesada BMW M3 Yokohama 530 BMW 3.2 L I6 33 AGT 09 USA Team X1-R USA Craig ConwayUSA Erik MessleyUSA Doug GoadUSA Richard Maugeri Chevrolet Camaro Goodyear 528 Chevrolet 5.9 L V8 34 GT 9 USA Genesis Racing USA Marc BuntingUSA Emil AssentatoUSA Philip SchearerUSA Steve Ahlgrim BMW M3 Yokohama 510 BMW 3.2 L I6 35DNF GT 05 SUI Haberthur Racing ESP Francesc GutiérrezGBR Nigel SmithFRA Patrick VuillaumeFRA Jean-Charles Cartier Porsche 996 GT3-R Dunlop 505 Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 36 GTS 30 ITA Mastercar ITA Fabian PeroniSWE Tony RingRUS Sergey ZlobinITA Andrea Montermini Ferrari F355 Kumho 505 Ferrari F129B 3.9 L V8 37DNF SRP II 26 USA Northstar Racing USA Cass WhiteheadUSA B. J. ZachariasUSA Jeff GiangrandeGBR Chris Hall Lola B2K/40 Avon 498 Nissan 3.0 L V6 38 GTS 69 DEU Proton Competition AUT Horst FelbermayrAUT Horst Felbermayr Jr.DEU Christian RiedDEU Gerold Ried Porsche 911 GT2 Yokohama 495 Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 39DNF GT 54 USA JET Motorsports USA Toney JenningsUSA Terry BorchellerUSA Boris SaidDEU Hans-Joachim Stuck BMW M3 E46 GTR Yokohama 490 BMW 5.0 L V8 40DNF AGT 44 USA Team Amick Motorsports USA Joe VardeUSA David AmickUSA Lyndon AmickUSA Bill Lester Chevrolet Corvette Goodyear 488 Chevrolet 6.1 L V8 41 GTS 0 CAN Bytzek Motorsport CAN Scott MaxwellCAN David EmpringhamCAN Richard SpenardCAN Klaus Bytzek Porsche 911 GT1 Evo Dunlop 479 Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 42 GT 65 GBR Cirtek Motorsport DEU Claudia HürtgenUSA Robert OrcuttDEU Jürgen LornezDEU Heinrich Langfermann Porsche 996 GT3-R Dunlop 477 Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 43DNF SRP II 89 CAN Porschehaus Racing CAN Greg PootmansCAN Bruno St. JacquesCAN Robert JulianUSA Bob Woodman Lola B2K/40 Goodyear 473 Nissan 3.0 L V6 44DNF GT 60 GBR PK Sport GBR Geoff ListerGBR Mike YoulesGBR Fred MossUSA Matt Turner Porsche 996 GT3-R Dunlop 471 Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 45DNF GTS 07 USA G&W Motorsports USA Steve MarshallUSA Danny MarshallUSA Johannes van OverbeekUSA Tim Holt Porsche 911 GT2 Yokohama 470 Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 46DNF SRP 12 USA Risi Competizione DEU Ralf KellenersGBR Allan McNishAUS David BrabhamBEL Eric van de Poele Ferrari 333 SP Goodyear 462 Ferrari F310E 4.0 L V12 47DNF SRP II 22 USA Archangel Motorsport Services USA Andrew DavisUSA Tony DudekUSA Mike DurandUSA Jeff Clinton Lola B2K/40 Avon 460 Nissan 3.0 L V6 48 AGT 96 USA Tropic Zone Racing USA Dave BacherUSA Anthony PuleoSUI Hans HauserSUI Robert Dubler Oldsmobile Cutlass Goodyear 407 Chevrolet 6.1 L V8 49 GT 68 USA The Racer's Group USA Kevin BucklerUSA Jim MichaelianUSA Stephen EarleLKA Dilantha Malagamuwa Porsche 996 GT3-RS Yokohama 354 Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 50 GT 32 USA Goldin Bros Racing USA Steve GoldinUSA Keith GoldinUSA Scott FinlayUSA Dave Rankin Mazda RX-7 Goodyear 351 Mazda 2-Rotor 51DNF SRP 4 USA Philip Creighton Motorsports USA Duncan DaytonGBR John BurtonUSA Rick SutherlandUSA Scott Schubot Lola B2K/10 Goodyear 347 Ford 6.0 L V8 52DNF GT 35 DEU Jürgen Alzen Motorsports DEU Ulli RichterSUI Enzo CalderariSUI Lilian BrynerDEU Jürgen Alzen Porsche 996 GT3-R Yokohama 315 Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 53DNF GT 17 DEU RWS Motorsports ITA Luca RiccitelliAUT Dieter QuesterBEL Marc DuezAUT Hans-Jörg Hofer Porsche 996 GT3-R Dunlop 310 Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 54DNF SRP II 79 SWE Sportscar Racing Team Sweden SWE Thed BjörkSWE Niklas LovenSWE Stanley DickensUSA Larry Oberto Lola B2K/40 Avon 241 Nissan 3.0 L V6 55DNF AGT 18 USA Comer Racing USA Jack WillesUSA Andy McNeilUSA Jon LeavyUSA Les Vallarano Chevrolet Corvette Goodyear 238 Chevrolet 5.9 L V8 56DNF GT 47 USA Evil Eye Racing USA Joe FosterUSA Gary SchultheisUSA Scott NeumannUSA Ross Bleustein Porsche 996 GT3-RS Dunlop 233 Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 57 GT 7 USA Broadfoot Racing ESP Jesús Diez de VillarroelESP Paco OrtiUSA John WarnerUSA Ronald Zitza Porsche 996 GT3-R Dunlop 222 Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 58DNF SRP II 48 USA Pilbeam Racing America USA Shane LewisBEL Bruno LambertSUI Toni Seiler Pilbeam MP84 Avon 216 Nissan 3.0 L V6 59DNF SRP 38 USA Champion Racing USA Dorsey SchroederFRA Bob WollekUSA Hurley HaywoodDEU Sascha Maassen Lola B2K/10 Goodyear 209 Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 60DNF GT 80 USA G&W Motorsports USA John MortonUSA Michael SchromUSA Bob MazzuoccolaUSA Stu Hayner Porsche 996 GT3-R Yokohama 185 Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 61DNF SRP 27 USA Lista Doran Racing BEL Didier TheysSUI Fredy LienhardCAN Ross BentleyITA Mauro Baldi Crawford SSC2K Yokohama 181 Judd 4.0 L V10 62DNF SRP 78 USA Sezio Florida Racing Team FRA Patrice RousselUSA John MacalusoFRA Edouard SezionaleFRA Georges Forgeois Norma M2000-01 Goodyear 179 Mader (BMW) 4.0 L V8 63DNF SRP II 6 USA TRP Racing USA Jeff BucknumUSA Brent ShermanUSA Travis DuderUSA Gary Tiller Lola B2K/40 Goodyear 138 Nissan 3.0 L V6 64DNF AGT 53 USA Diablo Racing USA Eric CurranUSA Mayo T. SmithUSA Todd SnyderUSA Tom Scheuren Chevrolet Camaro Goodyear 125 Chevrolet 5.1 L V8 65 AGT 46 USA ACP Motorsports USA Kerry HittUSA Jerry ThompsonUSA Joe NagleUSA Rodger Bogusz Chevrolet Corvette Hoosier 117 Chevrolet 5.8 L V8 66DNF SRP 06 USA Jacobs Motorsports USA Todd SnyderUSA Peter ArgetsingerUSA Nick LonghiUSA Michael Jacobs Riley & Scott Mk III Dunlop 112 Ford 6.0 L V8 67DNF GT 92 USA Cirtek Motorsport DEU Hubert HauptBEL Anthony KumpenUSA Vic RiceUSA John Young Porsche 996 GT3-R Dunlop 108 Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 68DNF GT 36 DEU Jürgen Alzen Racing ITA Angelo ZadraPOR Pedro CouceiroDEU Ulrich GalladeNED Duncan Huisman Porsche 996 GT3-RS Yokohama 106 Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 69DNF SRP 8 DEU Konrad Motorsport AUT Franz KonradAUS Alan HeathUSA Charles SlaterBRA Gualter Salles Lola B2K/10 Goodyear 96 Ford 6.0 L V8 70DNF SRP 83 USA Bob Akin Motorsports DEU Norman SimonUSA Mark SimoUSA Brian DeVriesDEU Michael Lauer Riley & Scott Mk III Yokohama 92 Ford 6.0 L V8 71 AGT 23 USA Gwen Racing USA Mark MontgomeryUSA Sim PentonFRA Pascal DroFRA Patrick Cachet Chevrolet Camaro Pirelli 67 Chevrolet 6.0 L V8 72DNF SRP 28 USA Intersport Racing USA Spencer TreneryUSA Frank EmmettUSA Bruce TreneryBEL Patrick van Schoote Riley & Scott Mk III Goodyear 62 Ford 5.1 L V8 73DNF GT 02 USA Morrison/Mosler Racing POR João BarbosaUSA Scott DewareUSA John HeinricyUSA Jim Minneker Mosler MT900 R Dunlop 61 Chevrolet 5.7 L V8 74DNF GTS 5 USA Rocketsports Racing USA Paul GentilozziUSA Scott PruettUSA Johnny MillerUSA Anthony Lazzaro Saleen S7-R Goodyear 50 Ford 6.9 L V8 75DNF GTS 91 GBR Cirtek Motorsport GBR David WarnockUSA Ugo ColomboPOR Bernardo Sá NogueiraAUS Christian D'Agostin Porsche 911 GT2 Dunlop 48 Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 76DNF GTS 15 GBR Chamberlain Motorsports GBR Christian VannUSA Chris BinghamJPN Seiji AraGBR Robert Nearn Dodge Viper GTS-R Dunlop 45 Dodge 8.0 L V10 77DNF GT 42 USA Orbit Racing IRL Tommy ByrneUSA Richard MillmanUSA Tony KesterUSA Michael Collucci Porsche 996 GT3-RS Dunlop 37 Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 78DNF GTS 76 USA Gunnar Racing USA Gunnar JeannetteUSA Wayne JacksonUSA Paul NewmanUSA Mike Brockman Porsche 911 GT1 Evo Dunlop 37 Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 79DNF SRP 95 USA TRV Motorsports USA Jeret SchroederUSA Tom VolkUSA John MirroUSA Barry Waddell Riley & Scott Mk III Goodyear 3 Chevrolet 5.0 L V8 DNS SRP II 49 USA Pilbeam Racing America USA Phil Harris Pilbeam MP84 Avon - Nissan 3.0 L V6 References External links Car Information & Images Category:24 Hours of Daytona Category:2001 in American motorsport Category:2001 in sports in Florida