2001 1000km of Estoril

thumb|250px|Layout of the Autódromo do Estoril The 2001 1000km of Estoril was the fourth race of the 2001 European Le Mans Series season. It took place at Autódromo do Estoril, Portugal, on July 15, 2001. Although it was planned for 1000 km, the race had to be stopped when it ran over its 6-hour maximum limit. The overall winner in LMP, as well as the class winners in GTS and GT, each won automatic entry to the 2002 24 Hours of Le Mans. The winning team was initially disqualified after the podium ceremony for an incident with Tom Coronel's Audi during the race,Pescarolo appeals against Estoril exclusion on crash.net. but later reinstated. Official results Class winners in bold. Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Tyre Laps Engine 1 LMP900 72 FRA Pescarolo Sport FRA Jean-Christophe BoullionFRA Laurent RedonFRA Boris Derichebourg Courage C60 Michelin 209 Peugeot 3.2L Turbo V6 2 GTS 41 GBR Ray Mallock Ltd. (RML) BEL Bruno LambertGBR Ian McKellar Jr.GBR Chris Goodwin Saleen S7-R Dunlop 197 Ford 7.0L V8 3 GTS 26 DEU Konrad Team Saleen USA Charles SlaterCHE Walter BrunAUT Franz Konrad Saleen S7-R Goodyear 193 Ford 7.0L V8 4DNF LMP900 7 GBR Johansson MotorsportGBR Arena Motorsport SWE Stefan JohanssonNLD Tom CoronelFRA Patrick Lemarié Audi R8 Michelin 192 Audi 3.6L Turbo V8 5 GT 77 DEU Freisinger Motorsport FRA Xavier PompidouFRA Romain Dumas Porsche 911 GT3-RS Yokohama 191 Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 6 GT 60 GBR P.K. Sport GBR Mike YoulesGBR Robin LiddellGBR Piers Masarati Porsche 911 GT3-RS Dunlop 191 Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 7 GT 66 GBR Harlow Motorsport GBR Terry RymerGBR Gavin PickeringGBR Adam Simmons Porsche 911 GT3-R Dunlop 189 Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 8 GT 52 DEU Seikel Motorsport SWE Magnus WallinderGBR Geoff ListerPRT Manuel Mello Breyner Porsche 911 GT3-RS Yokohama 189 Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 9 GT 65 ESP Paco Orti Racing ESP Paco OrtiESP Jesús Diez de VillaroelPRT Bernardo Sá Nogueira Porsche 911 GT3-R Dunlop 188 Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 10 GT 70 FRA Luc Alphand Aventures FRA Luc AlphandFRA Luis Marques Porsche 911 GT3-R Pirelli 187 Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 11 GT 61 GBR P.K. Sport GBR Mark HumphreyGBR Fred MossGBR Basil Demeroutis Porsche 911 GT3-R Dunlop 184 Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 12 GT 63 FRA Noël del Bello Racing FRA Sylvain NoëlFRA Patrick CaternetBEL Dirk Schoysman Porsche 911 GT3-R Dunlop 181 Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 13 GTS 56 GBR Brookspeed Racing PRT Pedro Mello BreynerPRT Tiago MonteiroGBR Bobby Verdon-Roe Chrysler Viper GTS-R Dunlop 181 Chrysler 8.0L V10 14 GT 74 AUS Skea Racing International GBR Nigel RataGBR John SheldonAUT Thomas Jacobitsch Porsche 911 GT3-R Dunlop 180 Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 15DNF GT 71 ESP Racing Engineering ESP Andrés VilariñoITA Luca RiccitelliPRT Ni Amorim Porsche 911 GT3-R Dunlop 180 Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 16 GT 68 GBR Atomic Kitten Racing GBR Tom BellamyGBR Roger Walters Chevrolet Corvette LM-GT Dunlop 174 Chevrolet 5.7L V8 17DNF GT 64 GBR Sebah Automotive GBR Bart HaydenGBR Hugh HaydenUSA Stephen Earle Porsche 911 GT3-R Avon 114 Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 18DNF GT 73 AUS Skea Racing International GBR Johnny MowlemGBR Richard Dean Porsche 911 GT3-R Dunlop 98 Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 19DNF LMP675 28 FRA Didier Bonnet Racing FRA David DussauFRA Xavier BichFRA Guillaume Gomez Debora LMP200 Avon 57 BMW 3.2L I6 Statistics Pole Position - #7 Johansson Motorsport - 1:28.876 Fastest Lap - #7 Johansson Motorsport - 1:31.341 Distance - 874.038 km Average Speed - 145.52 km/h References External links Official Results World Sports Racing Prototypes - Race Results 2001 European Le Mans Series 2001 ELMS at Jarama 2001 ELMS at Most Estoril Category:6 Hours of Estoril 1000km of Estoril