2001 FIA Sportscar Championship

2001 FIA Sportscar Championship 2000 2002 The 2001 FIA Sportscar Championship was the inaugural season of FIA Sportscar Championship,FIA Sportscar Championship History - 2001 Retrieved from web.archive.org on 1 September 2009 an auto racing series regulated by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile and organized by International Racing Series Ltd. The series was a continuation of the previous SportsRacing World Cup dating back to 1997. It was open to two categories of sports prototypes, SR1 and SR2, and awarded championships to drivers and teams in each category. A championship for constructors was also established for this season. It began on 8 April 2001 and ended on 16 September 2001 after eight races. Italian Marco Zadra won the SR1 drivers' championship, while his BMS Scuderia Italia Ferrari secured the teams' and constructors' titles. The SR2 class was led by American Larry Oberto and Swede Thed Björk who drove for SportsRacing Team Sweden. Lola won the constructors' championship in SR2. Schedule Despite still sharing regulations with the American Grand Am Road Racing Series, the American series no longer counted toward the new FIA championship. Kyalami also did not return, leaving the calendar strictly European. Catalunya, Monza, Spa, Brno, Donington, Magny-Cours, and the Nürburgring were all carried over from the previous season, joined by the Irish Mondello Park. Monza replaced its former World Cup race with the traditional 1000 km race, adding an endurance event to the calendar. All other races were timed events with a set duration of 2 hours and 30 minutes. Rnd Race Circuit Date 1 FIA Sportscar Championship Barcelona ESP Circuit de Catalunya, Montmeló, Spain 8 April 2 1000 km di Monza ITA Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza, Italy 22 April 3 R.M.U. Classic BEL Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot, Belgium 13 May 4 Mistrovství FIA Sportovních Vozů CZE Autodrom Brno, Brno, Czech Republic 1 July 5 FIA Sportscar Championship Magny-Cours FRA Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, Magny-Cours, France 29 July 6 August Bank Holiday Grand Prix GBR Donington Park, North West Leicestershire, United Kingdom 26 August 7 FIA Sportscar Championship Mondello IRL Mondello Park, Caragh, Ireland 1 September 8 DMC/ADAC Sportwagen-Festival Nürburgring DEU Nürburgring, Nürburg, Germany 16 September Entries SR1 Entrant Car Engine Tyre No. Car number Drivers Rounds ITA BMS Scuderia Italia Ferrari 333 SP Ferrari F130E 4.0 L V12 Goodyear 1 ITA Marco Zadra All ITA Christian Pescatori 1–2, 5, 7–8 FRA Jean-Marc Gounon 3–4, 6 2 ITA Angelo Zadra All CHE Enzo Calderari All CHE Lilian Bryner All ITA Marco Zadra 2 MCO GLV Brums Ferrari 333 SP Ferrari F130E 4.0 L V12Judd GV4 4.0 L V10 Goodyear 3 ITA Giovanni Lavaggi 1–6, 8 GBR Christian Vann 1–6 GBR Bob Berridge 8 FRA Xavier Pompidou 8 GBR Den Bla Avis/Team Goh Dome S101 Judd GV4 4.0 L V10 Goodyear 5 DNK John Nielsen All JPN Hiroki Katoh All ITA R&M Riley & Scott Mk III Judd GV4 4.0 L V10 Goodyear 6 ITA Mauro Baldi All RSA Gary Formato 1 ITA Ivan Capelli 2 ITA Alex Caffi 3–8 GBR Redman Bright Reynard 01Q Judd GV4 4.0 L V10 Avon 7 GBR Mark Smithson 1–3, 5–6, 8 GBR Peter Owen 1–3, 5–6, 8 GBR Guy Smith 2 NLD Racing for Holland Dome S101 Judd GV4 4.0 L V10 AvonGoodyear 8 NLD Jan Lammers All NLD Val Hillebrand All DEU Kremer Racing Lola B98/10 Ford 6.0 L V8 Goodyear 10 GBR Sam Hancock All DEU Ralf Kelleners 1 BEL Didier de Radiguès 2–3 RSA Gary Formato 2, 4 FRA Jean-Marc Gounon 5, 7–8 CAN Robbie Stirling 6 DEU Konrad Motorsport Lola B2K/10 Ford 6.0 L V8 Dunlop 15 AUT Franz Konrad 8 DEU Ralf Kelleners 8 FRA Pescarolo Sport Courage C60 Peugeot A32 3.2 L Turbo V6 Goodyear 16 FRA Jean-Christophe Boullion 1–2, 5, 8 FRA Sébastien Bourdais 1–2 FRA Laurent Redon 2, 5 FRA Boris Derichebourg 8 GBR Team Ascari Ascari A410 Judd GV4 4.0 L V10 Goodyear 17 GBR Ben Collins All RSA Werner Lupberger All ITA Team Durango GMS Durango LMP1 BMW 4.0 L V8 Goodyear 21 ITA Andrea de Lorenzi 5 FRA Soheil Ayari 5 ITA Conrero Riley & Scott Mk III Ford 4.0 L V8 Goodyear 25 ITA Alex Caffi 2 ITA Angelo Lancelotti 2 CHE Andrea Chiesa 2 SR2 Entrant Car Engine Tyre No. Car number Drivers Rounds ITA Lucchini Engineering Lucchini SR2001 Alfa Romeo 3.0 L V6 Pirelli 50 ITA Raffaele Raimondi 1–4 ITA Filippo Francioni 1–4 ITA Pierguiseppe Peroni 1–2 Lucchini SR2000 51 ITA Denny Zardo 1–7 ITA Mauro Prospero 1–7 Lucchini SR2001 52 ITA Pierguiseppe Peroni 3–8 FRA Jean-Bernard Bouvet 3–5 BEL Sébastien Ugeux 6–7 ITA Raffaele Raimondi 8 ITA Siliprandi Lucchini SR2-99 Alfa Romeo 3.0 L V6 Avon 53 ITA Pasquale Barberio 2, 8 ITA Ezio Mazza 2, 8 AUT Renauer Motorsport Tampolli SR2 RTA-2001 Alfa Romeo 3.0 L V6 Avon 55 AUT Manfred Jurasz 1, 3 AUT Gottfried Cepin 1, 4, 8 AUT Hannes Gsell 3–5, 8 GBR Martin Henderson 3, 8 AUT Wolfgang Griessner 4 DEU Wolfgang Kaufmann 5 AUT Norbert Groer 5 BEL EBRT Schroder Motorsport Pilbeam MP84 Nissan (AER) VQL 3.0 L V6 Dunlop 58 GBR Ian Khan 1–2 GBR Martin Henderson 1–2 GBR Mark Peters 1 BEL Pierre Merche 2 ITA BM Autosport Tampolli SR2 RTA-99 Alfa Romeo 3.0 L V6 Pirelli 59 ITA Massimo Monti 1–6 ITA Renato Nobili 1–6 GBR Rowan Racing Pilbeam MP84 Nissan (AER) VQL 3.0 L V6 Avon 61 GBR Warren Carway 1, 3–8 GBR Martin O'Connell 1, 3–8 ITA Audisio & Benvenuto Racing Lucchini SR2-99 Alfa Romeo 3.0 L V6 Avon 65 ITA Giuseppe Chiminelli 2, 4, 8 ITA Bruno Corradi 2 ITA Antonio Vallebona 2 ITA Ernesto Saccomanno 4 ITA Ivano Giuliani 8 Lucchini SR2001 Goodyear 66 ITA Roberto Tonetti 1–6, 8 ITA Massimo Saccomanno 1–6, 8 KEN Swara Racing Tampolli SR2 RTA-2001 Nissan (AER) VQL 3.0 L V6 Avon 68 GBR Michael Mallock 4–6, 8 GBR Simon Wiseman 4 GBR Phil Andrews 5–6, 8 Pilbeam MP84 69 GBR Simon Wiseman 1–3, 8 GBR Ben McLoughlin 1–2 DEU Heinrich Langfermann 1 GBR Michael Mallock 2–3 GBR "Frederico Careca" 8 ITA SCI Lucchini SR2000 Alfa Romeo 3.0 L V6 Goodyear 72 ITA Ranieri Randaccio All ITA Pasquale Barberio 1 ITA Leonardo Maddalena 2–8 GBR Team Sovereign Rapier 6 Nissan (AER) VQL 3.0 L V6 Dunlop 75 GBR Ian Flux 1, 3, 5–6, 8 GBR Mike Millard 1, 3, 5–6, 8 SWE SportsRacing Team Sweden Lola B2K/40 Nissan (AER) VQL 3.0 L V6 Avon 76 SWE Thed Björk All USA Larry Oberto All SWE Stanley Dickens 2 RSA Earl Goddard 3 IRL Damien Faulkner 7 GBR Redman Bright Pilbeam MP84 Nissan (AER) VQL 3.0 L V6 Avon 77 GBR Piers Johnson 6 GBR Oli Wilkinson 6 FRA PiR Competition Debora LMP299 BMW 3.0 L I6 Avon 99 FRA Marc Rostan All FRA Pierre Bruneau 1–6, 8 ITA Arturo Merzario 1–4 ITA Ludovico Manfredi 5–6 GBR Arnie Black 7 Results and standings Race results Rnd Circuit SR1 Winning Team SR2 Winning Team Reports SR1 Winning Drivers SR2 Winning Drivers 1 Barcelona ITA No. 1 BMS Scuderia Italia GBR No. 61 Rowan Racing Report ITA Christian PescatoriITA Marco Zadra GBR Warren CarwayGBR Martin O'Connell 2 Monza MON No. 3 GLV Brums SWE No. 76 SportsRacing Team Sweden Report GBR Christian VannITA Giovanni Lavaggi USA Larry ObertoSWE Thed Björk 3 Spa ITA No. 1 BMS Scuderia Italia ITA No. 59 BM Autosport Report FRA Jean-Marc GounonITA Marco Zadra ITA Massimo MontiITA Renato Nobili 4 Brno GBR No. 5 Den Bla Avis/Team Goh SWE No. 76 SportsRacing Team Sweden Report DNK John NielsenJPN Hiroki Katoh USA Larry ObertoSWE Thed Björk 5 Magny-Cours FRA No. 16 Pescarolo Sport GBR No. 61 Rowan Racing Report FRA Jean-Christophe BoullionFRA Laurent Rédon GBR Warren CarwayGBR Martin O'Connell 6 Donington GBR No. 17 Team Ascari GBR No. 61 Rowan Racing Report GBR Ben CollinsRSA Werner Lupberger GBR Warren CarwayGBR Martin O'Connell 7 Mondello GBR No. 5 Den Bla Avis/Team Goh SWE No. 76 SportsRacing Team Sweden Report DNK John NielsenJPN Hiroki Katoh IRL Damien FaulknerUSA Larry ObertoSWE Thed Björk 8 Nürburgring NLD No. 8 Racing for Holland SWE No. 76 SportsRacing Team Sweden Report NED Jan LammersNED Val Hillebrand USA Larry ObertoSWE Thed Björk Points were awarded to the top eight finishers in each category. Entries were required to complete 60% of the race distance in order to be classified as a finisher and earn points. Drivers were required to complete 20% of the total race distance for their car to earn points. Teams scored points for only their highest finishing entry.2002 Sporting Regulations Retrieved from web.archive.org on 23 December 2008 +Points system Event 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th Races 20 15 12 10 8 6 4 3 2 1 Drivers championships SR1 Marco Zadra won the SR1 Drivers title at the wheel of a Ferrari 333 SP entered by BMS Scuderia Italia. Pos. Position Driver Team BARESP MONITA SPABEL BRNCZE MAGFRA DONGBR MONIRL NURDEU Totalpoints 1 ITA Marco Zadra ITA BMS Scuderia Italia 1 Ret 1 2 2 2 2 4 110 2 DNK John Nielsen GBR Den Bla Avis/Team Goh 4 Ret 6 1 3 5 1 3 88 2 JPN Hiroki Katoh GBR Den Bla Avis/Team Goh 4 Ret 6 1 3 5 1 3 88 4 NLD Jan Lammers NLD Racing for Holland Ret 3 3 5 6 3 3 1 82 4 NLD Val Hillebrand NLD Racing for Holland Ret 3 3 5 6 3 3 1 82 6 GBR Ben Collins GBR Team Ascari Ret 2 4 4 4 1 6 DSQ 71 6 RSA Werner Lupberger GBR Team Ascari Ret 2 4 4 4 1 6 DSQ 71 8 ITA Christian Pescatori ITA BMS Scuderia Italia 1 Ret 2 2 4 60 9 CHE Lilian Bryner ITA BMS Scuderia Italia 2 Ret 2 7 5 Ret 5 Ret 50 9 CHE Enzo Calderari ITA BMS Scuderia Italia 2 Ret 2 7 5 Ret 5 Ret 50 9 ITA Angelo Zadra ITA BMS Scuderia Italia 2 Ret 2 7 5 Ret 5 Ret 50 9 FRA Jean-Marc Gounon ITA BMS Scuderia Italia 1 2 2 50 DEU Kremer Racing Ret Ret Ret 13 ITA Mauro Baldi ITA R&M 3 Ret Ret 3 8 7 4 Ret 41 14 FRA Jean-Christophe Boullion FRA Pescarolo Sport Ret Ret 1 2 35 15 ITA Alex Caffi ITA Conrero DNS 29 ITA R&M Ret 3 8 7 4 Ret 16 ITA Giovanni Lavaggi MCO GLV Brums Ret 1 5 Ret Ret Ret Ret 28 16 GBR Christian Vann MCO GLV Brums Ret 1 5 Ret Ret Ret 28 18 FRA Laurent Redon FRA Pescarolo Sport Ret 1 20 19 GBR Peter Owen GBR Redman Bright Ret 4 Ret 7 6 Ret 20 19 GBR Mark Smithson GBR Redman Bright Ret 4 Ret 7 6 Ret 20 21 RSA Gary Formato ITA R&M 3 18 DEU Kremer Racing Ret 6 22 GBR Sam Hancock DEU Kremer Racing Ret Ret Ret 6 Ret 4 Ret Ret 16 23 FRA Boris Derichebourg FRA Pescarolo Sport 2 15 24 GBR Guy Smith GBR Redman Bright 4 10 24 CAN Robbie Stirling DEU Kremer Racing 4 10 SR2 The SR2 Drivers award went to Thed Björk and Larry Oberto who shared a Lola B2K/40-Nissan entered by SportsRacing Team Sweden. Pos. Position Driver Team BARESP MONITA SPABEL BRNCZE MAGFRA DONGBR MONIRL NURDEU Totalpoints 1 SWE Thed Björk SWE SportsRacing Team Sweden 2 1 5 1 DSQ 2 1 1 118 1 USA Larry Oberto SWE SportsRacing Team Sweden 2 1 5 1 DSQ 2 1 1 118 3 IRL Warren Carway GBR Rowan Racing 1 Ret 5 1 1 2 Ret 83 3 GBR Martin O'Connell GBR Rowan Racing 1 Ret 5 1 1 2 Ret 83 5 ITA Pierguiseppe Peroni ITA Lucchini Engineering 8 Ret 2 2 Ret Ret 3 3 57 6 ITA Massimo Saccomanno ITA Audisio & Benvenuto Racing 3 NC 4 3 Ret 5 2 57 6 ITA Roberto Tonetti ITA Audisio & Benvenuto Racing 3 NC 4 3 Ret 5 2 57 8 ITA Massimo Monti ITA BM Autosport 4 Ret 1 Ret 3 Ret 42 8 ITA Renato Nobili ITA BM Autosport 4 Ret 1 Ret 3 Ret 42 10 FRA Marc Rostan FRA PiR Competition 7 Ret 7 7 Ret 4 4 6 38 11 ITA Ranieri Randaccio ITA SCI 9 Ret 8 4 Ret 6 Ret 4 31 12 ITA Mauro Prospero ITA Lucchini Engineering DNS 2 Ret Ret 2 Ret Ret 30 12 ITA Denny Zardo ITA Lucchini Engineering DNS 2 Ret Ret 2 Ret Ret 30 12 FRA Jean-Bernard Bouvet ITA Lucchini Engineering 2 2 Ret 30 15 ITA Leonardo Maddalena ITA SCI Ret 8 4 Ret 6 Ret 4 29 16 FRA Pierre Bruneau FRA PiR Competition 7 Ret 7 7 Ret 4 6 28 17 ITA Raffaele Raimondi ITA Lucchini Engineering 8 Ret 3 DSQ 3 27 18 GBR Ian Flux GBR Team Sovereign 5 DNS Ret 3 7 24 18 GBR Mike Millard GBR Team Sovereign 5 DNS Ret 3 7 24 20 GBR Martin Henderson BEL EBRT Schroeder Motorsport DNS 4 24 AUT Renauer Motorsport 6 5 21 IRL Damien Faulkner SWE SportsRacing Team Sweden 1 20 22 AUT Hannes Gsell AUT Renauer Motorsport 6 6 Ret 5 20 23 ITA Filippo Francioni ITA Lucchini Engineering 8 Ret 3 DSQ 15 24 ITA Pasquale Barberio ITA SCI 9 14 ITA Siliprandi 3 Ret 25 AUT Gottfried Cepin AUT Renauer Motorsport DNS 6 5 14 26 ITA Ezio Mazza ITA Siliprandi 3 Ret 12 26 BEL Sébastien Ugeux ITA Lucchini Engineering Ret 3 12 28 ITA Arturo Merzario FRA PiR Competition 7 Ret 7 7 12 29 GBR Ian Khan BEL EBRT Schroeder Motorsport DNS 4 10 29 BEL Pierre Merche BEL EBRT Schroeder Motorsport 4 10 29 ITA Ludovico Manfredi FRA PiR Competition Ret 4 10 29 GBR Arnie Black FRA PiR Competition 4 10 33 GBR Simon Wiseman KEN Swara Racing 6 Ret Ret Ret 8 9 34 RSA Earl Goddard SWE SportsRacing Team Sweden 5 8 35 GBR Ben McLoughlin KEN Swara Racing 6 Ret 6 35 DEU Heinrich Langfermann KEN Swara Racing 6 6 35 AUT Wolfgang Griessner AUT Renauer Motorsport 6 6 38 GBR Piers Johnson GBR Redman Bright 7 4 38 GBR Oli Wilkinson GBR Redman Bright 7 4 40 GBR "Frederico Careca" KEN Swara Racing 8 3 Teams championships SR1 Pos. Position Team BARESP MONITA SPABEL BRNCZE MAGFRA DONGBR MONIRL NURDEU Totalpoints 1 ITA BMS Scuderia Italia 1 Ret 1 2 2 2 2 4 110 2 GBR Den Bla Avis/Team Goh 4 Ret 6 1 3 5 1 3 88 3 NLD Racing for Holland Ret 3 3 5 6 3 3 1 82 4 GBR Team Ascari Ret 2 4 4 4 1 6 DSQ 71 5 ITA R&M 3 Ret Ret 3 8 7 4 Ret 41 6 FRA Pescarolo Sport Ret Ret 1 2 35 7 MON GLV Brums Ret 1 5 Ret Ret Ret Ret 28 8 GBR Redman Bright Ret 4 Ret 7 6 Ret 20 9 DEU Kremer Racing Ret Ret Ret 6 Ret 4 Ret Ret 16 SR2 Pos. Position Team BARESP MONITA SPABEL BRNCZE MAGFRA DONGBR MONIRL NURDEU Totalpoints 1 SWE SportsRacing Team Sweden 2 1 5 1 DSQ 2 1 1 118 2 ITA Lucchini Engineering 8 2 2 2 2 Ret 3 3 87 3 GBR Rowan Racing 1 Ret 5 1 1 2 Ret 83 4 ITA Audisio & Benvenuto Racing 3 NC 4 3 Ret 5 2 57 5 ITA BM Autosport 4 Ret 1 Ret 3 Ret 42 6 FRA PiR Competition 7 Ret 7 7 Ret 4 4 6 38 7 ITA SCI 9 Ret 8 4 Ret 6 Ret 4 31 8 GBR Team Sovereign 5 DNS Ret 3 7 24 9 AUT Renauer Motorsport DNS 6 6 Ret 5 20 10 ITA Siliprandi 3 Ret 12 11 BEL EBRT Schroder Motorsport DNS 4 10 12 KEN Swara Racing 6 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 8 9 13 GBR Redman Bright 7 4 Constructor championships SR1 Ferrari won the SR1 Constructors title. Pos. Position Constructor BARESP MONITA SPABEL BRNCZE MAGFRA DONGBR MONIRL NURDEU Totalpoints 1 ITA Ferrari 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 4 130 2 JPN Dome 4 3 3 1 3 3 1 1 118 3 GBR Ascari Ret 2 4 4 4 1 6 DSQ 71 4 USA Riley & Scott 3 Ret Ret 3 8 7 4 Ret 41 5 FRA Courage Ret Ret 1 2 35 6 GBR Reynard Ret 4 Ret 7 6 Ret 20 7 GBR Lola Ret Ret Ret 6 Ret 4 Ret Ret 16 SR2 The SR2 Constructors award went to Lola Cars International. Pos. Position Constructor BARESP MONITA SPABEL BRNCZE MAGFRA DONGBR MONIRL NURDEU Totalpoints 1 GBR Lola 2 1 5 1 DSQ 2 1 1 118 2 ITA Lucchini 3 2 2 2 2 5 3 2 107 3 GBR Pilbeam 1 4 Ret 5 1 1 2 8 96 4 ITA Tampolli 4 Ret 1 6 3 Ret 5 56 5 FRA Debora 7 Ret 7 7 Ret 4 4 6 38 6 GBR LM 3000 (Rapier) 5 DNS Ret 3 7 24 References External links Sporting Regulations for the 2001 FIA Sportscar Championship Retrieved from web.archive.org on 1 September 2009 Round Results from the 2001 FIA Sportscar Championship Retrieved from www.teamdan.com on 1 September 2009 Championship Classifications for the 2001 FIA Sportscar Championship Retrieved from web.archive.org on 1 September 2009 Championship Points Tables for the 2001 FIA Sportscar Championship Retrieved from web.archive.org on 1 September 2009 Championship Round Summaries for the 2001 FIA Sportscar Championship Retrieved from web.archive.org on 1 September 2009 Images from the 2001 FIA Sportscar Championship Retrieved from www.racingsportscars.com on 1 September 2009 Category:FIA Sportscar Championship Category:2001 FIA Sportscar Championship season Category:2001 in motorsport Category:2001 in European sport