2001 ALMS season

The 2001 American Le Mans Series began on March 4, 2001 in Fort Worth and ended on October 6, 2001 in Road Atlanta .

Results

Racing calendar

Overall winners are highlighted in bold .

No.	date	Race name / circuit	class	team	winner	vehicle
1	4th of March	2.45 hour Texas Motor Speedway race	LMP 900	Audi Sport North America	Rinaldo Capello Tom Kristensen	Audi R8
			LMP 675	Roock Knighthawk Racing	Steven Knight Mel Hawkins	Lola B2K / 40
			GTS	Corvette Racing	Johnny O'Connell Ron Fellows	Chevrolet Corvette C5-R
			GT	Alex Job Racing	Lucas Luhr Sascha Maassen	Porsche 996 GT3 RS
2	17. March	Sebring 12 hour race at Sebring International Raceway	LMP 900	Audi Sport North America	Rinaldo Capello Michele Alboreto Laurent Aïello	Audi R8
			LMP 675	Roock Knighthawk Racing	Claudia Huertgen Mel Hawkins Steven Knight	Lola B2K / 40
			GTS	Konrad Team Saleen	Oliver Gavin Terry Borcheller Franz Konrad	Saleen S7R
			GT	Alex Job Racing	Lucas Luhr Sascha Maassen Emmanuel Collard	Porsche 996 GT3 RS
3	April 14th	2.45 hour race of Donington Donington Park	LMP 900	Audi Sport Team Joest	Rinaldo Capello Tom Kristensen	Audi R8
			LMP 675	Rowan Racing	Martin O'Connell Warren Carway	Pilbeam MP84
			GTS	Ray Mallock Ltd.	Bruno Lambert Ian McKellar	Saleen S7R
			GT	Alex Job Racing	Lucas Luhr Sascha Maassen	Porsche 996 GT3 RS
4th	May 20	2.45 hour race of Jarama Circuito del Jarama	LMP 900	Audi Sport Team Joest	Rinaldo Capello Tom Kristensen	Audi R8
			LMP 675	Dick Barbour Racing	Didier de Radiguès Eric van de Poele	Reynard 01Q
			GTS	Konrad Team Saleen	Toni Seiler Walter Brun Franz Konrad	Saleen S7R
			GT	Schnitzer Motorsport	Fredrik Ekblom Dirk Müller	BMW M3GTR
5	22nd of July	2.45 hour race of Sears Point Sonoma Raceway	LMP 900	Audi Sport North America	Rinaldo Capello Tom Kristensen	Audi R8
			LMP 675	Roock Knighthawk Racing	John Graham Milka Duno Didier de Radiguès	Reynard 01Q
			GTS	Corvette Racing	Andy Pilgrim Kelly Collins	Chevrolet Corvette C5-R
			GT	BMW Motorsport	JJ Lehto Jörg Müller	BMW M3GTR
6th	5th of August	Portland International Raceway 2.45 hour race	LMP 900	Panoz Motorsport	David Brabham Jan Magnussen	Panoz LMP-1 Roadster
			LMP 675	Roock Knighthawk Racing	John Graham Milka Duno Didier de Radiguès	Reynard 01Q
			GTS	Corvette Racing	Johnny O'Connell Ron Fellows	Chevrolet Corvette C5-R
			GT	Prototype Technology Group	Hans-Joachim Stuck Boris Said III	BMW M3GTR
7th	August 19th	2.45 hour race of Mosport Mosport International Raceway	LMP 900	Audi Sport North America	Frank Biela Emanuele Pirro	Audi R8
			LMP 675	Roock Knighthawk Racing	Didier de Radiguès Bruno Lambert	Reynard 01Q
			GTS	Corvette Racing	Johnny O'Connell Ron Fellows	Chevrolet Corvette C5-R
			GT	BMW Motorsport	JJ Lehto Jörg Müller	BMW M3GTR
8th	August 25	2.45-hour race of Mid-Ohio Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course	LMP 900	Panoz Motorsport	David Brabham Jan Magnussen	Panoz LMP-1 Roadster S.
			LMP 675	Roock Knighthawk Racing	Didier de Radiguès Bruno Lambert	Reynard 01Q
			GTS	Corvette Racing	Johnny O'Connell Ron Fellows	Chevrolet Corvette C5-R
			GT	BMW Motorsport	JJ Lehto Jörg Müller	BMW M3GTR
9	the 9th of September	2.45 hour race of Laguna Seca Laguna Seca Raceway	LMP 900	Audi Sport North America	Frank Biela Emanuele Pirro	Audi R8
			LMP 675	Roock Knighthawk Racing	Didier de Radiguès Milka Duno	Reynard 01Q
			GTS	Konrad Team Saleen	Terry Borcheller Franz Konrad	Saleen S7R
			GT	BMW Motorsport	JJ Lehto Jörg Müller	BMW M3GTR
11	October 6th	Petit Le Mans Road Atlanta	LMP 900	Audi Sport North America	Frank Biela Emanuele Pirro	Audi R8
			LMP 675	Roock Knighthawk Racing	Scott Maxwell Milka Duno John Graham	Reynard 01Q
			GTS	Corvette Racing	Andy Pilgrim Kelly Collins Franck Fréon	Chevrolet Corvette C5-R
			GT	Prototype Technology Group	Hans-Joachim Stuck Boris Said Bill Auberlen	BMW M3GTR

Overall ratings

For the driver championship the best 8 results were evaluated.

LMP 900 drivers, manufacturers and teams

Driver ranking
Item	driver	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	Total
1	Emanuele Pirro	23	27	21st	23	22nd	22nd	27	17th	26th	32	202
2	Frank Biela	22nd	27	22nd	22nd	22nd	21st	25th	18th	27	32	198
3	Rinaldo Capello	27	32	26th	26th	27	15th	13	22nd	13		175
4th	Tom Kristensen	26th	28	28	26th	26th	17th		24	12		161
5	Jan Magnussen	19th		13	15th	19th	26th	23	26th	12	19th	159
6th	Andy Wallace	18th	24			17th	19th	15th	15th	21st	24	153
7th	David Brabham	20th		13		19th	27	21st	25th		20th	145
8th	Johnny Herbert					17th	19th	15th	15th	22nd	25th	113
9	Stefan Johansson		22nd	19th	21st					19th	27	89
10	Christophe Tinseau					15th		19th	12	15th	22nd	83
Chassis manufacturer rating
Item	Manufacturer	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	Total
1	Audi	25th	30th	25th	25th	25th	21st	25th	21st	25th	30th	206
2	Panoz	19th	17th	15th	17th	19th	25th	21st	25th	14th	19th	162
3	Cadillac					15th		19th	13	17th	22nd	86
4th	Lola		20th			14th			11	13	15th	73
5	Riley & Scott		19th					15th	19th		18th	71
6th	courage		18th	17th								35
Engine manufacturer rating
Item	Manufacturer	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	Total
1	Audi	25th	30th	25th	25th	25th	21st	25th	21st	25th	30th	206
2	Elan Power Products	19th	17th	15th	17th	19th	25th	21st	25th	14th	19th	162
3	Northstar					15th		19th	13	17th	22nd	86
4th	Judd		20th	11		14th			11	13	15th	84
5	Lincoln		19th					15th	19th		18th	71
6th	Peugeot		18th	17th								35
Tire manufacturer rating
Item	Manufacturer	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	Total
1	Michelin	25th	30th	25th	25th	25th	25th	25th	25th	25th	30th	210
2	Goodyear		20th	11		14th		15th	19th	13	18th	110
Team evaluation
Item	Manufacturer	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	Total
1	Audi Sport North America	25th	30th	25th	25th	25th	21st	25th	21st	25th	30th	206
2	Panoz Motorsport	19th	17th	15th	17th	19th	25th	21st	25th	14th	19th	162
3	Champion Racing	17th	24			17th	19th	14th	15th	21st	24	151
4th	Team Cadillac					15th		19th	13	17th	22nd	86
	Johansson Motorsport		22nd	19th	19th					19th	26th	86
6th	Intersport Racing		20th			14th			11	13	15th	73
7th	Dyson Racing		19th					15th	19th		18th	71
8th	Pescarolo sport		18th	17th								35

LMP 675 drivers, manufacturers and teams

Driver ranking
Item	driver	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	Total
1	Didier de Radiguès			22nd	26th	26th	26th	26th	25th	26th	25th	180
2	Milka Duno					25th	25th	21st			30th	126
3	John Graham					25th	25th	21st			30th	101
4th	Steven Knight	26th					21st		21st		22nd	90
5	Claudia Huertgen							19th	21st	19th	22nd	81
6th	Bruno Lambert							25th	26th		24	75
7th	Mel Hawkins				21st		21st				22nd	64
8th	Scott Maxwell									21st	30th	51
9	Ben Devlin										26th	26th
	Jason Workman										26th	26th
Chassis manufacturer rating
Item	Manufacturer	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	Total
1	Lola	25th	30th		21st		21st	19th	21st	19th	26th	182
2	Reynard			21st	25th	19th	25th	25th	25th	25th	30th	180
3	Pilbeam								19th		20th	39
Engine manufacturer rating
Item	Manufacturer	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	Total
1	Nissan	25th	30th		21st		21st	19th	21st	19th	26th	182
2	Judd			21st	25th	19th	25th	25th	25th	25th	30th	180
3	Volkswagen										19th	19th
Tire manufacturer rating
Item	Manufacturer	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	Total
1	Avon	25th	30th	25th	21st		21st	19th	21st	19th	26th	186
2	Goodyear			21st	25th	19th	25th	25th	25th	25th	30th	180
3	Michelin										19th	19th
Team evaluation
Item	Manufacturer	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	Total
1	Dick Barbour Racing			21st	25th	25th	25th	25th	25th	25th	30th	180
2	Roock Knighthawk Racing	25th	30th		21st		21st	19th	21st	19th	22nd	178
3	Archangel Motorsport Services										26th	26th
4th	Team Bucknum Racing										20th	20th
5	Southern Comfort Racing								19th			19th
	Racing Organization Course										19th	19th

GTS drivers, manufacturers and teams

Driver ranking
Item	driver	1	2	3 *	4 *	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	Total
1	Terry Borcheller	21st	31			20th	20th	22nd	20th	26th	27	187
2	Franz Konrad		30th	21st	25th	19th	19th	21st	19th	25th	26th	184
3	Ron Fellows	26th	24			25th	25th	25th	25th	21st		171
4th	Johnny O'Connell	25th	24			25th	25th	25th	25th	21st		170
5	Andy Pilgrim	17th	26th			21st		19th	21st	19th	30th	153
	Kelly Collins	17th	26th			21st		19th	21st	19th	30th	153
7th	Tom Weikardt	19th	20th			15th	17th	15th		17th	20th	123
8th	Shane Lewis					17th	21st	17th	17th	15th		87
9	Oliver Gavin		30th	22nd							22nd	74
10	Jeff Altenburg		22nd			17th	21st					60
Automobile manufacturer rating
Item	Manufacturer	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	Total
1	Chevrolet	25th	26th			25th	25th	25th	25th	21st	30th	202
2	Saleen		30th	25th	25th	19th	19th	21st	19th	25th	26th	184
3	Chrysler	21st	22nd			17th	21st	17th	17th	17th	24	156
4th	Ferrari										18th	18th
Team evaluation
Item	team	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	Total
1	Corvette Racing	25th	26th			25th	25th	25th	25th	21st	30th	202
2	Konrad Team Saleen		30th	21st	25th	19th	19th	21st	19th	25th	26th	184
3	American Viper Racing	21st	22nd			17th	21st	17th	17th	17th	24	156
4th	Park Place Racing										22nd	22nd
5	Konrad Motorsport										19th	19th
6th	Prodrive Allstars										18th	18th
7th	Brookspeed										17th	17th
Tire manufacturer rating
Item	Manufacturer	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	Total
1	Goodyear	25th	30th	21st	25th	25th	25th	25th	25th	21st	30th	210
2	Dunlop	21st	22nd	25th	21st	17th	21st	21st	19th	25th	26th	180
3	Michelin										24	24
4th	Yokohama										22nd	22nd

* Only the best result of these two European races will be counted towards awarding points.

GT drivers, manufacturers and teams

Driver ranking
Item	driver	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	Total
1	Jörg Müller	15th	25th	10	21st	25th	19th	25th	25th	25th	26th	191
2	JJ Lehto	15th	24	10	21st	25th	19th	25th	25th	25th	22nd	186
3	Sascha Maassen	26th	30th	25th	12	15th	21st	17th	14th	19th	24	177
4th	Lucas Luhr	25th	30th	25th	12	15th	21st	17th	14th	19th	24	176
5	Boris Said III	19th	22nd			21st	26th	20th	14th	17th	30th	169
6th	Dirk Mueller		12	9	26th	19th	17th	21st	21st	21st	27	164
7th	Fredrik Ekblom		12	10	25th	19th	17th	21st	21st	22nd	22nd	159
8th	Hans-Joachim Stuck	19th	22nd			21st	25th	19th	13	9	30th	158
9	Randy Pobst	21st	26th	21st	19th	9	15th	12	19th	14th	20th	148
	Christian Menzel	21st	26th	21st	19th	9	15th	12	19th	14th	20th	148
Automobile manufacturer rating
Item	Manufacturer	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	Total
1	BMW	19th	24	10	25th	25th	25th	25th	25th	25th	30th	204
2	Porsche	25th	30th	25th	19th	15th	21st	17th	19th	19th	24	180
3	Callaway	9									13	22nd
4th	Chevrolet	11										11
Tire manufacturer rating
Item	Manufacturer	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	Total
1	Michelin	25th	30th	25th	25th	25th	21st	25th	25th	25th	26th	206
2	Yokohama	19th	22nd	17th	13	21st	25th	19th	17th	17th	30th	170
3	Dunlop		10	19th	17th	10	13	14th	11	11	17th	105
4th	Goodyear	11									13	24
Team evaluation
Item	team	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	Total
1	BMW Motorsport	15th	24	10	25th	25th	19th	25th	25th	25th	26th	194
2	Alex Job Racing	25th	30th	25th	19th	15th	21st	17th	19th	19th	24	180
3	Prototype Technology Group	19th	22nd			21st	25th	19th	17th	17th	30th	170
4th	Seikel Motorsport	12	19th	17th	13	11		15th	12	8th	18th	112
5	Kryser Racing		18th	15th		8th	13	14th	10	11	17th	106
6th	Petersen Motorsports	17th				14th	14th	10	15th	15th	19th	104
7th	Dick Barbour Racing		10			10	11	13	11	10	11	76
8th	The Racer's Group		13			13				13		39
9	Aspen Knolls	9									13	22nd
10	Larbre Compétition		20th									20th

Web links

• ALMS website