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.

The Track map of Road Atlanta

Official results edit

Class winners in bold.

Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Tyre Laps
Engine
1 LMP900 2   Audi Sport North America   Frank Biela
  Emanuele Pirro
Audi R8 M 394
Audi 3.6L Turbo V8
2 LMP900 18   Johansson Motorsport
  Arena Motorsport
  Stefan Johansson
  Patrick Lemarié
Audi R8 M 391
Audi 3.6L Turbo V8
3 LMP900 38   Champion Racing   Andy Wallace
  Johnny Herbert
Audi R8 M 388
Audi 3.6L Turbo V8
4 LMP900 8   Team Cadillac   Wayne Taylor
  Max Angelelli
  Christophe Tinseau
Cadillac Northstar LMP01 M 382
Cadillac Northstart 4.0L Turbo V8
5 LMP900 7   Team Cadillac   Emmanuel Collard
  Marc Goossens
Cadillac Northstar LMP01 M 364
Cadillac Northstar 4.0L Turbo V8
6 GTS 4   Corvette Racing   Andy Pilgrim
  Kelly Collins
  Franck Fréon
Chevrolet Corvette C5-R G 362
Chevrolet 7.0L V8
7 LMP675 57   Dick Barbour Racing   John Graham
  Scott Maxwell
  Milka Duno
Reynard 01Q G 361
Judd GV675 3.4L V8
8 GT 6   Prototype Technology Group   Hans-Joachim Stuck
  Boris Said
  Bill Auberlen
BMW M3 GTR Y 360
BMW 4.0L V8
9 GT 43   BMW Motorsport
  Schnitzer Motorsport
  Dirk Müller
  Jörg Müller
BMW M3 GTR M 359
BMW 3.2L I6
10 LMP900 50   Panoz Motor Sports   Jan Magnussen
  David Brabham
Panoz LMP-1 Roadster-S M 358
Élan 6L8 6.0L V8
11 GT 23   Alex Job Racing   Lucas Luhr
  Sascha Maassen
Porsche 911 GT3-RS M 355
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
12 GT 42   BMW Motorsport
  Schnitzer Motorsport
  Karl Wendlinger
  JJ Lehto
  Fredrik Ekblom
BMW M3 GTR M 355
BMW 4.0L V8
13 GTS 26   Konrad Team Saleen   Terry Borcheller
  Charles Slater
  Franz Konrad
Saleen S7-R G 355
Ford 7.0L V8
14 GT 22   Alex Job Racing   Randy Pobst
  Christian Menzel
Porsche 911 GT3-RS M 353
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
15 GTS 45   American Viperacing   Mike Hezemans
  Anthony Kumpen
Dodge Viper GTS-R D 349
Dodge 8.0L V10
16 GT 30   Petersen Motorsports   Johnny Mowlem
  Jean-Christophe Boullion
  Mike Fitzgerald
Porsche 911 GT3-R M 344
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
17 LMP675 21   Archangel Motorsports   Andrew Davis
  Jason Workman
  Ben Devlin
Lola B2K/40 A 341
Nissan (AER) VQL 3.0L V6
18 GT 52   Seikel Motorsport   Tony Burgess
  Hugh Plumb
  Stefano Buttiero
Porsche 911 GT3-RS Y 341
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
19 GT 69   Kyser Racing   Kye Wankum
  Joe Foster
  Doc Bundy
Porsche 911 GT3-R D 329
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
20 GT 29   Sebah Automotive   Bart Hayden
  Hugh Hayden
  Stephen Earle
Porsche 911 GT3-RS D 325
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
21 GT 32   Orbit   Scooter Gabel
  Gary Schultheis
  Doc Lowman
Porsche 911 GT3-RS D 324
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
22 GTS 05   Park Place Racing
  Fordahl Motorsports
  Chris Bingham
  Ron Johnson
  Oliver Gavin
Saleen S7-R Y 312
Ford 7.0L V8
23 GT 75   Gunnar Racing   Gunnar Jeannette
  Joe Policastro, Sr.
  Joe Policastro, Jr.
Porsche 911 GT3-RS D 253
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
24
DNF
GT 12   Aspen Knolls MCR   Shane Lewis
  Cort Wagner
  Bob Mazzuoccola
Callaway C12-R G 221
Chevrolet 7.0L V8
25 GTS 44   American Viperacing   Tom Weickardt
  Kevin Allen
  Rick Fairbanks
Dodge Viper GTS-R D 220
Dodge 8.0L V10
26 LMP675 5   Dick Barbour Racing   Bruno Lambert
  Didier de Radigues
  Earl Goddard
Reynard 01Q G 213
Judd GV675 3.4L V8
27
DNF
LMP675 11   Roock-KnightHawk Racing   Steven Knight
  Mel Hawkins
  Claudia Hürtgen
Lola B2K/40 A 209
Nissan (AER) VQL 3.4L V6
28
DNF
GT 34   Orbit   Leo Hindery
  Tony Kester
  Peter Baron
Porsche 911 GT3-RS D 183
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
29
DNF
GTS 25   Konrad Motorsport   Walter Brun
  Toni Seiler
Saleen S7-R D 152
Ford 7.0L V8
30
DNF
GT 15   Dick Barbour Racing   Grady Willingham
  Taz Harvey
  Sam Hancock
Porsche 911 GT3-R D 137
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
31
DNF
GT 10   Prototype Technology Group   David Murry
  Brian Cunningham
  Niclas Jonsson
BMW M3 GTR Y 136
BMW 4.0L V8
32
DNF
LMP675 31   Team Bucknum Racing   Chris McMurry
  Bryan Willman
  Bret Arsenault
Pilbeam MP84 A 108
Nissan (AER) VQL 3.0L V6
33
DNF
GTS 88   Prodrive Allstars   Peter Kox
  Rickard Rydell
  Marc Duez
Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello M 103
Ferrari 5.9L V12
34
DNF
LMP900 16   Dyson Racing   Butch Leitzinger
  Elliott Forbes-Robinson
  James Weaver
Riley & Scott Mk III C G 94
Lincoln (Élan) 6.0L V8
35
DNF
LMP675 39   Racing Organisation Course   Jordi Gené
  Yannick Schroeder
  Jean-Denis Délétraz
Reynard 2KQ-LM M 60
Volkswagen 2.0L Turbo I4
36
DNF
GTS 19   Brookspeed   Dino Steiner
  Joe Ellis
  John Cooper
Chrysler Viper GTS-R D 35
Chrysler 8.0L V10
37
DNF
LMP900 1   Audi Sport North America   Rinaldo Capello
  Tom Kristensen
Audi R8 M 26
Audi 3.6L Turbo V8
38
DNF
LMP900 51   Panoz Motor Sports   Klaus Graf
  Franck Lagorce
Panoz LMP-1 Roadster-S M 78
Élan 6L8 6.0L V8
DSQ GT 33   MSB Motorsport   Marino Franchitti
  Kelvin Burt
  Ralf Kelleners
Ferrari 360 Modena GT G 26
Ferrari 3.6L V8
DSQ GTS 3   Corvette Racing   Ron Fellows
  Johnny O'Connell
  Scott Pruett
Chevrolet Corvette C5-R G 2
Chevrolet 7.0L V8
DSQ LMP900 37   Intersport Racing   John Field
  Rick Sutherland
  Mark Neuhaus
Lola B2K/10B G 0
Judd GV4 4.0L V10
DNS GT 9   Prototype Technology Group   Bill Auberlen
  Boris Said
BMW M3 Y -
BMW 3.2L I6
DNS GT 47   Broadfoot Racing   John Warner
  Doc Lowman
Porsche 911 GT3-R D -
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 edit

  • 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 edit

  • "Official Results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2005-03-17. Retrieved 2007-10-28. (23.2 KiB)
  • World Sports Racing Prototypes - Race Results
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