2002 Monterey Sports Car Championships

The 2002 Monterey Sports Car Championships was the eighth round of the 2002 American Le Mans Series. It took place at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, California, on September 22, 2002.

Track map of WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca

Official results edit

Class winners in bold.

Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Tyre Laps
Engine
1 LMP900 1   Audi Sport North America   Emanuele Pirro
  Frank Biela
Audi R8 M 112
Audi 3.6L Turbo V8
2 LMP900 38   Champion Racing   Johnny Herbert
  Stefan Johansson
Audi R8 M 112
Audi 3.6L Turbo V8
3 LMP900 8   Team Cadillac   Max Angelelli
  JJ Lehto
Cadillac Northstar LMP02 M 111
Cadillac Northstar 4.0L Turbo V8
4 LMP900 2   Audi Sport North America   Tom Kristensen
  Rinaldo Capello
Audi R8 M 111
Audi 3.6L Turbo V8
5 LMP900 50   Panoz Motor Sports   David Brabham
  Jan Magnussen
Panoz LMP01 Evo M 110
Élan 6L8 6.0L V8
6 LMP900 51   Panoz Motor Sports   Bryan Herta
  Bill Auberlen
Panoz LMP01 Evo M 110
Élan 6L8 6.0L V8
7 LMP675 11   KnightHawk Racing   Claudia Hürtgen
  Steven Knight
  Chad Block
MG-Lola EX257 A 109
MG (AER) XP20 2.0L Turbo I4
8 LMP675 16   Dyson Racing Team   Butch Leitzinger
  James Weaver
MG-Lola EX257 G 108
MG (AER) XP20 2.0L Turbo I4
9 LMP675 37   Intersport   Jon Field
  Rick Sutherland
MG-Lola EX257 G 106
MG (AER) XP20 2.0L Turbo I4
10 LMP900 30   Intersport   Clint Field
  Mark Neuhaus
Lola B2K/10B G 105
Judd GV4 4.0L V10
11 LMP675 13   Archangel Motorsports   Ben Devlin
  Andy Lally
Lola B2K/40 D 105
Ford (Millington) 2.0L Turbo I4
12 LMP900 27   Chamberlain   Christian Vann
  Milka Duno
Dome S101 G 104
Judd GV4 4.0L V10
13 GTS 33   Prodrive   Tomáš Enge
  Peter Kox
Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello M 104
Ferrari 5.9L V12
14 GTS 26   Konrad Motorsport   Franz Konrad
  Terry Borcheller
Saleen S7-R P 104
Ford 7.0L V8
15
DNF
GTS 4   Corvette Racing   Andy Pilgrim
  Kelly Collins
Chevrolet Corvette C5-R G 102
Chevrolet 7.0L V8
16 GT 23   Alex Job Racing   Sascha Maassen
  Lucas Luhr
Porsche 911 GT3-RS M 100
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
17 LMP675 56   Team Bucknum Racing   Jeff Bucknum
  Chris McMurry
  Bryan Willman
Pilbeam MP84 A 100
Nissan (AER) VQL 3.4L V6
18 LMP675 55   Team Bucknum Racing   Bret Arsenault
  Pierre Ehret
Pilbeam MP84 A 99
Nissan (AER) VQL 3.0L V6
19 GT 35   Risi Competizione   Ralf Kelleners
  Anthony Lazzaro
Ferrari 360 Modena GT P 99
Ferrari 3.6L V8
20 GT 66   The Racer's Group   Kevin Buckler
  Brian Cunningham
Porsche 911 GT3-RS M 99
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
21 GTS 45   American Viperacing   Marino Franchitti
  Marc Bunting
Dodge Viper GTS-R P 97
Dodge 8.0L V10
22 GT 67   The Racer's Group   Michael Schrom
  Vic Rice
Porsche 911 GT3-RS M 97
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
23 GT 43   Orbit   Leo Hindery
  Peter Baron
Porsche 911 GT3-RS M 96
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
24 GT 52   Seikel Motorsport   Hugh Plumb
  Andrew Bagnall
  Tony Burgess
Porsche 911 GT3-RS Y 96
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
25 GT 22   Alex Job Racing   Timo Bernhard
  Jörg Bergmeister
Porsche 911 GT3-RS M 96
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
26 GT 83   Rennwerks Motorsports   Richard Steranka
  Dave Standridge
Porsche 911 GT3-R D 96
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
27
DNF
GT 79   J-3 Racing   Justin Jackson
  Mike Fitzgerald
Porsche 911 GT3-RS P 76
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
28
DNF
LMP900 7   Team Cadillac   Emmanuel Collard
  Éric Bernard
Cadillac Northstar LMP02 M 57
Cadillac Northstar 4.0L Turbo V8
29
DNF
GTS 3   Corvette Racing   Ron Fellows
  Johnny O'Connell
Chevrolet Corvette C5-R G 41
Chevrolet 7.0L V8
30
DNF
GTS 0   Team Olive Garden   Mimmo Schiattarella
  Emanuele Naspetti
Ferrari 550 Maranello M 22
Ferrari 6.0L V12
31
DNF
GTS 44   American Viperacing   Jeff Altenburg
  Tom Weickardt
Dodge Viper GTS-R P 10
Dodge 8.0L V10
32
DNF
LMP675 62   Team Spencer Motorsports   Dennis Spencer
  Rich Grupp
  Ryan Hampton
Lola B2K/42 A 9
Mazda 1.3L 2-Rotor

Statistics edit

  • Pole Position - #1 Audi Sport North America - 1:15.765
  • Fastest Lap - #2 Audi Sport North America - 1:16.910
  • Distance - 403.392 km
  • Average Speed - 145.675 km/h

External links edit

  • "Official Results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2005-03-17. Retrieved 2007-10-24. (27.9 KiB)
  • World Sports Racing Prototypes - Race Results


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