2000 Silverstone 500 USA Challenge

The 2000 Silverstone 500 USA Challenge was the third round of the 2000 American Le Mans Series season. It took place at Silverstone Circuit, United Kingdom, on May 13, 2000.

This event was the first American Le Mans Series race held outside of North America. It served as a precursor to the creation of the European Le Mans Series by gauging the willingness of European teams from the FIA Sportscar Championship and FIA GT Championship to participate in a series identical to the American Le Mans Series. This event also shared the weekend at Silverstone with an FIA GT round, with some GT teams running both events.

Race results

Class winners in bold.

Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Tyre Laps
Engine
1 LMP 42 BMW Motorsport
Schnitzer Motorsport
Jörg Müller
JJ Lehto
BMW V12 LMR M 98
BMW S70 6.0 L V12
2 LMP 1 Panoz Motor Sports David Brabham
Jan Magnussen
Panoz LMP-1 Roadster-S M 98
Élan 6L8 6.0 L V8
3 LMP 77 Audi Sport North America Rinaldo Capello
Allan McNish
Audi R8R M 98
Audi 3.6 L Turbo V8
4 LMP 78 Audi Sport North America Frank Biela
Emanuele Pirro
Audi R8R M 97
Audi 3.6 L Turbo V8
5
DNF
LMP 2 Panoz Motor Sports Johnny O'Connell
Hiroki Katou
Panoz LMP-1 Roadster-S M 97
Élan 6L8 6.0 L V8
6 LMP 31 Motorola DAMS Emmanuel Collard
Éric Bernard
Cadillac Northstar LMP P 97
Cadillac Northstar 4.0 L Turbo V8
7 LMP 16 Pescarolo Sport Sébastien Bourdais
Olivier Grouillard
Emmanuel Clérico
Courage C52 M 94
Peugeot A32 3.2 L Turbo V6
8 GTS 91 Viper Team Oreca Olivier Beretta
Karl Wendlinger
Dodge Viper GTS-R M 91
Dodge 8.0 L V10
9 GTS 92 Viper Team Oreca David Donohue
Tommy Archer
Dodge Viper GTS-R M 90
Dodge 8.0 L V10
10 LMP 17 SMG Philippe Gache
Gary Formato
Courage C60 P 88
Judd GV4 4.0 L V10
11 GTS 49 Freisinger Motorsport Stéphane Ortelli
Wolfgang Kaufmann
Porsche 911 GT2 D 88
Porsche 3.8 L Turbo Flat-6
12 LMP 0 Team Rafanelli SRL Mimmo Schiattarella
Didier de Radiguès
Lola B2K/10 M 88
Judd (Rafanelli) GV4 4.0 L V10
13 GT 51 Dick Barbour Racing Sascha Maassen
Bob Wollek
Porsche 911 GT3-R M 87
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
14 GTS 33 Konrad Motorsport Franz Konrad
Jürgen von Gartzen
Porsche 911 GT2 D 87
Porsche 3.8 L Turbo Flat-6
15 GT 23 Alex Job Racing Randy Pobst
Bruno Lambert
Porsche 911 GT3-R M 87
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
16 GT 21 MCR/Aspen Knolls Shane Lewis
Cort Wagner
Porsche 911 GT3-R P 86
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
17 GTS 44 BVB Motorsport Geoff Lister
Max Beaverbroock
Porsche 911 GT2 D 86
Porsche 3.8 L Turbo Flat-6
18 GT 5 Dick Barbour Racing Dirk Müller
Lucas Luhr
Porsche 911 GT3-R M 86
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
19 GTS 61 Chamberlain Motorsport Walter Brun
Toni Seiler
Chrysler Viper GTS-R M 86
Chrysler 8.0 L V10
20 GT 22 Alex Job Racing Mike Fitzgerald
Robert Nagel
Porsche 911 GT3-R M 86
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
21 GTS 08 Roock Motorsport North America Zak Brown
Vic Rice
Hubert Haupt
Porsche 911 GT2 Y 86
Porsche 3.8 L Turbo Flat-6
22 GT 6 Prototype Technology Group Johannes van Overbeek
Boris Said
Hans-Joachim Stuck
BMW M3 Y 85
BMW 3.2 L I6
23 GTS 62 Chamberlain Motorsport Horst Felbermayr, Jr.
Michael Culver
Chrysler Viper GTS-R M 85
Chrysler 8.0 L V10
24 GT 70 Skea Racing Kingston Johnny Mowlem
David Murry
Porsche 911 GT3-R P 85
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
25 GT 41 LR Organisation Christophe Bouchut
Michel Ligonnet
Porsche 911 GT3-R M 84
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
26 LMP 20 Kremer Racing Christian Vann
Christian Gläsel
Lola B98/K2000 G 84
Ford (Roush) 6.0 L V8
27 GT 07 RWS Red Bull Motorsport Dieter Quester
Hans-Jörg Hofer
Luca Riccitelli
Porsche 911 GT3-R M 84
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
28
DNF
GT 10 Prototype Technology Group Peter Cunningham
Brian Cunningham
Niclas Jönsson
BMW M3 Y 82
BMW 3.2 L I6
29 GT 68 Seikel Motorsport Michel Neugarten
Tony Burgess
Porsche 911 GT3-R D 82
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
30 GT 69 Kyser Racing Kye Wankum
Greg Doff
Porsche 911 GT3-R P 74
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
31
DNF
GT 71 Skea Racing Kingston Rohan Skea
Doc Bundy
Porsche 911 GT3-R P 62
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
32
DNF
LMP 43 BMW Motorsport
Schnitzer Motorsport
Jean-Marc Gounon
Bill Auberlen
BMW V12 LMR M 56
BMW S70 6.0 L V12
33
DNF
LMP 32 Motorola DAMS Christophe Tinseau
Marc Goossens
Cadillac Northstar LMP P 39
Cadillac Northstar 4.0 L Turbo V8
34
DNF
LMP 36 Johansson-Matthews Racing Stefan Johansson
Guy Smith
Reynard 2KQ-LM Y 32
Judd GV4 4.0 L V10
35
DNF
LMP 02 Pole Team Norman Simon
Günther Blieninger
Mark Simo
Riley & Scott Mk III M 22
Judd GV4 4.0 L V10
DNS LMP 24 Team Ascari Klaas Zwart
Max Wilson
Ascari A410 P -
Judd GV4 4.0 L V10

Statistics

  • Pole Position - #0 Team Rafanelli - 1:37.030
  • Fastest Lap - #0 Team Rafanelli - 1:39.748
  • Distance - 503.744 km
  • Average Speed - 172.607 km/h

References

  • "Official Results" (PDF). International Motor Sports Association. 2000. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2005-10-16.
  • "American Le Mans Series 2000". World Sports Racing Prototypes. Archived from the original on 2008-10-05.
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