2001 Grand Prix of Texas

The 2001 Leather Center Grand Prix of Texas was the opening round of the 2001 American Le Mans Series season. It took place at Texas Motor Speedway, Texas, on March 4, 2001.

This event is the only time in the history of the American Le Mans Series that the 12 Hours of Sebring was not the first race on the schedule. This race was also the last time the American Le Mans Series ran on a roval − a combined oval track and road course.

Official results

Class winners in bold.

Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Chassis	Tyre	Laps
Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Engine	Tyre	Laps
1	LMP900	1	Audi Sport North America	Tom Kristensen Rinaldo Capello	Audi R8	M	117
1	LMP900	1	Audi Sport North America	Tom Kristensen Rinaldo Capello	Audi 3.6L Turbo V8	M	117
2	LMP900	2	Audi Sport North America	Frank Biela Emanuele Pirro	Audi R8	M	117
2	LMP900	2	Audi Sport North America	Frank Biela Emanuele Pirro	Audi 3.6L Turbo V8	M	117
3	LMP900	50	Panoz Motor Sports	Jan Magnussen David Brabham	Panoz LMP07	M	117
3	LMP900	50	Panoz Motor Sports	Jan Magnussen David Brabham	Élan (Zytek) 4.0L V8	M	117
4	LMP900	38	Champion Racing	Dorsey Schroeder Andy Wallace	Audi R8	M	117
4	LMP900	38	Champion Racing	Dorsey Schroeder Andy Wallace	Audi 3.6L Turbo V8	M	117
5	LMP900	51	Panoz Motor Sports	Klaus Graf Gualter Salles	Panoz LMP-1 Roadster-S	M	116
5	LMP900	51	Panoz Motor Sports	Klaus Graf Gualter Salles	Élan 6L8 6.0L V8	M	116
6	LMP900	49	Panoz Motor Sports	Jay Cochran Richard Dean	Panoz LMP-1 Roadster-S	M	113
6	LMP900	49	Panoz Motor Sports	Jay Cochran Richard Dean	Élan 6L8 6.0L V8	M	113
7	GTS	3	Corvette Racing	Ron Fellows Johnny O'Connell	Chevrolet Corvette C5-R	G	108
7	GTS	3	Corvette Racing	Ron Fellows Johnny O'Connell	Chevrolet 7.0L V8	G	108
8	GT	23	Alex Job Racing	Lucas Luhr Sascha Maassen	Porsche 911 GT3-RS	M	108
8	GT	23	Alex Job Racing	Lucas Luhr Sascha Maassen	Porsche 3.6L Flat-6	M	108
9	GT	22	Alex Job Racing	Randy Pobst Christian Menzel	Porsche 911 GT3-RS	M	107
9	GT	22	Alex Job Racing	Randy Pobst Christian Menzel	Porsche 3.6L Flat-6	M	107
10	GT	6	Prototype Technology Group	Boris Said Hans-Joachim Stuck	BMW M3	Y	107
10	GT	6	Prototype Technology Group	Boris Said Hans-Joachim Stuck	BMW 3.2L I6	Y	107
11	GT	30	Petersen Motorsports	Johnny Mowlem Bob Wollek	Porsche 911 GT3-R	M	107
11	GT	30	Petersen Motorsports	Johnny Mowlem Bob Wollek	Porsche 3.6L Flat-6	M	107
12	GT	42	BMW Motorsport Schnitzer Motorsport	Jörg Müller JJ Lehto	BMW M3	M	107
12	GT	42	BMW Motorsport Schnitzer Motorsport	Jörg Müller JJ Lehto	BMW 3.2L I6	M	107
13	GT	99	Kelly-Moss Motorsports	Anthony Lazzaro Christophe Bouchut	Porsche 911 GT3-RS	Y	106
13	GT	99	Kelly-Moss Motorsports	Anthony Lazzaro Christophe Bouchut	Porsche 3.6L Flat-6	Y	106
14	GT	10	Prototype Technology Group	Bill Auberlen Niclas Jönsson	BMW M3	Y	106
14	GT	10	Prototype Technology Group	Bill Auberlen Niclas Jönsson	BMW 3.2L I6	Y	106
15	GTS	45	American Viper Racing	Erik Messley Terry Borcheller	Dodge Viper GTS-R	D	106
15	GTS	45	American Viper Racing	Erik Messley Terry Borcheller	Dodge 8.0L V10	D	106
16	GT	52	Seikel Motorsport	Stefano Buttiero Tony Burgess	Porsche 911 GT3-RS	Y	102
16	GT	52	Seikel Motorsport	Stefano Buttiero Tony Burgess	Porsche 3.6L Flat-6	Y	102
17	GT	17	Trinkler Racing	Owen Trinkler Jeff Altenburg	Chevrolet Corvette C5 LM-GT	G	98
17	GT	17	Trinkler Racing	Owen Trinkler Jeff Altenburg	Chevrolet 5.7L V8	G	98
18	GT	98	Kelly-Moss Motorsports	Cort Wagner Rick Polk	Porsche 911 GT3-R	Y	98
18	GT	98	Kelly-Moss Motorsports	Cort Wagner Rick Polk	Porsche 3.6L Flat-6	Y	98
19	GTS	44	American Viper Racing	Tom Weickardt Joe Ellis	Dodge Viper GTS-R	D	96
19	GTS	44	American Viper Racing	Tom Weickardt Joe Ellis	Dodge 8.0L V10	D	96
20 DNF	GTS	4	Corvette Racing	Andy Pilgrim Kelly Collins	Chevrolet Corvette C5-R	G	61
20 DNF	GTS	4	Corvette Racing	Andy Pilgrim Kelly Collins	Chevrolet 7.0L V8	G	61
21 DNF	LMP675	11	Roock-KnightHawk Racing	Steven Knight Mel Hawkins	Lola B2K/40	A	23
21 DNF	LMP675	11	Roock-KnightHawk Racing	Steven Knight Mel Hawkins	Nissan (AER) VQL 3.4L V6	A	23
22 DNF	GT	12	Aspen Knolls MCR	Shane Lewis Vic Rice	Callaway C12-R	G	14
22 DNF	GT	12	Aspen Knolls MCR	Shane Lewis Vic Rice	Chevrolet 7.0L V8	G	14

Statistics

Pole Position - #1 Audi Sport North America - 1:48.029
Fastest Lap - #1 Audi Sport North America - 1:48.418
Distance - 2060.282 km
Average Speed - 171.406 km/h

External links

"Official Results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2005-10-16. Retrieved 2007-10-24. (18.7 KiB)
World Sports Racing Prototypes - Race Results

American Le Mans Series
Previous race: None	2001 season	Next race: 2001 12 Hours of Sebring

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