2000 24 Hours of Le Mans

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Le Mans in 2000

The 2000 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 68th Grand Prix of Endurance, and took place on 17 and 18 June 2000.

Pre-race

After the 1999 race, most of the manufacturers in the top classes went in different directions. BMW and Toyota went into Formula One, while Mercedes-Benz left sportscar racing after the CLR accidents, returning to the DTM. Nissan also left due to financial difficulties.

Other than the French privateers Pescarolo, Oreca and DAMS, only Audi and Panoz remained from the previous year, while newcomer Cadillac joined.

Race notes

Approximately 200,000 people attended the race.^[1] The 1-2-3 finish of the Audi LMP900s marked the beginning of two dynasties, Audi's and Tom Kristensen's in the top-finishing Audi.^[2]

The Oreca team's GTS class winning, seventh place overall, 333 lap finish with the Chrysler Viper was the best ever with that car. It faced serious competition within its class from Corvette Racing's new C5.R.,^[3] which would within the next two years top the Viper's distance record and establish itself as the car to beat among the GT classes.

Official results

Class winners are denoted in bold.^[4]^[5]

Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Chassis	Tyre	Laps
Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Engine	Tyre	Laps
1	LMP900	8	Template:Flagicon Audi Sport Team Joest	Template:Flagicon Frank Biela Template:Flagicon Tom Kristensen Template:Flagicon Emanuele Pirro	Audi R8	M	368
1	LMP900	8	Template:Flagicon Audi Sport Team Joest		Audi 3.6 L Turbo V8	M	368
2	LMP900	9	Template:Flagicon Audi Sport Team Joest	Template:Flagicon Laurent Aïello Template:Flagicon Allan McNish Template:Flagicon Stéphane Ortelli	Audi R8	M	367
2	LMP900	9	Template:Flagicon Audi Sport Team Joest		Audi 3.6 L Turbo V8	M	367
3	LMP900	7	Template:Flagicon Audi Sport Team Joest	Template:Flagicon Christian Abt Template:Flagicon Michele Alboreto Template:Flagicon Rinaldo Capello	Audi R8	M	365
3	LMP900	7	Template:Flagicon Audi Sport Team Joest		Audi 3.6 L Turbo V8	M	365
4	LMP900	16	Template:Flagicon Pescarolo Sport	Template:Flagicon Olivier Grouillard Template:Flagicon Sébastien Bourdais Template:Flagicon Emmanuel Clérico	Courage C52	M	344
4	LMP900	16	Template:Flagicon Pescarolo Sport		Peugeot A32 3.2 L Turbo V6	M	344
5	LMP900	12	Template:Flagicon Panoz Motorsports	Template:Flagicon Johnny O'Connell Template:Flagicon Hiroki Katoh Template:Flagicon Pierre-Henri Raphanel	Panoz LMP-1 Roadster-S	M	342
5	LMP900	12	Template:Flagicon Panoz Motorsports		Élan 6L8 6.0 L V8	M	342
6	LMP900	23	Template:Flagicon TV Asahi Team Dragon	Template:Flagicon Toshio Suzuki Template:Flagicon Masami Kageyama Template:Flagicon Masahiko Kageyama	Panoz LMP-1 Roadster-S	M	340
6	LMP900	23	Template:Flagicon TV Asahi Team Dragon		Élan 6L8 6.0 L V8	M	340
7	LMGTS	51	Template:Flagicon Viper Team Oreca	Template:Flagicon Dominique Dupuy Template:Flagicon Olivier Beretta Template:Flagicon Karl Wendlinger	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	M	333
7	LMGTS	51	Template:Flagicon Viper Team Oreca		Chrysler 8.0 L V10	M	333
8	LMP900	22	Template:Flagicon TV Asahi Team Dragon	Template:Flagicon Keiichi Tsuchiya Template:Flagicon Akira Iida Template:Flagicon Masahiko Kondo	Panoz LMP-1 Roadster-S	M	330
8	LMP900	22	Template:Flagicon TV Asahi Team Dragon		Élan 6L8 6.0 L V8	M	330
9	LMGTS	53	Template:Flagicon Viper Team Oreca	Template:Flagicon David Donohue Template:Flagicon Ni Amorim Template:Flagicon Anthony Beltoise	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	M	328
9	LMGTS	53	Template:Flagicon Viper Team Oreca		Chrysler 8.0 L V10	M	328
10	LMGTS	64	Template:Flagicon Corvette Racing	Template:Flagicon Franck Fréon Template:Flagicon Andy Pilgrim Template:Flagicon Kelly Collins	Chevrolet Corvette C5-R	G	327
10	LMGTS	64	Template:Flagicon Corvette Racing		Chevrolet LS7R 7.0 L V8	G	327
11	LMGTS	63	Template:Flagicon Corvette Racing	Template:Flagicon Chris Kneifel Template:Flagicon Ron Fellows Template:Flagicon Justin Bell	Chevrolet Corvette C5-R	G	326
11	LMGTS	63	Template:Flagicon Corvette Racing		Chevrolet LS7R 7.0 L V8	G	326
12	LMGTS	52	Template:Flagicon Viper Team Oreca	Template:Flagicon Tommy Archer Template:Flagicon Marc Duez Template:Flagicon Patrick Huisman	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	M	324
12	LMGTS	52	Template:Flagicon Viper Team Oreca		Chrysler 8.0 L V10	M	324
13	LMGTS	57	Template:Flagicon Carsport Holland	Template:Flagicon Mike Hezemans Template:Flagicon David Hart Template:Flagicon Hans Hugenholtz	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	M	317
13	LMGTS	57	Template:Flagicon Carsport Holland		Chrysler 8.0 L V10	M	317
14	LMGTS	60	Template:Flagicon Konrad Motorsport	Template:Flagicon Charles Slater Template:Flagicon Tommy Kendall Template:Flagicon Jürgen von Gartzen	Porsche 911 GT2	D	317
14	LMGTS	60	Template:Flagicon Konrad Motorsport		Porsche 3.8 L Turbo Flat-6	D	317
15	LMP900	11	Template:Flagicon Panoz Motorsports	Template:Flagicon David Brabham Template:Flagicon Jan Magnussen Template:Flagicon Mario Andretti	Panoz LMP-1 Roadster-S	M	315
15	LMP900	11	Template:Flagicon Panoz Motorsports		Élan 6L8 6.0 L V8	M	315
16	LMGT	73	Template:Flagicon Team Taisan Advan	Template:Flagicon Hideo Fukuyama Template:Flagicon Atsushi Yogo Template:Flagicon Bruno Lambert	Porsche 911 GT3-R	Y	310
16	LMGT	73	Template:Flagicon Team Taisan Advan		Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6	Y	310
17	LMGT	82	Template:Flagicon Skea Racing International	Template:Flagicon Johnny Mowlem Template:Flagicon David Murry Template:Flagicon Sascha Maassen	Porsche 911 GT3-R	P	304
17	LMGT	82	Template:Flagicon Skea Racing International		Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6	P	304
18	LMGT	76	Template:Flagicon Seikel Motorsport	Template:Flagicon Max Cohen-Olivar Template:Flagicon Michel Neugarten Template:Flagicon Anthony Burgess	Porsche 911 GT3-R	D	302
18	LMGT	76	Template:Flagicon Seikel Motorsport		Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6	D	302
19	LMP900	3	Template:Flagicon DAMS	Template:Flagicon Éric Bernard Template:Flagicon Emmanuel Collard Template:Flagicon Franck Montagny	Cadillac Northstar LMP	P	300
19	LMP900	3	Template:Flagicon DAMS		Cadillac Northstar 4.0 L Turbo V8	P	300
20	LMP900	6	Template:Flagicon Mopar Team Oreca	Template:Flagicon Didier Theys Template:Flagicon Jeffrey van Hooydonk Template:Flagicon Didier André	Reynard 2KQ-LM	M	292
20	LMP900	6	Template:Flagicon Mopar Team Oreca		Mopar 6.0 L V8	M	292
21	LMP900	1	Template:Flagicon Team Cadillac	Template:Flagicon Franck Lagorce Template:Flagicon Butch Leitzinger Template:Flagicon Andy Wallace	Cadillac Northstar LMP	P	291
21	LMP900	1	Template:Flagicon Team Cadillac		Cadillac Northstar 4.0 L Turbo V8	P	291
22	LMP900	2	Template:Flagicon Team Cadillac	Template:Flagicon Wayne Taylor Template:Flagicon Max Angelelli Template:Flagicon Eric van de Poele	Cadillac Northstar LMP	P	287
22	LMP900	2	Template:Flagicon Team Cadillac		Cadillac Northstar 4.0 L Turbo V8	P	287
23	LMGT	79	Template:Flagicon Perspective Racing	Template:Flagicon Thierry Perrier Template:Flagicon Jean-Louis Ricci Template:Flagicon Romano Ricci	Porsche 911 GT3-R	P	286
23	LMGT	79	Template:Flagicon Perspective Racing		Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6	P	286
24	LMGT	80	Template:Flagicon M1 Club-Renstal Excelsior	Template:Flagicon Philippe Verellen Template:Flagicon Rudi Penders Template:Flagicon Kurt Dujardyn	Porsche 911 GT3-R	P	285
24	LMGT	80	Template:Flagicon M1 Club-Renstal Excelsior		Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6	P	285
25	LMP675	32	Template:Flagicon Multimatic Motorsports	Template:Flagicon Scott Maxwell Template:Flagicon John Graham Template:Flagicon Greg Wilkins	Lola B2K/40	P	274
25	LMP675	32	Template:Flagicon Multimatic Motorsports		Nissan-AER VQL 3.0 L V6	P	274
26	LMP675	36	Template:Flagicon Rachel Welter	Template:Flagicon Richard Balandras Template:Flagicon Yojiro Terada Template:Flagicon Sylvain Boulay	WR LMP	M	266
26	LMP675	36	Template:Flagicon Rachel Welter		Peugeot 2.0 L Turbo I4	M	266
27	LMGT	75	Template:Flagicon Manthey Racing	Template:Flagicon Michael Brockman Template:Flagicon Mike Lauer Template:Flagicon Gunnar Jeannette	Porsche 911 GT3-R	D	261
27	LMGT	75	Template:Flagicon Manthey Racing		Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6	D	261
NC	LMP900	10	Template:Flagicon Team Den Blå Avis	Template:Flagicon John Nielsen Template:Flagicon Mauro Baldi Template:Flagicon Klaus Graf	Panoz LMP-1 Roadster-S	P	205
NC	LMP900	10	Template:Flagicon Team Den Blå Avis		Élan 6L8 6.0 L V8	P	205
DNF	LMGTS	59	Template:Flagicon Freisinger Motorsport	Template:Flagicon Wolfgang Kaufmann Template:Flagicon Yukihiro Hane Template:Flagicon Katsunori Iketani	Porsche 911 GT2	D	313
DNF	LMGTS	59	Template:Flagicon Freisinger Motorsport		Porsche 3.8 L Turbo Flat-6	D	313
DNF	LMGT	81	Template:Flagicon Haberthur Racing	Template:Flagicon Gabrio Rosa Template:Flagicon Michel Ligonnet Template:Flagicon Fabio Babini	Porsche 911 GT3-R	P	310
DNF	LMGT	81	Template:Flagicon Haberthur Racing		Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6	P	310
DNF	LMP900	17	Template:Flagicon SMG Compétition	Template:Flagicon Philippe Gache Template:Flagicon Gary Formato Template:Flagicon Didier Cottaz	Courage C60	P	219
DNF	LMP900	17	Template:Flagicon SMG Compétition		Judd GV4 4.0 L V10	P	219
DNF	LMGTS	56	Template:Flagicon Team Goh	Template:Flagicon Walter Brun Template:Flagicon Toni Seiler Template:Flagicon Christian Gläsel	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	M	210
DNF	LMGTS	56	Template:Flagicon Team Goh		Chrysler 8.0 L V10	M	210
DNF	LMGTS	54	Template:Flagicon Paul Belmondo Racing	Template:Flagicon Boris Derichebourg Template:Flagicon Guy Martinolle Template:Flagicon Jean-Claude Lagniez	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	D	180
DNF	LMGTS	54	Template:Flagicon Paul Belmondo Racing		Chrysler 8.0 L V10	D	180
DNF	LMP900	15	Template:Flagicon Thomas Bscher Promotion	Template:Flagicon Thomas Bscher Template:Flagicon Geoff Lees Template:Flagicon Jean-Marc Gounon	BMW V12 LM	G	180
DNF	LMP900	15	Template:Flagicon Thomas Bscher Promotion		BMW S70 6.0 L V12	G	180
DNF	LMP675	35	Template:Flagicon Gerard Welter	Template:Flagicon Xavier Pompidou Template:Flagicon Stéphane Daoudi Template:Flagicon Jean-Bernard Bouvet	WR LMP	M	169
DNF	LMP675	35	Template:Flagicon Gerard Welter		Peugeot 2.0 L Turbo I4	M	169
DNF	LMP900	21	Template:Flagicon Team Rafanelli SRL	Template:Flagicon Domenico Schiattarella Template:Flagicon Didier de Radiguès Template:Flagicon Emanuele Naspetti	Lola B2K/10	M	154
DNF	LMP900	21	Template:Flagicon Team Rafanelli SRL		Judd GV4 4.0 L V10	M	154
DNF	LMP900	24	Template:Flagicon Johansson-Matthews Racing	Template:Flagicon Stefan Johansson Template:Flagicon Guy Smith Template:Flagicon Jim Matthews	Reynard 2KQ-LM	Y	133
DNF	LMP900	24	Template:Flagicon Johansson-Matthews Racing		Judd GV4 4.0 L V10	Y	133
DNF	LMGT	72	Template:Flagicon Racing Engineering	Template:Flagicon Tomás Saldaña Template:Flagicon Jesús Diez Villaroel Template:Flagicon Giovanni Lavaggi	Porsche 911 GT3-R	D	78
DNF	LMGT	72	Template:Flagicon Racing Engineering		Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6	D	78
DNF	LMP675	34	Template:Flagicon ROC	Template:Flagicon Jordi Gené Template:Flagicon Jean-Christophe Boullion Template:Flagicon Jérôme Policand	Reynard 2KQ-LM	M	72
DNF	LMP675	34	Template:Flagicon ROC		Volkswagen HPT16 2.0 L Turbo I4	M	72
DNF	LMP675	33	Template:Flagicon ROC	Template:Flagicon Ralf Kelleners Template:Flagicon David Terrien Template:Flagicon Jean-Denis Délétraz	Reynard 2KQ-LM	M	44
DNF	LMP675	33	Template:Flagicon ROC		Volkswagen HPT16 2.0 Turbo I4	M	44
DNF	LMP900	20	Template:Flagicon Konrad Motorsport	Template:Flagicon Jan Lammers Template:Flagicon Tom Coronel Template:Flagicon Peter Kox	Lola B2K/10	D	38
DNF	LMP900	20	Template:Flagicon Konrad Motorsport		Ford-Roush 6.0 L V8	D	38
DNF	LMGT	77	Template:Flagicon Larbre Compétition	Template:Flagicon Patrice Goueslard Template:Flagicon Christophe Bouchut Template:Flagicon Jean-Luc Chéreau	Porsche 911 GT3-R	M	34
DNF	LMGT	77	Template:Flagicon Larbre Compétition		Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6	M	34
DNF	LMGT	78	Template:Flagicon Jean-Luc Maury-Laribière	Template:Flagicon Jean-Luc Maury-Laribière Template:Flagicon Bernard Chauvin Template:Flagicon Angelo Zadra	Porsche 911 GT3-R	D	32
DNF	LMGT	78	Template:Flagicon Jean-Luc Maury-Laribière		Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6	D	32
DNF	LMP675	30	Template:Flagicon Didier Bonnet	Template:Flagicon Patrick Lemarié Template:Flagicon Jean-Francois Yvon Template:Flagicon Yann Goudy	Debora LMP2000	A	24
DNF	LMP675	30	Template:Flagicon Didier Bonnet		BMW 3.2 L I6	A	24
DNF	LMGT	71	Template:Flagicon Michael Colucci Racing	Template:Flagicon Shane Lewis Template:Flagicon Cort Wagner Template:Flagicon Bob Mazzuoccola	Porsche 911 GT3-R	M	22
DNF	LMGT	71	Template:Flagicon Michael Colucci Racing		Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6	M	22
DNF	LMP900	4	Template:Flagicon DAMS	Template:Flagicon Marc Goossens Template:Flagicon Christophe Tinseau Template:Flagicon Kristian Kolby	Cadillac Northstar LMP	P	4
DNF	LMP900	4	Template:Flagicon DAMS		Cadillac Northstar 4.0 L Turbo V8	P	4
DNF	LMP900	5	Template:Flagicon Mopar Team Oreca	Template:Flagicon Yannick Dalmas Template:Flagicon Nicolas Minassian Template:Flagicon Jean-Philippe Belloc	Reynard 2KQ-LM	M	1
DNF	LMP900	5	Template:Flagicon Mopar Team Oreca		Mopar 6.0 L V8	M	1
DSQ^†	LMGT	83	Template:Flagicon Dick Barbour Racing	Template:Flagicon Dirk Müller Template:Flagicon Lucas Luhr Template:Flagicon Bob Wollek	Porsche 911 GT3-R	M	319
DSQ^†	LMGT	83	Template:Flagicon Dick Barbour Racing		Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6	M	319

† - #83 Dick Barbour Racing was disqualified for an illegally sized fuel tank in post-race inspection.

Statistics

Pole Position — Allan McNish, #9 Audi Sport Team Joest - 3:36.124
Fastest Lap — Allan McNish, #9 Audi Sport Team Joest - 3:37.359
Distance - 5007.99 km
Average Speed - 207.00 km/h
Highest Trap Speed — Audi R8 - 337 km/h (race)

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2000 24 Hours of Le Mans

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