2001 Grand Prix of Texas

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Texas Motor Speedway

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
					Engine
1	LMP900	1	Template:Flagicon Audi Sport North America	Template:Flagicon Tom Kristensen Template:Flagicon Rinaldo Capello	Audi R8	M	117
					Audi 3.6L Turbo V8
2	LMP900	2	Template:Flagicon Audi Sport North America	Template:Flagicon Frank Biela Template:Flagicon Emanuele Pirro	Audi R8	M	117
					Audi 3.6L Turbo V8
3	LMP900	50	Template:Flagicon Panoz Motor Sports	Template:Flagicon Jan Magnussen Template:Flagicon David Brabham	Panoz LMP07	M	117
					Élan (Zytek) 4.0L V8
4	LMP900	38	Template:Flagicon Champion Racing	Template:Flagicon Dorsey Schroeder Template:Flagicon Andy Wallace	Audi R8	M	117
					Audi 3.6L Turbo V8
5	LMP900	51	Template:Flagicon Panoz Motor Sports	Template:Flagicon Klaus Graf Template:Flagicon Gualter Salles	Panoz LMP-1 Roadster-S	M	116
					Élan 6L8 6.0L V8
6	LMP900	49	Template:Flagicon Panoz Motor Sports	Template:Flagicon Jay Cochran Template:Flagicon Richard Dean	Panoz LMP-1 Roadster-S	M	113
					Élan 6L8 6.0L V8
7	GTS	3	Template:Flagicon Corvette Racing	Template:Flagicon Ron Fellows Template:Flagicon Johnny O'Connell	Chevrolet Corvette C5-R	G	108
					Chevrolet 7.0L V8
8	GT	23	Template:Flagicon Alex Job Racing	Template:Flagicon Lucas Luhr Template:Flagicon Sascha Maassen	Porsche 911 GT3-RS	M	108
					Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
9	GT	22	Template:Flagicon Alex Job Racing	Template:Flagicon Randy Pobst Template:Flagicon Christian Menzel	Porsche 911 GT3-RS	M	107
					Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
10	GT	6	Template:Flagicon Prototype Technology Group	Template:Flagicon Boris Said Template:Flagicon Hans-Joachim Stuck	BMW M3	Y	107
					BMW 3.2L I6
11	GT	30	Template:Flagicon Petersen Motorsports	Template:Flagicon Johnny Mowlem Template:Flagicon Bob Wollek	Porsche 911 GT3-R	M	107
					Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
12	GT	42	Template:Flagicon BMW Motorsport Template:Flagicon Schnitzer Motorsport	Template:Flagicon Jörg Müller Template:Flagicon JJ Lehto	BMW M3	M	107
					BMW 3.2L I6
13	GT	99	Template:Flagicon Kelly-Moss Motorsports	Template:Flagicon Anthony Lazzaro Template:Flagicon Christophe Bouchut	Porsche 911 GT3-RS	Y	106
					Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
14	GT	10	Template:Flagicon Prototype Technology Group	Template:Flagicon Bill Auberlen Template:Flagicon Niclas Jönsson	BMW M3	Y	106
					BMW 3.2L I6
15	GTS	45	Template:Flagicon American Viper Racing	Template:Flagicon Erik Messley Template:Flagicon Terry Borcheller	Dodge Viper GTS-R	D	106
					Dodge 8.0L V10
16	GT	52	Template:Flagicon Seikel Motorsport	Template:Flagicon Stefano Buttiero Template:Flagicon Tony Burgess	Porsche 911 GT3-RS	Y	102
					Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
17	GT	17	Template:Flagicon Trinkler Racing	Template:Flagicon Owen Trinkler Template:Flagicon Jeff Altenburg	Chevrolet Corvette C5 LM-GT	G	98
					Chevrolet 5.7L V8
18	GT	98	Template:Flagicon Kelly-Moss Motorsports	Template:Flagicon Cort Wagner Template:Flagicon Rick Polk	Porsche 911 GT3-R	Y	98
					Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
19	GTS	44	Template:Flagicon American Viper Racing	Template:Flagicon Tom Weickardt Template:Flagicon Joe Ellis	Dodge Viper GTS-R	D	96
					Dodge 8.0L V10
20 DNF	GTS	4	Template:Flagicon Corvette Racing	Template:Flagicon Andy Pilgrim Template:Flagicon Kelly Collins	Chevrolet Corvette C5-R	G	61
					Chevrolet 7.0L V8
21 DNF	LMP675	11	Template:Flagicon Roock-KnightHawk Racing	Template:Flagicon Steven Knight Template:Flagicon Mel Hawkins	Lola B2K/40	A	23
					Nissan (AER) VQL 3.4L V6
22 DNF	GT	12	Template:Flagicon Aspen Knolls MCR	Template:Flagicon Shane Lewis Template:Flagicon Vic Rice	Callaway C12-R	G	14
					Chevrolet 7.0L V8

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

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• World Sports Racing Prototypes - Race Results