Las Vegas, October 27, 2000 |
Audi took the provisional pole position for the second to last round of the
American Le Mans Series (ALMS) at Las Vegas. Friday’s thrilling first qualifying
session was marked by a tyre gamble as it started to rain when the green flag
was waved. |
The provisional grid for Sunday’s race looks quite unusual. As the track was dry
during their first qualifying session, four of the GTS cars qualified in the top ten.
The weather forecast predicts further rain for Saturday and Sunday, which is very
rare for the state of Nevada. |
Qualifying |
1. McNish |
1:12.688 |
2. Magnussen |
+0.789 |
3. Biela |
+1.022 |
Free Practice |
1. Pirro |
1:20.260 |
2. McNish |
+0.626 |
3. Magnussen |
+2.308 |
Test Day |
1. McNish |
1:07.303 |
2. Pirro |
1:07.582 |
3. O’Connell |
1:08.582 |
Allan McNish (#77) |
“What a thriller! The weather conditions were unpredictable, but we made the
best out of it. It was decisive that we opted for intermediates which were the right
choice.” |
1. Capello/McNish |
Audi R8 | 1m 12.688s |
2. Brabham/Magnussen |
Panoz | 1m 13.477s |
3. Biela/Pirro |
Audi R8 | 1m 13.710s |
4. Fellows/Pilgrim |
Chevrolet | 1m 14.864s |
5. O'Connell/Katoh |
Panoz | 1m 14.909s |
6. Beretta/Wendlinger |
Chrysler | 1m 15.230s |
7. Schiattarella/de Radigues |
Lola | 1m 15.689s |
8. Donohue/Archer |
Chrysler | 1m 15.763s |
9. Hezemans/Coronel |
Chrysler | 1m 16.053s |
10. Lehto/Müller |
BMW | 1m 16.472s |