The fourth annual Petit Le Mans attracted an event crowd of 58,000. |
1. (2) Emanuele Pirro, Frank Biela |
Audi R8 | 394 | 9:15:57.547 | 3 laps |
2. (4) Stefan Johansson, Patrick Lemarie |
Audi R8 | 391 |
3. (5) Andy Wallace, Johnny Herbert |
Audi R8 | 388 |
4. (9) Wayne Taylor, Max Angelelli, Christophe Tinseau |
Cadillac LMP 01 | 382 |
5. (7) Emmanuel Collard, Marc Goossens |
Cadillac LMP 01 | 364 |
6. (15) Kelly Collins, Andy Pilgrim, Franck Freon |
Corvette C5-R | 362 |
7. (13) Milka Duno, John Graham, Scott Maxwell |
Reynard 01Q | 361 |
8. (24) Hans Stuck, Boris Said, Bill Auberlen |
BMW M3 GTR | 360 |
9. (23) Jorg Muller, Dirk Muller |
BMW M3 GTR | 359 |
10. (3) Jan Magnussen, David Brabham |
Panoz LMP-1 | 358 |
11. (28) Lucas Luhr, Sascha Maassen |
Porsche 911 | 355 |
12. (22) JJ Lehto, Fredrik Ekblom, Karl Wendlinger |
BMW M3 GTR | 355 |
13. (16) Franz Konrad, Charlie Slater, Terry Borcheller |
Saleen S7R | 355 |
14. (25) Randy Pobst, Christian Menzel |
Porsche 911 | 353 |
15. (19) Mike Hezemans, Anthony Kumpen |
Viper GTS-R | 349 |
16. (29) Johnny Mowlem, Mike Fitzgerald, Boullion |
Porsche 911 | 344 |
17. (18) Ben Devlin, Jason Workman, Andrew Davis |
Lola B2K-Nissan | 341 |
18. (37) Tony Burgess, Stefano Buttiero, Hugh Plumb |
Porsche 911 | 341 |
19. (32) Kye Wankum, Joe Foster, Doc Bundy |
Porsche 911 | 329 |
20. (38) Stephen Earle, Bart Hayden, Hugh Hayden |
Porsche 911 | 325 |
21. (36) Gary Schultheis, Scooter Gable, Doc Lowman |
Porsche 911 | 324 |
22. (17) Chris Bingham, Ron Johnson, Oliver Gavin |
Saleen S7R | 312 |
23. (33) Joseph Policastro, Policastro Jr., Gunnar Jeannette |
Porsche 911 | 253 |
24. (31) Shane Lewis, Cort Wagner, Bob Mazzuoccola |
Callaway C12-R | 221 | accident |
25. (26) Tom Weickardt, Kevin Allen, Rick Fairbanks |
Viper GTS-R | 220 |
26. (11) Didier de Radigues, Bruno Lambert, Earl Goddard |
Reynard 01Q | 213 |
27. (14) Claudia Huertgen, Mel Hawkins, Steve Knight |
Lola B2K | 209 | drive shaft |
28. (34) Leo Hindery, Peter Baron, Tony Kester |
Porsche 911 | 183 | mechanical |
29. (21) Walter Brun, Tony Seiler |
Saleen S7R | 152 | clutch |
30. (41) Grady Willingham, Taz Harvey, Sam Hancock |
Porsche 911 | 137 | accident |
31. (27) Niclas Jonsson, Brian Cunningham, David Murry |
BMW M3 GTR | 136 | mechanical |
32. (30) Chris McMurry, Bryan Willman, Bret Arsenault |
Pilbeam MP84 | 108 | accident |
33. (20) Rickard Rydell, Peter Kox, Marc Duez |
Ferrari 550 | 103 | mechanical |
34. (8) James Weaver, Butch Leitzinger, Forbes-Robinson |
Riley & Scott | 94 | clutch |
35. (12) Jordi Gene, Yannick Schroeder, Jean Deletraz |
Reynard 2KQ | 60 | engine |
36. (40) Joe Ellis, John Cooper, Dino Steiner |
Viper GTS-R | 35 | accident |
37. (1) Tom Kristensen, Rinaldo Capello |
Audi R8 | 26 | accident |
38. (6) Klaus Graf, Franck Lagorce |
Panoz LMP-1 | 23 | engine |
39. (35) Ralf Kelleners, Marino Franchitti, Kelvin Burt |
Ferrari 360 | excluded |
40. (39) Ron Fellows, Johnny O'Connell, Scott Pruett |
Corvette C5-R | excluded |
41. (10) Jon Field, Rick Sutherland, Mark Neuhaus |
Lola B2K 10B | excluded |
Braselton, October 6, 2001 |
Frank Biela (#2) |
With their second ALMS victory in a row Emanuele Pirro and Frank Biela also
decided the Drivers´ championship of the American Le Mans Series for
themselves. Because of the controversial ALMS point system, which gives
various extra points, Emanuele Pirro secured the title. Frank Biela has to be
content with the second place in the championship by a narrow margin. |