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1. Rinaldo Capello, Tom Kristensen

Audi R8 1:21.745

2. Frank Biela, Emanuele Pirro

Audi R8 1:22.422

3. Andy Wallace, Johnny Herbert

Audi R8 1:22.962

4. David Brabham, Jan Magnussen

Panoz LMP-1 1:23.110

5. Emmanuel Collard, Christophe Tinseau

Cadillac LMP 01 1:23.768

6. Max Angelelli, Wayne Taylor

Cadillac LMP 01 1:23.801

7. Jon Field, Dublin, Rick Sutherland

Lola B2K-Judd 1:25.232

8. Franck Lagorce, Klaus Graf

Panoz LMP-1 1:28.645

9. Terry Borcheller, Franz Konrad

Saleen S7R 1:30.924

10. John Graham, Didier de Radigues, 

Reynard 01Q-Judd 1:31.271

Milka Duno

11. Ron Fellows, Johnny O'Connell

Chevrolet Corvette C5-R 1:31.705

12. Andy Pilgrim, Kelly Collins

Chevrolet Corvette C5-R 1:33.060

13. Dirk Muller, Fredrik Ekblom

BMW M3 GTR 1:33.768

14. Bill Auberlen, Niclas Jonsson

BMW M3 GTR 1:33.910

15. Hans Stuck, Boris Said

BMW M3 GTR 1:34.149

16. Jorg Muller, JJ Lehto

BMW M3 GTR 1:34.448

17. Randy Pobst, Christian Menzel

Porsche 911 GT3 RS 1:35.303

18. Shane Lewis, Jeff Altenburg

Dodge Viper GTS-R 1:35.693

19. Lucas Luhr,  Sascha Maassen

Porsche 911 GT3 RS 1:35.880

20. Kevin Buckler, Tyler McQuarrie

Porsche 911 GT3 RS 1:36.208

21. Timo Bernhard, Johnny Mowlem

Porsche 911 GT3 RS 1:36.825

22. Joe Foster, Kye Wankum, Jeff Pabst

Porsche 911 GT3 R 1:39.942

23. Philip Colin, Tony Burgess

Porsche 911 GT3 R 1:40.402

24. Vic Rice, Robert Orcutt

Porsche 911 GT3 R 1:40.755

25. Grady Willingham, Randy Wars

Porsche 911 GT3 R 1:44.121

David McEntee

26. Tom Weickardt, Gene Martindale

Dodge Viper GTS-R no speed

Dana Brewer

San Fransisco, July 21, 2001


The spectators at Sears Point (California) can expect a thrilling race on Sunday: Rinaldo Capello easily achieved pole position in the first race of the American Le Mans Series (ALMS) after the 24 Hour race at Le Mans. But behind the Italian and his partner Tom Kristensen some competitors lurk for their chance. The first one is the Infineon Audi R8 of their team mates Frank Biela and Emanuele Pirro, who set the second fastest time during the 20 minutes of qualifying.

They are followed by hunters of their own company: Andy Wallace and Johnny Herbert in the 2000-spec Audi R8 of the Champion team challenged the factory squad several times during the free practice sessions of the weekend in California’s vineyards. Of course, they want to repeat this during the 2:45 hour race on Sunday. Only two tenths of a second behind the Audi customer team comes the fastest Panoz starter.

Until midway through qualifying, the Audi drivers left the Sears Point Raceway, which resembles a roller coaster than a racetrack, to their competitors. Then Dindo Capello and Frank Biela went out and did their fastest times shortly one after another.

Besides the many narrow and almost blind corners, the up and downhill parts make the race in California a real challenge for drivers and engineers. The goal is to set up the 610 bhp Infineon Audi R8 so that it ‘rides’ out the bumps but keeps the downforce in the faster parts of the track.

The round of the American Le Mans Series at Sears Point starts on Sunday, 12 noon local time and runs over a distance of 2:45 hours. Rinaldo Capello (#1) and Frank Biela (#2) will start the race in the two Infineon Audi R8s.

Track record of 112.440 mph set 7/00 by Allan McNish, Scotland, Audi R8

Frank Biela in the Infineon Audi R8 #2
Rinaldo Capello in the Infineon Audi R8 #1
Emanuele Pirro in the Infineon Audi R8 #2
Andy Wallace in the Champion Audi R8 #38
Johnny Herbert in the Champion Audi R8 #38
Rinaldo Capello
The Panoz team has returned to using the 2000 LMP01 cars for Sears Point - David Brabham leads Franck Lagorce
Hans Stuck in the PTG BMW M3 GTR

Rinaldo Capello (#1)
“I was surprised how slippery the track was compared to this morning. When I did my fastest lap I wasn’t sure about my pole at all because I thought I could have gone faster. During the race, the traffic will play an important role. On this narrow circuit there is only one way: patience.”

Tom Kristensen (#1)
“The pole position is very important here at Sears Point because there are hardly any straights to overtake on. After the start, we accelerate into a left hand corner – you have to be at the front at that moment.”

Frank Biela (#2)
“I’m a little bit angry because on my fastest lap I didn’t get the hairpin perfect. Of course I would have liked to stay on pole position but now I hope we can make up for it during the race.”

Emanuele Pirro (#2)
“The most important thing is that we have a perfect set up for the race. But it is very hard to overtake, so we try to get in front right after the start.”

Johnny Herbert (#38)
“We have a much better balance now and I believe it will be an ideal set up for the race and will enable us to be consistent throughout. I'm hoping that with the way that we set up our car, we'll be able to keep up the pressure.”

Andy Wallace (#38)
“We've chosen a tyre that should be good in the race. It was possibly a little too hard for qualifying as I was sliding around too much but there was no way I could have matched Dindo's time - that was a stunning lap.”

Dr Wolfgang Ullrich, Head of Audi Sport
“Today it was not possible to come up to the times of last year. The track seams to be slower. I am very satisfied with the result of qualifying with the three Audis at the front. The performance of the Panoz is a little disappointing because they had previously set similar times to us but it seems they had problems in qualifying.”

Reinhold Joest, Team Director Audi Sport North America
“The grip on the track is not as good as last year therefore the times were slightly slower. Overall, I'm satisfied with our times and positions. If our two cars are in front of our opponents leading the race then it will become a thrilling duel between our two R8's because there will be no team orders.”

Emanuele Pirro
Sears Point traffic
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