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2001 Grand Prix of Texas

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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

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Class winners in bold.

Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Tyre Laps
Engine
1 LMP900 1 Germany Audi Sport North America Denmark Tom Kristensen
Italy Rinaldo Capello
Audi R8 M 117
Audi 3.6L Turbo V8
2 LMP900 2 Germany Audi Sport North America Germany Frank Biela
Italy Emanuele Pirro
Audi R8 M 117
Audi 3.6L Turbo V8
3 LMP900 50 United States Panoz Motor Sports Denmark Jan Magnussen
Australia David Brabham
Panoz LMP07 M 117
Élan (Zytek) 4.0L V8
4 LMP900 38 United States Champion Racing United States Dorsey Schroeder
United Kingdom Andy Wallace
Audi R8 M 117
Audi 3.6L Turbo V8
5 LMP900 51 United States Panoz Motor Sports Germany Klaus Graf
Brazil Gualter Salles
Panoz LMP-1 Roadster-S M 116
Élan 6L8 6.0L V8
6 LMP900 49 United States Panoz Motor Sports United States Jay Cochran
United Kingdom Richard Dean
Panoz LMP-1 Roadster-S M 113
Élan 6L8 6.0L V8
7 GTS 3 United States Corvette Racing Canada Ron Fellows
United States Johnny O'Connell
Chevrolet Corvette C5-R G 108
Chevrolet 7.0L V8
8 GT 23 United States Alex Job Racing Germany Lucas Luhr
Germany Sascha Maassen
Porsche 911 GT3-RS M 108
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
9 GT 22 United States Alex Job Racing United States Randy Pobst
Germany Christian Menzel
Porsche 911 GT3-RS M 107
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
10 GT 6 United States Prototype Technology Group United States Boris Said
Germany Hans-Joachim Stuck
BMW M3 Y 107
BMW 3.2L I6
11 GT 30 United States Petersen Motorsports United Kingdom Johnny Mowlem
France Bob Wollek
Porsche 911 GT3-R M 107
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
12 GT 42 Germany BMW Motorsport
Germany Schnitzer Motorsport
Germany Jörg Müller
Finland JJ Lehto
BMW M3 M 107
BMW 3.2L I6
13 GT 99 United States Kelly-Moss Motorsports United States Anthony Lazzaro
France Christophe Bouchut
Porsche 911 GT3-RS Y 106
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
14 GT 10 United States Prototype Technology Group United States Bill Auberlen
Sweden Niclas Jönsson
BMW M3 Y 106
BMW 3.2L I6
15 GTS 45 United States American Viper Racing United States Erik Messley
United States Terry Borcheller
Dodge Viper GTS-R D 106
Dodge 8.0L V10
16 GT 52 Germany Seikel Motorsport Italy Stefano Buttiero
Canada Tony Burgess
Porsche 911 GT3-RS Y 102
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
17 GT 17 United States Trinkler Racing United States Owen Trinkler
United States Jeff Altenburg
Chevrolet Corvette C5 LM-GT G 98
Chevrolet 5.7L V8
18 GT 98 United States Kelly-Moss Motorsports United States Cort Wagner
United States Rick Polk
Porsche 911 GT3-R Y 98
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
19 GTS 44 United States American Viper Racing United States Tom Weickardt
United States Joe Ellis
Dodge Viper GTS-R D 96
Dodge 8.0L V10
20
DNF
GTS 4 United States Corvette Racing United States Andy Pilgrim
United States Kelly Collins
Chevrolet Corvette C5-R G 61
Chevrolet 7.0L V8
21
DNF
LMP675 11 United States Roock-KnightHawk Racing United States Steven Knight
United States Mel Hawkins
Lola B2K/40 A 23
Nissan (AER) VQL 3.4L V6
22
DNF
GT 12 United States Aspen Knolls MCR United States Shane Lewis
United States Vic Rice
Callaway C12-R G 14
Chevrolet 7.0L V8

Statistics

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  • 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
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  • "Official Results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2005-10-16. Retrieved 2007-10-24. (18.7 KiB)
  • World Sports Racing Prototypes - Race Results


American Le Mans Series
Previous race:
None
2001 season Next race:
2001 12 Hours of Sebring