2001 Grand Prix of Texas

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.

Texas Motor Speedway

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.

PosClassNoTeamDriversChassisTyreLaps
Engine
1LMP9001 Audi Sport North America Tom Kristensen
Rinaldo Capello
Audi R8M117
Audi 3.6L Turbo V8
2LMP9002 Audi Sport North America Frank Biela
Emanuele Pirro
Audi R8M117
Audi 3.6L Turbo V8
3LMP90050 Panoz Motor Sports Jan Magnussen
David Brabham
Panoz LMP07M117
Élan (Zytek) 4.0L V8
4LMP90038 Champion Racing Dorsey Schroeder
Andy Wallace
Audi R8M117
Audi 3.6L Turbo V8
5LMP90051 Panoz Motor Sports Klaus Graf
Gualter Salles
Panoz LMP-1 Roadster-SM116
Élan 6L8 6.0L V8
6LMP90049 Panoz Motor Sports Jay Cochran
Richard Dean
Panoz LMP-1 Roadster-SM113
Élan 6L8 6.0L V8
7GTS3 Corvette Racing Ron Fellows
Johnny O'Connell
Chevrolet Corvette C5-RG108
Chevrolet 7.0L V8
8GT23 Alex Job Racing Lucas Luhr
Sascha Maassen
Porsche 911 GT3-RSM108
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
9GT22 Alex Job Racing Randy Pobst
Christian Menzel
Porsche 911 GT3-RSM107
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
10GT6 Prototype Technology Group Boris Said
Hans-Joachim Stuck
BMW M3Y107
BMW 3.2L I6
11GT30 Petersen Motorsports Johnny Mowlem
Bob Wollek
Porsche 911 GT3-RM107
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
12GT42 BMW Motorsport
Schnitzer Motorsport
Jörg Müller
JJ Lehto
BMW M3M107
BMW 3.2L I6
13GT99 Kelly-Moss Motorsports Anthony Lazzaro
Christophe Bouchut
Porsche 911 GT3-RSY106
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
14GT10 Prototype Technology Group Bill Auberlen
Niclas Jönsson
BMW M3Y106
BMW 3.2L I6
15GTS45 American Viper Racing Erik Messley
Terry Borcheller
Dodge Viper GTS-RD106
Dodge 8.0L V10
16GT52 Seikel Motorsport Stefano Buttiero
Tony Burgess
Porsche 911 GT3-RSY102
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
17GT17 Trinkler Racing Owen Trinkler
Jeff Altenburg
Chevrolet Corvette C5 LM-GTG98
Chevrolet 5.7L V8
18GT98 Kelly-Moss Motorsports Cort Wagner
Rick Polk
Porsche 911 GT3-RY98
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
19GTS44 American Viper Racing Tom Weickardt
Joe Ellis
Dodge Viper GTS-RD96
Dodge 8.0L V10
20
DNF
GTS4 Corvette Racing Andy Pilgrim
Kelly Collins
Chevrolet Corvette C5-RG61
Chevrolet 7.0L V8
21
DNF
LMP67511 Roock-KnightHawk Racing Steven Knight
Mel Hawkins
Lola B2K/40A23
Nissan (AER) VQL 3.4L V6
22
DNF
GT12 Aspen Knolls MCR Shane Lewis
Vic Rice
Callaway C12-RG14
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
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2001 seasonNext race:
2001 12 Hours of Sebring