Le Mans 24 Hours 2000 - Racing Sports Cars

Event: 24 Heures du Mans		Date: 18.6.2000
Track: Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans (France), 13.605 kms	Organiser: Automobile Club de l'Ouest
Le Mans 24 Hours
Non championship race

Weather:	hot, dry
Start time:	17/6
Grid:	2-2-2, PP left
Distance:	24 hours
Attendance:	200000

Entered:	119
Practiced:	48
Qualified:	48
Started:	48
Finished:	29
Classified:	28

Classes:	Pract	Start	Class
Le Mans Prototype 900	20	20	12
Le Mans Prototype 675	6	6	2
Le Mans GTS	10	10	7
Le Mans GT	12	12	7

Photo Gallery Entered Cars Technical Data Appearance Race Results Grid Qualifying Qualifying 1 Qualifying 2 Lap Times

Race notes:
2 full-course cautions for 65 minutes

Pre-race sessions:
4 qualifying sessions held for a total of 480 minutes on 14-15/6
45 minute pre-race warm-up held

Winners:
Overall:	8	Audi R8	Biela / Pirro / Kristensen
Le Mans Prototype 675:	32	Lola B2K/40 Nissan	Maxwell / Graham / Wilkins
Le Mans GTS:	51	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	Wendlinger / Beretta / Dupuy
Le Mans GT:	73	Porsche 996 GT3-R	Fukuyama / Lambert / Yogou
Leaders:
laps 10-16:	11	Panoz LMP Spyder S
laps 160-368:	8	Audi R8
laps 17-22:	9	Audi R8
laps 1-8:	9	Audi R8
lap 23:	8	Audi R8
laps 24-34:	9	Audi R8
laps 35-36:	8	Audi R8
laps 37-39:	7	Audi R8
laps 40-90:	9	Audi R8
lap 9:	8	Audi R8
laps 91-159:	7	Audi R8
Fastest Laps:
Overall:	9	Audi R8	Allan McNish (GB)	3:37.359	225.332 km/h	lap 233
Le Mans Prototype 675:	34	Reynard 2KQ VW	Jean-Christophe Boullion (F)	3:52.156	210.970 km/h
Le Mans GTS:	63	Chevrolet Corvette C5-R	Ron Fellows (CDN)	3:58.862	205.047 km/h
Le Mans GT:	77	Porsche 996 GT3-R	Bouchut / Goueslard / Chéreau	4:16.660
Pole Positions:
Overall:	9	Audi R8	Allan McNish (GB)	3:36.124	226.620 km/h
Le Mans Prototype 675:	34	Reynard 2KQ VW	Jean-Christophe Boullion (F)	3:46.202	216.523 km/h
Le Mans GTS:	51	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	Karl Wendlinger (A)	3:56.327	207.247 km/h
Le Mans GT:	77	Porsche 996 GT3-R	Christophe Bouchut (F)	4:09.712	196.563 km/h
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:	Porsche (14), Chrysler (6), Panoz (5), Reynard (5), Cadillac (4)
Top engines by numbers:	Porsche (14), Chrysler (6), Elan (5), Cadillac (4), Audi (3), Peugeot (3), Judd (3)
Top car types by numbers:	Porsche 996 GT3-R (12), Chrysler Viper (6), Panoz LMP-1 Roadster S (5), Reynard 2KQ (5)
Driver nationalities:	F (45), USA (17), J (12), D (12), B (11), I (11), NL (7), GB (6), CDN (5), DK (4)
Team nationalities:	F (18), D (9), USA (9), J (4)
Most used colours:	white (22%), red (19%), silver (16%), black (13%), yellow (11%), blue (7%)
Engine positions:	mid-engined (43%), rear-engined (29%), front-engined (28%)
Oldest known drivers:	Mario Andretti (60), Katsunori Iketani (59), Walter Brun (58)
Youngest known drivers:	Gunnar Jeannette (18), Lucas Luhr (21), Sébastien Bourdais (21)

Official Race Programme:

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