Le Mans 24 Hours 2001 - Racing Sports Cars

Event: 24 Heures du Mans		Date: 17.6.2001
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:	intermittent heavy rain
Start time:	16/6 16:00
Grid:	2-2-2, PP left
Distance:	24 hours
Attendance:	210000

Entered:	80
Practiced:	48
Qualified:	48
Started:	48
Finished:	21
Classified:	20

Classes:	Pract	Start	Class
LMP 900	18	18	5
LMP 675	8	8	2
LM GTP	2	2	1
LM GTS	9	9	4
LM GT	11	11	8

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

Race notes:
4 full-course cautions for 113 minutes

Pre-race sessions:
2 qualifying sessions held for a total of 480 minutes on 13-14/6
45 minute pre-race warm-up held

Winners:
Overall:	1	Audi R8	Biela / Pirro / Kristensen
LMP 675:	38	Reynard 2KQ-LM VW	Gene / Delétraz / Fabre
LM GTP:	8	Bentley EXP Speed 8	Wallace / van de Poele / Leitzinger
LM GTS:	63	Chevrolet Corvette C5-R	Fellows / O'Connell / Pruett
LM GT:	83	Porsche 996 GT3-RS	Drudi / Babini / Rosa
Fastest Laps:
Overall:	2	Audi R8	Laurent Aiello (F)	3:39.0460	223.5970 km/h
LMP 675:	34	MG Lola EX257	Anthony Reid (GB)	3:45.6040	217.0970 km/h
LM GTP:	8	Bentley EXP Speed 8	Andy Wallace (GB)	3:42.7130	219.9150 km/h
LM GTS:	62	Saleen S7-R	Johnny Mowlem (GB)	4:03.2260	201.3680 km/h
LM GT:	83	Porsche 996 GT3-RS	Fabio Babini (I)	4:17.0440	190.5430 km/h
Pole Positions:
Overall:	2	Audi R8	Rinaldo Capello (I)	3:32.4290	230.5620 km/h
LMP 675:	34	MG Lola EX257	Anthony Reid (GB)	3:40.2430	222.3820 km/h
LM GTP:	7	Bentley EXP Speed 8	Martin Brundle (GB)	3:36.5350	226.1900 km/h
LM GTS:	60	Saleen S7-R	Oliver Gavin (GB)	3:52.8490	210.3420 km/h
LM GT:	70	Callaway C12-R	Cort Wagner (USA)	4:10.1680	195.7800 km/h
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:	Porsche (10), Chrysler (7), Audi (4), Reynard (3), Courage (3), Saleen (3)
Top engines by numbers:	Porsche (10), Chrysler (7), Judd (7), Audi (6), Chevrolet (3), Peugeot (3), Ford (3)
Top car types by numbers:	Porsche 996 GT3-RS (7), Audi R8 (4), Chrysler Viper (4)
Driver nationalities:	F (43), GB (22), USA (16), B (9), J (8), I (7), NL (5), D (5), DK (4), CDN (4)
Team nationalities:	F (18), GB (10), USA (10), D (6)
Most used colours:	silver (20%), white (16%), black (13%), red (13%), blue (12%), yellow (11%)
Engine positions:	mid-engined (61%), rear-engined (21%), front-engined (18%)
Oldest known drivers:	Walter Brun (59), Jean-Luc Maury-Laribiére (58), Chris Gleason (58)
Youngest known drivers:	Gunnar Jeannette (19), Val Hillebrand (20), Sébastien Bourdais (22)
Female drivers:	Milka Duno, Claudia Hürtgen, Vanina Ickx

Official Race Programme:

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