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Event: Audi Petit Le MansDate: 6.10.2001
Track: Road Atlanta Motor Sports Center (United States), 4.088 kmsOrganiser: unknown

Petit Le Mans
Weather:drying, cool, overcast
Start time:12:00
Grid:2-2-2, PP right, rolling start
Distance:1000 miles
Attendance:58000
Entered:49
Practiced:43
Qualified:41
Started:41
Finished:25
Classes:PractStart
Le Mans Prototype 9001010
Le Mans Prototype 67566
Grand Touring Sport99
Grand Touring1816
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Race notes:
9 full-course cautions for 92 minutes
Pre-race sessions:
official test session held for a total of 75 minutes on 3/10 in 1 session
4 non-qualifying practice sessions held for a total of 300 minutes on 4-5/10
1 qualifying session held for a total of 30 minutes on 5/10
30 minute pre-race warm-up held
Winners:
Overall:2Audi R8Pirro / Biela
Le Mans Prototype 675:57Reynard 01Q JuddMaxwell / Duno / Graham
Grand Touring Sport:4Chevrolet Corvette C5-RCollins / Pilgrim / Fréon
Grand Touring:6BMW M3 GTRStuck / Said / Auberlen
Leaders:
laps 108-111:2Audi R8Frank Biela
laps 112-115:18Audi R8Patrick LeMarié
laps 116-130:2Audi R8Emanuele Pirro
laps 1-26:1Audi R8Tom Kristensen
laps 131-143:18Audi R8Stefan Johansson
laps 144-177:2Audi R8Emanuele Pirro
laps 178-190:18Audi R8Stefan Johansson
laps 191-342:2Audi R8Emanuele Pirro
laps 27-30:50Panoz LMP-1 Spyder SDavid Brabham
lap 31:39Reynard 2KQ VWJordi Gene
laps 32-51:2Audi R8Emanuele Pirro
laps 343-394:2Audi R8Frank Biela
laps 52-69:38Audi R8Johnny Herbert
laps 70-107:18Audi R8Stefan Johansson
Fastest Laps:
Overall:2Audi R8Frank Biela (D)1:11.9070204.6506 km/hlap 76
Le Mans Prototype 675:5Reynard 01Q JuddDidier de Radigues (B)1:16.0040193.6186 km/hlap 109
Grand Touring Sport:26Saleen S7-RTerry Borcheller (USA)1:19.2820185.6137 km/hlap 180
Grand Touring:43BMW M3 GTRDirk Müller (D)1:23.1630176.9522 km/hlap 71
Pole Positions:
Overall:1Audi R8Tom Kristensen (DK)1:10.9170207.5072 km/h
Le Mans Prototype 675:5Reynard 01Q JuddDidier de Radigues (B)1:14.5790197.3185 km/h
Grand Touring Sport:4Chevrolet Corvette C5-RAndy Pilgrim (USA)1:18.9540186.3846 km/h
Grand Touring:42BMW M3 GTRJ.J. Lehto (FIN)1:22.6040178.1496 km/h
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:Porsche (10), Audi (4), BMW (4), Reynard (3), Saleen (3), Lola (3)
Top engines by numbers:Porsche (10), Audi (4), BMW (4), Chevrolet (3), Judd (3), Ford (3), Nissan (3)
Top car types by numbers:Porsche 996 GT3-RS (7), Audi R8 (4), BMW M3 (4)
Driver nationalities:USA (49), GB (11), D (11), F (7), B (5), CDN (5), I (4), S (4), CH (3), A (2), DK (2), ZA (2), NL (2)
Team nationalities:USA (28), D (7), GB (4)
Most used colours:white (33%), red (17%), silver (15%), yellow (11%), blue (9%), black (5%)
Engine positions:mid-engined (45%), front-engined (30%), rear-engined (25%)
Average engine size:4584 cc (with regard to 17% turbocharged cars an applicable size is 4895 cc)
Oldest known drivers:Joe Policastro (60), Walter Brun (59), Elliot Forbes-Robinson (58)
Youngest known drivers:Gunnar Jeannette (19), Ben Devlin (19), Sam Hancock (21)
Female drivers:Milka Duno, Claudia Hürtgen

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