American Le Mans Series Sears Point 2000

Event: The Grand Prix of Sonoma		Date: 23.7.2000
Track: Sears Point International Raceway (United States), 4.056 kms	Organiser: unknown
American Le Mans Series Sears Point
American Le Mans Series (round 5)

Weather:	hot, dry
Start time:	unknown
Grid:	2-2-2, PP left, rolling start
Distance:	2 hours 45 minutes
Attendance:	unknown

Entered:	30
Practiced:	29
Qualified:	29
Started:	29
Finished:	20

Classes:	Pract	Start
Le Mans Prototype	11	11
Le Mans GTS	3	3
Le Mans GT	15	15

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

Pre-race sessions:
2 qualifying sessions held for a total of 40 minutes on 21-22/7
2 non-qualifying practice sessions held for a total of 120 minutes on 21-22/7
25 minute pre-race warm-up held

Winners:
Overall:	77	Audi R8	McNish / Capello
Le Mans GTS:	92	Dodge Viper GTS-R	Donohue / Archer
Le Mans GT:	5	Porsche 996 GT3-R	Müller / Luhr
Leaders:
laps 1-36:	77	Audi R8	Allan McNish
laps 37-38:	78	Audi R8	Emanuele Pirro
laps 39-77:	77	Audi R8	Allan McNish
laps 78-114:	77	Audi R8	Rinaldo Capello
Fastest Laps:
Overall:	77	Audi R8	McNish / Capello	1:22.863	176.194 km/h	lap 2
Le Mans GTS:	91	Dodge Viper GTS-R	Karl Wendlinger (A)	1:33.550	156.066 km/h	lap 4
Le Mans GT:	5	Porsche 996 GT3-R	Müller / Luhr	1:37.075	150.400 km/h	lap 4
Pole Positions:
Overall:	77	Audi R8	Allan McNish (GB)	1:20.683	180.955 km/h
Le Mans GTS:	91	Dodge Viper GTS-R	Karl Wendlinger (A)	1:31.779	157.363 km/h
Le Mans GT:	5	Porsche 996 GT3-R	Dirk Müller (D)	1:35.707	152.548 km/h
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:	Porsche (13), BMW (5), Lola (3), Audi (2), Panoz (2), Reynard (2), Dodge (2)
Top engines by numbers:	Porsche (14), BMW (5), Judd (4), Audi (2), Elan (2), Dodge (2)
Top car types by numbers:	Porsche 996 GT3-R (12), Lola B2K/10 (3), BMW M3 E46 (3)
Driver nationalities:	USA (29), D (6), GB (4), I (4), AUS (2), B (2), CDN (2), F (2), S (2)
Team nationalities:	USA (18), D (5), F (2), AUS (2)
Most used colours:	white (31%), silver (22%), red (21%), blue (9%), green (7%), black (4%)
Engine positions:	rear-engined (44%), mid-engined (31%), front-engined (25%)
Average engine size:	4252 cc (with regard to 13% turbocharged cars an applicable size is 4473 cc)
Oldest known drivers:	Bob Wollek (57), Doc Bundy (51), Hans-Joachim Stuck (49)
Youngest known drivers:	Gunnar Jeannette (18), Lucas Luhr (21), Dirk Müller (25)
Female drivers:	Jennifer Tumminelli

Official Race Programme:

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