Sebring 12 Hours 2001 - Racing Sports Cars

Event: 49th Annual Exxon Superflo 12 Hours at Sebring Presented by Dodge		Date: 17.3.2001
Track: Sebring International Raceway (United States), 5.955 kms	Organiser: unknown
Sebring 12 Hours
The American Le Mans Series Championship (round 2) European Le Mans Series (round 1)

Weather:	cloudy, warm
Start time:	10:39
Grid:	2-2-2, PP left, rolling start
Distance:	12 hours
Attendance:	168000

Entered:	42
Practiced:	40
Qualified:	38
Started:	38
Finished:	20

Classes:	Pract	Start
Le Mans Prototype 900	9	9
Le Mans Prototype 675	1	1
Grand Touring Sport	5	5
Grand Touring	25	23

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

Race notes:
without a caution period

Pre-race sessions:
2 qualifying sessions held for a total of 40 minutes on 14-15/3
4 non-qualifying practice sessions held for a total of 240 minutes on 14-16/3
20 minute pre-race warm-up held
official test session held for a total of 270 minutes on 12-13/3 in 3 sessions

Winners:
Overall:	1	Audi R8	Capello / Alboreto / Aiello
Le Mans Prototype 675:	11	Lola B2K/40 Nissan	Hürtgen / Hawkins / Knight
Grand Touring Sport:	26	Saleen S7-R	Gavin / Konrad / Borcheller
Grand Touring:	23	Porsche 996 GT3-RS	Maassen / Collard / Luhr
Leaders:
laps 108-110:	1	Audi R8	Michele Alboreto
laps 111-116:	2	Audi R8	Emanuele Pirro
laps 117-166:	1	Audi R8	Laurent Aiello
laps 1-5:	2	Audi R8	Frank Biela
laps 167-222:	1	Audi R8	Rinaldo Capello
laps 223-228:	1	Audi R8	Michele Alboreto
laps 229-230:	18	Audi R8	Guy Smith
laps 231-234:	1	Audi R8	Michele Alboreto
laps 235-251:	2	Audi R8	Tom Kristensen
laps 252-254:	1	Audi R8	Michele Alboreto
laps 255-278:	2	Audi R8	Tom Kristensen
laps 279-282:	1	Audi R8	Laurent Aiello
laps 283-296:	2	Audi R8	Emanuele Pirro
laps 297-321:	1	Audi R8	Rinaldo Capello
laps 322-322:	2	Audi R8	Emanuele Pirro
laps 323-345:	1	Audi R8	Rinaldo Capello
laps 346-350:	2	Audi R8	Tom Kristensen
laps 351-370:	1	Audi R8	Rinaldo Capello
laps 55-92:	1	Audi R8	Michele Alboreto
laps 6-54:	1	Audi R8	Rinaldo Capello
laps 93-107:	2	Audi R8	Tom Kristensen
Fastest Laps:
Overall:	2	Audi R8	Tom Kristensen (DK)	1:49.666	195.471 km/h	lap 237
Le Mans Prototype 675:	11	Lola B2K/40 Nissan	Hürtgen / Hawkins / Knight	2:01.365	176.629 km/h	lap 94
Grand Touring Sport:	26	Saleen S7-R	Gavin / Konrad / Borcheller	2:01.043	177.099 km/h	lap 215
Grand Touring:	42	BMW M3 GTR	Lehto / Müller	2:06.682	169.214 km/h	lap 32
Pole Positions:
Overall:	2	Audi R8	Emanuele Pirro (I)	1:49.110	196.467 km/h
Le Mans Prototype 675:	11	Lola B2K/40 Nissan	Claudia Hürtgen (D)	2:01.074	177.052 km/h
Grand Touring Sport:	26	Saleen S7-R	Oliver Gavin (GB)	2:00.426	178.005 km/h
Grand Touring:	23	Porsche 996 GT3-RS	Maassen / Collard / Luhr	2:06.764	169.105 km/h
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:	Porsche (17), Audi (4), BMW (4), Chevrolet (3), Lola (2), Dodge (2), Panoz (2)
Top engines by numbers:	Porsche (17), Audi (4), Chevrolet (4), BMW (4), Dodge (2), Elan (2)
Top car types by numbers:	Porsche 996 GT3-RS (10), Porsche 996 GT3-R (7), Audi R8 (4), BMW M3 E46 (4)
Driver nationalities:	USA (48), D (16), F (10), GB (7), I (6), CDN (4), S (3), A (3), DK (2)
Team nationalities:	USA (23), D (11), F (2)
Most used colours:	white (39%), blue (14%), silver (13%), red (13%), yellow (8%), black (7%)
Engine positions:	rear-engined (45%), front-engined (29%), mid-engined (26%)
Average engine size:	4285 cc (with regard to 13% turbocharged cars an applicable size is 4507 cc)
Oldest known drivers:	Dieter Quester (62), Chris Gleason (58), Elliot Forbes-Robinson (58)
Youngest known drivers:	Timo Bernhard (20), Lucas Luhr (22), Sébastien Bourdais (22)
Female drivers:	Claudia Hürtgen

Official Race Programme:

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