Watkins Glen 6 Hours 2002 - Racing Sports Cars

Event: 6 Hours of The Glen		Date: 23.6.2002
Track: Watkins Glen International Circuit (United States), 5.472 kms	Organiser: unknown
Watkins Glen 6 Hours
Grand-American Road Racing Championship (round 5)

Weather:	hot, dry
Start time:	11:00
Grid:	unknown
Distance:	6 hours
Attendance:	unknown

Entered:	48
Practiced:	38
Qualified:	38
Started:	37
Finished:	22

Classes:	Pract	Start
SportsRacing Prototype	7	7
SportsRacing Prototype II	4	3
GTS	4	4
GT	14	14
American GT	9	9

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

Race notes:
10 minute reconnaisance held before start
4 full-course cautions for 47 minutes, 13 laps

Pre-race sessions:
3 non-qualifying practice sessions held for a total of 180 minutes on 21-22/6
1 qualifying session held for a total of 15 minutes on 22/6
20 minute pre-race warm-up held

Winners:
Overall:	16	Riley & Scott Mk III Ford	Weaver / Dyson
SportsRacing Prototype II:	8	Lola B2K/40 Nissan	Kelleners / Borcheller / Lazzaro
GTS:	72	Porsche 996 GT3 Cup	Fisher / Lewis
GT:	33	Ferrari 360 Modena GT	Wagner / Auberlen
American GT:	47	Chevrolet Corvette	Morgan / Morgan
Leaders:
laps 1-26:	20	Riley & Scott Mk III
laps 27-33:	16	Riley & Scott Mk III
laps 34-61:	20	Riley & Scott Mk III
laps 62-187:	16	Riley & Scott Mk III
Fastest Laps:
Overall:	16	Riley & Scott Mk III Ford	James Weaver (GB)	1:39.968	197.046 km/h	lap 68
SportsRacing Prototype II:	8	Lola B2K/40 Nissan	Ralf Kelleners (D)	1:45.460	186.785 km/h	lap 160
GTS:	5	Saleen S7-R	Chris Bingham (USA)	1:52.066	175.774 km/h	lap 35
GT:	24	Mosler MT900R	João Barbosa (P)	1:52.862	174.535 km/h	lap 74
American GT:	47	Chevrolet Corvette	Rob Morgan (USA)	1:52.547	175.024 km/h	lap 3
Pole Positions:
Overall:	20	Riley & Scott Mk III Ford	Butch Leitzinger (USA)	1:39.104	198.765 km/h
SportsRacing Prototype II:	8	Lola B2K/40 Nissan	Terry Borcheller (USA)	1:45.328	187.019 km/h
GTS:	5	Saleen S7-R	Chris Bingham (USA)	1:49.048	180.639 km/h
GT:	24	Mosler MT900R	João Barbosa (P)	1:51.856	176.104 km/h
American GT:	47	Chevrolet Corvette	Rob Morgan (USA)	1:49.927	179.196 km/h
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:	Porsche (9), Chevrolet (7), Lola (4), BMW (4), Riley & Scott (3)
Top engines by numbers:	Porsche (10), Ford (9), Chevrolet (8), BMW (4), Nissan (3)
Top car types by numbers:	Chevrolet Corvette (6), BMW M3 (4), Porsche 996 GT3-RS (4)
Driver nationalities:	USA (73), CDN (4), F (4), GB (2), D (2), NZ (2)
Most used colours:	white (27%), blue (17%), silver (14%), red (13%), black (13%), orange (5%)
Engine positions:	mid-engined (37%), front-engined (37%), rear-engined (26%)
Average engine size:	4605 cc (with regard to 5% turbocharged cars an applicable size is 4697 cc)
Oldest known drivers:	Joe Policastro (61), John Morton (60), Doug Mills (60)
Youngest known drivers:	James Gue (21), Fredy Lienhard, Jr. (23), Chris Dyson (24)

Official Race Programme:

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