2000 American Le Mans Series
The 2000 American Le Mans Series was the second running of the IMSA American Le Mans Series, and overall the 30th season of an IMSA GT Championship, dating back to the 1971 edition. It was a series for Le Mans Prototypes (LMP) and Grand Touring (GT) race cars divided into 3 classes: LMP, GTS, and GT. It began March 18, 2000 and ended December 31, 2000 after 12 races.
This season was the first time that the ALMS held races outside of North America, with two events held in Europe and one in Australia. These events helped with the creation of the 2001 European Le Mans Series season, although it was short-lived. An Asian Le Mans Series was also discussed but not developed.
Schedule
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The 2000 schedule greatly expanded from the previous season, adding not only three races outside North America, but an additional North American round as well. Silverstone Circuit and the Nürburgring were scheduled before and after the 24 Hours of Le Mans, while the Race of a Thousand Years in Australia was held long after the North American season ended. Road courses at Charlotte Motor Speedway and Texas Motor Speedway replaced the previous year's Grand Prix of Atlanta at Road Atlanta.
Season results
[edit]Overall winner in bold.
Drivers Championship
[edit]The Drivers Championship was won by Allan McNish and Rinaldo Capello.[4]
Manufacturers Championship
[edit]The Manufacturers Championship was won by Audi.[4]
Teams Championship
[edit]Points are awarded to the finishers in the following order:[5]
- 25-21-19-17-15-14-13-12-11-10-...
Exceptions being for the 12 Hours of Sebring, 1000 km of Nurburgring, Petit Le Mans, and Race of a Thousand Years which awarded in the following order:[5]
- 30-26-24-22-20-19-18-17-16-15-...
Points were only awarded for the best 10 finishes in the 12 race season. Points won but not counted towards the season championship are listed in italics.
Cars failing to complete 70% of the winner's distance are not awarded points. Teams only score the points of their highest finishing entry in each race.
LMP Standings
[edit]Pos | Team | Chassis | Engine | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | R10 | R11 | R12 | Total |
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1 | ![]() |
Audi R8R Audi R8 |
Audi 3.6 L Turbo V8 | 30 |
14 |
19 |
24 |
25 |
25 |
25 |
25 |
30 |
25 |
25 |
30 |
264 |
2 | ![]() |
BMW V12 LMR | BMW S70 6.0 L V12 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 19 | 21 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 219 | |
3 | ![]() |
Panoz LMP-1 Roadster-S | Élan 6L8 6.0 L V8 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 30 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 24 | 208 |
4 | ![]() |
Lola B2K/10 | Judd (Rafanelli) GV4 4.0 L V10 | 10 | 19 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 17 | 22 | 136 | ||
5 | ![]() |
Reynard 2KQ Reynard 2KQ-LM |
Judd GV4 4.0 L V10 | 11 |
7 |
13 |
13 |
17 |
13 |
15 |
11 |
15 |
15 |
130 | ||
6 | ![]() |
Lola B98/10 Lola B2K/10 |
Ford 5.1 L V8 Judd GV4 4.0 L V8 |
17 |
14 |
12 |
11 |
14 |
14 |
12 |
94 | |||||
7 | ![]() |
Cadillac Northstar LMP | Cadillac Northstar 4.0 L Turbo V8 | 15 | 14 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 87 | |||||||
8 | ![]() |
Cadillac Northstar LMP | Cadillac Northstar 4.0 L Turbo V8 | 19 | 12 | 18 | 13 | 62 | ||||||||
9 | ![]() |
Lola B2K/10 | Ford (Roush) 6.0 L V8 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 26 | 58 | ||||||||
10 | ![]() |
Riley & Scott Mk III | Judd GV4 4.0 L V10 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 31 | |||||||||
11 | ![]() |
Lola B2K/10 | Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 | 16 | 11 | 27 | ||||||||||
12 | ![]() |
Lola B2K/40 | Nissan (AER) VQL 3.0 L V6 | 12 | 13 | 25 | ||||||||||
13 | ![]() |
Ferrari 333 SP | Judd GV4 4.0 L V10 | 20 | 20 | |||||||||||
14 | ![]() |
Reynard 2KQ-LM | Volkswagen 2.0 L Turbo I4 | 19 | 19 | |||||||||||
15 | ![]() |
Ferrari 333 SP | Ferrari F310E 4.0 L V12 | 18 | 18 | |||||||||||
16 | ![]() |
Debora LMP299 | BMW 3.0 L I6 | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||
17 | ![]() |
Lola B98/10 | Ford Cosworth XD 2.6 L Turbo V8 | 14 | 14 | |||||||||||
18 | ![]() |
Courage C52 | Peugeot A32 3.2 L Turbo V6 | 13 | 13 | |||||||||||
19 | ![]() |
Courage C60 | Judd GV4 4.0 L V10 | 12 | 12 | |||||||||||
20= | ![]() |
Lola B98/K2000 | Ford (Roush) 6.0 L V8 | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||
20= | ![]() |
Riley & Scott Mk III | Ford Cosworth 4.0 L V8 | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||
22 | ![]() |
Lola B2K/40 | Nissan (AER) VQL 3.0 L V6 | 8 | 8 | |||||||||||
23 | ![]() |
Lola B2K/40 | Nissan (AER) VQL 3.0 L V6 | 7 | 7 |
GTS Standings
[edit]Pos | Team | Chassis | Engine | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | R10 | R11 | R12 | Total |
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1 | ![]() |
Dodge Viper GTS-R | Dodge 8.0 L V10 | 30 | 25 | 25 | 30 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 30 | 266 |
2 | ![]() |
Porsche 911 GT2 | Porsche 3.8 L Turbo Flat-6 | 18 | 21 | 13 | 24 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 184 | ||
3 | ![]() |
Chevrolet Corvette C5-R | Chevrolet 7.0 L V8 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 21 | 19 | 136 | ||||||
4 | ![]() |
Chrysler Viper GTS-R | Chrysler 8.0 L V10 | 14 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 24 | 112 | ||||||
5 | ![]() |
Porsche 911 GT2 | Porsche 3.8 L Turbo Flat-6 | 22 | 17 | 19 | 58 | |||||||||
6= | ![]() |
Porsche 911 GT2 | Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 | 22 | 22 | |||||||||||
6= | ![]() |
Porsche 911 GT2 | Porsche 3.8 L Turbo Flat-6 | 22 | 22 | |||||||||||
8 | ![]() |
Porsche 911 GT2 | Porsche 3.8 L Turbo Flat-6 | 19 | 19 | |||||||||||
9 | ![]() |
Porsche 911 GT2 | Porsche 3.8 L Turbo Flat-6 | 17 | 17 | |||||||||||
10 | ![]() |
Dodge Viper GTS-R | Dodge 8.0 L V10 | 16 | 16 | |||||||||||
11 | ![]() |
Porsche 911 GT2 | Porsche 3.8 L Turbo Flat-6 | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||
12 | ![]() |
Saleen S7-R | Ford 7.0 L V8 | 14 | 14 | |||||||||||
13= | ![]() |
Porsche 911 GT2 | Porsche 3.8 L Turbo Flat-6 | 13 | 13 | |||||||||||
13= | ![]() |
Chrysler Viper GTS-R | Chrysler 8.0 L V10 | 13 | 13 |
GT Standings
[edit]Pos | Team | Chassis | Engine | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | R10 | R11 | R12 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
Porsche 911 GT3-R | Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | 30 | 25 | 25 | 30 | 25 | 19 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 10 | 25 | 30 | 266 |
2 | ![]() |
Porsche 911 GT3-R | Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 25 | 25 | 19 | 26 | 21 | 12 | 205 | ||
3 | ![]() |
BMW M3 GTR | BMW 3.2 L I6 | 21 | 14 | 22 | 19 | 21 | 14 | 21 | 16 | 25 | 19 | 24 | 202 | |
4 | ![]() |
Porsche 911 GT3-R | Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | 26 | 15 | 13 | 26 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 166 |
5 | ![]() |
Porsche 911 GT3-R | Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | 18 | 13 | 19 | 24 | 15 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 151 | |
6 | ![]() |
Porsche 911 GT3-R | Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 125 | |||
7 | ![]() |
Porsche 911 GT3-R | Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 20 | 112 | ||||
8 | ![]() |
Porsche 911 GT3-R | Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | 8 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 15 | 91 | ||||
9 | ![]() |
Porsche 911 GT3-R | Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | 9 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 15 | 6 | 88 | |||||
10 | ![]() |
Porsche 911 GT3-R | Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | 22 | 11 | 33 | ||||||||||
11 | ![]() |
Porsche 911 GT3-R | Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | 20 | 12 | 32 | ||||||||||
12 | ![]() |
Porsche 911 GT3-R | Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | 18 | 9 | 27 | ||||||||||
13 | ![]() |
Porsche 911 GT3-R | Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | 24 | 24 | |||||||||||
14 | ![]() |
Porsche 911 GT3-R | Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | 22 | 22 | |||||||||||
15 | ![]() |
Porsche 911 GT3-R | Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | 19 | 19 | |||||||||||
16 | ![]() |
Porsche 911 GT3-R | Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||
17 | ![]() |
Porsche 911 GT3-R | Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | 13 | 13 |
References
[edit]- ^ "American Le Mans Series 2000 Races!". American Le Mans Series. Archived from the original on October 19, 2000. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
- ^ "American LeMans Series - 2000: Racing Calendar". Speedsport Magazine. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
- ^ "American LeMans Series - Season 2000: Results". Speedsport Magazine. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
- ^ a b ALMS 2000: Audi arrived in America and beats BMW and Panoz, www.motorsport.com Retrieved 2 March 2016
- ^ a b "American LeMans Series - 2000: Point standings". Speedsport Magazine. Retrieved January 21, 2024.