2001 Grand Prix of Mosport

The 2001 Gran Turismo 3 Grand Prix of Mosport was an American Le Mans Series professional sports car race held at Mosport International Raceway near Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada from August 17 to the 19, 2001. It is named after Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec, a racing game released on July 10, 2001, a month prior to this event. It was the seventh round of the 2001 American Le Mans Series season and the 16th IMSA / Professional SportsCar Racing sanctioned sports car race held at the facility.

Race[edit]

The overall race victory went to Audi Sport North America drivers Frank Biela and Emanuele Pirro marking the Audi R8's second consecutive win at Mosport. Second place went to Jan Magnussen and David Brabham in the Panoz LMP-1 Roadster-S, with Team Cadillac drivers Emmanuel Collard and Christophe Tinseau picking up the first American Le Mans Series podium for the Cadillac Northstar LMP01.

Dick Barbour Racing took the LMP675 victory with drivers Bruno Lambert and Didier de Radigues in the Reynard 01Q.

Corvette Racing drivers Ron Fellows and Johnny O'Connell drove the Chevrolet Corvette C5-R to the GTS class victory with BMW Schnitzer Motorsport drivers Jörg Müller and JJ Lehto taking the GT win in the BMW M3 GTR.^[1]

The race was held under cool and rainy conditions and was broadcast across North America on NBC Sports with Rick Benjamin and Bill Adam calling the race.

Official results[edit]

Class winners in bold.

Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Chassis	Tyre	Laps
Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Engine	Tyre	Laps
1	LMP900	2	Audi Sport North America	Frank Biela Emanuele Pirro	Audi R8	M	115
1	LMP900	2	Audi Sport North America	Frank Biela Emanuele Pirro	Audi 3.6L Turbo V8	M	115
2	LMP900	50	Panoz Motor Sports	Jan Magnussen David Brabham	Panoz LMP-1 Roadster-S	M	113
2	LMP900	50	Panoz Motor Sports	Jan Magnussen David Brabham	Élan 6L8 6.0L V8	M	113
3	LMP900	7	Team Cadillac	Emmanuel Collard Christophe Tinseau	Cadillac Northstar LMP01	M	112
3	LMP900	7	Team Cadillac	Emmanuel Collard Christophe Tinseau	Cadillac Northstar 4.0L Turbo V8	M	112
4	LMP900	8	Team Cadillac	Wayne Taylor Max Angelelli	Cadillac Northstar LMP01	M	112
4	LMP900	8	Team Cadillac	Wayne Taylor Max Angelelli	Cadillac Northstart 4.0L Turbo V8	M	112
5	LMP900	16	Dyson Racing	Butch Leitzinger James Weaver	Riley & Scott Mk III C	G	112
5	LMP900	16	Dyson Racing	Butch Leitzinger James Weaver	Lincoln (Élan) 6.0L V8	G	112
6	LMP675	5	Dick Barbour Racing	Bruno Lambert Didier de Radigues	Reynard 01Q	G	111
6	LMP675	5	Dick Barbour Racing	Bruno Lambert Didier de Radigues	Judd GV675 3.4L V8	G	111
7	GTS	3	Corvette Racing	Ron Fellows Johnny O'Connell	Chevrolet Corvette C5-R	G	109
7	GTS	3	Corvette Racing	Ron Fellows Johnny O'Connell	Chevrolet 7.0L V8	G	109
8	GTS	26	Konrad Team Saleen	Terry Borcheller Franz Konrad	Saleen S7-R	G	108
8	GTS	26	Konrad Team Saleen	Terry Borcheller Franz Konrad	Ford 7.0L V8	G	108
9	GTS	4	Corvette Racing	Andy Pilgrim Kelly Collins	Chevrolet Corvette C5-R	G	107
9	GTS	4	Corvette Racing	Andy Pilgrim Kelly Collins	Chevrolet 7.0L V8	G	107
10	GT	42	BMW Motorsport Schnitzer Motorsport	Jörg Müller JJ Lehto	BMW M3 GTR	M	107
10	GT	42	BMW Motorsport Schnitzer Motorsport	Jörg Müller JJ Lehto	BMW 4.0L V8	M	107
11	GT	43	BMW Motorsport Schnitzer Motorsport	Dirk Müller Fredrik Ekblom	BMW M3 GTR	M	107
11	GT	43	BMW Motorsport Schnitzer Motorsport	Dirk Müller Fredrik Ekblom	BMW 4.0L V8	M	107
12	GT	6	Prototype Technology Group	Boris Said Hans-Joachim Stuck	BMW M3 GTR	Y	107
12	GT	6	Prototype Technology Group	Boris Said Hans-Joachim Stuck	BMW 4.0L V8	Y	107
13	GT	23	Alex Job Racing	Lucas Luhr Sascha Maassen	Porsche 911 GT3-RS	M	106
13	GT	23	Alex Job Racing	Lucas Luhr Sascha Maassen	Porsche 3.6L Flat-6	M	106
14 DNF	LMP900	38	Champion Racing	Andy Wallace Johnny Herbert	Audi R8	M	104
14 DNF	LMP900	38	Champion Racing	Andy Wallace Johnny Herbert	Audi 3.6L Turbo V8	M	104
15	GTS	45	American Viperacing	Shane Lewis David Donohue	Dodge Viper GTS-R	D	103
15	GTS	45	American Viperacing	Shane Lewis David Donohue	Dodge 8.0L V10	D	103
16	GT	52	Seikel Motorsport	Tony Burgess Magnus Wallinder	Porsche 911 GT3-RS	Y	102
16	GT	52	Seikel Motorsport	Tony Burgess Magnus Wallinder	Porsche 3.6L Flat-6	Y	102
17	GT	69	Kyser Racing	Kye Wankum Jeffrey Pabst	Porsche 911 GT3-R	D	96
17	GT	69	Kyser Racing	Kye Wankum Jeffrey Pabst	Porsche 3.6L Flat-6	D	96
18	GT	15	Dick Barbour Racing	Grady Willingham Randy Wars	Porsche 911 GT3-R	D	95
18	GT	15	Dick Barbour Racing	Grady Willingham Randy Wars	Porsche 3.6L Flat-6	D	95
19	LMP675	57	Dick Barbour Racing	John Graham Milka Duno	Reynard 01Q	G	95
19	LMP675	57	Dick Barbour Racing	John Graham Milka Duno	Judd GV675 3.4L V8	G	95
20 DNF	GT	22	Alex Job Racing	Randy Pobst Christian Menzel	Porsche 911 GT3-RS	M	92
20 DNF	GT	22	Alex Job Racing	Randy Pobst Christian Menzel	Porsche 3.6L Flat-6	M	92
21	GTS	44	American Viperacing	Tom Weickardt Kevin Allen	Dodge Viper GTS-R	D	88
21	GTS	44	American Viperacing	Tom Weickardt Kevin Allen	Dodge 8.0L V10	D	88
22 DNF	LMP675	11	Roock-KnightHawk Racing	Steven Knight Claudia Hürtgen	Lola B2K/40	A	56
22 DNF	LMP675	11	Roock-KnightHawk Racing	Steven Knight Claudia Hürtgen	Nissan (AER) VQL 3.4L V6	A	56
23 DNF	GT	10	Prototype Technology Group	Joe Foster Niclas Jönsson	BMW M3 GTR	Y	27
23 DNF	GT	10	Prototype Technology Group	Joe Foster Niclas Jönsson	BMW 4.0L V8	Y	27
24 DNF	LMP900	1	Audi Sport North America	Rinaldo Capello Tom Kristensen	Audi R8	M	24
24 DNF	LMP900	1	Audi Sport North America	Rinaldo Capello Tom Kristensen	Audi 3.6L Turbo V8	M	24
25 DNF	GT	30	Petersen Motorsports	Johnny Mowlem Timo Bernhard	Porsche 911 GT3-R	M	21
25 DNF	GT	30	Petersen Motorsports	Johnny Mowlem Timo Bernhard	Porsche 3.6L Flat-6	M	21
26 DNF	LMP900	51	Panoz Motor Sports	Klaus Graf Franck Lagorce	Panoz LMP-1 Roadster-S	M	1
26 DNF	LMP900	51	Panoz Motor Sports	Klaus Graf Franck Lagorce	Élan 6L8 6.0L V8	M	1

Statistics[edit]

Pole Position - #1 Audi Sport North America - 1:08.222
Fastest Lap - #2 Audi Sport North America - 1:10.002
Time of race - 2:46:03.805
Distance - 455.098 km
Average Speed - 164.430 km/h

References[edit]

^ Watkins, Gary (September 2001). "Red Alert - Race Report Mosport". Le Mans Series & Sportscar Racer. Indianapolis, Indiana: Haymarket Media Group. pp. 44–49.

External links[edit]

2001 Grand Prix of Mosport Race Broadcast (American Le Mans Series YouTube Channel)
Official Results
World Sports Racing Prototypes - Race Results

American Le Mans Series
Previous race: 2001 Grand Prix of Portland	2001 season	Next race: 2001 Grand Prix of Mid-Ohio

[1] Watkins, Gary (September 2001). "Red Alert - Race Report Mosport". Le Mans Series & Sportscar Racer. Indianapolis, Indiana: Haymarket Media Group. pp. 44–49.

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