2000 FIA GT Championship

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Lister won their only FIA GT Championship with the Lister Storm GTM (2003 version pictured)

The 2000 FIA GT Championship was the fourth FIA GT Championship, an auto racing series endorsed by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) and organized by the Stéphane Ratel Organisation (SRO). The races featured grand touring cars divided into two categories, GT and N GT, with drivers and teams titles awarded for each category. The championship began on 26 March 2000 and ended 22 October 2000 after ten races, all held in Europe.

After the 1999 season featured just a single category of cars competing, the FIA GT Championship once again became a two-class series for 2000 with the introduction of the Group N-GT cars by the FIA. The new category was positioned below the former GT2 class of cars from 1997 to 1999, now renamed to just GT, and was awarded an FIA Cup instead of a full FIA Championship. Britons Julian Bailey and Jamie Campbell-Walter won the GT Drivers' Championship with five victories, driving for the GT team champions Lister Storm Racing in their first full season of FIA GT competition. Christophe Bouchut and Patrice Goueslard were the inaugural N-GT Cup winners, driving for Teams title winners Larbre Compétition Chereau.

Schedule[]

The FIA GT Championship became a European-only series for 2000, dropping all fly-away races in North America and Asia. The two German rounds at Hockenheimring and Oschersleben were replaced by a single race at EuroSpeedway Lausitz, while the A1-Ring returned to the series after a one-year absence. Valencia, Estoril, Brno, and Magny-Cours were all new events for the series. Donington Park was the only other European event not kept for 2000.

All events were held over a distance of 500 km (310 mi).

Rnd	Race	Circuit	Date
1	Valencia 500 km	Circuit de Valencia, Cheste, Spain	26 March
2	Estoril 500 km	Autódromo do Estoril, Estoril, Portugal	2 April
3	Monza 500 km	Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza, Italy	16 April
4	P&O Stena Line Silverstone 500x2	Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, United Kingdom	14 May
5	MOL FIA GT Hungaroring	Hungaroring, Mogyoród, Hungary	2 July
6	Zolder 500 km	Zolder Circuit, Zolder, Belgium	23 July
7	500 km A1-Ring	A1-Ring, Spielberg, Austria	6 August
8	Lausitz 200	EuroSpeedway Lausitz, Klettwitz, Germany	2 September
9	Česká pojišťovna Racing Weekend	Autodrom Brno Masaryk, Brno, Czech Republic	17 September
10	Trophee Ecospace d'Automne	Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, Magny-Cours, France	22 October

Entries[]

GT[]

Entrant	Car	Engine	Tyre	No.	Drivers	Rounds
Chamberlain Motorsport	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	Chrysler 356-T6 8.0 L V10	M	1	Stephen Watson	1–5
					Ni Amorim	1–2
					Xavier Pompidou	3
						4
						5
					Horst Felbermayr	7
						7
				2	Walter Brun	1–4, 8
						1–4, 8
Freisinger Motorsport	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.8 L Turbo Flat-6	D	3		All
					Bob Wollek	1, 3, 5
					Stéphane Ortelli	2, 4
						6
					Gottfried Grasser	7
						8–9
						10
				4		All
					Yukihiro Hane	1–8, 10
						9
Konrad Motorsport	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.8 L Turbo Flat-6	D	5	Franz Konrad	1–8
						1–8
				6		5
						5
Proton Competition	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6	Y	7		All
					Christian Ried	All
						2, 4
						3
	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.8 L Turbo Flat-6	D	8		1, 3, 6, 8–10
						1
						1
						2–4, 6, 10
						2
						2
						3
						4, 9
						6
						8
						9
				9		1
						1
						1
						3
						3
						3
Paul Belmondo Competition	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	Chrysler 356-T6 8.0 L V10	D	10		1–4
						1–4
					Claude-Yves Gosselin	10
					Anthony Kumpen	10
Paul Belmondo Racing				11	Claude-Yves Gosselin	1–5, 7–9
					Boris Derichebourg	1–3
					Paul Belmondo	4–10
					Marc Duez	6, 10
				12		1–6, 8–10
					Paul Belmondo	1–3
					Boris Derichebourg	4–10
					Emmanuel Clérico	7
Lister Storm Racing	Lister Storm GTM	Jaguar 7.0 L V12	M	14	Jamie Campbell-Walter	All
					Julian Bailey	All
				15		All
					Peter Hardman	1–3
					Carlos Palau	1
					Philippe Favre	2–5, 7–10
					Tiff Needell	6
First Racing	Ferrari 550 Millennio	Ferrari F133 6.0 L V12	D	16	Fabien Giroix	1, 3, 6, 9–10
					Jean-Denis Délétraz	1, 3, 6, 9–10
Marcos Cars International	Marcos Mantara LM600	Chevrolet 5.9 L V8	D	19	Cor Euser	1–4, 6
						1–2
						3–4, 6
						3
	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	Chrysler 356-T6 8.0 L V10	D	21		All
						1–7, 9–10
						1, 3–10
						2
						8
Wieth Racing	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.8 L Turbo Flat-6	D	22		1–3, 5–10
						1–3, 5–10
	Lamborghini Diablo GTR	Lamborghini 6.0 L V12	M	23		4–5, 7, 9
						4–5, 7, 9
Reiter Engineering	Lamborghini Diablo GTR	Lamborghini 6.0 L V12	M	24		7–9
					Bernhard Müller	7–9
Carsport Holland	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	Chrysler 356-T6 8.0 L V10	M	25	Mike Hezemans	All
						1–6, 8–9
					Tom Coronel	7, 10
				39		10
					Peter Kox	10
	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.8 L Turbo Flat-6	P	27		All
						1–6, 8–10
						1, 3–10
						7
RWS	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6		28	Horst Felbermayr	1–3, 5
						1–3, 5
	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	Chrysler 356-T6 8.0 L V10	M	29	Jean-Pierre Jarier	3–4, 7
						3–4, 7
Seikel Motorsport	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6	D	32		1–2
						1–2
	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6		33	Jonathan Baker	6
					Charlie Cox	6
	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6	D	36		2, 10
						2, 10
Bovi Motorsport	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6		37		5
						5
						5
	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6		38		10
						10
	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.8 L Turbo Flat-6	D	44		4
						4
Felbermayr	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	Chrysler 356-T6 8.0 L V10	M	45	Horst Felbermayr	4
						4

N-GT[]

Entrant	Car	Engine	Tyre	No.	Drivers	Rounds
	Porsche 911 GT3-R	Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6	D	50		All
						1–4
					Nigel Smith	5–10
				51	Michel Neugarten	1–6
					Nigel Smith	1–4
						5–10
					Stéphane Ortelli	7
						8
						9–10
Larbre Compétition Chereau	Porsche 911 GT3-R	Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6	M	52	Christophe Bouchut	All
					Patrice Goueslard	All
				53	Ferdinand de Lesseps	1–4, 6–10
					Jean-Luc Chéreau	1, 3–6, 10
					André Ahrlé	2–3, 5–10
					Sébastien Bourdais	5
Noël del Bello Racing	Porsche 911 GT3-R	Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6	D	54		1, 3
						1
						1
						3
						3
	Porsche 911 GT3-R	Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6	P	55		3–9
						3–9
						10
						10
				57		7–8, 10
						7–8, 10
						9
						9
EMKA GTC	Porsche 911 GT3-R	Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6	P	56	Steve O'Rourke	1–8, 10
					Tim Sugden	1–8, 10
						2
Freisinger Motorsport	Porsche 911 GT3-R	Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6	D	58	Nikolai Fomenko	8, 10
					Aleksey Vasilyev	8, 10
	Porsche 911 GT3-R	Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6	P	60	Fabio Babini	3
						3
						8–10
					Michel Neugarten	8–9
						10
	Ferrari 360 Modena	Ferrari 3.6 L V8	P	61		3
					Ivan Capelli	3
	Porsche 911 GT3-R	Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6	M	63		3
					François Migault	3
					"Raël"	3
						4
						4
						4
	Porsche 911 GT3-R	Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6	P	64	Thierry Perrier	1, 10
					Jean-Paul Richard	1, 10
					Gérard Larrousse	1
					Michel Neugarten	10
	Porsche 911 GT3-R	Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6	D	66		1–3, 5–6
						1–3, 5, 7
						6
					Michel Neugarten	7
						7
				67		2
						2
						3, 8
						3
						4–6
						4–6
						8
Seikel Motorsport	Porsche 911 GT3-R	Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6	D	68		4
					Max Cohen-Olivar	4
JMB Competition	Ferrari 360 Modena N-GT	Ferrari 3.6 L V8	P	70		3–4, 6, 10
						3–4, 6, 10
					Christian Pescatori	6, 10
				71	Philippe Alliot	4, 6, 10
						4, 6, 10
Loris Kessel Racing	Ferrari 360 Modena N-GT	Ferrari 3.6 L V8	P	75	Loris Kessel	3
						3
						3
RWS / Red Bull Racing	Porsche 911 GT3-R	Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6	M	77	Luca Riccitelli	All
						1–3
						1, 3–6
					Dieter Quester	7–10
				79		5–10
					Philipp Peter	5
					Dieter Quester	5
						6
						7
					Günther Blieninger	7
					Patrick Huisman	8
					Bob Wollek	9–10
	Porsche 911 GT3-R	Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6		78		4
						4
						4
						6
						6
						6

Results and standings[]

Race results[]

Rnd	Circuit	GT Winning Team	N-GT Winning Team	Report
		GT Winning Drivers	N-GT Winning Drivers
1	Valencia	No. 14 Lister Storm Racing	No. 52 Larbre Compétition Chereau	Report
		Julian Bailey Jamie Campbell-Walter	Patrice Goueslard Christophe Bouchut
2	Estoril	No. 14 Lister Storm Racing	No. 52 Larbre Compétition	Report
		Julian Bailey Jamie Campbell-Walter	Patrice Goueslard Christophe Bouchut
3	Monza	No. 25 Carsport Holland	No. 51	Report
		Mike Hezemans	Michel Neugarten Nigel Smith
4	Silverstone	No. 14 Lister Storm Racing	No. 52 Larbre Compétition Chereau	Report
		Julian Bailey Jamie Campbell-Walter	Patrice Goueslard Christophe Bouchut
5	Hungaroring	No. 12 Paul Belmondo Racing	No. 52 Larbre Compétition Chereau	Report
		Boris Derichebourg	Patrice Goueslard Christophe Bouchut
6	Zolder	No. 14 Lister Storm Racing	No. 77 RWS / Red Bull Racing	Report
		Julian Bailey Jamie Campbell-Walter	Luca Riccitelli Hans Willems
7	A1-Ring	No. 25 Carsport Holland	No. 57	Report
		Mike Hezemans Tom Coronel
8	Lausitzring	No. 3 Freisinger Motorsport	No. 77 RWS / Red Bull Racing	Report
			Luca Riccitelli Dieter Quester
9	Brno	No. 25 Carsport Holland	No. 52 Larbre Compétition Chereau	Report
		Mike Hezemans	Patrice Goueslard Christophe Bouchut
10	Magny-Cours	No. 14 Lister Storm Racing	No. 52	Report
		Julian Bailey Jamie Campbell-Walter	Patrice Goueslard Christophe Bouchut

Points were awarded to the top six finishers in each category. Cars were required to complete at least 70% of the laps covered by the winning car in order to be classified as a finisher. Drivers were required to complete 20% of the distance covered by their car to earn points. Teams titles were awarded based on all the results obtained by a maximum of two cars per team.

Due to the Estoril round being abandoned before 75% of the race distance was completed, half points were awarded to the top six teams and drivers.

Driver championships[]

GT Championship[]

Pos. Driver Team VAL EST MON SIL HUN ZOL A1R LAU BRN MAG Total points 1 Julian Bailey Lister Storm Racing 1 1 3 1 Ret 1 Ret 3 2 1 59 1 Jamie Campbell-Walter Lister Storm Racing 1 1 3 1 Ret 1 Ret 3 2 1 59 2 Mike Hezemans Carsport Holland 4 4 1 2 6 Ret 1 4 1 2 50.5 3 Boris Derichebourg Paul Belmondo Racing 3 3 Ret Ret 1 2 2 2 4 Ret 37 4 Carsport Holland 4 4 1 2 6 Ret 4 1 Ret 34.5 5 Paul Belmondo Racing 2 2 Ret Ret 1 2 2 4 Ret 34 6 Freisinger Motorsport Ret 7 2 Ret 7 4 3 1 5 6 26 7 Paul Belmondo Paul Belmondo Racing 2 2 Ret 3 Ret 3 4 7 6 3 25 8 Claude-Yves Gosselin Paul Belmondo Racing 3 3 Ret 3 Ret 4 7 6 17 Paul Belmondo Competition 4 9 Tom Coronel Carsport Holland 1 2 16 10 Lister Storm Racing Ret 8 Ret 8 2 Ret Ret 6 3 5 13 10 Philippe Favre Lister Storm Racing 8 Ret 8 2 Ret 6 3 5 13 11 Freisinger Motorsport 1 5 12 12 Marc Duez Paul Belmondo Racing 3 3 8 13 Stephen Watson Chamberlain Motorsport Ret 5 DNS 4 3 8 14 Franz Konrad Konrad Motorsport 8 Ret Ret 6 5 11 5 5 7 14 Konrad Motorsport 8 Ret Ret 6 5 11 5 5 7 15 Bob Wollek Freisinger Motorsport Ret 2 7 6 16 Emmanuel Clérico Paul Belmondo Racing 2 6 17 Freisinger Motorsport 5 12 Ret DNS 4 6 Ret 12 7 Ret 6 18 Yukihiro Hane Freisinger Motorsport 5 12 Ret DNS 4 6 Ret 12 Ret 6 19 Chamberlain Motorsport 3 4 19 Gottfried Grasser Freisinger Motorsport 3 4 20 Walter Brun Chamberlain Motorsport 6 10 4 7 DSQ 4 20 Chamberlain Motorsport 6 10 4 7 DSQ 4 21 Chamberlain Motorsport 4 3 21 Freisinger Motorsport 4 3 21 Anthony Kumpen Paul Belmondo Competition 4 3 22 Paul Belmondo Competition 7 9 6 5 3 22 Paul Belmondo Competition 7 9 6 5 3 23 Cor Euser Marcos Racing International Ret 6 Ret DNS 5 2.5 24 Jean-Pierre Jarier 5 9 Ret 2 24 5 9 Ret 2 25 Marcos Racing International Ret DNS 5 2 26 Ni Amorim Chamberlain Motorsport Ret 5 1 27 Wieth Racing 15 Ret Ret 10 Ret 6 NC 8 7 1 27 Wieth Racing 15 Ret Ret 10 Ret 6 NC 8 7 1 28 Reiter Engineering Ret 9 Ret 1 Freisinger Motorsport 6 29 Marcos Racing International Ret 6 0.5 Pos. Driver Team VAL EST MON SIL HUN ZOL A1R LAU BRN MAG Total points

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Withdrew (WD) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not practice (DNP) Did not arrive (DNA) Excluded (EX)

N-GT Cup[]

Pos.	Driver	Team	VAL	EST	MON	SIL	HUN	ZOL	A1R	LAU	BRN	MAG	Total points
1	Christophe Bouchut	Larbre Compétition Chereau	1	1	3	1	1	2	6	2	1	1	72
1	Patrice Goueslard	Larbre Compétition Chereau	1	1	3	1	1	2	6	2	1	1	72
2	Luca Riccitelli	RWS / Red Bull Racing	5	2	Ret	2	Ret	1	Ret	1	2	2	43
3	Michel Neugarten		8	3	1	3	2	3					33
									5
										Ret	5
												4
4	Nigel Smith		8	3	1	3	3	4	Ret	3	Ret	3	31
5	Dieter Quester	RWS / Red Bull Racing					4		Ret	1	2	2	25
6			2	5	Ret	4	3	4	Ret	3	Ret	3	25
7	Tim Sugden	EMKA GTC	3	4	2	12	5	NC	2	4		Ret	22.5
7	Steve O'Rourke	EMKA GTC	3	4	2	12	5	NC	2	4		Ret	22.5
8		RWS / Red Bull Racing	5		Ret	2	Ret	1	3				22
										8
9			2	5	Ret	4	2	3	Ret	8	Ret	Ret	20
10		RWS / Red Bull Racing	5	2	Ret		4	Ret	3	5	4	5	19
11	Ferdinand de Lesseps	Larbre Compétition Chereau	4	7	5	5		5	4	6	3	9	17
12						8	6	6					12
									1	10		8
12						8	6	6					12
									1	10		8
13	André Ahrlé	Larbre Compétition Chereau		7	5		Ret	5	4	6	3	9	12
14	Jean-Luc Chéreau	Larbre Compétition Chereau	4		5	5	Ret	5				9	9
15	Bob Wollek	RWS / Red Bull Racing									4	5	5
16					4	6	Ret	Ret	Ret	7	6		5
16					4	6	Ret	Ret	Ret	7	6		5
17	Günther Blieninger	RWS / Red Bull Racing							3				4
18	Thierry Perrier		6									4	4
18			6									4	4
19	Philipp Peter	RWS / Red Bull Racing					4						3
20			7	8	6		7		5				3
21						11							3
										Ret	5	6
22					8				5				2
23	Patrick Huisman	RWS / Red Bull Racing								5			2
24			7	8	6		7	Ret		9			1
											7	7
25												6	1
26				6									0.5
26				6									0.5
Pos.	Driver	Team	VAL	EST	MON	SIL	HUN	ZOL	A1R	LAU	BRN	MAG	Total points

Team championships[]

GT Championship[]

Pos. Team VAL EST MON SIL HUN ZOL A1R LAU BRN MAG Total points 1 Lister Storm Racing 1 1 3 1 2 1 Ret 3 2 1 72 Ret 8 Ret 8 Ret Ret Ret 6 3 5 2 Paul Belmondo Racing 2 2 Ret 3 1 2 2 2 4 3 62 3 3 Ret Ret Ret 3 4 7 6 Ret 3 Carsport Holland 4 4 1 2 6 Ret 1 4 1 2 50.5 Ret 4 Freisinger Motorsport 5 8 2 Ret 4 4 3 1 5 6 32 Ret 12 Ret Ret 7 6 Ret 12 7 Ret 5 Chamberlain Motorsport 6 5 4 4 3 7 DSQ 12 Ret 10 DNS 7 6 Paul Belmondo Competition 7 9 6 5 4 6 7 Konrad Motorsport 8 Ret Ret 6 5 11 5 5 6 9 8 Marcos Racing International Ret 6 Ret DNS 5 2.5 9 5 9 Ret 2 10 Wieth Racing 15 Ret Ret 10 Ret 6 NC 8 7 1 - 12 16 7 Ret Ret 8 8 8 9 8 0 - 13 11 Ret Ret Ret 7 Ret 13 12 Ret 0 - Proton Competition 11 18 8 Ret 8 10 Ret 9 11 Ret 0 - 9 17 10 11 9 11 10 DNS 0 Ret Ret - 14 9 0 - RWS 10 13 Ret 11 0 - Reiter Engineering Ret 10 Ret 0 - Felbermayr 10 0 - 12 0 - Seikel Motorsport 14 15 0 - First Racing Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 0 - DNS DNS Ret Ret 0 - Ret 0 - DNS 0 - Bovi Motorsport DNS 0

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Withdrew (WD) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not practice (DNP) Did not arrive (DNA) Excluded (EX)

N-GT Cup[]

Pos.	Team	VAL	EST	MON	SIL	HUN	ZOL	A1R	LAU	BRN	MAG	Total points
1	Larbre Compétition Chereau	1	1	3	1	1	2	4	2	1	1	89
		4	7	5	5	Ret	5	6	6	3	9
2	RWS / Red Bull Racing	5	2	Ret	2	4	1	3	1	2	2	57
						Ret	Ret	Ret	5	4	5
3		2	3	1	3	2	3	Ret	3	Ret	3	51
		8	5	Ret	4	3	4	Ret	8	Ret	Ret
4	EMKA GTC	3	4	2	12	5	NC	2	4		Ret	22.5
5				4	6	Ret	Ret	1	7	6	7	15
								Ret	10	7	8
6		7	6	6	8	6	6	5	9			5.5
			8	8		7	Ret
7		6									4	4
8				Ret					Ret	5	6	3
-					9		7					0
-	Loris Kessel Racing			7								0
-	Seikel Motorsport				7							0
-	JMB Competition			9	10		8				10	0
					13		9				11
-	Noël del Bello Racing	9		Ret								0
-				10								0
-				11	11							0
-	Freisinger Motorsport								11		Ret	0

References[]

External links[]

• FIA GT Championship 2000 Sporting Regulations
• 2000 FIA Championship Classifications