2000 SportsRacing World Cup

The 2000 SportsRacing WORLD CUP was the second season of SportsRacing World Cup, an auto racing series organized by the International Racing Series Ltd. and officially sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. The series is a continuation of the former International Sports Racing Series which began in 1997. It was open to two categories of sports prototypes, SR and SRL, and awarded driver and team championships in each class. It began on 26 March and ended on 26 November after ten events were held in Europe, the United States of America, and South Africa.

Christian Pescatori and David Terrien won the SR drivers' championship, while their JMB Giesse Team Ferrari squad won the teams' title for the third consecutive year. For the SRL category Redman Bright and drivers and were the respective champions.

Schedule[]

Much of the calendar for 2000 calendar was a direct carryover of the 1999 calendar, with the notable exception of two races in the United States. As part of an agreement between Grand-Am and IRS Ltd., cars from the World Cup could participate in two Grand-Am Road Racing Championship events, while Grand-Am would include two World Cup events on their schedule. However, after the initial announcement in 1999 Grand-Am opted instead to not include the European rounds in their championship as the majority of teams were not interested. World Cup teams also withdrew their support, eventually leading to the two races only counting toward the SRL category championship. The two American races replaced the former event at Pergusa.

Races were of a duration of two hours and 30 minutes, with exception of the Monza race which covered 500 km and the American events which were 500 and 250 miles in respective distance.

Rnd	Race	Circuit	Date
1	ATP Trophy	Circuit de Catalunya, Montmeló, Spain	26 March
2	Aprimatic Trophy	Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza, Italy	16 April
3	AMOC International	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot, Belgium	21 May
4	Paul Revere 250 at Daytona	Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, United States	29 June
5	Sargento Road America 500	Road America, Elkhart Lake, United States	9 July
6	SportsRacing World Cup Brno	Automotodrom Brno, Brno, Czech Republic	6 August
7	MG Celebration Meeting	Donington Park, Leicestershire, United Kingdom	27 August
8	SportsRacing World Cup Nürburging	Nürburgring, Nürburg, Germany	17 September
9	Grand Meeting International de Prototypes	Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, Magny-Cours, France	1 October
10	Vodacom Speed Festival Kyalami	Kyalami, Midrand, South Africa	26 November

Entries[]

SR[]

Entrant	Car	Engine	Tyre	No.	Drivers	Rounds
JMB Giesse Team Ferrari	Ferrari 333 SP	Ferrari F310E 4.0 L V12	P	1	Christian Pescatori	1–9
					David Terrien	1–9
GLV Brums	Ferrari 333 SP	Ferrari F310E 4.0 L V12	G	3	Giovanni Lavaggi	All
					Nicolás Filiberti	All
	Riley & Scott Mk III	Judd GV4 4.0 L V10	G	5	Mauro Baldi	1–9
						1–8
					Andrea Chiesa	9
	Ferrari 333 SP	Ferrari F310E 4.0 L V12	D G	6		1–8
						1–8
Team Den Blå Avis	Panoz LMP-1 Roadster-S	Élan 6L8 6.0 L V8	P G	8	John Nielsen	All
					Thorkild Thyrring	1–3
					Klaus Graf	6–7
					Casper Elgaard	8–10
				9		7–9
					Casper Elgaard	7
						8
					Jason Watt	8–9
						9
Kremer Racing	Lola B98/10	Ford 6.0 L V8	G	10		1–3
					Ralf Kelleners	1–2, 8, 10
					Didier de Radigues	3
						3
						8
						10
Motorola DAMS	Cadillac Northstar LMP	Cadillac Northstar 4.0 L Turbo V8	P	11	Emmanuel Collard	1–3
					Éric Bernard	1–3
				12	Christophe Tinseau	1–3
					Marc Goossens	1–3
Thomas Bscher Promotions	BMW V12 LM	BMW S70/3 6.0 L V12	Y	14	Thomas Bscher	8
					Geoff Lees	8
Konrad Motorsport	Lola B98/10 Lola B2K/10	Ford 6.0 L V8	D	15	Franz Konrad	2, 8
					Tom Coronel	2
					Sascha Maassen	8
						8
Conrero	Riley & Scott Mk III	Ford 4.0 L V8	G	16	Beppe Gabbiani	3, 7–8
						3
					Felice Tedeschi	6–9
						6, 8
					Alex Caffi	9
				26	Beppe Gabbiani	9
						9
						9
Team Ascari	Ascari A410	Judd GV4 4.0 L V10	P	17		6–9
					Werner Lupberger	6–9
Simpson Engineering	Matrix MXP	Nissan 3.0 L Turbo V6	A	18	Robin Smith	10
						10
Team Durango	GMS Durango LMP1	BMW 4.0 L V8	G	21		6–9
					Soheil Ayari	6, 8–10
					Jean-Philippe Belloc	7
						10
BMS Scuderia Italia	Ferrari 333 SP	Ferrari F310E 4.0 L V12	P	22		All
					Lilian Bryner	All
						All
				23		All
					Philipp Peter	All
	Ferrari 333 SP	Judd GV4 4.0 L V10	Y	27	Didier Theys	8
					Fredy Lienhard	8
	Ferrari 333 SP	Ferrari F310E 4.0 L V12	P	28		1–2, 7–9
						1–2
						7, 9
						8
		Porsche 3.8 L Turbo Flat-6	G	32	Ben Collins	7, 9
					Richard Jones	7, 9
						7
					Dino Morelli	9

SRL[]

Entrant	Car	Engine	Tyre	No.	Drivers	Rounds
		Alfa Romeo 3.0 L V6	P	51		2–3
						2–3
						4–8
						4–6
						7
					Dino Morelli	8
				52		2–5
						2–3
						4
						5
						6
						6
						6
						6
					Richard Lyons	7
					Dino Morelli	7
						8–9
					"Linos"	8–9
	Picchio MB1	BMW 3.0 L I6	A	53		1–3, 6–7
						1–3, 6–7
	Lucchini SR2-99	Alfa Romeo 3.0 L V6	A	54		1–3, 6, 8–9
						1–3, 6
						8–9
		BMW 3.0 L I6		65		2
						2
Scuderia Giudici	Picchio MB1	Alfa Romeo 3.0 L V6	A	57	Gianni Giudici	1–3, 6–9
						1–3, 6–9
	Pilbeam MP84	Nissan 3.0 L V6	D	58		1–3, 6–9
						1
						2–3
						6–9
				67		7–9
						7
						7
					""	8
						8
						9
					Richard Lyons	9
		Alfa Romeo 3.0 L V6	P	59	Massimo Monti	1–3, 6–9
						1–3, 6–9
Lucchini Engineering	Lucchini SR2000	Alfa Romeo 3.0 L V6	P	60		1–3, 6–9
						1–3, 6–9
Redman Bright	Pilbeam MP84	Nissan 3.0 L V6	A	63 68		All
						All
					Brian Redman	4
				69	Werner Lupberger	1–3
						1–3
						4–5
						4–5
						5
		Rover 6R4 3.0 L V6	A	64	William Hewland	1
						1
						3, 7
						3
						7
	Lucchini SR2-99	Alfa Romeo 3.0 L V6	A	66		1–3, 6–9
						1–3, 6–8
						9
	Debora LMP2000	BMW 3.0 L I6	A	70	Jean-François Yvon	7–8
						7
					Pascal Fabre	8–9
					Yann Goudy	9
		Alfa Romeo 3.0 L V6	A	71	""	10
						10
	Lucchini SR2000	Alfa Romeo 3.0 L V6	A	72		3, 6–10
						3
						6–10
	Rapier 6	Nissan 3.0 L V6	D	75		7, 9
						7, 9
	Lola B2K/40	Nissan 3.0 L V6	A	75	Stanley Dickens	10
					Fredrik Ekblom	10
	Debora LMP299	BMW 3.0 L I6	A	99		1–3, 6–9
					Marc Rostan	1–3, 7–9
						6
					Dominique Lacaud	6
						7
						9

Results and standings[]

Race results[]

For the American rounds only World Cup entries were considered for championship points, meaning the winner listed is the highest-finishing World Cup entry.

Rnd	Circuit	SR Winning Team	SRL Winning Team	Reports
		SR Winning Drivers	SRL Winning Drivers
1	Barcelona	No. 1 JMB Giesse Team Ferrari	No. 58
		Christian Pescatori David Terrien
2	Monza	No. 5	No. 63 Redman Bright
		Mauro Baldi
3	Spa	No. 22 BMS Scuderia Italia	No. 60 Lucchini Engineering
		Lilian Bryner
4	Daytona	Did Not Participate	No. 51
5	Road America	Did Not Participate	No. 51
6	Brno	No. 1 JMB Giesse Team Ferrari	No. 60 Lucchini Engineering
		Christian Pescatori David Terrien
7	Donington	No. 1 JMB Giesse Team Ferrari	No. 63 Redman Bright
		Christian Pescatori David Terrien
8	Nürburgring	No. 1 JMB Giesse Team Ferrari	No. 66
		Christian Pescatori David Terrien
9	Magny-Cours	No. 1 JMB Giesse Team Ferrari	No. 59
		Christian Pescatori David Terrien	Massimo Monti
10	Kyalami	No. 10 Kremer Racing	No. 76
		Ralf Kelleners	Stanley Dickens Fredrik Ekblom

Points were awarded to the top eight finishers in each category. Entries were required to complete 60% of the race distance in order to be classified as a finisher and earn points. Drivers were required to complete 20% of the total race distance for their car to earn points. Teams scored points for only their highest finishing entry.

Driver championships[]

SR[]

Pos. Driver Team Total points 1 Christian Pescatori JMB Giesse Team Ferrari 1 2 3 1 1 1 1 127 1 David Terrien JMB Giesse Team Ferrari 1 2 3 1 1 1 1 127 3 BMS Scuderia Italia 4 Ret Ret 4 2 2 3 2 77 3 Philipp Peter BMS Scuderia Italia 4 Ret Ret 4 2 2 3 2 77 5 3 1 Ret 2 Ret Ret 67 Kremer Racing 1 6 BMS Scuderia Italia 5 5 1 6 3 7 5 Ret 66 6 Lilian Bryner BMS Scuderia Italia 5 5 1 6 3 7 5 Ret 66 6 BMS Scuderia Italia 5 5 1 6 3 7 5 Ret 66 9 Giovanni Lavaggi GLV Brums 2 Ret Ret 3 Ret 5 2 3 62 9 Nicolás Filiberti GLV Brums 2 Ret Ret 3 Ret 5 2 3 62 11 John Nielsen Team Den Blå Avis 6 3 Ret 5 Ret 4 4 4 56 12 Mauro Baldi 3 1 Ret 2 Ret Ret 7 51 13 Casper Elgaard Team Den Blå Avis 5 4 4 4 38 14 Ralf Kelleners Kremer Racing 10 Ret 6 1 27 15 Thorkild Thyrring Team Den Blå Avis 6 3 Ret 18 16 Soheil Ayari Team Durango 8 Ret 6 5 17 17 Kremer Racing 10 Ret 2 16 18 Kremer Racing 2 15 18 Kremer Racing 2 15 20 Team Durango 8 6 Ret 6 15 21 Christophe Tinseau Motorola DAMS 7 4 Ret 14 21 Marc Goossens Motorola DAMS 7 4 Ret 14 23 9 Ret 4 9 Ret 14 24 Ret 6 Ret 7 Ret 8 13 24 Ret 6 Ret 7 Ret 8 13 26 Sascha Maassen Konrad Motorsport 3 12 26 Konrad Motorsport 3 12 28 Team Den Blå Avis 5 10 8 12 29 4 Ret 10 30 Klaus Graf Team Den Blå Avis 5 Ret 8 30 Team Durango 5 8 32 Jean-Philippe Belloc Team Durango 6 6 32 Kremer Racing 6 6 32 Robin Smith Simpson Engineering 6 6 32 Simpson Engineering 6 6 36 Andrea Chiesa 7 4 37 Éric Bernard Motorola DAMS 8 Ret Ret 3 37 Emmanuel Collard Motorola DAMS 8 Ret Ret 3 39 Jason Watt Team Den Blå Avis 10 8 3 40 9 Ret 2 Conrero Ret 40 Felice Tedeschi Conrero 9 DNS Ret Ret 2 40 Conrero 9 Ret Ret 2 40 9 2 44 Team Ascari 10 Ret Ret Ret 1 44 Werner Lupberger Team Ascari 10 Ret Ret Ret 1

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)

Team championships[]

Only the highest placing car within a team earned points towards the championship.

SR[]

Pos.	Team									Total points
1	JMB Giesse Team Ferrari	1	2	3	1	1	1	1		127
2	BMS Scuderia Italia	4	2	1	4	2	2	3	2	105
3	Team Den Blå Avis	6	3	Ret	5	5	4	4	4	64
4	GLV Brums	2	Ret	Ret	3	Ret	5	2	3	62
5		3	1	Ret	2	Ret	Ret	7		51
6	Kremer Racing	10	Ret	2			6		1	42
7	Team Durango				8	6	Ret	6	5	23
8	Motorola DAMS	7	4	Ret						14
9		9	Ret			4	9	Ret		14
10		Ret	6	Ret	7	Ret	8			13
11	Konrad Motorsport		Ret				3			12
12	Simpson Engineering								6	6
13	Conrero			Ret	9	DNS	Ret	Ret		2
14	Team Ascari				10	Ret	Ret	Ret		1

SRL[]

Pos	Team	Car	Engine	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Rd 5	Rd 6	Rd 7	Rd 8	Rd 9	Rd 10	Total
1	Redman Bright	Pilbeam	Nissan (AER) VQL 3.0L V6	10	20	10	15	15	12	20	1	15	15	133
2			Alfa Romeo 3.0L V6			6	20	20	8	15	10			79
3		Lucchini	Alfa Romeo 3.0L V6		10	15			15		20	12		72
4	Lucchini Engineering	Lucchini	Alfa Romeo 3.0L V6		15	20			20					55
5		Pilbeam	Nissan (AER) VQL 3.0L V6	20		8			2	8	3	4		45
6		Debora LMP299	BMW 3.0L I6	15		12					6	6		39
7		Lucchini	Alfa Romeo 3.0L V6	12					6		15	2		35
8			Alfa Romeo 3.0L V6						10			20		30
9		Lucchini	Alfa Romeo 3.0L V6						3		4	10	10	27
10=			Alfa Romeo 3.0L V6								12	8		20
10=		Lola B2K/40	Nissan (AER) VQL 3.0L V6										20	20
10=		Debora LMP2000	BMW 3.0L I6							12	8			20
13			BMW 3.0L I6		12				4					16
14		Pilbeam	Nissan (AER) VQL 3.0L V6										12	12
15			Rover 6R4 3.0L V6			4								4

External links[]

• 2000 Sports Racing World Cup results