2001 Grand American Road Racing Championship
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The 2001 Grand American Road Racing Championship was the second season of the Rolex Sports Car Series run by the Grand American Road Racing Association. The season involved five classes: Sports Racing Prototype I and II (SRP-I and SRP-II), Grand Touring Sport (GTS), Grand Touring (GT), and American GT (AGT). 10 races were run from February 3, 2001 to November 3, 2001, with Watkins Glen International gaining a date in August.
Schedule[]
Some events featured two races of different length, with a break-up of the five competing classes.
Rnd | Race | Length/Duration | Circuit | Date |
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1 | Rolex 24 at Daytona | 24 Hours | Daytona International Speedway | February 2 February 3 |
2 | Nextel 250 | 250 Miles | Homestead-Miami Speedway | March 3 |
3 | Sun Automotive 200 | 200 Miles | Phoenix International Raceway | April 21 |
4 | Six Hours of the Glen | 6 Hours | Watkins Glen International | May 20 |
5 | Dodge Dealers Grand Prix | 125 Miles (GT classes) | Lime Rock Park | May 26 |
2 Sprints (SRP classes) | May 28 | |||
6 | U.S. Road Racing Classic | 250 Miles | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | June 10 |
7 | Road America 500 | 500 Miles | Road America | July 8 |
8 | Le Grand Prix de Trois-Rivières | 200 km (GT+AGT) | Circuit Trois-Rivières | August 4 |
225 km (SRPs+GTS) | August 5 | |||
9 | Bully Hill Vineyards 250 | 250 Miles | Watkins Glen International | August 10 |
10 | Grand-Am Finale | 3 Hours | Daytona International Speedway | November 3 |
Results[]
Overall winners in bold.
Rnd | Circuit | SRP Winning Teams | SRPII Winning Teams | GTS Winning Teams | GT Winning Teams | AGT Winning Teams |
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SRP Winning Drivers | SRPII Winning Drivers | GTS Winning Drivers | GT Winning Drivers | AGT Winning Drivers | ||
1 | Daytona | #63 Downing Atlanta | #21 Archangel Motorsport Services | #2 Corvette Racing | #31 White Lightning Racing | #11 Hamilton Safe Motorsports |
Howard Katz Chris Ronson A. J. Smith Jim Downing |
Andy Lally Paul Macey Martin Henderson Peter Seldon |
Johnny O'Connell Ron Fellows Chris Kneifel Franck Fréon |
Christian Menzel Randy Pobst Mike Fitzgerald Lucas Luhr |
Ken Bupp Dick Greer Doug Mills Simon Gregg | ||
2 | Homestead | #16 Dyson Racing Team | #22 Archangel Motorsport Services | #5 Fordahl Motorsports | #54 JET Motorsports | #09 Team X1-R |
James Weaver Butch Leitzinger |
Mike Durand Nigel Greensall |
Chris Bingham Ron Johnson |
Toney Jennings Terry Borcheller |
Craig Conway Doug Goad | ||
3 | Phoenix | #37 Intersport Racing | #89 Porschehaus Racing | #56 Muzzy Racing | #15 Fordahl Motorsports | #09 Team X1-R |
Jon Field Oliver Gavin |
Robert Julien Bruno St. Jacques |
Ritch Marziale Erik Messley |
Randy Pobst Kimberly Hiskey |
Craig Conway Doug Goad | ||
4 | Watkins Glen | #27 Lista Doran Racing | #62 Team Spencer Motorsports | #5 Fordahl Motorsports | #81 G&W Motorsports | #09 Team X1-R |
Didier Theys Mauro Baldi Fredy Lienhard, Sr. |
Rich Grupp Ryan Hampton Barry Waddell |
Chris Bingham Ron Johnson |
Darren Law David Murry Matt Drendel |
Craig Conway Doug Goad | ||
5† | Lime Rock | #16 Dyson Racing Team | #22 Archangel Motorsport Services | #99 Schumacher Racing | #54 JET Motorsports | #09 Team X1-R |
James Weaver Butch Leitzinger |
Mike Durand Howard Katz |
Larry Schumacher Gunnar Jeannette |
Toney Jennings Terry Borcheller |
Craig Conway Doug Goad | ||
6 | Mid-Ohio | #37 Intersport Racing | #21 Archangel Motorsport Services | #5 Fordahl Motorsports | #54 JET Motorsports | #09 Team X1-R |
Jon Field Oliver Gavin |
Andy Lally Paul Macey |
Chris Bingham Ron Johnson |
Toney Jennings Terry Borcheller |
Craig Conway Doug Goad | ||
7 | Road America | #27 Lista Doran Racing | #21 Archangel Motorsport Services | #5 Fordahl Motorsports | #15 Fordahl Motorsports | #11 Hamilton Safe Motorsports |
Didier Theys Mauro Baldi Fredy Lienhard, Sr. |
Ben Devlin Larry Oberto David Sterenberg |
Chris Bingham Ron Johnson |
Randy Pobst Kimberly Hiskey |
Ken Bupp Jon Leavy | ||
8† | Trois-Rivières | #16 Dyson Racing Team | #88 Porschehaus Racing | #5 Fordahl Motorsports | #34 Zip/Pumpelly Racing | #09 Team X1-R |
James Weaver Butch Leitzinger |
Stephane Veilleux Jean-Francois Dumoulin |
Chris Bingham Ron Johnson |
Spencer Pumpelly | Craig Conway Doug Goad</small | ||
9 | Watkins Glen | #16 Dyson Racing Team | #21 Archangel Motorsport Services | #5 Fordahl Motorsports | #45 Orbit Racing | #84 Comer Racing |
James Weaver Butch Leitzinger |
Ben Devlin David Sterenberg |
Chris Bingham Ron Johnson |
Kyle Petty John Andretti |
Jack Willes | ||
10 | Daytona | #16 Dyson Racing Team | #8 Rand Racing LLC | #5 Fordahl Motorsports | #15 Fordahl Motorsports | #09 Team X1-R |
James Weaver Butch Leitzinger |
Anthony Lazzaro | Chris Bingham Ron Johnson |
Randy Pobst Kimberly Hiskey |
Craig Conway Doug Goad |
† - Two separate individual races were held.
References[]
External links[]
- The official website of Grand-Am
- World Sports Racing Prototypes - Rolex Sports Car Series 2001 results
Categories:
- Rolex Sports Car Series
- 2001 in American motorsport