The 2001 Leather Center Grand Prix of Texas was the opening round of the 2001 American Le Mans Series season. It took place at Texas Motor Speedway, Texas, on March 4, 2001.
This event is the only time in the history of the American Le Mans Series that the 12 Hours of Sebring was not the first race on the schedule. This race was also the last time the American Le Mans Series ran on a roval − a combined oval track and road course.
Official results Class winners in bold.
Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Tyre Laps Engine 1 LMP900 1 Audi Sport North America Tom Kristensen Rinaldo Capello Audi R8 117 Audi 3.6L Turbo V8 2 LMP900 2 Audi Sport North America Frank Biela Emanuele Pirro Audi R8 117 Audi 3.6L Turbo V8 3 LMP900 50 Panoz Motor Sports Jan Magnussen David Brabham Panoz LMP07 117 Élan (Zytek) 4.0L V8 4 LMP900 38 Champion Racing Dorsey Schroeder Andy Wallace Audi R8 117 Audi 3.6L Turbo V8 5 LMP900 51 Panoz Motor Sports Klaus Graf Gualter Salles Panoz LMP-1 Roadster-S 116 Élan 6L8 6.0L V8 6 LMP900 49 Panoz Motor Sports Jay Cochran Richard Dean Panoz LMP-1 Roadster-S 113 Élan 6L8 6.0L V8 7 GTS 3 Corvette Racing Ron Fellows Johnny O'Connell Chevrolet Corvette C5-R 108 Chevrolet 7.0L V8 8 GT 23 Alex Job Racing Lucas Luhr Sascha Maassen Porsche 911 GT3-RS 108 Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 9 GT 22 Alex Job Racing Randy Pobst Christian Menzel Porsche 911 GT3-RS 107 Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 10 GT 6 Prototype Technology Group Boris Said Hans-Joachim Stuck BMW M3 107 BMW 3.2L I6 11 GT 30 Petersen Motorsports Johnny Mowlem Bob Wollek Porsche 911 GT3-R 107 Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 12 GT 42 BMW Motorsport Schnitzer Motorsport Jörg Müller JJ Lehto BMW M3 107 BMW 3.2L I6 13 GT 99 Kelly-Moss Motorsports Anthony Lazzaro Christophe Bouchut Porsche 911 GT3-RS 106 Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 14 GT 10 Prototype Technology Group Bill Auberlen Niclas Jönsson BMW M3 106 BMW 3.2L I6 15 GTS 45 American Viper Racing Erik Messley Terry Borcheller Dodge Viper GTS-R 106 Dodge 8.0L V10 16 GT 52 Seikel Motorsport Stefano Buttiero Tony Burgess Porsche 911 GT3-RS 102 Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 17 GT 17 Trinkler Racing Owen Trinkler Jeff Altenburg Chevrolet Corvette C5 LM-GT 98 Chevrolet 5.7L V8 18 GT 98 Kelly-Moss Motorsports Cort Wagner Rick Polk Porsche 911 GT3-R 98 Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 19 GTS 44 American Viper Racing Tom Weickardt Joe Ellis Dodge Viper GTS-R 96 Dodge 8.0L V10 20DNF GTS 4 Corvette Racing Andy Pilgrim Kelly Collins Chevrolet Corvette C5-R 61 Chevrolet 7.0L V8 21DNF LMP675 11 Roock-KnightHawk Racing Steven Knight Mel Hawkins Lola B2K/40 23 Nissan (AER) VQL 3.4L V6 22DNF GT 12 Aspen Knolls MCR Shane Lewis Vic Rice Callaway C12-R 14 Chevrolet 7.0L V8
Statistics Pole Position - #1 Audi Sport North America - 1:48.029 Fastest Lap - #1 Audi Sport North America - 1:48.418 Distance - 2060.282 km Average Speed - 171.406 km/h
External links
World Sports Racing Prototypes - Race Results