2000 1000 km of Nürburgring

The 2000 Bitburger / AvD 1000 km of Nürburgring was the fourth round of the 2000 American Le Mans Series season. It took place at the Nürburgring, Germany, on July 9, 2000.

Nürburgring (1995-2001)

This was the second European round of the American Le Mans Series season. It, along with the Silverstone 500, served as a precursor to the creation of the European Le Mans Series. It gauged the willingness of European teams from the FIA Sportscar Championship and FIA GT Championship to participate in a series identical to the American Le Mans Series.

This was the first planned 1000 km event at the Nürburgring since 1988, although the World Sportscar Championship had run shorter events until 1991.

Race results

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Class winners in bold.

Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Tyre Laps
Engine
1 LMP 1   Panoz Motor Sports   David Brabham
  Jan Magnussen
Panoz LMP-1 Roadster-S M 185
Élan 6L8 6.0 L V8
2 LMP 42   BMW Motorsport
  Schnitzer Motorsport
  Jörg Müller
  JJ Lehto
BMW V12 LMR M 185
BMW S70 6.0 L V12
3 LMP 78   Audi Sport North America   Frank Biela
  Emanuele Pirro
Audi R8 M 182
Audi 3.6 L Turbo V8
4 LMP 2   Panoz Motor Sports   Johnny O'Connell
  Hiroki Katou
  Klaus Graf
Panoz LMP-1 Roadster-S M 181
Élan 6L8 6.0 L V8
5 LMP 32   Motorola DAMS   Marc Goossens
  Franck Montagny
Cadillac Northstar LMP P 181
Cadillac Northstar 4.0 L Turbo V8
6 LMP 53   Racing Organisation Course   Ralf Kelleners
  Jérôme Policand
Reynard 2KQ-LM M 180
Volkswagen 2.0 L Turbo I4
7 LMP 18   GLV Racing   Giovanni Lavaggi
  Nicolás Filiberti
Ferrari 333 SP G 177
Ferrari F310E 4.0 L V12
8 GTS 91   Viper Team Oreca   Olivier Beretta
  Karl Wendlinger
  Marc Duez
Dodge Viper GTS-R M 175
Dodge 8.0 L V10
9 LMP 54   Racing Organisation Course   Jean-Christophe Boullion
  Jordi Gené
Reynard 2KQ-LM M 174
Volkswagen 2.0 L Turbo I4
10 LMP 43   BMW Motorsport
  Schnitzer Motorsport
  Jean-Marc Gounon
  Bill Auberlen
BMW V12 LMR M 170
BMW S70 6.0 L V12
11 GT 5   Dick Barbour Racing   Dirk Müller
  Lucas Luhr
Porsche 911 GT3-R M 169
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
12 GT 70   Skea Racing International   Johnny Mowlem
  David Murry
Porsche 911 GT3-R P 167
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
13 GT 21   MCR/Aspen Knolls   Shane Lewis
  Cort Wagner
Porsche 911 GT3-R P 164
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
14 LMP 99   PiR Competition   Pierre Bruneau
  Marc Rostan
Debora LMP299 A 164
BMW 3.0L I6
15 GT 10   Prototype Technology Group   Peter Cunningham
  Brian Cunningham
  Niclas Jönsson
BMW M3 Y 163
BMW 3.2 L I6
16
DNF
LMP 31   Motorola DAMS   Emmanuel Collard
  Éric Bernard
Cadillac Northstar LMP P 161
Cadillac Northstar 4.0 L Turbo V8
17 GTS 61   Chamberlain Motorsport   Xavier Pompidou
  Thomas Erdos
  Stephen Watson
Chrysler Viper GTS-R M 160
Chrysler 8.0 L V10
18 GT 22   Alex Job Racing   Mike Fitzgerald
  Bob Nagel
  Peter Argetsinger
Porsche 911 GT3-R M 160
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
19 GT 6   Prototype Technology Group   Johannes van Overbeek
  Boris Said
  Hans-Joachim Stuck
BMW M3 Y 160
BMW 3.2 L I6
20 GT 52   Seikel Motorsport   Tony Burgess
  Gabrio Rosa
  Stefano Buttiero
Porsche 911 GT3-R D 160
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
21 GTS 08   Roock Motorsport North America   Zak Brown
  Vic Rice
  Hubert Haupt
Porsche 911 GT2 Y 158
Porsche 3.8 L Turbo Flat-6
22 GT 71   Skea Racing International   Rohan Skea
  Doc Bundy
  Grady Willingham
Porsche 911 GT3-R P 154
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
23 GTS 35   Proton Competition   Gerold Ried
  Christian Ried
Porsche 911 GT2 Y 152
Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6
24 LMP 36   Johansson-Matthews Racing   Stefan Johansson
  Guy Smith
Reynard 2KQ-LM Y 150
Judd GV4 4.0 L V10
25 GT 69   Kyser Racing   Kye Wankum
  Greg Doff
  Georg Silbermayr
Porsche 911 GT3-R P 147
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
26 GT 9   Roock Motorsport North America
  Cirtek Motorsport
  André Ahrlé
  Michael Eschmann
  Jürgen Lorenz
Porsche 911 GT3-R D 116
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
27
DNF
GTS 92   Viper Team Oreca   David Donohue
  Tommy Archer
  Jean-Philippe Belloc
Dodge Viper GTS-R M 91
Dodge 8.0 L V10
28
DNF
LMP 02   Pole Team   Norman Simon
  Günther Blieninger
  Mark Simo
Riley & Scott Mk III M 90
Judd GV4 4.0 L V10
29
DNF
GT 23   Alex Job Racing   Randy Pobst
  Bruno Lambert
Porsche 911 GT3-R M 87
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
30
DNF
LMP 77   Audi Sport North America   Rinaldo Capello
  Allan McNish
Audi R8 M 84
Audi 3.6 L Turbo V8
31
DNF
GT 56   Noël del Bello Racing   Noël del Bello
  Marc Sourd
  Roland Bervillé
Porsche 911 GT3-R D 78
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
32
DNF
LMP 25   Conrero   Beppe Gabbiani
  Angelo Lancelotti
  Felipe Ortiz
Riley & Scott Mk III G 71
Ford Cosworth 4.0 L V8
33
DNF
GT 51   Dick Barbour Racing   Sascha Maassen
  Bob Wollek
Porsche 911 GT3-R M 52
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
34
DNF
LMP 17   SMG   Philippe Gache
  Didier Cottaz
Courage C60 P 44
Judd GV4 4.0 L V10
35
DNF
LMP 24   Team Ascari   Klaas Zwart
  Werner Lupberger
  Jeffrey van Hooydonck
Ascari A410 P 41
Judd GV4 4.0 L V10
36
DNF
GTS 33   Konrad Motorsport   Manfred Jurasz
  Michel Neugarten
  Charles Slater
Porsche 911 GT2 D 40
Porsche 3.8 L Turbo Flat-6
37
DNF
LMP 20   Kremer Racing   Christophe Bouchut
  Christian Gläsel
Lola B98/K2000 G 23
Ford (Roush) 6.0 L V8
38
DNF
LMP 28   Konrad Motorsport   Franz Konrad
  Enzo Calderari
  Lilian Bryner
Lola B2K/10 D 2
Ford (Roush) 6.0 L V8

Statistics

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  • Pole Position - #77 Audi Sport North America - 1:27.938
  • Fastest Lap - #78 Audi Sport North America - 1:30.418
  • Distance - 842.860 km
  • Average Speed - 146.190 km/h

References

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  • "Official Results" (PDF). International Motor Sports Association. 2000. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2005-10-16.
  • "American Le Mans Series 2000". World Sports Racing Prototypes. Archived from the original on 2008-10-05.
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