2001 Grand Prix of Sonoma

The 2001 X-Factor Grand Prix of Sonoma was the fifth round of the 2001 American Le Mans Series season. It took place at Infineon Raceway, California, on July 22, 2001.

Sonoma Raceway

Official results

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Class winners in bold.

Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Tyre Laps
Engine
1 LMP900 1   Audi Sport North America   Rinaldo Capello
  Tom Kristensen
Audi R8 M 107
Audi 3.6L Turbo V8
2 LMP900 2   Audi Sport North America   Frank Biela
  Emanuele Pirro
Audi R8 M 107
Audi 3.6L Turbo V8
3 LMP900 50   Panoz Motor Sports   Jan Magnussen
  David Brabham
Panoz LMP-1 Roadster-S M 106
Élan 6L8 6.0L V8
4 LMP900 38   Champion Racing   Andy Wallace
  Johnny Herbert
Audi R8 M 106
Audi 3.6L Turbo V8
5 GTS 3   Corvette Racing   Ron Fellows
  Johnny O'Connell
Chevrolet Corvette C5-R G 97
Chevrolet 7.0L V8
6 GTS 4   Corvette Racing   Andy Pilgrim
  Kelly Collins
Chevrolet Corvette C5-R G 97
Chevrolet 7.0L V8
7 GT 42   BMW Motorsport
  Schnitzer Motorsport
  Jörg Müller
  JJ Lehto
BMW M3 GTR M 97
BMW 4.0L V8
8 GT 6   Prototype Technology Group   Boris Said
  Hans-Joachim Stuck
BMW M3 GTR Y 96
BMW 4.0L V8
9 GT 43   BMW Motorsport
  Schnitzer Motorsport
  Dirk Müller
  Fredrik Ekblom
BMW M3 GTR M 96
BMW 4.0L V8
10 GT 10   Prototype Technology Group   Bill Auberlen
  Niclas Jönsson
BMW M3 GTR Y 96
BMW 4.0L V8
11 GT 23   Alex Job Racing   Lucas Luhr
  Sascha Maassen
Porsche 911 GT3-RS M 95
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
12 LMP900 7   Team Cadillac   Christophe Tinseau
  Emmanuel Collard
Cadillac Northstar LMP01 M 95
Cadillac Northstar 4.0L Turbo V8
13 LMP675 57   Dick Barbour Racing   Milka Duno
  Didier de Radigues
  John Graham
Reynard 01Q G 95
Judd GV675 3.4L V8
14 GT 30   Petersen Motorsports   Johnny Mowlem
  Timo Bernhard
Porsche 911 GT3-R M 95
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
15 LMP900 37   Intersport   John Field
  Rick Sutherland
Lola B2K/10 G 95
Judd GV4 4.0L V10
16 GTS 26   Konrad Team Saleen   Terry Borcheller
  Franz Konrad
Saleen S7-R G 95
Ford 7.0L V8
17 GT 66   The Racer's Group   Kevin Buckler
  Tyler McQuarrie
Porsche 911 GT3-RS Y 94
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
18 GTS 45   American Viperacing   Shane Lewis
  Jeff Altenburg
Dodge Viper GTS-R D 94
Dodge 8.0L V10
19 GT 67   The Racer's Group   Vic Rice
  Robert Orcutt
Porsche 911 GT3-R Y 92
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
20 GT 52   Seikel Motorsport   Tony Burgess
  Philip Collin
Porsche 911 GT3-RS Y 88
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
21 GTS 44   American Viperacing   Tom Weickardt
  Gene Martindale
Dodge Viper GTS-R D 86
Dodge 8.0L V10
22 GT 15   Dick Barbour Racing   Dave McEntee
  Grady Willingham
  Randy Wars
Porsche 911 GT3-R D 84
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
23
DNF
GT 22   Alex Job Racing   Randy Pobst
  Christian Menzel
Porsche 911 GT3-RS M 82
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
24
DNF
LMP900 8   Team Cadillac   Wayne Taylor
  Max Angelelli
Cadillac Northstar LMP01 M 52
Cadillac Northstar 4.0L Turbo V8
25
DNF
GT 69   Kyser Racing   Jeffrey Pabst
  Kye Wankum
  Joe Foster
Porsche 911 GT3-R D 31
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
26
DNF
LMP900 51   Panoz Motor Sports   Klaus Graf
  Franck Lagorce
Panoz LMP-1 Roadster-S M 18
Élan 6L8 6.0L V8

Statistics

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  • Pole Position - #1 Audi Sport North America - 1:21.745
  • Fastest Lap - #2 Audi Sport North America - 1:23.000
  • Distance - 433.944 km
  • Average Speed - 157.465 km/h
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American Le Mans Series
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2001 ELMS at Jarama
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2001 Grand Prix of Portland