2001 FIA Sportscar Championship

2001 FIA Sportscar Championship season
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The 2001 FIA Sportscar Championship was the first season of FIA Sportscar Championship motor racing,^[1] a continuation of the previously named Sports Racing World Cup. It was open to prototype Sportscars competing in two classes based on power and weight, called SR1 and SR2. It began on April 8, 2001 and ended September 16, 2001 after eight races. Separate championship titles were awarded for Drivers, Constructors and Teams in both classes.

Schedule

Rnd	Race	Circuit	Date
1	Barcelona 2 Hours 30 Minutes	Circuit de Catalunya	April 8
2	1000 km Monza	Autodromo Nazionale Monza	April 22
3	Spa 2 Hours 30 Minutes	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps	May 13
4	Mistrovství FIA Sportnovních Vozu (2 hours 30 minutes)	Autodrom Brno Masaryk	July 1
5	Magny-Cours 2 Hours 30 Minutes	Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours	July 29
6	August Bank Holiday Grand Prix (2 hours 30 minutes)	Donington Park	August 26
7	Mondello 2 Hours 30 Minutes	Mondello Park	September 1
8	ADAC-DMC Sportwagen Festival (2 hours 30 minutes)	Nürburgring	September 16

Season results

Rnd	Circuit	SR1 Winning Team	SR2 Winning Team	Results
		SR1 Winning Drivers	SR2 Winning Drivers
1	Barcelona	#1 BMS Scuderia Italia	#61 Rowan Racing	Results
		Christian Pescatori Marco Zadra	Warren Carway Martin O'Connell
2	Monza	#3 GLV Brums	#76 SRTS	Results
		Christian Vann Giovanni Lavaggi	Larry Oberto Thed Björk
3	Spa	#1 BMS Scuderia Italia	#59 B.M. Autosport Racing	Results
		Jean-Marc Gounon Marco Zadra	Massimo Monti Renato Nobili
4	Brno	#5 Den Blå Avis	#76 SRTS	Results
		John Nielsen Hiroki Katoh	Larry Oberto Thed Björk
5	Magny-Cours	#16 Pescarolo Sport	#61 Rowan Racing	Results
		Jean-Christophe Boullion Laurent Rédon	Warren Carway Martin O'Connell
6	Donington	#17 Team Ascari	#61 Rowan Racing	Results
		Ben Collins Werner Lupberger	Warren Carway Martin O'Connell
7	Mondello	#5 Den Blå Avis	#76 SRTS	Results
		John Nielsen Hiroki Katoh	Damien Faulkner Larry Oberto Thed Björk
8	Nürburgring	#8 Racing for Holland	#76 SRTS	Results
		Jan Lammers Val Hillebrand	Larry Oberto Thed Björk

Drivers Championship

SR1 Standings

Marco Zadra won the SR1 Drivers title at the wheel of a Ferrari 333SP entered by BMS Scuderia Italia.

SR2 Standings

The SR2 Drivers award went to Thed Björk and Larry Oberto who shared a Lola B2K/40 Nissan entered by Sportsracing Team Sweden.

Constructors Championship

SR1 Standings

Ferrari won the SR1 Constructors title.

SR2 Standings

The SR2 Constructors award went to Lola Cars International.

Teams Championship

Points are awarded to the top 10 finishers in the order of 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1. Only the highest placing car within a team earned points towards the championship.

SR1 Standings

Pos	Team	Car	Engine	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Rd 5	Rd 6	Rd 7	Rd 8	Total
1	BMS Scuderia Italia	Ferrari 333 SP	Ferrari F310E 4.0L V12	20		20	15	15	15	15	10	110
2	Den Blå Avis	Dome S101	Judd GV4 4.0L V10	10		6	20	12	8	20	12	88
3	Racing for Holland	Dome S101	Judd GV4 4.0L V10		12	12	8	6	12	12	20	82
4	Team Ascari	Ascari A410	Judd GV4 4.0L V10		15	10	10	10	20	6		71
5	R & M	Riley & Scott Mk III	Judd GV4 4.0L V10	12			12	3	4	10		41
6	Pescarolo Sport	Courage C60	Peugeot A32 3.2L Turbo V6					20			15	35
7	GLV Brums	Ferrari 333 SP	Judd GV4 4.0L V10		20	8						28
8	Redman Bright	Reynard 01Q	Judd GV4 4.0L V10		10			4	6			20
9	Kremer Racing	Lola B98/K2001	Ford (Roush) 6.0L V8				6		10			16

SR2 Standings

Pos	Team	Car	Engine	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Rd 5	Rd 6	Rd 7	Rd 8	Total
1	SportsRacing Team Sweden	Lola B2K/40	Nissan (AER) VQL 3.0L V6	15	20	8	20		15	20	20	118
2	Lucchini Engineering	Lucchini SR2000 Lucchini SR2001	Alfa Romeo 3.0L V6	3	15	15	15	15		12	12	87
3	Rowan Racing	Pilbeam MP84	Nissan (AER) VQL 3.0L V6	20			8	20	20	15		83
4	Audisio & Benvenuto Racing	Lucchini SR2-99 Lucchini SR2001	Alfa Romeo 3.0L V6	12		10	12		8		15	57
5	B.M. Autosport Racing	Tampolli SR2	Alfa Romeo 3.0L V6	10		20		12				42
6	PiR Competition	Debora LMP299	BMW 3.0L I6	4		4	4		10	10	6	38
7	SCI	Lucchini SR2000	Alfa Romeo 3.0L V6	2		3	10		6		10	31
8	Team Sovereign	Rapier 6	Nissan (AER) VQL 3.0L V6	8					12		4	24
9	Renauer Motorsport	Tampolli SR2	Alfa Romeo 3.0L V6			6	6				8	20
10	Siliprandi	Lucchini SR2-99	Alfa Romeo 3.0L V6		12							12
11	EBRT Schroder	Pilbeam MP84	Nissan (AER) VQL 3.0L V6		10							10
12	Swara Racing	Pilbeam MP84 Tampolli SR2	Nissan (AER) VQL 3.0L V6	6							3	9
13	Redman Bright	Pilbeam MP84	Nissan (AER) VQL 3.0L V6						4			4

References

1. FIA Sportscar Championship History - 2001 Retrieved from web.archive.org on 1 September 2009

External links

• Sporting Regulations for the 2001 FIA Sportscar Championship Retrieved from web.archive.org on 1 September 2009
• Round Results from the 2001 FIA Sportscar Championship Retrieved from www.teamdan.com on 1 September 2009
• Championship Classifications for the 2001 FIA Sportscar Championship Retrieved from web.archive.org on 1 September 2009
• Championship Points Tables for the 2001 FIA Sportscar Championship Retrieved from web.archive.org on 1 September 2009
• Championship Round Summaries for the 2001 FIA Sportscar Championship Retrieved from web.archive.org on 1 September 2009
• Images from the 2001 FIA Sportscar Championship Retrieved from www.racingsportscars.com on 1 September 2009