2000 American Le Mans Series

2000 American Le Mans Series

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The round winning Audi R8 of Allan McNish & Rinaldo Capello at the Race of a Thousand Years

The 2000 American Le Mans Series was the second running of the IMSA American Le Mans Series, and overall the 30th season of an IMSA GT Championship, dating back to the 1971 edition. It was a series for Le Mans Prototypes (LMP) and Grand Touring (GT) race cars divided into 3 classes: LMP, GTS, and GT. It began March 18, 2000 and ended December 31, 2000 after 12 races.

This season was the first time that the ALMS held races outside of North America, with two events held in Europe and one in Australia. These events helped with the creation of the 2001 European Le Mans Series season, although it was short-lived. An Asian Le Mans Series was also discussed but not developed.

The LMP class champion was Allan McNish, the GTS champion was Olivier Beretta and the GT champion was Dirk Müller. Audi won the Manufacturers championship.

Schedule

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Rnd	Race	Length	Circuit	Location	Date
1	12 Hours of Sebring	12 Hours	Sebring International Raceway	Sebring, Florida	March 18
2	Grand Prix of Charlotte	2 Hours 45 Minutes	Lowe's Motor Speedway	Concord, North Carolina	April 1
3	Silverstone 500 USA Challenge	500 Kilometers	Silverstone Circuit	Silverstone, Northamptonshire	May 13
4	1000 km of Nürburgring	1000 Kilometers	Nürburgring	Nürburg, Rhineland-Palatinate	July 9
5	Grand Prix of Sonoma	2 Hours 45 Minutes	Sears Point Raceway	Sonoma, California	July 23
6	Grand Prix of Mosport	2 Hours 45 Minutes	Mosport Park	Bowmanville, Ontario	August 6
7	Grand Prix of Texas	2 Hours 45 Minutes	Texas Motor Speedway	Fort Worth, Texas	September 2
8	Rose City Grand Prix	2 Hours 45 Minutes	Portland International Raceway	Portland, Oregon	September 10
9	Petit Le Mans	1000 Miles or 10 Hours	Road Atlanta	Braselton, Georgia	September 30
10	Monterey Sports Car Championships	2 Hours 45 Minutes	Laguna Seca Raceway	Monterey, California	October 15
11	Grand Prix of Las Vegas	2 Hours 45 Minutes	Las Vegas Motor Speedway	Las Vegas, Nevada	October 29
12	Race of a Thousand Years	1000 Kilometers or 6 Hours	Adelaide Street Circuit	Adelaide, South Australia	December 31
Sources:[1][2]

The following rounds was included on the original calendar but were later cancelled.

Race	Length	Circuit	Location	Date	Cancellation reason
San Diego Grand Prix	2 Hours 45 Minutes	Streets of San Diego	San Diego, California	Feb. 27/Nov. 5	Switched to Trans-Am Series
Planned Asian round	??	??	??	August 6	Never materialized

Schedule changes

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The 2000 schedule greatly expanded from the previous season, adding not only three races outside North America, but an additional North American round as well. Silverstone Circuit and the Nürburgring were scheduled before and after the 24 Hours of Le Mans, while the Race of a Thousand Years in Australia was held long after the North American season ended. Road courses at Charlotte Motor Speedway and Texas Motor Speedway replaced the previous year's Grand Prix of Atlanta at Road Atlanta. There were plans to have a 13th round held in Asia but this failed to materialize.^[3]

The San Diego Grand Prix which had initially been on the 1999 calendar before cancellation was once again planning on hosting a race at the former Naval Training Center, initially for November 7th, but then rescheduled to February 27, which would have made it the season opener. The race was once again cancelled and replaced by the Las Vegas Motor Speedway like the previous season.^[4] The San Diego Grand Prix would instead host the season finale of the Trans-Am Series.

Entry list

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Sources:^[5][6]

Le Mans Prototype (LMP)

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Team	Chassis	Engine	Tyre	No.	Drivers	Rnds.
Team Rafanelli SRL	Lola B2K/10	Judd (Rafanelli) GV4 4.0 L V10	M	0	Mimmo Schiattarella	1–3, 5–12
					Didier de Radigues	1–3, 5–12
					Pierluigi Martini	1
					Norman Simon	9, 12
Pole Team	Riley & Scott Mk III	Judd GV4 4.0 L V10	M	02	Norman Simon	1–4
					Günther Blieninger	1–4
					Mark Simo	1–4
Multimatic Motorsports	Lola B98/10	Ford Cosworth XD 2.6 L Turbo V8	P	06	Scott Maxwell	1
					John Graham	1
					David Empringham	1
Panoz Motor Sports	Panoz LMP-1 Roadster-S (Rd. 1–11) Panoz LMP07 (Rd. 12)	Élan 6L8 6.0L V8 (Rd. 1–11) Élan (Zytek) 4.0L V8 (Rd. 12)	M	1	Jan Magnussen	All
					David Brabham	1–11
					Pierre-Henri Raphanel	1
					Klaus Graf	12
	Panoz LMP-1 Roadster-S	Élan 6L8 6.0L V8		2	Johnny O'Connell	All
					Hiroki Kato	All
					Klaus Graf	1, 4, 9, 12
				12	David Brabham	12
					Greg Murphy	12
					Jason Bright	12
Philip Creighton Motorsport Ltd.	Lola B2K/10	Ford (Roush) 6.0 L V8	G	8	Scott Schubot	1*, 6
					Henry Camferdam	1*
					Claude Bourbonnais	6
Team Cadillac	Cadillac Northstar LMP	Cadillac Northstar 4.0 L Turbo V8	P	9	Franck Lagorce	1, 9
					Andy Wallace	1, 9
					Butch Leitzinger	1, 9
				19	Wayne Taylor	1, 8–10
					Max Angelelli	1, 8–10
					Eric van de Poele	1, 9
Phillips Motorsports, Inc. Knight Hawk Racing	Lola B2K/40	Nissan (AER) VQL 3.0L V6	A	13	Mel Hawkins	8, 10–11
					Steven Knight	8, 10–11
Pescarolo Sport	Courage C52	Peugeot A32 3.2 L Turbo V6	M	16	Sébastien Bourdais	3–4
					Olivier Grouillard	3–4
					Emmanuel Clérico	3–4
SMG	Courage C60	Judd GV4 4.0 L V10	P	17	Philippe Gache	3–4
					Gary Formato	3
					Didier Cottaz	4
Thomas Bscher Promotion	BMW V12 LM	BMW S70 6.0 L V12	G	18	Thomas Bscher	3*
					Geoff Lees	3*
GLV Racing	Ferrari 333 SP	Ferrari F310E 4.0 L V12	G	18	Giovanni Lavaggi	4
					Nicolás Filiberti	4
Team Ascari	Ascari A410	Judd GV4 4.0 L V10	P	24	Klaas Zwart	3–4
					Max Wilson	3
					Werner Lupberger	4
					Jeffrey van Hooydonck	4
Johansson-Matthews Racing	Reynard 2KQ-LM	Judd GV4 4.0L V10	Y	24 39	Jim Matthews	5–9
					Mark Simo	5–9
				36	Stefan Johansson	1, 3–11
					Guy Smith	1, 3–11
					Jim Matthews	1*
Conrero	Riley & Scott Mk III	Ford Cosworth 4.0 L V8	G	25	Beppe Gabbiani	4
					Angelo Lancelotti	4
					Felipe Ortiz	4
Doran Lista Racing	Ferrari 333 SP	Judd GV4 4.0 L V10	M	27	Didier Theys	1
					Mauro Baldi	1
					Fredy Lienhard	1
Konrad Motorsport	Lola B2K/10	Ford (Roush) 6.0L V8	G	28	Franz Konrad	4, 9–12
					Enzo Calderari	4
					Lilian Bryner	4
					Charles Slater	9–12
					Terry Borcheller	9
					Alan Heath	12
				35	Jan Lammers	3*
					Tom Coronel	3*
Motorola DAMS	Cadillac Northstar LMP	Cadillac Northstar 4.0L Turbo V8	M	31	Emmanuel Collard	1, 3–4, 9, 12
					Eric Bernard	1, 3–4, 9, 12
					Christophe Tinseau	1*
				32	Christophe Tinseau	1*, 3–4, 9, 12
					Marc Goossens	1*, 3–4, 9, 12
					Franck Montagny	4
Intersport Racing	Lola B98/10 (Rd. 1) Lola B2K/10 (Rd. 5, 7–11)	Ford 5.1 L V8 (Rd. 1) Judd GV4 4.0 L V10 (Rd. 5, 7–11)	G	37	Jon Field	1, 5, 7–11
					Dale Whittington	1
					Don Whittington	1
					Rick Sutherland	5, 7–11
					Oliver Gavin	9
Champion Racing	Lola B2K/10	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6	M	38	James Weaver	1, 3, 5
					Dorsey Schroeder	1, 3, 5
					Ralf Kelleners	1
BMW Motorsport Schnitzer Motorsport	BMW V12 LMR	BMW S70 6.0 L V12	M	42	J.J. Lehto	1-11
					Jörg Müller	1-11
				43	Bill Auberlen	1-11
					Jean-Marc Gounon	1-11
					Steve Soper	1
ROC	Reynard 2KQ-LM	Volkswagen 2.0 L Turbo I4	M	53	Ralf Kelleners	4
					Jérôme Policand	4
				54	Jean-Christophe Boullion	4
					Jordi Gené	4
R&M Endurance Racing SRL	Riley & Scott Mk III	Judd GV4 4.0 L V10	?	55	Fabio Montani	4*
					Marco Zadra	4*
					Gary Formato	4*
Martin Snow Racing	Lola B2K/40	Nissan (AER) VQL 3.0L V6	A	56	Martin Snow	10–11
					Gunnar Jeannette	10–11
East Belgian Racing Team	Pilbeam MP84	Nissan (AER) VQL 3.0L V6	?	58	Pierre Merche	4*
					Alexander van der Lof	4*
					Martin Henderson	4*
Project 2000 Raceworks	Pilbeam MP84	Nissan (AER) VQL 3.0L V6	D	67	Jim Cornish	12
					Jamie Wall	12
					Michael Mallock	12
Robinson Racing	Reynard 2KQ	Judd GV4 4.0 L V10	G	74	George Robinson	1
					Jack Baldwin	1
					Irv Hoerr	1
Audi Sport North America	Audi R8 (Rd. 1, 4–12) Audi R8R (Rd. 2–3)	Audi 3.6 L Turbo V8	M	77	Rinaldo Capello	All
					Allan McNish	All
					Michele Alboreto	1–3, 9
					Brad Jones	12*
				78	Frank Biela	All
					Emanuele Pirro	All
					Tom Kristensen	1, 9
Sezio Florida Racing Team	Norma M-2000-01	Mader 4.0 L V8	P	79	Patrice Roussel	1*
					John Macaluso	1*
PiR Competition	Debora LMP299	BMW 3.0L I6	A	99	Pierre Bruneau	4
					Marc Rostan	4

Grand Touring Sport (GTS)

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Team	Chassis	Engine	Tyre	No.	Drivers	Rnds.
Roock Motorsport North America	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.8 L Turbo Flat-6	Y	08	Vic Rice	1–11
					Hubert Haupt	1, 3–4
					Claudia Hürtgen	1
					Zak Brown	2–11
					Mike Fitzgerald	8
					Martin Snow	9
				09	Zak Brown	1
					Mandfred Jurasz	1
					Stephen Earle	1
					Mike Fitzgerald	7, 9
					Jürgen Lorenz	7
					Spencer Trenery	9
Corvette Racing	Chevrolet Corvette C5-R	Chevrolet 7.0 L V8	G	3	Ron Fellows	1, 6–7, 9–11
					Justin Bell	1, 7*, 9
					Chris Kneifel	1, 9
					Andy Pilgrim	6–7, 9–11
				4	Kelly Collins	1, 9–10
					Andy Pilgrim	1, 9
					Franck Fréon	1, 9
					Justin Bell	10–11
					Chris Kneifel	10–11
Patriot Motorsports	Dodge Viper GTS-R	Dodge 8.0L V10	D	11	Tom Weickardt	9*
					Bret Parker	9*
				12	John Paul, Jr.	9
					Neil Hanneman	9
					Bret Parker	9
					Henry Gilbert	9*
Konrad Motorsport	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.8 L Turbo Flat-6	D	33	Franz Konrad	1, 3
					Charles Slater	1, 4
					John Paul, Jr.	1
					Jürgen von Gartzen	3
					Manfred Jurasz	4
					Michel Neugarten	4
Proton Competition	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6	Y	35	Christian Ried	4
					Gerold Ried	4
Intersport Racing	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.8 L Turbo Flat-6	D	37	Vic Rice	12
					Kevin Buckler	12
DonMcGill.com Porsche Racing	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.8 L Turbo Flat-6	P	40	Bertrand Godin	2
					Sam Shalala	2
BVB Motorsport	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.8 L Turbo Flat-6	D	44	Geoff Lister	3
					Max Beaverbroock	3
Freisinger Motorsport	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.8 L Turbo Flat-6	D	49	Stéphane Ortelli	3–4
					Wolfgang Kaufmann	3–4
Saleen/Allen Speedlab	Saleen S7-R	Ford 7.0L V8	P	55	Tommy Kendall	10
					Terry Borcheller	10
					Ron Johnson	10
Carsport Holland	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	Chrysler 8.0 L V10	M	25	Tom Coronel	11
					Mike Hezemans	11
Zakspeed	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	Chrysler 8.0 L V10	D	60	Peter Zakowski	4*
Chamberlain Motorsport	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	Chrysler 8.0 L V10	M	61	Walter Brun	3, 11
					Toni Seiler	3
					Stephen Watson	4, 9–10, 12
					Xavier Pompidou	4, 9
					Thomas Erdos	4
					Milka Duno	9–10, 12
					Didier Defourny	11
					Ray Lintott	12
				62	Horst Felbermayr, Jr.	3
					Michael Culver	3
Multimatic Motorsports	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6	P	73	David Lacey	6, 10
					Greg Willkins	6, 10
Viper Team Oreca	Dodge Viper GTS-R	Dodge 8.0 L V10	M	91	Olivier Beretta	All
					Karl Wendlinger	All
					Dominique Dupuy	1, 12
					Marc Duez	4, 9
				92	Tommy Archer	1–11
					David Donohue	1–8, 10–11
					Marc Duez	1
					Jean-Philippe Belloc	4, 12
					Boris Derichebourg	9
					Patrick Huisman	9
					Ni Amorim	12
				93	Jean-Philippe Belloc	1, 9
					Ni Amorim	1
					Anthony Beltoise	1
					David Donohue	9
					Dominique Dupuy	9

Grand Touring (GT)

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Team	Chassis	Engine	Tyre	No.	Drivers	Rnds.
Reiser Callas Rennsport	Porsche 996 GT3-R	Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6	Y	02	Craig Stanton	1
					Hurley Haywood	1
					Joel Reiser	1
RWS Red Bull Motorsport	Porsche 996 GT3-R	Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6	M	07	Luca Riccitelli	1, 3–4
					Dieter Quester	1, 3–4
					Philipp Peter	1
					Hans-Jörg Hofer	3–4
Cirtek Motorsport	Porsche 996 GT3-R	Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6	?	09	Jürgen Lorenz	12*
Dick Barbour Racing	Porsche 996 GT3-R	Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6	M	5	Dirk Müller	All
					Lucas Lühr	All
				15	Randy Wars	7–9, 12
					Jennifer Tumminelli	7–8
					Terry Borcheller	7–8
					Mike Brockman	9
					Paul Newman	9
					Christian Menzel	12
					John Graham	12
				51	Sascha Maassen	All
					Bob Wollek	All
Prototype Technology Group	BMW M3 (E46)	BMW 3.2 L I6	Y	6	Johannes van Overbeek	1–6, 10–11
					Hans-Joachim Stuck	1–4
					Boris Said	1–4
					Peter Cunningham	5, 10–11
					Brian Simo	6
					Terry Borcheller	12
					Anthony Lazzaro	12
				7	Boris Said	5–12
					Hans-Joachim Stuck	5–7, 9, 11–12
					Johannes van Overbeek	7–10, 12
	BMW M3 (E36) (Rd. 1–2) BMW M3 (E46) (Rd. 3–12)	BMW 3.2 L I6		10	Brian Cunningham	All
					Peter Cunningham	1–4, 6, 9
					Darren Law	1
					Niclas Jönsson	3–5, 7–12
					Bill Auberlen	12
Haberthur Racing	Porsche 996 GT3-R	Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6	D	8	Francesc Gutiérrez	12
					Patrick Vuillaume	12
					Manfred Jurasz	12
Roock Motorsport North America	Porsche 996 GT3-R	Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6	D	9	André Ahrlé	4
					Michael Eschmann	4
					Jürgen Lorenz	4
MCR/Aspen Knolls	Porsche 996 GT3-R	Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6	P	21	Shane Lewis	1–11
					Cort Wagner	1–9
					Bob Mazzuoccola	1, 9
					Darren Law	10–11
Alex Job Racing	Porsche 996 GT3-R	Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6	M	22	Robert Nagel	2–6
					Mike Fitzgerald	2–3, 5–6
					Joe Foster	4
					Peter Argetsinger	4
					Mike Conte	7
					Anthony Lazzaro	7
					Kimberly Hiskey	8, 11
					Doug Hebenthal	8
					Grady Willingham	11
				23	Randy Pobst	All
					Bruno Lambert	All
					Mike Conte	1
					Anthony Lazzaro	9
White Lightning Racing	Porsche 996 GT3-R	Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6	P	30	Gunnar Jeannette	1–2, 5, 7, 9
					Rod McLeod	1
					Michael Lauer	1
					Quentin Wahl	2
					Michael Petersen	N/A
					Dale White	5, 7
					Robert Nagel	8
					Wade Gaughran	8
					Joe Policastro Jr.	9
					Wayne Jackson	9
					Mike Fitzgerald	10–12
					Cort Wagner	10–11
					Randy Pobst	12
Orbit	Porsche 996 GT3-R	Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6	D	34	Peter Baron	9
					Leo Hindery	9
					Gian Luigi Buitoni	9
				35	Steve Rebeil	9*
					Dave Dullum	9*
					James McCormick	9*
Team LR Organization	Porsche 996 GT3-R	Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6	Y	41	Christophe Bouchut	1, 3, 4*
					Angelo Zadra	1
					Patrick Cruchet	1*
					Michel Ligonnet	3
					Enzo Calderari	4*
Seikel Motorsport	Porsche 996 GT3-R	Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6	D	52 68	Tony Burgess	1, 3–6, 9–11
					Kurt Mathewson	1, 9
					Philip Collin	1
					Michel Neugarten	3
					Stefano Buttiero	4–6
					Gabrio Rosa	4
					Grady Willingham	9
					Christophe Bouchut	10–11
Noël del Bello Racing	Porsche 996 GT3-R	Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6	D	56	Noël del Bello	4
					Marc Sourd	4
					Roland Bervillé	4
The Racer's Group	Porsche 996 GT3-R	Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6	P	66	Kevin Buckler	1, 6–11
					Robert Nagel	1
					Mike Fitzgerald	1
					Rick Knoop	6
					Philip Collin	7–11
					Jim Michaelian	9
					Robert Orcutt	12
					Darren Palmer	12
					Christian D'Agostin	12
				67	Jennifer Tumminelli	6–7
					Steve Ariana	6
					Robert Orcutt	7, 10
					Tom McGlynn	10–11
					Rick Polk	11
Kyser Racing	Porsche 996 GT3-R	Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6	P	69	Kye Wankum	1, 3–6, 9–12
					Greg Doff	1, 3–6, 9–10
					Rudy Bartling	1, 6
					Georg Silbermayr	4
					Joe Foster	5, 9, 11–12
					Craig Stanton	10
					Jeffrey Pabst	12
Skea Racing International	Porsche 996 GT3-R	Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6	P	70	Johnny Mowlem	All
					David Murry	1–11
					Richard Dean	12
				71	Rohan Skea	1–5, 7–12
					Grady Willingham	1–2, 4–6
					Lloyd Hawkins	1
					Doc Bundy	3–12
					Richard Dean	8–11
					Des Wall	12
Gunnar Porsche Racing	Porsche 996 GT3-R	Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6	M	75	Gunnar Jeannette	1*
					Mike Brockman	1*
					Michael Lauer	1*
Manthey Racing	Porsche 996 GT3-R	Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6	M	76	Olaf Manthey	4*
					Kersten Jodexnis	4*
G & W Motorsports	Porsche 996 GT3-R	Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6	D	80	Darren Law	9
					John Morton	9
					Michael Schrom	9
				81	Cindi Lux	9
					Divina Galica	9
					Belinda Endress	9
MCR/Nygmatech	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6	P	87	Ian James	1
					Tim Robertson	1
					Joăo Barbosa	1
	Porsche 996 GT3-R	Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6		88	Leo Hindery	1
					Peter Baron	1
					Tony Kester	1
				89	Dave Dullum	1
					James McCormick	1
					Kurt Baumann	1
					Ian James	2
					Joăo Barbosa	2
Trinkler Motorsports	Chevrolet Corvette C5	Chevrolet 7.0 L V8	G	94	Owen Trinkler	1*, 9*, 11*

* Was on the entry list but did not participate in the event.

Season results

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Overall winner in bold.

Rnd	Circuit	LMP Winning Team	GTS Winning Team	GT Winning Team	Results
		LMP Winning Drivers	GTS Winning Drivers	GT Winning Drivers
1	Sebring	#78 Audi Sport North America	#91 Viper Team Oreca	#5 Dick Barbour Racing	Results
		Frank Biela Tom Kristensen Emanuele Pirro	Olivier Beretta Karl Wendlinger Dominique Dupuy	Dirk Müller Lucas Luhr
2	Charlotte	#42 BMW Motorsport	#91 Viper Team Oreca	#51 Dick Barbour Racing	Results
		JJ Lehto Jörg Müller	Olivier Beretta Karl Wendlinger	Bob Wollek Sascha Maassen
3	Silverstone	#42 BMW Motorsport	#91 Viper Team Oreca	#51 Dick Barbour Racing	Results
		JJ Lehto Jörg Müller	Olivier Beretta Karl Wendlinger	Bob Wollek Sascha Maassen
4	Nürburgring	#1 Panoz Motor Sports	#91 Viper Team Oreca	#5 Dick Barbour Racing	Results
		Jan Magnussen David Brabham	Olivier Beretta Karl Wendlinger Marc Duez	Dirk Müller Lucas Luhr
5	Sears Point	#77 Audi Sport North America	#92 Viper Team Oreca	#5 Dick Barbour Racing	Results
		Allan McNish Rinaldo Capello	David Donohue Tommy Archer	Dirk Müller Lucas Luhr
6	Mosport	#77 Audi Sport North America	#91 Viper Team Oreca	#23 Alex Job Racing	Results
		Allan McNish Rinaldo Capello	Olivier Beretta Karl Wendlinger	Randy Pobst Bruno Lambert
7	Texas	#78 Audi Sport North America	#3 Corvette Racing	#23 Alex Job Racing	Results
		Frank Biela Emanuele Pirro	Ron Fellows Andy Pilgrim	Randy Pobst Bruno Lambert
8	Portland	#77 Audi Sport North America	#91 Viper Team Oreca	#51 Dick Barbour Racing	Results
		Allan McNish Rinaldo Capello	Olivier Beretta Karl Wendlinger	Bob Wollek Sascha Maassen
9	Road Atlanta	#77 Audi Sport North America	#4 Corvette Racing	#51 Dick Barbour Racing	Results
		Allan McNish Rinaldo Capello Michele Alboreto	Kelly Collins Andy Pilgrim Franck Fréon	Bob Wollek Sascha Maassen
10	Laguna Seca	#77 Audi Sport North America	#91 Viper Team Oreca	#7 PTG	Results
		Allan McNish Rinaldo Capello	Olivier Beretta Karl Wendlinger	Hans-Joachim Stuck Boris Said
11	Las Vegas	#78 Audi Sport North America	#91 Viper Team Oreca	#51 Dick Barbour Racing	Results
		Frank Biela Emanuele Pirro	Olivier Beretta Karl Wendlinger	Bob Wollek Sascha Maassen
12	Adelaide	#77 Audi Sport North America	#91 Viper Team Oreca	#5 Dick Barbour Racing	Results
		Allan McNish Rinaldo Capello	Olivier Beretta Karl Wendlinger Dominique Dupuy	Dirk Müller Lucas Luhr
Source:[7]

Drivers Championship

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The Drivers Championship was won by Allan McNish and Rinaldo Capello.^[8]

Manufacturers Championship

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The Manufacturers Championship was won by Audi.^[8]

Teams Championship

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Points are awarded to the finishers in the following order:^[9]

• 25-21-19-17-15-14-13-12-11-10-...

Exceptions being for the 12 Hours of Sebring, 1000 km of Nurburgring, Petit Le Mans, and Race of a Thousand Years which awarded in the following order:^[9]

• 30-26-24-22-20-19-18-17-16-15-...

Points were only awarded for the best 10 finishes in the 12 race season. Points won but not counted towards the season championship are listed in italics.

Cars failing to complete 70% of the winner's distance are not awarded points. Teams only score the points of their highest finishing entry in each race.

LMP Standings

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Pos	Team	Chassis	Engine	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	R10	R11	R12	Total
1	Audi Sport North America	Audi R8R Audi R8	Audi 3.6 L Turbo V8	30	14	19	24	25	25	25	25	30	25	25	30	264
2	BMW Motorsport	BMW V12 LMR	BMW S70 6.0 L V12	24	25	25	26	19	21	17	19	20	19	21		219
3	Panoz Motor Sports	Panoz LMP-1 Roadster-S	Élan 6L8 6.0 L V8	18	21	21	30	15	15	19	21	24	11	11	24	208
4	Team Rafanelli SRL	Lola B2K/10	Judd (Rafanelli) GV4 4.0 L V10	10	19	11		9		11	13	15	9	17	22	136
5	Johansson-Matthews Racing	Reynard 2KQ Reynard 2KQ-LM	Judd GV4 4.0 L V10	11		7	13	13	17	13	15	11	15	15		130
6	Intersport Racing	Lola B98/10 Lola B2K/10	Ford 5.1 L V8 Judd GV4 4.0 L V8	17				14		12	11	14	14	12		94
7	Motorola-DAMS	Cadillac Northstar LMP	Cadillac Northstar 4.0 L Turbo V8	15		14	20					19			19	87
8	Team Cadillac	Cadillac Northstar LMP	Cadillac Northstar 4.0 L Turbo V8	19							12	18	13			62
9	Konrad Motorsport	Lola B2K/10	Ford (Roush) 6.0 L V8									12	11	9	26	58
10	Pole Team	Riley & Scott Mk III	Judd GV4 4.0 L V10		13	6	12									31
11	Champion Racing	Lola B2K/10	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6	16				11								27
12	Martin Snow Racing	Lola B2K/40	Nissan (AER) VQL 3.0 L V6										12	13		25
13	Doran/Lista Racing	Ferrari 333 SP	Judd GV4 4.0 L V10	20												20
14	Racing Organisation Course	Reynard 2KQ-LM	Volkswagen 2.0 L Turbo I4				19									19
15	GLV Racing	Ferrari 333 SP	Ferrari F310E 4.0 L V12				18									18
16	PiR Competition	Debora LMP299	BMW 3.0 L I6				15									15
17	Multimatic Competition	Lola B98/10	Ford Cosworth XD 2.6 L Turbo V8	14												14
18	Pescarolo Sport	Courage C52	Peugeot A32 3.2 L Turbo V6			13										13
19	SMG Competition	Courage C60	Judd GV4 4.0 L V10			12										12
20=	Kremer Racing	Lola B98/K2000	Ford (Roush) 6.0 L V8			10										10
20=	Conrero	Riley & Scott Mk III	Ford Cosworth 4.0 L V8				10									10
22	KnightHawk Racing	Lola B2K/40	Nissan (AER) VQL 3.0 L V6											8		8
23	Phillips Motorsports	Lola B2K/40	Nissan (AER) VQL 3.0 L V6										7			7

GTS Standings

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Pos	Team	Chassis	Engine	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	R10	R11	R12	Total
1	Viper Team Oreca	Dodge Viper GTS-R	Dodge 8.0 L V10	30	25	25	30	25	25	21	25	26	25	25	30	266
2	Roock Motorsport North America	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.8 L Turbo Flat-6	18	21	13	24	19	17	17	19	19		17		184
3	Corvette Racing	Chevrolet Corvette C5-R	Chevrolet 7.0 L V8	20					21	25		30	21	19		136
4	Chamberlain Motorsport	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	Chrysler 8.0 L V10			14	26					18	15	15	24	112
5	Konrad Motorsport	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.8 L Turbo Flat-6	22		17	19									58
6=	Proton Competition	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6				22									22
6=	Intersport Racing	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.8 L Turbo Flat-6												22	22
8	Freisinger Motorsport	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.8 L Turbo Flat-6			19										19
9	DonMcGill.com Porsche Racing	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.8 L Turbo Flat-6		17											17
10	Patriot Motorsports	Dodge Viper GTS-R	Dodge 8.0 L V10									16				16
11	BVB	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.8 L Turbo Flat-6			15										15
12	Saleen/Allen Speedlab	Saleen S7-R	Ford 7.0 L V8										14			14
13=	Multimatic Motorsports	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.8 L Turbo Flat-6										13			13
13=	Carsport Holland	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	Chrysler 8.0 L V10											13		13

GT Standings

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Pos	Team	Chassis	Engine	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	R10	R11	R12	Total
1	Dick Barbour Racing	Porsche 911 GT3-R	Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6	30	25	25	30	25	19	21	25	30	10	25	30	266
2	Alex Job Racing	Porsche 911 GT3-R	Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6		19	21	20	17	25	25	19	26	21	12		205
3	Prototype Technology Group	BMW M3 GTR	BMW 3.2 L I6		21	14	22	19	21	14	21	16	25	19	24	202
4	Skea Racing International	Porsche 911 GT3-R	Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6	26	15	13	26	10	13	15	15	11	11	15	17	166
5	Michael Colucci Racing (MCR)	Porsche 911 GT3-R	Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6	18	13	19	24	15	17	9	10	17	14	5		151
6	White Lightning Racing	Porsche 911 GT3-R	Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6	12	14			13		11	14	15	17	11	18	125
7	The Racer's Group	Porsche 911 GT3-R	Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6	17				12	12		13	13	12	13	20	112
8	Kyser Racing	Porsche 911 GT3-R	Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6			8	16	6	10			14	13	9	15	91
9	Seikel Motorsport	Porsche 911 GT3-R	Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6			9	18	11	9			20	15	6		88
10	RWS Motorsport	Porsche 911 GT3-R	Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6	22		11										33
11	Team LR Organization	Porsche 911 GT3-R	Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6	20		12										32
12	Orbit Racing	Porsche 911 GT3-R	Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6									18	9			27
13	Reiser Callas Rennsport	Porsche 911 GT3-R	Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6	24												24
14	G & W Motorsport	Porsche 911 GT3-R	Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6									22				22
15	Haberthur Racing	Porsche 911 GT3-R	Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6												19	19
16	Roock Motorsport North America	Porsche 911 GT3-R	Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6				15									15
17	Noël del Bello Racing	Porsche 911 GT3-R	Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6				13									13

References

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1. "American Le Mans Series 2000 Races!". American Le Mans Series. Archived from the original on October 19, 2000. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
2. "American LeMans Series - 2000: Racing Calendar". Speedsport Magazine. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
3. "Race schedule for 2000". Autosport. September 21, 1999. Retrieved September 23, 2025.
4. "San Diego Off For 2000". Motorsport.com. April 16, 2002. Retrieved September 27, 2025.
5. "American Le Mans Series 2000 - Championships". Racing Sports Cars. Retrieved September 26, 2025.
6. "ALMS 2000". World Sports Racing Prototypes. October 2, 2005. Retrieved September 26, 2025.
7. "American LeMans Series - Season 2000: Results". Speedsport Magazine. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
8. ALMS 2000: Audi arrived in America and beats BMW and Panoz, www.motorsport.com Retrieved 2 March 2016
9. "American LeMans Series - 2000: Point standings". Speedsport Magazine. Retrieved January 21, 2024.

External links

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• American Le Mans Series homepage
• IMSA Archived ALMS Results and Points