2001 FIA Sportscar Championship

The 2001 FIA Sportscar Championship was the inaugural season of FIA Sportscar Championship,FIA Sportscar Championship History - 2001 Retrieved from web.archive.org on 1 September 2009 an auto racing series regulated by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile and organized by International Racing Series Ltd. The series was a continuation of the previous SportsRacing World Cup dating back to 1997. It was open to two categories of sports prototypes, SR1 and SR2, and awarded championships to drivers and teams in each category. A championship for constructors was also established for this season. It began on 8 April 2001 and ended on 16 September 2001 after eight races.

Italian Marco Zadra won the SR1 drivers' championship, while his BMS Scuderia Italia Ferrari secured the teams' and constructors' titles. The SR2 class was led by American Larry Oberto and Swede Thed Björk who drove for SportsRacing Team Sweden. Lola won the constructors' championship in SR2.

Schedule Despite still sharing regulations with the American Grand Am Road Racing Series, the American series no longer counted toward the new FIA championship. Kyalami also did not return, leaving the calendar strictly European. Catalunya, Monza, Spa, Brno, Donington, Magny-Cours, and the Nürburgring were all carried over from the previous season, joined by the Irish Mondello Park. Monza replaced its former World Cup race with the traditional 1000 km race, adding an endurance event to the calendar. All other races were timed events with a set duration of 2 hours and 30 minutes.

Rnd Race Circuit Date 1 FIA Sportscar Championship Barcelona Circuit de Catalunya, Montmeló, Spain 8 April 2 1000 km di Monza Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza, Italy 22 April 3 R.M.U. Classic Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot, Belgium 13 May 4 Mistrovství FIA Sportovních Vozů Autodrom Brno, Brno, Czech Republic 1 July 5 FIA Sportscar Championship Magny-Cours Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, Magny-Cours, France 29 July 6 August Bank Holiday Grand Prix Donington Park, North West Leicestershire, United Kingdom 26 August 7 FIA Sportscar Championship Mondello Mondello Park, Caragh, Ireland 1 September 8 DMC/ADAC Sportwagen-Festival Nürburgring Nürburgring, Nürburg, Germany 16 September

Entries SR1 Entrant Car Engine Tyre Drivers Rounds BMS Scuderia Italia Ferrari 333 SP Ferrari F130E 4.0 L V12 1 Marco Zadra All Christian Pescatori 1–2, 5, 7–8 Jean-Marc Gounon 3–4, 6 2 Angelo Zadra All Enzo Calderari All Lilian Bryner All Marco Zadra 2 GLV Brums Ferrari 333 SP Ferrari F130E 4.0 L V12Judd GV4 4.0 L V10 3 Giovanni Lavaggi 1–6, 8 Christian Vann 1–6 Bob Berridge 8 Xavier Pompidou 8 Den Bla Avis/Team Goh Dome S101 Judd GV4 4.0 L V10 5 John Nielsen All Hiroki Katoh All R&M Riley & Scott Mk III Judd GV4 4.0 L V10 6 Mauro Baldi All Gary Formato 1 Ivan Capelli 2 Alex Caffi 3–8 Redman Bright Reynard 01Q Judd GV4 4.0 L V10 7 Mark Smithson 1–3, 5–6, 8 Peter Owen 1–3, 5–6, 8 Guy Smith 2 Racing for Holland Dome S101 Judd GV4 4.0 L V10 8 Jan Lammers All Val Hillebrand All Kremer Racing Lola B98/10 Ford 6.0 L V8 10 Sam Hancock All Ralf Kelleners 1 Didier de Radiguès 2–3 Gary Formato 2, 4 Jean-Marc Gounon 5, 7–8 Robbie Stirling 6 Konrad Motorsport Lola B2K/10 Ford 6.0 L V8 15 Franz Konrad 8 Ralf Kelleners 8 Pescarolo Sport Courage C60 Peugeot A32 3.2 L Turbo V6 16 Jean-Christophe Boullion 1–2, 5, 8 Sébastien Bourdais 1–2 Laurent Redon 2, 5 Boris Derichebourg 8 Team Ascari Ascari A410 Judd GV4 4.0 L V10 17 Ben Collins All Werner Lupberger All Team Durango GMS Durango LMP1 BMW 4.0 L V8 21 Andrea de Lorenzi 5 Soheil Ayari 5 Conrero Riley & Scott Mk III Ford 4.0 L V8 25 Alex Caffi 2 Angelo Lancelotti 2 Andrea Chiesa 2

SR2 Entrant Car Engine Tyre Drivers Rounds Lucchini Engineering Lucchini SR2001 Alfa Romeo 3.0 L V6 50 Raffaele Raimondi 1–4 Filippo Francioni 1–4 Pierguiseppe Peroni 1–2 Lucchini SR2000 51 Denny Zardo 1–7 Mauro Prospero 1–7 Lucchini SR2001 52 Pierguiseppe Peroni 3–8 Jean-Bernard Bouvet 3–5 Sébastien Ugeux 6–7 Raffaele Raimondi 8 Siliprandi Lucchini SR2-99 Alfa Romeo 3.0 L V6 53 Pasquale Barberio 2, 8 Ezio Mazza 2, 8 Renauer Motorsport Tampolli SR2 RTA-2001 Alfa Romeo 3.0 L V6 55 Manfred Jurasz 1, 3 Gottfried Cepin 1, 4, 8 Hannes Gsell 3–5, 8 Martin Henderson 3, 8 Wolfgang Griessner 4 Wolfgang Kaufmann 5 Norbert Groer 5 EBRT Schroder Motorsport Pilbeam MP84 Nissan (AER) VQL 3.0 L V6 58 Ian Khan 1–2 Martin Henderson 1–2 Mark Peters 1 Pierre Merche 2 BM Autosport Tampolli SR2 RTA-99 Alfa Romeo 3.0 L V6 59 Massimo Monti 1–6 Renato Nobili 1–6 Rowan Racing Pilbeam MP84 Nissan (AER) VQL 3.0 L V6 61 Warren Carway 1, 3–8 Martin O'Connell 1, 3–8 Audisio & Benvenuto Racing Lucchini SR2-99 Alfa Romeo 3.0 L V6 65 Giuseppe Chiminelli 2, 4, 8 Bruno Corradi 2 Antonio Vallebona 2 Ernesto Saccomanno 4 Ivano Giuliani 8 Lucchini SR2001 66 Roberto Tonetti 1–6, 8 Massimo Saccomanno 1–6, 8 Swara Racing Tampolli SR2 RTA-2001 Nissan (AER) VQL 3.0 L V6 68 Michael Mallock 4–6, 8 Simon Wiseman 4 Phil Andrews 5–6, 8 Pilbeam MP84 69 Simon Wiseman 1–3, 8 Ben McLoughlin 1–2 Heinrich Langfermann 1 Michael Mallock 2–3 "Frederico Careca" 8 SCI Lucchini SR2000 Alfa Romeo 3.0 L V6 72 Ranieri Randaccio All Pasquale Barberio 1 Leonardo Maddalena 2–8 Team Sovereign Rapier 6 Nissan (AER) VQL 3.0 L V6 75 Ian Flux 1, 3, 5–6, 8 Mike Millard 1, 3, 5–6, 8 SportsRacing Team Sweden Lola B2K/40 Nissan (AER) VQL 3.0 L V6 76 Thed Björk All Larry Oberto All Stanley Dickens 2 Earl Goddard 3 Damien Faulkner 7 Redman Bright Pilbeam MP84 Nissan (AER) VQL 3.0 L V6 77 Piers Johnson 6 Oli Wilkinson 6 PiR Competition Debora LMP299 BMW 3.0 L I6 99 Marc Rostan All Pierre Bruneau 1–6, 8 Arturo Merzario 1–4 Ludovico Manfredi 5–6 Arnie Black 7

Results and standings Race results

Rnd Circuit SR1 Winning Team SR2 Winning Team Reports SR1 Winning Drivers SR2 Winning Drivers 1 Barcelona No. 1 BMS Scuderia Italia No. 61 Rowan Racing Report Christian Pescatori Marco Zadra Warren Carway Martin O'Connell 2 Monza No. 3 GLV Brums No. 76 SportsRacing Team Sweden Report Christian Vann Giovanni Lavaggi Larry Oberto Thed Björk 3 Spa No. 1 BMS Scuderia Italia No. 59 BM Autosport Report Jean-Marc Gounon Marco Zadra Massimo Monti Renato Nobili 4 Brno No. 5 Den Bla Avis/Team Goh No. 76 SportsRacing Team Sweden Report John Nielsen Hiroki Katoh Larry Oberto Thed Björk 5 Magny-Cours No. 16 Pescarolo Sport No. 61 Rowan Racing Report Jean-Christophe Boullion Laurent Rédon Warren Carway Martin O'Connell 6 Donington No. 17 Team Ascari No. 61 Rowan Racing Report Ben Collins Werner Lupberger Warren Carway Martin O'Connell 7 Mondello No. 5 Den Bla Avis/Team Goh No. 76 SportsRacing Team Sweden Report John Nielsen Hiroki Katoh Damien Faulkner Larry Oberto Thed Björk 8 Nürburgring No. 8 Racing for Holland No. 76 SportsRacing Team Sweden Report Jan Lammers Val Hillebrand Larry Oberto Thed Björk

Points were awarded to the top eight finishers in each category. Entries were required to complete 60% of the race distance in order to be classified as a finisher and earn points. Drivers were required to complete 20% of the total race distance for their car to earn points. Teams scored points for only their highest finishing entry.2002 Sporting Regulations Retrieved from web.archive.org on 23 December 2008

+Points system Event 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th Races 20 15 12 10 8 6 4 3 2 1

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

Driver Team BAR MON SPA BRN MAG DON MON NUR Totalpoints 1 Marco Zadra BMS Scuderia Italia 1 Ret 1 2 2 2 2 4 110 2 John Nielsen Den Bla Avis/Team Goh 4 Ret 6 1 3 5 1 3 88 2 Hiroki Katoh Den Bla Avis/Team Goh 4 Ret 6 1 3 5 1 3 88 4 Jan Lammers Racing for Holland Ret 3 3 5 6 3 3 1 82 4 Val Hillebrand Racing for Holland Ret 3 3 5 6 3 3 1 82 6 Ben Collins Team Ascari Ret 2 4 4 4 1 6 DSQ 71 6 Werner Lupberger Team Ascari Ret 2 4 4 4 1 6 DSQ 71 8 Christian Pescatori BMS Scuderia Italia 1 Ret 2 2 4 60 9 Lilian Bryner BMS Scuderia Italia 2 Ret 2 7 5 Ret 5 Ret 50 9 Enzo Calderari BMS Scuderia Italia 2 Ret 2 7 5 Ret 5 Ret 50 9 Angelo Zadra BMS Scuderia Italia 2 Ret 2 7 5 Ret 5 Ret 50 9 Jean-Marc Gounon BMS Scuderia Italia 1 2 2 50 Kremer Racing Ret Ret Ret 13 Mauro Baldi R&M 3 Ret Ret 3 8 7 4 Ret 41 14 Jean-Christophe Boullion Pescarolo Sport Ret Ret 1 2 35 15 Alex Caffi Conrero DNS 29 R&M Ret 3 8 7 4 Ret 16 Giovanni Lavaggi GLV Brums Ret 1 5 Ret Ret Ret Ret 28 16 Christian Vann GLV Brums Ret 1 5 Ret Ret Ret 28 18 Laurent Redon Pescarolo Sport Ret 1 20 19 Peter Owen Redman Bright Ret 4 Ret 7 6 Ret 20 19 Mark Smithson Redman Bright Ret 4 Ret 7 6 Ret 20 21 Gary Formato R&M 3 18 Kremer Racing Ret 6 22 Sam Hancock Kremer Racing Ret Ret Ret 6 Ret 4 Ret Ret 16 23 Boris Derichebourg Pescarolo Sport 2 15 24 Guy Smith Redman Bright 4 10 24 Robbie Stirling Kremer Racing 4 10

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

Driver Team BAR MON SPA BRN MAG DON MON NUR Totalpoints 1 Thed Björk SportsRacing Team Sweden 2 1 5 1 DSQ 2 1 1 118 1 Larry Oberto SportsRacing Team Sweden 2 1 5 1 DSQ 2 1 1 118 3 Warren Carway Rowan Racing 1 Ret 5 1 1 2 Ret 83 3 Martin O'Connell Rowan Racing 1 Ret 5 1 1 2 Ret 83 5 Pierguiseppe Peroni Lucchini Engineering 8 Ret 2 2 Ret Ret 3 3 57 6 Massimo Saccomanno Audisio & Benvenuto Racing 3 NC 4 3 Ret 5 2 57 6 Roberto Tonetti Audisio & Benvenuto Racing 3 NC 4 3 Ret 5 2 57 8 Massimo Monti BM Autosport 4 Ret 1 Ret 3 Ret 42 8 Renato Nobili BM Autosport 4 Ret 1 Ret 3 Ret 42 10 Marc Rostan PiR Competition 7 Ret 7 7 Ret 4 4 6 38 11 Ranieri Randaccio SCI 9 Ret 8 4 Ret 6 Ret 4 31 12 Mauro Prospero Lucchini Engineering DNS 2 Ret Ret 2 Ret Ret 30 12 Denny Zardo Lucchini Engineering DNS 2 Ret Ret 2 Ret Ret 30 12 Jean-Bernard Bouvet Lucchini Engineering 2 2 Ret 30 15 Leonardo Maddalena SCI Ret 8 4 Ret 6 Ret 4 29 16 Pierre Bruneau PiR Competition 7 Ret 7 7 Ret 4 6 28 17 Raffaele Raimondi Lucchini Engineering 8 Ret 3 DSQ 3 27 18 Ian Flux Team Sovereign 5 DNS Ret 3 7 24 18 Mike Millard Team Sovereign 5 DNS Ret 3 7 24 20 Martin Henderson EBRT Schroeder Motorsport DNS 4 24 Renauer Motorsport 6 5 21 Damien Faulkner SportsRacing Team Sweden 1 20 22 Hannes Gsell Renauer Motorsport 6 6 Ret 5 20 23 Filippo Francioni Lucchini Engineering 8 Ret 3 DSQ 15 24 Pasquale Barberio SCI 9 14 Siliprandi 3 Ret 25 Gottfried Cepin Renauer Motorsport DNS 6 5 14 26 Ezio Mazza Siliprandi 3 Ret 12 26 Sébastien Ugeux Lucchini Engineering Ret 3 12 28 Arturo Merzario PiR Competition 7 Ret 7 7 12 29 Ian Khan EBRT Schroeder Motorsport DNS 4 10 29 Pierre Merche EBRT Schroeder Motorsport 4 10 29 Ludovico Manfredi PiR Competition Ret 4 10 29 Arnie Black PiR Competition 4 10 33 Simon Wiseman Swara Racing 6 Ret Ret Ret 8 9 34 Earl Goddard SportsRacing Team Sweden 5 8 35 Ben McLoughlin Swara Racing 6 Ret 6 35 Heinrich Langfermann Swara Racing 6 6 35 Wolfgang Griessner Renauer Motorsport 6 6 38 Piers Johnson Redman Bright 7 4 38 Oli Wilkinson Redman Bright 7 4 40 "Frederico Careca" Swara Racing 8 3

Teams championships SR1 Team BAR MON SPA BRN MAG DON MON NUR Totalpoints 1 BMS Scuderia Italia 1 Ret 1 2 2 2 2 4 110 2 Den Bla Avis/Team Goh 4 Ret 6 1 3 5 1 3 88 3 Racing for Holland Ret 3 3 5 6 3 3 1 82 4 Team Ascari Ret 2 4 4 4 1 6 DSQ 71 5 R&M 3 Ret Ret 3 8 7 4 Ret 41 6 Pescarolo Sport Ret Ret 1 2 35 7 GLV Brums Ret 1 5 Ret Ret Ret Ret 28 8 Redman Bright Ret 4 Ret 7 6 Ret 20 9 Kremer Racing Ret Ret Ret 6 Ret 4 Ret Ret 16

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