The 2001 Grand American Road Racing Championship was the second season of the Grand American Road Racing Championship run by the Grand American Road Racing Association. The season involved five classes: Sports Racing Prototype I and II (SRP-I and SRP-II), Grand Touring Sport (GTS), Grand Touring (GT), and American GT (AGT). 10 races were run from February 3, 2001, to November 3, 2001, with Watkins Glen International gaining a date in August.
Schedule Some events featured two races of different length, with a break-up of the five competing classes.
Rnd Race Length/Duration Circuit Date 1 Rolex 24 at Daytona 24 Hours Daytona International Speedway February 2 February 3 2 Nextel 250 250 Miles Homestead-Miami Speedway March 3 3 Sun Automotive 200 200 Miles Phoenix International Raceway April 21 4Six Hours of the Glen 6 Hours Watkins Glen International May 20 5 Dodge Dealers Grand Prix 125 Miles (GT classes) Lime Rock Park May 26 2 Sprints (SRP classes) May 28 6 U.S. Road Racing Classic 250 Miles Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course June 10 7 Road America 500 500 Miles Road America July 8 8Le Grand Prix de Trois-Rivières 200 km (GT+AGT) Circuit Trois-Rivières August 4 225 km (SRPs+GTS) August 5 9 Bully Hill Vineyards 250 250 Miles Watkins Glen International August 10 10 Grand-Am Finale 3 Hours Daytona International Speedway November 3Source:
Results Overall winners in bold. RndCircuitSRP Winning TeamsSRPII Winning TeamsGTS Winning TeamsGT Winning TeamsAGT Winning TeamsSRP Winning DriversSRPII Winning DriversGTS Winning DriversGT Winning DriversAGT Winning Drivers1Daytona #63 Downing Atlanta #21 Archangel Motorsport Services #2 Corvette Racing #31 White Lightning Racing #11 Hamilton Safe Motorsports Howard Katz Chris Ronson A. J. Smith Jim Downing Andy Lally Paul Macey Martin Henderson Peter Seldon Johnny O'Connell Ron Fellows Chris Kneifel Franck Fréon Christian Menzel Randy Pobst Mike Fitzgerald Lucas Luhr Ken Bupp Dick Greer Doug Mills Simon Gregg2Homestead #16 Dyson Racing Team #22 Archangel Motorsport Services #5 Fordahl Motorsports #54 JET Motorsports #09 Team X1-R James Weaver Butch Leitzinger Mike Durand Nigel Greensall Chris Bingham Ron Johnson Toney Jennings Terry Borcheller Craig Conway Doug Goad3Phoenix #37 Intersport Racing #89 PorscheHaus Racing #56 Muzzy Racing #15 Fordahl Motorsports #09 Team X1-R Jon Field Oliver Gavin Robert Julien Bruno St. Jacques Ritch Marziale Erik Messley Randy Pobst Kimberly Hiskey Craig Conway Doug Goad4Watkins Glen #27 Lista Doran Racing #62 Team Spencer Motorsports #5 Fordahl Motorsports #81 G&W Motorsports #09 Team X1-R Didier Theys Mauro Baldi Fredy Lienhard Sr. Rich Grupp Ryan Hampton Barry Waddell Chris Bingham Ron Johnson Darren Law David Murry Matt Drendel Craig Conway Doug Goad5†Lime Rock #16 Dyson Racing Team #22 Archangel Motorsport Services #99 Schumacher Racing #54 JET Motorsports #09 Team X1-R James Weaver Butch Leitzinger Mike Durand Howard Katz Larry Schumacher Gunnar Jeannette Toney Jennings Terry Borcheller Craig Conway Doug Goad6Mid-Ohio #37 Intersport Racing #21 Archangel Motorsport Services #5 Fordahl Motorsports #54 JET Motorsports #09 Team X1-R Jon Field Oliver Gavin Andy Lally Paul Macey Chris Bingham Ron Johnson Toney Jennings Terry Borcheller Craig Conway Doug Goad7Road America #27 Lista Doran Racing #21 Archangel Motorsport Services #5 Fordahl Motorsports #15 Fordahl Motorsports #11 Hamilton Safe Motorsports Didier Theys Mauro Baldi Fredy Lienhard Sr. Ben Devlin Larry Oberto David Sterenberg Chris Bingham Ron Johnson Randy Pobst Kimberly Hiskey Ken Bupp Jon Leavy8†Trois-Rivières #16 Dyson Racing Team #88 PorscheHaus Racing #5 Fordahl Motorsports #34 Zip/Pumpelly Racing #09 Team X1-R James Weaver Butch Leitzinger Stephane Veilleux Jean-Francois Dumoulin Peter Overing Chris Bingham Ron Johnson Spencer Pumpelly Craig Conway Doug Goad9Watkins Glen #16 Dyson Racing Team #21 Archangel Motorsport Services #5 Fordahl Motorsports #45 Orbit Racing #84 Comer Racing James Weaver Butch Leitzinger Ben Devlin David Sterenberg Chris Bingham Ron Johnson Kyle Petty John Andretti Jack Willes10Daytona #16 Dyson Racing Team #8 Rand Racing LLC #5 Fordahl Motorsports #15 Fordahl Motorsports #09 Team X1-R James Weaver Butch Leitzinger Terry Borcheller Anthony Lazzaro Bill Rand Chris Bingham Ron Johnson Randy Pobst Kimberly Hiskey Craig Conway Doug Goad † - Two separate individual races were held.
References
External links The official website of Grand-Am World Sports Racing Prototypes - Rolex Sports Car Series 2001 results