The 2001 Gran Turismo 3 Grand Prix of Mosport was an American Le Mans Series professional sports car race held at Mosport International Raceway near Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada from August 17 to the 19, 2001. It is named after Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec, a racing game released on July 10, 2001, a month prior to this event. It was the seventh round of the 2001 American Le Mans Series season and the 16th IMSA / Professional SportsCar Racing sanctioned sports car race held at the facility.

Race

The overall race victory went to Audi Sport North America drivers Frank Biela and Emanuele Pirro marking the Audi R8's second consecutive win at Mosport. Second place went to Jan Magnussen and David Brabham in the Panoz LMP-1 Roadster-S, with Team Cadillac drivers Emmanuel Collard and Christophe Tinseau picking up the first American Le Mans Series podium for the Cadillac Northstar LMP01.

Dick Barbour Racing took the LMP675 victory with drivers Bruno Lambert and Didier de Radigues in the Reynard 01Q.

Corvette Racing drivers Ron Fellows and Johnny O'Connell drove the Chevrolet Corvette C5-R to the GTS class victory with BMW Schnitzer Motorsport drivers Jörg Müller and JJ Lehto taking the GT win in the BMW M3 GTR.

The race was held under cool and rainy conditions and was broadcast across North America on NBC Sports with Rick Benjamin and Bill Adam calling the race.

Official results Class winners in bold.

Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Tyre Laps Engine 1 LMP900 2 Audi Sport North America Frank Biela Emanuele Pirro Audi R8 115 Audi 3.6L Turbo V8 2 LMP900 50 Panoz Motor Sports Jan Magnussen David Brabham Panoz LMP-1 Roadster-S 113 Élan 6L8 6.0L V8 3 LMP900 7 Team Cadillac Emmanuel Collard Christophe Tinseau Cadillac Northstar LMP01 112 Cadillac Northstar 4.0L Turbo V8 4 LMP900 8 Team Cadillac Wayne Taylor Max Angelelli Cadillac Northstar LMP01 112 Cadillac Northstart 4.0L Turbo V8 5 LMP900 16 Dyson Racing Butch Leitzinger James Weaver Riley & Scott Mk III C 112 Lincoln (Élan) 6.0L V8 6 LMP675 5 Dick Barbour Racing Bruno Lambert Didier de Radigues Reynard 01Q 111 Judd GV675 3.4L V8 7 GTS 3 Corvette Racing Ron Fellows Johnny O'Connell Chevrolet Corvette C5-R 109 Chevrolet 7.0L V8 8 GTS 26 Konrad Team Saleen Terry Borcheller Franz Konrad Saleen S7-R 108 Ford 7.0L V8 9 GTS 4 Corvette Racing Andy Pilgrim Kelly Collins Chevrolet Corvette C5-R 107 Chevrolet 7.0L V8 10 GT 42 BMW Motorsport Schnitzer Motorsport Jörg Müller JJ Lehto BMW M3 GTR 107 BMW 4.0L V8 11 GT 43 BMW Motorsport Schnitzer Motorsport Dirk Müller Fredrik Ekblom BMW M3 GTR 107 BMW 4.0L V8 12 GT 6 Prototype Technology Group Boris Said Hans-Joachim Stuck BMW M3 GTR 107 BMW 4.0L V8 13 GT 23 Alex Job Racing Lucas Luhr Sascha Maassen Porsche 911 GT3-RS 106 Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 14DNF LMP900 38 Champion Racing Andy Wallace Johnny Herbert Audi R8 104 Audi 3.6L Turbo V8 15 GTS 45 American Viperacing Shane Lewis David Donohue Dodge Viper GTS-R 103 Dodge 8.0L V10 16 GT 52 Seikel Motorsport Tony Burgess Magnus Wallinder Porsche 911 GT3-RS 102 Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 17 GT 69 Kyser Racing Kye Wankum Jeffrey Pabst Porsche 911 GT3-R 96 Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 18 GT 15 Dick Barbour Racing Grady Willingham Randy Wars Porsche 911 GT3-R 95 Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 19 LMP675 57 Dick Barbour Racing John Graham Milka Duno Reynard 01Q 95 Judd GV675 3.4L V8 20DNF GT 22 Alex Job Racing Randy Pobst Christian Menzel Porsche 911 GT3-RS 92 Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 21 GTS 44 American Viperacing Tom Weickardt Kevin Allen Dodge Viper GTS-R 88 Dodge 8.0L V10 22DNF LMP675 11 Roock-KnightHawk Racing Steven Knight Claudia Hürtgen Lola B2K/40 56 Nissan (AER) VQL 3.4L V6 23DNF GT 10 Prototype Technology Group Joe Foster Niclas Jönsson BMW M3 GTR 27 BMW 4.0L V8 24DNF LMP900 1 Audi Sport North America Rinaldo Capello Tom Kristensen Audi R8 24 Audi 3.6L Turbo V8 25DNF GT 30 Petersen Motorsports Johnny Mowlem Timo Bernhard Porsche 911 GT3-R 21 Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 26DNF LMP900 51 Panoz Motor Sports Klaus Graf Franck Lagorce Panoz LMP-1 Roadster-S 1 Élan 6L8 6.0L V8

Statistics Pole Position - #1 Audi Sport North America - 1:08.222 Fastest Lap - #2 Audi Sport North America - 1:10.002 Time of race - 2:46:03.805 Distance - 455.098 km Average Speed - 164.430 km/h

References

External links 2001 Grand Prix of Mosport Race Broadcast (American Le Mans Series YouTube Channel) Official Results World Sports Racing Prototypes - Race Results