2001 FIA Sportscar Championship

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.

2001 FIA Sportscar Championship
Previous: 2000 Next: 2002

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

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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
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