After the 1999 race, most of the manufacturers in the top classes went in different directions. BMW and Toyota went into Formula One, while Mercedes-Benz left sportscar racing after the CLR accidents, returning to the DTM. Nissan also left due to financial difficulties.
Other than the French privateers Pescarolo, Oreca and DAMS, only Audi and Panoz remained from the previous year, while newcomer Cadillac joined.
Race notesedit
Approximately 200,000 people attended the race.[1] The 1-2-3 finish of the Audi LMP900s marked the beginning of two dynasties, Audi's and Tom Kristensen's in the top-finishing Audi.[2]
The Oreca team's GTS class winning, seventh place, 333 lap finish with the Chrysler Viper was the best ever with that car. It faced serious competition within its class from Corvette Racing's new C5.R.,[3] which would within the next two years top the Viper's distance record and establish itself as the car to beat among the GT classes.
† - #83 Dick Barbour Racing was disqualified for an illegally sized fuel tank in post-race inspection.
Statisticsedit
Pole Position — Allan McNish, #9 Audi Sport Team Joest - 3:36.124
Fastest Lap — Allan McNish, #9 Audi Sport Team Joest - 3:37.359
Distance - 5007.99 km
Average Speed - 207.00 km/h
Highest Trap Speed — Audi R8 - 337 km/h (race)
Referencesedit
^"Audi 1-2-3 at Le Mans" (Press release). Audi MediaCenter. 18 June 2000. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
^"It's twenty years since Audi's first 24 Hours of Le Mans win". Automobile Club de l'Ouest. 18 June 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
^Panighini, Philippe (18 June 2000). [GTS: the Chrysler grand slam]. Ouest-France (in French). Archived from the original on 19 September 2000. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
^"2000 24 Hours of Le Mans". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
^"2000 Le Mans 24 Hours". Motor Sport. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
April 07, 2024
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The 2000 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 68th Grand Prix of Endurance and took place on 17 and 18 June 2000 2000 24 Hours of Le MansPrevious 1999 Next 2001Index Races WinnersLe Mans in 2000 Contents 1 Pre race 2 Race notes 3 Race results 3 1 Statistics 4 ReferencesPre race editAfter the 1999 race most of the manufacturers in the top classes went in different directions BMW and Toyota went into Formula One while Mercedes Benz left sportscar racing after the CLR accidents returning to the DTM Nissan also left due to financial difficulties Other than the French privateers Pescarolo Oreca and DAMS only Audi and Panoz remained from the previous year while newcomer Cadillac joined Race notes editApproximately 200 000 people attended the race 1 The 1 2 3 finish of the Audi LMP900s marked the beginning of two dynasties Audi s and Tom Kristensen s in the top finishing Audi 2 The Oreca team s GTS class winning seventh place 333 lap finish with the Chrysler Viper was the best ever with that car It faced serious competition within its class from Corvette Racing s new C5 R 3 which would within the next two years top the Viper s distance record and establish itself as the car to beat among the GT classes Race results editClass winners are denoted in bold 4 5 Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Tyre LapsEngine1 LMP900 8 nbsp Audi Sport Team Joest nbsp Frank Biela nbsp Tom Kristensen nbsp Emanuele Pirro Audi R8 M 368Audi 3 6 L Turbo V82 LMP900 9 nbsp Audi Sport Team Joest nbsp Laurent Aiello nbsp Allan McNish nbsp Stephane Ortelli Audi R8 M 367Audi 3 6 L Turbo V83 LMP900 7 nbsp Audi Sport Team Joest nbsp Christian Abt nbsp Michele Alboreto nbsp Rinaldo Capello Audi R8 M 365Audi 3 6 L Turbo V84 LMP900 16 nbsp Pescarolo Sport nbsp Olivier Grouillard nbsp Sebastien Bourdais nbsp Emmanuel Clerico Courage C52 M 344Peugeot A32 3 2 L Turbo V65 LMP900 12 nbsp Panoz Motorsports nbsp Johnny O Connell nbsp Hiroki Katoh nbsp Pierre Henri Raphanel Panoz LMP 1 Roadster S M 342Elan 6L8 6 0 L V86 LMP900 23 nbsp TV Asahi Team Dragon nbsp Toshio Suzuki nbsp Masami Kageyama nbsp Masahiko Kageyama Panoz LMP 1 Roadster S M 340Elan 6L8 6 0 L V87 LMGTS 51 nbsp Viper Team Oreca nbsp Dominique Dupuy nbsp Olivier Beretta nbsp Karl Wendlinger Chrysler Viper GTS R M 333Chrysler 8 0 L V108 LMP900 22 nbsp TV Asahi Team Dragon nbsp Keiichi Tsuchiya nbsp Akira Iida nbsp Masahiko Kondo Panoz LMP 1 Roadster S M 330Elan 6L8 6 0 L V89 LMGTS 53 nbsp Viper Team Oreca nbsp David Donohue nbsp Ni Amorim nbsp Anthony Beltoise Chrysler Viper GTS R M 328Chrysler 8 0 L V1010 LMGTS 64 nbsp Corvette Racing nbsp Franck Freon nbsp Andy Pilgrim nbsp Kelly Collins Chevrolet Corvette C5 R G 327Chevrolet LS7R 7 0 L V811 LMGTS 63 nbsp Corvette Racing nbsp Chris Kneifel nbsp Ron Fellows nbsp Justin Bell Chevrolet Corvette C5 R G 326Chevrolet LS7R 7 0 L V812 LMGTS 52 nbsp Viper Team Oreca nbsp Tommy Archer nbsp Marc Duez nbsp Patrick Huisman Chrysler Viper GTS R M 324Chrysler 8 0 L V1013 LMGTS 57 nbsp Carsport Holland nbsp Mike Hezemans nbsp David Hart nbsp Hans Hugenholtz Chrysler Viper GTS R M 317Chrysler 8 0 L V1014 LMGTS 60 nbsp Konrad Motorsport nbsp Charles Slater nbsp Tommy Kendall nbsp Jurgen von Gartzen Porsche 911 GT2 D 317Porsche 3 8 L Turbo Flat 615 LMP900 11 nbsp Panoz Motorsports nbsp David Brabham nbsp Jan Magnussen nbsp Mario Andretti Panoz LMP 1 Roadster S M 315Elan 6L8 6 0 L V816 LMGT 73 nbsp Team Taisan Advan nbsp Hideo Fukuyama nbsp Atsushi Yogo nbsp Bruno Lambert Porsche 911 GT3 R Y 310Porsche 3 6 L Flat 617 LMGT 82 nbsp Skea Racing International nbsp Johnny Mowlem nbsp David Murry nbsp Sascha Maassen Porsche 911 GT3 R P 304Porsche 3 6 L Flat 618 LMGT 76 nbsp Seikel Motorsport nbsp Max Cohen Olivar nbsp Michel Neugarten nbsp Anthony Burgess Porsche 911 GT3 R D 302Porsche 3 6 L Flat 619 LMP900 3 nbsp DAMS nbsp Eric Bernard nbsp Emmanuel Collard nbsp Franck Montagny Cadillac Northstar LMP P 300Cadillac Northstar 4 0 L Turbo V820 LMP900 6 nbsp Mopar Team Oreca nbsp Didier Theys nbsp Jeffrey van Hooydonk nbsp Didier Andre Reynard 2KQ LM M 292Mopar 6 0 L V821 LMP900 1 nbsp Team Cadillac nbsp Franck Lagorce nbsp Butch Leitzinger nbsp Andy Wallace Cadillac Northstar LMP P 291Cadillac Northstar 4 0 L Turbo V822 LMP900 2 nbsp Team Cadillac nbsp Wayne Taylor nbsp Max Angelelli nbsp Eric van de Poele Cadillac Northstar LMP P 287Cadillac Northstar 4 0 L Turbo V823 LMGT 79 nbsp Perspective Racing nbsp Thierry Perrier nbsp Jean Louis Ricci nbsp Romano Ricci Porsche 911 GT3 R P 286Porsche 3 6 L Flat 624 LMGT 80 nbsp M1 Club Renstal Excelsior nbsp Philippe Verellen nbsp Rudi Penders nbsp Kurt Dujardyn Porsche 911 GT3 R P 285Porsche 3 6 L Flat 625 LMP675 32 nbsp Multimatic Motorsports nbsp Scott Maxwell nbsp John Graham nbsp Greg Wilkins Lola B2K 40 P 274Nissan AER VQL 3 0 L V626 LMP675 36 nbsp Rachel Welter nbsp Richard Balandras nbsp Yojiro Terada nbsp Sylvain Boulay WR LMP M 266Peugeot 2 0 L Turbo I427 LMGT 75 nbsp Manthey Racing nbsp Michael Brockman nbsp Mike Lauer nbsp Gunnar Jeannette Porsche 911 GT3 R D 261Porsche 3 6 L Flat 6NC LMP900 10 nbsp Team Den Bla Avis nbsp John Nielsen nbsp Mauro Baldi nbsp Klaus Graf Panoz LMP 1 Roadster S P 205Elan 6L8 6 0 L V8DNF LMGTS 59 nbsp Freisinger Motorsport nbsp Wolfgang Kaufmann nbsp Yukihiro Hane nbsp Katsunori Iketani Porsche 911 GT2 D 313Porsche 3 8 L Turbo Flat 6DNF LMGT 81 nbsp Haberthur Racing nbsp Gabrio Rosa nbsp Michel Ligonnet nbsp Fabio Babini Porsche 911 GT3 R P 310Porsche 3 6 L Flat 6DNF LMP900 17 nbsp SMG Competition nbsp Philippe Gache nbsp Gary Formato nbsp Didier Cottaz Courage C60 P 219Judd GV4 4 0 L V10DNF LMGTS 56 nbsp Team Goh nbsp Walter Brun nbsp Toni Seiler nbsp Christian Glasel Chrysler Viper GTS R M 210Chrysler 8 0 L V10DNF LMGTS 54 nbsp Paul Belmondo Racing nbsp Boris Derichebourg nbsp Guy Martinolle nbsp Jean Claude Lagniez Chrysler Viper GTS R D 180Chrysler 8 0 L V10DNF LMP900 15 nbsp Thomas Bscher Promotion nbsp Thomas Bscher nbsp Geoff Lees nbsp Jean Marc Gounon BMW V12 LM G 180BMW S70 6 0 L V12DNF LMP675 35 nbsp Gerard Welter nbsp Xavier Pompidou nbsp Stephane Daoudi nbsp Jean Bernard Bouvet WR LMP M 169Peugeot 2 0 L Turbo I4DNF LMP900 21 nbsp Team Rafanelli SRL nbsp Domenico Schiattarella nbsp Didier de Radigues nbsp Emanuele Naspetti Lola B2K 10 M 154Judd GV4 4 0 L V10DNF LMP900 24 nbsp Johansson Matthews Racing nbsp Stefan Johansson nbsp Guy Smith nbsp Jim Matthews Reynard 2KQ LM Y 133Judd GV4 4 0 L V10DNF LMGT 72 nbsp Racing Engineering nbsp Tomas Saldana nbsp Jesus Diez Villaroel nbsp Giovanni Lavaggi Porsche 911 GT3 R D 78Porsche 3 6 L Flat 6DNF LMP675 34 nbsp ROC nbsp Jordi Gene nbsp Jean Christophe Boullion nbsp Jerome Policand Reynard 2KQ LM M 72Volkswagen HPT16 2 0 L Turbo I4DNF LMP675 33 nbsp ROC nbsp Ralf Kelleners nbsp David Terrien nbsp Jean Denis Deletraz Reynard 2KQ LM M 44Volkswagen HPT16 2 0 Turbo I4DNF LMP900 20 nbsp Konrad Motorsport nbsp Jan Lammers nbsp Tom Coronel nbsp Peter Kox Lola B2K 10 D 38Ford Roush 6 0 L V8DNF LMGT 77 nbsp Larbre Competition nbsp Patrice Goueslard nbsp Christophe Bouchut nbsp Jean Luc Chereau Porsche 911 GT3 R M 34Porsche 3 6 L Flat 6DNF LMGT 78 nbsp Jean Luc Maury Laribiere nbsp Jean Luc Maury Laribiere nbsp Bernard Chauvin nbsp Angelo Zadra Porsche 911 GT3 R D 32Porsche 3 6 L Flat 6DNF LMP675 30 nbsp Didier Bonnet nbsp Patrick Lemarie nbsp Jean Francois Yvon nbsp Yann Goudy Debora LMP2000 A 24BMW 3 2 L I6DNF LMGT 71 nbsp Michael Colucci Racing nbsp Shane Lewis nbsp Cort Wagner nbsp Bob Mazzuoccola Porsche 911 GT3 R M 22Porsche 3 6 L Flat 6DNF LMP900 4 nbsp DAMS nbsp Marc Goossens nbsp Christophe Tinseau nbsp Kristian Kolby Cadillac Northstar LMP P 4Cadillac Northstar 4 0 L Turbo V8DNF LMP900 5 nbsp Mopar Team Oreca nbsp Yannick Dalmas nbsp Nicolas Minassian nbsp Jean Philippe Belloc Reynard 2KQ LM M 1Mopar 6 0 L V8DSQ LMGT 83 nbsp Dick Barbour Racing nbsp Dirk Muller nbsp Lucas Luhr nbsp Bob Wollek Porsche 911 GT3 R M 319Porsche 3 6 L Flat 6 83 Dick Barbour Racing was disqualified for an illegally sized fuel tank in post race inspection Statistics edit Pole Position Allan McNish 9 Audi Sport Team Joest 3 36 124 Fastest Lap Allan McNish 9 Audi Sport Team Joest 3 37 359 Distance 5007 99 km Average Speed 207 00 km h Highest Trap Speed Audi R8 337 km h race References edit Audi 1 2 3 at Le Mans Press release Audi MediaCenter 18 June 2000 Retrieved 19 February 2024 It s twenty years since Audi s first 24 Hours of Le Mans win Automobile Club de l Ouest 18 June 2020 Retrieved 19 February 2024 Panighini Philippe 18 June 2000 GTS le grand chelem des Chrysler GTS the Chrysler grand slam Ouest France in French Archived from the original on 19 September 2000 Retrieved 19 February 2024 2000 24 Hours of Le Mans Racing Reference NASCAR Digital Media LLC Retrieved 19 February 2024 2000 Le Mans 24 Hours Motor Sport Retrieved 19 February 2024 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2000 24 Hours of Le Mans amp oldid 1209079614, wikipedia, wiki, book, 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