# 2001 Monterey Sports Car Championships

The 2001 Monterey Sports Car Championships presented by Mazda was the ninth round of the 2001 American Le Mans Series season. It took place at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, California, on September 9, 2001.

## Official results

Class winners in bold.
| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Chassis | Tyre | Laps |
| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Engine | Tyre | Laps |
| 1 | LMP900 | 2 | Audi Sport North America | Frank Biela Emanuele Pirro | Audi R8 | M | 120 |
| 1 | LMP900 | 2 | Audi Sport North America | Frank Biela Emanuele Pirro | Audi 3.6L Turbo V8 | M | 120 |
| 2 | LMP900 | 38 | Champion Racing | Andy Wallace Johnny Herbert | Audi R8 | M | 120 |
| 2 | LMP900 | 38 | Champion Racing | Andy Wallace Johnny Herbert | Audi 3.6L Turbo V8 | M | 120 |
| 3 | LMP900 | 18 | Johansson Motorsport Arena Motorsport | Stefan Johansson Patrick Lemarié | Audi R8 | M | 119 |
| 3 | LMP900 | 18 | Johansson Motorsport Arena Motorsport | Stefan Johansson Patrick Lemarié | Audi 3.6L Turbo V8 | M | 119 |
| 4 | LMP900 | 8 | Team Cadillac | Wayne Taylor Max Angelelli | Cadillac Northstar LMP01 | M | 117 |
| 4 | LMP900 | 8 | Team Cadillac | Wayne Taylor Max Angelelli | Cadillac Northstart 4.0L Turbo V8 | M | 117 |
| 5 | LMP900 | 7 | Team Cadillac | Emmanuel Collard Christophe Tinseau | Cadillac Northstar LMP01 | M | 116 |
| 5 | LMP900 | 7 | Team Cadillac | Emmanuel Collard Christophe Tinseau | Cadillac Northstar 4.0L Turbo V8 | M | 116 |
| 6 | GTS | 26 | Konrad Team Saleen | Terry Borcheller Franz Konrad | Saleen S7-R | G | 112 |
| 6 | GTS | 26 | Konrad Team Saleen | Terry Borcheller Franz Konrad | Ford 7.0L V8 | G | 112 |
| 7 | GTS | 3 | Corvette Racing | Ron Fellows Johnny O'Connell | Chevrolet Corvette C5-R | G | 111 |
| 7 | GTS | 3 | Corvette Racing | Ron Fellows Johnny O'Connell | Chevrolet 7.0L V8 | G | 111 |
| 8 | GTS | 4 | Corvette Racing | Andy Pilgrim Kelly Collins | Chevrolet Corvette C5-R | G | 111 |
| 8 | GTS | 4 | Corvette Racing | Andy Pilgrim Kelly Collins | Chevrolet 7.0L V8 | G | 111 |
| 9 | GT | 42 | BMW Motorsport Schnitzer Motorsport | Jörg Müller JJ Lehto | BMW M3 GTR | M | 110 |
| 9 | GT | 42 | BMW Motorsport Schnitzer Motorsport | Jörg Müller JJ Lehto | BMW 4.0L V8 | M | 110 |
| 10 | GT | 43 | BMW Motorsport Schnitzer Motorsport | Dirk Müller Fredrik Ekblom | BMW M3 GTR | M | 110 |
| 10 | GT | 43 | BMW Motorsport Schnitzer Motorsport | Dirk Müller Fredrik Ekblom | BMW 3.2L I6 | M | 110 |
| 11 | GT | 23 | Alex Job Racing | Lucas Luhr Sascha Maassen | Porsche 911 GT3-RS | M | 110 |
| 11 | GT | 23 | Alex Job Racing | Lucas Luhr Sascha Maassen | Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | M | 110 |
| 12 | GT | 10 | Prototype Technology Group | Boris Said Bill Auberlen | BMW M3 GTR | Y | 109 |
| 12 | GT | 10 | Prototype Technology Group | Boris Said Bill Auberlen | BMW 4.0L V8 | Y | 109 |
| 13 | GT | 30 | Petersen Motorsports | Johnny Mowlem Timo Bernhard | Porsche 911 GT3-R | M | 109 |
| 13 | GT | 30 | Petersen Motorsports | Johnny Mowlem Timo Bernhard | Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | M | 109 |
| 14 | GT | 22 | Alex Job Racing | Randy Pobst Christian Menzel | Porsche 911 GT3-RS | M | 108 |
| 14 | GT | 22 | Alex Job Racing | Randy Pobst Christian Menzel | Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | M | 108 |
| 15 | GT | 66 | The Racer's Group | Kevin Buckler Tyler McQuarre | Porsche 911 GT3-RS | Y | 105 |
| 15 | GT | 66 | The Racer's Group | Kevin Buckler Tyler McQuarre | Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | Y | 105 |
| 16 | GT | 67 | The Racer's Group | Robert Orcutt Tony Colicchio | Porsche 911 GT3-R | Y | 103 |
| 16 | GT | 67 | The Racer's Group | Robert Orcutt Tony Colicchio | Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | Y | 103 |
| 17 | GT | 69 | Kyser Racing | Kye Wankum Joe Foster | Porsche 911 GT3-R | D | 102 |
| 17 | GT | 69 | Kyser Racing | Kye Wankum Joe Foster | Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | D | 102 |
| 18 | GTS | 44 | American Viperacing | Tom Weickardt Mike Silcox | Dodge Viper GTS-R | D | 100 |
| 18 | GTS | 44 | American Viperacing | Tom Weickardt Mike Silcox | Dodge 8.0L V10 | D | 100 |
| 19 | GT | 15 | Dick Barbour Racing | Mark Neuhaus Randy Wars | Porsche 911 GT3-R | D | 99 |
| 19 | GT | 15 | Dick Barbour Racing | Mark Neuhaus Randy Wars | Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | D | 99 |
| 20 DNF | GTS | 45 | American Viperacing | Shane Lewis Darren Law | Dodge Viper GTS-R | D | 83 |
| 20 DNF | GTS | 45 | American Viperacing | Shane Lewis Darren Law | Dodge 8.0L V10 | D | 83 |
| 21 DNF | LMP900 | 51 | Panoz Motor Sports | Klaus Graf Franck Lagorce | Panoz LMP-1 Roadster-S | M | 78 |
| 21 DNF | LMP900 | 51 | Panoz Motor Sports | Klaus Graf Franck Lagorce | Élan 6L8 6.0L V8 | M | 78 |
| 22 DNF | LMP900 | 37 | Intersport | John Field Rick Sutherland | Lola B2K/10 | G | 74 |
| 22 DNF | LMP900 | 37 | Intersport | John Field Rick Sutherland | Judd GV4 4.0L V10 | G | 74 |
| 23 DNF | GT | 6 | Prototype Technology Group | Niclas Jönsson Hans-Joachim Stuck | BMW M3 GTR | Y | 74 |
| 23 DNF | GT | 6 | Prototype Technology Group | Niclas Jönsson Hans-Joachim Stuck | BMW 4.0L V8 | Y | 74 |
| 24 DNF | LMP900 | 1 | Audi Sport North America | Rinaldo Capello Tom Kristensen | Audi R8 | M | 58 |
| 24 DNF | LMP900 | 1 | Audi Sport North America | Rinaldo Capello Tom Kristensen | Audi 3.6L Turbo V8 | M | 58 |
| 25 DNF | LMP900 | 50 | Panoz Motor Sports | Jan Magnussen David Brabham | Panoz LMP-1 Roadster-S | M | 57 |
| 25 DNF | LMP900 | 50 | Panoz Motor Sports | Jan Magnussen David Brabham | Élan 6L8 6.0L V8 | M | 57 |
| 26 | LMP675 | 5 | Dick Barbour Racing | Milka Duno Didier de Radigues | Reynard 01Q | G | 48 |
| 26 | LMP675 | 5 | Dick Barbour Racing | Milka Duno Didier de Radigues | Judd GV675 3.4L V8 | G | 48 |
| 27 DNF | LMP675 | 57 | Dick Barbour Racing | John Graham Scott Maxwell | Reynard 01Q | G | 41 |
| 27 DNF | LMP675 | 57 | Dick Barbour Racing | John Graham Scott Maxwell | Judd GV675 3.4L V8 | G | 41 |
| 28 DNF | GT | 52 | Seikel Motorsport | Tony Burgess Andrew Bagnall | Porsche 911 GT3-RS | Y | 40 |
| 28 DNF | GT | 52 | Seikel Motorsport | Tony Burgess Andrew Bagnall | Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | Y | 40 |
| 29 DNF | LMP675 | 11 | Roock-KnightHawk Racing | Steven Knight Claudia Hürtgen | Lola B2K/40 | A | 20 |
| 29 DNF | LMP675 | 11 | Roock-KnightHawk Racing | Steven Knight Claudia Hürtgen | Nissan (AER) VQL 3.4L V6 | A | 20 |

## Statistics

* Pole Position - #1 Audi Sport North America - 1:15.238
* Fastest Lap - #1 Audi Sport North America - 1:17.011
* Distance - 432.205 km
* Average Speed - 156.843 km/h