page_title: 2000 American Le Mans Series
section_title: Schedule
hierarchical_section_title: 2000 American Le Mans Series / Schedule
caption_attribution_description: English: The winning Capello / McNish crocodile liveried Audi R8 no. 77, pictured early in the Race of a Thousand Years in Adelaide, South Australia.
context_page_description: The 2000 American Le Mans Series was the second running of the IMSA American Le Mans Series, and overall the 30th season of an IMSA GT Championship, dating back to the 1971 edition. It was a series for Le Mans Prototypes and Grand Touring race cars divided into 3 classes: LMP, GTS, and GT. It began March 18, 2000 and ended December 31, 2000 after 12 races.
  This season was the only time that the ALMS held races outside of North America, with two events held in Europe and one in Australia. These events helped with the creation of the 2001 European Le Mans Series season, although it was short-lived. An Asian Le Mans Series was also discussed but not developed.
context_section_description: The 2000 schedule greatly expanded from the previous season, adding not only three races outside North America, but an additional North American round as well.  Silverstone Circuit and the Nürburgring were scheduled before and after the 24 Hours of Le Mans, while the Race of a Thousand Years in Australia was held long after the North American season ended.  Road courses at Charlotte Motor Speedway and Texas Motor Speedway replaced the previous year's Grand Prix of Atlanta at Road Atlanta.
caption: The round winning Audi R8 of Allan McNish & Rinaldo Capello at the Race of a Thousand Years
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