The 2001 Rolex 24 at Daytona was a Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series 24-hour endurance sports car race held on February 3–4, 2001 at the Daytona International Speedway road course. The race served as the first round of the 2001 Rolex Sports Car Series. The race saw increased media attention due to Dale Earnhardt and Dale Earnhardt Jr. competing together for Corvette Racing. The father-son duo finished the race 4th overall. Earnhardt died several weeks later in the 2001 Daytona 500.
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Victory overall and in the GTS class went to the No. 2 Chevrolet Corvette C5-R from Corvette Racing, driven by Johnny O'Connell, Ron Fellows, Chris Kneifel, and Franck Fréon. The GT class was won by the No. 31 Porsche 996 GT3-RS from White Lightning Racing, driven by Christian Menzel, Randy Pobst, Mike Fitzgerald, and Lucas Luhr. The SRP class was won by the No. 63 Kudzu DLY from Downing/Atlanta Racing, driven by Howard Katz, Chris Ronson, A. J. Smith, and Jim Downing. The SRP II class was won by the No. 21 Archangel Motorsport Services Lola B2K/40, driven by Andy Lally, Paul Macey, Martin Henderson, and Peter Seldon. Finally, the AGT class was won by the No. 11 Hamilton Safe Motorsports Chevrolet Camaro, driven by Ken Bupp, Dick Greer, Doug Mills, and Simon Gregg.
Race results
editPos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Chassis | Tire | Laps |
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Engine | |||||||
1 | GTS | 2 | Corvette Racing | Johnny O'Connell Ron Fellows Chris Kneifel Franck Fréon |
Chevrolet Corvette C5-R | G | 656 |
Chevrolet 7.0 L V8 | |||||||
2 | GT | 31 | White Lightning Racing | Christian Menzel Randy Pobst Mike Fitzgerald Lucas Luhr |
Porsche 996 GT3-RS | D | 648 |
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | |||||||
3 | GT | 86 | Freisinger Motorsport | Wolfgang Kaufmann Lance Stewart Cyril Chateau Paco Orti |
Porsche 996 GT3-RS | Y | 644 |
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | |||||||
4 | GTS | 3 | Corvette Racing | Dale Earnhardt Dale Earnhardt Jr. Andy Pilgrim Kelly Collins |
Chevrolet Corvette C5-R | G | 642 |
Chevrolet 7.0 L V8 | |||||||
5 | GT | 56 | Seikel Motorsport | Gabrio Rosa Fabio Rosa Fabio Babini Alex Caffi |
Porsche 996 GT3-RS | Y | 637 |
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | |||||||
6 | GTS | 01 | Bytzek Motorsport | Larry Schumacher Harry Bytzek John Brenner James Holtom |
Porsche 911 GT1 Evo | D | 632 |
Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
7 | GT | 43 | Orbit Racing | Peter Baron Kyle Petty Gian Luigi Buitoni Leo Hindery Tony Kester |
Porsche 996 GT3-RS | D | 630 |
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | |||||||
8 | GT | 81 | G&W Motorsports | Darren Law Matt Drendel David Murry Cort Wagner |
Porsche 996 GT3-R | Y | 629 |
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | |||||||
9 | GT | 10 | Genesis Racing | Bill Auberlen Chris Gleason Rick Fairbanks Chris Miller |
BMW M3 E46 | Y | 627 |
BMW 3.2 L I6 | |||||||
10 | GT | 39 | White Lightning Racing | Hugh Plumb Kimberly Hiskey Michael Culver Michael Petersen |
Porsche 996 GT3-R | D | 627 |
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | |||||||
11 | SRP | 63 | Downing/Atlanta Racing | Howard Katz Chris Ronson A. J. Smith Jim Downing |
Kudzu DLY | G | 624 |
Mazda 4-Rotor | |||||||
12 | GT | 50 | AASCO-Boduck | Craig Stanton Andy Hajducky Takashi Suzuki |
Porsche 996 GT3-R | Y | 618 |
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | |||||||
13 | SRP II | 21 | Archangel Motorsport Services | Andy Lally Paul Macey Martin Henderson Peter Seldon |
Lola B2K/40 | A | 600 |
Nissan 3.0 L V6 | |||||||
14 DNF |
SRP | 16 | Dyson Racing | James Weaver Butch Leitzinger Andy Wallace |
Riley & Scott Mk III | G | 598 |
Ford 6.0 L V8 | |||||||
15 | GT | 34 | Spencer Pumpelly Racing | Spencer Pumpelly Stevan Ivankovich Tom Pumpelly Rick Dilorio |
Porsche 996 GT3-R | D | 595 |
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | |||||||
16 | GT | 40 | MAC Racing | Antonio De Castro Luca Cattaneo Renato Bicciato Franco Bugané |
Porsche 996 GT3-R | D | 593 |
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | |||||||
17 | GT | 57 | Seikel Motorsport | Stefano Buttiero Philip Collin Andrew Bagnall Tony Burgess |
Porsche 996 GT3-R | Y | 590 |
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | |||||||
18 | GT | 71 | Freisinger Motorsport | Yukihiro Hane Kurt Thiel Klaus Horn Manfred Jurasz |
Porsche 996 GT3-R | Y | 585 |
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | |||||||
19 | SRP | 20 | Dyson Racing | Elliott Forbes-Robinson Rob Dyson Max Papis Niclas Jönsson |
Riley & Scott Mk III | G | 584 |
Ford 6.0 L V8 | |||||||
20 | SRP II | 62 | Team Spencer Motorsports | Rich Grupp Ryan Hampton Dennis Spencer |
Kudzu DLM | G | 577 |
Mazda 3-Rotor | |||||||
21 | SRP | 37 | Intersport Racing | Jon Field Carl Rosenblad Joel Field Clint Field |
Lola B2K/10 | G | 566 |
Judd 4.0 L V10 | |||||||
22 DNF |
SRP | 74 | Robinson Racing | Jack Baldwin George Robinson Irv Hoerr Buddy Lazier |
Riley & Scott Mk III | G | 563 |
Judd 4.0 L V10 | |||||||
23 | GT | 14 | Autometrics Motorsports | Cory Friedman Adam Merzon Basil Demeroutis Lynn Wilson |
Porsche 993 Carrera RSR | D | 563 |
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 | |||||||
24 | GTS | 24 | Marcos Racing International | Cor Euser Calum Lockie Herman Buurman |
Marcos Mantara LM600 | D | 562 |
Chevrolet 6.9 L V8 | |||||||
25 | GT | 41 | MAC Racing | Fabio Mancini Gianni Collini Paolo Rapetti Michel Neugarten |
Porsche 996 GT3-RS | D | 561 |
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | |||||||
26 | GT | 67 | The Racer's Group | Don Kitch Jr. Dave Gaylord Dave Parker Mike Oberholtzer |
Porsche 996 GT3-R | G | 560 |
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | |||||||
27 | GTS | 25 | Marcos Racing International | Miguel Ángel de Castro Peter van der Kolk Toto Lassally |
Marcos Mantara LM600 | D | 557 |
Chevrolet 6.0 L V8 | |||||||
28 | AGT | 11 | Hamilton Safe Motorsports | Ken Bupp Dick Greer Doug Mills Simon Gregg |
Chevrolet Camaro | G | 553 |
Chevrolet 5.9 L V8 | |||||||
29 | GT | 66 | The Racer's Group | Wade Gaughran Justin Marks Steve Miller Kiichi Takahashi |
Porsche 996 GT3-R | G | 547 |
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | |||||||
30 | GT | 55 | Club: Yellow Magic | Toshio Suzuki Tsuyoshi Takahashi Syougo Mitsuyama Shinichi Yamaji |
Ferrari F355 | Y | 543 |
Ferrari F129B 3.9 L V8 | |||||||
31 | GTS | 114 | Chamberlain Motorsports | Stefano Zonca Raffaele Sangiuolo Milka Duno David Gooding |
Dodge Viper GTS-R | D | 530 |
Dodge 8.0 L V10 | |||||||
32 | GT | 52 | Safina Racing | Scooter Gabel Joseph Safina Doc Lowman Carlos de Quesada |
BMW M3 | Y | 530 |
BMW 3.2 L I6 | |||||||
33 | AGT | 09 | Team X1-R | Craig Conway Erik Messley Doug Goad Richard Maugeri |
Chevrolet Camaro | G | 528 |
Chevrolet 5.9 L V8 | |||||||
34 | GT | 9 | Genesis Racing | Marc Bunting Emil Assentato Philip Schearer Steve Ahlgrim |
BMW M3 | Y | 510 |
BMW 3.2 L I6 | |||||||
35 DNF |
GT | 05 | Haberthur Racing | Francesc Gutiérrez Nigel Smith Patrick Vuillaume Jean-Charles Cartier |
Porsche 996 GT3-R | D | 505 |
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | |||||||
36 | GTS | 30 | Mastercar | Fabian Peroni Tony Ring Sergey Zlobin Andrea Montermini |
Ferrari F355 | K | 505 |
Ferrari F129B 3.9 L V8 | |||||||
37 DNF |
SRP II | 26 | Northstar Racing | Cass Whitehead B. J. Zacharias Jeff Giangrande Chris Hall |
Lola B2K/40 | A | 498 |
Nissan 3.0 L V6 | |||||||
38 | GTS | 69 | Proton Competition | Horst Felbermayr Horst Felbermayr Jr. Christian Ried Gerold Ried |
Porsche 911 GT2 | Y | 495 |
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | |||||||
39 DNF |
GT | 54 | JET Motorsports | Toney Jennings Terry Borcheller Boris Said Hans-Joachim Stuck |
BMW M3 E46 GTR | Y | 490 |
BMW 5.0 L V8 | |||||||
40 DNF |
AGT | 44 | Team Amick Motorsports | Joe Varde David Amick Lyndon Amick Bill Lester |
Chevrolet Corvette | G | 488 |
Chevrolet 6.1 L V8 | |||||||
41 | GTS | 0 | Bytzek Motorsport | Scott Maxwell David Empringham Richard Spenard Klaus Bytzek |
Porsche 911 GT1 Evo | D | 479 |
Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
42 | GT | 65 | Cirtek Motorsport | Claudia Hürtgen Robert Orcutt Jürgen Lornez Heinrich Langfermann |
Porsche 996 GT3-R | D | 477 |
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | |||||||
43 DNF |
SRP II | 89 | Porschehaus Racing | Greg Pootmans Bruno St. Jacques Robert Julian Bob Woodman |
Lola B2K/40 | G | 473 |
Nissan 3.0 L V6 | |||||||
44 DNF |
GT | 60 | PK Sport | Geoff Lister Mike Youles Fred Moss Matt Turner |
Porsche 996 GT3-R | D | 471 |
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | |||||||
45 DNF |
GTS | 07 | G&W Motorsports | Steve Marshall Danny Marshall Johannes van Overbeek Tim Holt |
Porsche 911 GT2 | Y | 470 |
Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
46 DNF |
SRP | 12 | Risi Competizione | Ralf Kelleners Allan McNish David Brabham Eric van de Poele |
Ferrari 333 SP | G | 462 |
Ferrari F310E 4.0 L V12 | |||||||
47 DNF |
SRP II | 22 | Archangel Motorsport Services | Andrew Davis Tony Dudek Mike Durand Jeff Clinton |
Lola B2K/40 | A | 460 |
Nissan 3.0 L V6 | |||||||
48 | AGT | 96 | Tropic Zone Racing | Dave Bacher Anthony Puleo Hans Hauser Robert Dubler |
Oldsmobile Cutlass | G | 407 |
Chevrolet 6.1 L V8 | |||||||
49 | GT | 68 | The Racer's Group | Kevin Buckler Jim Michaelian Stephen Earle Dilantha Malagamuwa |
Porsche 996 GT3-RS | Y | 354 |
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | |||||||
50 | GT | 32 | Goldin Bros Racing | Steve Goldin Keith Goldin Scott Finlay Dave Rankin |
Mazda RX-7 | G | 351 |
Mazda 2-Rotor | |||||||
51 DNF |
SRP | 4 | Philip Creighton Motorsports | Duncan Dayton John Burton Rick Sutherland Scott Schubot |
Lola B2K/10 | G | 347 |
Ford 6.0 L V8 | |||||||
52 DNF |
GT | 35 | Jürgen Alzen Motorsports | Ulli Richter Enzo Calderari Lilian Bryner Jürgen Alzen |
Porsche 996 GT3-R | Y | 315 |
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | |||||||
53 DNF |
GT | 17 | RWS Motorsports | Luca Riccitelli Dieter Quester Marc Duez Hans-Jörg Hofer |
Porsche 996 GT3-R | D | 310 |
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | |||||||
54 DNF |
SRP II | 79 | Sportscar Racing Team Sweden | Thed Björk Niklas Loven Stanley Dickens Larry Oberto |
Lola B2K/40 | A | 241 |
Nissan 3.0 L V6 | |||||||
55 DNF |
AGT | 18 | Comer Racing | Jack Willes Andy McNeil Jon Leavy Les Vallarano |
Chevrolet Corvette | G | 238 |
Chevrolet 5.9 L V8 | |||||||
56 DNF |
GT | 47 | Evil Eye Racing | Joe Foster Gary Schultheis Scott Neumann Ross Bleustein |
Porsche 996 GT3-RS | D | 233 |
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | |||||||
57 |
GT | 7 | Broadfoot Racing | Jesús Diez de Villarroel Paco Orti John Warner Ronald Zitza |
Porsche 996 GT3-R | D | 222 |
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | |||||||
58 DNF |
SRP II | 48 | Pilbeam Racing America | Shane Lewis Bruno Lambert Toni Seiler |
Pilbeam MP84 | A | 216 |
Nissan 3.0 L V6 | |||||||
59 DNF |
SRP | 38 | Champion Racing | Dorsey Schroeder Bob Wollek Hurley Haywood Sascha Maassen |
Lola B2K/10 | G | 209 |
Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
60 DNF |
GT | 80 | G&W Motorsports | John Morton Michael Schrom Bob Mazzuoccola Stu Hayner |
Porsche 996 GT3-R | Y | 185 |
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | |||||||
61 DNF |
SRP | 27 | Lista Doran Racing | Didier Theys Fredy Lienhard Ross Bentley Mauro Baldi |
Crawford SSC2K | Y | 181 |
Judd 4.0 L V10 | |||||||
62 DNF |
SRP | 78 | Sezio Florida Racing Team | Patrice Roussel John Macaluso Edouard Sezionale Georges Forgeois |
Norma M2000-01 | G | 179 |
Mader (BMW) 4.0 L V8 | |||||||
63 DNF |
SRP II | 6 | TRP Racing | Jeff Bucknum Brent Sherman Travis Duder Gary Tiller |
Lola B2K/40 | G | 138 |
Nissan 3.0 L V6 | |||||||
64 DNF |
AGT | 53 | Diablo Racing | Eric Curran Mayo T. Smith Todd Snyder Tom Scheuren |
Chevrolet Camaro | G | 125 |
Chevrolet 5.1 L V8 | |||||||
65 | AGT | 46 | ACP Motorsports | Kerry Hitt Jerry Thompson Joe Nagle Rodger Bogusz |
Chevrolet Corvette | H | 117 |
Chevrolet 5.8 L V8 | |||||||
66 DNF |
SRP | 06 | Jacobs Motorsports | Todd Snyder Peter Argetsinger Nick Longhi Michael Jacobs |
Riley & Scott Mk III | D | 112 |
Ford 6.0 L V8 | |||||||
67 DNF |
GT | 92 | Cirtek Motorsport | Hubert Haupt Anthony Kumpen Vic Rice John Young |
Porsche 996 GT3-R | D | 108 |
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | |||||||
68 DNF |
GT | 36 | Jürgen Alzen Racing | Angelo Zadra Pedro Couceiro Ulrich Gallade Duncan Huisman |
Porsche 996 GT3-RS | Y | 106 |
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | |||||||
69 DNF |
SRP | 8 | Konrad Motorsport | Franz Konrad Alan Heath Charles Slater Gualter Salles |
Lola B2K/10 | G | 96 |
Ford 6.0 L V8 | |||||||
70 DNF |
SRP | 83 | Bob Akin Motorsports | Norman Simon Mark Simo Brian DeVries Michael Lauer |
Riley & Scott Mk III | Y | 92 |
Ford 6.0 L V8 | |||||||
71 | AGT | 23 | Gwen Racing | Mark Montgomery Sim Penton Pascal Dro Patrick Cachet |
Chevrolet Camaro | P | 67 |
Chevrolet 6.0 L V8 | |||||||
72 DNF |
SRP | 28 | Intersport Racing | Spencer Trenery Frank Emmett Bruce Trenery Patrick van Schoote |
Riley & Scott Mk III | G | 62 |
Ford 5.1 L V8 | |||||||
73 DNF |
GT | 02 | Morrison/Mosler Racing | João Barbosa Scott Deware John Heinricy Jim Minneker |
Mosler MT900 R | D | 61 |
Chevrolet 5.7 L V8 | |||||||
74 DNF |
GTS | 5 | Rocketsports Racing | Paul Gentilozzi Scott Pruett Johnny Miller Anthony Lazzaro |
Saleen S7-R | G | 50 |
Ford 6.9 L V8 | |||||||
75 DNF |
GTS | 91 | Cirtek Motorsport | David Warnock Ugo Colombo Bernardo Sá Nogueira Christian D'Agostin |
Porsche 911 GT2 | D | 48 |
Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
76 DNF |
GTS | 15 | Chamberlain Motorsports | Christian Vann Chris Bingham Seiji Ara Robert Nearn |
Dodge Viper GTS-R | D | 45 |
Dodge 8.0 L V10 | |||||||
77 DNF |
GT | 42 | Orbit Racing | Tommy Byrne Richard Millman Tony Kester Michael Collucci |
Porsche 996 GT3-RS | D | 37 |
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | |||||||
78 DNF |
GTS | 76 | Gunnar Racing | Gunnar Jeannette Wayne Jackson Paul Newman Mike Brockman |
Porsche 911 GT1 Evo | D | 37 |
Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
79 DNF |
SRP | 95 | TRV Motorsports | Jeret Schroeder Tom Volk John Mirro Barry Waddell |
Riley & Scott Mk III | G | 3 |
Chevrolet 5.0 L V8 | |||||||
DNS | SRP II | 49 | Pilbeam Racing America | Phil Harris | Pilbeam MP84 | A | - |
Nissan 3.0 L V6 |
References
edit- ^ "2001 Rolex 24 at Daytona". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
- ^ "Official Results" (PDF). Rolex Sports Car Series. February 4, 2001. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 16, 2017. Retrieved February 19, 2024.