2001 FIA GT Championship
2001 FIA GT Drivers' Co-champion Jean-Philippe Belloc
The 2001 FIA GT Championship was the fifth season of FIA GT Championship , an auto racing series endorsed by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) and organized by the Stéphane Ratel Organisation (SRO). The races featured grand touring cars divided into two categories and awarded drivers and teams championships and cups for each category. The season began on 31 March 2001 and ended on 21 October 2001 after eleven races held in Europe, and included for the first time the Spa 24 Hours as a premiere endurance event for the series.
Christophe Bouchut and Jean-Philippe Belloc of France won the FIA GT Drivers' Championship, while their team Larbre Compétition-Chereau were the teams champions, both earning five race victories including at Spa. David Terrien and Christian Pescatori of JMB Competition won the N-GT Cups after six race wins.
Schedule
The SRO Group reached an agreement with Eurosport , the promoter and broadcaster of the European Touring Car Championship , in which both series would share identical calendars. The events were promoted by Eurosport as the Super Racing Weekend , giving both series equal promotion and television coverage. The Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup was also included as a support series for all events. The only exception to this format would be the Spa 24 Hours , added to the FIA GT calendar as a stand-alone event, separate from the ETCC, after formerly holding touring car races for several decades. The addition of Spa marked the return of endurance racing to the championship for the first time since 1998 and expanded the calendar from ten to eleven events. Much of the rest of the schedule remained the same, although some races were moved to different times of the year. Monza returned to the opening of the season, as it had been in 1999 , and Brno and Magny-Cours moved from the end of the season to the second and third rounds respectively. This moved the Spanish and Portuguese events to the end of the year, with Jarama replacing Valencia for the Spanish event. The Nürburgring also returned to the series for the first time since 1997 as the sole German event, replacing EuroSpeedway Lausitz . All events, with the exception of Spa, retained their 500 km (310 mi) distance format.[ 1]
Rnd
Race
Circuit
Date
1
Eurosport Super Racing Weekend Monza
Autodromo Nazionale Monza , Monza , Italy
31 March
2
BVV-Autosalon Brno Super Racing Weekend
Autodrom Brno Masaryk , Brno , Czech Republic
16 April
3
Eurosport Super Racing Weekend Magny-Cours
Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours , Magny-Cours , France
1 May
4
Eurosport Super Racing Weekend Silverstone
Silverstone Circuit , Silverstone , United Kingdom
13 May
5
Eurosport Super Racing Weekend Zolder
Circuit Zolder , Zolder , Belgium
20 May
6
Eurosport Super Racing Weekend Hungaroring
Hungaroring , Mogyoród , Hungary
1 July
7
Proximus 24 Spa
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps , Stavelot , Belgium
4–5 August
8
Eurosport Super Racing Weekend A1-Ring
A1-Ring , Spielberg , Austria
26 August
9
Eurosport Super Racing Weekend Nürburgring
Nürburgring , Nürburg , Germany
9 September
10
Eurosport Super Racing Weekend Jarama
Circuito Permanente Del Jarama , San Sebastián de los Reyes , Spain
30 September
11
Eurosport Super Racing Weekend Estoril
Autódromo do Estoril , Estoril , Portugal
21 October
Source:[ 2]
Entries
GT
Entrant
Car
Engine
Tyre
Drivers
Rounds
Lister Storm Racing
Lister Storm GTM
Jaguar 7.0 L V12
M
1
Jamie Campbell-Walter
1–6, 8–11
Tom Coronel
1, 3–6, 8
Richard Dean
2
Mike Jordan
9
Bobby Verdon-Roe
10–11
2
Nicolaus Springer
1–6, 8–11
Julian Bailey
1–6, 8–11
David Warnock
4
Team Carsport Holland
Chrysler Viper GTS-R
Chrysler 356-T6 8.0 L V10
M
3
Mike Hezemans
All
Jeroen Bleekemolen
All
Thierry Tassin
7
4
Michael Bleekemolen
All
Sebastiaan Bleekemolen
All
Jean-Michel Martin
7
Team Rafanelli
Ferrari 550 Millennio
Ferrari F133 6.0 L V12
M
5
Emanuele Naspetti
1–5, 7–8
Mimmo Schiattarella
1–5
Philippe Steveny
7
Eric van de Poele
7
Martial Chouvel
7
Marc Duez
8
6
Marc Duez
1–5
Günther Blieninger
1–5
Larbre Compétition-Chereau
Chrysler Viper GTS-R
Chrysler 356-T6 8.0 L V10
M
7
Christophe Bouchut
All
Jean-Philippe Belloc
All
Marc Duez
7
Tiago Monteiro
11
17
Sébastien Bourdais
7, 11
Patrice Goueslard
7
Sébastien Dumez
7
Jean-Luc Chéreau
11
Marc Duez
11
Proton Competition
Porsche 911 GT2
Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6
Y
8
Christian Ried
1–6, 8–11
Luca Pazzaglia
1, 3
Mauro Casadei
1
Gerold Ried
2–5, 9–11
Horst Felbermayr
6, 8
Horst Felbermayr Jr.
6, 8
30
Horst Felbermayr
10–11
Horst Felbermayr Jr.
10–11
Team ART
Chrysler Viper GTS-R
Chrysler 356-T6 8.0 L V10
D
9
Jean-Pierre Jarier
1–6, 9–11
François Lafon
1–6, 9–11
Lister Storm GTM
Jaguar 7.0 L V12
39
Jean-Pierre Jarier
8
François Lafon
8
Paul Belmondo Competition
Chrysler Viper GTS-R
Chrysler 356-T6 8.0 L V10
D
10
Claude-Yves Gosselin
1, 3–7, 10–11
Anthony Kumpen
1, 3–4, 7
Paul Belmondo
2, 5–7, 10
Didier Defourny
2
Luis Marques
11
Paul Belmondo Racing
11
Didier Defourny
1, 3–7
Paul Belmondo
1, 3, 8–9, 11
Emmanuel Clérico
2–4, 10
Anthony Kumpen
2, 5–6, 8–11
Boris Derichebourg
7
Frédéric Bouvy
7
Claude-Yves Gosselin
8–9
12
Vincent Vosse
All
Boris Derichebourg
1–6, 8–11
Emmanuel Clérico
7
Éric Hélary
7
Autorlando Sport
Porsche 911 GT2
Porsche 3.8 L Turbo Flat-6
P
14
Gabriele Sabatini
1–3, 8–11
Marco Spinelli
1–3, 9–11
Fabio Villa
1
Mauro Casadei
2
Emanuele Moncini
8
Luciano Linossi
8
Raffaele Sangiuolo
9
Prodrive Allstars
Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello
Ferrari F133 5.9 L V12
D
15
Rickard Rydell
6, 8–11
Alain Menu
6, 10–11
Peter Kox
8–9
PSI Motorsport Team
Porsche 911 Bi-Turbo
Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6
D
18
Kurt Mollekens
5, 7, 9–10
Stéphane Cohen
5, 7, 9–10
Eric Geboers
7
Reiter Engineering
Lamborghini Diablo GTR
Lamborghini 6.0 L V12
D
19
Michael Trunk
5–6, 8–9
Bernhard Müller
5–6, 8–9
Oliver Gavin
11
Peter Kox
11
GLPK Racing
Chrysler Viper GTS-R
Chrysler 356-T6 8.0 L V10
D
21
Wim Daems
1–7, 9–11
Tamás Illés
1–6
Georg Severich
7, 9
Bert Longin
7, 11
Eric Geboers
10
Racing Box
Chrysler Viper GTS-R
Chrysler 356-T6 8.0 L V10
D
24
Luca Cappellari
1–6, 8–11
Gabrielle Matteuzzi
1–6, 8–10
Dominique Dupuy
6
Stefano Zonca
9–10
Emanuele Naspetti
11
Silver Racing
Chrysler Viper GTS-R
Chrysler 356-T6 8.0 L V10
D
25[ N 1]
Robert Dierick
2–3, 5, 7
Eric De Doncker
2–3, 5, 7
Vincent Dupont
7
Wieth Racing
Ferrari 550 GTS
Ferrari F133 6.0 L V12
Y
28
Niko Wieth
2–3, 6, 9
Franz Wieth
2–3, 6, 9
Bovi Racing
Porsche 911 GT2
Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6
29
Attila Barta
6
Ferenc Rátkai
6
Kálmán Bódis
6
Sources:[ 3] [ 4]
^ Silver Racing ran Round 7 as car No. 26
N-GT
Entrant
Car
Engine
Tyre
Drivers
Rounds
Larbre Compétition-Chereau
Porsche 911 GT3-RS
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
M
50
Sébastien Dumez
1–6, 8–11
Patrice Goueslard
1–6, 8, 10–11
Jean-Luc Chéreau
3
André Ahrlé
9
51
Jürgen van Gartzen
1–4
Bruno Eichmann
1–4
André Ahrlé
6
Jean-Luc Chéreau
6
EMKA Racing
Porsche 911 GT3-R
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
D
52
Steve O'Rourke
1–6, 8–11
Tim Sugden
1–6, 8–11
ART Engineering
Porsche 911 GT3-R Porsche 911 GT3-RS
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
P
53
Andrea Bertolini
1–6, 8–11
Alberto Radaelli
1–5
Jirko Malchárek
6, 8–9
Laurent Cazenave
10
Paul Knapfield
11
54
Fabio Babini
All
Luigi Moccia
1–6, 8–10
Gianni Collini
7
Philipp Peter
7
Jirko Malchárek
7
Nigel Smith
11
Perspective Racing
Porsche 911 GT3-RS
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
D
55
Thierry Perrier
All
Michel Neugarten
All
Kurt Thiers
7
Freisinger Motorsport
Porsche 911 GT3-R Porsche 911 GT3-RS
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
Y
57
Wolfgang Kaufmann
1–6
Stéphane Ortelli
1–3, 5–9, 11
Xavier Pompidou
4
Cyrille Sauvage
7, 10
Andrea Chiesa
7
Ni Amorim
8
Robin Liddell
9–10
Romain Dumas
11
58
Yukihiro Hane
1–5
Nigel Smith
1–4
Tim Verbergt
5, 7
Xavier Pompidou
7, 9
Vanina Ickx
7
Christophe Tinseau
7
Toto Wolff
8
Olivier Tichy
8
Paul Knapfield
9
Angelo Lembo
11
Marco Saviozzi
11
Emmanuel Delalande
11
Freisinger Racing
59
Aleksey Vasilyev
1–6, 8–11
Nikolai Fomenko
1–6, 8–11
Richard Kaye
2–3
Thierry Depoix
7
Philippe Haezebrouck
7
Toni Seiler
7
71
Tim Lawrence
11
Pedro Névoa
11
Haberthur Racing
Porsche 911 GT3-R
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
D
60
Sylvain Noël
1–6
Laurent Cazenave
1–5
Nigel Smith
6
Raffaele Sanguiolo
7
Loris de Sordi
7
Jacques Marquet
7
Masahiro Kimoto
7
61
Patrick Vuillaume
1
Massimo Frigerio
1
Walter Meloni
1
Massimo Possumato
4
Bernardo Sá Nogueira
4
Mauro Casadei
5–6
Nigel Smith
5, 8–10
Stefano Zonca
6
Andrea Chiesa
8
Sylvain Noël
9–10
JMB Competition
Ferrari 360 Modena N-GT
Ferrari 3.6 L V8
M
62
Christian Pescatori
All
David Terrien
All
Andrea Garbagnati
7
63
Andrea Garbagnati
1, 3–4, 6, 8–10
Batti Pregliasco
1, 3–4, 6, 8, 11
Marco Lambertini
1, 3, 10–11
Peter Kutemann
9
Iradj Alexander
9
Coca-Cola Racing Team
Porsche 911 GT3-R Porsche 911 GT3-RS
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
D
64
Josef Venč
1
Robert Pergl
1
Jaroslav Janiš
1
Milan Maderyč
2–3
Tom Sedivy
2
Bobby Brown
2
Jirko Malchárek
3
65
Jirko Malchárek
1, 4–5
Milan Maderyč
1
Tomáš Enge
2–3
Justin Wilson
3
Tom Sedivy
4–5
Robert Pergl
4
Josef Venč
5
Gammon Megaspeed
Porsche 911 GT3-R
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
M
66
Alex Li
5–7
Nigel Albon
5
Geoffroy Horion
6–7
Gunnar Jeannette
7
Kenji Kawagoe
7
MAC Racing
Porsche 911 GT3-R Porsche 911 GT3-RS
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
D
67
Raffale Sangiuolo
1, 3–4, 6, 8, 10–11
Maurizio Lusuardi
1, 3–4, 8, 10
Olivier Porta
5
Stéphane Daoudi
5
Thomas Pichler
6, 11
68
Paolo Rapetti
1, 10
Bepo Orlandi
1
Stéphane Daoudi
6
Mario Sala
6
Prisca Taruffi
10
Autorlando Sport
Porsche 911 GT3-RS
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
P
69
Philipp Peter
1, 3, 5–6, 8–9, 11
Johnny Cecotto
1–2
Andrea Chiesa
2, 6, 10
Joël Camathias
3, 5, 10–11
Alessandro Zampedri
8
Marco Werner
9
JVG Racing
Porsche 911 GT3-RS
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
P
70
Jürgen van Gartzen
8–9, 11
Bruno Eichmann
8–9, 11
Escuderia Bengala
Porsche 911 GT3-R
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
D
72
Paco Orti
10–11
Wolfgang Kaufmann
10–11
Jürgen Alzen Motorsport
Porsche 911 GT3-R Porsche 911 GT3-RS
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
Y
74
Jochen Berger
9
Thomas Koch
9
75
Jürgen Alzen
9
Wolf Henzler
9
RWS Motorsport
Porsche 911 GT3-R Porsche 911 GT3-RS
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
M
76
Gianni Collini
1–5, 8–9
Fabio Mancini
1–4, 8
Giovanni Gulinelli
3, 5–6
Antonio García
6, 10–11
Günther Blieninger
6
Toto Wolff
9
Timo Bernhard
10
Dieter Quester
11
77
Luca Riccitelli
All
Dieter Quester
1–3, 7–10
Johnny Mowlem
4
Andrea Boldrini
5
Jürgen von Gartzen
6
Antonio García
7
Norman Simon
7
Sascha Maassen
11
DD Racing
Porsche 911 GT3-RS
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
D
82
Volkmar Polaski
7
Andreas Kodsi
7
Martin Warth
7
Marino Franchitti
7
Philippe Brocard
Porsche 911 GT3-RS
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
90
Stéphane Echallard
11
Jean-Luc Blanchemain
11
Olivier Dupard
11
Peter Kutemann
Ferrari 360 Modena N-GT
Ferrari 3.6 L V8
99
Peter Kutemann
11
Iradj Alexander
11
Sources:[ 3] [ 4]
Results and standings
Race results
Points were awarded to the top six finishers in each category. Entries were required to complete 75% of the race distance in order to be classified as a finisher. Drivers were required to complete 20% of the total race distance for their car to earn points. Teams scored points for all cars that finished a race. For the Spa 24 Hours, points were doubled.[ 1]
Points system
Event
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
500 km Races
10
6
4
3
2
1
Spa 24 Hours
20
12
8
6
4
2
Driver championships
GT Championship
The title was awarded jointly to Christophe Bouchut and Jean-Philippe Belloc who shared the wheel of the No. 7 Larbre Compétition–Chereau Chrysler Viper GTS-R .
Colour
Result
Gold
Winner
Silver
Second place
Bronze
Third place
Green
Points finish
Blue
Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple
Retired (Ret)
Red
Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black
Disqualified (DSQ)
White
Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank
Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)
N-GT Cup
The title was awarded jointly to Christian Pescatori and David Terrien who drove the No. 62 JMB Competition Ferrari 360 Modena N-GT .
Team championships
GT Championship
Colour
Result
Gold
Winner
Silver
Second place
Bronze
Third place
Green
Points finish
Blue
Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple
Retired (Ret)
Red
Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black
Disqualified (DSQ)
White
Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank
Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)
N-GT Cup
References
External links
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