News – 14^th April 2001
DONINGTON PARK PIT NOTES #04
European Le Mans Series – Round One 

RACE 

12:31 Car#05 Overheating problem – still in pits
12:31 Car#02 Audi R8 – Gap to Car#01 down to 4.277 seconds. Both cars in traffic.
12:31 Car#05 Problem was grass in radiator
12:32 Car#43 Spark plugs and transponder adjustments – only running on 5 cylinders.
12:34 Car#05 Back into pits after only one lap – Battery voltage low problem.
12:35 Car#07 keeping car#02 in sight – one second behind in third
12:35 Car#72 passes Car#50 on lap 20 to move into 5^th place.
12:35 Car#01 Kristensen fastest lap on lap 4 – 1:22.043
12:37 Car#08 still in pits with mechanics working hard on it.
12:37 Car#05 Computer reset – trying to restart but have problems restarting engine.
12:39 Car#05 – rejoins the track
12:40 Rain starting to fall.
12:43 Car#43 BMW – rejoining the track
12:43 Car#05  Back into pits for Stop/Go penalty
12:45 Car#01 Audi R8 leading by 10.046 seconds on lap 26 to Cars#02 and #07
12:45 Car#21 Pilbeam – Leading LMP675 class in 9^th 
12:45 Car#26 Saleen – Leading GTS class in 10^th 
12:45 Car#23 Porsche 911 GT3 leading GT class in 13^th
12:46 Car#43 BMW into pits and into the garage – driver change to Dirk Muller – staying in the pitlane
12:49 Car#26 into pits – 
12:49 Car #21 Pilbeam – into pits – refuelling, driver change to Carway and back out
12:50 Car#01 – given a stop/go penalty for contact with car#21. 
12:51 Car#63 into pits – driver change
12:52 Car#01 Into pits for stop go penalty
12:52 Car#02 into the lead
12:52 Car#07 into second place as Car#01 exits pitlane.
12:52 Car#41 takes the lead in the GTS class
12:53 Car#43 Trying to restart car, but engine wont fire up.
12:53 Car#06 Into pits – Refuelling and tyres changed – Stalled
12:54 Car#05 into pits – into garage
12:54 Car#50 into pits – Fuel and tyres
12:54 Car#07 into pits from second place – Fuel and tyres 
12:56 Car#01 – into pits – refuelling
12:57 Car#03 – into pits – driver change to Collins, refuelled and out.
12:57 Car#02 – into pits – refuelled
12:58 Car#41 Saleen stopped on circuit.  Got going and into pits driver change (McKellar)
12:59 Car#08 spin at the Old Hairpin and stopped on the grass
13:00 Car#6 Chrysler – Rejoins track
13:00 Car#72 Courage – Stop go penalty – problem with fire extinguisher
13:01 Car#03 Ascari – Off at the Old Hairpin and stops on the grass
13:02 Running order after 38 laps 1/2/7/72/50/51/3/21/8/23/22/26/42/41/6/52/60/53/61/65