American Le Mans Series Grand Prix of Mid-Ohio
Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course / Lexington, Ohio
August 23 - 25, 2001


Pit Notes - Page 4
ALMS at Mid-Ohio
THE AMERICAN LE MANS SERIES
FRIDAY AUGUST 24, 2001
PIT NOTES: Page 4
 
At 4:20, car #44-GTS Dodge Viper GTS-R changes drivers, Joe Ellis (best time, 1:29.963) out, Weickart is no in the car.
At 4:21, car #3-GTS Chevrolet Corvette C5-R (Fellows) sets the fastest lap in class with a 1:22.979.
At 4:23, car #26-GTS Saleen S7R is the last car to take the track for qualifying. The team reports problems with the power steering pump.
At 4:25, car #26-GTS Saleen S7R (Borcheller) sets the fastest lap in class with a 1:22.703.
At 4:26, car #42-GT BMW M3 GTR (Lehto) sets the fastest lap in class with a 1:24.459.
At 4:26, car #26-GTS Saleen S7R (Borcheller) lowers the fastest lap in class with a 1:22.050.
At 4:27, car #45-GTS Dodge Viper GTS-R (Lewis) is off course and into the tire barrier at turn 7, team reports the car lost the brakes.
At 4:28, car #26-GTS Saleen S7R (Borcheller) lowers the fastest lap in class with a 1:21.401.
At 4:28, car #23-GT Porsche 911 GT3-RS (Maassen) sets the fastest lap in class with a 1:24.451.
At 4:30, checkered flag.
 
Top three in class: Terry Borcheller (#26-GTS Saleen S7R) 1:21.401, Ron Fellows (#3-GTS Chevrolet Corvette C5-R) 1:22.812, Andy Pilgrim (#4-GTS Chevrolet Corvette C5-R) 1:23.262; Sascha Maassen (#23-GT Porsche 911 GT3-RS) 1:24.451, JJ Lehto (#42-GT BMW M3 GTR) 1:24.459, Boris Said (#6-GT BMW M3 GTR) 1:24.507.
 
Sascha Maassen (#23-GT Porsche 911 GT3-RS) has his fourth career ALMS pole and the second this season. This is also the third pole for the #23 Porsche. Terry Borcheller (#26-GTS Saleen S7R) earns his third career ALMS pole and the third this season (second in a row).
 
ALMS Combined P900/P675 qualifying (20 minute session).
At 4:42, green flag.
At 4:44, car #5-P675 Reynard 01Q/Judd (de Radiques) sets the fastest lap in class with a 1:27.629.
At 4:45, car #8-P900 Cadillac LMP 01 (Angelelli) sets the fastest lap in class with a 1:17.928.
At 4:47, car #5-P675 Reynard 01Q/Judd (de Radiques) lowers the fastest lap in class with a 1:20.872.
At 4:49, car #8-P900 Cadillac LMP 01 (Angelelli) sets the fastest lap in class with a 1:17.899.
At 4:49, car #38-P900 Audi R8 (Herbert) sets the fastest lap in class with a 1:17.621.
At 4:50, car #5-P675 Reynard 01Q/Judd (de Radiques) lowers the fastest lap in class with a 1:19.564.
At 4:50, car #37-P900 B2K/10/Judd (Jon Field) sets the fastest lap in class with a 1:17.607.
At 4:51, car #37-P900 B2K/10/Judd (Jon Field) sets the fastest lap in class with a 1:17.119.
At 4:52, car #5-P675 Reynard 01Q/Judd (de Radiques) lowers the fastest lap in class with a 1:19.403.
At 4:53, car #51-P900 Panoz LMP1 Roadster S (Graf) sets the fastest lap in class with a 1:16.338.
At 4:53, car #38-P900 Audi R8 (Herbert) sets the fastest lap in class with a 1:16.095.
At 4:56, car #50-P900 Panoz LMP1 Roadster S (Brabham) sets the fastest lap in class with a 1:15.308.
At 4:57, car #1-P900 Audi R8 (Kristensen) sets the fastest lap in class with a 1:14.537.
 
At 4:57, car #2-P900 Audi R8 (Pirro) moves up to second overall with a 1:15.150.
At 5:02, car #50-P900 Panoz LMP1 Roadster S (Brabham) moves up to second overall with a 1:14.910.
At 5:02, checkered flag.
 
Top three in class: Tom Kristensen (#1-P900 Audi R8) 1:14.537, David Brabham (#50-P900 Panoz LMP1 Roadster S) 1:14.910, Emanuele Pirro (#2-P900 Audi R8) 1:15.150; Didier de Radigues (#5-P675 Reynard 01Q/Judd) 1:19.403, Claudia Huertgen (#11-P675 Lola B2K/40/Judd) 1:21.513, John Graham (#57-P675 Reynard 01Q/Judd) 1:22.146.
 
For Tom Kristensen (#1-P900 Audi R8) this is his first ALMS career pole and the fifth out of six races this year for Team Audi. Didier de Radigues (#5-P675 Reynard 01Q/Judd) has his fourth P675 pole in a row and fourth ALMS pole of his career. 

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