The X-Factor Grand Prix of Sonoma Presented by AC Delco and Foster's Lager
Sears Point Raceway / Sonoma, California
July 20 - 22, 2001


Official Race Results

2001 RACE RESULTS

SEARS POINT
ROUND 3
THE X-FACTOR GRAND PRIX OF SONOMA 
PRESENTED BY ACDELCO AND FOSTER’S LAGER
SEARS POINT RACEWAY / SONOMA, CA
JULY 22, 2001

OFFICIAL RESULTS

Length of Race:                    107 laps for 269.64 miles
Time of Race:                       2 hours 45.21 seconds 
Margin of Victory:                  6.674 seconds
LMP900 Average Speed:        97.844 mph
LMP675 Average Speed:        86.351 mph
GTS Average Speed:              88.559 mph
GT Average Speed:                87.856 mph 

FASTEST QUALIFIERS:
LMP900:   #  1  Rinaldo Capello       1:21.745      110.979  mph 
LMP675:   #57  John Graham           1:31.271      99.396  mph REC
GTS:         #26  Terry Borcheller       1:30.924      99.776  mph 
GT:           #43  Dirk M
üller               1:33.763      96.755  mph REC 

FASTEST LAP:
LMP900:   #  1  Frank Biela                 Lap #  32                1:23.000     109.301  mph
LMP675:   #57  Didier de Radigues       Lap #  89                1:29.389     101.489  mph REC

GTS:         #26  Terry Borcheller           Lap #    2                1:32.127      98.473  mph REC
GT:           #10  Bill Auberlen                Lap #    4                1:34.614      95.884  mph REC

LAP LEADER(S)
DRIVER
                                    CAR #          LAP
Rinaldo Capello                                #  1        1 -   42
Emanuele Pirro                                #  2        43 -   83
Tom Kristensen                                #  1        84 - 107

Total Purse:  $53,000 including contingency awards from Air Products, Bosch and Pi Research. 

Privateer Points Fund After 3 Rounds of the American Le Mans Series:  $445,100 ($155,100 from Sears Point)

FN.

PS.

ST.

PS.

CAR

NO.

 

CL

CL

PS.

 

DRIVER/HOMETOWN/STATE

 

SPONSOR/CAR

 

PURSE

LAPS

COMP

 

STAT.

1

1

1

P900

1

Rinaldo Capello/Canelli, Italy 
Tom Kristensen/Monte Carlo, Monaco

Infineon/Audi R8

**$0

107

 

2

2

2

P900

2

Frank Biela/Monte Carlo, Monaco
Emanuele Pirro/Rome, Italy

Infineon/Audi R8

**$0

107

 

3

4

50

P900

3

David Brabham/Maidenhead, England
Jan Magnussen/Gainesville/GA

Michelin/Panoz LMP1 - Roadster S

**$0

106

 

4

3

38

P900

4

Andy Wallace/Oxford, U.K.
Johnny Herbert/Essex, U.K.

Champion Audi/Michelin/Audi R8

$11,000

106

 

5

10

3

GTS

1

Ron Fellows/Mississauga, Ontario
Johnny O’Connell/Flowery Branch/GA

GM Goodwrench Services/GMAC/

Chevrolet Corvette C5-R

**$0

97

 

6

11

4

GTS

2

Andy Pilgrim/Aventura/FL
Kelly Collins/Corona del Mar/CA

Goodwrench Service Plus/GMAC/ Chevrolet Corvette C5-R

**$0

97

 

7

15

42

GT

1

J.J. Lehto/Monaco
Jörg Müller/Monaco

BMW M3 GTR

**$0

97

 

8

14

6

GT

2

Boris Said/Carlsbad/CA
Hans Stuck/Ellmau, Austria

Yokohama/BMW/BMW M3 GTR

$9,200

96

 

 

9

12

43

GT

3

Dirk Müller/Monaco
Fredrik Ekblom/Orebro, Sweden

BMW M3 GTR

**$0

96

 

10

13

10

GT

4

Bill Auberlen/Hermosa Beach/CA
Niclas Jönsson/Aliso Viejo/CA

Yokohama/BMW/BMW M3 GTR

$3,400

96

 

11

18

23

GT

5

Lucas Luhr/Monte Carlo, Monaco
Sascha Maassen/Aachen, Germany

McKenna Porsche/Mobil 1/Michelin/

Porsche 911 GT3 RS

$2,000

95

 

12

5

7

P900

5

Christophe Tinseau/Mont-Pres-Chambord
Emmanuel Collard/London, England

Toshiba/America Business Systems/ ACDelco/Northstar/Mobil 1/Cadillac LMP 01

**$0

95

 

13

9

57

P675

1

John Graham/Toronto, Ontario
Milka Duno/Caracas, Venezuela
Didier de Radigues/Monaco

Reynard 01Q/Judd

$9,900

95

 

14

20

30

GT

6

Timo Bernhard/Miesau, Germany 
Johnny Mowlem/London, England

Westward Ho Hotel & Casino/M.P.I.E./ Mobil 1 / PAWS / Elf / Hella / Michelin / Justice Bros./ Porsche 911 GT3 RS

$2,000

95

 

15

25

37

P900

6

Jon Field/Dublin/OH
Rick Sutherland/Los Gatos/CA

Banana Joe’s/Lola B2K/10/Judd

$2,000

95

 

16

8

26

GTS

3

Terry Borcheller/Phoenix/AZ
Franz Konrad/Gütersloh, Germany

Saleen S7R

$4,500

95

 

17

19

66

GT

7

Kevin Buckler/Sonoma/CA
Tyler McQuarrie/Walnut Creek/CA

The Racers Group / Tele Atlas / Yokohama / Porsche 911 GT3 RS

$2,000

94

 

18

17

45

GTS

4

Jeff Altenburg / Cantonsville / MD
Shane Lewis / Jupiter / FL

ESP / Lilly Pulitzer Palm Beach / Dodge Viper GTS-R

$3,000

94

 

19

23

67

GT

8

Vic Rice/San Rafael/CA
Robert Orcutt/Santa Cruz/CA

The Racers Group / Yokohama / Porsche 911 GT3 R

$2,000

92

 

20

22

52

GT

9

Philip Collin/Lincolnshire/IL
Tony Burgess/Toronto, Ontario

TDM Technical Services / Team Avia New Media / Yokohama / Porsche 911 GT3 R

$2,000

88

 

21

26

44

GTS

5

Tom Weickardt/Whitefish Bay/WI
Gene Martindale/Vicennes/IN

ESP / sherwoodoil.com / Lilly Pulitzer Palm Beach / Dodge Viper GTS-R

$0

86

 

22

24

15

GT

10

Grady Willingham / Birmingham / AL
Randy Wars / Mexico City, Mexico
David McEntee / Novato/CA

Porsche 911 GT3 R

$0

84

 

23

16

22

GT

11

Randy Pobst/Melbourne/FL
Christian Menzel/Germany

McKenna Porsche / Mobil 1 / Michelin / Porsche 911 GT3 RS

$0

*82

MECH.

24

6

8

P900

7

Max Angelelli / Monaco
Wayne Taylor / Orlando / FL

Toshiba / America Business Systems / ACDelco / Northstar / Mobil 1 / Cadillac LMP 01

**$0

*52

MECH.

25

21

69

GT

12

Jeff Pabst/Aurora, Ontario

Porsche 911 GT3 R

$0

*31

ACC.

26

7

51

P900

8

Franck Lagorce / Ballainvilliers, France

Michelin / Panoz LMP1 - Roadster S

**$0

*18

MECH.

 

†Car 43 assessed a 35 second penalty by the Stewards of the Meet for an avoidable contact with car 6.

                       *Not Running at the Finish

                     **Full Factory Team (not eligible for per race prize money)


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