2001 12 Hours of Sebring

The 2001 Exxon Superflo 12 Hours of Sebring was the 49th running of this event. It was both the second round of the 2001 American Le Mans Series season and the opening round of the new European Le Mans Series. It took place at Sebring International Raceway, Florida, on March 17, 2001.

French Porsche driver and ambassador Bob Wollek was killed nearby the circuit following a practice session. Wollek had been riding a bicycle along a nearby highway when he was struck by a van. A minute of silence was held prior to the start of the race. Wollek's team, Petersen Motorsports, withdrew from the event out of respect.[1]

This would not only be the final victory of Michele Alboreto's lifetime but also his final race ever as he died one month later.

Official results

Class winners in bold.

Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Chassis	Tyre	Laps
Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Engine	Tyre	Laps
1	LMP900	1	Audi Sport North America	Rinaldo Capello Michele Alboreto Laurent Aïello	Audi R8	M	370
1	LMP900	1	Audi Sport North America	Rinaldo Capello Michele Alboreto Laurent Aïello	Audi 3.6L Turbo V8	M	370
2	LMP900	2	Audi Sport North America	Frank Biela Emanuele Pirro Tom Kristensen	Audi R8	M	370
2	LMP900	2	Audi Sport North America	Frank Biela Emanuele Pirro Tom Kristensen	Audi 3.6L Turbo V8	M	370
3	LMP900	38	Champion Racing	Dorsey Schroeder Andy Wallace Ralf Kelleners	Audi R8	M	366
3	LMP900	38	Champion Racing	Dorsey Schroeder Andy Wallace Ralf Kelleners	Audi 3.6L Turbo V8	M	366
4	LMP900	18	Johansson Motorsport Arena Motorsport	Stefan Johansson Guy Smith	Audi R8	M	362
4	LMP900	18	Johansson Motorsport Arena Motorsport	Stefan Johansson Guy Smith	Audi 3.6L Turbo V8	M	362
5	LMP900	37	Intersport	Jon Field Duncan Dayton Rick Sutherland	Lola B2K/10	G	332
5	LMP900	37	Intersport	Jon Field Duncan Dayton Rick Sutherland	Judd GV4 4.0L V10	G	332
6	GTS	26	Konrad Team Saleen	Terry Borcheller Oliver Gavin Franz Konrad	Saleen S7-R	G	332
6	GTS	26	Konrad Team Saleen	Terry Borcheller Oliver Gavin Franz Konrad	Ford 7.0L V8	G	332
7	GTS	4	Corvette Racing	Andy Pilgrim Kelly Collins Franck Fréon	Chevrolet Corvette C5-R	G	331
7	GTS	4	Corvette Racing	Andy Pilgrim Kelly Collins Franck Fréon	Chevrolet 7.0L V8	G	331
8	GT	23	Alex Job Racing	Lucas Luhr Sascha Maassen Emmanuel Collard	Porsche 911 GT3-RS	M	326
8	GT	23	Alex Job Racing	Lucas Luhr Sascha Maassen Emmanuel Collard	Porsche 3.6L Flat-6	M	326
9	GT	22	Alex Job Racing	Randy Pobst Christian Menzel Timo Bernhard	Porsche 911 GT3-RS	M	326
9	GT	22	Alex Job Racing	Randy Pobst Christian Menzel Timo Bernhard	Porsche 3.6L Flat-6	M	326
10	GT	42	BMW Motorsport Schnitzer Motorsport	Jörg Müller JJ Lehto	BMW M3 GTR	M	324
10	GT	42	BMW Motorsport Schnitzer Motorsport	Jörg Müller JJ Lehto	BMW 4.0L V8	M	324
11	GTS	3	Corvette Racing	Ron Fellows Johnny O'Connell Chris Kneifel	Chevrolet Corvette C5-R	G	322
11	GTS	3	Corvette Racing	Ron Fellows Johnny O'Connell Chris Kneifel	Chevrolet 7.0L V8	G	322
12	GT	6	Prototype Technology Group	Boris Said Hans-Joachim Stuck Peter Cunningham	BMW M3	Y	318
12	GT	6	Prototype Technology Group	Boris Said Hans-Joachim Stuck Peter Cunningham	BMW 3.2L I6	Y	318
13	GT	00	Larbre Compétition	Christophe Bouchut Patrice Goueslard Sébastien Dumez	Porsche 911 GT3-RS	M	317
13	GT	00	Larbre Compétition	Christophe Bouchut Patrice Goueslard Sébastien Dumez	Porsche 3.6L Flat-6	M	317
14	GT	53	Seikel Motorsport	Alex Caffi Fabio Babini Gabrio Rosa	Porsche 911 GT3-RS	Y	312
14	GT	53	Seikel Motorsport	Alex Caffi Fabio Babini Gabrio Rosa	Porsche 3.6L Flat-6	Y	312
15	GT	69	Kyser Racing	Jeffrey Pabst Kye Wankum Joe Foster	Porsche 911 GT3-R	D	306
15	GT	69	Kyser Racing	Jeffrey Pabst Kye Wankum Joe Foster	Porsche 3.6L Flat-6	D	306
16	GT	36	Jürgen Alzen Motorsport	Jürgen Alzen Ulli Richter	Porsche 911 GT3-RS	Y	306
16	GT	36	Jürgen Alzen Motorsport	Jürgen Alzen Ulli Richter	Porsche 3.6L Flat-6	Y	306
17	GT	58	Freisinger Motorsport	Wolfgang Kaufmann Stéphane Ortelli	Porsche 911 GT3-RS	Y	300
17	GT	58	Freisinger Motorsport	Wolfgang Kaufmann Stéphane Ortelli	Porsche 3.6L Flat-6	Y	300
18	GTS	45	American Viperacing	Erik Messley Jeff Altenburg Stu Hayner	Dodge Viper GTS-R	D	298
18	GTS	45	American Viperacing	Erik Messley Jeff Altenburg Stu Hayner	Dodge 8.0L V10	D	298
19	GT	09	Cirtek Motorsport	Keith Alexander Chris Gleason Gavin Pickering	Porsche 911 GT3-RS	D	293
19	GT	09	Cirtek Motorsport	Keith Alexander Chris Gleason Gavin Pickering	Porsche 3.6L Flat-6	D	293
20 DNF	GT	59	Freisinger Motorsport	Klaus Horn Nigel Smith	Porsche 911 GT3-RS	Y	276
20 DNF	GT	59	Freisinger Motorsport	Klaus Horn Nigel Smith	Porsche 3.6L Flat-6	Y	276
21 DNF	GT	66	The Racer's Group	Kevin Buckler Tom McGlynn Stephen Earle	Porsche 911 GT3-RS	Y	271
21 DNF	GT	66	The Racer's Group	Kevin Buckler Tom McGlynn Stephen Earle	Porsche 3.6L Flat-6	Y	271
22	GTS	44	American Viperacing	Tom Weickardt Joe Ellis Andy Pardoe	Dodge Viper GTS-R	D	235
22	GTS	44	American Viperacing	Tom Weickardt Joe Ellis Andy Pardoe	Dodge 8.0L V10	D	235
23 DNF	LMP900	16	Dyson Racing Team	Butch Leitzinger Elliott Forbes-Robinson James Weaver	Riley & Scott Mk III C	G	205
23 DNF	LMP900	16	Dyson Racing Team	Butch Leitzinger Elliott Forbes-Robinson James Weaver	Lincoln (Élan) 6.0L V8	G	205
24 DNF	GT	43	BMW Motorsport Schnitzer Motorsport	Dirk Müller Fredrik Ekblom	BMW M3	M	168
24 DNF	GT	43	BMW Motorsport Schnitzer Motorsport	Dirk Müller Fredrik Ekblom	BMW 3.2L I6	M	168
25 DNF	LMP900	72	Pescarolo Sport	Jean-Christophe Boullion Sébastien Bourdais Laurent Redon	Courage C60	M	167
25 DNF	LMP900	72	Pescarolo Sport	Jean-Christophe Boullion Sébastien Bourdais Laurent Redon	Peugeot A32 3.2L Turbo V6	M	167
26 DNF	GT	07	RWS Motorsport	Norman Simon Dieter Quester Philipp Peter	Porsche 911 GT3-R	D	127
26 DNF	GT	07	RWS Motorsport	Norman Simon Dieter Quester Philipp Peter	Porsche 3.6L Flat-6	D	127
27 DNF	GT	15	Dick Barbour Racing	Mark Neuhaus Grady Willingham Randy Wars	Porsche 911 GT3-R	D	121
27 DNF	GT	15	Dick Barbour Racing	Mark Neuhaus Grady Willingham Randy Wars	Porsche 3.6L Flat-6	D	121
28 DNF	LMP900	50	Panoz Motor Sports	Jan Magnussen David Brabham	Panoz LMP07	M	109
28 DNF	LMP900	50	Panoz Motor Sports	Jan Magnussen David Brabham	Élan (Zytek) 4.0L V8	M	109
29 DNF	GT	17	Trinkler Racing	Owen Trinkler Andy Lally B.J. Zacharias	Chevrolet Corvette C5 LM-GT	G	108
29 DNF	GT	17	Trinkler Racing	Owen Trinkler Andy Lally B.J. Zacharias	Chevrolet 5.7L V8	G	108
30 DNF	LMP675	11	Roock-KnightHawk Racing	Steven Knight Mel Hawkins Claudia Hürtgen	Lola B2K/40	A	105
30 DNF	LMP675	11	Roock-KnightHawk Racing	Steven Knight Mel Hawkins Claudia Hürtgen	Nissan (AER) VQL 3.4L V6	A	105
31 DNF	GT	98	Kelly-Moss Motorsports	Cort Wagner Rick Polk Darren Law	Porsche 911 GT3-R	Y	68
31 DNF	GT	98	Kelly-Moss Motorsports	Cort Wagner Rick Polk Darren Law	Porsche 3.6L Flat-6	Y	68
32 DNF	GT	52	Seikel Motorsport	Brian Burgess Philip Collin Andrew Bagnall	Porsche 911 GT3-RS	Y	60
32 DNF	GT	52	Seikel Motorsport	Brian Burgess Philip Collin Andrew Bagnall	Porsche 3.6L Flat-6	Y	60
33 DNF	GT	10	Prototype Technology Group	Bill Auberlen Joey Hand Niclas Jönsson	BMW M3	Y	57
33 DNF	GT	10	Prototype Technology Group	Bill Auberlen Joey Hand Niclas Jönsson	BMW 3.2L I6	Y	57
34 DNF	GT	12	Aspen Knolls MCR	Shane Lewis Vic Rice Bob Mazzuoccola	Callaway C12-R	G	50
34 DNF	GT	12	Aspen Knolls MCR	Shane Lewis Vic Rice Bob Mazzuoccola	Chevrolet 7.0L V8	G	50
35 DNF	GT	99	Kelly-Moss Motorsports	Anthony Lazzaro David Murry	Porsche 911 GT3-RS	Y	47
35 DNF	GT	99	Kelly-Moss Motorsports	Anthony Lazzaro David Murry	Porsche 3.6L Flat-6	Y	47
36 DNF	LMP900	51	Panoz Motor Sports	Klaus Graf Gualter Salles	Panoz LMP07	M	28
36 DNF	LMP900	51	Panoz Motor Sports	Klaus Graf Gualter Salles	Élan (Zytek) 4.0L V8	M	28
DSQ^†	GT	34	Orbit	Leo Hindery Peter Baron Gian Luigi Buitoni	Porsche 911 GT3-RS	D	84
DSQ^†	GT	34	Orbit	Leo Hindery Peter Baron Gian Luigi Buitoni	Porsche 3.6L Flat-6	D	84
DSQ^†	GT	47	Broadfoot Racing	John Warner Allan Ziegelman Paco Orti	Porsche 911 GT3-R	D	64
DSQ^†	GT	47	Broadfoot Racing	John Warner Allan Ziegelman Paco Orti	Porsche 3.6L Flat-6	D	64
With- drawn	GT	30	Petersen Motorsports	Johnny Mowlem Bob Wollek Michael Peterseon	Porsche 911 GT3-R	M	-
With- drawn	GT	30	Petersen Motorsports	Johnny Mowlem Bob Wollek Michael Peterseon	Porsche 3.6L Flat-6	M	-
DNS	GT	35	Orbit	Tony Kester Richard Millman Tommy Byrne	Porsche 911 GT3-RS	D	-
DNS	GT	35	Orbit	Tony Kester Richard Millman Tommy Byrne	Porsche 3.6L Flat-6	D	-

† - #47 Broadfoot Racing was disqualified during the race for making an illegal repair to their car. #34 Orbit was disqualified during the race for receiving outside assistance while still on the track.

Statistics

Pole Position - #2 Audi Sport North America - 1:49.477
Fastest Lap - #2 Audi Sport North America - 1:49.666
Distance - 2203.192 km
Average Speed - 183.438 km/h

References

"Bob Wollek Killed In Traffic Accident". Atlas F1. Retrieved 2007-10-24.

External links

"Official Results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2005-10-16. (22.5 KiB)
World Sports Racing Prototypes - Race Results

American Le Mans Series
Previous race: 2001 Grand Prix of Texas	2001 season	Next race: 2001 ELMS at Donington Park

European Le Mans Series
Previous race: None	2001 season	Next race: 2001 ELMS at Donington Park

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[1] "Bob Wollek Killed In Traffic Accident". Atlas F1. Retrieved 2007-10-24.

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