2001 Grand American Road Racing Championship

The 2001 Grand American Road Racing Championship was the second season of the Rolex Sports Car Series run by the Grand American Road Racing Association. The season involved five classes: Sports Racing Prototype I and II (SRP-I and SRP-II), Grand Touring Sport (GTS), Grand Touring (GT), and American GT (AGT). 10 races were run from February 3, 2001 to November 3, 2001, with Watkins Glen International gaining a date in August.

2001 Grand American Road Racing Championship
Previous:	2000	Next:	2002

Schedule

Some events featured two races of different length, with a break-up of the five competing classes.

Rnd	Race	Length/Duration	Circuit	Date
1	Rolex 24 at Daytona	24 Hours	Daytona International Speedway	February 2 February 3
2	Nextel 250	250 Miles	Homestead-Miami Speedway	March 3
3	Sun Automotive 200	200 Miles	Phoenix International Raceway	April 21
4	Six Hours of the Glen	6 Hours	Watkins Glen International	May 20
5	Dodge Dealers Grand Prix	125 Miles (GT classes)	Lime Rock Park	May 26
5	Dodge Dealers Grand Prix	2 Sprints (SRP classes)	Lime Rock Park	May 28
6	U.S. Road Racing Classic	250 Miles	Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course	June 10
7	Road America 500	500 Miles	Road America	July 8
8	Le Grand Prix de Trois-Rivières	200 km (GT+AGT)	Circuit Trois-Rivières	August 4
8	Le Grand Prix de Trois-Rivières	225 km (SRPs+GTS)	Circuit Trois-Rivières	August 5
9	Bully Hill Vineyards 250	250 Miles	Watkins Glen International	August 10
10	Grand-Am Finale	3 Hours	Daytona International Speedway	November 3

Results

Overall winners in bold.

Rnd	Circuit	SRP Winning Teams	SRPII Winning Teams	GTS Winning Teams	GT Winning Teams	AGT Winning Teams
Rnd	Circuit	SRP Winning Drivers	SRPII Winning Drivers	GTS Winning Drivers	GT Winning Drivers	AGT Winning Drivers
1	Daytona	#63 Downing Atlanta	#21 Archangel Motorsport Services	#2 Corvette Racing	#31 White Lightning Racing	#11 Hamilton Safe Motorsports
1	Daytona	Howard Katz Chris Ronson A. J. Smith Jim Downing	Andy Lally Paul Macey Martin Henderson Peter Seldon	Johnny O'Connell Ron Fellows Chris Kneifel Franck Fréon	Christian Menzel Randy Pobst Mike Fitzgerald Lucas Luhr	Ken Bupp Dick Greer Doug Mills Simon Gregg
2	Homestead	#16 Dyson Racing Team	#22 Archangel Motorsport Services	#5 Fordahl Motorsports	#54 JET Motorsports	#09 Team X1-R
2	Homestead	James Weaver Butch Leitzinger	Mike Durand Nigel Greensall	Chris Bingham Ron Johnson	Toney Jennings Terry Borcheller	Craig Conway Doug Goad
3	Phoenix	#37 Intersport Racing	#89 Porschehaus Racing	#56 Muzzy Racing	#15 Fordahl Motorsports	#09 Team X1-R
3	Phoenix	Jon Field Oliver Gavin	Robert Julien Bruno St. Jacques	Ritch Marziale Erik Messley	Randy Pobst Kimberly Hiskey	Craig Conway Doug Goad
4	Watkins Glen	#27 Lista Doran Racing	#62 Team Spencer Motorsports	#5 Fordahl Motorsports	#81 G&W Motorsports	#09 Team X1-R
4	Watkins Glen	Didier Theys Mauro Baldi Fredy Lienhard, Sr.	Rich Grupp Ryan Hampton Barry Waddell	Chris Bingham Ron Johnson	Darren Law David Murry Matt Drendel	Craig Conway Doug Goad
5^†	Lime Rock	#16 Dyson Racing Team	#22 Archangel Motorsport Services	#99 Schumacher Racing	#54 JET Motorsports	#09 Team X1-R
5^†	Lime Rock	James Weaver Butch Leitzinger	Mike Durand Howard Katz	Larry Schumacher Gunnar Jeannette	Toney Jennings Terry Borcheller	Craig Conway Doug Goad
6	Mid-Ohio	#37 Intersport Racing	#21 Archangel Motorsport Services	#5 Fordahl Motorsports	#54 JET Motorsports	#09 Team X1-R
6	Mid-Ohio	Jon Field Oliver Gavin	Andy Lally Paul Macey	Chris Bingham Ron Johnson	Toney Jennings Terry Borcheller	Craig Conway Doug Goad
7	Road America	#27 Lista Doran Racing	#21 Archangel Motorsport Services	#5 Fordahl Motorsports	#15 Fordahl Motorsports	#11 Hamilton Safe Motorsports
7	Road America	Didier Theys Mauro Baldi Fredy Lienhard, Sr.	Ben Devlin Larry Oberto David Sterenberg	Chris Bingham Ron Johnson	Randy Pobst Kimberly Hiskey	Ken Bupp Jon Leavy
8^†	Trois-Rivières	#16 Dyson Racing Team	#88 Porschehaus Racing	#5 Fordahl Motorsports	#34 Zip/Pumpelly Racing	#09 Team X1-R
8^†	Trois-Rivières	James Weaver Butch Leitzinger	Stephane Veilleux Jean-Francois Dumoulin	Chris Bingham Ron Johnson	Spencer Pumpelly	Craig Conway Doug Goad</small
9	Watkins Glen	#16 Dyson Racing Team	#21 Archangel Motorsport Services	#5 Fordahl Motorsports	#45 Orbit Racing	#84 Comer Racing
9	Watkins Glen	James Weaver Butch Leitzinger	Ben Devlin David Sterenberg	Chris Bingham Ron Johnson	Kyle Petty John Andretti	Jack Willes
10	Daytona	#16 Dyson Racing Team	#8 Rand Racing LLC	#5 Fordahl Motorsports	#15 Fordahl Motorsports	#09 Team X1-R
10	Daytona	James Weaver Butch Leitzinger	Anthony Lazzaro	Chris Bingham Ron Johnson	Randy Pobst Kimberly Hiskey	Craig Conway Doug Goad

† - Two separate individual races were held.

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References

External links

The official website of Grand-Am
World Sports Racing Prototypes - Rolex Sports Car Series 2001 results

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