2000 Silverstone 500 USA Challenge


The 2000 Silverstone 500 USA Challenge was the third round of the 2000 American Le Mans Series season. It took place at Silverstone Circuit, United Kingdom, on May 13, 2000.
This event was the first American Le Mans Series race held outside of North America. It served as a precursor to the creation of the European Le Mans Series by gauging the willingness of European teams from the FIA Sportscar Championship and FIA GT Championship to participate in a series identical to the American Le Mans Series. This event also shared the weekend at Silverstone with an FIA GT round, with some GT teams running both events.

Race results

Class winners in bold.
PosClassNoTeamDriversChassisTyreLaps
PosClassNoTeamDriversEngineTyreLaps
1LMP42 BMW Motorsport
Schnitzer Motorsport
Jörg Müller
JJ Lehto
BMW V12 LMR98
1LMP42 BMW Motorsport
Schnitzer Motorsport
Jörg Müller
JJ Lehto
BMW S70 6.0 L V1298
2LMP1 Panoz Motor Sports David Brabham
Jan Magnussen
Panoz LMP-1 Roadster-S98
2LMP1 Panoz Motor Sports David Brabham
Jan Magnussen
Élan 6L8 6.0 L V898
3LMP77 Audi Sport North America Rinaldo Capello
Allan McNish
Audi R8R98
3LMP77 Audi Sport North America Rinaldo Capello
Allan McNish
Audi 3.6 L Turbo V898
4LMP78 Audi Sport North America Frank Biela
Emanuele Pirro
Audi R8R97
4LMP78 Audi Sport North America Frank Biela
Emanuele Pirro
Audi 3.6 L Turbo V897
5
DNF
LMP2 Panoz Motor Sports Johnny O'Connell
Hiroki Katou
Panoz LMP-1 Roadster-S97
5
DNF
LMP2 Panoz Motor Sports Johnny O'Connell
Hiroki Katou
Élan 6L8 6.0 L V897
6LMP31 Motorola DAMS Emmanuel Collard
Éric Bernard
Cadillac Northstar LMP97
6LMP31 Motorola DAMS Emmanuel Collard
Éric Bernard
Cadillac Northstar 4.0 L Turbo V897
7LMP16 Pescarolo Sport Sébastien Bourdais
Olivier Grouillard
Emmanuel Clérico
Courage C5294
7LMP16 Pescarolo Sport Sébastien Bourdais
Olivier Grouillard
Emmanuel Clérico
Peugeot A32 3.2 L Turbo V694
8GTS91 Viper Team Oreca Olivier Beretta
Karl Wendlinger
Dodge Viper GTS-R91
8GTS91 Viper Team Oreca Olivier Beretta
Karl Wendlinger
Dodge 8.0 L V1091
9GTS92 Viper Team Oreca David Donohue
Tommy Archer
Dodge Viper GTS-R90
9GTS92 Viper Team Oreca David Donohue
Tommy Archer
Dodge 8.0 L V1090
10LMP17 SMG Philippe Gache
Gary Formato
Courage C6088
10LMP17 SMG Philippe Gache
Gary Formato
Judd GV4 4.0 L V1088
11GTS49 Freisinger Motorsport Stéphane Ortelli
Wolfgang Kaufmann
Porsche 911 GT288
11GTS49 Freisinger Motorsport Stéphane Ortelli
Wolfgang Kaufmann
Porsche 3.8 L Turbo Flat-688
12LMP0 Team Rafanelli SRL Mimmo Schiattarella
Didier de Radiguès
Lola B2K/1088
12LMP0 Team Rafanelli SRL Mimmo Schiattarella
Didier de Radiguès
Judd GV4 4.0 L V1088
13GT51 Dick Barbour Racing Sascha Maassen
Bob Wollek
Porsche 911 GT3-R87
13GT51 Dick Barbour Racing Sascha Maassen
Bob Wollek
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-687
14GTS33 Konrad Motorsport Franz Konrad
Jürgen von Gartzen
Porsche 911 GT287
14GTS33 Konrad Motorsport Franz Konrad
Jürgen von Gartzen
Porsche 3.8 L Turbo Flat-687
15GT23 Alex Job Racing Randy Pobst
Bruno Lambert
Porsche 911 GT3-R87
15GT23 Alex Job Racing Randy Pobst
Bruno Lambert
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-687
16GT21 MCR/Aspen Knolls Shane Lewis
Cort Wagner
Porsche 911 GT3-R86
16GT21 MCR/Aspen Knolls Shane Lewis
Cort Wagner
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-686
17GTS44 BVB Motorsport Geoff Lister
Max Beaverbroock
Porsche 911 GT286
17GTS44 BVB Motorsport Geoff Lister
Max Beaverbroock
Porsche 3.8 L Turbo Flat-686
18GT5 Dick Barbour Racing Dirk Müller
Lucas Luhr
Porsche 911 GT3-R86
18GT5 Dick Barbour Racing Dirk Müller
Lucas Luhr
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-686
19GTS61 Chamberlain Motorsport Walter Brun
Toni Seiler
Chrysler Viper GTS-R86
19GTS61 Chamberlain Motorsport Walter Brun
Toni Seiler
Chrysler 8.0 L V1086
20GT22 Alex Job Racing Mike Fitzgerald
Robert Nagel
Porsche 911 GT3-R86
20GT22 Alex Job Racing Mike Fitzgerald
Robert Nagel
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-686
21GTS08 Roock Motorsport North America Zak Brown
Vic Rice
Hubert Haupt
Porsche 911 GT286
21GTS08 Roock Motorsport North America Zak Brown
Vic Rice
Hubert Haupt
Porsche 3.8 L Turbo Flat-686
22GT6 Prototype Technology Group Johannes van Overbeek
Boris Said
Hans-Joachim Stuck
BMW M385
22GT6 Prototype Technology Group Johannes van Overbeek
Boris Said
Hans-Joachim Stuck
BMW 3.2 L I685
23GTS62 Chamberlain Motorsport Horst Felbermayr, Jr.
Michael Culver
Chrysler Viper GTS-R85
23GTS62 Chamberlain Motorsport Horst Felbermayr, Jr.
Michael Culver
Chrysler 8.0 L V1085
24GT70 Skea Racing Kingston Johnny Mowlem
David Murry
Porsche 911 GT3-R85
24GT70 Skea Racing Kingston Johnny Mowlem
David Murry
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-685
25GT41 LR Organisation Christophe Bouchut
Michel Ligonnet
Porsche 911 GT3-R84
25GT41 LR Organisation Christophe Bouchut
Michel Ligonnet
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-684
26LMP20 Kremer Racing Christian Vann
Christian Gläsel
Lola B98/K200084
26LMP20 Kremer Racing Christian Vann
Christian Gläsel
Ford 6.0 L V884
27GT07 RWS Red Bull Motorsport Dieter Quester
Hans-Jörg Hofer
Luca Riccitelli
Porsche 911 GT3-R84
27GT07 RWS Red Bull Motorsport Dieter Quester
Hans-Jörg Hofer
Luca Riccitelli
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-684
28
DNF
GT10 Prototype Technology Group Peter Cunningham
Brian Cunningham
Niclas Jönsson
BMW M382
28
DNF
GT10 Prototype Technology Group Peter Cunningham
Brian Cunningham
Niclas Jönsson
BMW 3.2 L I682
29GT68 Seikel Motorsport Michel Neugarten
Tony Burgess
Porsche 911 GT3-R82
29GT68 Seikel Motorsport Michel Neugarten
Tony Burgess
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-682
30GT69 Kyser Racing Kye Wankum
Greg Doff
Porsche 911 GT3-R74
30GT69 Kyser Racing Kye Wankum
Greg Doff
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-674
31
DNF
GT71 Skea Racing Kingston Rohan Skea
Doc Bundy
Porsche 911 GT3-R62
31
DNF
GT71 Skea Racing Kingston Rohan Skea
Doc Bundy
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-662
32
DNF
LMP43 BMW Motorsport
Schnitzer Motorsport
Jean-Marc Gounon
Bill Auberlen
BMW V12 LMR56
32
DNF
LMP43 BMW Motorsport
Schnitzer Motorsport
Jean-Marc Gounon
Bill Auberlen
BMW S70 6.0 L V1256
33
DNF
LMP32 Motorola DAMS Christophe Tinseau
Marc Goossens
Cadillac Northstar LMP39
33
DNF
LMP32 Motorola DAMS Christophe Tinseau
Marc Goossens
Cadillac Northstar 4.0 L Turbo V839
34
DNF
LMP36 Johansson-Matthews Racing Stefan Johansson
Guy Smith
Reynard 2KQ-LM32
34
DNF
LMP36 Johansson-Matthews Racing Stefan Johansson
Guy Smith
Judd GV4 4.0 L V1032
35
DNF
LMP02 Pole Team Norman Simon
Günther Blieninger
Mark Simo
Riley & Scott Mk III22
35
DNF
LMP02 Pole Team Norman Simon
Günther Blieninger
Mark Simo
Judd GV4 4.0 L V1022
DNSLMP24 Team Ascari Klaas Zwart
Max Wilson
Ascari A410-
DNSLMP24 Team Ascari Klaas Zwart
Max Wilson
Judd GV4 4.0 L V10-

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