2001 FIA Sportscar Championship


The 2001 FIA Sportscar Championship was the inaugural season of FIA Sportscar Championship, an auto racing series regulated by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile and organized by International Racing Series Ltd. The series was a continuation of the previous SportsRacing World Cup dating back to 1997. It was open to two categories of sports prototypes, SR1 and SR2, and awarded championships to drivers and teams in each category. A championship for constructors was also established for this season. It began on 8 April and ended on 16 September after eight races.
Italian Marco Zadra won the SR1 drivers' championship, while his BMS Scuderia Italia Ferrari secured the teams' and constructors' titles. The SR2 class was led by American Larry Oberto and Swede Thed Björk who drove for SportsRacing Team Sweden. Lola won the constructors' championship in SR2.

Schedule

Despite still sharing regulations with the American Grand Am Road Racing Series, the American series no longer counted toward the new FIA championship. Kyalami also did not return, leaving the calendar strictly European. Catalunya, Monza, Spa, Brno, Donington, Magny-Cours, and the Nürburgring were all carried over from the previous season, joined by the Irish Mondello Park. Monza replaced its former World Cup race with the traditional 1000 km race, adding an endurance event to the calendar. All other races were limited to 2 hours and 30 minutes of duration.
RndRaceCircuitDate
1FIA Sportscar Championship Barcelona Circuit de Catalunya, Montmeló, Spain8 April
21000 km di Monza Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza, Italy22 April
3R.M.U. Classic Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot, Belgium13 May
4Mistrovství FIA Sportovních Vozů Autodrom Brno, Brno, Czech Republic1 July
5FIA Sportscar Championship Magny-Cours Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, Magny-Cours, France29 July
6August Bank Holiday Grand Prix Donington Park, North West Leicestershire, United Kingdom26 August
7FIA Sportscar Championship Mondello Mondello Park, Caragh, Ireland1 September
8DMC/ADAC Sportwagen-Festival Nürburgring Nürburgring, Nürburg, Germany16 September

Entries

SR1

SR2

Results and standings

Race results

RndCircuitSR1 Winning TeamSR2 Winning TeamReports
RndCircuitSR1 Winning DriversSR2 Winning DriversReports
1Barcelona No. 1 BMS Scuderia Italia No. 61 Rowan RacingReport
1Barcelona Christian Pescatori
Marco Zadra
Warren Carway
Martin O'Connell
Report
2Monza No. 3 GLV Brums No. 76 SportsRacing Team SwedenReport
2Monza Christian Vann
Giovanni Lavaggi
Larry Oberto
Thed Björk
Report
3Spa No. 1 BMS Scuderia Italia No. 59 BM AutosportReport
3Spa Jean-Marc Gounon
Marco Zadra
Massimo Monti
Renato Nobili
Report
4Brno No. 5 Den Bla Avis/Team Goh No. 76 SportsRacing Team SwedenReport
4Brno John Nielsen
Hiroki Katoh
Larry Oberto
Thed Björk
Report
5Magny-Cours No. 16 Pescarolo Sport No. 61 Rowan RacingReport
5Magny-Cours Jean-Christophe Boullion
Laurent Rédon
Warren Carway
Martin O'Connell
Report
6Donington No. 17 Team Ascari No. 61 Rowan RacingReport
6Donington Ben Collins
Werner Lupberger
Warren Carway
Martin O'Connell
Report
7Mondello No. 5 Den Bla Avis/Team Goh No. 76 SportsRacing Team SwedenReport
7Mondello John Nielsen
Hiroki Katoh
Damien Faulkner
Larry Oberto
Thed Björk
Report
8Nürburgring No. 8 Racing for Holland No. 76 SportsRacing Team SwedenReport
8Nürburgring Jan Lammers
Val Hillebrand
Larry Oberto
Thed Björk
Report

Points were awarded to the top eight finishers in each category. Entries were required to complete 60% of the race distance in order to be classified as a finisher and earn points. Drivers were required to complete 20% of the total race distance for their car to earn points. Teams scored points for only their highest finishing entry.
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Drivers championships

SR1

Marco Zadra won the SR1 Drivers title at the wheel of a Ferrari 333 SP entered by BMS Scuderia Italia.

SR2

The SR2 Drivers award went to Thed Björk and Larry Oberto who shared a Lola B2K/40-Nissan entered by SportsRacing Team Sweden.
DriverTeamBAR
MON
SPA
BRN
MAG
DON
MON
NUR
Total
points
1 Thed Björk SportsRacing Team Sweden2151DSQ211118
1 Larry Oberto SportsRacing Team Sweden2151DSQ211118
3 Warren Carway Rowan Racing1Ret5112Ret83
3 Martin O'Connell Rowan Racing1Ret5112Ret83
5 Pierguiseppe Peroni Lucchini Engineering8Ret22RetRet3357
6 Massimo Saccomanno Audisio & Benvenuto Racing3NC43Ret5257
6 Roberto Tonetti Audisio & Benvenuto Racing3NC43Ret5257
8 Massimo Monti BM Autosport4Ret1Ret3Ret42
8 Renato Nobili BM Autosport4Ret1Ret3Ret42
10 Marc Rostan PiR Competition7Ret77Ret44638
11 Ranieri Randaccio SCI9Ret84Ret6Ret431
12 Mauro Prospero Lucchini EngineeringDNS2RetRet2RetRet30
12 Denny Zardo Lucchini EngineeringDNS2RetRet2RetRet30
12 Jean-Bernard Bouvet Lucchini Engineering22Ret30
15 Leonardo Maddalena SCIRet84Ret6Ret429
16 Pierre Bruneau PiR Competition7Ret77Ret4628
17 Raffaele Raimondi Lucchini Engineering8Ret3DSQ327
18 Ian Flux Team Sovereign5DNSRet3724
18 Mike Millard Team Sovereign5DNSRet3724
20 Martin Henderson EBRT Schroeder MotorsportDNS424
20 Martin Henderson Renauer Motorsport6524
21 Damien Faulkner SportsRacing Team Sweden120
22 Hannes Gsell Renauer Motorsport66Ret520
23 Filippo Francioni Lucchini Engineering8Ret3DSQ15
24 Pasquale Barberio SCI914
24 Pasquale Barberio Siliprandi3Ret14
25 Gottfried Cepin Renauer MotorsportDNS6514
26 Ezio Mazza Siliprandi3Ret12
26 Sébastien Ugeux Lucchini EngineeringRet312
28 Arturo Merzario PiR Competition7Ret7712
29 Ian Khan EBRT Schroeder MotorsportDNS410
29 Pierre Merche EBRT Schroeder Motorsport410
29 Ludovico Manfredi PiR CompetitionRet410
29 Arnie Black PiR Competition410
33 Simon Wiseman Swara Racing6RetRetRet89
34 Earl Goddard SportsRacing Team Sweden58
35 Ben McLoughlin Swara Racing6Ret6
35 Heinrich Langfermann Swara Racing66
35 Wolfgang Griessner Renauer Motorsport66
38 Piers Johnson Redman Bright74
38 Oli Wilkinson Redman Bright74
40 "Frederico Careca" Swara Racing83

Teams championships

SR1

SR2

Constructor championships

SR1

won the SR1 Constructors title.
ConstructorBAR
MON
SPA
BRN
MAG
DON
MON
NUR
Total
points
1 Ferrari11122224130
2 Dome43313311118
3 AscariRet244416DSQ71
4 Riley & Scott3RetRet3874Ret41
5 CourageRetRet1235
6 ReynardRet4Ret76Ret20
7 LolaRetRetRet6Ret4RetRet16

SR2

The SR2 Constructors award went to Lola Cars International.
ConstructorBAR
MON
SPA
BRN
MAG
DON
MON
NUR
Total
points
1 Lola2151DSQ211118
2 Lucchini32222532107
3 Pilbeam14Ret5112896
4 Tampolli4Ret163Ret556
5 Debora7Ret77Ret44638
6 LM 3000 5DNSRet3724

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