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
					Engine
1	LMP900	1	Audi Sport North America	Rinaldo Capello Michele Alboreto Laurent Aïello	Audi R8	M	370
					Audi 3.6L Turbo V8
2	LMP900	2	Audi Sport North America	Frank Biela Emanuele Pirro Tom Kristensen	Audi R8	M	370
					Audi 3.6L Turbo V8
3	LMP900	38	Champion Racing	Dorsey Schroeder Andy Wallace Ralf Kelleners	Audi R8	M	366
					Audi 3.6L Turbo V8
4	LMP900	18	Johansson Motorsport Arena Motorsport	Stefan Johansson Guy Smith	Audi R8	M	362
					Audi 3.6L Turbo V8
5	LMP900	37	Intersport	Jon Field Duncan Dayton Rick Sutherland	Lola B2K/10	G	332
					Judd GV4 4.0L V10
6	GTS	26	Konrad Team Saleen	Terry Borcheller Oliver Gavin Franz Konrad	Saleen S7-R	G	332
					Ford 7.0L V8
7	GTS	4	Corvette Racing	Andy Pilgrim Kelly Collins Franck Fréon	Chevrolet Corvette C5-R	G	331
					Chevrolet 7.0L V8
8	GT	23	Alex Job Racing	Lucas Luhr Sascha Maassen Emmanuel Collard	Porsche 911 GT3-RS	M	326
					Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
9	GT	22	Alex Job Racing	Randy Pobst Christian Menzel Timo Bernhard	Porsche 911 GT3-RS	M	326
					Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
10	GT	42	BMW Motorsport Schnitzer Motorsport	Jörg Müller JJ Lehto	BMW M3 GTR	M	324
					BMW 4.0L V8
11	GTS	3	Corvette Racing	Ron Fellows Johnny O'Connell Chris Kneifel	Chevrolet Corvette C5-R	G	322
					Chevrolet 7.0L V8
12	GT	6	Prototype Technology Group	Boris Said Hans-Joachim Stuck Peter Cunningham	BMW M3	Y	318
					BMW 3.2L I6
13	GT	00	Larbre Compétition	Christophe Bouchut Patrice Goueslard Sébastien Dumez	Porsche 911 GT3-RS	M	317
					Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
14	GT	53	Seikel Motorsport	Alex Caffi Fabio Babini Gabrio Rosa	Porsche 911 GT3-RS	Y	312
					Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
15	GT	69	Kyser Racing	Jeffrey Pabst Kye Wankum Joe Foster	Porsche 911 GT3-R	D	306
					Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
16	GT	36	Jürgen Alzen Motorsport	Jürgen Alzen Ulli Richter	Porsche 911 GT3-RS	Y	306
					Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
17	GT	58	Freisinger Motorsport	Wolfgang Kaufmann Stéphane Ortelli	Porsche 911 GT3-RS	Y	300
					Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
18	GTS	45	American Viperacing	Erik Messley Jeff Altenburg Stu Hayner	Dodge Viper GTS-R	D	298
					Dodge 8.0L V10
19	GT	09	Cirtek Motorsport	Keith Alexander Chris Gleason Gavin Pickering	Porsche 911 GT3-RS	D	293
					Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
20 DNF	GT	59	Freisinger Motorsport	Klaus Horn Nigel Smith	Porsche 911 GT3-RS	Y	276
					Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
21 DNF	GT	66	The Racer's Group	Kevin Buckler Tom McGlynn Stephen Earle	Porsche 911 GT3-RS	Y	271
					Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
22	GTS	44	American Viperacing	Tom Weickardt Joe Ellis Andy Pardoe	Dodge Viper GTS-R	D	235
					Dodge 8.0L V10
23 DNF	LMP900	16	Dyson Racing Team	Butch Leitzinger Elliott Forbes-Robinson James Weaver	Riley & Scott Mk III C	G	205
					Lincoln (Élan) 6.0L V8
24 DNF	GT	43	BMW Motorsport Schnitzer Motorsport	Dirk Müller Fredrik Ekblom	BMW M3	M	168
					BMW 3.2L I6
25 DNF	LMP900	72	Pescarolo Sport	Jean-Christophe Boullion Sébastien Bourdais Laurent Redon	Courage C60	M	167
					Peugeot A32 3.2L Turbo V6
26 DNF	GT	07	RWS Motorsport	Norman Simon Dieter Quester Philipp Peter	Porsche 911 GT3-R	D	127
					Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
27 DNF	GT	15	Dick Barbour Racing	Mark Neuhaus Grady Willingham Randy Wars	Porsche 911 GT3-R	D	121
					Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
28 DNF	LMP900	50	Panoz Motor Sports	Jan Magnussen David Brabham	Panoz LMP07	M	109
					Élan (Zytek) 4.0L V8
29 DNF	GT	17	Trinkler Racing	Owen Trinkler Andy Lally B.J. Zacharias	Chevrolet Corvette C5 LM-GT	G	108
					Chevrolet 5.7L V8
30 DNF	LMP675	11	Roock-KnightHawk Racing	Steven Knight Mel Hawkins Claudia Hürtgen	Lola B2K/40	A	105
					Nissan (AER) VQL 3.4L V6
31 DNF	GT	98	Kelly-Moss Motorsports	Cort Wagner Rick Polk Darren Law	Porsche 911 GT3-R	Y	68
					Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
32 DNF	GT	52	Seikel Motorsport	Brian Burgess Philip Collin Andrew Bagnall	Porsche 911 GT3-RS	Y	60
					Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
33 DNF	GT	10	Prototype Technology Group	Bill Auberlen Joey Hand Niclas Jönsson	BMW M3	Y	57
					BMW 3.2L I6
34 DNF	GT	12	Aspen Knolls MCR	Shane Lewis Vic Rice Bob Mazzuoccola	Callaway C12-R	G	50
					Chevrolet 7.0L V8
35 DNF	GT	99	Kelly-Moss Motorsports	Anthony Lazzaro David Murry	Porsche 911 GT3-RS	Y	47
					Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
36 DNF	LMP900	51	Panoz Motor Sports	Klaus Graf Gualter Salles	Panoz LMP07	M	28
					Élan (Zytek) 4.0L V8
DSQ^†	GT	34	Orbit	Leo Hindery Peter Baron Gian Luigi Buitoni	Porsche 911 GT3-RS	D	84
					Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
DSQ^†	GT	47	Broadfoot Racing	John Warner Allan Ziegelman Paco Orti	Porsche 911 GT3-R	D	64
					Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
With- drawn	GT	30	Petersen Motorsports	Johnny Mowlem Bob Wollek Michael Peterseon	Porsche 911 GT3-R	M	-
					Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
DNS	GT	35	Orbit	Tony Kester Richard Millman Tommy Byrne	Porsche 911 GT3-RS	D	-
					Porsche 3.6L Flat-6

† - #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

1. "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