2000 Grand Prix of Sonoma

The 2000 Grand Prix of Sonoma was the fifth round of the 2000 American Le Mans Series season. It took place at the 4.032 km version of Sonoma Raceway, California, on July 23, 2000.

Sonoma Raceway

Race results

Class winners in bold.

Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Chassis	Tyre	Laps
					Engine
1	LMP	77	Audi Sport North America	Rinaldo Capello Allan McNish	Audi R8	M	114
					Audi 3.6 L Turbo V8
2	LMP	78	Audi Sport North America	Frank Biela Emanuele Pirro	Audi R8	M	113
					Audi 3.6 L Turbo V8
3	LMP	42	BMW Motorsport Schnitzer Motorsport	Jörg Müller JJ Lehto	BMW V12 LMR	M	111
					BMW S70 6.0 L V12
4	LMP	43	BMW Motorsport Schnitzer Motorsport	Jean-Marc Gounon Bill Auberlen	BMW V12 LMR	M	111
					BMW S70 6.0 L V12
5	LMP	1	Panoz Motor Sports	David Brabham Jan Magnussen	Panoz LMP-1 Roadster-S	M	106
					Élan 6L8 6.0 L V8
6	LMP	37	Intersport Racing	Jon Field Rick Sutherland	Lola B2K/10	G	102
					Judd GV4 4.0 L V10
7	LMP	36	Johansson-Matthews Racing	Stefan Johansson Guy Smith	Reynard 2KQ-LM	Y	101
					Judd GV4 4.0 L V10
8	GTS	92	Viper Team Oreca	David Donohue Tommy Archer	Dodge Viper GTS-R	M	101
					Dodge 8.0 L V10
9	GTS	91	Viper Team Oreca	Olivier Beretta Karl Wendlinger	Dodge Viper GTS-R	M	101
					Dodge 8.0 L V10
10	GT	5	Dick Barbour Racing	Dirk Müller Lucas Luhr	Porsche 911 GT3-R	M	99
					Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
11	GT	51	Dick Barbour Racing	Sascha Maassen Bob Wollek	Porsche 911 GT3-R	M	99
					Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
12	GT	6	Prototype Technology Group	Johannes van Overbeek Peter Cunningham	BMW M3	Y	98
					BMW 3.2 L I6
13	GT	23	Alex Job Racing	Randy Pobst Bruno Lambert	Porsche 911 GT3-R	M	98
					Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
14	GTS	08	Roock Motorsport North America	Zak Brown Vic Rice	Porsche 911 GT2	Y	97
					Porsche 3.8 L Turbo Flat-6
15	GT	21	MCR/Aspen Knolls	Shane Lewis Cort Wagner	Porsche 911 GT3-R	P	96
					Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
16	GT	22	Alex Job Racing	Mike Fitzgerald Robert Nagel	Porsche 911 GT3-R	M	96
					Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
17	GT	30	White Lightning Racing	Gunnar Jeannette Mike Petersen	Porsche 911 GT3-R	M	92
					Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
18	GT	67	The Racer's Group	Steve Ariana Jennifer Tumminelli	Porsche 911 GT3-R	P	76
					Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
19 DNF	GT	52	Seikel Motorsport	Tony Burgess Stefano Buttiero	Porsche 911 GT3-R	D	71
					Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
20 DNF	LMP	2	Panoz Motor Sports	Johnny O'Connell Hiroki Katou	Panoz LMP-1 Roadster-S	M	67
					Élan 6L8 6.0 L V8
21 DNF	LMP	38	Champion Racing	Dorsey Schroeder James Weaver	Lola B2K/10	M	62
					Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6
22 DNF	GT	70	Skea Racing International	Johnny Mowlem David Murry	Porsche 911 GT3-R	P	49
					Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
23 DNF	GT	71	Skea Racing International	Rohan Skea Doc Bundy	Porsche 911 GT3-R	P	38
					Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
24 DNF	LMP	24	Johansson-Matthews Racing	Jim Matthews Mark Simo	Reynard 2KQ-LM	Y	22
					Judd GV4 4.0 L V10
25 DNF	LMP	0	Team Rafanelli SRL	Mimmo Schiattarella Didier de Radiguès	Lola B2K/10	M	21
					Judd (Rafanelli) GV4 4.0 L V10
26 DNF	GT	10	Prototype Technology Group	Brian Cunningham Niclas Jönsson	BMW M3	Y	20
					BMW 3.2 L I6
27 DNF	GT	66	The Racer's Group	Kevin Buckler Rick Knoop	Porsche 911 GT3-R	P	7
					Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
28 DNF	GT	69	Kyser Racing	Greg Doff Joe Foster	Porsche 911 GT3-R	P	4
					Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
DSQ†	GT	7	Prototype Technology Group	Boris Said Hans-Joachim Stuck	BMW M3	Y	100
					BMW 3.2 L I6

† - The #7 Prototype Technology Group entry was disqualified for failing post-race inspection. The car's fuel tank was found to be larger than the rules allowed.

Statistics

• Pole Position: Allan McNIsh - (#77 Audi Sport North America - 1:20.683)
• Fastest Lap: Allan McNIsh - (#77 Audi Sport North America - 1:22.860)
• Distance - 462.332 km
• Average Speed - 166.583 km/h

References

• "Official Results" (PDF). International Motor Sports Association. 2000. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2005-10-16. Retrieved 2007-10-31.
• "American Le Mans Series 2000". World Sports Racing Prototypes. Archived from the original on 2008-10-05.