2000 24 Hours of Daytona explained

The 2000 Rolex 24 at Daytona was a Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series 24-hour endurance sports car race held on February 5–6, 2000 at the Daytona International Speedway road course. The event was the first round of the inaugural Rolex Sports Car Series season. Victory overall and in the GTO class went to the No. 91 Viper Team Oreca Dodge Viper GTS-R piloted by Olivier Beretta, Karl Wendlinger, and Dominique Dupuy. Victory in the SR class went to the No. 20 Dyson Racing Riley & Scott Mk III piloted by James Weaver, Rob Dyson, Max Papis, and Elliott Forbes-Robinson. Victory in the GTU category went to the No. 56 Haberthur Racing Porsche 996 GT3-R piloted by Luca Drudi, Gabrio Rosa, Fabio Rosa, and Fabio Babini. Finally, the AGT class was won by the No. 84 Comer Racing, Inc. Chevrolet Camaro piloted by John Finger, Doug Mills, Richard Maugeri, Andy McNeil, and Ronald Zitza.

Race results

Class winners in bold.[1] [2]

PosClassNoTeamDriversChassisTireLaps
Engine
1GTO91 Viper Team Oreca Olivier Beretta
Karl Wendlinger
Dominique Dupuy
Dodge Viper GTS-R723
Dodge 8.0 L V10
2GTO3 Corvette Racing Ron Fellows
Justin Bell
Chris Kneifel
Chevrolet Corvette C5-R723
Chevrolet LS1 7.0 L V8
3GTO93 Viper Team Oreca David Donohue
Ni Amorim
Jean-Philippe Belloc
Tommy Archer
Dodge Viper GTS-R719
Dodge 8.0 L V10
4SR20 Dyson Racing James Weaver
Rob Dyson
Max Papis
Elliott Forbes-Robinson
Riley & Scott Mk III717
Ford-Lincoln 5.5 L V8
5GTO92 Viper Team Oreca Tommy Archer
Marc Duez
Vincent Vosse
Jean-Philippe Belloc
Dodge Viper GTS-R691
Dodge 8.0 L V10
6GTO45 Team Viper West Stephen Watson
Christian Vann
Raffaele Sangiuolo
Allison Duncan
Dodge Viper GTS-R665
Dodge 8.0 L V10
7GTO46 Team Viper West Toni Seiler
Erik Messley
Walter Brun
Hans Hugenholtz
Dodge Viper GTS-R659
Dodge 8.0 L V10
8GTU56 Haberthur Racing Luca Drudi
Gabrio Rosa
Fabio Rosa
Fabio Babini
Porsche 996 GT3-R658
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
9GTO72 Freisinger Motorsport Wolfgang Kaufmann
Ernst Palmberger
Lance Stewart
Porsche 911 GT2657
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6
10GTU7 RWS Motorsport Dieter Quester
Philipp Peter
Hans Willems
Hans-Jörg Hofer
Luca Riccitelli
Porsche 996 GT3-R657
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
11GTO99 Schumacher Racing Martin Snow
John O'Steen
Stu Hayner
Larry Schumacher
Porsche 911 GT2

654
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 Turbo
12GTU07 G&W Motorsports Mike Fitzgerald
Greg Merril
Steve Marshall
Danny Marshall
Chris MacAllister
Darren Law
Porsche 993 Carrera RSR651
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
13
DNF
SR6 Butch Leitzinger
Andy Wallace
Franck Lagorce
Cadillac Northstar LMP637
Cadillac Northstar 4.0 L V8
14SR5 Team Cadillac Wayne Taylor
Max Angelelli
Eric van de Poele
Cadillac Northstar LMP637
Cadillac Northstar 4.0 L V8
15GTU67 Westward Ho Casino/The Racer's Group Wade Gaughran
Philip Collin
Dale White
Kevin Buckler
Michael Petersen
Porsche 996 GT3-R623
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
16
DNF
GTU23 Alex Job Racing Randy Pobst
Bruno Lambert
Mike Conte
Porsche 996 GT3-R620
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
17GTU66 Team Seattle/The Racer's Group Don Kitch Jr.
Steve Miller
Kiichi Takahashi
Dave Gaylord
Porsche 996 GT3-R617
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
18GTU41 L. R. Organisation Peter Hardman
Philippe Favre
Stanislas De Sadeleer
Nicolaus Springer
Porsche 996 GT3-R606
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
19GTO73 Freisinger Motorsport Ulrich Gallade
Ray Lintott
Manfred Jurasz
Klaus Horn
Allan Ziegelman
Porsche 911 GT2604
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 Turbo
20
DNF
GTU90 Larbre Compétition Christophe Bouchut
André Ahrlé
Jean-Luc Chéreau
Patrice Goueslard
Porsche 996 GT3-R597
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
21GTU62 Safina Racing Hugh Plumb
Mark Hillestad
Carlos de Quesada
Ross Bluestein
Joseph Safina
BMW M3 E36597
BMW 3.2 L I6
22GTU97 Schmidt Brothers Max Schmidt
Rusty Schmidt
Jeff Conkel
Bob Woodman
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR594
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
23SR36 Johansson-Matthews Racing Stefan Johansson
Guy Smith
Jim Matthews
Memo Gidley
Reynard 2KQ576
Judd 4.0 L V10
24
DNF
GTO4 Corvette Racing Kelly Collins
Andy Pilgrim
Franck Fréon
Chevrolet Corvette C5-R573
Chevrolet LS1 7.0 L V8
25GTU58 MAC Racing Massimo Morini
Antonio De Castro
Luca Cattaneo
Renato Bicciato
Massimo Frigerio
Porsche 996 GT3-R570
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
26GTU34 Autohaus Harrisburg, Inc. Spencer Pumpelly
Emil Assentato
John Steinmetz
Gregor Fisken
549
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6
27AGT84 Comer Racing, Inc. John Finger
Doug Mills
Richard Maugeri
Andy McNeil
Ronald Zitza
Chevrolet Camaro546
Chevrolet 6.0 L V8
28
DNF
GTU10 Jurgen/Alzen Motorsport Ulli Richter
Wilhelm Kern
Axel Rohr
Jürgen Alzen
Porsche 996 GT3-R542
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
29
DNF
GTU44 PK Sport Peter Chambers
Paul Fuller
Mike Youles
Marcus Fothergill
Adam Simmons
Porsche 996 GT3-R542
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
30
DNF
GTU2 MCR/Aspen Knolls Shane Lewis
Bob Mazzuoccola
Mike Bavaro
Cort Wagner
Porsche 996 GT3-R540
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
31
DNF
GTU81 G&W Motorsports Uwe Alzen
Duncan Huisman
Patrick Huisman
Darren Law
Porsche 996 GT3-R525
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
32GTU01 Reiser Callas Rennsport Grady Willingham
Chris Pennington
Joel Reiser
Simon Sobrero
Craig Stanton
Porsche 996 GT3-R523
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
33SR47 RaceStar Motorsports Richard McDill
Todd Vallancourt
John G. Thomas
Les Vallarano
Ken Stiver
Spice SE90522
Chevrolet 5.0 L V8
34GTU57 Haberthur Racing Jean-Luc Maury-Laribière
Pascal Fabre
Bernard Chauvin
Patrick Cruchet
Claude Vorilhon
Porsche 996 GT3-R519
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
35SR74 74 Ranch Resort George Robinson
Jack Baldwin
Hurley Haywood
Irv Hoerr
Riley & Scott Mk III495
Chevrolet 6.0 L V8
36
DNF
GTU88 MCR/Nygmatech Peter Baron
Gian Luigi Buitoni
Tony Kester
Leo Hindery
Mike Borkowski
Porsche 996 GT3-R470
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
37
DNF
GTU22 Seikel Motorsport Kurt Matthewson
Tony Burgess
Paolo Rapetti
Michel Neugarten
Porsche 996 GT3-R443
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
38GTO38 Proton Competition Horst Felbermayr
Horst Felbermayr Jr.
Christian Ried
Gerold Ried
Porsche 911 GT2405
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 Turbo
39
DNF
GTU70 Skea Racing International David Murry
Lloyd Hawkins
Rohan Skea
Johnny Mowlem
Porsche 996 GT3-R400
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
40
DNF
AGT09 Spirit of Daytona Racing Craig Conway
Troy Flis
Todd Flis
Doug Goad
Chevrolet Camaro397
Chevrolet 5.9 L V8
41SR95 TRV Motorsports Barry Waddell
Peter Boss
R. J. Valentine
Tom Volk
Riley & Scott Mk III380
Chevrolet 5.0 L V8
42
DNF
GTU68 The Racer's Group Ron Herrerias
Mike Smith
Tom McGlynn
Ludovico Manfredi
Kevin Buckler
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR
373
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
43
DNF
SR17 Hybrid Motorsports Chris Bingham
Boris Said
Mark Simo
Rick Sutherland
Riley & Scott Mk III352
Ford 5.1 L V8
44
DNF
GTU33 MAC Racing Marc Schoonbroodt
Luciano Tamburini
Franco Bugané
Kurt Thiel
Roberto Bonuomo
Porsche 996 GT3-R321
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
45
DNF
GTU59 Brumos Racing Jürgen Barth
Roland Bervillé
Michel Ligonnet
Ferdinand de Lesseps
Porsche 996 GT3-R314
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
46
DNF
GTU51 Dick Barbour Racing Dirk Müller
Bob Wollek
Lucas Luhr
Porsche 996 GT3-R312
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
47
DNF
GTU50 Genesis Racing Bill Auberlen
Rick Fairbanks
Nick Ham
Chris Gleason
BMW M3 E36312
BMW 3.2 L I6
48
DNF
SR63 Downing/Atlanta Racing Howard Katz
Chris Ronson
Steve Pelke
Jim Downing
Rich Grupp
Kudzu DLY303
Mazda 4-Rotor
49
DNF
AGT53 Diablo Racing Tom Scheuren
Eric Curran
Rick Dilorio
Todd Snyder
Mayo T. Smith
Chevrolet Camaro303
Chevrolet 5.1 L V8
50
DNF
SR9 Bobby Brown Motorsports Bobby Brown
Norman Goldrich
Randy Lenz
Brian DeVries
Spice HC94292
Chevrolet 5.0 L V8
51
DNF
AGT13 DM Motorsports Martin Shuster
Mark Montgomery
Anthony Puleo
Chevrolet Camaro289
Chevrolet 6.0 L V8
52
DNF
GTO48 Haberthur Racing Mauro Casadei
Stefano Bucci
Andrea Garbagnati
Renato Mastropietro
Porsche 911 GT2279
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 Turbo
53SR60 Jacobs Motorsports Steven Lynn
Ray Snowdon
Steve Algrin
Richard Geck
Michael Jacobs
Frank Del Vecchio
Kudzu DLM-4277
Chevrolet 5.1 L V8
54
DNF
GTO14 Jack Cauley Chevrolet R. K. Smith
Jeff Norwicki
Bill Lester
John Heinricy
Chevrolet Corvette C5-R261
Chevrolet 7.0 L V8
55
DNF
GTO03 Roock Racing Claudia Hürtgen
Hubert Haupt
Hisashi Wada
Robert Nearn
Nigel Smith
Stephen Earle
Porsche 911 GT2259
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 Turbo
56
DNF
GTO32 Konrad Motorsport Jürgen von Gartzen
Charles Slater
Peter Kitchak
Calum Lockie
Franz Konrad
Porsche 911 GT2248
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 Turbo
57
DNF
AGT40 Rankin Racing David Rankin
Dorian Foyil
Toto Lassally
Hank Scott
Ian James
Chevrolet Camaro240
Chevrolet 5.8 L V8
58
DNF
GTO15 Kreider Motorsports Gaston Aguirre
Scott Watkins
Daniel Urrutia
Rene Villeneuve
Dale Kreider
Chevrolet Corvette C5-R239
Chevrolet 5.5 L V8
59
DNF
GTU24 Goldin Brothers Racing Scott Finlay
Steve Goldin
Keith Goldin
Mazda RX-7
239
Mazda 2-Rotor
60
DNF
GTU35 Franco Scapini Motorsport Pierangelo Masselli
Franco Scapini
Erich Prinoth
Ivan Capelli
Giuseppe Pellin
Ferrari F355228
Ferrari F129B 3.5 L V8
61
DNF
GTU21 Aasco Performance John Rutherford IV
Andy Hajducky
Dave Geremia
Bobby Oneglia
Ken Fengler
Bobby Carradine
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR227
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6
62
DNF
GTU75 Champion Racing Mike Brockman
Paul Newman
Michael Lauer
Gunnar Jeannette
Porsche 996 GT3-R225
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
63
DNF
SR31 Konrad Motorsport Jan Lammers
Sascha Maassen
Franz Konrad
Lola B98/10209
Ford 6.0 L V8
64
DNF
SR00 Autosport Racing Enzo Calderari
Angelo Zadra
Marco Zadra
Carl Rosenblad
Lilian Bryner
Ferrari 333 SP203
Ferrari F310E 4.0 L V12
65
DNF
GTU89 MCR/Nygmatech James McCormick
Kevin Crowder
Tim Robertson
Kurt Baumann
Porsche 996 GT3-R192
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
66
DNF
SR29 Intersport Racing Andy Petery
Craig Carter
Gerry Green
John Mirro
Riley & Scott Mk III175
Ford 5.1 L V8
67
DNF
SR37 Intersport Racing Jon Field
Dale Whittington
Don Whittington
Lola B98/10164
Ford 5.1 L V8
68
DNF
GTU28 Yellow Magic Toshio Suzuki
Anders Olofsson
Tsuyoshi Takahashi
Van Peter Hanson
Tommy Riggins
Ferrari F355164
Ferrari F129B 3.5 L V8
69
DNF
SR12 Risi Competizione Alex Caffi
Allan McNish
Ralf Kelleners
Domenico Schiattarella
Ferrari 333 SP162
Ferrari F310E 4.0 L V12
70
DNF
GTU55 Genesis Racing Felipe Rezk
Shareef Malnik
Dennis Crowley
Chris Miller
Rick Fairbanks
BMW M3 E36133
BMW 3.2 L I6
71
DNF
SR27 Doran Enterprises, Inc. Didier Theys
Fredy Lienhard
Ross Bentley
Mauro Baldi
Ferrari 333 SP132
Ferrari F310E 4.0 L V12
72
DNF
GTO04 Roock Racing Zak Brown
David Warnock
Spencer Trenery
Vic Rice
Stephen Earle
Porsche 911 GT2113
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 Turbo
73
DNF
SR06 Multimatic Motorsports Scott Maxwell
John Graham
Harri Toivonen
Lola B98/10110
Ford-Cosworth XB 2.6 L V8 Turbo
74
DNF
GTU69 EMKA Racing Derek Bell
Tim Sugden
Stephen Day
Steve O'Rourke
Porsche 996 GT3-R75
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
75
DNF
SR42 EBRT/Schroeder Motorsport Rob Wilson
Martin Henderson
Martyn Konig
Jake Ulrich
Pilbeam MP8451
Nissan 3.0 L V6
76
DNF
GTO49 Haberthur Racing Patrick Vuillaume
Ugo Colombo
Dieter Faller
Anssi Muenz
Porsche 911 GT249
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 Turbo
77
DNF
SR8 Philip Creighton Motorsports Ltd. Scott Schubot
Henry Camferdam
Duncan Dayton
John Burton
Riley & Scott Mk III45
Ford 6.0 L V8
78
DNF
AGT94 Associated General Kinetics Paul Jenkins
Steve Lisa
Don Arpin
Bill Beilharz
Mark Reed
Chevrolet Camaro40
Chevrolet 6.1 L V8
79
DNF
SR78 Sezio Florida Racing Patrice Roussel
Edouard Sezionale
A. J. Smith
Norma M2000-0113
BMW 4.0 L V8
DNSGTU54 Bell Motorsports Matt Drendel
Scott Neuman
Ron Johnson
Hans-Joachim Stuck
Peter Cunningham
BMW M3 E36-
BMW 3.2 L I6

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2000 Rolex 24 at Daytona. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. February 19, 2024.
  2. Web site: Official Results. Rolex Sports Car Series. February 5, 2000. February 19, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20181012094447/https://sportscarchampionship.imsa.com/sites/default/files/2000_rolex_rolex24atdaytona_raceresults.pdf. October 12, 2018. dead.