2000 FIA GT Championship explained

The 2000 FIA GT Championship was the fourth FIA GT Championship, an auto racing series endorsed by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) and organized by the Stéphane Ratel Organisation (SRO). The races featured grand touring cars divided into two categories, GT and N GT, with drivers and teams titles awarded for each category. The championship began on 26 March 2000 and ended 22 October 2000 after ten races, all held in Europe.

After the 1999 season featured just a single category of cars competing, the FIA GT Championship once again became a two-class series for 2000 with the introduction of the Group N-GT cars by the FIA. The new category was positioned below the former GT2 class of cars from 1997 to 1999, now renamed to just GT, and was awarded an FIA Cup instead of a full FIA Championship. Britons Julian Bailey and Jamie Campbell-Walter won the GT Drivers' Championship with five victories, in chassis number GTM 002 driving for the GT team champions Lister Storm Racing in their first full season of FIA GT competition. Christophe Bouchut and Patrice Goueslard were the inaugural N-GT Cup winners, driving for Teams title winners Larbre Compétition Chereau.

Schedule

The FIA GT Championship became a European-only series for 2000, dropping all fly-away races in North America and Asia. The two German rounds at Hockenheimring and Oschersleben were replaced by a single race at EuroSpeedway Lausitz, while the A1-Ring returned to the series after a one-year absence. Valencia, Estoril, Brno, and Magny-Cours were all new events for the series. Donington Park was the only other European event not kept for 2000.

All events were held over a distance of 500km (300miles).

RndRaceCircuitDate
1Valencia 500 km Circuit de Valencia, Cheste, Spain26 March
2Estoril 500 km Autódromo do Estoril, Estoril, Portugal2 April
3Monza 500 km Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza, Italy16 April
4P&O Stena Line Silverstone 500x2 Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, United Kingdom14 May
5MOL FIA GT Hungaroring Hungaroring, Mogyoród, Hungary2 July
6Zolder 500 km Zolder Circuit, Zolder, Belgium23 July
7500 km A1-Ring A1-Ring, Spielberg, Austria6 August
8Lausitz 200 EuroSpeedway Lausitz, Klettwitz, Germany2 September
9Česká pojišťovna Racing Weekend Autodrom Brno Masaryk, Brno, Czech Republic17 September
10Trophee Ecospace d'Automne Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, Magny-Cours, France22 October
Source:[1]

Entries

GT

EntrantCarEngineTyreDriversRounds
Chamberlain MotorsportChrysler Viper GTS-RChrysler 356-T6 8.0 L V101 Stephen Watson1–5
Ni Amorim1–2
Xavier Pompidou3
Didier Defourny4
Tamás Illés5
Horst Felbermayr7
Horst Felbermayr Jr.7
2 Walter Brun1–4, 8
Toni Seiler1–4, 8
Freisinger MotorsportPorsche 911 GT2Porsche 3.8 L Turbo Flat-63 Wolfgang KaufmannAll
Bob Wollek1, 3, 5
Stéphane Ortelli2, 4
Bert Longin6
Gottfried Grasser7
Hubert Haupt8–9
Michael Trunk10
4 Ernst PalmbergerAll
Yukihiro Hane1–8, 10
Cyril Chateau9
Konrad MotorsportPorsche 911 GT2Porsche 3.8 L Turbo Flat-65 Franz Konrad1–8
Jürgen von Gartzen1–8
6 Manfred Jurasz5
Kurt Thiel5
Proton CompetitionPorsche 911 GT2Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-67 Gerold RiedAll
Christian RiedAll
Mauro Casadei2, 4
Renato Maestropietro3
Haberthur RacingPorsche 911 GT2Porsche 3.8 L Turbo Flat-68 Mauro Casadei1, 3, 6, 8–10
Michel Ligonnet1
Alberto Costello1
Patrick Vuillaume2–4, 6, 10
Walter Meloni2
Nuno Mousinho Esteves2
Riccardo Schmid3
Manfred Jurasz4, 9
Erik Bruynoghe6
Andrea Garbagnati8
Roberto Orlandi9
9 Jacques Corbet1
Patrick Vuillaume1
Paco Orti1
Luca Cattaneo3
Renato Premoli3
Antonio De Castro3
Paul Belmondo CompetitionChrysler Viper GTS-RChrysler 356-T6 8.0 L V1010 Jean-Claude Lagniez1–4
Guy Martinolle1–4
Claude-Yves Gosselin10
Anthony Kumpen10
Paul Belmondo Racing11 Claude-Yves Gosselin1–5, 7–9
Boris Derichebourg1–3
Paul Belmondo4–10
Marc Duez6, 10
12 Vincent Vosse1–6, 8–10
Paul Belmondo1–3
Boris Derichebourg4–10
Emmanuel Clérico7
Lister Storm RacingLister Storm GTMJaguar 7.0 L V1214 Jamie Campbell-WalterAll
Julian BaileyAll
15 Nicolaus SpringerAll
Peter Hardman1–3
Carlos Palau1
Philippe Favre2–5, 7–10
Tiff Needell6
First RacingFerrari 550 MillennioFerrari F133 6.0 L V1216 Fabien Giroix1, 3, 6, 9–10
Jean-Denis Délétraz1, 3, 6, 9–10
Marcos Cars InternationalMarcos Mantara LM600Chevrolet 5.9 L V819 Cor Euser1–4, 6
Christian Vann1–2
Harald Becker3–4, 6
Herman Buurman3
Racing BoxChrysler Viper GTS-RChrysler 356-T6 8.0 L V1021 Luca CappellariAll
Gabriele Matteuzzi1–7, 9–10
Raffaele Sangiuolo1, 3–10
Angelo Zadra2
Giorgio Tibaldo8
Wieth RacingPorsche 911 GT2Porsche 3.8 L Turbo Flat-622 Niko Wieth1–3, 5–10
Franz Wieth1–3, 5–10
KRT Lamborghini RacingLamborghini Diablo GTRLamborghini 6.0 L V1223 Günther Kronsender4–5, 7, 9
Josef Jobst4–5, 7, 9
Reiter EngineeringLamborghini Diablo GTRLamborghini 6.0 L V1224 Michael Trunk7–9
Bernhard Müller7–9
Carsport HollandChrysler Viper GTS-RChrysler 356-T6 8.0 L V1025 Mike HezemansAll
David Hart1–6, 8–9
Tom Coronel7, 10
39 David Hart10
Peter Kox10
AutorlandoPorsche 911 GT2Porsche 3.8 L Turbo Flat-627 Marco SpinelliAll
Fabio Villa1–6, 8–10
Gabriele Sabatini1, 3–10
Manfred Jurasz7
RWSPorsche 911 GT2Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-628 Horst Felbermayr1–3, 5
Horst Felbermayr Jr.1–3, 5
Team ARTChrysler Viper GTS-RChrysler 356-T6 8.0 L V1029 Jean-Pierre Jarier3–4, 7
François Lafon3–4, 7
Seikel MotorsportPorsche 911 GT2Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-632 Francis Werner1–2
Jacques Piattier1–2
Cirtek MotorsportPorsche 911 GT2Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-633 Jonathan Baker6
Charlie Cox6
Estoril RacingPorsche 911 GT2Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-636 Manuel Monteiro2, 10
Michel Monteiro2, 10
Bovi MotorsportPorsche 911 GT2Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-637 Kálmán Bódis5
Attila Barta5
András Bakos5
Rupert AtzbergerPorsche 911 GT2Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-638 Rupert Atzberger10
Siegfried Kaser10
BVB MotorsportPorsche 911 GT2Porsche 3.8 L Turbo Flat-644 Geoff Lister4
Max Beeverbroock4
FelbermayrChrysler Viper GTS-RChrysler 356-T6 8.0 L V1045 Horst Felbermayr4
Horst Felbermayr Jr.4
Sources:[2] [3]

N-GT

EntrantCarEngineTyreDriversRounds
Pennzoil Quaker State G-ForcePorsche 911 GT3-RPorsche 3.6 L Flat-650 Magnus WallinderAll
Robert Nearn1–4
Nigel Smith5–10
51 Michel Neugarten1–6
Nigel Smith1–4
Robert Nearn5–10
Stéphane Ortelli7
Hans Willems8
Geoff Lister9–10
Larbre Compétition ChereauPorsche 911 GT3-RPorsche 3.6 L Flat-652 Christophe BouchutAll
Patrice GoueslardAll
53 Ferdinand de Lesseps1–4, 6–10
Jean-Luc Chéreau1, 3–6, 10
André Ahrlé2–3, 5–10
Sébastien Bourdais5
Noël del Bello RacingPorsche 911 GT3-RPorsche 3.6 L Flat-654 Jean-Luc Maury-Laribiére1, 3
Marc Sourd1
Bernard Chauvin1
Patrick Caternet3
Jacques Corbet3
ART EngineeringPorsche 911 GT3-RPorsche 3.6 L Flat-655 Constantino Bertuzzi3–9
Pierangelo Masselli3–9
Franco Bertoli10
Paolo Rapetti10
57 Fabio Mancini7–8, 10
Gianni Collini7–8, 10
Franco Bertoli9
Paolo Rapetti9
EMKA GTCPorsche 911 GT3-RPorsche 3.6 L Flat-656 Steve O'Rourke1–8, 10
Tim Sugden1–8, 10
Stephen Day2
Freisinger MotorsportPorsche 911 GT3-RPorsche 3.6 L Flat-658 Nikolai Fomenko8, 10
Aleksey Vasilyev8, 10
Haberthur RacingPorsche 911 GT3-RPorsche 3.6 L Flat-660 Fabio Babini3
Fabio Rosa3
Michel Ligonnet8–10
Michel Neugarten8–9
Jean-Charles Cartier10
Supertech ergFerrari 360 ModenaFerrari 3.6 L V861 Erich Prinoth3
Ivan Capelli3
LROPorsche 911 GT3-RPorsche 3.6 L Flat-663 Franco Bugané3
François Migault3
"Raël"3
Michel Ligonnet4
Christophe d'Ansembourg4
Stanislas De Sadeleer4
Perspective RacingPorsche 911 GT3-RPorsche 3.6 L Flat-664 Thierry Perrier1, 10
Jean-Paul Richard1, 10
Gérard Larrousse1
Michel Neugarten10
MAC RacingPorsche 911 GT3-RPorsche 3.6 L Flat-666 Paolo Rapetti1–3, 5–6
Massimo Frigerio1–3, 5, 7
Massimo Cattori6
Michel Neugarten7
Renato Biciato7
67 Paco Orti2
Luis Villamil2
Roberto Orlandi3, 8
Renato Biciato3
Fabio Mancini4–6
Gianni Collini4–6
Paolo Rapetti8
Seikel MotorsportPorsche 911 GT3-RPorsche 3.6 L Flat-668 Tony Burgess4
Max Cohen-Olivar4
JMB CompetitionFerrari 360 Modena N-GTFerrari 3.6 L V870 Marco Lambertini3–4, 6, 10
Batti Pregliasco3–4, 6, 10
Christian Pescatori6, 10
71 Philippe Alliot4, 6, 10
Peter Kutemann4, 6, 10
Loris Kessel RacingFerrari 360 Modena N-GTFerrari 3.6 L V875 Loris Kessel3
Andrea Garbagnati3
Paolo Ligresti3
RWS / Red Bull RacingPorsche 911 GT3-RPorsche 3.6 L Flat-677 Luca RiccitelliAll
Hans-Jörg Hofer1–3
Hans Willems1, 3–6
Dieter Quester7–10
79 Hans-Jörg Hofer5–10
Philipp Peter5
Dieter Quester5
Giorgio Tibaldo6
Hans Willems7
Günther Blieninger7
Patrick Huisman8
Bob Wollek9–10
Cirtek MotorsportPorsche 911 GT3-RPorsche 3.6 L Flat-678 Paul Phillips4
Adam Topping4
Robert Schirle4
Adam Simmons6
Ian Gibbons6
Jürgen Lorenz6
Sources:

Results and standings

Race results

RndCircuitGT Winning TeamN-GT Winning TeamReport
GT Winning DriversN-GT Winning Drivers
1Valencia No. 14 Lister Storm Racing No. 52 Larbre Compétition ChereauReport
Julian Bailey
Jamie Campbell-Walter
Patrice Goueslard
Christophe Bouchut
2Estoril No. 14 Lister Storm Racing No. 52 Larbre CompétitionReport
Julian Bailey
Jamie Campbell-Walter
Patrice Goueslard
Christophe Bouchut
3Monza No. 25 Carsport Holland No. 51 Pennzoil Quaker State G-ForceReport
Mike Hezemans
David Hart
Michel Neugarten
Nigel Smith
4Silverstone No. 14 Lister Storm Racing No. 52 Larbre Compétition ChereauReport
Julian Bailey
Jamie Campbell-Walter
Patrice Goueslard
Christophe Bouchut
5Hungaroring No. 12 Paul Belmondo Racing No. 52 Larbre Compétition ChereauReport
Boris Derichebourg
Vincent Vosse
Patrice Goueslard
Christophe Bouchut
6Zolder No. 14 Lister Storm Racing No. 77 RWS / Red Bull RacingReport
Julian Bailey
Jamie Campbell-Walter
Luca Riccitelli
Hans Willems
7A1-Ring No. 25 Carsport Holland No. 57 ART EngineeringReport
Mike Hezemans
Tom Coronel
Fabio Macini
Giovanni Collini
8Lausitzring No. 3 Freisinger Motorsport No. 77 RWS / Red Bull RacingReport
Wolfgang Kaufmann
Hubert Haupt
Luca Riccitelli
Dieter Quester
9Brno No. 25 Carsport Holland No. 52 Larbre Compétition ChereauReport
Mike Hezemans
David Hart
Patrice Goueslard
Christophe Bouchut
10Magny-Cours No. 14 Lister Storm Racing No. 52 Larbre Compétition ChereauReport
Julian Bailey
Jamie Campbell-Walter
Patrice Goueslard
Christophe Bouchut
Source:[4]

Points were awarded to the top six finishers in each category. Cars were required to complete at least 70% of the laps covered by the winning car in order to be classified as a finisher. Drivers were required to complete 20% of the distance covered by their car to earn points. Teams titles were awarded based on all the results obtained by a maximum of two cars per team.[5]

+Points system
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Due to the Estoril round being abandoned before 75% of the race distance was completed, half points were awarded to the top six teams and drivers.

Driver championships

GT Championship

valign=middlevalign=middleDrivervalign=middleTeamVAL
EST
MON
SIL
HUN
ZOL
A1R
LAU
BRN
MAG
valign=middleTotal
points
1 Julian Bailey Lister Storm Racing1131Ret1Ret32159
1 Jamie Campbell-Walter Lister Storm Racing1131Ret1Ret32159
2 Mike Hezemans Carsport Holland44126Ret141250.5
3 Boris Derichebourg Paul Belmondo Racing33RetRet12224Ret37
4 David Hart Carsport Holland44126Ret41Ret34.5
5 Vincent Vosse Paul Belmondo Racing22RetRet1224Ret34
6 Wolfgang Kaufmann Freisinger MotorsportRet72Ret74315626
7 Paul Belmondo Paul Belmondo Racing22Ret3Ret3476325
8 Claude-Yves Gosselin Paul Belmondo Racing33Ret3Ret47617
Paul Belmondo Competition4
9 Tom Coronel Carsport Holland1216
10 Nicolaus Springer Lister Storm RacingRet8Ret82RetRet63513
10 Philippe Favre Lister Storm Racing8Ret82Ret63513
11 Hubert Haupt Freisinger Motorsport1512
12 Marc Duez Paul Belmondo Racing338
13 Stephen Watson Chamberlain MotorsportRet5DNS438
14 Franz Konrad Konrad Motorsport8RetRet6511557
14 Jürgen von Gartzen Konrad Motorsport8RetRet6511557
15 Bob Wollek Freisinger MotorsportRet276
16 Emmanuel Clérico Paul Belmondo Racing26
17 Ernst Palmberger Freisinger Motorsport512RetDNS46Ret127Ret6
18 Yukihiro Hane Freisinger Motorsport512RetDNS46Ret12Ret6
19 Tamás Illés Chamberlain Motorsport34
19 Gottfried Grasser Freisinger Motorsport34
20 Walter Brun Chamberlain Motorsport61047DSQ4
20 Toni Seiler Chamberlain Motorsport61047DSQ4
21 Didier Defourney Chamberlain Motorsport43
21 Bert Longin Freisinger Motorsport43
21 Anthony Kumpen Paul Belmondo Competition43
22 Guy Martinolle Paul Belmondo Competition79653
22 Jean-Claude Lagniez Paul Belmondo Competition79653
23 Cor Euser Marcos Racing InternationalRet6RetDNS52.5
24 Jean-Pierre Jarier Team ART59Ret2
24 François Lafon Team ART59Ret2
25 Harald Becker Marcos Racing InternationalRetDNS52
26 Ni Amorim Chamberlain MotorsportRet51
27 Niko Wieth Wieth Racing15RetRet10Ret6NC871
27 Franz Wieth Wieth Racing15RetRet10Ret6NC871
28 Michael Trunk Reiter EngineeringRet9Ret1
Freisinger Motorsport6
29 Christian Vann Marcos Racing InternationalRet60.5
valign=middlevalign=middleDrivervalign=middleTeamVAL
EST
MON
SIL
HUN
ZOL
A1R
LAU
BRN
MAG
valign=middleTotal
points
Sources:[6]

N-GT Cup

valign=middlevalign=middleDrivervalign=middleTeamVAL
EST
MON
SIL
HUN
ZOL
A1R
LAU
BRN
MAG
valign=middleTotal
points
1 Christophe Bouchut Larbre Compétition Chereau113112621172
1 Patrice Goueslard Larbre Compétition Chereau113112621172
2 Luca Riccitelli RWS / Red Bull Racing52Ret2Ret1Ret12243
3 Michel Neugarten Pennzoil Quaker State G-Force83132333
MAC Racing5
Haberthur RacingRet5
Perspective Racing4
4 Nigel Smith Pennzoil Quaker State G-Force831334Ret3Ret331
5 Dieter Quester RWS / Red Bull Racing4Ret12225
6 Magnus Wallinder Pennzoil Quaker State G-Force25Ret434Ret3Ret325
7 Tim Sugden EMKA GTC342125NC24Ret22.5
7 Steve O'Rourke EMKA GTC342125NC24Ret22.5
8 Hans Willems RWS / Red Bull Racing5Ret2Ret1322
Pennzoil Quaker State G-Force8
9 Robert Nearn Pennzoil Quaker State G-Force25Ret423Ret8RetRet20
10 Hans-Jörg Hofer RWS / Red Bull Racing52Ret4Ret354519
11 Ferdinand de Lesseps Larbre Compétition Chereau47555463917
12 Fabio Mancini MAC Racing86612
ART Engineering1108
12 Gianni Collini MAC Racing86612
ART Engineering1108
13 André Ahrlé Larbre Compétition Chereau75Ret5463912
14 Jean-Luc Chéreau Larbre Compétition Chereau455Ret599
15 Bob Wollek RWS / Red Bull Racing455
16 Pierangelo Masselli ART Engineering46RetRetRet765
16 Constantino Bertuzzi ART Engineering46RetRetRet765
17 Günther Blieninger RWS / Red Bull Racing34
18 Thierry Perrier Perspective Racing644
18 Jean-Luc Richard Perspective Racing644
19 Philipp Peter RWS / Red Bull Racing43
20 Massimo Frigerio MAC Racing786753
21 Michel Ligonnet LRO113
Haberthur RacingRet56
22 Renato Biciato MAC Racing852
23 Patrick Huisman RWS / Red Bull Racing52
24 Paolo Rapetti MAC Racing7867Ret91
ART Engineering77
25 Jean-Charles Cartier Haberthur Racing61
26 Paco Orti MAC Racing60.5
26 Luis Villamil MAC Racing60.5
valign=middlevalign=middleDrivervalign=middleTeamVAL
EST
MON
SIL
HUN
ZOL
A1R
LAU
BRN
MAG
valign=middleTotal
points
Sources:[7]

Team championships

GT Championship

valign=middlevalign=middleTeamVAL
EST
MON
SIL
HUN
ZOL
A1R
LAU
BRN
MAG
valign=middleTotal
points
1 Lister Storm Racing113121Ret32172
Ret8Ret8RetRetRet635
2 Paul Belmondo Racing22Ret312224362
33RetRetRet3476Ret
3 Carsport Holland44126Ret141250.5
Ret
4 Freisinger Motorsport582Ret44315632
Ret12RetRet76Ret127Ret
5 Chamberlain Motorsport654437DSQ12
Ret10DNS7
6 Paul Belmondo Competition796546
7 Konrad Motorsport8RetRet6511556
9
8 Marcos Racing InternationalRet6RetDNS52.5
9 Team ART59Ret2
10 Wieth Racing15RetRet10Ret6NC871
- Autorlando12167RetRet888980
- Racing Box1311RetRetRet7Ret1312Ret0
- Proton Competition11188Ret810Ret911Ret0
- Haberthur Racing917101191110DNS0
RetRet
- Estoril Racing1490
- RWS1013Ret110
- Reiter EngineeringRet10Ret0
- Felbermayr100
- Cirtek Motorsport120
- Seikel Motorsport14150
- First RacingRetRetRetRetRet0
- KRT Lamborghini RacingDNSDNSRetRet0
- Rupert AtzbergerRet0
- BVB MotorsportDNS0
- Bovi MotorsportDNS0
Sources:[8]

N-GT Cup

valign=middlevalign=middleTeamVAL
EST
MON
SIL
HUN
ZOL
A1R
LAU
BRN
MAG
valign=middleTotal
points
1 Larbre Compétition Chereau113112421189
4755Ret56639
2 RWS / Red Bull Racing52Ret241312257
RetRetRet545
3 Pennzoil Quaker State G-Force231323Ret3Ret351
85Ret434Ret8RetRet
4 EMKA GTC342125NC24Ret22.5
5 ART Engineering46RetRet176715
Ret1078
6 MAC Racing766866595.5
887Ret
7 Perspective Racing644
8 Haberthur RacingRetRet563
- Cirtek Motorsport970
- Loris Kessel Racing70
- Seikel Motorsport70
- JMB Competition9108100
13911
- Noël del Bello Racing9Ret0
- Supertech erg100
- LRO11110
- Freisinger Motorsport11Ret0
Sources:[9]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FIA GT Championship Calendar 2000. Motorsport Stats. 22 January 2024.
  2. Web site: FIA GT Championship Entry List 2000. Motorsport Stats. 22 January 2024.
  3. Web site: FIA GT Championship - 2000: Entrylist. Speedsport Magazine. 22 January 2024.
  4. Web site: FIA GT Championship - Season 2000: Results. Speedsport Magazine. 22 January 2024.
  5. Web site: FIA GT Championship 2000 Sporting Regulations. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 11 April 2000. 22 January 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20010116083500/http://www3.fia.com/regle/reg_spt/GT-a.htm. 16 January 2001. dead.
  6. Web site: Championnat GT de la FIA 2000 – 2000 FIA GT Championship – Pilotes/Drivers. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 22 January 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20001216091800/http://www.fia.com/Classements/Class2000/GT_P_sel.htm. 16 December 2000. dead.
  7. Web site: Championnat GT de la FIA 2000 – 2000 FIA GT Championship – Coupe N GT pour Pilotes/N GT Cup for Drivers. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 22 January 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20010414031105/http://www.fia.com/Classements/Class2000/GT_NP_Sel.Htm. 14 April 2001. dead.
  8. Web site: Championnat GT de la FIA 2000 – 2000 FIA GT Championship – Equipes/Teams. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 22 January 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20010413215612/http://www.fia.com/Classements/Class2000/GT_T_sel.htm. 13 April 2001. dead.
  9. Web site: Championnat GT de la FIA 2000 – 2000 FIA GT Championship – Coupe N GT pour Equipes/N GT Cup for Teams. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 22 January 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20010413213800/http://www.fia.com/Classements/Class2000/GT_NT_Sel.Htm. 13 April 2001. dead.