The 2000 SportsRacing WORLD CUP was the second season of SportsRacing World Cup, an auto racing series organized by the International Racing Series Ltd. and officially sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. The series is a continuation of the former International Sports Racing Series which began in 1997. It was open to two categories of sports prototypes, SR and SRL, and awarded driver and team championships in each class. It began on 26 March 2000 and ended on 26 November 2000 after ten events were held in Europe, the United States of America, and South Africa.
Christian Pescatori and David Terrien won the SR drivers' championship, while their JMB Giesse Team Ferrari squad won the teams' title for the third consecutive year. For the SRL category Redman Bright and drivers Peter Owen and Mark Smithson were the respective champions.
See also: 2000 Grand American Road Racing Championship. Much of the calendar for 2000 calendar was a direct carryover of the 1999 calendar, with the notable exception of two races in the United States. As part of an agreement between Grand-Am and IRS Ltd., cars from the World Cup could participate in two Grand-Am Road Racing Championship events, while Grand-Am would include two World Cup events on their schedule. However, after the initial announcement in 1999 Grand-Am opted instead to not include the European rounds in their championship as the majority of teams were not interested. World Cup teams also withdrew their support, eventually leading to the two races only counting toward the SRL category championship. The two American races replaced the former event at Pergusa.
Races were of a duration of two hours and 30 minutes, with exception of the Monza race which covered 500 km and the American events which were 500 and 250 miles in respective distance.
| Rnd | Race | Circuit | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ATP Trophy |  Circuit de Catalunya, Montmeló, Spain | 26 March |
| 2 | Aprimatic Trophy |  Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza, Italy | 16 April |
| 3 | AMOC International |  Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot, Belgium | 21 May |
| 4 | Paul Revere 250 at Daytona |  Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, United States | 29 June |
| 5 | Sargento Road America 500 | Road America, Elkhart Lake, United States | 9 July |
| 6 | SportsRacing World Cup Brno |  Automotodrom Brno, Brno, Czech Republic | 6 August |
| 7 | MG Celebration Meeting |  Donington Park, Leicestershire, United Kingdom | 27 August |
| 8 | SportsRacing World Cup Nürburging |  Nürburgring, Nürburg, Germany | 17 September |
| 9 | Grand Meeting International de Prototypes |  Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, Magny-Cours, France | 1 October |
| 10 | Vodacom Speed Festival Kyalami | Kyalami, Midrand, South Africa | 26 November |
| Entrant | Car | Engine | Tyre | Drivers | Rounds | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampolli Engineering | Tampolli SR2 RTA-99 | Alfa Romeo 3.0 L V6 | 51 | Fabian Peroni | 2–3 | |
| Michel Ligonnet | 2–3 | |||||
 Niklas Loven | 4–8 | |||||
| B. J. Zacharias | 4–6 | |||||
| Earl Goddard | 7 | |||||
| Dino Morelli | 8 | |||||
| 52 |  Bernardo Sá Nogueira | 2–5 | ||||
| Nicke Blom | 2–3 | |||||
| Gustl Spreng | 4 | |||||
| John Hertzog | 5 | |||||
| Josef Kopecký | 6 | |||||
| Josef Robl | 6 | |||||
| Niklas Loven | 6 | |||||
| B. J. Zacharias | 6 | |||||
| Richard Lyons | 7 | |||||
| Dino Morelli | 7 | |||||
| Leonardo Maddalena | 8–9 | |||||
| "Linos" | 8–9 | |||||
| GPM Racing Team | Picchio MB1 | BMW 3.0 L I6 | 53 | Angelo Amadori | 1–3, 6–7 | |
| Mauro Prospero | 1–3, 6–7 | |||||
| Siliprandi | Lucchini SR2-99 | Alfa Romeo 3.0 L V6 | 54 | Pierguiseppe Peroni | 1–3, 6, 8–9 | |
| Leonardo Maddalena | 1–3, 6 | |||||
| Mauro Prospero | 8–9 | |||||
| Sighinolfi 1999 | BMW 3.0 L I6 | 65 | Pasquale Barberio | 2 | ||
| Massimo Perazza | 2 | |||||
| Scuderia Giudici | Picchio MB1 | Alfa Romeo 3.0 L V6 | 57 | Gianni Giudici | 1–3, 6–9 | |
| Raffaele Raimondi | 1–3, 6–9 | |||||
| EBRT Schroder Motorsport | Pilbeam MP84 | Nissan 3.0 L V6 | 58 | Martin Henderson | 1–3, 6–9 | |
| Heinrich Langfermann | 1 | |||||
| Pierre Merche | 2–3 | |||||
| Owen Mildenhall | 6–9 | |||||
| Schroder Motorsport | 67 | Bernardo Sá Nogueira | 7–9 | |||
| Graham Morris | 7 | |||||
| Henrich Langfermann | 7 | |||||
| "Frederico Careca" | 8 | |||||
| Pierre Merche | 8 | |||||
| John Grant | 9 | |||||
| Richard Lyons | 9 | |||||
| BM Autosport | Tampolli SR2 RTA-99 | Alfa Romeo 3.0 L V6 | 59 | Massimo Monti | 1–3, 6–9 | |
| Renato Nobili | 1–3, 6–9 | |||||
| Lucchini Engineering | Lucchini SR2000 | Alfa Romeo 3.0 L V6 | 60 | Filippo Francioni | 1–3, 6–9 | |
| Salvatore Ronca | 1–3, 6–9 | |||||
| Redman Bright | Pilbeam MP84 | Nissan 3.0 L V6 | 63 68 | Mark Smithson | All | |
| Peter Owen | All | |||||
| Brian Redman | 4 | |||||
| 69 | Werner Lupberger | 1–3 | ||||
| Owen Mildenhall | 1–3 | |||||
| Marc Bunting | 4–5 | |||||
| Chuck Goldsborough | 4–5 | |||||
| Marc Lauer | 5 | |||||
| Mark Bailey Racing | MBR 972 | Rover 6R4 3.0 L V6 | 64 | William Hewland | 1 | |
| Nicke Blom | 1 | |||||
| Richard Fores | 3, 7 | |||||
| Simon Harris | 3 | |||||
| Adrian Cottrell | 7 | |||||
| Audisio & Benvenuto Racing | Lucchini SR2-99 | Alfa Romeo 3.0 L V6 | 66 | Massimo Saccomanno | 1–3, 6–9 | |
| Roberto Tonetti | 1–3, 6–8 | |||||
| Bruno Corradi | 9 | |||||
| Didier Bonnet Racing | Debora LMP2000 | BMW 3.0 L I6 | 70 | Jean-François Yvon | 7–8 | |
| David Dussau | 7 | |||||
| Pascal Fabre | 8–9 | |||||
| Yann Goudy | 9 | |||||
| Project 2000 | Tampolli SR2 RTA-99 | Alfa Romeo 3.0 L V6 | 71 | "Frederico Careca" | 10 | |
| Simon Wiseman | 10 | |||||
| SCI | Lucchini SR2000 | Alfa Romeo 3.0 L V6 | 72 | Ranieri Randaccio | 3, 6–10 | |
| Stefano Sebastiani | 3 | |||||
| Massimo Perazza | 6–10 | |||||
| Sovereign Racing | Rapier 6 | Nissan 3.0 L V6 | 75 | Ian Flux | 7, 9 | |
| Mike Millard | 7, 9 | |||||
| SportsRacing Team Sweden | Lola B2K/40 | Nissan 3.0 L V6 | 75 | Stanley Dickens | 10 | |
| Fredrik Ekblom | 10 | |||||
| PiR Bruneau | Debora LMP299 | BMW 3.0 L I6 | 99 | Pierre Bruneau | 1–3, 6–9 | |
| Marc Rostan | 1–3, 7–9 | |||||
| Robert Pergl | 6 | |||||
| Dominique Lacaud | 6 | |||||
| Piers Johnson | 7 | |||||
| Ludovico Manfredi | 9 | |||||
For the American rounds only World Cup entries were considered for championship points, meaning the winner listed is the highest-finishing World Cup entry.
| Rnd | Circuit | SR Winning Team | SRL Winning Team | Reports |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SR Winning Drivers | SRL Winning Drivers | |||
| 1 | Barcelona | No. 1 JMB Giesse Team Ferrari | No. 58 EBRT Schroder Motorsport | Report |
| Christian Pescatori David Terrien | Martin Henderson Heinrich Langfermann | |||
| 2 | Monza | No. 5 R&M | No. 63 Redman Bright | Report |
| Mauro Baldi Gary Formato | Peter Owen Mark Smithson | |||
| 3 | Spa | No. 22 BMS Scuderia Italia | No. 60 Lucchini Engineering | Report |
 Enzo Calderari Lilian Bryner Angelo Zadra | Salvatore Ronca Filippo Francioni | |||
| 4 | Daytona | Did Not Participate | No. 51 Tampolli Engineering | Report |
| B. J. Zacharias Niklas Loven | ||||
| 5 | Road America | Did Not Participate | No. 51 Tampolli Engineering | Report |
| B. J. Zacharias Niklas Loven | ||||
| 6 | Brno | No. 1 JMB Giesse Team Ferrari | No. 60 Lucchini Engineering | Report |
| Christian Pescatori David Terrien | Salvatore Ronca Filippo Francioni | |||
| 7 | Donington | No. 1 JMB Giesse Team Ferrari | No. 63 Redman Bright | Report |
| Christian Pescatori David Terrien | Peter Owen Mark Smithson | |||
| 8 | Nürburgring | No. 1 JMB Giesse Team Ferrari | No. 66 Audisio & Benvenuto Racing | Report |
| Christian Pescatori David Terrien | Massimo Saccomanno Roberto Tonetti | |||
| 9 | Magny-Cours | No. 1 JMB Giesse Team Ferrari | No. 59 BM Autosport | Report |
| Christian Pescatori David Terrien | Renato Nobili Massimo Monti | |||
| 10 | Kyalami | No. 10 Kremer Racing | No. 76 SportsRacing Team Sweden | Report |
| Ralf Kelleners Gary Formato | Stanley Dickens Fredrik Ekblom | |||
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.
| +Points system | ||||||||||
| Event | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Races | 20 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
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Only the highest placing car within a team earned points towards the championship.
| valign=middle | valign=middle | Team | BAR | MON | SPA | BRN | DON | NUR | MAG | KYA | valign=middle | Total points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JMB Giesse Team Ferrari | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 127 | ||||
| 2 | BMS Scuderia Italia | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 105 | |||
| 3 |  Team Den Blå Avis | 6 | 3 | Ret | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 64 | |||
| 4 |  GLV Brums | 2 | Ret | Ret | 3 | Ret | 5 | 2 | 3 | 62 | |||
| 5 | R&M | 3 | 1 | Ret | 2 | Ret | Ret | 7 | 51 | ||||
| 6 | Kremer Racing | 10 | Ret | 2 | 6 | 1 | 42 | ||||||
| 7 | Team Durango | 8 | 6 | Ret | 6 | 5 | 23 | ||||||
| 8 | Motorola DAMS | 7 | 4 | Ret | 14 | ||||||||
| 9 | Tampolli Engineering | 9 | Ret | 4 | 9 | Ret | 14 | ||||||
| 10 |  Dutch National Racing Team | Ret | 6 | Ret | 7 | Ret | 8 | 13 | |||||
| 11 | Konrad Motorsport | Ret | 3 | 12 | |||||||||
| 12 | Simpson Engineering | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 13 | Conrero | Ret | 9 | DNS | Ret | Ret | 2 | ||||||
| 14 | Team Ascari | 10 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 1 | |||||||
| Pos | Team | Car | Engine | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 | Rd 7 | Rd 8 | Rd 9 | Rd 10 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Redman Bright | Pilbeam MP84 | Nissan (AER) VQL 3.0L V6 | 10 | 20 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 20 | 1 | 15 | 15 | 133 | |
| 2 | Tampolli Engineering | Tampolli SR2 | Alfa Romeo 3.0L V6 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 8 | 15 | 10 | 79 | |||||
| 3 | Audisio & Benvenuto Racing | Lucchini SR2-99 | Alfa Romeo 3.0L V6 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 12 | 72 | ||||||
| 4 | Lucchini Engineering | Lucchini SR2000 | Alfa Romeo 3.0L V6 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 55 | ||||||||
| 5 | EBRT Schroder Motorsport | Pilbeam MP84 | Nissan (AER) VQL 3.0L V6 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 45 | |||||
| 6 | PiR Bruneau | Debora LMP299 | BMW 3.0L I6 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 39 | |||||||
| 7 | Siliprandi | Lucchini SR2-99 | Alfa Romeo 3.0L V6 | 12 | 6 | 15 | 2 | 35 | |||||||
| 8 | BM Autosport | Tampolli SR2 | Alfa Romeo 3.0L V6 | 10 | 20 | 30 | |||||||||
| 9 | SCI | Lucchini SR2000 | Alfa Romeo 3.0L V6 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 27 | |||||||
| 10= | Scuderia Giudici | Picchio MB1 | Alfa Romeo 3.0L V6 | 12 | 8 | 20 | |||||||||
| 10= | Sports Racing Team Sweden | Lola B2K/40 | Nissan (AER) VQL 3.0L V6 | 20 | 20 | ||||||||||
| 10= | Didier Bonnet Racing | Debora LMP2000 | BMW 3.0L I6 | 12 | 8 | 20 | |||||||||
| 13 | GPM Racing Team | Picchio MB1 | BMW 3.0L I6 | 12 | 4 | 16 | |||||||||
| 14 | Project 2000 | Pilbeam MP84 | Nissan (AER) VQL 3.0L V6 | 12 | 12 | ||||||||||
| 15 | Mark Bailey Racing | MBR 972 | Rover 6R4 3.0L V6 | 4 | 4 |
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