2002 Grand Prix of Washington D.C. explained

The 2002 Cadillac Grand Prix of Washington, D.C. was the fifth round of the 2002 American Le Mans Series season. It took place in a 1.66 mi (2.67 km) temporary street circuit set around the streets and parking lot adjacent to Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium in Washington, D.C., on July 21, 2002.

The venue was not renewed for another season due to complaints from neighbors about noise and the race was the only event of its kind held in Washington.^[1] The event was supposed to be a recurring event, as the planners entered into a 10-year contract with the city.^[2] Before the 2002 Grand Prix, Washington had not been home to an auto racing event for 80 years.^[3] However, nine years later in 2011, nearby Baltimore hosted an American Le Mans Series grand prix event, the Baltimore Grand Prix, which took place in the Inner Harbor area of the city along the waterfront. Baltimore would be renewed as a site of future events.^[4]

Official results

Class winners in bold.

Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Chassis	Tyre	Laps
					Engine
1	LMP900	50	Panoz Motor Sports	David Brabham Jan Magnussen	Panoz LMP01 Evo		140
					Élan 6L8 6.0L V8
2	LMP900	2	Audi Sport North America	Tom Kristensen Rinaldo Capello	Audi R8		140
					Audi 3.6L Turbo V8
3	LMP900	1	Audi Sport North America	Emanuele Pirro Frank Biela	Audi R8		140
					Audi 3.6L Turbo V8
4	LMP900	8	Team Cadillac	Max Angelelli Christophe Tinseau	Cadillac Northstar LMP02		139
					Cadillac Northstar 4.0L Turbo V8
5	LMP900	38	Champion Racing	Johnny Herbert Stefan Johansson	Audi R8		138
					Audi 3.6L Turbo V8
6	LMP900	51	Panoz Motor Sports	Bryan Herta Bill Auberlen	Panoz LMP01 Evo		138
					Élan 6L8 6.0L V8
7	LMP900	16	Dyson Racing Team	Chris Dyson James Weaver	Riley & Scott Mk III		133
					Lincoln (Élan) 6.0L V8
8	GTS	3	Corvette Racing	Ron Fellows Johnny O'Connell	Chevrolet Corvette C5-R		131
					Chevrolet 7.0L V8
9	GTS	4	Corvette Racing	Andy Pilgrim Kelly Collins	Chevrolet Corvette C5-R		130
					Chevrolet 7.0L V8
10	GTS	0	Team Olive Garden	Mimmo Schiattarella Emanuele Naspetti	Ferrari 550 Maranello		129
					Ferrari 6.0L V12
11	GTS	26	Konrad Motorsport	Franz Konrad Terry Borcheller	Saleen S7-R		128
					Ford 7.0L V8
12	LMP675	37	Intersport	Jon Field Clint Field	MG-Lola EX257		127
					MG (AER) XP20 2.0L Turbo I4
13	GT	23	Alex Job Racing	Sascha Maassen Lucas Luhr	Porsche 911 GT3-RS		125
					Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
14	GT	66	The Racer's Group	Kevin Buckler Brian Cunningham	Porsche 911 GT3-RS		125
					Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
15	GT	22	Alex Job Racing	Timo Bernhard Jörg Bergmeister	Porsche 911 GT3-RS		125
					Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
16	GT	67	The Racer's Group	Darren Law Michael Shrom	Porsche 911 GT3-RS		124
					Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
17	GT	99	Schumacher Racing	Larry Schumacher David Murry	Porsche 911 GT3-RS		120
					Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
18	LMP675	56	Team Bucknum Racing	Jeff Bucknum Chris McMurry Bryan Willman	Pilbeam MP84		119
					Nissan (AER) VQL 3.4L V6
19	GT	42	Orbit	Tony Kester Gary Schultheis	Porsche 911 GT3-RS		119
					Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
20	GT	10	Alegra Motorsports	Chris Gleason Emil Assentato	BMW M3		118
					BMW 3.2L I6
21	GT	07	Front Porch Racing	Cory Friedman Thomas Soriano	Porsche 911 GT3-R		115
					Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
22	LMP675	13	Archangel Motorsports	Will Langhorne Ben Devlin	Lola B2K/40		112
					Ford (Millington) 2.0L Turbo I4
23	GTS	44	American Viperacing	Marino Franchitti Tom Grunnah	Dodge Viper GTS-R		108
					Dodge 8.0L V10
24 DNF	GT	79	J-3 Racing	Justin Jackson Mike Fitzgerald	Porsche 911 GT3-RS		85
					Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
25	LMP900	30	Intersport	Andy Lally Milka Duno	Lola B2K/10B		82
					Judd GV4 4.0L V10
26 DNF	GT	70	Speedsource	Selby Wellman Paul Mears, Jr. Sylvain Tremblay	Porsche 911 GT3-R		73
					Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
27 DNF	GT	89	Porschehaus Racing	Robert Julien Adam Merzon	Porsche 911 GT3-RS		73
					Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
28 DNF	GT	43	Orbit	Leo Hindery Peter Baron	Porsche 911 GT3-RS		52
					Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
29 DNF	LMP900	7	Team Cadillac	Emmanuel Collard Éric Bernard	Cadillac Northstar LMP02		46
					Cadillac Northstar 4.0L Turbo V8
30 DNF	GT	40	Alegra Motorsports	Scooter Gabel Carlos DeQuesada	BMW M3		44
					BMW 3.2L I4
31 DNF	LMP675	11	KnightHawk Racing	Chad Block Steven Knight	MG-Lola EX257		36
					MG (AER) XP20 2.0L Turbo I4
32 DNF	GTS	45	American Viperacing	Shane Lewis Marc Bunting	Dodge Viper GTS-R		34
					Dodge 8.0L V10
DNS	LMP675	77	AB Motorsport	Jimmy Adams Joe Blacker	Pilbeam MP84		-
					Nissan (AER) VQL 3.0L V6

Statistics

• Pole Position - #1 Audi Sport North America - 1:03:287
• Fastest Lap - #2 Audi Sport North America - 1:03.883
• Distance - 374.237 km
• Average Speed - 136.052 km/h

External links

• Web site: Official Results . 2007-10-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20050317204911/http://www.imsaracing.net/2002/events/washingtondc/almsresults.pdf . 2005-03-17 . dead .  
• World Sports Racing Prototypes - Race Results
• Race course schematic

Notes and References

1. Web site: Washington DC City Pages: Tourism : Fourth of July : History : National Capital Grand Prix . 2012-03-26 . 2012-04-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120415130322/http://www.dcpages.com/Autos/National_Grand_Prix/History/ . dead .
2. Web site: National Grand Prix of Washington, press announcement, August 9, 2001 . 2011-12-24 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110929103102/http://www.dcwatch.com/govern/sports010809.htm . 2011-09-29 .
3. Web site: Washington DC City Pages: Tourism : Fourth of July : History : National Capital Grand Prix . 2012-03-26 . 2012-04-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120415130322/http://www.dcpages.com/Autos/National_Grand_Prix/History/ . dead .
4. Web site: Baltimore avoiding D.C.'s race car pitfalls | WashingtonExaminer.com . 2012-03-26 . https://archive.today/20120716095541/http://washingtonexaminer.com/local/capital-land/2011/01/baltimore-avoiding-dcs-race-car-pitfalls/138948 . 2012-07-16 . dead .