2002 Monterey Sports Car Championships Explained

The 2002 Monterey Sports Car Championships was the eighth round of the 2002 American Le Mans Series. It took place at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, California, on September 22, 2002.

Official results

Class winners in bold.

Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Chassis	Tyre	Laps
Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Engine	Tyre	Laps
1	LMP900	1	Audi Sport North America	Emanuele Pirro Frank Biela	Audi R8		112
1	LMP900	1	Audi Sport North America	Emanuele Pirro Frank Biela	Audi 3.6L Turbo V8		112
2	LMP900	38	Champion Racing	Johnny Herbert Stefan Johansson	Audi R8		112
2	LMP900	38	Champion Racing	Johnny Herbert Stefan Johansson	Audi 3.6L Turbo V8		112
3	LMP900	8	Team Cadillac	Max Angelelli JJ Lehto	Cadillac Northstar LMP02		111
3	LMP900	8	Team Cadillac	Max Angelelli JJ Lehto	Cadillac Northstar 4.0L Turbo V8		111
4	LMP900	2	Audi Sport North America	Tom Kristensen Rinaldo Capello	Audi R8		111
4	LMP900	2	Audi Sport North America	Tom Kristensen Rinaldo Capello	Audi 3.6L Turbo V8		111
5	LMP900	50	Panoz Motor Sports	David Brabham Jan Magnussen	Panoz LMP01 Evo		110
5	LMP900	50	Panoz Motor Sports	David Brabham Jan Magnussen	Élan 6L8 6.0L V8		110
6	LMP900	51	Panoz Motor Sports	Bryan Herta Bill Auberlen	Panoz LMP01 Evo		110
6	LMP900	51	Panoz Motor Sports	Bryan Herta Bill Auberlen	Élan 6L8 6.0L V8		110
7	LMP675	11	KnightHawk Racing	Claudia Hürtgen Steven Knight Chad Block	MG-Lola EX257		109
7	LMP675	11	KnightHawk Racing	Claudia Hürtgen Steven Knight Chad Block	MG (AER) XP20 2.0L Turbo I4		109
8	LMP675	16	Dyson Racing Team	Butch Leitzinger James Weaver	MG-Lola EX257		108
8	LMP675	16	Dyson Racing Team	Butch Leitzinger James Weaver	MG (AER) XP20 2.0L Turbo I4		108
9	LMP675	37	Intersport	Jon Field Rick Sutherland	MG-Lola EX257		106
9	LMP675	37	Intersport	Jon Field Rick Sutherland	MG (AER) XP20 2.0L Turbo I4		106
10	LMP900	30	Intersport	Clint Field Mark Neuhaus	Lola B2K/10B		105
10	LMP900	30	Intersport	Clint Field Mark Neuhaus	Judd GV4 4.0L V10		105
11	LMP675	13	Archangel Motorsports	Ben Devlin Andy Lally	Lola B2K/40		105
11	LMP675	13	Archangel Motorsports	Ben Devlin Andy Lally	Ford (Millington) 2.0L Turbo I4		105
12	LMP900	27	Chamberlain	Christian Vann Milka Duno	Dome S101		104
12	LMP900	27	Chamberlain	Christian Vann Milka Duno	Judd GV4 4.0L V10		104
13	GTS	33	Prodrive	Tomáš Enge Peter Kox	Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello		104
13	GTS	33	Prodrive	Tomáš Enge Peter Kox	Ferrari 5.9L V12		104
14	GTS	26	Konrad Motorsport	Franz Konrad Terry Borcheller	Saleen S7-R		104
14	GTS	26	Konrad Motorsport	Franz Konrad Terry Borcheller	Ford 7.0L V8		104
15 DNF	GTS	4	Corvette Racing	Andy Pilgrim Kelly Collins	Chevrolet Corvette C5-R		102
15 DNF	GTS	4	Corvette Racing	Andy Pilgrim Kelly Collins	Chevrolet 7.0L V8		102
16	GT	23	Alex Job Racing	Sascha Maassen Lucas Luhr	Porsche 911 GT3-RS		100
16	GT	23	Alex Job Racing	Sascha Maassen Lucas Luhr	Porsche 3.6L Flat-6		100
17	LMP675	56	Team Bucknum Racing	Jeff Bucknum Chris McMurry Bryan Willman	Pilbeam MP84		100
17	LMP675	56	Team Bucknum Racing	Jeff Bucknum Chris McMurry Bryan Willman	Nissan (AER) VQL 3.4L V6		100
18	LMP675	55	Team Bucknum Racing	Bret Arsenault Pierre Ehret	Pilbeam MP84		99
18	LMP675	55	Team Bucknum Racing	Bret Arsenault Pierre Ehret	Nissan (AER) VQL 3.0L V6		99
19	GT	35	Risi Competizione	Ralf Kelleners Anthony Lazzaro	Ferrari 360 Modena GT		99
19	GT	35	Risi Competizione	Ralf Kelleners Anthony Lazzaro	Ferrari 3.6L V8		99
20	GT	66	The Racer's Group	Kevin Buckler Brian Cunningham	Porsche 911 GT3-RS		99
20	GT	66	The Racer's Group	Kevin Buckler Brian Cunningham	Porsche 3.6L Flat-6		99
21	GTS	45	American Viperacing	Marino Franchitti Marc Bunting	Dodge Viper GTS-R		97
21	GTS	45	American Viperacing	Marino Franchitti Marc Bunting	Dodge 8.0L V10		97
22	GT	67	The Racer's Group	Michael Schrom Vic Rice	Porsche 911 GT3-RS		97
22	GT	67	The Racer's Group	Michael Schrom Vic Rice	Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6		97
23	GT	43	Orbit	Leo Hindery Peter Baron	Porsche 911 GT3-RS		96
23	GT	43	Orbit	Leo Hindery Peter Baron	Porsche 3.6L Flat-6		96
24	GT	52	Seikel Motorsport	Hugh Plumb Andrew Bagnall Tony Burgess	Porsche 911 GT3-RS		96
24	GT	52	Seikel Motorsport	Hugh Plumb Andrew Bagnall Tony Burgess	Porsche 3.6L Flat-6		96
25	GT	22	Alex Job Racing	Timo Bernhard Jörg Bergmeister	Porsche 911 GT3-RS		96
25	GT	22	Alex Job Racing	Timo Bernhard Jörg Bergmeister	Porsche 3.6L Flat-6		96
26	GT	83	Rennwerks Motorsports	Richard Steranka Dave Standridge	Porsche 911 GT3-R		96
26	GT	83	Rennwerks Motorsports	Richard Steranka Dave Standridge	Porsche 3.6L Flat-6		96
27 DNF	GT	79	J-3 Racing	Justin Jackson Mike Fitzgerald	Porsche 911 GT3-RS		76
27 DNF	GT	79	J-3 Racing	Justin Jackson Mike Fitzgerald	Porsche 3.6L Flat-6		76
28 DNF	LMP900	7	Team Cadillac	Emmanuel Collard Éric Bernard	Cadillac Northstar LMP02		57
28 DNF	LMP900	7	Team Cadillac	Emmanuel Collard Éric Bernard	Cadillac Northstar 4.0L Turbo V8		57
29 DNF	GTS	3	Corvette Racing	Ron Fellows Johnny O'Connell	Chevrolet Corvette C5-R		41
29 DNF	GTS	3	Corvette Racing	Ron Fellows Johnny O'Connell	Chevrolet 7.0L V8		41
30 DNF	GTS	0	Team Olive Garden	Mimmo Schiattarella Emanuele Naspetti	Ferrari 550 Maranello		22
30 DNF	GTS	0	Team Olive Garden	Mimmo Schiattarella Emanuele Naspetti	Ferrari 6.0L V12		22
31 DNF	GTS	44	American Viperacing	Jeff Altenburg Tom Weickardt	Dodge Viper GTS-R		10
31 DNF	GTS	44	American Viperacing	Jeff Altenburg Tom Weickardt	Dodge 8.0L V10		10
32 DNF	LMP675	62	Team Spencer Motorsports	Dennis Spencer Rich Grupp Ryan Hampton	Lola B2K/42		9
32 DNF	LMP675	62	Team Spencer Motorsports	Dennis Spencer Rich Grupp Ryan Hampton	Mazda 1.3L 2-Rotor		9

Statistics

Pole Position - #1 Audi Sport North America - 1:15.765
Fastest Lap - #2 Audi Sport North America - 1:16.910
Distance - 403.392 km
Average Speed - 145.675 km/h

External links

Web site: Official Results . 2007-10-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20050317222501/http://www.imsaracing.net/2002/events/laguna/almsrace.pdf . 2005-03-17 . dead .
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