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2000 Le Mans 24 Hours

2000 Le Mans 24 Hours is 68th Le Mans 24 Hours race. Passed at the Le Mans circuit. Allan Mcnish, Stéphane Ortelli, Laurent Aiello won the pole position, Frank Biela, Tom Kristensen won this race. Allan Mcnish, Stéphane Ortelli, Laurent Aiello and Michele Alboreto, Christian Abt, Rinaldo Capello also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 369 laps (5,008 km).

Previous race: 1999 Le Mans 24 Hours
Next race: 2001 Le Mans 24 Hours
Race Start: 18th June 2000

Interesting facts and statistics about the 2000 Le Mans 24 Hours

1st victory for the Audi Sport Team Joest team
1st victory for the Frank Biela
2nd victory for the Tom Kristensen
2nd podium for the Frank Biela
2nd podium for the Tom Kristensen
2nd podium for the Allan Mcnish
2nd podium for the Stéphane Ortelli
2nd podium for the Laurent Aiello
2nd podium for the Michele Alboreto
1st podium for the Christian Abt
1st podium for the Rinaldo Capello

2000 Le Mans 24 Hours

Audi R8 #8 - 2000 Le Mans 24 Hours winner (Class: LMP900)

Chrysler Viper GTS-R - 2000 Le Mans 24 Hours winner

Chrysler Viper GTS-R #51 - 2000 Le Mans 24 Hours winner (Class: GTS)

Porsche 996 GT3-R - 2000 Le Mans 24 Hours winner

Porsche 996 GT3-R #73 - 2000 Le Mans 24 Hours winner (Class: GT)

Lola B2K/40 - 2000 Le Mans 24 Hours winner

Lola B2K/40 #32 - 2000 Le Mans 24 Hours winner (Class: LMP675)

2000 Le Mans 24 Hours results

Position	Name	Car	Result	Lap	Team	Class	Class position
1	Frank Biela, Tom Kristensen	Audi R8, #8	5007.988 kms	369	Audi Sport Team Joest	LMP900	1
2	Allan Mcnish, Stéphane Ortelli, Laurent Aiello	Audi R8, #9	4994.374 kms	368	Audi Sport Team Joest	LMP900	2
3	Michele Alboreto, Christian Abt, Rinaldo Capello	Audi R8, #7	4967.160 kms	366	Audi Sport Team Joest	LMP900	3
4	Emmanuel Clerico, Sébastien Bourdais, Olivier Grouillard	Courage C52, #16	4684.273 kms	345	Pescarolo Sport	LMP900	4
5	Hiroki Katou, Johnny O'Connell, Pierre-Henri Raphanel	Panoz LMP-1 Roadster S, #12	4650.282 kms	343	Panoz Motorsports	LMP900	5
6	Toshio Suzuki, Masahiko Kageyama, Masami Kageyama	Panoz LMP-1 Roadster S, #23	4630.200 kms	341	TV Asahi Team Dragon	LMP900	6
7	Karl Wendlinger, Olivier Beretta, Dominique Dupuy	Chrysler Viper GTS-R, #51	4531.825 kms	334	Viper Team Oreca	GTS	1
8	Keiichi Tsuchiya, Masahiko Kondou, Akira Iida	Panoz LMP-1 Roadster S, #22	4494.105 kms	331	TV Asahi Team Dragon	LMP900	7
9	Anthony Beltoise, Ni Amorim	Chrysler Viper GTS-R, #53	4463.792 kms	329	Viper Team Oreca	GTS	2
10	Kelly Collins, Andy Pilgrim, Franck Freon	Chevrolet Corvette C5-R, #64	4441.382 kms	328	Corvette Racing-Gary Pratt	GTS	3
11	Ron Fellows, Chris Kneifel, Justin Bell	Chevrolet Corvette C5-R, #63	4433.531 kms	327	Corvette Racing-Gary Pratt	GTS	4
12	Tommy Archer, Marc Duez, Patrick Huisman	Chrysler Viper GTS-R, #52	4409.617 kms	325	Viper Team Oreca	GTS	5
13	Mike Hezemans, Hans Hugenholtz, David Hart	Chrysler Viper GTS-R, #57	4307.715 kms	318	Carsport Holland	GTS	6
14	Jürgen von Gartzen, Charles Slater, Tom Kendall	Porsche 993 GT2, #60	4306.594 kms	318	Konrad Motorsport	GTS	7
15	Jan Magnussen, David Brabham, Mario Andretti	Panoz LMP-1 Roadster S, #11	4291.468 kms	316	Panoz Motorsports	LMP900	8
16	Hideo Fukuyama, Bruno Lambert, Atsushi Yogou	Porsche 996 GT3-R, #73	4220.975 kms	311	Team Taisan Advan	GT	1
17	David Murry, Sascha Maassen, Johnny Mowlem	Porsche 996 GT3-R, #82	4138.542 kms	305	Skea Racing International	GT	2
18	Michel Neugarten, Tony Burgess, Max Cohen-Olivar	Porsche 996 GT3-R, #76	4106.595 kms	303	Seikel Motorsport	GT	3
19	Emmanuel Collard, Eric Bernard, Franck Montagny	Cadillac Northstar LMP, #3	4074.379 kms	301	DAMS	LMP900	9
20	Didier Theys, Didier Andre, Jeffrey van Hooydonk	Reynard 2KQ, #6	3973.320 kms	293	Mopar Team Oreca	LMP900	10
21	Andy Wallace, Butch Leitzinger, Franck Lagorce	Cadillac Northstar LMP, #1	3954.845 kms	292	Team Cadillac-Bill Riley	LMP900	11
22	Wayne Taylor, Eric Van De Poele, Max Angelelli	Cadillac Northstar LMP, #2	3900.400 kms	288	Team Cadillac-Bill Riley	LMP900	12
23	Thierry Perrier, Jean-Louis Ricci, Romano Ricci	Porsche 996 GT3-R, #79	3892.966 kms	287	Perspective Racing	GT	4
24	Philip Verellen, Kurt Dujardyn, Rudi Penders	Porsche 996 GT3-R, #80	3879.444 kms	286	M1 Club-Renstal Excelsior	GT	5
25	Scott Maxwell, John Graham, Greg Wilkins	Lola B2K/40, #32	3726.007 kms	275	Multimatic Motorsport	LMP675	1
26	Richard Balandras, Sylvain Boulay, Yojiro Terada	WR LMP, #36	3612.825 kms	267	Welter Rachel	LMP675	2
27	Gunnar Jeannette, Michael Lauer, Mike Brockman	Porsche 996 GT3-R, #75	3551.103 kms	262	Manthey Racing	GT	6
DNF	Wolfgang Kaufmann, Yukihiro Hane, Katsunori Iketani	Porsche 993 GT2, #59	Suspension	313	Freisinger Motorsport	GTS	8
DNF	Michel Ligonnet, Fabio Babini, Gabrio Rosa	Porsche 996 GT3-R, #81	Accident	310	Haberthur Racing	GT	7
DNF	Philippe Gache, Didier Cottaz, Gary Formato	Courage C60, #17	Suspension	219	SMG	LMP900	14
DNF	Toni Seiler, Christian Gläsel	Chrysler Viper GTS-R, #56	Tyre => accident	210	Team Goh	GTS	9
DNC	John Nielsen, Klaus Graf, Mauro Baldi	Panoz LMP-1 Roadster S, #10	2789.025 kms	206	Team Den Bla Avis	LMP900	13
DNF	Thomas Bscher, Geoff Lees, Jean-Marc Gounon	BMW V12 LM, #15	Accident, gearbox	180	Thomas Bscher Promotion	LMP900	15
DNF	Jean-Claude Lagniez, Boris Derichebourg, Guy Martinolle	Chrysler Viper GTS-R, #54	Engine	180	Paul Belmondo Racing	GTS	10
DNF	Xavier Pompidou, Stéphane Daoudi, Jean-Bernard Bouvet	WR LMP, #35	Engine	169	Welter Gérard	LMP675	3
DNF	Mimmo Schiattarella, Didier de Radigues, Emanuele Naspetti	Lola B2K/10, #21	Engine	154	Team Rafanelli SRL	LMP900	16
DNF	Stefan Johansson, Guy Smith, Jim Matthews	Reynard 2KQ, #24	Engine	133	Johansson Matthews Racing	LMP900	17
DNF	Tomas Saldaña, Jesús Diez de Villarroel, Giovanni Lavaggi	Porsche 996 GT3-R, #72	Accident	78	Racing Engineering	GT	8
DNF	Jerome Policand, Jean-Christophe Boullion, Jordi Gene	Reynard 2KQ, #34	Engine	72	ROC	LMP675	4
DNF	Ralf Kelleners, Jean-Denis Deletraz, David Terrien	Reynard 2KQ, #33	Engine	44	ROC	LMP675	5
DNF	Peter Kox, Tom Coronel	Lola B2K/10, #20	Lost wheel, DQ: left car	38	Konrad Motorsport	LMP900	18
DNF	Christophe Bouchut, Patrice Goueslard, Jean-Luc Chéreau	Porsche 996 GT3-R, #77	Accident	34	Larbre Compétition	GT	9
DNF	Jean-Luc Maury-Laribiére, Angelo Zadra, Bernard Chauvin	Porsche 996 GT3-R, #78	Accident	32	Maury-Laribiere Jean-Luc	GT	10
DNF	Patrick Lemarie, Yann Goudy, Jean-François Yvon	Debora LMP2000, #30	Oil leak	24	Didier Bonnet	LMP675	6
DNF	Shane Lewis, Cort Wagner, Bob Mazzuoccola	Porsche 996 GT3-R, #71	Accident	22	Michael Colucci	GT	11
DNF	Christophe Tinseau, Marc Goossens, Kristian Kolby	Cadillac Northstar LMP, #4	Engine fire	4	DAMS	LMP900	19
DNF	Yannick Dalmas, Nicolas Minassian, Jean-Philippe Belloc	Reynard 2KQ, #5	Oil pressure	1	Mopar Team Oreca	LMP900	20

Qualifying Results for the 2000 Le Mans 24 Hours on the Le Mans circuit

Position	Name	Car	Result	Team
1	Allan Mcnish, Stéphane Ortelli, Laurent Aiello	Audi R8, #9	3:36.124	Audi Sport Team Joest
2	Frank Biela, Tom Kristensen	Audi R8, #8	3:36.650	Audi Sport Team Joest
3	Michele Alboreto, Christian Abt, Rinaldo Capello	Audi R8, #7	3:37.086	Audi Sport Team Joest
4	Jan Magnussen, David Brabham, Mario Andretti	Panoz LMP-1 Roadster S, #11	3:39.156	Panoz Motorsports
5	Mimmo Schiattarella, Didier de Radigues, Emanuele Naspetti	Lola B2K/10, #21	3:39.651	Team Rafanelli SRL
6	Philippe Gache, Didier Cottaz, Gary Formato	Courage C60, #17	3:39.917	SMG
7	Stefan Johansson, Guy Smith, Jim Matthews	Reynard 2KQ, #24	3:40.124	Johansson Matthews Racing
8	Hiroki Katou, Johnny O'Connell, Pierre-Henri Raphanel	Panoz LMP-1 Roadster S, #12	3:41.359	Panoz Motorsports
9	Emmanuel Collard, Eric Bernard, Franck Montagny	Cadillac Northstar LMP, #3	3:42.616	DAMS
10	Peter Kox, Tom Coronel	Lola B2K/10, #20	3:43.188	Konrad Motorsport
11	Andy Wallace, Butch Leitzinger, Franck Lagorce	Cadillac Northstar LMP, #1	3:43.598	Team Cadillac-Bill Riley
12	Toshio Suzuki, Masahiko Kageyama, Masami Kageyama	Panoz LMP-1 Roadster S, #23	3:44.599	TV Asahi Team Dragon
13	Keiichi Tsuchiya, Masahiko Kondou, Akira Iida	Panoz LMP-1 Roadster S, #22	3:44.627	TV Asahi Team Dragon
14	Yannick Dalmas, Nicolas Minassian, Jean-Philippe Belloc	Reynard 2KQ, #5	3:44.807	Mopar Team Oreca
15	John Nielsen, Klaus Graf, Mauro Baldi	Panoz LMP-1 Roadster S, #10	3:44.964	Team Den Bla Avis
16	Wayne Taylor, Eric Van De Poele, Max Angelelli	Cadillac Northstar LMP, #2	3:45.655	Team Cadillac-Bill Riley
17	Emmanuel Clerico, Sébastien Bourdais, Olivier Grouillard	Courage C52, #16	3:45.771	Pescarolo Sport
18	Jerome Policand, Jean-Christophe Boullion, Jordi Gene	Reynard 2KQ, #34	3:46.202	ROC
19	Ralf Kelleners, Jean-Denis Deletraz, David Terrien	Reynard 2KQ, #33	3:46.319	ROC
20	Christophe Tinseau, Marc Goossens, Kristian Kolby	Cadillac Northstar LMP, #4	3:47.056	DAMS
21	Thomas Bscher, Geoff Lees, Jean-Marc Gounon	BMW V12 LM, #15	3:47.493	Thomas Bscher Promotion
22	Didier Theys, Didier Andre, Jeffrey van Hooydonk	Reynard 2KQ, #6	3:52.522	Mopar Team Oreca
23	Xavier Pompidou, Stéphane Daoudi, Jean-Bernard Bouvet	WR LMP, #35	3:52.645	Welter Gérard
24	Karl Wendlinger, Olivier Beretta, Dominique Dupuy	Chrysler Viper GTS-R, #51	3:56.327	Viper Team Oreca
25	Ron Fellows, Chris Kneifel, Justin Bell	Chevrolet Corvette C5-R, #63	3:57.933	Corvette Racing-Gary Pratt
26	Kelly Collins, Andy Pilgrim, Franck Freon	Chevrolet Corvette C5-R, #64	3:58.615	Corvette Racing-Gary Pratt
27	Tommy Archer, Marc Duez, Patrick Huisman	Chrysler Viper GTS-R, #52	3:59.199	Viper Team Oreca
28	Anthony Beltoise, Ni Amorim	Chrysler Viper GTS-R, #53	4:02.837	Viper Team Oreca
29	Scott Maxwell, John Graham, Greg Wilkins	Lola B2K/40, #32	4:03.184	Multimatic Motorsport
30	Wolfgang Kaufmann, Yukihiro Hane, Katsunori Iketani	Porsche 993 GT2, #59	4:03.825	Freisinger Motorsport
31	Toni Seiler, Christian Gläsel	Chrysler Viper GTS-R, #56	4:04.058	Team Goh
32	Jean-Claude Lagniez, Boris Derichebourg, Guy Martinolle	Chrysler Viper GTS-R, #54	4:04.312	Paul Belmondo Racing
33	Richard Balandras, Sylvain Boulay, Yojiro Terada	WR LMP, #36	4:04.777	Welter Rachel
34	Mike Hezemans, Hans Hugenholtz, David Hart	Chrysler Viper GTS-R, #57	4:05.643	Carsport Holland
35	Jürgen von Gartzen, Charles Slater, Tom Kendall	Porsche 993 GT2, #60	4:08.706	Konrad Motorsport
36	Patrick Lemarie, Yann Goudy, Jean-François Yvon	Debora LMP2000, #30	4:08.935	Didier Bonnet
37	Christophe Bouchut, Patrice Goueslard, Jean-Luc Chéreau	Porsche 996 GT3-R, #77	4:09.712	Larbre Compétition
39	Michel Neugarten, Tony Burgess, Max Cohen-Olivar	Porsche 996 GT3-R, #76	4:15.170	Seikel Motorsport
40	Shane Lewis, Cort Wagner, Bob Mazzuoccola	Porsche 996 GT3-R, #71	4:15.652	Michael Colucci
41	Michel Ligonnet, Fabio Babini, Gabrio Rosa	Porsche 996 GT3-R, #81	4:17.442	Haberthur Racing
42	David Murry, Sascha Maassen, Johnny Mowlem	Porsche 996 GT3-R, #82	4:19.234	Skea Racing International
43	Tomas Saldaña, Jesús Diez de Villarroel, Giovanni Lavaggi	Porsche 996 GT3-R, #72	4:19.329	Racing Engineering
44	Thierry Perrier, Jean-Louis Ricci, Romano Ricci	Porsche 996 GT3-R, #79	4:20.046	Perspective Racing
45	Hideo Fukuyama, Bruno Lambert, Atsushi Yogou	Porsche 996 GT3-R, #73	4:21.040	Team Taisan Advan
46	Philip Verellen, Kurt Dujardyn, Rudi Penders	Porsche 996 GT3-R, #80	4:21.320	M1 Club-Renstal Excelsior
47	Gunnar Jeannette, Michael Lauer, Mike Brockman	Porsche 996 GT3-R, #75	4:22.981	Manthey Racing
48	Jean-Luc Maury-Laribiére, Angelo Zadra, Bernard Chauvin	Porsche 996 GT3-R, #78	4:25.078	Maury-Laribiere Jean-Luc