The 2000 Grand Prix of Charlotte was the second round of the 2000 American Le Mans Series season. It took place at Lowe's Motor Speedway, North Carolina, on April 1, 2000.
The 2000 Grand Prix of Charlotte was the second round of the 2000 American Le Mans Series season. It took place at Lowe's Motor Speedway, North Carolina, on April 1, 2000.
Class winners in bold.
| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Chassis | Tyre | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engine | |||||||
| 1 | LMP | 42 |  BMW Motorsport Schnitzer Motorsport | Jörg Müller  JJ Lehto | BMW V12 LMR | M | 125 |
| BMW S70 6.0 L V12 | |||||||
| 2 | LMP | 1 |  Panoz Motor Sports |  David Brabham  Jan Magnussen | Panoz LMP-1 Roadster-S | M | 125 |
| Élan 6L8 6.0 L V8 | |||||||
| 3 | LMP | 0 |  Team Rafanelli SRL | Mimmo Schiattarella  Didier de Radiguès | Lola B2K/10 | M | 124 |
| Judd (Rafanelli) GV4 4.0 L V10 | |||||||
| 4 | LMP | 43 | BMW Motorsport Schnitzer Motorsport |  Jean-Marc Gounon Bill Auberlen | BMW V12 LMR | M | 124 |
| BMW S70 6.0 L V12 | |||||||
| 5 | LMP | 2 | Panoz Motor Sports | Johnny O'Connell  Hiroki Katou | Panoz LMP-1 Roadster-S | M | 124 |
| Élan 6L8 6.0 L V8 | |||||||
| 6 | LMP | 78 | Audi Sport North America | Frank Biela Emanuele Pirro | Audi R8R | M | 122 |
| Audi 3.6 L Turbo V8 | |||||||
| 7 | GTS | 91 | Viper Team Oreca |  Olivier Beretta  Karl Wendlinger | Dodge Viper GTS-R | M | 117 |
| Dodge 8.0 L V10 | |||||||
| 8 | LMP | 02 | Pole Team | Norman Simon Günther Blieninger Mark Simo | Riley & Scott Mk III | M | 117 |
| Judd GV4 4.0 L V10 | |||||||
| 9 | GT | 51 | Dick Barbour Racing | Sascha Maassen Bob Wollek | Porsche 911 GT3-R | M | 113 |
| Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 10 | GT | 10 | Prototype Technology Group | Peter Cunningham Brian Cunningham | BMW M3 | Y | 113 |
| BMW 3.2 L I6 | |||||||
| 11 | GTS | 08 | Roock Motorsport North America | Zak Brown Vic Rice | Porsche 911 GT2 | Y | 112 |
| Porsche 3.8 L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
| 12 | GT | 22 | Alex Job Racing | Mike Fitzgerald Robert Nagel | Porsche 911 GT3-R | M | 111 |
| Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 13 | GT | 6 | Prototype Technology Group | Johannes van Overbeek Hans-Joachim Stuck | BMW M3 | Y | 111 |
| BMW 3.2 L I6 | |||||||
| 14 | GT | 70 | Skea Racing International |  Johnny Mowlem David Murry | Porsche 911 GT3-R | P | 110 |
| Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 15 | GT | 30 | White Lightning Racing | Gunnar Jeannette Quentin Wahl | Porsche 911 GT3-R | P | 109 |
| Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 16 | GT | 21 | MCR/Aspen Knolls | Shane Lewis Cort Wagner | Porsche 911 GT3-R | P | 108 |
| Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 17 | GT | 23 | Alex Job Racing | Randy Pobst Bruno Lambert | Porsche 911 GT3-R | M | 106 |
| Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 18 | GT | 71 | Skea Racing International | Rohan Skea Grady Willingham | Porsche 911 GT3-R | P | 104 |
| Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 19 | GTS | 92 | Viper Team Oreca | David Donohue Tommy Archer | Dodge Viper GTS-R | M | 95 |
| Dodge 8.0 L V10 | |||||||
| 20 | LMP | 77 | Audi Sport North America | Rinaldo Capello Michele Alboreto Allan McNish | Audi R8R | M | 93 |
| Audi 3.6 L Turbo V8 | |||||||
| 21 | GT | 5 | Dick Barbour Racing | Dirk Müller Lucas Luhr | Porsche 911 GT3-R | M | 91 |
| Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 22 DNF | GTS | 40 | DonMcGill.com Porsche Racing | Sam Shalala Bertrand Godin | Porsche 911 GT2 | P | 79 |
| Porsche 3.8 L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
| 23 DNF | GT | 89 | Michael Colucci Racing Nygmatech | Ian James Kurt Baumann | Porsche 911 GT3-R | P | 74 |
| Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 |
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