The 2000 Petit Le Mans presented by Audi was the third running of the Petit Le Mans and the ninth round of the 2000 American Le Mans Series season. It took place at Road Atlanta, Georgia, on September 30, 2000.
The 2000 Petit Le Mans presented by Audi was the third running of the Petit Le Mans and the ninth round of the 2000 American Le Mans Series season. It took place at Road Atlanta, Georgia, on September 30, 2000.
Class winners in bold.
| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Chassis | Tyre | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engine | |||||||
| 1 | LMP | 77 |  Audi Sport North America |  Rinaldo Capello Michele Alboreto  Allan McNish | Audi R8 | M | 394 |
| Audi 3.6L Turbo V8 | |||||||
| 2 | LMP | 78 | Audi Sport North America | Frank Biela Emanuele Pirro  Tom Kristensen | Audi R8 | M | 391 |
| Audi 3.6L Turbo V8 | |||||||
| 3 | LMP | 1 |  Panoz Motor Sports |  David Brabham Jan Magnussen | Panoz LMP-1 Roadster-S | M | 391 |
| Élan 6L8 6.0L V8 | |||||||
| 4 | LMP | 2 | Panoz Motor Sports | Johnny O'Connell  Hiroki Katou Klaus Graf | Panoz LMP-1 Roadster-S | M | 389 |
| Élan 6L8 6.0L V8 | |||||||
| 5 | LMP | 42 | BMW Motorsport Schnitzer Motorsport | Jörg Müller  JJ Lehto | BMW V12 LMR | M | 383 |
| BMW S70 6.0L V12 | |||||||
| 6 | LMP | 31 |  Motorola DAMS | Emmanuel Collard Éric Bernard | Cadillac Northstar LMP | P | 380 |
| Cadillac Northstar 4.0L Turbo V8 | |||||||
| 7 | LMP | 19 | Team Cadillac |  Wayne Taylor Max Angelelli  Eric van de Poele | Cadillac Northstar LMP | P | 372 |
| Cadillac Northstar 4.0L Turbo V8 | |||||||
| 8 | LMP | 9 | Team Cadillac | Butch Leitzinger Andy Wallace Franck Lagorce | Cadillac Northstar LMP | P | 359 |
| Cadillac Northstar 4.0L Turbo V8 | |||||||
| 9 | GTS | 4 | Corvette Racing | Andy Pilgrim Kelly Collins Franck Fréon | Chevrolet Corvette C5-R | G | 358 |
| Chevrolet 7.0L V8 | |||||||
| 10 | GTS | 92 | Viper Team Oreca | Tommy Archer  Patrick Huisman Boris Dorichebourg | Dodge Viper GTS-R | M | 358 |
| Dodge 8.0L V10 | |||||||
| 11 | GTS | 3 | Corvette Racing | Chris Kneifel  Ron Fellows Justin Bell | Chevrolet Corvette C5-R | G | 357 |
| Chevrolet 7.0L V8 | |||||||
| 12 | GTS | 91 | Viper Team Oreca |  Olivier Beretta  Karl Wendlinger Marc Duez | Dodge Viper GTS-R | M | 353 |
| Dodge 8.0L V10 | |||||||
| 13 | LMP | 32 | Motorola DAMS | Christophe Tinseau Marc Goossens | Cadillac Northstar LMP | P | 353 |
| Cadillac Northstar 4.0L Turbo V8 | |||||||
| 14 | GTS | 93 | Viper Team Oreca | David Donohue Jean-Philippe Belloc Dominique Dupuy | Dodge Viper GTS-R | M | 353 |
| Dodge 8.0L V10 | |||||||
| 15 | GT | 51 | Dick Barbour Racing | Sascha Maassen Bob Wollek | Porsche 911 GT3-R | M | 343 |
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 16 | GT | 23 | Alex Job Racing | Randy Pobst Anthony Lazzaro Bruno Lambert | Porsche 911 GT3-R | M | 335 |
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 17 DNF | GT | 5 | Dick Barbour Racing | Dirk Müller Lucas Luhr | Porsche 911 GT3-R | M | 333 |
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 18 | GT | 80 | G & W Motorsports | Darren Law Michael Schrom John Morton | Porsche 911 GT3-R | D | 331 |
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 19 | GT | 52 | Seikel Motorsport | Tony Burgess Kurt Mathewson Grady Willingham | Porsche 911 GT3-R | Y | 328 |
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 20 | GT | 81 | G & W Motorsports | Cindi Lux Belinda Endress Divina Galica | Porsche 911 GT3-R | D | 326 |
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 21 | GTS | 09 | Roock Motorsport North America | Spencer Trenery Mike Fitzgerald | Porsche 911 GT2 | Y | 318 |
| Porsche 3.8L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
| 22 | GT | 34 | Orbit | Leo Hindery Peter Baron John Lewis | Porsche 911 GT3-R | D | 317 |
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 23 DNF | GT | 21 | MCR/Aspen Knolls | Shane Lewis Cort Wagner Bob Mazzuoccola | Porsche 911 GT3-R | P | 316 |
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 24 DNF | GT | 7 | Prototype Technology Group | Johannes van Overbeek Boris Said Hans Joachim Stuck | BMW M3 | Y | 303 |
| BMW 3.2L I6 | |||||||
| 25 | GT | 30 | White Lightning Racing | Gunnar Jeannette Wayne Jackson Joe Policastro Jr. | Porsche 911 GT3-R | M | 273 |
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 26 | GTS | 61 | Chamberlain Motorsport |  Milka Duno Stephen Watson Xavier Pompidou | Chrysler Viper GTS-R | M | 259 |
| Chrysler 8.0L V10 | |||||||
| 27 | GT | 69 | Kyser Racing | Kye Wankum Greg Doff Joe Foster | Porsche 911 GT3-R | P | 254 |
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 28 DNF | GTS | 08 | Roock Motorsport North America | Zak Brown Vic Rice Martin Snow | Porsche 911 GT2 | Y | 161 |
| Porsche 3.8L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
| 29 DNF | LMP | 0 | Team Rafanelli SRL | Mimmo Schiattarella Didier de Radiguès Norman Simon | Lola B2K/10 | M | 159 |
| Judd (Rafanelli) GV4 4.0L V10 | |||||||
| 30 DNF | LMP | 37 | Intersport Racing | Jon Field Rick Sutherland Oliver Gavin | Lola B2K/10 | Y | 112 |
| Judd GV4 4.0L V10 | |||||||
| 31 DNF | GT | 66 | The Racer's Group | Kevin Buckler Philip Collin Jim Michaelian | Porsche 911 GT3-R | P | 98 |
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 32 DNF | GT | 15 | Dick Barbour Racing | Paul Newman Mike Brockman Randy Wars | Porsche 911 GT3-R | M | 90 |
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 33 DNF | GTS | 12 | Patriot Motorsports | John Paul Jr. Neil Hannemann Bret Parker | Dodge Viper GTS-R | D | 63 |
| Dodge 8.0L V10 | |||||||
| 34 DNF | LMP | 43 | BMW Motorsport Schnitzer Motorsport | Jean-Marc Gounon Bill Auberlen | BMW V12 LMR | M | 59 |
| BMW S70 6.0L V12 | |||||||
| 35 DNF | GT | 71 | Skea Racing International | Rohan Skea Doc Bundy Richard Dean | Porsche 911 GT3-R | P | 51 |
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 36 DNF | LMP | 28 | Konrad Motorsport | Franz Konrad Terry Borcheller Charles Slater | Lola B2K/10 | G | 22 |
| Ford (Roush) 6.0L V8 | |||||||
| 37 DNF | LMP | 36 | Johansson-Matthews Racing |  Stefan Johansson Guy Smith Ralf Kelleners | Reynard 2KQ-LM | Y | 12 |
| Judd GV4 4.0L V10 | |||||||
| 38 DNF | GT | 10 | Prototype Technology Group | Brian Cunningham Peter Cunningham Niclas Jönsson | BMW M3 | Y | 8 |
| BMW 3.2L I6 | |||||||
| 39 DNF | GT | 70 | Skea Racing International | Johnny Mowlem David Murry | Porsche 911 GT3-R | P | 6 |
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 |
| Previous race: 1999 | Petit Le Mans 2000 | Next race: 2001 |
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