The 2000 SportsRacing World Cup Magny-Cours was the ninth race for the 2000 SportsRacing World Cup season held at Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours and ran a distance of two hours and thirty minutes. It took place on October 1, 2000. [1]
The race was won by David Terrien and Christian Pescatori in the #1 JMB Giesse Team Ferrari Ferrari 333 SP, their fourth in a row, who also claimed the teams championship. [2] The #59 BM Autosport Tampolli SR2 RTA-99, driven by Massimo Monti and Renato Nobili, won the SRL class but the #63 Redman Bright entry driven by Mark Smithson and Peter Owen, who finished second, secured both the drivers and teams championships. [2]
The #1 JMB Giesse Team Ferrari Ferrari 333 SP claimed pole position with a time of 1:29.449 ahead of the #5 R&M and #8 Team Den Blå Avis entries. SRL pole position honors went the way of the #60 Lucchini Engineering, who set a time of 1:35.445. The #32 Harrier Racing Harrier LR10 did not partake in qualifying due to an engine failure and then a fire in the morning practice session. [1]
Pole position winners in each class are marked in bold.
| Pos | Class | No | Team | Car | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SR | 1 | | Ferrari 333 SP | 1:29.449 |
| 2 | SR | 5 | | Riley & Scott Mk III | 1:30.481 |
| 3 | SR | 8 | | Panoz LMP-1 Roadster-S | 1:30.596 |
| 4 | SR | 17 | | Ascari A410 | 1:30.669 |
| 5 | SR | 3 | | Ferrari 333 SP | 1:30.797 |
| 6 | SR | 23 | | Ferrari 333 SP | 1:31.357 |
| 7 | SR | 22 | | Ferrari 333 SP | 1:32.167 |
| 8 | SR | 21 | | GMS Durango LMP1 | 1:32.375 |
| 9 | SR | 16 | | Riley & Scott Mk III | 1:33.993 |
| 10 | SR | 28 | | Ferrari 333 SP | 1:34.272 |
| 11 | SR | 26 | | Riley & Scott Mk III | 1:34.937 |
| 12 | SR | 9 | | Panoz LMP-1 Roadster-S | 1:38.944 |
| 13 | SRL | 60 | | Lucchini SR2000 | 1:35.445 |
| 14 | SRL | 59 | | Tampolli SR2 RTA-99 | 1:36.788 |
| 15 | SRL | 67 | | Pilbeam MP84 | 1:36.792 |
| 16 | SRL | 75 | | Rapier 6 | 1:37.380 |
| 17 | SRL | 63 | | Pilbeam MP84 | 1:37.442 |
| 18 | SRL | 66 | | Lucchini SR2-99 | 1:38.209 |
| 19 | SRL | 72 | | Lucchini SR2000 | 1:38.406 |
| 20 | SRL | 57 | | Picchio MB1 | 1:39.823 |
| 21 | SRL | 99 | | Debora LMP299 | 1:40.101 |
| 22 | SRL | 52 | | Tampolli SR2 RTA-99 | 1:40.470 |
| 23 | SRL | 54 | | Lucchini SR2-99 | 1:40.768 |
| 24 | SRL | 70 | | Debora LMP2000 | 1:40.980 |
| 25 | SRL | 58 | | Pilbeam MP84 | No time |
| 26 | SR | 32 | | Harrier LR10 | No time |
| Source: [3] [4] | |||||
Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 75% of winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC).
| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Chassis | Tyre | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engine | |||||||
| 1 | SR | 1 | | | Ferrari 333 SP | P | 95 |
| Ferrari F310E 4.0 L V12 | |||||||
| 2 | SR | 3 | | | Ferrari 333 SP | G | 95 |
| Ferrari F310E 4.0 L V12 | |||||||
| 3 | SR | 23 | | | Ferrari 333 SP | P | 95 |
| Ferrari F310E 4.0 L V12 | |||||||
| 4 | SR | 8 | | | Panoz LMP-1 Roadster-S | P | 93 |
| Élan 6L8 6.0 L V8 | |||||||
| 5 | SR | 22 | | | Ferrari 333 SP | P | 91 |
| Ferrari F310E 4.0 L V12 | |||||||
| 6 | SR | 21 | | | GMS Durango LMP1 | G | 90 |
| BMW 4.0 L V8 | |||||||
| 7 | SRL | 59 | | | Tampolli SR2 RTA-99 | P | 89 |
| Alfa Romeo 3.0 L V6 | |||||||
| 8 | SRL | 63 | | | Pilbeam MP84 | A | 89 |
| Nissan VQ30DE 3.0 L V6 | |||||||
| 9 | SRL | 66 | | | Lucchini SR2-99 | A | 88 |
| Alfa Romeo 3.0 L V6 | |||||||
| 10 | SRL | 72 | | | Lucchini SR2000 | A | 87 |
| Alfa Romeo 3.0 L V6 | |||||||
| 11 | SRL | 57 | | | Picchio MB1 | A | 86 |
| Alfa Romeo 3.0 L V6 | |||||||
| 12 | SRL | 99 | | | Debora LMP299 | A | 85 |
| BMW 3.0 L I6 | |||||||
| 13 | SRL | 67 | | | Pilbeam MP84 | D | 84 |
| Nissan VQ30DE 3.0 L V6 | |||||||
| 14 | SR | 5 | | | Riley & Scott Mk III | G | 83 |
| Judd GV4 4.0 L V10 | |||||||
| 15 | SRL | 58 | | | Pilbeam MP84 | D | 83 |
| Nissan VQ30DE 3.0 L V6 | |||||||
| 16 | SRL | 54 | | | Lucchini SR2-99 | A | 82 |
| Alfa Romeo 3.0 L V6 | |||||||
| 17 | SR | 9 | | | Panoz LMP-1 Roadster-S | P | 81 |
| Élan 6L8 6.0 L V8 | |||||||
| DNF | SRL | 75 | | | Rapier 6 | D | 57 |
| Nissan VQ30DE 3.0 L V6 | |||||||
| DNF | SR | 26 | | | Riley & Scott Mk III | G | 46 |
| Ford 4.0 L V8 | |||||||
| DNF | SRL | 52 | | | Tampolli SR2 RTA-99 | P | 30 |
| Alfa Romeo 3.0 L V6 | |||||||
| DNF | SR | 17 | | | Ascari A410 | P | 29 |
| Judd GV4 4.0 L V10 | |||||||
| DNF | SRL | 70 | | | Debora LMP2000 | A | 21 |
| BMW 3.0 L I6 | |||||||
| DNF | SR | 16 | | | Riley & Scott Mk III | G | 11 |
| Ford 4.0 L V8 | |||||||
| DNF | SR | 28 | | | Ferrari 333 SP | P | 6 |
| Ferrari F310E 4.0 L V12 | |||||||
| DNF | SRL | 60 | | | Lucchini SR2000 | P | 1 |
| Alfa Romeo 3.0 L V6 | |||||||
| DNS | SR | 32 | | | Harrier LR10 | G | 0 |
| Porsche 3.8 L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
| Source: [4] [5] [6] | |||||||