The 2001 FIA Sportscar Championship Spa was the third race for the 2001 FIA Sportscar Championship season held at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps and ran a distance of two hours and thirty minutes. It took place on May 13, 2001. [1]
The 2001 FIA Sportscar Championship Spa was the third race for the 2001 FIA Sportscar Championship season held at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps and ran a distance of two hours and thirty minutes. It took place on May 13, 2001. [1]
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 | SR1 | 1 |  BMS Scuderia Italia | Marco Zadra Jean-Marc Gounon | Ferrari 333 SP | G | 64 |
| Ferrari F310E 4.0 L V12 | |||||||
| 2 | SR1 | 2 | BMS Scuderia Italia | Angelo Zadra Enzo Calderari Lilian Bryner | Ferrari 333 SP | G | 64 |
| Ferrari F310E 4.0 L V12 | |||||||
| 3 | SR1 | 8 |  Racing for Holland | Jan Lammers Val Hillebrand | Dome S101 | A | 64 |
| Judd GV4 4.0L V10 | |||||||
| 4 | SR1 | 17 |  Team Ascari | Ben Collins  Werner Lupberger | Ascari A410 | G | 63 |
| Judd GV4 4.0L V10 | |||||||
| 5 | SR1 | 3 |  GLV Brums | Giovanni Lavaggi Christian Vann | Ferrari 333 SP | G | 62 |
| Judd GV4 4.0L V10 | |||||||
| 6 | SR2 | 59 | BM Autosport | Massimo Monti Renato Nobili | Tampolli SR2 RTA-99 | P | 62 |
| Alfa Romeo 3.0 L V6 | |||||||
| 7 | SR2 | 52 | Lucchini Engineering | Pierguiseppe Peroni Jean-Bernard Bouvet | Lucchini SR2001 | P | 62 |
| Alfa Romeo 3.0 L V6 | |||||||
| 8 | SR2 | 50 | Lucchini Engineering | Raffaele Raimondi Filippo Francioni | Lucchini SR2001 | P | 61 |
| Alfa Romeo 3.0L V6 | |||||||
| 9 | SR2 | 66 | Audisio & Benvenuto Racing | Roberto Tonetti Massimo Saccomanno | Lucchini SR2001 | G | 61 |
| Alfa Romeo 3.0 L V6 | |||||||
| 10 | SR1 | 5 | Den Bla Avis/Team Goh |  John Nielsen  Hiroki Katoh | Dome S101 | G | 61 |
| Judd GV4 4.0L V10 | |||||||
| 11 | SR2 | 76 |  SportsRacing Team Sweden | Thed Björk  Larry Oberto Earl Goddard | Lola B2K/40 | A | 60 |
| Nissan 3.0 L V6 | |||||||
| 12 | SR2 | 55 |  Renauer Motorsport | Manfred Jurasz Hannes Gsell Martin Henderson | Tampolli SR2 RTA-2001 | A | 58 |
| Alfa Romeo 3.0 L V6 | |||||||
| 13 | SR2 | 99 | PiR Competition | Marc Rostan Pierre Bruneau Arturo Merzario | Debora LMP299 | A | 55 |
| BMW 3.0 L I6 | |||||||
| 14 | SR2 | 72 | SCI | Ranieri Randaccio Pasquale Barberio | Lucchini SR2000 | G | 47 |
| Alfa Romeo 3.0L V6 | |||||||
| DNF | SR2 | 51 | Lucchini Engineering | Denny Zardo Mauro Prospero | Lucchini SR2000 | P | 32 |
| Alfa Romeo 3.0 L V6 | |||||||
| DNF | SR1 | 7 | Redman Bright | Mark Smithson Peter Owen | Reynard 01Q | A | 30 |
| Judd GV4 4.0L V10 | |||||||
| DNF | SR2 | 61 | Rowan Racing | Warren Carway Martin O'Connell | Pilbeam MP84 | A | 23 |
| Nissan 3.0 L V6 | |||||||
| DNF | SR1 | 10 |  Kremer Racing | Sam Hancock  Didier de Radiguès | Lola B98/10 | G | 5 |
| Ford 6.0 L V8 | |||||||
| DNF | SR2 | 69 |  Swara Racing | Simon Wiseman Michael Mallock | Pilbeam MP84 | A | 1 |
| Nissan (AER) VQL 3.0L V6 | |||||||
| DSQ | SR1 | 6 | R&M | Mauro Baldi Alex Caffi | Riley & Scott Mk III | G | 31 |
| Judd GV4 4.0L V10 | |||||||
| DNS | SR2 | 75 | Team Sovereign | Ian Flux Mike Millard | Rapier 6 | D | 0 |
| Nissan (AER) VQL 3.0L V6 | |||||||
| Source: [2] [3] | |||||||
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