The 2001 Gran Turismo 3 Grand Prix of Mosport was an American Le Mans Series professional sports car race held at Mosport International Raceway near Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada from August 17 to the 19, 2001. It is named after Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec, a racing game released on July 10, 2001, a month prior to this event. It was the seventh round of the 2001 American Le Mans Series season and the 16th IMSA / Professional SportsCar Racing sanctioned sports car race held at the facility.
The overall race victory went to Audi Sport North America drivers Frank Biela and Emanuele Pirro marking the Audi R8's second consecutive win at Mosport. Second place went to Jan Magnussen and David Brabham in the Panoz LMP-1 Roadster-S, with Team Cadillac drivers Emmanuel Collard and Christophe Tinseau picking up the first American Le Mans Series podium for the Cadillac Northstar LMP01.
Dick Barbour Racing took the LMP675 victory with drivers Bruno Lambert and Didier de Radigues in the Reynard 01Q.
Corvette Racing drivers Ron Fellows and Johnny O'Connell drove the Chevrolet Corvette C5-R to the GTS class victory with BMW Schnitzer Motorsport drivers Jörg Müller and JJ Lehto taking the GT win in the BMW M3 GTR. [1]
The race was held under cool and rainy conditions and was broadcast across North America on NBC Sports with Rick Benjamin and Bill Adam calling the race.
Class winners in bold.
| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Chassis | Tyre | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engine | |||||||
| 1 | LMP900 | 2 |  Audi Sport North America | Frank Biela  Emanuele Pirro | Audi R8 | M | 115 |
| Audi 3.6L Turbo V8 | |||||||
| 2 | LMP900 | 50 |  Panoz Motor Sports |  Jan Magnussen  David Brabham | Panoz LMP-1 Roadster-S | M | 113 |
| Élan 6L8 6.0L V8 | |||||||
| 3 | LMP900 | 7 | Team Cadillac |  Emmanuel Collard Christophe Tinseau | Cadillac Northstar LMP01 | M | 112 |
| Cadillac Northstar 4.0L Turbo V8 | |||||||
| 4 | LMP900 | 8 | Team Cadillac |  Wayne Taylor Max Angelelli | Cadillac Northstar LMP01 | M | 112 |
| Cadillac Northstart 4.0L Turbo V8 | |||||||
| 5 | LMP900 | 16 | Dyson Racing | Butch Leitzinger  James Weaver | Riley & Scott Mk III C | G | 112 |
| Lincoln (Élan) 6.0L V8 | |||||||
| 6 | LMP675 | 5 | Dick Barbour Racing |  Bruno Lambert Didier de Radigues | Reynard 01Q | G | 111 |
| Judd GV675 3.4L V8 | |||||||
| 7 | GTS | 3 | Corvette Racing |  Ron Fellows Johnny O'Connell | Chevrolet Corvette C5-R | G | 109 |
| Chevrolet 7.0L V8 | |||||||
| 8 | GTS | 26 | Konrad Team Saleen | Terry Borcheller Franz Konrad | Saleen S7-R | G | 108 |
| Ford 7.0L V8 | |||||||
| 9 | GTS | 4 | Corvette Racing | Andy Pilgrim Kelly Collins | Chevrolet Corvette C5-R | G | 107 |
| Chevrolet 7.0L V8 | |||||||
| 10 | GT | 42 | BMW Motorsport Schnitzer Motorsport | Jörg Müller  JJ Lehto | BMW M3 GTR | M | 107 |
| BMW 4.0L V8 | |||||||
| 11 | GT | 43 | BMW Motorsport Schnitzer Motorsport | Dirk Müller  Fredrik Ekblom | BMW M3 GTR | M | 107 |
| BMW 4.0L V8 | |||||||
| 12 | GT | 6 | Prototype Technology Group | Boris Said Hans-Joachim Stuck | BMW M3 GTR | Y | 107 |
| BMW 4.0L V8 | |||||||
| 13 | GT | 23 | Alex Job Racing | Lucas Luhr Sascha Maassen | Porsche 911 GT3-RS | M | 106 |
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 14 DNF | LMP900 | 38 | Champion Racing | Andy Wallace Johnny Herbert | Audi R8 | M | 104 |
| Audi 3.6L Turbo V8 | |||||||
| 15 | GTS | 45 | American Viperacing | Shane Lewis David Donohue | Dodge Viper GTS-R | D | 103 |
| Dodge 8.0L V10 | |||||||
| 16 | GT | 52 | Seikel Motorsport | Tony Burgess Magnus Wallinder | Porsche 911 GT3-RS | Y | 102 |
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 17 | GT | 69 | Kyser Racing | Kye Wankum Jeffrey Pabst | Porsche 911 GT3-R | D | 96 |
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 18 | GT | 15 | Dick Barbour Racing | Grady Willingham Randy Wars | Porsche 911 GT3-R | D | 95 |
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 19 | LMP675 | 57 | Dick Barbour Racing | John Graham Milka Duno | Reynard 01Q | G | 95 |
| Judd GV675 3.4L V8 | |||||||
| 20 DNF | GT | 22 | Alex Job Racing | Randy Pobst Christian Menzel | Porsche 911 GT3-RS | M | 92 |
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 21 | GTS | 44 | American Viperacing | Tom Weickardt Kevin Allen | Dodge Viper GTS-R | D | 88 |
| Dodge 8.0L V10 | |||||||
| 22 DNF | LMP675 | 11 | Roock-KnightHawk Racing | Steven Knight Claudia Hürtgen | Lola B2K/40 | A | 56 |
| Nissan (AER) VQL 3.4L V6 | |||||||
| 23 DNF | GT | 10 | Prototype Technology Group | Joe Foster Niclas Jönsson | BMW M3 GTR | Y | 27 |
| BMW 4.0L V8 | |||||||
| 24 DNF | LMP900 | 1 | Audi Sport North America | Rinaldo Capello Tom Kristensen | Audi R8 | M | 24 |
| Audi 3.6L Turbo V8 | |||||||
| 25 DNF | GT | 30 | Petersen Motorsports | Johnny Mowlem Timo Bernhard | Porsche 911 GT3-R | M | 21 |
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 26 DNF | LMP900 | 51 | Panoz Motor Sports | Klaus Graf Franck Lagorce | Panoz LMP-1 Roadster-S | M | 1 |
| Élan 6L8 6.0L V8 |
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