2001 12 Hours of Sebring
# 2001 12 Hours of Sebring

The 2001 Exxon Superflo 12 Hours of Sebring was the 49th running of this event. It was both the second round of the 2001 American Le Mans Series season and the opening round of the new European Le Mans Series. It took place at Sebring International Raceway, Florida, on March 17, 2001.

French Porsche driver and ambassador Bob Wollek was killed nearby the circuit following a practice session. Wollek had been riding a bicycle along a nearby highway when he was struck by a van. A minute of silence was held prior to the start of the race. Wollek's team, Petersen Motorsports, withdrew from the event out of respect.

This would not only be the final victory of Michele Alboreto's lifetime but also his final race ever as he died one month later.

## Official results

Class winners in bold.

| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Chassis | Tyre | Laps |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Engine | Tyre | Laps |
| 1 | LMP900 | 1 | Audi Sport North America | Rinaldo Capello Michele Alboreto Laurent Aïello | Audi R8 | M | 370 |
| 1 | LMP900 | 1 | Audi Sport North America | Rinaldo Capello Michele Alboreto Laurent Aïello | Audi 3.6L Turbo V8 | M | 370 |
| 2 | LMP900 | 2 | Audi Sport North America | Frank Biela Emanuele Pirro Tom Kristensen | Audi R8 | M | 370 |
| 2 | LMP900 | 2 | Audi Sport North America | Frank Biela Emanuele Pirro Tom Kristensen | Audi 3.6L Turbo V8 | M | 370 |
| 3 | LMP900 | 38 | Champion Racing | Dorsey Schroeder Andy Wallace Ralf Kelleners | Audi R8 | M | 366 |
| 3 | LMP900 | 38 | Champion Racing | Dorsey Schroeder Andy Wallace Ralf Kelleners | Audi 3.6L Turbo V8 | M | 366 |
| 4 | LMP900 | 18 | Johansson Motorsport Arena Motorsport | Stefan Johansson Guy Smith | Audi R8 | M | 362 |
| 4 | LMP900 | 18 | Johansson Motorsport Arena Motorsport | Stefan Johansson Guy Smith | Audi 3.6L Turbo V8 | M | 362 |
| 5 | LMP900 | 37 | Intersport | Jon Field Duncan Dayton Rick Sutherland | Lola B2K/10 | G | 332 |
| 5 | LMP900 | 37 | Intersport | Jon Field Duncan Dayton Rick Sutherland | Judd GV4 4.0L V10 | G | 332 |
| 6 | GTS | 26 | Konrad Team Saleen | Terry Borcheller Oliver Gavin Franz Konrad | Saleen S7-R | G | 332 |
| 6 | GTS | 26 | Konrad Team Saleen | Terry Borcheller Oliver Gavin Franz Konrad | Ford 7.0L V8 | G | 332 |
| 7 | GTS | 4 | Corvette Racing | Andy Pilgrim Kelly Collins Franck Fréon | Chevrolet Corvette C5-R | G | 331 |
| 7 | GTS | 4 | Corvette Racing | Andy Pilgrim Kelly Collins Franck Fréon | Chevrolet 7.0L V8 | G | 331 |
| 8 | GT | 23 | Alex Job Racing | Lucas Luhr Sascha Maassen Emmanuel Collard | Porsche 911 GT3-RS | M | 326 |
| 8 | GT | 23 | Alex Job Racing | Lucas Luhr Sascha Maassen Emmanuel Collard | Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | M | 326 |
| 9 | GT | 22 | Alex Job Racing | Randy Pobst Christian Menzel Timo Bernhard | Porsche 911 GT3-RS | M | 326 |
| 9 | GT | 22 | Alex Job Racing | Randy Pobst Christian Menzel Timo Bernhard | Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | M | 326 |
| 10 | GT | 42 | BMW Motorsport Schnitzer Motorsport | Jörg Müller JJ Lehto | BMW M3 GTR | M | 324 |
| 10 | GT | 42 | BMW Motorsport Schnitzer Motorsport | Jörg Müller JJ Lehto | BMW 4.0L V8 | M | 324 |
| 11 | GTS | 3 | Corvette Racing | Ron Fellows Johnny O'Connell Chris Kneifel | Chevrolet Corvette C5-R | G | 322 |
| 11 | GTS | 3 | Corvette Racing | Ron Fellows Johnny O'Connell Chris Kneifel | Chevrolet 7.0L V8 | G | 322 |
| 12 | GT | 6 | Prototype Technology Group | Boris Said Hans-Joachim Stuck Peter Cunningham | BMW M3 | Y | 318 |
| 12 | GT | 6 | Prototype Technology Group | Boris Said Hans-Joachim Stuck Peter Cunningham | BMW 3.2L I6 | Y | 318 |
| 13 | GT | 00 | Larbre Compétition | Christophe Bouchut Patrice Goueslard Sébastien Dumez | Porsche 911 GT3-RS | M | 317 |
| 13 | GT | 00 | Larbre Compétition | Christophe Bouchut Patrice Goueslard Sébastien Dumez | Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | M | 317 |
| 14 | GT | 53 | Seikel Motorsport | Alex Caffi Fabio Babini Gabrio Rosa | Porsche 911 GT3-RS | Y | 312 |
| 14 | GT | 53 | Seikel Motorsport | Alex Caffi Fabio Babini Gabrio Rosa | Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | Y | 312 |
| 15 | GT | 69 | Kyser Racing | Jeffrey Pabst Kye Wankum Joe Foster | Porsche 911 GT3-R | D | 306 |
| 15 | GT | 69 | Kyser Racing | Jeffrey Pabst Kye Wankum Joe Foster | Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | D | 306 |
| 16 | GT | 36 | Jürgen Alzen Motorsport | Jürgen Alzen Ulli Richter | Porsche 911 GT3-RS | Y | 306 |
| 16 | GT | 36 | Jürgen Alzen Motorsport | Jürgen Alzen Ulli Richter | Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | Y | 306 |
| 17 | GT | 58 | Freisinger Motorsport | Wolfgang Kaufmann Stéphane Ortelli | Porsche 911 GT3-RS | Y | 300 |
| 17 | GT | 58 | Freisinger Motorsport | Wolfgang Kaufmann Stéphane Ortelli | Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | Y | 300 |
| 18 | GTS | 45 | American Viperacing | Erik Messley Jeff Altenburg Stu Hayner | Dodge Viper GTS-R | D | 298 |
| 18 | GTS | 45 | American Viperacing | Erik Messley Jeff Altenburg Stu Hayner | Dodge 8.0L V10 | D | 298 |
| 19 | GT | 09 | Cirtek Motorsport | Keith Alexander Chris Gleason Gavin Pickering | Porsche 911 GT3-RS | D | 293 |
| 19 | GT | 09 | Cirtek Motorsport | Keith Alexander Chris Gleason Gavin Pickering | Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | D | 293 |
| 20 DNF | GT | 59 | Freisinger Motorsport | Klaus Horn Nigel Smith | Porsche 911 GT3-RS | Y | 276 |
| 20 DNF | GT | 59 | Freisinger Motorsport | Klaus Horn Nigel Smith | Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | Y | 276 |
| 21 DNF | GT | 66 | The Racer's Group | Kevin Buckler Tom McGlynn Stephen Earle | Porsche 911 GT3-RS | Y | 271 |
| 21 DNF | GT | 66 | The Racer's Group | Kevin Buckler Tom McGlynn Stephen Earle | Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | Y | 271 |
| 22 | GTS | 44 | American Viperacing | Tom Weickardt Joe Ellis Andy Pardoe | Dodge Viper GTS-R | D | 235 |
| 22 | GTS | 44 | American Viperacing | Tom Weickardt Joe Ellis Andy Pardoe | Dodge 8.0L V10 | D | 235 |
| 23 DNF | LMP900 | 16 | Dyson Racing Team | Butch Leitzinger Elliott Forbes-Robinson James Weaver | Riley & Scott Mk III C | G | 205 |
| 23 DNF | LMP900 | 16 | Dyson Racing Team | Butch Leitzinger Elliott Forbes-Robinson James Weaver | Lincoln (Élan) 6.0L V8 | G | 205 |
| 24 DNF | GT | 43 | BMW Motorsport Schnitzer Motorsport | Dirk Müller Fredrik Ekblom | BMW M3 | M | 168 |
| 24 DNF | GT | 43 | BMW Motorsport Schnitzer Motorsport | Dirk Müller Fredrik Ekblom | BMW 3.2L I6 | M | 168 |
| 25 DNF | LMP900 | 72 | Pescarolo Sport | Jean-Christophe Boullion Sébastien Bourdais Laurent Redon | Courage C60 | M | 167 |
| 25 DNF | LMP900 | 72 | Pescarolo Sport | Jean-Christophe Boullion Sébastien Bourdais Laurent Redon | Peugeot A32 3.2L Turbo V6 | M | 167 |
| 26 DNF | GT | 07 | RWS Motorsport | Norman Simon Dieter Quester Philipp Peter | Porsche 911 GT3-R | D | 127 |
| 26 DNF | GT | 07 | RWS Motorsport | Norman Simon Dieter Quester Philipp Peter | Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | D | 127 |
| 27 DNF | GT | 15 | Dick Barbour Racing | Mark Neuhaus Grady Willingham Randy Wars | Porsche 911 GT3-R | D | 121 |
| 27 DNF | GT | 15 | Dick Barbour Racing | Mark Neuhaus Grady Willingham Randy Wars | Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | D | 121 |
| 28 DNF | LMP900 | 50 | Panoz Motor Sports | Jan Magnussen David Brabham | Panoz LMP07 | M | 109 |
| 28 DNF | LMP900 | 50 | Panoz Motor Sports | Jan Magnussen David Brabham | Élan (Zytek) 4.0L V8 | M | 109 |
| 29 DNF | GT | 17 | Trinkler Racing | Owen Trinkler Andy Lally B.J. Zacharias | Chevrolet Corvette C5 LM-GT | G | 108 |
| 29 DNF | GT | 17 | Trinkler Racing | Owen Trinkler Andy Lally B.J. Zacharias | Chevrolet 5.7L V8 | G | 108 |
| 30 DNF | LMP675 | 11 | Roock-KnightHawk Racing | Steven Knight Mel Hawkins Claudia Hürtgen | Lola B2K/40 | A | 105 |
| 30 DNF | LMP675 | 11 | Roock-KnightHawk Racing | Steven Knight Mel Hawkins Claudia Hürtgen | Nissan (AER) VQL 3.4L V6 | A | 105 |
| 31 DNF | GT | 98 | Kelly-Moss Motorsports | Cort Wagner Rick Polk Darren Law | Porsche 911 GT3-R | Y | 68 |
| 31 DNF | GT | 98 | Kelly-Moss Motorsports | Cort Wagner Rick Polk Darren Law | Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | Y | 68 |
| 32 DNF | GT | 52 | Seikel Motorsport | Brian Burgess Philip Collin Andrew Bagnall | Porsche 911 GT3-RS | Y | 60 |
| 32 DNF | GT | 52 | Seikel Motorsport | Brian Burgess Philip Collin Andrew Bagnall | Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | Y | 60 |
| 33 DNF | GT | 10 | Prototype Technology Group | Bill Auberlen Joey Hand Niclas Jönsson | BMW M3 | Y | 57 |
| 33 DNF | GT | 10 | Prototype Technology Group | Bill Auberlen Joey Hand Niclas Jönsson | BMW 3.2L I6 | Y | 57 |
| 34 DNF | GT | 12 | Aspen Knolls MCR | Shane Lewis Vic Rice Bob Mazzuoccola | Callaway C12-R | G | 50 |
| 34 DNF | GT | 12 | Aspen Knolls MCR | Shane Lewis Vic Rice Bob Mazzuoccola | Chevrolet 7.0L V8 | G | 50 |
| 35 DNF | GT | 99 | Kelly-Moss Motorsports | Anthony Lazzaro David Murry | Porsche 911 GT3-RS | Y | 47 |
| 35 DNF | GT | 99 | Kelly-Moss Motorsports | Anthony Lazzaro David Murry | Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | Y | 47 |
| 36 DNF | LMP900 | 51 | Panoz Motor Sports | Klaus Graf Gualter Salles | Panoz LMP07 | M | 28 |
| 36 DNF | LMP900 | 51 | Panoz Motor Sports | Klaus Graf Gualter Salles | Élan (Zytek) 4.0L V8 | M | 28 |
| $DSQ^†$ | GT | 34 | Orbit | Leo Hindery Peter Baron Gian Luigi Buitoni | Porsche 911 GT3-RS | D | 84 |
| $DSQ^†$ | GT | 34 | Orbit | Leo Hindery Peter Baron Gian Luigi Buitoni | Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | D | 84 |
| $DSQ^†$ | GT | 47 | Broadfoot Racing | John Warner Allan Ziegelman Paco Orti | Porsche 911 GT3-R | D | 64 |
| $DSQ^†$ | GT | 47 | Broadfoot Racing | John Warner Allan Ziegelman Paco Orti | Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | D | 64 |
| With- drawn | GT | 30 | Petersen Motorsports | Johnny Mowlem Bob Wollek Michael Peterseon | Porsche 911 GT3-R | M | - |
| With- drawn | GT | 30 | Petersen Motorsports | Johnny Mowlem Bob Wollek Michael Peterseon | Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | M | - |
| DNS | GT | 35 | Orbit | Tony Kester Richard Millman Tommy Byrne | Porsche 911 GT3-RS | D | - |
| DNS | GT | 35 | Orbit | Tony Kester Richard Millman Tommy Byrne | Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | D | - |

† - #47 Broadfoot Racing was disqualified during the race for making an illegal repair to their car. #34 Orbit was disqualified during the race for receiving outside assistance while still on the track.

## Statistics

* Pole Position - #2 Audi Sport North America - 1:49.477
* Fastest Lap - #2 Audi Sport North America - 1:49.666
* Distance - 2203.192 km
* Average Speed - 183.438 km/h
