2000_SportsRacing_World_Cup Knowpia

The 2000 SportsRacing WORLD CUP was the second season of SportsRacing World Cup, an auto racing series organized by the International Racing Series Ltd. and officially sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. The series is a continuation of the former International Sports Racing Series which began in 1997. It was open to two categories of sports prototypes, SR and SRL, and awarded driver and team championships in each class. It began on 26 March 2000 and ended on 26 November 2000 after ten events were held in Europe, the United States of America, and South Africa.

Christian Pescatori and David Terrien won the SR drivers' championship, while their JMB Giesse Team Ferrari squad won the teams' title for the third consecutive year. For the SRL category Redman Bright and drivers Peter Owen and Mark Smithson were the respective champions.

Schedule edit

Much of the calendar for 2000 calendar was a direct carryover of the 1999 calendar, with the notable exception of two races in the United States. As part of an agreement between Grand-Am and IRS Ltd., cars from the World Cup could participate in two Grand-Am Road Racing Championship events, while Grand-Am would include two World Cup events on their schedule. However, after the initial announcement in 1999 Grand-Am opted instead to not include the European rounds in their championship as the majority of teams were not interested. World Cup teams also withdrew their support, eventually leading to the two races only counting toward the SRL category championship. The two American races replaced the former event at Pergusa.

Races were of a duration of two hours and 30 minutes, with exception of the Monza race which covered 500 km and the American events which were 500 and 250 miles in respective distance.

Rnd	Race	Circuit	Date
1	ATP Trophy	Circuit de Catalunya, Montmeló, Spain	26 March
2	Aprimatic Trophy	Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza, Italy	16 April
3	AMOC International	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot, Belgium	21 May
4	Paul Revere 250 at Daytona	Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, United States	29 June
5	Sargento Road America 500	Road America, Elkhart Lake, United States	9 July
6	SportsRacing World Cup Brno	Automotodrom Brno, Brno, Czech Republic	6 August
7	MG Celebration Meeting	Donington Park, Leicestershire, United Kingdom	27 August
8	SportsRacing World Cup Nürburging	Nürburgring, Nürburg, Germany	17 September
9	Grand Meeting International de Prototypes	Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, Magny-Cours, France	1 October
10	Vodacom Speed Festival Kyalami	Kyalami, Midrand, South Africa	26 November

Entries edit

SR edit

Entrant	Car	Engine	Tyre	No.	Drivers	Rounds
JMB Giesse Team Ferrari	Ferrari 333 SP	Ferrari F310E 4.0 L V12	P	1	Christian Pescatori	1–9
JMB Giesse Team Ferrari	Ferrari 333 SP	Ferrari F310E 4.0 L V12	P	1	David Terrien	1–9
GLV Brums	Ferrari 333 SP	Ferrari F310E 4.0 L V12	G	3	Giovanni Lavaggi	All
GLV Brums	Ferrari 333 SP	Ferrari F310E 4.0 L V12	G	3	Nicolás Filiberti	All
R&M	Riley & Scott Mk III	Judd GV4 4.0 L V10	G	5	Mauro Baldi	1–9
					Gary Formato	1–8
					Andrea Chiesa	9
Dutch National Racing Team	Ferrari 333 SP	Ferrari F310E 4.0 L V12	D G	6	Alexander van der Lof	1–8
Dutch National Racing Team	Ferrari 333 SP	Ferrari F310E 4.0 L V12	D G	6	Dick Waaijenberg	1–8
Team Den Blå Avis	Panoz LMP-1 Roadster-S	Élan 6L8 6.0 L V8	P G	8	John Nielsen	All
					Thorkild Thyrring	1–3
					Klaus Graf	6–7
					Casper Elgaard	8–10
				9	Carsten Rae	7–9
					Casper Elgaard	7
					Jesper Carlsen	8
					Jason Watt	8–9
					Peter Elgaard	9
Kremer Racing	Lola B98/10	Ford 6.0 L V8	G	10	Christian Gläsel	1–3
					Ralf Kelleners	1–2, 8, 10
					Didier de Radigues	3
					Christian Vann	3
					Norman Simon	8
					Gary Formato	10
Motorola DAMS	Cadillac Northstar LMP	Cadillac Northstar 4.0 L Turbo V8	P	11	Emmanuel Collard	1–3
				11	Éric Bernard	1–3
				12	Christophe Tinseau	1–3
				12	Marc Goossens	1–3
Thomas Bscher Promotions	BMW V12 LM	BMW S70/3 6.0 L V12	Y	14	Thomas Bscher	8
Thomas Bscher Promotions	BMW V12 LM	BMW S70/3 6.0 L V12	Y	14	Geoff Lees	8
Konrad Motorsport	Lola B98/10 Lola B2K/10	Ford 6.0 L V8	D	15	Franz Konrad	2, 8
					Tom Coronel	2
					Sascha Maassen	8
					Jürgen von Gartzen	8
Conrero	Riley & Scott Mk III	Ford 4.0 L V8	G	16	Beppe Gabbiani	3, 7–8
					Angelo Lancelotti	3
					Felice Tedeschi	6–9
					Filipe Ortiz	6, 8
					Alex Caffi	9
				26	Beppe Gabbiani	9
					Filipe Ortiz	9
					Ettore Bonaldi	9
Team Ascari	Ascari A410	Judd GV4 4.0 L V10	P	17	Klaas Zwart	6–9
Team Ascari	Ascari A410	Judd GV4 4.0 L V10	P	17	Werner Lupberger	6–9
Simpson Engineering	Matrix MXP	Nissan 3.0 L Turbo V6	A	18	Robin Smith	10
Simpson Engineering	Matrix MXP	Nissan 3.0 L Turbo V6	A	18	Dan Schryvers	10
Team Durango	GMS Durango LMP1	BMW 4.0 L V8	G	21	Andrea de Lorenzi	6–9
					Soheil Ayari	6, 8–10
					Jean-Philippe Belloc	7
					Earl Goddard	10
BMS Scuderia Italia	Ferrari 333 SP	Ferrari F310E 4.0 L V12	P	22	Angelo Zadra	All
					Lilian Bryner	All
					Enzo Calderari	All
				23	Marco Zadra	All
				23	Philipp Peter	All
Doran Lista	Ferrari 333 SP	Judd GV4 4.0 L V10	Y	27	Didier Theys	8
Doran Lista	Ferrari 333 SP	Judd GV4 4.0 L V10	Y	27	Fredy Lienhard	8
Tampolli Engineering	Ferrari 333 SP	Ferrari F310E 4.0 L V12	P	28	Gianluca Giraudi	1–2, 7–9
					Angelo Lancelotti	1–2
					John Burton	7, 9
					Rory Parasitili	8
Harrier Racing	Harrier LR10	Porsche 3.8 L Turbo Flat-6	G	32	Ben Collins	7, 9
					Richard Jones	7, 9
					Michael Vergers	7
					Dino Morelli	9

SRL edit

Entrant	Car	Engine	Tyre	No.	Drivers	Rounds
Tampolli Engineering	Tampolli SR2 RTA-99	Alfa Romeo 3.0 L V6	P	51	Fabian Peroni	2–3
					Michel Ligonnet	2–3
					Niklas Loven	4–8
					B. J. Zacharias	4–6
					Earl Goddard	7
					Dino Morelli	8
				52	Bernardo Sá Nogueira	2–5
					Nicke Blom	2–3
					Gustl Spreng	4
					John Hertzog	5
					Josef Kopecký	6
					Josef Robl	6
					Niklas Loven	6
					B. J. Zacharias	6
					Richard Lyons	7
					Dino Morelli	7
					Leonardo Maddalena	8–9
					"Linos"	8–9
GPM Racing Team	Picchio MB1	BMW 3.0 L I6	A	53	Angelo Amadori	1–3, 6–7
GPM Racing Team	Picchio MB1	BMW 3.0 L I6	A	53	Mauro Prospero	1–3, 6–7
Siliprandi	Lucchini SR2-99	Alfa Romeo 3.0 L V6	A	54	Pierguiseppe Peroni	1–3, 6, 8–9
					Leonardo Maddalena	1–3, 6
					Mauro Prospero	8–9
	Sighinolfi 1999	BMW 3.0 L I6		65	Pasquale Barberio	2
	Sighinolfi 1999	BMW 3.0 L I6		65	Massimo Perazza	2
Scuderia Giudici	Picchio MB1	Alfa Romeo 3.0 L V6	A	57	Gianni Giudici	1–3, 6–9
Scuderia Giudici	Picchio MB1	Alfa Romeo 3.0 L V6	A	57	Raffaele Raimondi	1–3, 6–9
EBRT Schroder Motorsport	Pilbeam MP84	Nissan 3.0 L V6	D	58	Martin Henderson	1–3, 6–9
					Heinrich Langfermann	1
					Pierre Merche	2–3
					Owen Mildenhall	6–9
Schroder Motorsport				67	Bernardo Sá Nogueira	7–9
					Graham Morris	7
					Henrich Langfermann	7
					"Frederico Careca"	8
					Pierre Merche	8
					John Grant	9
					Richard Lyons	9
BM Autosport	Tampolli SR2 RTA-99	Alfa Romeo 3.0 L V6	P	59	Massimo Monti	1–3, 6–9
BM Autosport	Tampolli SR2 RTA-99	Alfa Romeo 3.0 L V6	P	59	Renato Nobili	1–3, 6–9
Lucchini Engineering	Lucchini SR2000	Alfa Romeo 3.0 L V6	P	60	Filippo Francioni	1–3, 6–9
Lucchini Engineering	Lucchini SR2000	Alfa Romeo 3.0 L V6	P	60	Salvatore Ronca	1–3, 6–9
Redman Bright	Pilbeam MP84	Nissan 3.0 L V6	A	63 68	Mark Smithson	All
					Peter Owen	All
					Brian Redman	4
				69	Werner Lupberger	1–3
					Owen Mildenhall	1–3
					Marc Bunting	4–5
					Chuck Goldsborough	4–5
					Marc Lauer	5
Mark Bailey Racing	MBR 972	Rover 6R4 3.0 L V6	A	64	William Hewland	1
					Nicke Blom	1
					Richard Fores	3, 7
					Simon Harris	3
					Adrian Cottrell	7
Audisio & Benvenuto Racing	Lucchini SR2-99	Alfa Romeo 3.0 L V6	A	66	Massimo Saccomanno	1–3, 6–9
					Roberto Tonetti	1–3, 6–8
					Bruno Corradi	9
Didier Bonnet Racing	Debora LMP2000	BMW 3.0 L I6	A	70	Jean-François Yvon	7–8
					David Dussau	7
					Pascal Fabre	8–9
					Yann Goudy	9
Project 2000	Tampolli SR2 RTA-99	Alfa Romeo 3.0 L V6	A	71	"Frederico Careca"	10
Project 2000	Tampolli SR2 RTA-99	Alfa Romeo 3.0 L V6	A	71	Simon Wiseman	10
SCI	Lucchini SR2000	Alfa Romeo 3.0 L V6	A	72	Ranieri Randaccio	3, 6–10
					Stefano Sebastiani	3
					Massimo Perazza	6–10
Sovereign Racing	Rapier 6	Nissan 3.0 L V6	D	75	Ian Flux	7, 9
Sovereign Racing	Rapier 6	Nissan 3.0 L V6	D	75	Mike Millard	7, 9
SportsRacing Team Sweden	Lola B2K/40	Nissan 3.0 L V6	A	75	Stanley Dickens	10
SportsRacing Team Sweden	Lola B2K/40	Nissan 3.0 L V6	A	75	Fredrik Ekblom	10
PiR Bruneau	Debora LMP299	BMW 3.0 L I6	A	99	Pierre Bruneau	1–3, 6–9
					Marc Rostan	1–3, 7–9
					Robert Pergl	6
					Dominique Lacaud	6
					Piers Johnson	7
					Ludovico Manfredi	9

Results and standings edit

Race results edit

For the American rounds only World Cup entries were considered for championship points, meaning the winner listed is the highest-finishing World Cup entry.

Rnd	Circuit	SR Winning Team	SRL Winning Team	Reports
Rnd	Circuit	SR Winning Drivers	SRL Winning Drivers	Reports
1	Barcelona	No. 1 JMB Giesse Team Ferrari	No. 58 EBRT Schroder Motorsport	Report
1	Barcelona	Christian Pescatori David Terrien	Martin Henderson Heinrich Langfermann	Report
2	Monza	No. 5 R&M	No. 63 Redman Bright	Report
2	Monza	Mauro Baldi Gary Formato	Peter Owen Mark Smithson	Report
3	Spa	No. 22 BMS Scuderia Italia	No. 60 Lucchini Engineering	Report
3	Spa	Enzo Calderari Lilian Bryner Angelo Zadra	Salvatore Ronca Filippo Francioni	Report
4	Daytona	Did Not Participate	No. 51 Tampolli Engineering	Report
4	Daytona	Did Not Participate	B. J. Zacharias Niklas Loven	Report
5	Road America	Did Not Participate	No. 51 Tampolli Engineering	Report
5	Road America	Did Not Participate	B. J. Zacharias Niklas Loven	Report
6	Brno	No. 1 JMB Giesse Team Ferrari	No. 60 Lucchini Engineering	Report
6	Brno	Christian Pescatori David Terrien	Salvatore Ronca Filippo Francioni	Report
7	Donington	No. 1 JMB Giesse Team Ferrari	No. 63 Redman Bright	Report
7	Donington	Christian Pescatori David Terrien	Peter Owen Mark Smithson	Report
8	Nürburgring	No. 1 JMB Giesse Team Ferrari	No. 66 Audisio & Benvenuto Racing	Report
8	Nürburgring	Christian Pescatori David Terrien	Massimo Saccomanno Roberto Tonetti	Report
9	Magny-Cours	No. 1 JMB Giesse Team Ferrari	No. 59 BM Autosport	Report
9	Magny-Cours	Christian Pescatori David Terrien	Renato Nobili Massimo Monti	Report
10	Kyalami	No. 10 Kremer Racing	No. 76 SportsRacing Team Sweden	Report
10	Kyalami	Ralf Kelleners Gary Formato	Stanley Dickens Fredrik Ekblom	Report

Points were awarded to the top eight finishers in each category. Entries were required to complete 60% of the race distance in order to be classified as a finisher and earn points. Drivers were required to complete 20% of the total race distance for their car to earn points. Teams scored points for only their highest finishing entry.

Points system
Event	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th
Races	20	15	12	10	8	6	4	3	2	1

Driver championships edit

SR edit

Pos.	Driver	Team	BAR	MON	SPA	BRN	DON	NUR	MAG	KYA	Total points
1	Christian Pescatori	JMB Giesse Team Ferrari	1	2	3	1	1	1	1		127
1	David Terrien	JMB Giesse Team Ferrari	1	2	3	1	1	1	1		127
3	Marco Zadra	BMS Scuderia Italia	4	Ret	Ret	4	2	2	3	2	77
3	Philipp Peter	BMS Scuderia Italia	4	Ret	Ret	4	2	2	3	2	77
5	Gary Formato	R&M	3	1	Ret	2	Ret	Ret			67
5	Gary Formato	Kremer Racing								1	67
6	Enzo Calderari	BMS Scuderia Italia	5	5	1	6	3	7	5	Ret	66
6	Lilian Bryner	BMS Scuderia Italia	5	5	1	6	3	7	5	Ret	66
6	Angelo Zadra	BMS Scuderia Italia	5	5	1	6	3	7	5	Ret	66
9	Giovanni Lavaggi	GLV Brums	2	Ret	Ret	3	Ret	5	2	3	62
9	Nicolás Filiberti	GLV Brums	2	Ret	Ret	3	Ret	5	2	3	62
11	John Nielsen	Team Den Blå Avis	6	3	Ret	5	Ret	4	4	4	56
12	Mauro Baldi	R&M	3	1	Ret	2	Ret	Ret	7		51
13	Casper Elgaard	Team Den Blå Avis					5	4	4	4	38
14	Ralf Kelleners	Kremer Racing	10	Ret				6		1	27
15	Thorkild Thyrring	Team Den Blå Avis	6	3	Ret						18
16	Soheil Ayari	Team Durango				8		Ret	6	5	17
17	Christian Gläsel	Kremer Racing	10	Ret	2						16
18	Didier de Radrigues	Kremer Racing			2						15
18	Christian Vann	Kremer Racing			2						15
20	Andrea de Lorenzi	Team Durango				8	6	Ret	6		15
21	Christophe Tinseau	Motorola DAMS	7	4	Ret						14
21	Marc Goossens	Motorola DAMS	7	4	Ret						14
23	Gianluca Giraudi	Tampolli Engineering	9	Ret			4	9	Ret		14
24	Alexander van der Lof	Dutch National Racing Team	Ret	6	Ret	7	Ret	8			13
24	Dick Waaijenberg	Dutch National Racing Team	Ret	6	Ret	7	Ret	8			13
26	Sascha Maassen	Konrad Motorsport						3			12
26	Jürgen von Gartzen	Konrad Motorsport						3			12
28	Carsten Rae	Team Den Blå Avis					5	10	8		12
29	John Burton	Tampolli Engineering					4		Ret		10
30	Klaus Graf	Team Den Blå Avis				5	Ret				8
30	Earl Goddard	Team Durango								5	8
32	Jean-Philippe Belloc	Team Durango					6				6
32	Norman Simon	Kremer Racing						6			6
32	Robin Smith	Simpson Engineering								6	6
32	Dan Schryvers	Simpson Engineering								6	6
36	Andrea Chiesa	R&M							7		4
37	Éric Bernard	Motorola DAMS	8	Ret	Ret						3
37	Emmanuel Collard	Motorola DAMS	8	Ret	Ret						3
39	Jason Watt	Team Den Blå Avis						10	8		3
40	Angelo Lancelotti	Tampolli Engineering	9	Ret							2
40	Angelo Lancelotti	Conrero			Ret						2
40	Felice Tedeschi	Conrero				9	DNS	Ret	Ret		2
40	Filipe Ortiz	Conrero				9		Ret	Ret		2
40	Rory Parasitili	Tampolli Engineering						9			2
44	Klaas Zwart	Team Ascari				10	Ret	Ret	Ret		1
44	Werner Lupberger	Team Ascari				10	Ret	Ret	Ret		1

Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	Second place
Bronze	Third place
Green	Points finish
Blue	Non-points finish
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Retired (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Red	Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
	Withdrew (WD)
	Race cancelled (C)
Blank	Did not practice (DNP)
	Did not arrive (DNA)
	Excluded (EX)

Team championships edit

Only the highest placing car within a team earned points towards the championship.

SR edit

Pos.	Team	BAR	MON	SPA	BRN	DON	NUR	MAG	KYA	Total points
1	JMB Giesse Team Ferrari	1	2	3	1	1	1	1		127
2	BMS Scuderia Italia	4	2	1	4	2	2	3	2	105
3	Team Den Blå Avis	6	3	Ret	5	5	4	4	4	64
4	GLV Brums	2	Ret	Ret	3	Ret	5	2	3	62
5	R&M	3	1	Ret	2	Ret	Ret	7		51
6	Kremer Racing	10	Ret	2			6		1	42
7	Team Durango				8	6	Ret	6	5	23
8	Motorola DAMS	7	4	Ret						14
9	Tampolli Engineering	9	Ret			4	9	Ret		14
10	Dutch National Racing Team	Ret	6	Ret	7	Ret	8			13
11	Konrad Motorsport		Ret				3			12
12	Simpson Engineering								6	6
13	Conrero			Ret	9	DNS	Ret	Ret		2
14	Team Ascari				10	Ret	Ret	Ret		1

SRL edit

Pos	Team	Car	Engine	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Rd 5	Rd 6	Rd 7	Rd 8	Rd 9	Rd 10	Total
1	Redman Bright	Pilbeam MP84	Nissan (AER) VQL 3.0L V6	10	20	10	15	15	12	20	1	15	15	133
2	Tampolli Engineering	Tampolli SR2	Alfa Romeo 3.0L V6			6	20	20	8	15	10			79
3	Audisio & Benvenuto Racing	Lucchini SR2-99	Alfa Romeo 3.0L V6		10	15			15		20	12		72
4	Lucchini Engineering	Lucchini SR2000	Alfa Romeo 3.0L V6		15	20			20					55
5	EBRT Schroder Motorsport	Pilbeam MP84	Nissan (AER) VQL 3.0L V6	20		8			2	8	3	4		45
6	PiR Bruneau	Debora LMP299	BMW 3.0L I6	15		12					6	6		39
7	Siliprandi	Lucchini SR2-99	Alfa Romeo 3.0L V6	12					6		15	2		35
8	BM Autosport	Tampolli SR2	Alfa Romeo 3.0L V6						10			20		30
9	SCI	Lucchini SR2000	Alfa Romeo 3.0L V6						3		4	10	10	27
10=	Scuderia Giudici	Picchio MB1	Alfa Romeo 3.0L V6								12	8		20
10=	Sports Racing Team Sweden	Lola B2K/40	Nissan (AER) VQL 3.0L V6										20	20
10=	Didier Bonnet Racing	Debora LMP2000	BMW 3.0L I6							12	8			20
13	GPM Racing Team	Picchio MB1	BMW 3.0L I6		12				4					16
14	Project 2000	Pilbeam MP84	Nissan (AER) VQL 3.0L V6										12	12
15	Mark Bailey Racing	MBR 972	Rover 6R4 3.0L V6			4								4