| 2001 FIA GT Championship season | |
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The 2001 FIA GT Championship season was the 5th season of FIA GT Championship racing. It featured a series open to Grand Touring cars broken into two classes, GT and N GT, based on power and manufacturer involvement. The season began on March 31, 2001 and ended on October 21, 2001 after 11 races. The following titles awarded:
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| Rnd | Race | Circuit | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eurosport Super Racing Weekend Monza | Autodromo Nazionale Monza | March 31 |
| 2 | Eurosport Super Racing Weekend Brno | Autodrom Brno Masaryk | April 16 |
| 3 | Eurosport Super Racing Weekend Magny-Cours | Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours | May 1 |
| 4 | Eurosport Super Racing Weekend Silverstone | Silverstone Circuit | May 13 |
| 5 | Eurosport Super Racing Weekend Zolder | Circuit Zolder | May 20 |
| 6 | Eurosport Super Racing Weekend Budapest | Hungaroring | July 1 |
| 7 | Proximus Spa 24 Hours | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | August 4 August 5 |
| 8 | Eurosport Super Racing Weekend Zeltweg | A1-Ring | August 26 |
| 9 | Eurosport Super Racing Weekend Nürburgring | Nürburgring | September 9 |
| 10 | Eurosport Super Racing Weekend Jarama | Circuito Permanente Del Jarama | September 30 |
| 11 | Eurosport Super Racing Weekend Estoril | Autódromo do Estoril | October 21 |
Points towards the 2001 FIA GT Championship for Drivers were awarded to the top six GT class finishers at each round in the order of 10-6-4-3-2-1 except at the Spa 24 Hours race, where double points were awarded.
The title was awarded jointly to Christoiphe Bouchut and Jean-Philippe Belloc who shared the wheel of the No 7 Chrysler Viper GTS-R entered by the Larbre Competition - Chereau team.
Points towards the 2001 N GT Cup for Drivers were awarded to the top six N GT class finishers in the order of 10-6-4-3-2-1 at each round except at the Spa 24 Hours race, where double points were awarded.
The title was awarded jointly to Christian Pescatori and David Terrien who drove the No 62 Ferrari 360 Modena entered by JMB Competition.
Points towards the 2001 FIA GT Championship for Teams were awarded to the top six GT class finishers in the order of 10-6-4-3-2-1 except at the Spa 24 Hours race, where double points were awarded. All results obtained by a maximum of two cars per team at each round were counted.
| Pos | Team | Car | Engine | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 | Rd 7 | Rd 8 | Rd 9 | Rd 10 | Rd 11 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Larbre Compétition | Chrysler Viper GTS-R | Chrysler 8.0L V10 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 32 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 89 | |
| 2 | Team Carsport Holland | Chrysler Viper GTS-R | Chrysler 8.0L V10 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 60 | |||
| 3 | Lister Storm Racing | Lister Storm | Jaguar 7.0L V12 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 50 | |||
| 4 | Paul Belmondo Racing | Chrysler Viper GTS-R | Chrysler 8.0L V10 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 46 | ||
| 5 | Prodrive All-Stars | Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello | Ferrari 5.9L V12 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 24 | ||||||||
| 6 | Team Rafanelli | Ferrari 550 Maranello | Ferrari 6.0L V12 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 | ||||||
| 7 | Paul Belmondo Comp. | Chrysler Viper GTS-R | Chrysler 8.0L V10 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | ||||||
| 8 | Silver Racing | Chrysler Viper GTS-R | Chrysler 8.0L V10 | 8 | 8 | ||||||||||
| 9= | Team ART | Chrysler Viper GTS-R | Chrysler 8.0L V10 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 9= | GLPK Racing | Chrysler Viper GTS-R | Chrysler 8.0L V10 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 9= | Reiter Engineering | Lamborghini Diablo GT | Lamborghini 6.0L V12 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 12= | Autorlando Sport | Porsche 911 GT2 | Porsche 3.8L Turbo Flat-6 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 12= | Racing Box | Chrysler Viper GTS-R | Chrysler 8.0L V10 | 1 | 1 |
Points towards the 2001 N GT Cup for Teams were awarded to the top six N GT class finishers in the order of 10-6-4-3-2-1 except at the Spa 24 Hours race, where double points were awarded. All results obtained by a maximum of two cars per team at each round were counted.
| Pos | Team | Car | Engine | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 | Rd 7 | Rd 8 | Rd 9 | Rd 10 | Rd 11 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1=† | JMB Competition | Ferrari 360 Modena N-GT | Ferrari 3.6L V8 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 62 | ||||
| 1= | RWS Motorsport | Porsche 911 GT3-RS | Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 62 | |
| 3 | Freisinger Motorsport | Porsche 911 GT3-RS | Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 38 | ||||
| 4 | ART Engineering | Porsche 911 GT3-RS | Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 37 | ||||
| 5 | Perspective Racing | Porsche 911 GT3-RS | Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 36 | |||
| 6 | Larbre Compétition | Porsche 911 GT3-RS | Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 32 | |||
| 7 | Autorlando Sport | Porsche 911 GT3-RS | Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 22 | |||||||
| 8= | EMKA Racing | Porsche 911 GT3-R | Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||
| 8= | Freisinger Racing | Porsche 911 GT3-RS | Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 10 | Coca-Cola Racing Team | Porsche 911 GT3-RS | Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 11 | Kolber JVG Racing | Porsche 911 GT3-RS | Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||
| 12 | DD Racing | Porsche 911 GT3-RS | Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 13= | Haberthur Racing | Porsche 911 GT3-R | Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 13= | Escuderia Bengala | Porsche 911 GT3-R | Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | 1 | 1 |
† - JMB Competition were awarded the N GT Cup for Teams due to having won five races during the season compared to RWS Motorsport's two race wins.
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