2000 FIA GT Championship – Wikipedia

Lister won their only FIA GT Championship with the Lister Storm GTM (2003 version pictured)

The 2000 FIA GT Championship was the fourth FIA GT Championship, an auto racing series endorsed by the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) and organized by the Stéphane Ratel Organisation (SRO). The races featured grand touring cars divided into two categories, GT and N GT, with drivers and teams titles awarded for each category. The championship began on 26 March 2000 and ended 22 October 2000 after ten races, all held in Europe.

After the 1999 season featured just a single category of cars competing, the FIA GT Championship once again became a two-class series for 2000 with the introduction of the Group N-GT cars by the FIA. The new category was positioned below the former GT2 class of cars from 1997 to 1999, now renamed to just GT, and was awarded an FIA Cup instead of a full FIA Championship. Britons Julian Bailey and Jamie Campbell-Walter won the GT Drivers’ Championship with five victories, in chassis number GTM 002 driving for the GT team champions Lister Storm Racing in their first full season of FIA GT competition. Christophe Bouchut and Patrice Goueslard were the inaugural N-GT Cup winners, driving for Teams title winners Larbre Compétition Chereau.

Schedule[edit]

The FIA GT Championship became a European-only series for 2000, dropping all fly-away races in North America and Asia. The two German rounds at Hockenheimring and Oschersleben were replaced by a single race at EuroSpeedway Lausitz, while the A1-Ring returned to the series after a one-year absence. Valencia, Estoril, Brno, and Magny-Cours were all new events for the series. Donington Park was the only other European event not kept for 2000.

All events were held over a distance of 500 km (310 mi).

Rnd	Race	Circuit	Date
1	Valencia 500 km	Circuit de Valencia, Cheste, Spain	26 March
2	Estoril 500 km	Autódromo do Estoril, Estoril, Portugal	2 April
3	Monza 500 km	Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza, Italy	16 April
4	P&O Stena Line Silverstone 500×2	Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, United Kingdom	14 May
5	MOL FIA GT Hungaroring	Hungaroring, Mogyoród, Hungary	2 July
6	Zolder 500 km	Zolder Circuit, Zolder, Belgium	23 July
7	500 km A1-Ring	A1-Ring, Spielberg, Austria	6 August
8	Lausitz 200	EuroSpeedway Lausitz, Klettwitz, Germany	2 September
9	Česká pojišťovna Racing Weekend	Autodrom Brno Masaryk, Brno, Czech Republic	17 September
10	Trophee Ecospace d’Automne	Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, Magny-Cours, France	22 October

Entries[edit]

GT[edit]

Entrant	Car	Engine	Tyre		Drivers	Rounds
Chamberlain Motorsport	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	Chrysler 356-T6 8.0 L V10	M	1	Stephen Watson	1–5
					Ni Amorim	1–2
					Xavier Pompidou	3
					Didier Defourny	4
					Tamás Illés	5
					Horst Felbermayr	7
					Horst Felbermayr Jr.	7
				2	Walter Brun	1–4, 8
					Toni Seiler	1–4, 8
Freisinger Motorsport	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.8 L Turbo Flat-6	D	3	Wolfgang Kaufmann	All
					Bob Wollek	1, 3, 5
					Stéphane Ortelli	2, 4
					Bert Longin	6
					Gottfried Grasser	7
					Hubert Haupt	8–9
					Michael Trunk	10
				4	Ernst Palmberger	All
					Yukihiro Hane	1–8, 10
					Cyril Chateau	9
Konrad Motorsport	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.8 L Turbo Flat-6	D	5	Franz Konrad	1–8
					Jürgen von Gartzen	1–8
				6	Manfred Jurasz	5
					Kurt Thiel	5
Proton Competition	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6	Y	7	Gerold Ried	All
					Christian Ried	All
					Mauro Casadei	2, 4
					Renato Maestropietro	3
Haberthur Racing	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.8 L Turbo Flat-6	D	8	Mauro Casadei	1, 3, 6, 8–10
					Michel Ligonnet	1
					Alberto Costello	1
					Patrick Vuillaume	2–4, 6, 10
					Walter Meloni	2
					Nuno Mousinho Esteves	2
					Riccardo Schmid	3
					Manfred Jurasz	4, 9
					Erik Bruynoghe	6
					Andrea Garbagnati	8
					Roberto Orlandi	9
				9	Jacques Corbet	1
					Patrick Vuillaume	1
					Paco Orti	1
					Luca Cattaneo	3
					Renato Premoli	3
					Antonio De Castro	3
Paul Belmondo Competition	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	Chrysler 356-T6 8.0 L V10	D	10	Jean-Claude Lagniez	1–4
					Guy Martinolle	1–4
					Claude-Yves Gosselin	10
					Anthony Kumpen	10
Paul Belmondo Racing				11	Claude-Yves Gosselin	1–5, 7–9
					Boris Derichebourg	1–3
					Paul Belmondo	4–10
					Marc Duez	6, 10
				12	Vincent Vosse	1–6, 8–10
					Paul Belmondo	1–3
					Boris Derichebourg	4–10
					Emmanuel Clérico	7
Lister Storm Racing	Lister Storm GTM	Jaguar 7.0 L V12	M	14	Jamie Campbell-Walter	All
					Julian Bailey	All
				15	Nicolaus Springer	All
					Peter Hardman	1–3
					Carlos Palau	1
					Philippe Favre	2–5, 7–10
					Tiff Needell	6
First Racing	Ferrari 550 Millennio	Ferrari F133 6.0 L V12	D	16	Fabien Giroix	1, 3, 6, 9–10
					Jean-Denis Délétraz	1, 3, 6, 9–10
Marcos Cars International	Marcos Mantara LM600	Chevrolet 5.9 L V8	D	19	Cor Euser	1–4, 6
					Christian Vann	1–2
					Harald Becker	3–4, 6
					Herman Buurman	3
Racing Box	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	Chrysler 356-T6 8.0 L V10	D	21	Luca Cappellari	All
					Gabriele Matteuzzi	1–7, 9–10
					Raffaele Sangiuolo	1, 3–10
					Angelo Zadra	2
					Giorgio Tibaldo	8
Wieth Racing	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.8 L Turbo Flat-6	D	22	Niko Wieth	1–3, 5–10
					Franz Wieth	1–3, 5–10
KRT Lamborghini Racing	Lamborghini Diablo GTR	Lamborghini 6.0 L V12	M	23	Günther Kronsender	4–5, 7, 9
					Josef Jobst	4–5, 7, 9
Reiter Engineering	Lamborghini Diablo GTR	Lamborghini 6.0 L V12	M	24	Michael Trunk	7–9
					Bernhard Müller	7–9
Carsport Holland	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	Chrysler 356-T6 8.0 L V10	M	25	Mike Hezemans	All
					David Hart	1–6, 8–9
					Tom Coronel	7, 10
				39	David Hart	10
					Peter Kox	10
Autorlando	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.8 L Turbo Flat-6	P	27	Marco Spinelli	All
					Fabio Villa	1–6, 8–10
					Gabriele Sabatini	1, 3–10
					Manfred Jurasz	7
RWS	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6		28	Horst Felbermayr	1–3, 5
					Horst Felbermayr Jr.	1–3, 5
Team ART	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	Chrysler 356-T6 8.0 L V10	M	29	Jean-Pierre Jarier	3–4, 7
					François Lafon	3–4, 7
Seikel Motorsport	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6	D	32	Francis Werner	1–2
					Jacques Piattier	1–2
Cirtek Motorsport	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6		33	Jonathan Baker	6
					Charlie Cox	6
Estoril Racing	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6	D	36	Manuel Monteiro	2, 10
					Michel Monteiro	2, 10
Bovi Motorsport	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6		37	Kálmán Bódis	5
					Attila Barta	5
					András Bakos	5
Rupert Atzberger	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6		38	Rupert Atzberger	10
					Siegfried Kaser	10
BVB Motorsport	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.8 L Turbo Flat-6	D	44	Geoff Lister	4
					Max Beeverbroock	4
Felbermayr	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	Chrysler 356-T6 8.0 L V10	M	45	Horst Felbermayr	4
					Horst Felbermayr Jr.	4

N-GT[edit]

Entrant	Car	Engine	Tyre		Drivers	Rounds
Pennzoil Quaker State G-Force	Porsche 911 GT3-R	Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6	D	50	Magnus Wallinder	All
					Robert Nearn	1–4
					Nigel Smith	5–10
				51	Michel Neugarten	1–6
					Nigel Smith	1–4
					Robert Nearn	5–10
					Stéphane Ortelli	7
					Hans Willems	8
					Geoff Lister	9–10
Larbre Compétition Chereau	Porsche 911 GT3-R	Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6	M	52	Christophe Bouchut	All
					Patrice Goueslard	All
				53	Ferdinand de Lesseps	1–4, 6–10
					Jean-Luc Chéreau	1, 3–6, 10
					André Ahrlé	2–3, 5–10
					Sébastien Bourdais	5
Noël del Bello Racing	Porsche 911 GT3-R	Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6	D	54	Jean-Luc Maury-Laribiére	1, 3
					Marc Sourd	1
					Bernard Chauvin	1
					Patrick Caternet	3
					Jacques Corbet	3
ART Engineering	Porsche 911 GT3-R	Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6	P	55	Constantino Bertuzzi	3–9
					Pierangelo Masselli	3–9
					Franco Bertoli	10
					Paolo Rapetti	10
				57	Fabio Mancini	7–8, 10
					Gianni Collini	7–8, 10
					Franco Bertoli	9
					Paolo Rapetti	9
EMKA GTC	Porsche 911 GT3-R	Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6	P	56	Steve O’Rourke	1–8, 10
					Tim Sugden	1–8, 10
					Stephen Day	2
Freisinger Motorsport	Porsche 911 GT3-R	Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6	D	58	Nikolai Fomenko	8, 10
					Aleksey Vasilyev	8, 10
Haberthur Racing	Porsche 911 GT3-R	Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6	P	60	Fabio Babini	3
					Fabio Rosa	3
					Michel Ligonnet	8–10
					Michel Neugarten	8–9
					Jean-Charles Cartier	10
Supertech erg	Ferrari 360 Modena	Ferrari 3.6 L V8	P	61	Erich Prinoth	3
					Ivan Capelli	3
LRO	Porsche 911 GT3-R	Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6	M	63	Franco Bugané	3
					François Migault	3
					“Raël”	3
					Michel Ligonnet	4
					Christophe d’Ansembourg	4
					Stanislas De Sadeleer	4
Perspective Racing	Porsche 911 GT3-R	Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6	P	64	Thierry Perrier	1, 10
					Jean-Paul Richard	1, 10
					Gérard Larrousse	1
					Michel Neugarten	10
MAC Racing	Porsche 911 GT3-R	Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6	D	66	Paolo Rapetti	1–3, 5–6
					Massimo Frigerio	1–3, 5, 7
					Massimo Cattori	6
					Michel Neugarten	7
					Renato Biciato	7
				67	Paco Orti	2
					Luis Villamil	2
					Roberto Orlandi	3, 8
					Renato Biciato	3
					Fabio Mancini	4–6
					Gianni Collini	4–6
					Paolo Rapetti	8
Seikel Motorsport	Porsche 911 GT3-R	Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6	D	68	Tony Burgess	4
					Max Cohen-Olivar	4
JMB Competition	Ferrari 360 Modena N-GT	Ferrari 3.6 L V8	P	70	Marco Lambertini	3–4, 6, 10
					Batti Pregliasco	3–4, 6, 10
					Christian Pescatori	6, 10
				71	Philippe Alliot	4, 6, 10
					Peter Kutemann	4, 6, 10
Loris Kessel Racing	Ferrari 360 Modena N-GT	Ferrari 3.6 L V8	P	75	Loris Kessel	3
					Andrea Garbagnati	3
					Paolo Ligresti	3
RWS / Red Bull Racing	Porsche 911 GT3-R	Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6	M	77	Luca Riccitelli	All
					Hans-Jörg Hofer	1–3
					Hans Willems	1, 3–6
					Dieter Quester	7–10
				79	Hans-Jörg Hofer	5–10
					Philipp Peter	5
					Dieter Quester	5
					Giorgio Tibaldo	6
					Hans Willems	7
					Günther Blieninger	7
					Patrick Huisman	8
					Bob Wollek	9–10
Cirtek Motorsport	Porsche 911 GT3-R	Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6		78	Paul Phillips	4
					Adam Topping	4
					Robert Schirle	4
					Adam Simmons	6
					Ian Gibbons	6
					Jürgen Lorenz	6

Results and standings[edit]

Race results[edit]

Points were awarded to the top six finishers in each category. Cars were required to complete at least 70% of the laps covered by the winning car in order to be classified as a finisher. Drivers were required to complete 20% of the distance covered by their car to earn points. Teams titles were awarded based on all the results obtained by a maximum of two cars per team.

Due to the Estoril round being abandoned before 75% of the race distance was completed, half points were awarded to the top six teams and drivers.

Driver championships[edit]

GT Championship[edit]

N-GT Cup[edit]

Team championships[edit]

GT Championship[edit]

N-GT Cup[edit]

References[edit]

External links[edit]