FIA SPORTSCAR CHAMPIONSHIP
Kyalami
Vodacom Speed Festival
26/11/2000
 
Entry
The Last One
 
The last race of the year, and the last under the current SRWC name, before it changes to the FIA Sportscar Championship.
With the SR and Lights titles decided, it's a small entry for the finalé. 15 cars were originally listed, and the grid will be made up with the VSP sports cars and half a dozen Wesbank V8 Mustangs and Camaros. The name Sarel van der Merwe shines like a beacon from among the additional entries - he could have been a Le Mans winner in 1984 or 1988, but the former rally champion from South Africa is still turning in the quick laps on the tracks.

Three Ferraris, two Lolas, a Panoz, the Matrix and the GMS make up the SR grid at this time, although Franz Konrad has yet to announce his partner (he hasn't arrived). New names in this class are Tim Mullen and Dan Schryvers in the Matrix, with Earl Goddard moving up a class into the GMS. Mullen was a Luciano Burti-beater in 1996 (Vauxhall Juniors) and he's looking to make a career in prototype racing.

The Lights class currently totals seven, with Mark Smithson and Peter Owen keen to seal their excellent season with another win, before they move up with a Reynard. Roy Baker enters a Tampolli for the first time; Frederico Careca is a name for pseudonym hunters to look up. Stanley Dickens (a former Le Mans winner) enters his new Lola for the first time anywhere, sharing with the talented Fredrik Ekblom.

Seven became four when the track opened.

It's the end of one era, and (almost) the beginning of another. 2001 is expected to be refreshingly different. Time for a Lola win? Two? We haven't seen one yet this year, and Kelleners and Formato look like a very strong partnership. Formato is the only SR driver in the field to have won a race this year. Francioni and Ronca won at Spa, of course - but now it is confirmed that they haven't made it to South Africa.


1 77 LMP675 Gunnar Racing Wayne Jackson / Gunnar Jeannette / Bill Adam Lola B2K / 40 Porsche 0 laps 0.00.000
2 30 GT (Withdrawn) Petersen Motorsports / Westward Ho Hotel & Casino / MPIE / Mobil 1 / PAWS / Elf / Hella / Michelin / Justice Bros. Michael Petersen / Bob Wollek / Johnny Mowlem Porsche 911 GT3RS 0 laps 0.00.000
3 35 GT Orbit / Pegasus Richard Millman / Tommy Byrne / Tony Kester Porsche 911 GT3RS 0 laps 0.00.000
4 50 LMP900 Panoz Motor Sports / Sebring 50th Anniversary / Michelin Jan Magnussen / David Brabham Panoz LMP07 99 laps 1:53.905
5 51 LMP900 Panoz Motor Sports / Michelin / Panoz Racing Schools Klaus Graf / Gualter Salles Panoz LMP07 28 laps 1:56.858
6 11 LMP675 Roock-KnightHawk Racing Mel Hawkins / Steven Knight / Claudia Huertgen Lola B2K / 40 Nissan 105 laps 2:01.365
7 17 GT Trinkler Racing, LLC Owen Trinkler / BJ Zacharias / Andy Lally Chevrolet Corvette C5-R 106 laps 2:10.068
8 44 GTS American Viperacing / ESP Tom Weickardt / Andy Pardo / Joe Ellis Dodge Viper GTS-R 106 laps 2:10.116
9 15 GT Dick Barbour Racing Randy Wars / Mark Neuhaus / Grady Willingham Porsche 911 GT3R 121 laps 2:15.757
10 107 GT RWS Motorsport / Red Bull / Castrol / KTM / Remus Norman Simon / Dieter Quester / Phillip Peter Porsche 911 GT3R 127 laps 2:11.336
11 109 GT Cirtek Motorsport Keith Alexander / Chris Gleason / Gavin Pickering Porsche 911 GT3R 146 laps 2:15.003
12 58 GT Freisinger Motorsport / Yokohama / ATS Wolfgang Kaufmann / Stephane Ortelli Porsche 911 GT3RS 146 laps 2:10.302
13 57 GT Freisinger Motorsport / Yokohama / ATS Klaus Horn / Nigel Smith Porsche 911 GT3RS 146 laps 2:13.864
14 43 GT BMW Motorsport Fredrik Ekblom / Dirk Muller BMW M3 147 laps 2:10.196
15 66 GT The Racers Group Kevin Buckler / Tom McGlynn / Dr Stephen Earle Porsche 911 GT3RS 148 laps 2:11.196
16 45 GTS American Viperacing / ESP Erik Messley / Jeff Altenburg / Stu Hayner Dodge Viper GTS-R 150 laps 2:07.426
17 36 GT Jurgen Alzen Motorsport / H&R / AMS / A-Tech / Yokohama / RS Tuning Uli Richter / Jurgen Alzen Porsche 911 GT3R 150 laps 2:14.273
18 69 GT Kyser Racing Kye Wankum / Jeff Pabst / Joe Foster Porsche 911 GT3R 152 laps 2:12.738
19 53 GT Rosa SA / Yokohama / Pagid Gabrio Rosa / Fabio Babini / Alex Caffi Porsche 911 GT3RS 154 laps 2:11.020
20 100 GT Larbre Competition / Thermo King / Chereau Christophe Bouchut / Jean-Luc Chereau / Patrice Goueslard Porsche 911 GT3RS 158 laps 2:09.593
21 72 LMP900 Pescarolo Sport / Peugeot Sebastien Bourdais / Jean-Christophe Boullion / Laurent Redon Courage C60 Peugeot 159 laps 1:55.438
22 3 GTS Corvette Racing / GM Goodwrench Services / GMAC Ron Fellows / Chris Kneifel / Johnny O'Connell Chevrolet Corvette C5-R 159 laps 2:01.207
23 6 GT Prototype Technology Group / Yokohama / BMW Hans Stuck / Boris Said / Peter Cunningham BMW M3 159 laps 2:10.353
24 37 LMP900 Intersport Racing / Banana Joe's Jon Field / Duncan Dayton / Rick Sutherland Lola B2K / 10 Judd 160 laps 1:54.407
25 22 GT Alex Job Racing / McKenna Porsche / Mobil 1 / Michelin Randy Pobst / Christian Menzel / Timo Bernhard Porsche 911 GT3RS 162 laps 2:07.778
26 23 GT Alex Job Racing / McKenna Porsche / Mobil 1 / Michelin Lucas Luhr / Sascha Maassen / Emmanuel Collard Porsche 911 GT3RS 163 laps 2:07.783
27 42 GT BMW Motorsport JJ Lehto / Jorg Muller BMW M3 163 laps 2:06.682
28 26 GTS Konrad Team Saleen Franz Konrad / Terry Borcheller / Oliver Gavin Saleen S7-R Ford 165 laps 2:01.807
29 4 GTS Corvette Racing / GM Goodwrench Services / GMAC Andy Pilgrim / Kelly Collins / Franck Freon Chevrolet Corvette C5-R 165 laps 2:02.525
30 16 LMP900 Dyson Racing / Thetford / Norcold / Goodyear James Weaver / Butch Leitzinger / Elliott Forbes-Robinson R&S Mklll C Ford 177 laps 1:53.607
31 38 LMP900 Champion Racing Ralf Kelleners / Andy Wallace / Dorsey Schroeder Audi R8 182 laps 1:51.692
32 18 LMP900 Johansson Motorsport Stefan Johansson / Guy Smith Audi R8 184 laps 1:50.666
33 2 LMP900 AudiSport North America / Infineon Frank Biela / Emanuele Pirro / Tom Kristensen Audi R8 184 laps 1:50.288
34 1 LMP900 AudiSport North America / Infineon Rinaldo Capello / Michele Alboreto / Laurent Aiello Audi R8 185 laps 1:50.493
35 12 GT Aspen Knolls / MCR Shane Lewis / Vic Rice / Bob Mazzuoccola Callaway C12R 50 laps 2:10.086
36 10 GT Prototype Technology Group / Yokohama / BMW Nic Jonsson / Bill Auberlen / Joey Hand BMW M3 57 laps 2:10.124
37 98 GT Kelly-Moss Motorsports Rick Polk / Cort Wagner / Vincenzo Sospiri Porsche 911 GT3RS 68 laps 2:10.160
38 99 GT Kelly-Moss Motorsports David Murry / Anthony Lazzaro / Darren Law Porsche 911 GT3RS 47 laps 2:10.250
39 34 GT Orbit Leo Hindery / Peter Baron / Gian Luigi Buitoni Porsche 911 GT3RS 84 laps 2:13.878
40 52 GT Seikel Motor Sport / TDM Technical Services / Team Avia New Media / Yokohama / Pagid Tony Burgess / Philip Collin / Andrew Bagnall Porsche 911 GT3RS 60 laps 2:15.170
41 47 GT Broadfoot Racing John Warner / Paco Orti / Alan Ziegelman Porsche 911 GT3R 64 laps 2:17.811

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