2000 FIA GT Estoril 500km

Layout of the Autódromo do Estoril

The 2000 FIA GT Estoril 500 km was the second round the 2000 FIA GT Championship season. It took place at the Autódromo do Estoril, Portugal, on April 2, 2000.

Race

Following an initial start, the race came under a caution period on Lap 13 due to heavy rain. By Lap 23, the decision was made to stop the event due to worsening conditions. The rain did not relent and the race was not restarted.

Due to completing less than half of the planned 120 lap race distance, half-points were awarded in the championships. Also, since most teams did not have time to perform their required driver changes before the race was stopped, all assigned drivers were assigned points even if they never made it into the car.

Official results

Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 70% of winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC).

Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Chassis	Tyre	Laps
					Engine
1	GT	14	Lister Storm Racing	Jamie Campbell-Walter Julian Bailey	Lister Storm	M	23
					Jaguar 7.0L V12
2	GT	12	Paul Belmondo Racing	Paul Belmondo Vincent Vosse	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	D	23
					Chrysler 8.0L V10
3	GT	11	Paul Belmondo Racing	Boris Derichebourg Claude-Yves Gosselin	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	D	23
					Chrysler 8.0L V10
4	GT	25	Carsport Holland	Mike Hezemans David Hart	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	M	23
					Chrysler 8.0L V10
5	GT	1	Chamberlain Motorsport	Ni Amorim Stephen Watson	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	M	23
					Chrysler 8.0L V10
6	GT	19	Marcos Racing International	Cor Euser Christian Vann	Marcos Mantara LM600	D	23
					Chevrolet 5.9L V8
7	GT	3	Freisinger Motorsport	Stéphane Ortelli Wolfgang Kaufmann	Porsche 911 GT2	D	23
					Porsche 3.8L Turbo Flat-6
8	N-GT	52	Larbre Compétition Chéreau	Christophe Bouchut Patrice Goueslard	Porsche 911 GT3-R	M	23
					Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
9	GT	15	Lister Storm Racing	Peter Hardman Nicolaus Springer Philippe Favre	Lister Storm	M	23
					Jaguar 7.0L V12
10	N-GT	77	RWS Red Bull Racing	Luca Riccitelli Hans-Jörg Hofer	Porsche 911 GT3-R	M	23
					Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
11	N-GT	51	Pennzoil Quaker State G-Force	Nigel Smith Michel Neugarten	Porsche 911 GT3-R	D	23
					Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
12	N-GT	56	EMKA GTC	Steve O'Rourke Tim Sugden Stephen Day	Porsche 911 GT3-R	P	23
					Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
13	GT	10	Paul Belmondo Competition	Jean-Claude Lagniez Guy Martinolle	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	D	23
					Chrysler 8.0L V10
14	N-GT	50	Pennzoil Quaker State G-Force	Robert Nearn Magnus Wallinder	Porsche 911 GT3-R	D	23
					Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
15	GT	2	Chamberlain Motorsport	Walter Brun Toni Seiler	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	M	23
					Chrysler 8.0L V10
16	N-GT	67	MAC Racing	Paco Orti Luis Villamil	Porsche 911 GT3-R	D	23
					Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
17	GT	21	Racing Box	Luca Cappellari Angelo Zadra Gabriele Matteuzzi	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	D	23
					Chrysler 8.0L V10
18	GT	4	Freisinger Motorsport	Ernst Palmberger Yukihiro Hane	Porsche 911 GT2	D	23
					Porsche 3.8L Turbo Flat-6
19	N-GT	53	Larbre Compétition Chéreau	Ferdinand de Lesseps André Ahrlé	Porsche 911 GT3-R	M	22
					Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
20	GT	28	RWS	Horst Felbermayr, Sr. Horst Felbermayr, Jr.	Porsche 911 GT2	?	22
					Porsche 3.8L Turbo Flat-6
21	GT	36	Estoril Racing	Manuel Monteiro Michel Monteiro	Porsche 911 GT2	D	22
					Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
22	N-GT	66	MAC Racing	Massimo Frigerio Paolo Rapetti	Porsche 911 GT3-R	D	22
					Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
23	GT	32	Seikel Motorsport	Francis Werner Jacques Piattier	Porsche 911 GT2	D	22
					Porsche 3.8L Turbo Flat-6
24	GT	27	Autorlando	Marco Spinelli Fabio Villa	Porsche 911 GT2	P	22
					Porsche 3.8L Turbo Flat-6
25	GT	8	Haberthur Racing	Patrick Vuillaume Walter Meloni Nuno Mousinho Esteves	Porsche 911 GT2	D	22
					Porsche 3.8L Turbo Flat-6
26	GT	7	Proton Competition	Gerold Ried Christian Ried Mauro Casadei	Porsche 911 GT2	Y	20
					Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
27	GT	5	Konrad Motorsport	Franz Konrad Jürgen von Gartzen	Porsche 911 GT2	D	11
					Porsche 3.8L Turbo Flat-6
28	GT	22	Wieth Racing	Niko Wieth Franz Wieth	Porsche 911 GT2	D	1
					Porsche 3.8L Turbo Flat-6

Statistics

• Pole position – #14 Lister Storm Racing – 1:38.427
• Fastest lap – #12 Paul Belmondo Racing – 1:51.370
• Average speed – 105.880 km/h

References

• "Results: 2000 Round 2 – Estoril". FIA GT Championship. 2 April 2000. Retrieved 2007-12-07.
• "500 km Estoril". World Sports Racing Prototypes. 2 October 2005. Archived from the original on 2008-09-14. Retrieved 2007-12-07.