2002 Grand Prix of Washington D.C.

The 2002 Cadillac Grand Prix of Washington, D.C. was the fifth round of the 2002 American Le Mans Series season. It took place in a 1.66 mi (2.67 km) temporary street circuit set around the streets and parking lot adjacent to Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium in Washington, D.C., on July 21, 2002.

The venue was not renewed for another season due to complaints from neighbors about noise and the race was the only event of its kind held in Washington.^[1] The event was supposed to be a recurring event, as the planners entered into a 10-year contract with the city.^[2] Before the 2002 Grand Prix, Washington had not been home to an auto racing event for 80 years.^[3] However, nine years later in 2011, nearby Baltimore hosted an American Le Mans Series grand prix event, the Baltimore Grand Prix, which took place in the Inner Harbor area of the city along the waterfront. Baltimore would be renewed as a site of future events.^[4]

Official results

Class winners in bold.

Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Chassis	Tyre	Laps
Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Engine	Tyre	Laps
1	LMP900	50	Panoz Motor Sports	David Brabham Jan Magnussen	Panoz LMP01 Evo	M	140
1	LMP900	50	Panoz Motor Sports	David Brabham Jan Magnussen	Élan 6L8 6.0L V8	M	140
2	LMP900	2	Audi Sport North America	Tom Kristensen Rinaldo Capello	Audi R8	M	140
2	LMP900	2	Audi Sport North America	Tom Kristensen Rinaldo Capello	Audi 3.6L Turbo V8	M	140
3	LMP900	1	Audi Sport North America	Emanuele Pirro Frank Biela	Audi R8	M	140
3	LMP900	1	Audi Sport North America	Emanuele Pirro Frank Biela	Audi 3.6L Turbo V8	M	140
4	LMP900	8	Team Cadillac	Max Angelelli Christophe Tinseau	Cadillac Northstar LMP02	M	139
4	LMP900	8	Team Cadillac	Max Angelelli Christophe Tinseau	Cadillac Northstar 4.0L Turbo V8	M	139
5	LMP900	38	Champion Racing	Johnny Herbert Stefan Johansson	Audi R8	M	138
5	LMP900	38	Champion Racing	Johnny Herbert Stefan Johansson	Audi 3.6L Turbo V8	M	138
6	LMP900	51	Panoz Motor Sports	Bryan Herta Bill Auberlen	Panoz LMP01 Evo	M	138
6	LMP900	51	Panoz Motor Sports	Bryan Herta Bill Auberlen	Élan 6L8 6.0L V8	M	138
7	LMP900	16	Dyson Racing Team	Chris Dyson James Weaver	Riley & Scott Mk III	G	133
7	LMP900	16	Dyson Racing Team	Chris Dyson James Weaver	Lincoln (Élan) 6.0L V8	G	133
8	GTS	3	Corvette Racing	Ron Fellows Johnny O'Connell	Chevrolet Corvette C5-R	G	131
8	GTS	3	Corvette Racing	Ron Fellows Johnny O'Connell	Chevrolet 7.0L V8	G	131
9	GTS	4	Corvette Racing	Andy Pilgrim Kelly Collins	Chevrolet Corvette C5-R	G	130
9	GTS	4	Corvette Racing	Andy Pilgrim Kelly Collins	Chevrolet 7.0L V8	G	130
10	GTS	0	Team Olive Garden	Mimmo Schiattarella Emanuele Naspetti	Ferrari 550 Maranello	M	129
10	GTS	0	Team Olive Garden	Mimmo Schiattarella Emanuele Naspetti	Ferrari 6.0L V12	M	129
11	GTS	26	Konrad Motorsport	Franz Konrad Terry Borcheller	Saleen S7-R	P	128
11	GTS	26	Konrad Motorsport	Franz Konrad Terry Borcheller	Ford 7.0L V8	P	128
12	LMP675	37	Intersport	Jon Field Clint Field	MG-Lola EX257	G	127
12	LMP675	37	Intersport	Jon Field Clint Field	MG (AER) XP20 2.0L Turbo I4	G	127
13	GT	23	Alex Job Racing	Sascha Maassen Lucas Luhr	Porsche 911 GT3-RS	M	125
13	GT	23	Alex Job Racing	Sascha Maassen Lucas Luhr	Porsche 3.6L Flat-6	M	125
14	GT	66	The Racer's Group	Kevin Buckler Brian Cunningham	Porsche 911 GT3-RS	M	125
14	GT	66	The Racer's Group	Kevin Buckler Brian Cunningham	Porsche 3.6L Flat-6	M	125
15	GT	22	Alex Job Racing	Timo Bernhard Jörg Bergmeister	Porsche 911 GT3-RS	M	125
15	GT	22	Alex Job Racing	Timo Bernhard Jörg Bergmeister	Porsche 3.6L Flat-6	M	125
16	GT	67	The Racer's Group	Darren Law Michael Shrom	Porsche 911 GT3-RS	M	124
16	GT	67	The Racer's Group	Darren Law Michael Shrom	Porsche 3.6L Flat-6	M	124
17	GT	99	Schumacher Racing	Larry Schumacher David Murry	Porsche 911 GT3-RS	Y	120
17	GT	99	Schumacher Racing	Larry Schumacher David Murry	Porsche 3.6L Flat-6	Y	120
18	LMP675	56	Team Bucknum Racing	Jeff Bucknum Chris McMurry Bryan Willman	Pilbeam MP84	A	119
18	LMP675	56	Team Bucknum Racing	Jeff Bucknum Chris McMurry Bryan Willman	Nissan (AER) VQL 3.4L V6	A	119
19	GT	42	Orbit	Tony Kester Gary Schultheis	Porsche 911 GT3-RS	M	119
19	GT	42	Orbit	Tony Kester Gary Schultheis	Porsche 3.6L Flat-6	M	119
20	GT	10	Alegra Motorsports	Chris Gleason Emil Assentato	BMW M3	D	118
20	GT	10	Alegra Motorsports	Chris Gleason Emil Assentato	BMW 3.2L I6	D	118
21	GT	07	Front Porch Racing	Cory Friedman Thomas Soriano	Porsche 911 GT3-R	P	115
21	GT	07	Front Porch Racing	Cory Friedman Thomas Soriano	Porsche 3.6L Flat-6	P	115
22	LMP675	13	Archangel Motorsports	Will Langhorne Ben Devlin	Lola B2K/40	D	112
22	LMP675	13	Archangel Motorsports	Will Langhorne Ben Devlin	Ford (Millington) 2.0L Turbo I4	D	112
23	GTS	44	American Viperacing	Marino Franchitti Tom Grunnah	Dodge Viper GTS-R	P	108
23	GTS	44	American Viperacing	Marino Franchitti Tom Grunnah	Dodge 8.0L V10	P	108
24 DNF	GT	79	J-3 Racing	Justin Jackson Mike Fitzgerald	Porsche 911 GT3-RS	D	85
24 DNF	GT	79	J-3 Racing	Justin Jackson Mike Fitzgerald	Porsche 3.6L Flat-6	D	85
25	LMP900	30	Intersport	Andy Lally Milka Duno	Lola B2K/10B	G	82
25	LMP900	30	Intersport	Andy Lally Milka Duno	Judd GV4 4.0L V10	G	82
26 DNF	GT	70	Speedsource	Selby Wellman Paul Mears, Jr. Sylvain Tremblay	Porsche 911 GT3-R	D	73
26 DNF	GT	70	Speedsource	Selby Wellman Paul Mears, Jr. Sylvain Tremblay	Porsche 3.6L Flat-6	D	73
27 DNF	GT	89	Porschehaus Racing	Robert Julien Adam Merzon	Porsche 911 GT3-RS	D	73
27 DNF	GT	89	Porschehaus Racing	Robert Julien Adam Merzon	Porsche 3.6L Flat-6	D	73
28 DNF	GT	43	Orbit	Leo Hindery Peter Baron	Porsche 911 GT3-RS	M	52
28 DNF	GT	43	Orbit	Leo Hindery Peter Baron	Porsche 3.6L Flat-6	M	52
29 DNF	LMP900	7	Team Cadillac	Emmanuel Collard Éric Bernard	Cadillac Northstar LMP02	M	46
29 DNF	LMP900	7	Team Cadillac	Emmanuel Collard Éric Bernard	Cadillac Northstar 4.0L Turbo V8	M	46
30 DNF	GT	40	Alegra Motorsports	Scooter Gabel Carlos DeQuesada	BMW M3	D	44
30 DNF	GT	40	Alegra Motorsports	Scooter Gabel Carlos DeQuesada	BMW 3.2L I4	D	44
31 DNF	LMP675	11	KnightHawk Racing	Chad Block Steven Knight	MG-Lola EX257	A	36
31 DNF	LMP675	11	KnightHawk Racing	Chad Block Steven Knight	MG (AER) XP20 2.0L Turbo I4	A	36
32 DNF	GTS	45	American Viperacing	Shane Lewis Marc Bunting	Dodge Viper GTS-R	P	34
32 DNF	GTS	45	American Viperacing	Shane Lewis Marc Bunting	Dodge 8.0L V10	P	34
DNS	LMP675	77	AB Motorsport	Jimmy Adams Joe Blacker	Pilbeam MP84	A	-
DNS	LMP675	77	AB Motorsport	Jimmy Adams Joe Blacker	Nissan (AER) VQL 3.0L V6	A	-

Statistics

Pole Position - #1 Audi Sport North America - 1:03:287
Fastest Lap - #2 Audi Sport North America - 1:03.883
Distance - 374.237 km
Average Speed - 136.052 km/h

References

^ "Washington DC City Pages: Tourism : Fourth of July : History : National Capital Grand Prix". Archived from the original on 2012-04-15. Retrieved 2012-03-26.
^ "National Grand Prix of Washington, press announcement, August 9, 2001". Archived from the original on 2011-09-29. Retrieved 2011-12-24.
^ "Washington DC City Pages: Tourism : Fourth of July : History : National Capital Grand Prix". Archived from the original on 2012-04-15. Retrieved 2012-03-26.
^ "Baltimore avoiding D.C.'s race car pitfalls | WashingtonExaminer.com". Archived from the original on 2012-07-16. Retrieved 2012-03-26.

External links

"Official Results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2005-03-17. Retrieved 2007-10-23. (406 KiB)
World Sports Racing Prototypes - Race Results
Race course schematic

American Le Mans Series
Previous race: 2002 Road America 500	2002 season	Next race: 2002 Grand Prix de Trois-Rivières

[1] "Washington DC City Pages: Tourism : Fourth of July : History : National Capital Grand Prix". Archived from the original on 2012-04-15. Retrieved 2012-03-26.

[2] "National Grand Prix of Washington, press announcement, August 9, 2001". Archived from the original on 2011-09-29. Retrieved 2011-12-24.

[3] "Washington DC City Pages: Tourism : Fourth of July : History : National Capital Grand Prix". Archived from the original on 2012-04-15. Retrieved 2012-03-26.

[4] "Baltimore avoiding D.C.'s race car pitfalls | WashingtonExaminer.com". Archived from the original on 2012-07-16. Retrieved 2012-03-26.

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