2000 1000 km of Nürburgring
The 2000 Bitburger / AvD 1000 km of Nürburgring was the fourth round of the 2000 American Le Mans Series season. It took place at the Nürburgring, Germany, on July 9, 2000.
This was the second European round of the American Le Mans Series season. It, along with the Silverstone 500, served as a precursor to the creation of the European Le Mans Series. It gauged the willingness of European teams from the FIA Sportscar Championship and FIA GT Championship to participate in a series identical to the American Le Mans Series.
This was the first planned 1000 km event at the Nürburgring since 1988, although the World Sportscar Championship had run shorter events until 1991.
Race results
Class winners in bold.| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Chassis | Tyre | Laps |
| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Engine | Tyre | Laps |
| 1 | LMP | 1 |  Panoz Motor Sports |  David Brabham Jan Magnussen | Panoz LMP-1 Roadster-S | 185 | |
| 1 | LMP | 1 | Panoz Motor Sports | David Brabham Jan Magnussen | Élan 6L8 6.0 L V8 | 185 | |
| 2 | LMP | 42 |  BMW Motorsport Schnitzer Motorsport | Jörg Müller JJ Lehto | BMW V12 LMR | 185 | |
| 2 | LMP | 42 | BMW Motorsport Schnitzer Motorsport | Jörg Müller JJ Lehto | BMW S70 6.0 L V12 | 185 | |
| 3 | LMP | 78 | Audi Sport North America | Frank Biela Emanuele Pirro | Audi R8 | 182 | |
| 3 | LMP | 78 | Audi Sport North America | Frank Biela Emanuele Pirro | Audi 3.6 L Turbo V8 | 182 | |
| 4 | LMP | 2 | Panoz Motor Sports | Johnny O'Connell Hiroki Katou Klaus Graf | Panoz LMP-1 Roadster-S | 181 | |
| 4 | LMP | 2 | Panoz Motor Sports | Johnny O'Connell Hiroki Katou Klaus Graf | Élan 6L8 6.0 L V8 | 181 | |
| 5 | LMP | 32 |  Motorola DAMS |  Marc Goossens Franck Montagny | Cadillac Northstar LMP | 181 | |
| 5 | LMP | 32 | Motorola DAMS | Marc Goossens Franck Montagny | Cadillac Northstar 4.0 L Turbo V8 | 181 | |
| 6 | LMP | 53 | Racing Organisation Course | Ralf Kelleners Jérôme Policand | Reynard 2KQ-LM | 180 | |
| 6 | LMP | 53 | Racing Organisation Course | Ralf Kelleners Jérôme Policand | Volkswagen 2.0 L Turbo I4 | 180 | |
| 7 | LMP | 18 |  GLV Racing | Giovanni Lavaggi Nicolás Filiberti | Ferrari 333 SP | 177 | |
| 7 | LMP | 18 | GLV Racing | Giovanni Lavaggi Nicolás Filiberti | Ferrari F310E 4.0 L V12 | 177 | |
| 8 | GTS | 91 | Viper Team Oreca | Olivier Beretta Karl Wendlinger Marc Duez | Dodge Viper GTS-R | 175 | |
| 8 | GTS | 91 | Viper Team Oreca | Olivier Beretta Karl Wendlinger Marc Duez | Dodge 8.0 L V10 | 175 | |
| 9 | LMP | 54 | Racing Organisation Course | Jean-Christophe Boullion Jordi Gené | Reynard 2KQ-LM | 174 | |
| 9 | LMP | 54 | Racing Organisation Course | Jean-Christophe Boullion Jordi Gené | Volkswagen 2.0 L Turbo I4 | 174 | |
| 10 | LMP | 43 | BMW Motorsport Schnitzer Motorsport | Jean-Marc Gounon Bill Auberlen | BMW V12 LMR | 170 | |
| 10 | LMP | 43 | BMW Motorsport Schnitzer Motorsport | Jean-Marc Gounon Bill Auberlen | BMW S70 6.0 L V12 | 170 | |
| 11 | GT | 5 | Dick Barbour Racing | Dirk Müller Lucas Luhr | Porsche 911 GT3-R | 169 | |
| 11 | GT | 5 | Dick Barbour Racing | Dirk Müller Lucas Luhr | Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | 169 | |
| 12 | GT | 70 | Skea Racing International |  Johnny Mowlem David Murry | Porsche 911 GT3-R | 167 | |
| 12 | GT | 70 | Skea Racing International | Johnny Mowlem David Murry | Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | 167 | |
| 13 | GT | 21 | MCR/Aspen Knolls | Shane Lewis Cort Wagner | Porsche 911 GT3-R | 164 | |
| 13 | GT | 21 | MCR/Aspen Knolls | Shane Lewis Cort Wagner | Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | 164 | |
| 14 | LMP | 99 | PiR Competition | Pierre Bruneau Marc Rostan | Debora LMP299 | 164 | |
| 14 | LMP | 99 | PiR Competition | Pierre Bruneau Marc Rostan | BMW 3.0L I6 | 164 | |
| 15 | GT | 10 | Prototype Technology Group | Peter Cunningham Brian Cunningham Niclas Jönsson | BMW M3 | 163 | |
| 15 | GT | 10 | Prototype Technology Group | Peter Cunningham Brian Cunningham Niclas Jönsson | BMW 3.2 L I6 | 163 | |
| 16 DNF | LMP | 31 | Motorola DAMS | Emmanuel Collard Éric Bernard | Cadillac Northstar LMP | 161 | |
| 16 DNF | LMP | 31 | Motorola DAMS | Emmanuel Collard Éric Bernard | Cadillac Northstar 4.0 L Turbo V8 | 161 | |
| 17 | GTS | 61 | Chamberlain Motorsport | Xavier Pompidou Thomas Erdos Stephen Watson | Chrysler Viper GTS-R | 160 | |
| 17 | GTS | 61 | Chamberlain Motorsport | Xavier Pompidou Thomas Erdos Stephen Watson | Chrysler 8.0 L V10 | 160 | |
| 18 | GT | 22 | Alex Job Racing | Mike Fitzgerald Bob Nagel Peter Argetsinger | Porsche 911 GT3-R | 160 | |
| 18 | GT | 22 | Alex Job Racing | Mike Fitzgerald Bob Nagel Peter Argetsinger | Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | 160 | |
| 19 | GT | 6 | Prototype Technology Group | Johannes van Overbeek Boris Said Hans-Joachim Stuck | BMW M3 | 160 | |
| 19 | GT | 6 | Prototype Technology Group | Johannes van Overbeek Boris Said Hans-Joachim Stuck | BMW 3.2 L I6 | 160 | |
| 20 | GT | 52 | Seikel Motorsport |  Tony Burgess Gabrio Rosa Stefano Buttiero | Porsche 911 GT3-R | 160 | |
| 20 | GT | 52 | Seikel Motorsport | Tony Burgess Gabrio Rosa Stefano Buttiero | Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | 160 | |
| 21 | GTS | 08 | Roock Motorsport North America | Zak Brown Vic Rice Hubert Haupt | Porsche 911 GT2 | 158 | |
| 21 | GTS | 08 | Roock Motorsport North America | Zak Brown Vic Rice Hubert Haupt | Porsche 3.8 L Turbo Flat-6 | 158 | |
| 22 | GT | 71 | Skea Racing International | Rohan Skea Doc Bundy Grady Willingham | Porsche 911 GT3-R | 154 | |
| 22 | GT | 71 | Skea Racing International | Rohan Skea Doc Bundy Grady Willingham | Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | 154 | |
| 23 | GTS | 35 | Proton Competition | Gerold Ried Christian Ried | Porsche 911 GT2 | 152 | |
| 23 | GTS | 35 | Proton Competition | Gerold Ried Christian Ried | Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 | 152 | |
| 24 | LMP | 36 | Johansson-Matthews Racing | Stefan Johansson Guy Smith | Reynard 2KQ-LM | 150 | |
| 24 | LMP | 36 | Johansson-Matthews Racing | Stefan Johansson Guy Smith | Judd GV4 4.0 L V10 | 150 | |
| 25 | GT | 69 | Kyser Racing | Kye Wankum Greg Doff Georg Silbermayr | Porsche 911 GT3-R | 147 | |
| 25 | GT | 69 | Kyser Racing | Kye Wankum Greg Doff Georg Silbermayr | Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | 147 | |
| 26 | GT | 9 | Roock Motorsport North America Cirtek Motorsport | André Ahrlé Michael Eschmann Jürgen Lorenz | Porsche 911 GT3-R | 116 | |
| 26 | GT | 9 | Roock Motorsport North America Cirtek Motorsport | André Ahrlé Michael Eschmann Jürgen Lorenz | Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | 116 | |
| 27 DNF | GTS | 92 | Viper Team Oreca | David Donohue Tommy Archer Jean-Philippe Belloc | Dodge Viper GTS-R | 91 | |
| 27 DNF | GTS | 92 | Viper Team Oreca | David Donohue Tommy Archer Jean-Philippe Belloc | Dodge 8.0 L V10 | 91 | |
| 28 DNF | LMP | 02 | Pole Team | Norman Simon Günther Blieninger Mark Simo | Riley & Scott Mk III | 90 | |
| 28 DNF | LMP | 02 | Pole Team | Norman Simon Günther Blieninger Mark Simo | Judd GV4 4.0 L V10 | 90 | |
| 29 DNF | GT | 23 | Alex Job Racing | Randy Pobst Bruno Lambert | Porsche 911 GT3-R | 87 | |
| 29 DNF | GT | 23 | Alex Job Racing | Randy Pobst Bruno Lambert | Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | 87 | |
| 30 DNF | LMP | 77 | Audi Sport North America | Rinaldo Capello Allan McNish | Audi R8 | 84 | |
| 30 DNF | LMP | 77 | Audi Sport North America | Rinaldo Capello Allan McNish | Audi 3.6 L Turbo V8 | 84 | |
| 31 DNF | GT | 56 | Noël del Bello Racing | Noël del Bello Marc Sourd Roland Bervillé | Porsche 911 GT3-R | 78 | |
| 31 DNF | GT | 56 | Noël del Bello Racing | Noël del Bello Marc Sourd Roland Bervillé | Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | 78 | |
| 32 DNF | LMP | 25 | Conrero | Beppe Gabbiani Angelo Lancelotti Felipe Ortiz | Riley & Scott Mk III | 71 | |
| 32 DNF | LMP | 25 | Conrero | Beppe Gabbiani Angelo Lancelotti Felipe Ortiz | Ford Cosworth 4.0 L V8 | 71 | |
| 33 DNF | GT | 51 | Dick Barbour Racing | Sascha Maassen Bob Wollek | Porsche 911 GT3-R | 52 | |
| 33 DNF | GT | 51 | Dick Barbour Racing | Sascha Maassen Bob Wollek | Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | 52 | |
| 34 DNF | LMP | 17 | SMG | Philippe Gache Didier Cottaz | Courage C60 | 44 | |
| 34 DNF | LMP | 17 | SMG | Philippe Gache Didier Cottaz | Judd GV4 4.0 L V10 | 44 | |
| 35 DNF | LMP | 24 | Team Ascari |  Klaas Zwart Werner Lupberger Jeffrey van Hooydonck | Ascari A410 | 41 | |
| 35 DNF | LMP | 24 | Team Ascari | Klaas Zwart Werner Lupberger Jeffrey van Hooydonck | Judd GV4 4.0 L V10 | 41 | |
| 36 DNF | GTS | 33 | Konrad Motorsport | Manfred Jurasz Michel Neugarten Charles Slater | Porsche 911 GT2 | 40 | |
| 36 DNF | GTS | 33 | Konrad Motorsport | Manfred Jurasz Michel Neugarten Charles Slater | Porsche 3.8 L Turbo Flat-6 | 40 | |
| 37 DNF | LMP | 20 | Kremer Racing | Christophe Bouchut Christian Gläsel | Lola B98/K2000 | 23 | |
| 37 DNF | LMP | 20 | Kremer Racing | Christophe Bouchut Christian Gläsel | Ford 6.0 L V8 | 23 | |
| 38 DNF | LMP | 28 | Konrad Motorsport | Franz Konrad Enzo Calderari Lilian Bryner | Lola B2K/10 | 2 | |
| 38 DNF | LMP | 28 | Konrad Motorsport | Franz Konrad Enzo Calderari Lilian Bryner | Ford 6.0 L V8 | 2 |
Statistics
- Pole Position - #77 Audi Sport North America - 1:27.938
- Fastest Lap - #78 Audi Sport North America - 1:30.418
- Distance - 842.860 km
- Average Speed - 146.190 km/h