2001 Belcar Championship




Zolder - Round 1, 23rd April

1 Rudi Penders/Marc Goossens Porsche 996 GT3 2h05m54.477, 71 laps 2 Pertti Kuismanen/Karl Hasenbichler Audi 80 Competition 2h05m59.223 3 Albert Vanierschot/Freddy van Roey Porsche 993 2h06m12.844 4 Bert Longin/Philip Verellen Chrysler Viper 2h06m17.447 5 Dimitri Cuyvers/Erik Bruynoghe BMW Z3 Coupe 2h06m58.188 6 Walter Grootaers/Patrick Schreurs Porsche 996 70 laps Fastest Lap: Hasenbichler, 1m35.847 (93.30mph)

Spa-Francorchamps - Round 2, 5th May

1 Bert Longin/Philip Verellen Chrysler Viper 2h06m47.187, 48 laps 2 Rudi Penders/Marc Duez Porsche 996 GT3 2h06m48.190 3 Pertti Kuismanen/Matti Alamaki Audi 80 Competition 2h06m56.407 4 Dimitri Cuyvers/Erik Bruynoghe BMW Z3 Coupe 2h08m06.487 5 van Renterghem/van de Wau Porsche 996 GT3 2h09m15.475 6 Luc Pensis/Georg Severich BMW 320 47 laps 7 Kensis/Stevens BMW M3 E36 47 laps 8 Berg/Verbergt Audi A4 47 laps 9 Lambrecht/Schrauwen Porsche 996 GT3 46 laps 10 van Rossem/Leerdam Porsche 996 GT3 46 laps Fastest Lap: Longin, 2m27.491 (105.62mph)

Spa-Francorchamps - Round 3, 9th June

1 Pertti Kuismanen/Matti Alamaki Audi 80 Competition 4h02m31.106, 85 laps 2 Eric Geboers/Kurt Thiers Porsche 996 4h04m04.163 3 Duncan Huisman/Harry Stoeltie BMW M3 E46 4h04m51.375 4 Erik Bruynoghe/Dimitri Cuyvers BMW Z3 Coupe 4h04m51.536 5 Johan van Vaerenberg/Mikke van Hool Gillet Vertigo 84 laps 6 Michel Neugarten/Frank Thiers/Hans Thiers Porsche 996 83 laps 7 Bert Longin/Philip Verellen Chrysler Viper 8 Lambrecht/Schrauwen Porsche 996 GT3 9 Freddy Van Roey/Tim Verbergt Porsche 10 Belien/Michiels BMW M3

Assen - Round 4, 8th July

1 Pertti Kuismanen/Karl Hasenbichler Audi 80 Competition 2h04m00.359 2 Duncan Huisman/Harry Stoeltie BMW M3 E46 2h05m16.757 3 Frederic Bouvy/Nicolas Kropp Porsche 996 GT3 2h05m31.856 4 Erik Bruynoghe/Dimitri Cuyvers BMW Z3 Coupe 5 Luc Pensis/Georg Severich BMW 320i 6 Kurt Thiers/Patrick Schreurs Porsche 996 GT3

Zolder - Round 5, 25th-26th August

1 Albert Vanierschot/Freddy van Roey Porsche 993 24h00m52.582, 771 laps 2 Walter Grootaers/Patrick Schreurs/Wim Daems Porsche 996 765 laps 3 Bo Lambrecht/S.Schrauwen/Jean-Francois Hemroulle Porsche 996 765 laps 4 Rudi Penders/Marc Goossens/Kurt Dujardyn Porsche 996 756 laps 5 G.Colman/S.Verhoeven/J.Empsen BMW E36 Coupe 742 laps 6 Patrick Belien/Erik Bruynoghe/Bas Leinders BMW Z3 Coupe 741 laps

Spa-Francorchamps - Round 6, 23rd September

1 Kurt Mollekens/Stephane Cohen Porsche 996 GT2 2h06m27.009, 49 laps 2 Kurt Thiers/Patrick Schreurs Porsche 996 GT3 2h07m47.375 3 Albert Vanierschot/Freddy van Roey Porsche 993 2h08m23.627 4 Tim Verbergt/Jean-Francois Hemroulle Porsche 996 2h08m24.481 5 Rudi Penders/Marc Goossens Porsche 996 48 laps 6 Frederic Bouvy/Nicolas Kropp Porsche 996 GT3 48 laps Fastest Lap: Arjan van der Zwaan (Chrysler Viper GTS-R), 2m27.833 (105.37mph)

Zolder - Round 7, 7th October

1 Bert Longin/Eric Geboers Chrysler Viper GTS-R 2h05m19.090, 72 laps 2 Albert Vanierschot/Freddy van Roey Porsche 993 2h06m06.350 3 Rudi Penders/Wim Daems Porsche 996 GT3 2h06m13.480 4 Henrik Roos/Arjan van der Zwaan Chrysler Viper GTS-R 71 laps 5 Frederic Bouvy/Nicolas Kropp Porsche 996 GT3 71 laps 6 Pertti Kuismanen/Karl Hasenbichler Audi 80 Competition 71 laps NS Kurt Mollekens/Stephane Cohen Porsche 996 GT2 withdrawn/illegal air restrictor Fastest Lap: Longin, 1m34.712 (93.87mph)

Final Championship Standings

GT Class 1 Kurt Thiers/Patrick Schreurs Porsche 996 GT3 251 pts 2 Erik Bruynoghe/Dimitri Cuyvers BMW Z3 Coupe 242 3 Albert Vanierschot/Freddy van Roey Porsche 993 238 Touring Class 1 Pertti Kuismanen/Karl Hasenbichler Audi 80 Competition 302 pts 2 Luc Pensis/Georg Severich BMW 320i 195 3 G.Colman/S.Verhoeven BMW E36 Coupe 191