Rolex Sports Car Series: 2001 Watkins Glen

Ahead of the 2018 Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen at Watkins Glen International on June 28 - July 1, we go back to when the Rolex Sports Car Series battled for six hours at the historic track in 2001. With several of the same faces still competing 17 years later, fans will want to tune in to watch on Sunday, July 1 at 9:30 a.m. ET. The race will be televised live flag-to-flag on FS1.

[@Snow_OwL217]

The Old Grand-AM Series. love these Old Prototypes.. The Riley&Scott Love it! :)

[@jeracerx]

Look at the sheer diversity of that field

[@SaidHead2]

JERACERX not to mention the strange starting grid. That would not happen now.

[@peterlanglois65]

That's because real LMP teams/cars were running in the ALMS.

[@peterlanglois65]

@@natef4240 Yes, I do remember that race well. There were lots of factors involved in that Porsche GT win and BMW Z4 GT placing second overall - loads of rain and accidents, and safety car/pit stop timing and mechanical grip of the Porsche versus the prototype cars (and the other GT cars). Plus, wasn't it cut short also? The fastest race lap by the Porsche was less than 1/2 a second slower than the fastest prototype lap.

[@SatelliteRacing]

love the early 00's stuff. keep em coming!

[@Duffers999]

2001 looks like so long ago.

[@ChannelNotFound]

1984 - 2001 2001 - 2018 Same amount of years....feels weird.

[@brickhole]

it was

[@Fwr942]

​@@ChannelNotFound excellent piont

[@JoelSmithR1]

So many Porsches. A 911 GT1 too!

[@dmeluzio22]

Great video. Would love to see more races from the early 2000’s. The end of the WSC/SRP era saw some great racing!

[@richardrodriguez507]

Beautiful, Thanks for sharing!!!

[@florencewebb6655]

A great look at the cars before the unification. Thank you!!!

[@Fwr942]

Wow that Saleen #5 is beautiful

[@andrewhayes88]

If you guys can upload the 2010 Brumos Porsche 250 at Daytona, that would be amazing. Its the only Rolex Grand Am race that I ever saw.. would love to watch it once again.

[@racingmaniac2549]

Great upload. Thanks IMSA.

[@Snow_OwL217]

What were the differences between the GrandAm and the Alms version of the BMW M3 GT?

[@Fwr942]

My guess would be that it was similar to today's gt3 vs gt4. Difference in HP, weight and aero. Or just different graded drivers. Pros in the GrandAm and lesser graded (bronze, or silver grade) in the Ams. Maybe. Haha

[@jasonfuller9440]

34:41 The flagger in the hat is my dad. :)

[@Fwr942]

Awesome

[@loudspeed2562]

Absolutely nice! I miss this times!

[@randydubin7118]

Why did you post this one instead of the 1996 race where Mad Max Papis came back from two run-ins with other cars to win in the last minute?

[@bogthing1]

It ain't a proper grid unless J.C. France is out there!

[@weesky2000]

Woooooo Ferrari Sports car I miss them already

[@bruhboi3388]

When prototypes sounded good

[@v2motorsports909]

Would love to see at night race at Watkins! When can that happen?

[@AustinLaPlante]

Disclaimer: This is the 2001 Six Hours of the Glen...