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 The is a 150,000 person capacity motorsports complex located in the town of Nürburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It features a Formula One, Grand Prix race track built in 1984, and a long "North loop" track, built in the 1920s, around t ...

, 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.

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

References

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:2000 1000 km of Nurburgring Nurburgring Nurburgring, 1000km of 6 Hours of Nürburgring Nurburgring, 1000km of