| 2001 Toyota Atlantic Championship season | |
|---|---|
| CART Toyota Atlantic Championship | |
| Season | |
| Races | 12 |
| Start date | April 7th |
| End date | October 13th |
| Awards | |
| Drivers' champion |  Hoover Orsi |
| Teams' champion |  P-1 Racing |
The 2001 Toyota Atlantic Championship season was contested over 12 rounds. The CART Toyota Atlantic Championship Drivers' Champion was Hoover Orsi driving for Hylton Motorsports. In this one-make formula all drivers had to utilize Swift chassis and Toyota engines. 20 different teams and 41 different drivers competed.
Calendar
| Race No | Track | State | Date | Laps | Distance | Time | Speed | Winner | Pole Position | Most Leading Laps | Fastest Race Lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Long Beach | California | April 7, 2001 | 32 | 3.167=101.344 km | 0'46:38.049 | 130.390 km/h | David Rutledge | David Rutledge | David Rutledge | David Rutledge |
| 2 | Nazareth | Pennsylvania | May 6, 2001 | 65 | 1.5223978=98.955857 km | 0'36:55.517 | 160.794 km/h | Tony Ave | Tony Ave | Tony Ave | Rodolfo Lavín |
| 3 | Milwaukee | Wisconsin | June 3, 2001 | 65 | 1.6607976=107.951844 km | 0'40:48.223 | 158.738 km/h | Hoover Orsi | Grant Ryley | Hoover Orsi | Grant Ryley |
| 4 | Montréal | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada | June 9, 2001 | 27 | 4.4207471=119.3601717 km | 0'44:04.752 | 162.471 km/h | David Rutledge | David Rutledge | David Rutledge | Michael Valiante |
| 5 | Cleveland | Ohio | July 1, 2001 | 32 | 3.3891858=108.4539456 km | 1'00:08.041 | 108.212 km/h | Hoover Orsi | Martín Basso | Hoover Orsi | Joey Hand |
| 6 | Toronto | Canada | July 14, 2001 | 35 | 2.825=98.875 km | 0'43:36.256 | 136.053 km/h | David Rutledge | David Rutledge | David Rutledge | Martín Basso |
| 7 | Cicero | Illinois | July 29, 2001 | 65 | 1.6559697=107.6380305 km | 0'31:20.652 | 206.044 km/h | Hoover Orsi | Hoover Orsi | Hoover Orsi | Tony Ave |
| 8 | Trois-Rivières | Canada | August 5, 2001 | 45 | 2.4477453=110.1485385 km | 0'46:28.841 | 142.186 km/h | Hoover Orsi | Hoover Orsi | Hoover Orsi | David Rutledge |
| 9 | Elkhart Lake | Wisconsin | August 19, 2001 | 17 | 6.4372=109.4324 km | 0'36:52.047 | 178.096 km/h | Hoover Orsi | Hoover Orsi | Hoover Orsi | Jonathan Macri |
| 10 | Vancouver | Canada | September 2, 2001 | 38 | 2.8661633=108.9142054 km | 0'47:51.305 | 136.555 km/h | Joey Hand | Hoover Orsi | Joey Hand | David Rutledge |
| 11 | Houston | Texas | October 7, 2001 | 43 | 2.4574011=105.6682473 km | 0'54:27.015 | 116.438 km/h | Joey Hand | Martín Basso | Joey Hand | Joey hand |
| 12 | Monterey | California | October 13, 2001 | 30 | 3.6016134=108.048402 km | 0'49:06.031 | 132.033 km/h | Rocky Moran Jr. | Joey Hand | Rocky Moran Jr. | Jonathan Macri |
Final points standings
Driver
For every race the points were awarded: 20 points to the winner, 16 for runner-up, 14 for third place, 12 for fourth place, 10 for fifth place, 8 for sixth place, 6 seventh place, winding down to 1 point for 12th place. Lower placed drivers did not award points. Additional points were awarded to the pole winner (1 point) and to the driver leading the most laps (1 point).
| Place | Name | Country | Team | Total Points | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hoover Orsi | Brazil | Hylton Motorsports | 187 | 16 | 16 | 21 | - | 21 | 16 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 1 | 16 | 14 |
| 2 | David Rutledge | Canada | PPI Motorsports | 131 | 22 | 6 | 14 | 22 | 8 | 22 | 1 | 14 | - | 4 | 14 | 4 |
| 3 | Joey Hand | United States | DSTP Motorsports | 129 | 14 | 4 | 1 | - | 16 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 21 | 21 | 17 |
| 4 | Martín Basso |  Argentina | Shank Racing | 110 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 10 |
| 5 | Jonathan Macri | Canada | P-1 Racing | 93 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 16 | - | 12 | 12 |
| 6 | Tony Ave | United States | P-1 Racing | 81 | 10 | 21 | 12 | 10 | - | - | 16 | - | - | 6 | - | 6 |
| 7 | Rodolfo Lavín |  Mexico | Shank Racing | 69 | 6 | 14 | - | - | 2 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 8 |
| 8 | Michael Valiante | Canada | Lynx Racing | 64 | 12 | - | - | 16 | - | 8 | - | 12 | - | 16 | - | - |
| Rocky Moran Jr. | United States | Condor Motorsports | 64 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 10 | ||||||||
| Cobb Racing | - | 6 | - | 8 | - | - | 21 | |||||||||
| 10 | Grant Ryley | United States | World Speed Motorsports | 61 | - | 2 | 17 | 5 | - | 14 | 5 | 4 | - | 1 | 8 | 5 |
| 11 | Tim J. Bell | United States | Cobb Racing | 54 | - | 1 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 6 | - | 5 | 12 | - | - | - |
| 12 | Stéphan Roy | Canada | P-1 Racing | 49 | - | 10 | 6 | 12 | 5 | - | 14 | - | - | - | ||
| Hylton Motorsports | 2 | - | ||||||||||||||
| 13 | Charles Hall |  United Kingdom | Duesenberg Brothers | 26 | - | - | 3 | 8 | 12 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 14 | Case Montgomery | United States | Condor Motorsports | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 8 | - | 2 |
| 15 | Jason LaPoint | United States | Lynx Racing | 19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | - | 10 | 3 |
| 16 | Frank Dancs | United States | Condor Motorsports | 17 | 1 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 5 | 4 | - |
| 17 | Guy Cosmo | United States | World Speed Motorsports | 16 | 4 | - | - | 3 | ||||||||
| Duesenberg Brothers | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | - | 5 | - | ||||||||
| 18 | Kasey Kahne | United States | P-1 Racing | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | - |
| 19 | Christophe Beauvais | Canada | BBGP Racing | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| Ross Fonferko | United States | BBGP Racing | 4 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | |
| Cam Binder | Canada | Binder Racing | 4 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | |
| Mike Miller | United States | World Speed Motorsports | 4 | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
| 23 | Scott Wood | United States | Cobb Racing | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - |
| Matt Halliday |  New Zealand | Duesenberg Brothers | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 25 | Tom Wood | Canada | World Speed Motorsports | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bob Siska | United States | RJS Motorsport | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - |
Note:
Race 2 no additional point for the qualifying were awarded due to rain, starting lineup based on combined practice times.
Race 10 Hoover Orsi had 14 points deduction (all points for his third place, but not the additional point for the pole) due to taking unjustifiable risk.
Complete Overview
| first column of every race | 10 | = grid position |
| second column of every race | 10 | = race result |
R20=retired, but classified NS=did not start
| Place | Name | Country | Team | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Hoover Orsi | Brazil | Hylton Motorsports | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | R20 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| 2 | David Rutledge | Canada | PPI Motorsports | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 3 | Joey Hand | United States | DSTP Motorsports | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 3 | R15 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Martín Basso | Argentina | Shank Racing | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | R15 | 8 | 5 |
| 5 | Jonathan Macri | Canada | P-1 Racing | 9 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 6 | 7 | R11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 8 | R14 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | Tony Ave | United States | P-1 Racing | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 6 | R18 | 7 | R17 | 12 | 7 | 6 | R14 | 5 | 7 |
| 7 | Rodolfo Lavín | Mexico | Shank Racing | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | R14 | 8 | R17 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 8 | R12 | 9 | 6 |
| 8 | Michael Valiante | Canada | Lynx Racing | 6 | 4 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | 7 | 6 | - | - | 4 | 4 | - | - | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| Rocky Moran Jr. | United States | Condor Motorsports | 8 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 5 | |||||||||||||||
| Cobb Racing | 13 | R19 | 3 | 7 | 11 | R14 | 11 | 6 | 9 | R15 | - | - | 3 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 10 | Grant Ryley | United States | World Speed Motorsports | 5 | R20 | 8 | R11 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 8 | R17 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 9 | R16 | 10 | R12 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 8 |
| 11 | Tim J. Bell | United States | Cobb Racing | 11 | R21 | 12 | R12 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 11 | R16 | - | - | - | - |
| 12 | Stéphan Roy | Canada | P-1 Racing | 15 | R17 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 8 | R16 | 7 | R13 | ||||||
| Duesenberg Brothers | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hylton Motorsports | 9 | R11 | 12 | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Charles Hall | United Kingdom | Duesenberg Brothers | - | - | - | - | 11 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 14 | Case Montgomery | United States | Condor Motorsports | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 11 | R16 | 11 | 11 |
| 15 | Jason LaPoint | United States | Lynx Racing | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 7 | - | - | 7 | 5 | 7 | 10 |
| 16 | Frank Dancs | United States | Condor Motorsports | 13 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 9 | R11 | 16 | R18 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 | R15 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 16 | R18 |
| 17 | Guy Cosmo | United States | World Speed Motorsports | 12 | 9 | - | - | - | - | 21 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| Duesenberg Brothers | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15 | 10 | 13 | 12 | - | - | 12 | 8 | - | - | |||||||||||
| 18 | Kasey Kahne | United States | P-1 Racing | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14 | R18 | - | - | 10 | 7 | 14 | R17 |
| 19 | Christophe Beauvais | Canada | BBGP Racing | - | - | - | - | - | - | 17 | R21 | - | - | 16 | 11 | - | - | 16 | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ross Fonferko | United States | BBGP Racing | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 17 | 10 | - | - | - | - | 18 | 15 | |
| Cam Binder | Canada | Binder Racing | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15 | 10 | - | - | - | - | |
| Mike Miller | United States | World Speed Motorsports | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 17 | 12 | |
| 23 | Scott Wood | United States | Cobb Racing | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15 | 10 | - | - |
| Matt Halliday | New Zealand | Duesenberg Brothers | 16 | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 25 | Tom Wood | Canada | World Speed Motorsports | - | - | 10 | R13 | 8 | R15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15 | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bob Siska | United States | RJS Motorsport | 20 | R19 | - | - | - | - | 20 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 17 | - | - | 19 | R15 | 18 | 14 | 16 | R11 | 14 | R13 | 20 | 16 | |
| - | Sergei Szortyka | United States | J&J Racing | - | - | - | - | - | - | 19 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 19 | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| - | Hawk Mazzotta | United States | Margraf Racing | 17 | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| - | Gary Peterson | United States | Automatic Fire Sprinklers | - | - | - | - | 13 | R13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| - | Zac Mazzotta | United States | Margraf Racing | 18 | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| - | Billy Ascaro | Canada | Duesenberg Brothers | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15 | 14 |
| - | Anthony Simone | Canada | Philips Motorsports | 19 | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| - | Eric Jensen | Canada | Jensen Motorsport | 22 | 16 | - | - | - | - | 18 | R19 | - | - | 17 | R18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| - | Cemal Yelkin | United States | Everclear Motorsports | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15 | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| - | Marc-Antoine Camirand | Canada | Duesenberg Brothers | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | R17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| - | Steve Lorenzen | United States | BBGP Racing | 21 | R18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| - | David Wieringa | United States | Hollander Racing | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 18 | R19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| - | Scott Jenkins | United States | Duesenberg Brothers | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13 | R19 |
| - | Bakir Begovic | United States | Begovic Racing | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 19 | R20 |
| - | Andrew Kirkaldy | United Kingdom | BBGP Racing | 14 | R22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| - | DeWayne Cassel | United States | Margraf Racing | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 21 | NS |
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