 The 2001 American Memorial was a Championship Auto Racing Teams ( CART ) motor race held on September 15 , 2001 , at the EuroSpeedway Lausitz in Klettwitz , Germany . It was the 16th round of the 2001 CART season and the first race in the series to be held in Europe . Originally known as the German 500 , the race 's name was changed by CART in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks . Kenny Bräck won the race for Team Rahal ; his teammate Max Papis finished in second place , and Patrick Carpentier was third . 
