American le mans series menggunakan esensi aturan yang sama dengan 24 hours of le mans. Todays win was corvette racings 16th podium finish at le mans since 2000. The american le mans series presented by tequila patron alms was a sports car racing series based in the united states and canada. American le mans series lmp1 2009 standings driver. The american le mans series alms features several championships awarded by the international motor sports association imsa to the most successful competitors within each of the racing categories used by the series each season. Imsa official home race results, schedule, standings. Bernhard and dumas already joined forces in 2010 to bring home overall victory from the le mans 24 hour race. R, porsche 911 gt3 rsr, doran ford gtr, flying lizard motorsports, risi competizione, corvette racing, robertson racing, panoz team, primetime race group, dirk mueller, tommy milner, jaime melo, david.
Petersburg tomorrow starts race 2 of the american le mans series. American le mans series page 2 championships racing. Rapidly however, in a tense economic context, the formula le mans cars left their separate league to compete in the le mans series, and then became eligible for the american le mans series and the sportscar championship series in the usa. American le mans series 2009 gt2 class part 2 flying. August 9, american le mans series mid ohio gt, tc 8. Dec 05, 2008 since entering the american le mans series in 2000, audi has proven itself time and time again. Since entering the american le mans series in 2000, audi has proven itself time and time again. A brilliantly laid out informative and collectible treasure. Audi will not be seen racing a factory car at the 2009 american le mans series, due to costcutting measures relating to tough financial times.
American le mans series 2009 kordes over tio omgangar. Loaded with facts, figures and data of every event. It began on march 21, 2009, and ended on october 10, 2009 after ten events. Posts about american le mans series written by jselmants.
Since then the rs spyder has won the alms lmp2 championship in 2006, 2007 and 2008 and took class honours at le mans in 2008 and 2009. It was a series for le mans prototypes lmp and grand tourer gt race cars divided into four classes. The self proclaimed leader in green racing, the american le mans series, will be losing one of its premier teams for 2009. For 1999, the series changed its name to the american le mans series, and adopted the acos rulebook.
It consisted of a series of endurance and sprint races, and was created in the spirit of the 24 hours of le mans. All the winners from the 2009 le mans series season. Acura to enter lmp1 class in 2009 american le mans series. It began march 15 and ended october 18 after eleven races.
Oct 12, 2009 the american le mans series is the motorsports global leader in alternative fuels and is partnered with the u. American le mans series porsche everyday dedeporsches blog. With virtually every automaker cutting back on their motorsports programs, a bit of good news was released today as acura announced plans to enter the lmp1 class in 2009 american le mans racing. The american le mans series is the motorsports global leader in alternative fuels and is partnered with the u. August 16, american le mans series road america gt, tc 9. The 2009 american le mans series season was the 39th season for the imsa gt championship, with it being the eleventh season with the american le mans.
Audi withdraws from american le mans series in 2009. The inaugural petit le mans took place in 1998 as a part of the professional sportscar racing series, in which panoz was an investor. The race was founded by road atlanta owner don panoz and first run on october 10, 1998 as part of the imsa season. It began march 17, 2007, and ended october 20, 2007 after 12 races. It was the fourth le mans class win for oconnell and magnussen, and the second consecutive le mans gt1 victory for garcia. A test day was initially scheduled for 31 may that year, but was canceled by the aco due to economic concerns. The american le mans series was a sports car racing series which debuted in 1999. American le mans series lmp1 2009 standings driver database. Wins in the american le mans series 2018 le mans 24 hours 3rd. Green the new speed for american le mans series in.
All the winners from the 2009 american le mans series season. Oconnell became the first american driver to win four class titles in the 24 hours of le mans. Round five of the 10race 2009 american le mans series is next week at lime rock park. The best sports car teams in the world have competed in the american le mans series over the last 11 years, but it is impossible to think of one that has generated more success than corvette racing both on and off the track, said alms president and ceo scott atherton.
List of american le mans series champions wikipedia. Individual driver statistics for the 2009 american le mans series gt2. The 2009 american le mans northeast grand prix was the fifth round of the 2009 american le mans series season. It is the successor to the defunct japan le mans challenge which folded in 2007 after its second season. The 12 hours of sebring is an annual motorsport endurance race for sports cars held at sebring international raceway, on the site of the former hendricks army airfield world war ii air base in sebring, florida, us. Guy smith and dyson racing will start on the overall lmp1 pole for saturdays midohio sports car challenge after narrowly beating out klaus grafs muscle milk aston martin by one tenth of a second during qualifying with a 1. The american le mans series alms was a sports car racing series based in the united.
Saturday, april 18, 2009 at long beach street circuit, long beach, ca 76 laps on a 1. Audi will cease to compete in the 2009 american le mans series despite winning every lmp1 championship since 2000 with their r8 racer and r10 tdi racers. The american le mans headquarters was in braselton, georgia, adjacent to road atlanta. It took place at lime rock park, connecticut on july 18, 2009.
American le mans series 2008 american le mans series 2008 kordes over 11 omgangar. The american le mans series alms was a sports car racing series based in the united states and canada. Lmp dan lmpc le mans prototype, dan gt2 dan gtc grand touring. Pit lane american le mans mosport 2009 american le mans series 2009 mosport international race track images from the pit lane. The 1999 edition was one of the original events of the american le mans series. The petit le mans french for little le mans is a sports car endurance race held annually at road atlanta in braselton, georgia, usa. The tequila patron american le mans series at long beach is scheduled to start at 4. Alms aims for 20 detroit return the american le mans series hopes to return to detroit in 20, as a scheduling conflict will prevent it being part of the revived indycar event on the belle isle. The series was the first motorsport racing series in north america to be recognized by the united states environmental protection agency the epa, the united states department of energy and the society of automotive engineers sae international as a green racing series, and held an allnew series implemented on series races dedicated to the environment by holding their firstever green challenge during the 2008 petit le mans and would continue this at least up to the entire 2009 season. An overview of the season, with complete results, scores, race calendars and more.
Audi will cease to compete in the 2009 american le mans series despite winning every lmp1 championship since 2000 with their r8 racer. R, porsche 911 gt3 rsr, doran ford gtr, flying lizard motorsports, risi competizione, corvette racing, robertson racing, panoz team, primetime race group, dirk mueller, tommy milner, jaime melo, david robertson. Race and qualifying results, stats of drivers, teams and cars. It was a series for le mans prototypes lmp and grand touring gt race cars divided into 4 classes. September 25, american le mans series road atlanta gt, tc 10. Flying lizard, risi competizione, robertson racing, panoz team, patron highcroft racing, autocon motorsports, corvette racing, lowes fernandez, david brabham, adrian fernandez, luis diaz, tony burgess, david robertson, j. The 2007 american le mans series season was the 37th season for the imsa gt championship, with the ninth labeled as the american le mans series. American le mans series lmp1 2009 standings championship points standings for the american le mans series lmp1 2009.
It is the first purposebuilt race car by the acura division of honda motor company, part of their multiyear program to eventually compete in endurance race. The series remains comprised of le mans prototype s lmp and grand tourer gt race cars divided into four classes. The outright victory at the 2008 12 hours of sebring was the first major victory for porsche in endurance racing for five years and it. Ferrari and the gt3 porsche, corvette racing and aston martin. The partnership with the aco allowed alms teams to earn automatic entries in the le mans 24 hours. Department of energy and sae international to incorporate green racing principles into its racing series.
Acura to enter lmp1 class in 2009 american le mans series with virtually every automaker cutting back on their motorsports programs, a bit of good news was released today as acura announced plans. Championship american le mans series page 2 list of all races of the. American le mans series race number 3 of 10 saturday, april 18, 2009 at long beach street circuit, long beach, ca 76 laps on a. The 2009 24 hours of le mans was the 77th grand prix of endurance, an endurance auto race run over 24 hours. It merged with the grandam road racing series after the 20 season under the name of the weathertech sportscar championship. Kendaraan yang khusus dibangun untuk balap berkompetisi dalam kelas prototip lmp1 dan lmp2 dan produk modifikasi dari mobilsport berkompetisi dalam kelas grand touring gt1 dan gt2, sebelumnya gts dan gt. Porsche won the opening round of the american le mans series, ending audis eightyear domination of the classic sebring 12 hours event. This was probably the low point of alms, still better than anything grand am ever did.
The 2009 american le mans series season was the 39th season for the imsa gt championship, with it being the eleventh season with the american le mans series moniker. The aco aims to attract teams and drivers from asian countries such as china and japan. American le mans series standings for 2009 click on the driver to see 2009 racelevel statistics for that driver. American le mans series wikipedia bahasa indonesia. Corvette racing american le mans series salutes corvette. American le mans series 2009 gt2 class part 2 american le mans series 2009 mosport international race track part 2 images from the race track. The 2008 american le mans series official yearbook. Kejuaraan ini terdiri dari balap ketahanan dan balap sprint, dan dibangun dengan semangat le mans 24 hours. After winning nine consecutive lmp1 championships with the r8 and then. Hagerty presents imsa iracing at midohioall the information you need for thursday evenings imsa iracingwatch the mclaren speedtail tackle corners against an f35 lightning jetsome years after the old top gear team took on the eurofighter typhoon, the new top gear crew decided to follow up by borrowing mclarens brand.
The 2009 tequila patron american le mans series at long beach was the third round of the 2009 american le mans series season. The 2010 and 2011 editions were also part of the intercontinental le mans cup, but the 2012 race for the brandnew world endurance championship was controversially dropped in favour of bahrain. Touring car championship grandam series american le mans series x1r pro cup series nascar southeast series nascar midwest series nascar southwest series nascar northwest series asa national tour fia formula two series whelen southern modified tour. Individual championships are awarded for being the top point scoring drivers and teams as well as chassis, engine, and tire manufacturers. American le mans series wikipedia, a enciclopedia livre. The acura arx01, later known as the hpd arx01 is a series of le mans prototype built for sports car racing, specifically in the american le mans series, le mans series, and at the 24 hours of le mans. Here in north america, the top rung of the sports car ladder is the american le mans series alms, which, as always, kicks off its season with the. American le mans series wikipedia republished wiki 2. From 2009 until the end of 2017, formula le mans cars were entered for numerous races around the world. The corvette driver was spun into the wall as he battled with. Usac champ car series indianapolis 500 results iroc langers juice s2 series a1 grand prix n. American le mans series gt2 2009 standings driver database. In the years 2007 and 2008, they secured the american le mans series title at the wheel of the rs spyder lmp2 sports prototype.
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