2009 American Le Mans Series at Long Beach
The 2009 Tequila Patrón American Le Mans Series at Long Beach was the third round of the 2009 American Le Mans Series season. It took place at the Long Beach street circuit, California on April 18, 2009.
The de Ferran Motorsports Acura team earned their first victory in the series, leading the Highcroft Racing Acura to the finish. Fernández Racing Acura also won the LMP2 category for their third straight race while the #4 Chevrolet Corvette of Oliver Gavin and Olivier Beretta won Corvette Racing's final appearance in the GT1 category in the American Le Mans Series.[1] Flying Lizard Motorsports won their second straight GT2 class victory after early leader Farnbacher-Loles suffered a suspension failure on circuit.
Report
[edit]Qualifying
[edit]Qualifying result
[edit]Pole position winners in each class are marked in bold.[2]
| Pos | Class | Team | Qualifying Driver | Lap Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LMP1 | #9 Patrón Highcroft Racing | David Brabham | 1:11.627 |
| 2 | LMP1 | #66 de Ferran Motorsports | Gil de Ferran | 1:11.699 |
| 3 | LMP2 | #15 Lowe's Fernández Racing | Adrian Fernández | 1:13.134 |
| 4 | LMP2 | #16 Dyson Racing Team | Guy Smith | 1:13.378 |
| 5 | LMP2 | #20 Dyson Racing Team | Butch Leitzinger | 1:13.763 |
| 6 | LMP1 | #37 Intersport Racing | John Field | 1:15.303 |
| 7 | LMP1 | #12 Autocon Motorsports | Michael Lewis | 1:16.470 |
| 8 | GT1 | #4 Corvette Racing | Olivier Beretta | 1:17.952 |
| 9 | GT1 | #3 Corvette Racing | Johnny O'Connell | 1:18.144 |
| 10 | GT2 | #87 Farnbacher-Loles Racing | Wolf Henzler | 1:20.368 |
| 11 | GT2 | #45 Flying Lizard Motorsports | Patrick Long | 1:20.577 |
| 12 | GT2 | #92 BMW Rahal Letterman Racing | Dirk Müller | 1:21.300 |
| 13 | GT2 | #90 BMW Rahal Letterman Racing | Joey Hand | 1:21.382 |
| 14 | GT2 | #18 VICI Racing | Richard Westbrook | 1:21.805 |
| 15 | GT2 | #40 Robertson Racing | David Murry | 1:22.044 |
| 16 | GT2 | #17 Team Falken Tire | Bryan Sellers | 1:22.222 |
| 17 | GT2 | #28 LG Motorsports | Boris Said | 1:22.334 |
| 18 | GT2 | #11 Primetime Race Group | Chris Hall | 1:22.519 |
| 19 | GT2 | #44 Flying Lizard Motorsports | Seth Neiman | 1:25.023 |
| 20 | GT2 | #21 Panoz Team PTG | Dominik Farnbacher | 1:25.096 |
| – | GT2 | #62 Risi Competizione | Jaime Melo | 1:20.111† |
† – The #62 Risi Competizione Ferrari's times were not allowed as the car failed post-qualifying inspection due to being below the minimum ride height.[3]
Race
[edit]Race results
[edit]Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 70% of winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC).[4]
| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Chassis | Tire | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engine | |||||||
| 1 | LMP1 | 66 |  de Ferran Motorsports
|
 Gil de Ferran Simon Pagenaud
|
Acura ARX-02a | M | 76 |
| Acura AR7 4.0 L V8 | |||||||
| 2 | LMP1 | 9 | Patrón Highcroft Racing
|
 David Brabham Scott Sharp
|
Acura ARX-02a | M | 76 |
| Acura AR7 4.0 L V8 | |||||||
| 3 | LMP2 | 15 |  Lowe's Fernández Racing
|
Adrian Fernández Luis Díaz
|
Acura ARX-01B | M | 75 |
| Acura AL7R 3.4 L V8 | |||||||
| 4 | LMP2 | 16 | Dyson Racing Team
|
Chris Dyson Guy Smith
|
Lola B09/86 | M | 75 |
| Mazda MZR-R 2.0 L Turbo I4 | |||||||
| 5 | LMP2 | 20 | Dyson Racing Team
|
Butch Leitzinger Marino Franchitti
|
Lola B08/86 | M | 74 |
| Mazda MZR-R 2.0 L Turbo I4 | |||||||
| 6 | GT1 | 4 | Corvette Racing
|
Oliver Gavin Olivier Beretta
|
Chevrolet Corvette C6.R | M | 73 |
| Chevrolet LS7.R 7.0 L V8 | |||||||
| 7 | LMP1 | 37 | Intersport Racing
|
Jon Field Clint Field Chapman Ducote
|
Lola B06/10 | D | 71 |
| AER P32C 4.0 L Turbo V8 | |||||||
| 8 | GT2 | 45 | Flying Lizard Motorsports
|
Patrick Long Jörg Bergmeister
|
Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | M | 71 |
| Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 9 | GT2 | 62 | Risi Competizione
|
Jaime Melo Pierre Kaffer
|
Ferrari F430GT | M | 71 |
| Ferrari 4.0 L V8 | |||||||
| 10 | GT2 | 92 | BMW Rahal Letterman Racing
|
Tommy Milner Dirk Müller
|
BMW M3 GT2 | D | 70 |
| BMW 4.0 L V8 | |||||||
| 11 | GT2 | 18 | T-Mobile VICI Racing
|
Richard Westbrook Johannes Stuck
|
Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | M | 70 |
| Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 12 | GT2 | 44 | Flying Lizard Motorsports
|
Darren Law Seth Neiman
|
Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | M | 70 |
| Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 13 | GT2 | 21 | Panoz Team PTG
|
Ian James Dominik Farnbacher
|
Panoz Esperante GT-LM | Y | 69 |
| Ford 5.0 L V8 | |||||||
| 14 | GT2 | 11 | Primetime Race Group
|
Joel Feinberg Chris Hall
|
Dodge Viper Competition Coupe | D | 68 |
| Dodge 8.3 L V10 | |||||||
| 15 | LMP1 | 12 | Autocon Motorsports
|
Michael Lewis Bryan Willman
|
Lola B06/10 | D | 67 |
| AER P32C 4.0 L Turbo V8 | |||||||
| 16 | GT2 | 90 | BMW Rahal Letterman Racing
|
Bill Auberlen Joey Hand
|
BMW M3 GT2 | D | 67 |
| BMW 4.0 L V8 | |||||||
| 17 | GT2 | 40 | Robertson Racing
|
David Robertson David Murry
|
Ford GT-R Mk. VII | D | 67 |
| Ford 5.0 L V8 | |||||||
| 18 | GT2 | 87 | Farnbacher-Loles Motorsports
|
Wolf Henzler Dirk Werner
|
Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | M | 67 |
| Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 19 DNF |
GT2 | 28 | LG Motorsports
|
Lou Giglotti Boris Said
|
Chevrolet Corvette C6 | Y | 64 |
| Chevrolet LS3 6.3 L V8 | |||||||
| 20 DNF |
GT2 | 17 | Team Falken Tire Landmark Motorsports
|
Bryan Sellers Dominic Cicero
|
Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | F | 43 |
| Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 21 DNF |
GT1 | 3 | Corvette Racing
|
Johnny O'Connell Jan Magnussen
|
Chevrolet Corvette C6.R | M | 42 |
| Chevrolet LS7.R 7.0 L V8 |
References
[edit]- ^ "American Le Mans Series salutes Corvette Racing in final U.S. GT1 race". American Le Mans Series. April 15, 2009. Retrieved April 18, 2009. [dead link]
- ^ "ALMS Final Grid" (PDF). International Motor Sports Association. April 18, 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 15, 2012. Retrieved April 18, 2009.
- ^ "Long Beach: Pole but no cigar for Risi". Endurance-Info.com. April 18, 2009. Archived from the original on July 10, 2011. Retrieved April 18, 2009.
- ^ "ALMS Provisional Race Report" (PDF). International Motor Sports Association. April 18, 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 15, 2012. Retrieved April 18, 2009.