2012 Baltimore Sports Car Challenge

Multi-class sports car and GT motor race February 2025 thumb|right|240px|Track map of Baltimore Street Circuit (2012-2013) thumb|Porsche GT3 race cars (GT Challenge class) of the American Le Mans Series (ALMS) motorsport challenge practice for their race, during the Baltimore Grand Prix, on the streets of downtown Baltimore on Friday, August 31, 2012 The 2012 Baltimore Sports Car Challenge presented by SRT was a multi-class sports car and GT motor race held on the streets of Baltimore in Maryland, United States on September 1, 2012. It was the eighth round of the 2012 American Le Mans Series season and the second race Baltimore Sports Car Challenge, and event co-located with the Grand Prix of Baltimore IndyCar race. The race was held over a two-hour time period, during which 67 laps of the 3.3 kilometre circuit were completed for a race distance of 218 kilometres. The race was won by Level 5 Motorsports duo of Scott Tucker and Christophe Bouchut driving a HPD ARX-03b. The race was dominated by the P2 class cars as trouble struck all three P1 class prototypes. When Conquest Endurance broke a gearbox in their Morgan LMP2 it set up the first outright victory by a P2 prototype since Andretti Green Racing's Franck Montagny and James Rossiter took victory at the 2008 Detroit Sports Car Challenge, also driving a HPD ARX. http://www.alms.com/articles/level-5-team-falken-tire-come-big-baltimore www.alms.com/articles/level-5-team-falken-tire-come-big-baltimore American Le Mans Series 2012-09-01 2012-09-06 Second place was also a Level 5 Motorsports HPD ARX-03b, driven by Tucker, Luis Díaz and Ricardo González. Third was the first of the Prototype Challenge Oreca FLM09s, the CORE Autosport car of Alex Popow and Ryan Dalziel. Even more notable the Level 5 Motorsports' 1–2 victory, the Team Falken Tire Porsche of Wolf Henzler and Bryan Sellers finished fourth, winning the GT class, finishing on the same lap as the Level 5 HPDs. They finished ahead of the factory Chevrolet Corvette of Oliver Gavin and Tommy Milner, the Extreme Speed Motorsports Ferrari of Scott Sharp and Johannes van Overbeek, the BMW Team RLL BMW of Joey Hand and Dirk Müller, the Flying Lizard Motorsports Porsche of Jörg Bergmeister and Patrick Long and the second Corvette of Jan Magnussen and Antonio García as GTs dominated the top ten finishers. Thirteenth was the P1 class survivor, the Dyson Racing Team Lola B11/66 of Michael Marsal and Eric Lux. GT Challenge was claimed when the TRG Porsche of Patrick Pilet and debutant Al Carter crossed the line in 19th position. 24 of the 30 entries were running at races conclusion. Race Race result Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 70% of their class winner's distance are marked as Not Classified (NC). http://www.alms.com/sites/default/files/race_result_files/Baltimore%20Race%20Summary_0.pdf PDF Race Summary International Motor Sports Association 2012-09-01 2012-09-06 Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Tire Laps Engine 1 P2 055 USA Level 5 Motorsports USA Scott TuckerFRA Christophe Bouchut HPD ARX-03b Dunlop 67 Honda HR28TT 2.8 L Turbo V6 2 P2 95 USA Level 5 Motorsports USA Scott TuckerMEX Luis DíazMEX Ricardo González HPD ARX-03b Dunlop 67 Honda HR28TT 2.8 L Turbo V6 3 PC 06 USA CORE Autosport VEN Alex PopowGBR Ryan Dalziel Oreca FLM09 Michelin 67 Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8 4 GT 17 USA Team Falken Tire DEU Wolf HenzlerUSA Bryan Sellers Porsche 997 GT3-RSR Falken 67 Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 5 GT 4 USA Corvette Racing GBR Oliver GavinUSA Tommy Milner Chevrolet Corvette C6.R Michelin 67 Chevrolet 5.5 L V8 6 GT 01 USA Extreme Speed Motorsports USA Scott SharpUSA Johannes van Overbeek Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 Michelin 67 Ferrari 4.5 L V8 7 GT 56 USA BMW Team RLL USA Joey HandDEU Dirk Müller BMW M3 GT2 Dunlop 67 BMW 4.0 L V8 8 GT 45 USA Flying Lizard Motorsports DEU Jörg BergmeisterUSA Patrick Long Porsche 997 GT3-RSR Michelin 67 Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 9 GT 3 USA Corvette Racing DEN Jan MagnussenESP Antonio García Chevrolet Corvette C6.R Michelin 67 Chevrolet 5.5 L V8 10 PC 9 USA RSR Racing BRA Bruno JunqueiraUSA Tomy Drissi Oreca FLM09 Michelin 67 Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8 11 GT 44 USA Flying Lizard Motorsports USA Seth NeimanDEU Marco HolzerUSA Patrick Long Porsche 997 GT3-RSR Michelin 67 Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 12 GT 55 USA BMW Team RLL DEU Jörg MüllerUSA Bill Auberlen BMW M3 GT2 Dunlop 67 BMW 4.0 L V8 13 P1 20 USA Dyson Racing Team USA Michael MarsalUSA Eric Lux Lola B11/66 Dunlop 67 Mazda MZR-R 2.0 L Turbo I4(Isobutanol) 14 GT 48 USA Paul Miller Racing USA Bryce MillerDEU Sascha Maassen Porsche 997 GT3-RSR Dunlop 66 Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 15 GT 23 USA Lotus / Alex Job Racing USA Bill SweedlerUSA Townsend Bell Lotus Evora GTE Yokohama 66 Toyota-Cosworth 3.5 L V6 16 PC 25 USA Dempsey Racing FRA Henri RichardUSA Duncan Ende Oreca FLM09 Michelin 66 Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8 17 GT 02 USA Extreme Speed Motorsports USA Ed BrownUSA Guy Cosmo Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 Michelin 66 Ferrari 4.5 L V8 18DNF GT 93 USA SRT Motorsports BEL Marc GoossensUSA Tommy Kendall SRT Viper GTS-R Michelin 65 Dodge 8.0 L V10 19 GTC 68 USA TRG USA Al CarterFRA Patrick Pilet Porsche 997 GT3 Cup Yokohama 65 Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 20 GTC 22 USA Alex Job Racing USA Cooper MacNeilUSA Leh Keen Porsche 997 GT3 Cup Yokohama 65 Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 21 GTC 34 USA Green Hornet Racing USA Peter LeSaffreIRL Damien Faulkner Porsche 997 GT3 Cup Yokohama 65 Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 22 GTC 66 USA TRG USA Marc BuntingUSA Spencer Pumpelly Porsche 997 GT3 Cup Yokohama 65 Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 23 P1 16 USA Dyson Racing Team USA Chris DysonGBR Guy Smith Lola B12/60 Dunlop 65 Mazda MZR-R 2.0 L Turbo I4(Isobutanol) 24DNF P1 6 USA Muscle Milk Pickett Racing DEU Lucas LuhrDEU Klaus Graf HPD ARX-03a Michelin 62 Honda 3.4 L V8 25 PC 7 USA Merchant Services Racing USA Lucas DownsUSA Matt Downs Oreca FLM09 Michelin 58 Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8 26DNF P2 37 USA Conquest Endurance GBR Martin PlowmanDEN David Heinemeier Hansson Morgan LMP2 Dunlop 56 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 27 GTC 11 USA JDX Racing CAN Chris CummingCAN Michael Valiante Porsche 997 GT3 Cup Yokohama 49 Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 28DNF PC 8 USA Merchant Services Racing CAN Kyle MarcelliCAN Tony Burgess Oreca FLM09 Michelin 43 Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8 29DNF PC 05 USA CORE Autosport USA Jon BennettUSA Colin Braun Oreca FLM09 Michelin 31 Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8 30DNF PC 18 USA Performance Tech Motorsports BRA Raphael MatosUSA Rodin Younessi Oreca FLM09 Michelin 0 Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8 References 2012 American Le Mans Series Road Race Showcase American Le Mans Series VIR 240 Baltimore Category:Baltimore Grand Prix Baltimore Sports Car Challenge Category:2010s in Baltimore Category:September 2012 sports events in the United States