2012 American Le Mans Series

42nd season of the racing series organized by IMSA February 2025 2012 American Le Mans Series 2011 2013 The 2012 American Le Mans Series season was a multi-event auto racing championship for sports racing cars which conform to the technical regulations laid out by the International Motor Sports Association for the American Le Mans Series. It was the fourteenth season of the American Le Mans Series, and the 42nd season overall of the IMSA GT Championship. The season began with the 60th annual 12 Hours of Sebring on March 14–17, and covered ten events. http://www.americanlemans.com/primary1.php?cat=news%7C16339 Atherton: 2012 was a season of change American Le Mans Series americanlemans.com 2011-09-30 2011-10-01 Calendar thumb|right|The 3.3 mile VIR Full Course configuration. On September 30, 2011, ALMS president Scott Atherton announced an eleven race schedule for 2012. All nine of the events on the 2011 race schedule are carried over, while two new events are planned but not yet announced. Atherton stated three different venues are vying for the two calendar spots. One of the two new events was later removed from the calendar. The calendar will also share the 12 Hours of Sebring with the successor to the Intercontinental Le Mans Cup, the FIA World Endurance Championship, while the Petit Le Mans will count as the final round of the European Le Mans Series. It was also announced that four events would be televised live, while the rest would be streamed live on ESPN3 and televised on a tape delay the following day. All tape-delayed events were broadcast on ESPN, and began approximately one hour into the race. On January 16, the ninth round was announced to take place at Virginia International Raceway on the Full Course layout. It will be both the first visit by ALMS to Virginia, as well as the first competition held on this layout.http://www.americanlemans.com/primary1.php?cat=news%7C16465 ALMS ADDS VIR TO 2012 EVENT SCHEDULE January 17, 2012 January 20, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120120143513/http://www.americanlemans.com/primary1.php?cat=news%7C16465 dead Rnd Race Length Circuit Location Date 1 60th Anniversary Mobil 1 12 Hours of Sebring 12 Hours Sebring International Raceway Sebring, Florida March 17 2 Tequila Patrón American Le Mans Series at Long Beach 2 Hours Long Beach Street Circuit Long Beach, California April 14 3 American Le Mans Monterey 6 Hours Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca Monterey, California May 12 4 American Le Mans Northeast Grand Prix 2 Hours 45 Minutes Lime Rock Park Lakeville, Connecticut July 7 5 Grand Prix of Mosport 2 Hours 45 Minutes Canadian Tire Motorsport Park Bowmanville, Ontario July 22 6 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Challenge 2 Hours 45 Minutes Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Lexington, Ohio August 4 7 Road Race Showcase 4 Hours Road America Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin August 18 8 Baltimore Sports Car Challenge 2 Hours Baltimore Street Circuit Baltimore, Maryland September 1 9 American Le Mans Series VIR 240 4 Hours Virginia International Raceway Alton, Virginia September 15 10 15th Annual Petit Le Mans 1000 mi km on or 10 Hours Road Atlanta Braselton, Georgia October 20 Entry list Entry List Entrant/Team Car Engine Tyre No Drivers Rounds P1 USA Muscle Milk Pickett Racing HPD ARX-03a Honda LM-V8 3.4 L V8 Michelin 6 DEU Klaus Graf All DEU Lucas Luhr All FRA Simon Pagenaud 1 FRA Romain Dumas 10 CHE Rebellion Racing Lola B12/60 Toyota RV8KLM 3.4 L V8 Michelin 12 ITA Andrea Belicchi 10 CHE Neel Jani 10 FRA Nicolas Prost 10 USA Dyson Racing Team Lola B12/60 Mazda MZR-R 2.0 L Turbo I4(Isobutanol) Dunlop 16 USA Chris Dyson All GBR Guy Smith All GBR Steven Kane 1, 10 GBR Johnny Mowlem 3 Lola B11/66 20 USA Eric Lux 2, 4–8 USA Michael Marsal 2, 4, 6–9 CAN Tony Burgess 5, 7, 10 USA Mark Patterson 9–10 USA Chris McMurry 10 P2 GBR Project Libra Radical SR10 Ford (Roush-Yates) EcoBoost 3.2 L Turbo V6 Dunlop 2 USA Andrew Prendeville 3 USA Rusty Mitchell 3 PRT Duarte Félix da Costa 3 USA Dempsey Racing Lola B12/87 Judd-BMW HK 3.6 L V8 Michelin 27 USA Patrick Dempsey 3–4, 6–7, 10 USA Joe Foster 3–4, 6–7, 10 GBR Jonny Cocker 3 USA Dane Cameron 6, 10 GBR Ben Devlin 7 USA Conquest Endurance Morgan LMP2 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 Dunlop 37 GBR Martin Plowman All DNK David Heinemeier Hansson All BEL Jan Heylen 1 BRA Antônio Pizzonia 3 USA Eric Lux 10 USA Black Swan Racing Lola B11/80 Honda HR28TT 2.8 L Turbo V6 Dunlop 54 USA Tim Pappas 1–2 USA Bret Curtis 1 USA Jon Fogarty 1 NLD Jeroen Bleekemolen 2 USA Level 5 Motorsports HPD ARX-03b Honda HR28TT 2.8 L Turbo V6 Dunlop 95 USA Scott Tucker All MEX Luis Díaz 1–5, 7–10 USA Ryan Hunter-Reay 1 FRA Franck Montagny 3 MEX Ricardo González 6, 8 FRA Christophe Bouchut 10 055 USA Scott Tucker All FRA Christophe Bouchut 1–9 PRT João Barbosa 1–2 FRA Franck Montagny 3 GBR Dario Franchitti 10 GBR Marino Franchitti 10 PC USA Muscle Milk Pickett Racing Oreca FLM09 Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8 Michelin 5 USA Memo Gidley 1–3 USA Mike Guasch 1–3 NZL Roger Wills 1 GBR Archie Hamilton 3 USA Merchant Services Racing Oreca FLM09 Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8 Michelin 7 USA Chapman Ducote 1, 3 MEX Pablo Sanchez 1, 9 MEX Javier Acheverria 1 AUS James Kovacic 2, 6 CAN Tony Burgess 2–3, 6, 9 USA Antonio Downs 3, 7 USA Lucas Downs 7–8 USA Matt Downs 7–8 8 CAN Kyle Marcelli All USA Lucas Downs 1, 3, 9 GBR Dean Sterling 1, 3 USA Antonio Downs 2, 4, 6 USA Matt Downs 5, 10 USA Chapman Ducote 7, 10 USA James French 7 CAN Tony Burgess 8 USA RSR Racing Oreca FLM09 Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8 Michelin 9 BRA Bruno Junqueira All USA Tomy Drissi 1–6, 8–10 MEX Roberto González 1, 3, 7 PUR Ricardo Vera 10 USA Performance Tech Motorsports Oreca FLM09 Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8 Michelin 18 USA Anthony Nicolosi 1, 3, 5–7 PUR Ricardo Vera 1, 3, 5–7 BRA Raphael Matos 1, 8 USA Rodin Younessi 8 USA Dempsey Racing Oreca FLM09 Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8 Michelin 25 USA Duncan Ende All FRA Henri Richard All USA Dane Cameron 1 GBR Ryan Lewis 3, 5, 10 USA PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports Oreca FLM09 Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8 Michelin 52 USA Butch Leitzinger 1–4 MEX Rudy Junco Jr. 1–2, 6–7, 9–10 USA Ken Dobson 1, 3–5, 10 GBR Marino Franchitti 5–7, 9 USA Elton Julian 10 USA CORE Autosport Oreca FLM09 Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8 Michelin 05 USA Colin Braun All USA Jon Bennett All USA Eric Lux 1 MEX Ricardo González 10 06 VEN Alex Popow All VEN E. J. Viso 1 USA Burt Frisselle 1 GBR Ryan Dalziel 2, 5–6, 8, 10 GBR Tom Kimber-Smith 3–4, 6, 9 USA Jon Bennett 7 CAN Mark Wilkins 10 GT USA Corvette Racing Chevrolet Corvette C6.R Chevrolet 5.5 L V8 Michelin 3 ESP Antonio García All DNK Jan Magnussen All USA Jordan Taylor 1, 10 4 GBR Oliver Gavin All USA Tommy Milner All GBR Richard Westbrook 1, 10 USA Team Falken Tire Porsche 997 GT3-RSR Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 Falken 17 USA Bryan Sellers All DEU Wolf Henzler All AUT Martin Ragginger 1, 10 USA Lotus / Alex Job Racing Lotus Evora GTE Toyota (Cosworth) 4.0 L V6 Yokohama 23 USA Bill Sweedler 2–10 USA Townsend Bell 2–10 GBR Johnny Mowlem 10 USA Flying Lizard Motorsports Porsche 997 GT3-RSR Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 Michelin 44 USA Seth Neiman All USA Andy Lally 1, 5 USA Darren Law 1 DEU Marco Holzer 2–4, 6–10 USA Patrick Long 8 GBR Nick Tandy 10 45 USA Patrick Long All DEU Jörg Bergmeister All DEU Marco Holzer 1 AUT Richard Lietz 3 FRA Patrick Pilet 10 USA Paul Miller Racing Porsche 997 GT3-RSR Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 Dunlop 48 USA Bryce Miller All DEU Sascha Maassen All GBR Rob Bell 1 AUT Richard Lietz 10 USA BMW Team RLL BMW M3 GT2 BMW 4.0 L V8 Dunlop 55 USA Bill Auberlen All DEU Jörg Müller All DEU Uwe Alzen 1 USA Jonathan Summerton 10 56 DEU Dirk Müller All USA Joey Hand 1–6, 8 USA Jonathan Summerton 1, 7, 9–10 DEU Uwe Alzen 10 USA SRT Motorsports SRT Viper GTS-R SRT 8.0 L V10 Michelin 91 CAN Kuno Wittmer 6–8, 10 DEU Dominik Farnbacher 6–8, 10 USA Ryan Hunter-Reay 10 93 BEL Marc Goossens 6–8, 10 USA Tommy Kendall 6–8, 10 USA Jonathan Bomarito 10 USA Extreme Speed Motorsports Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 Ferrari 4.5 L V8 Michelin 01 USA Scott Sharp All USA Johannes van Overbeek All USA Guy Cosmo 1 FIN Toni Vilander 10 02 USA Ed Brown All USA Anthony Lazzaro 1, 7, 10 USA Jeff Segal 1 USA Guy Cosmo 2–10 GBR Aston Martin Racing Aston Martin Vantage GTE Aston Martin 4.5 L V8 Michelin 007 MEX Adrián Fernández 2–3 GBR Darren Turner 2–3 DEU Stefan Mücke 3 GTC USA JDX Racing Porsche 997 GT3 Cup Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 Yokohama 11 CAN Chris Cumming 1–5, 8–10 FRA Kévin Estre 1 DEU Mark Bullitt 1 CAN Michael Valiante 2, 4–5, 8–10 HKG Matthew Marsh 3 AUT Martin Ragginger 3 USA Tim Pappas 6–7 NED Jeroen Bleekemolen 6–7 USA Sean Johnston 10 USA Alex Job Racing Porsche 997 GT3 Cup Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 Yokohama 22 USA Cooper MacNeil All USA Leh Keen 1–2, 4–6, 8–10 CAN Louis-Philippe Dumoulin 1 USA Anthony Lazzaro 3 NLD Jeroen Bleekemolen 7 ZAF Dion von Moltke 10 23 USA Bill Sweedler 1 USA Townsend Bell 1 ZAF Dion von Moltke 1 USA Competition Motorsports Porsche 997 GT3 Cup Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 Yokohama 24 USA Bob Faieta 1–3, 7, 9–10 USA Michael Avenatti 1–3, 7, 9–10 USA Cort Wagner 1, 3 AUS David Calvert-Jones 10 USA NGT Motorsport Porsche 997 GT3 Cup Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 Yokohama 30 VEN Henrique Cisneros 1, 9–10 GBR Sean Edwards 1 USA Carlos Kauffman 1 NED Jeroen Bleekemolen 9 GER Mario Farnbacher 10 POL Kuba Giermaziak 10 31 VEN Angel Benitez Jr. 1–2, 7, 9–10 VEN Angel Benitez Sr. 1–2, 7, 9 DNK Nicki Thiim 1 USA Mark Bullitt 10 USA Jeff Segal 10 USA GMG Racing Porsche 997 GT3 Cup Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 Yokohama 32 USA James Sofronas 1–4, 7 USA Alex Welch 1–4, 7 USA Rene Villeneuve 1, 3, 7 USA Green Hornet Racing Porsche 997 GT3 Cup Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 Yokohama 33 USA Peter LeSaffre 4, 10 USA Anthony Lazzaro 4 USA Bob Faieta 6 NLD Patrick Huisman 6–7 USA Brian Wong 7, 10 IRL Damien Faulkner 10 34 USA Peter LeSaffre 1–9 IRL Damien Faulkner 1–9 NLD Sebastiaan Bleekemolen 1, 3 USA TRG Porsche 997 GT3 Cup Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 Yokohama 66 VEN Emilio Di Guida 1–3, 5, 7, 9–10 USA Spencer Pumpelly 1–2, 4–10 USA Marc Bunting 1, 8 NLD Jeroen Bleekemolen 3 USA Mike Piera 4 USA Al Carter 6 VEN Nelson Canache Jr. 10 68 USA Mike Hedlund 3, 10 USA Tracy Krohn 3 GBR Nick Tandy 3 USA Al Carter 8 FRA Patrick Pilet 8 MEX Manuel Gutierrez Jr. 10 FRA Emmanuel Collard 10 Team announcements On November 11, 2011, it was announced that Rolex Sports Car Series team Dempsey Racing, owned by Hollywood actor/driver Patrick Dempsey and driver Joe Foster, and Silicon Tech Racing (STR), owned by racer Henri Richard, would partner, creating Silicon Tech/Dempsey Racing, to campaign an Oreca FLM09 in the LMP Challenge class for the 2012 season.DEMPSEY RACING, SILICON TECH RACING JOIN FORCES IN 2012 http://americanlemans.com/primary1.php?cat=news%7C16426 AmericanLeMans.com American Le Mans Series November 21, 2011 November 11, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20111117151242/http://www.americanlemans.com/primary1.php?cat=news%7C16426 2011-11-17 dead Later in March, Dempsey announced that they will be fielding an LMP2 car in the 2012 ALMS season.http://www.autoweek.com/article/20120316/ALMS/120319871 ALMS: Patrick Dempsey to join LMP2 division this season 2012-03-22 https://web.archive.org/web/20120421230325/http://www.autoweek.com/article/20120316/ALMS/120319871 2012-04-21 dead Aston Martin Racing will be returning to GT for the 2012 season after fielding a prototype for several years. In addition to the 12 Hours of Sebring for the WEC, AMR will also participate in the Long Beach and Monterey rounds to prepare for the 24 Hours of Le Mans.Aston Martin Racing Set to Race at Long Beach, Monterey Lotus will also be fielding a team with Alex Job Racing.Lotus Latest Manufacturer to Join ALMS Ranks SRT Motorsports will be fielding a two-car factory backed GTE effort in a Riley Technologies developed Dodge Viper. Drivers include Kuno Wittmer, Dominik Farnbacher, Tommy Kendall and Marc Goossens. The car has received a waiver from ACO as its 8.4L V10 engine is above the maximum displacement of 5.5L allowed by the rules.http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/alms-factory-srt-viper-program-unveiled/ Factory SRT Viper Program Unveiled Dagys John speedtv.com Speed April 4, 2012 April 26, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130117194744/http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/alms-factory-srt-viper-program-unveiled/ 2013-01-17 dead The team will debut the cars at the Mid-Ohio round. Libra Racing will enter a Radical SR10 using a Roush-Yates Ford Ecoboost V6 into P2 from Laguna Seca onward.http://www.motorsport.com/alms/news/project-libra-to-debut-roush-yates-ford-engine-in-radical-sr9-at-laguna-seca Project Libra to debut Roush Yates Ford engine in Radical SR9 at Laguna Seca Motorsport.com April 27, 2012 April 26, 2013 October 23, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131023004158/http://www.motorsport.com/alms/news/project-libra-to-debut-roush-yates-ford-engine-in-radical-sr9-at-laguna-seca dead Results and standings Overall winners in bold. Rnd Circuit P1 Winning Team P2 Winning Team PC Winning Team GT Winning Team GTC Winning Team Report P1 Winning Drivers P2 Winning Drivers PC Winning Drivers GT Winning Drivers GTC Winning Drivers 1 Sebring USA #016 Dyson Racing Team USA #055 Level 5 Motorsports USA #06 CORE Autosport USA #56 BMW Team RLL USA #023 Alex Job Racing Report USA Chris DysonGBR Guy SmithGBR Steven Kane USA Scott TuckerPRT João BarbosaFRA Christophe Bouchut VEN E. J. VisoVEN Alex PopowUSA Burt Frisselle DEU Dirk MüllerUSA Joey HandUSA Jonathan Summerton USA Bill SweedlerUSA Townsend BellZAF Dion von Moltke 2 Long Beach USA #6 Muscle Milk Pickett Racing USA #055 Level 5 Motorsports USA #06 CORE Autosport USA #4 Corvette Racing USA #34 Green Hornet Racing Report DEU Klaus GrafDEU Lucas Luhr USA Scott TuckerFRA Christophe Bouchut VEN Alex PopowGBR Ryan Dalziel GBR Oliver GavinUSA Tommy Milner USA Peter LeSaffreIRE Damien Faulkner 3 Laguna Seca USA #6 Muscle Milk Pickett Racing USA #95 Level 5 Motorsports USA #05 CORE Autosport USA #4 Corvette Racing USA #66 TRG Report DEU Klaus GrafDEU Lucas Luhr USA Scott TuckerMEX Luis DíazFRA Franck Montagny USA Jon BennettUSA Colin Braun GBR Oliver GavinUSA Tommy Milner VEN Emilio Di GuidaNetherlands Jeroen BleekemolenUSA Bret Curtis 4 Lime Rock USA #6 Muscle Milk Pickett Racing USA #055 Level 5 Motorsports USA #05 CORE Autosport USA #45 Flying Lizard Motorsports USA #22 Alex Job Racing Report DEU Klaus GrafDEU Lucas Luhr USA Scott TuckerFRA Christophe Bouchut USA Jon BennettUSA Colin Braun GER Jörg BergmeisterUSA Patrick Long USA Leh KeenUSA Cooper MacNeil 5 Mosport USA #6 Muscle Milk Pickett Racing USA #37 Conquest Racing USA #9 RSR Racing USA #01 Extreme Speed Motorsports USA #66 TRG Report DEU Klaus GrafDEU Lucas Luhr GBR Martin PlowmanDEN David Heinemeier Hansson BRA Bruno JunqueiraUSA Tomy Drissi USA Scott SharpUSA Johannes van Overbeek VEN Emilio Di GuidaUSA Spencer Pumpelly 6 Mid-Ohio USA #6 Muscle Milk Pickett Racing USA #055 Level 5 Motorsports USA #52 PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports USA #4 Corvette Racing USA #11 JDX Racing Report DEU Klaus GrafDEU Lucas Luhr USA Scott TuckerFRA Christophe Bouchut GBR Marino FranchittiMEX Rudy Junco Jr. GBR Oliver GavinUSA Tommy Milner USA Tim PappasNLD Jeroen Bleekemolen 7 Road America USA #16 Dyson Racing Team USA #37 Conquest Racing USA #06 CORE Autosport USA #55 BMW Team RLL USA #22 Alex Job Racing Report USA Chris DysonGBR Guy Smith GBR Martin PlowmanDEN David Heinemeier Hansson VEN Alex PopowGBR Tom Kimber-SmithUSA Jon Bennett USA Bill AuberlenDEU Jörg Müller USA Cooper MacNeilNLD Jeroen Bleekemolen 8 Baltimore USA #20 Dyson Racing Team USA #055 Level 5 Motorsports USA #06 CORE Autosport USA #17 Team Falken Tire USA #68 TRG Report USA Michael MarsalUSA Eric Lux USA Scott TuckerFRA Christophe Bouchut VEN Alex PopowGBR Ryan Dalziel GER Wolf HenzlerUSA Bryan Sellers USA Al CarterFRA Patrick Pilet 9 Virginia USA #6 Muscle Milk Pickett Racing USA #055 Level 5 Motorsports USA #05 CORE Autosport USA #4 Corvette Racing USA #22 Alex Job Racing Report DEU Klaus GrafDEU Lucas Luhr USA Scott TuckerFRA Christophe Bouchut USA Jon BennettUSA Colin Braun GBR Oliver GavinUSA Tommy Milner USA Cooper MacNeilUSA Leh Keen 10 Road Atlanta SUI #12 Rebellion Racing USA #95 Level 5 Motorsports USA #06 CORE Autosport USA #01 Extreme Speed Motorsports USA #30 NGT Motorsport Report SUI Neel JaniFRA Nicolas ProstITA Andrea Belicchi USA Scott TuckerFRA Christophe BouchutMEX Luis Díaz VEN Alex PopowGBR Ryan DalzielCAN Mark Wilkins USA Scott SharpUSA Johannes van OverbeekFIN Toni Vilander VEN Henrique CisnerosDEU Mario FarnbacherPOL Kuba Giermaziak Championships Points were awarded to the top ten cars and drivers which complete at least 70% of their class winner's distance. Teams with multiple entries only score the points of their highest finishing entry in each race. Drivers were required to drive a minimum of 45 minutes to earn points, except for the Long Beach event which required only 30 minutes. Drivers are required to complete a particular amount of the minimum number of laps in order to earn points. The number of laps vary depending on the course size. Points System2012 Rules – American Le Mans Series http://www.imsaracing.net/2012/alms/bulletins/2012%20ALMS%20RULES%20FINAL.pdf International Motor Sports Association April 3, 2012 39, Standing Supplementary Regulations, Section 1, Part 2 https://web.archive.org/web/20130220000456/http://www.imsaracing.net/2012/alms/bulletins/2012%20ALMS%20RULES%20FINAL.pdf 2013-02-20 dead Race Distance Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th Less than four hours 20 16 13 10 8 6 4 3 2 1 Between four and eight hours 22 18 15 12 10 8 6 5 4 3 More than eight hours 24 20 17 14 12 10 8 7 6 5 Team championships Teams with full season entries are awarded points in the team championships. Teams which participated in a partial season or on a race-by-race basis are not included in these championships. As long as they compete full season and comply with ACO regulations, the top P1, P2 and GT team at the end of the season receive an automatic entry to the 2013 24 Hours of Le Mans. P1 standings thumb|Muscle Milk Pickett Racing won the championship in P1. ALMS Point Standings http://www.alms.com/sites/default/files/race_result_files/2012%20ALMS%20Official%20Points_1.pdf International Motor Sports Association October 27, 2012 October 22, 2012 June 2017 InternetArchiveBot yes Pos Team Chassis Engine SEB LBH LGA LRP MOS MOH RAM BGP VIR PLM Total 1 USA Muscle Milk Pickett Racing HPD ARX-03a Honda LM-V8 3.4 L V8 20 20 22 20 20 20 18 13 22 20 195 2 USA Dyson Racing Team Lola B12/60 Mazda MZR-R 2.0 L Turbo I4 24 16 18 16 16 16 22 20 18 24 190 P2 standings Pos Team Chassis Engine SEB LBH LGA LRP MOS MOH RAM BGP VIR PLM Total 1 USA Level 5 Motorsports HPD ARX-03b Honda HR28TT 2.8 L Turbo V6 24 20 22 20 16 20 15 20 22 24 203 2 USA Conquest Endurance Morgan LMP2 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 17 16 18 16 20 16 22 13 18 0 156 3 USA Dempsey Racing Lola B12/87 Judd-BMW HK 3.6 L V8 12 13 10 18 0 53 4 USA Black Swan Racing Lola B11/80 Honda HR28TT 2.8 L Turbo V6 20 0 20 PC standings thumb|CORE Autosport won their second consecutive PC championship All teams utilize the Oreca FLM09 chassis with Chevrolet LS3 engine. August 20, 2012 ALMS Point Standings http://www.alms.com/sites/default/files/race_result_files/Official%20Points%20after%20Road%20America.pdf August 29, 2012 International Motor Sports AssociationMay 2024 Pos Team SEB LBH LGA LRP MOS MOH RAM BGP VIR PLM Total 1 USA CORE Autosport 24 20 22 20 16 16 22 20 22 24 206 2 USA RSR Racing 8 4 18 8 20 0 12 16 12 20 118 3 USA Merchant Services Racing 14 10 10 0 8 13 15 10 8 12 100 4 USA PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports 20 6 8 10 0 20 0 18 17 99 5 USA Dempsey Racing 0 8 6 13 10 10 10 13 10 10 90 6 USA Muscle Milk Pickett Racing 12 16 12 40 7 USA Performance Tech Motorsports 10 5 0 15 GT standings thumb|Corvette Racing won their 9th ALMS team championship. Pos Team Chassis Engine SEB LBH LGA LRP MOS MOH RAM BGP VIR PLM Total 1 USA Corvette Racing Chevrolet Corvette C6.R Chevrolet 5.5 L V8 20 20 22 16 16 20 15 16 22 20 187 2 USA BMW Team RLL BMW M3 GT2 BMW 4.0 L V8 24 16 15 8 13 13 22 10 12 17 150 3 USA Extreme Speed Motorsports Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 Ferrari 4.5 L V8 8 13 10 10 20 6 6 13 15 24 125 4 USA Flying Lizard Motorsports Porsche 997 GT3-RSR Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 10 6 8 20 6 16 18 8 18 12 122 5 USA Team Falken Tire Porsche 997 GT3-RSR Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 7 8 6 4 10 10 0 20 6 10 81 6 USA Paul Miller Racing Porsche 997 GT3-RSR Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 12 4 4 3 8 2 12 2 3 5 55 7 USA Lotus / Alex Job Racing Lotus Evora GTE Cosworth 4.0 L V6 0 0 1 3 0 8 1 8 0 21 8 USA SRT Motorsports SRT Viper GTS-R SRT 8.0 L V10 1 4 0 7 12 GTC standings thumb|2012 marked the 4th ALMS championship for Alex Job Racing. All teams utilize variations of the Porsche 997 GT3 Cup. Pos Team SEB LBH LGA LRP MOS MOH RAM BGP VIR PLM Total 1 USA Alex Job Racing 24 16 12 20 16 13 22 20 22 14 179 2 USA TRG 14 8 22 6 20 20 5 13 10 20 138 3 USA Green Hornet Racing 17 20 10 16 0 16 15 16 12 0 122 4 USA JDX Racing 12 13 0 10 13 0 18 10 15 17 108 5 USA GMG Racing 8 10 18 13 10 59 6 USA NGT Motorsports 7 6 18 24 55 7 USA Competition Motorsports 10 6 15 12 6 0 49 Note: the #11 JDX Racing car won the Mid-Ohio round but driver Tim Pappas failed to meet the minimum driving time requirement. JDX was allowed to keep their "win" but the first place points and prize money went to the #66 TRG car for that race. Driver championships Drivers who participated in races but failed to score points over the course of the season are not listed. P1 standings thumb|Chris Dyson and Guy Smith of Dyson Racing finished runners-up in P1. Pos Driver Team SEB LBH LGA LRP MOS MOH RAM BGP VIR PLM Total 1 DEU Klaus Graf USA Muscle Milk Pickett Racing 20 20 22 20 20 20 18 13 22 20 195 DEU Lucas Luhr USA Muscle Milk Pickett Racing 20 20 22 20 20 20 18 13 22 20 195 2 USA Chris Dyson USA Dyson Racing Team 24 16 18 16 16 16 22 16 18 24 186 GBR Guy Smith USA Dyson Racing Team 24 16 18 16 16 16 22 16 18 24 186 3 USA Eric Lux USA Dyson Racing Team 13 13 13 13 15 20 87 4 USA Michael Marsal USA Dyson Racing Team 13 13 13 15 20 0 74 5 GBR Steven Kane USA Dyson Racing Team 24 24 48 6 CAN Tony Burgess USA Dyson Racing Team 13 15 17 45 7 GBR Johnny Mowlem USA Dyson Racing Team 18 18 36 8 FRA Romain Dumas USA Muscle Milk Pickett Racing 20 20 FRA Simon Pagenaud USA Muscle Milk Pickett Racing 20 20 9 RSA Mark Patterson USA Dyson Racing Team 0 17 17 USA Chris McMurry USA Dyson Racing Team 17 17Bold - Pole position Italics - Fastest lap P2 standings Pos Driver Team SEB LBH LGA LRP MOS MOH RAM BGP VIR PLM Total 1 FRA Christophe Bouchut USA Level 5 Motorsports 24 20 15 20 16 20 15 20 22 24 196 USA Scott Tucker USA Level 5 Motorsports 24 20 15 20 16 20 15 20 22 24 196 2 GBR Martin Plowman USA Conquest Endurance 17 16 18 16 20 16 22 13 18 0 156 DEN David Heinemeier Hansson USA Conquest Endurance 17 16 18 16 20 16 22 13 18 0 156 3 USA Patrick Dempsey USA Dempsey Racing 12 13 10 18 0 53 4 MEX Luis Díaz USA Level 5 Motorsports 0 13 22 0 16 0 0 51 5 USA Joe Foster USA Dempsey Racing 0 13 0 18 0 31 6 MEX Ricardo González USA Level 5 Motorsports 13 16 0 29 7 POR João Barbosa USA Level 5 Motorsports 24 24 8 USA Tim Pappas USA Black Swan Racing 20 0 20 USA Jon Fogarty USA Black Swan Racing 20 20 GBR Marino Franchitti USA Level 5 Motorsports 20 20 GBR Dario Franchitti USA Level 5 Motorsports 20 20 9 GBR Jonny Cocker USA Dempsey Racing 12 12 PC standings Drivers in the PC category are allowed to drive for more than one car during an event. If a driver is in each car for a minimum of two hours each, he is allowed to score the points from whichever car he chooses. Pos Driver Team SEB LBH LGA LRP MOS MOH RAM BGP VIR PLM Total 1 VEN Alex Popow USA CORE Autosport 24 20 15 16 13 16 22 20 15 24 185 2 USA Jon Bennett USA CORE Autosport 17 13 22 20 16 8 18 0 22 14 150 USA Colin Braun USA CORE Autosport 17 13 22 20 16 8 18 0 22 14 150 3 BRA Bruno Junqueira USA RSR Racing 8 4 18 8 20 0 12 16 12 20 118 4 MEX Rudy Junco Jr. USA PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports 20 6 20 0 18 17 81 5 USA Duncan Ende USA Dempsey Racing 0 8 6 13 10 0 10 13 10 10 80 FRA Henri Richard USA Dempsey Racing 0 8 6 13 0 10 10 13 10 10 80 6 GBR Tom Kimber-Smith USA CORE Autosport 15 16 22 15 68 7 GBR Ryan Dalziel USA CORE Autosport 20 0 0 20 24 64 8 USA Ken Dobson USA PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports 20 8 10 0 17 55 9 CAN Kyle Marcelli USA Merchant Services Racing 0 10 10 0 8 13 0 0 0 12 53 10 USA Tomy Drissi USA RSR Racing 0 0 0 0 20 0 16 12 0 48 11 USA Butch Leitzinger USA PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports 20 6 8 10 44 12 USA Mike Guasch USA Muscle Milk Pickett Racing 12 16 12 40 USA Memo Gidley USA Muscle Milk Pickett Racing 12 16 12 40 13 MEX Roberto González USA RSR Racing 8 18 12 38 14 PUR Ricardo Vera USA Performance Tech MotorsportsUSA RSR Racing 10 5 20 35 15 USA Antonio Downs USA Merchant Services Racing 10 0 0 13 8 31 16 USA Matt Downs USA Merchant Services Racing 8 0 10 12 30 17 VEN E. J. Viso USA CORE Autosport 24 24 18 MEX Pablo Sanchez USA Merchant Services Racing 14 8 22 19 USA Lucas Downs USA Merchant Services Racing 0 10 0 10 0 20 20 GBR Marino Franchitti USA PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports 0 0 0 18 18 21 USA Elton Julian USA PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports 17 17 22 GBR Ryan Lewis USA Dempsey Racing 6 10 16 23 USA Chapman Ducote USA Merchant Services Racing 0 0 15 0 15 USA James French USA Merchant Services Racing 15 15 24 USA Anthony Nicolosi USA Performance Tech Motorsports 10 5 15 25 MEX Javier Echeverria USA Merchant Services Racing 14 14 MEX Ricardo González USA CORE Autosport 14 14 26 CAN Tony Burgess USA Merchant Services Racing 0 0 6 0 8 14 27 GBR Archie Hamilton USA Muscle Milk Pickett Racing 12 12 28 BRA Raphael Matos USA Performance Tech Motorsports 10 10 29 AUS James Kovacic USA Merchant Services Racing 0 6 6 GT standings Pos Driver Team SEB LBH LGA LRP MOS MOH RAM BGP VIR PLM Total 1 GBR Oliver Gavin USA Corvette Racing 17 20 22 13 1 20 15 16 22 0 146 USA Tommy Milner USA Corvette Racing 17 20 22 13 1 20 15 16 22 0 146 2 USA Scott Sharp USA Extreme Speed Motorsports 6 13 10 10 20 6 6 13 15 24 123 USA Johannes van Overbeek USA Extreme Speed Motorsports 6 13 10 10 20 6 6 13 15 24 123 3 DEN Jan Magnussen USA Corvette Racing 20 10 18 16 16 0 10 6 5 20 121 ESP Antonio García USA Corvette Racing 20 10 18 16 16 0 10 6 5 20 121 4 DEU Dirk Müller USA BMW Team RLL 24 16 12 8 13 8 3 10 4 14 112 5 DEU Jörg Bergmeister USA Flying Lizard Motorsports 5 6 8 20 0 16 18 8 18 12 111 USA Patrick Long USA Flying Lizard Motorsports 5 6 8 20 0 16 18 8 18 12 111 6 DEU Jörg Müller USA BMW Team RLL 14 1 15 6 4 13 22 3 12 17 107 USA Bill Auberlen USA BMW Team RLL 14 1 15 6 4 13 22 3 12 17 107 7 USA Joey Hand USA BMW Team RLL 24 16 12 8 13 8 10 91 8 GER Wolf Henzler USA Team Falken Tire 7 8 6 4 10 10 0 20 6 10 81 USA Bryan Sellers USA Team Falken Tire 7 8 6 4 10 10 0 20 6 10 81 9 USA Bryce Miller USA Paul Miller Racing 12 4 4 3 8 2 12 2 3 5 55 DEU Sascha Maassen USA Paul Miller Racing 12 4 4 3 8 2 12 2 3 5 55 10 USA Seth Neiman USA Flying Lizard Motorsports 10 3 5 2 6 4 5 0 10 8 53 11 DEU Marco Holzer USA Flying Lizard Motorsports 5 3 5 2 4 5 4 10 8 46 12 USA Jonathan Summerton USA BMW Team RLL 24 3 4 14 45 13 DEU Uwe Alzen USA BMW Team RLL 14 14 28 14 FIN Toni Vilander USA Extreme Speed Motorsports 24 24 15 USA Ed Brown USA Extreme Speed Motorsports 8 2 3 0 2 3 0 0 0 6 24 16 USA Guy Cosmo USA Extreme Speed Motorsports 6 2 3 0 2 3 0 0 0 6 22 17 USA Townsend Bell USA Lotus / Alex Job Racing 0 0 1 3 0 8 1 8 0 21 USA Bill Sweedler USA Lotus / Alex Job Racing 0 0 1 3 0 8 1 8 0 21 18 USA Jordan Taylor USA Corvette Racing 20 0 20 19 GBR Richard Westbrook USA Corvette Racing 17 0 17 20 AUT Martin Ragginger USA Team Falken Tire 7 10 17 21 USA Andy Lally USA Flying Lizard Motorsports 10 6 16 22 USA Anthony Lazzaro USA Extreme Speed Motorsports 8 0 6 14 23 FRA Patrick Pilet USA Flying Lizard Motorsports 12 12 GBR Rob Bell USA Paul Miller Racing 12 12 24 DEU Dominik Farnbacher USA SRT Motorsports 1 4 7 12 25 USA Darren Law USA Flying Lizard Motorsports 10 10 26 GBR Nick Tandy USA Flying Lizard Motorsports 8 8 USA Jeff Segal USA Extreme Speed Motorsports 8 8 27 USA Ryan Hunter-Reay USA SRT Motorsports 7 7 28 CAN Kuno Wittmer USA SRT Motorsports 1 4 0 5 29 AUT Richard Lietz USA Paul Miller Racing 0 5 5 GTC standings Pos Driver Team SEB LBH LGA LRP MOS MOH RAM BGP VIR PLM Total 1 USA Cooper MacNeil USA Alex Job Racing 20 16 12 20 16 13 22 20 22 0 161 2 USA Leh Keen USA Alex Job Racing 20 16 20 16 13 20 22 14 141 3 USA Spencer Pumpelly USA TRG 14 8 6 20 20 5 13 10 20 116 4 USA Peter LeSaffre USA Green Hornet Racing 17 20 10 16 0 10 15 16 12 0 116 IRE Damien Faulkner USA Green Hornet Racing 17 20 10 16 0 10 15 16 12 0 116 5 CAN Chris Cumming USA JDX Racing 12 13 0 10 13 18 10 15 17 108 6 CAN Michael Valiante USA JDX Racing 13 10 13 0 15 17 68 7 USA Bob Faieta USA Competition Motorsports USA Green Hornet Racing 10 6 15 16 12 6 0 65 8 NED Jeroen 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12 12 USA Mark Bullitt USA NGT Motorsport 12 12 USA Jeff Segal USA NGT Motorsport 12 12 26 USA Brian Wong USA Green Hornet Racing 8 0 8 27 USA Rene Villeneuve USA GMG Racing 8 0 0 8 28 DEN Nicki Thiim USA NGT Motorsport 7 7 29 USA Mike Piera USA TRG 6 6 30 VEN Angel Benitez Sr. USA NGT Motorsport 0 6 0 6 31 GBR Sean Edwards USA NGT Motorsport 6 6 References Category:American Le Mans Series seasons American Le Mans Series American Le Mans Series