2009 American Le Mans Series at Long Beach

2009 motor race at Long Beach California February 2025 thumb|right|250px|Long Beach Street Circuit 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. http://www.americanlemans.com/index_news.php?n=12811 American Le Mans Series salutes Corvette Racing in final U.S. GT1 race American Le Mans Series 2009-04-15 2009-04-18 October 2010 H3llBot Flying Lizard Motorsports won their second straight GT2 class victory after early leader Farnbacher-Loles suffered a suspension failure on circuit. Report Qualifying Qualifying result Pole position winners in each class are marked in bold. http://www.imsaracing.net/2009/events/long%20beach/Final%20Grid%20ALMS%20Long%20Beach.pdf ALMS Final Grid International Motor Sports Association PDF 2009-04-18 2009-04-18 https://web.archive.org/web/20120315072101/http://www.imsaracing.net/2009/events/long%20beach/Final%20Grid%20ALMS%20Long%20Beach.pdf 2012-03-15 dead 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. http://www.endurance-info.com/version2/news-focus-904.html Long Beach: Pole but no cigar for Risi Endurance-Info.com 2009-04-18 2009-04-18 2011-07-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20110710193558/http://www.endurance-info.com/version2/news-focus-904.html dead Race Race results Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 70% of winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC). http://www.imsaracing.net/2009/events/long%20beach/Provisional%20Race%20ALMS%20Long%20Beach.pdf ALMS Provisional Race Report International Motor Sports Association PDF 2009-04-18 2009-04-18 https://web.archive.org/web/20120315072108/http://www.imsaracing.net/2009/events/long%20beach/Provisional%20Race%20ALMS%20Long%20Beach.pdf 2012-03-15 dead Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Tire Laps Engine 1 LMP1 66 USA de Ferran Motorsports BRA Gil de FerranFRA Simon Pagenaud Acura ARX-02a Michelin 76 Acura AR7 4.0 L V8 2 LMP1 9 USA Patrón Highcroft Racing AUS David BrabhamUSA Scott Sharp Acura ARX-02a Michelin 76 Acura AR7 4.0 L V8 3 LMP2 15 MEX Lowe's Fernández Racing MEX Adrian FernándezMEX Luis Díaz Acura ARX-01B Michelin 75 Acura AL7R 3.4 L V8 4 LMP2 16 USA Dyson Racing Team USA Chris DysonGBR Guy Smith Lola B09/86 Michelin 75 Mazda MZR-R 2.0 L Turbo I4 5 LMP2 20 USA Dyson Racing Team USA Butch LeitzingerGBR Marino Franchitti Lola B08/86 Michelin 74 Mazda MZR-R 2.0 L Turbo I4 6 GT1 4 USA Corvette Racing GBR Oliver GavinMON Olivier Beretta Chevrolet Corvette C6.R Michelin 73 Chevrolet LS7.R 7.0 L V8 7 LMP1 37 USA Intersport Racing USA Jon FieldUSA Clint FieldUSA Chapman Ducote Lola B06/10 Dunlop 71 AER P32C 4.0 L Turbo V8 8 GT2 45 USA Flying Lizard Motorsports USA Patrick LongDEU Jörg Bergmeister Porsche 997 GT3-RSR Michelin 71 Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 9 GT2 62 USA Risi Competizione BRA Jaime MeloDEU Pierre Kaffer Ferrari F430GT Michelin 71 Ferrari 4.0 L V8 10 GT2 92 USA BMW Rahal Letterman Racing USA Tommy MilnerDEU Dirk Müller BMW M3 GT2 Dunlop 70 BMW 4.0 L V8 11 GT2 18 DEU T-Mobile VICI Racing GBR Richard WestbrookDEU Johannes Stuck Porsche 997 GT3-RSR Michelin 70 Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 12 GT2 44 USA Flying Lizard Motorsports USA Darren LawUSA Seth Neiman Porsche 997 GT3-RSR Michelin 70 Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 13 GT2 21 USA Panoz Team PTG GBR Ian JamesDEU Dominik Farnbacher Panoz Esperante GT-LM Yokohama 69 Ford 5.0 L V8 14 GT2 11 USA Primetime Race Group USA Joel FeinbergGBR Chris Hall Dodge Viper Competition Coupe Dunlop 68 Dodge 8.3 L V10 15 LMP1 12 USA Autocon Motorsports USA Michael LewisUSA Bryan Willman Lola B06/10 Dunlop 67 AER P32C 4.0 L Turbo V8 16 GT2 90 USA BMW Rahal Letterman Racing USA Bill AuberlenUSA Joey Hand BMW M3 GT2 Dunlop 67 BMW 4.0 L V8 17 GT2 40 USA Robertson Racing USA David RobertsonUSA David Murry Ford GT-R Mk. VII Dunlop 67 Ford 5.0 L V8 18 GT2 87 USA Farnbacher-Loles Motorsports DEU Wolf HenzlerDEU Dirk Werner Porsche 997 GT3-RSR Michelin 67 Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 19DNF GT2 28 USA LG Motorsports USA Lou GiglottiUSA Boris Said Chevrolet Corvette C6 Yokohama 64 Chevrolet LS3 6.3 L V8 20DNF GT2 17 USA Team Falken TireUSA Landmark Motorsports USA Bryan SellersUSA Dominic Cicero Porsche 997 GT3-RSR Falken 43 Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 21DNF GT1 3 USA Corvette Racing USA Johnny O'ConnellDEN Jan Magnussen Chevrolet Corvette C6.R Michelin 42 Chevrolet LS7.R 7.0 L V8 References 2009 American Le Mans Series Sports Car Challenge of St. Petersburg Utah Grand Prix Long Beach American Le Mans Category:April 2009 sports events in the United States Category:Grand Prix of Long Beach (IMSA)