2009 American Le Mans Series

39th season of the racing series organized by IMSA February 2025 tyre brands June 2026 2009 American Le Mans Series 2008 2010 thumb|right|David Brabham (pictured) and Scott Sharp won the LMP1 class title for Patrón Highcroft Racing. 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. It began on March 21, 2009, and ended on October 10, 2009 after ten events. The series was composed of Le Mans Prototypes (LMP) and Grand Tourer (GT) race cars divided into four classes: LMP1, LMP2, GT1, and GT2. A fifth category, known as the Challenge class, was also added for select races and featured Porsche 997 GT3 Cup cars from the IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge.http://www.americanlemans.com/index_news.php?n=12677 Series provides advancement opportunity with addition of "Challenge Class" American Le Mans Series 2009-03-27 2009-03-27 https://web.archive.org/web/20090329073942/http://www.americanlemans.com/index_news.php?n=12677 March 29, 2009 dead 2009 was also the final year for GT1, with Corvette Racing abandoning the class after Long Beach and switching over to much more competitive GT2 (renamed GT) class. Season summary This was the first time that the Michelin Green X Challenge championship was used throughout a full ALMS season after its initial introduction at the 2008 Petit Le Mans. Two champions were determined by the entry which is the most efficient over the season within the LMP and GT categories.http://www.americanlemans.com/News/Article.aspx?ID=4383 Green Challenge Rules and Regulations Set American Le Mans Series 2008-06-24 2008-10-03 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090122081832/http://www.americanlemans.com/News/Article.aspx?ID=4383 January 22, 2009 Patrón Highcroft Racing duo David Brabham and Scott Sharp won the main LMP1 standings, holding off De Ferran Motorsports pairing Gil de Ferran and Simon Pagenaud at the final round of the season at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. Adrián Fernández and Luis Díaz won the LMP2 title, in the final season of Fernández Racing, who closed at the end of the 2009 season. In GT2, Flying Lizard Motorsports' Patrick Long and Jörg Bergmeister won six races en route to the championship title. Husband-and-wife Martin and Melanie Snow won the inaugural GT Challenge class title, that ran at half of the season's ten races. Team changes Corvette Racing announced on September 9 that during the 2009 season the GT1 Corvettes will run at Sebring and Long Beach before competing at Le Mans, after which a new GT2 Corvette will compete for the rest of the season in preparation for 2010.http://www.autoblog.com/2008/09/09/corvettes-back-in-alms-in-2009-with-gt1-and-gt2-programs/ Corvettes back in ALMS in 2009 with GT1 and GT2 programs Audi announced on December 5 that they will no longer compete in the American Le Mans Series, choosing instead to concentrate on the DTM, Intercontinental Le Mans Cup (later FIA World Endurance Championship) and 24 Hours of Le Mans. Audi's new LMP1 competitor, the R15 TDI, will compete at Sebring before returning to Europe. http://www.endurance-info.com/static.php?subaction=showfull&id=1228478354&archive=&start_from=&ucat=4&op=communiques_index.txt&npds=1 ALMS : Audi concentrates on European motorsport. Endurance-Info 2008-12-05 2008-12-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20081209015307/http://www.endurance-info.com/static.php?subaction=showfull&id=1228478354&archive=&start_from=&ucat=4&op=communiques_index.txt&npds=1 2008-12-09 dead The cars returned for the Petit Le Mans in September. Highcroft Racing and De Ferran Motorsports will move from LMP2 to campaign Acura's new LMP1 ARX-02a, while Lowe's Fernandez Racing will continue to race the ARX-01B in LMP2.December 2008 Porsche will not return with their factory-backed RS Spyders, campaigned by Penske Racing, choosing instead to compete on the Rolex Sports Car Series.http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=313648September 2016 InternetArchiveBot yes Dyson Racing will move from Porsche RS Spyders to full-works AER Mazda-powered Lola B08/80's in the LMP2 class.http://www.americanlemans.com/News/Article.aspx?ID%3D5051 American Le Mans Series :: World Class 2008-12-12 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20081217112016/http://www.americanlemans.com/News/Article.aspx?ID=5051 2008-12-17 Paul Gentilozzi announced that RSR Racing would be entering Jaguar XKRs in the GT2 category beginning in July.American Le Mans Series – News http://www.americanlemans.com/index_news.php?n=12831 https://archive.today/20090725214601/http://www.americanlemans.com/index_news.php?n=12831 2009-07-25 live 2009-07-23 This however, did not happen until a one car test session during the final Laguna Seca race, starting from the pit lane. Team Cytosport acquired and ran an ex-Dyson Porsche RS Spyder from Mid-Ohio to the end of the season. Schedule The 2009 schedule remained mostly identical to the 2008 schedule, although the season was shortened in length. This was done to allow teams from the American Le Mans Series to participate in events for the new Asian Le Mans Series in November.http://www.americanlemans.com/News/Article.aspx?ID=4841 Record Results and a Bold Five-Year Plan American Le Mans Series 2008-10-03 2008-10-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20081114223823/http://www.americanlemans.com/News/Article.aspx?ID=4841 14 November 2008 dead On December 18, 2008, it was announced that the Detroit race would be canceled.http://jalopnik.com/5113734/2009-detroit-belle-isle-grand-prix-canceled 2009 Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix Canceled 18 December 2008 The Challenge class of cars only participated in five rounds in 2009: Utah, Lime Rock, Mid-Ohio, Road America, and Laguna Seca. http://www.imsaracing.net/2009/alms/bulletins/bulletin%20alms%2009-21.pdf IMSA Competition Bulletin #09-21 International Motor Sports Association 2009-08-16 2009-08-18 https://web.archive.org/web/20101204233332/http://www.imsaracing.net/2009/alms/bulletins/bulletin%20alms%2009-21.pdf 2010-12-04 dead Rnd Race Length Circuit Location Date 1 57th Mobil 1 12 Hours of Sebring 12 Hours Sebring International Raceway Sebring, Florida March 21 2 Acura Sports Car Challenge of St. Petersburg 1 Hour 55 Minutes St. Petersburg Street Circuit St. Petersburg, Florida April 4 3 Tequila Patrón American Le Mans Series at Long Beach 1 Hour 40 Minutes Long Beach Street Circuit Long Beach, California April 18 4 Utah Grand Prix 2 Hours 45 Minutes Miller Motorsports Park Tooele, Utah May 17 5 Northeast Grand Prix 2 Hours 45 Minutes Lime Rock Park Lakeville, Connecticut July 18 6 Acura Sports Car Challenge of Mid-Ohio 2 Hours 45 Minutes Mid-Ohio Lexington, Ohio August 8 7 Time Warner Cable Road Race Showcase 2 Hours 45 Minutes Road America Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin August 16 8 Grand Prix of Mosport 2 Hours 45 Minutes Mosport International Raceway Bowmanville, Ontario August 30 9 Petit Le Mans 1000 mi km on or 10 Hours Road Atlanta Braselton, Georgia September 26 10 Monterey Sports Car Championships 4 Hours Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca Monterey, California October 10 Entries LMP1 Team Chassis Engine No. Car Number Drivers Rounds FRA Team Peugeot Total Peugeot 908 HDi FAP Peugeot HDI 5.5 L Turbo V12 (Diesel) 07 POR Pedro Lamy 1, 9 FRA Nicolas Minassian 1, 9 AUT Christian Klien 1 08 FRA Franck Montagny 1, 9 FRA Stéphane Sarrazin 1, 9 FRA Sébastien Bourdais 1DEU Audi Sport North AmericaAudi R15 TDIAudi TDI 5.5 L Turbo V10 (Diesel) 1 DEU Lucas Luhr 1, 9 DEU Marco Werner 1, 9 DEU Mike Rockenfeller 1 DEU Audi Sport Team Joest 2 ITA Rinaldo Capello 1, 9 GBR Allan McNish 1, 9 DEN Tom Kristensen 1FRA Team Oreca Matmut AIMOreca 01AIM YS5.5 5.5 L V107FRA Romain Dumas9FRA Nicolas Lapierre9FRA Olivier Panis9USA Patrón Highcroft RacingAcura ARX-02aAcura AR7 4.0 L V89 AUS David Brabham All USA Scott Sharp All GBR Dario Franchitti 1, 9GBR ECO RacingRadical SR9ECO (AER) 5.0 L Turbo V10 (Diesel)10JPN Hideki Noda9–10ARG José Manuel Balbiani9RSA Dion von Moltke9USA Cort Wagner10GRE Nikolas Konstant10USA Autocon MotorsportsLola B06/10AER P32C 4.0 L Turbo V812 USA Bryan Willman 1, 3–4, 6–7, 9 USA Chris McMurry 1, 5, 7–9CAN Tony Burgess1, 5, 8–9USA Michael Lewis 3–4 USA Tomy Drissi 6 USA Intersport Racing Lola B06/10 AER P32C 4.0 L Turbo V8 37 USA Clint Field All USA Jon Field All USA Chapman Ducote 1–5 USA Corsa Motorsports Ginetta-Zytek GZ09HS Zytek ZJ458 4.5 L Hybrid V8 48 UK Johnny Mowlem 4–7, 10 SWE Stefan Johansson 4–7, 10USA de Ferran MotorsportsAcura ARX-02aAcura AR7 4.0 L V866 BRA Gil de Ferran All FRA Simon Pagenaud All NZL Scott Dixon 1, 9GBR Drayson RacingLola B09/60Judd GV5.5 S2 5.5 L V1088 GBR Jonny Cocker 9–10 GBR Paul Drayson 9–10 GBR Rob Bell 9Sources:Sebring 12 Hours Provisional Entry List https://archive2.dailysportscar.com/viewArticle.cfm@articleUID=9380F16D-1143-FDC9-352E8ACD1D5186B9.html https://web.archive.org/web/20250524151124/https://archive2.dailysportscar.com/viewArticle.cfm@articleUID=9380F16D-1143-FDC9-352E8ACD1D5186B9.html May 24, 2025 May 24, 2025 dailysportscar.comSt Petersburg - 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Entry https://archive2.dailysportscar.com/viewArticle.cfm@articleUID=30CAAD83-1143-FDC9-35D191C8950C1F4D.html https://web.archive.org/web/20250524154359/https://archive2.dailysportscar.com/viewArticle.cfm@articleUID=30CAAD83-1143-FDC9-35D191C8950C1F4D.html 2025-05-24 2025-05-24 dailysportscar.com LMP2 Team Chassis Engine No. Car Number Drivers Rounds USA Team Cytosport Porsche RS Spyder Evo Porsche MR6 3.4 L V8 6 DEU Klaus Graf 6–7, 9–10USA Greg Pickett6–7, 9–10 DEU Sascha Maassen 9MEX Lowe's Fernández RacingAcura ARX-01BAcura AL7R 3.4 L V8 15 MEX Luis Díaz All MEX Adrián Fernández AllUSA Dyson Racing TeamLola B09/86Mazda MZR-R 2.0 L Turbo I416 USA Chris Dyson All GBR Guy Smith All USA Andy Lally 1Lola B09/86 3 Rounds 1–3Lola B08/86 7 Rounds 4–1020 GBR Marino Franchitti All USA Butch Leitzinger All GBR Ben Devlin 1, 9USA van der Steur RacingRadical SR9AER P07 2.0 L Turbo I419 USA Adam Pecorari 5–6, 8–9USA Gunnar van der Steur5–6, 8–9USA Robbie Pecorari9Sources: GT1 Team Chassis Engine No. Car Number Drivers Rounds USA Corvette Racing Chevrolet Corvette C6.R Chevrolet LS7.R 7.0 L V8 (E85 ethanol) 3 DEN Jan Magnussen 1, 3USA Johnny O'Connell1, 3 ESP Antonio García 1 4 MON Olivier Beretta 1, 3GBR Oliver Gavin1, 3 SUI Marcel Fässler 1Sources: GT2 Team Chassis Engine No. Car Number Drivers Rounds GBR Drayson Racing Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT2 Aston Martin AM05 4.5 L V8 (E85 ethanol) 007 GBR Rob Bell 1 GBR Jonny Cocker 1 GBR Paul Drayson 1USA Corvette RacingChevrolet Corvette C6.RChevrolet LS7.R 6.0 L V83DEN Jan Magnussen6–10USA Johnny O'Connell6–10ESP Antonio García94MON Olivier Beretta6–10GBR Oliver Gavin6–10SUI Marcel Fässler9 USA Primetime Race GroupDodge Viper Competition CoupeDodge Viper 8.3 L V10 11 USA Joel Feinberg 1–9 GBR Chris Hall 1–9 USA Ritchie Holt 1USA Team Falken TirePorsche 997 GT3-RSRPorsche M97/74 4.0 L Flat-617USA Dominic Cicero3, 9–10USA Bryan Sellers3, 9–10DEU VICI RacingPorsche 997 GT3-RSRPorsche M97/74 4.0 L Flat-618DEU Johannes Stuck1, 3–6, 10DEU Hans-Joachim Stuck1NED Nicky Pastorelli1, 4GBR Richard Westbrook3, 5–6, 10DEU Lance David Arnold10USA Panoz Team PTGPanoz Esperante GT-LMFord 5.0 L V821DEU Dominik FarnbacherAllGBR Ian JamesAll22USA Ryan Phinny2USA Tom Sutherland2USA LG MotorsportsChevrolet Corvette C6Chevrolet LS3 6.0 L V828 USA Eric Curran 1–3 USA Lou Giglotti 1–2BRA Lucas Molo1USA Boris Said3USA Matt Bell9–10USA Tomy Drissi9–10 USA Tom Sutherland 9–10USA RSRJaguar XKR GT2Jaguar AJ133S 5.0 L V833USA Paul Gentilozzi10BEL Marc Goossens10USA Robertson RacingFord GT-R Mk. VIIFord Cammer 5.0 L V840USA David MurryAllUSA David RobertsonAllUSA Andrea Robertson1–2, 4–10USA Flying Lizard MotorsportsPorsche 997 GT3-RSRPorsche M97/74 4.0 L Flat-644 USA Seth Neiman 1–7, 9–10 USA Darren Law 1–3, 6–9USA Johannes van Overbeek1, 4–5, 8–1045DEU Jörg Bergmeister AllUSA Patrick LongAll DEU Marc Lieb 1, 9 USA Risi CompetizioneUSA Krohn Racing Ferrari F430 GT Ferrari F136 GT 4.0 L V8 61 SWE Niclas Jönsson 1 USA Tracy Krohn 1 BEL Eric van de Poele 1USA Risi Competizione 62 DEU Pierre Kaffer All BRA Jaime Melo All FIN Mika Salo 1, 9USA Farnbacher-Loles MotorsportsPorsche 997 GT3-RSRPorsche M97/74 4.0 L Flat-687 DEU Wolf Henzler All DEU Dirk Werner 1–5, 8AUT Richard Lietz1AUT Martin Ragginger6, 9USA Bryce Miller7DEU Pierre Ehret10USA BMW Rahal Letterman RacingBMW M3 GT2BMW P65B40 4.0 L V890 USA Bill Auberlen All USA Joey Hand AllGBR Andy Priaulx992USA Tommy MilnerAllDEU Dirk MüllerAllDEU Jörg Müller9ITA Advanced EngineeringARG PeCom Racing TeamFerrari F430 GTFerrari F136 GT 4.0 L V895ITA Gianmaria Bruni1ARG Matías Russo1ARG Luis Pérez Companc1Sources: ALMS Challenge Team Chassis Engine No. Car Number Drivers Rounds USA Gruppe Orange Porsche 997 GT3 Cup Porsche M97/76 3.6 L Flat-6 02 USA Nick Parker 4–7, 10 USA Carl Skerlong 4USA Donald Pickering5–7, 10 36 USA Bob Faieta 4–7, 10 USA Wesley Hoaglund 4–7, 10USA GMG RacingPorsche 997 GT3 CupPorsche M97/76 3.6 L Flat-6 05 USA Bret Curtis 7, 10 USA James Sofranos 7, 10USA Orbit RacingPorsche 997 GT3 CupPorsche M97/76 3.6 L Flat-6 08 USA Ed Brown 4–7, 10 USA Bill Sweedler 4–7, 1047USA Jon Baker4–7, 10USA Guy Cosmo4–7, 10USA Velox MotorsportPorsche 997 GT3 CupPorsche M97/76 3.6 L Flat-638 USA Shane Lewis 10 USA Mitchell Pagerey 1088USA Shane Lewis6USA Gerry Ventos6USA Snow RacingPorsche 997 GT3 CupPorsche M97/76 3.6 L Flat-657USA Martin Snow4–7, 10USA Melanie Snow4–7, 10USA P7 RacingPorsche 997 GT3 CupPorsche M97/76 3.6 L Flat-669USA Galen Bieker10 USA Robert Rodriquez 10Sources: Season results Overall winner in bold. Rnd Circuit LMP1 Winning Team LMP2 Winning Team GT2 Winning Team Challenge Winning Team Results LMP1 Winning Drivers LMP2 Winning Drivers GT2 Winning Drivers Challenge Winning Drivers 1 Sebring DEU #2 Audi Sport Team Joest MEX #15 Fernández Racing USA #62 Risi Competizione did not participate Results DEN Tom KristensenGBR Allan McNishITA Rinaldo Capello MEX Adrián FernándezMEX Luis Díaz BRA Jaime MeloDEU Pierre KafferFIN Mika Salo 2 St. Petersburg USA #9 Highcroft Racing MEX #15 Fernández Racing USA #45 Flying Lizard Motorsports did not participate Results AUS David BrabhamUSA Scott Sharp MEX Adrián FernándezMEX Luis Díaz USA Patrick LongDEU Jörg Bergmeister 3 Long Beach USA #66 de Ferran Motorsports MEX #15 Fernández Racing USA #45 Flying Lizard Motorsports did not participate Results BRA Gil de FerranFRA Simon Pagenaud MEX Adrián FernándezMEX Luis Díaz USA Patrick LongDEU Jörg Bergmeister 4 Miller USA #66 de Ferran Motorsports MEX #15 Fernández Racing USA #45 Flying Lizard Motorsports USA #57 Snow Racing Results BRA Gil de FerranFRA Simon Pagenaud MEX Adrián FernándezMEX Luis Díaz USA Patrick LongDEU Jörg Bergmeister USA Martin SnowUSA Melanie Snow 5 Lime Rock USA #66 de Ferran Motorsports USA #20 Dyson Racing Team USA #45 Flying Lizard Motorsports USA #36 Gruppe Orange Results BRA Gil de FerranFRA Simon Pagenaud USA Butch LeitzingerGBR Marino Franchitti USA Patrick LongDEU Jörg Bergmeister USA Wesley HoaglundUSA Bob Faieta 6 Mid-Ohio USA #66 de Ferran Motorsports MEX #15 Fernández Racing USA #45 Flying Lizard Motorsports USA #57 Snow Racing Results BRA Gil de FerranFRA Simon Pagenaud MEX Adrián FernándezMEX Luis Díaz USA Patrick LongDEU Jörg Bergmeister USA Martin SnowUSA Melanie Snow 7 Road America USA #9 Highcroft Racing MEX #15 Fernández Racing USA #90 BMW Rahal Letterman USA #57 Snow Racing Results AUS David BrabhamUSA Scott Sharp MEX Adrián FernándezMEX Luis Díaz USA Joey HandUSA Bill Auberlen USA Martin SnowUSA Melanie Snow 8 Mosport USA #9 Highcroft Racing MEX #15 Fernández Racing USA #3 Corvette Racing did not participate Results AUS David BrabhamUSA Scott Sharp MEX Adrián FernándezMEX Luis Díaz USA Johnny O'ConnellDEN Jan Magnussen 9 Road Atlanta FRA #08 Team Peugeot Total USA #20 Dyson Racing Team USA #62 Risi Competizione did not participate Results FRA Franck MontagnyFRA Stéphane Sarrazin USA Butch LeitzingerGBR Marino FranchittiGBR Ben Devlin BRA Jaime MeloDEU Pierre KafferFIN Mika Salo 10 Laguna Seca USA #66 de Ferran Motorsports MEX #15 Fernández Racing USA #45 Flying Lizard Motorsports USA #47 Orbit Racing Results BRA Gil de FerranFRA Simon Pagenaud MEX Adrián FernándezMEX Luis Díaz USA Patrick LongDEU Jörg Bergmeister USA Guy CosmoUSA John Baker Note that the GT1 class only competed in two rounds. Johnny O'Connell, Jan Magnussen, and Antonio García won the 12 Hours of Sebring for Corvette Racing, while Oliver Gavin and Olivier Beretta won for Corvette at Long Beach. Championships Points were awarded to the top ten cars and drivers which either finish the race or complete 70% of the winner's distance, except in the ALMS Challenge category where cars and drivers only have to complete 50% of their class winner's distance. Teams with multiple entries only scored 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. The GT1 category was only used for two events and no championships were awarded in that category. Points System Race Distance Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th Less than three hours 20 16 13 10 8 6 4 3 2 1 Between four and eight hours 25 21 18 15 13 11 9 8 7 6 More than eight hours 30 26 23 20 18 16 14 13 12 11 Team championships Teams with full entries were awarded points in the team championships. Teams which participated in partial season or on a race by race basis were not counted as part of the championship. LMP1 standings Pos Team Chassis Engine Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Rd 7 Rd 8 Rd 9 Rd 10 Total 1 USA Patrón Highcroft Racing Acura ARX-02a Acura AR7 4.0 L V8 18 20 16 16 16 16 20 20 16 21 179 2 USA de Ferran Motorsports Acura ARX-02a Acura AR7 4.0 L V8 0 13 20 20 20 20 16 16 12 25 162 3 USA Intersport Racing Lola B06/10 AER P32C 4.0 L Turbo V8 0 16 13 13 8 13 13 13 14 13 116 4 USA Autocon Motorsports Lola B06/10 AER P32C 4.0 L Turbo V8 0 10 0 10 0 8 0 13 18 59 5 USA Corsa Motorsports Ginetta-Zytek GZ09HS Zytek ZJ458 4.5 L Hybrid V8 10 13 10 10 15 58 LMP2 standings Pos Team Chassis Engine Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Rd 7 Rd 8 Rd 9 Rd 10 Total 1 MEX Lowe's Fernández Racing Acura ARX-01B Acura AL7R 3.4 L V8 30 20 20 20 16 20 20 20 26 25 217 2 USA Dyson Racing Team Lola B09/86 Mazda MZR-R 2.0 L Turbo I4 0 16 16 16 20 13 16 16 30 0 143 GT2 standings Pos Team Chassis Engine Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Rd 7 Rd 8 Rd 9 Rd 10 Total 1 USA Flying Lizard Motorsports Porsche 997 GT3-RSR Porsche M97/74 4.0 L Flat-6 20 20 20 20 20 20 10 8 18 25 181 2 USA Risi Competizione Ferrari F430 GT Ferrari F136 GT 4.0 L V8 30 0 16 13 16 8 8 16 30 0 137 3 USA BMW Rahal Letterman Racing BMW M3 GT2 BMW P65B40 4.0 L V8 0 16 13 4 13 13 20 2 26 11 118 4 USA Farnbacher-Loles Racing Porsche 997 GT3-RSR Porsche M97/74 4.0 L Flat-6 13 4 1 16 10 6 1 10 23 18 102 5 USA Panoz Team PTG Panoz Esperante GT-LM Ford 5.0 L V8 23 13 6 10 6 4 0 6 12 15 95 6 USA Corvette Racing Chevrolet Corvette C6.R Chevrolet LS7.R 6.0 L V8 16 13 20 20 21 90 7 USA Robertson Racing Ford GT-R Mk. VII Ford Cammer 5.0 L V8 14 6 2 1 2 1 4 1 11 0 42 8 USA Primetime Race Group Dodge Viper Competition Coupe Dodge Viper 8.3 L V10 0 0 4 2 3 2 3 0 14 9 USA Team Falken Tire Porsche 997 GT3-RSR Porsche M97/74 4.0 L Flat-6 0 0 8 8 ALMS Challenge standings Gruppe Orange tied on points for the ALMS Challenge Team Championship, but Snow Racing broke the tie by having three wins over the season compared to Gruppe Orange's one. Pos Team Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Rd 7 Rd 8 Rd 9 Rd 10 Total 1 USA Snow Racing 20 10 20 20 0 70 2 USA Gruppe Orange 0 20 13 16 21 70 3 USA Orbit Racing 0 16 16 10 25 67 4 USA P7 Racing 18 18 5 USA GMG Racing 0 13 13 6 USA Velox Motorsport 10 0 10 Driver championships Drivers who participated in races but failed to score points over the course of the season are not listed. LMP1 standings Pos Driver Team Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Rd 7 Rd 8 Rd 9 Rd 10 Total 1= AUS David Brabham USA Patrón Highcroft Racing 18 20 16 16 16 16 20 20 16 21 179 1= USA Scott Sharp USA Patrón Highcroft Racing 18 20 16 16 16 16 20 20 16 21 179 3= BRA Gil de Ferran USA de Ferran Motorsports 0 13 20 20 20 20 16 16 12 25 162 3= FRA Simon Pagenaud USA de Ferran Motorsports 0 13 20 20 20 20 16 16 12 25 162 5= USA Jon Field USA Intersport Racing 0 16 13 13 8 13 13 13 14 13 116 5= USA Clint Field USA Intersport Racing 0 16 13 13 8 13 13 13 14 13 116 7= GBR Johnny Mowlem USA Corsa Motorsports 10 13 10 10 15 58 7= SWE Stefan Johansson USA Corsa Motorsports 10 13 10 10 15 58 9= FRA Franck Montagny FRA Team Peugeot Total 26 30 56 9= FRA Stéphane Sarrazin FRA Team Peugeot Total 26 30 56 11= GBR Allan McNish DEU Audi Sport Team Joest 30 23 53 11= ITA Rinaldo Capello DEU Audi Sport Team Joest 30 23 53 13= USA Bryan Willman USA Autocon Motorsports 0 10 0 0 8 13 18 49 13= USA Chris McMurry USA Autocon Motorsports 0 10 8 0 13 18 49 15= FRA Nicolas Minassian FRA Team Peugeot Total 20 26 46 15= POR Pedro Lamy FRA Team Peugeot Total 20 26 46 17= DEU Lucas Luhr DEU Audi Sport North America 23 20 43 17= DEU Marco Werner DEU Audi Sport North America 23 20 43 19 USA Chapman Ducote USA Intersport Racing 0 16 13 13 42 20 CAN Tony Burgess USA Autocon Motorsports 0 10 0 13 18 41 21 GBR Dario Franchitti USA Patrón Highcroft Racing 18 16 34 22 DEN Tom Kristensen DEU Audi Sport Team Joest 30 30 23 FRA Sébastien Bourdais FRA Team Peugeot Total 26 26 24 DEU Mike Rockenfeller DEU Audi Sport North America 23 23 25 AUT Christian Klien FRA Team Peugeot Total 20 20 26= FRA Nicolas Lapierre FRA Team Oreca Matmut AIM 18 18 26= FRA Romain Dumas FRA Team Oreca Matmut AIM 18 18 28 NZL Scott Dixon USA de Ferran Motorsports 0 12 12 29 USA Michael Lewis USA Autocon Motorsports 10 0 10 LMP2 standings Pos Driver Team Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Rd 7 Rd 8 Rd 9 Rd 10 Total 1= MEX Adrián Fernández MEX Lowe's Fernández Racing 30 20 20 20 16 20 20 20 26 25 217 1= MEX Luis Díaz MEX Lowe's Fernández Racing 30 20 20 20 16 20 20 20 26 25 217 3= USA Butch Leitzinger USA Dyson Racing Team 0 13 13 16 20 13 16 16 30 0 137 3= GBR Marino Franchitti USA Dyson Racing Team 0 13 13 16 20 13 16 16 30 0 137 5 DEU Klaus Graf USA Team Cytosport 16 13 23 21 73 6= USA Chris Dyson USA Dyson Racing Team 0 16 16 13 0 0 10 0 55 6= GBR Guy Smith USA Dyson Racing Team 0 16 16 13 0 0 10 0 55 8 USA Greg Pickett USA Team Cytosport 16 13 0 21 50 9 GBR Ben Devlin USA Dyson Racing Team 0 30 0 30 10 DEU Sascha Maassen USA Team Cytosport 23 23 11= USA Gunnar van der Steur USA van der Steur Racing 13 0 0 0 13 11= USA Adam Pecorari USA van der Steur Racing 13 0 0 0 13 GT2 standings Pos Driver Team Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Rd 7 Rd 8 Rd 9 Rd 10 Total 1= USA Patrick Long USA Flying Lizard Motorsports 20 20 20 20 20 20 10 8 18 25 181 1= DEU Jörg Bergmeister USA Flying Lizard Motorsports 20 20 20 20 20 20 10 8 18 25 181 3= BRA Jaime Melo USA Risi Competizione 30 0 16 13 16 8 8 16 30 0 137 3= DEU Pierre Kaffer USA Risi Competizione 30 0 16 13 16 8 8 16 30 0 137 5 DEU Wolf Henzler USA Farnbacher-Loles Racing 13 4 1 16 10 6 1 10 23 18 102 6= USA Tommy Milner USA BMW Rahal Letterman Racing 0 16 13 4 1 13 16 0 26 11 100 6= DEU Dirk Müller USA BMW Rahal Letterman Racing 0 16 13 4 1 13 16 0 26 11 100 8= DEU Dominik Farnbacher USA Panoz Team PTG 23 13 6 10 6 4 0 6 12 15 95 8= GBR Ian James USA Panoz Team PTG 23 13 6 10 6 4 0 6 12 15 95 10= USA Johnny O'Connell USA Corvette Racing 16 13 20 16 21 86 10= DEN Jan Magnussen USA Corvette Racing 16 13 20 16 21 86 12 USA Seth Neiman USA Flying Lizard Motorsports 18 8 8 6 4 2 3 14 13 76 13 FIN Mika Salo USA Risi Competizione 30 30 60 14 USA Johannes van Overbeek USA Flying Lizard Motorsports 18 6 4 4 14 13 59 15 USA Darren Law USA Flying Lizard Motorsports 18 8 8 2 3 4 14 57 16= GBR Oliver Gavin USA Corvette Racing 10 6 13 20 6 55 16= MON Olivier Beretta USA Corvette Racing 10 6 13 20 6 55 18 DEU Marc Lieb USA Flying Lizard Motorsports 20 18 54 USA Farnbacher-Loles Racing 16 19 DEU Dirk Werner USA Farnbacher-Loles Racing 13 4 1 10 23 51 20= USA Joey Hand USA BMW Rahal Letterman Racing 0 0 3 3 13 3 20 2 0 0 44 20= USA Bill Auberlen USA BMW Rahal Letterman Racing 0 0 3 3 13 3 20 2 0 0 44 22 USA David Murry USA Robertson Racing 14 6 2 1 2 1 4 1 11 0 42 23 USA Andrea Robertson USA Robertson Racing 14 6 1 2 1 4 1 11 0 40 24 USA David Robertson USA Robertson Racing 14 2 1 2 1 4 1 11 0 36 25 DEU Johannes Stuck DEU T-Mobile VICI Racing 0 10 8 8 9 35 26 GBR Richard Westbrook DEU T-Mobile VICI Racing 10 8 9 27 27= ITA Gianmaria Bruni ITA Advanced Engineering PeCom 26 26 27= ARG Matías Russo ITA Advanced Engineering PeCom 26 26 27= ARG Luís Pérez Companc ITA Advanced Engineering PeCom 26 26 27= DEU Jörg Müller USA BMW Rahal Letterman Racing 26 26 31= SUI Marcel Fässler USA Corvette Racing 20 20 31= USA Tom Sutherland USA LG Motorsports 13 7 20 31= USA Tomy Drissi USA LG Motorsports 13 7 20 34 DEU Pierre Ehret DEU Farnbacher-Loles Motorsport 18 18 35 USA Lou Giglotti USA LG Motorsports 0 10 0 7 17 36= USA Tracy Krohn USA Risi Competizione 16 16 36= BEL Eric van de Poele USA Risi Competizione 16 16 36= SWE Niclas Jönsson USA Risi Competizione 16 16 36= ESP Antonio García USA Corvette Racing 16 16 40= USA Joel Feinberg USA Primetime Race Group 0 0 4 2 3 2 3 0 14 40= GBR Chris Hall USA Primetime Race Group 0 0 4 2 3 2 3 0 14 42= AUT Richard Lietz USA Farnbacher-Loles Racing 13 13 42= USA Matt Bell USA LG Motorsports 13 13 44 USA Bryce Miller USA Farnbacher-Loles Racing 10 1 11 45 USA Eric Curran USA LG Motorsports 0 10 10 46= NED Nicky Pastorelli DEU T-Mobile VICI Racing 8 8 46= USA Bryan Sellers USA Team Falken Tire 0 0 8 8 46= USA Dominic Cicero USA Team Falken Tire 0 0 8 8 49 AUT Martin Ragginger DEU Farnbacher-Loles Motorsport 6 6 ALMS Challenge standings Driver points were awarded collectively, with all the drivers who have driven for a team being awarded the same number of points. Pos Drivers No. Team Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Rd 7 Rd 8 Rd 9 Rd 10 Total 1 USA Martin Snow #57 USA Snow Racing 20 10 20 20 0 70 USA Melanie Snow 20 10 20 20 0 2 USA Nick Parker #02 USA Gruppe Orange 0 13 8 16 21 58 USA Donald Pickering 13 8 16 21 USA Carl Skerlong 0 3 USA Guy Cosmo #47 USA Orbit Racing 0 0 16 10 25 51 USA John Baker 0 0 16 10 25 4 USA Wesley Hoaglund #36 USA Gruppe Orange 0 20 13 13 0 46 USA Bob Faieta 0 20 13 13 0 5 USA Ed Brown #08 USA Orbit Racing 0 16 0 8 15 39 USA Bill Sweedler 0 16 0 8 15 6 USA Robert Rodriguez #69 USA P7 Racing 18 18 USA Galen Bieker 18 7 USA Bret Curtis #05 USA GMG Racing 0 13 13 USA James Sofronas 0 13 8 USA Shane Lewis #88 USA Velox Motorsport 10 0 10 USA Gerry Ventos 10 USA Mitchell Pagerey 0 References Bibliography Machaquereiro John American Le Mans Series 2009 Season Yearbook TPP Publishing Inc. 2010 English B002WWAUBS etal External links American Le Mans Series The International Motor Sports Association Category:American Le Mans Series seasons American Le Mans Series American Le Mans Series