2009 Northeast Grand Prix

February 2025 thumb|right|240px|Track map of Lime Rock Park The 2009 American Le Mans Northeast Grand Prix was the fifth round of the 2009 American Le Mans Series season. It took place at Lime Rock Park, Connecticut on July 18, 2009. The race was won by Simon Pagenaud and Gil de Ferran in the de Ferran Motorsports Acura, their third American Le Mans Series victory in a row. Dyson Racing Team earned their first victory with Mazda in the LMP2 category, overcoming several mechanical issues during the race. Flying Lizard Motorsports continued their season streak with their fourth consecutive win, while Gruppe Orange won in the ALMS Challenge category. Corsa Motorsports also became the first American Le Mans Series competitor to utilize a hybrid electric drivetrain on their Le Mans Prototype during an event, eventually completing the race in third position. http://www.americanlemans.com/index_news.php?n=13307 Corsa Ginetta-Zytek to race as a hybrid at Lime Rock American Le Mans Series 2009-07-14 2009-07-18 October 2010 H3llBot Report Qualifying Qualifying result Pole position winners in each class are marked in bold. http://www.imsaracing.net/2009/events/lime%20rock/results/Qualifying%20ALMS%20Lime%20Rock.pdf ALMS Qualifying International Motor Sports Association PDF 2009-07-17 2009-07-18 https://web.archive.org/web/20090806171154/http://www.imsaracing.net/2009/events/lime%20rock/results/Qualifying%20ALMS%20Lime%20Rock.pdf 2009-08-06 dead Pos Class Team Qualifying Driver Lap Time 1 LMP1 #66 de Ferran Motorsports Simon Pagenaud 0:46.971 2 LMP1 #9 Patrón Highcroft Racing David Brabham 0:47.345 3 LMP2 #15 Lowe's Fernandez Racing Adrian Fernández 0:48.281 4 LMP2 #20 Dyson Racing Marino Franchitti 0:48.477 5 LMP2 #16 Dyson Racing Chris Dyson 0:48.661 6 LMP1 #48 Corsa Motorsports Johnny Mowlem 0:49.464 7 LMP1 #37 Intersport Racing Clint Field 0:49.935 8 LMP1 #12 Autocon Motorsports Chris McMurry 0:53.523 9 GT2 #62 Risi Competizione Jaime Melo 0:54.665 10 GT2 #45 Flying Lizard Motorsports Patrick Long 0:54.729 11 GT2 #87 Farnbacher-Loles Motorsports Wolf Henzler 0:55.026 12 GT2 #90 BMW Rahal Letterman Racing Joey Hand 0:55.049 13 GT2 #92 BMW Rahal Letterman Racing Dirk Müller 0:55.050 14 GT2 #40 Robertson Racing David Murry 0:55.118 15 GT2 #18 T-Mobile VICI Racing Richard Westbrook 0:55.387 16 GT2 #21 Panoz Team PTG Dominik Farnbacher 0:55.542 17 GT2 #11 Primetime Race Group Chris Hall 0:56.736 18 GT2 #44 Flying Lizard Motorsports Seth Neiman 0:57.405 19 Chal #36 Gruppe Orange Bob Faieta 0:59.618 20 Chal #57 Snow Racing Martin Snow 0:59.971 21 Chal #08 Orbit Racing Bill Sweedler 1:00.459 22 Chal #02 Gruppe Orange Donald Pickering 1:01.645 23 LMP2 #19 van der Steur Racing No Time 24 Chal #47 Orbit Racing No Time 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/lime%20rock/results/Prov%20Race%20ALMS%20Lime%20Rock.pdf ALMS Provisional Race Report International Motor Sports Association PDF 2009-07-18 2009-07-18 https://web.archive.org/web/20120315072158/http://www.imsaracing.net/2009/events/lime%20rock/results/Prov%20Race%20ALMS%20Lime%20Rock.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 184 Acura AR7 4.0 L V8 2 LMP1 9 USA Patrón Highcroft Racing AUS David BrabhamUSA Scott Sharp Acura ARX-02a Michelin 184 Acura AR7 4.0 L V8 3 LMP1 48 USA Corsa Motorsports GBR Johnny MowlemSWE Stefan Johansson Ginetta-Zytek GZ09HS Dunlop 177 Zytek ZJ458 4.5 L Hybrid V8 4 LMP2 20 USA Dyson Racing Team USA Butch LeitzingerGBR Marino Franchitti Lola B09/86 Michelin 172 Mazda MZR-R 2.0 L Turbo I4 5 GT2 45 USA Flying Lizard Motorsports USA Patrick LongDEU Jörg Bergmeister Porsche 997 GT3-RSR Michelin 167 Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 6 LMP1 12 USA Autocon Motorsports CAN Tony BurgessUSA Chris McMurry Lola B06/10 Dunlop 166 AER P32C 4.0 L Turbo V8 7 LMP2 15 MEX Lowe's Fernández Racing MEX Adrian FernándezMEX Luis Díaz Acura ARX-01B Michelin 166 Acura AL7R 3.4 L V8 8 GT2 62 USA Risi Competizione BRA Jaime MeloDEU Pierre Kaffer Ferrari F430GT Michelin 166 Ferrari 4.0 L V8 9 GT2 90 USA BMW Rahal Letterman Racing USA Bill AuberlenUSA Joey Hand BMW M3 GT2 Dunlop 166 BMW 4.0 L V8 10 GT2 87 USA Farnbacher-Loles Motorsports DEU Wolf HenzlerUSA Bryce Miller Porsche 997 GT3-RSR Michelin 165 Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 11 GT2 18 DEU T-Mobile VICI Racing DEU Johannes StuckGBR Richard Westbrook Porsche 997 GT3-RSR Michelin 163 Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 12 GT2 21 USA Panoz Team PTG GBR Ian JamesDEU Dominik Farnbacher Panoz Esperante GT-LM Yokohama 163 Ford 5.0 L V8 13 GT2 44 USA Flying Lizard Motorsports USA Johannes van OverbeekUSA Seth Neiman Porsche 997 GT3-RSR Michelin 159 Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 14 GT2 11 USA Primetime Race Group USA Joel FeinbergGBR Chris Hall Dodge Viper Competition Coupe Yokohama 158 Dodge 8.3 L V10 15 LMP2 19 USA van der Steur Racing USA Gunnar van der SteurUSA Adam Pecorari Radical SR9 Kumho 157 AER P07 2.0 L Turbo I4 16 GT2 40 USA Robertson Racing USA David RobertsonUSA Andrea RobertsonUSA David Murry Ford GT-R Mk. VII Dunlop 153 Ford 5.0 L V8 17 Chal 36 USA Gruppe Orange USA Wesley HoaglundUSA Bob Faieta Porsche 997 GT3 Cup Yokohama 149 Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 18 Chal 08 USA Orbit Racing USA Ed BrownUSA Bill Sweedler Porsche 997 GT3 Cup Yokohama 146 Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 19 Chal 02 USA Gruppe Orange USA Nick ParkerUSA Donald Pickering Porsche 997 GT3 Cup Yokohama 144 Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 20 Chal 57 USA Snow Racing USA Martin SnowUSA Melanie Snow Porsche 997 GT3 Cup Yokohama 142 Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 21 GT2 92 USA BMW Rahal Letterman Racing USA Tommy MilnerDEU Dirk Müller BMW M3 GT2 Dunlop 142 BMW 4.0 L V8 22DNF LMP1 37 USA Intersport Racing USA Jon FieldUSA Clint Field Lola B06/10 Dunlop 138 AER P32C 4.0 L Turbo V8 23DNF LMP2 16 USA Dyson Racing Team USA Chris DysonGBR Guy Smith Lola B09/86 Michelin 63 Mazda MZR-R 2.0 L Turbo I4 24DNF Chal 47 USA Orbit Racing USA Guy CosmoUSA John Baker Porsche 997 GT3 Cup Yokohama 52 Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 References 2009 American Le Mans Series Utah Grand Prix Sports Car Challenge of Mid-Ohio Northeast Grand Prix Category:Northeast Grand Prix Northeast Grand Prix Category:July 2009 sports events in the United States