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All the winners from the 2009 le mans series season. Should either driver commit further offenses in the first two rounds of 2010, the participant will receive at minimum a tworace ban from competition by imsa, which sanctions the american le mans. In preparation for a full championship effort in 2010, the team plans to enter the last two events on the 2009 alms schedule using the track time for testing and development. An overview of the season, with complete results, scores, race calendars and more. He is one of the most successful drivers in the history of the champ car world series. The series was composed of le mans prototypes lmp and grand tourer. American le mans series gt2 2009 standings driver database. Pescarolo will have two of his 2009 spec cars as will oreca, and peugeot will drop in for their final le mans preparation. American le mans series laguna seca 2009 race results. Audi will cease to compete in the 2009 american le mans series despite winning every lmp1 championship since 2000 with their r8 racer and r10 tdi racers. American le mans series consolidates racing classes for. 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.
Corvette racing american le mans series salutes corvette. Corvette racing aims for sixth le mans title in final gt1 race 24 hours of le mans to mark the end of gt1 era for corvette racing. Since entering the american le mans series in 2000, audi has proven itself time and time again. The catalunya km lived up to the high expectations and the next le mans series round at spa promises to be even better.
Department of energy and sae international to incorporate green racing principles into its racing series. The american le mans series was a sports car racing series based in the united states and canada. The best sports car teams in the world have competed in the american le mans series over the last 11 years, but it is impossible to think of one that has generated more success than corvette racing both on and off the track, said alms president and ceo scott atherton. American le mans series lmp1 2009 standings championship points standings for the american le mans series lmp1 2009. Monterey sports car championship laguna seca, date.
The corvette driver was spun into the wall as he battled with. American le mans series lmp1 2009 standings driver. Audi pulls out of 2009 american le mans series jalopnik. Having won the le mans prototype 1 lmp1 class title nine years in successionfirst with the r8. The self proclaimed leader in green racing, the american le mans series, will be losing one of its premier teams for 2009. American lemans series season 20 speedsport magazine. The american le mans series is the motorsports global leader in alternative fuels and is partnered with the u. Imsa official home race results, schedule, standings. It began on march 21, 2009, and ended on october 10, 2009 after ten events. The american le mans headquarters was in braselton, georgia, adjacent to road atlanta. He won four championships in a row, from 2004 to 2007. It merged with the grandam road racing series after the 20 season under the name of the weathertech sportscar championship. 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. All the winners from the 2009 american le mans series season.
The acura arx01, later known as the hpd arx01 is a series of le mans prototype built for sports car racing, specifically in the american le mans series, le mans series, and at the 24 hours of le mans. It is the successor to the defunct japan le mans challenge which folded in 2007 after its second season. American le mans series page 2 championships racing. His latest success is a victory in the gtlm class at 2017 daytona 24 hours and gt class victory at 2016 le mans 24 hours earlier in a career, he was gt class champion in the american le mans series two times 2000 and 2011, fia gt2 champion in 2007 and german porsche carrera cup champion in 1998. In 2014, the series merged with the grandam rolex sports car series to form the united sportscar championship. Rapidly however, in a tense economic context, the formula le mans cars left their separate league to compete in the le mans series, and then became eligible for the american le mans series and the sportscar championship series in the usa. American le mans series march 2012 october 20 1 year 8 months. Guy smith born 12 september 1974 is a semiretired british professional racing driver who has competed in various levels of motorsport, most notably the 24 hours of le mans, which he won in 2003, and the american le mans series, which he won in 2011.
Jan magnussen escaped uninjured from his violent accident at the end of yesterday evenings laguna seca american le mans series round. Ask the paddock debuts with michelin pilot challenge driver dylan murrywell be getting to know imsa personnel throughout the paddock through some questions wed all like to get answered, starting with imsa michelin pilot challenge driver dylan murrybmw threepeatcatsburg breaks through at virtual midohio to extend bmw imsa iracing pro series win streakrace day resource. Individual driver statistics for the 2009 american le mans series gt2. Corvette racing sets the gt1 pace in practice for 24 hours of le mans magnussen runs fast time in wet and dry sixhour session. American le mans series 2009 gt2 class part 2 american le mans series 2009 mosport international race track part 2 images from the race track. American le mans series season yearbook 2008 john machaquiero, robin thompson, janos wimpfren, marshall pruett, john dagys, gary horrocks, robin thompson, john machaquiero, richard prince, martin spetz, joe martin on. The 2009 american le mans series season was the eleventh season for the international motor sports association s imsa. Pit lane american le mans mosport 2009 american le mans series 2009 mosport international race track images from the pit lane. Automatic entry to the 2009 24 hours of le mans was granted to teams that had performed. R, porsche 911 gt3 rsr, doran ford gtr, flying lizard motorsports, risi competizione, corvette racing, robertson racing, panoz team, primetime race group, dirk mueller, tommy milner, jaime melo, david. From 2009 until the end of 2017, formula le mans cars were entered for numerous races around the world. Acura to enter lmp1 class in 2009 american le mans series. The aco aims to attract teams and drivers from asian countries such as china and japan.
Relive the exciting gt2 battle between joerg bergmeister and jan magnussen headed into the final laps of the 2009 alms race at mazda. Rocketsports racing rsr is scheduled to debut the jaguar xkr gt2, the newest entry in the american le mans series, at the famed petit le mans at road atlanta this week. Click on the site to see jan magnussens career results at that track glossary. The 2009 tequila patron american le mans series at long beach was the third round of the 2009 american le mans series season. The american le mans series was a sports car racing series which debuted in 1999.