The2005American Le Mans Seriesseasonwas the 35th season for theIMSAGT Championship, with it being the seventh under the American Le Mans Series moniker. It was a series forLe Mans Prototypes(LMP) andGrand Touring(GT) race cars divided into 4 classes: LMP1, LMP2, GT1, and GT2. It began March 19, 2005 and ended October 16, 2005 after 10 races.
Schedule
editThe schedule change from 2004 to 2005 was minimal, with only one event being added to the existing schedule. The Grand Prix of Atlanta returned once more, once again shortly after the12 Hours of Sebring.
| Rnd | Race | Circuit | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mobil 112 Hours of Sebring | Sebring Raceway | March 19 |
| 2 | Sportsbook.comGrand Prix of Atlanta | Road Atlanta | April 17 |
| 3 | American Le Mans at Mid-Ohio | Mid-Ohio | May 22 |
| 4 | New England Grand Prix | Lime Rock Park | July 4 |
| 5 | InfineonGrand Prix of Sonoma | Infineon Raceway | July 17 |
| 6 | Portland Grand Prix | Portland International Raceway | July 30 |
| 7 | Generac 500 at Road America | Road America | August 21 |
| 8 | Grand Prix of Mosport | Mosport | September 4 |
| 9 | Petit Le Mans | Road Atlanta | October 1 |
| 10 | Monterey Sports Car Championships | Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca | October 16 |
| Sources:[1][2] | |||
Season results
editOverall winner inbold.
† - The #8 B-K Motorsports entry failed to finish but completed enough laps to score points.
Teams Championship
editPoints are awarded to the top 10 finishers in the following order:[4]
- 20-16-13-10-8-6-4-3-2-1
Exceptions were for the 4 Hour Monterey Sports Car Championships was scored in the following order:
- 23-19-16-13-11-9-7-6-5-4
And for the 12 Hours of Sebring and Petit Le Mans which award the top 10 finishers in the following order:
- 26-22-19-16-14-12-10-9-8-7
Cars failing to complete 70% of the winner's distance are not awarded points. Teams only score the points of their highest finishing entry in each race.
LMP1 Standings
edit| 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 |  ADTChampion Racing
|
Audi R8 | Audi3.6L Turbo V8 | 26 | 20 | 13 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 26 | 19 | 200 |
| 2 | Dyson Racing
|
MG-Lola EX257 | MG(AER) XP20 2.0L Turbo I4 | 19 | 16 | 20 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 16 | 174 |
| 3 | Autocon Motorsports
|
Riley & Scott Mk III C | Élan6L8 6.0L V8 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 9 | 45 | ||||||
| 4 |  ZytekMotorsports
|
Zytek 04S | ZytekZG348 3.4L V8 | 10 | 23 | 33 |
LMP2 Standings
edit| 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 | Intersport Racing
|
Lola B2K/40 Lola B05/40 |
JuddKV675 3.4L V8 AERP07 2.0L Turbo I4 |
20 |
16 |
20 |
20 |
20 |
26 |
11 |
133 | |||
| 2 | Miracle Motorsports
|
CourageC65 | AERP07 2.0L Turbo I4 | 26 | 20 | 16 | 20 | 16 | 19 | 117 | ||||
| 3 | B-K Motorsports
|
CourageC65 | MazdaR20B 2.0L 3-rotor | 16 | 20 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 22 | 16 | 116 | |||
| 4 | Van der Steur Racing
|
Lola B2K/40 | AERP07 2.0L Turbo I4 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 58 | ||||||
| 5 | Penske Racing
|
Porsche RS Spyder | PorscheMR6 3.4L V8 | 23 | 23 | |||||||||
| 6 | BAT Competition
|
Lola B2K/40 | AERP14 3.0L V6 | 19 | 19 |
GT1 Standings
edit| 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 | CorvetteRacing
|
Chevrolet Corvette C6.R | Chevrolet7.0L V8 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 26 | 23 | 211 |
| 2 | ACEMCO Motorsports
|
Saleen S7R | Ford7.0L V8 | 16 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 11 | 114 | |
| 3 | Carsport America
|
Dodge Viper GTS-R | Dodge8.0L V10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 75 | |
| 4 | Pacific Coast Motorsports
|
Chevrolet Corvette C5-R | Chevrolet7.0L V8 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 8 | 65 | |||
| 5 | Aston MartinRacing
|
Aston Martin DBR9 | Aston Martin6.0L V12 | 26 | 22 | 16 | 64 |
- Note - Although Maserati Corse was allowed to race the non-homologatedMaserati MC12,it was not allowed to score championship points.
GT2 Standings
edit| 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 | Petersen/White Lightning
|
Porsche 911 GT3-RSR | Porsche3.6L Flat-6 | 26 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 20 | 20 | 26 | 23 | 179 |
| 2 | Alex Job Racing
|
Porsche 911 GT3-RSR | Porsche3.6L Flat-6 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 22 | 11 | 161 | |
| 3 | Flying Lizard Motorsports
|
Porsche 911 GT3-RSR | Porsche3.6L Flat-6 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 13 | 126 |
| 4 | BAM!
|
Porsche 911 GT3-RSR | Porsche3.6L Flat-6 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 16 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 96 | |
| 5 | J3 Racing
|
Porsche 911 GT3-RSR | Porsche3.6L Flat-6 | 22 | 6 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 92 |
| 6 | PanozMotor Sports
|
Panoz EsperanteGT-LM | Ford(Elan) 5.0L V8 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 19 | 85 | ||
| 7 | The Racer's Group(TRG)
|
Porsche 911 GT3-RSR | Porsche3.6L Flat-6 | 16 | 16 | |||||||||
| 8 | IN2 Racing
|
Porsche 911 GT3-RSR | Porsche3.6L Flat-6 | 14 | 14 | |||||||||
| 9 | ZIP Racing
|
Porsche 911 GT3-R | Porsche3.6L Flat-6 | 12 | 12 |
References
edit- ^"Slight Change To ALMS Schedule".DailySportsCar.November 18, 2004.RetrievedJanuary 21,2024.
- ^"American LeMans Series - 2005: Racing Calendar".Speedsport Magazine.RetrievedJanuary 21,2024.
- ^"American LeMans Series - Season 2005: Results".Speedsport Magazine.RetrievedJanuary 21,2024.
- ^"American LeMans Series - 2005: Point standings".Speedsport Magazine.RetrievedJanuary 21,2024.