The2009 Tequila Patrón American Le Mans Series at Long Beachwas the third round of the2009 American Le Mans Series season.It took place at theLong Beach street circuit,Californiaon April 18, 2009.
Thede FerranMotorsportsAcurateam earned their first victory in the series, leading theHighcroft RacingAcura to the finish.Fernández RacingAcura also won the LMP2 category for their third straight race while the #4Chevrolet CorvetteofOliver GavinandOlivier BerettawonCorvette Racing's final appearance in the GT1 category in the American Le Mans Series.[1]Flying Lizard Motorsportswon their second straight GT2 class victory after early leader Farnbacher-Loles suffered a suspension failure on circuit.
Report
editQualifying
editQualifying result
editPole position winners in each class are marked inbold.[2]
| Pos | Class | Team | Qualifying Driver | Lap Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LMP1 | #9PatrónHighcroft Racing | David Brabham | 1:11.627 |
| 2 | LMP1 | #66de Ferran Motorsports | Gil de Ferran | 1:11.699 |
| 3 | LMP2 | #15Lowe'sFernández Racing | Adrian Fernández | 1:13.134 |
| 4 | LMP2 | #16Dyson Racing Team | Guy Smith | 1:13.378 |
| 5 | LMP2 | #20Dyson 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 | #4Corvette Racing | Olivier Beretta | 1:17.952 |
| 9 | GT1 | #3Corvette Racing | Johnny O'Connell | 1:18.144 |
| 10 | GT2 | #87 Farnbacher-Loles Racing | Wolf Henzler | 1:20.368 |
| 11 | GT2 | #45Flying Lizard Motorsports | Patrick Long | 1:20.577 |
| 12 | GT2 | #92BMWRahal Letterman Racing | Dirk Müller | 1:21.300 |
| 13 | GT2 | #90BMWRahal 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 | #17Team 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 | #44Flying Lizard Motorsports | Seth Neiman | 1:25.023 |
| 20 | GT2 | #21PanozTeam PTG | Dominik Farnbacher | 1:25.096 |
| – | GT2 | #62Risi 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 minimumride height.[3]
Race
editRace results
editClass winners inbold.Cars failing to complete 70% of winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC).[4]
References
edit- ^"American Le Mans Series salutes Corvette Racing in final U.S. GT1 race".American Le Mans Series.2009-04-15.Retrieved2009-04-18.[dead link]
- ^"ALMS Final Grid"(PDF).International Motor Sports Association.2009-04-18. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 2012-03-15.Retrieved2009-04-18.
- ^"Long Beach: Pole but no cigar for Risi".Endurance-Info.com. 2009-04-18. Archived fromthe originalon 2011-07-10.Retrieved2009-04-18.
- ^"ALMS Provisional Race Report"(PDF).International Motor Sports Association.2009-04-18. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 2012-03-15.Retrieved2009-04-18.