The2012Mid-Ohio Sports Car Challengewas a multi-class sports car and GT motor race held at theMid-Ohio Sports Car CourseinOhio,United Stateson August 4, 2012. It was the sixth round of the2012 American Le Mans Series seasonand the 41st race in the combined history of sportscar races associated with the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Challenge. The race was held over a two-hour-and-45-minute time period, during which 123 laps of the 3.6 kilometre circuit were completed for a race distance of 447 kilometres.
The race was won by theMuscle Milk Pickett Racingteam. German driversLucas LuhrandKlaus Grafdriving aHPD ARX-03aHonda sports car won by over a lap from their season long P1 class rivals, theDyson Racing TeamrunLola B12/60sports car. It was the fifth consecutive victory for Luhr and Graf.[1]It was Luhr third outright win at Mid-Ohio and Graf's second. The second Dyson Racing Team Lola-Mazda was in third place near the end of the race when the gearbox failed.[2]
Level 5 Motorsportstook their fifth win of the season taking a seven second win in theirHPD ARX-03bover their season long rivals, theConquest EnduranceteamMorgan LMP2.It wasScott Tucker's fifth win of the season andChristophe Bouchut's fourth win.[1]
Fifth was the second Level 5 Motorsports HPD-Honda ahead of the Prototype Challenge class winners, the PR1/Mathiasan Motorsports pair of Rudy Junco andMarino Franchittiin theirOreca FLM09.It was the team's third victory in the Prototype Challenge class adding to wins at Road America and Road Atlanta in 2011.
Eleventh outright was the GT class winners,Corvette Racingpair ofOliver GavinandTommy Milnerin theirChevrolet Corvette.Gavin had to endure twenty minutes of pressure fromJörg Bergmeisterin theFlying Lizard Motorsports.The margin of victory was just 0.2 seconds.[1]
The GT Challenge class winners,Tim PappasandJeroen Bleekemolen,claimed JDX Racing's first win of the year. It was Bleekemolen's second win after the year after winning inMontereyin May withTRG.TRG was second in class with new driver Al Carter andSpencer Pumpelly.
29 of the 32 entries were running at races conclusion.
Race
editRace result
editClass winners inbold.Cars failing to complete 70% of their class winner's distance are marked as Not Classified (NC).[3]
References
edit- ^abc"Luhr, Graf Win Again at Mid-Ohio for Muscle Milk".American Le Mans Series.2012-08-04.Retrieved2012-08-30.
- ^"200th Podium For Dyson Racing".American Le Mans Series.2012-08-05.Retrieved2012-08-30.
- ^"Official Race Results"(PDF).International Motor Sports Association.2012-08-09.Retrieved2012-08-30.