2009 American Le Mans Series season

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2009 American Le Mans Series season
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The 2009 American Le Mans Series season will be the eleventh season for the International Motor Sports Association's (IMSA) American Le Mans Series. The series remains comprised of Le Mans Prototypes (LMP) and Grand Tourer (GT) race cars divided into four classes: LMP1, LMP2, GT1, and GT2. It will begin on March 21, 2009, and will end on October 10, 2008 and consist of eleven events.

This will also be the first time that the Green Challenge championship will be used throughout a full ALMS season after its initial introduction at the 2008 Petit Le Mans. Two champions will be determined by the entry which is the most efficient over the season within the LMP and GT categories.[1]

Contents

Corvettes Moving To GT2

Corvette Racing announced on September 9 that during the 2009 season the GT1 Corvettes will run at Sebring and Long Beach before competing at Le Mans, after which a new GT2 Corvette will compete for the rest of the season in preparation for 2010.[2]

Schedule

The 2009 schedule remains nearly identical to the 2008 schedule, although the season has been shortened in length. This has been done to allow teams from the American Le Mans Series to participate in events for the new Asian Le Mans Series in November.[3]

Rnd Race Length Circuit Location Date
1 12 Hours of Sebring 12 Hours Sebring International Raceway Sebring, Florida March 15
2 Acura Sports Car Challenge of St. Petersburg 1 Hour 55 Minutes Streets of St. Petersburg St. Petersburg, Florida April 4
3 American Le Mans Series at Long Beach 1 Hour 40 Minutes Long Beach street circuit Long Beach, California April 18
4 Utah Grand Prix 2 Hours 45 Minutes Miller Motorsports Park Tooele, Utah May 18
5 Northeast Grand Prix 2 Hours 45 Minutes Lime Rock Park Lakeville, Connecticut July 18
6 Sports Car Challenge of Mid-Ohio 2 Hours 45 Minutes Mid-Ohio Lexington, Ohio August 8
7 Generac 500 at Road America 4 Hours Road America Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin August 16
8 Grand Prix of Mosport 2 Hours 45 Minutes Mosport International Raceway Bowmanville, Ontario August 30
9 Detroit Sports Car Challenge 2 Hours 45 Minutes Belle Isle street circuit Belle Isle, Michigan September 5
10 Petit Le Mans 1000 miles or 10 Hours Road Atlanta Braselton, Georgia September 26
11 Monterey Sports Car Championships 4 Hours Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca Monterey, California October 10

References

  1. ^ "Green Challenge Rules and Regulations Set". American Le Mans Series (2008-06-24). Retrieved on 2008-10-03.
  2. ^ http://www.autoblog.com/2008/09/09/corvettes-back-in-alms-in-2009-with-gt1-and-gt2-programs/
  3. ^ "Record Results and a Bold Five-Year Plan". American Le Mans Series (2008-10-03). Retrieved on 2008-10-03.

External links

Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_American_Le_Mans_Series_season"

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