American Le Mans Series - Campeonato 2006
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Un post dedicado a la temporada completa de las American Le Mans Series en EEUU. Toda la información ha sido extraída de la página oficial americanlemans  He apartado dos espacios por cada carrera del campeonato, en la primera respuesta colocare los datos de calificación, comentarios y resultado final de la carrera, y la segunda respuesta fotos de los coches DTM en carrera y del podiun de vencedores  Espero os guste el tema y claro espero contar con su apoyo para q el post sea muy vistoso he informativo  Pagina oficial de las American Le Mans Series: www.americanlemans.com |
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 Lista de inscritos de las 12 Horas de Sebring 2006 LMP1 Team / Car / Drivers Audi Sport North America / Audi R10 / Frank Biela, Emmanuele Pirro, Marco Werner Audi Sport North America / Audi R10 / Rinaldo Capello, Tom Kristensen, Allan McNish Highcroft Racing / Lola EX257 AER / Duncan Dayton, Rick Knoop, Gregor Fisken Autocon Motorsports / Lola EX257 AER / Michael Lewis, Chris McMurry,Brian Willman Dyson Racing / Lola B06/10 AER / James Weaver, Butch Leitzinger, Andy Wallace Dyson Racing / Lola B06/10 AER / Chris Dyson, Guy Smith, TBA Group Bio / Lola B2K/10 GBL / Harri Toivonen, Adam Sharpe LMP2 Team / Car / Drivers Penske Motorsports / Porshe RS Spyder / Saascha Maassen, Lucas Luhr, Emmanuel Collard Penske Motorsports / Porsche RS Spyder / Timo Bernhard, Patrick Long, Romain Dumas BK Motorsports / Courage C65 Mazda / James Bach, Guy Cosmo, Raphael Matos Miracle Motorsports / Courage C65 AER / Andy Lally, James Gue Barazi Epsilon / Courage C65 AER / Juan Barazi, Michael Vergers, TBA Intersport Racing / Lola B05/40 AER / Clint Field, Liz Halliday, Jon Field Binnie Motorsports / Lola B05/40 Zytek / Bill Binnie, Allen Timpany, Rick Sutherland GT1 Team / Car / Drivers Corvette Racing / Corvette C6R / Ron Fellows, Johhny O'Connell, Max Papis Corvette Racing / Corvette C6R / Oliver Gavin, Olivier Beretta, Jan Magnussen Konrad Motorsports / Saleen S7R / Tom Weickardt, TBA, TBA Konrad Motorsports / Saleen S7R / Paolo Ruberti, TBA, TBA Aston Martin Racing / Aston Martin DBR9 / Thomas Enge, Nicolas Kiesa, Darren Turner Aston Martin Racing / Aston Martin DBR9 / Pedro Lamy, Jason Bright, Stephane Sarrazin GT2 Team / Car / Drivers Team PTG / BMW E46 GTR / Bill Auberlen, Joey Hand, Ian James Team PTG / BMW E46 GTR / Justin Marks, Bryan Seller, Martin Jensen Alex Job Racing / Porsche 996 GT3 RSR / Mike Rockenfeller, Klaus Gaf, Graham Rahal Petersen/White Lightning / Porsche 996 GT3 RSR / Michael Petersen,TBA,TBA Flying Lizard Motorsports / Porsche 996 GT3 RSR / TBA, TBA, TBA Flying Lizard Motorsports / Porsche 996 GT3 RSR / TBA, TBA, TBA Multimatic Motorsports / Panoz Esperante GTLM / Gunnar Jeannette, TBA, Tom Milner Multimatic Motorsports / Panoz Esperante GTLM / Scott Maxwell, TBA, David Brabham Vonka Racing / Porsche 996 GT3 RSR / Jan Vonka, Mauro Casadai, Bo McCormick Risi Competizione / Ferrari F430GT / Ralf Kelleners, Jaime Melo J3 Racing / Porsche 996 GT3 RSR / TBA, TBA, TBA J3 Racing / Porsche 996 GT3 RSR / TBA, TBA, TBA Team LNT / Panoz Esperante GTLM / Lawrence Tomlinson, Richard Dean, Tom Kimber-Smith Spkyer Squadron / Spyker C8 GT2R / Peter Kox, Donny Krevels Spyker Squadron / Spyker C8 GT2R / Jeroen Bleekemolen, Mike Hezemans Calificación general de las 12 Horas de Sebring 2006 1. Rinaldo Capello, Italy; Tom Kristensen, Denmark; Allan McNish, Scotland; Audi R10 TDI Power (P1), 1:45.828, 125.88 2. Frank Biela, Germany; Emanuele Pirro, Italy; Marco Werner, Germany; Audi R10 TDI Power (P1), 1:47.673, 123.72 3. Sascha Maassen, Germany; Lucas Luhr, Germany; Emmanuel Collard; Porsche RS Spyder (P2), 1:47.800, 123.58 4. Timo Bernhard, Germany; Romain Dumas, France; Patrick Long, Oak Park, CA; Porsche RS Spyder (P2), 1:48.017, 123.33 5. Chris Dyson, Pleasant Valley, NY; Guy Smith, England; Lola B06/10 AER (P1), 1:49.531, 121.63 6. James Weaver, England; Butch Leitzinger, State College, PA; Andy Wallace, England; Lola B06/10 AER (P1), 1:49.635, 121.51 7. Duncan Dayton, North Salem, NY; Gregor Fisken, Scotland; Rick Knoop, Laguna Beach, CA; Lola EX257 AER (P1), 1:51.549, 119.43 8. Juan Barazi, Switzerland; Michael Vergers, England; Elton Julian, Los Angeles, CA; Courage C65 (P2), 1:52.068, 118.87 9. William Binnie, Portsmouth, NH; Alan Timpany, England; Rick Sutherland, Los Gatos, CA; Lola B05/40 Zytek (P2), 1:52.688, 118.22 10. Michael Lewis, San Diego, CA; Chris McMurry, Phoenix, AZ; Bryan Willman, Kirkland, WA; Lola EX257 AER (P1), 1:53.420, 117.46 11. Jason Bright, Australia; Pedro Lamy, Lisbon Portugal; Stephane Sarrazin, France; Aston Martin DB9 (GT1), 1:55.286, 115.55 12. Tomas Enge, Czech Republic; Darren Turner, England; Nicolas Kiesa, Denmark; Aston Martin DB9 (GT1), 1:56.030, 114.81 13. Jamie Bach, West Palm Beach, FL; Guy Cosmo, Long Island, NY; Raphael Matos, Brazil; Courage C65 Mazda (P2), 1:56.649, 114.20 14. Oliver Gavin, England; Olivier Beretta, Monaco; Jan Magnussen, Denmark; Corvette C6-R (GT1), 1:56.770, 114.09 15. Ron Fellows, Canada; Johnny OConnell, Flowery Branch, GA; Max Papis, Italy; Corvette C6-R (GT1), 1:57.854, 113.04 16. Paolo Ruberti, Italy; Fabio Babini, Italy; Jamie Davies, England; Saleen S7R (GT1), 2:00.128, 110.90 17. Tom Weickardt, Whitefish Bay, WI; Terry Borcheller, Gainesville, GA; Saleen S7R (GT1), 2:00.291, 110.75 18. Scott Maxwell, Canada; David Brabham, Australia; Sebastien Bourdais, France; Panoz Esperante GTLM (GT2), 2:03.563, 107.81 19. Ralf Kelleners, Germany; Jaime Melo, Brazil; Ferrari 430 GT Berli (GT2), 2:03.608, 107.77 20. Gunnar Jeannette, Palm Beach Gardens, FL; Tom Milner, Leesburg, VA; Bruno Junqueira, Brazil; Panoz Esperante GTLM (GT2), 2:03.671, 107.72 21. Mike Rockenfeller, Germany; Klaus Graf, Dorhan Germany; Graham Rahal, New Albany, OH; Porsche 911 GT3 RSR (GT2), 2:03.834, 107.58 22. Jorg Bergmeister, Germany; Nic Jonsson, Sweden; Tim Bergmeister, Germany; Porsche 911 GT3 RSR (GT2), 2:04.040, 107.40 23. Johannes vanOverbeek, San Francisco, CA; Jon Fogarty, Los Gatos, CA; Marc Lieb, Germany; Porsche 911 GT3 RSR (GT2), 2:04.170, 107.29 24. Bill Auberlen, Hermosa Beach, CA; Ian James, England; Joey Hand, Sacramento, CA; BMW E46 M3 (GT2), 2:04.471, 107.03 25. Lawrence Tomilson, Ireland; Richard Dean, England; Tom Kimber-Smith, England; Panoz Esperante GTLM (GT2), 2:04.592, 106.92 26. Spencer Pumpelly, Mason Neck, VA; Jep Thornton, Orlando, FL; Mark Patterson, Bronxville, NY; Porsche 911 GT3 RSR (GT2), 2:04.702, 106.83 27. Darren Law, Phoenix, AZ; Seth Neiman, Burlingame, CA; Lonnie Pechnik, Pacific Grove, CA; Porsche 911 GT3 RSR (GT2), 2:05.133, 106.46 28. Pierre Ehret, Santa Rosa, CA; Lars Nielsen, Denmark; Dominik Farnbacher, Germany; Porsche 911 GT3 RSR (GT2), 2:05.397, 106.24 29. Peter Kox, The Netherlands; Donny Crevels, The Netherlands; Spyker C8 Spyder Aud (GT2), 2:06.114, 105.63 30. Mike Hezemans, The Netherlands; Joeren Bleekemolen, Netherlands; Spyker C8 Spyder Aud (GT2), 2:06.498, 105.31 31. Bryan Sellers, Centerville, OH; Martin Jensen, Denmark; Justin Marks, Sacramento, CA; BMW E46 M3 (GT2), 2:07.001, 104.90 32. Tim Sudgen, England; Jim Matthews, Boca Raton, FL; Porsche 911 GT3 RSR (GT2), 2:09.131, 103.17 33. Jan Vonka, Czech Republic; Mauro Casadel, Italy; Bo McCormick, England; Porsche 911 GT3 RS (GT2), 2:15.173, 98.55 34. Clint Field, Dublin, OH; Liz Halliday, Rancho Santa Fe, CA; Jon Field, Dublin, OH; Lola B05/40 AER (P2), 16:17.044, 13.63 35. Andy Lally, New York, NY; James Gue, Athens, GA; Andrew Davis, Lilburn, GA; Courage C65 AER (P2), ?.???, .16 Resultado de las 1. (1) Rinaldo Capello, Italy; Tom Kristensen, Denmark; Allan McNish, Scotland; Audi R10 TDI Power (1, P1), 349.12 Horas de Sebring 2006 2. (28) Jon Field, Dublin, OH; Clint Field, Dublin, OH; Liz Halliday, Rancho Santa Fe, CA; Lola B05/40 AER (2, P2), 345. 3. (12) Oliver Gavin, England; Olivier Beretta, Monaco; Jan Magnussen, Denmark; Corvette C6-R (3, GT1), 338. 4. (10) Stephane Sarrazin, France; Jason Bright, Australia; Pedro Lamy, Lisbon Portugal; Aston Martin DB9 (4, GT1), 337. 5. (6) James Weaver, England; Butch Leitzinger, State College, PA; Andy Wallace, England; Lola B06/10 AER (5, P1), 336. 6. (11) Darren Turner, England; Nicolas Kiesa, Denmark; Tomas Enge, Czech Republic; Aston Martin DB9 (6, GT1), 324. 7. (13) Ron Fellows, Canada; Johnny OConnell, Flowery Branch, GA; Max Papis, Italy; Corvette C6-R (7, GT1), 324. 8. (3) Lucas Luhr, Germany; Emmanuel Collard, France; Sascha Maassen, Germany; Porsche RS Spyder (8, P2), 323, Mechanical. 9. (15) David Brabham, Australia; Sebastien Bourdais, France; Scott Maxwell, Canada; Panoz Esperante GTLM (9, GT2), 320. 10. (20) Marc Lieb, Germany; Johannes vanOverbeek, San Francisco, CA; Jon Fogarty, Los Gatos, CA; Porsche 911 GT3 RSR (10, GT2), 320. 11. (16) Ralf Kelleners, Germany; Jaime Melo, Brazil; Anthony Lazzaro, Acworth, GA; Ferrari 430 GT Berlinetta (11, GT2), 320. 12. (9) William Binnie, Portsmouth, NH; Alan Timpany, England; Rick Sutherland, Los Gatos, CA; Lola B05/40 Zytek (12, P2), 317. 13. (23) Darren Law, Phoenix, AZ; Seth Neiman, Burlingame, CA; Lonnie Pechnik, Pacific Grove, CA; Porsche 911 GT3 RSR (13, GT2), 315. 14. (21) Richard Dean, England; Tom Kimber-Smith, England; Lawrence Tomilson, Ireland; Panoz Esperante GTLM (14, GT2), 312. 15. (18) Mike Rockenfeller, Germany; Klaus Graf, Germany; Graham Rahal, New Albany, OH; Porsche 911 GT3 RSR (15, GT2), 311. 16. (8) Michael Vergers, England; Elton Julian, Los Angeles, CA; Juan Barazi, Switzerland; Courage C65 (16, P2), 293. 17. (19) Jorg Bergmeister, Germany; Nic Jonsson, Sweden; Tim Bergmeister, Germany; Porsche 911 GT3 RSR (17, GT2), 292. 18. (25) Joeren Bleekemolen, Netherlands; Mike Hezemans, The Netherlands; Spyker C8 Spyder Audi (18, GT2), 281. 19. (32) Terry Borcheller, Gainesville, GA; Tom Weickardt, Whitefish Bay, WI; Jean-Philippe Belloc, France; Saleen S7R (19, GT1), 275. 20. (26) Tim Sudgen, England; Jim Matthews, Boca Raton, FL; Wolf Henzler, Germany; Porsche 911 GT3 RSR (20, GT2), 267, Transmission. 21. (22) Spencer Pumpelly, Mason Neck, VA; Jep Thornton, Orlando, FL; Mark Patterson, Bronxville, NY; Porsche 911 GT3 RSR (21, GT2), 263, Engine. 22. (31) Guy Cosmo, Long Island, NY; Raphael Matos, Brazil; Jamie Bach, West Palm Beach, FL; Courage C65 Mazda (22, P2), 262, Overheating. 23. (35) Peter Kox, The Netherlands; Donny Crevels, The Netherlands; Spyker C8 Spyder Audi (23, GT2), 248. 24. (24) Dominik Farnbacher, Germany; Pierre Ehret, Santa Rosa, CA; Lars Nielsen, Denmark; Porsche 911 GT3 RSR (24, GT2), 198. 25. (33) Bill Auberlen, Hermosa Beach, CA; Ian James, England; Joey Hand, Sacramento, CA; BMW E46 M3 (25, GT2), 197. 26. (4) Timo Bernhard, Germany; Romain Dumas, France; Patrick Long, Oak Park, CA; Porsche RS Spyder (26, P2), 193, Clutch. 27. (5) Guy Smith, England; Chris Dyson, Pleasant Valley, NY; Lola B06/10 AER (27, P1), 173, Overheating. 28. (27) Jan Vonka, Czech Republic; Mauro Casadel, Italy; Bo McCormick, England; Porsche 911 GT3 RS (28, GT2), 130, Engine. 29. (7) Duncan Dayton, North Salem, NY; Gregor Fisken, Scotland; Rick Knoop, Laguna Beach, CA; Lola EX257 AER (29, P1), 128, Mechanical. 30. (34) Justin Marks, Sacramento, CA; Bryan Sellers, Centerville, OH; Martin Jensen, Denmark; BMW E46 M3 (30, GT2), 124, Gearbox. 31. (30) Michael Lewis, San Diego, CA; Chris McMurry, Phoenix, AZ; Bryan Willman, Kirkland, WA; Lola EX257 AER (31, P1), 121, Mechanical. 32. (2) Frank Biela, Germany; Emanuele Pirro, Italy; Marco Werner, Germany; Audi R10 TDI Power (32, P1), 117, Overheating. 33. (17) Gunnar Jeannette, Palm Beach Gardens, FL; Tom Milner, Leesburg, VA; Bruno Junqueira, Brazil; Panoz Esperante GTLM (33, GT2), 71, Drivetrain. 34. (14) Fabio Babini, Italy; Jamie Davies, England; Paolo Ruberti, Italy; Saleen S7R (34, GT1), 66, Gearbox. 35. (29) Andy Lally, New York, NY; James Gue, Athens, GA; Andrew Davis, Lilburn, GA; Courage C65 AER (35, P2), 62, Gearbox.  Después de conseguir un nuevo récord durante las pruebas de calificación, los R10 TDI de Audi dominaron con decisión la prueba de las 12 Horas de Sebring, antesala de las 24 Horas de Le Mans. El R10 número 2 de Tom Kristensen, Allan McNish y Rinaldo Capello se alzó con la victoria con una más que decidida ventaja de tres vueltas sobre el Lola B05/40 de Lola de Intersport Racing, a pesar de comenzar en la trigésimo cuarta posición tras un fallo en un intercambiador de calor del vehículo. Inmensa remontada y demostración absoluta de poderío al volante, dejando clara la superioridad de Audi y de Kristensen, que con este ya suma cuatro triunfos en Sebring, convirtiéndose en el piloto más laureado en los 54 años del circuito. No tuvo tanta suerte el R10 número 1, conducido por Marco Werner, Frank Biela y Emanuele Pirro, que a pesar de partir de la primera posición se retiraron de la carrera por culpa de una avería en el sistema de telemetría que redundó en un grave sobrecalentamiento. Privados de los datos mecánicos en tiempo real, el equipo de Audi descubrió cuando el automóvil paró en pits que el radiador estaba atascado por goma de los neumáticos. Viendo que el motor ya había funcionado durante demasiado tiempo al límite, decidieron retirarlo antes que seguir arriesgando. El segundo y tercer puesto correspondieron a Lola Intersport Racing y su Lola B05/40 y el Corvette C6.R de Corvette Racing. Por la dureza de la pista, las 12 Horas de Sebring es considerada como uno de las competiciones más duras del mundo del motor. Si Audi consigue mantener a sus R10 en buenas condiciones y sortea los problemas electrónicos, su experiencia en Le Mans podría ser un paseo por el parque. Por el momento ya ha conseguido convertirse en la primera compañía del mundo que ha ganado un gran premio con un motor diésel. http://spanish.autoblog.com/2006/03/19/victoria-histandoacute-rica-de-audi-en-las-12-horas-de-sebring/
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 WEAVER PUTS DYSON LOLA ON HOUSTON POLE Houston - James Weaver put the No. 16 Dyson Racing Lola B06/10 on the pole for the American Le Mans Series' Lone Star Grand Prix on Thursday, nipping a pair of Porsche RS Spyders at Houston's Reliant Park.  Dyson Racing and Corvette Racing each recorded class poles Thursday for the Lone Star Grand Prix. Weaver's time of 1:04.459 around the 1.69-mile, nine-turn street circuit was his 14th career pole in the Series. He will start from the point with teammate Butch Leitzinger for Friday's two-hour, 45-minute race, the first for the American Le Mans Series on a street circuit since 2003. Weaver was a scant 0.022 seconds ahead of Romain Dumas in the No. 7 Penske Racing Porsche, the fastest of the LMP2 cars. Dyson Racing debuted its new Lola at Sebring in March, and Weaver said the progress has been amazing. He's confident the results will show Friday. "At Sebring, we were at 60 percent. Here we are getting 80 percent out of the car and engine," Weaver said. "It shows there is a huge amount of potential in it. At Sebring, we were about four seconds off the pace, and here we hope to compete all evening. But it doesn't matter how long you've been doing this or how many times you've done it. This feeling never gets old." Weaver was about a second faster than the next quickest LMP1 entry, the Audi R8 of Dindo Capello and Allan McNish. The two Sebring winners will start fourth overall after Capello's 1:05.382 lap. Like many other drivers, Weaver said it took a bit to get used to the bumpy surface at Reliant Park. It's the nature of a street race, he said, but that doesn't make it any easier.  Romain Dumas scored his first LMP2 pole Thursday in the No. 7 Penske Racing Porsche RS Spyder. "Usually on streets you get a lot of oversteer, but with no grip and being bumpy it can easily go from oversteer to understeer," he said. "If you throw all caution to the wind, you could really leave it out there or literally come in with no rear end." Dumas narrowly missed out on becoming the second driver in the history of the Series to put a P2 car on the overall pole position. Ironically, Leitzinger accomplished the feat at Infineon in 2003, a race that he and Weaver went on to win in an LMP675 entry. "I knew the fastest car would either be a LMP1 or LMP2," Dumas said. "It was the first time for me to qualify the car, and it's on the pole. It's an LMP2 car and to be so close is really good." Sascha Maassen was second in class and third overall in the other Penske Porsche. The RS Spyder has qualified on the class pole in each of the three Series races it has entered. It has been so strong that Dyson Racing considers the car a threat to win overall. "Porsche read the rulebook very well and put together a great P2 car," said Dyson Racing owner Rob Dyson. "They avoid the hassle and complications of a turbo by using a normally aspirated engine. That means they are going to be competitive at the same places we are, which is great. Bring ‘em on. We are ready for some good competition." Ron Fellows put Corvette Racing's No. 3 Corvette C6.R on the GT1 pole by the slimmest of margins with a 1:08.090 pass. The Canadian road-racing ace was 0.055 seconds better than the No. 4 sister car. Fellows won his 16th career class pole in the Series and has now won at least one pole in seven of the eight seasons of the American Le Mans Series. Fellows' history of street racing stretches back more than 15 years, so he knows how to get around them. He said the Reliant Park circuit reminds him of several old-style tracks, similar to the downtown Detroit and Des Moines circuits in Trans-Am. "This is more of a traditional style street circuit. Most of the bumps are short bumps that are easier to manage," Fellows said. "It kind of reminds me of the old Detroit circuit and Des Moines. A lot of the principles remain the same because you're always having to look. That to me is the cool part of the old-style street racing where the walls were the apexes. "You're going to have to set (passes) up two or three turns in advance, especially for the good GT2 cars," he added. "They are really nimble through the turns. There isn't a lot of room and a lot of straights. You're going to have to be careful, certainly from the chicane until you get through Turn 6." Aston Martin Racing's two Aston Martin DBR9s each were less than 0.7 seconds behind the two Corvettes, with Darren Turner in the No. 007 car the fastest at 1:08.427.  Jamie Melo put the No. 62 Risi Competizione Ferrari F430GT on the GT2 pole in its hometown. The story in GT2 was the run of the hometown team from Risi Competizione and its Ferrari F430GT. Jamie Melo put the No. 62 car on the class pole with a 1:11.209 lap, the first GT2 pole for a Ferrari in the Series. "The track is very bumpy and is very hard for the cars, but not too much for us with a GT car," Melo said. "Our car is very good over the bumps. It is very easy to manage. The team did a great job, and the car was almost perfect. I could do my qualifying lap very comfortably." Melo was 0.131 seconds ahead of Patrick Long in the No. 31 Petersen Motorsports/White Lightning Racing Porsche 911 GT3 RSR. Another 0.437 seconds back was the Panoz Esperante GTLM of Scott Maxwell. The top five cars all were within a second of each other, which leads everyone to believe this GT2 race will be just as thrilling as Sebring. As a result, Melo and teammate Mika Salo said proper setup will be a key. "After Sebring, we worked a lot on our dampers," Salo said. "We knew that the track is very bumpy, so we tried to work on that in the setup. The car works well here. We'll be prepared for the race. We won't have much to do." The Lone Star Grand Prix, the second round of the 2006 American Le Mans Series, is scheduled for 8 p.m. CDT Friday in Houston. It will be broadcast at 1 p.m. EDT Saturday on CBS Sports, the first of five straight Series events on network television. American Le Mans Radio will have live coverage at www.americanlemans.com, which also will have IMSA Live Timing & Scoring.   AUDI'S STAR SHINES BRIGHTEST IN TEXAS Houston – It doesn't matter if it's the R8 or R10 TDI. It seems like Audi always finds a way to win in the American Le Mans Series. Friday night's Lone Star Grand Prix was another example as Alan McNish and Dindo Capello won for the second time this season.  Allan McNish and Dindo Capello piloted the Audi R8 to a well-earned victory at the Lone Star Grand Prix. The R8 survived the attrition that claimed its closest competitors to send Allan McNish and Dindo Capello to their second straight victory. After winning in the debut of the diesel-powered Audi R10 TDI at Sebring, McNish and Capello completed 143 laps on the 1.69-mile, nine-turn street course at Reliant Park. "I was surprised how good the car really was in the race," Capello said. "We could keep pace right behind the Porsche. We have no traction control and were very heavy out of the corners. Now we are in 2006 and this car should not have been as competitive as it was today." Corvette Racing's No. 4 Corvette C6.R, with Olivier Beretta and Oliver Gavin and the wheel, finished second overall and won for the seventh straight time in GT1. The runner-up finish overall is the highest finish in the Series' history for a GT1 car. The rough surface, common for street races, played havoc on Dyson Racing's two Lolas and Penske Racing's two Porsche RS Spyders. But the Audi remained steady throughout the two-hour, 45-minute race. It appeared the race would come down to pit stops between the Audi and the two Porsches. It didn't come down to that, however, as the reliability of the R8 won out in the end as the Penske cars suffered drivetrain problems late. As a result, the Audi R8 now has won 48 times in the Series since debuting in 2000. "There were two things that happened today; one, the car got better as the race went on and the grip got better, and two, the team did a great strategy," McNish said. "I didn't think it was a great idea when I got in, but as I saw it go on I realized it was spot on. We knew that we pitted in the window with full knowledge that the Porsche would have to pit and we could leap frog in the pits."  Corvette Racing won its 11th straight GT1 race, and the No. 4 entry won for the seventh straight time in the Series. The Corvettes have been just as consistent. They haven't been beaten since Sebring last year, a span of 11 races. Gavin and Beretta topped teammates Ron Fellows and Johnny O'Connell in the No. 3 entry by 15.811 seconds. The two Ollies tied Karl Wendlinger for the all-time record for consecutive wins in the Series. "Today really shows the strength of the Corvette, even with the added weight," Gavin said. "This win is thanks to our team and Olivier. We had problems with brakes, tires and overheating. Every single time there seems to be a hurdle, our team jumps over it." The deciding moment came with 23 minutes left as Gavin passed Johnny O'Connell as the No. 3 car was leaving pit lane. The two Corvettes finished ahead of Aston Martin Racing's two Aston Martin DBR9s, which finished fourth and fifth overall. The lead Aston Martin was the No. 007 entry of Tomas Enge and Darren Turner, which were a lap behind the Corvettes. "We really worked on the brakes because of the extra weight," Beretta said. "It was great to win, but it's also important not to damage the car because we race at Mid-Ohio next. The target was to finish 1-2." In LMP2, Clint Field nursed the Intersport Racing Lola over the final 20 minutes to claim his second straight win with Liz Halliday. As the Penske Porsches went by the wayside within the last 30 minutes, Field kept the car under power to win for the 14th time in his career. Halliday picked up her fifth career Series win, which ties her with Milka Duno for the most victories by a female driver in the American Le Mans Series. "(Late in the race) I came down the straight and it made a wicked noise and I lost power but I knew what the problem was because we had the same problem earlier in the week," Field said. "Then I passed the yellow Porsche and I thought this is too good to be true. We came in and they safety tied it back together and it held." B-K Motorsports placed second in class as Jamie Bach and Guy Cosmo finished two laps behind Intersport in their No. 8 Mazda-powered Courage C65. Both Halliday and Field said the race was a good example of never giving up and fighting until the checkered flag. "I think the team and everyone's goal was just to stay alive," Halliday said. "We chatted with some of the other teams and we all agreed not to get in a wreck. I think we all did a good job respecting each other and keeping it clean. We knew we'd have a solid third if the Penskes held together. I didn't expect things to come out like they did today. It was survival of the fittest."  The Alex Job Racing Porsche came from the back of the field to win in GT2. Alex Job Racing won a terrific GT2 battle as Mike Rockenfeller and Klaus Graf earned a hard-fought victory in what is becoming the class to watch in the Series. Coming from the back of the field, Rockenfeller and Graf posted a one-lap win in their No. 23 Porsche 911 GT3 RSR. It was the first victory in the Series for each and the 37th in the Series for Job (50th overall). Rockenfeller had to start from the back after Graf flat-spotted the tires after a spin in qualifying. A solid, consistent run was more than enough for the two Germans to make up time. "We knew after qualifying that we had a pretty good car," Rockenfeller said. "I could push from the beginning and I tried to stay calm. I didn't want to push. Getting points after a tough race at Sebring was good. Rockenfeller and Graf made just one stop on the night, as did the second-place No. 45 Flying Lizard Motorsports Porsche of Johannes van Overbeek, the new class points leader, and Wolf Henzler. Risi Competizione's No. 62 Ferrari F430GT was third in its hometown race. "The Alex Job Racing Porsche was as good as you can make it," Graf said. "Our car really worked well. The Michelin tires were fantastic, and we just had to maintain our lead." The next round of the American Le Mans Series is the American Le Mans at Mid-Ohio, set for noon EDT on May 21 at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. It will be broadcast on CBS Sports at 1 p.m. EDT May 21, the second of five straight races on the network. Qualifying is scheduled for 3:05 p.m. EDT on May 20. American Le Mans Radio and IMSA Live Timing & Scoring will be available at www.americanlemans.com.  |
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  El team Penske Racing Porsche RS Spyder consiguió la pole en la overall de la American Le Mans en Mid-Ohio PENSKE PORSCHE TO START ON MID-OHIO OVERALL POLE Lexington, Ohio – Admittedly, this wasn't how Sascha Maassen wanted to win his first overall pole position in the American Le Mans Series. Nevertheless, that's where his Penske Racing Porsche RS Spyder will start in the American Le Mans at Mid-Ohio. Maassen will go down in the record books as the second LMP2/P675 driver to win an overall pole in the Series' history. Maassen broke the class track record at Mid-Ohio with a lap of 1:12.815 for his second career LMP2 pole position. He moved to first when Timo Bernhard's time of 1:12.378 in the No. 7 RS Spyder was disallowed because the car was found to be underweight in post-race inspection.  Sascha Maassen and Lucas Luhr will start from the overall pole at Mid-Ohio for Penske Racing and Porsche. "It's unfortunate that there is only one Porsche in the front," Maassen said. "We are not very happy. The one nice thing is there is one Porsche there, and the second one will be back up front." Dyson Racing was the only other P2/P675 team to capture an overall pole in an American Le Mans Series event (Infineon 2003). The Dyson crew went on to win that weekend and remains the only P2/P675 class team to win an overall race. The popular belief among many was that the Porsches would challenge for that honor. The Penske Porsches have dominated the weekend so far with the best time during each of the three sessions prior to qualifying. The cars tested at the freshly surfaced circuit in April, and expectations were high entering race week. The track's technical nature and the smooth asphalt were going to be to the team's benefit, Penske members said. "It was a fairly good time that we turned in today," Maassen said. "We had some problems heating up the tires, but everybody had the same problem."  Allan McNish qualified the Audi R8 second on the Mid-Ohio grid and first in LMP1. The Audi R8 of Audi Sport North America will start second, thanks to Allan McNish's class-leading time of 1:12.975. McNish, who already has won at Sebring and Houston with Rinaldo Capello, wasn't surprised at the pace of the Porsche prototypes. At least one of the Porsches has been faster than the Audi in each of the previous sessions here. "Our thoughts, as always, have been toward driving fast for the race, not just qualifying," McNish said. "Session to session, we were getting quicker because of the new surface. Getting (second) overall took a lot of work. It was the best we'll get out of the car." McNish was 0.116 seconds better than the first of Dyson Racing's two AER-powered Lola B06/10s. Butch Leitzinger in the No. 16 Dyson Lola was a second-and-a-half better than Chris Dyson in the No. 20 Lola. But McNish said the Porsches may have the best chance of winning Sunday, moreso than the LMP1s. "If you look at the lap times, with the traction control and weight of the LMP2 car, they stand a fighting chance of winning overall," McNish said. "They are able to take more out of the tires in the early laps. We'll run our race and run it flat out, but the pace of the Penske-Porsche is going to be faster than us."  Tomas Enge claimed his fourth GT1 pole Friday and first with Aston Martin Racing. Tomas Enge put Aston Martin Racing's No. 007 Aston Martin DBR9 on the GT1 pole with a 1:18.857, barely edging out Oliver Gavin in the No. 4 Corvette Racing entry. The Czech gave Aston Martin its second class pole of the season; Pedro Lamy set the fast lap at Sebring in the sister No. 009 car. Enge has been a Prodrive regular in the American Le Mans Series. He drove a Ferrari 550 in 2002 and 2003, picking up two class wins and three class poles. As was the case then, Enge and his mates were chasing Corvette Racing. "(The goal) was to go as fast as possible and get a clean lap," Enge said. "We know our main competitors are going to be tough. We are quite lucky. I put everything into that lap. I saw that I was catching some traffic and knew it was going to be difficult to find any more speed. Luckily, it happened. It was a very close battle."
The starting lineup in GT1 will alternate between the Aston Martins and Corvettes. They have split the four on-track sessions so far this weekend, which should mean a tight race among all cars. It could come down to pit stops, tires and teamwork. "This is the kind of track that suits our car a little more," Enge said. "This is more up-and-down, more flowing, slow corners and fast corners. I think that's why we are faster here. We are very close to each other. It will be very difficult to overtake someone. I think that will be the key to the race more than pit stops. But I think we are on the same level as they are. We just need to prove it." Patrick Long earned his second career pole in GT2 for Petersen Motorsports/White Lightning Racing, courtesy of a record-breaking lap of 1:22.638. Long's first career pole came last year at Lime Rock, where he also set a qualifying record. Saturday, he beat out Risi Competizione's Ferrari F430GT by 0.048 seconds. The GT cars were the first ones out for qualifying with a resurfaced Mid-Ohio track that still was a little green. As a result, teams still were playing a bit of a guessing game finding the right setup and combinations right before the qualifying session began. "With the track being new, we had a setup we needed to re-establish," said Long, who is teaming with Jörg Bergmeister. "It hasn't been easy. The Ferrari somehow found a second between practice and made things difficult for us." Long, like many other drivers, praised the new asphalt. Naturally, the approach drivers take is much different and rewards creativity, Long said. "It's pretty unique how late-braking pays off here," he said. "You need to carry a lot of speed into the corners because you can't get back in the throttle as hard. You have to be crafty with the car. It's definitely a driver's track." The American Le Mans at Mid-Ohio, the third round of the 2006 American Le Mans Series, is set for noon EDT on Sunday at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. It will be broadcast on CBS Sports at 1 p.m. EDT Sunday, the second of five straight races on the network. American Le Mans Radio and IMSA Live Timing & Scoring will be available at www.americanlemans.com.   Histórica victoria del Porsche RS Spyder en las American Le Mans Series PENSKE, PORSCHES FINISH 1-2 AT MID-OHIO Lexington, Ohio - The Captain's cars have made American Le Mans Series history. Penske Racing's two Porsche RS Spyders finished 1-2 overall in the American Le Mans at Mid-Ohio, becoming the first LMP2 class team to post such a result in the Series.  Penske Racing and its Porsche RS Spyders made history Sunday with a 1-2 finish in the American Le Mans at Mid-Ohio. Romain Dumas and Timo Bernhard captured their first overall Series race in the No. 7 Penske Porsche, coming from the back of the field for a monumental class and overall victory. Dumas went across the finish line by 0.424 seconds ahead of Lucas Luhr in the No. 6 sister car. "As we came in to this weekend, we were most concerned about reliability from the last two weekends," team owner Roger Penske said. "I think this broke the ice, running against the Audis and the Dysons. You'll notice we've been real lucky with the four drivers we have; not one of them have made a mistake. Now we can say we've arrived and let's go racing." The two Porsche RS Spyders showed their true potential as they were the only cars to lap in the 1:13-1:14 range. This was the first overall win for Porsche in the American Le Mans Series. The No. 7 Porsche is only the second LMP2/P675 car to win an overall race in the Series. "When I had dinner last night with Timo, we decided the No. 1 target was clear: to win in the LMP2 class, just like in the first couple of races," Dumas said. "We figured we'd have to finish the race the best way we can. Then when I saw Timo had such a great start, I thought, ‘Oh, now we have a chance.' Then with a good strategy of coming in a little bit earlier than we needed, and then with luck and the competition with our teammate, we got to finish first. It was for sure a great race between the team cars." The deciding move came with an hour left. After Luhr pitted for tires and fuel at the 1:40 mark, Dumas came in for a fuel-only stop about 10 minutes later. Dumas felt the tires would be fine the rest of the way, and he was proven right. Needless to say, the mood from 24 hours earlier was completely opposite. "Last night when I heard I had to move back because I was too light, I was disappointed," Bernhard said. "It was the perfect car. Then it became a matter of how we could get around the other competitors." Intersport Racing's Lola B05/40-AER finished third in class and fourth overall at its home race. As a result, Clint Field and Liz Halliday retained their lead in the P2 championship standings over Maassen and Luhr.  Dindo Capello and Allan McNish won in LMP1 for the third straight race of 2006. The Audi R8 finished third overall and claimed its third straight LMP1 class victory. Dindo Capello and Allan McNish again drove a smooth and steady afternoon as they outlasted Dyson Racing's No 16 Lola, which went off track at Turn 3 near the two-hour mark and lost time in the pits during the resulting stop. Dyson's Butch Leitzinger and James Weaver finished fifth overall and second in P1, followed by Autocon Motorsports' Lola EX257-AER and drivers Chris McMurry and Mike Lewis. Capello and McNish are now off to the 24 Hours of Le Mans and a return to the diesel-powered Audi R10 TDI that won at Sebring in March. Meanwhile the R8 has one more race left in its competitive life, that coming July 1 at Lime Rock Park. "It is a great result for us – another maximum points score to extend our championship lead," Capello said. "It was a struggle to get temperature into the tires; once we had some heat it was OK. But after each full-course yellow safety car period it took about five laps to get good grip." Despite the class win and the 20 championship points, both drivers were disappointed not to take the overall victory. McNish said the Mid-Ohio track suited the RS Spyders with their lighter weight and nimbleness. "We saw on Friday and Saturday that it wasn't going to be possible in our current situation to attack the RS Spyder around here," McNish said. "The weight difference is quite different. The start was a bit bizarre. Within 6 or 7 laps the Porsche had a good gap. I had Butch right behind me and from that point of view I was more in defense mode. We were struggling with grip and balance." History wasn't limited to the P2 class. Olivier Beretta and Oliver Gavin won for the eighth straight time in the Series, back to Portland last year. Beretta and Gavin finished ahead of their Corvette Racing teammates Ron Fellows and Johnny O'Connell. Beretta and Gavin moved past Karl Wendlinger, who won seven times between 1999 and 2000. Ironically, he teamed with Beretta in an ORECA Viper for several of those events. "It's luck, and we've had that for sure," Gavin said. "But it's also that the team has done a fantastic job. We just seem to be getting it right. I look back when we first started driving together, we did make some mistakes and things weren't working so well. We knew that if we put everything together we'd get it right." Gavin also said the race may have been won in large part at the start. He moved past the pole-sitting Aston Martin DBR9 of Darren Turner at the green flag. The move paid off in the end despite a couple of late yellows that bunched the field together. But Beretta, who drove the last stint, held strong. "It was a great race, and Oliver did a fantastic job," Beretta said. "The only problems were the yellows. It was difficult for us the first four laps or so after the yellows (to keep the tires warm). It was a great race, and Oliver did a fantastic job." Turner and Enge finished third in GT1, beating out teammates Pedro Lamy and Stephane Sarrazin by a scant 0.338 seconds. The Corvettes and Aston Martins will meet next at the 24 Hours of Le Mans.  Flying Lizard Motorsports won its second GT2 title in three years at the American Le Mans at Mid-Ohio. In GT2, Flying Lizard Motorsports won in class for the second time in three years at Mid-Ohio in its Porsche 911 GT3 RSR. Johannes van Overbeek and Wolf Henzler came back to win after an early off to beat the No. 50 Panoz Esperante GTLM of David Brabham and Scott Maxwell. "I was almost next to him when I turned into his turn and drove a little on the curb and then on the grass," Henzler said. "Then he drove on the grass and shut the door on me. I thought the race was over, but I had a couple of good laps and came back behind him." The Panoz finished second, a lap back. The other Flying Lizard Porsche, the No. 44 of Seth Neiman and Darren Law, was third. Henzler and van Overbeek were running second when the pole-winning car of Patrick Long and Jörg Bergmeister came into the pits while leading with a broken driveshaft. Van Overbeek added to his lead in the class' drivers championship standings, as did Flying Lizard in the team rankings. The team has two Series victories in its three-year existence, both coming at Mid-Ohio. "The Flying Lizards worked so hard during the offseason to get here," van Overbeek said. "The key for me was keeping it on the race track and bringing it home. The resurfacing job was fantastic, and the Michelins were great. "This year in every department we are trying to maximize performance, from mechanics to tire performance, to be the best we can be," he added. "We're not there yet, but we are making great strides." The next round of the 2006 American Le Mans Series is the New England Grand Prix, set for July 1 at Lime Rock Park. The race is scheduled for a 3 p.m. EDT start. CBS Sports will televise the event from 4 to 6 p.m. EDT on July 2. Live coverage will be available at www.americanlemans.com with American Le Mans Radio and IMSA Live Timing & Scoring.  |
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