2009 Northeast Grand Prix

The 2009 American Le Mans Northeast Grand Prix was the fifth round of the 2009 American Le Mans Series season. It took place at Lime Rock Park, Connecticut on July 18, 2009.

The race was won by Simon Pagenaud and Gil de Ferran in the de Ferran Motorsports Acura, their third American Le Mans Series victory in a row. Dyson Racing Team earned their first victory with Mazda in the LMP2 category, overcoming several mechanical issues during the race. Flying Lizard Motorsports continued their season streak with their fourth consecutive win, while Gruppe Orange won in the ALMS Challenge category.

Corsa Motorsports also became the first American Le Mans Series competitor to utilize a hybrid electric drivetrain on their Le Mans Prototype during an event, eventually completing the race in third position.[1]

Report

Qualifying result

Pole position winners in each class are marked in bold.[2]

Pos Class Team Qualifying Driver Lap Time
1 LMP1 #66 de Ferran Motorsports Simon Pagenaud 0:46.971
2 LMP1 #9 Patrón Highcroft Racing David Brabham 0:47.345
3 LMP2 #15 Lowe's Fernandez Racing Adrian Fernández 0:48.281
4 LMP2 #20 Dyson Racing Marino Franchitti 0:48.477
5 LMP2 #16 Dyson Racing Chris Dyson 0:48.661
6 LMP1 #48 Corsa Motorsports Johnny Mowlem 0:49.464
7 LMP1 #37 Intersport Racing Clint Field 0:49.935
8 LMP1 #12 Autocon Motorsports Chris McMurry 0:53.523
9 GT2 #62 Risi Competizione Jaime Melo 0:54.665
10 GT2 #45 Flying Lizard Motorsports Patrick Long 0:54.729
11 GT2 #87 Farnbacher-Loles Motorsports Wolf Henzler 0:55.026
12 GT2 #90 BMW Rahal Letterman Racing Joey Hand 0:55.049
13 GT2 #92 BMW Rahal Letterman Racing Dirk Müller 0:55.050
14 GT2 #40 Robertson Racing David Murry 0:55.118
15 GT2 #18 T-Mobile VICI Racing Richard Westbrook 0:55.387
16 GT2 #21 Panoz Team PTG Dominik Farnbacher 0:55.542
17 GT2 #11 Primetime Race Group Chris Hall 0:56.736
18 GT2 #44 Flying Lizard Motorsports Seth Neiman 0:57.405
19 Chal #36 Gruppe Orange Bob Faieta 0:59.618
20 Chal #57 Snow Racing Martin Snow 0:59.971
21 Chal #08 Orbit Racing Bill Sweedler 1:00.459
22 Chal #02 Gruppe Orange Donald Pickering 1:01.645
23 LMP2 #19 van der Steur Racing No Time
24 Chal #47 Orbit Racing No Time

Race results

Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 70% of winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC).[3]

Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Tire Laps
Engine
1 LMP1 66 de Ferran Motorsports Gil de Ferran
Simon Pagenaud
Acura ARX-02a M 184
Acura AR7 4.0 L V8
2 LMP1 9 Patrón Highcroft Racing David Brabham
Scott Sharp
Acura ARX-02a M 184
Acura AR7 4.0 L V8
3 LMP1 48 Corsa Motorsports Johnny Mowlem
Stefan Johansson
Ginetta-Zytek GZ09HS D 177
Zytek ZJ458 4.5 L Hybrid V8
4 LMP2 20 Dyson Racing Team Butch Leitzinger
Marino Franchitti
Lola B09/86 M 172
Mazda MZR-R 2.0 L Turbo I4
5 GT2 45 Flying Lizard Motorsports Patrick Long
Jörg Bergmeister
Porsche 997 GT3-RSR M 167
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
6 LMP1 12 Autocon Motorsports Tony Burgess
Chris McMurry
Lola B06/10 D 166
AER P32C 4.0 L Turbo V8
7 LMP2 15 Lowe's Fernández Racing Adrian Fernández
Luis Díaz
Acura ARX-01B M 166
Acura AL7R 3.4 L V8
8 GT2 62 Risi Competizione Jaime Melo
Pierre Kaffer
Ferrari F430GT M 166
Ferrari 4.0 L V8
9 GT2 90 BMW Rahal Letterman Racing Bill Auberlen
Joey Hand
BMW M3 GT2 D 166
BMW 4.0 L V8
10 GT2 87 Farnbacher-Loles Motorsports Wolf Henzler
Bryce Miller
Porsche 997 GT3-RSR M 165
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
11 GT2 18 T-Mobile VICI Racing Johannes Stuck
Richard Westbrook
Porsche 997 GT3-RSR M 163
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
12 GT2 21 Panoz Team PTG Ian James
Dominik Farnbacher
Panoz Esperante GT-LM Y 163
Ford 5.0 L V8
13 GT2 44 Flying Lizard Motorsports Johannes van Overbeek
Seth Neiman
Porsche 997 GT3-RSR M 159
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
14 GT2 11 Primetime Race Group Joel Feinberg
Chris Hall
Dodge Viper Competition Coupe Y 158
Dodge 8.3 L V10
15 LMP2 19 van der Steur Racing Gunnar van der Steur
Adam Pecorari
Radical SR9 K 157
AER P07 2.0 L Turbo I4
16 GT2 40 Robertson Racing David Robertson
Andrea Robertson
David Murry
Ford GT-R Mk. VII D 153
Ford 5.0 L V8
17 Chal 36 Gruppe Orange Wesley Hoaglund
Bob Faieta
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup Y 149
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
18 Chal 08 Orbit Racing Ed Brown
Bill Sweedler
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup Y 146
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
19 Chal 02 Gruppe Orange Nick Parker
Donald Pickering
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup Y 144
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
20 Chal 57 Snow Racing Martin Snow
Melanie Snow
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup Y 142
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
21 GT2 92 BMW Rahal Letterman Racing Tommy Milner
Dirk Müller
BMW M3 GT2 D 142
BMW 4.0 L V8
22
DNF
LMP1 37 Intersport Racing Jon Field
Clint Field
Lola B06/10 D 138
AER P32C 4.0 L Turbo V8
23
DNF
LMP2 16 Dyson Racing Team Chris Dyson
Guy Smith
Lola B09/86 M 63
Mazda MZR-R 2.0 L Turbo I4
24
DNF
Chal 47 Orbit Racing Guy Cosmo
John Baker
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup Y 52
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6

References

  1. "Corsa Ginetta-Zytek to race as a hybrid at Lime Rock". American Le Mans Series. 2009-07-14. Retrieved 2009-07-18.
  2. "ALMS Qualifying" (PDF). International Motor Sports Association. 2009-07-17. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-08-06. Retrieved 2009-07-18.
  3. "ALMS Provisional Race Report" (PDF). International Motor Sports Association. 2009-07-18. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-15. Retrieved 2009-07-18.
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