List of American Le Mans Series champions

The American Le Mans Series (ALMS) features several championships awarded by the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) to the most successful competitors within each of the racing categories used by the series each season. Individual championships are awarded for being the top point scoring drivers and teams as well as chassis, engine, and tire manufacturers. Other unique championships include the IMSA Cup, Founder's Cup, Michelin Green X Challenge, and the ALMS Challenge. The Drivers', Teams', Chassis Manufacturers', and Automobile Manufacturers' Championships have been awarded since the formation of the series in 1999, while the Tire and Engine Manufacturers' Championships were introduced in the 2000 season.

Drivers' Championship

From the start of the American Le Mans Series until the end of the 2002 season, individual drivers were allowed to earn up to three bonus points if they met certain criteria; any driver which led a lap of the race within their category earned one point, whichever driver led the most laps of the race earned one point, and whichever driver set the fastest lap of the race earned one point. From 2003 onward the bonus system was eradicated and drivers earned the same points as their co-drivers.

Season Category
1999 LMP GTS GT
Elliott Forbes-Robinson Olivier Beretta Cort Wagner
2000 Allan McNish Olivier Beretta Dirk Müller
2001 LMP900 LMP675 GTS GT
Emanuele Pirro Didier de Radiguès Terry Borcheller Jörg Müller
2002 Tom Kristensen Jon Field Ron Fellows Lucas Luhr
Sascha Maassen
2003 Frank Biela
Marco Werner		 Chris Dyson Ron Fellows
Johnny O'Connell		 Lucas Luhr
Sascha Maassen
2004 LMP1 LMP2 GTS GT
Marco Werner
JJ Lehto		 Ian James Ron Fellows
Johnny O'Connell		 Timo Bernhard
2005 LMP1 LMP2 GT1 GT2
Frank Biela
Emanuele Pirro		 Clint Field Oliver Gavin
Olivier Beretta		 Patrick Long
Jörg Bergmeister
2006 Allan McNish
Rinaldo Capello		 Lucas Luhr
Sascha Maassen		 Oliver Gavin
Olivier Beretta		 Jörg Bergmeister
2007 Allan McNish
Rinaldo Capello		 Timo Bernhard
Romain Dumas		 Oliver Gavin
Olivier Beretta		 Mika Salo
Jaime Melo
2008 Marco Werner
Lucas Luhr		 Timo Bernhard
Romain Dumas		 Johnny O'Connell
Jan Magnussen		 Jörg Bergmeister
Wolf Henzler
2009 LMP1 LMP2 GT2 Challenge
David Brabham
Scott Sharp		 Adrian Fernández
Luis Díaz		 Patrick Long
Jörg Bergmeister		 Martin Snow
Melanie Snow
2010 LMP LMPC GT GTC
David Brabham
Simon Pagenaud		 Scott Tucker Patrick Long
Jörg Bergmeister		 Tim Pappas
Jeroen Bleekemolen
2011 LMP1 LMP2 LMPC GT GTC
Chris Dyson
Guy Smith		 Christophe Bouchut
Scott Tucker		 Ricardo González
Gunnar Jeannette
Eric Lux1		 Joey Hand
Dirk Müller		 Tim Pappas
2012 P1 P2 PC GT GTC
Klaus Graf
Lucas Luhr		 Christophe Bouchut
Scott Tucker		 Alex Popow Oliver Gavin
Tommy Milner		 Cooper MacNeil
2013 Klaus Graf
Lucas Luhr		 Scott Tucker Mike Guasch Antonio García
Jan Magnussen		 Jeroen Bleekemolen
Cooper MacNeil
  1. ^ Eric Lux drove for a different team from teammates Ricardo González and Gunnar Jeannette. The three finished the season on equal points, and a tie breaker was not able to be utilized, therefore the three drivers all shared the championship.[1]

Teams' Championship
Season Category
1999 LMP GTS GT
Panoz Motorsports Dodge Viper Team Oreca Prototype Technology Group
2000 Audi Sport North America Viper Team Oreca Dick Barbour Racing
2001 LMP900 LMP675 GTS GT
Audi Sport North America Dick Barbour Racing Corvette Racing BMW Motorsport
2002 Audi Sport North America KnightHawk Racing Corvette Racing Alex Job Racing
2003 Infineon Team Joest Dyson Racing Team Corvette Racing Alex Job Racing
2004 LMP1 LMP2 GTS GT
ADT Champion Racing Miracle Motorsports Corvette Racing Alex Job Racing
2005 LMP1 LMP2 GT1 GT2
ADT Champion Racing Intersport Racing Corvette Racing Petersen/White Lightning
2006 Audi Sport North America Penske Motorsports Corvette Racing Risi Competizione
2007 Audi Sport North America Penske Racing Corvette Racing Risi Competizione
2008 Audi Sport North America Penske Racing Corvette Racing Flying Lizard Motorsports
2009 LMP1 LMP2 GT2 Challenge
Patrón Highcroft Racing Lowe's Fernández Racing Flying Lizard Motorsports Snow Racing
2010 LMP LMPC GT GTC
Patrón Highcroft Racing Level 5 Motorsports BMW Rahal Letterman Racing Black Swan Racing
2011 LMP1 LMP2 LMPC GT GTC
Dyson Racing Team Level 5 Motorsports CORE Autosport BMW Team RLL Black Swan Racing
2012 P1 P2 PC GT GTC
Muscle Milk Pickett Racing Level 5 Motorsports CORE Autosport Corvette Racing Alex Job Racing
2013 Muscle Milk Pickett Racing Level 5 Motorsports CORE Autosport Corvette Racing Flying Lizard Motorsports

Manufacturer championships

The Chassis Manufacturers' and Automobile Manufacturers' Championships are combined into a single listing. The grand tourer categories do not have a separate Engine Manufacturers' Championship.

Chassis and Automobile Manufacturers' Championships
Season Category
1999 LMP GTS GT
Panoz Porsche Porsche
2000 Audi DaimlerChrysler Porsche
2001 LMP900 LMP675 GTS GT
Audi Lola Chevrolet BMW
2002 Audi Lola Chevrolet Porsche
2003 Audi Lola Chevrolet Porsche
2004 LMP1 LMP2 GTS GT
Audi Lola Chevrolet Porsche
2005 LMP1 LMP2 GT1 GT2
Audi Courage Chevrolet Porsche
2006 Audi Porsche Chevrolet Porsche
2007 Audi Porsche Chevrolet Ferrari
2008 Audi Porsche Chevrolet Porsche
2009 LMP1 LMP2 GT2
Acura Acura Porsche
2010 LMP GT
HPD BMW
2011 LMP1 LMP2 GT
Lola Lola BMW
2012 P1 P2 GT
HPD HPD Chevrolet
2013 HPD HPD Chevrolet

Engine Manufacturers' Championship
Season Category
2000 LMP
Audi
2001 LMP900 LMP675
Audi Nissan
2002 Audi AER-MG
2003 Audi AER
2004 LMP1 LMP2
Audi Judd
2005 Audi AER
2006 Audi Porsche
2007 Audi Porsche
2008 Audi Porsche
2009 Acura Acura
2010 LMP
HPD
2011 LMP1 LMP2
Mazda HPD
2012 P1 P2
HPD HPD
2013 HPD HPD

Tire Manufacturers' Championship
Season Category
2000 LMP GTS GT
Michelin Michelin Michelin
2001 LMP900 LMP675 GTS GT
Michelin Avon Goodyear Michelin
2002 Michelin Avon Goodyear Michelin
2003 Michelin Goodyear Goodyear Michelin
2004 LMP1 LMP2 GTS GT
Michelin Pirelli Michelin Michelin
2005 LMP1 LMP2 GT1 GT2
Michelin Goodyear Michelin Michelin
2006 Michelin Michelin Michelin Michelin
2007 Michelin Michelin Michelin Michelin
2008 Michelin Michelin Michelin Michelin
2009 LMP1 LMP2 GT2
Michelin Michelin Michelin
2010 LMP GT
Michelin Michelin
2011 LMP1 LMP2 GT
Dunlop Michelin Michelin
2012 P1 P2 GT
Michelin Dunlop Michelin
2013 Michelin Michelin Michelin

Other championships

IMSA Cup

The IMSA Cup was a championship for teams which were not designated as being run by an automobile manufacturer. The 2002 championship was awarded to a full team, while from 2003 onward the championship points were awarded to each individual entry. For the 2011 season, due to a lack of manufacturer supported teams in the ALMS, the IMSA Cup was not awarded.

Season Category
2002 LMP900 LMP675 GTS GT
Champion Racing KnightHawk Racing Konrad Motorsport Alex Job Racing
2003 ADT Champion Racing Intersport Racing ACEMCO Motorsports Petersen/White Lightning
2004 LMP1 LMP2 GTS GT
ADT Champion Racing Intersport Racing ACEMCO Motorsports Flying Lizard Motorsports
2005 LMP1 LMP2 GT1 GT2
ADT Champion Racing Intersport Racing ACEMCO Motorsports Petersen/White Lightning
2006 Dyson Racing Team Intersport Racing Aston Martin Racing Petersen/White Lightning
2007 Intersport Racing Dyson Racing Team Doran Racing Risi Competizione
2008 Intersport Racing Patrón Highcroft Racing Bell Motorsports Flying Lizard Motorsports
2009 LMP1 LMP2 GT2
Patrón Highcroft Racing Lowe's Fernandez Racing Flying Lizard Motorsports
2010 LMP LMPC GT GTC
Patrón Highcroft Racing Green Earth Team Gunnar Flying Lizard Motorsports Black Swan Racing

Founders Cup

The Founders Cup is an annual award to recognize the accomplishments of a gentleman driver. A single championship is awarded covering all categories.

Season Champion
2008 Jon Field
2009 Joel Feinberg
2010 Bill Sweedler
2011 Bill Sweedler
2012 Cooper MacNeil
2013 Mike Guasch

Michelin Green X Challenge

The Michelin Green X Challenge is a championship based on energy efficiency over the course of a season. The Green X Challenge debuted at the end of 2008, but the first championship was not awarded until the 2009 season. Two championships are awarded, one for both LMP classes and one for both GT classes.[2]

Manufacturers Championship
Season Category
2009 LMPs GTs
Acura Porsche
2010 HPD Porsche
2011 Mazda BMW
2012 HPD Chevrolet

Teams Championship
Season Category
2009 LMPs GTs
Lowe's Fernández Racing Flying Lizard Motorsports
2010 Patrón Highcroft Racing Flying Lizard Motorsports
2011 Dyson Racing Team BMW Team RLL
2012 Muscle Milk Pickett Racing Corvette Racing

References
  1. 2011 Rules American Le Mans Series (PDF), International Motor Sports Association, 2011-02-25, p. 40, archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-10-03, retrieved 2011-10-04
  2. "Michelin embraces green racing with Michelin Green X Challenge". American Le Mans Series. Retrieved 2009-08-24.
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