2008 American Le Mans Series
The 2008 American Le Mans Series season was the 38th season for the IMSA GT Championship, with the tenth season known as the American Le Mans Series. It was a series for Le Mans Prototypes (LMP) and Grand Tourer (GT) race cars divided into four classes: LMP1, LMP2, GT1, and GT2. It began March 15 and ended October 18 after eleven races.
The Audi Sport North America team wrapped up its title defence of LMP1 class Teams Championship with three races in hand after the Sports Car Challenge of Mid-Ohio in August. Drivers Marco Werner and Lucas Luhr also secured the Drivers Championship after the Detroit Sports Car Challenge. It was a record fifth ALMS drivers title for Luhr and a fourth for Werner.
The Petit Le Mans saw the drivers title for GT1 decided with Jan Magnussen and Johnny O'Connell taking the title while Jörg Bergmeister and Wolf Henzler likewise secured the GT2 drivers championship. It was O'Connell's fourth GT1 title and Bergmeisters third GT2 title.
Zeitplan
[edit]Rnd | Race | Length | Circuit | Date |
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1 | Mobil 1 12 Hours of Sebring | 12 Hours | Sebring International Raceway | March 15 |
2 | Acura Sports Car Challenge of St. Petersburg | 1 Hour 55 Minutes | Streets of St. Petersburg | April 5 |
3 | Tequila Patrón American Le Mans Series at Long Beach | 1 Hour 40 Minutes | Long Beach Street Circuit | April 19 |
4 | Larry H. Miller Dealerships Utah Grand Prix | 2 Hours 45 Minutes | Miller Motorsports Park | May 18 |
5 | Northeast Grand Prix | 2 Hours 45 Minutes | Lime Rock Park | July 12 |
6 | Acura Sports Car Challenge of Mid-Ohio | 2 Hours 45 Minutes | Mid-Ohio | July 19 |
7 | Generac 500 at Road America | 4 Hours | Road America | August 9 |
8 | Grand Prix of Mosport | 2 Hours 45 Minutes | Mosport International Raceway | August 24 |
9 | Detroit Sports Car Challenge | 2 Hours 45 Minutes | Belle Isle street circuit | August 30 |
10 | Petit Le Mans | 1,000 miles (1,600 km) or 10 Hours | Road Atlanta | October 4 |
11 | Monterey Sports Car Championships | 4 Hours | Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca | October 18 |
The Lone Star Grand Prix was originally scheduled to take place on April 26. However, following the merger of the Champ Car World Series and Indy Racing League, the Champ Car Grand Prix of Houston event was initially cancelled. The American Le Mans Series race, as well as the support races, were later cancelled on March 3.[1]
Season results
[edit]Overall winner in bold.
Teams championships
[edit]For races under three hours, points are awarded to the top 10 finishers in the following order:
- 20-16-13-10-8-6-4-3-2-1
For races between four hours and eight hours, points are awarded in the following order:
- 25-21-18-15-13-11-9-8-7-6
For races longer than eight hours, points are awarded in the following order:
- 30-26-23-20-18-16-14-13-12-11
Cars failing to complete 70% of the winner's distance are not awarded points. Unlike the Le Mans Series where teams with multiple entries have each entry number scored separately to the championship, teams with multiple entries only score the points of their highest finishing entry in each race.
LMP1 standings
[edit]Pos | Team | Chassis | Engine | Rd1 | Rd2 | Rd3 | Rd4 | Rd5 | Rd6 | Rd7 | Rd8 | Rd9 | Rd10 | Rd11 | Total |
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Audi R10 TDI | Audi TDI 5.5 L Turbo V12 (Diesel) | 30 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 20 | 30 | 25 | 230 | |
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Lola B06/10 Lola B06/10 Lola B07/17 |
AER P32C 4.0 L Turbo V8 AER P32C 3.6 L Turbo V8 Judd GV5.5 S2 5.5 L V10 |
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13 |
18 |
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Peugeot 908 HDi FAP | Peugeot HDi 5.5 L Turbo V12 (Diesel) | 20 | 26 | 46 | |||||||||
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Creation CA07 Lola B06/10 |
Judd GV5 5.0 L V10 AER P32C 4.0 L Turbo V8 |
18 |
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Ginetta-Zytek 07S | Zytek 4.5 L V8 | 20 | 20 | ||||||||||
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Zytek 07S | Zytek 2ZG408 4.0 L V8 Zytek 4.5 L V8 |
18 |
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Creation CA07 | AIM (Judd) YS5.5 5.5 L V10 | 15 | 15 |
LMP2 standings
[edit]Pos | Team | Chassis | Engine | Rd1 | Rd2 | Rd3 | Rd4 | Rd5 | Rd6 | Rd7 | Rd8 | Rd9 | Rd10 | Rd11 | Total |
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Porsche RS Spyder Evo | Porsche MR6 3.4 L V8 | 30 | 20 | 16 | 20 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 13 | 10 | 26 | 18 | 210 |
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Acura ARX-01B | Acura AL7R 3.4 L V8 | 20 | 16 | 20 | 2 | 20 | 16 | 25 | 20 | 16 | 7 | 162 | |
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Porsche RS Spyder Evo | Porsche MR6 3.4 L V8 | 26 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 13 | 129 |
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Acura ARX-01B | Acura AL7R 3.4 L V8 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 20 | 14 | 25 | 128 |
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Acura ARX-01B | Acura AL7R 3.4 L V8 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 16 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 88 | |
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Acura ARX-01B | Acura AL7R 3.4 L V8 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 21 | 85 | ||||
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Porsche RS Spyder Evo | Porsche MR6 3.4 L V8 | 30 | 15 | 45 | |||||||||
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Lola B07/46 Lola B08/86 |
Mazda MZR-R 2.0 L Turbo I4 | 6 |
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6 |
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Porsche RS Spyder Evo | Porsche MR6 3.4 L V8 | 18 | 18 | ||||||||||
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Radical SR9 | AER P07 2.0 L Turbo I4 | 3 | 3 |
GT1 standings
[edit]Pos | Team | Chassis | Engine | Rd1 | Rd2 | Rd3 | Rd4 | Rd5 | Rd6 | Rd7 | Rd8 | Rd9 | Rd10 | Rd11 | Total |
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Chevrolet Corvette C6.R | Chevrolet LS7.R 7.0 L V8 | 30 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 20 | 20 | 30 | 25 | 250 |
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Aston Martin DBR9 | Aston Martin 6.0 L V12 | 23 | 21 | 13 | 13 | 70 |
GT2 standings
[edit]Pos | Team | Chassis | Engine | Rd1 | Rd2 | Rd3 | Rd4 | Rd5 | Rd6 | Rd7 | Rd8 | Rd9 | Rd10 | Rd11 | Total |
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Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 |
30 |
16 |
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20 |
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21 |
13 |
20 |
26 |
13 |
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Ferrari F430GT | Ferrari 4.0 L V8 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 13 | 10 | 20 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 23 | 25 | 195 |
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Ferrari F430GT | Ferrari 4.0 L V8 | 23 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 20 | 13 | 30 | 21 | 159 |
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Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 |
13 |
8 |
16 |
10 |
25 |
16 |
18 |
106 | ||||
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Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 |
26 |
4 |
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8 |
9 |
4 |
10 |
16 |
11 |
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Panoz Esperante GT-LM | Ford (Élan) 5.0 L V8 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 15 | 52 | ||||
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Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 |
16 |
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8 |
11 |
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Ferrari F430GT | Ferrari 4.0 L V8 | 18 | 9 | 27 | |||||||||
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Aston Martin DBRS9 Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT2 |
Aston Martin 6.0 L V12 Aston Martin 4.5 L V8 |
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3 |
12 |
8 |
24 | |||||||
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Ferrari F430GT | Ferrari 4.0 L V8 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 23 | ||||||||
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Dodge Viper Comp. Coupe | Dodge 8.3 L V10 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 23 | ||||||||
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Ford GT-R Mk.VII | Ford 5.0 L V8 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 16 | ||||||||
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Chevrolet Corvette C6 | Chevrolet 6.3 L V8 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | ||||||||
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Ford GT-R Mk.VII | Ford 5.0 L V8 | 3 | 3 |
Drivers championship
[edit]For races under three hours, points are awarded to the top 10 finishers in the following order:
- 20-16-13-10-8-6-4-3-2-1
For races between four hours and eight hours, points are awarded in the following order:
- 25-21-18-15-13-11-9-8-7-6
For races longer than eight hours, points are awarded in the following order:
- 30-26-23-20-18-16-14-13-12-11
Cars failing to complete 70% of the winner's distance are not awarded points. Drivers failing to drive for at least 45 minutes in the race are not awarded points, with the exception of the Long Beach round where drivers need only 30 minutes minimum.
LMP1 standings
[edit]Pos | Driver | Team | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 | Rd 7 | Rd 8 | Rd 9 | Rd 10 | Rd 11 | Total |
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26 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 219 | |
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16 | 16 | 10† | 13 | 16 | 21 | 16 | 30 | 21 | 159 | ||
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† - Frank Biela and Emanuele Pirro were both penalized three championship points for their entry making avoidable contact during Round 4.
LMP2 standings
[edit]Pos | Driver | Team | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 | Rd 7 | Rd 8 | Rd 9 | Rd 10 | Rd 11 | Total |
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30 | 20 | 16 | 20 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 6 | 10 | 26 | 18 | 203 |
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30 | 20 | 16 | 20 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 6 | 10 | 26 | 18 | 203 |
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20 | 16 | 20 | 2 | 20 | 16 | 25 | 20 | 16 | 7 | 162 | |
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20 | 16 | 20 | 2 | 20 | 16 | 25 | 20 | 16 | 7 | 162 | |
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10† | 13 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 23 | 8 | 129 | |
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10† | 13 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 23 | 8 | 121 | ||
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26 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 113 |
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26 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 113 |
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23 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 13 | 101 | |
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23 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 13 | 101 | |
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8 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 20 | 14 | 25 | 90 | ||||
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4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 16 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 88 | |
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4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 16 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 88 | |
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13 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 21 | 85 | ||||
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† - Sascha Maassen and Patrick Long were both penalized three championship points for their entry making avoidable contact during Round 2.
GT1 standings
[edit]Pos | Driver | Team | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 | Rd 7 | Rd 8 | Rd 9 | Rd 10 | Rd 11 | Total |
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30 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 20 | 16 | 30 | 21 | 238 |
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26 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 20 | 26 | 25 | 215 |
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GT2 standings
[edit]Pos | Driver | Team | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 | Rd 7 | Rd 8 | Rd 9 | Rd 10 | Rd 11 | Total |
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30 | 2 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 13 | 21 | 13 | 20 | 26 | 6 | 187 |
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14 | 20 | 20 | 13 | 10 | 20 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 23 | 25 | 175 |
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Partial season entries
[edit]- Team Cytosport, following a partnership with Charouz Racing System and Team Jota to run in the Le Mans Series and 24 Hours of Le Mans, plans to return to the ALMS at Mid-Ohio[2]
- Although Team ECO attempted to run their diesel-powered Radical SR10 LMP1 at Sebring, homologation problems have forced the team to delay their debut until Mid-Ohio.[3]
- Autocon Motorsports will run a partial schedule, skipping most street circuit rounds, to concentrate on their bid for the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Their car will be upgraded to full CA07 specification by Le Mans.[4]
Green Challenge
[edit]On June 24, 2008, the ALMS has announced for a new challenge called the Green Challenge. The challenge, integrated with the series races, and which will debut at this year's Petit Le Mans, and continuing with the entire full season in 2009, emphasizes on targeting the series for "green racing." The ALMS was the first motorsport racing series in North America to be recognized by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (the EPA), the United States Department of Energy and the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE International) to be recognized as a "Green Racing Series", and these three will take part organizing the challenge. All the teams will be eligible for the Green Challenge. The point system will be the same as the regular ALMS scoring system, but teams start out with the most possible points a team in the ALMS have during the season, and the points are deducted based on the performance of the vehicle. The lowest points at the end of the season would be the Green Challenge season champion.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Grand Prix of Houston cancelled for 2008". AmericanLeMans.com. 3 March 2008. Archived from the original on 22 January 2009. Retrieved 2008-03-03.
- ^ "Team Cytosport announces 2008 plans". Planet Le Mans. 24 January 2008. Archived from the original on 30 March 2008. Retrieved 2008-03-16.
- ^ "Team ECO Racing withdraws from Sebring". Planet Le Mans. 13 March 2008. Archived from the original on 2012-02-07. Retrieved 2008-03-16.
- ^ "Sebring 12 Hours – Thursday Morning". dailysportscar. 13 March 2008. Retrieved 2008-03-16.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "ALMS Official Website: Green Challenge Rules and Regulations Set". ALMS. 24 June 2008. Archived from the original on 22 January 2009. Retrieved 2008-06-25.