2007 American Le Mans Series
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The 2007 American Le Mans Series season was the 37th season for the IMSA GT Championship, with the ninth labeled as the American Le Mans Series. It was a series for Le Mans Prototypes (LMP) and Grand Touring (GT) race cars divided into 4 classes: LMP1, LMP2, GT1, and GT2. It began March 17, 2007, and ended October 20, 2007 after 12 races. It was the league's longest season since 2000.
Schedule
Following the ten race schedule of 2006, a twelve race schedule was announced for 2007. While the Portland International Raceway was not part of the new schedule, three new temporary street circuits were added. The Streets of St. Petersburg and the Long Beach Street Circuit were added after the 12 Hours of Sebring, while the new Belle Isle circuit was added before Petit Le Mans.
| Rnd | Race | Length | Circuit | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mobil 1 12 Hours of Sebring | 12 Hours | Sebring International Raceway | March 17 |
| 2 | Acura Sports Car Challenge of St. Petersburg | 2 Hours 45 Minutes | Streets of St. Petersburg | March 31 |
| 3 | Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach | 1 Hour 40 Minutes | Long Beach Street Circuit | April 14 |
| 4 | Lone Star Grand Prix | 2 Hours 45 Minutes | Reliant Park | April 21 |
| 5 | Utah Grand Prix | 2 Hours 45 Minutes | Miller Motorsports Park | May 19 |
| 6 | Northeast Grand Prix | 2 Hours 45 Minutes | Lime Rock Park | July 7 |
| 7 | Acura Sports Car Challenge of Mid-Ohio | 2 Hours 45 Minutes | Mid-Ohio | July 21 |
| 8 | Generac 500 at Road America | 4 Hours | Road America | August 11 |
| 9 | Mobil 1 presents Grand Prix of Mosport | 2 Hours 45 Minutes | Mosport | August 26 |
| 10 | Detroit Sports Car Challenge | 2 Hours 45 Minutes | Belle Isle street circuit | September 1 |
| 11 | Petit Le Mans | Script error: No such module "convert". or 10 Hours | Road Atlanta | October 6 |
| 12 | Monterey Sports Car Championships | 4 Hours | Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca | October 20 |
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Fuel supplier
Ethanol
Announced on February 8, 2007, the American Le Mans Series signed an agreement with the Ethanol Promotion and Information Council (EPIC) to run E10 ethanol-enriched fuel in all gasoline-powered entries. The fuel was 10% ethanol and 90% gasoline. EPIC also sponsored Rahal Letterman Racing's Porsche entry as part of the deal.[1]Script error: No such module "Unsubst". This was similar to Rahal Letterman's deal in the Indy Racing League. From 2007 season onwards, VP Racing Fuels replaced Sunoco as official gasoline supplier for American Le Mans Series.
Season results
Overall winner in bold.
Teams championship
For most races, points are awarded to the top 10 finishers in the following order:[4]
- 20-16-13-10-8-6-4-3-2-1
For the four-hour Road America 500 and Monterey Sports Car Championships are scored in the following order:
- 23-19-16-13-11-9-7-6-5-4
And for the 12 Hours of Sebring and Petit Le Mans which award the top 10 finishers in the following order:
- 26-22-19-16-14-12-10-9-8-7
Cars failing to complete 70% of the winner's distance are not awarded points. Teams only score the points of their highest finishing entry in each race.
LMP1 standings
| Pos | Team | Chassis | Engine | Rd1 | Rd2 | Rd3 | Rd4 | Rd5 | Rd6 | Rd7 | Rd8 | Rd9 | Rd10 | Rd11 | Rd12 | Total |
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| 1 | Template:Flagicon Audi Sport North America | Audi R10 TDI | Audi TDI 5.5L Turbo V12 (Diesel) | 26 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 26 | 23 | 258 |
| 2 | Template:Flagicon Autocon Motorsports | MG-Lola EX257 Creation CA06/H |
AER P07 2.0L Turbo I4 Judd GV5 5.0L V10 |
16 |
10 |
10 |
13 |
10 |
13 |
13 |
16 |
101 | ||||
| 3 | Template:Flagicon Intersport Racing | Creation CA06/H Lola B06/10 |
Judd GV5 S2 5.0L V10 AER P32T 3.6L Turbo V8 |
19 |
13 |
13 |
13 |
13 |
16 |
8 |
95 | |||||
| 4 | Template:Flagicon Team Cytosport | Lola B06/10 | AER P32T 3.6L Turbo V8 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 19 | 11 | 72 | |||||||
| 5 | Template:Flagicon Creation Autosportif | Creation CA07 | Judd GV5.5 S2 5.5L V10 | 22 | 16 | 38 | ||||||||||
| 6 | Template:Flagicon Arena Motorsport | Zytek 07S | Zytek 2ZG408 4.0L V8 | 12 | 13 | 25 |
LMP2 standings
| Pos | Team | Chassis | Engine | Rd1 | Rd2 | Rd3 | Rd4 | Rd5 | Rd6 | Rd7 | Rd8 | Rd9 | Rd10 | Rd11 | Rd12 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Template:Flagicon DHL Penske Racing | Porsche RS Spyder Evo | Porsche MR6 3.4L V8 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 26 | 23 | 251 |
| 2 | Template:Flagicon Dyson Racing | Porsche RS Spyder Evo | Porsche MR6 3.4L V8 | 14 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 16 | 22 | 11 | 146 |
| 3 | Template:Flagicon Highcroft Racing | Acura ARX-01a | Acura AL7R 3.4L V8 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 115 | ||
| 4 | Template:Flagicon Fernández Racing | Lola B06/43 | Acura AL7R 3.4L V8 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 102 | ||
| 5 | Template:Flagicon Andretti Green Racing | Acura ARX-01a | Acura AL7R 3.4L V8 | 26 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 13 | 98 | ||
| 6 | Template:Flagicon B-K Motorsports | Lola B07/46 | Mazda MZR-R 2.0L Turbo I4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 48 | ||||
| 7 | Template:Flagicon Zytek Motorsports | Zytek 07S/2 | Zytek ZG348 3.4L V8 | 19 | 6 | 25 | ||||||||||
| 8 | Template:Flagicon Horag Racing | Lola B05/40 | Judd XV675 3.4L V8 | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||
| 9 | Template:Flagicon Van der Steur Racing | Radical SR9 | AER P07 2.0L Turbo I4 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
GT1 standings
| Pos | Team | Chassis | Engine | Rd1 | Rd2 | Rd3 | Rd4 | Rd5 | Rd6 | Rd7 | Rd8 | Rd9 | Rd10 | Rd11 | Rd12 | Total |
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| 1 | Template:Flagicon Corvette Racing | Chevrolet Corvette C6.R | Chevrolet LS7-R 7.0L V8 | 26 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 26 | 23 | 258 |
| 2 | Template:Flagicon Doran Racing | Maserati MC12 GT1 | Maserati 6.0L V12 | 16 | 22 | 38 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Template:Flagicon Team Modena | Aston Martin DBR9 | Aston Martin 6.0L V12 | 19 | 19 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Template:Flagicon Pratt & Miller | Chevrolet Corvette C6.R | Chevrolet LS7-R 7.0L V8 | 13 | 13 |
GT2 standings
| Pos | Team | Chassis | Engine | Rd1 | Rd2 | Rd3 | Rd4 | Rd5 | Rd6 | Rd7 | Rd8 | Rd9 | Rd10 | Rd11 | Rd12 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Template:Flagicon Risi Competizione | Ferrari F430GT | Ferrari 4.0L V8 | 26 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 12 | 23 | 223 |
| 2 | Template:Flagicon Flying Lizard Motorsports | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | Porsche 3.8L Flat-6 | 22 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 11 | 8 | 16 | 26 | 13 | 200 |
| 3 | Template:Flagicon Tafel Racing | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | Porsche 3.8L Flat-6 | 19 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 19 | 140 | |
| 4 | Template:Flagicon Rahal Letterman Racing | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | Porsche 3.8L Flat-6 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 13 | 19 | 16 | 107 | |||
| 5 | Template:Flagicon Petersen/White Lightning | Ferrari F430GT | Ferrari 4.0L V8 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 94 | ||
| 6 | Template:Flagicon Team Trans Sport Racing | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | Porsche 3.8L Flat-6 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 11 | 69 | ||
| 7 | Template:Flagicon Panoz Team PTG | Panoz Esperante GT-LM | Ford (Élan) 5.0L V8 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 51 | |||||
| 8 | Template:Flagicon Farnbacher-Loles Motorsports | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | Porsche 3.8L Flat-6 | 16 | 16 | |||||||||||
| 9 | Template:Flagicon JMB Racing | Ferrari F430GT | Ferrari 4.0L V8 | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||
| 10 | Template:Flagicon Corsa Motorsports | Ferrari F430GT | Ferrari 4.0L V8 | 8 | 8 | |||||||||||
| 11 | Template:Flagicon Spyker Squadron | Spyker C8 Spyder GT2-R | Audi 3.8L V8 | 7 | 7 | |||||||||||
| 12 | Template:Flagicon Primetime Race Group | Dodge Viper Comp. Coupe | Dodge 8.3L V10 | 5 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 13= | Template:Flagicon Woodhouse Performance | Dodge Viper Comp. Coupe | Dodge 8.3L V10 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 13= | Template:Flagicon Robertson Racing | Panoz Esperante GT-LM | Ford (Élan) 5.0L V8 | 4 | 4 |
Drivers championship
For most races, points are awarded to the top 10 finishers in the following order:[4]
- 20-16-13-10-8-6-4-3-2-1
For the four hour Road America 500 and Monterey Sports Car Championships are scored in the following order:
- 23-19-16-13-11-9-7-6-5-4
And for the 12 Hours of Sebring and Petit Le Mans which award the top 10 finishers in the following order:
- 26-22-19-16-14-12-10-9-8-7
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
LMP2 standings
GT1 standings
GT2 standings
References
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External links
- American Le Mans Series homepage
- American Le Mans Series schedule
- Mariantic ALMS 2007 news
- SpeedArena ALMS news
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