American Le Mans Series Lime Rock Park 2011
American Le Mans Series Lime Rock Park 2011 Photos and Stories.
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American Le Mans Northeast Grand Prix
Lime Rock Park, 2011
July 8-9
GALLERY 1
GALLERY 2
GALLERY 3
July 8-9, 2011
American Le Mans Series Presented by Tequila Patron at Lime Rock Park, in its 8th year brings the
extremely fast Le Mans prototypes and GT cars. Using the latest in "green" initiatives, ALM showcases their leading-edge technological sophistication in the racing world.
The ALMS Northeast Grand Prix will field Le Mans Prototype (LMP), Le Mans Prototype Challenge (LMPC), Grand Touring (GT) and Grand Touring Challenge (GTC) running flat-out for a two hour and 45 minutes endurance race on one of the fastest tracks on their schedule.
RACE DAY
The American Le Mans Series title defenders, Porsche 911 GT3 RSR fielded by Flying Lizard Motorsports, clinched their first podium result of the season at their third attempt. Arriving 16 Overall and 1st in GTC drivers von Moltke-Piera put on a good show on the short 2.478 kilometre circuit.
Patrick Long grabbed second place from the start and defended his position to the first pit stop and driver change. Then teammate Joerg Bergmeister, who tops the winners' list with five victories from the last five years on this circuit, fell back just once to third place after another pit stop behind his works driver colleague Wolf Henzler, but was quickly able to regain his second place position.
BMW's lead in the American Le Mans Series GT class manufacturer, team and driver championship is now solid with Joey Hand and Dirk Müller's third consecutive win this season in the Northeast Grand Prix at Lime Rock Park.
The No. 56 BMW Team RLL M3 Gt ran from the pole and led every lap in the two-hour-and-forty-five-minute race The team completed 176 laps of the 1.474-mile circuit finishing 20.387 seconds ahead of Porsche factory pilots Joerg Bergmeister (Germany) and Patrick Long (USA).
Finishing order Lime Rock 2011-pdf
Porsche Press release; Lime Rock 2011-pdf
Winners of Each Class Lime Rock ALM 2011
1 Overall 1st - LMP1 Dyson-Smith - Lola B09 86 Mazda
4 Overall 1st LMP2 Lux-Julianm - Oreca FLM09
7 Overall 1st GT Mueller-Hand - BMW M3 GT
16 Overall 1st GTC von Moltke-Piera - Porsche 911 GT3
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Car 56 GT Mueller/ Hand BMW M3 GT
Lime Rock ALMS 2011
Car 11 GTC Ham / Thompson Porsche 911 GT3 Cup
Lime Rock ALMS 2011
Car 98 GT Jonesb/Moran Jaguar XKR
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Car 6 P1 Luhr /Graf Aston Martin Lola B08 Cup
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Car 18 PC Nicolosi/Boon Oreca FLM09
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Car 18 Pc Nicolosi/Boon Oreca FLM09
Lime Rock ALMS 2011
Car 18 Pc Nicolosi/Boon Oreca FLM09
Lime Rock ALMS 2011
Car 63 PC Lux/Julian Oreca FLM09
Lime Rock ALMS 2011
Car 16 P1 Dyson/Smith Lola B09 86 Mazda
Lime Rock ALMS 2011
6 P1 Luhr/Graf Aston Martin Lola B08
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Car 32 GTC Welch/Sofronas Porsche 911 GT3 Cup
Lime Rock ALMS 2011
Car 66 GTC Ende/Pumpelly Porsche 911 GT3 Cup
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Car 55 GT Auberlen/Werner BMW M3 GT
Lime Rock ALMS 2011
Car 3 GT Beretta/Milner Chevrolet Corvette Z
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Car 62 GT Melo/Vilander Ferrari F458 Italia
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Car 98 GT Jones Jaguar XKR
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LMP Winners Lime Rock ALM 2011
1 Overall 1st - LMP1 Dyson-Smith - Lola B09 86 Mazda
LMP2 Winners Lime Rock ALM 2011
4 Overall 1st LMP2 Lux-Julianm - Oreca FLM09
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