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The 2002 American Le Mans Series season was the 32nd season for the IMSA GT Championship, and the fourth under the American Le Mans Series banner. It was a series for Le Mans Prototypes (LMP) and Grand Touring (GT) race cars divided into 4 classes: LMP900, LMP675, GTS, and GT. It began March 16, 2002 and ended October 12, 2002 after 10 races.
Following the demise of the European Le Mans Series, the North American schedule was greatly expanded to ten races. Several temporary street courses were added in cities such as Miami, Florida and Washington D. C., while the Portland International Raceway and Texas Motor Speedway did not return, leaving the ALMS without any road course ovals on the schedule. Circuit Trois-Rivières joined Mosport as a second Canadian event, and Road America was also scheduled for the first time.
Rnd | Race | Circuit | Date |
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1 | Mobil 1 12 Hours of Sebring | Sebring International Raceway | March 16 |
2 | Grand Prix of Sonoma | Infineon Raceway | May 19 |
3 | American Le Mans at Mid-Ohio | Mid-Ohio | June 30 |
4 | Road America 500 | Road America | July 7 |
5 | Grand Prix of Washington, D.C. | RFK Stadium street circuit | July 21 |
6 | Le Grand Prix de Trois-Rivières | Circuit Trois-Rivières | August 3 |
7 | mail2web.com Grand Prix of Mosport | Mosport | August 18 |
8 | Monterey Sports Car Championships | Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca | September 22 |
9 | Cadillac American Le Mans Challenge | Bayfront Park | October 5 |
10 | Audi presents Petit Le Mans | Road Atlanta | October 12 |
Sources: [1] [2] |
Overall winner in bold.
Points are awarded to the finishers in the following order: [4]
Exceptions being for the 12 Hours of Sebring and Petit Le Mans which awarded in the following order: [4]
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.
Pos | Team | Chassis | Engine | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 | Rd 7 | Rd 8 | Rd 9 | Rd 10 | Total |
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1 | ![]() | Audi R8 | Audi 3.6L Turbo V8 | 30 | 12 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 30 | 243 |
2 | ![]() | Audi R8 | Audi 3.6L Turbo V8 | 26 | 21 | 12 | 19 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 15 | 26 | 195 |
3 | ![]() | Panoz LMP01 Evo | Élan 6L8 6.0L V8 | 18 | 25 | 19 | 13 | 25 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 186 |
4 | ![]() | Lola B2K/10 | Judd GV4 4.0L V10 | 15 | 13 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 121 | |
5 | ![]() | Cadillac Northstar LMP02 | Cadillac Northstar 4.0L Turbo V8 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 116 | ||||
6 | ![]() | Riley & Scott Mk III | Lincoln (Élan) 6.0L V8 | 22 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 81 | |||||
7 | ![]() | Panoz LMP07 | Mugen MF408S 4.0L V8 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 55 | ||||||
8 | ![]() | Riley & Scott Mk III C | Élan 6L8 6.0L V8 | 24 | 14 | 16 | 54 | |||||||
9 | ![]() | Dome S101 | Judd GV4 4.0L V10 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 37 | |||||||
10 | ![]() | Ascari KZR-1 | Judd GV4 4.0L V10 | 19 | 19 | |||||||||
11 | ![]() | Norma M2000 | Ford (Kinetic) 6.0L V8 | 17 | 17 | |||||||||
12 | ![]() | Panoz LMP-1 Roadster-S | Élan 6L8 6.0L V8 | 13 | 13 |
Pos | Team | Chassis | Engine | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 | Rd 7 | Rd 8 | Rd 9 | Rd 10 | Total |
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1 | ![]() | MG-Lola EX257 | MG (AER) XP20 2.0L Turbo I4 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 202 |
2 | ![]() | MG-Lola EX257 | MG (AER) XP20 2.0L Turbo I4 | 30 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 25 | 17 | 14 | 19 | 15 | 30 | 201 |
3 | ![]() | Lola B2K/40 | Ford (Millington) 2.0L Turbo I4 | 25 | 21 | 25 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 26 | 190 | |
4 | ![]() | Pilbeam MP84 | Nissan (AER) VQL 3.0L V6 Nissan (AER) VQL 3.4L V6 | 17 | 25 | 17 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 15 | 14 | 24 | 183 | |
5 | ![]() | MG-Lola EX257 | MG (AER) XP20 2.0L Turbo I4 | 15 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 75 | ||||||
6 | ![]() | Lola B2K/42 | Mazda 20B 2.0L 2-Rotor | 17 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 59 | ||||||
7 | ![]() | Pilbeam MP84 | Nissan (AER) VQL 3.0L V6 | 15 | 21 | 19 | 55 | |||||||
8 | ![]() | WR LMP-02 | Mazda R26B 2.6L 4-Rotor | 24 | 17 | 41 | ||||||||
9 | ![]() | Lola B2K/40 | Nissan (AER) VQL 3.0L V6 | 19 | 21 | 40 | ||||||||
10 | ![]() | Reynard 2KQ-LM | Volkswagen 2.0L Turbo I4 | 26 | 26 | |||||||||
11 | ![]() | WR LMP-01 | Peugeot 2.0L Turbo I4 | 20 | 20 | |||||||||
12= | ![]() | Lola B2K/40 | Nissan (AER) VQL 3.0L V6 | 19 | 19 | |||||||||
12= | ![]() | Reynard 01Q | Ford (Nicholson-McLaren) 3.3L V8 | 19 | 19 | |||||||||
14= | ![]() | Reynard 2KQ-LM | Volkswagen 2.0L Turbo I4 | 18 | 18 | |||||||||
14= | ![]() | Reynard 02S | Zytek ZG348 3.4L V8 | 18 | 18 |
Pos | Team | Chassis | Engine | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 | Rd 7 | Rd 8 | Rd 9 | Rd 10 | Total |
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1 | ![]() | Chevrolet Corvette C5-R | Chevrolet 7.0L V8 | 30 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 19 | 25 | 30 | 254 |
2 | ![]() | Saleen S7-R | Ford 7.0L V8 | 26 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 19 | 21 | 14 | 20 | 181 |
3 | ![]() | Dodge Viper GTS-R | Dodge 8.0L V10 | 20 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 172 |
4 | ![]() | Ferrari 550 Maranello | Ferrari 5.4L V12 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 22 | 152 | |
5 | ![]() | Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello | Ferrari 6.0L V12 | 19 | 25 | 19 | 26 | 89 | ||||||
6 | ![]() | Saleen S7-R | Ford 7.0L V8 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 44 | |||||||
7 | ![]() | Chrysler Viper GTS-R | Chrysler 8.0L V10 | 24 | 24 | |||||||||
8 | ![]() | Saleen S7-R | Ford 7.0L V8 | 18 | 18 | |||||||||
9 | ![]() | Chrysler Viper GTS-R | Chrysler 8.0L V10 | 17 | 17 |
Pos | Team | Chassis | Engine | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 | Rd 7 | Rd 8 | Rd 9 | Rd 10 | Total |
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1 | ![]() | Porsche 911 GT3-RS | Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | 30 | 25 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 19 | 25 | 25 | 30 | 250 |
2 | ![]() | Porsche 911 GT3-RS | Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | 22 | 21 | 25 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 25 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 210 |
3 | ![]() | Porsche 911 GT3-RS | Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 21 | 15 | 15 | 22 | 165 |
4 | ![]() | Porsche 911 GT3-RS | Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | 26 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 18 | 104 | ||||
5 | ![]() | Porsche 911 GT3-RS | Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | 17 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 86 | ||||
6 | ![]() | Porsche 911 GT3-RS | Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 13 | 79 | ||||
7 | ![]() | BMW M3 | BMW 3.2L I6 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 55 | ||||||
8 | ![]() | Porsche 911 GT3-RS | Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | 11 | 12 | 26 | 49 | |||||||
9 | ![]() | Ferrari 360GT Modena | Ferrari 3.6L V8 | 21 | 24 | 45 | ||||||||
10 | ![]() | Porsche 911 GT3-R Porsche 911 GT3-RS | Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | 24 | 19 | 43 | ||||||||
11 | ![]() | Porsche 911 GT3-RS | Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | 10 | 17 | 15 | 42 | |||||||
12 | ![]() | Porsche 911 GT3-R | Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | 12 | 16 | 28 | ||||||||
13 | ![]() | Porsche 911 GT3-RS | Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | 13 | 14 | 27 | ||||||||
14 | ![]() | Ferrari 550 Maranello | Ferrari 5.4L V12 | 13 | 12 | 25 | ||||||||
15 | ![]() | Porsche 911 GT3-RS | Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | 18 | 18 | |||||||||
16 | ![]() | Porsche 911 GT3-RS | Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | 15 | 15 | |||||||||
17 | ![]() | Ferrari 360GT Modena | Ferrari 3.6L V8 | 14 | 14 | |||||||||
18= | ![]() | Porsche 911 GT3-R | Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | 13 | 13 | |||||||||
18= | ![]() | Porsche 911 GT3-R | Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | 13 | 13 | |||||||||
20= | ![]() | Porsche 911 GT3-R | Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | 12 | 12 | |||||||||
20= | ![]() | Porsche 911 GT3-R | Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | 12 | 12 | |||||||||
22= | ![]() | Spyker C8 Double-12R | BMW 4.0L V8 | 10 | 10 | |||||||||
22= | ![]() | Porsche 911 GT3-R | Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | 10 | 10 |
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