2005 American Le Mans Series

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The 2005 American Le Mans Series season was the 35th season for the IMSA GT Championship, with it being the seventh under the American Le Mans Series moniker. 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 19, 2005 and ended October 16, 2005 after 10 races.

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Schedule

The schedule change from 2004 to 2005 was minimal, with only one event being added to the existing schedule. The Grand Prix of Atlanta returned once more, once again shortly after the 12 Hours of Sebring.

RndRaceCircuitDate
1 Mobil 1 12 Hours of Sebring Sebring Raceway March 19
2 Sportsbook.com Grand Prix of Atlanta Road Atlanta April 17
3 American Le Mans at Mid-Ohio Mid-Ohio May 22
4 New England Grand Prix Lime Rock Park July 4
5 Infineon Grand Prix of Sonoma Infineon Raceway July 17
6 Portland Grand Prix Portland International Raceway July 30
7 Generac 500 at Road America Road America August 21
8 Grand Prix of Mosport Mosport September 4
9 Petit Le Mans Road Atlanta October 1
10 Monterey Sports Car Championships Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca October 16
Sources: [1] [2]

Season results

Overall winner in bold.

RndCircuitLMP1 Winning TeamLMP2 Winning TeamGT1 Winning TeamGT2 Winning TeamResults
LMP1 Winning DriversLMP2 Winning DriversGT1 Winning DriversGT2 Winning Drivers
1 Sebring Flag of the United States.svg #1 ADT Champion Racing Flag of the United States.svg #10 Miracle Motorsports Flag of the United Kingdom.svg #57 Aston Martin Racing Flag of the United States.svg #31 Petersen/White Lightning Results
Flag of Finland.svg JJ Lehto
Flag of Germany.svg Marco Werner
Flag of Denmark.svg Tom Kristensen
Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Bucknum
Flag of the United States.svg Chris McMurry
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ian James
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Darren Turner
Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Brabham
Flag of Monaco.svg Stéphane Ortelli
Flag of Germany.svg Jörg Bergmeister
Flag of the United States.svg Patrick Long
Flag of Germany.svg Lucas Luhr
2 Road Atlanta Flag of the United States.svg #1 ADT Champion Racing Flag of the United States.svg #37 Telesis Intersport Racing Flag of the United States.svg #3 Corvette Racing Flag of the United States.svg #50 Panoz Motorsports Results
Flag of Finland.svg JJ Lehto
Flag of Germany.svg Marco Werner
Flag of the United States.svg Jon Field
Flag of the United States.svg Clint Field
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ron Fellows
Flag of the United States.svg Johnny O'Connell
Flag of the United States.svg Bill Auberlen
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Robin Liddell
3 Mid-Ohio Flag of the United States.svg #16 Dyson Racing Flag of the United States.svg #8 B-K Motorsports Flag of the United States.svg #3 Corvette Racing Flag of the United States.svg #23 Alex Job Racing Results
Flag of the United States.svg Butch Leitzinger
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Weaver
Flag of the United States.svg James Bach
Flag of the United States.svg Guy Cosmo
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ron Fellows
Flag of the United States.svg Johnny O'Connell
Flag of Germany.svg Timo Bernhard
Flag of France.svg Romain Dumas
4 Lime Rock Flag of the United States.svg #1 ADT Champion Racing Flag of the United States.svg #10 Miracle Motorsports Flag of the United States.svg #4 Corvette Racing Flag of the United States.svg #23 Alex Job Racing Results
Flag of Finland.svg JJ Lehto
Flag of Germany.svg Marco Werner
Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Bucknum
Flag of the United States.svg Chris McMurry
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Oliver Gavin
Flag of Monaco.svg Olivier Beretta
Flag of Germany.svg Timo Bernhard
Flag of France.svg Romain Dumas
5 Infineon Flag of the United States.svg #2 ADT Champion Racing Flag of the United States.svg #37 Intersport Racing Flag of the United States.svg #3 Corvette Racing Flag of the United States.svg #23 Alex Job Racing Results
Flag of Germany.svg Frank Biela
Flag of Italy.svg Emanuele Pirro
Flag of the United States.svg Clint Field
Flag of the United States.svg Liz Halliday
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ron Fellows
Flag of the United States.svg Johnny O'Connell
Flag of Germany.svg Timo Bernhard
Flag of France.svg Romain Dumas
6 Portland Flag of the United States.svg #2 ADT Champion Racing Flag of the United States.svg #37 Intersport Racing Flag of the United States.svg #4 Corvette Racing Flag of the United States.svg #23 Alex Job Racing Results
Flag of Germany.svg Frank Biela
Flag of Italy.svg Emanuele Pirro
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Gregor Fisken
Flag of the United States.svg Clint Field
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Oliver Gavin
Flag of Monaco.svg Olivier Beretta
Flag of Germany.svg Timo Bernhard
Flag of France.svg Romain Dumas
7 Road America Flag of the United States.svg #2 ADT Champion Racing Flag of the United States.svg #10 Miracle Motorsports Flag of the United States.svg #4 Corvette Racing Flag of the United States.svg #31 Petersen/White Lightning Results
Flag of Germany.svg Frank Biela
Flag of Italy.svg Emanuele Pirro
Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Bucknum
Flag of the United States.svg Chris McMurry
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Oliver Gavin
Flag of Monaco.svg Olivier Beretta
Flag of Germany.svg Jörg Bergmeister
Flag of the United States.svg Patrick Long
8 Mosport Flag of the United States.svg #16 Dyson Racing Flag of the United States.svg #37 Intersport Racing Flag of the United States.svg #4 Corvette Racing Flag of the United States.svg #31 Petersen/White Lightning Results
Flag of the United States.svg Butch Leitzinger
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Weaver
Flag of the United States.svg Clint Field
Flag of the United States.svg Liz Halliday
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Oliver Gavin
Flag of Monaco.svg Olivier Beretta
Flag of Germany.svg Jörg Bergmeister
Flag of the United States.svg Patrick Long
9 Road Atlanta Flag of the United States.svg #2 ADT Champion Racing Flag of the United States.svg #37 Intersport Racing Flag of the United States.svg #4 Corvette Racing Flag of the United States.svg #31 Petersen/White Lightning Results
Flag of Germany.svg Frank Biela
Flag of Italy.svg Emanuele Pirro
Flag of the United States.svg Jon Field
Flag of the United States.svg Clint Field
Flag of the United States.svg Liz Halliday
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Oliver Gavin
Flag of Monaco.svg Olivier Beretta
Flag of Denmark.svg Jan Magnussen
Flag of Germany.svg Jörg Bergmeister
Flag of the United States.svg Patrick Long
10 Laguna Seca Flag of the United Kingdom.svg #15 Zytek Engineering Flag of the United States.svg #6 Penske Racing Flag of the United States.svg #4 Corvette Racing Flag of the United States.svg #31 Petersen/White Lightning Results
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Chilton
Flag of Japan.svg Hayanari Shimoda
Flag of Germany.svg Lucas Luhr
Flag of Germany.svg Sascha Maassen
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Oliver Gavin
Flag of Monaco.svg Olivier Beretta
Flag of Germany.svg Jörg Bergmeister
Flag of the United States.svg Patrick Long
Source: [3]

† - The #8 B-K Motorsports entry failed to finish but completed enough laps to score points.

Teams Championship

Points are awarded to the top 10 finishers in the following order: [4]

Exceptions were for the 4 Hour Monterey Sports Car Championships was scored in the following order:

And for the 12 Hours of Sebring and Petit Le Mans which award the top 10 finishers in the following order:

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

PosTeamChassisEngineRd 1Rd 2Rd 3Rd 4Rd 5Rd 6Rd 7Rd 8Rd 9Rd 10Total
1 Flag of the United States.svg ADT Champion Racing Audi R8 Audi 3.6L Turbo V826201320202020162619200
2 Flag of the United States.svg Dyson Racing MG-Lola EX257 MG (AER) XP20 2.0L Turbo I419162013161616202216174
3 Flag of the United States.svg Autocon Motorsports Riley & Scott Mk III C Élan 6L8 6.0L V8101016945
4 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Zytek Motorsports Zytek 04S Zytek ZG348 3.4L V8102333

LMP2 Standings

PosTeamChassisEngineRd 1Rd 2Rd 3Rd 4Rd 5Rd 6Rd 7Rd 8Rd 9Rd 10Total
1 Flag of the United States.svg Intersport Racing Lola B2K/40
Lola B05/40
Judd KV675 3.4L V8
AER P07 2.0L Turbo I4

20

16

20

20

20

26

11
133
2 Flag of the United States.svg Miracle Motorsports Courage C65 AER P07 2.0L Turbo I4262016201619117
3 Flag of the United States.svg B-K Motorsports Courage C65 Mazda R20B 2.0L 3-rotor16201316132216116
4 Flag of the United States.svg Van der Steur Racing Lola B2K/40 AER P07 2.0L Turbo I41316161358
5 Flag of the United States.svg Penske Racing Porsche RS Spyder Porsche MR6 3.4L V82323
6 Flag of the United States.svg BAT Competition Lola B2K/40 AER P14 3.0L V61919

GT1 Standings

PosTeamChassisEngineRd 1Rd 2Rd 3Rd 4Rd 5Rd 6Rd 7Rd 8Rd 9Rd 10Total
1 Flag of the United States.svg Corvette Racing Chevrolet Corvette C6.R Chevrolet 7.0L V822202020202020202623211
2 Flag of the United States.svg ACEMCO Motorsports Saleen S7R Ford 7.0L V816101313136131911114
3 Flag of the United States.svg Carsport America Dodge Viper GTS-R Dodge 8.0L V1010668810810975
4 Flag of the United States.svg Pacific Coast Motorsports Chevrolet Corvette C5-R Chevrolet 7.0L V8128108613865
5 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Aston Martin Racing Aston Martin DBR9 Aston Martin 6.0L V1226221664

GT2 Standings

PosTeamChassisEngineRd 1Rd 2Rd 3Rd 4Rd 5Rd 6Rd 7Rd 8Rd 9Rd 10Total
1 Flag of the United States.svg Petersen/White Lightning Porsche 911 GT3-RSR Porsche 3.6L Flat-62613161616320202623179
2 Flag of the United States.svg Alex Job Racing Porsche 911 GT3-RSR Porsche 3.6L Flat-6162020202016162211161
3 Flag of the United States.svg Flying Lizard Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3-RSR Porsche 3.6L Flat-61910613101313101913126
4 Flag of the United States.svg BAM! Porsche 911 GT3-RSR Porsche 3.6L Flat-648213161013141696
5 Flag of the United States.svg J3 Racing Porsche 911 GT3-RSR Porsche 3.6L Flat-6226138662812992
6 Flag of the United States.svg Panoz Motor Sports Panoz Esperante GT-LM Ford (Elan) 5.0L V820106810841985
7 Flag of the United States.svg The Racer's Group (TRG) Porsche 911 GT3-RSR Porsche 3.6L Flat-61616
8 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg IN2 Racing Porsche 911 GT3-RSR Porsche 3.6L Flat-61414
9 Flag of the United States.svg ZIP Racing Porsche 911 GT3-R Porsche 3.6L Flat-61212

References

  1. "Slight Change To ALMS Schedule". DailySportsCar. November 18, 2004. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
  2. "American LeMans Series - 2005: Racing Calendar". Speedsport Magazine. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
  3. "American LeMans Series - Season 2005: Results". Speedsport Magazine. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
  4. "American LeMans Series - 2005: Point standings". Speedsport Magazine. Retrieved January 21, 2024.