The 2005 American Le Mans at Mid-Ohio was the third race for the 2005 American Le Mans Series season held at Mid-Ohio sports car course. It took place on May 22, 2005.
The 2005 American Le Mans at Mid-Ohio was the third race for the 2005 American Le Mans Series season held at Mid-Ohio sports car course. It took place on May 22, 2005.
Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 70% of winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC).
| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Chassis | Tyre | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engine | |||||||
| 1 | LMP1 | 16 |  Dyson Racing | Butch Leitzinger  James Weaver | MG-Lola EX257 | M | 117 |
| MG (AER) XP20 2.0L Turbo I4 | |||||||
| 2 | LMP1 | 20 | Dyson Racing | Chris Dyson Andy Wallace | MG-Lola EX257 | M | 117 |
| MG (AER) XP20 2.0L Turbo I4 | |||||||
| 3 | LMP1 | 2 | ADT Champion Racing |  Frank Biela  Emanuele Pirro | Audi R8 | M | 116 |
| Audi 3.6L Turbo V8 | |||||||
| 4 | LMP1 | 15 | Zytek Engineering | Tom Chilton  Hayanari Shimoda | Zytek 04S | M | 113 |
| Zytek ZG348 3.4L V8 | |||||||
| 5 | GT1 | 3 | Corvette Racing |  Ron Fellows Johnny O'Connell | Chevrolet Corvette C6.R | M | 112 |
| Chevrolet 7.0L V8 | |||||||
| 6 | GT1 | 4 | Corvette Racing | Oliver Gavin  Olivier Beretta | Chevrolet Corvette C6.R | M | 112 |
| Chevrolet 7.0L V8 | |||||||
| 7 | GT1 | 63 | ACEMCO Motorsports | Terry Borcheller Johnny Mowlem | Saleen S7-R | M | 112 |
| Ford 7.0L V8 | |||||||
| 8 | GT1 | 5 | Pacific Coast Motorsports | Alex Figge Ryan Dalziel | Chevrolet Corvette C5-R | Y | 110 |
| Chevrolet 7.0L V8 | |||||||
| 9 | GT2 | 23 | Alex Job Racing | Timo Bernhard  Romain Dumas | Porsche 911 GT3-RSR | M | 109 |
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 10 | GT2 | 31 | Petersen Motorsports White Lightning Racing | Patrick Long Jörg Bergmeister | Porsche 911 GT3-RSR | M | 109 |
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 11 | GT1 | 35 | Maserati Corse Risi Competizione | Andrea Bertolini Fabrizio de Simone | Maserati MC12 | P | 109 |
| Maserati 6.0L V12 | |||||||
| 12 | GT2 | 79 | J3 Racing | Justin Jackson Tim Sugden | Porsche 911 GT3-RSR | P | 107 |
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 13 | GT2 | 50 | Panoz Motor Sports | Robin Liddell Marino Franchitti | Panoz Esperante GT-LM | P | 106 |
| Ford (Elan) 5.0L V8 | |||||||
| 14 | LMP2 | 8 | B-K Motorsports | Guy Cosmo James Bach | Courage C65 | G | 105 |
| Mazda R20B 2.0L 3-Rotor | |||||||
| 15 | GT2 | 43 | BAM! | Mike Rockenfeller Tony Burgess | Porsche 911 GT3-RSR | Y | 105 |
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 16 | GT2 | 44 | Flying Lizard Motorsports | Lonnie Pechnik Seth Neiman | Porsche 911 GT3-RSR | M | 105 |
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 17 DNF | GT2 | 45 | Flying Lizard Motorsports | Johannes van Overbeek Jon Fogarty | Porsche 911 GT3-RSR | M | 97 |
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 18 | LMP1 | 1 | ADT Champion Racing | Marco Werner  JJ Lehto | Audi R8 | M | 97 |
| Audi 3.6L Turbo V8 | |||||||
| 19 | GT1 | 71 | Carsport America | Michele Rugolo Tom Weickardt | Dodge Viper GTS-R | P | 96 |
| Dodge 8.0L V10 | |||||||
| 20 DNF | LMP2 | 37 | Telesis Intersport Racing | Jon Field Clint Field | Lola B05/40 | G | 85 |
| AER P07 2.0L Turbo I4 | |||||||
| 21 | GT2 | 51 | Panoz Motor Sports | Bryan Sellers Scott Maxwell | Panoz Esperante GT-LM | P | 85 |
| Ford (Elan) 5.0L V8 | |||||||
| 22 DNF | GT2 | 24 | Alex Job Racing | Ian Baas Randy Pobst | Porsche 911 GT3-RSR | M | 14 |
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 23 DSQ† | LMP2 | 10 | Miracle Motorsports | Jeff Bucknum Chris McMurry | Courage C65 | K | 103 |
| AER P07 2.0L Turbo I4 |
† - #10 Miracle Motorsports was disqualified for having a driver in the car over the maximum allowable limit.
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