2008 Sports Car Challenge of Mid-Ohio

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The 2008 Acura Sports Car Challenge of Mid-Ohio was the sixth round of the 2008 American Le Mans Series season. It took place at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Ohio on July 19, 2008.

Race results

Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 70% of winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC).^[1]

Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Chassis	Tyre	Laps
Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Engine	Tyre	Laps
1	LMP1	2	Audi Sport North America	Marco Werner Lucas Luhr	Audi R10 TDI	M	111
1	LMP1	2	Audi Sport North America	Marco Werner Lucas Luhr	Audi TDI 5.5 L Turbo V12 (Diesel)	M	111
2	LMP1	1	Audi Sport North America	Rinaldo Capello Emanuele Pirro	Audi R10 TDI	M	111
2	LMP1	1	Audi Sport North America	Rinaldo Capello Emanuele Pirro	Audi TDI 5.5 L Turbo V12 (Diesel)	M	111
3	LMP2	7	Penske Racing	Timo Bernhard Romain Dumas	Porsche RS Spyder Evo	M	111
3	LMP2	7	Penske Racing	Timo Bernhard Romain Dumas	Porsche MR6 3.4 L V8	M	111
4	LMP2	9	Patrón Highcroft Racing	Scott Sharp David Brabham	Acura ARX-01B	M	111
4	LMP2	9	Patrón Highcroft Racing	Scott Sharp David Brabham	Acura AL7R 3.4 L V8	M	111
5	LMP2	15	Lowe's Fernández Racing	Adrian Fernández Luis Díaz	Acura ARX-01B	M	111
5	LMP2	15	Lowe's Fernández Racing	Adrian Fernández Luis Díaz	Acura AL7R 3.4 L V8	M	111
6	LMP2	6	Penske Racing	Patrick Long Sascha Maassen	Porsche RS Spyder Evo	M	111
6	LMP2	6	Penske Racing	Patrick Long Sascha Maassen	Porsche MR6 3.4 L V8	M	111
7	LMP2	16	Dyson Racing	Chris Dyson Guy Smith	Porsche RS Spyder Evo	M	111
7	LMP2	16	Dyson Racing	Chris Dyson Guy Smith	Porsche MR6 3.4 L V8	M	111
8	LMP2	20	Dyson Racing	Butch Leitzinger Marino Franchitti	Porsche RS Spyder Evo	M	111
8	LMP2	20	Dyson Racing	Butch Leitzinger Marino Franchitti	Porsche MR6 3.4 L V8	M	111
9	GT2	71	Tafel Racing	Dominik Farnbacher Dirk Müller	Ferrari F430GT	M	104
9	GT2	71	Tafel Racing	Dominik Farnbacher Dirk Müller	Ferrari 4.0 L V8	M	104
10	GT2	46	Flying Lizard Motorsports	Johannes van Overbeek Patrick Pilet	Porsche 997 GT3-RSR	M	104
10	GT2	46	Flying Lizard Motorsports	Johannes van Overbeek Patrick Pilet	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	M	104
11	GT2	45	Flying Lizard Motorsports	Jörg Bergmeister Wolf Henzler	Porsche 997 GT3-RSR	M	104
11	GT2	45	Flying Lizard Motorsports	Jörg Bergmeister Wolf Henzler	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	M	104
12	GT2	87	Farnbacher-Loles Motorsports	Richard Westbrook Dirk Werner	Porsche 997 GT3-RSR	M	104
12	GT2	87	Farnbacher-Loles Motorsports	Richard Westbrook Dirk Werner	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	M	104
13	GT2	62	Risi Competizione	Jaime Melo Mika Salo	Ferrari F430GT	M	103
13	GT2	62	Risi Competizione	Jaime Melo Mika Salo	Ferrari 4.0 L V8	M	103
14	LMP2	26	Andretti Green Racing	Franck Montagny Raphael Matos	Acura ARX-01B	M	103
14	LMP2	26	Andretti Green Racing	Franck Montagny Raphael Matos	Acura AL7R 3.4 L V8	M	103
15	LMP1	30	Intersport Racing	Ryan Lewis John Faulkner	Lola B06/10	D	103
15	LMP1	30	Intersport Racing	Ryan Lewis John Faulkner	AER P32C 3.6 L Turbo V8	D	103
16	GT2	61	Risi Competizione	Patrick Friesacher Harrison Brix	Ferrari F430GT	M	102
16	GT2	61	Risi Competizione	Patrick Friesacher Harrison Brix	Ferrari 4.0 L V8	M	102
17	GT2	21	Panoz Team PTG	Tom Milner Tom Sutherland	Panoz Esperante GT-LM	D	102
17	GT2	21	Panoz Team PTG	Tom Milner Tom Sutherland	Ford (Élan) 5.0 L V8	D	102
18	GT2	73	Tafel Racing	Jim Tafel Alex Figge	Ferrari F430GT	M	101
18	GT2	73	Tafel Racing	Jim Tafel Alex Figge	Ferrari 4.0 L V8	M	101
19	GT2	18	VICI Racing	Nicky Pastorelli Francesco Pastorelli	Porsche 997 GT3-RSR	K	101
19	GT2	18	VICI Racing	Nicky Pastorelli Francesco Pastorelli	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	K	101
20	LMP2	8	B-K Motorsports	Gerardo Bonilla Ben Devlin	Lola B07/46	D	99
20	LMP2	8	B-K Motorsports	Gerardo Bonilla Ben Devlin	Mazda MZR-R 2.0 L Turbo I4 (E85 ethanol)	D	99
21	GT1	3	Corvette Racing	Johnny O'Connell Jan Magnussen	Chevrolet Corvette C6.R	M	98
21	GT1	3	Corvette Racing	Johnny O'Connell Jan Magnussen	Chevrolet LS7-R 7.0 L V8 (E85 ethanol)	M	98
22	GT1	4	Corvette Racing	Oliver Gavin Olivier Beretta	Chevrolet Corvette C6.R	M	98
22	GT1	4	Corvette Racing	Oliver Gavin Olivier Beretta	Chevrolet LS7-R 7.0 L V8 (E85 ethanol)	M	98
23	GT2	007	Drayson-Barwell	Paul Drayson Jonny Cocker	Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT2	D	94
23	GT2	007	Drayson-Barwell	Paul Drayson Jonny Cocker	Aston Martin 4.5 L V8 (E85 ethanol)	D	94
24	GT2	40	Robertson Racing	David Robertson Andrea Robertson David Murry	Ford GT-R Mk.VII	D	93
24	GT2	40	Robertson Racing	David Robertson Andrea Robertson David Murry	Ford 5.0 L V8	D	93
25	LMP1	12	Autocon Motorsports	Chris McMurry Bryan Willman	Creation CA07	D	92
25	LMP1	12	Autocon Motorsports	Chris McMurry Bryan Willman	Judd GV5 5.0 L V10	D	92
26 DNF	LMP2	66	de Ferran Motorsports	Gil de Ferran Simon Pagenaud	Acura ARX-01B	M	67
26 DNF	LMP2	66	de Ferran Motorsports	Gil de Ferran Simon Pagenaud	Acura AL7R 3.4 L V8	M	67
27 DNF	GT2	11	Primetime Race Group	Joel Feinberg Chris Hall	Dodge Viper Competition Coupe	H	43
27 DNF	GT2	11	Primetime Race Group	Joel Feinberg Chris Hall	Dodge 8.3 L V10	H	43
28 DNF	GT2	44	Flying Lizard Motorsports 44	Lonnie Pechnik Seth Neiman	Porsche 997 GT3-RSR	M	37
28 DNF	GT2	44	Flying Lizard Motorsports 44	Lonnie Pechnik Seth Neiman	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	M	37
29 DNF	GT2	54	Black Swan Racing	Tim Pappas Anthony Lazzaro	Ford GT-R Mk.VII	F	27
29 DNF	GT2	54	Black Swan Racing	Tim Pappas Anthony Lazzaro	Ford 5.0 L V8	F	27
30 DNF	LMP1	37	Intersport Racing	Jon Field Clint Field Richard Berry	Lola B06/10	D	23
30 DNF	LMP1	37	Intersport Racing	Jon Field Clint Field Richard Berry	AER P32C 4.0 L Turbo V8 (E85 ethanol)	D	23

Statistics

Pole Position - #66 de Ferran Motorsports - 1:07.969^[2]
Fastest Lap - #2 Audi Sport North America - 1:10.034

References

↑ "ALMS Provisional Race Report" (PDF). International Motor Sports Association. July 19, 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 18, 2012. Retrieved July 21, 2008.
↑ "Qualifying Results" (PDF). International Motor Sports Association. July 18, 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 18, 2012. Retrieved July 21, 2008.

American Le Mans Series

Previous race:
2008 Northeast Grand Prix

2008 season

Next race:
2008 Road America 500

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[Results-1] "ALMS Provisional Race Report" (PDF). International Motor Sports Association. July 19, 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 18, 2012. Retrieved July 21, 2008.

[Qualifying-2] "Qualifying Results" (PDF). International Motor Sports Association. July 18, 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 18, 2012. Retrieved July 21, 2008.

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2008 Sports Car Challenge of Mid-Ohio

Contents

Race results

Statistics

References