The 2009 American Le Mans Northeast Grand Prix was the fifth round of the 2009 American Le Mans Series season. It took place at Lime Rock Park, Connecticut on July 18, 2009.
The race was won by Simon Pagenaud and Gil de Ferran in the de Ferran Motorsports Acura, their third American Le Mans Series victory in a row. Dyson Racing Team earned their first victory with Mazda in the LMP2 category, overcoming several mechanical issues during the race. Flying Lizard Motorsports continued their season streak with their fourth consecutive win, while Gruppe Orange won in the ALMS Challenge category.
Corsa Motorsports also became the first American Le Mans Series competitor to utilize a hybrid electric drivetrain on their Le Mans Prototype during an event, eventually completing the race in third position. [1]
Pole position winners in each class are marked in bold. [2]
Pos | Class | Team | Qualifying Driver | Lap Time |
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1 | LMP1 | #66 de Ferran Motorsports | Simon Pagenaud | 0:46.971 |
2 | LMP1 | #9 Patrón Highcroft Racing | David Brabham | 0:47.345 |
3 | LMP2 | #15 Lowe's Fernandez Racing | Adrian Fernández | 0:48.281 |
4 | LMP2 | #20 Dyson Racing | Marino Franchitti | 0:48.477 |
5 | LMP2 | #16 Dyson Racing | Chris Dyson | 0:48.661 |
6 | LMP1 | #48 Corsa Motorsports | Johnny Mowlem | 0:49.464 |
7 | LMP1 | #37 Intersport Racing | Clint Field | 0:49.935 |
8 | LMP1 | #12 Autocon Motorsports | Chris McMurry | 0:53.523 |
9 | GT2 | #62 Risi Competizione | Jaime Melo | 0:54.665 |
10 | GT2 | #45 Flying Lizard Motorsports | Patrick Long | 0:54.729 |
11 | GT2 | #87 Farnbacher-Loles Motorsports | Wolf Henzler | 0:55.026 |
12 | GT2 | #90 BMW Rahal Letterman Racing | Joey Hand | 0:55.049 |
13 | GT2 | #92 BMW Rahal Letterman Racing | Dirk Müller | 0:55.050 |
14 | GT2 | #40 Robertson Racing | David Murry | 0:55.118 |
15 | GT2 | #18 T-Mobile VICI Racing | Richard Westbrook | 0:55.387 |
16 | GT2 | #21 Panoz Team PTG | Dominik Farnbacher | 0:55.542 |
17 | GT2 | #11 Primetime Race Group | Chris Hall | 0:56.736 |
18 | GT2 | #44 Flying Lizard Motorsports | Seth Neiman | 0:57.405 |
19 | Chal | #36 Gruppe Orange | Bob Faieta | 0:59.618 |
20 | Chal | #57 Snow Racing | Martin Snow | 0:59.971 |
21 | Chal | #08 Orbit Racing | Bill Sweedler | 1:00.459 |
22 | Chal | #02 Gruppe Orange | Donald Pickering | 1:01.645 |
23 | LMP2 | #19 van der Steur Racing | No Time | |
24 | Chal | #47 Orbit Racing | No Time |
Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 70% of winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC). [3]
Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Chassis | Tire | Laps |
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Engine | |||||||
1 | LMP1 | 66 | de Ferran Motorsports | Gil de Ferran Simon Pagenaud | Acura ARX-02a | M | 184 |
Acura AR7 4.0 L V8 | |||||||
2 | LMP1 | 9 | Patrón Highcroft Racing | David Brabham Scott Sharp | Acura ARX-02a | M | 184 |
Acura AR7 4.0 L V8 | |||||||
3 | LMP1 | 48 | Corsa Motorsports | Johnny Mowlem Stefan Johansson | Ginetta-Zytek GZ09HS | D | 177 |
Zytek ZJ458 4.5 L Hybrid V8 | |||||||
4 | LMP2 | 20 | Dyson Racing Team | Butch Leitzinger Marino Franchitti | Lola B09/86 | M | 172 |
Mazda MZR-R 2.0 L Turbo I4 | |||||||
5 | GT2 | 45 | Flying Lizard Motorsports | Patrick Long Jörg Bergmeister | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | M | 167 |
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | |||||||
6 | LMP1 | 12 | Autocon Motorsports | Tony Burgess Chris McMurry | Lola B06/10 | D | 166 |
AER P32C 4.0 L Turbo V8 | |||||||
7 | LMP2 | 15 | Lowe's Fernández Racing | Adrian Fernández Luis Díaz | Acura ARX-01B | M | 166 |
Acura AL7R 3.4 L V8 | |||||||
8 | GT2 | 62 | Risi Competizione | Jaime Melo Pierre Kaffer | Ferrari F430GT | M | 166 |
Ferrari 4.0 L V8 | |||||||
9 | GT2 | 90 | BMW Rahal Letterman Racing | Bill Auberlen Joey Hand | BMW M3 GT2 | D | 166 |
BMW 4.0 L V8 | |||||||
10 | GT2 | 87 | Farnbacher-Loles Motorsports | Wolf Henzler Bryce Miller | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | M | 165 |
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | |||||||
11 | GT2 | 18 | T-Mobile VICI Racing | Johannes Stuck Richard Westbrook | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | M | 163 |
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | |||||||
12 | GT2 | 21 | Panoz Team PTG | Ian James Dominik Farnbacher | Panoz Esperante GT-LM | Y | 163 |
Ford 5.0 L V8 | |||||||
13 | GT2 | 44 | Flying Lizard Motorsports | Johannes van Overbeek Seth Neiman | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | M | 159 |
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | |||||||
14 | GT2 | 11 | Primetime Race Group | Joel Feinberg Chris Hall | Dodge Viper Competition Coupe | Y | 158 |
Dodge 8.3 L V10 | |||||||
15 | LMP2 | 19 | van der Steur Racing | Gunnar van der Steur Adam Pecorari | Radical SR9 | K | 157 |
AER P07 2.0 L Turbo I4 | |||||||
16 | GT2 | 40 | Robertson Racing | David Robertson Andrea Robertson David Murry | Ford GT-R Mk. VII | D | 153 |
Ford 5.0 L V8 | |||||||
17 | Chal | 36 | Gruppe Orange | Wesley Hoaglund Bob Faieta | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | Y | 149 |
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | |||||||
18 | Chal | 08 | Orbit Racing | Ed Brown Bill Sweedler | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | Y | 146 |
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | |||||||
19 | Chal | 02 | Gruppe Orange | Nick Parker Donald Pickering | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | Y | 144 |
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | |||||||
20 | Chal | 57 | Snow Racing | Martin Snow Melanie Snow | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | Y | 142 |
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | |||||||
21 | GT2 | 92 | BMW Rahal Letterman Racing | Tommy Milner Dirk Müller | BMW M3 GT2 | D | 142 |
BMW 4.0 L V8 | |||||||
22 DNF | LMP1 | 37 | Intersport Racing | Jon Field Clint Field | Lola B06/10 | D | 138 |
AER P32C 4.0 L Turbo V8 | |||||||
23 DNF | LMP2 | 16 | Dyson Racing Team | Chris Dyson Guy Smith | Lola B09/86 | M | 63 |
Mazda MZR-R 2.0 L Turbo I4 | |||||||
24 DNF | Chal | 47 | Orbit Racing | Guy Cosmo John Baker | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | Y | 52 |
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | |||||||
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