2008 Northeast Grand Prix
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The 2008 American Le Mans Northeast Grand Prix was the fifth round of the 2008 American Le Mans Series season. It took place at Lime Rock Park, Connecticut on July 12, 2008. It was the first event to take place at Lime Rock since portions of the track were redesigned and the entire surface repaved.[1]
Race summary
Acura scored their first overall win in the American Le Mans Series since they debuted their ARX-01 program in 2007. The #9 Highcroft Racing Acura of Scott Sharp and David Brabham managed to accomplish the feat with Brabham making a late charge and taking the overall lead in the final 90 seconds of the race, passing the #7 Penske Racing Porsche RS Spyder of Timo Bernhard and Romain Dumas.[2]
Race results
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 | LMP2 | 9 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Acura ARX-01B | M | 168 |
Acura AL7R 3.4 L V8 | |||||||
2 | LMP2 | 7 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Porsche RS Spyder Evo | M | 168 |
Porsche MR6 3.4 L V8 | |||||||
3 | LMP2 | 6 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Porsche RS Spyder Evo | M | 168 |
Porsche MR6 3.4 L V8 | |||||||
4 | LMP1 | 2 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Audi R10 TDI | M | 167 |
Audi TDI 5.5 L Turbo V12 (Diesel) | |||||||
5 | LMP2 | 15 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Acura ARX-01B | M | 166 |
Acura AL7R 3.4 L V8 | |||||||
6 | LMP2 | 26 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Acura ARX-01B | M | 165 |
Acura AL7R 3.4 L V8 | |||||||
7 DNF | LMP2 | 20 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Porsche RS Spyder Evo | M | 164 |
Porsche MR6 3.4 L V8 | |||||||
8 | GT1 | 3 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Chevrolet Corvette C6.R | M | 157 |
Chevrolet LS7-R 7.0 L V8 (E85 ethanol) | |||||||
9 | GT2 | 45 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | M | 154 |
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | |||||||
10 | LMP1 | 37 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Lola B06/10 | D | 154 |
AER P32C 4.0 L Turbo V8 (E85 ethanol) | |||||||
11 | GT2 | 87 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | M | 153 |
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | |||||||
12 | GT2 | 62 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Ferrari F430GT | M | 153 |
Ferrari 4.0 L V8 | |||||||
13 | GT2 | 71 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Ferrari F430GT | M | 152 |
Ferrari 4.0 L V8 | |||||||
14 | LMP2 | 66 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Acura ARX-01B | M | 151 |
Acura AL7R 3.4 L V8 | |||||||
15 | GT2 | 21 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Panoz Esperante GT-LM | D | 150 |
Ford (Élan) 5.0 L V8 | |||||||
16 DNF | GT1 | 4 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Chevrolet Corvette C6.R | M | 146 |
Chevrolet LS7-R 7.0 L V8 (E85 ethanol) | |||||||
17 | GT2 | 61 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Ferrari F430GT | M | 145 |
Ferrari 4.0 L V8 | |||||||
18 DNF | GT2 | 46 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | M | 144 |
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | |||||||
19 | GT2 | 54 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Ford GT-R Mk.VII | F | 142 |
Ford 5.0 L V8 | |||||||
20 | GT2 | 73 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Ferrari F430GT | M | 142 |
Ferrari 4.0 L V8 | |||||||
21 | LMP1 | 1 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Audi R10 TDI | M | 137 |
Audi TDI 5.5 L Turbo V12 (Diesel) | |||||||
22 NC | GT2 | 11 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Dodge Viper Competition Coupe | H | 107 |
Dodge 8.3 L V10 | |||||||
23 DNF | LMP2 | 16 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Porsche RS Spyder Evo | M | 94 |
Porsche MR6 3.4 L V8 | |||||||
24 DNF | GT2 | 44 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | M | 81 |
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 | |||||||
25 DNF | LMP2 | 8 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Lola B07/46 | Y | 74 |
Mazda MZR-R 2.0 L Turbo I4 (E85 ethanol) | |||||||
26 DNF | GT1 | 008 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Aston Martin DBR9 | D | 61 |
Aston Martin 6.0 L V12 | |||||||
27 DNF | GT2 | 007 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT2 | D | 24 |
Aston Martin 4.5 L V8 (E85 ethanol) | |||||||
DNS | GT2 | 40 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Ford GT-R Mk.VII | D | - |
Ford 5.0 L V8 |
Statistics
- Pole Position - #9 Patrón Highcroft Racing - 0:46.696[4]
- Fastest Lap - #1 Audi Sport North America - 0:48.007[3]
- Average Speed - 91.105 mph[3]
References
- ^ "Michelin Ready to Attack Fresh Lime Rock Track". American Le Mans Series. 2008-07-08. Retrieved 2008-07-13. [dead link]
- ^ "Victory for Brabham, Sharp at Lime Rock". American Le Mans Series. 2008-07-12. Retrieved 2008-07-13. [dead link]
- ^ a b c "2008 Race Results" (PDF). International Motor Sports Association. 2008-07-12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-09-20. Retrieved 2008-07-13.
- ^ "Lime Rock-Friday Qualifying". Retrieved 2008-07-13. [dead link]
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