2012 American Le Mans Series at Long Beach

The 2012 Tequila Patrón American Le Mans Series at Long Beach was held at Long Beach Street Circuit on April 14, 2012. It was the second round of the 2012 American Le Mans Series season.

Long Beach Street Circuit

Qualifying

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Due to heavy rain before the qualifying session was scheduled to take place, the ALMS decided to postpone the qualifying session. Grid position was decided by points standings in the championship which meant the No. 16 Dyson Racing car started on pole position.[1]

Qualifying results

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Pole position winners in each class are marked in bold.[2]

Pos Class Team Grid
1 P1 #16 Dyson Racing Team 1
2 P1 #6 Muscle Milk Pickett Racing 2
3 P1 #20 Dyson Racing Team 3
4 P2 #055 Level 5 Motorsports 4
5 P2 #54 Black Swan Racing 5
6 P2 #37 Conquest Endurance 6
7 P2 #95 Level 5 Motorsports 7
8 PC #06 CORE Autosport 8
9 PC #52 PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports 9
10 PC #05 CORE Autosport 10
11 PC #5 Muscle Milk Pickett Racing 11
12 PC #9 RSR Racing 12
13 PC #25 Dempsey Racing 13
14 PC #8 Merchant Services Racing 14
15 PC #7 Merchant Services Racing 15
16 GT #56 BMW Team RLL 16
17 GT #3 Corvette Racing 17
18 GT #4 Corvette Racing 18
19 GT #55 BMW Team RLL 19
20 GT #48 Paul Miller Racing 20
21 GT #44 Flying Lizard Motorsports 21
22 GT #02 Extreme Speed Motorsports 22
23 GT #17 Team Falken Tire 23
24 GT #01 Extreme Speed Motorsports 24
25 GT #45 Flying Lizard Motorsports 25
26 GT #23 Lotus / Alex Job Racing 26
27 GT #007 Aston Martin Racing 27
28 GTC #34 Green Hornet Racing 28
29 GTC #22 Alex Job Racing 29
30 GTC #66 TRG 30
31 GTC #11 JDX Racing 31
32 GTC #24 Competition Motorsports 32
33 GTC #32 GMG Racing 33

Race

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Race result

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Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 70% of their class winner's distance are marked as Not Classified (NC).[3][4]

Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Tire Laps
Engine
1 P1 6   Muscle Milk Pickett Racing   Klaus Graf
  Lucas Luhr
HPD ARX-03a M 86
Honda 3.4 L V8
2 P1 16   Dyson Racing Team   Chris Dyson
  Guy Smith
Lola B12/60 D 86
Mazda MZR-R 2.0 L Turbo I4
(Isobutanol)
3 PC 06   CORE Autosport   Alex Popow
  Ryan Dalziel
Oreca FLM09 M 85
Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8
4 PC 5   Muscle Milk Pickett Racing   Memo Gidley
  Michael Guasch
Oreca FLM09 M 84
Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8
5 PC 05   CORE Autosport   Colin Braun
  Jon Bennett
Oreca FLM09 M 84
Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8
6 GT 4   Corvette Racing   Oliver Gavin
  Tommy Milner
Chevrolet Corvette C6.R M 84
Chevrolet 5.5 L V8
7 GT 56   BMW Team RLL   Dirk Müller
  Joey Hand
BMW M3 GT2 D 84
BMW 4.0 L V8
8 GT 01   Extreme Speed Motorsports   Scott Sharp
  Johannes van Overbeek
Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 M 84
Ferrari 4.5 L V8
9 GT 3   Corvette Racing   Jan Magnussen
  Antonio García
Chevrolet Corvette C6.R M 84
Chevrolet 5.5 L V8
10 P2 055   Level 5 Motorsports   Scott Tucker
  Christophe Bouchut
HPD ARX-03b D 83
Honda HR28TT 2.8 L Turbo V6
11 GT 007   Aston Martin Racing   Darren Turner
  Adrián Fernández
Aston Martin Vantage GTE M 83
Aston Martin 4.5 L V8
12 GT 17   Team Falken Tire   Bryan Sellers
  Wolf Henzler
Porsche 997 GT3-RSR F 83
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
13 GT 45   Flying Lizard Motorsports   Patrick Long
  Jörg Bergmeister
Porsche 997 GT3-RSR M 83
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
14 GT 48   Paul Miller Racing   Bryce Miller
  Sascha Maassen
Porsche 997 GT3-RSR D 83
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
15 P1 20   Dyson Racing Team   Eric Lux
  Michael Marsal
Lola B11/66 D 83
Mazda MZR-R 2.0 L Turbo I4
(Isobutanol)
16 PC 8   Merchant Services Racing   Kyle Marcelli
  Antonio Downs
Oreca FLM09 M 83
Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8
17 P2 37   Conquest Endurance   Martin Plowman
  David Heinemeier Hansson
Morgan LMP2 D 83
Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8
18 PC 25   Dempsey Racing   Duncan Ende
  Henri Richard
Oreca FLM09 M 82
Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8
19 P2 95   Level 5 Motorsports   Scott Tucker
  Luis Díaz
HPD ARX-03b D 81
Honda HR28TT 2.8 L Turbo V6
20 GT 44   Flying Lizard Motorsports   Seth Neiman
  Marco Holzer
Porsche 997 GT3-RSR M 81
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
21 GT 02   Extreme Speed Motorsports   Ed Brown
  Guy Cosmo
Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 M 80
Ferrari 4.5 L V8
22 PC 52   PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports   Butch Leitzinger
  Rudy Junco, Jr.
Oreca FLM09 M 80
Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8
23 GTC 34   Green Hornet Racing   Peter LeSaffre
  Damien Faulkner
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup Y 79
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6
24 GTC 22   Alex Job Racing   Leh Keen
  Cooper MacNeil
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup Y 79
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6
25 GTC 11   JDX Racing   Chris Cumming
  Michael Valiante
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup Y 79
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6
26 GTC 32   GMG Racing   James Sofronas
  Alex Welch
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup Y 79
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6
27 GTC 66   TRG   Spencer Pumpelly
  Emilio Di Guida
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup Y 77
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6
28 GT 55   BMW Team RLL   Bill Auberlen
  Jörg Müller
BMW M3 GT2 D 71
BMW 4.0 L V8
29 PC 9   RSR Racing   Bruno Junqueira
  Tomy Drissi
Oreca FLM09 M 69
Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8
30
NC
GT 23   Lotus Alex Job Racing   Townsend Bell
  Bill Sweedler
Lotus Evora GTE Y 57
Toyota-Cosworth 3.5 L V6
31
DNF
GTC 24   Competition Motorsports   Bob Faieta
  Michael Avenatti
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup Y 74
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6
32
DNF
PC 7   Merchant Services Racing   James Kovacic
  Tony Burgess
Oreca FLM09 M 35
Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8
33
DNF
P2 54   Black Swan Racing   Tim Pappas
  Jeroen Bleekemolen
Lola B11/80 D 1
Honda HR28TT 2.8 L Turbo V6

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Rain Silences ALMS' Roar By The Shore". International Motor Sports Association. 2012-04-13. Retrieved 2012-04-14.
  2. ^ "ALMS Long Beach Provisional Grid" (PDF). International Motor Sports Association. 2012-04-13. Retrieved 2012-04-14.
  3. ^ "2012 American Le Mans Series at Long Beach". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
  4. ^ "ALMS, Long Beach - Result". DailySportsCar. Retrieved January 21, 2024.


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