American Le Mans Series
Acura secures front-row sweep at Mid-Ohio
Qualifying for the Acura Sports Car Challenge of Mid Ohio took place today and like a week ago it turned out to be a thriller. The LMP1 and LMP2 qualifying records were trashed as Acura secured the front row and de Ferran Motorsports won its first pole position[…]
Patrón Highcroft starts from second at Mid Ohio
Fresh off the spectacular triumph of the team’s (and Acura’s) first overall win at the Northeast Grand Prix last weekend, David Brabham put the #9 Acura ARX-01b of Patrón Highcroft Racing on the front row of tomorrow’s race grid, clocking a best lap time of 1:08.193 in Friday evening’s qualifying session.. “I am really happy” said Brabham as he cooled down after the 20-minute session[…]
Porsche qualifying report - Mid Ohio
With the top seven qualifying positions overall separated by less than one second, the Penske Porsche RS Spyder of Timo Bernhard (Germany) and Romain Dumas (France) qualified third overall and third in the LMP2 class for tomorrow’s American Le Mans Series race at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio, the Acura Sports Car Challenge[…]
Audi 5th on Mid Ohio starting grid
Marco Werner has set a new track record for LM P1 sports cars in an exciting qualifying for the sixth round of the American Le Mans Series at Mid-Ohio (US state of Ohio). On Friday, the German beat the previous record by over a second[…]
Lowe’s Fernández only manages 6th for Mid Ohio grid
Lowe’s Fernandez Racing will make its second ALMS start at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course from the sixth position on the grid (fifth in the LMP2 class) following qualifying this afternoon for the Acura Sports Car Challenge. Despite a second and fourth overall ranking on the timesheets after two one-hour practice sessions, Adrian Fernandez and Luis Diaz endured a difficult day around the 2.258-mile permanent road course[…]
Risi takes GT2 pole at Mid Ohio
Risi Competizione’s Brazilian driver, Jaime Melo, was at his brilliant best in a thrilling GT qualifying for tomorrow’s Acura Sports Car Challenge at Mid Ohio, claiming GT2 pole position on the last lap of the 20-minute session. His best time of 1:20.025 edged out the competition in what turned out to be an extremely close-fought session. Patrick Friesacher of Austria, who was qualifying the team’s second Ferrari 430 GT, will start from 6th place on the grid, setting a best time of 1:20.844[…]
Farnbacher Loles on front row for Mid Ohio
Farnbacher Loles Racing will start the American Le Mans Series race at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course from second on the GT2 grid, after a strong qualifying run on Friday[…]
Lizards qualify 3rd, 5th and 7th for Mid Ohio
The Flying Lizard No. 45, 46 and 44 Porsches qualified third, fifth and seventh, respectively, in GT2 for tomorrow’s Acura Sports Car Challenge at Mid-Ohio, the sixth of eleven races in the 2008 ALMS season[…]
VICI Racing qualifying report - Mid Ohio
VICI Racing and development partner Kumho Tire are looking forward to tomorrow’s Acura Sports Car Challenge of Mid Ohio after a very solid qualifying performance this afternoon which focused on tactical preparations for the 2 hour 45 minute race, the sixth round of the 2008 American Le Mans Series. With preserving tires on the #18 Porsche 911 GT3 RSR for the opening stint of the race the key consideration for the team, Nicky Pastorelli turned in three laps early in the 20 minute qualifying session; however his laps were compromised after encountering traffic. With the #18 car safely onto the fifth row of the grid the team is satisfied with the progress that has been made over the last two days and prepare to start the race in excellent shape[…]
Tafel manages 4th in close Mid-Ohio qualifying
With less than three-tenths of a second separating the No. 71 Tafel/Bell Micro Racing Ferrari F430 GTC in fourth-place from the pole-winning Ferrari, qualifying for tomorrow’s Mid-Ohio Sports Car Challenge showed just how intense the two hour and 45-minute event will be. Dominik Farnbacher (Ansbach, Germany) driving the Bell Micro Ferrari turned a lap of one minute, 20.324 seconds to earn the outside of the second row of the GT2 grid. Jim Tafel (Alpharetta, Ga.), making his first qualifying attempt of the season, lapped the 2.25-mile long, 13-turn Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course at 1:24.047 to place the No. 73 Tafel Racing Ferrari F430 GTC 12th in the GT2 class[…]
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