Alex Job Racing (AJR) finished the American Le Mans Series Presented by Tequila Patrón season finale Petit Le Mans powered by Mazda second in the GTC class this evening.[...]
Peugeot won Petit Le Mans after a dramatic start of the final quarter of the race. Whilst fighting for the lead the #1 Audi R18 TDI crashed out of the race in a controversial move by Peugeot driver Montagny.[...]
The Muscle Milk team saw what has been its winningest season in the American Le Mans Series come to an early end on Saturday during the running of the 2011 Petit Le Mans.[...]
The third quarter of Petit Le Mans 2011 saw the #8 Peugeot maintaining its lead. There were more incidents in GT and LMPC, but the #8 kept on track and ahead of the #1 Audi. After 296 laps the gap was just 1 second.[...]
The second part of the 2011 Petit Le Mans brought more drama. Rebellion Racing and Audi Sport Team Joest hit trouble but at the halfway point it was still Audi vs Peugeot for the overall lead – the Peugeot now almost a lap ahead.[...]
The first quarter of Petit Le Mans 2011 saw drama for the works LMP1 teams. Both Peugeot and Audi hit trouble, allowing Oreca to be leading the race.[...]
Like the first race of the 2011 American Le Mans season, the last race of the season includes cars from the Intercontinental Le Mans Cup, including the European dominating diesels from Audi and Peugeot. Qualifying for the Petit Le Mans powered by Mazda saw the two Dyson Racing Lola Mazdas qualify ninth and twelfth for the 14th running of the ten hour/1,000 mile classic, the largest international sporting event in Georgia.[...]
Sascha Maassen turned the fastest lap of the week for the No. 48 Chopard/Yokohama/IPC/TOTAL Porsche 911 GT3 RSR at Road Atlanta in Petit Le Mans qualifying on Friday afternoon and gave co-driver Bryce Miller a 16th-place starting spot in the GT class for the 10-hour or 1,000-mile race. The Petit Le Mans wraps up the 2011 American Le Mans Series presented by Tequila Patrón season on Saturday.[...]
Level 5 Motorsports saved the best for last in qualifying for the 14th annual Petit Le Mans powered by Mazda, as Luis Diaz put the No. 055 Microsoft Office 2010-sponsored HPD ARX-01g on the LMP2 pole in thrilling fashion, leading a 1-3 qualifying effort for the Scott Tucker-owned organization.[...]
September 30, 2011 – Braselton, Georgia – Joerg Bergmeister set the fifth fastest time in GT qualifying today for the Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta with a time of 1:19.511. In the No. 45 Flying Lizard Porsche Darren Law was fourteenth with a time of 1:21.090. Gianmaria Bruni of the No. 51 AF Corse Ferrari is on the GT pole (1:18.699).[...]