2010 is the twelfth season of the American Le Mans Series (ALMS).
The schedule includes nine North American events and is similar to the previous year’s calendar with two major exceptions.
The Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca event moves from October to May and the Saint Petersburg race has been dropped from the schedule.
The season kicks off with the 58th edition of 12 Hours of Sebring. It is followed by Long Beach, Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, Miller
Motorsport Park, Lime Rock, Mid-Ohio, Road America, Mosport Park and the season finale at Road Atlanta.
Initially, the ALMS classes and rules were the aligned with those used by the Automobile Club de l’Ouest at the 24 Hour of Le Mans. Beginning in 2009, changes were made to the classes participating in the series. To address cost concerns, additional alterations were made to the groups in 2010.
The championships are decided by awarding points to the top ten cars and drivers that complete at least 70-percent of their class winner's distance. To earn points, competitors are required to drive a minimum amount of time (45-minutes except Long Beach which is set at 30-minutes) and a minimum number of laps (dependent on the size of the racetrack). Teams that enter the full season are awarded points towards team championships. The championship winning teams earn an automatic entry to the 2011 24 Hours of Le Mans but the cars must conform to Automobile Club de l’Ouest regulations for LMP1, LMP2 and GT categories. Round six of the 2010 American Le Mans Series was conducted at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in early August. Thirty-three entries were scheduled to compete on the thirteen-turn 2.258-mile road course for two-hours, forty-five minutes. Unfortunately, the Muscle Milk Porsche RS Spyder driven by team principal, Greg Pickett suffered severe damage during the Thursday’s test session. Pickett was injured and the car was withdrawn. |
POS. | CLASS | DRIVERS | CAR | LAPS | RETIREMENTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | LMP | Dyson / Smith | Lola B09/86 Mazda | 119 | - |
2 | LMP | Pagenaud / Brabham | HPD ARX-01c Honda | 119 | - |
3 | LMPC | Tucker / Bouchut | Oreca FLM09 | 115 | - |
4 | LMP | Burgess / Willman | Lola B06/10 AER | 114 | - |
5 | LMPC | Gonzalez / Diaz | Oreca FLM09 | 114 | - |
6 | LMPC | Julian / Jeannette | Oreca FLM09 | 113 | - |
7 | LMPC | Wong / Marcelli | Oreca FLM09 | 113 | - |
8 | LMPC | Tucker / Wallace | Oreca FLM09 | 113 | - |
9 | GT | Melo / Bruni | Ferrari 430 GT | 112 | - |
10 | GT | Beretta / Gavin | Chevrolet Corvette C6.R | 112 | - |
11 | GT | Auberlen / Milner | BMW M3 | 112 | - |
12 | GT | Bergmeister / Long | Porsche GT3 RSR | 112 | - |
13 | GT | Sharp / Van Overbeek | Ferrari 430 GT | 112 | - |
14 | GT | Muller / Hand | BMW M3 GT | 112 | - |
15 | LMPC | Zugel / Montecalvo | Oreca FLM09 | 111 | - |
16 | GT | Neiman / Pilet | Porsche GT3 RSR | 111 | - |
17 | GT | Henzler / Sellers | Porsche GT3 RSR | 110 | - |
18 | GT | Gentilozzi / Goossens | Jaguar XKR-S | 107 | - |
19 | GTC | Pappas / Bleekemolen | Porsche GT3 Cup | 106 | - |
20 | GTC | Curtis / Sofronas | Porsche GT3 Cup | 105 | - |
21 | GTC | Sweedler / Kapudija | Porsche GT3 Cup | 105 | - |
22 | GTC | Hines / Miller | Porsche GT3 Cup | 105 | - |
23 | GTC | Vento / Lewis | Porsche GT3 Cup | 103 | - |
24 | GTC | Pumpelly / Richard | Porsche GT3 Cup | 103 | - |
25 | GTC | Beggs / Baron | Porsche GT3 Cup | 103 | - |
26 | LMP | Field / Field | Lola B06/10 AER | 100 | Mechanical |
27 | GT | Vilander / Fisichella | Ferrari 430 GT | 100 | Mechanical |
28 | GT | Brown / Cosmo | Ferrari 430 GT | 96 | Accident |
29 | GT | Murry / Robertson | Ford GT-R | 96 | - |
30 | GT | O'Connell / Magnussen | Chevrolet Corvette C6.R | 49 | Mechanical |
31 | LMP | Buncombe / Prendeville | Radical RS9 | 44 | Mechanical |
32 | LMP | Drayson / Cocker | Lola B09/60 Judd | 39 | Accident |
33 | LMP | Pickett / Graf | Porsche RS Spyder | 0 | Did Not Start |
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