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The class was introduced by the organisers of the 24 hours of le mans in 2015 and will enter a new phase in. Gt le mans gtlm gt daytona gtd 2015 will see the introduction of two awards for the topfinishing proam drivers in prototype p and gt le mans gtlm. It consisted of a series of endurance and sprint races, and was created in the spirit of the 24 hours of le mans. We can supply you will helpful information about seat numbers, venue maps, and 2020 american lemans series date as well as help you pick out the right seats if you are not familiar with a. Spengler snazzy again in bmw at virtual weathertech racewaythis one was considerably tougher, but bruno spengler and bmw remain undefeated in imsa iracing pro series competitionrace day resource guide.
Chevrolet provides customers with fuelefficient vehicles that feature engaging performance, design that makes the heart beat, passive and active safety. Another drama filled season took place at six of europes leading circuits with barcelona being included on the schedule for the first time in 10 years. The american le mans series alms was a sports car racing series based in the united. Next generation of young talent to begin quest for title. He was awarded the indycar tony renna rising star award. It is proposed that there will be up to 11 races in the. Corvette racings ron fellows and olivier beretta have been part of the gt1 championship picture in the american le mans series since its formation in 1999.
American le mans series the american le mans series made its debut on belle isle in 2007 at the detroit belle isle grand prix. The american le mans series presented by tequila patron sports car racing returns to road america in. Feel free to follow american lemans series 2020 schedule and american lemans series upcoming tour dates 2020 at the ticket listing table above and book american lemans series event tickets and event dates the entertainment and the enjoyment you get at a live american lemans series event are nothing compared to. He competed in the verizon indycar series, 2014, 2015, 2016 and finished 17 th in the series during his rookie season. The best sports car teams in the world have competed in the american le mans series over the last 11 years, but it is impossible to think of one that has generated more success than corvette racing both on and off the track, said alms president and ceo scott atherton. Race results at canadian tire motorsport park racing.
Interest in le mans by americans had waned until the birth and growth of the american le mans series, which started in 1999 as a series of sports car races. Posts about american le mans series written by jselmants. This event is for the casual information gatherer, all the way up to the everyday porsche mechanic. The international motor sports associaten imsa and weathertech announced last weekend that the series will be called imsa weathertech sportscar championship from 2016 through 2026. The lizards burst on the american le mans series scene in 2004, competing in the gt class until 2012.
Aug 05, 2016 however, the schedule does include a few notable alterations and date shifts for two events. The allnew ford gt supercar is the culmination of years of ford innovations in lightweighting, aerodynamics and ultraefficient ford ecoboost engines. Corvette racing american le mans series salutes corvette. Marajs champion racing teams won five consecutive american le mans series championships from 2004 through 2008, and also captured the overall win in the 24 hours of le mans. The american le mans series presented by tequila patron highlights the influence of celebrity drivers such as steve mcqueen and paul newman in racing with a focus on dempsey racing. The srt viper gtsr faced an uphill battle at the le mans 24 hours in 20. European le mans series championships racing sports cars. The american le mans series presented by tequila patron welcomes the return of the srt viper. Take a look back at the history of the dodge viper in the american le mans series. Backed by a wealth of experience and talent and a long history of success, paul miller racing began competing in professional sports car racing in 2010, running in grandam and the american le mans series.
Millroy returns to asian le mans series for 2015 16 title tilt. The event at circuit of the americas which has been run in september since the weathertech championships inception in 2014 and also hosted an american le mans series event in september 20 will move into the spring in 2017. The porsche 919 hybrid is a le mans prototype 1 lmp1 racing car built and used by porsche in the 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017 seasons of the fia world endurance championship. Racing broke through to become the first repeat winner in the 2015 tudor united sportscar championship season, following sundays wet and wild sahlens six hours of the glen. Its been called a bull ring and a short track with hills, but perhaps corvette racing driver oliver gavins description of lime rock park is the most accurate. Lmp3 is a feeder series and forms the first tier of the acos endurance. Ford gt driver lineup announced for imsa weathertech. Paul miller has extensive experience as both a driver and team owner. Imsa official home race results, schedule, standings.
May 31, 20 evin prelec and patrick long demonstrate the g forces a driver feels inside of a race car. With seven consecutive american le mans series titles 10 in total, eight class wins at the 24 hours of le mans and a class at the 24 hours of daytona in 2015, corvette racing has dominated both domestic and foreign soil. Sep 11, 2018 a lifelong entrepreneur, the charismatic panoz is best known to race fans as the founder of the american le mans series alms and creator of the famously loud and uniquely styled frontengined. Imsa announces schedule for 2016 weathertech sportscar season. Elms team champions and runnersup receive an automatic entry to the following years 24 hours of le mans. Dec 30, 2019 the 2010s was a decade of growth and expansion for american sports car racing. Asian le mans series championships racing sports cars. The battle of atlanta was fought over hill and over dale today at road atlanta as corvette racing finished third and fourth in the 1,000mile petit le mans endurance race.
The latest news and reports from the american le mans series alms including photos and videos. The penultimate round of the american le mans series saw intense wheeltowheel combat between the corvette c6. The 2015 imsa tudor united sportscar championship tusc season was the second. Usac champ car series indianapolis 500 results iroc langers juice s2 series a1 grand prix n. We were baffled a few weeks back when the american le mans series and grandam rolex sports car series announced new classes that will make up. It was porsches first allnew prototype since the rs spyder and the first to compete in the premier level of sports car racing since the porsche 911 gt1. Millroy returns to asian le mans series for 201516 title tilt. The schedule expanded to 12 races in 2000, including two races in europe, and one in australia. Many back to back events to keep the fans entertained. European le mans series, michelin le mans cup, road to le. The series is about what its like to be a professional race car driver and the challenges. American le mans series archives motorsportstalk nbc.
Grandam series american le mans series x1r pro cup series nascar southeast series nascar midwest series nascar southwest series nascar northwest series asa national tour fia formula two series whelen southern modified tour exhibition unclassified races. It was the thirteenth season of the american le mans series, a sports car racing series that drew original inspiration from the types of racing cars that compete in. Imsa official home race results, schedule, standings, news, drivers. The team has announced their intentions to run at least six 6 race in 2020, with ben hanley driving the no. These races are often conducted over long distances, at least 1,000 km 621 mi, and cars are driven by teams of two or more drivers, switching every few hours.
Sep 14, 20 video indycar schedule indycar standings imsa. The jim trueman award will be given to the top finishing proam pairing in prototype, while the bob akin award will be for the top gtlm pairing. Shortest circuit on american le mans series schedule promises constant action lakeville, conn. Introduced for the 20 american le mans series alms, the z4 gte replaced the successful m3 gt, which brought bmw the team and manufacturers championships in 2010 and 2011. Popow also owns five american le mans series wins and two grandam wins. Corvette racing celebrates homecoming as le mans and mosport winner lexington, ohio, situated between the corvette assembly plant in bowling green, ky. We have often said that one of the most valuable elements of the merger is the event schedule that resulted and our 2019 schedule is another reflection of that. He led the porsche factory effort in transam series racing in the 1980s. Guy smith and dyson racing will start on the overall lmp1 pole for saturdays midohio sports car challenge after narrowly beating out klaus grafs muscle milk aston martin by one tenth of a second during qualifying with a 1. Wayne taylor racing wtr is a championship winning sports car race team based in brownsburg, indiana. The team has announced their intentions to run at least six 6 race in 2020. The american le mans series will be run under current aco rules with adjustments for parity between le mans, fia and us sports cars. Challenge support series follows the same schedule as above in 2015 except. It began march 19, 2005 and ended october 16, 2005 after 10 races.
Prototype will race 10 times, while the other three categories will compete in 11 races. Tech tactics west is a day dedicated to porsche technical information hosted by pca national and porsche cars north america at its west coast training facility. The american le mans series presented by tequila patron sports car racing returns to the mobil 1 sportscar grand prix of mosport on july 21, 20. The american lemans series anda world endurance championship race was worth it.
Next generation of young talent to begin quest for title this week at sebring. It was a series for le mans prototypes lmp and grand touring gt race cars divided into 4 classes. The european le mans series is similar to the american le mans series alms based in the united states and canada that was running with aco and imsa between 1999 and 20. Fia gt1 world championship le mans 24 hours 24 heures du mans formula 1 f1 british touring cars btcc british superbikes american le mans series alms indycar dtm grand am series australian v8 supercars moto gp formula 2 nascar. The 2005 american le mans series season was the 35th season for the imsa gt championship, with it being the fifth under the american le mans series moniker. Aug 11, 2015 after two years as the tudor united sportscar championship tusc, the title sponsor of the race series will be weathertech in 2016. The 2015 imsa tudor united sportscar championship tusc season was the second season of the international motor sports associations tudor united sportscar championship and last to be held under that name. Scuderia corsa joins imsa irace series with triple threat cassels to fly performance tech motorsports banner in imsa iracing pro series bmw. American lemans series tickets 2020, american lemans series tour dates 2020, american lemans series schedule 2020 as one of the most reliable and trusted sources for premium event seating and american lemans series tickets, we offer a comprehensive and user. The team won 2015 gta championship in the pirelli world challenge, the 2017 european le mans series lmp2 championship and the won the p2 class at the 2019 rolex 24 at daytona. It was also the 45th overall season of the imsa gt championship tracing its lineage to the 1971 imsa season. At the seventh round in baltimore, muscle milk pickett racing successfully defended their 2012 prototype one championship.
In 20, the team moved to the gtc class, still competing in legendary events such as the 12 hours of sebring and 24 hours of daytona. Bmw motorsport introduced the plans for the dtm, the united sportscar championship uscc in north america, the european le mans series elms, the 24hour race at the nurburgringnordschleife. Nonstop racing action during motul petit le mans weekend while the 10hour motul petit le mans on saturday, october 17th is the premier event of the weekend, there are three additional racing series also competing for their championships at michelin raceway road atlanta. It began on march 16 with the 61st running of the 12 hours of sebring and ended with the 16th running of the petit le mans on october 19. Buy motorsportsracing american le mans event tickets at. So in 2016 all the dates for that series will also be added automatically once they are available in the app.
The newlysplit dpi and lmp2 classes will compete in 10 of the 12 races, while the gtlm class will have an 11race season. The last 20 years of athertons career were spent as president of imsa, including years as the president and ceo of panoz motor sports group, which operated the american le mans series. Complete guide to watching motorsports gear patrol. The 2011 american le mans series season was a multievent motor racing series for sports racing cars which conform to the technical regulations laid out by the international motor sports association for the american le mans series. An updated version of the mazda engine that powered the lmp championship team in the american le mans series in 2011 and won its class in the 12 hours of sebring in 2012 will be utilized in indy lights presented by cooper tires during the 2015 season. Especially thrilling were the battles between the corvette c5rs and the red oreca vipers in the early years of the series. In 2018, popow competed in the lamborghini super trofeo series with wayne taylor racing. Check back regularly for more american le mans series including photos and videos. With seven consecutive american le mans series titles 10 in total, eight class wins at the 24 hours of le mans and a class at the 24 hours of daytona in 2015, corvette racing has. Touring car championship grandam series american le mans series x1r pro cup series nascar southeast series nascar midwest series nascar southwest series nascar northwest series asa national tour fia formula two series whelen southern modified tour. In 2015 and 2016, hawksworth raced with the aj foyt racing team. Fatherdaughter duos arent very common in racing, but thats exactly what well get to witness when the 2020 lamborghini super trofeo north america season. Having only made its race debut in the american le mans series at midohio.
Petit le mans at road atlanta michelin raceway road atlanta. Imsa announces 2015 tudor united sportscar championship. Event info chevrolet detroit grand prix presented by lear. The rolex sports car series and american le mans series announced a merger between the two series forming the weathertech sportscar championship starting in 2014. As such, this is the 43rd season of the series dating back to the 1971 imsa gt championship. The 24 hours of le mans postponed to 1920th september 2020.
People drivers drivers by state compare drivers driver rankings owners crew chiefs. A look back at the american le mans series alms that ran from 1999 to 20, before merging with the grandam sports car series for 2014. The american le mans series alms was a sports car racing series based in the united states and canada. In the alms, porsche successfully competed with its 911r.
The american le mans series presented by tequila patron sports car racing returns to the american le mans. The american le mans headquarters was in braselton, georgia, adjacent to road atlanta. Aug 08, 2015 imsas four classes prototype, gt le mans, pc, gt daytona will not contest every one of the 12 rounds on the new schedule. Keep track of every single race and program it yourself so you do not miss any dates from the calendar. Lamborghini super trofeo north america imsa gt3 cup challenge. This is a teaser for episode 8 of the 30part series oncars studios produced for mazda. American le mans monterey weathertech raceway laguna seca.
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