2009 Monterey Sports Car Championships
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The 2009 Monterey Sports Car Championships presented by Patrón was the tenth and final round of the 2009 American Le Mans Series season. It took place at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, Monterey, California on October 11, 2009. The race was won by the Acura of de Ferran Motorsports, driven by Simon Pagenaud and retiring driver Gil de Ferran, which wore a tribute livery based on Jim Hall's Chaparrals. Adrian Fernández and Luis Díaz won the LMP2 category in the Fernández Racing Acura while only six tenths of a second behind the overall winning de Ferran car. The GT2 class was won by the #45 Flying Lizard Motorsports Porsche after contact with the #3 Corvette Racing while approaching the finish line on the final lap. Guy Cosmo and John Baker of Orbit Racing won their first race in the ALMS Challenge category after the Velox Motorsport entry was disqualified.
Report[]
Qualifying[]
Qualifying result[]
Pole position winners in each class are marked in bold.[1]
Pos | Class | Team | Qualifying Driver | Lap Time |
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1 | LMP1 | #66 de Ferran Motorsports | Gil de Ferran | 1:11.206 |
2 | LMP1 | #9 Patrón Highcroft Racing | David Brabham | 1:11.298 |
3 | LMP2 | #15 Lowe's Fernández Racing | Luis Díaz | 1:11.310 |
4 | LMP2 | #20 Dyson Racing Team | Butch Leitzinger | 1:12.051 |
5 | LMP1 | #88 Drayson Racing | Jonny Cocker | 1:12.745 |
6 | LMP1 | #48 Corsa Motorsports | Johnny Mowlem | 1:13.238 |
7 | LMP2 | #6 Team Cytosport | Klaus Graf | 1:14.492 |
8 | LMP1 | #37 Intersport Racing | Jon Field | 1:14.661 |
9 | LMP1 | #12 Autocon Motorsports | Chris McMurry | 1:15.861 |
10 | GT2 | #3 Corvette Racing | Jan Magnussen | 1:23.053 |
11 | GT2 | #62 Risi Competizione | Pierre Kaffer | 1:23.220 |
12 | GT2 | #4 Corvette Racing | Oliver Gavin | 1:23.283 |
13 | GT2 | #87 Farnbacher-Loles Motorsports | Wolf Henzler | 1:23.347 |
14 | GT2 | #45 Flying Lizard Motorsports | Jörg Bergmeister | 1:23.391 |
15 | GT2 | #90 BMW Rahal Letterman Racing | Bill Auberlen | 1:23.552 |
16 | GT2 | #21 Panoz Team PTG | Dominik Farnbacher | 1:23.640 |
17 | GT2 | #92 BMW Rahal Letterman Racing | Tommy Milner | 1:23.745 |
18 | GT2 | #28 LG Motorsports | Tom Sutherland | 1:23.991 |
19 | GT2 | #40 Robertson Racing | David Murry | 1:23.993 |
20 | GT2 | #18 T-Mobile VICI Racing | Richard Westbrook | 1:24.307 |
21 | GT2 | #17 Team Falken Tire | Bryan Sellers | 1:25.455 |
22 | GT2 | #44 Flying Lizard Motorsports | Seth Neiman | 1:28.798 |
23 | Chal | #47 Orbit Racing | Guy Cosmo | 1:29.546 |
24 | Chal | #05 GMG Racing | James Sofronas | 1:29.755 |
25 | Chal | #69 P7 Racing | Galen Bieker | 1:29.844 |
26 | Chal | #36 Gruppe Orange | Bob Faieta | 1:29.887 |
27 | Chal | #38 Velox Motorsport | Shane Lewis | 1:29.916 |
28 | Chal | #57 Snow Racing | Martin Snow | 1:30.147 |
29 | Chal | #08 Orbit Racing | Bill Sweedler | 1:30.481 |
30 | Chal | #02 Gruppe Orange | Donald Pickering | 1:31.509 |
31 | LMP1 | #10 ECO Racing | Did Not Participate | |
32 | GT2 | #33 RSR | Did Not Participate | |
33 | UNC | #16 Dyson Racing Team | Did Not Participate |
Race[]
Race result[]
Class winners are marked in bold. Cars failing to complete 70% of winner's distance are marked as Not Classified (NC).
Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Chassis | Tire | Laps |
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1 | LMP1 | 66 | ![]() |
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Acura ARX-02a | M | 168 |
Acura AR7 4.0 L V8 | |||||||
2 | LMP2 | 15 | ![]() |
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Acura ARX-01B | M | 168 |
Acura AL7R 3.4 L V8 | |||||||
3 | LMP1 | 9 | ![]() |
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Acura ARX-02a | M | 164 |
Acura AR7 4.0 L V8 | |||||||
4 | LMP1 | 12 | ![]() |
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Lola B06/10 | D | 159 |
AER P32C 4.0 L Turbo V8 | |||||||
5 | LMP1 | 48 | ![]() |
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Ginetta-Zytek GZ09HS | D | 158 |
Zytek ZJ458 4.5 L Hybrid V8 | |||||||
6 | GT2 | 45 | ![]() |
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Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | M | 155 |
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | |||||||
7 | GT2 | 3 | ![]() |
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Chevrolet Corvette C6.R | M | 155 |
Chevrolet 6.0 L V8 | |||||||
8 | GT2 | 87 | ![]() |
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Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | M | 154 |
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | |||||||
9 | GT2 | 21 | ![]() |
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Panoz Esperante GT-LM | Y | 154 |
Ford 5.0 L V8 | |||||||
10 | GT2 | 44 | ![]() |
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Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | M | 153 |
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | |||||||
11 | GT2 | 92 | ![]() |
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BMW M3 GT2 | D | 153 |
BMW 4.0 L V8 | |||||||
12 | GT2 | 18 | ![]() |
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Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | M | 153 |
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | |||||||
13 | GT2 | 17 | ![]() |
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Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | F | 150 |
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | |||||||
14 | UNC | 16 | ![]() |
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Lola B09/86 | M | 150 |
Mazda MZR-R 2.0 L Turbo I4 (Butanol) | |||||||
15 | GT2 | 28 | ![]() |
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Chevrolet Corvette C6 | D | 150 |
Chevrolet LS3 6.3 L V8 | |||||||
16 | Chal | 47 | ![]() |
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Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | Y | 144 |
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | |||||||
17 | GT2 | 4 | ![]() |
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Chevrolet Corvette C6.R | M | 143 |
Chevrolet 6.0 L V8 | |||||||
18 | Chal | 02 | ![]() |
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Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | Y | 140 |
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | |||||||
19 | Chal | 69 | ![]() |
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Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | Y | 140 |
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | |||||||
20 | GT2 | 40 | ![]() |
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Ford GT-R Mk. VII | D | 139 |
Ford 5.0 L V8 | |||||||
21 | Chal | 08 | ![]() |
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Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | Y | 138 |
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | |||||||
22 DNF |
LMP1 | 37 | ![]() |
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Lola B06/10 | D | 125 |
AER P32C 4.0 L Turbo V8 | |||||||
23 DNF |
LMP2 | 6 | ![]() |
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Porsche RS Spyder Evo | M | 124 |
Porsche MR6 3.4 L V8 | |||||||
24 NC |
Chal | 05 | ![]() |
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Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | Y | 89 |
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | |||||||
25 DNF |
Chal | 57 | ![]() |
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Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | Y | 52 |
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | |||||||
26 DNF |
GT2 | 62 | ![]() |
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Ferrari F430GT | M | 49 |
Ferrari 4.0 L V8 | |||||||
27 DNF |
GT2 | 33 | ![]() |
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Jaguar XKR | Y | 46 |
Jaguar 4.2 L V8 | |||||||
28 DNF |
LMP2 | 20 | ![]() |
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Lola B08/86 | M | 31 |
Mazda MZR-R 2.0 L Turbo I4 | |||||||
29 DNF |
GT2 | 90 | ![]() |
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BMW M3 GT2 | D | 3 |
BMW 4.0 L V8 | |||||||
30 DNF |
LMP1 | 88 | ![]() |
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Lola B09/60 | M | 2 |
Judd GV5.5 S2 5.5 L V10 | |||||||
DSQ | Chal | 38 | ![]() |
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Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | Y | 144 |
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | |||||||
DSQ | Chal | 36 | ![]() |
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Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | Y | 144 |
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | |||||||
DNS | LMP1 | 10 | ![]() |
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Radical SR9 | D | – |
ECO (AER) 5.0 L Turbo V10 (Diesel) |
References[]
- ^ "ALMS Qualifying Result" (PDF). International Motor Sports Association. 2009-10-10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2009-10-10.
- 2009 American Le Mans Series
- Monterey Sports Car Championships
- 2009 in sports in California