2009 Utah Grand Prix
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The 2009 Larry H. Miller Dealerships Utah Grand Prix presented by the Grand and Little America Hotels was the fourth round of the 2009 American Le Mans Series season. It took place at the Miller Motorsports Park, Utah on May 17, 2009. The race featured the debut of a new category of vehicles for the American Le Mans Series known as the ALMS Challenge, featuring Porsche 997 GT3 Cup cars from the IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge.
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 | Simon Pagenaud | 1:30.645 |
2 | LMP1 | #9 Patrón Highcroft Racing | David Brabham | 1:31.381 |
3 | LMP2 | #15 Lowe's Fernandez Racing | Luis Diaz | 1:32.749 |
4 | LMP2 | #20 Dyson Racing | Butch Leitzinger | 1:33.513 |
5 | LMP2 | #16 Dyson Racing | Chris Dyson | 1:33.685 |
6 | LMP1 | #48 Corsa Motorsports | Johnny Mowlem | 1:34.957 |
7 | LMP1 | #37 Intersport Racing | Jon Field | 1:35.471 |
8 | LMP1 | #12 Autocon Motorsports | Michael Lewis | 1:36.401 |
9 | GT2 | #45 Flying Lizard Motorsports | Jörg Bergmeister | 1:47.120 |
10 | GT2 | #62 Risi Competizione | Jaime Melo | 1:47.265 |
11 | GT2 | #87 Farnbacher-Loles Motorsports | Wolf Henzler | 1:47.319 |
12 | GT2 | #92 BMW Rahal Letterman Racing | Dirk Müller | 1:48.314 |
13 | GT2 | #18 T-Mobile VICI Racing | Nicky Pastorelli | 1:48.599 |
14 | GT2 | #90 BMW Rahal Letterman Racing | Joey Hand | 1:48.628 |
15 | GT2 | #21 Panoz Team PTG | Dominik Farnbacher | 1:49.084 |
16 | GT2 | #40 Robertson Racing | David Murry | 1:49.888 |
17 | GT2 | #44 Flying Lizard Motorsports | Seth Neiman | 1:52.709 |
18 | GT2 | #11 Primetime Race Group | Joel Feinberg | 1:53.032 |
19 | Chal | #02 Gruppe Orange | Carl Skerlong | 1:56.166 |
20 | Chal | #57 Snow Racing | Martin Snow | 1:56.172 |
21 | Chal | #36 Gruppe Orange | Bob Faieta | 1:56.248 |
22 | Chal | #08 Orbit Racing | Bill Sweedler | 1:57.500 |
23 | Chal | #47 Orbit Racing | John Baker | 2:00.085 |
Race[]
The team of de Ferran Motorsport won their second straight ALMS race at the track where the team made their debut in 2008. Lowe's Fernández Racing continued their sweep of the LMP2 category with another victory, but led the #20 Dyson Racing entry across the finish line by less than six tenths of a second. Flying Lizard Motorsports also continued their winning ways with their third straight victory on the season, leading the fellow Porsche of Farnbacher-Loles. The partnership of Martin and Melanie Snow won the inaugural ALMS Challenge race, thanks in part to the disqualification of the two Orbit Racing entries for an illegal ride height.
Race result[]
Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 70% of winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC).[2]
Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Chassis | Tire | Laps |
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Engine | |||||||
1 | LMP1 | 66 | ![]() |
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Acura ARX-02a | M | 103 |
Acura AR7 4.0 L V8 | |||||||
2 | LMP1 | 9 | ![]() |
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Acura ARX-02a | M | 103 |
Acura AR7 4.0 L V8 | |||||||
3 | LMP2 | 15 | ![]() |
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Acura ARX-01B | M | 100 |
Acura AL7R 3.4 L V8 | |||||||
4 | LMP2 | 20 | ![]() |
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Lola B08/86 | M | 100 |
Mazda MZR-R 2.0 L Turbo I4 | |||||||
5 | LMP1 | 37 | ![]() |
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Lola B06/10 | D | 93 |
AER P32C 4.0 L Turbo V8 | |||||||
6 | LMP2 | 16 | ![]() |
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Lola B09/86 | M | 92 |
Mazda MZR-R 2.0 L Turbo I4 | |||||||
7 | GT2 | 45 | ![]() |
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Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | M | 90 |
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | |||||||
8 | GT2 | 87 | ![]() |
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Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | M | 90 |
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | |||||||
9 | GT2 | 62 | ![]() |
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Ferrari F430 GT | M | 89 |
Ferrari 4.0 L V8 | |||||||
10 | GT2 | 21 | ![]() |
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Panoz Esperante GT-LM | Y | 89 |
Ford 5.0 L V8 | |||||||
11 | GT2 | 18 | ![]() |
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Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | M | 88 |
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | |||||||
12 | GT2 | 44 | ![]() |
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Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | M | 87 |
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | |||||||
13 | LMP1 | 48 | ![]() |
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Ginetta-Zytek GZ09HS | M | 87 |
Zytek ZJ458 4.5 L V8 | |||||||
14 | GT2 | 92 | ![]() |
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BMW M3 GT2 | D | 85 |
BMW 4.0 L V8 | |||||||
15 | GT2 | 90 | ![]() |
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BMW M3 GT2 | D | 83 |
BMW 4.0 L V8 | |||||||
16 DNF |
GT2 | 11 | ![]() |
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Dodge Viper Competition Coupe | D | 82 |
Dodge 8.3 L V10 | |||||||
17 | Chal | 57 | ![]() |
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Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | Y | 82 |
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | |||||||
18 | GT2 | 40 | ![]() |
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Ford GT-R Mk. VII | D | 81 |
Ford 5.0 L V8 | |||||||
19 DNF |
Chal | 02 | ![]() |
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Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | Y | 57 |
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | |||||||
20 DNF |
LMP1 | 12 | ![]() |
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Lola B06/10 | D | 40 |
AER P32C 4.0 L Turbo V8 | |||||||
21 DNF |
Chal | 36 | ![]() |
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Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | Y | 37 |
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | |||||||
DSQ | Chal | 47 | ![]() |
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Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | Y | 82 |
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | |||||||
DSQ | Chal | 08 | ![]() |
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Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | Y | 80 |
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 |
References[]
- ^ Lynda Polk (2009-04-18). "ALMS Final Grid" (PDF). International Motor Sports Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-08-17. Retrieved 2009-04-18.
- ^ "ALMS Revised Race Report" (PDF). International Motor Sports Association. 2009-05-19. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-15. Retrieved 2009-07-14.
- 2009 American Le Mans Series
- Utah Grand Prix