List of American Le Mans Series champions

The American Le Mans Series (ALMS) features several championships awarded by the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) to the most successful competitors within each of the racing categories used by the series each season. Individual championships are awarded for being the top point scoring drivers and teams as well as chassis, engine, and tire manufacturers. Other unique championships include the IMSA Cup, Founder's Cup, Michelin Green X Challenge, and the ALMS Challenge. The Drivers', Teams', Chassis Manufacturers', and Automobile Manufacturers' Championships have been awarded since the formation of the series in 1999, while the Tire and Engine Manufacturers' Championships were introduced in the 2000 season.

Drivers' Championship[]

From the start of the American Le Mans Series until the end of the 2002 season, individual drivers were allowed to earn up to three bonus points if they met certain criteria; any driver which led a lap of the race within their category earned one point, whichever driver led the most laps of the race earned one point, and whichever driver set the fastest lap of the race earned one point. From 2003 onward the bonus system was eradicated and drivers earned the same points as their co-drivers.

Season	Category
1999	LMP			GTS	GT
1999	Elliott Forbes-Robinson			Olivier Beretta
2000	Allan McNish			Olivier Beretta	Dirk Müller
2001	LMP900		LMP675	GTS	GT
2001	Emanuele Pirro		Didier de Radiguès	Terry Borcheller	Jörg Müller
2002	Tom Kristensen			Ron Fellows	Lucas Luhr Sascha Maassen
2003	Frank Biela Marco Werner		Chris Dyson	Ron Fellows Johnny O'Connell	Lucas Luhr Sascha Maassen
2004	LMP1		LMP2	GTS	GT
2004	Marco Werner JJ Lehto			Ron Fellows Johnny O'Connell	Timo Bernhard
2005	LMP1		LMP2	GT1	GT2
2005	Frank Biela Emanuele Pirro			Oliver Gavin Olivier Beretta	Patrick Long Jörg Bergmeister
2006	Allan McNish Rinaldo Capello		Lucas Luhr Sascha Maassen	Oliver Gavin Olivier Beretta	Jörg Bergmeister
2007	Allan McNish Rinaldo Capello		Timo Bernhard Romain Dumas	Oliver Gavin Olivier Beretta	Mika Salo Jaime Melo
2008	Marco Werner Lucas Luhr		Timo Bernhard Romain Dumas	Johnny O'Connell Jan Magnussen	Jörg Bergmeister Wolf Henzler
2009	LMP1		LMP2	GT2	Challenge
2009	David Brabham Scott Sharp		Adrian Fernández Luis Díaz	Patrick Long Jörg Bergmeister
2010	LMP		LMPC	GT	GTC
2010	David Brabham Simon Pagenaud		Scott Tucker	Patrick Long Jörg Bergmeister	Tim Pappas Jeroen Bleekemolen
2011	LMP1	LMP2	LMPC	GT	GTC
2011	Chris Dyson Guy Smith	Christophe Bouchut Scott Tucker	Ricardo González Gunnar Jeannette Eric Lux¹	Joey Hand Dirk Müller	Tim Pappas
2012	P1	P2	PC	GT	GTC
2012	Klaus Graf Lucas Luhr	Christophe Bouchut Scott Tucker	Alex Popow	Oliver Gavin Tommy Milner	Cooper MacNeil
2013	Klaus Graf Lucas Luhr	Scott Tucker		Antonio García Jan Magnussen	Jeroen Bleekemolen Cooper MacNeil

^ Eric Lux drove for a different team from teammates Ricardo González and Gunnar Jeannette. The three finished the season on equal points, and a tie breaker was not able to be utilized, therefore the three drivers all shared the championship.^[1]

Teams' Championship[]

Season	Category
1999	LMP			GTS	GT
1999	Panoz Motorsports			Dodge Viper Team Oreca
2000	Audi Sport North America			Viper Team Oreca
2001	LMP900		LMP675	GTS	GT
2001	Audi Sport North America			Corvette Racing	BMW Motorsport
2002	Audi Sport North America			Corvette Racing	Alex Job Racing
2003	Infineon Team Joest		Dyson Racing Team	Corvette Racing	Alex Job Racing
2004	LMP1		LMP2	GTS	GT
2004	ADT Champion Racing			Corvette Racing	Alex Job Racing
2005	LMP1		LMP2	GT1	GT2
2005	ADT Champion Racing		Intersport Racing	Corvette Racing
2006	Audi Sport North America		Penske Motorsports	Corvette Racing	Risi Competizione
2007	Audi Sport North America		Penske Racing	Corvette Racing	Risi Competizione
2008	Audi Sport North America		Penske Racing	Corvette Racing	Flying Lizard Motorsports
2009	LMP1		LMP2	GT2	Challenge
2009	Patrón Highcroft Racing		Lowe's Fernández Racing	Flying Lizard Motorsports
2010	LMP		LMPC	GT	GTC
2010	Patrón Highcroft Racing		Level 5 Motorsports	BMW Rahal Letterman Racing
2011	LMP1	LMP2	LMPC	GT	GTC
2011	Dyson Racing Team	Level 5 Motorsports	CORE Autosport	BMW Team RLL
2012	P1	P2	PC	GT	GTC
2012	Muscle Milk Pickett Racing	Level 5 Motorsports	CORE Autosport	Corvette Racing	Alex Job Racing
2013	Muscle Milk Pickett Racing	Level 5 Motorsports	CORE Autosport	Corvette Racing	Flying Lizard Motorsports

Manufacturer championships[]

The Chassis Manufacturers' and Automobile Manufacturers' Championships are combined into a single listing. The grand tourer categories do not have a separate Engine Manufacturers' Championship.

Chassis and Automobile Manufacturers' Championships[]

Season	Category
1999	LMP		GTS	GT
1999	Panoz		Porsche	Porsche
2000	Audi		DaimlerChrysler	Porsche
2001	LMP900	LMP675	GTS	GT
2001	Audi	Lola	Chevrolet	BMW
2002	Audi	Lola	Chevrolet	Porsche
2003	Audi	Lola	Chevrolet	Porsche
2004	LMP1	LMP2	GTS	GT
2004	Audi	Lola	Chevrolet	Porsche
2005	LMP1	LMP2	GT1	GT2
2005	Audi	Courage	Chevrolet	Porsche
2006	Audi	Porsche	Chevrolet	Porsche
2007	Audi	Porsche	Chevrolet	Ferrari
2008	Audi	Porsche	Chevrolet	Porsche
2009	LMP1	LMP2	GT2
2009	Acura	Acura	Porsche
2010	LMP		GT
2010	HPD		BMW
2011	LMP1	LMP2	GT
2011	Lola	Lola	BMW
2012	P1	P2	GT
2012	HPD	HPD	Chevrolet
2013	HPD	HPD	Chevrolet

Engine Manufacturers' Championship[]

Season	Category
2000	LMP
2000	Audi
2001	LMP900	LMP675
2001	Audi	Nissan
2002	Audi	AER-MG
2003	Audi	AER
2004	LMP1	LMP2
2004	Audi	Judd
2005	Audi	AER
2006	Audi	Porsche
2007	Audi	Porsche
2008	Audi	Porsche
2009	Acura	Acura
2010	LMP
2010	HPD
2011	LMP1	LMP2
2011	Mazda	HPD
2012	P1	P2
2012	HPD	HPD
2013	HPD	HPD

Tire Manufacturers' Championship[]

Season	Category
2000	LMP		GTS	GT
2000	Michelin		Michelin	Michelin
2001	LMP900	LMP675	GTS	GT
2001	Michelin	Avon	Goodyear	Michelin
2002	Michelin	Avon	Goodyear	Michelin
2003	Michelin	Goodyear	Goodyear	Michelin
2004	LMP1	LMP2	GTS	GT
2004	Michelin	Pirelli	Michelin	Michelin
2005	LMP1	LMP2	GT1	GT2
2005	Michelin	Goodyear	Michelin	Michelin
2006	Michelin	Michelin	Michelin	Michelin
2007	Michelin	Michelin	Michelin	Michelin
2008	Michelin	Michelin	Michelin	Michelin
2009	LMP1	LMP2	GT2
2009	Michelin	Michelin	Michelin
2010	LMP		GT
2010	Michelin		Michelin
2011	LMP1	LMP2	GT
2011	Dunlop	Michelin	Michelin
2012	P1	P2	GT
2012	Michelin	Dunlop	Michelin
2013	Michelin	Michelin	Michelin

Other championships[]

IMSA Cup[]

The IMSA Cup was a championship for teams which were not designated as being run by an automobile manufacturer. The 2002 championship was awarded to a full team, while from 2003 onward the championship points were awarded to each individual entry. For the 2011 season, due to a lack of manufacturer supported teams in the ALMS, the IMSA Cup was not awarded.

Season	Category
2002	LMP900	LMP675	GTS	GT
2002	Champion Racing		Konrad Motorsport	Alex Job Racing
2003	ADT Champion Racing	Intersport Racing
2004	LMP1	LMP2	GTS	GT
2004	ADT Champion Racing	Intersport Racing		Flying Lizard Motorsports
2005	LMP1	LMP2	GT1	GT2
2005	ADT Champion Racing	Intersport Racing
2006	Dyson Racing Team	Intersport Racing	Aston Martin Racing
2007	Intersport Racing	Dyson Racing Team		Risi Competizione
2008	Intersport Racing	Patrón Highcroft Racing		Flying Lizard Motorsports
2009	LMP1	LMP2	GT2
2009	Patrón Highcroft Racing	Lowe's Fernandez Racing	Flying Lizard Motorsports
2010	LMP	LMPC	GT	GTC
2010	Patrón Highcroft Racing		Flying Lizard Motorsports

Founders Cup[]

The Founders Cup is an annual award to recognize the accomplishments of a gentleman driver. A single championship is awarded covering all categories.

Season	Champion
2008	Jon Field
2009	Joel Feinberg
2010	Bill Sweedler
2011	Bill Sweedler
2012	Cooper MacNeil
2013	Mike Guasch

Michelin Green X Challenge[]

The Michelin Green X Challenge is a championship based on energy efficiency over the course of a season. The Green X Challenge debuted at the end of 2008, but the first championship was not awarded until the 2009 season. Two championships are awarded, one for both LMP classes and one for both GT classes.^[2]

Manufacturers Championship[]

Season	Category
2009	LMPs	GTs
2009	Acura	Porsche
2010	HPD	Porsche
2011	Mazda	BMW
2012	HPD	Chevrolet

Teams Championship[]

Season	Category
2009	LMPs	GTs
2009	Lowe's Fernández Racing	Flying Lizard Motorsports
2010	Patrón Highcroft Racing	Flying Lizard Motorsports
2011	Dyson Racing Team	BMW Team RLL
2012	Muscle Milk Pickett Racing	Corvette Racing

References[]

All championship results are taken from IMSARacing.net

^ 2011 Rules American Le Mans Series (PDF), International Motor Sports Association, 2011-02-25, p. 40, archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-10-03, retrieved 2011-10-04
^ "Michelin embraces green racing with Michelin Green X Challenge". American Le Mans Series. Retrieved 2009-08-24.

External links[]

[LMPC_Tie-1] 2011 Rules American Le Mans Series (PDF), International Motor Sports Association, 2011-02-25, p. 40, archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-10-03, retrieved 2011-10-04

[Green_X-2] "Michelin embraces green racing with Michelin Green X Challenge". American Le Mans Series. Retrieved 2009-08-24.

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