2008 Sports Car Challenge of Mid-Ohio

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The layout of Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course

The 2008 Acura Sports Car Challenge of Mid-Ohio was the sixth round of the 2008 American Le Mans Series season. It took place at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Ohio on July 19, 2008.

Race results[edit]

Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 70% of winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC).[1]

Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Tyre Laps
Engine
1 LMP1 2 United States Audi Sport North America Germany Marco Werner
Germany Lucas Luhr
Audi R10 TDI M 111
Audi TDI 5.5 L Turbo V12
(Diesel)
2 LMP1 1 United States Audi Sport North America Italy Rinaldo Capello
Italy Emanuele Pirro
Audi R10 TDI M 111
Audi TDI 5.5 L Turbo V12
(Diesel)
3 LMP2 7 United States Penske Racing Germany Timo Bernhard
France Romain Dumas
Porsche RS Spyder Evo M 111
Porsche MR6 3.4 L V8
4 LMP2 9 United States Patrón Highcroft Racing United States Scott Sharp
Australia David Brabham
Acura ARX-01B M 111
Acura AL7R 3.4 L V8
5 LMP2 15 Mexico Lowe's Fernández Racing Mexico Adrian Fernández
Mexico Luis Díaz
Acura ARX-01B M 111
Acura AL7R 3.4 L V8
6 LMP2 6 United States Penske Racing United States Patrick Long
Germany Sascha Maassen
Porsche RS Spyder Evo M 111
Porsche MR6 3.4 L V8
7 LMP2 16 United States Dyson Racing United States Chris Dyson
United Kingdom Guy Smith
Porsche RS Spyder Evo M 111
Porsche MR6 3.4 L V8
8 LMP2 20 United States Dyson Racing United States Butch Leitzinger
United Kingdom Marino Franchitti
Porsche RS Spyder Evo M 111
Porsche MR6 3.4 L V8
9 GT2 71 United States Tafel Racing Germany Dominik Farnbacher
Germany Dirk Müller
Ferrari F430GT M 104
Ferrari 4.0 L V8
10 GT2 46 United States Flying Lizard Motorsports United States Johannes van Overbeek
France Patrick Pilet
Porsche 997 GT3-RSR M 104
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
11 GT2 45 United States Flying Lizard Motorsports Germany Jörg Bergmeister
Germany Wolf Henzler
Porsche 997 GT3-RSR M 104
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
12 GT2 87 United States Farnbacher-Loles Motorsports United Kingdom Richard Westbrook
Germany Dirk Werner
Porsche 997 GT3-RSR M 104
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
13 GT2 62 United States Risi Competizione Brazil Jaime Melo
Finland Mika Salo
Ferrari F430GT M 103
Ferrari 4.0 L V8
14 LMP2 26 United States Andretti Green Racing France Franck Montagny
Brazil Raphael Matos
Acura ARX-01B M 103
Acura AL7R 3.4 L V8
15 LMP1 30 United States Intersport Racing United Kingdom Ryan Lewis
United States John Faulkner
Lola B06/10 D 103
AER P32C 3.6 L Turbo V8
16 GT2 61 United States Risi Competizione Austria Patrick Friesacher
United States Harrison Brix
Ferrari F430GT M 102
Ferrari 4.0 L V8
17 GT2 21 United States Panoz Team PTG United States Tom Milner
United States Tom Sutherland
Panoz Esperante GT-LM D 102
Ford (Élan) 5.0 L V8
18 GT2 73 United States Tafel Racing United States Jim Tafel
United States Alex Figge
Ferrari F430GT M 101
Ferrari 4.0 L V8
19 GT2 18 Germany VICI Racing Netherlands Nicky Pastorelli
Netherlands Francesco Pastorelli
Porsche 997 GT3-RSR K 101
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
20 LMP2 8 United States B-K Motorsports United States Gerardo Bonilla
United Kingdom Ben Devlin
Lola B07/46 D 99
Mazda MZR-R 2.0 L Turbo I4
(E85 ethanol)
21 GT1 3 United States Corvette Racing United States Johnny O'Connell
Denmark Jan Magnussen
Chevrolet Corvette C6.R M 98
Chevrolet LS7-R 7.0 L V8
(E85 ethanol)
22 GT1 4 United States Corvette Racing United Kingdom Oliver Gavin
Monaco Olivier Beretta
Chevrolet Corvette C6.R M 98
Chevrolet LS7-R 7.0 L V8
(E85 ethanol)
23 GT2 007 United Kingdom Drayson-Barwell United Kingdom Paul Drayson
United Kingdom Jonny Cocker
Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT2 D 94
Aston Martin 4.5 L V8
(E85 ethanol)
24 GT2 40 United States Robertson Racing United States David Robertson
United States Andrea Robertson
United States David Murry
Ford GT-R Mk.VII D 93
Ford 5.0 L V8
25 LMP1 12 United States Autocon Motorsports United States Chris McMurry
United States Bryan Willman
Creation CA07 D 92
Judd GV5 5.0 L V10
26
DNF
LMP2 66 United States de Ferran Motorsports Brazil Gil de Ferran
France Simon Pagenaud
Acura ARX-01B M 67
Acura AL7R 3.4 L V8
27
DNF
GT2 11 United States Primetime Race Group United States Joel Feinberg
United Kingdom Chris Hall
Dodge Viper Competition Coupe H 43
Dodge 8.3 L V10
28
DNF
GT2 44 United States Flying Lizard Motorsports 44 United States Lonnie Pechnik
United States Seth Neiman
Porsche 997 GT3-RSR M 37
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
29
DNF
GT2 54 United States Black Swan Racing United States Tim Pappas
United States Anthony Lazzaro
Ford GT-R Mk.VII F 27
Ford 5.0 L V8
30
DNF
LMP1 37 United States Intersport Racing United States Jon Field
United States Clint Field
United States Richard Berry
Lola B06/10 D 23
AER P32C 4.0 L Turbo V8
(E85 ethanol)

Statistics[edit]

  • Pole Position - #66 de Ferran Motorsports - 1:07.969[2]
  • Fastest Lap - #2 Audi Sport North America - 1:10.034

References[edit]

  1. ^ "ALMS Provisional Race Report" (PDF). International Motor Sports Association. 2008-07-19. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-02-18. Retrieved 2008-07-21.
  2. ^ "Qualifying Results" (PDF). International Motor Sports Association. 2008-07-18. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-02-18. Retrieved 2008-07-21.


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