List of American Le Mans Series champions

The American Le Mans Series (ALMS) was a North American sports car racing championship administered by the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) sanctioning body.^[1]^[2] It was founded by pharmaceutical entrepreneur Don Panoz in 1999 after reaching an agreement with the French-based 24 Hours of Le Mans organiser Automobile Club de l'Ouest to form a new sports car series based on the Le Mans rulebook that would serve as a local hub for North American entrants.^[3] The series disbanded following the 2013 season when it and the Grand-Am-sanctioned Rolex Sports Car Series merged to become the IMSA SportsCar Championship.^[1]^[2] It featured several championships awarded by IMSA to the most successful competitors within each of the racing categories used by the series each season. Individual championships were awarded for being the top point scoring drivers and teams as well as chassis, engine, and tire manufacturers. Other unique championships included the IMSA Cup, Founder's Cup, Michelin Green X Challenge, and the ALMS Challenge. The Drivers', Teams', Chassis Manufacturers', and Automobile Manufacturers' Championships were awarded since the series began in 1999, while the Tire and Engine Manufacturers' Championships were introduced in the 2000 season. The champions were not formally crowned until the ALMS awards banquet after the season's final race.^[4]

Drivers' Championship[edit]

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	LMP900	LMP675		GTS	GT
Season	LMP		—	GTS	GT	—
1999	Elliott Forbes-Robinson			Olivier Beretta	Cort Wagner
2000	Allan McNish			Olivier Beretta	Dirk Müller
2001	Emanuele Pirro	Didier de Radiguès		Terry Borcheller	Jörg Müller
2002	Tom Kristensen	Jon Field		Ron Fellows	Lucas Luhr Sascha Maassen
2003	Frank Biela Marco Werner	Chris Dyson		Ron Fellows Johnny O'Connell	Lucas Luhr Sascha Maassen
Season	LMP1	LMP2		GTS	GT
2004	Marco Werner JJ Lehto	Ian James		Ron Fellows Johnny O'Connell	Timo Bernhard
Season	LMP1	LMP2		GT1	GT2
2005	Frank Biela Emanuele Pirro	Clint Field		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
Season	LMP1	LMP2		—	GT2	Challenge
2009	David Brabham Scott Sharp	Adrian Fernández Luis Díaz			Patrick Long Jörg Bergmeister	Martin Snow Melanie Snow
Season	LMP		LMPC		GT	GTC
2010	David Brabham Simon Pagenaud		Scott Tucker		Patrick Long Jörg Bergmeister	Tim Pappas Jeroen Bleekemolen
Season	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
Season	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	Mike Guasch		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.^[5]

Teams' Championship[edit]

Season	LMP900	LMP675		GTS	GT
Season	LMP		—	GTS	GT	—
1999	Panoz Motorsports			Dodge Viper Team Oreca	Prototype Technology Group
2000	Audi Sport North America			Viper Team Oreca	Dick Barbour Racing
2001	Audi Sport North America	Dick Barbour Racing		Corvette Racing	BMW Motorsport
2002	Audi Sport North America	KnightHawk Racing		Corvette Racing	Alex Job Racing
2003	Infineon Team Joest	Dyson Racing Team		Corvette Racing	Alex Job Racing
Season	LMP1	LMP2		GTS	GT
2004	ADT Champion Racing	Miracle Motorsports		Corvette Racing	Alex Job Racing
Season	LMP1	LMP2		GT1	GT2
2005	ADT Champion Racing	Intersport Racing		Corvette Racing	Petersen/White Lightning
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
Season	LMP1	LMP2		—	GT2	Challenge
2009	Patrón Highcroft Racing	Lowe's Fernández Racing			Flying Lizard Motorsports	Snow Racing
Season	LMP		LMPC		GT	GTC
2010	Patrón Highcroft Racing		Level 5 Motorsports		BMW Rahal Letterman Racing	Black Swan Racing
Season	LMP1	LMP2	LMPC		GT	GTC
2011	Dyson Racing Team	Level 5 Motorsports	CORE Autosport		BMW Team RLL	Black Swan Racing
Season	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[edit]

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

Chassis and Automobile Manufacturers' Championships[edit]

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

Engine Manufacturers' Championship[edit]

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

Tire Manufacturers' Championship[edit]

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

Other championships[edit]

IMSA Cup[edit]

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	LMP1	LMP2		GTS	GT
Season	LMP900	LMP675	—	GTS	GT	—
2002	Champion Racing	KnightHawk Racing		Konrad Motorsport	Alex Job Racing
2003	ADT Champion Racing	Intersport Racing		ACEMCO Motorsports	Petersen/White Lightning
2004	ADT Champion Racing	Intersport Racing		ACEMCO Motorsports	Flying Lizard Motorsports
Season	LMP1	LMP2		GT1	GT2
2005	ADT Champion Racing	Intersport Racing		ACEMCO Motorsports	Petersen/White Lightning
2006	Dyson Racing Team	Intersport Racing		Aston Martin Racing	Petersen/White Lightning
2007	Intersport Racing	Dyson Racing Team		Doran Racing	Risi Competizione
2008	Intersport Racing	Patrón Highcroft Racing		Bell Motorsports	Flying Lizard Motorsports
Season	LMP1	LMP2		—	GT2
2009	Patrón Highcroft Racing	Lowe's Fernandez Racing			Flying Lizard Motorsports
Season	LMP		LMPC		GT	GTC
2010	Patrón Highcroft Racing		Green Earth Team Gunnar		Flying Lizard Motorsports	Black Swan Racing

Founders Cup[edit]

The Founders Cup was 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[edit]

The Michelin Green X Challenge was 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 were awarded, one for both LMP classes and one for both GT classes.^[6]

Manufacturers Championship[edit]

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

Teams Championship[edit]

Season	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[edit]

All championship results are taken from IMSARacing.net

^ ^a ^b Smith, Steven Cole (September 4, 2012). "Grand-Am, American Le Mans Series To Merge". Autoweek. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
^ ^a ^b Olson, Jeff (March 14, 2013). "ALMS, Grand-Am merger will be United SportsCar Racing". USA Today. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
^ Thomas, Phillip (August 7, 2020). "5 chapters from the life of Don Panoz, automotive titan". Hagerty. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
^ Kjos, Tom (October 2006). "ALMS – Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca – American Le Mans Wraps up its 2006 Amid Some Controversy". DailySportsCar. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
^ 2011 Rules American Le Mans Series (PDF), International Motor Sports Association, 2011-02-25, p. 40, archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-11-06, retrieved 2011-10-04
^ "Michelin embraces green racing with Michelin Green X Challenge". American Le Mans Series. Retrieved 2009-08-24.

[AutoweekSep12-1] Smith, Steven Cole (September 4, 2012). "Grand-Am, American Le Mans Series To Merge". Autoweek. Retrieved July 15, 2023.

[USATodayMar13-2] Olson, Jeff (March 14, 2013). "ALMS, Grand-Am merger will be United SportsCar Racing". USA Today. Retrieved July 15, 2023.

[3] Thomas, Phillip (August 7, 2020). "5 chapters from the life of Don Panoz, automotive titan". Hagerty. Retrieved July 15, 2023.

[4] Kjos, Tom (October 2006). "ALMS – Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca – American Le Mans Wraps up its 2006 Amid Some Controversy". DailySportsCar. Retrieved July 15, 2023.

[LMPC_Tie-5] 2011 Rules American Le Mans Series (PDF), International Motor Sports Association, 2011-02-25, p. 40, archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-11-06, retrieved 2011-10-04

[Green_X-6] "Michelin embraces green racing with Michelin Green X Challenge". American Le Mans Series. Retrieved 2009-08-24.

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Seasons	1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
General info	Automobile Club de l'Ouest 24 Hours of Le Mans Intercontinental Le Mans Cup FIA World Endurance Championship International Motor Sports Association Don Panoz
Classes	LMP Classes (list) LMGT Classes LMP Challenge
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