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2010 American Le Mans Series
40th season of the racing series organized by IMSA
40th season of the racing series organized by IMSA
The 2010 American Le Mans Series season was the 40th overall season for the IMSA GT Championship, and the twelfth as the American Le Mans Series presented by Tequila Patrón. It was also the first season in which the ALMS used a revised structure for its four classes, as well as the first year in a three-year sponsorship deal with Patrón. The season began with the 12 Hours of Sebring on March 20 and ended with the Petit Le Mans on October 2, completing nine total races.
The senior class, LMP, the new combination class of the old LMP1 and LMP2 classes, saw defending LMP1 champions Patrón Highcroft Racing with defending champion driver David Brabham and new teammate Simon Pagenaud took a 23-point victory in their Honda over Porsche driver Klaus Graf. The other carry over category GT (the former GT2 class) Flying Lizard Motorsports Porsche duo of Patrick Long and Jörg Bergmeister successfully defended their class championship over Risi Competizione Ferrari driver Gianmaria Bruni. There was no GT1 category left in the series.
In the two spec-racer classes Scott Tucker of Level 5 Motorsports was the dominant driver in the LMP Challenge class, winning five of the nine races in the class' first full season. After debuting for half of the 2009 season, the new GT Challenge class saw the Black Swan Racing Porsche of Jeroen Bleekemolen and Tim Pappas claim the class victory.
Schedule
The 2010 American Le Mans Series season features nine events, dropping the St. Petersburg round from 2009. Laguna Seca will no longer end the season but is instead moved to May and has been extended from four hours to six hours; this will allow the Petit Le Mans to conclude the season. The Utah Grand Prix at Miller Motorsports Park has also had its date pushed back to July due to the move by Laguna Seca. The Petit Le Mans will also form part of the inaugural Intercontinental Le Mans Cup for LMP1s.
| Rnd | Race | Length | Circuit | Location | Date | – | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *American Le Mans Series Winter Test* | Sebring International Raceway | Sebring, Florida | February 22–23 | ||||||||||||
| [58th Mobil 1 12 Hours of Sebring](12-hours-of-sebring) | 12 Hours | Sebring International Raceway | Sebring, Florida | March 20 | |||||||||||
| American Le Mans Series at Long Beach | 1 Hour 40 Minutes | Long Beach Street Circuit | Long Beach, California | April 17 | |||||||||||
| American Le Mans Series Monterey | 6 Hours | Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca | Monterey, California | May 22 | |||||||||||
| Larry H. Miller Dealerships Utah Grand Prix | 2 Hours 45 Minutes | Miller Motorsports Park | Tooele, Utah | July 10 | |||||||||||
| American Le Mans Northeast Grand Prix | 2 Hours 45 Minutes | Lime Rock Park | Lakeville, Connecticut | July 24 | |||||||||||
| Mid-Ohio Sports Car Challenge | 2 Hours 45 Minutes | Mid-Ohio | Lexington, Ohio | August 7 | |||||||||||
| American Le Mans Series powered by eStar | 2 Hours 45 Minutes | Road America | Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin | August 22 | |||||||||||
| Grand Prix of Mosport | 2 Hours 45 Minutes | Mosport International Raceway | Bowmanville, Ontario | August 29 | |||||||||||
| 13th Annual Petit Le Mans | 1000 mi or 10 Hours | Road Atlanta | Braselton, Georgia | October 2 |
Regulation changes
Introduced on August 16, 2009, IMSA announced a new class structure for the 2010 season in order to address costs. Several previous classes will be retained, while some new classes will be added. Le Mans Prototypes, which previously ran in the LMP1 and LMP2 categories, will be combined into a single LMP category for much of the season. IMSA will modify the LMP1 and LMP2 rules through performance balancing in order to allow the two to compete equally in the new single category. However, the 12 Hours of Sebring and Petit Le Mans endurance races will not use this unified class, instead reverting to the 2009 regulations as used by the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO) at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The championship points payout for these two events have yet to be determined by IMSA.
A new Le Mans Prototype category will be established as a feeder system for young or amateur drivers. This category, known as Le Mans Prototype Challenge (LMPC), will borrow from the Formula Le Mans Cup series in Europe by utilizing a spec racing format. All teams will use Oreca FLM09 chassis, Chevrolet production V8s, and other standardized equipment. Along with the European Le Mans Series' (2010 season) Formula Le Mans, the ALMS LMPC makes up as its own class in the races throughout the season rather than racing as a support series.
With a lack of competitors in the former GT1 category, GT2 has been renamed to just GT and will be the premiere category for grand tourers in ALMS in 2010. The ALMS Challenge category, first established in 2009, will be expanded in 2010 and renamed as GT Challenge (GTC). The category will race for the full season for the first time. Porsche 911 GT3s from racing series other than the IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge will also be accepted for the first time.
Season results
Note that the Sebring and Petit Le Mans events will be held under ACO regulations requiring the LMP class to be split amongst LMP1 and LMP2. The overall race winner, regardless of their LMP category, is listed here.
Class winners in the Petit Le Mans (LMP1, LMP2 and GT) receive an automatic entry to the 2011 24 Hours of Le Mans.
Overall winners in bold.
| Rnd | Circuit | LMP Winning Team | LMPC Winning Team | GT Winning Team | GTC Winning Team | Results | LMP Winning Drivers | LMPC Winning Drivers | GT Winning Drivers | GTC Winning Drivers | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sebring | FRA **#07 Team Peugeot Total** | USA #55 Level 5 Motorsports | USA #62 Risi Competizione | USA #81 Alex Job Racing | [Results](2010-12-hours-of-sebring) | ||||||||||||||
| ESP **Marc Gené** | |||||||||||||||||||
| AUT **Alexander Wurz** | |||||||||||||||||||
| GBR **Anthony Davidson** | USA Scott Tucker | ||||||||||||||||||
| FRA Christophe Bouchut | |||||||||||||||||||
| CAN Mark Wilkins | BRA Jaime Melo | ||||||||||||||||||
| ITA Gianmaria Bruni | |||||||||||||||||||
| DEU Pierre Kaffer | USA Butch Leitzinger | ||||||||||||||||||
| USA Leh Keen | |||||||||||||||||||
| MEX Juan González | |||||||||||||||||||
| Long Beach | USA **#1 Patrón Highcroft Racing ** | USA #99 Green Earth Team Gunnar | USA #45 Flying Lizard Motorsports | USA #81 Alex Job Racing | [Results](2010-american-le-mans-series-at-long-beach) | ||||||||||||||
| AUS **David Brabham** | |||||||||||||||||||
| FRA **Simon Pagenaud** | USA Gunnar Jeannette | ||||||||||||||||||
| USA Elton Julian | USA Patrick Long | ||||||||||||||||||
| DEU Jörg Bergmeister | USA Butch Leitzinger | ||||||||||||||||||
| MEX Juan González | |||||||||||||||||||
| Laguna Seca | USA **#1 Patrón Highcroft Racing** | USA #55 Level 5 Motorsports | USA #45 Flying Lizard Motorsports | USA #54 Black Swan Racing | [Results](2010-monterey-sports-car-championships) | ||||||||||||||
| AUS **David Brabham** | |||||||||||||||||||
| FRA **Simon Pagenaud** | |||||||||||||||||||
| GBR **Marino Franchitti** | USA Scott Tucker | ||||||||||||||||||
| FRA Christophe Bouchut | |||||||||||||||||||
| CAN Mark Wilkins | USA Patrick Long | ||||||||||||||||||
| DEU Jörg Bergmeister | USA Tim Pappas | ||||||||||||||||||
| NED Jeroen Bleekemolen | |||||||||||||||||||
| NED Sebastiaan Bleekemolen | |||||||||||||||||||
| Miller | USA **#1 Patrón Highcroft Racing** | USA #55 Level 5 Motorsports | USA #62 Risi Competizione | USA #54 Black Swan Racing | [Results](2010-utah-grand-prix) | ||||||||||||||
| AUS **David Brabham** | |||||||||||||||||||
| FRA **Simon Pagenaud** | USA Scott Tucker | ||||||||||||||||||
| FRA Christophe Bouchut | BRA Jaime Melo | ||||||||||||||||||
| ITA Gianmaria Bruni | USA Tim Pappas | ||||||||||||||||||
| NED Jeroen Bleekemolen | |||||||||||||||||||
| Lime Rock | USA **#6 Muscle Milk Team Cytosport** | USA #99 Green Earth Team Gunnar | USA #45 Flying Lizard Motorsports | USA #63 TRG | [Results](2010-northeast-grand-prix) | ||||||||||||||
| USA **Greg Pickett** | |||||||||||||||||||
| GER **Klaus Graf** | USA Gunnar Jeannette | ||||||||||||||||||
| USA Elton Julian | GER Jörg Bergmeister | ||||||||||||||||||
| USA Patrick Long | FRA Henri Richard | ||||||||||||||||||
| USA Andy Lally | |||||||||||||||||||
| Mid-Ohio | USA **#16 Dyson Racing** | USA #55 Level 5 Motorsports | USA #62 Risi Competizione | USA #54 Black Swan Racing | [Results](2010-mid-ohio-sports-car-challenge) | ||||||||||||||
| USA **Chris Dyson** | |||||||||||||||||||
| GBR **Guy Smith** | USA Scott Tucker | ||||||||||||||||||
| FRA Christophe Bouchut | BRA Jaime Melo | ||||||||||||||||||
| ITA Gianmaria Bruni | USA Tim Pappas | ||||||||||||||||||
| NED Jeroen Bleekemolen | |||||||||||||||||||
| Road America | GBR **#8 Drayson Racing** | USA #99 Green Earth Team Gunnar | USA #90 BMW Rahal Letterman Racing | USA #54 Black Swan Racing | [Results](2010-american-le-mans-series-powered-by-estar) | ||||||||||||||
| GBR **Paul Drayson** | |||||||||||||||||||
| GBR **Jonny Cocker** | USA Gunnar Jeannette | ||||||||||||||||||
| USA Elton Julian | GER Dirk Müller | ||||||||||||||||||
| USA Joey Hand | USA Tim Pappas | ||||||||||||||||||
| NED Jeroen Bleekemolen | |||||||||||||||||||
| Mosport | USA **#6 Muscle Milk Team Cytosport** | USA #99 Green Earth Team Gunnar | USA #45 Flying Lizard Motorsports | USA #88 Velox Motorsports | [Results](2010-grand-prix-of-mosport) | ||||||||||||||
| FRA **Romain Dumas** | |||||||||||||||||||
| GER **Klaus Graf** | USA Gunnar Jeannette | ||||||||||||||||||
| USA Elton Julian | USA Patrick Long | ||||||||||||||||||
| DEU Jörg Bergmeister | USA Shane Lewis | ||||||||||||||||||
| USA Lawson Aschenbach | |||||||||||||||||||
| Road Atlanta | FRA **#08 Team Peugeot Total** | USA #95 Level 5 Motorsports | USA #4 Corvette Racing | USA #63 TRG | [Results](2010-petit-le-mans) | ||||||||||||||
| FRA **Franck Montagny** | |||||||||||||||||||
| FRA **Stéphane Sarrazin** | |||||||||||||||||||
| POR **Pedro Lamy** | USA Scott Tucker | ||||||||||||||||||
| USA Burt Frisselle | |||||||||||||||||||
| DEU Marco Werner | GBR Oliver Gavin | ||||||||||||||||||
| DEN Jan Magnussen | |||||||||||||||||||
| FRA Emmanuel Collard | FRA Henri Richard | ||||||||||||||||||
| USA Duncan Ende | |||||||||||||||||||
| USA Andy Lally |
Championships
Points were awarded to the top ten cars and drivers which complete at least 70% of their class winner's distance. Teams with multiple entries only score the points of their highest finishing entry in each race. Drivers were required to drive a minimum of 45 minutes to earn points, except for the Long Beach event which required only 30 minutes.
Starting with the Utah race, drivers are required to complete a particular amount of the minimum number of laps in order to earn points. The number of laps vary depending on the course size.
| Points System | Race Distance | Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Less than three hours | 20 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Between four and eight hours | 25 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | ||
| More than eight hours | 30 | 26 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Team championships
Teams with full season entries are awarded points in the team championships. Teams which participated in a partial season or on a race-by-race basis are not included in these championships.
As long as they compete full season and comply with ACO regulations, the top LMP1, LMP2 and GT team at the end of the season receive an automatic entry to the 2011 24 Hours of Le Mans.
LMP standings
Although combined into a single LMP class for seven events, the LMP1 and LMP2 category rules are utilized for the Sebring and Petit Le Mans races. The individual results and points for LMP1 and LMP2 are combined into the overall LMP standings.
| Pos | Team | Class | Chassis | Engine | SEB | LBH | LGA | MIL | LRP | MOH | ROA | MOS | ATL | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA Patrón Highcroft Racing | LMP2 | HPD ARX-01C | HPD AL7R 3.4 L V8 | 26 | 20 | 25 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 30 | **182** | |||||||
| USA Muscle Milk Team Cytosport | LMP2 | Porsche RS Spyder Evo | Porsche MR6 3.4 L V8 | 30 | 16 | 21 | 13 | 20 | 16 | 20 | 26 | **162** | ||||||||
| GBR Drayson Racing | LMP1 | Lola B09/60 | Judd GV5.5 S2 5.5 L V10 | 30 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 10 | 26 | **110** | ||||||||
| USA Dyson Racing Team | LMP2 | Lola B09/86 | Mazda MZR-R 2.0 L Turbo I4 | 23 | 13 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 0 | **98** | |||||||
| USA Intersport Racing | LMP1 | Lola B06/10 | AER P32T 4.0 L Turbo V8 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 30 | **69** | |||||||||
| USA Autocon Motorsports | LMP1 | Lola B06/10 | AER P32T 4.0 L Turbo V8 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 0 | **67** |
LMPC standings
All teams utilize the Oreca FLM09 chassis with Chevrolet LS3 engine.
| Pos | Team | SEB | LBH | LGA | MIL | LRP | MOH | ROA | MOS | ATL | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA Level 5 Motorsports | 30 | 16 | 25 | 20 | 13 | 20 | 13 | 16 | 30 | **183** | |||||||
| USA Green Earth Team Gunnar | 26 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 20 | 13 | 20 | 20 | 16 | **169** | |||||||
| USA Genoa Racing | 23 | 13 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 18 | **104** | ||||||||
| USA Intersport Racing | 18 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 26 | **95** | |||||||
| USA PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports | 0 | 0 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 23 | **92** | ||||||||
| USA Performance Tech | 20 | 8 | **28** |
GT standings
| Pos | Team | Chassis | Engine | SEB | LBH | LGA | MIL | LRP | MOH | ROA | MOS | ATL | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA BMW Rahal Letterman Racing | BMW M3 GT2 | BMW 4.0 L V8 | 26 | 13 | 21 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 20 | 13 | 20 | **158** | |||||||||
| USA Flying Lizard Motorsports | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 8 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 20 | 18 | **157** | |||||||||
| USA Risi Competizione | Ferrari F430 GTE | Ferrari 4.0 L V8 | 30 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 10 | 20 | 6 | 16 | 23 | **150** | |||||||||
| USA Corvette Racing | Chevrolet Corvette C6.R | Chevrolet 5.5 L V8 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 13 | 8 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 30 | **137** | |||||||||
| USA Extreme Speed Motorsports | Ferrari F430 GTE | Ferrari 4.0 L V8 | 16 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 26 | **91** | |||||||||
| USA Team Falken Tire | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | **40** | |||||||||
| USA Robertson Racing | Ford GT-R Mk. VII | Ford 5.0 L V8 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | **18** | ||||||||||
| USA Jaguar RSR | Jaguar XKRS | Jaguar 4.2 L V8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | **5** |
GTC standings
All teams utilize variations of the Porsche 997 GT3 Cup.
| Pos | Team | SEB | LBH | LGA | MIL | LRP | MOH | ROA | MOS | ATL | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA Black Swan Racing | 3 | 25 | 20 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 26 | **146** | ||||||||||
| USA Alex Job Racing | 30 | 20 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 16 | **129** | |||||||||
| USA Velox Motorsports | 18 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 20 | 23 | **126** | |||||||||
| USA TRG | 16 | 2 | 21 | 16 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 30 | **119** | |||||||||
| USA WERKS II Racing | 20 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 18 | **81** | ||||||||||||
| USA GMG Racing | 14 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 0 | **60** | |||||||||||
| USA Orbit Racing | 8 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 10 | **57** | |||||||||||
| USA 911 Design | 0 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 20 | **43** |
Driver championships
Drivers who participated in races but failed to score points over the course of the season are not listed.
LMP standings
Although combined into a single LMP class for seven events, the LMP1 and LMP2 category rules are utilized for the Sebring and Petit Le Mans races. The individual results and points for LMP1 and LMP2 are combined into the overall LMP standings.
| Pos | Driver | Team | SEB | LBH | LGA | MIL | LRP | MOH | ROA | MOS | ATL | Total | 1= | 1= | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS David Brabham | USA Patrón Highcroft Racing | 26 | 20 | 25 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 30 | **182** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FRA Simon Pagenaud | USA Patrón Highcroft Racing | 26 | 20 | 25 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 30 | **182** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DEU Klaus Graf | USA Muscle Milk Team Cytosport | 30 | 16 | 21 | 13 | 20 | 16 | 20 | 26 | **162** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GBR Jonny Cocker | GBR Drayson Racing | 30 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 10 | 26 | **110** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Chris Dyson | USA Dyson Racing Team | 23 | 13 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 0 | **98** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GBR Paul Drayson | GBR Drayson Racing | 30 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 10 | 26 | **94** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GBR Guy Smith | USA Dyson Racing Team | 23 | 13 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 0 | **92** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GBR Marino Franchitti | USA Patrón Highcroft Racing | 26 | 25 | 30 | **81** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Greg Pickett | USA Muscle Milk Team Cytosport | 30 | 16 | 13 | 20 | **79** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DEU Sascha Maassen | USA Muscle Milk Team Cytosport | 30 | 21 | 26 | **77** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Clint Field | USA Intersport Racing | 6 | 0 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 30 | **69** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Jon Field | USA Intersport Racing | 6 | 0 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | **59** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ITA Emanuele Pirro | GBR Drayson Racing | 30 | 0 | 16 | **46** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Bryan Willman | USA Autocon Motorsports | 15 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 0 | **44** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UK Andy Meyrick | USA Dyson Racing Team | 23 | 18 | 0 | **41** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UK Ben Devlin | USA Intersport Racing | 30 | **30** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CAN Tony Burgess | USA Autocon Motorsports | 0 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 0 | **29** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DEU Lucas Luhr | USA Muscle Milk Team Cytosport | 26 | **26** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Tomy Drissi | USA Autocon Motorsports | 10 | 13 | **23** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GBR Johnny Mowlem | USA Autocon Motorsports | 8 | 13 | **21** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FRA Romain Dumas | USA Muscle Milk Team Cytosport | 20 | **20** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GER Timo Bernhard | USA Muscle Milk Team Cytosport | 16 | **16** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GER Pierre Ehret | USA Autocon Motorsports | 15 | **15** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Ken Davis | USA Autocon Motorsports | 10 | **10** |
LMPC standings
Drivers in the LMPC category are allowed to drive for more than one car during an event. If a driver is in each car for a minimum of two hours each, he is allowed to score the points from whichever car he chooses.
| Pos | Driver | Team | SEB | LBH | LGA | MIL | LRP | MOH | ROA | MOS | ATL | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9= | 9= | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18= | 18= | 19 | 20= | 20= | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA Scott Tucker | USA Level 5 Motorsports | 30 | 16 | 25 | 20 | 13 | 20 | 13 | 16 | 30 | **183** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Gunnar Jeannette | USA Green Earth Team Gunnar | 26 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 20 | 13 | 20 | 20 | 16 | **169** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Elton Julian | USA Green Earth Team Gunnar | 26 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 13 | 20 | 20 | 16 | **153** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FRA Christophe Bouchut | USA Level 5 Motorsports | 30 | 16 | 25 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 16 | 20 | **147** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CAN Kyle Marcelli | USA Performance Tech | 20 | 8 | **101** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Genoa Racing | 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Intersport Racing | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GER Christian Zugel | USA Green Earth Team Gunnar | 26 | 18 | 16 | 0 | **89** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Genoa Racing | 10 | 6 | 0 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GBR Andy Wallace | USA Genoa Racing | 23 | **77** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Level 5 Motorsports | 0 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CAN Mark Wilkins | USA Level 5 Motorsports | 30 | 25 | 20 | **75** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MEX Ricardo González | USA PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports | 16 | 16 | 8 | 23 | **63** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MEX Luis Díaz | USA PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports | 16 | 16 | 8 | 23 | **63** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA David Ducote | USA Intersport Racing | 18 | 15 | 26 | **59** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Tom Sutherland | USA Genoa Racing | 23 | 13 | 21 | **57** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Brian Wong | USA Intersport Racing | 18 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 10 | **53** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Alex Figge | USA PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports | 13 | 16 | **47** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Genoa Racing | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Mitch Pagerey | USA Intersport Racing | 18 | 10 | 15 | **43** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Chapman Ducote | USA Intersport Racing | 10 | 6 | 26 | **42** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Frankie Montecalvo | USA Genoa Racing | 6 | 13 | 18 | **37** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA J. R. Hildebrand | USA Genoa Racing | 23 | 13 | **36** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DEU Marco Werner | USA Level 5 Motorsports | 30 | **30** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Burt Frisselle | USA Level 5 Motorsports | 30 | **30** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GBR Ryan Lewis | USA PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports | 23 | **23** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Joel Feinberg | USA Primetime-Braille Battery Race Group | 20 | **20** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Tom Weickardt | USA Primetime-Braille Battery Race Group | 20 | **20** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Eric Lux | USA Genoa Racing | 18 | **37** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Tom Papadopoulos | USA PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports | 0 | 0 | 16 | **16** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Max Hyatt | USA PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports | 13 | **13** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Tom Sedivy | USA Genoa Racing | 10 | **10** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Gerardo Bonilla | USA Performance Tech | 8 | **8** |
GT standings
| Pos | Driver | Team | SEB | LBH | LGA | MIL | LRP | MOH | ROA | MOS | ATL | Total | 1= | 1= | 2 | 3= | 3= | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7= | 7= | 8 | 9 | 10= | 10= | 11 | 12 | 13= | 13= | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27= | 27= | 28 | 29= | 29= | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEU Jörg Bergmeister | USA Flying Lizard Motorsports | 20 | 20 | 25 | 8 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 20 | 18 | **157** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Patrick Long | USA Flying Lizard Motorsports | 20 | 20 | 25 | 8 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 20 | 18 | **157** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ITA Gianmaria Bruni | USA Risi Competizione | 30 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 16 | 23 | **140** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Bill Auberlen | USA BMW Rahal Letterman Racing | 26 | 13 | 8 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 20 | **125** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Tommy Milner | USA BMW Rahal Letterman Racing | 26 | 13 | 8 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 20 | **125** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BRA Jaime Melo | USA Risi Competizione | 30 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 14 | **115** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GBR Oliver Gavin | USA Corvette Racing | 12 | 2 | 18 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 30 | **110** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DEN Jan Magnussen | USA Corvette Racing | 13 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 30 | **103** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DEU Dirk Müller | USA BMW Rahal Letterman Racing | 23 | 8 | 21 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 20 | 0 | 0 | **101** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Joey Hand | USA BMW Rahal Letterman Racing | 23 | 8 | 21 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 20 | 0 | 0 | **101** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MON Olivier Beretta | USA Corvette Racing | 12 | 2 | 18 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 16 | **94** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Johnny O'Connell | USA Corvette Racing | 13 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 16 | **87** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Scott Sharp | USA Extreme Speed Motorsports | 0 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 26 | **70** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Johannes van Overbeek | USA Extreme Speed Motorsports | 0 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 26 | **70** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIN Toni Vilander | USA Risi Competizione | 6 | 1 | 16 | 23 | **46** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DEU Dirk Werner | USA BMW Rahal Letterman Racing | 26 | 20 | **46** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Ed Brown | USA Extreme Speed Motorsports | 16 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 11 | **45** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Guy Cosmo | USA Extreme Speed Motorsports | 16 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 11 | **45** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DEU Pierre Kaffer | USA Risi Competizione | 30 | 10 | 4 | **44** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Seth Neiman | USA Flying Lizard Motorsports | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | **43** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FRA Emmanuel Collard | USA Corvette Racing | 12 | 30 | **42** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Bryan Sellers | USA Team Falken Tire | 0 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | **40** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Darren Law | USA Flying Lizard Motorsports | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | **39** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DEU Marc Lieb | USA Flying Lizard Motorsports | 20 | 18 | **38** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ESP Antonio García | USA Corvette Racing | 13 | 16 | **29** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIN Mika Salo | USA Risi Competizione | 10 | 4 | 14 | **28** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DEU Wolf Henzler | USA Team Falken Tire | 0 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | **28** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| POR João Barbosa | USA Extreme Speed Motorsports | 16 | 11 | **27** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DEU Dominik Farnbacher | USA Extreme Speed Motorsports | 26 | **26** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GBR Andy Priaulx | USA BMW Rahal Letterman Racing | 23 | 0 | **23** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ITA Giancarlo Fisichella | USA Risi Competizione | 6 | 1 | 14 | **21** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Tracy Krohn | USA Risi Competizione | 14 | 7 | **21** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SWE Niclas Jönsson | USA Risi Competizione | 14 | 7 | **21** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| AUT Richard Lietz | USA Flying Lizard Motorsports | 18 | **18** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA David Murry | USA Robertson Racing | 11 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | **18** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA David Robertson | USA Robertson Racing | 11 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | **18** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Andrea Robertson | USA Robertson Racing | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | **17** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BEL Eric van de Poele | USA Risi Competizione | 14 | **14** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DEU Marco Holzer | USA Flying Lizard Motorsports | 13 | **13** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| AUT Martin Ragginger | USA Team Falken Tire | 12 | **12** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BEL Marc Goossens | USA Jaguar RSR | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | **5** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FRA Patrick Pilet | USA Flying Lizard Motorsports | 4 | **4** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Paul Gentilozzi | USA Jaguar RSR | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | **3** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GBR Ryan Dalziel | USA Jaguar RSR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | **2** |
GTC standings
| Pos | Driver | Team | SEB | LBH | LGA | MIL | LRP | MOH | ROA | MOS | ATL | Total | 1= | 1= | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7= | 7= | 8 | 9= | 9= | 10= | 10= | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15= | 15= | 16= | 16= | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NED Jeroen Bleekemolen | USA Black Swan Racing | 3 | 25 | 20 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 26 | **146** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Tim Pappas | USA Black Swan Racing | 3 | 25 | 20 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 26 | **146** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Shane Lewis | USA Velox Motorsports | 18 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 20 | 23 | **126** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Andy Lally | USA TRG | 16 | 2 | 21 | 16 | 20 | 8 | 0 | 30 | **113** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FRA Henri Richard | USA TRG | 16 | 2 | 21 | 16 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 30 | **111** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Bill Sweedler | USA Alex Job Racing | 26 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 16 | **109** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Romeo Kapudija | USA Alex Job Racing | 26 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 10 | 16 | **96** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Galen Bieker | USA WERKS II Racing | 20 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 18 | **81** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Robert Rodriguez | USA WERKS II Racing | 20 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 18 | **81** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Lawson Aschenbach | USA Velox Motorsports | 18 | 11 | 20 | 23 | **72** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MEX Juan González | USA Alex Job Racing | 30 | 20 | 18 | 0 | **68** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Butch Leitzinger | USA Alex Job Racing | 30 | 20 | 18 | 0 | **68** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Bret Curtis | USA GMG Racing | 14 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 16 | **60** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA James Sofronas | USA GMG Racing | 14 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 16 | **60** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Jerry Vento | USA Velox Motorsports | 18 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 0 | **59** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Bryce Miller | USA Orbit Racing | 8 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | **57** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Duncan Ende | USA TRG | 16 | 8 | 30 | **54** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DEU Jan-Dirk Leuders | USA Alex Job Racing | 26 | 9 | 16 | **51** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Doug Baron | USA 911 Design | 0 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 20 | **43** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Loren Beggs | USA 911 Design | 0 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 20 | **43** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MEX Luis Díaz | USA Car Amigo AJR | 23 | 4 | 15 | 0 | **42** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MEX Ricardo González | USA Car Amigo AJR | 23 | 4 | 15 | 0 | **42** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Rene Villeneuve | USA TRG | 21 | 20 | **41** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GBR Luke Hines | USA Orbit Racing | 0 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | **36** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Leh Keen | USA Alex Job Racing | 30 | **30** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NED Sebastiaan Bleekemolen | USA Black Swan Racing | 26 | **26** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Patrick Kelly | USA Car Amigo AJR | 23 | **23** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA John McMullen | USA Orbit Racing | 8 | 13 | **21** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Cory Friedman | USA WERKS II Racing | 20 | **20** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Kris Wilson | USA WERKS II Racing | 18 | **18** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Andy Pilgrim | USA GMG Racing | 14 | **14** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Vic Rice | USA Velox Motorsports | 13 | **13** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Mitch Pagerey | USA Alex Job Racing | 13 | **13** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Spencer Pumpelly | USA TRG | 6 | **6** |
Team changes
- Scott Sharp has created a new racing team, Extreme Speed Motorsports, for the 2010 season, and will be entering two Ferrari F430s in the GT class.
- Rahal Letterman Racing have re-signed Bill Auberlen, Joey Hand, Tommy Milner and Dirk Müller for 2010.
- Acura confirmed in November 2009 that they would return for the 2010 season with Highcroft Racing.
- Simon Pagenaud will be joining Highcroft Racing for 2010. In addition, Marino Franchitti will join David Brabham and Pagenaud for three events at Sebring, Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca and Petit Le Mans.
- AutoCon Motorsports have signed Pierre Ehret to drive their LMP Lola at Sebring, Petit Le Mans, and Laguna Seca. They also confirmed that regular drivers Bryan Willman and Tony Burgess will return for 2010, although former lead driver Chris McMurry has retired.
- Intersport Racing has announced its LMPC lineup consists of Patrón GT3 Challenge drivers Mitch Pagerey and Brian Wong.
- 2010 marked the withdrawal of the Dodge Viper from the series.
References
References
- (2010-02-23). "Simply Perfect: Series announces Tequila Patron as Presenting Sponsor". [[American Le Mans Series]].
- (2009-09-25). "2010 Schedule Announced". [[Speed (TV channel).
- Collins, Sam. (2009-12-11). "Le Mans Intercontinental Cup launched". IPC Media.
- (2009-08-16). "Series Announces Revised Class Structure for 2010". [[American Le Mans Series]].
- Dagys, John. (2009-08-17). "Atherton Speaks on New Class Structure". [[Speed (TV channel).
- (2010-06-12). "IMSA Competition Bulletin #10–19". [[International Motor Sports Association]].
- (2009-10-10). "Scott Sharp creates new ALMS GT2 team". Crain Communications, Inc..
- (2009-12-04). "Rahal Letterman brings back driver quartet for 2010 ALMS season". Crain Communications, Inc..
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