Imsa announces updated return to racing plandaytona international speedway, sebring international raceway to restart season in julyimsa prototype challenge schedule to resume at sebring international raceway in julythe 2020 prototype challenge season will resume on the weekend of july 1718 at sebring international racewayrevised 2020 porsche gt3 cup challenge usa by yokohama schedule. Read the latest american le mans series news and browse our full collection of american le mans series articles, photos, press releases and related videos. The american le mans series alms was a sports car racing series based in the united. This year marks the first time that every event on the alms schedule will be broadcast on xm. In subsequent years, the european races disappeared, with the creation of the shortlived european le mans series, and later the le mans series. It began march 15 and ended october 18 after eleven races. American le mans series wikipedia republished wiki 2. Imsa iracing challenge series set for thursday debut the 60minute race will stream live at 3 p. Defending champion bmw names driver lineup for the. The final entry list for the 24 hours of le mans has been published by the aco, with corvette racings two entries now confirmed for the annual enduro. Heinricher racing to have allfemale driver lineup in imsa. Sports car racing photos, videos and news as well as information about teams, drivers, racing and all current eventsendurance and sprint races in the spirit of the 24 hours of le mans teams compete. The season began with the 12 hours of sebring on march.
Posts about american le mans series written by dedeporsche. American lemans series season 20 speedsport magazine. Following his debut in the american le mans series in 2000 and his first of eight le mans 24 hours appearances at age 18, he went on to. The asian le mans series alms kicked off its new season this weekend at. Weathertech sportscar championship jeroen bleekemolen date of birth. Braun and bennett will be joined by mark wilkins for the 12 hours of sebring and petit le mans. For most races, points are awarded to the top 10 finishers in the following order. Netherlands longtime imsa racer making selected weathertech championship appearances, including the rolex 24 at daytona with tim pappas black swan team with whom he also won the 2010 american le mans series gtc title. Read the latest american le mans series news and browse our full collection of american le. Corvette racing, other american teams confirmed for le mans. Jmw motorsport announces 2020 elms driver lineup european. Asian le mans racing news, photos, videos, drivers. Imsa official home race results, schedule, standings, news, drivers. The american le mans headquarters was in braselton, georgia, adjacent to road atlanta.
Hand is on a mission to defend his 2011 gt drivers championship that he shared with copilot dirk mueller in the no. American le mans series ron fellows enjoying mosport. The 2008 american le mans series season was the 38th season for the imsa gt championship, with the tenth season known as the american le mans series. Audi reveals driver lineup and livery for rolex 24 at daytona.
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 threeyear sponsorship deal with patron. Xm is now a broadcast partner and the official satellite radio network for the series. The series began with eight races in 1999, beginning with the 12 hours of sebring, and ending at las vegas motor speedway. Rob wheldon et tom gamble to join wayne boyd in united autosports lmp3 team. Following the news that corvette will skip the 88th running of le mans 24 hours, we revisited our photo archive to find the best images from the american brands 20. Imsa announces updated return to racing plandaytona international speedway, sebring international raceway to restart season in julyimsa prototype challenge schedule to resume at sebring international raceway in julythe 2020 prototype challenge season will resume on the weekend of july 1718 at sebring international racewayrevised 2020 porsche gt3 cup challenge usa by yokohama schedule begins. The 2012 american le mans series gets underway on march 17 th with the 60 th running of the iconic 12hour race at sebring international raceway. Looking back on round 4 of the imsa iracing pro invitational series at road. Hpd oversees acura motorsports efforts in the imsa weathertech sportscar championship, featuring the 2019 championshipwinning acura arx05.
We can supply you will helpful information about seat numbers, venue maps, and 2020 american lemans series date as well as help you pick out the right seats if you are not familiar with a. American le mans series news and information autoblog. More stories imsa announces updated return to racing planimsa prototype challenge schedule. The 2012 american le mans series gets underway on 17th march at the 60th. 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 patron. Imsa race results, schedule, standings, news, drivers. Porsche has pulled its two north american core autosportrun entries out of this years le mans 24 hours, reducing its presence in the gte pro class to two cars. Nine races later, the season ends with the 12 th running of the petit le mans in road atlanta, which takes place on october 20.
Sights from the imsa action ahead of the motul petit le mans at road atlanta, friday oct. The 2010 american le mans series season was the 40th overall season for the imsa gt. He led the porsche factory effort in transam series racing in the 1980s. He led the race six times overall en route to the teams fourth of six wins in the sports car classic.
Browse through latest information on your favorite le mans drivers, including full biographies, latest news, highres photos and high quality videos. Keep track of every single race and program it yourself so you do not miss any dates from the calendar. Racing is a sport and it doesnt have to justify itself, but the alms does justify itself with all of the testing and development that takes place. Ford gt driver lineup announced for imsa weathertech. A total of 30 cars are set for this weekends lone star le mans event, one fewer than in bahrain, but most notably the lowest ever lmp1 car count three in series history. In acosanctioned racing all of the drivers are professional in gtepro, while in gteam, 1 or 2 amateurs are allowed to race with.
Taylor, a twotime imsa driver s champion, will partner with garcia. Taylor has previous experience as a driver for corvette racing, having been part of the teams endurance lineup from 20122017. The 12race schedule begins at daytona international. Potent corvette lineup adds jordan taylor for 2020 imsa season. Reigning class champions bmw has named five of its six its drivers for the 2012 season, in which they hope to defend their title in the american le mans series. Bmw names 2012 alms driver lineup american le mans. Joey hand sacramento is in the midst of his busiest season yet, racing in both the american le mans series stateside and german touring cars dtm in europe. The audi sport north america team wrapped up its title defence. Posts about american le mans series written by jselmants. Paul miller has extensive experience as both a driver and team owner.
The schedule the sixhour race on the circuit of the americas starts on 22 september at 11. Driver lineups may consist of 2 or 3 drivers with minimum drive time. Bmw names driver lineup for the 2012 american le mans series. In that span, he was part of a corvette racing victory at the 24 hours of le mans in 2015 and finished second at sebring and petit le mans in 2012. Tequila patron announced as the presenting sponsor of the. Xm satellite radio, the nations leading satellite radio company, announced that the american le mans series alms will join xms motorsports coverage lineup, beginning march 15. Corvette racing sets new fullseason driver lineup for 2020. It was the thirteenth season of the american le mans series, a sports car racing series that drew original inspiration from the types of racing cars that compete in.
It was a series for le mans prototypes lmp and grand touring gt race cars divided into 3 classes. Was part of the teams p2 class win at the rolex 24 at daytona in 2020. Milner joined the team in 2011 and won le mans for the first time the same season. Pappas revealed to sportscar365 plans for the team to return with a revised driver lineup as the former american le mans series class champion continues his recovery. The 2000 american le mans series was the second running of the imsa american le mans series, and overall the 30th season of an imsa gt championship, dating back to the 1971 edition. An overview of the season, with complete results, scores, race calendars and more.
Tequila patron announced as the presenting sponsor of the american le mans series. Ben hanley the official site of the ntt indycar series. Bmw team rll names driver lineup for the 2012 american le. Corvette racing confirms 2020 driver lineup gm authority. The american le mans series is, in my mind, the one race series that is genuinely important because of the kind of development that goes on, said david robertson. Le mans drivers complete list of all le mans drivers. Grandam and american le mans announced a merger wednesday that will join them as one series beginning in 2014. Honda performance development founded in 1993 and located in santa clarita, california, honda performance development hpd is the technical operations center for honda and acuras highperformance racing activities in north america. Sports car racing series photos, videos, news, drivers teams, racing schedule and standings official site of the american le mans series presented by tequila patron. Backed by a wealth of experience and talent and a long history of success, paul miller racing began competing in professional sports car racing in 2010, running in grandam and the american le mans series. He previously competed in the dtm series from 201214 and had been in the american le mans series from 200411, where he won two 12 hours of sebring titles and the 2011 gt driver championship. Has competed in sports cars with dragonspeed in the world endurance championship, imsa weathertech sports car series and european le mans series.
The 2000 american le mans series was the second running of the imsa american le mans. Titleholder bmw enters into the new season of the american le mans series with a team of experienced drivers. The schedule expanded to 12 races in 2000, including two races in europe, and one in australia. The new venues for the american le mans series in 2002 include one of north americas finest permanent road racing facilities, road america in elkhart lake, wis.
Photo by eric gilbert on september 26th, 2011 at sebring winter test. He was teamed with gavin the following year, and they went on to win the american le mans series. The team was left searching for a new third driver for the no. Imsa 2020 results and standings for top drivers and teams. American le mans series porsche everyday dedeporsches blog. Last year, bmw won the gt drivers championship, the gt team and the gt manufacturer titles at this hardfought season. Guy smith and dyson racing will start on the overall lmp1 pole for saturdays midohio sports car challenge after narrowly beating out klaus grafs muscle milk aston martin by one tenth of a second during qualifying with a 1. Starting with the utah race, drivers are required to complete a particular. Ron fellows made a name for himself as a driver, and now hes hoping to do so as one of the owners of a true gem, mosport international raceway. Drivers, constructors and team results for the top racing series from around the world at the click of your finger. It consisted of a series of endurance and sprint races, and was created in the spirit of the 24 hours of le mans.