2012 American Le Mans Series


The 2012 American Le Mans Series season was a multi-event auto racing championship for sports racing cars which conform to the technical regulations laid out by the International Motor Sports Association for the American Le Mans Series. It was the fourteenth season of the American Le Mans Series, and the 42nd season overall of the IMSA GT Championship. The season began with the 60th annual 12 Hours of Sebring on March 14-17, and covered ten events.

Calendar

On September 30, 2011, ALMS president Scott Atherton announced an eleven race schedule for 2012. All nine of the events on the 2011 race schedule are carried over, while two new events are planned but not yet announced. Atherton stated three different venues are vying for the two calendar spots. One of the two new events was later removed from the calendar. The calendar will also share the 12 Hours of Sebring with the successor to the Intercontinental Le Mans Cup, the FIA World Endurance Championship, while the Petit Le Mans will count as the final round of the European Le Mans Series. It was also announced that four events would be televised live, while the rest would be streamed live on ESPN3 and televised on a tape delay the following day. All tape-delayed events were broadcast on ESPN, and began approximately one hour into the race.
On January 16, the ninth round was announced to take place at Virginia International Raceway on the Full Course layout. It will be both the first visit by ALMS to Virginia, as well as the first competition held on this layout.
RndRaceLengthCircuitLocationDate
160th Anniversary Mobil 1 12 Hours of Sebring12 HoursSebring International RacewaySebring, FloridaMarch 17
2American Le Mans Series at Long Beach2 HoursLong Beach street circuitLong Beach, CaliforniaApril 14
3American Le Mans Monterey6 HoursMazda Raceway Laguna SecaMonterey, CaliforniaMay 12
4American Le Mans Northeast Grand Prix2 Hours 45 MinutesLime Rock ParkLakeville, ConnecticutJuly 7
5Grand Prix of Mosport2 Hours 45 MinutesCanadian Tire Motorsport ParkBowmanville, OntarioJuly 22
6Mid-Ohio Sports Car Challenge2 Hours 45 MinutesMid-Ohio Sports Car CourseLexington, OhioAugust 4
7Road Race Showcase4 HoursRoad AmericaElkhart Lake, WisconsinAugust 18
8Baltimore Sports Car Challenge2 HoursBaltimore street circuitBaltimore, MarylandSeptember 1
9American Le Mans Series VIR 2404 HoursVirginia International RacewayAlton, VirginiaSeptember 15
1015th Annual Petit Le Mans or 10 HoursRoad AtlantaBraselton, GeorgiaOctober 20

Entry list

Team announcements

Overall winners in bold.
RndCircuitP1 Winning TeamP2 Winning TeamPC Winning TeamGT Winning TeamGTC Winning TeamReport
RndCircuitP1 Winning DriversP2 Winning DriversPC Winning DriversGT Winning DriversGTC Winning DriversReport
1Sebring #016 Dyson Racing Team #055 Level 5 Motorsports #06 CORE Autosport #56 BMW Team RLL #023 Alex Job RacingReport
1Sebring Chris Dyson
Guy Smith
Steven Kane
Scott Tucker
João Barbosa
Christophe Bouchut
E. J. Viso
Alex Popow
Burt Frisselle
Dirk Müller
Joey Hand
Jonathan Summerton
Bill Sweedler
Townsend Bell
Dion von Moltke
Report
2Long Beach #6 Muscle Milk Pickett Racing #055 Level 5 Motorsports #06 CORE Autosport #4 Corvette Racing #34 Green Hornet RacingReport
2Long Beach Klaus Graf
Lucas Luhr
Scott Tucker
Christophe Bouchut
Alex Popow
Ryan Dalziel
Oliver Gavin
Tommy Milner
Peter LeSaffre
Damien Faulkner
Report
3Laguna Seca #6 Muscle Milk Pickett Racing #95 Level 5 Motorsports #05 CORE Autosport #4 Corvette Racing #66 TRGReport
3Laguna Seca Klaus Graf
Lucas Luhr
Scott Tucker
Luis Díaz
Franck Montagny
Jon Bennett
Colin Braun
Oliver Gavin
Tommy Milner
Emilio Di Guida
Jeroen Bleekemolen
Bret Curtis
Report
4Lime Rock #6 Muscle Milk Pickett Racing #055 Level 5 Motorsports #05 CORE Autosport #45 Flying Lizard Motorsports #22 Alex Job RacingReport
4Lime Rock Klaus Graf
Lucas Luhr
Scott Tucker
Christophe Bouchut
Jon Bennett
Colin Braun
Jörg Bergmeister
Patrick Long
Leh Keen
Cooper MacNeil
Report
5Mosport #6 Muscle Milk Pickett Racing #37 Conquest Racing #9 RSR Racing #01 Extreme Speed Motorsports #66 TRGReport
5Mosport Klaus Graf
Lucas Luhr
Martin Plowman
David Heinemeier Hansson
Bruno Junqueira
Tomy Drissi
Scott Sharp
Johannes van Overbeek
Emilio Di Guida
Spencer Pumpelly
Report
6Mid-Ohio #6 Muscle Milk Pickett Racing #055 Level 5 Motorsports #52 PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports #4 Corvette Racing #11 JDX RacingReport
6Mid-Ohio Klaus Graf
Lucas Luhr
Scott Tucker
Christophe Bouchut
Marino Franchitti
Rudy Junco Jr.
Oliver Gavin
Tommy Milner
Tim Pappas
Jeroen Bleekemolen
Report
7Road America #16 Dyson Racing Team #37 Conquest Racing #06 CORE Autosport #55 BMW Team RLL #22 Alex Job RacingReport
7Road America Chris Dyson
Guy Smith
Martin Plowman
David Heinemeier Hansson
Alex Popow
Tom Kimber-Smith
Jon Bennett
Bill Auberlen
Jörg Müller
Cooper MacNeil
Jeroen Bleekemolen
Report
8Baltimore #20 Dyson Racing Team #055 Level 5 Motorsports #06 CORE Autosport #17 Team Falken Tire #68 TRGReport
8Baltimore Michael Marsal
Eric Lux
Scott Tucker
Christophe Bouchut
Alex Popow
Ryan Dalziel
Wolf Henzler
Bryan Sellers
Al Carter
Patrick Pilet
Report
9Virginia #6 Muscle Milk Pickett Racing #055 Level 5 Motorsports #05 CORE Autosport #4 Corvette Racing #22 Alex Job RacingReport
9Virginia Klaus Graf
Lucas Luhr
Scott Tucker
Christophe Bouchut
Jon Bennett
Colin Braun
Oliver Gavin
Tommy Milner
Cooper MacNeil
Leh Keen
Report
10Road Atlanta #12 Rebellion Racing #95 Level 5 Motorsports #06 CORE Autosport #01 Extreme Speed Motorsports #30 NGT MotorsportReport
10Road Atlanta Neel Jani
Nicolas Prost
Andrea Belicchi'''
Scott Tucker
Christophe Bouchut
Luis Díaz
Alex Popow
Ryan Dalziel
Mark Wilkins
Scott Sharp
Johannes van Overbeek
Toni Vilander
Henrique Cisneros
Mario Farnbacher
Kuba Giermaziak
Report

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. 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.

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 P1, P2 and GT team at the end of the season receive an automatic entry to the 2013 24 Hours of Le Mans.

P1 standings

PosTeamChassisEngineSEBLBHLGALRPMOSMOHRAMBGPVIRPLMTotal
1 Muscle Milk Pickett RacingHPD ARX-03aHonda 3.4 L V820202220202018132220195
2 Dyson Racing TeamLola B12/60Mazda MZR-R 2.0 L Turbo I424161816161622201824190

P2 standings

PosTeamChassisEngineSEBLBHLGALRPMOSMOHRAMBGPVIRPLMTotal
1 Level 5 MotorsportsHPD ARX-03bHonda HR28TT 2.8 L Turbo V624202220162015202224203
2 Conquest EnduranceMorgan LMP2Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V81716181620162213180156
3 Dempsey RacingLola B12/87Judd-BMW HK 3.6 L V812131018053
4 Black Swan RacingLola B11/80Honda HR28TT 2.8 L Turbo V620020

PC standings

All teams utilize the Oreca FLM09 chassis with Chevrolet LS3 engine.

PosTeamSEBLBHLGALRPMOSMOHRAMBGPVIRPLMTotal
1 CORE Autosport24202220161622202224206
2 RSR Racing8418820012161220118
3 Merchant Services Racing14101008131510812100
4 PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports2068100200181799
5 Dempsey Racing0861310101013101090
6 Muscle Milk Pickett Racing12161240
7 Performance Tech Motorsports105015

GT standings

PosTeamChassisEngineSEBLBHLGALRPMOSMOHRAMBGPVIRPLMTotal
1 Corvette RacingChevrolet Corvette C6.RChevrolet 5.5 L V820202216162015162220187
2 BMW Team RLLBMW M3 GT2BMW 4.0 L V82416158131322101217150
3 Extreme Speed MotorsportsFerrari 458 Italia GT2Ferrari 4.5 L V881310102066131524125
4 Flying Lizard MotorsportsPorsche 997 GT3-RSRPorsche 4.0 L Flat-61068206161881812122
5 Team Falken TirePorsche 997 GT3-RSRPorsche 4.0 L Flat-67864101002061081
6 Paul Miller RacingPorsche 997 GT3-RSRPorsche 4.0 L Flat-612443821223555
7 Lotus / Alex Job RacingLotus Evora GTECosworth 4.0 L V600130818021
8 SRT MotorsportsSRT Viper GTS-RSRT 8.0 L V10140712

GTC standings

All teams utilize variations of the Porsche 997 GT3 Cup.


PosTeamSEBLBHLGALRPMOSMOHRAMBGPVIRPLMTotal
1 Alex Job Racing24161220161322202214179
2 TRG14822620205131020138
3 Green Hornet Racing172010160161516120122
4 JDX Racing121301013018101517108
5 GMG Racing81018131059
6 NGT Motorsports76182455
7 Competition Motorsports10615126049

Note: the #11 JDX Racing car won the Mid-Ohio round but driver Tim Pappas failed to meet the minimum driving time requirement. JDX was allowed to keep their "win" but the first place points and prize money went to the #66 TRG car for that race.

Driver championships

Drivers who participated in races but failed to score points over the course of the season are not listed.

P1 standings

PosDriverTeamSEBLBHLGALRPMOSMOHRAMBGPVIRPLMTotal
1 Klaus Graf Muscle Milk Pickett Racing20202220202018132220195
1 Lucas Luhr Muscle Milk Pickett Racing20202220202018132220195
2 Chris Dyson Dyson Racing Team24161816161622161824186
2 Guy Smith Dyson Racing Team24161816161622161824186
3 Eric Lux Dyson Racing Team13131313152087
4 Michael Marsal Dyson Racing Team1313131520074
5 Steven Kane Dyson Racing Team242448
6 Tony Burgess Dyson Racing Team13151745
7 Johnny Mowlem Dyson Racing Team181836
8 Romain Dumas Muscle Milk Pickett Racing2020
8 Simon Pagenaud Muscle Milk Pickett Racing2020
9 Mark Patterson Dyson Racing Team01717
9 Chris McMurry Dyson Racing Team1717

P2 standings

PosDriverTeamSEBLBHLGALRPMOSMOHRAMBGPVIRPLMTotal
1 Christophe Bouchut Level 5 Motorsports24201520162015202224196
1 Scott Tucker Level 5 Motorsports24201520162015202224196
2 Martin Plowman Conquest Endurance1716181620162213180156
2 David Heinemeier Hansson Conquest Endurance1716181620162213180156
3 Patrick Dempsey Dempsey Racing12131018053
4 Luis Díaz Level 5 Motorsports013220160051
5 Joe Foster Dempsey Racing013018031
6 Ricardo González Level 5 Motorsports1316029
7 João Barbosa Level 5 Motorsports2424
8 Tim Pappas Black Swan Racing20020
8 Jon Fogarty Black Swan Racing2020
8 Marino Franchitti Level 5 Motorsports2020
8 Dario Franchitti Level 5 Motorsports2020
9 Jonny Cocker Dempsey Racing1212

PC standings

Drivers in the PC 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.

PosDriverTeamSEBLBHLGALRPMOSMOHRAMBGPVIRPLMTotal
1 Alex Popow CORE Autosport24201516131622201524185
2 Jon Bennett CORE Autosport171322201681802214150
2 Colin Braun CORE Autosport171322201681802214150
3 Bruno Junqueira RSR Racing8418820012161220118
4 Rudy Junco Jr. PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports206200181781
5 Duncan Ende Dempsey Racing086131001013101080
5 Henri Richard Dempsey Racing086130101013101080
6 Tom Kimber-Smith CORE Autosport1516221568
7 Ryan Dalziel CORE Autosport2000202464
8 Ken Dobson PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports2081001755
9 Kyle Marcelli Merchant Services Racing0101008130001253
10 Tomy Drissi RSR Racing00002001612048
11 Butch Leitzinger PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports20681044
12 Mike Guasch Muscle Milk Pickett Racing12161240
12 Memo Gidley Muscle Milk Pickett Racing12161240
13 Roberto González RSR Racing8181238
14 Ricardo Vera Performance Tech Motorsports
RSR Racing
1052035
15 Antonio Downs Merchant Services Racing100013831
16 Matt Downs Merchant Services Racing80101230
17 E. J. Viso CORE Autosport2424
18 Pablo Sanchez Merchant Services Racing14822
19 Lucas Downs Merchant Services Racing010010020
20 Marino Franchitti PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports0001818
21 Elton Julian PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports1717
22 Ryan Lewis Dempsey Racing61016
23 Chapman Ducote Merchant Services Racing0015015
23 James French Merchant Services Racing1515
24 Anthony Nicolosi Performance Tech Motorsports10515
25 Javier Echeverria Merchant Services Racing1414
25 Ricardo González CORE Autosport1414
26 Tony Burgess Merchant Services Racing0060814
27 Archie Hamilton Muscle Milk Pickett Racing1212
28 Raphael Matos Performance Tech Motorsports1010
29 James Kovacic Merchant Services Racing066

GT standings

PosDriverTeamSEBLBHLGALRPMOSMOHRAMBGPVIRPLMTotal
1 Oliver Gavin Corvette Racing172022131201516220146
1 Tommy Milner Corvette Racing172022131201516220146
2 Scott Sharp Extreme Speed Motorsports61310102066131524123
2 Johannes van Overbeek Extreme Speed Motorsports61310102066131524123
3 Jan Magnussen Corvette Racing20101816160106520121
3 Antonio García Corvette Racing20101816160106520121
4 Dirk Müller BMW Team RLL2416128138310414112
5 Jörg Bergmeister Flying Lizard Motorsports568200161881812111
5 Patrick Long Flying Lizard Motorsports568200161881812111
6 Jörg Müller BMW Team RLL1411564132231217107
6 Bill Auberlen BMW Team RLL1411564132231217107
7 Joey Hand BMW Team RLL24161281381091
8 Wolf Henzler Team Falken Tire7864101002061081
8 Bryan Sellers Team Falken Tire7864101002061081
9 Bryce Miller Paul Miller Racing12443821223555
9 Sascha Maassen Paul Miller Racing12443821223555
10 Seth Neiman Flying Lizard Motorsports10352645010853
11 Marco Holzer Flying Lizard Motorsports535245410846
12 Jonathan Summerton BMW Team RLL24341445
13 Uwe Alzen BMW Team RLL141428
14 Toni Vilander Extreme Speed Motorsports2424
15 Ed Brown Extreme Speed Motorsports823023000624
16 Guy Cosmo Extreme Speed Motorsports623023000622
17 Townsend Bell Lotus / Alex Job Racing00130818021
17 Bill Sweedler Lotus / Alex Job Racing00130818021
18 Jordan Taylor Corvette Racing20020
19 Richard Westbrook Corvette Racing17017
20 Martin Ragginger Team Falken Tire71017
21 Andy Lally Flying Lizard Motorsports10616
22 Anthony Lazzaro Extreme Speed Motorsports80614
23 Patrick Pilet Flying Lizard Motorsports1212
23 Rob Bell Paul Miller Racing1212
24 Dominik Farnbacher SRT Motorsports14712
25 Darren Law Flying Lizard Motorsports1010
26 Nick Tandy Flying Lizard Motorsports88
26 Jeff Segal Extreme Speed Motorsports88
27 Ryan Hunter-Reay SRT Motorsports77
28 Kuno Wittmer SRT Motorsports1405
29 Richard Lietz Paul Miller Racing055

GTC standings

PosDriverTeamSEBLBHLGALRPMOSMOHRAMBGPVIRPLMTotal
1 Cooper MacNeil Alex Job Racing2016122016132220220161
2 Leh Keen Alex Job Racing2016201613202214141
3 Spencer Pumpelly TRG148620205131020116
4 Peter LeSaffre Green Hornet Racing172010160101516120116
4 Damien Faulkner Green Hornet Racing172010160101516120116
5 Chris Cumming JDX Racing12130101318101517108
6 Michael Valiante JDX Racing1310130151768
7 Bob Faieta Competition Motorsports
Green Hornet Racing
1061516126065
8 Jeroen Bleekemolen TRG
Alex Job Racing
NGT Motorsport
220221862
9 James Sofronas GMG Racing8101813049
10 Michael Avenatti Competition Motorsports10615126049
11 Emilio Di Guida TRG08020510043
12 Henrique Cisneros NGT Motorsport0182442
13 Alex Welch GMG Racing8100131041
14 Dion von Moltke Alex Job Racing241438
15 Marc Bunting TRG141327
16 Angel Benitez Jr. NGT Motorsport0681226
17 Cort Wagner Competition Motorsports101525
18 Mario Farnbacher NGT Motorsport2424
18 Kuba Giermaziak NGT Motorsport2424
19 Patrick Huisman Green Hornet Racing16824
20 Al Carter TRG2020
21 Nelson Canache Jr. TRG2020
22 Anthony Lazzaro Alex Job Racing12820
23 Martin Ragginger JDX Racing01818
24 Sebastiaan Bleekemolen Green Hornet Racing17017
24 Sean Johnston JDX Racing1717
25 Kévin Estre JDX Racing1212
25 Mark Bullitt NGT Motorsport1212
25 Jeff Segal NGT Motorsport1212
26 Brian Wong Green Hornet Racing808
27 René Villeneuve GMG Racing8008
28 Nicki Thiim NGT Motorsport77
29 Mike Piera TRG66
30 Angel Benitez Sr. NGT Motorsport0606
31 Sean Edwards NGT Motorsport66