2005 American Le Mans Series


The 2005 American Le Mans Series season was the 35th season for the IMSA GT Championship, with it being the fifth under the American Le Mans Series moniker. It was a series for Le Mans Prototypes and Grand Touring race cars divided into 4 classes: LMP1, LMP2, GT1, and GT2. It began March 19, 2005 and ended October 16, 2005 after 10 races.

Schedule

The schedule change from 2004 to 2005 was minimal, with only one event being added to the existing schedule. The Grand Prix of Atlanta returned once more, once again shortly after the 12 Hours of Sebring.
RndRaceCircuitDate
1Mobil 1 12 Hours of SebringSebring RacewayMarch 19
2Sportsbook.com Grand Prix of AtlantaRoad AtlantaApril 17
3American Le Mans at Mid-OhioMid-OhioMay 22
4New England Grand PrixLime Rock ParkJuly 4
5Infineon Grand Prix of SonomaInfineon RacewayJuly 17
6Portland Grand PrixPortland International RacewayJuly 30
7Generac 500 at Road AmericaRoad AmericaAugust 21
8Grand Prix of MosportMosportSeptember 4
9Petit Le MansRoad AtlantaOctober 1
10Monterey Sports Car ChampionshipsMazda Raceway Laguna SecaOctober 16

Season results

Overall winner in bold.
RndCircuitLMP1 Winning TeamLMP2 Winning TeamGT1 Winning TeamGT2 Winning TeamResults
RndCircuitLMP1 Winning DriversLMP2 Winning DriversGT1 Winning DriversGT2 Winning DriversResults
1Sebring #1 ADT Champion Racing #10 Miracle Motorsports #57 Aston Martin Racing #31 Petersen/White LightningResults
1Sebring JJ Lehto
Marco Werner
Tom Kristensen
Jeff Bucknum
Chris McMurry
Ian James
Darren Turner
David Brabham
Stephane Ortelli
Jörg Bergmeister
Patrick Long
Lucas Luhr
Results
2Road Atlanta #1 ADT Champion Racing #37 Telesis Intersport Racing #3 Corvette Racing #50 Panoz MotorsportsResults
2Road Atlanta JJ Lehto
Marco Werner
Jon Field
Clint Field
Ron Fellows
Johnny O'Connell
Bill Auberlen
Robin Liddell
Results
3Mid-Ohio #16 Dyson Racing #8 B-K Motorsports #3 Corvette Racing #23 Alex Job RacingResults
3Mid-Ohio Butch Leitzinger
James Weaver
James Bach
Guy Cosmo
Ron Fellows
Johnny O'Connell
Timo Bernhard
Romain Dumas
Results
4Lime Rock #1 ADT Champion Racing #10 Miracle Motorsports #4 Corvette Racing #23 Alex Job RacingResults
4Lime Rock JJ Lehto
Marco Werner
Jeff Bucknum
Chris McMurry
Oliver Gavin
Olivier Beretta
Timo Bernhard
Romain Dumas
Results
5Infineon #2 ADT Champion Racing #37 Intersport Racing #3 Corvette Racing #23 Alex Job RacingResults
5Infineon Frank Biela
Emanuele Pirro
Clint Field
Liz Halliday
Ron Fellows
Johnny O'Connell
Timo Bernhard
Romain Dumas
Results
6Portland #2 ADT Champion Racing #37 Intersport Racing #4 Corvette Racing #23 Alex Job RacingResults
6Portland Frank Biela
Emanuele Pirro
Gregor Fisken
Clint Field
Oliver Gavin
Olivier Beretta
Timo Bernhard
Romain Dumas
Results
7Road America #2 ADT Champion Racing #10 Miracle Motorsports #4 Corvette Racing #31 Petersen/White LightningResults
7Road America Frank Biela
Emanuele Pirro
Jeff Bucknum
Chris McMurry
Oliver Gavin
Olivier Beretta
Jörg Bergmeister
Patrick Long
Results
8Mosport #16 Dyson Racing #37 Intersport Racing #4 Corvette Racing #31 Petersen/White LightningResults
8Mosport Butch Leitzinger
James Weaver
Clint Field
Liz Halliday
Oliver Gavin
Olivier Beretta
Jörg Bergmeister
Patrick Long
Results
9Road Atlanta #2 ADT Champion Racing #37 Intersport Racing #4 Corvette Racing #31 Petersen/White LightningResults
9Road Atlanta Frank Biela
Emanuele Pirro
Jon Field
Clint Field
Liz Halliday
Oliver Gavin
Olivier Beretta
Jan Magnussen
Jörg Bergmeister
Patrick Long
Results
10Laguna Seca #15 Zytek Engineering #6 Penske Racing #4 Corvette Racing #31 Petersen/White LightningResults
10Laguna Seca Tom Chilton
Hayanari Shimoda
Lucas Luhr
Sascha Maassen
Oliver Gavin
Olivier Beretta
Jörg Bergmeister
Patrick Long
Results

† - The #8 B-K Motorsports entry failed to finish but completed enough laps to score points.

Teams Championship

Points are awarded to the top 10 finishers in the following order:
Exceptions were for the 4 Hour Monterey Sports Car Championships was scored in the following order:
And for the 12 Hours of Sebring and Petit Le Mans which award the top 10 finishers in the following order:
Cars failing to complete 70% of the winner's distance are not awarded points. Teams only score the points of their highest finishing entry in each race.

LMP1 Standings

PosTeamChassisEngineRd 1Rd 2Rd 3Rd 4Rd 5Rd 6Rd 7Rd 8Rd 9Rd 10Total
1 ADT Champion RacingAudi R8Audi 3.6L Turbo V826201320202020162619200
2 Dyson RacingMG-Lola EX257MG XP20 2.0L Turbo I419162013161616202216174
3 Autocon MotorsportsRiley & Scott Mk III CÉlan 6L8 6.0L V8101016945
4 Zytek MotorsportsZytek 04SZytek ZG348 3.4L V8102333

LMP2 Standings

PosTeamChassisEngineRd 1Rd 2Rd 3Rd 4Rd 5Rd 6Rd 7Rd 8Rd 9Rd 10Total
1 Intersport RacingLola B2K/40
Lola B05/40
Judd KV675 3.4L V8
AER P07 2.0L Turbo I4

20

16

20

20

20

26

11
133
2 Miracle MotorsportsCourage C65AER P07 2.0L Turbo I4262016201619117
3 B-K MotorsportsCourage C65Mazda R20B 2.0L 3-rotor16201316132216116
4 Van der Steur RacingLola B2K/40AER P07 2.0L Turbo I41316161358
5 Penske RacingPorsche RS SpyderPorsche MR6 3.4L V82323
6 BAT CompetitionLola B2K/40AER P14 3.0L V61919

GT1 Standings

PosTeamChassisEngineRd 1Rd 2Rd 3Rd 4Rd 5Rd 6Rd 7Rd 8Rd 9Rd 10Total
1 Corvette RacingChevrolet Corvette C6.RChevrolet 7.0L V822202020202020202623211
2 ACEMCO MotorsportsSaleen S7RFord 7.0L V816101313136131911114
3 Carsport AmericaDodge Viper GTS-RDodge 8.0L V1010668810810975
4 Pacific Coast MotorsportsChevrolet Corvette C5-RChevrolet 7.0L V8128108613865
5 Aston Martin RacingAston Martin DBR9Aston Martin 6.0L V1226221664

PosTeamChassisEngineRd 1Rd 2Rd 3Rd 4Rd 5Rd 6Rd 7Rd 8Rd 9Rd 10Total
1 Petersen/White LightningPorsche 911 GT3-RSRPorsche 3.6L Flat-62613161616320202623179
2 Alex Job RacingPorsche 911 GT3-RSRPorsche 3.6L Flat-6162020202016162211161
3 Flying Lizard MotorsportsPorsche 911 GT3-RSRPorsche 3.6L Flat-61910613101313101913126
4 BAM!Porsche 911 GT3-RSRPorsche 3.6L Flat-648213161013141696
5 J3 RacingPorsche 911 GT3-RSRPorsche 3.6L Flat-6226138662812992
6 Panoz Motor SportsPanoz Esperante GT-LMFord 5.0L V820106810841985
7 The Racer's Group Porsche 911 GT3-RSRPorsche 3.6L Flat-61616
8 IN2 RacingPorsche 911 GT3-RSRPorsche 3.6L Flat-61414
9 ZIP RacingPorsche 911 GT3-RPorsche 3.6L Flat-61212