2012 American Le Mans Series at Long Beach


The 2012 Tequila Patrón American Le Mans Series at Long Beach was held at Long Beach Street Circuit on April 14, 2012. It was the second round of the 2012 American Le Mans Series season.

Qualifying

Due to heavy rain before the qualifying session was scheduled to take place, the ALMS decided to postpone the qualifying session. Grid position was decided by points standings in the championship which meant the No. 16 Dyson Racing car started on pole position.

Qualifying results

winners in each class are marked in bold.
PosClassTeamGrid
1P1#16 Dyson Racing Team1
2P1#6 Muscle Milk Pickett Racing2
3P1#20 Dyson Racing Team3
4P2#055 Level 5 Motorsports4
5P2#54 Black Swan Racing5
6P2#37 Conquest Endurance6
7P2#95 Level 5 Motorsports7
8PC#06 CORE Autosport8
9PC#52 PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports9
10PC#05 CORE Autosport10
11PC#5 Muscle Milk Pickett Racing11
12PC#9 RSR Racing12
13PC#25 Dempsey Racing13
14PC#8 Merchant Services Racing14
15PC#7 Merchant Services Racing15
16GT#56 BMW Team RLL16
17GT#3 Corvette Racing17
18GT#4 Corvette Racing18
19GT#55 BMW Team RLL19
20GT#48 Paul Miller Racing20
21GT#44 Flying Lizard Motorsports21
22GT#02 Extreme Speed Motorsports22
23GT#17 Team Falken Tire23
24GT#01 Extreme Speed Motorsports24
25GT#45 Flying Lizard Motorsports25
26GT#23 Lotus / Alex Job Racing26
27GT#007 Aston Martin Racing27
28GTC#34 Green Hornet Racing28
29GTC#22 Alex Job Racing29
30GTC#66 TRG30
31GTC#11 JDX Racing31
32GTC#24 Competition Motorsports32
33GTC#32 GMG Racing33

Race

Race result

Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 70% of their class winner's distance are marked as Not Classified.
PosClassNoTeamDriversChassisTireLaps
PosClassNoTeamDriversEngineTireLaps
1P16 Muscle Milk Pickett Racing Klaus Graf
Lucas Luhr
HPD ARX-03a86
1P16 Muscle Milk Pickett Racing Klaus Graf
Lucas Luhr
Honda 3.4 L V886
2P116 Dyson Racing Team Chris Dyson
Guy Smith
Lola B12/6086
2P116 Dyson Racing Team Chris Dyson
Guy Smith
Mazda MZR-R 2.0 L Turbo I4
86
3PC06 CORE Autosport Alex Popow
Ryan Dalziel
Oreca FLM0985
3PC06 CORE Autosport Alex Popow
Ryan Dalziel
Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V885
4PC5 Muscle Milk Pickett Racing Memo Gidley
Michael Guasch
Oreca FLM0984
4PC5 Muscle Milk Pickett Racing Memo Gidley
Michael Guasch
Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V884
5PC05 CORE Autosport Colin Braun
Jon Bennett
Oreca FLM0984
5PC05 CORE Autosport Colin Braun
Jon Bennett
Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V884
6GT4 Corvette Racing Oliver Gavin
Tommy Milner
Chevrolet Corvette C6.R84
6GT4 Corvette Racing Oliver Gavin
Tommy Milner
Chevrolet 5.5 L V884
7GT56 BMW Team RLL Dirk Müller
Joey Hand
BMW M3 GT284
7GT56 BMW Team RLL Dirk Müller
Joey Hand
BMW 4.0 L V884
8GT01 Extreme Speed Motorsports Scott Sharp
Johannes van Overbeek
Ferrari 458 Italia GT284
8GT01 Extreme Speed Motorsports Scott Sharp
Johannes van Overbeek
Ferrari 4.5 L V884
9GT3 Corvette Racing Jan Magnussen
Antonio García
Chevrolet Corvette C6.R84
9GT3 Corvette Racing Jan Magnussen
Antonio García
Chevrolet 5.5 L V884
10P2055 Level 5 Motorsports Scott Tucker
Christophe Bouchut
HPD ARX-03b83
10P2055 Level 5 Motorsports Scott Tucker
Christophe Bouchut
Honda HR28TT 2.8 L Turbo V683
11GT007 Aston Martin Racing Darren Turner
Adrián Fernández
Aston Martin Vantage GTE83
11GT007 Aston Martin Racing Darren Turner
Adrián Fernández
Aston Martin 4.5 L V883
12GT17 Team Falken Tire Bryan Sellers
Wolf Henzler
Porsche 997 GT3-RSR83
12GT17 Team Falken Tire Bryan Sellers
Wolf Henzler
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-683
13GT45 Flying Lizard Motorsports Patrick Long
Jörg Bergmeister
Porsche 997 GT3-RSR83
13GT45 Flying Lizard Motorsports Patrick Long
Jörg Bergmeister
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-683
14GT48 Paul Miller Racing Bryce Miller
Sascha Maassen
Porsche 997 GT3-RSR83
14GT48 Paul Miller Racing Bryce Miller
Sascha Maassen
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-683
15P120 Dyson Racing Team Eric Lux
Michael Marsal
Lola B11/6683
15P120 Dyson Racing Team Eric Lux
Michael Marsal
Mazda MZR-R 2.0 L Turbo I4
83
16PC8 Merchant Services Racing Kyle Marcelli
Antonio Downs
Oreca FLM0983
16PC8 Merchant Services Racing Kyle Marcelli
Antonio Downs
Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V883
17P237 Conquest Endurance Martin Plowman
David Heinemeier Hansson
Morgan LMP283
17P237 Conquest Endurance Martin Plowman
David Heinemeier Hansson
Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V883
18PC25 Dempsey Racing Duncan Ende
Henri Richard
Oreca FLM0982
18PC25 Dempsey Racing Duncan Ende
Henri Richard
Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V882
19P295 Level 5 Motorsports Scott Tucker
Luis Díaz
HPD ARX-03b81
19P295 Level 5 Motorsports Scott Tucker
Luis Díaz
Honda HR28TT 2.8 L Turbo V681
20GT44 Flying Lizard Motorsports Seth Neiman
Marco Holzer
Porsche 997 GT3-RSR81
20GT44 Flying Lizard Motorsports Seth Neiman
Marco Holzer
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-681
21GT02 Extreme Speed Motorsports Ed Brown
Guy Cosmo
Ferrari 458 Italia GT280
21GT02 Extreme Speed Motorsports Ed Brown
Guy Cosmo
Ferrari 4.5 L V880
22PC52 PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports Butch Leitzinger
Rudy Junco, Jr.
Oreca FLM0980
22PC52 PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports Butch Leitzinger
Rudy Junco, Jr.
Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V880
23GTC34 Green Hornet Racing Peter LeSaffre
Damien Faulkner
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup79
23GTC34 Green Hornet Racing Peter LeSaffre
Damien Faulkner
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-679
24GTC22 Alex Job Racing Leh Keen
Cooper MacNeil
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup79
24GTC22 Alex Job Racing Leh Keen
Cooper MacNeil
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-679
25GTC11 JDX Racing Chris Cumming
Michael Valiante
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup79
25GTC11 JDX Racing Chris Cumming
Michael Valiante
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-679
26GTC32 GMG Racing James Sofronas
Alex Welch
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup79
26GTC32 GMG Racing James Sofronas
Alex Welch
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-679
27GTC66 TRG Spencer Pumpelly
Emilio Di Guida
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup77
27GTC66 TRG Spencer Pumpelly
Emilio Di Guida
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-677
28GT55 BMW Team RLL Bill Auberlen
Jörg Müller
BMW M3 GT271
28GT55 BMW Team RLL Bill Auberlen
Jörg Müller
BMW 4.0 L V871
29PC9 RSR Racing Bruno Junqueira
Tomy Drissi
Oreca FLM0969
29PC9 RSR Racing Bruno Junqueira
Tomy Drissi
Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V869
30
NC
GT23 Lotus Alex Job Racing Townsend Bell
Bill Sweedler
Lotus Evora GTE57
30
NC
GT23 Lotus Alex Job Racing Townsend Bell
Bill Sweedler
Toyota-Cosworth 3.5 L V657
31
DNF
GTC24 Competition Motorsports Bob Faieta
Michael Avenatti
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup74
31
DNF
GTC24 Competition Motorsports Bob Faieta
Michael Avenatti
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-674
32
DNF
PC7 Merchant Services Racing James Kovacic
Tony Burgess
Oreca FLM0935
32
DNF
PC7 Merchant Services Racing James Kovacic
Tony Burgess
Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V835
33
DNF
P254 Black Swan Racing Tim Pappas
Jeroen Bleekemolen
Lola B11/801
33
DNF
P254 Black Swan Racing Tim Pappas
Jeroen Bleekemolen
Honda HR28TT 2.8 L Turbo V61