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Sebring Facts and Figures
THURSDAY 24TH MARCH 2005
American Lemans Series March 16-19, 2005 Mobil 1 12 hours of Sebring.
Sebring, Fl Sebring International Raceway.
#1 audi driver's on victory podium.
The 2005 American Le Mans Series season is now well underway after an exciting opening to the year at Sebring.
After twelve hours of competition, just six seconds separated the two Champion Audis by the time the chequered flag fell, but that was just one of a number of facts and figures to emerge from the 2005 running of the race...
Driving the #1 Champion Audi R8, Finland's JJ Lehto moved into a tie for second place in all-time ALMS victories. Lehto, who shared last year's LMP1 driving title with teammate Marco Werner, joined Corvette Racing's Ron Fellows and Johnny O'Connell on 21 victories, with Sascha Maassen leading the way with 22 wins.
By being part of Aston Martin Racing's GT1 victory, Australian David Brabham has now won races for three different manufacturers: Aston Martin, Panoz and Ferrari. Jan Magnussen, Brabham's former teammate at Panoz and Ferrari, is the only other driver to have won in three different marques.
Brabham has also now won at least one race a year for six years, tying him with Magnussen and Maassen for the most in series history. Tom Kristensen (who drove with Lehto and Werner at Sebring) and Lucas Luhr are tied for second with Fellows, O'Connell and Kelly Collins with at least one victory a year for five seasons.
Luhr, part of the #31 Petersen Motorsports/White Lightning Racing's Porsche 911 GT3 RSR crew in GT2, won his class for the fifth time at Sebring, the most victories at the same venue in series history. Luhr, who joined the series in 2000, has won at Sebring every year except 2004, when he finished second.
The German also moved to sole possession of fifth place on the all-time victory list with 19.
The Miracle Motorsports team was the only team to pick up a second successive win at Sebring after winning in 2004. The #10 Courage C-65 AER of Ian James, Jeff Bucknum and Chris McMurry finished 73 laps ahead of runner-up Kruse Motorsports. It was the largest margin of victory in any class in ALMS history.
Unsurprisingly, the two Champion Audi R8s led a the majority of the laps. The #1 car led 267 laps, with Kristensen leading 108 laps and Werner leading 107. The #2 car led 87 laps, the #16 Dyson Racing Lola EX257 AER led 10 laps, and the #27 Kruse Motorsports Courage C-65 Judd led three laps.
With its victory at Sebring, the Petersen Motorsports/White Lightning Racing team has won two of the world's most prestigious endurance races in less than a year. The team will go for its second class title at the 24 Hours of Le Mans later this year.
The Audi R8 has won a series-leading 41 races after victory at Sebring. The Corvette C5-R, replaced by the C6-R for the works entry in 2005, is second with 31. Porsche remain the most successful manufacturer in series history with 49 wins.
Champion Racing have now won the last four ALMS races dating back to Mosport 2004, and has finished first and second in the last three at Petit Le Mans, Laguna Seca and Sebring.
Victory in GT1 for the Aston Martin Racing team ended a nine-race winning streak for Corvette Racing.
Stephane Ortelli and Patrick Long became the 101st and 102nd drivers to win in the ALMS with victory at Sebring.
Duncan Dayton became the first driver to win the ALMS founders cup with his performance at Sebring.
Sebring Facts and Figures
THURSDAY 24TH MARCH 2005
American Lemans Series March 16-19, 2005 Mobil 1 12 hours of Sebring.
Sebring, Fl Sebring International Raceway.
#1 audi driver's on victory podium.
The 2005 American Le Mans Series season is now well underway after an exciting opening to the year at Sebring.
After twelve hours of competition, just six seconds separated the two Champion Audis by the time the chequered flag fell, but that was just one of a number of facts and figures to emerge from the 2005 running of the race...
Driving the #1 Champion Audi R8, Finland's JJ Lehto moved into a tie for second place in all-time ALMS victories. Lehto, who shared last year's LMP1 driving title with teammate Marco Werner, joined Corvette Racing's Ron Fellows and Johnny O'Connell on 21 victories, with Sascha Maassen leading the way with 22 wins.
By being part of Aston Martin Racing's GT1 victory, Australian David Brabham has now won races for three different manufacturers: Aston Martin, Panoz and Ferrari. Jan Magnussen, Brabham's former teammate at Panoz and Ferrari, is the only other driver to have won in three different marques.
Brabham has also now won at least one race a year for six years, tying him with Magnussen and Maassen for the most in series history. Tom Kristensen (who drove with Lehto and Werner at Sebring) and Lucas Luhr are tied for second with Fellows, O'Connell and Kelly Collins with at least one victory a year for five seasons.
Luhr, part of the #31 Petersen Motorsports/White Lightning Racing's Porsche 911 GT3 RSR crew in GT2, won his class for the fifth time at Sebring, the most victories at the same venue in series history. Luhr, who joined the series in 2000, has won at Sebring every year except 2004, when he finished second.
The German also moved to sole possession of fifth place on the all-time victory list with 19.
The Miracle Motorsports team was the only team to pick up a second successive win at Sebring after winning in 2004. The #10 Courage C-65 AER of Ian James, Jeff Bucknum and Chris McMurry finished 73 laps ahead of runner-up Kruse Motorsports. It was the largest margin of victory in any class in ALMS history.
Unsurprisingly, the two Champion Audi R8s led a the majority of the laps. The #1 car led 267 laps, with Kristensen leading 108 laps and Werner leading 107. The #2 car led 87 laps, the #16 Dyson Racing Lola EX257 AER led 10 laps, and the #27 Kruse Motorsports Courage C-65 Judd led three laps.
With its victory at Sebring, the Petersen Motorsports/White Lightning Racing team has won two of the world's most prestigious endurance races in less than a year. The team will go for its second class title at the 24 Hours of Le Mans later this year.
The Audi R8 has won a series-leading 41 races after victory at Sebring. The Corvette C5-R, replaced by the C6-R for the works entry in 2005, is second with 31. Porsche remain the most successful manufacturer in series history with 49 wins.
Champion Racing have now won the last four ALMS races dating back to Mosport 2004, and has finished first and second in the last three at Petit Le Mans, Laguna Seca and Sebring.
Victory in GT1 for the Aston Martin Racing team ended a nine-race winning streak for Corvette Racing.
Stephane Ortelli and Patrick Long became the 101st and 102nd drivers to win in the ALMS with victory at Sebring.
Duncan Dayton became the first driver to win the ALMS founders cup with his performance at Sebring.
