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Audi Edges Porsche for Petit Le Mans Overall Win; Flying Lizard Takes GT2 Win
October 8, 2007
After 1,000 miles and 394 laps, Penske RS Spyder driven by Romain Dumas, Timo Bernhard, and Patrick Long finished the Petit Le Mans 0.923 seconds behind the Audi R10 of Dindo Capello and Allan McNish in the closest finish in Petit Le Mans history.
The RS Spyder had a 30 second lead with 40 minutes left when a caution period bunched up the field. The R10 was five seconds and four cars behind when the green flag dropped, and eight minutes later, the Capello powered past Domas. The Audi win ended the overall victory streak that the RS Spyder had been on since March.
Third place overall went to the Dyson Racing RS Spyder driven by Chris Dyson and Guy Smith, who were eight laps behind the winners. This was the highest finish of the season for the Dyson team.
The GT2 championship will come down to the last race after the Flying Lizard Porsche 911 GT3 RSR of Jörg Bergmeister, Johannes van Overbeek and Marc Lieb drove to a three-lap victory while the Risi Competizione Ferrari F430 of Jaime Melo and Mika Salo finished sixth in class. Second place went to the Tafel Racing Porsche driven by Dominik Farnbacher and Wolf Henzler while third went to the Rahal Letterman Porsche driven by Ralf Kelleners, Tom Milner and Graham Rahal.
The final race of the 2007 ALMS season will be the Monterey Sports Car Championships at Laguna Seca on Saturday, October 20th.
Full results after the jump.
[source: American Le Mans Series]
Petit Le Mans
Road Atlanta, Braselton, Ga.
Saturday’s results
1. (1) Rinaldo Capello, Italy; Allan McNish, Scotland; Audi AG/R10/TDI (1, P1), 394.
2. (2) Timo Bernhard, Germany; Romain Dumas, France; Patrick Long, Oak Park, CA; Porsche RS Spyder (2, P2), 394.
3. (3) Chris Dyson, Pleasant Valley, NY; Guy Smith, England; Porsche RS Spyder (3, P2), 386.
4. (4) Stefan Mucke, Germany; Danny Watts, UK; Jan Charouz, Czech-Republic; Zytek 073/Zytek (4, P2), 383.
5. (5) Jamie Campbell-Walter, England; Harold Primat, Switzerland; Christophe Tinseau, France; Creation CA 07/Judd (5, P1), 377.
6. (6) Butch Leitzinger, State College, PA; Andy Lally, New York, NY; Andy Wallace, England; Porsche RS Spyder (6, P2), 372.
7. (7) Sascha Maassen, Germany; Emmanuel Collard, France; Ryan Briscoe, Australia; Porsche RS Spyder (7, P2), 370.
8. (8) David Brabham, Australia; Stefan Johansson, Sweden; Robbie Kerr, UK; Acura/ARX-01a (8, P2), 365.
9. (9) Oliver Gavin, England; Max Papis, Italy; Olivier Beretta, Monaco; Corvette C6.R (9, GT1), 364.
10. (10) Johannes van Overbeek, San Francisco, CA; Jörg Bergmeister, Germany; Marc Lieb, Germany; Porsche 911 GT3 RSR (10, GT2), 353.
11. (11) Wolf Henzler, Germany; Dominik Farnbacher, Germany; Porsche 911 GT3 RSR (11, GT2), 351.
12. (12) Jamie Bach, Saukville, WI; Raphael Matos, Brazil; Ben Devlin, England; Lola/B07-40/Mazda (12, P2), 350, Gearbox.
13. (13) Ralf Kelleners, Germany; Tom Milner, Leesburg, VA; Graham Rahal, New Albany, OH; Porsche 911 GT3 RSR (13, GT2), 350.
14. (14) Klaus Graf, Germany; Memo Gidley, San Rafael, CA; Greg Pickett, Alamo, CA; Lola B06/10 AER (14, P1), 346.
15. (15) Terry Borcheller, Vero Beach, FL; Marc Basseng, Germany; Tim Pappas, Boston, MA; Porsche 911 GT3 RSR (15, GT2), 342.
16. (16) Seth Neiman, Burlingame, CA; Darren Law, Phoenix, AZ; Lonnie Pechnik, Pacific Grove, CA; Porsche 911 GT3 RSR (16, GT2), 341.
17. (17) Lucas Luhr, Germany; Marco Werner, Germany; Audi AG/R10/TDI (17, P1), 330.
18. (18) Jaime Melo, Brazil; Johnny Mowlem, England; Mika Salo, Finland; Ferrari 430GT Berlinetta (18, GT2), 330.
19. (19) Didier Theys, Belgium; Fredy Lienhard Sr., Switzerland; Andrea Bertolini, Italy; Maserati MC 12 (19, GT1), 314, Accident.
20. (20) Michael Lewis, San Diego, CA; Chris McMurry, Phoenix, AZ; Bryan Willman, Kirkland, WA; Creation CA06H/Judd (20, P1), 304.
21. (21) Joey Hand, Sacramento, CA; Tom Kimber-Smith, England; Bill Auberlen, Hermosa Beach, CA; Panoz Esperante GTLM (21, GT2), 302.
22. (22) Tom Chilton, Horely, UK; Darren Manning, England; Zytek Z07S/Zytek (22, P1), 288, Fuel Pressure.
23. (23) Nic Jonsson, Sweden; Darren Turner, England; Tracy Krohn, Houston, TX; Ferrari 430GT Berlinetta (23, GT2), 279, Oil Pump.
24. (24) Bryan Herta, Valencia, CA; Tony Kanaan, Brazil; Vitor Meira, Brazil; Acura/ARX-01a (24, P2), 0, Accident.
25. (25) Adrian Fernandez, Mexico; Luis Diaz, Mexico; Lola/B06-43/Acura (25, P2), 0, Mechanical.
26. (26) Nathan Swartzbaugh, La Habra Heights, LA; Jim Tafel, Alpharetta, GA; Lars Nielsen, Denmark; Porsche 911 GT3 RSR (26, GT2), 0.
27. (27) David Murry, Cumming, GA; David Robertson, Ray, MI; Andrea Robertson, Ray, MI; Panoz Esperante GTLM Elan (27, GT2), 0, Drivetrain.
28. (28) Dirk Mueller, Germany; Peter Dumbreck, Scotland; Ferrari 430GT (28, GT2), 0.
29. (29) Jon Field, Dublin, OH; Clint Field, Dublin, OH; Richard Berry, Evergreen, CO; Creation/CA06H/Judd (29, P1), 0, Accident.
30. (30) Jan Magnussen, Denmark; Johnny O`Connell, Flowery Branch, GA; Ron Fellows, Canada; Corvette C6.R (30, GT1), 0, Accident.
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