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ALMS

Class Comparison

ALMS Point Standings

2011 Final

LMP1 standings
Pos Driver Total
1 Chris Dyson 186
1 Guy Smith 186
2 Klaus Graf 124
3 Lucas Luhr 114
4 Tony Burgess 85
4 Chris McMurry 85
5 Humaid Al Masaood 64
5 Steven Kane 64
6 Jay Cochran 60
7 Adrian Fernandez 25
7 Stefan M�cke 25
7 Harold Primat 25

LMP2 standings
Pos Driver Total
1 Christophe Bouchut 126
1 Scott Tucker 126
2 Luis D�az 78
3 Jo�o Barbosa 56
4 Ryan Hunter-Reay 30
5 Zak Brown 26
5 Stefan Johansson 26
5 Mark Patterson 26
6 Marino Franchitti 23

LMPC standings
Pos Driver Total
1 Ricardo Gonz�lez 156
1 Gunnar Jeannette 156
1 Eric Lux 156
2 Jon Bennett 130
2 Frankie Montecalvo 130
3 Kyle Marcelli 124
4 Elton Julian 115
5 Tomy Drissi 108
6 Rudy Junco, Jr. 92
7 Anthony Nicolosi 86
8 Jarrett Boon 68
9 Jan-Dirk Lueders 45
10 Ryan Dalziel 44
11 Christian Zugel 41
11 Jon Field 41
12 Ken Dobson 39
12 Henri Richard 39
13 Clint Field 31
14 Dane Cameron 30
14 Jens Peterson 30
14 Ryan Lewis 30
15 Butch Leitzinger 25
16 Chapman Ducote 21
17 David Ducote 15
17 Andy Wallace 15
18 David Cheng 13
18 Javier Echeverr�a 13
18 Ricardo Vera 13
19 James French 9
19 Michael Marsal 9
19 Rene Villeneuve 9
20 Alex Figge 8
20 Miles Maroney 8
21 James Kovacic 6

GT standings
Pos Driver Total
1 Joey Hand 159
1 Dirk M�ller 159
2 Oliver Gavin 135
2 Jan Magnussen 135
3 Bill Auberlen 129
3 Dirk Werner 129
4 J�rg Bergmeister 106
4 Patrick Long 106
5 Wolf Henzler 97
5 Bryan Sellers 97
6 Jaime Melo 83
6 Toni Vilander 83
7 Scott Sharp 66
7 Johannes van Overbeek 66
8 Seth Neiman 60
9 Olivier Beretta 58
9 Tommy Milner 58
10 Marco Holzer 53
11 Augusto Farfus 52
12 David Murry 49
13 Sascha Maassen 47
13 Bryce Miller 47
14 Darren Law 39
15 Anthony Lazzaro 38
16 Guy Cosmo 37
17 Andy Priaulx 30
17 Patrick Pilet 30
18 Rob Bell 26
19 Andrea Robertson 25
20 Ed Brown 24
21 Martin Ragginger 20
22 Dominik Farnbacher 18
23 David Robertson 14
23 Boris Said 14
24 Mika Salo 12
24 Emmanuel Collard 12
25 Colin Braun 11
25 Melanie Snow 11
26 Cristiano da Matta 6
26 Bruno Junqueira 6
27 Nicky Pastorelli 1
27 Dominik Schwager 1

GTC standings
Pos Driver Total
1 Tim Pappas 185
2 Duncan Ende 157
2 Spencer Pumpelly 157
3 Jeroen Bleekemolen 132
4 Bill Sweedler 117
5 Dion von Moltke 108
6 Leh Keen 79
7 Damien Faulkner 71
8 Brian Wong 64
9 Peter LeSaffre 63
10 Nick Ham 62
11 Sebastiaan Bleekemolen 60
12 John Potter 53
12 Craig Stanton 53
13 Sean Edwards 41
13 Peter Ludwig 41
14 Chris Cumming 38
15 James Sofronas 36
15 Alex Welch 36
16 Andrew Davis 32
17 Marc Bunting 28
18 Henrique Cisneros 27
18 Carlos Kauffman 27
19 Alain Li 26
20 Emilio Di Guida 22
21 Mike Piera 20
21 Ben Keating 20
22 Scott Blackett 18
23 Bob Faieta 16
24 Shane Lewis 15
25 Chris Thompson 14
25 Matthew Marsh 14
26 Butch Leitzinger 13
26 Jaap van Lagen 13
27 Dominik Farnbacher 9
27 David Heinemeier Hansson 9
28 Brendan Gaughan 8

Scenes from ALMS at Laguna Seca - Friday

	by Bob Heathcote
	Saturday, September 17, 2011

Cooper Tire Prototype Lites Championship

#02 Extreme Speed Motorsports Ferrari F458 Italia: Ed Brown, Guy Cosmo

#17 Team Falken Tire Porsche 911 GT3 RSRS: Wolf Henzler, Bryan Sellers

#11 JDX Racing Porsche 911 GT3 Cup: Nick Ham, Chris Thompson, Scott Blackett

#62 Risi Competizione Ferrari F458 Italia: Jaime Melo, Toni Vilander

#3 Corvette Racing Chevrolet Corvette C6 ZR1: Olivier Beretta, Tom Milner

#6 Muscle Milk Aston Martin Racing AMR/Lola Coupe B08/62: Lucas Luhr, Klaus Graf

#66 TRG Porsche 911 GT3 Cup: Duncan Ende, Spencer Pumpelly, Peter Ludwig

#44 Flying Lizard Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 RSR: Seth Neiman, Marco Holzer

#911 Porsche Motorsports North America Porsche GT3R Hybrid: Romain Dumas, Richard Lietz

#54 Black Swan Racing Porsche 911 GT3 Cup: Tim Pappas, Jeroen Bleekemolen, Sebastiaan Bleekemolen

#06 Core Autosport Oreca FLM09: Gunnar Jeannette, Ricardo Gonzalez, Rudy Junco

#31 Competition Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 Cup: Michael Avenatti, Bob Faieta, Cort Wagner

#3 Corvette Racing Chevrolet Corvette C6 ZR1: Olivier Beretta, Tom Milner

#01 Extreme Speed Motorsports Ferrari F458 Italia: Scott Sharp, Johannes van Overbeek

#11 JDX Racing Porsche 911 GT3 Cup: Nick Ham, Chris Thompson, Scott Blackett

#6 Muscle Milk Aston Martin Racing AMR/Lola Coupe B08/62: Lucas Luhr, Klaus Graf

#20 Oryx Dyson Racing Lola B09/86 Mazda: Butch Leitzinger, Humaid Al Masaood, Steven Kane

#56 BMW Motorsport BMW M3 GT: Dirk Muller, Joey Hand

#68 TRG Porsche 911 GT3 Cup: Kevin Buckler, Emilio Di Guida, Dion von Moltke

#54 Black Swan Racing Porsche 911 GT3 Cup: Tim Pappas, Jeroen Bleekemolen, Sebastiaan Bleekemolen

#89 Intersport Racing Oreca FLM09: Kyle Marcelli, Chapman Ducote

#911 Porsche Motorpsorts North America Porsche GT3R Hybrid: Romain Dumas, Richard Lietz

#89 Intersport Racing Oreca FLM09: Kyle Marcelli, Chapman Ducote

#66 TRG Porsche 911 GT3 Cup: Duncan Ende, Spencer Pumpelly, Peter Ludwig

#4 Corvette Racing Chevrolet Corvette C6 ZR1: Oliver Gavin, Jan Magnussen

#12 Autocon Lola B06/10 AER: Tony Burgess, Chris McMurry, Bryan Wilman

#68 TRG Porsche 911 GT3 Cup: Kevin Buckler, Emilio Di Guida, Dion von Moltke

#55 BMW Motorsport BMW M3 GT: Bill Auberlen, Dirk Werner

#17 Team Falken Tire Porsche 911 GT3 RSR: Wolf Henzler, Bryan Sellers

#007 Aston Martin Racing AMR/Lola Coupe B09/60: Adrian Fernandez, Harold Primat, Stefan Mucke

#12 Autocon Lola B06/10 AER: Tony Burgess, Chris McMurry, Bryan Wilman

#18 Performance Tech Motorsports Oreca FLM09: Anthony Nicolosi, Jarrett Boon, Jan-Dirk Lueders

#55 BMW Motorsport BMW M3 GT: Bill Auberlen, Dirk Werner

#11 JDX Racing Porsche 911 GT3 Cup: Nick Ham, Chris Thompson, Scott Blackett

ALMS practice action

Celebration of Mexico's 201 years of independence with Luis Diaz and #05 Core Autosport Oreca FLM09: Jon Bennett, Frankie Montecalvo, Andy Wallace

Mazda pace car

#23 Alex Job Racing Porsche 911 GT3 Cup: Bill Sweedler, Brian Wong, Shane Lewis

#99 Jaguar RSR Jaguar XKR: Bruno Junqueira, Ken Wilden

#007 Aston Martin Racing AMR/Lola Coupe B09/60: Adrian Fernandez, Harold Primat, Stefan Mucke

#63 Genoa Racing Oreca FLM09: Eric Lux, Elton Julian, Michael Guasch

#48 Paul Miller Racing Porsche 911 GT3 RSR: Bryce Miller, Sascha Maassen

#45 Flying Lizard Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 RSR: Jorg Bergmeister, Patrick Long

#30 NGT Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 Cup: Martin Ragginer, Carlos Kauffman, Henrique Cisneros

#63 Genoa Racing Oreca FLM09: Eric Lux, Elton Julian, Michael Guasch

#44 Flying Lizard Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 RSR: Seth Neiman, Marco Holzer

#18 Performance Tech Motorsports Oreca FLM09: Anthony Nicolosi, Jarrett Boon, Jan-Dirk Lueders

#66 TRG Porsche 911 GT3 Cup: Duncan Ende, Spencer Pumpelly, Peter Ludwig

#99 Jaguar RSR Jaguar XKR: Bruno Junqueira, Ken Wilden

#05 Core Autosport Oreca FLM09: Jon Bennett, Frankie Montecalvo, Andy Wallace

#99 Jaguar RSR Jaguar XKR: Bruno Junqueira, Ken Wilden

#16 Dyson Racing Team Lola B09/86: Chris Dyson, Guy Smith, Jay Cochran

#99 Jaguar RSR Jaguar XKR: Bruno Junqueira, Ken Wilden

#911 Porsche Motorpsorts North America Porsche GT3R Hybrid: Romain Dumas, Richard Lietz

#44 Flying Lizard Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 RSR: Seth Neiman, Marco Holzer

#17 Team Falken Tire Porsche 911 GT3 RSR: Wolf Henzler, Bryan Sellers

#007 Aston Martin Racing AMR/Lola Coupe B09/60: Adrian Fernandez, Harold Primat, Stefan Mucke

Unlimited Racing Championship (URC) as the new 'Heritage Series' for the 2012 season and beyond

#56 BMW Motorsport BMW M3 GT: Dirk Muller, Joey Hand

#17 Team Falken Tire Porsche 911 GT3 RSR: Wolf Henzler, Bryan Sellers

#01 Extreme Speed Motorsports Ferrari F458 Italia: Scott Sharp, Johannes van Overbeek

#3 Corvette Racing Chevrolet Corvette C6 ZR1: Olivier Beretta, Tom Milner

#16 Dyson Racing Team Lola B09/86: Chris Dyson, Guy Smith, Jay Cochran

#20 Oryx Dyson Racing Lola B09/86 Mazda: Butch Leitzinger, Humaid Al Masaood, Steven Kane

#16 Dyson Racing Team Lola B09/86: Chris Dyson, Guy Smith, Jay Cochran

Unlimited Racing Championship (URC) as the new 'Heritage Series' for the 2012 season and beyond

#16 Dyson Racing Team Lola B09/86: Chris Dyson, Guy Smith, Jay Cochran

#56 BMW Motorsport BMW M3 GT: Dirk Muller, Joey Hand

#16 Dyson Racing Team Lola B09/86: Chris Dyson, Guy Smith, Jay Cochran

#05 Core Autosport Oreca FLM09: Jon Bennett, Frankie Montecalvo, Andy Wallace

#44 Flying Lizard Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 RSR: Seth Neiman, Marco Holzer

#55 BMW Motorsport BMW M3 GT: Bill Auberlen, Dirk Werner

#01 Extreme Speed Motorsports Ferrari F458 Italia: Scott Sharp, Johannes van Overbeek

#02 Extreme Speed Motorsports Ferrari F458 Italia: Ed Brown, Guy Cosmo

#56 BMW Motorsport BMW M3 GT: Dirk Muller, Joey Hand

#3 Corvette Racing Chevrolet Corvette C6 ZR1: Olivier Beretta, Tom Milner

#4 Corvette Racing Chevrolet Corvette C6 ZR1: Oliver Gavin, Jan Magnussen

#16 Dyson Racing Team Lola B09/86: Chris Dyson, Guy Smith, Jay Cochran

#6 Muscle Milk Aston Martin Racing AMR/Lola Coupe B08/62: Lucas Luhr, Klaus Graf

#3 Corvette Racing Chevrolet Corvette C6 ZR1: Olivier Beretta, Tom Milner

#20 Oryx Dyson Racing Lola B09/86 Mazda: Butch Leitzinger, Humaid Al Masaood, Steven Kane

#17 Team Falken Tire Porsche 911 GT3 RSR: Wolf Henzler, Bryan Sellers

#007 Aston Martin Racing AMR/Lola Coupe B09/60: Adrian Fernandez, Harold Primat, Stefan Mucke

#32 GMG Racing Porsche 911 GT3 Cup James Sofronas, Alex Welch

#55 BMW Motorsport BMW M3 GT: Bill Auberlen, Dirk Werner

#02 Extreme Speed Motorsports Ferrari F458 Italia: Ed Brown, Guy Cosmo

#911 Porsche Motorpsorts North America Porsche GT3R Hybrid: Romain Dumas, Richard Lietz

#89 Intersport Racing Oreca FLM09: Kyle Marcelli, Chapman Ducote

#52 PR1 Mathiasen Motorsports Oreca FLM09: Ken Dobson, Henri Richard, Rene Villeneuve

#55 BMW Motorsport BMW M3 GT: Bill Auberlen, Dirk Werner

#055 Level 5 Motorsports Honda Lola: Scott Tucker, Christophe Bouchut, Luis Diaz

#20 Oryx Dyson Racing Lola B09/86 Mazda: Butch Leitzinger, Humaid Al Masaood, Steven Kane

#11 JDX Racing Porsche 911 GT3 Cup: Nick Ham, Chris Thompson, Scott Blackett

#68 TRG Porsche 911 GT3 Cup: Kevin Buckler, Emilio Di Guida, Dion von Moltke

#23 Alex Job Racing Porsche 911 GT3 Cup: Bill Sweedler, Brian Wong, Shane Lewis

#6 Muscle Milk Aston Martin Racing AMR/Lola Coupe B08/62: Lucas Luhr, Klaus Graf

#54 Black Swan Racing Porsche 911 GT3 Cup: Tim Pappas, Jeroen Bleekemolen, Sebastiaan Bleekemolen

#68 TRG Porsche 911 GT3 Cup: Kevin Buckler, Emilio Di Guida, Dion von Moltke

#06 Core Autosport Oreca FLM09: Gunnar Jeannette, Ricardo Gonzalez, Rudy Junco

#56 BMW Motorsport BMW M3 GT: Dirk Muller, Joey Hand

#01 Extreme Speed Motorsports Ferrari F458 Italia: Scott Sharp, Johannes van Overbeek

#45 Flying Lizard Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 RSR: Jorg Bergmeister, Patrick Long

#20 Oryx Dyson Racing Lola B09/86 Mazda: Butch Leitzinger, Humaid Al Masaood, Steven Kane

#52 PR1 Mathiasen Motorsports Oreca FLM09: Ken Dobson, Henri Richard, Rene Villeneuve

#055 Level 5 Motorsports Honda Lola: Scott Tucker, Christophe Bouchut, Luis Diaz

#31 Competition Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 Cup: Michael Avenatti, Bob Faieta, Cort Wagner

#16 Dyson Racing Team Lola B09/86: Chris Dyson, Guy Smith, Jay Cochran

#55 BMW Motorsport BMW M3 GT: Bill Auberlen, Dirk Werner

#32 GMG Racing Porsche 911 GT3 Cup James Sofronas, Alex Welch

#89 Intersport Racing Oreca FLM09: Kyle Marcelli, Chapman Ducote

#44 Flying Lizard Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 RSR: Seth Neiman, Marco Holzer

#16 Dyson Racing Team Lola B09/86: Chris Dyson, Guy Smith, Jay Cochran

#06 Core Autosport Oreca FLM09: Gunnar Jeannette, Ricardo Gonzalez, Rudy Junco

#6 Muscle Milk Aston Martin Racing AMR/Lola Coupe B08/62: Lucas Luhr, Klaus Graf

#63 Genoa Racing Oreca FLM09: Eric Lux, Elton Julian, Michael Guasch

ALMS practice action

Celebration of Mexico's 201 years of independence with Luis Diaz and #05 Core Autosport Oreca FLM09: Jon Bennett, Frankie Montecalvo, Andy Wallace

Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca girls

Celebration of Mexico's 201 years of independence with Luis Diaz and #05 Core Autosport Oreca FLM09: Jon Bennett, Frankie Montecalvo, Andy Wallace

Mazda pace car

#32 GMG Racing Porsche 911 GT3 Cup James Sofronas, Alex Welch

#89 Intersport Racing Oreca FLM09: Kyle Marcelli, Chapman Ducote

#20 Oryx Dyson Racing Lola B09/86 Mazda: Butch Leitzinger, Humaid Al Masaood, Steven Kane

#6 Muscle Milk Aston Martin Racing AMR/Lola Coupe B08/62: Lucas Luhr, Klaus Graf

#007 Aston Martin Racing AMR/Lola Coupe B09/60: Adrian Fernandez, Harold Primat, Stefan Mucke

#89 Intersport Racing Oreca FLM09: Kyle Marcelli, Chapman Ducote

#055 Level 5 Motorsports Honda Lola: Scott Tucker, Christophe Bouchut, Luis Diaz

#52 PR1 Mathiasen Motorsports Oreca FLM09: Ken Dobson, Henri Richard, Rene Villeneuve

#911 Porsche Motorpsorts North America Porsche GT3R Hybrid: Romain Dumas, Richard Lietz

#05 Core Autosport Oreca FLM09: Jon Bennett, Frankie Montecalvo, Andy Wallace

#01 Extreme Speed Motorsports Ferrari F458 Italia: Scott Sharp, Johannes van Overbeek

#23 Alex Job Racing Porsche 911 GT3 Cup: Bill Sweedler, Brian Wong, Shane Lewis

#68 TRG Porsche 911 GT3 Cup: Kevin Buckler, Emilio Di Guida, Dion von Moltke

#06 Core Autosport Oreca FLM09: Gunnar Jeannette, Ricardo Gonzalez, Rudy Junco

#055 Level 5 Motorsports Honda Lola: Scott Tucker, Christophe Bouchut, Luis Diaz

#99 Jaguar RSR Jaguar XKR: Bruno Junqueira, Ken Wilden

#52 PR1 Mathiasen Motorsports Oreca FLM09: Ken Dobson, Henri Richard, Rene Villeneuve

#01 Extreme Speed Motorsports Ferrari F458 Italia: Scott Sharp, Johannes van Overbeek

#3 Corvette Racing Chevrolet Corvette C6 ZR1: Olivier Beretta, Tom Milner

#007 Aston Martin Racing AMR/Lola Coupe B09/60: Adrian Fernandez, Harold Primat, Stefan Mucke

#44 Flying Lizard Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 RSR: Seth Neiman, Marco Holzer

#20 Oryx Dyson Racing Lola B09/86 Mazda: Butch Leitzinger, Humaid Al Masaood, Steven Kane

#63 Genoa Racing Oreca FLM09: Eric Lux, Elton Julian, Michael Guasch

#911 Porsche Motorpsorts North America Porsche GT3R Hybrid: Romain Dumas, Richard Lietz

#44 Flying Lizard Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 RSR: Seth Neiman, Marco Holzer

#45 Flying Lizard Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 RSR: Jorg Bergmeister, Patrick Long

#6 Muscle Milk Aston Martin Racing AMR/Lola Coupe B08/62: Lucas Luhr, Klaus Graf

#66 TRG Porsche 911 GT3 Cup: Duncan Ende, Spencer Pumpelly, Peter Ludwig

#4 Corvette Racing Chevrolet Corvette C6 ZR1: Oliver Gavin, Jan Magnussen

#055 Level 5 Motorsports Honda Lola: Scott Tucker, Christophe Bouchut, Luis Diaz

#34 Black Swan Racing Porsche 911 GT3 Cup: Peter LeSaffre, Damien Faulkner

#54 Black Swan Racing Porsche 911 GT3 Cup: Tim Pappas, Jeroen Bleekemolen, Sebastiaan Bleekemolen

#3 Corvette Racing Chevrolet Corvette C6 ZR1: Olivier Beretta, Tom Milner

#17 Team Falken Tire Porsche 911 GT3 RSR: Wolf Henzler, Bryan Sellers

#45 Flying Lizard Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 RSR: Jorg Bergmeister, Patrick Long

Fans watching practice from the campground

Tow truck pulling #98 Jaguar RSR Jaguar XKR: P.J. Jones, Rocky Moran Jr.

#56 BMW Motorsport BMW M3 GT: Dirk Muller, Joey Hand

#62 Risi Competizione Ferrari F458 Italia: Jaime Melo, Toni Vilander

#06 Core Autosport Oreca FLM09: Gunnar Jeannette, Ricardo Gonzalez, Rudy Junco

#52 PR1 Mathiasen Motorsports Oreca FLM09: Ken Dobson, Henri Richard, Rene Villeneuve

#23 Alex Job Racing Porsche 911 GT3 Cup: Bill Sweedler, Brian Wong, Shane Lewis

#06 Core Autosport Oreca FLM09: Gunnar Jeannette, Ricardo Gonzalez, Rudy Junco

#54 Black Swan Racing Porsche 911 GT3 Cup: Tim Pappas, Jeroen Bleekemolen, Sebastiaan Bleekemolen

#48 Paul Miller Racing Porsche 911 GT3 RSR: Bryce Miller, Sascha Maassen

#44 Flying Lizard Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 RSR: Seth Neiman, Marco Holzer

#055 Level 5 Motorsports Honda Lola: Scott Tucker, Christophe Bouchut, Luis Diaz

#99 Jaguar RSR Jaguar XKR: Bruno Junqueira, Ken Wilden

#18 Performance Tech Motorsports Oreca FLM09: Anthony Nicolosi, Jarrett Boon, Jan-Dirk Lueders

#68 TRG Porsche 911 GT3 Cup: Kevin Buckler, Emilio Di Guida, Dion von Moltke

#44 Flying Lizard Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 RSR: Seth Neiman, Marco Holzer

#911 Porsche Motorsports North America Porsche GT3R Hybrid: Romain Dumas, Richard Lietz

Photographer standing in a safe location

#55 BMW Motorsport BMW M3 GT: Bill Auberlen, Dirk Werner

#89 Intersport Racing Oreca FLM09: Kyle Marcelli, Chapman Ducote

Cooper Tire Prototype Lites Championship

Pirelli World Challenge

Star Mazda

#16 Dyson Racing Team Lola B09/86: Chris Dyson, Guy Smith, Jay Cochran

#45 Flying Lizard Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 RSR: Jorg Bergmeister, Patrick Long

#16 Dyson Racing Team Lola B09/86: Chris Dyson, Guy Smith, Jay Cochran

#911 Porsche Motorsports North America Porsche GT3R Hybrid: Romain Dumas, Richard Lietz

Second Annual American Auto Racing Writers and Broadcasters Driver's Breakfast

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