2009 Monterey Sports Car Championships


The 2009 Monterey Sports Car Championships presented by Patrón was the tenth and final round of the 2009 American Le Mans Series season. It took place at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, Monterey, California on October 11, 2009. The race was won by the Acura of de Ferran Motorsports, driven by Simon Pagenaud and retiring driver Gil de Ferran, which wore a tribute livery based on Jim Hall's Chaparrals. Adrian Fernández and Luis Díaz won the LMP2 category in the Fernández Racing Acura while only six tenths of a second behind the overall winning de Ferran car. The GT2 class was won by the #45 Flying Lizard Motorsports Porsche after contact with the #3 Corvette Racing while approaching the finish line on the final lap. Guy Cosmo and John Baker of Orbit Racing won their first race in the ALMS Challenge category after the Velox Motorsport entry was disqualified.

Report

Qualifying

Qualifying result

winners in each class are marked in bold.

Race

Race result

Class winners are marked in bold. Cars failing to complete 70% of winner's distance are marked as Not Classified.
PosClassNoTeamDriversChassisTireLaps
PosClassNoTeamDriversEngineTireLaps
1LMP166 de Ferran Motorsports Gil de Ferran
Simon Pagenaud
Acura ARX-02a168
1LMP166 de Ferran Motorsports Gil de Ferran
Simon Pagenaud
Acura AR7 4.0 L V8168
2LMP215 Lowe's Fernández Racing Adrian Fernández
Luis Díaz
Acura ARX-01B168
2LMP215 Lowe's Fernández Racing Adrian Fernández
Luis Díaz
Acura AL7R 3.4 L V8168
3LMP19 Patrón Highcroft Racing David Brabham
Scott Sharp
Acura ARX-02a164
3LMP19 Patrón Highcroft Racing David Brabham
Scott Sharp
Acura AR7 4.0 L V8164
4LMP112 Autocon Motorsports Bryan Willman
Chris McMurry
Tony Burgess
Lola B06/10159
4LMP112 Autocon Motorsports Bryan Willman
Chris McMurry
Tony Burgess
AER P32C 4.0 L Turbo V8159
5LMP148 Corsa Motorsports Johnny Mowlem
Stefan Johansson
Ginetta-Zytek GZ09HS158
5LMP148 Corsa Motorsports Johnny Mowlem
Stefan Johansson
Zytek ZJ458 4.5 L Hybrid V8158
6GT245 Flying Lizard Motorsports Patrick Long
Jörg Bergmeister
Porsche 997 GT3-RSR155
6GT245 Flying Lizard Motorsports Patrick Long
Jörg Bergmeister
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6155
7GT23 Corvette Racing Johnny O'Connell
Jan Magnussen
Chevrolet Corvette C6.R155
7GT23 Corvette Racing Johnny O'Connell
Jan Magnussen
Chevrolet 6.0 L V8155
8GT287 Farnbacher-Loles Motorsports Wolf Henzler
Pierre Ehret
Porsche 997 GT3-RSR154
8GT287 Farnbacher-Loles Motorsports Wolf Henzler
Pierre Ehret
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6154
9GT221 Panoz Team PTG Ian James
Dominik Farnbacher
Panoz Esperante GT-LM154
9GT221 Panoz Team PTG Ian James
Dominik Farnbacher
Ford 5.0 L V8154
10GT244 Flying Lizard Motorsports Seth Neiman
Johannes van Overbeek
Porsche 997 GT3-RSR153
10GT244 Flying Lizard Motorsports Seth Neiman
Johannes van Overbeek
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6153
11GT292 BMW Rahal Letterman Racing Tommy Milner
Dirk Müller
BMW M3 GT2153
11GT292 BMW Rahal Letterman Racing Tommy Milner
Dirk Müller
BMW 4.0 L V8153
12GT218 T-Mobile VICI Racing Richard Westbrook
Johannes Stuck
Porsche 997 GT3-RSR153
12GT218 T-Mobile VICI Racing Richard Westbrook
Johannes Stuck
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6153
13GT217 Team Falken Tire Bryan Sellers
Dominic Cicero
Porsche 997 GT3-RSR150
13GT217 Team Falken Tire Bryan Sellers
Dominic Cicero
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6150
14UNC16 Dyson Racing Team Chris Dyson
Guy Smith
Ben Devlin
Lola B09/86150
14UNC16 Dyson Racing Team Chris Dyson
Guy Smith
Ben Devlin
Mazda MZR-R 2.0 L Turbo I4
150
15GT228 LG Motorsports Lou Gigliotti
Tom Sutherland
Tomy Drissi
Chevrolet Corvette C6150
15GT228 LG Motorsports Lou Gigliotti
Tom Sutherland
Tomy Drissi
Chevrolet LS3 6.3 L V8150
16Chal47 Orbit Racing Guy Cosmo
John Baker
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup144
16Chal47 Orbit Racing Guy Cosmo
John Baker
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6144
17GT24 Corvette Racing Oliver Gavin
Olivier Beretta
Chevrolet Corvette C6.R143
17GT24 Corvette Racing Oliver Gavin
Olivier Beretta
Chevrolet 6.0 L V8143
18Chal02 Gruppe Orange Nick Parker
Donald Pickering
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup140
18Chal02 Gruppe Orange Nick Parker
Donald Pickering
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6140
19Chal69 P7 Racing Robert Rodriquez
Galen Bieker
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup140
19Chal69 P7 Racing Robert Rodriquez
Galen Bieker
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6140
20GT240 Robertson Racing David Robertson
Andrea Robertson
David Murry
Ford GT-R Mk. VII139
20GT240 Robertson Racing David Robertson
Andrea Robertson
David Murry
Ford 5.0 L V8139
21Chal08 Orbit Racing Ed Brown
Bill Sweedler
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup138
21Chal08 Orbit Racing Ed Brown
Bill Sweedler
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6138
22
DNF
LMP137 Intersport Racing Jon Field
Clint Field
Lola B06/10125
22
DNF
LMP137 Intersport Racing Jon Field
Clint Field
AER P32C 4.0 L Turbo V8125
23
DNF
LMP26 Team Cytosport Greg Pickett
Klaus Graf
Porsche RS Spyder Evo124
23
DNF
LMP26 Team Cytosport Greg Pickett
Klaus Graf
Porsche MR6 3.4 L V8124
24
NC
Chal05 GMG Racing Bret Curtis
James Sofronas
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup89
24
NC
Chal05 GMG Racing Bret Curtis
James Sofronas
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-689
25
DNF
Chal57 Snow Racing Martin Snow
Melanie Snow
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup52
25
DNF
Chal57 Snow Racing Martin Snow
Melanie Snow
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-652
26
DNF
GT262 Risi Competizione Jaime Melo
Pierre Kaffer
Ferrari F430GT49
26
DNF
GT262 Risi Competizione Jaime Melo
Pierre Kaffer
Ferrari 4.0 L V849
27
DNF
GT233 RSR Paul Gentilozzi
Marc Goossens
Jaguar XKR46
27
DNF
GT233 RSR Paul Gentilozzi
Marc Goossens
Jaguar 4.2 L V846
28
DNF
LMP220 Dyson Racing Team Butch Leitzinger
Marino Franchitti
Lola B08/8631
28
DNF
LMP220 Dyson Racing Team Butch Leitzinger
Marino Franchitti
Mazda MZR-R 2.0 L Turbo I431
29
DNF
GT290 BMW Rahal Letterman Racing Bill Auberlen
Joey Hand
BMW M3 GT23
29
DNF
GT290 BMW Rahal Letterman Racing Bill Auberlen
Joey Hand
BMW 4.0 L V83
30
DNF
LMP188 Drayson Racing Paul Drayson
Jonny Cocker
Lola B09/602
30
DNF
LMP188 Drayson Racing Paul Drayson
Jonny Cocker
Judd GV5.5 S2 5.5 L V102
DSQChal38 Velox Motorsport Shane Lewis
Mitchell Pagerey
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup144
DSQChal38 Velox Motorsport Shane Lewis
Mitchell Pagerey
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6144
DSQChal36 Gruppe Orange Wesley Hoaglund
Bob Faieta
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup144
DSQChal36 Gruppe Orange Wesley Hoaglund
Bob Faieta
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6144
DNSLMP110 ECO Racing Hideki Noda
Cort Wagner
Nikolas Konstant
Radical SR9
DNSLMP110 ECO Racing Hideki Noda
Cort Wagner
Nikolas Konstant
ECO 5.0 L Turbo V10