2007 Petit Le Mans

The 2007 Petit Le Mans was the eleventh round of the 2007 American Le Mans Series season and tenth running of the Petit Le Mans. It took place at Road Atlanta, Georgia on October 6, 2007. This race also marked the closest finish in Petit Le Mans history, with the top two finishers being separated by 0.923 seconds after the 1,000-mile (1,600 km) race.

Audi driver Emanuele Pirro was initially going to drive the No. 2 entry, but suffered a concussion due to an accident in practice a few days earlier. Due to his inability to drive, Audi factory driver Lucas Luhr moved from the Petersen/White Lightning entry to take the seat in the Audi R10 TDI.^[1]

Unofficial results edit

Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 75% of winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC).^[2]

Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Chassis	Tyre	Laps
Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Engine	Tyre	Laps
1	LMP1	1	Audi Sport North America	Rinaldo Capello Allan McNish	Audi R10 TDI	M	394
1	LMP1	1	Audi Sport North America	Rinaldo Capello Allan McNish	Audi TDI 5.5L Turbo V12 (Diesel)	M	394
2	LMP2	7	Penske Racing	Romain Dumas Timo Bernhard Patrick Long	Porsche RS Spyder Evo	M	394
2	LMP2	7	Penske Racing	Romain Dumas Timo Bernhard Patrick Long	Porsche MR6 3.4L V8	M	394
3	LMP2	20	Dyson Racing	Chris Dyson Guy Smith	Porsche RS Spyder Evo	M	386
3	LMP2	20	Dyson Racing	Chris Dyson Guy Smith	Porsche MR6 3.4L V8	M	386
4	LMP2	5	Zytek Motorsports	Danny Watts Stefan Mücke Jan Charouz	Zytek 07S/2	M	383
4	LMP2	5	Zytek Motorsports	Danny Watts Stefan Mücke Jan Charouz	Zytek ZG348 3.4L V8	M	383
5	LMP1	88	Creation Autosportif	Jamie Campbell-Walter Christophe Tinseau Harold Primat	Creation CA07	D	377
5	LMP1	88	Creation Autosportif	Jamie Campbell-Walter Christophe Tinseau Harold Primat	Judd GV5.5 S2 5.5L V10	D	377
6	LMP2	16	Dyson Racing	Butch Leitzinger Andy Wallace Andy Lally	Porsche RS Spyder Evo	M	372
6	LMP2	16	Dyson Racing	Butch Leitzinger Andy Wallace Andy Lally	Porsche MR6 3.4L V8	M	372
7	LMP2	6	Penske Racing	Sascha Maassen Ryan Briscoe Emmanuel Collard	Porsche RS Spyder Evo	M	370
7	LMP2	6	Penske Racing	Sascha Maassen Ryan Briscoe Emmanuel Collard	Porsche MR6 3.4L V8	M	370
8	LMP2	9	Highcroft Racing	David Brabham Stefan Johansson Robbie Kerr	Acura ARX-01a	M	365
8	LMP2	9	Highcroft Racing	David Brabham Stefan Johansson Robbie Kerr	Acura AL7R 3.4L V8	M	365
9	GT1	4	Corvette Racing	Oliver Gavin Olivier Beretta Max Papis	Chevrolet Corvette C6.R	M	364
9	GT1	4	Corvette Racing	Oliver Gavin Olivier Beretta Max Papis	Chevrolet LS7-R 7.0L V8	M	364
10	GT2	45	Flying Lizard Motorsports	Johannes van Overbeek Jörg Bergmeister Marc Lieb	Porsche 997 GT3-RSR	M	353
10	GT2	45	Flying Lizard Motorsports	Johannes van Overbeek Jörg Bergmeister Marc Lieb	Porsche 3.8L Flat-6	M	353
11	GT2	71	Tafel Racing	Wolf Henzler Dominik Farnbacher	Porsche 997 GT3-RSR	M	351
11	GT2	71	Tafel Racing	Wolf Henzler Dominik Farnbacher	Porsche 3.8L Flat-6	M	351
12 DNF	LMP2	8	B-K Motorsports Mazdaspeed	Jamie Bach Ben Devlin Raphael Matos	Lola B07/46	K	350
12 DNF	LMP2	8	B-K Motorsports Mazdaspeed	Jamie Bach Ben Devlin Raphael Matos	Mazda MZR-R 2.0L Turbo I4	K	350
13	GT2	18	Rahal Letterman Racing	Tommy Milner Ralf Kelleners Graham Rahal	Porsche 997 GT3-RSR	M	350
13	GT2	18	Rahal Letterman Racing	Tommy Milner Ralf Kelleners Graham Rahal	Porsche 3.8L Flat-6	M	350
14	LMP1	06	Team Cytosport	Greg Pickett Klaus Graf Memo Gidley	Lola B06/10	D	346
14	LMP1	06	Team Cytosport	Greg Pickett Klaus Graf Memo Gidley	AER P32T 4.0L Turbo V8	D	346
15	GT2	54	Team Trans Sport Racing	Terry Borcheller Tim Pappas Marc Basseng	Porsche 997 GT3-RSR	Y	342
15	GT2	54	Team Trans Sport Racing	Terry Borcheller Tim Pappas Marc Basseng	Porsche 3.8L Flat-6	Y	342
16	GT2	44	Flying Lizard Motorsports	Darren Law Lonnie Pechnik Seth Neiman	Porsche 997 GT3-RSR	M	341
16	GT2	44	Flying Lizard Motorsports	Darren Law Lonnie Pechnik Seth Neiman	Porsche 3.8L Flat-6	M	341
17	LMP1	2	Audi Sport North America	Lucas Luhr Marco Werner	Audi R10 TDI	M	330
17	LMP1	2	Audi Sport North America	Lucas Luhr Marco Werner	Audi TDI 5.5L Turbo V12 (Diesel)	M	330
18	GT2	62	Risi Competizione	Mika Salo Jaime Melo Johnny Mowlem	Ferrari F430GT	M	330
18	GT2	62	Risi Competizione	Mika Salo Jaime Melo Johnny Mowlem	Ferrari 4.0L V8	M	330
19 DNF	GT1	27	Doran Racing	Didier Theys Fredy Lienhard Andrea Bertolini	Maserati MC12 GT1	M	314
19 DNF	GT1	27	Doran Racing	Didier Theys Fredy Lienhard Andrea Bertolini	Maserati 6.0L V12	M	314
20	LMP1	12	Autocon Motorsports	Chris McMurry Bryan Willman Michael Lewis	Creation CA06/H	D	304
20	LMP1	12	Autocon Motorsports	Chris McMurry Bryan Willman Michael Lewis	Judd GV5 5.0L V10	D	304
21	GT2	21	Panoz Team PTG	Bill Auberlen Joey Hand Tom Kimber-Smith	Panoz Esperante GT-LM	Y	302
21	GT2	21	Panoz Team PTG	Bill Auberlen Joey Hand Tom Kimber-Smith	Ford (Élan) 5.0L V8	Y	302
22 DNF	LMP1	10	Arena Motorsports International	Tom Chilton Darren Manning	Zytek 07S	M	288
22 DNF	LMP1	10	Arena Motorsports International	Tom Chilton Darren Manning	Zytek 2ZG408 4.0L V8	M	288
23 NC	GT2	61	Risi Competizione Krohn Racing	Tracy Krohn Niclas Jönsson Darren Turner	Ferrari F430GT	M	279
23 NC	GT2	61	Risi Competizione Krohn Racing	Tracy Krohn Niclas Jönsson Darren Turner	Ferrari 4.0L V8	M	279
24 DNF	GT2	31	Petersen Motorsports White Lightning Racing	Peter Dumbreck Dirk Müller	Ferrari F430GT	M	123
24 DNF	GT2	31	Petersen Motorsports White Lightning Racing	Peter Dumbreck Dirk Müller	Ferrari 4.0L V8	M	123
25 DNF	GT2	53	Robertson Racing	David Robertson Andrea Robertson Arie Luyendyk Jr.	Panoz Esperante GT-LM	D	106
25 DNF	GT2	53	Robertson Racing	David Robertson Andrea Robertson Arie Luyendyk Jr.	Ford (Élan) 5.0L V8	D	106
26 DNF	LMP2	15	Lowe's Fernández Racing	Adrian Fernández Luis Diaz	Lola B06/43	M	87
26 DNF	LMP2	15	Lowe's Fernández Racing	Adrian Fernández Luis Diaz	Acura AL7R 3.4L V8	M	87
27 DNF	LMP1	37	Intersport Racing	Jon Field Clint Field Richard Berry	Lola B06/10	D	60
27 DNF	LMP1	37	Intersport Racing	Jon Field Clint Field Richard Berry	AER P32T 4.0L Turbo V8	D	60
28 DNF	LMP2	26	Andretti Green Racing	Bryan Herta Vítor Meira Tony Kanaan	Acura ARX-01a	M	50
28 DNF	LMP2	26	Andretti Green Racing	Bryan Herta Vítor Meira Tony Kanaan	Acura AL7R 3.4L V8	M	50
29 DNF	GT2	73	Tafel Racing	Jim Tafel Nathan Swartzbaugh Lars-Erik Nielsen	Porsche 997 GT3-RSR	M	28
29 DNF	GT2	73	Tafel Racing	Jim Tafel Nathan Swartzbaugh Lars-Erik Nielsen	Porsche 3.8L Flat-6	M	28
30 DNF	GT1	3	Corvette Racing	Johnny O'Connell Jan Magnussen Ron Fellows	Chevrolet Corvette C6.R	M	15
30 DNF	GT1	3	Corvette Racing	Johnny O'Connell Jan Magnussen Ron Fellows	Chevrolet LS7-R 7.0L V8	M	15
DNQ	GT2	11	Primetime Race Group	Joel Feinberg Chapman Ducote	Dodge Viper Competition Coupe	M	-
DNQ	GT2	11	Primetime Race Group	Joel Feinberg Chapman Ducote	Dodge 8.3L V10	M	-

Statistics edit

Pole Position - No. 2 Audi Sport North America - 1:08.906^[3]

Note - #2 Audi did not start the race from the pole position due to a tire change, which placed it at the back of the field.

Fastest Lap - No. 1 Audi Sport North America - 1:09.195

References edit

^ "Luhr replaces Pirro in No.2 Audi for Petit". American Le Mans Series. 2007-10-07. Retrieved 2007-10-06. ^{[dead link]}
^ "American Le Mans Series Provisional Results" (PDF). IMSA - International Motor Sports Association. 2007-10-06. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-11-24. Retrieved 2007-10-06.
^ "Petit Le Mans Qualifying". American Le Mans Series. 2007-10-05. Retrieved 2007-10-06. ^{[dead link]}

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[1] "Luhr replaces Pirro in No.2 Audi for Petit". American Le Mans Series. 2007-10-07. Retrieved 2007-10-06. ^{[dead link]}

[2] "American Le Mans Series Provisional Results" (PDF). IMSA - International Motor Sports Association. 2007-10-06. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-11-24. Retrieved 2007-10-06.

[3] "Petit Le Mans Qualifying". American Le Mans Series. 2007-10-05. Retrieved 2007-10-06. ^{[dead link]}

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