2011 IMSA Prototype Lites season

The 2011 IMSA Prototype Lites season is the sixth season of the International Motor Sports Association's Prototype Lites championship. The season consisted of fourteen rounds at seven race meetings, beginning at Sebring International Raceway on March 17, and concluding at Road Atlanta on September 30. Ricardo Vera won the championship in the L1 class, and Robert Sabato won the L2 class championship.

Schedule and results

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All races supported the 2011 American Le Mans Series season. All rounds consisted of 30 minute races.

Rnd Date Circuit Location Lites 1 Winning Team Lites 2 Winning Team
Lites 1 Winning Driver Lites 2 Winning Driver
1 March 17 Sebring International Raceway Sebring, Florida #6 Performance Tech #75 BERG Racing
  Daniel Goldburg   Ari Straus
2 March 18 #79 Eurosport Racing #22 6th Gear Racing
  Lucas Downs   Robert Sabato
3 July 8 Lime Rock Park Lakeville, Connecticut #4 Eurosport Racing #22 6th Gear Racing
  Antonio Downs   Robert Sabato
4 July 9 #4 Eurosport Racing #22 6th Gear Racing
  Antonio Downs   Robert Sabato
5 July 23 Mosport International Raceway Bowmanville, Ontario #34 Eurosport Racing #22 6th Gear Racing
  Jon Brownson   Robert Sabato
6 July 24 #14 Comprent Motorsports #22 6th Gear Racing
  Jonathan Gore   Robert Sabato
7 August 5 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Lexington, Ohio #14 Comprent Motorsports #22 6th Gear Racing
  Jonathan Gore   Robert Sabato
8 August 6 #37 Intersport Racing #22 6th Gear Racing
  Ricardo Vera   Robert Sabato
9 August 20 Road America Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin #34 Eurosport Racing #22 6th Gear Racing
  Jon Brownson   Robert Sabato
10 August 21 #21 Comprent Motorsports #22 6th Gear Racing
  Charlie Shears   Robert Sabato
11 September 17 Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca Monterey, California #79 Eurosport Racing #5 Level 5 Motorsports
  Lucas Downs   Scott Tucker
12 September 18 #37 Intersport Racing #5 Level 5 Motorsports
  Ricardo Vera   Scott Tucker
13 September 29 Road Atlanta Braselton, Georgia #77 Comprent Motorsports #5 Level 5 Motorsports
  Sean Rayhall   Scott Tucker
14 September 30 #77 Comprent Motorsports #5 Level 5 Motorsports
  Sean Rayhall   Scott Tucker

Championship standings

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Points are awarded to the top 15 finishers in each class.

Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th   15th 
Points 20 18 16 14 12 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

Lites 1

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Pos Driver SEB LRP MOS MDO ROA LAG ATL Pts
1   Ricardo Vera 5 7 5 3 4 2 5 1 6 4 2 1 4 3 205
2   Antonio Downs 21 4 1 1 11 3 6 12 3 2 5 3 6 5 182
3   Gerry Kraut 6 8 3 2 3 13 2 8 7 3 7 4 7 6 170
4   Jonathan Gore 4 3 2 1 1 5 2 5 3 9 3 16 169
5   Jon Brownson 9 2 1 4 1 7 9 8 5 4 129
6   Patrick O'Neill 17 5 6 4 3 4 3 2 101
7   Lucas Downs 3 1 DNS DNS 7 3 12 DNS 1 5 97
8   Daniel Mancini (M) 19 10 7 5 13 6 9 6 10 7 14 9 90
9   Darryl Shoff 8 13 5 5 13 10 13 11 9 11 76
10   Daniel Goldburg 1 13 4 7 8 16 58
11   Tristan Nunez 2 20 2 2 55
12   Richard Fant (M) 8 6 8 13 14 15 18 8 52
13   Matt Downs 4 2 5 12 50
14   Wayne Ducote 14 19 12 15 10 9 8 18 47
15   Ben Searcy 7 9 2 12 43
16   Sean Rayhall 1 1 40
17   Owen Kratz (M) 10 11 9 6 17 10 10 7 37
18   Charlie Shears (M) 4 1 34
19   Dan Weyland 6 12 12 15 31
20   David Ducote 6 6 20
21   Tim Vito (M) 11 12 9
Source:[1]
Key
Color Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Blank Did not arrive (DNA)
Withdrew entry before the event (WD)

(M) - Masters class

Lites 2

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Pos Driver SEB LRP MOS MDO ROA LAG ATL Pts
1   Robert Sabato 18 14 9 6 7 7 8 7 11 7 12 13 222
2   Alan Wilzig (M) 15 18 12 11 15 11 12 10 15 14 18 19 16 14 188
3   Michal Chlumecky 8 8 10 DNS 12 15 15 17 13 12 152
4   Max DeAngelis 20 17 10 10 11 11 16 14 15 13 144
5   Jim Garrett (M) 13 16 11 8 9 9 14 13 122
6   Scott Tucker DNS DNS 15 11 11 12 11 10 112
7   Brian Fowler 13 10 14 14 13 9 19 18 100
8   Ari Straus 12 21 10 9 64
9   Lee Alexander 16 15 32
10   Alain Nadal 17 17 24
Source:[2]

References

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  1. ^ "2011 Cooper Tires Prototype Lites Championship - L1 Class". PrototypeLites.com. International Motor Sports Association. Archived from the original on 29 September 2011. Retrieved 8 October 2011.
  2. ^ "2011 Cooper Tires Prototype Lites Championship - L2 Class". PrototypeLites.com. International Motor Sports Association. Archived from the original on 29 September 2011. Retrieved 8 October 2011.
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