Autodrómo Internacional de Las Américas is a paved circuit built in 1998, located near the capital city of the Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo. Its full-length layout is officially approved by the FIA as a Grade Four course. While only an 11 turn, 2.664 km (1.655 mi) road course, it is considered to be highly challenging as well as equally rewarding. The circuit is on the Caribbean Coast, which can be seen just behind Turn One.
| Location |  Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
|---|---|
| Time zone | UTC-04:00 |
| Coordinates | 18°28′7″N 69°44′53″W / 18.46861°N 69.74806°W |
| Capacity | 15,000 |
| Opened | 1998 |
| Architect | Dr. Ing. Ludovino Fernández Fernández |
| Major events | Grand-Am Cup Miller Grand-Am Cup 200 (2005) American GT Series (2004) Campeonato Centroamericano (2009) |
| Website | http://www.autodromosunix.com/ |
| Surface | Asphalt |
| Length | 2.664 km (1.655 miles) |
| Turns | 11 |
| Race lap record | 1:12:770 |
History edit
In 2005, the Circuit played host to the Second Round of the Grand-Am Cup (now Michelin Pilot Challenge), the Miller Grand-Am Cup 200. It is currently used as a local proving grounds for the best of Caribbean talent, through weekly races and almost a day-by-day usage in race-training purposes.
Racing edit
Miller Grand-Am Cup 200 [GS Class Only] Results edit
| Pos | No. | Class | Class Pos. | Driver | Team/Car | Laps | Best Lap | On Lap |
| 1 | 96 | GS | 1 | Marks/ Auberlen | Turner Motorsport / BMW M3 | 111 | 01:24.454 | 4 |
| 2 | 05 | GS | 2 | Jeannette/ Gue | Multimatic Motorsports / Mustang | 111 | 01:24.436 | 7 |
| 3 | 11 | GS | 3 | Knowles/ Powell | Powell Motorsport / Cadillac CTS-V | 111 | 01:25.903 | 2 |
| 4 | 60 | GS | 4 | Finlay/ McDowell | Finlay Motorsports / BMW M3 | 110 | 01:23.836 | 3 |
| 5 | 09 | GS | 5 | Russell/ Thornton/ Riddle | Automatic Racing / BMW M3 | 110 | 01:24.783 | 6 |
| 6 | 6 | GS | 6 | McCalmont/ Law | Zoom Motorsports / Porsche 996 | 110 | 01:25.299 | 7 |
| 7 | 16 | GS | 7 | Wortzman/ Wilden | Zoom Motorsports / BMW M3 | 110 | 01:25.410 | 4 |
| 8 | 37 | GS | 8 | B Seafuse/ J Seafuse | JBS Motorsports / Mustang GT | 110 | 01:25.898 | 11 |
| 9 | 55 | GS | 9 | Maxwell/ Empringham | Multimatic Motorsports / Mustang | 110 | 01:24.908 | 5 |
| 10 | 9 | GS | 10 | J Sandridge/ M Sandridge/ Varde | Team Salad Racing / BMW M3 | 110 | 01:25.905 | 11 |
| 11 | 44 | GS | 11 | Wi Nonnamaker/ Gonzalez Jr | Team Sahlen / Porsche 996 | 110 | 01:26.120 | 3 |
| 12 | 31 | GS | 12 | Ellis/ Bavaro | Bodymotion Racing / Porsche 997 | 110 | 01:26.539 | 5 |
| 13 | 18 | GS | 13 | Pickett/ Lally/ Pumpelly | Race Prep Motorsports / Porsche 996 | 109 | 01:25.944 | 3 |
| 14 | 93 | GS | 14 | Foster/ Skelton | Anchor Racing / BMW M3 | 109 | 01:24.671 | 22 |
| 15 | 43 | GS | 15 | Murry/ Rosser | Team Sahlen / Porsche 996 | 109 | 01:26.383 | 5 |
| 16 | 81 | GS | 16 | Martini/ Collins | Synergy Racing / Porsche 997 | 109 | 01:26.386 | 3 |
| 17 | 5 | GS | 17 | James/ Nastasi | Blackforest Motorsports / Mustang GT | 109 | 01:24.861 | 4 |
| 18 | 79 | GS | 18 | M Sandridge/ J Sandridge/ Ham | Team Salad Racing / Cadillac CTS-V | 109 | 01:26.385 | 2 |
| 19 | 89 | GS | 19 | Grande/ Fox/ Wellon | LNS Motorsports / Porsche 996 | 108 | 01:25.954 | 3 |
| 20 | 40 | GS | 20 | Wa Nonnamaker/ J Nonnamaker | Team Sahlen / Porsche 996 | 108 | 01:26.301 | 7 |
| 21 | 90 | GS | 21 | Wilson/ Riddle/ Thornton | Automatic Racing / BMW M3 | 108 | 01:25.027 | 5 |
| 22 | 42 | GS | 22 | Sahlen/ Wi Nonnamaker/ Wa Nonnamaker | Team Sahlen / Porsche 996 | 108 | 01:26.793 | 4 |
| 23 | 28 | GS | 23 | Lally/ Gaffney/ Pickett | Race Prep Motorsports / Porsche 996 | 108 | 01:26.263 | 9 |
| 24 | 52 | GS | 24 | Ackley/ Rehagen | Rehagen Racing / Mustang Cobra SVT | 107 | 01:26.819 | 14 |
| 25 | 07 | GS | 25 | Guindon/ Camirand | Powell Motorsport / Cadillac CTS-V | 107 | 01:25.710 | 3 |
| 26 | 88 | GS | 26 | Ellis/ Rossi | Knobel Racing / Porsche 996 | 106 | 01:26.482 | 2 |
| 27 | 47 | GS | 27 | Smith/ Kohler/ DeFontes | TF Racing / Mustang | 105 | 01:27.195 | 6 |
| 28 | 69 | GS | 28 | Krohn/ Jonsson | Krohn Racing/ TRG / Porsche 996 | 104 | 01:26.582 | 4 |
| 29 | 41 | GS | 29 | Levy/ Alvarez | Team Sahlen / Porsche 996 | 92 | 01:26.715 | 3 |
| 30 | 58 | GS | 30 | Martin/ MacAlpine | Rehagen Racing / Mustang Cobra SVT | 89 | 01:24.704 | 3 |
| 31 | 99 | GS | 31 | Hainer/ Said | Anchor Racing / BMW M3 | 80 | 01:24.922 | 3 |
| 32 | 78 | GS | 32 | R Lopez/ J Lopez/ Pickett | Race Prep Motorsports / Porsche 996 | 71 | 01:26.911 | 22 |
| 33 | 38 | GS | 33 | Plummer/ Cosmo | BGB Motorsports / Porsche 996 | 68 | 01:25.958 | 4 |
| 34 | 92 | GS | 34 | Munson/ Sofronas | Anchor Racing / BMW M3 | 18 | 01:27.059 | 0 |
| 35 | 17 | GS | 35 | Wilkins/ Lacey | Doncaster Racing / Porsche 996 | 13 | 01:26.664 | 0 |
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