
The2009 Tequila Patrón American Le Mans Series at Long Beach was the third round of the2009 American Le Mans Series season. It took place at theLong Beach street circuit,California on April 18, 2009.
Thede Ferran MotorsportsAcura team earned their first victory in the series, leading theHighcroft Racing Acura to the finish.Fernández Racing Acura also won the LMP2 category for their third straight race while the #4Chevrolet Corvette ofOliver Gavin andOlivier Beretta wonCorvette Racing's final appearance in the GT1 category in the American Le Mans Series.[1]Flying Lizard Motorsports won their second straight GT2 class victory after early leader Farnbacher-Loles suffered a suspension failure on circuit.
Pole position winners in each class are marked inbold.[2]
| Pos | Class | Team | Qualifying Driver | Lap Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LMP1 | #9PatrónHighcroft Racing | David Brabham | 1:11.627 |
| 2 | LMP1 | #66de Ferran Motorsports | Gil de Ferran | 1:11.699 |
| 3 | LMP2 | #15Lowe'sFernández Racing | Adrian Fernández | 1:13.134 |
| 4 | LMP2 | #16Dyson Racing Team | Guy Smith | 1:13.378 |
| 5 | LMP2 | #20Dyson Racing Team | Butch Leitzinger | 1:13.763 |
| 6 | LMP1 | #37Intersport Racing | John Field | 1:15.303 |
| 7 | LMP1 | #12 Autocon Motorsports | Michael Lewis | 1:16.470 |
| 8 | GT1 | #4Corvette Racing | Olivier Beretta | 1:17.952 |
| 9 | GT1 | #3Corvette Racing | Johnny O'Connell | 1:18.144 |
| 10 | GT2 | #87 Farnbacher-Loles Racing | Wolf Henzler | 1:20.368 |
| 11 | GT2 | #45Flying Lizard Motorsports | Patrick Long | 1:20.577 |
| 12 | GT2 | #92BMWRahal Letterman Racing | Dirk Müller | 1:21.300 |
| 13 | GT2 | #90BMWRahal Letterman Racing | Joey Hand | 1:21.382 |
| 14 | GT2 | #18 VICI Racing | Richard Westbrook | 1:21.805 |
| 15 | GT2 | #40 Robertson Racing | David Murry | 1:22.044 |
| 16 | GT2 | #17Team Falken Tire | Bryan Sellers | 1:22.222 |
| 17 | GT2 | #28 LG Motorsports | Boris Said | 1:22.334 |
| 18 | GT2 | #11 Primetime Race Group | Chris Hall | 1:22.519 |
| 19 | GT2 | #44Flying Lizard Motorsports | Seth Neiman | 1:25.023 |
| 20 | GT2 | #21Panoz Team PTG | Dominik Farnbacher | 1:25.096 |
| – | GT2 | #62Risi Competizione | Jaime Melo | 1:20.111† |
† – The #62 Risi Competizione Ferrari's times were not allowed as the car failed post-qualifying inspection due to being below the minimumride height.[3]
Class winners inbold. Cars failing to complete 70% of winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC).[4]
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