
The2009 Monterey Sports Car Championships presented by Patrón was the tenth and final round of the2009 American Le Mans Series season. It took place atMazda Raceway Laguna Seca,Monterey, California on October 11, 2009. The race was won by theAcura ofde Ferran Motorsports, driven bySimon Pagenaud and retiring driverGil de Ferran, which wore a tribute livery based onJim Hall'sChaparrals.Adrian Fernández andLuis Díaz won the LMP2 category in theFernández RacingAcura while only six tenths of a second behind the overall winning de Ferran car. The GT2 class was won by the #45Flying Lizard MotorsportsPorsche after contact with the #3Corvette 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.
Pole position winners in each class are marked inbold.[1]
| Pos | Class | Team | Qualifying Driver | Lap Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LMP1 | #66de Ferran Motorsports | Gil de Ferran | 1:11.206 |
| 2 | LMP1 | #9PatrónHighcroft Racing | David Brabham | 1:11.298 |
| 3 | LMP2 | #15Lowe'sFernández Racing | Luis Díaz | 1:11.310 |
| 4 | LMP2 | #20Dyson Racing Team | Butch Leitzinger | 1:12.051 |
| 5 | LMP1 | #88Drayson Racing | Jonny Cocker | 1:12.745 |
| 6 | LMP1 | #48 Corsa Motorsports | Johnny Mowlem | 1:13.238 |
| 7 | LMP2 | #6Team Cytosport | Klaus Graf | 1:14.492 |
| 8 | LMP1 | #37 Intersport Racing | Jon Field | 1:14.661 |
| 9 | LMP1 | #12 Autocon Motorsports | Chris McMurry | 1:15.861 |
| 10 | GT2 | #3Corvette Racing | Jan Magnussen | 1:23.053 |
| 11 | GT2 | #62Risi Competizione | Pierre Kaffer | 1:23.220 |
| 12 | GT2 | #4Corvette Racing | Oliver Gavin | 1:23.283 |
| 13 | GT2 | #87 Farnbacher-Loles Motorsports | Wolf Henzler | 1:23.347 |
| 14 | GT2 | #45Flying Lizard Motorsports | Jörg Bergmeister | 1:23.391 |
| 15 | GT2 | #90BMWRahal Letterman Racing | Bill Auberlen | 1:23.552 |
| 16 | GT2 | #21Panoz Team PTG | Dominik Farnbacher | 1:23.640 |
| 17 | GT2 | #92BMWRahal Letterman Racing | Tommy Milner | 1:23.745 |
| 18 | GT2 | #28 LG Motorsports | Tom Sutherland | 1:23.991 |
| 19 | GT2 | #40 Robertson Racing | David Murry | 1:23.993 |
| 20 | GT2 | #18T-Mobile VICI Racing | Richard Westbrook | 1:24.307 |
| 21 | GT2 | #17Team Falken Tire | Bryan Sellers | 1:25.455 |
| 22 | GT2 | #44Flying Lizard Motorsports | Seth Neiman | 1:28.798 |
| 23 | Chal | #47 Orbit Racing | Guy Cosmo | 1:29.546 |
| 24 | Chal | #05 GMG Racing | James Sofronas | 1:29.755 |
| 25 | Chal | #69 P7 Racing | Galen Bieker | 1:29.844 |
| 26 | Chal | #36 Gruppe Orange | Bob Faieta | 1:29.887 |
| 27 | Chal | #38 Velox Motorsport | Shane Lewis | 1:29.916 |
| 28 | Chal | #57 Snow Racing | Martin Snow | 1:30.147 |
| 29 | Chal | #08 Orbit Racing | Bill Sweedler | 1:30.481 |
| 30 | Chal | #02 Gruppe Orange | Donald Pickering | 1:31.509 |
| 31 | LMP1 | #10 ECO Racing | Did not participate | |
| 32 | GT2 | #33RSR | Did not participate | |
| 33 | UNC | #16Dyson Racing Team | Did not participate | |
Class winners are marked inbold. Cars failing to complete 70% of winner's distance are marked as Not classified (NC).
| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Chassis | Tire | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engine | |||||||
| 1 | LMP1 | 66 | Acura ARX-02a | M | 168 | ||
| Acura AR7 4.0 L V8 | |||||||
| 2 | LMP2 | 15 | Acura ARX-01B | M | 168 | ||
| Acura AL7R 3.4 L V8 | |||||||
| 3 | LMP1 | 9 | Acura ARX-02a | M | 164 | ||
| Acura AR7 4.0 L V8 | |||||||
| 4 | LMP1 | 12 | Lola B06/10 | D | 159 | ||
| AER P32C 4.0 L Turbo V8 | |||||||
| 5 | LMP1 | 48 | Ginetta-ZytekGZ09HS | D | 158 | ||
| Zytek ZJ458 4.5 LHybrid V8 | |||||||
| 6 | GT2 | 45 | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | M | 155 | ||
| Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 7 | GT2 | 3 | Chevrolet Corvette C6.R | M | 155 | ||
| Chevrolet 6.0 L V8 | |||||||
| 8 | GT2 | 87 | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | M | 154 | ||
| Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 9 | GT2 | 21 | Panoz Esperante GT-LM | Y | 154 | ||
| Ford 5.0 L V8 | |||||||
| 10 | GT2 | 44 | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | M | 153 | ||
| Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 11 | GT2 | 92 | BMW M3 GT2 | D | 153 | ||
| BMW 4.0 L V8 | |||||||
| 12 | GT2 | 18 | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | M | 153 | ||
| Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 13 | GT2 | 17 | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | F | 150 | ||
| Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 14 | LMP2 | 16 | Lola B09/86 | M | 150 | ||
| MazdaMZR-R 2.0 L Turbo I4 (Butanol) | |||||||
| 15 | GT2 | 28 | Chevrolet Corvette C6 | D | 150 | ||
| Chevrolet LS3 6.3 L V8 | |||||||
| 16 | Chal | 47 | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | Y | 144 | ||
| Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 17 | GT2 | 4 | Chevrolet Corvette C6.R | M | 143 | ||
| Chevrolet 6.0 L V8 | |||||||
| 18 | Chal | 02 | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | Y | 140 | ||
| Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 19 | Chal | 69 | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | Y | 140 | ||
| Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 20 | GT2 | 40 | Ford GT-R Mk. VII | D | 139 | ||
| Ford 5.0 L V8 | |||||||
| 21 | Chal | 08 | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | Y | 138 | ||
| Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 22 DNF | LMP1 | 37 | Lola B06/10 | D | 125 | ||
| AER P32C 4.0 L Turbo V8 | |||||||
| 23 DNF | LMP2 | 6 | Porsche RS Spyder Evo | M | 124 | ||
| Porsche MR6 3.4 L V8 | |||||||
| 24 NC | Chal | 05 | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | Y | 89 | ||
| Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 25 DNF | Chal | 57 | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | Y | 52 | ||
| Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 26 DNF | GT2 | 62 | Ferrari F430GT | M | 49 | ||
| Ferrari 4.0 L V8 | |||||||
| 27 DNF | GT2 | 33 | Jaguar XKR | Y | 46 | ||
| Jaguar 4.2 L V8 | |||||||
| 28 DNF | LMP2 | 20 | Lola B08/86 | M | 31 | ||
| MazdaMZR-R 2.0 L Turbo I4 | |||||||
| 29 DNF | GT2 | 90 | BMW M3 GT2 | D | 3 | ||
| BMW 4.0 L V8 | |||||||
| 30 DNF | LMP1 | 88 | Lola B09/60 | M | 2 | ||
| Judd GV5.5 S2 5.5 L V10 | |||||||
| DSQ | Chal | 38 | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | Y | 144 | ||
| Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| DSQ | Chal | 36 | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | Y | 144 | ||
| Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| DNS | LMP1 | 10 | Radical SR9 | D | – | ||
| ECO (AER) 5.0 L Turbo V10 (Diesel) |
| American Le Mans Series | ||
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| Previous race: Petit Le Mans | 2009 season | Next race: None |