Allan McNish, Dindo Capello, and Tom Kristensen snagged the overall honors at the MOBIL 1 12 Hours of Sebring in their No. 2 Audi R15 TDI earlier today. The team lead the field eight times throughout the event, registering in the first position for 155 of the total 383 laps. The fastest qualifying P1 entry – the No. 66 Acura of Gil de Ferran, Simon Pagenaud, and Scott Dixon, suffered from mechanical problems, forcing them to complete only 246 laps.

Only one P2 class entry remained on the track as the checkered flag waved, bringing the No. 15 Lowe’s Acura of Luis Diaz and Adrian Fernandez to their first class win of the year. Despite being the only P2 left in the race, the team continued their hard charge right up until the final moments of the race, turning their fastest lap of the event with just one to go.

With only one team entered in GT1, the two sister Corvette C6Rs were racing for little more than team bragging rights. In the end, the No. 3 machine driven by Jan Magnussen, Johnny O’Connell, and Antonio Garcia, edged out the No. 4 entry piloted by Oliver Gavin, Olivier Beretta, and Marcel Fässler. Both teams finished in an impressive 6th and 7th overall.

GT2 saw 13 cars start the race, allowing for some serious competition throughout the day. In the end, the No. 62 Ferrari 430 GT of Mika Salo, Pierre Kaffer, and Jaime Melo, celebrated their victory coming to the line two laps ahead of their closest competitors – the No. 95 Ferrari of Gianmaria Bruni, Mathias Russo, and Luis Companc.

The top finishers included:

Pos   No  Class  Car                  Drivers
  1   #2     P1  Audi R15 TDI         Allan McNish
                                      Dindo Capello
                                      Tom Kristensen

  2  #08     P1  Peugeot 908 HDI FAP  Franck Montagny
                                      Stephane Sarrazin
                                      Sebastien Bourdais

  3   #1     P1  Audi R15 TDI         Mike Rockenfeller
                                      Marco Werner
                                      Lucas Luhr

  4  #15     P2  Acura ARX-01B        Luis Diaz
                                      Adrian Fernandez

  5  #07     P1  Peugeot 908 HDI FAP  Pedro Lamy
                                      Nicolas Minassian
                                      Christian Klein

  6   #3    GT1  Corvette C6R         Jan Magnussen
                                      Johnny O'Connell
                                      Antonio Garcia

  7   #4    GT1  Corvette C6R         Oliver Gavin
                                      Olivier Beretta
                                      Marcel Fassler

  8  #62    GT2  Ferrari 430 GT       Mika Salo
                                      Pierre Kaffer
                                      Jaime Melo

  9  #95    GT2  Ferrari 430 GT       Gianmaria Bruni
                                      Mathias Russo
                                      Luis Companc

 10  #21    GT2  Panoz Esperante      Dominik Farnbacher
                                      Ian James

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The #1 Audi of Dindo Capello, Allan McNish, and Emanuele Pirro won the Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta earlier today. Other class leaders included Penske Motorsports’s Ryan Briscoe and Helio Castroneves in P2; Corvette Racing’s Johnny O’Connell, Jan Magnussen, and Ron Fellows in GT1; and Risi Competizione’s Mika Salo and Jaime Melo in GT2. This race marked the second last American Le Mans Series race of the 2008 season.

The full results from this race are available at:

2008 ALMS Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta Results

The updated standings can be found here:

2008 American Le Mans Series Standings

The overall victory honors for Detroit’s American Le Mans Series race went to Franck Montagny and James Rossiter of Andretti Green Racing. This marked yet another overall victory for the P2 class. Surprisingly, the leading P1 that was driven by Intersport’s Clint Field, Jon Field and Richard Berry finished well back in the field in the 22nd position. This came to be after the leading P1 (an Audi Sport North America entry – that had originally been flagged as the race winner) was disqualified for coming in underweight in the post-race inspections.

Leading the way in GT1 was the No. 4 and No. 3 Corvettes driven by Olivier Beretta/Oliver Gavin and Johnny O’Connell/Jan Magnussen respectively. The two Flying Lizard Porsches came out on top in the GT2 class. They were the No. 45 driven by Jorg Bergmeister and Wolf Henzler and the No. 46 driven by Johannes van Overbeek and Patrick Pilet.

Full results from the race are available here:

2008 ALMS Detroit Sports Car Challenge Results

Updated ALMS standings have been posted here:

2008 American Le Mans Series Standings – As of Aug. 30, 2008 Detroit

Lucas Luhr and Marco Werner won their third American Le Mans Series victory in as many races Sunday at Mosport International Raceway. Right behind them was their Audi Sport North America teammates Dindo Capello and Emanuele Pirro.

Class winners included the No. 2 Audi of Lucas Luhr and Marco Werner for P1, the No. 9 Highcroft Acura driven by David Brabham and Scott Sharp in P2, the No. 3 Corvette of Johnny O’Connell and Jan Magnussen in GT1, while the No. 62 Risi Ferrari driven by Mika Salo and Jaime Melo took the GT2 class victory.

For the full results from the Grand Prix of Mosport, please see this page:

2008 ALMS Grand Prix of Mosport Results

Current standings can by found here:

American Le Mans Series Standings (As of Aug. 24, 2008 Mosport)