The 2011 race schedule of the American Le Mans Series was released earlier today, with a few changes to shake things up. Though most of the venues look familiar, some of their dates do not.

Notable changes include Mosport International Raceway’s Mobil 1 presents the Grand Prix of Mosport, which will be run a month earlier from July 22nd – 24th, and Mazda Raceway’s American Le Mans Series Monterey presented by Patron, which will return to the fall, racing the weekend of Sep 15th – 17th.

Added to the schedule this season includes the ALMS’ first running of the Baltimore Grand Prix. Running along the city’s Inner Harbor should make a great backdrop for what’s bound to be a great weekend of racing.

2011 ALMS Schedule:

February 9-10: Sebring International Raceway’s Winter Test
March 19: Sebring International Raceway
April 16: Long Beach Street Circuit
July 9: Lime Rock Park
July 31: Mosport International Raceway
August 6: Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course
August 21: Road America
September 3: Baltimore Street Circuit
September 17: Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca
October 1: Road Atlanta

A more detailed 2011 ALMS Schedule can be found here.

It was all Audi at Laguna Seca this weekend with the two entries from Audi Sport North America taking the top two spots on the podium. The race marked the final event in the American Le Mans Series 2008 season.

Coming out with the win was the Number 2 Audi driven by Lucas Luhr and Marco Werner, while the Number 1 Audi of Emanuele Pirro and Christijan Albers finished close behind.

Leading the field in P2 was the Acura of Andretti Green Racing driven by Franck Montagny and Tony Kanaan. The GT1 victory went to Corvette Racing’s Oliver Gavin and Olivier Beretta, while the GT2 class was won by Mika Salo and Jaime Melo in their Risi Competizione Ferrari.

Full results from the race are available at:

2008 ALMS Monterey Sports Car Championships at Laguna Seca Results

The updated final standings can be found here:

2008 American Le Mans Series Final Standings