2005 ALM

• 6th and final season for Audi R8: the most successful Le Mans Prototype of all time. Since 2000, the Audi R8 has won 52 races from 62.
• Aston Martin's Debut in ALM: Aston Martin will make its 2005 debut (GT1 class) at Sebring 12 hours and few other selected events. The marque is expected to race full season in 2006.
  Ulrich Bez (CEO) "It's really quite a significant moment for Aston Martin to make its return to international racing at a North America circuit ... There has always been something very special for the company about racing in North America. We have always had a loyal customer following, and I'm sure that enthusiasts around the world are going to watch our first race at Sebring in the American Le Mans Series with a lot of interest and excitement."

2005 AMERICAN LE MANS (ALM) CALENDAR:

• 17th/19th March 2005, SEBRING 12 Hours, Sebring International Raceway, FL
  WINNERS: P1 AUDI (JJ Lehto, M.Werner, T.Kristensen)
  GT1 ASTON MARTIN (Brabham/Turner/Ortelli)
  GT2 PORSCHE (Long/Bergmeister/Luhr)

• 15th/17th April 2005, Road Atlanta, Braselton, GA
  WINNERS: P1 AUDI (JJ Lehto, M.Werner)
  GT1 CORVETTE (R.Fellows, J.O'Connell)
  GT2 PANOZ (Auberlen, R.Liddell)

• 20th/22nd May 2005, Mid Ohio Sports Car Course Lexington, OH
  WINNERS: P1 LOLA (Weaver, Leitzinger)

• *** "24 HEURES DU MANS", 18th and 19th June 2005 ***

• 1st/4th July 2005, Lime Rock Park Lakeville, CT
  WINNERS: JJ Lehto, M.Werner

• 15th/17th July 2005, Sears Point, Infineon Raceway Sonoma, CA
  WINNERS: F.Biela, E.Pirro

• 29th/31st July 2005, Portland, International Raceway Portland, OR
  WINNERS: F.Biela, E.Pirro

• 19th/21th August 2005, Road America, Elkhart Lake, WI
  WINNERS: F.Biela, E.Pirro

• 2nd/4th September 2005, Mosport International Raceway Bowmanville, ON
  WINNERS: J.Weaver, B.Leitzinger

• 29th September/1st October. "Petit Le Mans", Road Atlanta Braselton, GA

• 14th/16th october, Laguna Seca, Mazda Raceway Monterey

2005 ALM TEAMS:

AUDI (LMP1 PROTOTYPE CLASS)

• Team ADT Champion Racing (2 cars)
• JJ Lehto (2004 ALM CHAMPION)
  Marco Werner (2004 ALM CHAMPION) #1 Audi R8
• Frank Biela (2003 champion)
  Emanuele Pirro (2001 champiion) #2 Audi R8
• ENDURANCE DRIVERS: (Sebring 12 Hours and Le Mans 24 Hours )
  Tom Kristensen (2002 champion)
  Allan McNish (2000 champion)

PANOZ

• Bill Auberlen
  Robin Liddell #50 GTLM car

ASTON MARTIN (GT1 CLASS)

• 6 drivers: David Brabham (Australia), Tomas Enge (Czech Republic), Peter Kox (Netherlands), Pedro Lamy (Portugal), Stephane Ortelli (France) and Darren Turner (UK)

2005 LE MANS EDURANCE SERIES CALENDAR:

• CONFIRMED:
• Spa, Belgium: 16-17 April 1000 km
• Monza, Italy:9-10 July 1000 km
• Silverstone, UK: 12-14 August 1000 km
• Nurburgring, Germany: 3-4 September 1000 km
• Istanbul, Turkey: 15-16 October 1000 km

LAST SEASON: 2004

2004 FINAL STANDING:

• ALM PROTOTYPE
• 1. Werner/Lehto 138
  2. Wallace 85
  3. Weaver 79 ; Leitzinger 79
  4. Dyson 71
  5. Biela 26 ; Kaffer 26 ; McNish 26
  6. Pirro 22
  7. Davies 19 ; Smith 19 ; Herbert 19
  8. Short 16 ; Barff 16 ; Barbosa 16

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