American le mans series gts 1999 standings driver database. The event represents one leg of the triple crown of motorsport, other events. Corvette racing american le mans series salutes corvette. The 2000 american le mans series was the second running of the imsa american le mans series, and overall the 30th season of an imsa gt championship, dating back to the 1971 edition. The bmw v12 lmr was the car bmw used to take its only overall win at le mans in 1999. American le mans seriesin perusti vuonna 1999 liikemies don panoz. In cooperation with the aco, it would bring le mansrules racing to the u. The partnership with the aco allows alms teams to earn automatic entries in the le mans 24 hours. American le mans series alms merupakan sebuah kejuaraan balap mobil yang berlangsung di amerika serikat dan kanada. American le mans series gets a boost, lands patron as.
It was a series for le mans prototypes lmp and grand touring gt race cars divided into three classes. American le mans series wikipedia bahasa indonesia. The 2000 race of a thousand years was an endurance race and the final round of the 2000 american le mans series. American le mans series events feature multiclass racing among the top sports car racing drivers and teams in the world. Founded in 1999 by entrepreneur don panoz, the american le mans series is a series of sports car endurance racing events patterned after the worldfamous 24 hours of le mans. Click on the site to see randy pobsts career results at that track. It began march 20, 1999, and ended november 7, 1999, after eight races. At a press conference wednesday at daytona international speedway it was announced that the grandam rolex sports car series and american le mans series will join forces. For 1999, orecas efforts were expanded further, as the team now operated in two championships.
It was a series for le mans prototypes lmp and grand touring gt race cars divided into 3 classes. The series was created by braselton, georgiabased businessman don panoz and ran its first season in 1999. In actuality, the first race using the rulebook of the aco, the real le mans. For 1999, the series changed its name to the american le mans series, and adopted the acos rulebook. A great historical reference piece for the auto racing fan or historian. The series was composed of le mans prototypes lmp and grand tourer gt race cars divided into four classes. This strong manufacturer influence led the aco to lending the le mans name to a sports car series in the united states in 1999, known as the american le mans series, which ran until the end of the 20 season after which it merged with grandam to form the united sportscar championship. It began on march 21, 2009, and ended on october 10, 2009 after ten events. The race was founded by road atlanta owner don panoz and first run on october 10, 1998 as part of the imsa season. Superflo 12 hours of sebring sebring international raceway march 20 2. Lmp dan lmpc le mans prototype, dan gt2 dan gtc grand touring. Grandam, american le mans series to merge get the latest.
Kendaraan yang khusus dibangun untuk balap berkompetisi dalam kelas prototip lmp1 dan lmp2 dan produk modifikasi dari mobilsport berkompetisi dalam kelas grand touring gt1 dan gt2, sebelumnya gts dan gt. The 1999 american le mans series season was the inaugural season of the imsa american le mans series, and is now recognised as the 29th season of the. The inaugural petit le mans took place in 1998 as a part of the professional sportscar racing series. Elms team champions and runnersup receive an automatic entry to the following years 24 hours of le mans. All the winners from the 1999 american le mans series season. It was a series for le mans prototypes and grand touring race cars divided into three classes. Touring car championship grandam series american le mans series x1r pro cup series nascar southeast series nascar midwest series nascar southwest series nascar northwest series asa national tour. The chrysler vipers had a complete whitewash of gt2, finishing 1st, 2nd and 3rd in class. A look back at the american le mans series alms that ran from 1999 to 20, before merging with the grandam sports car series for 2014. It is considered one of the most prestigious automobile races in the world and has been called the grand prix of endurance and efficiency. American le mans series kausi 1999 oli ensimmainen imsa.
Lmp1 le mans prototype lmp2 gts gt racetracks 2006. List of american le mans series champions wikipedia. A twocar team in the new american le mans series and the existing two car team already competing in fia gt. Driver randy pobst 1999 american le mans series results. Sommaire 1 calendrier 2 resultats 3 classement ecuries 3. Every season consists of between six and ten races, and the longest race is 1,000 miles in length. Alms final positions and tables world sports racing prototypes. On behalf of all the mods here, thank you guys for loving this. After the success of that event, panoz, again with porsche leading the way, announced that he would start a series in north america in 1999 called the american le mans series.
American le mans series sports league, cars facebook. Cette competition avait ete precedee en 1998 par une course experimentale qui etait integree au championnat imsa gt, le petit le mans 1998. Selected sports car racing history clemson university. Program is in super great condition with very light shelf wear on the left side of front cover. Lmp, gts, gt, it began march 20, 1999, ended november 7, 1999, after eight races.
The partnership with the aco allowed alms teams to earn automatic entries in the le mans 24 hours. American le mans series championships racing sports cars. The 1999 edition was one of the original events of the american le mans series. The european le mans series is similar to the american le mans series alms based in the united states and canada that was running with aco and imsa between 1999 and 20. American le mans series gts 1999 standings championship points standings for the american le mans series gts 1999. Kejuaraan ini terdiri dari balap ketahanan dan balap sprint, dan dibangun dengan semangat le mans 24 hours. Click on the site to see joe vardes career results at that track glossary. The american le mans series has landed the patron spirits co. The inaugural petit le mans took place in 1998 as a part of the professional sportscar racing series, in which panoz was an investor. Aug 21, 2019 the bmw v12 lmr was the car bmw used to take its only overall win at le mans in 1999. From there it went on to race in the american le mans series into the year 2000. Click on the race number to see detailed race results. Grandam, american le mans series merge grand am news. Pages in category 1999 in the american le mans series the following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total.
American le mans series prototype 1999 standings championship points standings for the american le mans series prototype 1999. The series will give a sendoff to the gt1 corvettes in a special postqualifying ceremony in the long beach winners circle showcasing the championshipwinning corvette c6. It began march 18, 2000 and ended december 31, 2000 after 12 races. By tarek ramchani road atlanta hosted the last ever race for the american le mans series. Dec 09, 20 after the success of that event, panoz, again with porsche leading the way, announced that he would start a series in north america in 1999 called the american le mans series. The 2009 american le mans series season was the 39th season for the imsa gt championship, with it being the eleventh season with the american le mans series moniker.
Kaudella ajettiin le mans prototype ja gran turismokilpaautoilla, jotka oli jaettu kolmeen luokkaan. American le mans series standings for 1999 click on the driver to see 1999 racelevel statistics for that driver. American le mans series prototype 1999 standings driver. Sep 05, 2012 alms started in 1999 basted on the template of the 24 hours of le mans, and grandam had followed the next year with the prestigious rolex 24 hours at daytona event. The partnership with the aco allowed alms teams to earn automatic entries in. American le mans series menggunakan esensi aturan yang sama dengan 24 hours of le mans. The 100minute tequila patron american le mans series at long beach will bring down the curtain on the teams recordsetting run in the gt1 division. The 1999 american le mans series season was the inaugural season of the imsa american le mans series, is now recognised as the 29th season of the imsa gt championship. Individual championships are awarded for being the top point scoring drivers and teams as well as chassis, engine, and tire manufacturers.
Serien startades av affarsmannen don panoz 1999, efter att ha kort en tavling kallad petit le mans, vilket var ett 10timmarsrace pa road atlanta 1998. This was a practice that began with the inaugural petit le mans, a practice that continues today, where 1st and 2nd place teams in each class earn. American le mans series wikipedia, a enciclopedia livre. American le mans series weathertech raceway laguna seca. The 1999 american le mans series season was the inaugural season of the imsa american le mans series, and is now recognised as the 29th season of the imsa gt championship. Alms was the brainchild of don panoz, of panoz roadster fame, and it got its first official start with the 1999 season. American le mans series 199920, thank you from everyone.
The american le mans series alms features several championships awarded by the international motor sports association imsa to the most successful competitors within each of the racing categories used by the series each season. Its been an awesome 15 years, and we can only hope the ride continues to be just as fun as we move on to the new series. Click on the site to see joe vardes career results at that track. Farewell to the american le mans series, we will miss thee. Professional sports car racing 19972001 imsa races renamed pscr for last part of 1997 changed to american le mans series in 1999, aco licensed le mans name to don panoz categories. Grand national east series cart ccws nascar north tour usac champ car series indianapolis 500 results iroc langers juice s2 series a1 grand prix n. Driver joe varde 1999 american le mans series results. Sebring 12hours won by audi r10 diesel houston midohio lime rock salt lake city portland road america. The american le mans series replaced the dwindling. It is the oldest and most famous auto race in the world and in 1999 was the genesis of the american le mans series. American le mans series 199920, thank you from everyone here at ralms.