2008 Grand Prix of Mosport

The Mobil 1 Presents Grand Prix of Mosport was the eighth round of the 2008 American Le Mans Series season. It took place at Mosport International Raceway, Ontario, Canada on August 24, 2008.^[1] Temperatures had reached a maximum of 27.1 °C (80.8 °F); with wind speeds of up to 9.9 kilometres per hour (6.2 mph) not unheard of throughout the day.^[2]

Race results[edit]

Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 70% of winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC).^[3]

Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Chassis	Tyre	Laps
Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Engine	Tyre	Laps
1	LMP1	2	Audi Sport North America	Marco Werner Lucas Luhr	Audi R10 TDI	M	127
1	LMP1	2	Audi Sport North America	Marco Werner Lucas Luhr	Audi TDI 5.5 L Turbo V12 (Diesel)	M	127
2	LMP1	1	Audi Sport North America	Emanuele Pirro Rinaldo Capello	Audi R10 TDI	M	127
2	LMP1	1	Audi Sport North America	Emanuele Pirro Rinaldo Capello	Audi TDI 5.5 L Turbo V12 (Diesel)	M	127
3	LMP2	9	Patrón Highcroft Racing	Scott Sharp David Brabham	Acura ARX-01B	M	127
3	LMP2	9	Patrón Highcroft Racing	Scott Sharp David Brabham	Acura AL7R 3.4 L V8	M	127
4	LMP2	15	Lowe's Fernández Racing	Adrian Fernández Luis Díaz	Acura ARX-01B	M	127
4	LMP2	15	Lowe's Fernández Racing	Adrian Fernández Luis Díaz	Acura AL7R 3.4 L V8	M	127
5	LMP2	6	Penske Racing	Patrick Long Sascha Maassen	Porsche RS Spyder Evo	M	127
5	LMP2	6	Penske Racing	Patrick Long Sascha Maassen	Porsche MR6 3.4 L V8	M	127
6	LMP2	26	Andretti Green Racing	Franck Montagny James Rossiter	Acura ARX-01B	M	127
6	LMP2	26	Andretti Green Racing	Franck Montagny James Rossiter	Acura AL7R 3.4 L V8	M	127
7 DNF	LMP2	66	de Ferran Motorsports	Gil de Ferran Simon Pagenaud	Acura ARX-01B	M	126
7 DNF	LMP2	66	de Ferran Motorsports	Gil de Ferran Simon Pagenaud	Acura AL7R 3.4 L V8	M	126
8 DNF	LMP2	7	Penske Racing	Timo Bernhard Romain Dumas	Porsche RS Spyder Evo	M	126
8 DNF	LMP2	7	Penske Racing	Timo Bernhard Romain Dumas	Porsche MR6 3.4 L V8	M	126
9	LMP2	16	Dyson Racing	Chris Dyson Guy Smith	Porsche RS Spyder Evo	M	125
9	LMP2	16	Dyson Racing	Chris Dyson Guy Smith	Porsche MR6 3.4 L V8	M	125
10	LMP2	20	Dyson Racing	Butch Leitzinger Marino Franchitti	Porsche RS Spyder Evo	M	125
10	LMP2	20	Dyson Racing	Butch Leitzinger Marino Franchitti	Porsche MR6 3.4 L V8	M	125
11	LMP2	8	B-K Motorsports	Gerardo Bonilla Ben Devlin	Lola B07/46	D	121
11	LMP2	8	B-K Motorsports	Gerardo Bonilla Ben Devlin	Mazda MZR-R 2.0 L Turbo I4 (E85 ethanol)	D	121
12	GT1	3	Corvette Racing	Johnny O'Connell Jan Magnussen	Chevrolet Corvette C6.R	M	117
12	GT1	3	Corvette Racing	Johnny O'Connell Jan Magnussen	Chevrolet LS7-R 7.0 L V8 (E85 ethanol)	M	117
13	GT1	4	Corvette Racing	Oliver Gavin Olivier Beretta	Chevrolet Corvette C6.R	M	117
13	GT1	4	Corvette Racing	Oliver Gavin Olivier Beretta	Chevrolet LS7-R 7.0 L V8 (E85 ethanol)	M	117
14	GT1	008	Bell Motorsports	Terry Borcheller Chapman Ducote	Aston Martin DBR9	D	115
14	GT1	008	Bell Motorsports	Terry Borcheller Chapman Ducote	Aston Martin 6.0 L V12	D	115
15	GT2	62	Risi Competizione	Jaime Melo Mika Salo	Ferrari F430GT	M	113
15	GT2	62	Risi Competizione	Jaime Melo Mika Salo	Ferrari 4.0 L V8	M	113
16	GT2	87	Farnbacher-Loles Motorsports	Pierre Kaffer Dirk Werner	Porsche 997 GT3-RSR	M	113
16	GT2	87	Farnbacher-Loles Motorsports	Pierre Kaffer Dirk Werner	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	M	113
17	GT2	45	Flying Lizard Motorsports	Jörg Bergmeister Wolf Henzler	Porsche 997 GT3-RSR	M	113
17	GT2	45	Flying Lizard Motorsports	Jörg Bergmeister Wolf Henzler	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	M	113
18^†	GT2	71	Tafel Racing	Dominik Farnbacher Dirk Müller	Ferrari F430GT	M	113
18^†	GT2	71	Tafel Racing	Dominik Farnbacher Dirk Müller	Ferrari 4.0 L V8	M	113
19	GT2	21	Panoz Team PTG	Tommy Milner Tom Sutherland Bryan Sellers	Panoz Esperante GT-LM	D	112
19	GT2	21	Panoz Team PTG	Tommy Milner Tom Sutherland Bryan Sellers	Ford (Élan) 5.0 L V8	D	112
20	GT2	73	Tafel Racing	Jim Tafel Alex Figge	Ferrari F430GT	M	111
20	GT2	73	Tafel Racing	Jim Tafel Alex Figge	Ferrari 4.0 L V8	M	111
21	GT2	44	Flying Lizard Motorsports 44	Lonnie Pechnik Seth Neiman	Porsche 997 GT3-RSR	M	111
21	GT2	44	Flying Lizard Motorsports 44	Lonnie Pechnik Seth Neiman	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	M	111
22	GT2	007	Drayson-Barwell	Paul Drayson Jonny Cocker	Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT2	D	109
22	GT2	007	Drayson-Barwell	Paul Drayson Jonny Cocker	Aston Martin 4.5 L V8 (E85 ethanol)	D	109
23	GT2	46	Flying Lizard Motorsports	Johannes van Overbeek Patrick Pilet	Porsche 997 GT3-RSR	M	105
23	GT2	46	Flying Lizard Motorsports	Johannes van Overbeek Patrick Pilet	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	M	105
24	GT2	11	Primetime Race Group	Joel Feinberg Chris Hall	Dodge Viper Competition Coupe	H	105
24	GT2	11	Primetime Race Group	Joel Feinberg Chris Hall	Dodge 8.3 L V10	H	105
25 DNF	LMP1	37	Intersport Racing	Jon Field Clint Field Richard Berry	Lola B06/10	D	86
25 DNF	LMP1	37	Intersport Racing	Jon Field Clint Field Richard Berry	AER P32C 4.0 L Turbo V8 (E85 ethanol)	D	86
26 DNF	LMP1	30	Intersport Racing	Ryan Lewis John Faulkner	Lola B06/10	K	64
26 DNF	LMP1	30	Intersport Racing	Ryan Lewis John Faulkner	AER P32C 3.6 L Turbo V8	K	64
27 DNF	LMP1	12	Autocon Motorsports	Chris McMurry Tony Burgess	Creation CA07	D	42
27 DNF	LMP1	12	Autocon Motorsports	Chris McMurry Tony Burgess	Judd GV5 5.0 L V10	D	42
28 DNF	GT2	18	VICI Racing	Nicky Pastorelli Francesco Pastorelli Marc Basseng	Porsche 997 GT3-RSR	K	29
28 DNF	GT2	18	VICI Racing	Nicky Pastorelli Francesco Pastorelli Marc Basseng	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	K	29
DNS	GT2	40	Robertson Racing	David Robertson Andrea Robertson David Murry	Ford GT-R Mk.VII	D	-
DNS	GT2	40	Robertson Racing	David Robertson Andrea Robertson David Murry	Ford 5.0 L V8	D	-
ALMS FINAL RACE REPORT Archived 2014-08-08 at the Wayback Machine^[4]

† - The #71 Tafel Racing entry was penalized after the race for making repeated contact with the #45 Flying Lizard Motorsports entry. 30 seconds was added to the #71's time, losing it one position in the final standings.^[5]

Statistics[edit]

Pole Position - #2 Audi Sport North America - 1:04.094^[6]
Fastest Lap - #2 Audi Sport North America - 1:05.823^[3]

References[edit]

^ American Le Mans Series 2008 Season Yearbook. Odessa, Florida: TPP Publishing Inc. 2009. pp. 105–114. ISBN 978-0-9815390-1-0.
^ Weather information for the 2008 Grand Prix of Mosport at The Old Farmers' Almanac
^ ^a ^b "ALMS Provisional Race Report" (PDF). International Motor Sports Association. 2008-08-24. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-02-18. Retrieved 2008-08-24.
^ "ALMS Final Race Report" (PDF). International Motor Sports Association. 24 August 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
^ "Tafel Racing finally classified 4th at Mosport". Planet Le Mans. 2008-08-25. Archived from the original on 18 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-25.
^ "ALMS Qualifying Report" (PDF). International Motor Sports Association. 2008-08-23. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-02-18. Retrieved 2008-08-24.

External links[edit]

2008 Grand Prix of Mosport Race Broadcast (American Le Mans Series YouTube Channel)

American Le Mans Series
Previous race: 2008 Road America 500	2008 season	Next race: 2008 Detroit Sports Car Challenge

[1] American Le Mans Series 2008 Season Yearbook. Odessa, Florida: TPP Publishing Inc. 2009. pp. 105–114. ISBN 978-0-9815390-1-0.

[2] Weather information for the 2008 Grand Prix of Mosport at The Old Farmers' Almanac

[Results-3] "ALMS Provisional Race Report" (PDF). International Motor Sports Association. 2008-08-24. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-02-18. Retrieved 2008-08-24.

[4] "ALMS Final Race Report" (PDF). International Motor Sports Association. 24 August 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 13 October 2014.

[Tafel-5] "Tafel Racing finally classified 4th at Mosport". Planet Le Mans. 2008-08-25. Archived from the original on 18 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-25.

[Qualifying-6] "ALMS Qualifying Report" (PDF). International Motor Sports Association. 2008-08-23. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-02-18. Retrieved 2008-08-24.

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