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Press Release July 9, 2011 No Press Release July 9, 2011 No. M 85/11 American Le Mans Series, round 3 in Lime Rock, USA First podium result of the season for the title defenders Stuttgart. In the American Le Mans Series, the title defenders clinched their first podium result of the season at their third attempt. With the Porsche 911 GT3 RSR fielded by Flying Lizard Motorsports, Porsche factory pilots Joerg Bergmeister (Ger- many) and Patrick Long (USA) finished second in the GT class at the Northeast Grand Prix in Lime Rock to improve their championship position. The race on the short 2.478 kilometre circuit in the US state of Connecticut was thrill- ing from start to finish. And it began well for Porsche: Patrick Long snatched second place right at the start and defended his position to the first pit stop and driver change. His teammate Joerg Bergmeister, who tops the winners’ list with five victo- ries from the last five years on this circuit, fell back just once to third place after an- other pit stop behind his works driver colleague Wolf Henzler, but was quickly able to regain his position. Bergmeister went on to deliver a spirited fight for the lead, at times only two seconds adrift of the front-runner. But with three laps to go, his result looked in jeopardy when tyre damage forced him into the pits. As always, the Flying Lizard crew worked swiftly on his number 45 Porsche so that he was able to defend his second place. At the flag only 20.387 seconds separated Bergmeister and Long from their first win of the season. “That was a lively race,” said Joerg Bergmeister. “Today we were able to fight for vic- tory and I’ve tried everything to continue my winning streak after five straight Lime Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft 1 of 5 Public Relations and Press Porscheplatz 1 Motorsport 70435 Stuttgart Oliver Hilger Tel +49 (0) 7 11 9 11 – 2 65 09 e-mail [email protected] Press Release July 9, 2011 No. M 85/11 Rock victories. Unfortunately, a puncture prevented this. Still, it was our best result so far this season. Our entire team has worked extremely hard for this.” Patrick Long said: “I’m very satisfied. Today we have earned plenty of championship points. Be- cause all of our direct competitors had problems, these points are especially valu- able. Our car was perfectly set-up over the entire weekend. It’s a shame that we were just a few seconds off clinching victory. Bryan Sellers drove the first stint for the Falken Tire squad. Cleverly, he kept out of any trouble on the tight circuit, and his teammate Wolf Henzler did the rest. With an early refuelling pit stop 1:15 hours before the flag, they took their opponents by sur- prise and turned up in second place when the rest of the field pitted for fuel. Wolf Henzler too had his big moments: 30 minutes before the finish he brought the Porsche 911 GT3 RSR into the pits with suspected tyre damage. Luckily, he had only picked up rubber from the track. And in the final laps, problems with the fuel pressure cost him a safe third place. He took the flag in fifth. In the second Flying Lizard Motorsports-run Porsche 911 GT3 RSR, works driver Marc Holzer (Germany) clinched seventh at his Lime Rock premiere together with American Seth Neiman. He was clearly pleased with this result. “When I took over the car we were running last,” he said. “The chase was huge fun. I was able to put in very competitive times on this unfamiliar track.” Sascha Maassen (Germany) and Bryce Miller (USA) brought the Paul Miller Racing Porsche 911 GT3 RSR home in sixth place. Victory in the GTC class went to Americans Dion von Moltke and Mike Pierce with a Porsche 911 GT3 Cup. Round 4 of the American Le Mans Series is held on 24th July in Mosport/Canada. GO Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft 2 of 5 Public Relations and Press Porscheplatz 1 Motorsport 70435 Stuttgart Oliver Hilger Tel +49 (0) 7 11 9 11 – 2 65 09 e-mail [email protected] Press Release July 9, 2011 No. M 85/11 Statistics: 3rd race Lime Rock, CT Result GT class 1. Müller/Hand (D/USA), BMW M3 GT, 176 laps 2. Bergmeister/Long (D/USA), Porsche 911 GT3 RSR, 176 3. Murry/Lazzaro (USA/USA), Doran Ford GT, 174 4. Sharp/van Overbeek (USA/USA), Ferrari F458 Italia, 174 5. Henzler/Sellers (D/USA), Porsche 911 GT3 RSR, 174 6. Maassen/Miller (D/USA), Porsche 911 GT3 RSR, 172 7. Holzer/Neiman (D/USA), Porsche 911 GT3 RSR, 165 Result GTC class 1. von Moltke/Pierce (USA/USA), Porsche 911 GT3 Cup, 164 laps 2. Pumpelly/Ende (USA/USA), Porsche 911 GT3 Cup, 164 3. Leitzinger/Sweedler (USA/USA), Porsche 911 GT3 Cup, 164 Points’ standings GT class Drivers 1. Dirk Müller, Joey Hand, BMW, 70 points 2. Oliver Gavin, Jan Magnussen, Chevrolet, 37 3. Jörg Bergmeister, Patrick Long, Porsche, 34 4. Olivier Beretta, Tommy Milner, Chevrolet, 33 Dirk Werner, Bill Auberlen, BMW, 33 6. Augusto Farfus, BMW, 26 7. Jaime Melo, Toni Vilander, Ferrari, 25 8. Seth Neiman, Porsche, 23 Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft 3 of 5 Public Relations and Press Porscheplatz 1 Motorsport 70435 Stuttgart Oliver Hilger Tel +49 (0) 7 11 9 11 – 2 65 09 e-mail [email protected] Press Release July 9, 2011 No. M 85/11 Manufacturers 1. BMW, 70 points 2. Porsche, 44 3. Chevrolet, 41 4. Ferrari, 34 Teams 1. BMW Team RLL, BMW, 70 points 2. Corvette Racing, Chevrolet, 41 3. Flying Lizard Motorsports, Porsche, 37 Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft 4 of 5 Public Relations and Press Porscheplatz 1 Motorsport 70435 Stuttgart Oliver Hilger Tel +49 (0) 7 11 9 11 – 2 65 09 e-mail [email protected] Press Release July 9, 2011 No. M 85/11 Facts and figures This is the American Le Mans Series The American Le Mans Series (ALMS) was created in 1999 for sports prototypes and GT vehicles. The regulations correspond to those of the Le Mans 24 hour race. All classes start together but are classified separately: GT class: This most popular class amongst car manufacturers is traditionally ex- tremely well supported: Slightly modified standard sports cars with 440 to 500 hp and a minimum weight of 1,125 – 1,325 kilograms (e.g. Porsche 911 GT3 RSR). GTC class: This class is reserved for vehicles from one-make race series (e.g. Porsche 911 GT3 Cup). LMP1 class: Sports prototypes with up to 550 hp and a minimum weight of 900 kilo- grams. LMP2 class: Sports prototypes with ca. 440 hp and an 825 kg minimum weight. LMPC class: Prototype brand trophy series for the ORECA FLM 09. All race cars start together but are classified separately. This ensures exciting and diverse racing with many overtaking manoeuvres. Points are only awarded for plac- ings in each class. Please note: Images of the American Le Mans Series are available for accredited journalists from the Porsche Press Database under the internet address https://presse.porsche.de. On this website you can also register for the Porsche Motorsport SMS Info Service to receive the latest news and infor- mation from race tracks around the world via text messages. Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft 5 of 5 Public Relations and Press Porscheplatz 1 Motorsport 70435 Stuttgart Oliver Hilger Tel +49 (0) 7 11 9 11 – 2 65 09 e-mail [email protected] .
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