Racing Sports Cars - American Le Mans Series Houston 2006 (Photo Archive)

Programme cover

Event: Grand Prix of Houston

Date: 12/5/2006

Track: Houston Reliant Park Circuit (USA), 2.720 kms

Distance: 2 hours 45 minutes

Attendance: unknown

American Le Mans Series Houston 2006

ALMS (round 2)

Start time: unknown; Grid: unknown, Weather: unknown

Entry: 24

Practiced: 23

Started: 23

Classified: 18

Le Mans Prototype 1 (LMP1) : P:4, ST:4, CL:3

Le Mans Prototype 2 (LMP2) : P:5, ST:5, CL:5

Le Mans Grand Touring 1 (GT1) : P:5, ST:5, CL:4

Le Mans Grand Touring 2 (GT2) : P:9, ST:9, CL:6

Entry list

Photos by courtesy of: Martin Spetz and Nigel S. Dobbie

Race added to RSC Photo Archive: 28.9.2006

Last photo update on this page: 13.4.2007


007	Aston Martin DBR9 (Prodrive) – Aston Martin DBR9 V12/60° v4 5993cc N/A				GT1
	Aston Martin Racing			Closed bodywork
				Front-engined
	Colors: unknown		Tyres: unknown
	Sponsors: unknown
Driven by: Darren Turner (GB)/Tomáš Enge (CZ)		Result: 4^th (6 laps behind the winner) Grid: 9^th(1:08.427)
Photo updated: 13.4.2007	Photo by: Nigel S. Dobbie


009	Aston Martin DBR9 (Prodrive) – Aston Martin DBR9 V12/60° v4 5993cc N/A				GT1
	Aston Martin Racing			Closed bodywork
				Front-engined
	Colors: unknown		Tyres: unknown
	Sponsors: unknown
Driven by: Pedro Lamy (P)/Stéphane Sarrazin (F)		Result: 5^th (6 laps behind the winner) Grid: 10^th(1:08.629)
Photo updated: 28.9.2006	Photo by: Martin Spetz


2	Audi R8 – Audi V8/90° 4v DOHC 3596cc 2xGarrett				LMP1
	Audi Sport North America (D)			Open bodywork
				Mid-engined
	Colors: unknown		Tyres: unknown
	Sponsors: unknown
Driven by: Rinaldo Capello (I)/Allan McNish (GB)		Result: winner - 143 laps (141.188 kph), margin: 5 laps Grid: 4^th(1:05.382)
Photo updated: 28.9.2006	Photo by: Martin Spetz


3	Chevrolet Corvette C6.R (Pratt & Miller) – Chevrolet				GT1
	Corvette Racing (USA)			Closed bodywork
				Front-engined
	Colors: unknown		Tyres: unknown
	Sponsors: unknown
Driven by: Ron Fellows (CDN)/Johnny O'Connell (USA)		Result: 3^rd (5 laps behind the winner) Grid: 6^th(1:08.035)
Photo updated: 13.4.2007	Photo by: Nigel S. Dobbie


4	Chevrolet Corvette C6.R (Pratt & Miller) – Chevrolet V8/90° 2v N/A				GT1
	Corvette Racing (USA)			Closed bodywork
				Front-engined
	Colors: unknown		Tyres: unknown
	Sponsors: unknown
Driven by: Olivier Beretta (MC)/Oliver Gavin (GB)		Result: 2^nd 1^st in GT1 (5 laps behind the winner) Grid: 7^th(1:08.090)
Photo updated: 13.4.2007	Photo by: Nigel S. Dobbie


6	Porsche RS Spyder – Porsche				LMP2
	Penske Motorsports			-
				-
	Colors: unknown		Tyres: unknown
	Sponsors: unknown
Driven by: Sascha Maassen (D)/Lucas Lühr (D)		Result: 14^th - did not finish - 123 laps Grid: 3^rd(1:05.245)
Photo updated: 28.9.2006	Photo by: Martin Spetz


7	Porsche RS Spyder – Porsche				LMP2
	Penske Motorsports			-
				-
	Colors: unknown		Tyres: unknown
	Sponsors: unknown
Driven by: Romain Dumas (F)/Timo Bernhard (D)		Result: 17^th - did not finish - 119 laps Grid: 2^nd(1:04.481)
Photo updated: 28.9.2006	Photo by: Martin Spetz


8	Courage C65 #C60-N°15 – Mazda				LMP2
	B-K Motorsports			-
				-
	Colors: unknown		Tyres: unknown
	Sponsors: unknown
Driven by: James Bach (USA)/Guy Cosmo (USA)		Result: 12^th (16 laps behind the winner) Grid: 22^nd(1:11.866) - 15^th fastest qualifier
Photo updated: 28.9.2006	Photo by: Martin Spetz


12	Lola EX257 #004 – AER MG XP-20/AER L4 4v 1995cc Turbo				LMP1
	Autocon Motorsports			Open bodywork
				Mid-engined
	Colors: unknown		Tyres: unknown
	Sponsors: unknown
Driven by: Chris McMurry (USA) Bryan Willman (USA)		Result: 22^nd - did not finish (Gearbox) - 15 laps Grid: 5^th(1:06.629)
Photo updated: 28.9.2006	Photo by: Martin Spetz


16	Lola B06/10 #HU06 – AER P32T V8/75° 3596cc Twin-Turbo				LMP1
	Dyson Racing Team			Open bodywork
				Mid-engined
	Colors: unknown		Tyres: unknown
	Sponsors: unknown
Driven by: James Weaver (GB)/Butch Leitzinger (USA)		Result: 6^th (9 laps behind the winner) Grid: 1^st(1:04.459)
Photo updated: 28.9.2006	Photo by: Martin Spetz


19	Lola B2K/40 #HU05 – AER				LMP2
	van der Steur Racing, Inc.			-
				-
	Colors: unknown		Tyres: unknown
	Sponsors: unknown
Driven by: Ben Devlin (GB)/Gunnar van der Steur (USA)		Result: 16^th (21 laps behind the winner) Grid: 18^th(1:12.984) - 20^th fastest qualifier
Photo updated: 28.9.2006	Photo by: Martin Spetz


20	Lola B06/10 #HU02 – AER P32T V8/75° 3596cc Twin-Turbo				LMP1
	Dyson Racing Team			Open bodywork
				Mid-engined
	Colors: unknown		Tyres: unknown
	Sponsors: unknown
Driven by: Chris Dyson (USA)/Guy Smith (GB)		Result: 13^th (16 laps behind the winner) Grid: 21^st(no time) - 23^rd fastest qualifier
Photo updated: 28.9.2006	Photo by: Martin Spetz


31	Porsche 996 GT3-RSR – Porsche				GT2
	Petersen/White Lightning			Closed bodywork
				Rear-engined
	Colors: unknown		Tyres: unknown
	Sponsors: unknown
Driven by: Jörg Bergmeister (D)/Patrick Long (USA) DNS: Michael Petersen (USA)		Result: 10^th (12 laps behind the winner) Grid: 13^th(1:11.340)
Photo updated: 28.9.2006	Photo by: Martin Spetz


37	Lola B05/40 #HU04 – AER P07 L4 4v DOHC 1995cc Turbo				LMP2
	Intersport Racing			Open bodywork
				Mid-engined
	Colors: unknown		Tyres: unknown
	Sponsors: unknown
Driven by: Liz Halliday (USA)/Clint Field (USA)		Result: 11^th 1^st in LMP2 (14 laps behind the winner) Grid: 8^th(1:08.399)
Photo updated: 28.9.2006	Photo by: Martin Spetz


44	Porsche 996 GT3-RSR – Porsche				GT2
	Flying Lizard Motorsports			Closed bodywork
				Rear-engined
	Colors: unknown		Tyres: unknown
	Sponsors: unknown
Driven by: Lonnie Pechnik (USA)/Seth Neiman (USA)		Result: 15^th (20 laps behind the winner) Grid: 16^th(1:12.722) - 18^th fastest qualifier
Photo updated: 28.9.2006	Photo by: Martin Spetz


50	Panoz Esperante GTLM – Ford /Elan Power Products				GT2
	Multimatic Motorsports Team Panoz			-
				-
	Colors: unknown		Tyres: unknown
	Sponsors: unknown
Driven by: Scott Maxwell (CDN)/David Brabham (AUS)		Result: 18^th (28 laps behind the winner) Grid: 14^th(1:11.777)
Photo updated: 13.4.2007	Photo by: Nigel S. Dobbie


62	Ferrari F430 GTC – Ferrari N/A				GT2
	Risi Competizione			Closed bodywork
				Mid-engined
	Colors: unknown		Tyres: unknown
	Sponsors: unknown
Driven by: Jaime Melo (P)/Mika Salo (SF)		Result: 9^th (11 laps behind the winner) Grid: 12^th(1:11.209)
Photo updated: 28.9.2006	Photo by: Martin Spetz

Cars not available on a photo:

BMW M3

GT2

BMW M3

GT2

Porsche 996 GT3-RSR

GT2

Saleen S7-R

GT1

Porsche 996 GT3-RSR

GT2

Panoz Esperante GTLM

GT2

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Cars that did not arrive:


25	Saleen S7-R – N/A				GT1
	Konrad Motorsports			Closed bodywork
				Mid-engined
	Colors: unknown		Tyres: unknown
	Sponsors: unknown
		Result: did not arrive

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