2 h 45 min Miami 2002 - Racing Sports Cars

Event:		Date: 5.10.2002
Track: Miami Downtown Street Circuit (United States), 2.232 kms	Organiser: IMSA
2 h 45 min Miami
The American Le Mans Series Championship (round 9)

Weather:	hot, humid
Start time:	16:03
Grid:	2-2-2, PP right, rolling start
Distance:	2 hours 45 minutes
Attendance:	unknown

Entered:	42
Practiced:	36
Qualified:	35
Started:	35
Finished:	24

Classes:	Pract	Start
Le Mans Prototype 900	10	10
Le Mans Prototype 675	6	6
Grand Touring Sport	10	9
Grand Touring	10	10

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Race notes:
5 full course cautions for 52 minutes on laps: 8-13, 18-20, 44-49, 56-59, 99-104

Pre-race sessions:
2 non-qualifying practice sessions held for a total of 120 minutes on 4/10
1 qualifying session held for a total of 20 minutes on 4/10
25 minute pre-race warm-up held

Winners:
Overall:	1	Audi R8	Biela / Pirro
Le Mans Prototype 675:	11	Lola EX257 AER	Hürtgen / Block
Grand Touring Sport:	3	Chevrolet Corvette C5-R	Fellows / O'Connell
Grand Touring:	23	Porsche 996 GT3-RS	Maassen / Luhr
Leaders:
laps 1-44:	1	Audi R8	Biela
laps 45-56:	38	Audi R8	Herbert
laps 56-122:	1	Audi R8	Pirro
Fastest Laps:
Overall:	1	Audi R8	Frank Biela (D)	1:05.6200	122.4598 km/h	lap 35
Le Mans Prototype 675:	16	Lola EX257 AER	Butch Leitzinger (USA)	1:08.5050	117.3019 km/h	lap 57
Grand Touring Sport:	33	Ferrari 550 Maranello	Tomáš Enge (CZ)	1:10.9330	113.2865 km/h	lap 63
Grand Touring:	23	Porsche 996 GT3-RS	Lucas Luhr (D)	1:11.9160	111.7384 km/h	lap 105
Pole Positions:
Overall:	1	Audi R8	Frank Biela (D)	1:03.8730	125.8089 km/h
Le Mans Prototype 675:	11	Lola EX257 AER	Claudia Hürtgen (D)	1:08.5590	117.2101 km/h
Grand Touring Sport:	26	Saleen S7-R	Terry Borcheller (USA)	1:10.0650	114.6899 km/h
Grand Touring:	23	Porsche 996 GT3-RS	Lucas Luhr (D)	1:13.6620	109.0894 km/h
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:	Porsche (8), Lola (5), Audi (3), Saleen (3), Cadillac (2), Panoz (2), Chevrolet (2), Ferrari (2), Pilbeam (2), Dodge (2)
Top engines by numbers:	Porsche (8), Ford (4), Audi (3), Elan (3), AER (3)
Top car types by numbers:	Porsche 996 GT3-RS (7), Audi R8 (3), Lola EX257 (3), Saleen S7-R (3)
Driver nationalities:	USA (41), D (6), GB (5), I (5), F (3), DK (2), B (2)
Team nationalities:	USA (26), D (4), GB (3)
Engine positions:	mid-engined (48%), front-engined (28%), rear-engined (24%)
Average engine size:	4473 cc (with regard to 25% turbocharged cars an applicable size is 4920 cc)
Oldest known drivers:	Chris Gleason (59), Tom Weickardt (55), Leo Hindery (55)
Youngest known drivers:	Clint Field (19), Ben Devlin (20), Timo Bernhard (21)
Female drivers:	Milka Duno, Claudia Hürtgen

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