American Le Mans Series Sears Point 2002

Event: The American Le Mans Series Grand Prix of Sonoma presented by Foster's Lager Race		Date: 19.5.2002
Track: Sears Point International Raceway (United States), 4.072 kms	Organiser: unknown
American Le Mans Series Sears Point
The American Le Mans Series Championship (round 2)

Weather:	rain at the start, then drying
Start time:	16:00
Grid:	2-2-2, PP left, rolling start
Distance:	2 hours 45 minutes
Attendance:	unknown

Entered:	44
Practiced:	33
Qualified:	31
Started:	29
Finished:	26

Classes:	Pract	Start
Le Mans Prototype 900	9	8
Le Mans Prototype 675	6	4
Grand Touring Sport	6	6
Grand Touring	12	11

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Race notes:
4 full-course cautions for 59 minutes, 17 laps

Pre-race sessions:
test session held on 17/5 for a total of 90 minutes
2 non-qualifying practice sessions held for a total of 120 minutes on 18/9
1 qualifying session held for a total of 20 minutes on 19/5
30 minute pre-race warm-up held

Winners:
Overall:	50	Panoz LMP 01	Magnussen / Brabham
Le Mans Prototype 675:	13	Lola B2K/40 Millington	Devlin / McEntee
Grand Touring Sport:	3	Chevrolet Corvette C5-R	Fellows / O'Connell
Grand Touring:	23	Porsche 996 GT3-RS	Maassen / Luhr
Leaders:
laps 1-6:	38	Audi R8	Kristensen
laps 33-43:	38	Audi R8	Kristensen
laps 44-83:	50	Panoz LMP01	Magnussen
laps 7-32:	50	Panoz LMP01	Brabham
Fastest Laps:
Overall:	37	Lola EX257 AER	Jon Field (USA)	1:26.2470	169.9532 km/h	lap 55
Le Mans Prototype 900:	1	Audi R8	Emanuele Pirro (I)	1:26.3070	169.8341 km/h	lap 61
Grand Touring Sport:	3	Chevrolet Corvette C5-R	Johnny O'Connell (USA)	1:35.5340	153.4316 km/h	lap 77
Grand Touring:	22	Porsche 996 GT3-RS	Timo Bernhard (D)	1:38.6140	148.6390 km/h	lap 64
Pole Positions:
Overall:	38	Audi R8	Tom Kristensen (DK)	1:22.6150	177.4237 km/h
Le Mans Prototype 675:	37	Lola EX257 AER	Jon Field (USA)	1:25.3190	171.8007 km/h
Grand Touring Sport:	3	Chevrolet Corvette C5-R	Ron Fellows (CDN)	1:31.5820	153.4316 km/h
Grand Touring:	66	Porsche 996 GT3-RS	Kevin Buckler (USA)	1:37.7420	148.6390 km/h
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:	Porsche (11), Lola (5), Panoz (4), Audi (2), Chevrolet (2), Dodge (2)
Top engines by numbers:	Porsche (11), Ford (3), Elan (2), Audi (2), Chevrolet (2), Mugen (2), AER (2), Dodge (2)
Top car types by numbers:	Porsche 996 GT3-RS (10), Panoz LMP 01 (2), Audi R8 (2), Chevrolet Corvette C5 (2), Panoz LMP07 (2), Lola B2K/40 (2), Lola EX257 (2), Dodge Viper (2)
Driver nationalities:	USA (35), GB (5), CDN (5), D (5), I (4), DK (2)
Team nationalities:	USA (24), D (3)
Most used colours:	white (35%), blue (17%), yellow (16%), red (11%), black (6%), green (4%)
Engine positions:	rear-engined (37%), mid-engined (31%), front-engined (32%)
Average engine size:	4473 cc (with regard to 17% turbocharged cars an applicable size is 4777 cc)
Oldest known drivers:	Larry Schumacher (66), Tom Weickardt (55), Leo Hindery (55)
Youngest known drivers:	Clint Field (19), Ben Devlin (20), Timo Bernhard (21)
Female drivers:	Milka Duno

Official Race Programme:

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