American Le Mans Series Sonoma 2003

Event: Infineon Grand Prix of Sonoma		Date: 27.7.2003
Track: Infineon Raceway, Sonoma (United States), 4.072 kms	Organiser: unknown
American Le Mans Series Sonoma
The American Le Mans Series Championship (round 3)

Weather:	warm, dry
Start time:	12:01
Grid:	2-2-2, PP left, rolling start
Distance:	2 hours 45 minutes
Attendance:	unknown

Entered:	39
Practiced:	36
Qualified:	36
Started:	35
Finished:	29

Classes:	Pract	Start
Le Mans Prototype 900/Grand Touring Prototype	7	7
Le Mans Prototype 675	5	4
Grand Touring Sport	6	6
Grand Touring	18	18

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Race notes:
4 full-course cautions for 14 laps, 37 minutes: laps 35-39, 52-54, 75-79 and 83-84

Pre-race sessions:
official test session held on 25/7 in 1 session for a total of 105 minutes
2 practice sessions held for a total of 150 minutes on 26/7
1 qualifying session held for a total of 20 minutes on 26/7
30 minute pre-race warm-up held

Winners:
Overall:	16	Lola EX257 AER	Leitzinger / Weaver
Le Mans Prototype 900/Grand Touring Prototype:	1	Audi R8	Biela / Werner
Grand Touring Sport:	3	Chevrolet Corvette C5-R	Fellows / O'Connell
Grand Touring:	23	Porsche 996 GT3-RS	Maassen / Luhr
Leaders:
laps 1-37:	16	MG Lola EX257	Butch Leitzinger
laps 38-53:	1	Audi R8	Marco Werner
laps 54-76:	16	MG Lola EX257	James Weaver
laps 77-86:	1	Audi R8	Marco Werner
laps 87-102:	16	MG Lola EX257	James Weaver
Fastest Laps:
Overall:	16	Lola EX257 AER	James Weaver (GB)	1:24.2290	108.1340 km/h	lap 97
Le Mans Prototype 900/Grand Touring Prototype:	38	Audi R8	Johnny Herbert (GB)	1:25.2340	106.8590 km/h	lap 93
Grand Touring Sport:	88	Ferrari 550 Maranello	Tomáš Enge (CZ)	1:32.2160	98.7680 km/h	lap 84
Grand Touring:	24	Porsche 996 GT3-RS	Timo Bernhard (D)	1:36.7410	94.1480 km/h	lap 83
Pole Positions:
Overall:	16	Lola EX257 AER	Butch Leitzinger (USA)	1:23.0850	176.4211 km/h
Le Mans Prototype 900/Grand Touring Prototype:	1	Audi R8	Frank Biela (D)	1:23.8850	174.7377 km/h
Grand Touring Sport:	4	Chevrolet Corvette C5-R	Oliver Gavin (GB)	1:30.6090	161.7713 km/h
Grand Touring:	24	Porsche 996 GT3-RS	Jörg Bergmeister (D)	1:36.1770	152.4049 km/h
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:	Porsche (13), Ferrari (7), Lola (4), Panoz (3), Audi (2), Chevrolet (2)
Top engines by numbers:	Porsche (13), Ferrari (7), Elan (3), AER (2), Audi (2), MG (2), Chevrolet (2)
Top car types by numbers:	Porsche 996 GT3-RS (11), Ferrari 360 Modena (4), Ferrari 550 Maranello (3)
Driver nationalities:	USA (38), D (8), GB (6), I (4), F (2), AUS (2), B (2), CDN (2)
Team nationalities:	USA (29), GB (4)
Engine positions:	mid-engined (37%), rear-engined (37%), front-engined (26%)
Average engine size:	4272 cc (with regard to 11% turbocharged cars an applicable size is 4459 cc)
Oldest known drivers:	Joe Policastro (62), Chris Gleason (60), Leo Hindery (56)
Youngest known drivers:	Clint Field (20), Gunnar Jeannette (21), Timo Bernhard (22)

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