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Event: Acura Sports Car Challenge of St. PetersburgDate: 4.4.2009
Track: St. Petersburg Street Course (United States), 2.897 kmsOrganiser: unknown

American Le Mans Series St. Petersburg
Weather:hot, clear, sunny, humid
Start time:13:20
Grid:2-2-2, PP right, rolling start
Distance:1 hour 55 minutes
Attendance:45000
Entered:17
Practiced:17
Qualified:17
Started:17
Finished:12
Classes:PractStart
Le Mans Prototype 133
Le Mans Prototype 233
Le Mans Grand Touring 100
Le Mans Grand Touring 21111
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Race notes:
1 full course caution: laps 45-51 (no.11 accident)
Pre-race sessions:
2 non-qualifying practice sessions held for a total of 120 minutes on 3/4
1 qualifying session held for a total of 20 minutes on 3/4
20 minute pre-race warm-up held
Winners:
Overall:9Acura ARX-02aSharp / Brabham
Le Mans Prototype 2:15Acura ARX-01bFernandez / Diaz
Le Mans Grand Touring 2:45Porsche 997 GT3 RSRBergmeister / Long
Leaders:
laps 1-41:66Acura ARX-02aGil de Ferran
laps 42-47:9Acura ARX-02aScott Sharp
laps 48-57:15Acura ARX-01bAdrian Fernandez
laps 58-93:9Acura ARX-02aDavid Brabham
Fastest Laps:
Overall:66Acura ARX-02aGil de Ferran (BR)1:06.9590155.7459 km/hlap 2
Le Mans Prototype 2:20Lola B08/86 MazdaMarino Franchitti (GB)1:08.7890151.6018 km/hlap 20
Le Mans Grand Touring 2:87Porsche 997 GT3 RSRDirk Werner (D)1:14.3730140.2189 km/hlap 45
Pole Positions:
Overall:66Acura ARX-02aSimon Pagenaud (F)1:03.7760163.5190 km/h
Le Mans Prototype 2:15Acura ARX-01bLuis Diaz (MEX)1:05.1780160.0010 km/h
Le Mans Grand Touring 2:62Ferrari F430 GTCJaime Melo (BR)1:12.8920143.0691 km/h
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:Acura (3), Lola (3), Porsche (3), BMW (2), Panoz (2)
Top engines by numbers:Acura (3), Porsche (3), Ford (3), Mazda (2), BMW (2)
Top car types by numbers:Porsche 997 GT3 RSR (3), Acura ARX-02 (2), BMW M3 (2), Panoz Esperante (2)
Driver nationalities:USA (19), D (6), GB (4), MEX (2), BR (2)
Engine positions:mid-engined (47%), front-engined (35%), rear-engined (18%)
Oldest known drivers:Seth Neiman (55), Jon Field (54), David Murry (52)
Youngest known drivers:Dirk Werner (22), Pierre Kaffer (23), Dominik Farnbacher (25)
Female drivers:Andrea Robertson

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