BERNHARD/DUMAS/ ROCKENFELLER TO PILOT PORSCHE HYBRID Tuesday, August 24, 2010 - Reigning Le Mans winners reunite for car's North American debut With an overall victory in the 24 Hours of Le Mans already secured this year, the trio of Timo Bernhard, Romain Dumas and Mike Rockenfeller will make more history this year, this time for Porsche. The trio returns to the American Le Mans Series presented by Tequila Patrón as teammates in the Porsche 911 GT3 R Hybrid for Petit Le Mans powered b ...  >>>More

AUDI FILLS ITS ROSTER FOR PETIT LE MANS Tuesday, August 24, 2010 - Capello/Kristensen/McNish and Fässler/Lotterer/Treluyer in R15 TDIs Audi Sport is sending six of its best in an effort to regain its title at Petit Le Mans powered by MAZDA2 next month at Road Atlanta. Dindo Capello, Tom Kristensen and Allan McNish will drive one diesel-powered Audi R15 TDI with the trio of Marcel Fässler, André Lotterer and Benoit Treluyer in the second LMP1 entry for the final round of t ...  >>>More

ROUSH YATES TO SUPPLY LMP ENGINES FOR 2011 Friday, August 06, 2010 - Another manufacturer joins Series; Lola commits installation package Already armed with more manufacturers than any other major motorsports series in the world, the American Le Mans Series presented by Tequila Patrón is adding to its ranks for 2011. Roush Yates, one of racing's premier designers and constructors of high-performance engines, announced Friday that it is joining the world's leading sports ca ...  >>>More

PORSCHE 911 GT3 R HYBRID TO MAKE NORTH AMERICAN DEBUT AT PETIT LE MANS! Wednesday, July 21, 2010 - NEW YORK CITY (July 21, 2010)  The American Le Mans Series presented by Tequila Patrón took another monumental step toward enhancing its position as the Global Leader of Green Racing with today's announcement that Porsche's innovative 911 GT3 R Hybrid race car will race for the first time in North America at the Series signature event  Petit Le Mans on October 2 at Road Atlanta.  >>>More

PEUGEOT WINS WET PETIT
LE MANS AT ROAD ATLANTA

Franck Montagny and Stephane Sarrazin gave Peugeot its first American Le Mans Series victory on Friday, winning a weather-shortened 12th annual Petit Le Mans powered by MAZDA6. Race officials, citing hazardous conditions due to torrential rains that fell at Road Atlanta just past the four-hour mark, called the race at eight hours, 44 minutes running.

Peugeot's two diesel-powered factory prototype coupes finished 1-2 with the pole-sitting 908 HDi of Pedro Lamy and Nic Minassian in second. The first of Audi Sport Team Joest's Audi R15 TDIs placed third, the car driven by Allan McNish and Dindo Capello.

McNish and Capello dominated the race before the rains fell. The two Peugeots got past McNish under yellow when the Scot looped the Audi under wet conditions.

Dyson Racing took its first Petit Le Mans victory with a victory in LMP2 for Marino Franchitti, Butch Leitzinger and Ben Devlin. Their Mazda-powered Lola B09/86 coupe had problems with gear selection early, but the Acura ARX-01b of Lowe's Fernandez Racing's Adrian Fernandez and Luis Diaz experienced steering issues throughout.

Nevertheless, the duo completed enough laps to clinch the team championship for Lowe's Fernandez and the manufacturer championships for Acura.

Risi Competizione's Jaime Melo, Pierre Kaffer and Mika Salo won in GT2 in their Ferrari F430 GT, the fifth straight endurance victory for the team. A brilliant call by the team made the Ferrari the first GT2 car to take wet tires, and Salo drove past the rest of the field into the lead.