2012 American Le Mans Series at Long Beach

Long Beach Street Circuit

The 2012 Tequila Patrón American Le Mans Series at Long Beach was held at Long Beach Street Circuit on April 14, 2012. It was the second round of the 2012 American Le Mans Series season.

## Qualifying

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Due to heavy rain before the qualifying session was scheduled to take place, the ALMS decided to postpone the qualifying session. Grid position was decided by points standings in the championship which meant the No. 16 Dyson Racing car started on pole position.[1]

### Qualifying results

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Pole position winners in each class are marked in bold.[2]

Pos  | Class  | Team  | Grid

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1  | P1  | #16 Dyson Racing Team | 1
2  | P1  | #6 Muscle Milk Pickett Racing | 2
3  | P1  | #20 Dyson Racing Team | 3
4  | P2  | #055 Level 5 Motorsports | 4
5  | P2  | #54 Black Swan Racing  | 5
6  | P2  | #37 Conquest Endurance | 6
7  | P2  | #95 Level 5 Motorsports | 7
8  | PC  | #06 CORE Autosport  | 8
9  | PC  | #52 PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports  | 9
10  | PC  | #05 CORE Autosport  | 10
11  | PC  | #5 Muscle Milk Pickett Racing | 11
12  | PC  | #9 RSR Racing | 12
13  | PC  | #25 Dempsey Racing | 13
14  | PC  | #8 Merchant Services Racing  | 14
15  | PC  | #7 Merchant Services Racing  | 15
16  | GT  | #56 BMW Team RLL | 16
17  | GT  | #3 Corvette Racing | 17
18  | GT  | #4 Corvette Racing | 18
19  | GT  | #55 BMW Team RLL | 19
20  | GT  | #48 Paul Miller Racing  | 20
21  | GT  | #44 Flying Lizard Motorsports | 21
22  | GT  | #02 Extreme Speed Motorsports | 22
23  | GT  | #17 Team Falken Tire | 23
24  | GT  | #01 Extreme Speed Motorsports | 24
25  | GT  | #45 Flying Lizard Motorsports | 25
26  | GT  | #23 Lotus / Alex Job Racing | 26
27  | GT  | #007 Aston Martin Racing | 27
28  | GTC  | #34 Green Hornet Racing  | 28
29  | GTC  | #22 Alex Job Racing | 29
30  | GTC  | #66 TRG | 30
31  | GTC  | #11 JDX Racing  | 31
32  | GTC  | #24 Competition Motorsports  | 32
33  | GTC  | #32 GMG Racing  | 33

## Race

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### Race result

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Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 70% of their class winner's distance are marked as Not Classified (NC).[3][4]

Pos  | Class  | No  | Team  | Drivers  | Chassis  | Tire  | Laps

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Engine
1  | P1  | 6  |  Muscle Milk Pickett Racing |  Klaus Graf
Lucas Luhr | HPD ARX-03a | M | 86
Honda 3.4 L V8
2  | P1  | 16  |  Dyson Racing Team |  Chris Dyson
Guy Smith | Lola B12/60 | D | 86
Mazda MZR-R 2.0 L Turbo I4
(Isobutanol)
3  | PC  | 06  |  CORE Autosport  |  Alex Popow
Ryan Dalziel | Oreca FLM09 | M | 85
Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8
4  | PC  | 5  |  Muscle Milk Pickett Racing |  Memo Gidley
Michael Guasch  | Oreca FLM09 | M | 84
Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8
5  | PC  | 05  |  CORE Autosport  |  Colin Braun
Jon Bennett  | Oreca FLM09 | M | 84
Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8
6  | GT  | 4  |  Corvette Racing |  Oliver Gavin
Tommy Milner | Chevrolet Corvette C6.R | M | 84
Chevrolet 5.5 L V8
7  | GT  | 56  |  BMW Team RLL |  Dirk Müller
Joey Hand | BMW M3 GT2 | D | 84
BMW 4.0 L V8
8  | GT  | 01  |  Extreme Speed Motorsports |  Scott Sharp
Johannes van Overbeek | Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 | M | 84
Ferrari 4.5 L V8
9  | GT  | 3  |  Corvette Racing |  Jan Magnussen
Antonio García | Chevrolet Corvette C6.R | M | 84
Chevrolet 5.5 L V8
10  | P2  | 055  |  Level 5 Motorsports |  Scott Tucker
Christophe Bouchut | HPD ARX-03b | D | 83
Honda HR28TT 2.8 L Turbo V6
11  | GT  | 007  |  Aston Martin Racing |  Darren Turner
Adrián Fernández | Aston Martin Vantage GTE | M | 83
Aston Martin 4.5 L V8
12  | GT  | 17  |  Team Falken Tire |  Bryan Sellers
Wolf Henzler | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR  | F | 83
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
13  | GT  | 45  |  Flying Lizard Motorsports |  Patrick Long
Jörg Bergmeister | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR  | M | 83
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
14  | GT  | 48  |  Paul Miller Racing  |  Bryce Miller
Sascha Maassen | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR  | D | 83
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
15  | P1  | 20  |  Dyson Racing Team |  Eric Lux
Michael Marsal  | Lola B11/66 | D | 83
Mazda MZR-R 2.0 L Turbo I4
(Isobutanol)
16  | PC  | 8  |  Merchant Services Racing  |  Kyle Marcelli
Antonio Downs  | Oreca FLM09 | M | 83
Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8
17  | P2  | 37  |  Conquest Endurance |  Martin Plowman
David Heinemeier Hansson | Morgan LMP2 | D | 83
Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8
18  | PC  | 25  |  Dempsey Racing |  Duncan Ende
Henri Richard  | Oreca FLM09 | M | 82
Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8
19  | P2  | 95  |  Level 5 Motorsports |  Scott Tucker
Luis Díaz | HPD ARX-03b | D | 81
Honda HR28TT 2.8 L Turbo V6
20  | GT  | 44  |  Flying Lizard Motorsports |  Seth Neiman
Marco Holzer | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR  | M | 81
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
21  | GT  | 02  |  Extreme Speed Motorsports |  Ed Brown
Guy Cosmo | Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 | M | 80
Ferrari 4.5 L V8
22  | PC  | 52  |  PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports  |  Butch Leitzinger
Rudy Junco, Jr.  | Oreca FLM09 | M | 80
Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8
23  | GTC  | 34  |  Green Hornet Racing  |  Peter LeSaffre
Damien Faulkner | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup  | Y | 79
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6
24  | GTC  | 22  |  Alex Job Racing |  Leh Keen
Cooper MacNeil | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup  | Y | 79
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6
25  | GTC  | 11  |  JDX Racing  |  Chris Cumming
Michael Valiante | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup  | Y | 79
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6
26  | GTC  | 32  |  GMG Racing  |  James Sofronas
Alex Welch  | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup  | Y | 79
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6
27  | GTC  | 66  |  TRG |  Spencer Pumpelly
Emilio Di Guida  | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup  | Y | 77
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6
28  | GT  | 55  |  BMW Team RLL |  Bill Auberlen
Jörg Müller | BMW M3 GT2 | D | 71
BMW 4.0 L V8
29  | PC  | 9  |  RSR Racing |  Bruno Junqueira
Tomy Drissi | Oreca FLM09 | M | 69
Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8

NC  | GT  | 23  |  Lotus Alex Job Racing |  Townsend Bell
Bill Sweedler  | Lotus Evora GTE  | Y | 57
Toyota-Cosworth 3.5 L V6

DNF  | GTC  | 24  |  Competition Motorsports  |  Bob Faieta
Michael Avenatti | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup  | Y | 74
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6

DNF  | PC  | 7  |  Merchant Services Racing  |  James Kovacic
Tony Burgess  | Oreca FLM09 | M | 35
Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8

DNF  | P2  | 54  |  Black Swan Racing  |  Tim Pappas
Jeroen Bleekemolen | Lola B11/80 | D | 1
Honda HR28TT 2.8 L Turbo V6

## See also

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* 2012 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach

## References

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1. ^ "Rain Silences ALMS' Roar By The Shore". International Motor Sports Association. 2012-04-13. Retrieved 2012-04-14.
2. ^ "ALMS Long Beach Provisional Grid" (PDF). International Motor Sports Association. 2012-04-13. Retrieved 2012-04-14.
3. ^ "2012 American Le Mans Series at Long Beach". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
4. ^ "ALMS, Long Beach - Result". DailySportsCar. Retrieved January 21, 2024.

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