2007 American LeMans Series

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Top-3 qualifiers from Road Atlanta for Saturday's 10th annual Petit Le Mans..............

LMP-1/1st} Marco Werner, Emanuele Pirro--Audi Sport North America, Audi R10 TDI, 1:08.906 sec(1st overall)
LMP-1/2nd} Allan McNish, Rinaldo Capello--Audi Sport North America, Audi R10 TDI, 1:09.366 sec(3rd overall)
LMP-1/3rd} Clint Field, Jon Field, Richard Berry--Intersport Racing, Creation CA06H/Judd, 1:10.973 sec(9th overall)

LMP-2/1st} Timo Bernhard, Romain Dumas--Penske Racing, Porsche RS Spyder, 1:09.039 sec(2nd overall)
LMP-2/2nd} Ryan Briscoe, Sascha Maasen--Penske Racing, Porsche RS Spyder, 1:09.462 sec(4th overall)
LMP-2/3rd} David Brabham, Stefan Johansson, Robbie Kerr--Highcroft Racing, Acura ARX-01, 1:10.000 sec(5th overall)

GT-1/1st} Didier Theys, Fredy Lienhart, Andrea Bertolini--Horag/Lista Racing, Maserati MC12, 1:17.328 sec(17th overall)
GT-1/2nd} Ron Fellows, Johnny O'Connell, Jan Magnussen--Corvette Racing, Chevrolet Corvette C-6R, 1:18.415(18th overall)
GT-1/3rd} Max Papis, Oliver Gavin, Olivier Beretta--Corvette Racing, Chevrolet Corvette C-6R, 1:18.602(19th overall)

GT-2/1st} Mika Salo, Jaime Melo, Johnny Mowlem--Risi Competizione, Ferrari 430GT, 1:21.660 sec(20th overall)
GT-2/2nd} Lucas Luhr, Peter Dumbreck, Dirk Muller--Petersen/White Lightning, 1:21.788 sec(21st overall)
GT-2/3rd} Johannes van Overbeek, Jorg Bergmeister, Marc Lieb--Flying Lizard Motorsports, 1:21.938 sec(22nd overall)

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Several class championships were settled as the American LeMans Series returned to Road Atlanta for the 10th running of the Petit Le Mans, beginning with the closest finish in the race's history, as Audi works driver Allan McNish held off a hard-chargin' Romain Dumas for over an hour, beating him to the checkers by 0.923 seconds......the win gave McNish and co-driver Rinaldo "Dindo" Capello their second consecutive LMP-1 championship and Audi continued their unbeaten ways at PLM.

Meanwhile, Dumas' finish was enough to notch an LMP-2 class victory for him, Timo Bernhard and Patrick Long; for Dumas and Bernhard, the victory was doubly sweet as they clinched the LMP-2 championship in the process..........



Going to the GT-1 category, another championship was settled as Oliver Gavin and Olivier Beretta clinched the GT-1 title, winning the class victory over their Corvette teammates and the new Maserati entries; finally, in GT-2, the championship will have to be settled at Laguna Seca as Jorg Bergmeister, Johannes van Overbeek and Marc Lieb led a 1-2-3-4-5 Porsche rout in class.............top-3 class results from PLM:

LMP-1/1st} Allan McNish, Rinaldo Capello--Audi Sport North America, Audi R10 TDI(1st overall)
LMP-1/2nd} Jamie Campbell-Walter, Harold Primat, Christophe Tinseau--Creation Autosportif, Creation CA07/Judd(5th overall)
LMP-1/3rd} Klaus Graf, Memo Gidley, Greg Pickett--Cytosport Racing, Lola B06/10-AER(14th overall)

LMP-2/1st} Romain Dumas, Patrick Long, Timo Bernhard--Penske Racing, Porsche RS Spyder(2nd overall)
LMP-2/2nd} Chris Dyson, Guy Smith--Dyson Racing, Porsche RS Spyder(3rd overall)
LMP-2/3rd} Stefan Mucke, Danny Watts, Jan Charouz--Zytek Motorsports, Zytek 07S-2(4th overall)

GT-1/1st} Oliver Gavin, Olivier Beretta, Max Papis--Corvette Racing, Chevrolet Corvette C-6R(9th overall)
GT-1/2nd} Didier Theys, Fredy Lienhart, Andrea Bertolini--Horag/Lista Racing, Maserati MC12(19th overall)
GT-1/3rd} Jan Magnussen, Johnny O'Connell, Ron Fellows--Corvette Racing, Chevrolet Corvette C-6R(30th overall)

GT-2/1st} Jorg Bergmeister, Johannes van Overbeek, Marc Lieb--Flying Lizard Motorsports, Porsche 911 GT3(10th overall)
GT-2/2nd} Wolf Henzler, Dominic Farnbacher--Tafel Racing, Porsche 911 GT3(11th overall)
GT-2/3rd} Tom Milner, Ralf Kelleners, Graham Rahal--Rahal/Letterman Racing, Porsche 911 GT(13th overall)

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LMP-1/1st} Rinaldo Capello, Allan McNish/Audi Sport North America, Audi R10 TDI(1st overall)
LMP-1/2nd} Marco Werner, Mike Rockenfeller/Audi Sport North America, Audi R10 TDI(3rd overall)
LMP-1/3rd} Jamie Campbell-Walter, Harold Primat/Creation Autosportif, Creation CA07-Judd(9th overall)

LMP-2/1st} Romain Dumas, Timo Bernhard/Penske Racing, Porsche RS Spyder(2nd overall)
LMP-2/2nd} Sascha Maasen, Ryan Briscoe/Penske Racing, Porsche RS Spyder(4th overall)
LMP-2/3rd} Adrian Fernandez, Luis Diaz/Fernandez Racing, Lola B06-Acura(5th overall)

GT-1/1st} Oliver Gavin, Olivier Beretta/Corvette Racing, Chevrolet Corvette C-6R(11th overall)
GT-1/2nd} Jan Magnussen, Johnny O'Connell/Corvette Racing, Chevrolet Corvette C-6R(12th overall)
**--only two GT-1 entrants

GT-2/1st} Mika Salo, Jaime Melo/Risi Competizione, Ferrari 430GT(13th overall)
GT-2/2nd} Wolf Henzler, Dominic Farnbacher/Tafel Racing, Porsche 911 GT3(14th overall)
GT-2/3rd} Ralf Kelleners, Tom Milner/Rahal-Letterman Racing, Porsche 911 GT3(15th overall)

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FINAL 2007 AMERICAN LeMANS SERIES STANDINGS.................

LMP-1 top-10 Drivers' Standings.....................................
t-1st}[1]Allan McNish.........................................246 pts(9 wins)
t-1st}[2]Rinaldo Capello.....................................246 pts(9 wins)
3rd} Marco Werner............................................210 pts(3 wins)
4th} Emanuele Pirro...........................................175 pts(3 wins)
5th} Clint Field...................................................95 pts
6th} Chris McMurry.............................................89 pts
7th} Jon Field.....................................................87 pts
8th} Michael Lewis..............................................76 pts
t-9th}[9]Greg Pickett..........................................72 pts
t-9th}[10]Klaus Graf...........................................72 pts

LMP-1 Engine Standings...................................
1st} Audi R10....................................................258 pts(12 wins)
2nd} Judd.........................................................161 pts
3rd} AER..........................................................98 pts
4th} Zytek........................................................25 pts

LMP-1 Chassis Standings.................................
1st} Audi..........................................................258 pts
2nd} Creation...................................................161 pts
3rd} Lola............................................................98 pts
4th} Zytek..........................................................25 pts



LMP-2 Drivers Standings(top-10)....................................................
t-1st}[1]Romain Dumas.......................................239 pts(8 wins)
t-1st}[2]Timo Bernhard........................................239 pts(8 wins)
t-3rd}[3]Ryan Briscoe..........................................186 pts(3 wins)
t-3rd}[4]Sascha Maasen.......................................186 pts(3 wins)
t-5th}[5]Andy Wallace..........................................128 pts
t-5th}[6]Butch Leitzinger.......................................128 pts
t-7th}[7]Chris Dyson............................................124 pts
t-7th}[8]Guy Smith...............................................124 pts
t-9th}[9]David Brabham........................................115 pts
t-9th}[10]Stefan Johansson....................................115 pts

LMP-2 Engine Standings...............................................
1st} Porsche........................................................251 pts(11 wins)
2nd} Acura..........................................................169 pts(1 win)
3rd} Mazda...........................................................48 pts
4th} Zytek............................................................25 pts
5th} Judd..............................................................10 pts
6th} AER................................................................7 pts

LMP-2 Chassis Standings..............................................
1st} Porsche RS Spyder.......................................251 pts(11 wins)
2nd} Acura ARX-01..............................................156 pts(1 win)
3rd} Lola.............................................................119 pts
4th} Zytek...........................................................25 pts
5th} Radical SR9...................................................10 pts



GT-1 Drivers Standings(top-10+)...........................................
t-1st}[1]Oliver Gavin............................................246 pts(9 wins)
t-1st}[2]Olivier Beretta.........................................246 pts(9 wins)
t-3rd}[3]Johnny O'Connell.....................................184 pts(3 wins)
t-3rd}[4]Jan Magnussen.........................................184 pts(3 wins)
5th} Max Papis........................................................52 pts(2 wins)
t-6th}[6]Fredy Lienhard............................................38 pts
t-6th}[7]Didier Theys...............................................38 pts
8th} Ron Fellows......................................................35 pts
9th} Andrea Bertolini................................................22 pts
t-10th}[10]Liz Halliday..............................................19 pts
t-10th}[11]Darren Turner..........................................19 pts
t-10th}[12]Antonio Garcia..........................................19 pts

GT-1 Manufacturers Standings..................................
1st} Chevrolet Corvette C-6R...................................258 pts(12 wins)
2nd} Maserati MC12..................................................38 pts
3rd} Aston Martin DBR9.............................................19 pts



GT-2 Drivers Standings(top-10)..............................................
t-1st}[1]Mika Salo..................................................202 pts(8 wins)
t-1st}[2]Jaime Melo................................................202 pts(8 wins)
t-3rd}[3]Jorg Bergmeister.......................................170 pts(3 wins)
t-3rd}[4]Johannes van Overbeek.............................170 pts(3 wins)
5th} Wolf Henzler....................................................126 pts
t-6th}[6]Ralf Kelleners.............................................107 pts
t-6th}[7]Tom Milner.................................................107 pts
8th} Dominic Farnbacher..........................................91 pts
9th} Darren Law......................................................86 pts
10th} Robin Liddell...................................................85 pts

GT-2 Manufacturers' Standings..........................
1st} Ferrari 430GT.................................................233 pts(9 wins)
2nd} Porsche 911 GT3............................................219 pts(3 wins)
3rd} Panoz Esperante GTLM....................................51 pts
4th} Dodge Viper GTS.............................................9 pts
5th} Spyker Sqdn...................................................7 pts

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from left to right...........Romain Dumas, Timo Bernhard, Rinaldo "Dindo" Capello, Allan McNish, Olivier Beretta, Oliver Gavin, Jaime Melo and Mika Salo

Drivers Champions..............
LMP-1: Rinaldo Capello, Allan McNish
LMP-2: Romain Dumas, Timo Bernhard
GT-1: Olivier Beretta, Oliver Gavin
GT-2: Jaime Melo, Mika Salo

Team Champions...................
LMP-1: Audi Sport North America
LMP-2: Penske Racing
GT-1: Corvette Racing
GT-2: Risi Competizione

Engine/Chassis Champions...............
LMP-1: Audi R10 TDI
LMP-2: Porsche, Porsche RS Spyder

Manufacturers Champions................
GT-1: Chevrolet Corvette C-6R
GT-2: Ferrari 430GT