LIME ROCK PARK American Le Mans Series Pit Notes presented by Sparco
American Le Mans Northeast Grand Prix
At 3:00 pm (0h 55m running), Dominik Farnbacher (#71-GT2 Ferrari F430 GT) into the pits. No fuel, no driver change. served stop and go penalty for avoidable contact.
At 3:00 pm (0h 55m running), Tom Sutherland (#21-GT2 Panoz Esperante Ford) into the pits. 4 tires, fuel, driver change: Tom Milner.
At 3:01 pm (0h 56m running), Lucas Luhr (#2-P1 Audi AG R10/TDI) into the pits. 4 tires, fuel, driver change: Marco Werner. 20 second hold for goggles up on the fueler.
At 3:02 pm (0h 57m running), Jan Magnussen (#3-GT1 Corvette C6.R) into the pits. 4 tires, fuel, driver change: Johnny O`Connell.
At 3:03 pm (0h 58m running), Oliver Gavin (#4-GT1 Corvette C6.R) into the pits. 4 tires, fuel, driver change: Olivier Beretta.
At 3:03 pm (0h 58m running), Marco Werner (#2-P1 Audi AG R10/TDI) wide at turn 2, continues behind Rinaldo Capello (#1-P1 Audi AG R10/TDI) in 9th place overall (2nd in class).
At 3:06 pm (1h 1m running), Rinaldo Capello (#1-P1 Audi AG R10/TDI) and Terry Borcheller (#008-GT1 Aston Martin DBR9) have contact at Optional Uphill, with major damage to the Audi. Both cars continue. The Audi was running 8th overall at the time, but in a good position to retake the overall lead after all pit stop cycle through. Also involved in the incident, but apparently untouched was Mika Salo (#62-GT2 Ferrari F430 GT).
At 3:04 pm (0h 59m running), Joel Feinberg (#11-GT2 Dodge Viper Comp Coupe) into the pits. No fuel, no driver change.
At 3:05 pm (1h 1m running), Luis Diaz (#15-P2 Acura ARX-01B) into the pits. 4 tires, fuel, driver change: Adrian Fernandez.
At 3:06 pm (1h 1m running), Rinaldo Capello (#1-P1 Audi AG R10/TDI) into the pits. No fuel, no driver change. drove it behind the wall.
At 3:05 pm (1h 0m running), Yellow Flag: pits are closed. Only 5 cars are on the lead lap (#6, #7, #20, #9 and #16).
At 3:07 pm (1h 2m running), Yellow flag: pits are open.
At 3:08 pm (1h 3m running), Gil de Ferran (#66-P2 Acura ARX-01B) into the pits. Fuel only, no driver change. addressing gearbox issue
At 3:08 pm (1h 3m running), Marino Franchitti (#20-P2 Porsche RS Spyder) into the pits. 4 tires, fuel, driver change: Butch Leitzinger.
At 3:08 pm (1h 3m running), Romain Dumas (#7-P2 Porsche RS Spyder) into the pits. 4 tires, fuel, driver change: Timo Bernhard.
At 3:08 pm (1h 3m running), Scott Sharp (#9-P2 Acura ARX-01B) into the pits. 4 tires, fuel, driver change: David Brabham.
At 3:08 pm (1h 3m running), Clint Field (#37-P1 Lola B06/10 AER) into the pits. Fuel only, no driver change.
At 3:08 pm (1h 3m running), Patrick Pilet (#46-GT2 Porsche 911 GT3 RSR) into the pits. Fuel only, no driver change.
At 3:10 pm (1h 5m running), Patrick Long (#6-P2 Porsche RS Spyder), overall leader, into the pits. 4 tires, fuel, no driver change. Timo Bernhard (#7-P2 Porsche RS Spyder) takes the overall lead.
At 3:10 pm (1h 5m running), Marco Andretti (#26-P2 Acura ARX-01B) into the pits. 4 tires, fuel, driver change: Franck Montagny.
At 3:10 pm (1h 5m running), Chris Dyson (#16-P2 Porsche RS Spyder) into the pits. 4 tires, fuel, driver change: Guy Smith.
At 3:14 pm (1h 9m running), David Brabham (#9-P2 Acura ARX-01B) into the pits. No fuel, no driver change. replaced rear wing
At 3:14 pm (1h 9m running), Gerardo Bonilla (#8-P2 Lola B07 46 Mazda) into the pits. 4 tires, fuel, no driver change.
At 3:19 pm (1h 14m running), after the stops, the new top five is: (the only cars on the lead lap)
1) Timo Bernhard (#7-P2 Porsche RS Spyder)
2) Butch Leitzinger (#20-P2 Porsche RS Spyder)
3) Patrick Long (#6-P2 Porsche RS Spyder)
4) Guy Smith (#16-P2 Porsche RS Spyder)
5) David Brabham (#9-P2 Acura ARX-01B)
Other leaders in class:
Marco Werner (#2-P1 Audi AG R10/TDI) (8th overall)
Olivier Beretta (#4-GT1 Corvette C6.R) (10th overall)
Joerg Bergmeister (#45-GT2 Porsche 911 GT3 RSR) (12th overall, has not stopped)
At 3:19 pm (1h 14m running), Gil de Ferran (#66-P2 Acura ARX-01B) into the pits. No fuel, no driver change. still in pits. Replacing the gearbox relay computer
At 3:19 pm (1h 14m running), Gerardo Bonilla (#8-P2 Lola B07 46 Mazda) into the pits. No fuel, driver change: Ben Devlin. Driveline failure, probably will not return.
At 3:24 pm (1h 19m running), Gil de Ferran (#66-P2 Acura ARX-01B) into the pits. No fuel, no driver change. replaced bonnet. Back on track.
At 3:24 pm (1h 19m running), Clint Field (#37-P1 Lola B06/10 AER) into the pits. Fuel only, no driver change.
At 3:24 pm (1h 19m running), Patrick Long (#6-P2 Porsche RS Spyder) into the pits. Fuel only, driver change: Sascha Maassen, dropping the car to 5th overall.
At 3:24 pm (1h 19m running), David Brabham (#9-P2 Acura ARX-01B) into the pits. Fuel only, no driver change.
At 3:26 pm (1h 21m running), Joel Feinberg (#11-GT2 Dodge Viper Comp Coupe) has returned from behind the wall.
At 3:26 pm (1h 21m running), Anthony Lazzaro (#54-GT2 Doran Ford GT-R) into the pits. Fuel only, no driver change.
At 3:27 pm (1h 22m running), Terry Borcheller (#008-GT1 Aston Martin DBR9) officially retired: Accident.
At 3:27 pm (1h 22m running), Gil de Ferran (#66-P2 Acura ARX-01B) into the pits. No fuel, no driver change. stopped in pit-pox. Selected gears, back out.
At 3:28 pm (1h 23m running), Mika Salo (#62-GT2 Ferrari F430 GT) into the pits. 4 tires, fuel, driver change: Jaime Melo.
At 3:28 pm (1h 23m running), Marco Werner (#2-P1 Audi AG R10/TDI), leader in class, into the pits. Fuel only, no driver change. Replaced front nose piece. Does not lose a position (8th overall, first in class).
At 3:28 pm (1h 23m running), Joerg Bergmeister (#45-GT2 Porsche 911 GT3 RSR), leader in class, into the pits. 4 tires, fuel, driver change: Wolf Henzler.
At 3:28 pm (1h 23m running), Patrick Pilet (#46-GT2 Porsche 911 GT3 RSR) into the pits. 4 tires, fuel, driver change: Johannes van Overbeek. Beats their team car out and takes the lead in class.
At 3:28 pm (1h 23m running), Dominik Farnbacher (#71-GT2 Ferrari F430 GT) into the pits. 4 tires, fuel, driver change: Dirk Mueller. Had to change through passenger side door.
At 3:29 pm (1h 24m running), Gil de Ferran (#66-P2 Acura ARX-01B) into the pits. Fuel only, no driver change.
At 3:29 pm (1h 24m running), Alex Figge (#73-GT2 Ferrari F430 GT) into the pits. Fuel only, no driver change.
At 3:31 pm (1h 26m running), Joel Feinberg (#11-GT2 Dodge Viper Comp Coupe) into the pits. 4 tires, no fuel, driver change: Chris Hall. Lots of bodywork. All repairs, tire change, and driver change behind the wall
At 3:31 pm (1h 26m running), Green Flag.
At 3:36 pm (1h 31m running), David Brabham (#9-P2 Acura ARX-01B) reports Sascha Maassen (#6-P2 Porsche RS Spyder) passed him too early on the restart. The incident is being reviewed. Maassen has moved to 4th overall (and in class).
At 3:37 pm (1h 32m running), Adrian Fernandez (#15-P2 Acura ARX-01B) has managed to get the car back on the lead lap, there are now 6 cars alone at the top.
At 3:38 pm (1h 33m running), Sascha Maassen (#6-P2 Porsche RS Spyder) has dropped from 4th overall to 6th overall, but the reason why escapes us.
At 3:39 pm (1h 34m running), Guy Smith (#16-P2 Porsche RS Spyder) off and stopped at the Optional Uphill with the front bodywork of the car missing. Darren Law (#44-GT2 Porsche 911 GT3 RSR) is also involved. As the #16 Spyder went to pass down the straight, he did not completely clear the #44 Porsche, clipping the left rear of the prototype with the front right of the Porsche GT2 sending the #16 spinning into the Armco barrier, damaging the Spyder. The Prototype stopped in the next corner, the driver got out of the car, walked over to the fence and sat down in disgust. Meanwhile, the #44 continued on but then stopped the car in the run-off at Optional West bend. Guy Smith (#16-P2 Porsche RS Spyder) was running 3rd overall at the time. Darren Law (#44-GT2 Porsche 911 GT3 RSR) 20th overall, 8th in class.
At 3:39 pm (1h 34m running), Yellow Flag: pits are closed.
At 3:43 pm (1h 38m running), Yellow flag: pits are open.
At 3:44 pm (1h 39m running), Jaime Melo (#62-GT2 Ferrari F430 GT) into the pits. Fuel only, no driver change.
At 3:44 pm (1h 39m running), Tom Milner (#21-GT2 Panoz Esperante Ford) into the pits. 4 tires, fuel, no driver change.
At 3:44 pm (1h 39m running), Adrian Fernandez (#15-P2 Acura ARX-01B) into the pits. 4 tires, fuel, no driver change. The car stayed on the lead lap, 5th in class and 5th overall.
At 3:48 pm (1h 43m running), Chris Hall (#11-GT2 Dodge Viper Comp Coupe) into the pits. Fuel only, no driver change.
At 3:49 pm (1h 44m running), Harrison Brix (#61-GT2 Ferrari F430 GT) into the pits. 4 tires, fuel, no driver change.
At 3:50 pm (1h 45m running), Dirk Werner (#87-GT2 Porsche 911 GT3 RSR) into the pits. 4 tires, fuel, no driver change.
At 3:51 pm (1h 46m running), Rinaldo Capello (#1-P1 Audi AG R10/TDI) into the pits. No fuel, no driver change. back from behind the wall, 30 laps down, in 24th overall (third in class), but the car now has starter problems.
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