The 2009 American Le Mans Northeast Grand Prix was the fifth round of the 2009 American Le Mans Series season. It took place at Lime Rock Park, Connecticut on July 18, 2009.

The race was won by Simon Pagenaud and Gil de Ferran in the de Ferran Motorsports Acura, their third American Le Mans Series victory in a row. Dyson Racing Team earned their first victory with Mazda in the LMP2 category, overcoming several mechanical issues during the race. Flying Lizard Motorsports continued their season streak with their fourth consecutive win, while Gruppe Orange won in the ALMS Challenge category.

Corsa Motorsports also became the first American Le Mans Series competitor to utilize a hybrid electric drivetrain on their Le Mans Prototype during an event, eventually completing the race in third position.

Report

Qualifying

Qualifying result Pole position winners in each class are marked in bold.

Pos Class Team Qualifying Driver Lap Time 1 LMP1 #66 de Ferran Motorsports Simon Pagenaud 0:46.971 2 LMP1 #9 Patrón Highcroft Racing David Brabham 0:47.345 3 LMP2 #15 Lowe's Fernandez Racing Adrian Fernández 0:48.281 4 LMP2 #20 Dyson Racing Marino Franchitti 0:48.477 5 LMP2 #16 Dyson Racing Chris Dyson 0:48.661 6 LMP1 #48 Corsa Motorsports Johnny Mowlem 0:49.464 7 LMP1 #37 Intersport Racing Clint Field 0:49.935 8 LMP1 #12 Autocon Motorsports Chris McMurry 0:53.523 9 GT2 #62 Risi Competizione Jaime Melo 0:54.665 10 GT2 #45 Flying Lizard Motorsports Patrick Long 0:54.729 11 GT2 #87 Farnbacher-Loles Motorsports Wolf Henzler 0:55.026 12 GT2 #90 BMW Rahal Letterman Racing Joey Hand 0:55.049 13 GT2 #92 BMW Rahal Letterman Racing Dirk Müller 0:55.050 14 GT2 #40 Robertson Racing David Murry 0:55.118 15 GT2 #18 T-Mobile VICI Racing Richard Westbrook 0:55.387 16 GT2 #21 Panoz Team PTG Dominik Farnbacher 0:55.542 17 GT2 #11 Primetime Race Group Chris Hall 0:56.736 18 GT2 #44 Flying Lizard Motorsports Seth Neiman 0:57.405 19 Chal #36 Gruppe Orange Bob Faieta 0:59.618 20 Chal #57 Snow Racing Martin Snow 0:59.971 21 Chal #08 Orbit Racing Bill Sweedler 1:00.459 22 Chal #02 Gruppe Orange Donald Pickering 1:01.645 23 LMP2 #19 van der Steur Racing No Time 24 Chal #47 Orbit Racing No Time

Race

Race results Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 70% of winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC).

Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Tire Laps Engine 1 LMP1 66 de Ferran Motorsports Gil de Ferran Simon Pagenaud Acura ARX-02a 184 Acura AR7 4.0 L V8 2 LMP1 9 Patrón Highcroft Racing David Brabham Scott Sharp Acura ARX-02a 184 Acura AR7 4.0 L V8 3 LMP1 48 Corsa Motorsports Johnny Mowlem Stefan Johansson Ginetta-Zytek GZ09HS 177 Zytek ZJ458 4.5 L Hybrid V8 4 LMP2 20 Dyson Racing Team Butch Leitzinger Marino Franchitti Lola B09/86 172 Mazda MZR-R 2.0 L Turbo I4 5 GT2 45 Flying Lizard Motorsports Patrick Long Jörg Bergmeister Porsche 997 GT3-RSR 167 Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 6 LMP1 12 Autocon Motorsports Tony Burgess Chris McMurry Lola B06/10 166 AER P32C 4.0 L Turbo V8 7 LMP2 15 Lowe's Fernández Racing Adrian Fernández Luis Díaz Acura ARX-01B 166 Acura AL7R 3.4 L V8 8 GT2 62 Risi Competizione Jaime Melo Pierre Kaffer Ferrari F430GT 166 Ferrari 4.0 L V8 9 GT2 90 BMW Rahal Letterman Racing Bill Auberlen Joey Hand BMW M3 GT2 166 BMW 4.0 L V8 10 GT2 87 Farnbacher-Loles Motorsports Wolf Henzler Bryce Miller Porsche 997 GT3-RSR 165 Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 11 GT2 18 T-Mobile VICI Racing Johannes Stuck Richard Westbrook Porsche 997 GT3-RSR 163 Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 12 GT2 21 Panoz Team PTG Ian James Dominik Farnbacher Panoz Esperante GT-LM 163 Ford 5.0 L V8 13 GT2 44 Flying Lizard Motorsports Johannes van Overbeek Seth Neiman Porsche 997 GT3-RSR 159 Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 14 GT2 11 Primetime Race Group Joel Feinberg Chris Hall Dodge Viper Competition Coupe 158 Dodge 8.3 L V10 15 LMP2 19 van der Steur Racing Gunnar van der Steur Adam Pecorari Radical SR9 157 AER P07 2.0 L Turbo I4 16 GT2 40 Robertson Racing David Robertson Andrea Robertson David Murry Ford GT-R Mk. VII 153 Ford 5.0 L V8 17 Chal 36 Gruppe Orange Wesley Hoaglund Bob Faieta Porsche 997 GT3 Cup 149 Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 18 Chal 08 Orbit Racing Ed Brown Bill Sweedler Porsche 997 GT3 Cup 146 Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 19 Chal 02 Gruppe Orange Nick Parker Donald Pickering Porsche 997 GT3 Cup 144 Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 20 Chal 57 Snow Racing Martin Snow Melanie Snow Porsche 997 GT3 Cup 142 Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 21 GT2 92 BMW Rahal Letterman Racing Tommy Milner Dirk Müller BMW M3 GT2 142 BMW 4.0 L V8 22DNF LMP1 37 Intersport Racing Jon Field Clint Field Lola B06/10 138 AER P32C 4.0 L Turbo V8 23DNF LMP2 16 Dyson Racing Team Chris Dyson Guy Smith Lola B09/86 63 Mazda MZR-R 2.0 L Turbo I4 24DNF Chal 47 Orbit Racing Guy Cosmo John Baker Porsche 997 GT3 Cup 52 Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6

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