In 2005 the series was somewhat dominated by the Champion Audi team. Dyson was able to score a few wins in their Lola.
Mazda returned with a Courage pained up in colors that echoed their famous 1991 Le Mans win. However, the model shown below 'won' the LMP2 class by simply breaking down after everyone else... The LMP2 class would be transformed at the end of the year by the arrival of the Penske Porsche RS Spyder.
The Minichamps "Road Atlanta Winner" Audi is from the sprint race held there that year and NOT the Petit Le Mans race.
This car had a strange racing life. While it was compliant to FIA regulations, it was too wide and long for the A.C.O. and never raced at Le Mans. It ran in the ALMS as a 'guest' entry that was not eligable for championship points.
American Le Mans Series 2005 | |||||
Place |
Car |
Car # Class |
Model |
Ref. # |
Image |
Sebring | |||||
LMP1 | |||||
1 | Audi R8 'ADT' J.J. Lehto Marco Werner Tom Kristensen | 1 LMP1 | Minichamps | 400051301 | |
2 | Audi R8 'ADT' Emanuele Pirro Frank Biela Allan McNish | 2 LMP1 | Minichamps | 400051302 | |
GT1 | |||||
4 | Aston Martin DBR9 Darren Turner David Brabham Stéphane Ortelli | 57 GT1 | IXO | GTM025 | |
15 | Aston Martin DBR9 Peter Kox Pedro Lamy Stephane Sarrazin | 58 GT1 | IXO | GTM026 | |
9 | Maserati MC12 Andrea Bertolini Fabio Babini Fabrizio de Simone | 35 GT1 | IXO | GTM044 | |
GT2 | |||||
7 | Porsche 911 GT3-RSR Jörg Bergmeister Patrick Long Lucas Lühr | 31 GT2 | Minichamps | 400056431 | |
Road Atlanta 2:45 | |||||
1 | Audi R8 'ADT' J.J. Lehto Marco Werner | 1 LMP1 | Minichamps | 400051391 | |
Mid-Ohio | |||||
14 | Courage C65 Mazda James Bach Guy Cosmo | 8 LMP2 | Spark | S0136 | |
Laguna Seca | |||||
  | Porsche RS Spyder 'DHL' Sascha Maassen Lucas Lühr | 6 LMP2 | Minichamps Porsche Dealer Edition | WAP 020 609 16 |
American Le Mans Series 2006 | |||||
Place |
Car |
Car # Class |
Model |
Ref. # |
Image |
Sebring | |||||
1 | Audi R8 Rinaldo Capello Tom Kristensen Allan McNish | 2 LMP1 | Minichamps | 400061602 | |
Lime Rock Park | |||||
1 | Audi R8 Rinaldo Capello Allan McNish | 2 LMP1 | Minichamps | 400061302 | |
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  | Porsche RS Spyder 'DHL' Timo Bernhard Romain Dumas | 7 LMP2 | Minichamps | 400 066507 |
One of the all-time great moments in sportscar history happened in the closing lap of the 12 hours. The Risi Ferrari and Flying Lizard Porsche battled fender-to-fender to one of the best finishes ever.
American Le Mans Series 2007 | |||||
Place |
Car |
Car # Class |
Model |
Ref. # |
Image |
Sebring | |||||
LMP1 | |||||
1 | Audi R10 TDI Marco Werner Emanuele Pirro Frank Biela | 2 LMP1 | Minichamps | 400 071692 | |
LMP2 | |||||
31 | Lola B07/40 Mazda Ben Devlin James Bach Raphael Matos | 8 LMP2 | Spark Special Edition (Japan?) | ML001 | |
GT1 | |||||
8 | Chevrolet Corvette C6.R 'Compuware' Ron Fellows Johnny O'Connell Jan Magnussen | 3 GT1 | Spark | S0170 | |
GT2 | |||||
13 | Porsche 911 (997) GT3-RSR Jörg Bergmeister Johannes Van Overbeek Marc Lieb | 45 GT2 | Minichamps | 400 076445 | |
15 | Porsche 911 (997) GT3-RSR Wolf Henzler Robin Liddell Patrick Long | 71 GT2 | Minichamps | 400 076471 | |
17 | Porsche 911 (997) GT3-RSR Jim Tafel Dominik Farnbacher Ian James | 73 GT2 | Minichamps | 400 076471 | |
22 | Ferrari F430 GT Tim Bergmeister Tomáš Enge Memo Gidley | 31 GT2 | Red Line | RL 131 | |
DNF | Porsche 911 (997) GT3-RSR Darren Law Seth Neiman Lonnie Pechnik | 44 GT2 | Minichamps | 400 076444 | |
DNF | Ferrari F430 GT Rui Águas Maurizio Mediani José María López | 32 GT2 | Red Line | RL 132 | |
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  | Porsche RS Spyder 'DHL' Ryan Briscoe Sascha Maassen | 6 LMP2 | Minichamps Porsche Dealer Edition | WAP 020 609 17 | |
  | Porsche RS Spyder 'Porsche' (Testcar) | 0 LMP2 | Minichamps Porsche Dealer Edition | WAP 020 610 18 |
The American Le Mans Series had an absolutely phenomonal year. There was excellent competition among the P1 & P2 cars for overall wins, and the GT2 class had an incredible array of cars and talent. I remember the glory days of IMSA, and this seemed to be very close. The main difference being less backmarkers.
I personally attended Lime Rock and Mosport.
American Le Mans Series 2008 | |||||
Place |
Car |
Car # Class |
Model |
Ref. # |
Image |
Sebring | |||||
LMP2 Class | |||||
1 | Porsche RS Spyder 'DHL' Timo Bernhard Romain Dumas Emmanuel Collard | 7 LMP2 | Minichamps | 400 086807 | |
31 | Porsche RS Spyder 'DHL' Sascha Maassen Patrick Long Ryan Briscoe | 6 LMP2 | Minichamps Porsche Dealer Edition | WAP 020 028 18 | |
5 | Acura ARX-01b 'Patron' David Brabham Scott Sharp Stefan Johansson | 9 LMP2 | Spark (Highcroft Team Edition 2008) | N/A | |
DNS | Lola B07/46 Mazda BP Ben Devlin Gerardo Bonilla Raphael Matos | 8 LMP2 | Spark Special Edition (Japan?) | ML002 | |
GT2 Class | |||||
30 | Ason Martin DBRS9 Paul Drayson Jonathan Cocker Tim Sugden | 007 GT2 | Minichamps | 400 081307 |
Grand-Am 2012 | |||||
Place |
Car |
Car # Class |
Model |
Ref. # |
Image |
Daytona 24 | |||||
29 | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup 'MOMO' Henrique Cisneros Sean Edwards Carlos Kauffmann Nick Tandy | 26 GT | Spark (USA Special Edition) | US001 | |
44 | Audi R8 LMS Grand-Am Ian Baas Dion von Moltke Nelson Canache Jim Norman | 51 GT | Spark (USA Special Edition) | US002 | |
45 | Audi R8 Grand-Am 'ORYX' Humaid Al Masaood Saeed Al Mehairi Steven Kane | 74 GT | Spark (USA Special Edition) | US003 | |
Test | Audi R8 LMS Grand-Am (Presentation version) | 51 GT | Spark (Audi Dealer Edition) | 501.12.003.23 |
American Le Mans Series 2012 | |||||
Place |
Car |
Car # Class |
Model |
Ref. # |
Image |
Petit Le Mans | |||||
5 | DeltaWing LM12 Nissan Gunnar Jeannette Lucas Ordoñez | 0 UNC | Spark (USA Special Edition) | US004 | |
12 | Ferrari 458 Italia GTC Scott Sharp Toni Vilander Johannes Van Overbeek | 01 GT | Fujimi | FJM1343020 |
American Le Mans Series 2013 | |||||
Place |
Car |
Car # Class |
Model |
Ref. # |
Image |
Sebring | |||||
DNF | DeltaWing LM12 Elan Andrew Meyrick Olivier Pla | 0 LMP1 | Spark (USA Special Edition) | US005 | |
Petit Le Mans | |||||
DNF | DeltaWing DWC13 Katherine Legge Andrew Meyrick | 0 LMP1 | Spark (USA Special Edition) | US010 |
Grand-Am 2013 | |||||
Place |
Car |
Car # Class |
Model |
Ref. # |
Image |
Mazda 6 GX Joel Miller Tristan Nunez Youjirou Terada | 00 GX | Spark (Special Team Edition) | SP030 |
Tudor United Sportscar Championship 2014 | |||||
Place |
Car |
Car # Class |
Model |
Ref. # |
Image |
Daytona 24 Hours | |||||
6 | Porsche 911 Nick Tandy Richard Lietz Patrick Pilet (GTLM Class Winner) | 911 GTLM | Spark (USA Special Edition) | US006 | |
DNF | DeltaWing DWC13 Andrew Meyrick Katherine Legge Alexander Rossi Gabby Chaves | 0 P | Spark (USA Special Edition) | US011 | |
Sebring 12 Hours | |||||
13 | Dodge Viper SRT GTS-R Kuno Wittmer Rob Bell Jonathan Bomarito | 93 GTLM | Spark (USA Special Edition) | US008 | |
Circuit of the Americas | |||||
12 | Dodge Viper SRT GTS-R Kuno Wittmer Jonathan Bomarito (GTLM Class Winner; 'Throwback' livery) | 93 GTLM | Spark (USA Special Edition) | US009 | |
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Oreca 03 Klaus Graf Lucas Luhr | 6 P | Spark (USA Special Edition) | US011 |
Pirelli World Challenge 2015 | |||||
Place |
Car |
Car # Class |
Model |
Ref. # |
Image |
Road America | |||||
1 | Bentley Continental GT3 Chris Dyson | 16 GT | TrueScale Miniatures | TSM164313 |