Lucas Luhr and Klaus Graf were no match once again for their P1 competition at the American Le Mans Series' Mid-Ohio stop.
The pair drove Muscle Milk Pickett Racing's HPD ARX-03a to a fifth consecutive wins this season, slowed down only by a computer glitch during the driver change. For a few seconds, the car wouldn't start – which allowed Dyson Racing to take the lead. But only for a brief period as it would turn out.
The battle in the GT category was much more heated, ending in the last lap with a season's third victory for Tommy Milner and Oliver Gavin in the No. 4 Corvette C6 ZR1. They were followed to the flag by Flying Lizards Motorsports' Jörg Bergmeister and Patrick Long.
Pole-sitters Jörg Müller and Bill Auberlen (BMW Team RLL) were left sitting third on the podium.
Christophe Bouchut and Scott Tucker of Level 5 Motorsports made better use of their pole in the P2 class, coming home with a win over last round's winner Conquest Racing. They did lose the lead in the first stint, but battled back with success.
In LMPC, it was Marino Franchitti who earned the win with his teammate Rudy Junco.
Tim Pappas and Jeroen Bleekemolen, who were racing together for the first time this season in GTC, won on their comeback run.
Race results – ALMS (Mid-Ohio)
1 - Luhr/Graf (HPD ARX-03a) - Pickett - 123 laps 2.46'04"189
2 - Dyson/Smith (Lola B12/60-Mazda) - Dyson - 1 lap
3 - Tucker/Bouchut (HPD ARX-03b) - Level 5 - 2 laps
4 - Plowman/Hansson (Morgan-Judd) - Conquest - 2 laps
5 - Tucker/Gonzalez (HPD ARX-03b) - Level 5 - 3 laps
6 - Franchitti/Junco (Oreca FLM09) - PR1 - 5 laps
7 - Popow/Dalziel (Oreca FLM09) - CORE - 5 laps
8 - Marcelli/Downs (Oreca FLM09) - Merchant - 7 laps
9 - Dempsey/Cameron/Foster (Lola B12/87-Mazda) - Dyson - 7 laps
10 - Junqueira/Drissi (Oreca FLM09) - RSR - 8 laps
11 - Gavin/Milner (Corvette ZR1) - Corvette - 8 laps
12 - Bergmeister/Long (Porsche 997) - Flying Lizard - 8 laps
13 - Marsal/Lux (Lola B11/66-Mazda) - Dyson - 9 laps
14 - Mueller/Auberlen (BMW M3) - Rahal - 9 laps
15 - Richard/Ende (Oreca FLM09) - Dempsey - 9 laps
16 - Brown/Cosmo (Ferrari 458) - Extreme Speed - 9 laps
17 - Hand/Mueller (BMW M3) - Rahal - 9 laps
18 - Sharp/Van Overbeek (Ferrari 458) - Extreme Speed - 10 laps
19 - Neiman/Holzer (Porsche 997) - Flying Lizard - 10 laps
20 - Brown/Cosmo (Ferrari 458) - Extreme Speed - 11 laps
21 - Bennett/Braun (Oreca FLM09) - CORE - 11 laps
22 - Miller/Maassen (Porsche 997 Cup) - Miller - 11 laps
23 - Wittmer/Farnbacher (SRT Viper) - SRT - 12 laps
24 - Sweedler/Bell (Lotus Evora) - Alex Job - 14 laps
25 - Goossens/Kendall (SRT Viper) - SRT - 14 laps
26 - Pappas/Bleekemolen (Lola B11/80-Honda) - Black Swan - 15 laps
27 - Pumpelly/Carter (Porsche 997 Cup) - TRG - 16 laps
28 - Faieta/Avenatti (Porsche 997 Cup) - Competition - 16 laps
29 - MacNeil/Keen (Porsche 997 Cup) - Alex Job - 16 laps
30 - LeSaffre/Faulkner (Porsche 997 Cup) - Green Hornet - 17 laps
31 - Magnussen/Garcia (Corvette ZR1) - Corvette - 18 laps
32 - Kovacic/Burgess (Oreca FLM09) - Merchant - 35 laps
The pair drove Muscle Milk Pickett Racing's HPD ARX-03a to a fifth consecutive wins this season, slowed down only by a computer glitch during the driver change. For a few seconds, the car wouldn't start – which allowed Dyson Racing to take the lead. But only for a brief period as it would turn out.
The battle in the GT category was much more heated, ending in the last lap with a season's third victory for Tommy Milner and Oliver Gavin in the No. 4 Corvette C6 ZR1. They were followed to the flag by Flying Lizards Motorsports' Jörg Bergmeister and Patrick Long.
Pole-sitters Jörg Müller and Bill Auberlen (BMW Team RLL) were left sitting third on the podium.
Christophe Bouchut and Scott Tucker of Level 5 Motorsports made better use of their pole in the P2 class, coming home with a win over last round's winner Conquest Racing. They did lose the lead in the first stint, but battled back with success.
In LMPC, it was Marino Franchitti who earned the win with his teammate Rudy Junco.
Tim Pappas and Jeroen Bleekemolen, who were racing together for the first time this season in GTC, won on their comeback run.
Race results – ALMS (Mid-Ohio)
1 - Luhr/Graf (HPD ARX-03a) - Pickett - 123 laps 2.46'04"189
2 - Dyson/Smith (Lola B12/60-Mazda) - Dyson - 1 lap
3 - Tucker/Bouchut (HPD ARX-03b) - Level 5 - 2 laps
4 - Plowman/Hansson (Morgan-Judd) - Conquest - 2 laps
5 - Tucker/Gonzalez (HPD ARX-03b) - Level 5 - 3 laps
6 - Franchitti/Junco (Oreca FLM09) - PR1 - 5 laps
7 - Popow/Dalziel (Oreca FLM09) - CORE - 5 laps
8 - Marcelli/Downs (Oreca FLM09) - Merchant - 7 laps
9 - Dempsey/Cameron/Foster (Lola B12/87-Mazda) - Dyson - 7 laps
10 - Junqueira/Drissi (Oreca FLM09) - RSR - 8 laps
11 - Gavin/Milner (Corvette ZR1) - Corvette - 8 laps
12 - Bergmeister/Long (Porsche 997) - Flying Lizard - 8 laps
13 - Marsal/Lux (Lola B11/66-Mazda) - Dyson - 9 laps
14 - Mueller/Auberlen (BMW M3) - Rahal - 9 laps
15 - Richard/Ende (Oreca FLM09) - Dempsey - 9 laps
16 - Brown/Cosmo (Ferrari 458) - Extreme Speed - 9 laps
17 - Hand/Mueller (BMW M3) - Rahal - 9 laps
18 - Sharp/Van Overbeek (Ferrari 458) - Extreme Speed - 10 laps
19 - Neiman/Holzer (Porsche 997) - Flying Lizard - 10 laps
20 - Brown/Cosmo (Ferrari 458) - Extreme Speed - 11 laps
21 - Bennett/Braun (Oreca FLM09) - CORE - 11 laps
22 - Miller/Maassen (Porsche 997 Cup) - Miller - 11 laps
23 - Wittmer/Farnbacher (SRT Viper) - SRT - 12 laps
24 - Sweedler/Bell (Lotus Evora) - Alex Job - 14 laps
25 - Goossens/Kendall (SRT Viper) - SRT - 14 laps
26 - Pappas/Bleekemolen (Lola B11/80-Honda) - Black Swan - 15 laps
27 - Pumpelly/Carter (Porsche 997 Cup) - TRG - 16 laps
28 - Faieta/Avenatti (Porsche 997 Cup) - Competition - 16 laps
29 - MacNeil/Keen (Porsche 997 Cup) - Alex Job - 16 laps
30 - LeSaffre/Faulkner (Porsche 997 Cup) - Green Hornet - 17 laps
31 - Magnussen/Garcia (Corvette ZR1) - Corvette - 18 laps
32 - Kovacic/Burgess (Oreca FLM09) - Merchant - 35 laps