American Le Mans Series
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The American Le Mans Series was a North American sports car racing championship featuring endurance races for prototype and grand touring cars, inspired by the rules and spirit of the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
endurance racing championship
ⓘ
sports car racing series ⓘ |
| allowedFuelType |
diesel
ⓘ
ethanol blends ⓘ gasoline ⓘ |
| basedOnRulesOf | Automobile Club de l’Ouest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| carClass |
GT1
ⓘ
GT2 ⓘ GTC NERFINISHED ⓘ LMP1 NERFINISHED ⓘ LMP2 ⓘ LMPC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| discipline | sports car racing ⓘ |
| dissolved | 2013 ⓘ |
| feature |
customer racing teams
ⓘ
manufacturer participation ⓘ multi-class racing ⓘ |
| firstSeason | 1999 ⓘ |
| founder | Don Panoz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | International Motor Sports Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1999 ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | 24 Hours of Le Mans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lastSeason | 2013 ⓘ |
| mergedInto | IMSA SportsCar Championship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCircuit |
Laguna Seca
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lime Rock Park NERFINISHED ⓘ Long Beach Street Circuit NERFINISHED ⓘ Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course NERFINISHED ⓘ Mosport International Raceway NERFINISHED ⓘ Road America NERFINISHED ⓘ Road Atlanta NERFINISHED ⓘ Sebring International Raceway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
12 Hours of Sebring
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Petit Le Mans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officialLanguage | English ⓘ |
| organizer | International Motor Sports Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| promotedBy | Panoz Motor Sports Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| raceFormat | endurance race ⓘ |
| region | North America ⓘ |
| regulationsBasedOn |
Grand Touring regulations
ⓘ
Le Mans Prototype regulations ⓘ |
| shortName | ALMS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport | auto racing ⓘ |
| successor |
IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United SportsCar Championship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typicalRaceDuration | 2 hours 45 minutes ⓘ |
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