Grand Prix of Mosport Fact Sheet

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GRAND PRIX OF MOSPORT FACT SHEET


Grand Prix of Mosport
2005 American Le Mans Series - Round No. 8
Sept. 2-4, 2005

EVENT: Grand Prix of Mosport; Round No. 8 of 10-race 2005 American Le Mans Series season

LOCATION: Mosport International Raceway
Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada
2.459-mile, 10-turn permanent road course

WHEN: 3:00 PM (EDT) Sunday, Sept. 4, 2005

LENGTH: Two (2) hours and 45-minutes (time certain)

TELEVISION:
· SPEED Channel, 3:00 - 6:00 PM (EDT)
· MotorsTV (tape) throughout Europe (21 countries, 36 million households), 8:00 - 11:00 PM (CET)
· Greenlight-TV anthology (3) programs (Worldwide distribution - 510 million households)

RADIO: American Le Mans Series Radio (live) at
www.americanlemans.com

CARS: Four classes of American Le Mans Series sports cars: Le Mans prototype - LMP1 and LMP2; Grand Touring - GT1 and GT2

SANCTION: IMSA (International Motor Sports Association)

SUPPORT:
Star Mazda Championship
Speed World Challenge (two classes)
Honda/Michelin Challenge
Ontario Touring GT Championship

TICKETS: www.mosport.com or 1-800-866-1072

CONTACTS: Bob Dickinson, ALMS Vice President/Media & Communications, (706) 654-2983 Ext.240, radickinson@americanlemanscom;

Ryan Smith, Web site Editor/Media Relations Manager, (706) 654-2983, Ext. 319, rsmith@americanlemans.com;

Glenn Butt, Mosport Director of PR/Marketing,(905) 983-9141, glenn@mosport.com.

Credential requests to Glenn Butt, (905) 983-9141, fax (905) 983-5195 or email glenn@mosport.com

WEB SITES:
www.americanlemans.com
www.mosport.com

POINT LEADERS:
LMP1: Frank Biela,/Emanuele Pirro (124)
Andy Wallace (109)
Chris Dyson (106)
JJ Lehto/Marco Werner (100)
Butch Leitzinger/James Weaver (93)

LMP2: Jeff Bucknum/Chris McMurry (82)
Clint Field (76)
Jamie Bach/Guy Cosmo (65)

GT1: Ron Fellows/Johnny O'Connell (130)
Olivier Beretta/Oliver Gavin (127)

GT2: Timo Bernhard/Romain Dumas (112)
Jorg Bergmeister/Patrick Long (110)

NEXT EVENT:
Petit Le Mans, Road Atlanta
11:20 AM (EDT) Oct. 1, SPEED Channel

MOSPORT SCHEDULE
FRIDAY, SEPT. 2
12:45 PM - 2:45 PM Sanctioned ALMS Test Sessions

SATURDAY, SEPT. 3
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Sanctioned ALMS Practice
11:50 AM - 12:35 PM ALMS driver autograph session
1:35 PM - 2:35 PM Sanctioned ALMS Practice
2:45 PM - 3:05 PM Qualifying GT1 and GT2
3:15 PM - 3:35 PM Qualifying LMP1 and LMP2

SUNDAY, AUG. 21
10:20 AM - 10:50 AM Sanctioned ALMS Warm-Up
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Pre-race ceremonies
3:00 PM - 5:45 PM Grand Prix of Mosport

DEFENDING RACE WINNERS:
LMP1: James Weaver/Butch Leitzinger, Lola EX257-AER
LMP2: Clint Field/Robin Liddell, Lola B2K/40-Judd
GT1: Olivier Beretta/Oliver Gavin, Corvette C5-R
GT2: Jorg Bergmeister/Timo Bernhard, Porsche 911 GT3 RSR

QUALIFYING RECORDS
LMP1: Frank Biela (August 2002), Audi R8, 1:07.169 (131.793 mph)
LMP2: James Weaver (August 2003), Lola EX257-AER/MG, 1:07.906 (130.363 mph)
GT1: Oliver Gavin (August 2004), Chevrolet Corvette C5-R, 1:13.317 , (120.741 mph)
GT2: Lonnie Pechnik (August 2004), Porsche 911 GT3 RSR, 1:18.365, (112.964 mph)

GRAND PRIX OF MOSPORT RECORDS
· Fastest Winning Speed: 122.065 mph, August 2004, James Weaver/Butch Leitzinger, Lola EX257-AER
· Smallest Margin of Victory: 0.148 seconds, August 2000
· Most Laps Completed By Winner: 137, August 2004. Weaver/Leitzinger, Lola EX257-AER
· Fastest Lap (LMP1): 1:08.444 (129.338 mph), August 2002. Tom Kristensen, Denmark, Audi R8.
· Fastest Lap (LMP2): 1:09.473 (127.422 mph), August 2003. James Weaver, England, Lola EX257-AER/MG
· Fastest Lap (GT1): 1:14.383 (119.011 mph), August 2004. Oliver Gavin, England, Corvette C5-R
· Fastest Lap (GT2): 1:19.541 (111.294 mph), August 2004. Romain Dumas, France, Porsche 911 GT3 RSR