2012 American Le Mans Series at Long Beach

The 2012 Tequila Patrón American Le Mans Series at Long Beach was held at Long Beach Street Circuit on April 14, 2012. It was the second round of the 2012 American Le Mans Series season.

Qualifying

Due to heavy rain before the qualifying session was scheduled to take place, the ALMS decided to postpone the qualifying session. Grid position was decided by points standings in the championship which meant the No. 16 Dyson Racing car started on pole position.^[1]

Qualifying results

Pole position winners in each class are marked in bold.^[2]

Pos	Class	Team	Grid
1	P1	#16 Dyson Racing Team	1
2	P1	#6 Muscle Milk Pickett Racing	2
3	P1	#20 Dyson Racing Team	3
4	P2	#055 Level 5 Motorsports	4
5	P2	#54 Black Swan Racing	5
6	P2	#37 Conquest Endurance	6
7	P2	#95 Level 5 Motorsports	7
8	PC	#06 CORE Autosport	8
9	PC	#52 PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports	9
10	PC	#05 CORE Autosport	10
11	PC	#5 Muscle Milk Pickett Racing	11
12	PC	#9 RSR Racing	12
13	PC	#25 Dempsey Racing	13
14	PC	#8 Merchant Services Racing	14
15	PC	#7 Merchant Services Racing	15
16	GT	#56 BMW Team RLL	16
17	GT	#3 Corvette Racing	17
18	GT	#4 Corvette Racing	18
19	GT	#55 BMW Team RLL	19
20	GT	#48 Paul Miller Racing	20
21	GT	#44 Flying Lizard Motorsports	21
22	GT	#02 Extreme Speed Motorsports	22
23	GT	#17 Team Falken Tire	23
24	GT	#01 Extreme Speed Motorsports	24
25	GT	#45 Flying Lizard Motorsports	25
26	GT	#23 Lotus / Alex Job Racing	26
27	GT	#007 Aston Martin Racing	27
28	GTC	#34 Green Hornet Racing	28
29	GTC	#22 Alex Job Racing	29
30	GTC	#66 TRG	30
31	GTC	#11 JDX Racing	31
32	GTC	#24 Competition Motorsports	32
33	GTC	#32 GMG Racing	33

Race

Race result

Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 70% of their class winner's distance are marked as Not Classified (NC).^[3]^[4]

Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Chassis	Tire	Laps
Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Engine	Tire	Laps
1	P1	6	Muscle Milk Pickett Racing	Klaus Graf Lucas Luhr	HPD ARX-03a	M	86
1	P1	6	Muscle Milk Pickett Racing	Klaus Graf Lucas Luhr	Honda 3.4 L V8	M	86
2	P1	16	Dyson Racing Team	Chris Dyson Guy Smith	Lola B12/60	D	86
2	P1	16	Dyson Racing Team	Chris Dyson Guy Smith	Mazda MZR-R 2.0 L Turbo I4 (Isobutanol)	D	86
3	PC	06	CORE Autosport	Alex Popow Ryan Dalziel	Oreca FLM09	M	85
3	PC	06	CORE Autosport	Alex Popow Ryan Dalziel	Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8	M	85
4	PC	5	Muscle Milk Pickett Racing	Memo Gidley Michael Guasch	Oreca FLM09	M	84
4	PC	5	Muscle Milk Pickett Racing	Memo Gidley Michael Guasch	Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8	M	84
5	PC	05	CORE Autosport	Colin Braun Jon Bennett	Oreca FLM09	M	84
5	PC	05	CORE Autosport	Colin Braun Jon Bennett	Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8	M	84
6	GT	4	Corvette Racing	Oliver Gavin Tommy Milner	Chevrolet Corvette C6.R	M	84
6	GT	4	Corvette Racing	Oliver Gavin Tommy Milner	Chevrolet 5.5 L V8	M	84
7	GT	56	BMW Team RLL	Dirk Müller Joey Hand	BMW M3 GT2	D	84
7	GT	56	BMW Team RLL	Dirk Müller Joey Hand	BMW 4.0 L V8	D	84
8	GT	01	Extreme Speed Motorsports	Scott Sharp Johannes van Overbeek	Ferrari 458 Italia GT2	M	84
8	GT	01	Extreme Speed Motorsports	Scott Sharp Johannes van Overbeek	Ferrari 4.5 L V8	M	84
9	GT	3	Corvette Racing	Jan Magnussen Antonio García	Chevrolet Corvette C6.R	M	84
9	GT	3	Corvette Racing	Jan Magnussen Antonio García	Chevrolet 5.5 L V8	M	84
10	P2	055	Level 5 Motorsports	Scott Tucker Christophe Bouchut	HPD ARX-03b	D	83
10	P2	055	Level 5 Motorsports	Scott Tucker Christophe Bouchut	Honda HR28TT 2.8 L Turbo V6	D	83
11	GT	007	Aston Martin Racing	Darren Turner Adrián Fernández	Aston Martin Vantage GTE	M	83
11	GT	007	Aston Martin Racing	Darren Turner Adrián Fernández	Aston Martin 4.5 L V8	M	83
12	GT	17	Team Falken Tire	Bryan Sellers Wolf Henzler	Porsche 997 GT3-RSR	F	83
12	GT	17	Team Falken Tire	Bryan Sellers Wolf Henzler	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	F	83
13	GT	45	Flying Lizard Motorsports	Patrick Long Jörg Bergmeister	Porsche 997 GT3-RSR	M	83
13	GT	45	Flying Lizard Motorsports	Patrick Long Jörg Bergmeister	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	M	83
14	GT	48	Paul Miller Racing	Bryce Miller Sascha Maassen	Porsche 997 GT3-RSR	D	83
14	GT	48	Paul Miller Racing	Bryce Miller Sascha Maassen	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	D	83
15	P1	20	Dyson Racing Team	Eric Lux Michael Marsal	Lola B11/66	D	83
15	P1	20	Dyson Racing Team	Eric Lux Michael Marsal	Mazda MZR-R 2.0 L Turbo I4 (Isobutanol)	D	83
16	PC	8	Merchant Services Racing	Kyle Marcelli Antonio Downs	Oreca FLM09	M	83
16	PC	8	Merchant Services Racing	Kyle Marcelli Antonio Downs	Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8	M	83
17	P2	37	Conquest Endurance	Martin Plowman David Heinemeier Hansson	Morgan LMP2	D	83
17	P2	37	Conquest Endurance	Martin Plowman David Heinemeier Hansson	Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8	D	83
18	PC	25	Dempsey Racing	Duncan Ende Henri Richard	Oreca FLM09	M	82
18	PC	25	Dempsey Racing	Duncan Ende Henri Richard	Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8	M	82
19	P2	95	Level 5 Motorsports	Scott Tucker Luis Díaz	HPD ARX-03b	D	81
19	P2	95	Level 5 Motorsports	Scott Tucker Luis Díaz	Honda HR28TT 2.8 L Turbo V6	D	81
20	GT	44	Flying Lizard Motorsports	Seth Neiman Marco Holzer	Porsche 997 GT3-RSR	M	81
20	GT	44	Flying Lizard Motorsports	Seth Neiman Marco Holzer	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	M	81
21	GT	02	Extreme Speed Motorsports	Ed Brown Guy Cosmo	Ferrari 458 Italia GT2	M	80
21	GT	02	Extreme Speed Motorsports	Ed Brown Guy Cosmo	Ferrari 4.5 L V8	M	80
22	PC	52	PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports	Butch Leitzinger Rudy Junco, Jr.	Oreca FLM09	M	80
22	PC	52	PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports	Butch Leitzinger Rudy Junco, Jr.	Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8	M	80
23	GTC	34	Green Hornet Racing	Peter LeSaffre Damien Faulkner	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup	Y	79
23	GTC	34	Green Hornet Racing	Peter LeSaffre Damien Faulkner	Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6	Y	79
24	GTC	22	Alex Job Racing	Leh Keen Cooper MacNeil	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup	Y	79
24	GTC	22	Alex Job Racing	Leh Keen Cooper MacNeil	Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6	Y	79
25	GTC	11	JDX Racing	Chris Cumming Michael Valiante	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup	Y	79
25	GTC	11	JDX Racing	Chris Cumming Michael Valiante	Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6	Y	79
26	GTC	32	GMG Racing	James Sofronas Alex Welch	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup	Y	79
26	GTC	32	GMG Racing	James Sofronas Alex Welch	Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6	Y	79
27	GTC	66	TRG	Spencer Pumpelly Emilio Di Guida	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup	Y	77
27	GTC	66	TRG	Spencer Pumpelly Emilio Di Guida	Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6	Y	77
28	GT	55	BMW Team RLL	Bill Auberlen Jörg Müller	BMW M3 GT2	D	71
28	GT	55	BMW Team RLL	Bill Auberlen Jörg Müller	BMW 4.0 L V8	D	71
29	PC	9	RSR Racing	Bruno Junqueira Tomy Drissi	Oreca FLM09	M	69
29	PC	9	RSR Racing	Bruno Junqueira Tomy Drissi	Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8	M	69
30 NC	GT	23	Lotus Alex Job Racing	Townsend Bell Bill Sweedler	Lotus Evora GTE	Y	57
30 NC	GT	23	Lotus Alex Job Racing	Townsend Bell Bill Sweedler	Toyota-Cosworth 3.5 L V6	Y	57
31 DNF	GTC	24	Competition Motorsports	Bob Faieta Michael Avenatti	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup	Y	74
31 DNF	GTC	24	Competition Motorsports	Bob Faieta Michael Avenatti	Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6	Y	74
32 DNF	PC	7	Merchant Services Racing	James Kovacic Tony Burgess	Oreca FLM09	M	35
32 DNF	PC	7	Merchant Services Racing	James Kovacic Tony Burgess	Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8	M	35
33 DNF	P2	54	Black Swan Racing	Tim Pappas Jeroen Bleekemolen	Lola B11/80	D	1
33 DNF	P2	54	Black Swan Racing	Tim Pappas Jeroen Bleekemolen	Honda HR28TT 2.8 L Turbo V6	D	1